... DEN BIG EL. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.-THUnSDAY. Present : Mr J. II. Jones (presiding), Messrs C. M. Humphre5N , R. C. B. Clough, J. T. Hughes, W. Reepfer, J. Lloyd Jones, and Mr B. E. Roberts, clerk. A LIVELY M5BTINO. A letter was received from Miss Jones, Love Lane Girls' School, requesting an increase of salary, and the Clerk explained that Miss Jones had taught musio to the children by notation ...

... MBRIONETESHIRE AGRIOUL- TURAL SOCIETY. - The annual agricultural show for the conity of Merioneth was bhld on Wednesday ab Bala, and proved most sbucessfal in every respect. It was, in fact, one of the best exhibitior3 ever heldduring the twenty-two years that the society has been in existence. The black Welsh cattle wer6 E splendid lot of animals, and would have anne credittosny show in the ...

... PORTEMADOC. T~a FELOwER SHow.--& meeting of the committee of the Portmadoo Horticulturad Show was held on MIonday evening, at the Town Hall, Portmadoc, when further arrangements were made for the holding of the show on the first Friday in August next. It is believed the show will be fully as suc- cessful as hitherto, as, in addition to the usual numerous exhibitors, promises of exhibitshave ...

... LLANSADWRN CHURCH,.ANGLESEY. To THE EDITOR OF THa NoRTH WALs CHROscNIL. DRAUB.Sr,-In one of your late issues of the North Wales Chronicle you inserted a request to the clergy to examine the inscriptions on the gravestones in their churchyards and to report to yoa the result. I now do no. The earliest inscription of all is in Latin, and is probably as early as the seventh or the beginning of ...

... CAR *ARVONSHIRE CONST1ITE- TIONAL A SSOCIATION., & ANNUAL MEETING AT. BANGOR. Tlis annual general meeting of the Carnarvonehire Constitutional Association was held at the Masonic Bali, Bangot, on Saturday afternoon, under thepre- sidency of Colonel the Hon. W. E, Sackville West. Amongst those present ?? R. H. Pritchard, Mr John Pritchard (president and vice-president of the Bangor Workingmen's ...

... NOTES OF THE. WEEK. The academic status of the clergy in the Dioceseot Bangor may be gathered from the following particulars ?? ?? two; Oxford, 22 ?? 31 M.A.a' and 1 Do.L.; Cambridge, 10 B.A.'s and 6 ?? Durham, 3 ?? 1 M.A., and 4 Licentiates in Theology; Dublin, 12 B.A&'s and 5 ?? Lampeter, 2 B.D.'s and 21 ] ?? London University, 4 B.M's. There are 34 St. Boes and 2 Lampetor men -who do not C ...

... [FRoM OUR COasesPONDENT.] Before the recent news respecting the where- abouts of Mr H. N, Stanley arrived in his mother country it was a year prior to that that the Govern- ment were supplied with any reliable information of the explorer's doings. During that period the land- able anxiety manifested by Parliament regarding the great man's security steadily increased until a satisfactory report ...

... LLANB3ERIS ANN-UAL PErZ--MaETINO- OF rTHE DOLBADARN SCHOOLS.-These meetings, which are looked forward to with nmuch interest by both children and parents, were held at the Concert Hall on Friday last. The afternoon meeting was devoted to the infants and loworstandards, and the evening meeting was taken up by the older scholars ; both were presided over by MIr D. P. Williams, J.P., chairman of ...

... TheLord syor's Volunteer Fand now amount to £833 000. ;\ 3~hat with 's Irills and jspeotions, the Motropolitan olunteershad a busy day ot it ou Saturday. Fully 10,000 men were under arms in the various London parks and corps parade grounds. On the vote for the Volunteer forces, Ur Stanhope stated that the Government had provided in the piesent estimate for an increase of the grant for ...

... X. : ?? DRv at Obrist.0htrob, Glanogwaeu, is looked forwnrd to by tbe inhabitants of Bethesda.. We find year after year that on the festival of the Nativity .(10 our Saviour, and on all other Church festivals, the Churchmen of this flourishing and well-attende6d sacord edifice enter heart and soul into the Spirit of Churoh teaohing, whioh.refiects to the ored ir of the worthy vicar.: The ...

... During the past -week '14 Volunteer officer , resigned, and there have been 16 new appointments. Entries for the Quego's and St. George's prizes at the next Wimbledon meeting will close on Tuesday, the 28th -Mlay, at noon; tbe entries for the All Comers' prizes will close on Tuesday, Jane 4th. Major Kewley'one of the oldest Volunteeroffloers in Liverpool, and well known at Shoeburynees, ...

... Lx ANDUDNO. in ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL Cnuacn.-We are re. e. quested to state that Mr James Burwel1 will pre- E. side at the organ on Sunday. 'n SinMoN To Y0OUNG MEN.-We nnderatand that et the Rev. Gen. E. Catlin will preaoh a special e sermon to young men at Christ Chardl\ on Sunday idevening. THE FIRST LAMB KxILD.- Messrs Edward Owen and Sons inform, us that at this early date they s have had ...