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31 Dec 1875

1875: A Welsh Rector charged with drunkenness

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The Bishop of Bangor has directed a commission of inquiry into charges of drunkenness against the Rev. Richard Priestly, rector of Beddgelert, whose conduct has long been the subject of comment.

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