The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

Sip aitb uwn the (SLoauert. THE TRAGEDY OF FREQUENCY. George Eliot, in one of her works, says T«e element of tragedy which lies in the very fact of frequency has not yet wrought itself into the coarse emotion of mankind and perhaps our frames could hardly bear mueh of it. If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be hke hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence. As it is, the quickest of us walk about well wadded 1 with stupidity." Some of the grimmest jokes and the most tearful humour in the world are based on this element of tragedy which lies in the very fact of frequency. We forget that the frequent event may happen only once, nay, certainly can ooly happen once, to each individual. There are, it is said, fifteen hundred millions of human beings alive on the earth at this present moment. What wonderful creatures men, women, and children would be if they were not so frequent No matter how awful the experience that swoops down on the individual life it is common--frequent —and raises no sympathy; cals forth no pity. To the one who is goi through the experience it is as strange—as tragic as it this were the first time it Had been known on earth. t la war, violent death, nrjtilation, famine, and out- rage become frequent and the element of tragedy is lost sight ef, but it is there, and every mangled body-every death—comes home to somebody with all its horror and life-long loss. There is an element of tragedy in common daily work-in its frequency. The tasfc comes round and has to be discharged somehow Do you think I have written this column almost every week for eighteen years without that element Of tragedy which lies in the very fact of frequency not coming to me. If I wcra to tell you under wfoat varying conditions I have written this column. you would recognize the element of tragedy which hovers about your own life our lives are very much alike. The crowd in the street would laugh if any one grew angry at frequent injustice, or cruelty, or wrong. And yet it is -eur duty to startle one another into realization of that element of tragedy which lies in the very fact of frequency. The wrongest things are those which are most common and that create least comment. ON BEING ONESELF. The difficulty of being oneself is very great in civilized life, The price to be paid for the pleasures, advantages, and sympathy of living in a community amongst one's fellows is the repression and modifica- tion and disguising of self. Concessions of all sorts have to be made to fashion and custom, if it is only to avoid observation and criticism, and to be allowed to be oneself. If ve would honestly confess to our likes and dislikes, our follies and passions, our aims and desires we should find that we are all very much alike but we make pretence lest we should reveal ourselves and be taken at a disadvantage. The man who seeks office or position cannot be himself. He must modify himself so as to win support. The man who desires to move in society must observe the rules and tricks of society, and must repress everything that society does not con. sider to be the mode, and he must learn the catchwords of society. To win good opinions, the price for them must be paid, and every good opinion is purchased at some more or less serious sacrifice of self. Every departure from conventional usage and every obedience to the dictates of self tends to pain and isolation, and pain and isolation are undesirable and objectionable. If a man can treat himself as if he were dead, or as other people treat him, then he may go his own way and be true to himself. To the few who can do this the world is an intelligible and pleasant place. Dead men are not afraid of Mrs Grundy, or of any blame or censure that the world can give. I much doubt whether a man is justified in thinking more of himself than the community in which he lives thinks of him, or whether he is entitled to anything, or should strongly desire any- thing, which the community does not freely give him. He carries about in his own skin all that is absolutely necessary for himself, and if he finds it impossible to obtain food and shelter and clothes, he need not trouble about being himself. The world of each individual is very small-how small is scarcely realized by the individual. Tnere are more than four millions of little individual worlds in London alcne, and although it is true, in a sense, that in London a person may do as he pleases, he is always in contact with somebody whose notions of propriety must be considered. Most people are afraid ot themselves. They dare not take themselves in both hands and, regardless of grammar and public opinion, say, ''This is me." Just as a man is sometimes startled when he sees his own photograph, and is disposed to disown him- self, so a man is often tempted to disown his real < self, the self that society censures. You cannot always tell people your opinion even I when they have asked for it. If you say to a person You are a fool sir you have done what I you ought not to have done. You are blind, and j have made mistakes which show you lack power of judgment," he will hate you. On the other hand, 1 you cannot go to a person and say I love you. The mere sight of you makes life pleasant to me s Much is made easy by your approval that would else be impossible." If you were to say this, you ( would make things very awkward for yourself. So ] love and hate and truth dissimulate and life becomes full of feigning. t How early in their existence children learn to ( pretend that they do not want the desirable thing J How soon they acquire the art of pretending that 8 they are not wounded. Tho3e who are growing grey 8 aave made this feigning a sort of second nature. The natural prompting js put down sternly and we look so calm and decorous and altogether placid that we are even reproached with not possessing the tendencies and desires and longings so completely held in check. To be oneself at the cost of other selves is mean and shabby, and so life is maimed and impoverished in secret ways We may laugh at the child that weeps on its way to school. How trifling seems the cause of sorrow But to the child the cause is fully adequate. We are all children going reluctant and weeping to school, and our tears are not dried by the laughter of those who see that from their standpoint we have no cause for weeping. ping To be oneself completely might inflict pain where we have no right to inflict pain, and to place burdens where we have no right to place burdens. Those other beings who seem +0 be necessary to us have also the right to be themselves. Perhaps no other life than our own is necessary for us. That is the question. Just as physically we devour other creatures so mentally and spiritually and emotionally we devour other creatures—live upon them—need them. This is the fringe of a hard subject, and touches the question of the individual's right to be himself at any cost. I turn aside. What man will be in long ages to come is not more easily guessed than what he was in long ages paat. Only one thing is certain, namely, that he cannot destroy or injure his real self, and the Human Being is being handed down the ages, and is modified by millions of unrecognized forces. I have reached the doors of mystery, and if I have taken you with me and you catch even a glimpse of what awful, mysterious beings we are then I am satisfied. Let us try to be ourselves even if we weakly label ourselves with false trademarks in order to pacify Mrs Grundy and to be allowed to live among our fellows. The Coast P. W.

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ant) district. Mr Ellis Nauney has intimated his disinclination to a^ain coutest the Carnarvon Boroughs, and the Cou- sTrvative paity is still without a candidate for the two county divisions. THE CURIOUS DISCOVERY IN NORTII vr ALEs.-In the House of Commons on Friday Mr Kenyon I beg to ask the Secretary of the Treasury whether his attention has been caller! to the d;iscovery of certain pieces of ancient phte in Merionethshire on Crown lands; whether the Crown has taken ab- action as to their custody; who is the proper custodian; and whether this ciscovfcL-y does not lead to the pro- posals which have been suggested for a national museum 1- 4 for Wales.' My Jackson: My attention nas ue called to the discovery referred to, c.nd the Tre? _^lTy J solicitor is in communication with the Chief Co- of Merionethshire with reference to the v %vl ciaqnjj if the articles discovered prove to be treasur <».jfcrove. I understand that the chalice and paten d'^J0Vere^ pre in the possession of Mr Robert Griffith,- of Dolgelley, to whom notice was given :that te'i are olarrned as treasure-trove, and that fee will be AcId responsible if he parts with the possession of a:ny per$ou on any claim hostile to 'that of t Crown. I am 110t aware of any proposals for a national museum for Wales. THE SUMMER'CIRCUITS 'JF THE ;Jt'D(;Es.-The foilow- ing is from a list of the c .nnmission days fixed by the judges f^r holding the 'jpsuing Summer Ass z^s—North Wales Chcuit (Lord Chief Justice Coleridge) New- town, Tuesday, Julv 8th Dolgelley, Friday, July 11; Carnarvon, Tuesday July 15-; Beaumaris. Saturday, July 19 Ruthin,. Tuesday, July 22 Mold, Thursday, July 24 Chester, Saturday. July 26; Swansea, S-ittir, rlay, August 2. South Wales Circuit (Mr Justice Stephen) Haverfordwest, Tuesday, July 8 Lampeter, Thursday, July 10; Carmarthen. Monday, July, 14; Brecon. Friday, July IS Presteign, Tuursday, July 24 Chester, Saturday, July 26 Swansea, Saturday, August 2. WELSH HARJ*.OCR ACCOMMODATION*.—In reply to the question of Mr T. E. Ellis. M.P.. on this subject on Thursday, Sir M. Hicks-Beach (President of the Board of Trade) said he thought the question referred mainly to fishing harbours, and he would refer the honourable member to the Treasury minute of the 4th May, 18S7, which had been communicated to the House. If the local authorities of the districts referred to would unite in providing the construction of a harbour for auy particular place, their object might be attaiued by making application under the minute referred to but he could not appoint a departmental committee for the purpose suggested by flie honourable gentleman, as it .vould give rise to a hope which might not be realized. THE TITHE BILL.—Mr Stuart Rendel,acting as chair- man of the Welsh Liberal members, intends to move a preamble to the Tithes Bill containing a declaration that tithes are the property of the nation available for any and all such purposes as Parliament in the dis- charge of its duties shall approve." Whilst this preamble has been drawn np in consultation with the Welsh members it will, we understand, have the personal support of Mr Gladstone, and will command the unanimous vote of the Opposition. PARTNERSHIP.—Mr John Gibson, the editor and proprietor of this paper, has taken his elder son into partnership, the deed being dated June 18th, the twenty-first birthday of Mr John Gibson, junior, who has for some time managed the commercial department of the business, and will continue to do so. SIR JOHN PULESTON", M.P.—Sir John Puleston, who has represented the borough of Devenport since 1874, has intimated to the executive of the Con- servative Association in that borough that he does not intend to again seek election. He has been iuduced to take the step for reasons of health and because of the increasing responsibility attaching to the repre- sentation of a dockyard constituency. He has there- fore decided on accepting the unanimous invitation to contest the Carnarvon boroughs at the next general election in opposition to the sitting Liberal member. The papers say that the announcement of Sir John's candidature in the Carnarvon Boroughs is premature. LAKE VYRNWY HOTEL.—The whole of the furniture, for carpets, draperies, etc. of the coffee rooms, ladies' coffee room, drawing room. billiard room, 2 dining rooms, manager's room, hall and staircase and all principal bedrooms for this hotel is being manufactured by Messrs Jones & Crittal,upholsterers and decorators, Oswestry. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS.—Approximate return of traffic receipts for the week ending June 15th. 1890. Miles open, 237. Passengers, parcels, &c., £2,547 merchandise, minerals, and live stock, £ 2,213 total for the week, 94,758. Aggregate from commencement of half-year to this date, £ 90,740. Actual traffic re- ceipts for the corresponding week last year:—Miles open, 237. Passengers, parcels, &c., £:3,112 merchandise, minerals, and live stock, 92,112 total for the week, £ 5,224; aggregate from commencement of half-year to this date, £ 87,589. Increase: Passengers parcels, &c., £ —; merchandise, minerals, and live stock, EIOI total for the week, E-; aggregate from commencement of half-year, £ 3,151. Decrease of Passengers, parcels, &c., JE567 merchandise, minerals, and live stock,E-; total for the week, £ 466; aggregate from commencement of half-year to this date. C-. Note :-The Comparison is with Whit week last year. MARRIAGE OF MR LIONEL E. SACKVILLE-WEST OF BANOOR.—On Tuesday afternoon, at Knole private chapel, near Sevenoaks, the marrbge took place of the Honourable Victoria Sackville-West, eldest daughter of Lord Sackville, of Knole. Sevenoaks, Kent, and Mr Lionel Edward Sackville-West, eldest son of Colonel the Honourable William Edward Sackville-West, late of the Grenadier Guards, J.P., Carnarvonshire; of Lime-grove, Bangor. North Wales. The service, which was semi-choral, was conducted by the Rev Thomas Sani Curteis, M.A., rector of Sevenoaks, assisted by the Rev Vicars Armstrong Boyle, of St. Jude's, London. The bri(le was given &way by her father, Lord Sackville. The bridegroom was attended by the Hon. Nigel Christopher Walsh, son of Baron Ormathwaite, who acted as best man. Two brides- maids attended the bri Ie-the Hon. Amelia Sackville- West, sister of the bride, and Mis3 Cecilia Sackville- West, sister of the bridegroom. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was given at Knole, the seat of the bride's father, the guests consisting only if the immediate relatives of both families, and early in the afternoon Mr and the Hon. Mrs Lionel E. Sackville-West left en route for the Continent, where he honeymoon will be spent. The presents were lumerous, and comprised a large quantity of jewellery. A SUFFRAGAN BISHOP FOR SWAsEA.-Th Queen ias be"n pleased to approve the nomination of the Rev fohn Lloyd, M.A., Vicar of Carmarthen, to be mffragan Bishop of Swansea, in the diocese of St. David's. THE QUEENS LEVEE.—Mr Charles J. Davies, of the Queen's College, Oxford, introduced by Mr J. Mouta»u ^ulteney Montagu for the Right Hon. H. C. Raikes, 1.P.. had the honour of being presented to H.R.H. he Prine of Wales at the Royal Levee held by the Queen's command at St. James' Palace on the 16th rune, when it was her Majesty's pleasure that pre- mutations to his Royal Highness should be considered quivalent to those made to the Sovereign in persou.

ABERYSTWYTH. IMPORTANT TO LADIES.—Mr S. N. Cooke, of 12 Pier-street, Aberystwyth, and 20 New-street, Birming- ham, announces in an advertisement in another column that he is now showing the latest novelty in ladies sunshades, silk and other gloves, silk and wool vests, corsets, hose &c. The fancy department consists of baskets, tables, flower stands, writing desks, albums and many other articles which can be seen by visiting the shop. ACCIDEXT.-Last Saturday evening, Mr Daniel Price, the driver of the Devil's Fridge mail car, was thrown from his seat wheJ\'i returning into Aberystwyth in consequence of the horse shying. He was picked up in a state of unconsciousncs3 and taken into Goginan where he was attended to by Dr Rowland. The mails were brought on to Aberystwyth by Mr Hill, brother of the Goginan Postmaster. Mr Price was able to resume his duties yesterday. MUSICAL.—Mr Dyson yesterday visited Aberystwyth in reply to a telegram received from the Council in- viting him to meet the members of the Band Com- mittee with reference to supplying musio on the parade and castle grounds for the summer season. Mr Dyson when he first wrote to the Council had at his command the services of three first-rate sets of entertainers and was willing to bring them to Aber- ystwyth without any subsidy. The Town Council, however, wanted details and in the delay the artistes accepted engagements eleswhere. A telegram was sent to Mr Dyson after last Tuesday's meeting and yesterday he met members of the Com- mittee but no definite arrangement was come to. Mr Dyson said he did not know what sort of artistes he could engage so late in the season, but promised to see what could be done and to communicate with the Council next Tuesday. Llandudao has had a band for the past month and a band will commence playing at Barmouth next Monday. Even the Pier Band will not arrive at Aberystwyth until some time in July. OBITUARY.—On Saturday morning last Mr Stephen Owens, shoemaker, Queen Street, died suddenly after a few day's illness from an acute attack of pluerisy and pneumonia. The deceased, who was born at Nanty- ( taiien, Bow Street, and had reached the age of sixty-nine, came to this town about forty-seven years ago, and worked for some time with the late Mr John Jones, shoemaker, Great Darkgate-street. On the occasion of his marriage, however, he settled permanently in the town, and soon afterwards took up I his residence in Queen-street where he resided I for a period extending of forty years, and carried on m er( ,a perio I wa-: a member of the church 9™™ °f hls °,wn-L H<; and at his death was amo* th* Tabernacle chapel having joined soon afte *8 of its nldst members, during which perk '<. »« settlement in the town, disc,■aree nf his do n* most faithful in tne .cic? as Sunday School teacher, and most regular iu h attendance at the Sunday aud "in tlin By his death also the Temperance 1 J x. have lest one of its staunchest «orrywi' ^eaves behind him a large number of him v Ye^at've3 com.nou with all who knew y,!1' -«gret the loss cfone who whilst leading a quiet] singularly unostentatious life, was withall x>ftScientioQs, true and sincere. A large number of (felatives and friends came together to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased oil Wednesday afternoon, when his body was interred at the Aber- ystwyth Cemetery. PERSONAL.—Last Friday, Mr Edward Jones, head master of the Aberystwyth Grammar School, sustained a serious attack of paralysis while engaged in his scholastic duties. Drs Morris Jones, Gilbertson, and Rees Davies were called in and subsequently Dr Ross, the Manchester specialist, and it was found that the patient was in a very critical state. The boarders of the school were sent to their homes, but the histruc- tion of the day scholars will be continued by Mr Martin, the second master, and it is understood that arrangements will he made for continuing the school in future. Numerous letters have been received from all parts of the country enquiring as to the state of Mr Jones's health, aud considerable sympathy is felt for Mrs Jones and Mr and Mrs Joseph Davies. ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.—On Sunday morning list, the Rev J. H. Farmer. formerly organist and choir- master at St Michael's Church, but now curate of Sfalybridge, preached to a large congregation at that Chnrch. In the evening Mr Fanner intoned the service, aud the Rev William Evans preached. SCHOOL BOARD.—The ordinary monthly meeting of the School Board was held on Friday evening last. when there were present Mr Peter Jones, chairman, Mr William Thomas, vice-chairman, The Rev Prebendary Wilihms, Holy Trinity, Messrs Thomas Owen, Commercial and Grammar School, John Evans, solicitor, Wiliiam Williams, clerk, R, J. Roberts assistant clerk, und J. Bradbury, master.—The needlework requirements for the infants and girl's departments were considered and passed.—Miss Morris applied for two monitresses for the Infants Department. and the Board appointed Misses Elizabeth Mary Richards, Llanhadrrn Road and Sarah J. Jenkins, Thsspian-st. to t'^e post.—Messrs Peter Jones, Thomas O ven and Rev Prebendary Williams werejappoiuted a cornmittee to report as to the best inorle of carrying out the powers of the Technical Institution Act. TEACHER'S GUILD.—A meeting was held in the College Hal! on Friday evening under the presidency of Professor Angus, in connection with the Teacher's Guild. Miss Carpenter, of the Hostel, acted as local secretary. The meeting was addressed by a deputa- tion and it is understood that the object of the guild is to form a sort of trades union among teachers for the purpose of limiting teaching as far as possible to properly-qualified teachers. SUMMER TRAIN SERVICE.—Important alterations will be made in the running of the trains on the Cambrian Railway next month. It is understood thllt better arrangements will be made to bring passengers from off the coast than by the Limited Mail which was a discredit to the whole system. CUSTOMS AND REVENUE.—Lodging-house keepers, in order to avail themselves of the advantages of the re- cent reduction in the amount of inhabitated house duty, must before the 1st of July register their names in a list of lodging-house keepers to b kept by the Clerk to the Commissioners and after such registration and before the 1st October make appli- cation to the Commissioners for the reduction of the rate of charge of inhabitated house duty from 9d. to 61. or for the further reduction of the reduced rate of 6d. to 4,1. or of 3d. to 2d. The clerks to commissioners in the district of the Aherystwyth Surveyor of taxes (Mr W. J. Lovell), are-for the Hundreds of Geneurglyn and Ilar, Mr F. R. Roberts; Hundred of Peuarth, Mr David Lloyd Lampet.r Hundred of Moyddin, Mr David Jones, Old Bank. Lampeter Hundred of Troed- yraur. Mr Picton Evans. Cardigan and Machynlleth and Mawddwy, Mr Lewis Williams. Machynlleth.

SALE OF FREEHOLD PROPERTY. On Monday afternoon, Mr Owen Daniel held a sale at the Lion Hotel of farms, sheepwalks, and premises in the parishes of Llanfihangel Geneu'rglyn,Llanddewi Aberarth, Llanhadarn Trefeglwys, Llanrhystyd, Llanhhangel-y-Croyddyn and Uwnnws, being outlying portions of the Crosswoorl estate, the property of the Earl of Lisburne. Messrs Roberts and Evans, Aberystwyth were the solicitors. The large room was so crowded that there was scarcely standing room. Mr Owen Daniel, in submitting the Court Orange Estate of 2,500 acres in one lot, said the minerals were not reserved if the estate was sold entire. In reply to Sir Pryse, the Auctioneer added that there were no chief rents, hut there were small amounts of tithes which were reserved. Mr F. JR. Roberts added that his i.u.usmp sum an Ill" manorial rignts. Someone ortered £ ll 000 bu., the laughter which greeted this offer; had scarcelv died away when £ 18,000 was bid. The Rev John Richards Aber- tfrawd, Anglesey, a native of Cardiganshire, and jil'v Tobn James, Aberystwyth, then ran the figures up to £ 21) :J00 u-l^n Sir Pryse Pryse capped the total with an additional' iSO and the ( ourt Grange Estate was knocked down to the ',m™hr baronet amid loud and prolonged cheering. The estate included Cwrt (Mr \Vm. Richards, tenant, rent £ ](j0) lencwru (Mr Edward Richards, t55) J'enrefn (Mr John Jones, £ lt);j); ( ourt Grange or Pencefn Lead Mine (subject to a (lead rent of £50, not at present demanded); Tynpvnfarch (representatives of the late Mr John Richards ii02)'- Bron- ginanfach (representatives of late Mr John Richards,' £ 130) I roedrfmvsire and Tyrbanc (Mrs Catherine Williams £ 5<!)•' Cwmglo (Mr James Jenkins, £ 130); Lletty Evan Hen (Mr James Jenkins); Sarnau and Llawrycwm (same tenant); the [Jetty Evan Hen Mine works, including-land on Lletty Evan Hen iarm, cottage, garden ami fields in the occupation of Mr Ebenezer Ellis esleyan Methodist Chapel, yearly rent, 10s. cottage and garden at Bontgoch in the occupation of Mrs Ebzabeth\\ilha!ns and six fields, Tanybwlch, in the occupation of Mrs Jane Morris and five fields and Penrow in the occupation of Mr Alfred Ellis and a field. The total rental of the estate is £ÎI)\) so the price obtained ^Te,l"al ,to years' purchase. Mr Daniel, who is versed in L'ish history writes that on this estate lived the celebrated hard and scholar, Dafydd ap Gwilym, at the farm known as Erogimn, and that Tahesin prophesied his birth as is referred to in the Englyn :— Am Dafydd gelfydd goelfin-praffawdwr Prophwydoedd Talicsin Y genid yn Mro-Ginin Brydydd, ai gywydd fel gwin." The Rev "Walter Davies (Gwalter Mechain) wrota concern- ing the hard:—Am ddychymyg, neu grelnvyll ni "i ac efall.u ni fydd yn Xghvnmi, ail i Duafydd ap Gwilym. 'Efe a ddvsgai yn nod i ddylluan ac i bioden siared yn Cy'n.rae^ glan gloyw a rhoddai ceferydd yn ngenau drychiolaeth ac a Wnm ai sysgod ei hun." Gorotiwy Owen wrote that "Dafpld ap Uwilym was perhaps the best Doet that ever i1 w' A'no?igst the numerous cywyddau composed by Dafydd ap Gwilym is a beautiful elegy to Rydderch ap Ieuan Llwyd, of Gogerddan, ancester of Sir Pryse Pryse. The other lots in the sale comprised principally outlying r sheepwalks, which were ottered subject to the manorial rights of the Crown. Lots 1 to Ilia having thus been disposed of in the lump Gorowen with a total acreage of 190a. Or. 1%. in the occupa- tion of Mr Thomas Thomas at the rent of £ 90 was sub- mitted for sale, and a spirited bidding resnlted in the purchase by Mr David Rees, of London, at £ 2,150. Hafodfawr 2:34: It-. 271)., rent £62, was suld to the tenant, Mr R. Thomas, at i-l,:>00 and Hafodhir, :35.3a. Or. 20p. in the occupation RFU.M;V'Y and Mr Ben Davies at £ 82, was sold to Mr David W. Evans, merchant, the Square, Rhymney, at £ -2 000 -o1' .E^ns' Llanrhystyd, purchased Garnwialen" ('r- 111 the occupation of Mr David Evans at a rent of il\ foi £ .fo0. 1 yllwyd and lynddol in the occupation of the representatives cf the late Mr James Raw at the annual rent a i W+u U/r Put up. I here is a leat over part of this lot used l,y the Cwmystwyth Mine at a rent of £ 10. The lot which includes 1,596zt Or. 37p. was sold subject to the rights of the Crown as lord of the manor. Mr Daniel said that it was an excellent sheep farm and that sheep farming was now the most profitahIe department of farming, Bidding commenced at £ l,j00 and went up to £ l,fo0 at which point it was with- diawn The farm and sheepwalk, rymawr, in the occupation of lflr Hugh Davies and the representatives of Mr John Lewis at a rent of 1:42, containing 796a. was withdrawn ,t m nK .VV was also the farm and sheepwalk called Esgairfihvyn in the occupation of Mr Morgan Morgans at the rent of £ 19 10s. In the latter case the sun\ of was offered. Lluestniawr* in the occupation of Mrs Catherine Evans, and YnYiihir in the occupation of Mr Daniel Jones, not realizing the reserve, were also withdrawn.

§por.te itnb JlihIctus, CRICKET. ,ST. MICHAEL'S CHCF.CH V. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (ABERY.STWYTH.) A friendly match was played on the ground of the lattei on Saturday afternoon. June 14th, and resulted in a win for the S. M. C. C. by six runs. The excellence of the bowling and fielding is shown by the dismissal of either side for such comparatively small scores in the first innings, Messrs Holmes and Kerry taking the first and best six wickets of H. T. C. C. for two runs (the latter performing the hat trick). E. J. Evans bowled well for S. M. C. C. Appended are the fullscore3 s. M. c. c. R. Evans, b W D A Holmes, c and b Wordsworth 7 EN-aris. 9 II Kerrj, h w, b Wordsworth 2 st. WD Evans.. 8 J E Evans, b W D Evans. 4run out 0 G MC Wade, c and b Wordsworth 7 b W D Evans 0 A II Owen, c Morris, b W D Evans 0 c Williams, b Dou^ali 6 Ilorcoiii, run out 4 run out. ° c Jno Purton, c D W Evans, b Dougall Ob Bougall 4 E J Evans, not out 1 b Williams 0 Jas L Purton, c and I) W D Evans f) run otit.. 6 A <> Hughes, run out 1 run out" 1 LI Jones, c Morris, b W D Evans 0 not out.. 1 w, 1; b, 2 3 w, 1; b, 4 5 Total 29 Total 46 IIOLY TITINJTY C.C. W D Evans, c"E J Evans, b Kerry 0 c Holmes, h E J Evans 0 J Wordsworth, c and b Holmes" 0 c Wade, b E J Evans 9 W S Dougall, c and b Kerry 0 h E J Evans 90 H Williams, c and b Kerry 0 b E J Evans "0 W Jfiils, 1 b w, h J Leon Purton 0 b E J Evans 0 T W Hunt e J Purton, b Holmes 4 b Kerry 9 Pv Evans, c and b Kerry 2 b J Leon Purton s D W Evans, c Owen, b Holmes 7 b E J Evans •> W Michael, b J Leon Purton 1 b E J Evans 5 A Morris, st. J Put ton, b Wade.. 0 not out 3 J Cowley, not out 3 c and i> Owen 2 b, 2 w, 2; n b, 1 5 w, 3 b, 2 5 Total 22 Total «. „ 47 Total 22 Total 47

ABERAYRON. ►AIM C. M. SUNDAY SCHOOLS.-Oll Friday, the five Sunday Schools of the Aberayron Sunday School district met at Aber- ayron. the day was fine, and the young ladies were bright in their light, and in a great many cases, new dresses. Next to the furnishm nt of the intellectual man, if not first in point of order wih a good few, comes the complete renovation of the outer man. The It ter, it may be safely asserted, is not neglected by the young" people of the church and of the prevalent, denominations. The schools were those from Penant, AberarCn> Tanybryn, Bont, and Aberayron, interrogated by the Revs J ohn Davies, Evan Morris, Mr S. E. Da\ ies, Revs, W. Jones, Bont, and James Jones, M.A., respectively. The singing showed signs of improvement in the case of Aberarth, where Mr D. Iees, British School, is working energetically. At the meeting- of tea chers, Captain Jenkins, "Alicia. Aberarth, was elected chairman for I the ensuing year, the re,appointment of Mr J. M. Howell as secretary for the tenth year, going"without mentioning. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Penant on the 7th of October next. COMPETITIVE MEHTLVO.—On the evening of the same day, a numerously attended meeting, whose scope was confined to the aforementioned was held at the Tabernacle under the presidency of the Rev Evan Morris. That it was numerously attendnd may be inferred from the fact that £ 0 (is. were received at the doors although the admission was very low. Prizes were awarded for essays, poetry, singing reciting, and answering questions out of the ffoliedydd Bach and the Hyfforddwr. As there is no correct record of the names of the prize winners at hand it is deemed the wiser course to abstain from giving any names. The adjudi- cators were Mr G. Ivor Davies, Cross Inn, New Quay, in music, who also rendered the song I fyny bo'r nod" very'creditably, and in the other promiscuous subjects the llevs J. T.. Evans and E. Morris, Aberayron, Mr J. M. Howell, Aberayron, Rev J. Davies, Penant, Messrs J. R. Phillips, Aberayron, D. Rees, Aber- arth, and D. Da. ies, Cross Inn. A very enjoyable as well as profitable evening was spent.

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE SOUTH WALES CALVINISTIC METHODIST ASSOCIATION. The conference of the South Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association was resumed on Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock, in Sardis Independent Chapel, Ystradgynbis, The chair was occupied by the Rev 1). Edwards. Newport. voTES OF SYMPATHY WITH I.NDISL'OSKI) UIMSTKLLS It was decided to send votes of sympathy with the follow- ing in their indisposition Mr D. Davies, Llandinam Revs \V. Evans, Tonyrefail, T. Job, Conwil, Ebenezer Jones Neath, Levi Jcnkin, Pontrhydyfen, W. Morgan, Trehurris' Rees Morgan, Llanddewi Breti. A PROTEST AGAINST WORLDLINESS. THK PASSIOX FOR J'OOTIULL. A meeting of ministers was held at Sardis (ampel at eleven o'clock, when the Moderator, the llcv E. Phillips, Newcastle Emlyn, presided. Rev Dr Saunders, Swansea, initiated a discussion on Sun- day School work. He said the Sunday Schools were asleep and should be aroused by strenuous efforts on the part of the ministers. Nothing was now being done to awaken the feel- ings of their youngj»eople. The people were getting ignorant 111 their midst; fact, they were getting pagans. He should like to see the monthly meetings taking the matter- seriously in hand. Rev Ezekiel Thomas, Swansea, in enumerating some of the evils of the present day, included chanting, cantatas, operas, operaf taQ and Passion Plays. He did not think there had been a more serious aspect of religion in Wales ever since the davs of lleiirv VIII. He referred to the impure literature cf the time and complained of the character of much that appeared in the news, papers. He felt very strongly that these things and the !aJIJeg would be the ruin of their country if not checked. He was triad to see the representatives of the Press present, and he would sav it in their faces and not behind their hacks; these thin-s were a degradation to the Welsh tongue and to Christianity If "they were not checked their country would be in a sad plight in a iew years. r 0 Rev Joseph Evans, Swansea, urged that they should make every effort to circulate pure literature among their people. Then there should he inducements to the studv of such subjects as botany. The impure literature of the present day was a curse to their young people, and they should i,re thL-m something else that would occupy their thoughts and call forth their noblest energies. Rev William YVilliams, Swansea, referred to the passion for football. Thousands congregated at the matches, and they did not know who was parson 01 shoemaker, who was a religious man and who not. The game occupied the thoughts of thousands of young men. It was said that it was a game for bodily exercise; but why did labourers, masons, &c., indulge in it ? Young men on Sundays often spoke of nothing but the last match and the next. It was so in Swansea. Then a lot of gambling was intro- duced into the game that wis the evil of it and the ruin of young men. He pressed upon them to pray for Divine help ■ that was the only way to cope adequately with the evils. Rev Griffith Fllis, Bootle, did not believe there was any hann in the games of football and cricket. They were splendid games for bodily exercise, hut the evil was brought in through gambling. It was so in Liverpool to his own knowledge, and, no doubt, Mr Williams' remarks were correct about Swansea and other places. Dr Harries. Chicago, referred to the good work carried oil in Chicago by the young people of his church in temperance and other things. Dr Saunders thanked them for giving vent to their expressions, and the discussion closed. SALE OF CHURCH PROPERTY TO A BrtKW ERY COMPANY. The Rev Thomas Le% i, Aberystwyth, referring to the report of Tuesday's proceedings in the daily papers, asked if it were true that property belonging to the Methodist Church at Brecon had been sold to a brewery company from Hereford? If so, it was very wrong and inconsistent of them to do so, when they pro tested against the compensation clauses. ft was replied that the property had been sold to a brewery company-Alderman Protheroe, J.P., the delegate from Brecon, added that beer was not manufactured there now, but mineraJ waters. Rev Joseph Evans, Swansea, said that their objection was to sell it to a brewery company when they protested against the com- pensation clauses. He considered it wrollg to give facilities to companies for the manufacture of beer. Alderman J. Protheroe said that the Brecon friends had no ground whatever to think that beer would be manufactured theiv. If the association could find them another customer they would be quite satistied but the church had all the trouble and responsibility. They. however, could see no danger arising from the sale of the house to this company. ™ Rev T. Levi sugge-ted the insertion of a clause to the effect that no intoxicating drinks should be manufactured on the property and it would be perfectly consistent for them to do so. Rev W. James (secretary) fully agreed with the remarks of Mr Levi. Very likely the church were tempted to sell the property to this company, but he should be glad if they could do something else to their satisfaction. Rev Morris Morgan, Swansea, referred to the fact that Mi- Harrington, son of a brewer, a chairman at the great demonstra- tion at London, had forfeited his shares in the brewery with which he was connected entirely for the sake of fighting for the cause of temperence. If it were not for th- influence of monc." the difficulty in fighting against the great curse of drink would soon be lessened. Mr Griffiths, Rock, proposed leaving the matter in the h uids of the next association. A different light had been thrown on the matter that afternoon. Itav T. Rees, Cefn, said that if they were sure non-intoxicants alone would be manufactured there, they could have no objection to the present arrangements. Did this company manufacture beer elsewhere ? Alderman Protheroe replied that beer was manufactured by the con.pany at Hereford. The question having been warmly discussed, the Rev T. Levi proposed that the secretary write to the church at Brecon expressing the feelings of the association with regard to the matter, and suggesting the insertion of a clause forbidding that intoxicants should he manufactured on the property. Rev John Evans, Swansea, seconded, and the proposition was carried. TIIB APPEAL 1-UOM .LOUVSTOWN. Mr Thomas Phillips, J.P., Swansea, said that he had been appointed by the Rhondda Valley Association treasurer of (lie funds to he collected hy the Methodist Churches in support, of the distressed families in Johnstown. He had received £58 15s. and that has been already sent to Johnstown. Very little, indeed, of that sum had come from Glamorganshire or Carmarthenshire. Rev Thomas Levi said that double that amount had been sent from the Cardiganshire monthly meeting to Johnstown before the above fund was opened.—It was also said that several of the churches in Glamorganshire had subscribed through other medium.— Rev Thomas Rees proposed, aud it was carried, that the host thanks of the assocation be given to Mr Phillips. TE f: C'O¡PE:SATIOX CLACSKS. The Rev Morris Morgan, Swansea, in a a vigorous address, pro- posed the following resolution against the Compensation Clauses That this association regards with d'ep sorrow the licensing proposals of the Gov ernment in the Local Taxation Bill in v iew of the decision of the High Courts of Justice that there is no vested "'f 1,1 annual liquor licenses, as well as the emphatic declara- tion ot public opinion against similar provisions in the Loci Gov ernment Bill, and that the association firmly declares its con- viction that pjolic-house owners have neither moral nor Iet-al ri-ht assoeiSio!0" 1,1 Case renenal of licenses be refused, and the « hp nl ii 1 moreover, cannot recognise the Government measure a dangerous^tradie tel"perance' but emulated rather to protect 7. Th;l.t association urges all churches and congregations to ?WW ari';Vf"^vith°ntdelay against the protons of the aU hU"'fUl 'n— £ ° ^insidious and 3. That the Moderator be authorised to sign r pet-tion thr<nlgh S^r D^Randej^ *onvarc' same to Parliament through Ilr D. lhfc resolutions were unanimously carried. STATISTICS. The following statistics of the Methodists Churehc-s in West Glamorgan inonthly meetings were submitted :-Xumber of »'J: chapels and places of worship, 1U7 (increase over l^b, 1,); Sunday School buildings, 52; ministers' houses (manses) 63 numbers. 63; preachers, 23 deacons, S4S • com- immicants, 0 606 (mcrease over ltws, 511) children in churches 3,924, candidates for membership end ISsS, 03 received to communion, 1.1S5 Church iosses by death 14.3 by tickets 514 ■ by excommunicato, 31 by session, &c., 35'i-total,1,1*3 Sunday ^hoof'i^'i teac'iers' &c., 1.5W; total attendance Sunday r ,00'. candidates for county examinations, 395 hearers including members, &c„ 24,073 pastors of churches, 35 churches Under their care, 39 inembers'iu these churches, 5,2S3 •' students in Colleges, 8 number of good templars, 247S band of hope members, 2,560 chapels insured, II; English churches, 13 ctlapds ami places for preaching, 15 communicants, hearers i>J(j chapeis with one English service on Sundays, 4. 'I'llI'- NEXT ASSOCIATION. An invitation was received to hold the next association at Tregaron through the Rev M. Era.,¥.-This was unanimously lathfand nth1' duClded t0 hold th- "tings on August 12th, t THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMIJLV. The next general assembly will be held at Bethanh Chapel DailySNews ~ith' a''id "5th June' 1S!)1' South K èWS,"

Jntpcriiil Parliament HOUSE OF COMMONS, Wednesday. The Directors' Liability Bill, which had been con- sidered and am ended Ly the St.adinc Com- mittee on Trade, and was partly considered Dy tae House last week, was again proceeded with. Various^ Amendments weie move! by Sir E. witn the view of limiting the liability of Directors for misleading state ments in pro,pc-u-,es but they were for the most part rejected. T consideration of tile Bill was not ccmplttsd wh.n, by the rule, the debate stood ad- journed. In answer to Dr lannf-r. Sir J. Fe'usson said it lay with tne Leader of the House to determine when a B l woull be brought in authorising the cession of H,.Iigo!a,i,i to Germany. Tne Deanery of Manchester has been offered to, and Accepted by Aruhue.icon Farrnr.

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THE CHIEF CONSTABLES HIP OF CARDIGAN- SHIRE. SIR,—I beg to crave a small space in your valuable paper to inform your readers of another extraordinary piece ot jobbery that has been carried <111 here this week und-r the shadow of our local Liberal Association, having for its object the pitching of Supt. Williams into the vacant chiet constableship. A secret meeting of the Association was held, almost pri vately, with only the selected few or weak-kneed Liberals and some Tories present. The working men were kept in total ignorance of it, though some two or three of them got to know of it by some means or ether, and that is how its proceedings came to our knowledge. It seems that the object of the meeting was to pass a resolution pressing on the representative members of the Joint Committee to appoint Supt, Williams to the chief oonstabieship and to forward the same to Dr Enoch Uavies. I desire it to bo made knov.-n, on behalf of the working men of this district, that they will not allow things to be carried IJJ1 in this fashion and their claims be so shamefully ignored by men who have the audacity to call themselves 1 >eia ». -they consider that the representative members have fouerht the battle bravely so far against co^ur^fw' Pa-'V" and have conie *'ith flving c< mn, aud t.nur wishes are. tnat in the matter of" the appointment of Chiei Constable they should not be interfered with. Th^y have perfect faith that they will act in this matter as they have in all others and t!J:¡t there is no necessity for dictating to them their duties, for they know them and perform them with credit to themselves and to their countrv."Thpir onlv des.re is that the appointment should be given to a man who has served in the ranks, and it seems that there are plenty ot such candidates already in tne field. But as to who will be the best man, they leave that entirely for the rep! esentan ve members to decide and are certain that they will act with perfect judgment.—Yours, &c., WOI:KL\X; MAX. Sir,-The busy town of LImdyssul and neighbourhood is now agog on the approaching election of Chief Con- stable tor the county of Cardigan, and of course there is a grea de d of discussion on the topi 2. There are critics who do not speak and write out the abundance of their r <fire "ot trtHt theil' instinct and who are lettered by the peoantical canons which are the form of criticism without the spirit thereof. In the letters of lyssul and Anti Primrose League thple is sti-otil, current of malice and petty pioue. It is rather d.ihcult to extend d1',e mantle of charity over per- sons wh" sv.at.ei their allegations with "an audacity winch is only equalled by the unveracity of tlmir asser- tions. It is a fact incontrovertible that the petition in ques- vm has been signed by all the most prominent Liberals in the p.ace, inc.uding nine dissenting- ministers in fact every minister m the dictrict. It is being- urged by Tyssul and Anti Primrose League, that it is -.rut of their ken how riupt. Williams can dis- cnarge tr.3 functions of Chief Constable, on the ground that oefore he joined the poiice force he was a station master,_ m the name of common sense may I ask how does this demonstrate his mifitucs? Such an assertion is monstrously absurd. Did the fact that Air j'oivn Rowlands, Q.C., MP., being a clergyman before he aboudoned the ministry for the law, disqualify him from reaching the highest rung in the ladder of fame in that depaitment, which every- body, 1 conceive will p.- mit ho has done? ■Mro. a We^' k"oun that as a station master iVfr Wilnams was very successful and one of the most popular men 011 the line And during tij eight years he has been in the force he has discharged his duttes in an efficient manner, and has proved himself in his own division to be a man of the people. These assertions can 110 more be dislodged by sordid criticism, than will a barking cur snatch from the sky the pale autumn moon. The rumour is afloat that a man from outside the force rUoni^Tfd'i ,>Ut let h°i,e tliis like many Joint Com mitt 1'>aC-r"'}nUA^l)u- If he is elected, tbe 1 Committee wil; do a thing that all Liberals have een denouneu^ n, Uie past, and it win be ;lg aS to carry coals to Newcastle. FAIlt PLAY. y r, A STARTLING DISCOVERY. # Silt,-Referit)g to a paragraph which appeared in your issue respecting the supposed "Startling discovery" by J-vans. of Lglwysbach, of the original grave- Tr X .h' ?rut Krla"dc of J-daueeitho at K house called xrot i> 1 tuw.the residence of a former Rector of Llang-eith<V expuin.wion ot the (urcumstrmno* tl' Vi')re,i n,rle,d?»e "f facts in connection with this mauter, I hardly think Mr Evans would have statentent.. ill his letter to the JJ.ntcr which mig-ht give pain to tne friends of one who can 110 longer answer for 111 niseit. Hi! even suggests that the Rector carried off the htone surrepititiously. I may notice, in passing that the only correct surmise Mr Evans make, about 'all that f'1"6" D,a.n;i Rowland in his native neighhbourhood is that die old churca in wmch Rowlands ministered wa5 „ ,rUCih TdjH,en!i''?»a than the present small church at Llangeitho, but it did not n-nhl1n™* ,Vlevd,reC-i'r' 1)nints out 1 have n° omib.hat Mr Evan,ns far better posted in the history of John esley than that of Daniel llowland. It migh* be an inducement to him to study the latter's history more carefudy before he writes another letter to the Miner, if he is told, that his most trustworthy biograp her was the brother ot the Rev David Owen, who was f< £ TrM°r?' t,e Saintly vicar of ^Rlwysbach. 1 should like him also to be informed that the Revr Thomas Edwards, the rector of Llangeitho about whon* he so glibly writes, held the memory of Daniel Rowland in infinitely greater reverence tli tn Iiitxi,elf, and that ø became possessed of the gravestone in question, not In consequence of his position as rector, I but to take charge of it before his appointment to the living ot Xdangeitho by Rowland's relatives. Old Mr Lloyd Waft tae rector when the Church was rebuilt, and the present memorcd stone 111 the Church wall was put up by Lewis of Plas, Rowland's grand-daughter I believe that it was her desire that the old stone was to be taken of, and who would be more likely to have the charge of it tlian the It^v Ihomas Edwards, ,vho was her sun-in-l&*v» J. WILLIAMS. N

1 oi'tLAE BEVURAGE for Breakfast, Luncheon lea, and Supper in all-seasons is CADBUKY'S CGCOA Comforting, strengthening, liouri.-ihil)g-for old 8n.d I yo!iT,.g, robust and feeble CADBETRA'S COCOA IS absolutely pure. Printe hy J. and J. GTRSOK and published hy them at 25 Chalybeate-terrace, Aberystwyth, in the countv of Cardigan at MR EDWARDS, stationer, Hiirh-street, lUla, in T{JE' courty of Merioneth; at DAVID LLOYD'S Portmadoc, in tbe county of Carnarvon and at THOMAS LLOYD'S, Pentrehedy11- Machynlleth in the county of .Montgomery. Friday, June 20th, ls9o. j A