The Cardigan Observer and General Advertiser for the Counties of Cardigan Carmarthen and Pembroke

THE HARP AND TEMPERANCE.—On Friday night last, Gwyneth Vaughan visited this town, and lectured on temperance at the Guildhall to a large audience. A new feature in the proceedings was the introduction of the harp and violin, which delighted, and several solos were sung. The Rev. Hugh Jones ^o^mells), Rev. J. Moelwyn Hughes, and other ministers, also advocated the cause of temperance in an impressive manner.- On Tuesday night gwyneth Vaughan held a similar meeting at Capel Seion, St. Dogmelis, which proved quite a success. THE ESCAPED PRISONER.—The young man, Benjamin ^1™ths> Dolbadau, Cilgerran, who was on last Tuesday week sentenced to six weeks hard labour at New0hapel Petty Sessions for assaulting the police at Lawrence fair, and, after assaulting P.S. Johns, after being allowed to retiiv, succeeded in mounting a wall aud escape, and was seen near Cilgerran by one of the sitting magistrates, is still at large, though a strict vigilence has been kept by the police. EPPS'S COCOAINE.-Cocoa-Nih.Extract. Tea- like.-The choicest roasted nibs (broken up beans) of the natural Cocoa, on being subjected to power. ful hydraulic pressure, give forth their excess of oil, leaving for use a finely flavoured powder- Cocoaine," a product which, when prepared with boiling water, has the consistence of tea, of which it is now beneficially taking the place with many. Its active principle being a gentle nerve stimulant, supplies the needed energy without unduly excit- ing the system. Sold only in tins, by Grocers, labelled James Epps and Co., Ltd., Homoeopathic Chemists, London.' LOCAL PRIZE-TAKERS.—At the Narberth An. nual Agricultural Exhibitiou on Tuesday last Mr D. Ivor Evans, St. Mary.street, took first prize for pony not exceeding I3 hands, and second prize for pony or cob under 14 £ hands, driven in harness, Mr J. M. Treriffith, taking the first; also, Mr W. F: LloYd James, Pantsaeson, took second prize for jumper, not exceeding 14.2, over flies and banks. DON'T FORGET THE OBSERVER OFFICE If you require a good Poster (in one or more colours), or anything in the line of printing, expeditiously executed, at moderate charges. Memorial Cards a speciality. SALE OF PROPERTY.-On Friday, the 10th inst., at the Black Lion Hotel, in this town, the remainder of the PrIOry Estate was offered for sale by auction by Mr Fielder. The attendance was numerous. The." hunger for property was far from being the ruling passion, hence the most important lots were withdrawn, some not finding a bidder. Barring Llwynpiodj which was disposed of privately to Mr Dd. JoileS; Llandovery, for £ 2,050, and the holding of Netpool, purchased by Mr D. Ivor Evans, on sale for 92,600, the other lots disposed of were the sniall holding of Felinban, and a number of closes of pasture lands, several cottages and gardens, and one building site. I ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES. Save the J DOZEN WRAPPERS and send for particulars of PRIZES to S. J. MORELAND & SONS, England Glory Match Works, Gloucester. The above brand of matches are made entirely by BRITISH LABOUR. BETHSAIDA, ST. DOGMELLS.—On Wednesday evening last a very successful benefit concert was given at the above chapel, when Miss Lizzie Tivy Davies, R.A.M., Miss Nellie Richards, and Miss Lily Heale, London, took part, assisted by local talent. The chairman was Mr Thos. Havard, Penally, the Rev. H. Jones conducting.

CARDIGAN TOWN COUNCIL. An ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday morning last, the members present being Councillor W. J. Williams (mayor), Alder- men Lewis Evans and O. B. Evans, Councillors Roberts, James, Ivor Evans, Clougher, Jenkins, and Bees. SURVEYOR'S MONTHLY REPORT. The report stated that two cargoes of granite metalling for the roads had arrived, so that they had 200 tons now in stock for the streets. The country contractors were well on with their work, and the material was ready for spreading on the main and country roads, WATERING THE STREETS. Alderman Lewis Evans complained that the streets had not been watered before being swept on Saturday night last. Had the water supply been cut off ? The dust raised by sweeping was a great nuisance to tradesmen. The Surveyor replied that after the heavy rain they had had, it did not occur to him that there was a necessity for watering the streets. ENCLOSING THE VICTORIA GARDEN. The committee called on the previous Wednes- day having recommended that the bill incurred in enclosing the Victoria Garden, amounting to 9121 2s lOd, be paid, on the motion of Councillor Clougher, seconded by Councillor Rees, a cheque was ordered to be drawn in discharge of the claim. Councillor Ivor Evans remarked that the altera- tions made in the wicket-gates was a decided improvement. The Town Clerk having called attention to the fact that the Jubilee Committee was about to plant the ground with shrubs, trees, &c., suggested the desirability of locking the gates until the Spring, so as to prevent children entering and destroying what was planted. The main entrance gate had been left open by some one, and asses had entered and did some damage. An opinion having been expressed that no one would avail themselves of the opportunity of visit- ing the garden during the winter, and some being convinced that but few would do so even in the summer time, Mr Alderman Lewis Evans moved that the Corporation take over the ground, and lock the gates until the summer. Councillor Ivor Evans pointed out that the garden waa still in the hands of the Jubilee Com- mittee, and that it was advisable to leave it in their hands until they had completed their work, when it could be taken over. Councillor Ivor Evans' suggestion was adopted. RECREATION GROUND AND GARDEN PLOTS. Alderman O. B. Evans, moving the resolution of which he had given notice, respecting improv- ing the above, stated that it was high time that these improvements should be carried out. Until recently they were not in a position to do so, but now they had had f30, the amount of rents, &c., which had accrued in the hands of the overseers, transferred to the Council as the local authority. That amount could only be expended on improv- ing the Recreation Ground and gardens. Before improvements could be eftected it was necessary to remove the manure heaps to a more out of the way place, and he was pleased to find that the Surveyor had already effected an improvement in the road leading to the proposed spot for the manure depôt, but it was necessary to widen it still further. It would be a great improvement to remove the manure from its present dep6t, and plant trees all along the road from the old reservoir to the furthest corner of the Recreation Ground on the Verwig road. A portion of the manure depot could be utilised as a stone dep6t. The hedges of the Recreation Ground needed repairs and a good top dressing given the grass. Councillor James suggested that the hedges of the Recreation Ground be reduced in height, and quicks planted thereon, which would soon form a beautiful hedge. Alderman O. B. Evans moved that the Recrea- tion Ground and the garden plots be improved, and that the Council form itself into a committee at a future date to devise the best way of effecting the improvements. This was unanimously agreed to. PUBLIC LIGHTING. The Town Clerk stated that he had received a communication from the Secretary of the Gas Company, agreeing to supply gas for the public lamps ou the same terms as last year, which was jE92 lis lOd, from September 1st to April 30th. The lighting done in the month of August would be charged pro rata. The terms were accepted. Councillor James wished to move that they pro- cure 4 or 5 additional oil lamps for the St. Dog- mells road, so as to light the road all the way to St. Dogmelis, but was informed that he would have to give a notice of motion. STEAM ROLLER FOR STREETS. Councillor Roberts pointed out the desirability of hiring a st-am r Iller for macadamising the streets, which, in the long run, would prove more efficient and cheaper than the old fashion way. They had adopted granite metalling, which wonld shortly be laid down but he was convinced, on account of the hardness of the stone, that it would never macadamise properly without ashes and a steam roller. He suggested that the Town Clerk apply to the County Council for their terms for the loan of their steam roller, if it could be spared; if not, a firm from Alfrick, Worcester, had eteam rollers on hire at a very reasonable rate, varing in weight from 10 tons to 12 tons, with scarifiers. It was thought that the local foundries could supply them with a light one, as they had traction engines, and the Town Clerk was requested to make enquiries. FINANCIAL MATTERS. There being no quorum formed at the Finance Committee on Friday night, the highway accounts were examined and passed, and a cheque for f20 drawn in favour of the Surveyor to cover the labour expenditure for the ensuing month. OLD CASTLE FOOTPATH. An application having been made by the Coun- cil to the owner of the Priory Estate, as the estate was in the market, for permission to widen and improve the existing footpath from the Netpool to Old Castle Farm, a reply from the agent was to the effect that the owner did not feel at liberty to alter the conditions of sale just made in respect to the property. This, of couse, meant a refusal. BUTCHERS AND SKINS. Councillor Mathias called attention to the con- tinuance of the prohibitive practice of allowing butchers' carts with skins, some of them with strong effluvia, to remain in the street in front of the Market, and there change them from one cart to another. This matter had been before the Council before, and orders given to the Market Inspector thereon, as the result of complaints made. It was a perfect disgrace to allow such things to continue on the streets after a proper place had been erected for the skins in the slaughter- house. The Surveyor was requested to bring the names of offenders before the council, so that they may be summoned for the offence. MOCK AUCTIONS. The Town Clerk stated that the person who visited the town to sell crockery by mock auction, and distured the market, had discontined his attendance, hence no summons was taken out against him. DRAINAGE AT PENDRE. The owners of the houses at Pendre reported as having defective drainage were making arrange. ments to carry out the drainage in an effective manner. ADVANCE IN WAGES. On the application of David Selby, the labourer engaged on the roads in the St. Dogmells portion of the Borough, an advance of one shilling per week was made in his wages. MAYOR'S JUBILEE MEDAL. The Mayor submitted for inspection the com- munication received by him from the Secretary of State for the Home Department, enclosing the Queen's Jubilee Medal which Her Majesty has directed shall be presented to all the provincial Mayors. The medal is of an oblong diamond shape, made of clouded silver, with white and blue striped ribbon for suspending it. It bears an image of the Queen with a suitable inscription.

LOWER TROEDYRAUR PETTY SESSIONS. The Brewster Sessions for this hundred were held on Tuesday last, at the Magistrates' Room, Police Station, in this town, the Justices present being Colonel Howell (in the chair), Messrs J. W. Stephens, Levi James, and Lewis Evans. The number of licences in the hundred is 11, of which 4 are for 7 days, and 7 for 6 days. The houses had been fairly well conducted during the year, except the Ship Inn, Aberporth, the renewal of whose licence was objected to by the police. THE CASE AGAINST THE SHIP INN, ABERPORTH. Deputy Chief Constable Williams, who appeared to conduct the case on behalf of the police, after stating briefly the grounds of objection, called on the police officer stationed at the village to give evidence. P.C. Davies said that he had, at the request of the Chief Constable, cautioned the landlord, Capt. ¡ David Jones, that the renewal of his licence would be opposed. He replied, I don't care. I shall be better off. I shall leave the house, and go to sea again." The landlord and his wife drank to excess occasionally. To his knowledge there had been continual rows in the house between him and his wife. Cross-examined by Mr W. E. George, New- castle-Emlyn, who appeared on benalf of the applicant, the officer stated that he had been stationed at Aberporth three years and a half, and had no occasion to summon the landlord of the Ship." At all events, he had not been sum- moned, though he should have been. Capt. Jones had held the licence for seven years. There had been no complaint against the house before, though it had been in existence for many years. The conduct of the landlord had improved during the present year, but there were general com- plaints against the way the house was being con- ducted. Mr George objected to the use of the word general," as specific charges should be brought. He wished the officer to name persons who had complained to him, and thus prove the charges. The officer did not think it prudent to do so, as they were private persons. Mr George contended that, according to a case decided on in the Higher Courts, the police were obliged to disclose the place they were in hiding when watching a public house. That, he thought, applied in the present case. The Magistrates' Clerk ruled that it did not, and if sources of police information were disclosed in open court, the channel of information would be closed. He would advise the Magistrates not to press for names. Cross-examination continued He had seen the applicant not in a fit state to conduct the business. He had reported the case three or four times to his superior officer during the year. He had seen the landlord and wife in the same state, and had cautioned them. Capt. Jones was respected in the village, and had held responsible positions at sea. Mr George, on behalf of the applicant, pointed out that the charges preferred were not of a serious nature—only overstepping the bounds occasionally, as publicans were prone to do-otherwise the police would have taken steps to punish him for the alleged offences. With the object of showing how trivial the offences were, and how the appli- cant stood in the estimation of his neighbours, he produced an address to the bench, stating that Capt Jones was a fit and proper person to conduct the Ship Inn, and signed by men of position and influence, such as Messrs Joshua Hughes, C.C., Thomas Thomas, Plas Evan Williams, Ffynon- fair Rev. R. Berriman, &c. He was aware that the Magistrates were invested with power to refuse the renewal of the licence, but that would have to be done judicially; and as there had been no con- viction in the present case, he hoped the licence would be renewed for the ensuing year, so as to give an opportunity for the landlord to conduct the house as it should be. The Bench having deliberated for some time, and the public re-admitted, the Chairman stated that they had given the application and objection their fullest consideration, and had been led to take a lenient view because the police had not thought proper to prosecute when the alleged offences took place. The licence would be renew- ed for the ensuing year and the bench hoped that the police would, whenever the landlord or his wife would be found in an intoxicated state, summon them for the offence. If such a charge would be brought against them a renewal of the licence would be refused. OCCASIONAL LICENCE. The Magistrates' Clerk, on behalf of the Bench, reminded the publicans that all occaaioual licences would have to be applied for in open court, and that it was useless for anyone to apply privately to a magistrate for one. The Deputy Chief Constable hoped the Magis- trates would, when issuing these occasional licences for sales by action in the Autumn, con- fine the extension to 6 or 7 o'clock, when the sales would be over, as in some cases advantage was taken if allowed till 10 p.m. to indulge in drink- ing till that hour, and make it necessary for the police to remain on the premises to keep order. NON-PAYMENT OF RATES. The case of John James, Wellelwyd, assistant overseer for Llangoedmore parish, against Anne Thomas, Rhydfach, for refusing to pay the sum of 15s llid poor rates, was settled out of court. FURIOUSLY RIDING A BICYCLE. The summons issued by Deputy Chief Cons- table Williams against John Thomas, Shipwright Arms, Bridge-end, Cardigan, master of Cilgerran National School, for furiously riding a bicycle on the highway on the Cardigan and Llechryd road on the 23rd ult., was adjourned owing to the death of defendant's child that morning. TO THE DEAF.—A rich lady having been cured of her Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums has sent £1,000 to his Institute, so that Deaf persons unable to procure the Ear Drums may do so free. Apply by letter to B. L. Y. Hale, Secretary to the Institute, 20, St. Bride Street, London, E.C.

POLITICAL MEETING AT ABERBANC MR. TOM ELLIS, M.P., ON CURRENT POLITICS. SPEECH BY MR. ROBSON, Q.C., M.P. One of the most successful Liberal meetings that has ever taken place in Cardiganshire, was held on Monday night at Aberbanc, a central and therefore the most convenient hamlet, on the summit of a picturesque valley, for the assembly of the farmers of the district and of the numerous artizans engaged in weaving. Mr. Tom Ellis, M.P., having consented to become the guest of Mr Robson, Q.C., M.P., who, in the absence of Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., has rented Bronwydd, a palatial residence in the midst of lovely scenery, the sturdy Liberals on the banks of the Tivy invited the Liberal Whip to give his views on current politics. Although the agricultural com- munity are exceedingly busy in garnering their corn just now, still they willingly left their harvesting, and voters residing miles away largely attended Aberbanc on the above occasion. Mr Robson, Q.C., M.P., for South Shields, stated that when he received an invitation to occupy the chair on behalf of his friend, Mr T. Ellis, he had been requested to do do his best to make a speech in Welsh but he was sorry that his education in that language had not gone beyond appreciation of the kindly and courteous praises of welcome which fell on the ear of the stranger who visited that hospitable valley. There was, however, one thing which he thought Welshmen could claim for their language and for themselves, viz., Welsh was the language of the most thoroughly and consistently Liberal race on the face of the earth. (Hear, hear, and prolonged applause). England might swing from one side to the other as each election came round, but Wales never failed with her majority for the Liberal cause. That majority might vary in size, but it was always a majority, and it was alwayp a large one. (Applause). England, in fact, went from one side to another, and then back again, like the pendulum of a clock, but Wales was like the needle of the compass, pointing with unswerving fidelity in one direction. (Hear, hear, and applause). It would be difficult to explain why English people showed this somewhat capricious temperament in political affairs. Per- haps it was due in some measure to their great prosperity, for the English people were indebted to the Liberal party for the three greatest boons the Government could give, viz., political freedom, untaxed and unfettered trade, and popular educa- tion. (Applause). On those foundations they had achieved an unparalleled degree of material wealth, and perhaps their wealth made them less responsive than of yore to the appeals of a higher Liberalism. They would, no doubt, remember the wise and authoritative saying about the difficulty of a rich man entering the Kingdom of Heaven, and perhaps the same reason prevented a rich nation from looking beyond questions of profit and loss, and fixing its attention on the nobler problem — religious equality, temperance, and conciliation of sister nations. (Hear, hear). The chairman afterwards showed that the same low standard of honour which had prompted the policy of the Government in relation to Chitral had been shown by the way in which they had dealt with the inquiry relating to the Jameson raid. Mr Tom Ellis, M.P., who on rising received quite an ovation, first of all paid a tribute to the sturdy Liberalism of that district, and more especially to the memory of Dr. Enoch Davies, of Brynteify-to his fearless advocacy of every cause that made for individual freedom, for social well- being, and for the rights and duties of Welsh nationality to his leadership of his neighbours and his countrymen in the counties around him in many a hard-fought fight; to his unselfish and devoted service to those who undertook any battle of Liberalism or any struggle in upholding the principles of the Welsh people or for asserting their rights. Men such as he could only be pro- duced in districts where the broad and firm principles of freedom and social duty had secured firm root, and no democracy, whatever its princi- ples should be, whatever its privileges ana pros- perity, could flourish unless it had fearless, out- spoken, and unselfish leaders such as the late Dr. Enoch Davies was. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) In a time such as this, when no single great issue stirred the pulse or mind of the nation, when the zeal for reform and drastic measures had been slackened, if not quenched, and when re-action in certain spheres and political activity prevailed, it was not without profit to take some retrospect of the ground covered and the progress made within a period well within the memory of the majority of an audience such as that. (Hear, hear.) That district, by its efforts and by its sufferings, had good cause to remember THE GREAT STRUGGLE OF 1868. ("Aye, iiye!" and cheers.) What progress had Wales made since that date ? It had been steady, substantial, and, in the main, satisfactory, though a vast deal remained to be done. Their standard bearer at that time—Mr Evan Matthew Richards -inscribed on his banner the Welsh words, Cydraddoldeb gwladol a chrefyddol (" Politi- cal and religious equality "). That was the broad principle on which he appealed to the men of Car- diganshire, that was the issue raised by every truely Liberal candidate in Wales in that election, the one concrete measure was Disestablishment. (Cheers.) But by Disestablishment the men of the day meant not alonp the severance of the con- nection between the State and the Anglican Church jin Wales and the application of ecclesias- tical narrowness and territorial rule and narrow conditions of social life, but also increased oppor- tunities for education, culture, and self-respect. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Since that date every labourer, every peasant, every weaver in those valleys had become not merely a labouring item in a community but a full citizen with responsi- bilities of social and civic duty. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) In the ballot-box the peasants voted with just as much weight and measure as that of the clergyman, or the squire, or any other person well favoured with a hirth, or wealth, or position. (Renewed cheers.) That token and instrument of citizenship not merely enabled every wage-earner or peasant in those valleys to give his judgment upon the governing of his parish or of the empire, but it was a form of training in self-respect and in social bearing. (Hear, hear.) Any observer could see what vital difference had been made by this peaceful victory which had only been won in some countries after much suffering aid much bloodshed. (" Aye, aye.") And what an advance had been made iu the establishment of the equal- ity of opportunity as between rich and poor in the matter of education The vast majority of Welsh towns and parishes had now a free, well- equipped, properly-governed primary school, and the parishes where the school was still in the hands ofaclergyman or an unrepresentative section were rightly and growingly uneasy, and wishful that a school which was supported so far as nine- tenths of its expenditure was concerned out of popular money should be under popular control. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Those schools trained a quarter of a million of the boys and girls of Wales. Within the last few years 75 Intermediate Schools had been established, which enabled bright and promising boys and girls from the primary schools to obtain a secondary education, and it was a fact, which would be not- able in the history of any nation, great or small, that there were already in these schools 3,500 boys aud 3,000 girls that, over and above this, there were well over 1,000 students in our national colleges and that each of them had the opportun- ity now of securing the guarantee and stamp of a national University to the application and work and intelligence which he displayed in his college life. These were ACHIEVEMENTS WORTHY OF THE NATION, and formed a splendid encouragement for pressing forward towards futher social and economic re- forms. (Hear, hear, and loud and prolonged cheers.) The establishment also of councils in every parish, district, and county made it more incumbent upon them than ever that they should f>ress for the logical outcome of this system of ocal government. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The boundaries of Welsh counties were, if not accidental, at any rate only evidence of the pushful and strong power of England, where- as the long history, the ceaseless vitality, and the r, present activity and awakening of Wales testified to the working of the finger of God, and made it more incumbent than ever upon them to steadily and unceasingly work not alone for a Central Welsh Assembly to control intermediate education or higher university education, but for that which would control and regulate all matters that exclusively pertained to the progress, the well- being, and the social growth of the whole of the Welsh people. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) On the motion of Mr Evan Davies, Gilfach-goch, second by Dr. Lloyd, Adpar, a cordial vote of thanks to the hon. chairman and the Liberal Whip preceded the hearty singing of Hen WIad fy Nhadau," which terminated a most harmonious meeting. AN EXTRAORDINARY CURE FOR CONSUMPTION The following testimonial is from one whose occupation compels him to be out in all weather. "Orcus-street, Capland-street,Grove-road, N. W:— Gentlemen, I suffered from Consumption five years had a cavity in the right lung, and my cough used to keep me awake all night long, having to sit up most of the night. I have been under the treatment of four different Hospitals, besides several private practitioners, who all seemed to think my case incurable, but was advised to try the Anti- Microbe "inhalation' and Milky Cough Mitxure,' and after ten weeks of that treatment my cough has gone. I spit no blood. which I did before. 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Births, Marriages, and Deaths. MARRIAGES. OWENS—JAMES.—On the 16th instant, at the Registry Office (by licence), Mr Evan Owens, Nantmawr, Mount, to Miss Hannah James, Ffynoncyff, Verwig. DAVIEs-REES.-On the 15th inst., at the Regis- try Office (by licence), Mr Daniel Da vies, Gwble, Moylgrove, to Miss Mary Rees, White Hall, Newport. EDW ARDS-MoRRIs.-On the 11th inst., at the Registry Office, Mr Jnhn Edwards, Trefwrdan Mill, Eglwyswrw, to Miss Mary Morris, Pont- yglazier, Whitechurch.