The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

LLANGOLLEN. I DEATH OF E. H. PARRY, ESQ.-The death of this gen- tlemau, BO ?.on after his marriage (which was to have been celbrate<i by a pnUic dinner), has caused great regret in thw neighbourhood. Mr Parry was lieutenant of the volunteer corps, who assembled at his funeral, when hundreds of sympathising spectators lined the ttrceta. BOARD or HEALTH, Thursday, 3rd iust.-Present Mr J. Hughes, Mr William Morgan, Mr Wm. Jones, Mr John Thomas, Mr Jnu Jones, and Mr John Morns. Mr Thomas signed the usual declaration by new mem- bers. Mr John Hughes was unanimously declared chairman. Ordered that the interest due to Mr Thomas Jones, sizer, be paid, ,C2 13. lid; Messrs Jones, also interest and principal, £ S Is 8d; that Mr John Davies be paid for extra work, £ 1 3s 9.1; that Mr Joan Jones's claim to recompense for extra work in collecting tolls and copying receipts be considered at the next meeting. Ordered that Mr J. Morris aud Mr J. Thomas be the committee to examine the exemptions. Ordered that as soon as it is legal to join the two offices of sur- veyor aud taxgather together, they be joined.

LLANDUDNO. GAS EXPLOSION.—The inhabitants of this town were considerably startled a few minutes before 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, by a loud explosion, the noise of which was heard nearly all over the town, and a crowd of people hastened to ascertain the cause of such an un- usual sound, when it was found that the windows and shutters in front of the shop occupied by Messrs Mem- dew and Co., wine and spirit merchauts, Church Walks, had been blown down, aud shattered by an explosion of gas one of the side windows was also destroyed, and some damage done to the stock in the shop, and Mr Haynes, who was in charge, was blown down by the force of tbe gas, and burnt about the face and hands but we are happy to understand that he has not received any injury that, is likely to prove fatal, although he will necessarily sutler much pain, and be confined within the premises for some time. It appears from what could be gathered at the scene of the accident, that the gas had been allowed to escape throughout the night pre- vious, either from the burners or from the water slide of the chandelier, in a small room at the back of the shop, and that a light was introduced into the room at the moment of the accident; but whatever was the cause whether from neglect or forgetfulness on the part of those who attended to the lights, it will not fail to make gas consumers exercise caution, and it cannot too forci- bly be impressed upon their minds the necessity of, never under any circumstances, enter a room with a light, if there is the least smell of gas the strong odour which pertains to gas is one of the best possible of dan- ger warnings. Whenever there is any escape of gas the rooms should be immediately and freely ventilated by opening doors and windows, all lights put out, and the meter to be turned olY, -then will arrive the time for a competent pemon to examillC and remedy whatever has caused the escape.

PORTDINORWIC. I TESTIMONIAL TO THE KEY. R. W. GRIFFITH—ine inhabitants of Purt Vinorwic and neighbourhood having heard with deep regret that the Rev. R. W. Griffith was about to leave them, being appointed to the rectory of Llangad waladr, Anglesey, held a public meeting, which was numerously attended, in the National School, Llan- fairisgaer, on Tuesday last, Thomas Turner, Esip, in the chair, wheu it was resolved to present him with a testimonial in recognition of his faithful and valuable .-ervices amongst them dujiug a period of nine years. To his unwearied exertions are to bj attributed the building of a commodious and handsome new churelt ii, the palish and the enlargement of the National School, both which being much required.

Bishop Cotton's scheme for a redistribution of the I Indian Dioceses and the appointment of four new arch- deacons, has received the approval of the Secretary of State for India.

THE INAUGURATION OF THE CAR- NARVON NEW HARBOUIt WORKS. Years ago the port of Carnarvon afforded great facilities for shipping, and a considerable amount of wide channel for the anchorage of vessels. There was then, however, no projecting bar at the mouth of the Seiont (the fresh water) river, which flows into the harbour but between 30 and 40 years ago the trustees of the harbour conceived the insave idea-for it oMW t be called otherwise—of erecting a pier, and, moreover, a stone pier, across the tide, interrupting in fact the ebb and flow of the Menai Straits. This had the effect of leading out the originally small bar of the Seiont beyond the natural headlands, reducing consequently the chan- nel of the Menai Sraita opposite Ca.rn30rvon to half the original width. The detriment, however, was not confined to the Carnarvon side-the obstruction afforded by the pier was felt also on the Anglesey aide, inasmuch as the sand in "suspension" there in an enormous quantity has been carried by the diverted stream into the dead water opposite Talyfoel, and has there formed a huge sand bank. It is singular indeed that such a mistake as the erection of the present pier should ever have been com- mitted, when the fact is taken into consideration that • the late eminent engineer, ur iw»w»u, v-v v.v.. — the Menai Suspension Bridge, after witnessing the com- mencement of the work, was called upon to report upon a similar piece of folly projected at Exmouth. His answer was at once curt, significant, and conclusive. For God's sake (he said) don't put anything in the shape of an ob- struction across a tidal stream. I have just been at a beautiful place called Carnarvon (the quay would hardly justify the description at the present time), where they are commencing a pier, which, if carried out, will silt up and ruin it as a port." So rapidly was this prog- nostication being fulfilled, that no alternative was left but the carrying out of the projected works which form the subject of the present notice. The accommodation afforded by the existing pier is miserably small, and, in addition to its evil effects upon the navigation, it utterly destroys the beautiful and ancient promenade under the town walls, without giving to trade that space which the present 1,000 feet of walling the pier contains would have afforded if judi- ciously placed in the same direction as the proposed new works. The pier has also rendered the entrance to the inner harbour under the Castle intricate and difficult in the extreme, but it has had another and the more inju- rious eftect of diverting the sewerage of the town into the old harbour, leaving, with the flood as it went up and the ebb as it came down, a deposit of very injurious and filthy matter. The vanishing point of the river Cadnant, which runs through the very heart of the town, (and before the recent sanitary improvements received much of the Bewage) has, too, been carried out to such a distance as to cause a series of dangerous nuisances at low water, the rails and entrance of the patent slip have to a considerable exteut been buried by the accumulation of sand and mud, and, generally, filth has been spread in all directions, to the serious dauger of the health of the town; while, as already stated, it has afforded no proper and suffijient accommodation to trade. These evils were observed by the Mayor (Llewelyn Turner, liq ) a great many yearsago, and he endeavoured in connection with the works of the Carnarvon railway to obtain their removal by a plan which lie suggested, but to which he himself entertained certain objections Iuasuiuch, however, as that plan would have effected an enormous improvement upon the existing state of things, aud appeared at that time to be the only means of accoiuplisiiiugthe desired object, it was attempted to be vigorously followed up, and Government sanction was obtained to it. Subsequently, the alteration ot the plans of the Railway Company rendered jits aibndon- meut necessary, but zL700 was obtained by the Mayor for the trustees of the Harbour from the Company as a forfeit for their nonfulfilment of their plan. Recently, however, His Worship altered his plan so as to do away with the objectioual features contained in the first pro- ject, and it is the new plan which is about to be carried out, and the inauguration of which took place on Thurs- day last. The plans of the Mayor have been entrusted to Mr Frederick Jackson, civil engiueer and architect, of Not. tingham (brother to the respected Clerk of the Harbour Trust), and by him they have been very ably manipu- lated. The proposed new works will have the effect of restoring the entrance of the harbour to its original state and open out again the channels which are now nearly closed. In the words of Mr Frederick Jackson's original report to the Harbour Master, this is by far the most important part of the case, as whatever way be done or left undone, the removal of the stone pier to low-water springs is necessary, for the preservation of the harbour. They will, too, restore the old promenade and lengthen it along the shore of Alalas bay—a point some distance north east of the railway station. The wants of trade will be met by the provision of thirteen acres of new quay to take the place of the wretched accommodation afforded by the present pier aud, again, the present nuisances so in. jurious to health will be effectually removed by the conversion into quays of the present pestilential mud banks, and by substituting for a pier accross the tide a pier running parallel with it. The promenade will be so constructed as to afford perfect Bhelter to the new quays and to the dock of between four aud five acres 'In extent, which will be constructed for the purpose of  feeding them, thus enabling ships to load and discharge merchandize with perfect immunity from the wind. The wharves a id quays will be connected with the town by a broad road leading through Turkey Shore direct into Market-street, thus connecting both the dock and quays with the very centre of the borough. In (addition to the important quays of which we have spoken to be constructed north-east of the present pier, it is also in contemplation—indeed the work is al- ready in operation--to carry the existing quays up to and including the island at the top of the old harbour between the gas works and the old Railway bridge. The present designs we may say, have received the sanction of the Hoard of Trade, and the warm approba- tion of the Dock Surveyor of Liverpool, and of many officers of the Koyal Navy, aud when they ¡¡ha'l have • .1. a.1 .H ,no f Î'.pn'1r- been carrieu out. t-uey nUl lVö w vuo J.I\AuJ.J.\j wi VUo'UUo'- von a line of old and new quays of upwards of, in all, a mile in length, so constructed, or perhaps more correctly speaking laid out, as to facilitate a still greater extension iu the future when the port may require it. The increasing trade of the port has rendered some such facilities as are now to be given absolutely neces- sary, and we may anticipate that its commerce will yet further be augmented wheu the railway arrangements in contemplation shall have been completed. Carnarvon will theu have the advantage of communication with three liues of railway, and it cannct be doubted that such facilities will place her iu a high position among the ports of Wales, and of the West of England. The roughly-estimated cost of the first portion of the works is about £ 30,000, and a large proportion of this has been obtained upon very advantageous terms by the Mayor from the Government, the repayment of the loan beiug extended over 30 years, and the security accepted beiiiz the chaunel dues. The contract has been taken by Messrs Bugbird and Jones, of Carnarvon, who have executed extensive pub- lie works in the county during the past two or three years. It is believed that the works will be completed in al)out two years. The inauguration of the woi-ks--in other words, the laying of the foundation stone, nominally so called, took place on I hursday. The ceremony was fixed for last month, but as then all who weie interested were engaged in the recent political struggle, the Mayor very wisely effected a postponement till the present week. Unfortunately the delay had not improved the weather. The gale which had sprung up on Wednesday night continued in all its tremendous force throughout Thursday, and though the rain had abated, no one could venture out doors without much discomfiture. This operated, no doubt, prejudicially with regard to the numbers of those who took part iu the proceedings and those who were specta- tors. A goodly number of the inhabitauts had re- sponded to the appeal made to them, to give the town as gala-like an appearance as possible, and in addi- tion to flags on house tops, on public places, and project- iug from windows several arches on a small scale were erected at different points, having upon them such ex- preosions of goodwill as the following Long life to our worthy Mayor, the promoter of the new harbour works," "Success to the contractors, Messrs Bugbird and Jones," &c., &c. „ The Mayor aud Corporation, the Members of the Segontium Lodge of Freemasons, No. 606, Br. W. D. Potter, Worshipful Ilaster the Naval Reserve, (who at the present time are undergoing their u.,iual trainiu g), the Tradesmen of the town and others, assembled about 12 o'clock at the Harbour Office, and, headed by the excellent band of the Carnarvonshire Militia, a proces- sion was formed, under the direction of Mr Richard J. Davids, Master of the Ceremonies, in the following order :— Men carrying Flags. Police. Police. Band. The Trustees of the Carnarvon Harbour and the Members of the Carnarvon Corporation, walking four abreast. The Tradesmen of the Town, ditto. The Naval Reserve. The Gkntlemen of the County and District. The Freemasons of the District. The Engineer, the Contrac' ore, and Clerk to the Har- bour Trust. The Mayor'! Banner. Mace Bearer. Mace Bearer. The Mayor. Police. Police. Men carrying Flaga The procession first marched along the quay west- ward as far as Messrs De Winton's iron foundry, and then retracing their steps, proceeded via the late quays and t'16 walls under the castle to the Promenade, and thence to the Victoria Pier. Here the "ranks" were opened a la militaire to allow the mayor to pass through to the spot where the foundation stone lay in readiness to be placed in its future restiug-place. Some time was occupied in depositing in a prepared cavity in the stone an hermetically sealed bottle contain. ing the coins of the realm of the present day, copies of the North Wales Chronicle, the Cronicl Cymru, the Carnar. von Herald, and the Herald Cymraeg, besides the follow. ing "enrohneut" on vellum: This foundation stoae of the Carnarvon New Har- bour works and Dock was laid on Thursday, the 10th day of December, 1868, and the 32nd year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, by Llewelyn Turner, Esq., for ten successive years Mayor of Carnarvon, and by whom the works were originally suggested, and through the iudefatigable exertions of whom they were carried out, by order and direction of the 1 rustees. (The ..1 ?? ? ? ? t__ names of the trustees ot the ttaroeur anu me uuiceio iui the time being followed.) Grapnels being fixed to the stone-a large piece of An- glesey marble, in which the letters I'.S. had been cut, it was lifted in mid-air by the steam derrick, which had been elevated upon the ordinary kind of tramway for the purposes of the construction of the works, and the mayor then ascended an extemporised platform upon the derrick, accompanied by the engineer, Mr Frederick Jackson, and the contractors, Messrs Bug- bird and Jones. The Clerk of the Harbour Trust, Mr John Jackson, was stationed in a boat below. The Mayor theu said-Before the foundation stone of the new harbour works is lowered, I think it is fittiug and proper for me that I should congratulate the inhabi- tants of the town, the port of Carnarvon in particular, and the people who are interested in the towns and porta of the Meuai Straits in general on the commencement of a work, the intention, object, and aim of which is to secure that navigation which is fast being destroyed and impeded by this pier. (I tear, lieitr.) It would be idle and absurd for me, under the circumstances of the wea- ther and other circumstances, to make any lengthened remarks on the subject now, considering that I shall have to do so this evening. Therefore, all I would do on this occasion is to congratulate you all upon the com- mencement of this great and valuable work. (Cheers.) By means of a winch and ropes the derrick (the self- moving apparatus of which had not arrived) was drawn along the tramway above the proper spot, and the stone was then lowered into the water aud out of Bight, aniii the bring of guns and the cheering of the spectators, while the baud played" Rule Britannia." Three cheers were called for and heartily given for the Mayor, and for the contractors and the engineer, and the derrick being brought back to its original position, His Worship and those who had accompanied him landed. We may here mention that upon arriving at the pier, the Mayor was presented with a handsome silver trowel iu au ivory handle, and upon it the following inscription was engaved Trowel used in laying the foundation stone of the new Harbour works and Docks of Carnarvon, on the 10th day of December, 18GS, .by Llewelyn Turner, Esquire, Mayor, by whom the works were suggested." The procession was then reformed, and with the band playing as before, they maroneri by the oank ,aay, Turkey-shore, Balaclava Road, past Christ Church, North ltoad, Baugor Street, Turf Square, bridge Street to Castle Square, where the National Anthem was played, aud those who had taken part in the ceremony dis- persed. THE BANQUET took place shortly after five o'clock, at the Sportsman Hotel, aud its sumptuous character may be inferred from the following" bill of fare," the carrying out of which did the host, Mr Moreton, the greatest credit :— ROUPS. Turtle. Oxtail. Soupe Blanche. FISB. Tnrbot. Soles. Codfish and Oyster Sance. Filets demotes en MJtelotte. ENraKBS. Veau am Olives. Ris de Veau. Patos aux Huitrea. Rognons Sautes. Saucisses au pain grille. Pates de liomsrds. RELEVES. Sirloin of Beef. Sa-ldle of Mutton. Fillet of Veal. Ribs of Beer. Spiced Round of Beef. Roast Geese. itoast Turkey, Roast Ducks. Boiled Turkey. Jambon a la Ualloise. Roast and Boiled Chickens. Calves Head. Tongues. Haras. SECOND SEBVICK. Hares. Pheasants. Partridges. Wild Ducks, &c. ENTR.KHCT8. Prince of Wales Pudding. Sir Watkin Pudding. Snowilon Pudding. Gelees au Vin. Datues d'honneux. Compote d'Orangea Patessiere Varlee. Mince Pies. Poudin Glace, DSSSBKT The spacious and elegant room was beautifully deco- rated, and a very charming effect was obtained by placing round the walls a number of slate table tops, beautifully painted, for the most part with represents- tious of the neighbouring scenery. These were kindly lent by Messrs Humphreys, The Mayor presided, and was supported by the Lord Bishop of Bangor, W. Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P. for the Carnarvon boroughii Colonel Sands, Capt. Mends, R. N., C B. Capt. Burnaby, R. N. the Rev. J. C. Vin- cent, the Mayor of Oswestry, Dr Millar, Messrs R. V. Williams, Thomas Turner, R. W. Thomas and J. Pic- ton Jones. Amongst the general company, which numbered about 150, were the Revds. J. C Boucher ani J. Hughes, Dr Maugham, Messrs W. T. Poole, E. G. j Powell, Chas. Pearson, H. Jones, J. P. De Winton, J. W. Roberts, J. T. Williams, W. A. Darbishire, C. H. Darbishire, W. D. Potter, J. W. Poole, S. Holland, Francis Taylor, W. Dew, Geo. C. Bradbury, R. Hum- phrey, W. R. Collett, C. S. Hartigan, G. H. Price (col- lector of customs), Chas. Jones, b. Morgan, Morgan Lloyd, Fred. Jackson, S. W. Davids, C. Holman, F. Turner, Jas. Rees, J. K. Douglas, C. Foulkes, W. Hughes, Thos. Jones, J. Savin, Abraham Jones, R. Roberts, v\ m, Hayward, George Sauuders, John Rae, Dr Foster, George Morgan, Wallace W. Cragg, LI. Webb, J. R. Rees, Bugbird, W. Jones (coroner for Anglesey), Griffith (spirit merchant), John Hughes, W. Garvey, Hamer, l'earson (High-street), Pkigh Jones, Cowell, Robert Jones, W. LI. Griffith, John Elias (Pen- traeth) Hugh Jones, Meyrick Humphreys, Hugh Hum- phreys, Wm. Humphreys, Thos. Owen Jones, John White, W. T. Richards, T. Nicholls, R. Roberts (Ban- gor) Thos. Owen, John Owen, Morgan Lloyd, Makinson, K. H. illiams, Lewis Thomas, J. Paynter, Edward Edwards, John Abbot, &c &c. Mr John Jackson, clerk to the harbour trust, occupied the vice-chair. A number of the singers of the Bangor Cathedral Choir and Mr. H. C. Williams, (accompanied upon the pianoforte by Mr Hayden) sung a selection of glees dur- ing the evening. Grace before and after meat was said by the Rev. J. C. Vinceut, and the Mayor Sali the tirst toast on tne use was that which naturally sprung to the lips of every loyal subject—the health of the most constitutional and revered Sovereign that had ever occupied the throne of England (applause) -a throne, %vhose firmest foundations were fixed in the hearts and affections of the people of this country. (Applause.) The National Authem. The Mayor next gave The Prince and Princess of Wales, whose presence he remarked they had lately had among-it them on the anniversary of the day on which the first Prince of Wales was born within the walls of their noble castle, and not as Mr Hartshorn asserted, in contradiction to all evidence and all facts, in a house in one of the streets of the town. (Applause.) Whin they reflected upon the great importance to this country of the welfare in every point of view of the Prince and Priucess of Wales, he thought that they could not hear their names mentioned in this or any other assembly without trusting and praying that the Prince might emulate his royal parents. (Applause.) God bless the Prince of Wales." The Mayor said the next toast was always received with respect by every community of Christian gentle- men he need hardly say it was The health of the Bishop of the Diocese and the Clergy of all Denomina- tions. (Applause.) When we reflected upon the amount of sin and sorrow that was to be found iu all the dark places of our populous towns, and too often in the rural districts also, we could not but come to the mortifying conclnsiou that there was too much room left for every man who was disposed to enter into the work of his Master to combat with that sin aud alleviate that sor- row. (Hear, hear.) They had among them that night the excellent Bishop who presided over that diocese -(applause),-aud who by his amiability of character and kindness of disposition, endeared himself to every one of his flock. (Applause.) The Bishop of Bangor, in responding said, gratifying as it must be to his brethren and himself to have their humble names received with so much cordiality in meet- ings such as this, he felt that the subjects connected with the toast were yet almost too solemn for occasions like the present. Although the clergy were gratified by their good opinion, they must not consider themselves dependent upon it they had to answer to a higher board than the board of man's judgment for the manner in which they discharged the duties of the office to which they had been called. ( Hear, hear.) At the same time he trusted they should always be cheer- ed by feeling that their eff. rts in bringing home the message of the Saviour to the hearts of men met with a ready and a warm response. (Applause.) He did not, however, for a moment take to himself, even in connection with his brethren of the clergy, the flattering words which had been used. He felt that the toast itself was the recognition of some- thing of far more importance. They had that morning been employed in a work which he trusted might lead to the future prosperity and welfare of their increasingly flourishing town. (Applause.) He trusted that might be so, but it was reasonable and right that in so doing they should in the usual manner express their acknow- ledgments that all the blessings they enjoyed must come from above. It was not to the servants, but to the Master that the expression of gratitude is due, and they must therefore trust that this feeling of gratitude must not be confined to any one work, or any one labour, but that always, as our worldly affairs prospered, we might raise our hearts in gratitude to Him, and Him alone, by whom we bad wisdom and strength to conduct those affairs to a successful issue. (Applause.) The Mayor, in proposing the Army, Navy, and Volun- teers, referred to the important part that had been played by the two great branches of the service in the extension of civilisation of distant countries of the world. He expressed his regret that his old friend Sir Joha Jones, who had promised to be present, was unavoid. ably absent, and in connecting the name of Capt. Mends with the navy, he recounted the services of that gallant officer as the commander of a ship in the Black Sea, as captain of he Agamemnon, as captain of the Royal Albert, and now a8 the Director of Transports. With the army he coupled the health of Col. Sands. Glee-" Peace to the souls of the heroes." Capt. Mepds, in returning thanks for the navy, ex- pressed his opinion that notwithstanding all the recent inventions, uo country in the world possessed such a fleet as Eugland did at the present time. (Applause.) CoL Sands also responded. The Mayor proposed, amidst the greatest euthusiasm and long continued cheering, the health of the Lord Lieutenant of the County, whom he regretted be had not on his right hand. They were, he remarked, many of them aware that it was intended at first that the proceedings in which they had participated that day were to have taken place on the 25th of the previous month. He wrote to Lord Penrhyn, asking him to do him (the Mayor) the favour of dining with him, and he received from him a letter, in which he expressed the great pleasure it would affoid him in doing so, and the reasons whence that pleasure was derived. Subse- quently, he again wrote to his lordship, informing him that owing to circumstances to which he need not now further ailude, it was necessary to postpone the inaugu- ration of the new works till the 10th inst, and he (the noble lord) expressed to him in reply the great pleasure aud desire he had to attend. That morning, however, he had received the following letter :— Pearhyn Castle, Bangor, December 10th, 1868. "My DEAR MR MAYOR,—It is with great regret that I find myself prevented by a severe cold from attending to-day at the celebration of the commencement of the new Harbour works. Having been for so many years connected with the efforts made by yourself and other members of the Harbour Trust for the maintenance and improvement of the navigation of the Menai Straits, and the establishment of the bonded port of Carnarvon, I feel doubly sorry not to be able to assist at the celebra- tion of an undertaking which promises to conduce so materially to the prosperity of the town.—Believe me, voura truly, PENRHYN. Llewelyn Turner, Esq, Mayor, Carnarvon." (Applause.) In proposing the toast of Lord Peurbyn be must repeat his regret that his lordship was prevented beiug present arnoug them, and btate in s-ime explana- tion of the mention in the letter of exertions on a for- mer occasion, that when they were labouring hard for the blasting of the Swiily rocks he gave them every assistance in his power. (Applause.) He would only say further that to Lord Pertrhyn they were indebted for a very munificent act to this town, but they had al. ready shown their appreciation of the toast without fur- ther words from him. pluch applause.) Song-" The fine old English gentleman." The Mayor, in giving The County and Borough mem- bers, observed that he had invited the whole of the members for that part of North Wales to be present this evening, and it was only due to them to say that those who were not in attendance had given very excellent reasons for their absence. As the com- pany was aware, that was the day of the assem- bling of Parliament, and it was on this account that their members were not with them. His worship then spoke humorously of their youthful" members of their county and borough, and said the word was appli- cable in a double sense to Mr Jones-Parry (who had fought very hard in the recent election and been suc- cessful. (Cheers from an excited individual.) It was applicable also to Mr Bulkeley Hughes who, though a very old member of the House, was one of the youngest in action. (Laughter.) At the recent election he (the Mayor) happened to fill a neutral position, and he hardly expected to see the energy and assiduity dis- played by their member for the boroughs. (Laughter and applause.) The Mayor spoke very complimentary of the zealous and active part taken in past years by Mr Mr Bulkeley Hughes in endeavouring to obtain au im- provement of the purt of Carnarvon, and he did not thiuk they had any reason to fear that upon any other occasion he would not be ready and willing to serve them in the office he Oiled. (Hear, hear.) Being restricted by his presence from saying too much, he gave them at once with the greatest cordiality the toast of The County and Borough members, with the health of Mr Bulkeley Hughes. (Applause.) Glee-" Auld lang syne." Mr Bulkeley Hughes, M.P., in responding, remarked that to say he was grateful to them for the way in which they had received his health would far tco feebly describe his feelings. He assured them that he felt proud at being present upon this occasion. It might be said that he, the only member of the House of Commons, present, had no right to be there, but he considered that it was his duty to respond to the call made upou him by the Mayor even though the day hap- pened to be that of the assembling of the United Parlia- ment of Great Britain and Ireland. (Hear, hear.) He knew, however, that nothing but the election of Speaker and the swearing-in of the members would take place, that day and therefore he thought the present a very fitting occasion for him to devote his services to his constituents. (Applause.) It was not his pro- vince, nor was it fitting for him, to allude to politics further than to say that the recent great struggle having terminated, he hoped angry feeling might subside, and good fellowship aud good neighbourhood exist hence- forth. (Hear, hear.) He hoped he might be pardoned for making this allusion because it was possible that in the excitement of a contested election angry words might have arisen but if he had said anything unkind of his friends around him he deeply regretted it and hoped they should henceforth meet on frieudly terms. (Applause.) He deeply regretted the absence of the member for the county, but he like a young hand as he was thought it necessary to be present in the House of Commons, aud his abseuce therefore, he thought, might be excused. (Hear, bear.) He (Mr Hughes) wished he could imitate the eloquence with which his Worship had addressed them on this occasion and many others in pourtraying the excellence of their Lord-Laeutenant and his very devoted anxiety to further the interests of this county. (Hear, hear.) Lord Penrbyn's amiability, his beneficence and charity on all occasions must, aroused their warmest admiration and gratitude—(cheers)—and he (Mr Hughes) regretted his absence that eveuing the more in consequenc of his having at a moment's notice almost been called upon to propose the next. toast which would otherwise have been placed in his lordship's hands. They had for a great many years known, admired, and esteemed their worthy chief magistrate. (Applause.) He (Mr Hughes) had known him from his boyhood, and had always admired his character, his consistency, his uprightness, and his anxiety to promote everything that could do good to his native town—(applause.)—and he was confident of this that whenever they reflected upon his great deeds-for they were great deeds that the mayor had carried out-they would all accord him that medfe of praise which was his due. (Hear, hear.) He alluded not to what had taken place that day, but more especially to his ten years of office as mayor of that borough,—(hear, bear)-during which period he had laboured assiduously, arduously, and efficiently to promote the interests of the town, and he would call their attention to that blessing I I I which througn nis instrumentality naa Deen anoraea to the town by the water works that now supplied them. (Applause.) He (Mr Hughes) fearlessly stated that it was to the mayor's perseverance and unselfish exertions that they were indebted for the completion of those works. (Applause.) Then with regard to the proceedings of that day. It was impossible to calculate the good that might arise to the town from the promotion of the the works they had just seen inaugurated, and it was the mayor, or if not to him alone, through his instru- mentality, his presiding influence and cordial support, that they were indebted to for the furtherance of this great object. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that the blessiug which the reverend bishop had asked in that room might be granted, that the work might go on prosperously, and that it might benefit, not only CaruarvoR but hun- dreds and thousands of others. (Cheering.) He him- self believed that the new harbour works would be of great benefit to the navigation as preventing the sitting up of the straits, to which, no doubt, the mayor would presently allude much more efficiently than he could do; but, above all it would promote the interests of hundreds and thousands here and elsewhere. (Cheers.) Carnarvon (the hun. member went on to say) has one of the most efficient mayors of any town or CtY,-(applause) -and I hope to see the day when we shall not only be rising to drink his health, but when we shall give him some more lasting tribute of our respect. (Loud cheers,) I say it with infinite pleasnre and I pron;ise that whenever the day does come -and I hope it will be soon-I shall be one of the largest contri- butors on the occasion. (Cheers.) A man who has de- voted himself to his country's service ought not to be forgotten in the honour and praise of his countrymen (Applause.) I give you with all my heart, and with all the cordiality of a friend, the Health of the Mayor-long life to him. (The health was drunk with three times three. ) Glee The Red Cross Knieht." The Mayor, who was again warmly cheered on rising, said—It would be impossible for any man, circumstan- ced as I am this evening, to rise to andress you without feeling a great emotion, for I imagine that no man is so constituted that it is possible for him to occupy his mind upon an object which he desires to carry out, not, as I may safely say for myself, for the benefit of himself but for to help others, and see its ultimate attainment, without feeling considerably over it. (Hear, hear.) It i3 therefore with emotion that I rise t address you now. It would be impossible, for it would occupy two long, for me to relate to you all the circumstances that induced me to conceive the idea of getting rid of that lamentable and deplorable mistake which was made in the erection of a stone wall across the Menai Straits, in violation of every principle of t.dal navigation. So ap- parent is this, that I fancy even that early navigator, Noah, would not have made so lamentable and miserable a mistake. (Laughter.) I cannot conceive how those who made the construction could have been so devoid of knowledge, nor can I tell you why those who designed the erection could have given it the grandiloquent name of The Victoria Pier." (Langhter.) Anything less deserving the association with the name of Victeria could not be found in these realms. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Not to occupy your time further, I will only say that, jin early life I paid considerable attention to the subject of tidal navigation, with the hope of being able to cleanse what I might term that Augean stable, which has so discredited the town, and to make it some- thing ef a more respectable port than it has been. (Hear, hear.) When one rises to address an assembly like this, to whom he has so often talked before, it is almost impossible that he can avoid saying something that may have passed from his lips before, but there is an old saying that you cannot say a good thing too often, and that must be my excuse for reminding you of the words of that great eminent engineer, Mr Telford, who being sent for by the late Sir William Poole, to report upon the proposal to construct a similar pier at Exmoutb, said, For mercies'sake, don't put across a tidal stream a wall or any obstruction I have just been to a beautiful old place called Carnarvon, where they have commenced a pier across the stream, which, if carried out, will end in the extiu- guishment alld filling up of the port, (Applause.) Therefore when I with great humility stand up before you this evening, and say that the erection of the old pier was a mistake, I do go not on my own authority alone, but upon the authority of one of the most talented meu of past times. Now it is a very easy thing for a physician to discover the existence of a disease, and, in like manner, it is an easy thing for me or anyone else of average talent and educa- tion who have given attention to a particular subject to discover an evil; but as with the physician, it is much more easy to discover the disease and trace the cause than to iind the remedy. (Hear, hear.) We know, too, that in the case of a drunkard the services of even the most eminent physician will be in vain if he will not adopt his remedy. So in this case. The difficulties under which we had to labour with regard to the harbour works were those of old traditions, difficulties placed in our way by gentlemen, many of them of great respecta- bility, and for whom I entertain the greatest respect, and the obstructions influenced by self interest. (Hear, hear.) It will always be in this world of ours that any man who stands forward to do good to others, and occu- pies a public and prolnineut place, must undergo what Burkedescribed as the hiss of the slanderer,the whisper of the detractor, the sneer of the envious, and the inso- lence of the fool." All these things are what a public man must make up his mind to if he means to act bene- ficially to others he must make up his mind to be blind aud deaf to a great deal of those things which pass in the world arouud him-if he wishes to succeed in doing good to others he must ignore himself. (Hear, hear.) Iu speaking of these things one actually labours under the apprehension of detaining you too long-(" No, no,") —but there is one thing I wish to say. I hold it'to be the duty of every Christian man, of every man who believes in a world to come, in a future state of things, and an overruling power-every man who attains a position of trust and responsibility, (and I say .this impartially for I have come very nearly to the end of these things for the carrying out of which I stood in the breach, and con- sented to occupy the place mentioned by Mr Bulkeley Hughes, who I am sorry to day has been obliged to leave us through illness),—I say that every man who occupies a position of trust and responsibility should seek to do good in his generation and day, and therefore I would say to the gentlemen here, whether they be members of the corporation or trustees of the harbour, that it is a duty incumbent upon them to learn (and if I had not learnt it I should not be at this moment occupying the position I do at the top of table) to say no," and when they have said it, to stick to it. (Hear, hear.) My friend Mr Bulke- ley Hughes has alluded to my exertions with regard to the water supply and drainage of this town, and it is my duty to say that however much they are to you a benefit the whole will be imperfect without the har- bour works. (Cheers.) In olden times a beautiful sewer (if the word can be applied to anything that is offensive) discharged the drainage of the town into the sea under the yacht club- house, and it was taken away by every tide, but there came an evil day when the present pier was erected, a day that we in our generation have had to regret, and which, the harbour works not- withstanding, those who follow us will regret too; for far be it from me to say that they will ever restore th" t perfect state of things which Mr Telford described when he spoke of Carnarvon as a very beautiful place. In some further observations demonstrative of the good to be effected by the harbour works, his Worship alluded to the extension of the promenade and remarked that instead of the timber and other trades being con- fined in their operations now to half an acre they would have thirteen acres eastward of the pier, and three or four by the gas works. (Applause.) He hoped too by the partial remedy, at all events, of the nuisance arising from the sewage that they might be able to bring back the visitors to the old town who, in years past, were accustomed to visit them from Ireland. It could not fail to encourage the building trade of the place, and increase the value of property, as the recent improve- ments had already done, and he humorously complained that he, who, to a certain extent, had been the cause of the improvements had himself had the rent of his office increased. In conclusion he remarked that he never had asked any person to place him in the position which he occupied, and he announced that so soon as the works which he desired to see carried out for their benefit were completed, he should disappear from public life and attend to his own business. (Loud cries of No, no.") That, he assured them, was his intention and wish, and to all those who came into the public boards of the town he would say, in the language used by Good Words to Lord Napier of Magdala- Blow winds of God! stir us to the root, Shake down all wormy and unworthy fruit- There's new life in your breeze -(Applause.) The Mayor proposed, tria juncta in mo, the Clerk to the harbour trust, the Messrs Bugbird, the contractors, and Mr. Jackson, the engineer, who severally returned thanks. Capt. Mends gave the Trustees of the HarbourTrust; and Mr Thos. Turner acknowledged the toast. The Mayor proposed the Segontium Lodge of Free- masons, whose services that day he acknowledged. The W. M., Brother W. D. Potter, suitably. acknow- ledged the toast and Mr S. Holland (Portmadoc) gave the Town and Trade of Carnarvon, with the Health of Mr De Winton, who returned thanks. The last toast was the Press, given from the chair and responded to by Mr Douglas; and the company separated. Later in the evening there was a display of fireworks (with which the wind much interfered) in the Castle- sq uare. We are requested to state that the powder used for the salutes during the day was kindly contributed by Messrs Curtis and Harvey, the great gunpowder manu- facturers. The following prayer was offered by the Rev. J. C. Vincent, the Magistrates' chaplain, at the commence- ment of the proceedings at the pier;— O! Almighty Lord, in whom we live and move and have our »itliout whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, we pray ihee, multiply upon ns Thy goodness and pour upon us an pray abundant measure of Thy grace, that so in word and thought and deed we may ever be iteceptable unto Thee. We know that without Thee we can do no good thing—do Thou, we pray Thee, of Thy great goodness, prosper our handy work now begun and inaugurated in Thy Holy name, and of Thy good pleasure, grant that it may redound to Thy glory and to the prosperity of Thine unworthy servants. May it please Thee, during the progress of this undertaking, to shield and defend those engaged in it from all danger, and keep them and us from all sin and wickedness. Guard them, 0 l.ord, with Thine Almighty arm. We would with humbleness of heart, and under a deep sense of our own unworthiness to approach Thy throne, thank Thee for all the mercies that Thou hast vouchsafed to us, for our creation for our preservation from the plague and pestilence with which for a time we were visited-fopr llbg. ll = ee ltilence with wliich for a time we were visited—for the measure of prosperity Thou hast vouchsafed to us-for all the blessings of this life, but above all for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen,

MOLD. A few days since a little girl at this place was taking a kettle from the fire when the flames caught her clothes, and she was so much burnt, that she died from the injuries she received. An inquest was held a day or two ago on the body of Oliver Jones, a boy, some 14 years of age, who was found hanging from a beam in the warehouse of bit master, at Mold. The boy, who was of a very nervous temperament, had been at a religious discussion, and it is supposed committed suicide frum the excitement tbus occasioned. Verdict-" Temporary insanity."

RUTHIN. On the evening of the 28th ult, William Jones, ailw Edwards, escaped from Ruthin gaol, and has not since been heard of.

ST. ASAPH. ELECTION Oil PROCTORS FOR CONVOCATION.—A meet- ing was held in the Chapter House, St. Asaph, on the 9tb inst., presided over by the Dean and Chancellor, when the Rev. David Williams, rector of Nannercb, and Rev. Wm. Walshaw How, rector of Whittington, were unanimously elected Proctors for the clergy, and the Rev. Canon Glynne, rector of Hawarden for the Chapter. Mr Roberts, rector of Ysceifiog proposed Mr Williams, this was seconded by the Rev. Mr Williams, St. George. The Itev. Mr Uow was proposed by Mr O. Williams, Llanfyllin, and 'seconded by Rev. D. Lewis, Trefoaut. A WORK or ART. -On a recent visit to St. Asaph Cathedral we were very courteously shewn over the I hapter-room and other interesting places. Amongst the curious things-old books—especially Bibles (signed by Charles II and other emi- nent men) we observed a most handsomely Illuminated testi- monlal-the work of Mr Atkins, organist of St. Asaph Cathedral —in the Chapter room From enquiry we gleaned too following facts:-The Rev. Hugh Jones. M.A„ Vicar of Holywell, late Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, and residentiary canon of St. Asaph Cathedral, having been preferred from the viorehip of Holywell to the rectorship of Llaurwst, the parishioners of Holywell, by whom he was much beloved, determined to present him with a testimonial. A deputation of the parishioners of If,)I,vwell waited upon Mr Atkins, of St. Asaph, and asked him if he would kindly consent to illuminate an address to be pre- sented to Canon Jones, a request, with which, out of regard t) Canon Jones aud respect to the parishioners, Mr Atkins very kindiy complied his only stipulation being that he should be allowed his own leisuie to perform his self imposed task. In the meantime an address was presented by the parish- ioners to Canon JOLes, with the expressed understandirg that when Mr Atkins had illuminated one, it should be exchanged for his. Mr Atkins hM now accomplished his arduous under- taking, and for some time the testimonial, most magnificently illuminated, has been exhibit-d in the Chapter ltoum of the Catiiedral, where numbers of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood—and even from afar off have they cu,i)e-have thronged to obtain a sight of this truly astonishing work of art. For our own part, we think it is a pity that so creditable a pro- duction should be secluded in the Chapter Room of a Cathedral in so small a town as Ss Asaph, aud we suggest that some In- fluential friends in the neighbourhood should induce Mr Atkins to consent to its being sent to Liverpool, or some other such large town, "here it might be exhibited to parties who, taking an interest in the art, w .uld be delighted to contemplate, and far more capable than the St. Asaph folks of judging of the merits of such a master piece. To think of such a production being bti ried in obscurity in the dr, wing room of the Canon at Llaurwst without an opportunity having first been given to those who woul,1 be most interested in seemg it is truly appall- ing One of Mr Atkins' former drawings was sent to Chester, (for his talent has not been confine t to this one production), where high encomiums of praise were passed upon it. The entire Ulumlimtlm tits been worked in lhck water-colour, gold and silver being judiciously interspersed throughout the whole. The letter chosen for the addr ss is of the 14th century. The illumination is worked on a delicate buff ground, and as the whole colours are subdued and very light, the effect as we now took at it in its elaborate frame, proves Sir Atkins' choice of a buff ground a ver It, ky one indeed. The peculiar ornamentation, with the exceedingly pure lines, are taken from the rainnaisance period. This we think an improvement, as many of the i-tiff and quaint sciolls- generally worked in fruit and flowers—has been in our opinion snuffed out b; the style and ornamentation wbieh Mr tkins has luckily adopted. The whule effect is charming, and the more we look at it th more we are astonished at the amount of labour which Mr Atkins in his goodness must have expended over it We cannot refrain from stating here that Mr Atkins' wo'k on the illumination has been gratuitously given, and that it has been tue spontaneous effusion of good will on his part towards the canon and the inhabitants of HolywelL The following is the address inscribed upon it:- "To the liev. Hugh Jones, M.A.. liesidentiary Canon of St. Asaph, and late FAllow of Jesus College, Oxford, on his preferment to the Rectory of Llanrwst from the Vicarage of Holywet. REV. AND DEAR SIR,—We. the undersigned parishioners of Holywell, on the eve of your departure from amongst us, desire to record oar grateful acknowledgments of tne earnest and faithful manner in which y u have discharged your duties as vicar of the parish, for a period extending over nearly a quarter of a century. II hilst deeply deploring the loss we sustain, we being deprived of so faithful and persistent a master, we beg to otfer you our most sincete and hearty COli gratulations on your appointment to the rectory of Llanrwst, a"d earnestly pray that yourhealth, by the bl.ssingof Almighty God, may be speedily restored, and your life spare I t) cAi ry on the good work In your new sphere of Christian ministration and duty. With our united best wishes and prayers for the health and happiness of yourself and family.—We are, Rev. and Dear air, your faithful and sincere friends, SAMUEL WILLIAMSOK, Chairman. JOHN DENTON, Secretary, On behalf of the parishioners. HolyweU, March, 1868. Lord Napier of Magdala has been feted by the Viceroy of Egypt on his way to India. The screw steamer Great Britain has made the pas- sage from Melbourne to Liverpool in 53 days. The South'London Press says there is scarcely a street in the district of St. Olave's, Southwark, where fever, in some form or other, is not raging. The Duke of Buckingham has conveyed to Lord Monck, the Governor General of Canada, Her Ma- jesty's personal approval of the manner in which he has discharged the duties of his responsible position during the time he has held the generalship. An accident even more horrible than the Abergele catastrophe has occurred in America. A collision occurred between the steamers United States and America on the Ohio River on Friday night. The United Stutei caught fire and eighty lives (another account says a hundred) were lost. An outrage of a diabolical nature has been perpe- trated at Aberdare, in South Wales. A cask of gun- powder was placed in the dairy window of a farmhouse, a train laid, and a match applied. The roof of the place was blown off, and every domestic article in the house destroyed. The kitchen window and frame, strange to say with not a pane broken, were blown into the gar- den. The flooring, which was unceiled, was forced from the joists, but the children in bed were unhurt. Ten persons were in the house, and all providentially escaped. Not so the scoundrel who fired this infernal machine." He was found not far from the farm with his clothe* burnt off him, and his person severely scorched from the breast to his feet. No motive has transpired, and the fellow, whose name is Thomas Morris, is in a danger- ous state and cannot be questioned. A Board of Trade return just issued shows that the total mileage of the railways in the United Kingdom was in 1867, 14,247 miles, being an increase of 3,814, or 37 per cent., since 1880, In the same period the total revenue has increased from £ 27,766,622 to A:39,479,999 or 42 percent. the gross expenditure from X13,187,368 to X19,848,952, or 50 per cent.; and the total capital paid up, including ordinary and preferential shares and debenture stock and loans, from £ 348,130,127 to X502,262,887, or rat her more than 44 percent. The number of passengers conveyed (exclusive of season ticket-holders) has likewise increased from 163,435,878 to 287,688,113, or 76 per cent. Of the last enormous number only 733 failed to reach their destination safely, of whom 36 (or about one in eight millions) were killed, and 697 (or about one in 420,000) were injured. The cost of legal and parliamentary proceedings for the Lon. don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway was seven per cent. in proportion to the total working expenditure compared with three per cent. for the Midland. For five other companies the cost was only one per cent. in proportion.

HOLLOW.\y'B OINTMESJT AND PILLS.-These remark- able remedies are justly esteemed in all parts of the world for there is no internal or external disorder con- trollable by medicine for which the one or the other is not a positive remedy. Eruptions, tumours, scrofula, scurvy, cancer, asthma, rheumatism, gout, and dropsy entirely subside and disappear under the joint action of these medicines and in cases of indigestion, sick-head- ache, billiousness, liver complaints, debility, and other disorders originating in the internal organs, the Pills produce the most astonishing results. They render every organ of secretion healthy, they act immediately on the absorbent system, lungs, heart, and circulation, whereby they invariably give energy, tone, and vigour to all the natural functions of life. A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT —The Civil Service Gazette has the following There are very few simple articles of food which can boast so many valuable and important dietary pro. perties as Cocoa. While acting on the nerves as a gentle su- mutant, it provides the body with some of the purest elemant. of nutrition, and at the same time corrects and invigorate the action of the digestive organs. These heneneial e?ecbd..n.n.< in a great measure upon the manner of its preparation hSt late years such close attention has been given to the fm?tha*nd treatment of cocoa that there is no difficulty in securin? it .? every useful quality fully developed. The singular .? Mr Epps attained by his h.?opatMc preparat??? never been surpassed by any experimentalist. Farand wide the reputation of Epps's Cocoa has spread by the simple force of K own extraordinary merits. Medical men of all shades of opinion have agreed in recommending it as the safest and most bene6chd article of diet for persons of weak constitutions. This superior)? of a particular mode of preparati? over all "thers Is a remt? able proof of the great results to be obtained from little e»o««V By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern thé operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful annllT tion of the tine properties of wen-setected cocoa Mr Fn" provided our breakfast tables with a delicately ?eivoured bever- age which may save us many heavy doctors' bills It Ie by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a cOMti?t!?. gradually built up until strong enough to resist everTv ?.y ''? to disease. Hundreds of subtle maiadie- a? noatin???'?S' ready to attack wherever there is a weak point we '? es: cape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves we? "TMea with pure blood and a properly neurishsd frame, 011

LLAN(IEFNI. I bIR K. DULKBLEY 8 RENT ATJDIT DlNNBR.—For WAIlt of room, we are obliged to hold over until next week our report of these proceedings.

 «««"-» f."J* «TC Ment that the Bangor Cho-I Society will give its Ari3t concert this season, .?t t??I?? ?M'?t Friday enning. The and '"t joubt that the iohablt" partly secular, and we cano  t? bei.habit- .T.ning. The P?w?e t??.?? J? ?f tt? efforts of their p?t]y secu l ar, a?d ?t. wit) ..h? th..r „8W„raen to amuse them by SSSTr^S"«- goodly °-?" the occasion. The schooner Margaret and Anne, of Aberystwith, Evan Davied, muter, from Cardiff for )Tewry, with a Z> Tdl 1 been totally wrecked at Warrant- The captain and two men were Kaved, but one of the F;rB? ??t?ny wrecked at W?p?t. fl^ne ami with 108& of sails, was reported on Thureday S&ais; st*. L-ss^srsss. ???Ltance, and .I.o the Point of Ayr hteboat Our readers will find by an advertisement in another column that Mr Ellis Roberts, harpist to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, intends paying a visit to Bangor on Tuesday, the 22nd instant. Mr Roberts's celebrity as a Weloll harpist, and the distinguished patronage which be receives from the leading families of the neighbour- hood, will not fail to give him a crowded and highly- I fashionable audience. Mr Roberts will be assisted by Miss Ellen Granville, Miss Adelaide Newton, Mr Ellis Roberts, Jun., and by Miss Kate Roberts, his daughter, the latter of whom, by her performances on the piano- forte, having obtained warm tributes of praise at the hands of the London critics. A 3 211 MICUAELMAS LEGAL EXAMINATION.-uur reaaers WILL no doubt be pleased to hear that Mr John Roberts, of Brynadda, who was articled to E. G. Powell, Esq., of Carnarvon, is first on the list of honours of the examina- tion of candidates for admission on the Roll of Attor- neys and Solicitors, held last Michaelmas term, and the Council of the Incorporated Law Society have accord- ingly awarded him the prize of the honourable Society of Clifford's Ion. Sm EDMI N'D BUCKLEY BART.—The Gazette of the 4th contaius the official announcement of the baronetcy conferred on Mr E, Buckley, M.P., of Mawddwy, Mer- ionethshire, and Grolton Hall, Saddleworth, Yorkshire. ACCIDENT TO AN OLD SERVANT.-On Friday, the 4th inst., an old man named Hall, a cook at Craigydon, went to the butcher's market, at Menai Bridge, and returned home in a butcher's cart. When he reached Craigydon stable-yard he was descending from the cart when he slipped lM the step and broke his leg, He is now get- tiug on very favourably under the care of Dr Owen, Beaumaris. We may add that Hall who is 79 years of age has been in the employ of Col. Williams, as cook for a period of 50 years, his jubilee beiug on Sunday last, and during that time his conduct has been unexception- able, an, l he has faithfully discharged his duties. The bankruptcy of Thomas Goodier, the late manager of the North and South Wales Bank, came before the Liverpool Bankruptcy Cwurt on Monday, on a sitting for the production of a deed of arrangement entered into by the bankrupt with his creditors, wbercby he coven- anted to pay them on or btfore the 10th February 2s 6d in the pound ou their debts. Mr Wm. Stone, on behalf of the bankrupt produced the deed with an affidavit of the bankrupt si-ttiDg forth the total amount of hisdebts, after deducting the value of the securities held by the creditors, was C7,.148, and of that'amount £ 6,049 was due to creditors who bad a-x-euted to the deed. The property available for the payment of composition was stated to be furniture valued at £ 970, which sum would be barrly sufficient to pay the composition and the costs of the bankruptcy. There wa, other pruprty consisting of the bankrupt's interest in the Quarry Brodik Estate, but it was mortgaged to the building society. Mr Stone, upon this state of facts, asked the Court to declare that the terms t,f the deed were reasonable, and calculated to benefit the general body of creditors and that the deed had been completely executed, and that the same should be duly Hi,; Honour, after eliciting varions explanations with regard to the valuations of the securities and ether matters, made the desired order, declaring the deed to be completely executed, and direct- ing the same to be registered with the chief registrar in accordance with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act.