The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

BANGOR AND BEAUMARIS UNION. The first meeting of the new board of guardians for this union was held )n Wednesday; present-the Rev. T N. Williams, Major J. Vincent Williams, and Capt. Platt, ex-ofiicioi; Messrs C. Bickn^ll, Robert Owen, T. T. Parry, I homas Lewis (Frondeg), John Thomas (Min- ffordd), E Pugh Evans, William Thomas (Port Pen- rhyn) John Roberts (Coedhowel), Richard ¡,ek, John Taylor Griffith Thomas, Thomas Pritchard, John Jones Hugh Pritchard, William Evans, Humphrey Roberts, John Evans (Beaumaris), Hugh Roberts, Evan Roberts, Roger Evans, Owen Owens, &c. Mr C. Bicknell was called to the chair; and the clerk Nlr John Thomas) read the list of the elected guardians (as published by us last week). Mr Bicknell asked how it was that Mr Geo. Simpson was not returned for the parish of Bangor ? The Cleik said Mr Simpson had not the necessary rateable qualification. The Chairman asked whether, if the rate was amended, Mr Simpson would be enabled to take his seat ? The Clerk-I question whether he could, but I am not quite sure. Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.—The Clerk said the next business was the appointment of a chairman. Mr Robert Owen begged to propose that Mr Bicknell be re-elected to the chair. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman said he hoped they would look the list over, and see whether there was not some one else better fitted for the office. He had served upon the board now for a great number of years, and, if he studied his own comfort and iutereat, he should, of course, decline accepting it. Could they appoint some one else he Should be glad. .1' Robert Owen-The board are very anxious that you should serve for another year. Mr Lewis (Frondeg), in supporting the motion, said, he did so more particularly because of the abusive and scurrilous attacks which had recently been made upon Mr Biekueil in certain letters which had recently ap- peared in print. (Applause.) He theught the least the the board could do was'to express on the one hand their disapproval of these attacks-( hear, hear),-and ou the other that they desired to show their appreciation of the past services of their chairman. (Applause.) Mr Bick- nell had served them many a year, and he (Nir Lewis) was not aware of one whom they could have called upon to discharge the duties of the office more efficiently, or who would have devoted the same amount of time to it- He thought they should not only pass Mr Bicknell into the chair, but that they should show their appreciation of his usefulness to the board, and of the efficient and able manner in which he had conducted the business during the pust year, by adopting a vote of thanks. (Applause.) Tue Clerk-In order to be regular we must first take the vote upon the chairmanship. Mr Roger Evans said had Mr Robert Owen not risen so hastily as he did, he (Mr Evans) had intended to pro- pose Mr Bicknell as the chairman of the board for the ensuing year. He had now worked and co-operated with Mr Biekueil at this board for 25 or 26 years, and he had always found him to be one of the beet chairmen they could get-not to be beaten indeed, he believed, in Wales or England either. He could not, in Mr Bick- nell's presence, say so much of him as he could wish, but he trusted that he might live many years to be use- ful to this and other public bodies. (Applause.) The proposition of Mr Owen was then put to the vote and carried unanimously. Mr Bicknell, in taking the chair, said he did Dot know how he could well refuse the office after the manner in which several gentlemen had given expression to their feelings. He was very happy to find that his conduct in the chair had been such as to merit their approval. He had always endeavoured to do his duty, he hoped fearlessly, aud he had not only looked to the interests of the poor, but also to those of the parishes comprised within the union. Whether the guardians of those parishes happened to be present or not, he was quite aure they must acknowledge that their interests were safe. (Hear, hear.) Being, as he was, the oldest guardian now in the room, for he had now been a member of this board for a period of upwards of thirty-one years—(ap- plause) -lie had seen the board in good repute and m evil repute, but he hoped the latter had now passed away, from the kindly feeling with which the business of the board was carried on. Of course, with the assistance he derived from the guardians, his duties were made comparatively light, and he thanked the members for the courtesy they exhibited towards him. He hoped, however, that it the expiration of the present year they would find some one more eligible for the office. Mr Lewis then proposed a special vote of thanks to the chairman, which was seconded by the Rev. T. N. Williams, who remarked that the chairman had said something about his age, but the age had not shown in his work. (Laughter, aud hear, hear.) Mr Luck supported the motion, and observed that any one who uudertook the responsibility of an office for the public good as Mr Bicknell did, was deserving of the best thanks that could be given him. The vote of thanks was agreed to. The Chairman said the next business was the appoint- ment of two vice-chairmen. Mr Simpson, one of the late vice-chairmen, not being this year a guardian, could not of course be re elected. Mr W. Thomas proposed, and Mr Hugh Pritchard seconded, the re-election of Mr Robert Owen for the county of Anglesey.—Agreed to. The Rev. T. N. Williams said they must all regret that owing to some informality Mr Simpson had not been returned as a member of the board, for he had performed his duties very efficiently and was highly respected by the town of Bangor. He (Mr Williams) thought that they should select as their vice-chairman for C arnarvouBhire some one who did not reside far from the Uniou house, and he therefore proposed in the place of Mr Simpson, Mr Lewis, of Frondeg, in whom he was sure they would tind a good man of business. Mr Taylor seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Appointment of Committees.—The Clerk having read the bye-laws of the workhouse, the board proceeded to the appointment of the Visiting, Office, Finance, and School Committees. On the motion of Captain Platt, seconded by Mr Evan Roberts, the following were ap- pointed :-The ex officio guardians and the following elected guardians ;leli8rs. C. Bicknell, T. T. Parry, W. Thomas, Thomas Lewis, Robert Owen, Wm. Williams, WlllÜuJ1 Evans, John Taylor, E. P. Evans, J. Thomas, John Roberts (Bradford House), and John Jones (Beau- maris). Upon the nomination of the members of the Assess- ment Committee, the Chairman said the committee was a very important one, because upon the rateable value of the property in each parish as determined upon, depended the contribution to the common fund. He hoped therefore the board would be particular in appointing gentlemen who would be likely to give their time and attention to the duties, and he suggested also that they should select some other day of meeting than market day (Friday), he having found as a matter of ex- perience that they had smaller attendances since they had assembled upon that day. On the motion of Mr T. T Parry, seconded by Mr Evau Roberts, the following were appointed the com- mittee The Right Hon. Lord Peurhyn (chairman); Mr Charles Bicknell (vice-chairman); Wm, Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., :1.1' Rev. Thomas Norris Williams Captain I I eiii,y Platt; M essra. Thoiuas Lewis (Frondeg), Richard Luck, William Williams, William Evans, Thos. Jones, Kobert OweD, aud Evan Roberts. TIJ" days of the monthly meetings were altered to Werluesday.. The minutes of the last meeting were then read and signed. Relief of the Poor.—The following payments for the relief of the pool had been made during the past fort- ninht u Out- Non-settled relief. Poor. Mr H. P. Jones £ 138 2 3 £ 6 10 G — Lewis Edwards 145 15 3 7 14 0 1). Jones 90 2 0 10 4 6 T. Hughes H'8 15 8 5 13 0 X482 14 11 XSO 2 0 Cheques for relief during the current fortnight were pigned as follows :—Mr H. P. Jones, £ 150 Mr Lewis I'dwards,-jCHiO; Mr D. Jont's, £ 100 Nlr T, Hughes, lilo. '1 he balance at the bank in favour of the union was stated to be £ 1,92SJ 153 7d. The lTii-ant Heilieul Office in Anglesey.—The f !eik reported that be had sent a copy of the correspondence between himself and Dr David Williams, of Menai Bridge, to the Poor Law Board, but as yet he bad received no reply. He had advertised for another medi- cal officer as directed. He had also written to Mr Kent Jones, surgeon, of Beantna.ris, asking him to take charge of the district till an appointment was made, and had received a reply promising that he would do BO. The New Union Jlospital.—A letter was read from the Poor Law Board transmitting a form of oider for the purpose of authorising the guardians to alter the present infirmary and erect a new one. It was required that certain details should be filled in the form, and that it should be signed by a majority of the whole board. Mr Thomas, architect, of Menai Bridge, was called in, and produced the amended plan to meet the require- ments of the Poor Law Board. These alteratioidso he explained, wotil(I oceirion increased expense, inasmuch as the roof of the building was required to be heightened a foot. Some conversation took place upon the hardship in- flicted upon by the guardians, and at length- Mr Luck said he felt bound to get upon his legs and express his opinion upon this matter, which had now grown upon them to such a serious extent. He was quite willing to admit that the accommodation for the ordinary sick poor was not what it ought to be- he was quite convinced of that the first moment he saw it but he reminded them that their first intention was to provide for infectious diseases only, and that. no pressure was put upon them by the Poor Law Board as to the existing accommodation for the ordinary sick. That never eutered the minds of the board above hut when the guardians were giving their best attention to the in- fectious cases, the Poor Law Board cowpelledthem to take the other cases also in hand. Upon that pressure beiog put upon them Mr Bicknell thought he had discovered a part of the building which was otherwise useless and could very easily be converted iuto a hospital for the re- ceptiun of the ordinary sick. In that opinion he (iNl r Luck) coincided, as did also the three or four other gentlemen who were present on the occasion. A plan was accordingly sketehed out, but when Dr, Smith came down he required the wards to be made larger and other alterations, which, in the face of the opinion of so able and practical a man, they could not deny were necessary and so by degrees, as he had said, the matter had grown until ■ it had reached its present proportions. It was not, however, he thought, too late to escape thft large expenditure to be forced upon them; and his object in rising was to propose that the plans be referred back to the Hospital Committee, in order that they might reconsider the question, and see if some portion could not be dispensed with. Mr William Evans, as one of the Hospital Committee, thought it would be useless to refer the matter back to them as suggested. Even if they could manage to screw a A:100 or £200 out of the sum to be expended, it was probable that it would have to be spent at some future time. Inasmuch as both the Poor Law Board and the committee had approved of the plans now before them he thought it would be better to paBio them. They must remember that for the original sum proposed to be expanded— £ 1,200—they would only have had pro- vision for infectious cases, and that the wards could not have been used for the ordinary sick poor. On the other hand, for the present estimated sum they would have accommodation both for infectious and ordinary cases, and convale8eent wards. Iu cases of emergency, too, these convalescent wards could be converted iuto bedrooms, and a portion of the workhouse itself could be utilised for the purpose of the convalescent patients. They would therefore have hospital accommodation not merely for ten years, but-suppubing the population of Bangor did not increase beyond its present ratiu-for fifty years. He thought that to refer the plaus to the committee would be a loss of time, and it was a great pity that the work could not proceed at once. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. T. N. Williams said they were all disinclined to spend so much money, but he thought with Mr Evaus that it Would be waste of time to refer the matter back to the committee. His own idea was that the Poor Law Board would have shown their sense by leaviug the board to settle it in their own wlq —ftiear, Lear) —but he thought they could not now ilWp. Not but that he believed the building would be totally UI." occupied, and he suggested that they might let out the wards in summer for lodgings. (Much laughter.) Major Williams, in seconding Mr Luck's proposition, said he was one of those who thought it was never too late to' mend, although, in this instance, the stage that had been reached in this matter was a very advanced one. Still they had before, he reminded them, approved of the plans and had even advertised for tenders, but they found they were going too fast and stopped short. In the first iustauce they were atteuded by several medical wen of the neighbourhood who were of opiuion that they could do all that was necessary for £150, but they had gone on bit by bit until they proposed to ex- pend nearly as' much as they would have done had they adopted the original plan for new buildings. What was the present plan f Why to furnish accommodation for 50 per cent, of the actual number of the whole of the paupers in the workhouse, and no one, he said, had ever heard of so large a proportion of invalids in any community. As his brother (the Hev. T. N. Williams) had suggested, there would be no use for the hospital when it was built, and they certainly would have to let it out in lodgings. (Laughter.) Mr William Evans said the proportion of the inmates for whom there would be accommodation would onl ybe 2b per cent. The Chairman said he was very sorry Major Wil" liams had not been on the Building Committee, because the opposition he had now thrown in the way of the ap- proved plan would have come much better in committee than at the board. They had gooe on in this matter. until they had obtained the approval of the Poor Law Board, and they had had to go to further expense Leca"?lof the alteration tUat body suggested. What was the towl expense that would be incurred I The repay-I m?.t of the loan would be extended over a p.rid of 3(; years, and he argued that u the ratepayers of that re- mote period would have to contribute to the expense of erecting the hospital, the guardians of the present day were bound to provide ample accommodation for that 30 years and he pointed out this fact that they had before them, that although there might not at the present time be only a certain number of sick pauper patients, the number of inmates was increasing year by year. Major Williams had told them that au iustauce was never of so large a proportion as 50 per cent, of sick patients was never known at one time, but he reminded jttjeul that they were providing for something more than the popu- lation of the worktiouse. They could never know how soon an cpidemiu-such for instance as cholera-would arise, aud it was their duty to make proper provision for it; though he admitted that they ought to do so at the least possible cost. But supposing that they had to ex- peud, say £1,UOO upon it, that amount wou.d be so tritting spread over the whole uuiou that it would not be felt—it would not increase the rate oue peuny iu the E I, and really to seud these plans back to the comniittee would be blowing hot and cold. The committee had given their time and trouble to the cuuiJiJeratiun of the matter, and the attempt at the last moment to throw cold water on the pian approved by the l'oor Law Board was be thought somewhat ungracious. Major Williams said he ouiy knew of the amount of the estimate five miuntes ago. The Chairman in continuation said, Dr Smith has sent dowti-itud no waucould give them better information- but it wa. no fault of tuelr. that he approved of a plan that the Poor Law Boaid afterwards would not sanction. Tuc previous estimate was increased by the requirements of tue Poor Law Board that the roof should be a foot higher, and they were also compelled to provide yards, for the board above would not admit of male con vales. ceuts mixing with the female sex, and a wall would con- sequently have to be built. The Chairmau concluded his remarks by expressing his astonishment somewhat warmly that after the labour bestowed by the cOUlmittee upon the question, they should have been met with op- puaitiou at tllela.t stage. (Hear, hear.) Capt. Piatt said if ue had but the flow of eloquence which belouged to their Chairman, he thought he sbouh1 be able to show the fallacy of Mr lilckudl's argumeut that the rates would not be increased uy the expenditure in which they were to be involved. The Caairwau-I say that the auuual insta1mentJ! will be so fuiall that they will make no perceptible addition to the rates. Captain Piatt—Then we have been living at too high a rate hitheito. The Chairman-It will not make a difference of a farthing in the £ in the rate.. Capt. Platt-That might be, bat a farthing in the £ year by year would bring the rates up to a considerable sum. They knew very well that they should never get any one to come into the hospital wheu it was built, and for his part he didn't see why they should be overridden by the Poor Law Board. The Cha.irmau-TlIey possess the power, and if you do not obey their orders, you will incur a very much greater expense. I think we have had an opportunity of judging of that iu another town. Capt. Platt still did not think they were justified in spending all this money, when they ought really to be able to accomplish all that what wanted for half the eiun' In the course of a conversation, and in answer to the question, the Clerk stated that the calculation made with regard to the original estimate of t. 1,-zOo was that the instalments of luau with interest wouM amount to X130 a year, and that of this, one-third would be paid by the parish of Llamlegai alone, one-third by the remainder of the Carnarvon parishes, and the other third by the Anglesey p¡¡rishes. Mr William Evans said that the objection that was raised to the originally proposed expenditure of ti, 200 was that they would be spending £100 upon each UtOd- by the preseot plan they wonld be able to provide ac- commodation for one-third vf that Buill. The original proposition of Mr Luok and the amend- ment of Mr Evans were then put to a vole in the follow- ing language:—Original proposition: "That the plans of the new hospital approved by the Poor Law Board be referred to the Hospital Committee to consider and ascertain whether a r9ductioo in the proposed building caunot be made so as to bring it within the prospective wants of the union."—Amendment That the form sent by the Poor Law Board be submitted to the guar- dians for their necessary siguaiures assenting to the pro- posed alterations, and for tiie borrowing of the sum to erect the proposed hospital." The amendment was carried by 23 to 4. The document was then handed round for signature, and one of the first guardians to sign hisuame to it was Mr Luck, who explained the remai ked singularity of his action by saying that his only motive in proposing the resolution that he had done was he him- self was staggered at the amount of the estimate, and he thought that probably there might be some dissatis. faction with respect to it among the guardians. He de. sired therefore to elicit, au expression of opinion, but if the guardians WPT" f.ttjsfied he was willing to give way, and he would teli them honestly that he was glad that there had been such an unmistakeable expression of opinion against him. If the guardians were satisfied he was. The Chairman then proposed that Major Williams be added to the Hospital Committee. His connection with that body would be able to keep them within bounds. (Laughter.) Mr Wm. Evans seconded the proposition, which was agreed to. The New Rate Collector of Beauma>U.— The new rate collector for the parish of Beauwaris (Mr John Morgan) proposed as his sureties, the Rev. Robert Thomas and Mr Thomas Morgan (Ferry), and, on the motion of Mr Thomas Pritchard, they were accepted. The Memorials upon the present Licensiny System.- The reply agreed upon th magistrates of Anglesey (already published) to the memorial addressed to them by this board as to the evils attending the present licens- ing system Was read; and with regard to the similar one which had been forwarded to the magistrates of Car- narvonshire, Capt. Piatt reported that at the recent Quarter Sessions a petition to Parliament upou the question was agreed upon, and it was now in course of signature by the magistrates of the coonty. The board then proceeded to the cases of relief.

AMLWCH. AMLWCH FAIRS.—It is now over thirty years since fairs of any importance have been held in this town, owing, it is supposed, to the inconvenience experienced by drovers and others in conveying cattle, &c to their destination after they have been bought. After the opening of the Anglesey Central Railway however, all these inconveniences have been removed, and about two months ago the desirability of re establishing the fairs was warmly taken up by several in the town and the ad- joining country. A committee of most respectable farmers aud others was decided upon to carry out the necessary arrangements. This committee having com- municated with the principal cattle dealers in the island, all to the most advantageous time to hold the fairs, de- termined on the following dates, viz, April 15th, September 11th; November 12th, as have already been advertised in the local papers, and the result of the first of these established fairs exceeded all expectations and proved most ..uccessful: A large number of cattle were sold at the following prices, viz., one-year old, from £4 10s to £ 5 10s two-year old, from Xll to X13 10s three-year old, from il 5 to £19. In the horse fair were noticed especially Mr Williams's, Tregywrig, entire horse, and those of Mr Jones, Bodhuuod, and a few other good sorts. Sucking pigs were sold at 18s each sheep and lambs also were sold readily. Ordinaries were held at the Dinorben Arms and Castle Hotels, and other places, where every preparation had been made to the entire satisfaction of all the large number of participants.

BODFAKY. PENNY READINGS.—The last of this season's Penny Readings was held in the Biitish School, on Friday, the 16th instant. The room, though crowded, was not so .full as on previous occasions. A good programme was provided, and it was gone through in a very praise- worthy manner. Several amateurs from Denbigh took part in the entertainment.

CORWEN. AMATEUR CONCERT*—The third and last of a series of amateur concerts was held in the National School of this town, on Tuesday evening, 13 h inst., and, beiug atteuded by almost every one of consequence iu the neighbourhood, proved very successful, although not to such au extent as could have been wished. The proceeds were for the benefit of the Curwen Cricket Club; and, consequently, the concert was not attended by a large section of the niiddie-clam inhabitants of the town who entertain a sincere and deep-rooted antipathy to cricket and all manly games, and whose whole aim and thought in life seems to be concentrated in the "ars pecuaiam haberc," The schoolroom was prettily decorated for the occasion with flags and evergreens; and aloug the front of the stage were some beautiful plants, kindly lent by Mr Elcome, the obliging head gardener of Rhug; although it is to be regretted they were so arranged as to partly shroud from view the still more beautiful lfowers which adorned the back part of the platform,—it also tended to mar the effect of several of the comic songs, to sing which with effect it is de- sirable to have a clear stage. To particularise individual excellence, where all excelled, would be superfluous but we may mention that amougst the pieces which seemed to be most appreciated by the audience, were the bolos on the pianoforte by Mra W. Pares aad Miss F. Daniell; the duett (piauoforte and violin) by Mrs Walter 13. C. Jones and Mr Powell; and the songs Yesterday" by Mrs W. Jones, I'he Maiden's Re- proof," by Miss Daniell, and a sweet and touchiug song by Mrs L. Storey, who, although a stranger in the neigh hood, kindly couseuted to assist in the eutertainment. Upon the conclusion of the programme, W. Pares, Esq. (Maesgarnedd), in a neat speech, proposed three cheers for the ladies, and took occasion to remark that he hoped the Cricket Club would still continue to flourish, and would distinguish itself this season with bat and ball, as the performers had that evening with pianoforte and voice.- Communicated.

DINAS MAWDDWY. 1 OPENING OF THE NEW WESLETAN CHAPEL.—On Thursday and Friday, the 15th and 16th just., open- ing services were held in the above chapel. On Thurs- day evening, ltev, J. Evans, Liverpool, commenced with an appropriate prayer and reading a chapter of scripture, and Kev. E. Evans, Birkenhead, preached from 2ud Chron. vi. 18, and Rev. VV. Jone*, Llanrhaiadrynmoch- tiant, from Job xxxvi. :38.-0u Friday morning the Rev. E. Evans prayed and read a chapter, and the Kev. Wm. Jones preached from Jaills v. 20. The liev. Ebenezer Morgan then addressed the meeting, and thanked all who had assisted them to get such a commodious edifice. He begged particularly, on this occasion, to express their most boundea gratitude to ir Edmnnd Buckley for the gieat kindness he had shown towards them, giving them not only the marketable value of the old building, which he wished to buy, but also exceeded it by .that amount, which, together with a small collection (about £2011) in the district, enabled them to erect the splendid building they were then in. He (Mr Morgan) did not know of I any gentleman who had acted so liberally and honoura- bly Miss Kees, Ty'npwll, had presented the. with a handsome Bible for the pulpit; Mrs Guthridge, Min- llyn, with an elegantly bouud Hymn Bùok, and an English Bible Miss Jones, Nag's Head, with a pulpit cushion; and Airi Jones, Goat Inn, with a beautitul communion service. In the afternoon, Rev. H. Morgan, Cemmaes, begau by prayer and reading a chapter; Rev. J. Evaus preached from Rumans viii. 15-17; and Met. E. Evans from Revelations iii. 12. In the evening, Rev. E. WilJiams, Dinas, begau the service, and Hev. E. Evans preached from Psalm exxx. 3, 4 aud Itev. J. Evans from 2 Peter i. 16-19. The selmon. were conviucing, practical, and eloquently 'delivered. The siuging was thoroughly congregatioual, and was creditably sustained throughout. Notwithstanding the very inclement wea- ther the congregations were large and li&teued atten- tively. The excursion trains along the Mawddwy and Cambrian railways brought a large number of strangers. The building was contracted for by Mr W. Thomas (jun.), Diuas Mawddwy, to whom it does great credit for the very workmanlike manner in which it is finished. It was painted by Mr E. H. Jones, Cemmaes, in a cre- ditable style, excepting the gallery pillars, which, owing to a quantity of tar being on them before they were painted, look anything but imposing. Collections throughout the day amounted to upwards of t 16, and the building is now free of debt. It is efficiently venti- lated, and well lit up by elegant lamps of Birmingham manufacture.

HOLYHEAD. COMPLIMENTARY ADDRESS TO Dit. WALTUEW. On the resignation of Dr. W?it.hew as the medical officer to the Holyhead Union, th? g.ardi?.. piesented him with au address, uf which the following is a I copy :— To IVIIIiam Walthow, Esq., of Holyhead. SIR -We, the undersigned Guatdians of the poor of the Holyhead Union, beg to express our regret on your resignation ofthe office of Medic.1 Ollleer of the Hol> head District, which office was so effecfcuully filled by yoa for a period of twenty- four yeara, with credit to yourself and satisfaction to the Guardians. w e beg to testify that no charge of misconduct, or neglect of your duties as Medical Officer, w is ever made against you during your long connection with this Board. We beg to express oui approval of your willingness to meet the wishes of the Guardians upon all occasions, and of the kind feeling and unr, mitling attendon shown by YOll towards the sick poor under your care, in contusion, we wish you a long life and happiness, hoping that YOll may be the means.of confer- ring great and lasting beueftt and ble8.lu upon your fellow subjects.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants, HICIID. WU.LIAMS, I lanbeulan, Jons UAVIKS, Holyhead, WM. HUGHES, Cemgceiuwen, OWEN PARRY, liodwrog, THOS. WI LIAMS; Ilaudrygarn, JOHN JONES, '1'rewa1chmai, KOBBKT JONES, Manfaethlr, TUoMAS WILLIAMS, Holyhead, R. U. JON LIS, Holyhead, WILLIAM HLlAMH, Aberffraw, GKIFFIIU GKIKFITHH, Aberffraw, WH. WILLIAMS, Llautlhan,elynhowyn, ROBKKT WILLIAMS, LI..hylched. ROBERT OWEN, Llangwjlau, JOHN JONKS, Lianfulog ROBKRT PIEU.CE. LlaiiUiiyneubwll, GRIFFITH, Holyhead, WM. JONKS, LlautrlslUltJ RT EVANS, Ceirehiog, JONKS, LliulI\dcmm.nt, ED. OWEN, I(h08colY)1, W. KIVA, Holyhead. Board Room; Valley, Oth April, 180. To this address Dr. NValthew has replied as fol- lows MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLE I return yon my grate- ful thank. for the address you have kindly presented to me I look upon it as a token of your approba.ion, and that my long and unblemished services havo me ited yoar notice a >d appro- val. The Poor Law Medical O.ticer has often a diiticuit and j arduous duty to fl1llll Uoaracters of every description come under his notice, good, bad, and indifferent. In dealing witu these jasen he has to bear in mind, if he is a conscientious and honest man, that iu the discharge of his duty he has two parties to serve—the redeems and the givers; in otaer words, the sick paupers and tb > rate-payers. curing my long oonnexion w,th you as IDeitic,d officer, I endeavoured to do this, and I can cou8eieutiol1.ly say, without being egotistical, that 1 never did purchase, or did I endeavour to purcU*»e popularity at the expd<Me<ifthe guanMam. by p?npern? impMHion. "a the contrary, I have borne uo small amount of odium (or checking unj ust demands, too frequently nude upon the Union: but with reference to the needy and helpless poor, I have drawn your attention to their ca,e. in language aa IOrclble as I could command, and I must do you the justice to say, that you never treated such cases but with the greatest generosity and respect. It is a pleasure tu U1 UOW wu»-n I look back on my past success, and It is also a gratlCying reflection to think th it no charge of neglect was ever brought ajai -st my district. In conclusion, I beg to say tl1"t I have been at one period of my lifetime a guardUn for eight years. I ceased to be a guardian when I be- came yoar meJicai officer, nowupvvards of twenty-four years. You will therefore admit that i must have had considerable amount of parochial experience. Allow me then to observe that whenever any officer of yours ia accused of wrongdoing, make it a UecMed p??it to hdar ??t,, id?? at the queg .ion, and if upon minute enquiry you tlnd that your officer has faitnfuliy aud honesily discharged his duty, notwithstanding that he has offended somebody, award him yuur support, and you will strengthen him 1U his work, and will encourage him to continue in the path o; right.Gentlemen, I beg again to return ¡on my siucere thanks for your complimentary aadie-s, WM. WALTUKW, Surgeon, &c. HOLYHEAD UNION. I Last Tuesday the following guardians met at the Val- ley Hotel, for the transaction of buaiuess in the Holy- ht^ad Union:—liichaid Williams, chairman; Charles liigby, Esq., ex-olhcio; Messrs G. Griffiths, W. Williams, W. Owen, Thomas Owen, 0. Parry, K. Evans, W. Hughes, W. Walthew, IV. Griffith, W. ltiva, R. Lewis, Jost.ph Jones, Thomas Williams, J. Jones, Itobt. Jones, li. Pierce, It. itowlands, W. Williams, liobert Owen, 8. Owen, W. Jones, J. Huberts, liobert Williams, B- Owen, and J. Jones. New Guardians.—This was the first meeting after the re-election of guardians. It appears that there was only one contest in the whule union that in the parish oi j Llantihangelynhowyu, between Mr W. Williams, Gian- ygors, and Air John Lloyd, Brynygors, which resulted in the defeat of the latter. At Holyhe.td, Mr John Lewis, Vrondeg, who resigned, Capt. It. It. Joues, who was not nomiuated, and Mr Thomas Williams, Ffyuuou- gorlas, whose rateable value is under X2,5, and couse- queutiy now disqualified on that account, made way for Dr Walthew, late medical officer of the uuiou, Mr W. H. Smith, Marine Hotel, and Mr W. Hiva, auctioneer. Appointment of Officers,—Mr liobert Lewis proposed, and Mr Robert Junes seconded, the re-election ot Mr Williams, as chairmau, both speakiug mo"t highly of Mr WlIhanl" qualifications and atteution to the afiims of the union. This was carried unanimously with cheers. Mr Owen Parry, Bwlchyfen, was elected vice-chair- man, and Mr W. Hughes, el., second vice-chairman. Assessment Committee.—Kichard Williams, Esq., liev. W. T. Poole, Ven. Archdeacou Wynne Jones, C. Higby, Ksq, and H. J. Holder Hogg, Esq.; Messrs iV, Griffith, E. uwen, W. Hughes, 0. Parry, It. Lewis, Thomas OWèn, and Joseph Jones, were appoiuted members of the assessment committee. Workhouse Committee.—The following were appointed mewbers of the workhouse committee ;—K. Williams, Esq., C. Rigby, Esq., H. J. Holder Hogg, Esq, Hou. W. O. Stauley, Messrs 0. Parry, W. Hughes, T. Owen, It. Pierce, U. Griffiths, R. Lewis, W. Griffith, Joseph Jones. Several guardians spoke in the highest degree of compliment in respect to the valuable assistance ren- dered by Mr Rigby on this committee. Finances at Holyhead.—Iu auswer to a question, the Clerk said that the followiug was the state of the funds in the parish on March 3.1st ic^t:— Dr. £ s. d. Contribution to the Common Fund, 15th March, louo y 0 County rate. 210 1 6 Collectors salary ISo 0 0 JLUKio 10 5 Cr. £ s. d. Balance in favour of the union 25th Sept.. 197 13 8 Contributions and other munies paid to the trea- surer 1462 14 9 Income of parish property (consols) 36 11 9 County rate; 210 1 6 Balance against the parish • ISO 8 10 £lUti5 10 5 Petition! Petition! !-This is now the rule of the day. Two petltluoS were laid on the table. One was in favour of rating all property, personal all well as real. The second r.1 folioWH To the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in P.1i.t ..?.bl?d. The humble petition of the Boaid of Guardians of the Holy> head Onion in the county of Auglesty, sbewetn,— That a bill is now before your honourable house, entitled a Bill to provide a common basis of value ror the purposes of Go- vamment and Local Taxation, and to provide uinfoiuiity iu the assessment of property iu E^land. That youi petitioners, whilst admitting tn. gieat desirability of establishing uniformity In tbe assesameut of property, and In the ueductions from the Ifrooo fyr rateable vatue of the different cUwes of property for the purposes of the pwrrate, are of the opiuiun that HI could be far better accomplished by legislative enactments applicable to the wholecouotry, and tbat.. cowmon oasis 01 value and scale 01 deducti onli, si tbo one contained in the present Dili, could be oatisf.ctonly fixed ..a ?e,tied oy the Poor Law board from iniormatiou ootaiued Lorn tiie diffeient unions. That your peitiouers are of opi?iun tuat the other poaloa. of the propo?u ? measure are cumbrous, &?(I tuat ihe eXptWSlve mode of oringiug iuto operation and effect the pruVi»ious vf the bill would outweigh any advantages that mi^lit be derived there- fi ow. Your petitioners are also of opini m that considerable litigatiou wiU cusue, aud that the delay which will be caused in th various }.IloceuioglS1D regard to the valuation lists, will, in practice, operate very detrimentally in inauy respects. Your I'"Litiuncrs, theretor" humoi; pray that the bill may not pass into law.—And your petitioners, &c. The guardianii agreed that though the bill brought forward beloie the House of Commuus by Mr GusclIu and Mr Ayrtou tended to settle the unequal assess- ment of property, it still required important modifica- tions. Tile guardiaus were iu favour of the followiug proposal, or one similar to it, to guide assessment com- mittee in the valuation of property:— MAXIMUM KATE OF DEDUCTIONS. Class. Per cent. 1.—Land with farm house, or farm buildings, or either. lo 2.-Llou(1 without bUÎ.Lüingd.. ) 5 2.— Woodlands 71 4. -liooses and buildings without land, other than gar- dens, where tue gioss value is under £8 2j 5. -Houses and buildings without land, other than gar- dens, where the gross value i.s A: or upwards 15 6-Mills and Jl}aDufactorie8.incluiJH" IJ!ast auu smelt. ing furnaces and kiln.1 33 7.—Brickyards 8.—Mines and quarries. 4 33A y.—Tithes, tithe commutation rent charge, and other payments in lieu of tithe — deductions in respect to this class to be made io conformity y, iLh sectiun 5i. 10.-Eailwa>s, c&uls, docks, tolls, waterworks, gas- works Rateable hereditaments, not included in any of the foregoing clauses — The bill was signed by the chairman on behalf of the guardiaus. Parishes in Airears.—Tke following parishes were iu arrears of their calls, Boù"rog, £44; Ceirehiog, £16 Heiieglvvys, £ oo Holyhead, tOlt) Llanbeulan, £b2 Liaiifigael, £16; Llanrhyddiad, £6; andTrewalchmai, X48. "fIolyheat Bunion"—The fc'lowing is one of many •' letters" that reach the guardians in reference to the cases of appeal. The envelope was addressed to the Glarg of port of Holyheat Iunioll." foneddigion mi rwyf yn gumeryt fy hyftra i anfon hyn o leimay atoch gan opeitbio y bochyn iichap.. th i ehe fy gnwaranto ygnhuylch Thomas Elili mirwyf yn meddwl trwy glowraet y tog- tureaut o W-lelimzii 11.1 tywetyt nat oej s tiln out selui ar Thomas out gwentit fyr fawr. ont mi rwyf yn twyooo os pytweh mor garediug a g&tacl i ml ei gaoel fel y gullwyf ei temteo os fydd i chwi gauiataey tipiu at ei salwch ai we"tit mi rwyf yn addo gwneyt fy ngororay ir iwrions ag ir pachgan hefyt mi rwyf yn tetotal am flwyddyn JAINELIH X It need scarcely be said that the letter from the" Jaiu Ellis" who declared that she had been a tetotal for a year," received the guardiaus' most earnest and solemn attention.

MENAI BRIDGE. MKDICAL HONOURS-It is with pleasure we report the success of :\1 r Lewis Jones, Undergraduate of the London University (having matriculated first class ill lSôO) and formerly teacher of the Uri'Hh School, of this place, io gaining the diplomas of the Royal College of Surgeons (L.R C.S ), the iloyal College of Physiciaus (L.R.C. P. ), aud L.M. of Edinburgh.

P8Nll\JITN SHEPHERDS' DINNER.—The annual dinner given by Lor,1 Peurhyn to hi. tenants for protectiug game, was given this jear at the Eale8 blU, on the 11th instaat. Mr Hunter, supported by Mr Jones, Plasynglascwm, presided. Upwards of thirty inen sat down to dinner, which was of a first-rate quality, and all expressed their feelings by cheering the worthy chairmau as a true ser- vant of his Lordship. Mr Jones, Plas, spoke in high terms of the gamekeepers, especially Mr Hunter, and ex pres Red hi. hopes of being present at another meeting of the kind. Mr Hunter suitably re^pouded, andou the part of his employer, Lord Peurhyn, expressed his thanks to the numerous tenants for their energy in pro- tecting game, thereby showing kindness to their right honourable landlord. Owing to the unpropitioua wea. ther no out-door sports were indulged in.—Cor. Colonel Stuarfe, M. P. for Cardiff, and heir presump- tive to the Marquiiate of Bute, is seriously iudisposed. The death is reported of the Dowager Countess of Mornington. Ou Saturday aftftrnoon her Majesty paid a short visit to the camp at Aldershot, and reviewed the troops at present stationed there. A Manchester letter carrier, named Samuel Turner has been fined £10, with the alternative of three months' imprisonment, fur being drunk while on duty. Mr John Orrell Lever, formerly M. P. for Galway who has been in the Bankruptcy Court since Octobe; 1866, received his order of discharge on Saturday. In the matter of the Westminster election petition Mr Justice Willes, on Friday, made an order for the payment of the deposit of 1:1,000 to Mr Cobb, the solici- tor for the petitioners. The Spanish G>vernment has opened proposals in Loudon, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frank. fort, Brussels, and Antwerp, for a loan of no less than xio,ooo,uoo. A solicitor, named Dyon, has died iu a shockingly sudden manuer at Ludlow. The deceased gentleman was in consultation with a lady client, when he fell suddenly backwards into a chair, and immediately ex. pired. The Duke of Edinburgh is looked for in Calcutta about the middle of December, and is expected to stay in India about three mouth8, attending a durbar in his honour at Agra, and visiting Cashmere. Two convicts, who, having been committed of wilful murder, were awaiting execution, were respited on Saturday. They were Macdonald, of Chester, and Charles Wiltshire, of Gloucester. It is rumoured as probable that, in the event of the Government entertaining the subject of a further grant to the volunteers, their liberality will take the shape of a regulation greatcoat, the necessity for which as an article of voluuteer equipment was painfully evident 00 the ocoasiou uf the Dover review.-Broo.d Arrow. An eating-house keeper, named Marshall, has sum- moued the London Gaslight and Coal Company, through its secretary, for refusing to allow gas to be turned iuto his houne until the former tenant's bill to the company, or half of it, was paid. The magistrate held that the company had uo right to make soch a condition, and made an order for it to take a deposit in the usual way, and to pay the Costs. The uumber of lives lost by the late colliery disaster near Wlgan has been swollen to 37. The inquest was resumed aud completed oil Monday, when Mr Mercer, the priucipal proprietor of the pit, was examine I, and expressed his opinion that the calamity had been caused by au explosion of powJer cans. In their verdict, the jury indirectly attributed the disaster to the presence of gunpowder iu the pit, but made no recommendation on the dubjeefc. The Rev. Robert S. Gregg, chaplain to the Bishop of Cork, has come forward to uphold the hihop 8 g..d name. Mr Gregg says that hIS lordship did not make use of the offensive expression attributed to him with reference to Mr Gladstone and the Irish Church bill. What he said exactly was, We hear talk of bills and bills, but Bill Gladstone may go to the wall with his bill." Mr Gregg asks how could the bishop utter a 44 as it is alleged he did. HYDROPHOBIA IN A FLOCK or SHERP.—During the past two or three months hydrophobia has beeu alarm- ingly prevalent in, the neighbourhood of Preston, and especially so in the town itself. Many valuable dogs, of all breeds, have been destroyed at the police-station with prussic acid, the whole number, good, bad, aud in- different, amounting to two or three score or more. About three weeks ago nine lambing ewes, the prGP"rty of Mr Draper, Bradley-b-??ll Farm, ?r?ton, ijU mile. from Preston, were bitten by a strange dog, au i having since exhibited undoubted symptoms of rabie", have just been all destroyed. The lambs were preserved. SUPERSTITION IN AMERICA.—Would it nut be well for the Uuited States, before acquiriug more States, to try and civilise one or two which they already but have hardly assimilated ? Thus we read of the people of Lebanon, Indiana, passing in file through a church, each in turn touching a corpse laid ou the communion table, the object being to discover at whose touch the coi pse would bleed. The corpse gave no sign, and thereby the at sence of the murderer was supposed to be proved. -Pall Mall flazette, TUB USE OF IRON SAFES.—A very large fire has oc- curred at Lincoln, and in the rtiins was a Milner's fire- proof safe, which having been exposed to a fervent heat for several days, caused much interest to be felt at its opening, it beiug known that it contained a number of books and papers of considerable value. Messrs Milner sent down a repi esentative from London to be present at the opening, which was only accomplished after three hours' very hard work. With the exception of a siight discolouration of the corners and ends of the ledgers from the steam generated, not a siugle thing in the safe was injured. DRINKING IN AMERICA.—An eminent American phy- eici&n has publiahed some interesting statistics concern- ing the driuking habits of that couutry. Taking the population at 40,OUO,000, he finds that of every 300 men 122 do nut drink at all, 100 drink moderately, 60 are occasional drinkers, 25 drink periodically (" spreeiug"), and three are habitual inebriates. To every 17b who drink, three are confirmed inebriates, 25 are pori. odical, and 50 ephemeral drinkers. There is one con- firmed ineuliate to every 5t men. Of 70ij women, 600 never drink, 30 ta»te wine occasionally, 17 taste anient spirits, 30 drink beer regularly, 14 drink spirits periodically, and three are habitual inebriates. There is, he declares, one female inebriate to every 3:16 women, for, though fewer women driuk than men, more of those who drink become habitually intemperate. The nftw grand Masonic Hall, in Great Queen-3treet, London, has been opeued by the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Lnglish Masuns, the Earl of Zetland, iu the presence of, perhaps, the largest and m-j.-t distin- guished Lutly of the craft ever before assembled to- gether. The new Hall in in all respects a splendid build- ing, and it presented a gorgeol1ó sight when opeued for the hr&t time in Graud Lodge." X "ne except full Master Masons, in craft attire, were allowed to be pre- sent, and the Grand Master, wheu seated on bis throne, was surrounded by upwards of a thousand officers of lodges from all parts ot the United Kingd -m. All the uoblemen aud geutleuieu representing the Provincial Graud Lodges were preseut, as were the officers of Grand Ludgc, excepting the Pro-Grind Master, the Kail lie Grey and who was .¡,sent in conse- quence uf beiog called tv a cvuueillJr h" Majesty. A frightful tragedy has taken place iu France. A prisoner named Zicher, awaiting his trial, succeeded in tiling the bars of his cell aud scliog the wails of the arsenal where he was coutined. The sentinel perceived him as he was dropping iuto the street out,ide and tired, but without hittiug the man, who rau uff to the ramparts, pursued by the guards and some police agents. One of these latter overtook billl just as he reached the terrace, but the prisoner, who was of hercuieiiu strength, suddeuly turned round, and seizing his pursuer, named Roberts, hurled him over the parapet on the rock, be- low, a depth of 80 feet; a second agent shared the same fate, and then Z ichet-, seeing himseif about to be sur- rounded by the military, uuhesi^atingly threw himself down the precipice. The guard on going below fouud him and Roberts dashed to pieces, but the third Ilian. named Fridoiiu, alive, with both legs broken. ASOTHER MUROER IN TIPPERARY.—- A CORRESPONDENT of the Dublin Express, writing from Limerick on Saturday night, S,S :A murder, which for atrocity and mysteiious perpetration is unparalleled eveu in the conuty Tipperary, was committed last night, Within a county Til)tierii-y I'hiUipstown, near Cappawhite. Tuis k? i?)rt di,?Lttiett of morning at an early hour, as some people were driving into Limerick, they discovered in a dry ditch by the roadside the body of a respectable farmer. His head was completely battered in, apparently by bludgeons or stones. The brains of the unfortunate wan protruded iu the most shocking manner, and the gripe wherein he lay was covered with his blood. Those who discovered the body immediately gave intimation at the nearest police barrack, and the coustabulary at once prep *red to go in pursuit of the murderers, but as yet their search has been unavailing. The name of the UlurJerd IUln has not transpired. He is about 40 years of age, and in apparently good circumstances." When the Members of the Medical Profession—a highly fastidious and discriminative hody--are reported as nearly unanimous in the apprllval of any InvellthJ\I in Surgical Mechanism, we may, atooee and forever, feel assured as to it* signal worth "ud stnking originality. And thus it is with Mr W hite's Moc-Maiu Patent Lever Truw it has rceivecl high praise from our most cminnnt uw{iil.\1 men, along with lie thousands of sufferers who have worn it, as t <> the e »sc and comfort- it imparts. Iu a word, it is an Instrument so skilfully constructed that it all the security of the Steel Spring, with the facile aud readily-.vielding support of a ntere bandage whilst it is so simple in its arrangement that it can be immediately ucfomui )J,1tel to the comfort and security of the wearer, the Lever being capable of graduation to any required pressure- It ex- citetl gi-e,itt ttimiration at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1S51. Hollow t^s Ointment and Pills. —With the departure of thc inclcmencies of winter many of its iuflictious will icfuse to leave unless means for extirpating them be adopted. No lingering cough, harassing hoarseness, nor shortness of breadch on slight exertion should be permit- ted to continue a single day without measures heing taken for its removal—more especially when remedial means are safe, rapid, ami etfective--threc qualities displayed in a high degree by Holloway's preparations. The Oiutment, rubbed upon the skin, draws surplus blood from conges- ted structures, and gives immense relief to every op- pressed organ concerned in the respiration and the cir- culation. This wholesome effect externally, aided by the alterative action of the Pills internally, dispels all dasffft frwulatent illis chief.