The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

MANURIAL EXPERIMENTS IN NORFOLK. At a recent meeting of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture, the a^*riciiita:al experiments carried out on the farms of Mr Garrett Taylor, Whittingham, were referred to. The Chairman (Mr H. M. Utcher) said the marked feature in the wheat experiments was thp small yield which showed the effect of the season, which was not favourable for trying whether artificial manures could be substituted for farmyard manure. But they might come to the conclusion from the ex;>eriments that nothing suited Norfolk soils like farmyard manure, backed up by a little nitrate of soda. One marked feature was the effect of sale upon a barley crop. In nearly every case the straw and thquantity of corn were materially increased where salt had been used with other manures. Last year, very much owine to the dry weather, the mangle crops rvere a failure. This year the experiments were Intended to show the result of superphosphate npon the succeeding crop. But the results were most corn plicated and puzzling. It seemed hard to explain how long potash would remain in the land unexhausted. It seemed to be proved in the case of the swede that in a cool or moist season the free acid in the superphosphate did no harm to the roots, but at Whittingham, when the laud was in a thoroughly good state, it was seen that any artificial manure was superfluous. They might learn from this that it was possible unnecessarily to spend money on manures. When roots were supplied with an abundant amount of lime, an addition of bone Sour did no extra good. The benefit of these experiment was in showing men where they need not use artificial manures. The feeding experiments were also likely to be of the greatest value. He suggested that an experiment should be made to see the properties, of linseed compared with linseed-cake they would then be able to get more directly the full value of the oil. Mr Cooke said one of the chief advantages in the experiments was in showing how they could consume to advantage barley which they could not sell in the market. Mr T. Urown, of Lvun, said that not many years ago cotiea-cake was pooh-poohed as rubbish, which nothing would eat. The manurial experiments, though not failures, were disappointing. They had proved very little about the theories of manures, but had told them how impotent man was when Nature was angry. They proved, what they Liew before, that in unpropitioils seasons, when they bad not genial weather, the farmer might do what he liked, and yet not grow a big crop. All the manure in the world would not replace th actinic rays, warmth, and moisture wanted. Mr Sapwsll said several points had come out strongly as to the value of salt both as a manure and as a solvent. Dt. Voeleker told them that the idea that fish salt was better than other salt was nonsense. The Norfolk experiments showed that wheat was really the worst food for sheep, and not the best, as was shown at Woburn. They also showed tl1at there was not a great difference in the food value of high oily cakes and those with less oil. Mr Cooke though that the President had hastily assumed that salt had done a good deal of good this year on the barley. CHESTER HOESE AND CATTLE FAIR.—At this fair, held last week the supply was again limited, and consisted p I entirely of store horned stock, there being no sheep of any description on offer. Buyers were somewhat eager, business being brisk, and a clearance was made at the extreme prices of last fair. Best milch cows sold at prices ranging between 20J. and 2l. in-calf cows, In to 2Ol. barrens, 122. to 162. storks, Ct. to 92. 10s. and steers, 72. to Ill. Pigs were scarce, and rapidly sold at increasing prices. There was only a small supply of horses, and for the most part were of very indifferent quality. Buyers, except in a few instances, were firm, and the market proved very disappointing for sellers. Best cart horses were most in demand, and realised good priccs—552. to 752. and -102. to 502. In other classes the prices were about the s.-ime as last fair. In the stable yards there were a few pood Irish horses, most of which were sold at satisfactory figures. o

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. The snow has gone almost as quickly as it came it K packed very loosely and melted very easily on the arrival of the thaw. A period of dry and cold weather, but with- out any extreme rigour such as would make the land too hard to be worked, is what we now require. Farmers have besrun barley sowings on suitable land, but the light, free-working, and warm soils which yield the fine barley loved by the malster do not coastitute any very large proportion of the total acreage of the country. The area of land on which good malting barley is grown remains very much the same from year to year, and unless the barley is likely to attain malting, or at least for distilling. quality it is useless to advise our agriculturists to grow it in the face of Russain and Roumanian competition. The present good demand for fine malting barley, and the scarcity of samples is, we hear, stimulating a good many farmers to follow their wheat of 183S with barley sowings for 1889. It is to be hoped, therefore, that such sowings will be made as early as the state of the land will possibly allow, that the drill, instead of broad cast sowing. will be employed, and that no saving for the moment will be effected by the ruinous policy of usiug inferior seed. The importance of growing fine barley may be gathered from a glance from right to left across our open page, when it will be noticed that at the present moment fine malting barley makes up to 42s. per qr. on the London Exchange, while British grinding is down to 22s., and Russian can be obtained as low as 18s. per quarter. The tone of the markets for British wheat shows some slight change for the better since the beginning of the month. The imperial average is, indeed, depressingly low; for the week ending February 16th at the 187 statute markets, the price of English wheat was only 29s. 6d. per qr. on sales of 50,341 qrs. against 57,410 qrs. at 30s. Id. per qr. in the corresponding week of last year. Nor was this price the full measure of depression. At Scarborough, for example, the average price of wheat stood at the incredibly low figure of 24s. 7d. per qr., and at Bridlington 25s. Sd. was quoted. Even the big market of Hull quoted 26s. 7d. only. And yet at this very moment millers have a distinct difficulty in procuring any really sound English wheat of fair weight under 34s. per qr. The London average for the week ended Tuesday last was 33s. 2d. on 3,890 qrs., a quotation sufficiently indicative of the real level of value wherever the bulk of samples are of moderate milling quality or in anything like fair condition. The price of flour remains stationary for English and Hungarian sorts, while Artierican are frequently held for a slight advance. The value of foreign wheat is at the present juncture the subject of two different tendencies. For white wheat prices tend to harden. The quiet but apparently growing demand for Californian wheat for the Continent removes to a great extent the depression induced by the 14 million qrs. of Californian wheat now on passage to the United Kingdom. This quantity is about 25 per cent. above the average for the time of year, but if the Continent takes that 23 per cent, surplus the position becomes one of reasonable strength for the English markets. There is. too,, the now ascertained certainty of Australian abstention from wheat shipments. This alone amounts to a difference of over a million qrs. in the total supply of fine white wheat for the year. Turning, however, to red wheat, the influences which make tor depression may Lb said to prevail. Russia last week increased her shipments from o3,789 qrs. to 323,684 qrs. while India is prof erring soft red wheat, new crop for May shipment at 32. 3d, per qr., a price only 6d. above the quoted value of the same sort as now arriving in the poorest of states, the very dregs and remnants of the last year's yield. London during the past week has been quiet for retail business Liverpool moved forward Id per cental on Tuesday, but on Friday the half of this improvement was lost. The receipts of wheat and flour into London for the week ended with Friday comprised 46,218 qrs. of foreign wheat (17,107, Australasian, 4,333 Persian, 2,044 Indian, 13,703 from the Baltic, 8,000 from the Black Sea, and 1,028 from all other sources), which, with 3,247 qrs. English and flour equal to 37,804 qrs., made a total supply equal to 87,269 qrs. of breadstuffs for the week. The price of barley has not been maintained, except for the finer sorts, which, whether for seeding or malting purposes, are in request at 32s. to 42s. per qr. Oats have also lost a littie in favour, but the markets of the North whereat tiiii small price decline quoted has principally occurred, seem to have received a larger, proportionate supply than the rest of the country. In London the oat trade is reasonably firm, 1',0 are beans and peas, which latter staples, moreover, show a slight recovery at some of the provincial markets. The price of maize is un- settled, but 21s. is about an average quotation for new American, and 23s. for round corn.

CORN AVERAGES. For the week ending February 16th. The following are the quantities sold and the prioee this year and ls-st year:— QUANT: rias SOLD. tTMKTBS. This year. Last year. This year. Last year Wheat. 50.341. 57.410 29s. 6d SOa. Id Barley. G9,664._ 45,718 26a. 2d 29a lid Oats. 8,689 6,150 16s. 5d 15s. 9d CORN, Ac. LONDON, Monday.—There was a moderate atten- dance of millers at market to-day. The amount of business done was exceptionally small English wheat was very out of condition and almost unsaleable. Foreign wheat was dull at an occasional decline of 6d. on the week. Barley, maize, oats, beans, and peas opened without animation at the currencies of Monday last. Flour was almost equally inert, and could not be quoted as at all changed in price from a week ago. CCRRfiNI PRICES OF GBAtN- S. 8, A, S. Wheat (red) 26 to 42 .white 29 44 Bariey (grinding) ..22 to 28.(malting) 30 45 Malt, English (new) 35 40 Oate, English feecl 17 22 Beans, English (Mazagan) 26 38 Peas, white boilers (English) SO 33 fl (Canadian). 29 80 Flour, best Town Whites, per 280 lbs, 30a to Sle. LIVERPOOL CORN, Tuesday.—Wheat Canadian Os 0<1. to 013, Od; Oregon, Os. Od. to 0s. Od; Californian 7s. lOd. to 8s. Id red wiuter, 7s. 2d. to 7.. 10d Chilian Os. Od. +o 7s. 6d Bombay, 6s. 7d. to 7s. lOd. Wheat fair trade., prices steady. Flour, steady. Matze steady. Old Mixed American, 4?. 2d. Beans (Saidi) 29s. 6d. Peas 5s. 8d. to 5s. 8d. Oats fair enquiry for seed, new English white. 2s. 6d. to 2s. lOd. iJRIDAY'S PWOBS. s. d. eo d. American Wheat. t? 100 lbs. 8 3 to 8 5 Chilian W heat, V 100 The 7 7 7 9 Canadian Flour. t1 260 lbs 0 0 0 0 Grinding Barley. 100 lbe 0 0 0 0 English Oats, #100 lbs 0 0 0 0 Oatmeal, 100 lbe 0 0 0 0 Canadian Peas,$100 lbe 5 11 6 0 Plgyptian Beans, V qr 29 6 29 9 Indian Cora, American new 4 5J 4 6 CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—The supply of all kinds of grain was small, and sold at, for wheat, from 35s. to 40s.: barley, 38s. to 39s.; white oats, 18s. to 203.; black ditto, 16s. to 18s. SHREWSBURY, Saturday.—This market was fairly attended. Dry wheat was ateady in value, but damp parcels were lower. With a somewhat brisker demand barley ruled firm. Oats were 6d. per saok dearer. Quotations: s. a. t. d. White Wheat, per 75 Ibs. 4 9 to 5 0 New ditto 0 0 0 0 ¡ Red ditto .>1. 4 4 4 10 New ditto I 0 0 0 0 I Barley (malting) per ;0 lbs.4 3 4 10 (feeding) 3 6 SO OakS (white), per 2251ba 0 0 0 0 New ditto 12 6 15 0 OuA;a (blwk). 0 0 0 0 Peas 0 0 0 0 Beans, per 240 lba 15 0 16 0 New do "1"" 0 0 0 0 BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—Wheat firmly held at last week's prieei, but the demand limited. Barley quiet and not much doing. BRISTOL, Thursday.—English wheat In moderate supply, aud condition unsatisfactory fair sale at pre- vious rates. Forcigu in good request and in some cases 6d. per qr. dearer. Barley selling at barely late quotations. CA T TL FL. LONDON, Monday.—The total imports of foreign j stock into London last week amounted to 15,187 head. In the corresponding period last year we received 13,249, in 1887 11,505, in 1886 8,461, and in 1885 7,844 heads. At Liverpool were received 80 beasts from Baltimore, 910 beasts from Boston; and, at Southampton, 7 bea-ate from Jersey and Guernsey. | Per 81b. sinking the offal. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior Beasts 2 6 to 3 0 Second quality ditto 3 0 4 0 Prime large Oxen 4 4 4 8 Scct3. &c 4 8 4 10 Coarse and inferior Sheep 3 4 4 4 Second quality ditto 4 6 5 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto 6 10 6 2 Prime Southdown ditto 6 2 6 4 Lambs 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 8 10 4 10 Prime small ditto 5 0 6 0 Large Hogs 2 6 8 6 Neat Small Porkers 3 8 4 2 BIRMINGHAM, Tuesday.—Beef realized 6d. to 7|d. per lb. mutton, 8. to gid. veal, Gd. fco 9d. per lb.; lamb, Od. to Od baoon pigs, 9s. 2d. to 9s. 4d. per fccore; BOWS, 78. 6d. to 7s. 9d.; pockets, 9s. 6d. to 10s. Od. MISCELLA NEO US. CORK BUTTER, Satu rdav. -Firsts, seconds, 121s.; mediums, 1131!: thirds, 110s. fourths, 92s. Kegs -Fourths, 90s. Mild-cured firkins-Mild, 115s. In market-94 firkins. CARMARTHEN BUTTER, Saturday.—There was a fair supply of butter at our market to-day, which sold at, for the fineet quality, from Is. 11. to Is. 2d. per lb. Inferior eorte sold at from 10t1. to Ilid. per lb. Fresh market pound batter at Is. 3d. to Is. 5d. CARMARTHEN CHEESE, Saturday.-A small supply of cheese, which sold at late quotations, being from 20s. to 22s. per cwt., according to quality. LONDON POTATOES (Borough and Spitalfields), Monday.—There waa a moderate supply of potatoes on sale. The trade was steady at the annexed prioes Regents.. 60s. to 120s. per ton. Magnum bonums 60s. to 1158. Hebroos 60s. tol05«. Champions. 60s. to 909. Early roses 00s. to 00s. HAY AND STRAW. WHITECHAPEL. Saturday—There was a moder. ate supply on sale. The trade was quiet at late prio". Prime clover, old, 120s to 1448; ditto new, 80s to 110a inferior, 45s. to 75s. Prime meadow hay, oM.. 120s to 1266.; ditto new, 80s. to 102e. 6d; Inferior, 80s. to 70s.; old straw, 4. to 48s.; and ditto, new, Wa.,to 42s. per load.

ABERYSTWYTH. MONDAY.—Wheat (new), Os Od (old), 5s 9d to 6s 3d t1 65 lbs; barley, 3s. 3d. to 3a 9d.' oats, white, old, 2s. 9d. to 3e. Od. black. 2s. 6d. to 2o. 9d.; eggs. 20 per Js butter (salt) lid to Is Od Ib., fresh. Is lito Os Od.; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 5s. ad. II eouple; chickens. Os. Od. to Os. Od. V couple; ducks, Os. Od. to Os. Od. oouple; geese, 4a. Od to 5s. Od.; turkeys, Os. Od to Os Od each; old potatoes, 5s Od to Os Od per cwt.; new, Os. Od. to 0s. Od. per cwt. NEWTOWN. TuESDAY. -Wheat. 16. Od to 16s. 6d per 240 lbs. barley, 48.6d to5s.6dtf701ba;aate, 17s 6d to 21s ti1225 IbsJ eggs, to 12 for Is; butter. Is. to Is 2d. per lb.; fowls, 4a. Od. to 5a. Od. per! couple; ducks, 46. 6d. to 6s. Od. per couple geeee 5s. Od. to 7B. Od. eaoh turkeys, 0s. Od. to 0s. «aoh;. potatoes, Is. 16 lbs. beef, 5d. to 7d. LOT lb. mutton, 6d. to Sd; veal, 8<1. to Od.. pork, 7d. to Sd. lamb. 101. WELSHPOOL. Mmm¿y.Wheat OsOd. to 0.. Od. $751bs.; barley, Oti. Od. to 0s. Od. \11 70 lbs; oats, 0s Od. to 0s. Od.; eggs. 0 to 12 for a shilling butter, Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. -V lb fowls, 4s. Od. to 5s. 6d. (¡1 eouple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 6s. Od. f/ oouple geese, OsOdto Os. Od. each; turkeys, Os. Od to Os Od. each; potatoes, Os. Od. to Os. Od. per 90 lbs.

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TITHE COLLECTION IN CARDIGANSHIRE. SALES AT NEW QUAY AND CELL AN. On Thursday and Friday of Imt week the collection of tithes claimed by the Vicar of LUnllwchaiarn, New Quay, and the Rector of Cellan, near Lampeter, was resumed. In the first case, that of New Quay, n'ewm amounting to about:C35 had been claimed from Mr Jones, Nantpele, and Mr Jones was included in the batch cf farmers who were distrained upoc aud whose goods were sold some weeks ago. It was sttid, however, that on going to Nantpele, Mr Stevens and his men, acting for the Vicar selected a stack that had not been distrained upon. At any rate there was no sale, and on Thursday of last week a second visit was paid to the neighbourhood of New Quay. Mr Stevens and him men, accompanied by sixteen officers and R eergeant of the Aberystwyth Division of the Cardiganshire Con- stabulary left Aberystwyth on Wednesday evening and found quarters at Aberayton. Early on the following morning, they proceeded to Nantpele and at Synod Inn were met by Captain Scott and twenty men of the Llanelley division of Carmarthenshire Constabulary, and by Mr Superintendent Williams and eight men and a sergeant from the Llandyssul division. There was no disturbauce. At Nantpele a rick of hay was offered for sale and the conditions having been read, it was sold to Mr Piggot, of Chester, who accompanied the auctioneer, and a notice was served that the hay would have to be removed within forty-eight hoars. A noteworthy feature in the Cellan sales which were held on the following day, Friday, was that, being a second edition of tithe sales in the parish and in three instances at the same farms as sales were held at last year, they indicate a determination by Welsh farmers to continue this forcible form of protest until the absolute necessity of disestablishment and disendow- ment of the Church in Wales penetrates the thick skull of the Legislature. Mr David Owen, Tregaron, and Mr Richards, Aber- ystwyth, bailiffs, conducted the sales. There were also in attendance sixteen men and a sergeant from the Aberystwyth division, eight men and a sergeant from the Llandyssul division, and ten men and a sergeant from the Llanelly division. They were under the com- mand of Chief Constable Bassett Lewis and Deputy Chief Constable J. Lloyd, and rrade a total strength of forty-nine officers aad men. The anti-tithers had en. gaged the services of Mr W. Davies (Messrs Griffith Jones and Co., Aberystwyth), who rendered good service throughout the day. Though the coming sales were not made known until the preceding evening, a large crowd assembled by midday of Friday, including many men who came over from Gwernogle and Llau- fihangel-rhos-y-oorn, bringing with them a Zulu Band, with which they serenaded each vicarage en route. Shortly after the arrival of the Carmarthen and Llandyssul contingents, the men mustered under the railway bridge spanning the road on the southern bank of the Teify and marched off two deep in the direction of Cellan, which lies up the valley in tne direction of Llanddewi Brefi and Tregaron. At the junction of the road to Cellan with the main road, just after passing the turnpike gate, they were met by a procession of about 100 young people carrying at their head an effigy of a clergyman, and a banner of white and green, the Welsh national colours, bearing the Welsh national motto, Cymru Fydd." The procession struck up a funeral hymn-tune and placed itself at the head of the file of police officers, but as the surplice of the effigy came in contact with the helmets of the Carmarthen men—who were in the van-or the helmets came in contact with the surplice, the officers made a grab at his reverence and after a short struggle took him into custody and threw him over the hedge. Some of the crowd protested, but the Chief Constable gave' them to understand that he was going to stand no humbug. "If you want to fight," he remarked, now is your time." But the crowd did not want to fight. As the procession went along a running fire of chaff was kept up. The officers were threatened with a charge of manslaughter for having killed a priest. The crowd also talked of bringing an action for damages, observing that a clergyman was worth f500 if he was worth anything. Others in the crowd began to sing- We don't believe in Tories, They are a funny lot; They tax our tea and sugar But will not tax the pot This sort of thing was continued until the officers got to an uninviting lane leading up the hillside to Lau- las. On reaching it the lane they wheeled to the right and faced the mud and water with which it was ankle deep. The crowd protested against the trespass, saying that it was a private road belonging to Mr David Evans, Coedmawr, who himself also demanded to know by what authority the officers entered upon his land. The officers paid no heed to protests nor did they reply to verbal quo warandos but marched along, carrying a gate which obstructed their progress, and lifting a second gate off its hinges which barred their entrance into the yard of Lanlas Ucha. Here they had come to fetch £248. 7d. tithes, with f5 14s. costs, due from Mr David Evans, a guardian of the Lampeter union and one of last year's heroes. Part of a stack of hay as well as two stacks of oats had been seized for one year's tithe due on the first October to the Rev James Jones, the rector of Cellan. Oa the rick seized was the following address to Mr Gladstone and reply "Mr Gladstone, put the clergy to live on their own food to which Mr Gladstone was made to reply, "All right, as soon as I shall be in power." The police as usual were drawn up in a line along the farm yard. The yard was divided from the lower fields by a wall, and when the sale was pro- ceeding some one from the lower fields threw a tuft of grass and mud and then a stone into the yard, and one of the officers was said to have been struck by the atone. The Chief Constable, in Welsh as well as in English, said he would give fair notice that if another stone was thrown he would disperse the crowd. Oh, man replied a local Hudibras, you may do what you like. You can't do no more than kill us." "Well," added the Chief, "I won't have stones thrown and I won't stand any humbug." to which Hudibrasreplied that he and his friends in County Council would soou see whether officers should be paid big wages for going about the couutry pulling down gates. That is all very good concluded the Chief, but if more stones are thrown I will clear away .the lot of you. I am here to keep the peace and I mean to keep the peace." By this time the effigy, covered with mud, had been rescued and was againjbrought on the scene; when Hadibras, leaving the officers, turned on the effigy which he charged with being drunk again," and, instead of fining it 5s. and costs, belaboured it with a stick to the great amusement of the spectators. Mr John Davies, Hendai, Pencarreg, bought in the stacks for the tenant at f4 18s. 7d. and the pro- cession moved off to the next farm, Bryncoch, the residence of Mr David Davies, from whom £198. 2d., with the same costs as at Lanlas was claimed, and where one stack of hay had been distrained upon. In going down the Jane to Bryncoch, it was found that the lane had been flooded, but the officers avoided it by taking to the fields. When the sale was proceed- ing, the youngfer members of the crowd mounted the hedges on both sides of the road and were entertained by a sort of Punch and Judy show in which the rescued effigy made an attack upon a second effigy found upon the place. The hay was bought by the tenant for £ 3 18s. 2d. and the procession moved off. This concluded the sales of the day though it did not end the list of places to be visited. It had been arranged to allow sales to proceed at Lanlas and Bryn- coch and then at Clwtecochion to serve notice on the bailiff under section 5 of the Law of Distress Amend- ment Act, 1888, demanding an appraisement of the effects seized. In the event of appraisement having been made, Mr Malkin, excise officer, Lampeter, was hovering in the distance ia order to see if ap- praiser's licence had been taken out. The remaining places to be visited was Clwtecochion where hay in shed had been seized for the recovery of 6s. 8d., and the usual costs, claimed from Mr Joseph Jones and Glanteify, where two stacks of hay and one stack of oats, the property of Mr Benjamin Rees, had been seized to recover f8 4s. JOd. and JE3 Is. costs. At Clwtecochion the words Yn ei wane gwr y wenwisg a lwnc y gwair," was placed over the hay shed, and on the side of the house. "Trech llawnder na gormes y neb ddechreua ymladd a'r offeiriaid hyd onid eniller cyflawn fuddugoliaeth ar ormes y degwm. Trech gwlad nac arglwydd. The Church in danger." When the police had been drawn up in line in the yard, Mr Jenkins, auctioneer, said it had been arranged that he shenld bid for the hay, and he wanted to go through the ranks in order to get to where the bailiff was standing. The police would not allow him to get through, telling him there waa plenty wf room for him to get around by another way While this was proceeding appraise- ment was demanded by Mr Joseph Jones. The bailiff mentioned a figure, and appeared as if he had sold to some one but there was no sale, and the officers left for Glanteify minus tithes or costs. Before going Mr Davies, Trebannan, declared that the bailiff was not a foreman worthy of his steel, but challenged the Chief Constable to combat, in which Mr Davies said he felt confident of being victor provided the other members of the police force kept aloof. This was followed up by other kinds of chaff in which, it must be said, Major Lewis kept his temper where many men would have lost theirs. At Glanteify, the last place to. be visited, the following query was placarded against the ricks seized: "'Bethwyt ti yn gwertba fy ngwair? Beth wyt ti wedi wneyd am dano ?" To which the answer Dim was supplied. Here, again, appraisement was demanded, and the sale fell through in consequence of nan production, and the officers left the scene followed by the jubilant shouts of the spectators. When they were gone a gambo was rigged up under the hay-rick as a platform, and Mr Davies, Tre- bannau, acted as master of the ceremonies in orgAuizing the meeting. Mr Daniel Evans, Brithdir. Llanfihangel rhosycorn, councillor for his district and guardian of Lampeter Union, was vet ad to the chair, and there was a large attendance. The CHAIRMAN, commencing the meeting, said he was glad to be present and to see that the men of Cellan were men of stability, who also acted what they professed. Wales would never he right until Wales ha 1 disestablishment. (Cheers.) He believed that a great step had been taken during the past few weeks in the election of County Councils; and he hoped that one of the first things the County Councils of Wales would do after they had got into working order would be to petition Parliament for the dis- establishment of the Church in Wales. (Applause.) Mr WM. DAVIES, solicitor, was then a&ked to address the meeting, and as he rose he was received with cheers. He remarked that he had gone to Cellan that day at their request, not to make a political speech but to assist them in seeing that the law was properly carried out. He came there, not t^vdvise them to break the law but to obey it. He wasuroud to be able to witness their admirable conduct in the face of strong temptations. (Hear, hear,) That day was a day to be remembered in the pariah of Cellau. Their children would remember it and probably their grand children would talk about it. Even if the present agitation did not achieve the object it had in view, it would no doubt facilitate the passing of an Act for the recovery of titne without putting the ratepayers to so great expense as had been incurred that day. Why, in the case of Mr Jones, of Llettycochion, the tithes were about 6s. only, aud yet possession and other fees amounted to over £ 2 10s. At Glanteivy, too, he was afraid the costs would be very heavy indeed. Mr Rees, the tenant, had just told him that he would not take £ 40 for what the bailiff had seized, and yet Mr Rees's tithes amounted to about £8 only. (Shame.) There the bailiff had failed to comply with the written request of the tenant to produce an appraisement of the etlects, which appraisement Mr Rees was willing to pay for. Conse- eequently there had been no sale either at Glanteivy or at Clwtecochion. (Cries of "Adref a nhw.") As a Nonconformist himself, even if he did not believe in the principle of free and voluntarily-supported churches, he heartily sympathised with the men of Cellan in their agitation, which he hoped would assist in achieving the object had in view; if at any time he could again assist them he should be mr)st happy to do so. (Applause.) The Rev Mr THOMAS, Llanfair, complimented the people of Cellan not. only on knowing their duty but in acting up to their knowledge. The parish of Cellan, the rev gentleman added, was noted 200 years back for theetruggles it had made inthecause of religious freedom, and their forefathers had been hailed before magis- trates, not for non-payment of tithe for the support of religious teachers, but for preaching the gospel of Christ to the people for nothing. After referring to the fact that Walter Cradoc had visited the district, and relating one or two incidents in connection with the cornmencenent of Nonconformity locally, the speaker observed that the battle of religious freedom was being carried on to-day. Now, however, the Church could not prevent Nonconformists from preaching, but the Church wanted the money of Non- conformists to support a religious system in which they did not believe. The people of Cellan had no objec- tion'to paying tithes but they desired that tithes should be devoted to some purpose beneficial to the whole nation. (Cheers) Concluding, the rev. gentle- man rejoiced that better days were coming when the cnildren of the poor would be educated as well as those of the rich, when manhood and real merit would be valued, and when the rights of the poor would be respected by the wealthy. (Cheers). The Rev Mr EVANS, Soar, Lampeter, was the next speaker. He remarked that if he was- asked, as was asked in the old Book, what he had come out to see, lie should reply that he had come out rather to see and hear than to make a speech. He was glad to have seen, not somethingjshaken by the wind,'but something solid and substantial not people dressed in purple and fine linen who lived in great houses, but people who had been asserting their principles. (Cheers). He was glad to see that the 'struggle was carried on without resorting to violence, for it was a fight between dark- ness and light, between justice and injustice, and in tile end he was assured the principles of light and jttstice would prevail. (Applause). The Rev REES CRIBIN JOKES, Lampeter, expressed his deep sympathy with the people of Cellan in the sturdy fight they were making. He added that he did not believe in a state-established Clurch, and said that he would rather break stones on the roadside than be a clergyman and suffer the disgrace of tithe sales to be put upon the country. He did not believe in a state Church. It prevented people thinking for them- selves and hindered progress. Nonconformists might be divided into denominations, but it was their nlory to be divided, and they were able to carry on their places of worship without goiag to law to compel people to contribute. Another reason why he did not believe in a state Church was because it put its clergy in a wrong position, causing them to look down on the Christian ministers of other sections of the Christian Church. A state lchurch, whether Roman or Anglican, also, had always proved itself a persecuting Church. He also thought that religion was hindered by a connection between Church and State. (Applause). The Rev D. EVANS, Cribin, also sympathised with the people of Cellan in their efforts, and reminded them that similar agitation and sacrifice had resulted in the abolition of church rates. The victories in Wales in respect of County Councils had showntlt the people were awakening to their rights, and he hoped that they would continue the agitation for full civil and religious liberty until victory crowned their efforts. (Cheers). Mr J. D. JENKINS, auctioneer, said he was in full sympathy with the day's struggle and had been in the forefront of the battle. They might be called political agitators, but they were agitating for what they believed to be right and what they thought would be for the benefit of the whole country. (Hear, hear). Though some people condemned ministers for attend- ing tithe sales he did not condemn them. On the contrary, he was glad to see so many ministers present supporting the people in their efforts for religious equality. (Applause). The Rev Mr EVANS, Gwernogle, remarked that people might be eloquent speakers, but actions, such as had been witnessed that day, spoke louder than words. He was particularly glad to see that the same persons held out this year as held ont last year. (Cheers). It showed that they were determined in the work they had undertaken, and that having put their I band)to the plough they were not going to turn back. I (Cheers). Already he thought the anti-tithe agitation [ bad done pood even to the Church itself. In the past the clergyman did not care whether the common people came to Church or not. Now they as well its the aristocracy and all persons in authority began to feel that the people had power as well a3 rights and already it had resulted in good for the greater number. (Cheers.) The Rev D. EVANS, Cribin, then moved and Mr HALL seconded That this meeting desires to show the deepest sympathy with Mr W. O'Brien in his unjust and cruel imprisonment and condemns in the most unsparing manner the Governmeat which has imprisoned him." The proposition having been agreed to unanimously, a vote of thanks was accorded to the Chairman for p-esiding, to the Cambrian News and to Mr William Davies for their assistance, and the meeting separated. Mr Rees, Glanteify, and Mr Davies, Trebannau, hospitably entertained all who attended the sales from a distance. Mr David Owen, the bailiff, visited Glanteify on Saturday, when Mr Rees paid ll 9s. 4d. the amount of tithes with costs without a sale after the hay and corn had been appraised. The bailiff visited Clwte- cochion on the 20th, and dfstrained on a cow. hi

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