Merthyr Times and Dowlais Times and Aberdare Echo

SLIDINGSCALE CRISIS AT MOUN- TAIN ASH. The action en the part of the masters in giving notices all round has not been received heie with that seriousness which is undoubtedly duo to the situation. No doubt the death and burial of the Right lion. Lord Aberdare, which came so suddenly upon us, as well as the various elections, may some- what account for the apathy shown.

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PLAIN POLITICS. lBY MAEXHIB.] INote —" Maenhir" alone 18 responsible for what appeara in this column.-Edi. ( Sir William Lewis has returned from Palestine, i but his pilgrimage through that sacred region does < not seem to have had a very softening or Christianis- j ing influenco on his mind, to judge by the fact that his first action on his return is to threaten starvation ] to half the population of South Wales. [NOTE.— Maenhir" is wrong in his geography. It was not to Palestine that Sir William went, but to Egypt, the land of Pharaoh, the heart of whom was hardened by the Lord.—ED.] This time it is the masters, and not the men, who have declared war. The notice to terminate the Sliding-scale did not necessarily mean a strike. But the coalowners are determined to try and crush labour once and for all. They know the men are disorganised, they know they are without funds, and they consider that now is the time to drive them to the wall, and to take from them even that which they have. Surely this great struggle is one which ought to arouse Liberal politicians, or those who call them- selves such, to a sense of their duty. It is a grave and terrible thing, it is a scandal to our social organisa- tion, and our boasted civilisation, that it should be in the power of one man, or a handful of men, to deprive 120,000 of their fellow-creatures of their livelihood, and to cast them and their families, numhering altogether, perhaps, half a million, upon the streets. What Czar of all the Russias has ever wielded a more awful power than this, or has wielded it with more reckless disregard for human Buffering ? It is idle to nay that this is not a political question. It is a political question. It is the political question, in comparison with which such matters as Home Rule and Disestablishment fade into insignificance. Of what benefit can Disestablishment be to a starving man ? Or how can Local Option affect the man who has not money to buy either beer or coffee ? Moreover it is a question which may very easily come to have a direct political bearing, in the ahape of disfranchising balf the voters in Glamorganshire and Monmouth- shire. Let Sir William Lewis prolong his lock-out long enough to drive the colliers in large numbers to accept relief, and the chances of his son in the Mer- thyr Boroughs will become much more rosy than they are at present. It is a deep game, well played. I have never concealed my respect for the abilities of Sir William Lewis. But nevertheless I am not afraid to tackle him, when I getJ good cause. I crushed his twopenny toll in Cardiff last year, and though the Cardiff Liberal Executive have forgotten the incident, I have no doubt Sir William remembers it. At all events he has left the clause out of his new Bute Docks Bill. How is it that whereas when the Irish landlords were evicting their tenants, we had indignation meetings all over England, and glowing resolutions n ie passed by all the Liberal organisations in the land ? now when the Welsh coalowners are threatening a not less disastrous eviction of their workmen, neither the Liberal press nor the official Liberal Party, has a word to say in protest. I am sick of these stale platitudes about moderation and compromise. No doubt we shall have moderation and compromise. When one side has all the strength, the fight is pretty sure to end in a compromise by the weaker party. But the colliers have --ense enough to affect that without the damping advice of their well- meaning friends. Why do they never get anything better than these timid exhortations to give in? Where are the hearty words of sympathy and encouragement, which would strengthen their hands, and perhaps drive the masters to abandon some of their extortionate demands? I say again, why is all our sympathy reserved for the Irish farmer, and none left over for the Welsh working man ? I am sorry that it did not occur to the Executive of the South Wales Federation to pass a resolution on the subject. A cheering word of sympathy would have done them no harm, and would have conveyed a rebuke to some of those Liberal candidates and would-be-candidates who are ready to back up Sir William Lewis in his severest measures against the colliers. If Mr. D. A. Thomas is really jealous of the Cymru Fydd, there is a very easy way for him to dish that body. The one weakness which I have been able to discover in Mr. Beriah Evans' otherwise admirable constitution is that among the ebjects of the League, the interests of Labour are ignored. Let Mr. D. A. Tdomas convert his Federation into a really strong and active friend of Labour, and he need have no fear of being eclipsed by Mr. Beriah Evans. • i. ,111 considering that there is plenty of room tor ixjih I sympathise with the nationalist tendencies of CyMrli Fydd. In the past the South Wales Liberal Federa- tion has been too much of a. mere hanger-on of the English Federation. Wales has questions of her own, and needs a body to organise opinion upon these questions. I am glad to see that Mr. David Morgan was returned by a triumphant majority in the County Council elections. Although Mr. Morgan has such a bad opinion of me—did he did not accuse me of Socialism ?—I have a very good opinion of him, and if I had had a vote for the Gadlys District, he should have had it with all my heart. Let me also say that I think the whole of Glamor- ganshire would have had reason to regret it if Mr. David Davies had lost his seat. The way in which he has fought his corner on the Joint Police Committee has been an object lesson in the way in which Radicals should stand upTor their principles. I regard Mr. Davies as the County Council Parnell (without the fire escape). It is difficult to understand the workings of a body like the Cardiff Liberal Executive. Mr. Clifford Cory has all along been regarded as one of the most likely selections fur the Liberal candidature, and yet the Executive refused to even give him a seat on their own body. Mr. Cory is at this moment the adopted Liberal candidate in an adjoining constituency, in which he is fighting an uphill fight to wrest a seat from the Tories. Surely it might have been expected that the Cardiff Executive would have been glad to pay a token of respect to a man in Buch a position. It is not as though Mr. Cory had made himself obnoxious by identifying himself too closely with Labour, or by denouncing the tactics of One must simply put it down to pure cussedness. 1 bee that I have again gone up in the betting. Several secretaries of Trades Unions and other repre- sentatives of Labour have expressed their wish that I should submit my name to the Thousand, and I see that a gentleman who is not personally known to me, has very kindly written to the papers urging my claims. He is good enough to say that I am the only local man who would not make a fool of the constituency on the floor of the House." But I am ..„Ktiuwn iriend does not quite realise the considerations which enter into the choice of » Parliamentary candidate. If people are selecting a cieiK, w o. Jnmp^tic servant, er even an errand boy, they pay* some regard to ability to discharge the duties of the post. Not so with candidates for Parliament. There the questions are, how rich is bo ? What chapel does he go to ? Is he married or single ? Has he ever asked me to tea, or did his father ever stand a drink to my brother ? While such are the tests in vogue. I cannot but feel my own unworthiness to compete with the gentlemen who are in the lunning for Cardiff. Besides, I have my eye on another seat. In spite of my repeated declarations against that veiled form of bribery which consists in giving sub- scriptions to charities, &c., I continue to receive applications from, I am sure, well-meaning friends in the Merthyr Boroughs. May I give these friends a hint? Some time back the people of Aberavon wrote and invited me to give a lecture on behalf of a secre- tary of tin-platers who had been ill. I complied with a great deal of pleasure, and I understand that, as the result of my lecture, a substantial sum was realised for the benefit of the invalid. That is a form of assistance which I am glad to render, because I can render it with self-respect, but the giving of money right and left for a political object, appears to me an unworthy and debasing practice, and it is one to which I will never submit.

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"RICHARDS FENYWERN." Off to the Par Weat. Richards Penywern ia a name widely known all over Wales, while m this district it is a household word. Duly amplified, the full name reads: Rev. W. J. Richardf, Penywern Congregational Chapel, Dowlais. Mr. Richards is known far and near to the general public outside his own church and his own denomination. He haa been a familiar figure in con- nection with many publio movements in the district. In Dowlais itself there has been scarcely a movement having for its object the uplifting ol the masses with which Mr. Richards has not closely identified hina- self. It was with sincere regret that the public heard of his resolve to quit the land of his fathers, and seek a new home in the Land of the Setting Sun. A per- sonaiity such as his can ill be spared, and his depar- ture will leave many gaps in the public life of Dowlais. He has lived and laboured there for a quarter of a century. For many years now he has been the oldest minister in the place, and has seen a great number of changes in ministerial circles. In some churches three and four changes of pastors have occurred in his time. He himself had become to be looked upon as a perm a- nent fixture. Nobody dreamed of seeing a new pastor for Penywern as long as "Richards" was in the laud of the living. But in other spheres than politics the unexpected often happens; so has it been in this case. Richards Penywern" going to America! The news was scarcely credible. But it has to be believed. Mr. Richards' pastoral duties at Penywern cease with the present month, when a connection that has lasted for 25 years will lie snappod asunder. He sails from Liverpool for New York on the 3rd April on board the Whiie Star liner Britannic. Needless to say, he will carry with him the best wishes of a very large circle of friends. Mr. Richards is a -Merthyr boy, having first seen the light of day in the sacred and classic home of Nonconformity, Heolgerrig. Merthyr was the scene of some of the most historic struggles in the early history of Nonconformity. It was here that Vavasour Powel, while preaching to an enormous multitude from the woads, Blessed is the roan that trusteth in the Lord," was taken into custody by Cardiff officers, instigated by the then rector, George Jones, a man notorious for his lewd and dissolute habits, and was thrust into Cardiff Gaol. Heolgerrig again, as it were, is the holy of holies, for there, almost hidden from view in a ravine on the hillside, may be seen the ruins of the first Nonconformist chapel in the locality. There the early pioneers of Welsh religion gathered together in secret to bend the knee in adoration to the Maker of heaven and earth. No wonder that Richards Penywern is so staunch a Nonconformist and so sturdy an advocate of religious liberty He drank those sentiments in with his earliest breath. Entering the ministry at a very early age, he passed through Bala College, sitting there at the feet of those two worthy and eminent Gamaliels, Michael D. Jor.es and loan Pedr, the latter long since gone to his eternal re",t,. Leaving college, he undertook the pastoral charge of two churches at Abererch and Chwilog, in Carnarvonshire. He remained there only two years, and came to Dowlais to undertake tbe pastorship of Penywern, a charge that terminates, as already said, with the present month. Penywern was then a church some 13 years old, having been formed in 1857. In 1877 the chapel was renovated at a cost of £ 1,000, and several expensive changes have been made subsequently. But every penny of the debt was wined off in September last, a fact which bears eloquent testimony to the energy and devotion of pastor and church. Mr. Richards has taken a. leading part with the cause of temperance. He established a Rechabite tent in connection with the church, and this is now one of the most flourishing tents in the town. Nor has he been lax in humanitarian effort. When the great lock-out of 1875 caused such misery, and brought privation to 60 many towus, he organised a movement to open a soup kitchen, and acted as secre- tary from beginning to end. In politics he is a sturdy and uncompromising Radical, and has ever been in the van of all advanced movements. To many, especially outside the Congregational denomination. he is perliaps best known as an eloquent and vigorous exponent of Liberal principles. Tn this respect he has rendered eminent service to the cause of progress and reform, and has been a powerful pillar under the good cause for many years. He acted as secretary for the Dowlais committee of the late Henry Richard and C. H. James during their Parliamentary connec- tion with the Merthyr Boroughs, and in this capacity, as well as on the platform, performed a considerable amount of useful electoral work. He has also done his Dart in the battle for elementary education, having sat on the School Board for a long period. We need hardly say that b's views on this great question were always thoroughly sound. His last efforts in politics were associated with the Cymru Fydd League, in the establishment of a Dowlais branch of which he took a prominent part. As all the world knows, he is a Welsh Nationalist to the very core of his being, and fairly boils over with enthusiasm for" Cymru, Cytnro, a Chymraeg." Asa preacher he occupies a very high position, delivering the word with power, and his pulpit efforts being acceptable to the people. His sermons are always full of solid matter, and dis- play carefnl thought and wide reading. He is quite at ease in English as well as in Welsh. In 1891 he paid a vi«itto America, sojourning there for the space of four months. He then fell desperately in love with the land of the Stars and stripes," and has had a hankering for the Far West ever since. His mind has never been quite at rest since that visit America has been the object of hi'! longing, and at last he has made up his mind to cut off his bark from the old moorings, and sail across the Atlantic to the Great Republic American ideas and wayp of thought, as well as Ameiican life and institutions, are pro- foundly in harmony with his religious and political sentiments. Over there he will be more fully in touch with his environments, and his republican and demo- cratic predilections will not be so painfully shocked as they are at times in this country. This is a feeling shared by all who have visited America, and it is especially so in the case of) so thorough-going a demo- crat as Mr. Richards. Another consideration that has contributed to the forming of his resolve is the health ies?s.-v,u. />hild. It is thought by the medical pro- J 'does here, and a toriu y.— health than he make any and every sacrifice for the saK.e o. »— I spring's wellbeing and future career. Here ttte best interests of the son may be said to jump with the personal wishes of the father and mother. Mr. Richards crosses tl.e Atlantic, as already mentioned, on the 3rd April. His wife and son do not cro with him now, but will join him later on when he ha3 fixed upon his new home. Dr. Cynonfardd Edwaids is making arrangements for his preaching tour All the Welsh churches will doubtless be glad to see his face and listen to his eloquence once more. His pending departure is keenly regretted here, and the earnest prayer of all is that he may be granted a long life of prosperity and usefulness in his new sphere of labour.

BEDWELLTY SCHOOL BOARD. j Tuesday Mr. W. G. Williams in the chair. THE ST A IT.—It was decided to retain Gwladys Sumution, pupil teacher at the Sirhowy School, in the service of the Board until the last scholarship examination.—M. A. Evans and Laura Williams, Earl-street school, assistant-teachers, applied to be tranf erred to the Ebbw Vale Schools.—Mr. D. Tliouias, Upper Rhymney School, applied for the appointment of his son as a pupil teacher.—Mr. T. Arthur, Tredegar, madea.sttn)Iarapphcat)on.—Mar Lewis, pupil teacher at Troedrhiwgair School, applied to be transferred to the Earl-street Infants' School.— Mary E. Coles, Treedgar, applied to be appointed as a monitress.—Other similar applications were re- ceived it was decided to deal"with all of them at a special meeting of the Board. GFU.IGAEK SCHOOL.— Mr. Coleman proposed that GFU.IGAEK SCHOOL.— Mr. Coleman proposed that Dr James, Blackwood, lie appointed a governor on the Gelligaer School to fiil the vacancy caused by the death of Captain E. D. Williams.—Mr. Smith secon- ded.-Carried. Mn/roM IN PAT.VO.- A certificate of absence through illness was received from May Pearce, pupil teacher at Georgetown Girls' School.—An application from the cleaner of the Victoria Infants' School for a» 'n" member^. -pi .>c|100l for an allowance to his 'or tea°h'no needlework to his 1 fP«oh1;rs, and for purchase of reference books for teachers. — The matter was adjourned some members were in favour and others against. — An application was received from Mr. Jno. Evans, assistant teacher at George- town Board Schools, for an increase in the sum allowed him for teaching drawing at the Troed- rhiwgwair, Holly Bush, and Bedwellty Pits Schools. —On the proposition of the Rev. Pet-er Williams an increase of £ 5 was made, an amendment by Mr. Jacob Davies being lo-t.—A letter was read from the Education Department, for plans of the improvement of the Earl-street School as suggested by H.M. Inspector in the last report on the school. — The matter was left to the local members.—A similar letter was received respecting Blackwood School. This was also left to the local memoorg.- The result of the recent examinations of candidates for engage- ment as pupil teachers and monitors were received.— The plans of schools to be erected at Holly Bush and Bedwellty Pits were reported as not havintr come to hand —It was decided that the plans must be in hand by the special meeting.—A letter was received from A. A. Isaac, Earl-street Infant's School, for an increase of salary, but no action was taken.—A letter was received from the mistress of Georgetown Girl's School asking for an increase in the sum allowed her in lieu of share of school fees.-The matter was deferred. FINANCIAL RBPOKT.—The financial report for the month ending February 28th showed the balance to fi overdrawn by £ 1,406 19s. lOd. There was £ 1,110 due from the overseers. CWMSYFIOG SCHOOL.—A letter was read from the Education Department, consenting to an advance of £4,550 being raised for the purpose of erecting the Cwmsifiog School. PRECErT.—A precept was made on the overseeiv for £4,000 to meet expenses for the half-year ending September 29th. — The previous precept was for £3,500. VICTORIA SCHOOL.—The mortgage and order for certificates for securing L210 and interest advanced by the Public Works Loan Commissioners for carry- ing out further additions to the Victoria School wore signed and sealed.

:\IR .T. DILLON. M.P., TO VISIT | MERTHYR. Our readers will, no doubt, be glad to learn that the eminent Irish patriot, Mr. John Dillon, M.P., is to pay this district a visit. This event is dated to come off on the 6th of May, when a great political demonstration will be held at Merthyc. The Irish Nationalists of the two valleys are co-operating with tho Merthyr League to secure the success of this important gathering. Liberals of all nationalities ■will no doubt be eager to render all the assistance in their power, and Welsh. English, and Scotch Home Rulers will vie with their Irish brethren in extending a thoroughly Celtic welcome to John Dillon. Further l' arrangements will te made known in due time*.

AT EIN DARLLENWYR. Cyfeirier pob gohebiaeth Gymreig ar bynciau dyddorol, llool, neu weithfaol, yn nghyd a'r fa.rddoniaeth, i'r swyddfa fel y caidyn :— "lOR WERTH," Mcrthyr Times Office, Merthyr. COLOFN Y BEIRDD. DEWI VTCHAN a enfyn ei bryddest i Danchwa Cilfynydd. Yn ein nesaf. MEKTHYKFAB. — Penillion a ddarllenwyd yn nghfarfod Gwyl Dewi Cy in rod orion Meithyr. Diolch. Yn ein nesaf. Y LLAIS SY'N GALW AR DY OL. Mae calon oer lygredig dyn, Yn esgyn dros binaclau erch, 0 ddygn bechodau, dnaidd lun, Gan rym sydd yn cadwyno'r sercli Er cyrbaedd rhwysg trwy nchel gais, X en trwy rhyw ddyfais aaican ffol, 'Does dim a wneir nad oes rhyw lais 0 hyd yn galw ar ei ol. I ble'r ai di, fy mhlentyn tlws ? 0 dywed, dywed wrth dy fam Mae'th droed ar drothwy oer y drws, Yn mron yn barod i roi cam Cam pwysig ydyw'r cyntaf gam, Cam anystyriaeth yw o gol Yr hon a'tli fagodd nior ddinam— Dy fam sy'n galw ar dy ol. ) Ti fachgen gwyllt, os ydwyt 'nawl' Yn blino ar dy esmwyth hun, 1 CynyJdu'r wyt, ma.Vth fryd yn fawr, Am fod yn anibynol ddyn Gad dy dy dad, cais wlad sydd well, A phaid dychwelyd, fachgen ffol; Ond gwrando, cyn it' fyn'd yn mliell, Y llais ky'n galw ar dy ol. Mae'r byd yn llydan ac yn faitli, A dysglaer ddrych dyehymyg sydd Yn taflu goleu ar dy daith, A thaenu Honder dros dy rudd Ond cwrddyd wnei a Hawer siom, Wrth wrandaw a'r freuddwydion ffol; Ond nid cyn bydd rhyw galon drom, A'i llais yn galw ar dy ol. Dos yn dy flaen, yr annuw tlawd, Dros lydan ffordd Gehenjia ddofn Llwyr wfid dy Dduw, gwna'i eiriau'u wawd, Dychryned daear gan dy ofn I Ond ha mae'r diwfdd draw yn dti.-t, Dialedd ddeil yr anghrist ffol; —— Ymbwylla bellaeh, dyro glust I'r llais sy'n galw ar dy ol. Moc Hrv-" j. n< ,i ,< ] 1 n j s v nef, A lleisiau'r greadigaeth Faith, Yn galw gydag nnawl lef Ar ol pechadur ar ei daith Mae'r Iesu'n derbyn euog ddyn, I orphwys yn ei gynes gol; O gwrando'r llais llais Duw ci hun Yw'r llais sy'n galw ar dy ol. Merthyr. HYWEL MOIIUANWI;. LLINELLAU Ar gyflwyniad anrheg i Mr. Roes Price, Mcrthyr, gan weithwyr Mr. J. Jenkins, adeiladydd, &c. Pa ddyn a chalon dan ei fron Na theimla hono'n herwi, Gan ryw deimladan'r funud hon, A rheiny'n fwy fwy'n codi, Mewn a wydd pur am dalu parch, I un sydd yn ei haeddn ? Cydroddwn oil mewn tair hwre I Price wrth ei anrhegu. 'Ry'n lieno wedi cwrdd yn nghvd Fel plant ar aelwyd gartve, A nhoi) un sydd yn fawr ci fryd — A dedwydd aiu y got Wrth weltd Price fel tad nior gll, Neu'n hytrach fel pentculu A ninan oil fel brodyr sy Yn lion o'i gylch yn irweiui. Bu'n dad caredig lawer pryd I ambell un aufedru?, Wrth ymbartoi i fyn'd trwy'r byd, A'u gwiieyd- yn grefftwyr destlua Mae iddo blant, oes gant ac un, Hehhw nyni sydd YIUII, Yn dad gan oil yn lion eu linn Ei glodydd am yr uwcha. Mae'n cydgyfarfod ynddo cf Ryw luaws o rinweddau Mae'n gytiawn o athrylith grcf, Yn it%v-,Ii na phawb o < 'sgwythhiu Pa ryfedd fod corachod byd Tan ddont o'i Haen yn crymi, Ac yn arswydo oil yn nghyd Pan fyddo fe'n llefaru Ni sangodd neb mor drwm ei droed Ar faulawr adeiladaeth Ac ni 'sgrifenctdd neb erioed Ei enw mewn saerniaeth Mor ddwfn ag ef, a bydd ei glod Yn cyrhaedd i'r dyfodol, Mewn gwaith a saif mewn bri a nod, Ffrwyth talent gwr rhagorol. Amlygiad llwyr o barch sy bur I Price yw'r awrlais mirain Xi luniodd celfyddydwr gwir Erioed un darn IUWY cywrain Mordebysr ydyw'r naill i'r Hall, Mewn amser a chy wirdeb! Mae iaith y ddau i'w gwel'd heb ball Yn amlwg ar y wyncb. Yn adlais o'n teimladau A gwrando l'hai'n a lona'ch bron, Pan fydoch mewn hen ddyddiaa Pryd hyny daw adg-"fion lu Yn siriol i'ch cysuro, Am lawer dedwydd awr a fu, Ac am y swper heno. Dymunwn oil o galon rwyJd Gyflawnder o ddaioni A phoiJ hawddgarv. ch yn cich swydd, A iechyd hyfryd i chwi Eich enw fo yn auwyJ iawn, (Jan bawb o dan eich gofal Boed heddwch a. c-hydgordiad llawn l'ch llwybrau yu ddiatal. Cylymwu Jenkins g-yda. chwi Yn rhwymyn euraidd cariad Fel ineistr tyncr, uehel ft-i, Nid oes ei fath drwy'r teirgwlad liyw byth bo Jenkins yn ei rod A Price fo mewn uchelfri 0 for hyd for, uwch uwch eu clod, Tra heulwen yn sirioli. Mcrtll\-r. G WERX V!• EL). GWLAD FY NGEXED1GAET1I. Miraeth am weled j>ersonau a uianau yn ngwlad fy Ilgenedigaetii. () na bawn vn Aberteifi, Yn y dref lie ces fy magu, t;yda'm tfryns a'm mWYIl grfeillioll, Anwyl chwaer a brodyr gtfylon. 0 na bawn i yno heddy', 'N lie bod yma yn ymboeni, Ger y tan mewn chwys a lludded, :r\'Q!t a dydd wrth weithio'n galed. Tua'm gwlad mi drof fy ngolwg, 0 rhwug lu yniau moel Morganwg; AUt.udwyfynfa.wify hiracth Am weld gwlad fy ngenedigaeth. (.Yu wn weled yr oer anedd Lie niae Uwch fy tuatn yn gorwedd, X dawcl iawn yn mro marwolaeth, Draw yn ngwiad fy ngenedigaith. Carwn weld fy nhad tirionaf, Ar derfynan r oriau olaf Gweld fy chwaer a'm brawd-yn-ughyfraeth. Draw yn ngwlad fy ngencdigacth. Carwn weld fy inerch hawddgaraf, Hon yn unwedd nis anghotiat, 1 "clitl fo ei llwydd a iielaeth, Draw yn ngwlad fy ngenedigaeth. Ffarw el, 'nawr, fy holl berth'na^au Pwy all ddirnad fy nheimladau ? ma 'rwyf yn fawr fy hiraeth Am weld gwlad fy ngenedigaeth. Merthyr, 1854-. DEWI DAWKL. CROESGYNIAD. I Ceinwen Annie, merch Mr. W. WiHiam?, farrier Major Willianip, Aberteifi. C einwen Annie Williams fwyngu, E neth brvdferth ar Ian Teiti, I 'w rhieni mae'n fwy swyngar, N a holl berlau pena'r ddaear; W illiam nghyd a Mari sy'n seinio, E nw'r eneth yn ddiflino, X eg mae'r ty yn fywyd trwyddo. A h, mor slr o! mae yn gwenu, N efol anrheg i'w rhiélli X aws nefolaidd sy'n ei chuson, I wefreiddio'r teulu'n gyfan, E irian dlos yw'r eneth fwynlan. W el, boed hedd a pliob rhyw Iwyddiant, I ddi'n Ilawn heb unrhyw siomianfc, L wysferch hoff, 0 boed i Celi, L anw'i chwpan s daioni; I ddi na ddoed loea nac adfyd A rni gwened heulwen hawddfyd; M erched Gwalia fo'n dyrchafii, S einber enw Ceinwen Annie. CKiKiosvr>i>. YR EXETH GARPIOG. Mae'r eneth fach acw yn garpiog a llwiu, Yn cerdded yn araf a'i chalon yn drwm Mae'n fach hvnod siriol, yn dyner a mwyn, Ei llais sydd yn beraidd wrth adrodd ei chwyn. Gofynais i iddi, 0 ble daethoch chwi ?" Atebai yn wylaidd, Yn wir, nis gwn i." Ei chorph yn grynedig, Huddedig, a blin, Bu genyf fi gartref, ond nawr 'rwyf heb un. Fy nliad sydd yn feddwyn, yn sarug a chas. Nid oes yn ei galon ef ronyn o ras; l\Iae'n galed a diffaith, mae yn fy ngamdri-i, Nid oes i mi bleser yn unman ond un. Fy mam a drliangodd at Dduw yn y Nef, Mae'n cann, rwyn credu yn awr iddo Ef; Af ati yn union o ganol fy nghur, Caf glywed y geirian, Bydd iach cyn bo hir." Cefn Coed. CEIKWEX.

BKO MORGANWG YN 1868. GAX "AxDROxrcrs." Wn i ddim, Mr. Golygydd, a fedraf fi, a minau yn byw yn nghanol mynyddo:;dd Sir Gaernarfon yma, lie niae ein tafodiaith mor wahanol, i dafodiaith Bro j Morganwg, wn i ddim yn sicr a fedraf fi ysgrifenu rhyw bwt fel y medrwch ar fryniau cyfojthog Merthyr yna. fy neall. Ond deallaf fod yr.* filoadd o feibion M6n, Meirion, ac Arfon yn gweithio yn eich glofeydd a'ch mwngloddiau dihysbydd, ac wrth y rhai hyny gallaf ddweyd gair, efallai, a ddeallant. Pan oeddwn i yn fachgen bychan yn chwareu ar Ian Llyn Tegid— Mdr y Bala, wyddoch chwi, mi glywsoch am y Bala mae'n aiwr, cartref Charles o fendigedig goffadwriaeth, a wnaeth gymaint tnag at roddi "Beibl i bawb o bobl v hyd." Mae un o'i ddisgynvddion vn byw yn eich fi™ yn y Bala, os byddai rhywun wedi cyttawni rhyw drosedd a fyddai yn agored i gosp cyfraith y tir, y peth a wnai fyddai cymeryd y goes" gynta medrai i Merthyr Tydfil. Nid ar un cvfrif am eich bod chwi yn y fro yna yn waeth na rhyw bechaduriaid eraill, ond am fod eich ardaloedd yn fwy poblog ac yn anos cael gafael ar droseddwr nag mewn ardal wledig lie niae pawb yn adnabod pawb, i>e bai nhw yn en hadnabod h«fyd. Ond deallwc-h chwi, drigolion Bro Morganwg, eyn i mi fyn'd gam yn mhellach, mat nid dyna yr achos i feibion dewr ein creigiau ni ddyfoi atoch ChWl, wyr dewr sydd yn treiddio 1 ddyfnderoedd ac i grombil yr hen ddaear YlUa i godi y black diamonds sydd yn cynhcsu ein haelwydydd y tywydd oer yma. 0, nage, mi fu cyfnod cyfyng iawn yn ardaloedd y chwarelau ynua, ac yn wir ydi hi fawr iawn well eto. Mae hi wedi bod yn ddrwg iawn er 8 dechreu y flwyddyn yma. Mae yma ganoedd o chwarelwyr nag yden nhw ddim wedi,enill dwy bunt er diwrnod cyntaf y flwyddyn hon, a llawer o honynt a llond y ty o 1-lant. Pan y bydd eira niawr ar fvnyddoedd Eryri ac ar fryniau Meirion, feder y chwarelwr ddim gweithio, ond mi fedrweh chwi o dan y ddaear ac yn ngwre-s y ifwrnesi poethion. Wet, ar rai adegau cyfyng yn y North yma, daeth llawer o ddynion i mofyn gwaith i'ch plith chwi, a rhoddasoch chwithau bob croesav. idf'ynt. Rhai croesawua ydyw yr Hwntws niae genyf achos da i gofio hyny ar lawer amgylchiad yn v flwyddyn sydd nwch ben yr ysgrif hun. ""y Ydw i ddim am ysgnfenu llith liir y tro hwn. in wir un o nodweddion rhagorol y Merthyr Titneq ydyw ysgrifau byrion, blasus, short and sicect. Yn yr oes ffo-nhead hon, pan y mac gan y bobl eyn Ileied oamser i ddarllen, "byr a diddan" ydyw yr a rwydd air, a. goreu po fwyaf "cwta," y bydd yr ysgrif, os bydd yn "gyfarwydd a'r hyn gei.sia draethu. Yn nochreu Hydref, 1863, a mi yn hogyn difarf a lied ddibrofiad mewn moelfa yn Ninas Manceinion, dyma'r giaffer yn galw arnaf rhyw forou i'w sanction mnctornra, lie y byddai yn tau ein cvflogau bob mis, 1 ac yndweyd y drefnwrthymyn dipyn amlach. Look here i\lr. ——— byddai ef bob amser yn dweyd "Mr" wrthyn. Tybed, mcddwn, betli Yllw i wedi wneyd yrwan, gan feddwl fy mod wedi rhoi fy nhroed ynddi, a'm bod i gael fy ngalw over the coals," nid "glo" Merthyr ydw i yn feddwl-niae glo hwealing rooms'' Manceinion yn llawer poethach. Yes, sir," meddwn, what is yoiir pleastire," "Oh, Mr. A. ——irf very ill, and you must go down to South Wales at once this afternoon to take up his patterns." Pnrion, siwr, syr, meddwn, pob- peth yn dda, ond nid otdd pobpeth yn dda, oblegid yr oeddwn wedi addaw cyfariod fy nghariad, hogan fach o Sir Fõn, yn ymyl Capel y Mcthodui am wvth o'r gloch, ond ddudes i mo hvny wrth fy m-istf. Am bump o'r gloch y pryd- nawn yr oeddwn yu cychwyn o un o brif orsafoedd Manceinion, a mvmryn o bortmanteau wrth fy ochr, vn cvnwvs tinyn o ddillad, a'1' Beibl bach gefais gan fy mam flwyddyn y Jubili 1853. Daeth un hen y canwr peniilion gwych, yr ydech chwi, Eisteddfod- wyr y Do yna, yn ei gotio. Canwyd y gloch, chwyttioclU y jiomiU li i,!i n vr cnninc yscrrech, "a crrnddfanai yn groch, fel awn ansouiarus ]mm ngain o foch. Codai Idiis Yj'chan I ei law a gwaeddai, "ffarwel 'Dronicus," achychwynais ar fy nhaith gyncaf i'r South, ganadael fy nghalon ar ol, yn gofal y lodes fach o Sir Fon. Cyrhaeddaia llenffordd yn h wyr iawn, a chyda caniatad y Golygydd, fe gyrhaeddaf Ferthyr Tydfil rhyw dro, yn saith-mlwydd-ar-hugain hyn na, phan oeddwn yno wythnos fawr etholiad 1868, pan etholwyd Mr. Henry Richard a Mr. Fothergil] yn aelodau dros eich Bwvdeisdref.

WELSHMEN IN EGYPT. Dyfed preaches to the Welsh Soldiers. Our illustrious countrymen, Mr. Thomas Williams, of Gwaelodygarth; Mr. Mills, of Aberdare and Dyfed arrived in Cairo on the 20th of February. The few ardent Welshmen who reside in the Egyptian capital, numbering seven soiils, took advantage of the popular poet-preacher's visit to hold a Welsh service in the American Mission Room. The South Wales Borderers are now stationed at Cairo, and 28 of the ) brave Cambrian were told off to listen to Dyfed I preaching the first Welsh sermon that was ever delivered in the land of the Pharaohs. A young friend who was present writes to say that Dyfed was at his best. lie took for his text Proverbs xiv, 12, There is a way which seemeth right tomau, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Both soldiers and civilians immensely enjoyed the discourse, and many were visibly moved. The service was com- menced by Mr. William?, who read a portion of the scripture, Mr. Mills giving out thcoldhymn, "Mae'r iacirawdwriaeth fel y mor." The Welsh trio left Cairo for the Iloly Land on the last day of February. Dyfed having visited Palestine before will act as an admirable guide.

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ST. DAVID'S DAY. BANQUET AT ABERDARE. The annual banquet at the Liberal Club was held on 8t. David's Eve this season owing to other meetings clashing upon the usual day. But the change of date did not interfere in the leant with the success of the banquet. The whole proceedings were laid down in a well-organised arrangement, thanks to the committee. Fully eighty jiersons sat down at the long tables, over which Mr. Griffith George presided. The toast list opened with one to the Queen," which was duly accorded in a hearty manner, followed by the National Anthem. Then the Chairman proposed, Our Forcol Spiritual and Temporal," and remarked that the spiritual forces, it must he admitted, were gaining ground, and going further afield every day. Mr. T. Howells (Ilywel Cynon) responded in an appropriate speech. He said there was a rumour of getting a free library for Aberdare (hear, hear). It would come some day. but until it did actually appear the members of this club should make more use of the library, and the splendid selection of good books by eminent authors that lined the shelves. Mr. Henry Reed followed with a song, after which Mr. Kenshole proposed The Houses of Parliament and the local govening bodies." Having referred to the Imperial Legislature Mr. Kenshole said they could not as yet pass an opinion about the new parish council. What they would do with their new laws and fresh powers, time would only show. He felt confident that they would maintain the reputa- tion of Aberdare. There was no town in Wales where the sanitary arrangements were so complete and perfect as they were at Aberdare. They had a park too which they were proud of. There was some talk of a library for the town. Well, if the parish councils took this in hand we are sure to have it they have the power to erect a building, and pay for the same out of the rates. That will be a matter of secondary consideration, as this Ixiard is conducted upon strict economical lines and a pennny rate would not be begrudged by anyone if we could secure such a building (hear, hear). They were now in the midst of the County Council elections, but as two candidate# were present, he would not say anything on that subject. The School Board election was perhaps the most important of all. They were proud to own that they had a Board which was conducted upon economy consistent with due efficiency (hear, hear). The School Board rate was only 4d. in the £ which spoke for itself, and testified to the amount of interest the members take in the duties which are intrusted to them (prolonged cheers). Mr. Thomas Thomas responded to the toast, and pointed out very briefly what amount of work the boards had accomplished during past years. The toast of Dewi Saut" was ably given by Mr. Ishmael Harris, and responded to in an able manner by the Rev. J. T. Job, who read some verses of his own composition relating to the Welsh patron saint. Mr. J. D. Thomas, solicitor, proposed the toast of Other Nationalities." The Scots, lie said, were a hard-headed lot, and the Irish were too far away from us to allow them to mingle amongst us they should have Home Rule and a place of their own.—In responding, Mr. Overens said he was an Englishman, and proud that he lielonged to such a forgiving nature. —Mr. J. W. McEwen hoped the memory of Dewi Sant would long be cherished in Wales. Mr. D. Davies (Dewi Yychan) proposed" Cvmru Sydd and Cymru Fydd." There was a time when Englishmen thought that the only person in Wales was Mr. Henry Richard—all reverence to his name. In those days they called Wales, that small portion of England," but to-day they were termed England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and th" old saying that the beat preacher was always last, held true in this case. In Parliament Wales was recognised. What did England do for intermediate education ? Wales was to the fore in this battle, and see now what she has done. The spirit of Owain Glyndwr was always the best. He (the speaker) hoped that the people of Aberdare would always be true to the national senti- ment.—Rev. B. Evans, in responding, said that Wales was always to the fore in all good things. Wales has always had a hard battle to tight, but our children in the future will derive the benefit of the present day struggle. To-day we are getting nearer perfection. During the year 1710, things changed considerably from what they were previously. Under the circum- stances. Wales to-day has made rapid strides. The Welsh language it is a wonder that Welsh has not been buried before this. Latin was once the chief language of the world, but it is now dead. To-day Welsh is more to the fore than ever (hear, hear). The teaching of Welsh in our day schools was one of the noblest things ever established, thanks to Mr. Dan Isaac Davies and other patriotic leaders. There is now a special grant for the language, and this shows that Cymru Sydd is alive and not a decadent force. If we are to have our full benefit as Welshmen, we must be more persistent than ever (cheers). Mr. Griffith George, J.P., speaking upon Cymru Fydd, said our origin was hidden somewhere in remote antiquity. But we could trace our history back two thousand years. We have had to leap many a precipice. We have a great future. We have first of all a literature, secondly a language, thirdly a geography, and fourthly a religion. Englishmen acknowledge that Welsh singing is supreme. The great demand for Welsh ministers to fill English pulpits shows that we are making headway. Why are we so imaginative ? It is because our mountain" lead us to look up. Creeds will be treated as one by and bye. We are a nation, and are going forwar 1 as a nationality. When our university has been fully established another step will have been made. We possess characteristics calculated to make our nation take a prominent portion in the world. All we wanted was a fair field and no favour. Mr. D. Z. Jones pro|x>sed The Libera". Club and its officials." This club was second to none.- At its head there was Mr. D. A. Thomas, one of the grandest men on the hills (loud applause). That night he was in the House of Commons fighting his country's battle. We have another gentleman wdio administers iAva_law for us. He trusted he might yet put his treasurer was a man of i'iOi&*«."<War. hear). Our Tlw secretary showed he was a man ot rare ability in bringing such grand success in eisteddfodic • enterprises. Their billiard-marker of course, was their sine qua non. He comes early and late, and we could not get along without him. Mr. T. Roderick, the newly-appointed secretary, pointed out that the club did not hold out any good prospects just at present. Mr. Ia°o Lloyd proposed The Town and Trade of AberSare," to which Mr. Morgan Watkins responded. Both Hpoke ably upon the town and its industrial position. The hope was expressed that the cloud overhanging the coal world would soon pass away. Mr. David Morgan said the present crisis was an important one, but he hoped they would soon arrive at a satisfactory termination. I was not born, said Mr. Morgan, "in the parish of Aberdare (shame), Mrs. Morgan was (laughter). When I first came here there were 800 houses empty to-day every house is full and moderately fed and clothed, and if I had my way they would be better fed. Although we have the clouds over us just now, my friend Dewi Mabon will guarantee that if the employers will lie reasonable there will be no strike (hear, hear). The claims of the working men will be put forward fairly and reasonably. There are two sides of the question. As far as he was concerned the battle would be fought on honourable lines. Other toasts followed, and an excellent musical 0 programme was gone through. The St. David's Lodge of Freemasons held their annual meeting the same day, and Bro. Rees Rees, Aberamaiij was inslalled the new master by Bro. Charles Botting. There was a full muster of the members of the lodgo, and a number ot visitors from Merthyr. Swansea, Rhymney, Port Talbot, and Oswestry, including Deputy Prov. G.M. Marmaduke Tennant. At the close of the installation ceremony, the brethren sat down to a sumptuous banquet pro- vided by Bro. David Hughes, at the Boot Hotel, when the usual loyal and masonic toasts were honoured.

GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. In the play Wep-Ton-Xo Mah, the Indian Mail Carrier," which the patrons of the Grand Theatre have an opportunity of witnessing this week, will be found all those characteristic features of Indian life which go to make one of the most sensational W" interesting dramas the public have had an °f witnessing for some t.me. Th^r i maintains before full houses°with » reaiioin which can only be acquired by Iwfo •• 1'°' Herself, have had experience of and participated m the life led in the Wild West. In the knife fight in* the fourth act a cleverly-accomplished and skilful piece o'. acting is executed. The realism of the play is enhanced by the introduction of a couple of Indian ponies, which have been specially trained for the performance. The company uve all Americans, many of them having taken an active part in the Civil War, while the Mohawk Indian Chief, Ga-Ne-Gua, bears-scars of many a desperate conflict. The strong all-round excellence of the companyshould not fail to attract big houses throughout the remainder of the we ik.

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r A.S.R.S. MASS MEETING AND CONFERENCE. On Sunday morning a meeting of the South Wales and Monmouthshire District Council was held at the Globe Hotel, Merthyr, the following branches being represented :—Abergavenny, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar, Brynmawr, Aberbeeg, Carmarthen, Newport, Vstalyfera, Glais, Neath. Pontvpool, Hirwain, Dowlais, Mountain Ash, Treherbert, Pontypridd, Quakers' Yard, and Merthyr.—Mr. Bell, organising secretary, who was in the chair, delivered an address on the aims and methods of the society. -It was resolved unanimously that the Council be continued on the new basis, and in the meantime that commit- tees be formed to try and get outside branches to become affiliated. The draft of new rules was adopted. —Mr. Edwin Charles, Quakers' Yard, was elected chairman, and Mr. W. T. Maunders secretary. The platelayers' proposed movement was discussed, and it was agreed to ask the executive committee to authorise a movement for the bettering of the plate- layers' condition of service. The terms of the pro- posed movement are that gangers' wages shall be froui 30s. to 35s., the second man to rise to 26s., and platelayers' from 20s. to 24s., promotion te be by seniority, and all vacancies to be posted a week's annual leave for all permanent way men, and cessa- tion from work at 1 p.m. on Saturday throughout the year. It was agreed to send a resolution to the E.C. in furtherance of the signalmen's movement. One or two other matters of interest also were dealt with. MASS MEETING. In the afternoon, at Bentley's Central Hall, a mass meeting of railwavmen was held, under the presi- dency of Mr. J. O. Jones, Merthyr Times. There was a very large attendance of men from all parts of the district. Dr. James. of Merthyr, occupied a 8eat on the platform. The vote of condolence with the family of the late Lord Aberdare is recorded in another column. The Chairman, in his opening address, said it gave him great pleasure to lie present at the meeting. In the morning it had been his privilege to take part in the worship of God, and uow he was permitted to participate, in some slight degree, in the service of man. It may be that the best way of worshipping God is to serve man, to help make life the better worth liung to those who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, and to ease the burden of existence and laliour to those who come after us. That being so, he did not consider that they were doing anything morally wrong in meeting on a Sun- day, especially as they could not meet on any other day. He did not know how far they had travelled on the road to Socialism, but certain incidents hadoccur- red latel,y which could not fail to set men thinking about that subject. In North Wales they saw the London and North Western dismissing platelayers because they had no knowledge of the English language (shame). In South Wale? they found that the Great Western refused leave of absence to a chosen delegate to attend the meetings of the A.S.R.S. executive. This they did five times in suc- cession. He (the speaker) urged the men to stick to Mr. Bradshaw. Let them have a Bradshaw Time Table," and keep a record therein of all the occasions on which leave was refused (laughter). If this, as well as the dismissal of monoglot Welshmen by the L. & N.W., was a fair example of the way in which railway directors managed their business, then the question that would occur to most minds was this are these directors doing their duty by the public and by those in their employIf not, would it not be better to transfer all railways to the Government, and vest their control, for the public benefit, in the State (applause)? In conclusion, the speaker appealed to the men to join the A.S.R.S., and to rememl>er that the}' were fighting not only their own battle, but also the battle of those who caine after them (apulause). Mr. McKay proposed a resolution urging all rail- waymen to become members of the A.S.R.S. He was glad to know that a large number of non-membett had been prevailed upon to attend that meeting, and he hoped they would all throw in their lot with the Society.—The resolution was seconded by Mr. Horner in a few appropriate remarks, and supported by Mr. Bell, the organising secretary, who was received with loud applause, and who. in the course of a very able speech, said the Society claimed to have rendered very valuable service to the railwavmen. Many improvements and concessions had been obtained through the instrumentality of the Society. Hours of labour had been reduced, and wages improved. Unfortunately, many men remained out- side, and refused to co-operate with their fellow- workers in the attempt to improve their conditions of labour. He did not blame the companies for denying them the concessions they demanded, any more than he would blame a man for not paying eighteen shillings for a pair of boots which he could have for sixteen. The companies bought the labour of the men, and would naturally give as little as they could for that commodity. It was their duty as employees, a duty they owed to themselves and to their children, to get as much as they could for their labour. When combination failed they had resorted to legislation, and in 1893 the Railway Regulation Act was passed, which curtailed the hours of labour (applause). The Board of Trade had also been appealed to to inter- fere. with the result that sub-inspectors were ap- pointed in 1894 (hear, hear). Had the society done nothing at all but bring about these concessions, it had done enough to entitle it to the gratitude and the support of every railwayman in the country. Further proof of the usefulness of the society was found in the speeches of railway directors at their half-yearly meetings. They condemned the Board of Trade for interfering, and the men need not be told what that meant. The Chairman of the Great Western complained that pressure was being brought to bear on them to reduce the number of hours and to increase wages. Who was it that brought that pressure to liear on the company ? The Midland chairman made the same complaint, which showed that the Society was doing something to justify its existence. The Chairman of the London and South Western congratulated the staff of that company ■ jhf. nianager had been knighted. Did that m-iiics nf "~fi,p'No "\l The railway com- the movements ot the inv.. i. -V. i time ago a section of the Midland men concession, and the reply was that nothing would be done uutil they saw what the men's conference at Leeds would do. This, too, showed that the men's organisation was not idle, and that it exercised much influence on the masters (hear, hear). At the present | time a great deal of distress prevailed in the country. Hundreds and thousands of men suffered hunger from lack of employment. Side by side with that they found railwaymen working excessively long hours, < thereby depriving many toilers of the means of earn- ing a'livelihood (shame). Railway directors' said sometimes they would have nothing to do with third parties. But the Society was no whit more of a third party than the Board of Directors, or the managers themselves. The Society represented the workmen, and the directors the shareholders. There were 480.000 shareholders in Great Britain and Ireland, and' 381,000 railway servants and so the masters out- numbered the servants. The former could well afford to take a little in order to give a little more to their servants. In the half-year ending June last, the dividend paid to the shareholders of four of the large companies amounted to £ 5,800,000. A little of this money ought in fairness to be divided among the men who produced it (hear, hear). Compared with the year 1889 there had been a considerable increase in the men's salaries, as the following- table showed :— 1889. 1894. Great Western £ 1,875,077 £ 2,241,160 L and N W £ 2 636,876 £ 2,971,689 Midland £2,314,503 JE2,878,805 North Eastern J61,722,245 JE2,104,696 This gave a total nicrense of i»l,o4/,64< in the v.ages paid by these four companies in 1894 a. compared with 1889. And they should Wi in mind that the number of hours wiked had ))een considerably j reduced since tLdl, In spite of all this increase, how- eVpr, i tie shareholders of these companies had the sum of £ 5,800,000 to divide between them as the profits of only one half-year. It seemed to him (the speaker) that the men could very confidently and conscien- tiouslv press on for further concession^ as regards hours and wage. A little more of the profit should be transferred from the shareholders to tho.-e whose labour produced it. The wages of platelayers amounted on an average to 3jd. an hour porters, 3d. to 3jd. signalmen and shunters, 4d. goods' guards, 5d. firemen, 4id. and engine drivers, 7id. The price paid was much too low as compared with the wages of artisans. But they could not success- fully fight for their rights unless they were united, and he would appeal most earnestly to them to enlist under the banner of the Amalgamated Society, which included all grades of railway-men. Ho would also, urge them to read the Raihrou Jtceinr, from the columns of which, week after week, they would 1. abb to -i,.t toctr fellow-workers were doing- all over the country. Mr. ) Bell concluded a most interesting speech by pointing out the various benefits accruing to members of the Society. The sum of £124,942 had already been paid in direct benefits, while the good the Society was doing in other ways could not be gauged by numbers (applause). The resolution, on being put to the meeting, was carried nan con. Mr. Maunders proposed the second resolution, which was to the effect that Labour should be represented in the House of Commons. Mr. Maunders delivered a vigorous and eloquent speech, touching, among other things, on the Employers' Liability Bill. He denounced the contracting-out clauses" as destructive of the essence of the Bill. Compensation for accidents was not what they wanted as much as some means to compel the directors to regulate traffic in a manner consistent with the safety of life and limb.—The resolution, seconded by Mr. Charles, was carried unanimously. The third resolution was projiosed by Mr. Guerrier, Ystalyfera, and was as follows Tti-tt this mass meeting of all grades of railwaymen protests against the continued refusal of leave by the Great Western Company to duly-elected representatives to attend the various meetings relegated to them by their fellow-workmen." They all knew how Mr. Bradshaw was elected by theui as a member of the executive committee ot the Society, and how he had been persistently refused leave to attend the meetings uf that committee. Every railwayman could not but condemn conduct of that character. Mr. Guerrier also explained how the 74 per cent, of the Midland men in South v\ ales had been induced to sign we petition against the proposed interference of the Board of Trade. The petition had been cunningly worded, and many of the men had signed it in ignorance of its real drift. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Silks, and carried without dis.- sentient. A vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding, and to Dr. James for attending the meeting, was passed on the proposal of Mr. Bell, seconded by Mr. Oliver Jenkins, and a most successful meeting its | brought to a close.

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