The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

A FATAL DUEL. Ail France is in a state of agitation because a duel has ended fatally to one of the combatants. If there must be duels I think somebody should always be killed in them The great drawback of that way of settling things is that the blaekgaard is as likely to escape as to be killed. There is no short and effective way of dealing with social assassins, and if it were not for the fact that, like some other vermin, they devour one another, life in communities would be impossible. Duelling used to be a business in this country as it is a business in a certain class of French society. The professional French duellers are in very little more danger when they challenge their victims than butchers are in danger when they slaughter sheep. France is excited at the fatal result of the duel, and it is to be hoped the survivor will be tried as a murderer. THE NEW WELSH NATIONAL FEDERA- TION. Mr Beriah Gwenfe Evans (what a nice name it is) seems to have omitted two very desirable ob- jects from his list of what the new Welsh National Federation is going to do. The London Welshman has not been provided for. I suggest the following: (1) "To push London Welshmen into all places of honour and to allow them to pose as the Welsh nation." (2) "To take possesion of the Cymmrodorion Society's gold medais and to distribute them to the deserving Welshmen, Dr Isambard Owen and tuyself to re- ceive the first two and the heaviest." Anybody who laughs at this new National Federa- tion, or who hints that the forthcoming convention at Aberystwyth is ridiculous, shall be disqualified from having a medal, and shall not have a Welsh University honorary degree. I have not been asked for my opinion on the New Welsh National Federation, but here it is "I have not received a copy of that curious docu- ment, the Draft Constitution of the Welsh National Federation, but I have seen it, and it looks very like similar documents which have been drawn up before for the reform of everything. Why is it printed in English ? There does not seem to me to be anything in the Draft Constitution that will prevent" similar draft being drawn up by somebody elst. I think it is an excellent feature in the new scheme that whoever does not subscribe to the Federation shall be members. Put my name down as a non-subsciriber, and I should like to be the first I president." EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYED. It is said that a great strike and lock-out, involving more than two hundred thousand boot and shoe makers is inevitable. This means that misery will be brought to more than eight hundred thousand individuals. What does Mr Keir Hardie and other persons of his way of thinking suggest in this case ? People want to buy cheap boots-poor people want to buy them—low-priced boots, which they know are badly made of poor material. There is nothing in the nature of things to prevent these two hundred thousand boot and shoe makers from setting up in business on their own account, except that they have no capital, and Mr Keir Hardie and his sort say that capital is crime Here is a real, practical case. What is to be done ? Both employers and employed are prepared to suffer loss. The retailers of boots and shoes are helpless, as in the great majority of cases they are not makers. The wearers of boots and shoes neither know nor care anything about the dispute. If they cannot get boots made in England they will get boots made somewhere else. Even the two hundred thousand boot and shoe makers and their families will have to buy boots and shoes of their own or some- bony else's making It is no use suggesting as a remedy something that is impossible. You might just as well suggest waiting until the sky falls as a means of catching larks. The employed have reached a point when they say-and they have a perfect right to say it- We will nc.t work." The employers have reached a point when they say—and they also have a perfect right to say-" We will not concede what is re- quired." Then follows war, and in the end the strongest wins, and both sides suffer. There was a time when boots and shoes were made in every town atd village in the land, but now boots and shoes are made in immense factories in certain large towns. Nobody is to blame for this change. The wearers of boots and shoes go in search of cheapness, and the factory system has jgiven cheapness. Now is the time for Mr Keir Hardie. Let him begin at once, and put the boot and shoe industry on a right basis immediately, and he will be indeed a saviour, and n't a mere impraeticable theorist who says that somebody should do something or other. Let Mr Keir Hardie start great boot and shoe manufactories without capital, or hard and fast lines about profits, and with tender regard for all skulkers, drunkards, idlers, and ineapables, and let an admiring world see him come out of the business triumphantly Why should not all the trades unions in the four nations settle this great boot and shoe question on socialistic lines 7 Why not let us have one trade carried on without the capitalists on broad principles of brotherly love and equal piy for equal work? This is a great opportunity, and boot and shoe wearers throughout the United Kingdom are pre- pared to wear the love-made work when they get it. An example is worth a lot of talk. I do not know how large factories and expensive machinery can be provided without capital, but Mr Keir Hardie knows, and everything is so easy when you kno v how to do it. AN UNWRITTEN BOOK. Sometimes my friends send me books to read- novels, poetry, memoirs. The books are sometimes interesting and instructive, but they are almost always unsatisfactory because they are incomplete, transient, and moie or less untrue. As somebody very dear to me said the other day, all interesting books are written about persons who are not ordinary, and about events that are not commonplace. I have been pondering over this remark, and it is true. Every generation fifteen hundred millions of human beings are born, live their life, die, and are forgotten. The book that would live and that has yet to be written, would show the joy and sorrow, the delight and pain, the hope and fear, the achievement and failure-the life that is common to those fifteen hundred millions of human beings. This human life of ours is one life, running through the ages, and is not affected by the incidents, accidents, or strange combinations that may appear at intervals. There is a method of blending photographs of individuals and getting a combined photograph which gives a sort of racial likeness. What is true of bumaii faces is true of human existences. There i.s a common human life, just as there is a, racial j; face. We look at the hills, or at the sea, or into the faces of those who love us, and we look as all human beings have looked, and we cannot say what we see, or describe what we feel, unless there is something special in the looking or something peculiar in the seeing. Who shall write the book-the novel—the biography-which shall tell the story of humanity, so that whoever reads it in any age or in any nation, or in any language shall say, that is my life ? That is an account of all I am and feel. We are born, we live, we die. Who could write a book on these three common facts ? Is there nothing else common to us? Is there not more that is common to us than is peculiar to some of us ? Most of us are dumb as any stone. Who shall make the dumb millions feel that they have been expressed? Most of us travel in the ruts of life. Who shall make the yoke-bearing millions feel that they are as those who are less-heavily clothed upon with dull earth? Who shall write this book ? Language is not yet subtle enough, and will not be subtle enough until all the languages on earth have been blended into one more adequate means of utterance, • not, per- haps, then perfect enough to tell the story of life common to us all. Go and look in a cemetery at the tin flowers on the neglected graves-tin flowers Go and read on decaying memorial stones the clumsy words in which fresh grief tried to express itself. These tin flowers, these crumbling memorial stones, and these rude rhymes are the expression of universal sentimepts. All our hearts have been filled with joy or sorrow. Who shall put in a book, not one experience or two, cut off in sentences, but all our common ex- perience as we live it-as all human beings every- where live it ? Books are only fer the passing time and for the immediate occasion. How utterly dead the great mass of books are. I know that there are excep- tions. There is a survival of books, and some day there will be a blending of the survivors and that last book will be the life of the humaIJ race The Coast. P. W.

Prath of A. lbtrmait dmtt. On Sunday evening at ten o'clock, Mr George Green, mining engineer, proprietor of the Aberystwyth Foundry, alderman and justice of the peace for the borough, and member of Cardigan County Council, died after a short illness at the age of seventy-one. Some two years ago when travelling in Russia, whither he had gone to superintend the erecting of lead- dressing machinery, he was laid up with an attack of fever which was raging in that empire at the time, from the effects of which he never thoroughly recovered. The attack recurred about twelve months ago when on business in North Wales. He was then laid up at Bettws-y-coed for nearly three weeks before he was able to return home to Aberystwyth. He attended a meeting of the Aberyatwyth Town Council for the last time on February 5th, on the 8th he attended the public meeting of ratepayers at the Town Hall, and on the 15th he was present at a meeting of the Ratepayers' Association. A fortnight- from Tuesday last he was again taken ill with a recurrence of the intermittent fever he contracted in Russia with which was combined a severe cold or the in- fluenza. He was medically attended by Dr Rowland, Pier-street, and by Dr Harries, and carefully nursed by Mrs Colquhoun and Nurse Ankers. By his :first wife Mr Green had four children-Mr James George Green, Mr Wm Green, a daughter who married Mr Colquhoun. for many years manager of the Foundry, and Mr Robert Green, who died many years ago. Both his sona are mining engineers. By his second wife Mr Green had seven children, six of whom survive. A lengthy account of Mr Green's life and doings was published in a mining paper in 1891. In that account it is stated that the deceased was a native of Codsall, in Staffordshire, where he was born on January 11th, 1824. Two years later he was taken to Manchester, where the earlier part of his life was spent. There in after years he learnt the rudiments of practical engineering under the guidance of his father, who was .o.=' =- LL _L -J. --gt%geu u mav luuustry, ana supplied tne water com- panies of Manchester and the district with their several plants. At a later date Mr George Green was employed at the Atlas Works, and also at other times at various local engineering establishments. Mr Green's grandfather was a contemporary of Boulton and Watt as a manufacturer of steam engines and boilers in a small way of business. He was for many years engineer to the Manchester and Salford Waterworks, and, while acting in that capacity, sug- gested the use of pipes made of iron to take the place of those made of stone; for, strange as it may seem now, stone was the material of which the pipes were made to convey the Manchester water supply. His suggestion was adopted, and this was probably the first instance in which iron was used for this purpose on a large scale. He designed all the iron fl, tinge and connections for this water scheme, and the principle adopted by him differed very little from modern practice in the same direction. It is claimed for him also that he invented the circular saw. Mr Green's father followed the same profession as his grandfather, and all the ironworks of the Manchaster and Salford waterworks passed through his hands for many years. He proposed the construction of sea- going ships made ot iron to a Liverpool firm of merchants, ten years before a sea-going iron ship was actually built, but his proposal was not entertained. By the time Mr Green reached manhood, and while still in Manchester, he took a great deal of interest in the trade and political questions of the day. There may be some of our readers who still remember the "Fustian Jackets," who took a petition to the House of Commons in favour of what was then called The People's Charter," on the memorable 10th of April, 1842. This Charter was signed by 3,317.702 parsons, and Mr Green was one of its custodians who presented the petition at the bar of the House of Commons. From an early age indeed he took more than a merely passive interest in the economics of trade questions, for at the age of twenty-three he was appointed to act on the Shops' Committee in the Ancoat's district of Manchester to investigate with other delegates the important questions of piece work and systematic overtime. At a subsequent period he was appointed chairman of the final meeting of the delegates who assembled from all parts of the United Kingdom. Mr Green has also been a life-long temperance advocate, and has taken an active part in the propaganda of that movement. Mr Green's connection with Aberystwyth dates ,nn 1.1'0 from low, -,u went to that town to put up a small engine at Ellis's Foundry, the only foundry then established in the place. Either before he came to Aberystwyth, or after, he became connected with gold mining in Merioneth, and was able to give interesting accounts of the early operations at the mines on the hillsides between Barmouth and Dolgelley. When the large swing bridge over the Mawddach estuary, which was made to open for the passage of ships, was tried it was found that the swinging girders, massive though they were bent, under their own weight to such an extent that it was difficult, if not impossible to get the bridge back in position again after it had once been opened. Mr Green, having said he could remedy the defect, was called in, and ultimately succeeded by means of stay rods and screws to keep the girders from bending. The company remembered Mr Green's sucessful efforts after the lapse of a quarter of a century, and a short time ago again availed themselves of his services in repairing the ironwork of the bridge. Shortly after coming to Aberystwyth he commenced manufacturing mining machinery on his own account. He supplied many of the local mines with machinery and when the local mines were closed, instead of shutting up his works at Aberystwyth, he went where orders were to be obtained, and succeeded in keeping a large staff of men and boys at Aberystwyth for the manufactory of mining machinery for all parts of the world. Only latterly he signed a large provisional contract for the manufacture of mining machinery for exportation. Within the past ten years he made machinery for :South America, Servia, and the Russian provinces in Asia, and on more than one occrsion made long journeys for the purpose of erecting the machinery and setting it go- ing. His lengthy connection with lead mining made him see what was required for the successful separa- tion of ores from their matrices. He succeeded in patenting an automatic machine which not only hold its own in the market at the present time, but won for Mr Green a diploma when exhibited at the International Exhibition of Mining and Metallurgy at the Crystal Palace. Another patented invention of MrGreen's (says the mining paper already quoted) is a grate arrangement for use in substitution for ordinary fire-bars in boilers, the adoption of which is claimed to effect an appreci- able saving in fuel by enabling the fire to be brought in almost immediate contact with the water. This water hearth, as it is called, consists of a shallow cistern or water-box which takes the place ordinarily occupied by bars, the use of which is rendered un- necessary. So far as the circulation of water is con- cerned the hearth is claimed to be more efficient than Galloway tubes, and may with advantage be employed in any boiler that is too small for the wbrk that is at present expected of it. Those accustomed to the use of Lancashire or Cornish boilers, which are unprovided with cross tubes, know that the water may be boiling at the surface, whilst it may be at a very much lower temperature below the furnace tubes. This defect is obviated where Mr Green's water hearth is used, and other supplementary advantages are gained. Several boilers have been at work for years fitted with this hearth, and we are told that a saving of from 20 to 30 per ceut. of fuel has been effected, and a corresponding decrease in repairs has taken place." Mr Green," continues the paper, may also be regarded as one of the pioneers of modern rock-boring machinery. He certainly was one of the first to recog- nise the material advantages arising from rock drilling by mechanical means, and as long ago as 1864 he con- structed a rock drill which was most successful in operation. It was,subjected to a careful examination by the then Royal Mines Commissioners, over whom Lord Kinnard presided. This commission consisted of 14 practical men, and they pronounced a most favourable verdict regarding the" olk done by Mr Green's machine. Lord Kinnaird spent a whole week with Mr Green, and the Commissioners a long and full day. We understand that Mr Green's invention would have been prominently brought forward at that time, but unfortunately a prior agreement intervened, and the pronouncement of the Royal Commissioners came to nothing so far as Mr Green was concerned. Many of the results since obtaiaed by rock diills are very clearly attributable to Mr Green's efforts, and were predicted by him in his statement to the Com- missioners." Mr Green for over a quarter of a century was con- nected with the public life of the town and though he was connected with the carrying out of a great many im- provements his name cannot be associated with any one of them as orginator. Though his early education had been neglected like that of many other first-class men of his day, he had a ready use of words which he usually applied to the criticism of other men's projects which, in his opinion, were either wrong in themselves or were wrongly designed or wrongly carried out. His speeches were phrased and delivered after the style of the trade-union orator and were easily followed by those who had to listen to him. In politics he was a Liberal though he sometimes disappointed his party. He was a Nonconformist, and a regular attendant at the English Wesleyan Chapel; and in nothing did he speak stronger upon than the detrimental effects of the excessive taking of strong drinks. As an employer of labour, he spoke of the advantages (seen on Monday mornings) of the Welsh Sunday Closing Act, and when once a member of the Council declared that he would close one half the public houses in the town, Mr Green at once added that he would close the other half. For twelve years he was a member of the Aberyst- wyth Town Commissioners. He was first elected to the Town Council in 1873 for one year in the room of Dr Morris Jones who had been appointed medical officer of health. There were then fourteen candi- dates and six seats, the second extraordinary vacancy having been caused by the elevation of Mr John Watkins to the aldermanic chair. The latOl Mr John James was the fifth on the poll and Mr Green the sixth. In the following year, 1874, Mr Green was last and ninth on the poll. but in 1875 he was re- turned third on the poll. After the expiration of three vears, Messrs John James, J. J. Griffiths, Thomas Griffiths, and Dr Harries were returned, and Mr Green was unsuccessful. Again in 18791he was un- successful, Messrs John Jones (Bridge End), E. J. Jones, Edward Humphreys, and Peter Jones having been returned. Mr Green's defeats were doubtless owing to his attitude of opposition to the Plynlymon water scheme. Mr Green advocated a pumping scheme, and did his best to defeat the project of going to Plynlymon for water for the town. In spite of his efforts, however, that scheme was carried through and, notwithstanding defective management, has been a blessing to the town. The sod of the new reservoir was cut by Mr Peter Jones (then mayor of the town), on May 29th, 1880 on July 27th the water was first turned on from Nantyrarian to Llanbadarn, and on August 14th, 1880, allowed to run into the old reservoir at Aberystwyth. In 1880, the water question having been settled, Mr Green again found a seat on the Council, but at the expiration of his three years' term he was left out by the return for the four seats of Messrs D. C. Roberts, Dr Harries, Isaac Morgan, and D. P. Richards. In 1884, he was returned third on the poll, and in 1887 as well as in 1890 he was returned at the head of the poll, and retained his seat as a councillor until November, 1892, when he was made alderman for six years. In 1885 he was elected mayor and, according to the then custom, was re-elected in the following year. In the same year as he was made alderman, he was also placed on the commission of the peace for the borough. In 1889 he was returned as one of the representatives of Aberystwyth on the County Council in company with Messrs C. M. Williams (who was mayor at the time), John James, and the Rev T. Levi. He continued to occupy the position until the expiration of the Council when he was again nominated as a candidate, but withdrew on account of illness. Mr Green came out as a guardian for the Penparke Ward in 1894, but was unsuccessful. A meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday, there being present Alderman Roberts, in the chair, Alderman Peter Jones, and C. M. Williams, Councillors D. C. Roberts, W. H. Palmer, Thomas Griffiths, Captain Doughton, Isaac Hopkins, R. J. Jones, Robert Peake, John Watkins, Robert Doughton, Messrs A. J. Hughes, town clerk, Rees Jones, surveyor, and H. L. Evans, accountant. Alderman Peter Jones thought the Council's first duty would be to pass a vote expressive of condolence with the family of the late Alderman Green and their great regret at the loss of their colleague who had been associated with the public life of the town for some 30 years or more, who was a very large employer of labour, and connected with many improvements for the benefit of the inhabitants. They all regretted his death and the sad suddenness with which it came upon them. —Alderman Roberts seconded the proposition which was carried unanimously, and the business of the Council was deferred for a week. The body was interred at the Cemetery yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The cortege was formed at the house on Llanbadarn-road where the Rev T. Jackson, minister of the Wesleyan Chapel, read a short service. The chief mourners were Mr and Mrs James George Green, Mr and Mrs Colquhoun, Miss Colquhoun, Mrs William Green, the younger childreti of the deceased, grandchildren, and other relatives. The coffin was covered with beautiful wreaths and crosses, including one sent by the employees as a token of respect and esteem." The procession was formed in the following order Posse of police under the command of Inspector Morgan (the Chief Constable being absent on duty) the members of the Fire Brigade under the command of Captain Peake the Corporation officials, and members of the Town Council Aldermen David Roberts, Peter Jones, and C. M. Williams, Councillors D. C. Roberts, W. H. Palmer, Robert Doughton, Captain Doughtoa, R. J. Jones, Thomas Griffiths, and Isaac Hcpkins. These were followed by the employees some of whom were selected as bearers. The coffin was borne to the Cemetery on a bier and the chief mourners followed in mourning coaches. The general public included the Rev Prebendary Williams, Trinity, the Rev T. Levi, the Rev W. Morgan, the Rev Llewelyn Edwards, the Rev T. J. Pritchard, and the Rev W. Evans, St. Michael's and a great many of the principal inhabitants of the town. Messrs Williams and Metcalfe closed the Rheidol Foundry for the afternoon. At the grave the service was concluded by the Rev T. Jackson, and there were general manifestations of grief at the loss of the deceased.

PENNAL. COUNTY COUNCIL.—Mr Hugh Jones, Griandy, has been re-elected withoat opposition. LECTURES ON AGRICULTURE.—Recently Mr J. Owen, M.A., who is in connection with the U.C. W., Aber- I ystwyth, has been lecturing on agriculture. During the first lecture which was on the "Breeding of Cattle" there was a poor attendance. At the second lecture on the Feeding the Cattle," however, the farmers in the distrit seemed to have grasped the purport of these lectures, and turned up in force, close upon a hundred being present. It is to be hoped that the next lecture on The Fattening of Cattle will be as successful, as they deserve to be well patronised.

PORTMADOC. ST. DAVID'S DAY.—The memory of the Patron Saint of Wales was celebrated on the evening of the 1st March by a public dinner in this town, LECTURE.—On Wednesday evening last, Mr J. R. Pritchard, of this town, gave a popular and interesting account of the scenery, See., of Switzerland, profusely illustrated by lantern views. Instrumental and vocal music assisted to make the lecture very successful. COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION.—The contest for the South Ward of this town took place on Saturday last, there being very little excitement although it was anticipated that the victory on either aide would be but small. Mr John Jones Morris, solicitor, was the nominee of the Liberal party, and was opposed by Mr Robert Isaac, of the Union Foundry. The poll re- sulted in the return of Mr J. Jones Morris by a majority of two. Mr Richard Davies, Liberal, was re- turned for the northern division unopposed.

CRICCIETH. ENTERTAINMENT.—In accordance with the offer made by the performers at the concern held on Feb- ruary 13th, another and entirely new entertainment was given last Tuesday towards a fund for the relief of the distress caused by the prolonged frost. The per- formers were Dr Livingstone Davies, and Messrs Bur- nell. C. H. Evans, J. W. Roberts, P. J. Bowen, Rees Williams, D. Dudley, and G. C. Oldfield, and the idea of starting a relief fund originated from them. Master G. Homan also assisted on this occasion and he did his part as Mike Doolau remarkably well. Last Tuesday's entertainment was the most successful of the kind yet RELIEF FUND.—Supplies to the value of over 922 have been given through tickets distributed by the Relief Committee. The Committee consists of the following, viz Mr W. Watkin, chairman, Revs W. B. Marks, W. Williams, and D. Morris, and Messrs R. Thomas, treasurer, Richard Owen, R. Roberts, Porth'raur, Robert Roberts, Llys Caradoc, J. W. Bowen, Richard Jones, G. P. Williams, D. O. Price, D. D. Bowen, and T. Burnell, hon. secretary. The following contributions have been made to the fund following contributions have been made to the fund — £ 2, Mr H. J. Ellis Nauney; £ 1, Honorable Mrs Ellis Nanney three guineas, Mr J. E. Greaves 91, Dr Roberts, Talarfor 3s. 6Mr W. Gwenlyu | Evans, Genmcn Office, Carnpi von collections in the several places of worship about 910. and the proceeds of the entertainment given on Tuesday last, bring up I the amount available for distribution to about £26. given in Criccieth, the Parish Room which has seating accommodation for 500 persons beiug quite full. Mr W. Watkin, chairman of the Urban Council, and alse chairman of the Relief Committee, presided. Several of thf local gentry were present, and the audience in- cluded the Hon. Mrs Ellis Nanney. and Miss Ellis Nanney. The house was kept in roars of laughter for over three hours, the performance not terminating until close upon eleven o'clock.

LOCAL LAW CASE. TREVETHAN v. JAMES AND JAMES. This wasan action brought by Mrs Trevethan, fcrmerly of Maesbungor, against Lewis James, trustee, and Elizabeth James, representing John James, deceased. The Official Referee, Mr Verey, has made his award ill this case, and has given judgment in favour of the defendants Lewis and Elizabeth Jamas on plaintiff's claim, also judgment in favour of Elizabeth James o. her counterclaim for fl55 Os. 10d, with all costs. The award will appear next week. Mr J. J. James, solicitor, acted for the defendants, and Messrs Smith Owen, and Davies for plaintiffs.

FUNERAL OF MR HENRY OWEN, J P CEISWYN, CORRIS. On Thursday, February 28th, the remains of Mr Henry Owen, whose sad death we recorded in our last issue, were interred in Corris Parish Churchyard mid general signs of grief. The funeral was private. The chief mourners were Mrs Evans. Ceiawyn (mother. in-law); the Misses Evans (sisters-in-law); Mr Owen, Mathafarn (father); Mr Owen G. Owen (brother) Mrs Smith, Brynilys; Mrs H. Hughes, Aber- ffrydlon; Mrs Dr Edwards, Cemmaes, and Miss Owen, Mathafarn (sisters); Mr Smith, Mr Hughes, and Dr Edwards (brothers-in-law) Mr Owen, Bodowen, Criccieth, (uncle.) At the Slaters Arms Hotel, the Rev J. J. Evans, of Aberllefeni, officiated. The procession, headed by Dr Jones and Mr H. Davies, J.P., proceeded along Bridge- street to the Corris Parish Church, when the service. were conducted by the vicar, the Rev R. J. Edwards, B.A. The body was laid in the same vault as that of his wife, who predeceased him nearly thirteea years ago. Beautiful wreaths were received from the following, which were laid on around the coffin Mrs and Misses Evans, Ceiswyn Dr Jones, Corris Rev and Mrs Edwards, Vicarage Mrs and Miss Vaugban, Nannau Miss Bright, late of Bronygraig Mr J. Charles Hughes, Dolgelley Mr E. Jones Owen, Llan- rwst Mr Rathbone Hughes, of Ratgoed Hall and Liverpool Dr and Mrs Owen, Llanidloes Mr and Mrs Bennet Owen, of Jersey the Working Men's Conservative Club, Dolgelley the Dolgelley Eistedd fod Committee, represented by Mr 0 0 Roberts, Prof. Griffiths, and others. Twelve of Mr Owen's friends and neighbours acted as bearers. The Ceiswyn and Math- afan families were deeply moved by the very kind ex- pressions of sympathy received from a very large circle of friends.

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girths, Jftarriages, anb lltatlus. -r- No announcements of marriages are inserted without sufficient authenication, for want of which announcement* to U8 are Mometimu omitted. A charge of Is., paid in advance it made for the words "No Cards," &c., in marriages, and an addition to the simple record of deaths. BIRTHS. COLLirNs-March 4th, at 38, Goldsmith-street, Not- tingham, the wife of Charles F. Collins, baker, of a son. COOLING-Itfarch 2nd, at Bow Street, the wife of ChM. Cooling, butler, Gogerddan, of a son. MARRIAGES. ROBERTS-ELLIS-March 2nd, at Capel Salem C.M., Dolgelley, by the Rev J Gwynoro Davies, Barmouth, in the presence of Mr Thomas jParry, registrar, Mr Lewis Roberts, Bryntirion, Bannouth, to Mfa. Anne Ellis, 5, Water-street. Abergynolwyn. DEATHS. EYANS-February 25th, at Lombard-street, Dolgelley, Mr Rowland Evans, for many years postboy at the Golden Lion Hotel, aged 68 years. GREEN—March 3rd, at Portland-street, Aberystwyth, George Green, mining engineer, aged 71 years. HARDY.—February 27th, at Barmouth. Mr S. T. de Brisay Hardy, Cork, Ireland, aged 79 years. HUMPHREYS—March 3rd, at Bronmawddach, Bont- ddu, Llanaber, Mr Roderick Humphreys, aged 79' years. JONES—February 26th, at Castle Inn, Dolgelley, Mr Owen Jones, aged 59 years. JONES—February 28th, at 32, North Parade, Jane Averina, second daughter of the late David Jones, draper. Bridge-street, Aberystwyth, aged 56 years. JONES—March 3rd, Mr John Lewis Jones, Cnwch, Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, ag. d 56 years. JONES—March 6th, at Bridge-street, Aberystwyth, Mary Ann, widow of Robert Jones, grocer and con- fectioner, aged 74 years. JONES—February 26th. at Ellesmere Port, Cbeshire. Ellen, wife of Elias Jones, late of the old Northern Toll Gate, Barmouth, aged 51 years. JONES-March 2nd, at Bodgwilim, Barmouth, Mary, wife of John Jones, farmer, aged 49 years. JONES-Ma.rch 4th, at Llwyndu, Barmouth, Margaret, widow of the late Mr Eilis Jones, farmer, aged 79' years. LLOYD—March 1st, at St. James's square, Aber- ystwyth, Henry Owen Lloyd, aged 28 years. LLOYD—F- bruary 27th, at Newfoundland, Aberayron, Margaret, wife of Thomas Lloyd, aged 68 years. REES—M^rch 2nd, t Tynyrubbey, Clarach, John Rets, farmer, aged 73 years Printed by J. A J. GIBSON, and published by them in Mill-street, Aberystwyth, in the county of Cardigan at E. EDWARDS'S, stationer. High-atreet, Bala. at J. & J. Gibson's, at the Cambrian News Office, 1, Beach Road, Bar- mouth, in the county of Merioneth; and at DAVID LLOYD'S, Portmadoc. in the county of Carnarvon. Friday, March Sth, 1895.

ABEUYSTWYTn. THE LIBRARY.—Mrs Rice Williams, Penbryn House, Marine Terrace, has presented the Library with nine- teen books. PULPIT REFERENCE.—At St. Michael's Church on Sunday evening, reference was made to the death of Lord Aberdare by the Ven. Archdeacon Protheroe. BUSINESS—Mr David Watkins, painter and plumber, Custom House-street, advertises in another column that he is prepared to give estimates for paperhanging, painting, and plumbing. SHILOH.The Rev Mr Roberts, a native of Croesor, and for many years pastor of Calvinistic Methodist Churches at Oswestry, commenced his duties as pastor at Shiloh (Jhapel last Sunday. CYMRU FYDD.—As the County Council elections fall on Friday, the Cymru Fydd Society will hold its next meeting on Monday evening at eight o'clock at the Corn Market Hall, when Mr J. Gibson will deliver an address. MODERS FURNITURE.—In another column will be found an advertisement of modern furniture oiold by Mr D. W. Clarke, Cannoch, who also undertakes the re-upholstering of suites. Mr Clarke has been well known in the district for many years. MEDICAL.—Mr R. Ll. Jones, second son of the late Dr Morris Jones, has been appointed assistant house surgeon at the University College Hospital, London. During the past four months, Mr Jones has been assis- tant house physician at the same hospital, which post he recently resigned CHURCH GUILD. -A meeting of this Guild was held in the Corn Market Hall on Thursday evening when the Rev W. Evans, M.A., occupied the chair. An able and interesting paper on The last Ten Tribes was read by Mr R. N. Catt. In the subsequent dis- cussion the following took part: Messrs G. W. Har- ding, Chappel, Parks, and the Chairman. THE WEATHER.—The frost and snow have at last passed away, the service water pipes which have been closed for weeks are being gradually opened, and masons' and other out-door work has been resumed. Yesterday (Thursday) there was a high temperature, the sun shone brightly, and the blue sky and sea were once again a pleasurable sight. COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION.—Mr S. R. Allen has been elected one of the representatives of Pembroke Dock on the County Council. Mr Allen polled 148 against Mr Isaac Smedley's 94. Both the candidates are known at Aberystwyth, the successful candidate heing the father of Mr Allen of the London and Provincial Bank. FAIR.—On Monday the usual monthly fair was held in the Smithfield, when there was a little better enquiry for cattle. Mr Lewis Williams, Abermaid, sold some fine two-year-old bullocks at JE14 a head. Thirty-six truck loads of cattle were sent off from the Station after the Aberystwyth fair, and twenty-six from Tregaron after the fair in that town held on the following day. MARITIME.—Mr Edmund A. Atwood (son of the la.te Mr J. J. Atwood, Corporation solicitor), who is deputy superintendent and honorary assistant pay- master R.N.R. Board of Trade, at Bristol, is pro- gressing favourably after a lengthened and severe ill- ness. Mr Atwood had to go tor a change twelve months ago, but hopes to resume his dulies at the beginning of next month. CHURCH LEA-GUK-A meeting of the Church League was held on Friday evening in the Boys' National Schoolroom, when the cLair was taken by the Rev Wm. Evans, M.Ã. Papers were read on the following, "Lady Jane Grey." "Florence Nightingale," and Sister Dora," by Miss Knight, Miss A. Knight, and Miss A. E. Wynne. A discussion followed on the Disestablishment Bill, and Mr Evan Jones, Miss Knight, and Mr E. M. Evans took part therein. SCHOLASTIC.—Miss M. E. Phillips, S4. Pier-street, of Tasker's High School, Haverfordwest, and Miss Elsie Metcalfe, North-parade, educated at Leicester. have passed the Junior Cambridge examination. Both are former pupils of Mrs Murray (Miss Russell), Queen's road. Miss Lloyd (Ashford School), daughter of the late Mr Superintendent Lloyd, and Miss Constance H. Stonehouse, daughter of Mr Stonehouse, formerly of Fishguard, but now of Aberystwyth, have also passed the junior. Miss E. J. Owen, Madoc House, has passed the senior examination. PERSONAL.—The many friends of the Rev. Lile Stone, lately pastor of the English Wesleyan Church in Queen's-road. will regret tc hear that both he and Mrs Stone have broken down in health after lsaving Aberystwyth for Runcorn. Their medical man having advised a return to a pure atmosphere and a quiet life, Mr and Mrs Lile Stone have returned to Aberystwyth, at present temporarily, with the intention of taking up permanent residence there later on, where it is to be hoped they will soon be restored to health. LENT.—A course of sermons to be delivered during Lent were commenced at the St. Michael's Church on Sunday evening, when the Vicar (the Ven. Archdeacon Protheroe) delivered an excellent sermon on Noah." Sermons on lessons suggested by the following scrip- ture characters will also be given Joseph (March 10th) Ahab (March 24th) The Rich Young Ruler" (March 31st) and Pilate (April 7th). A course of instructions delivered after evening prayer, was commenced on Wednesday evening by the Rev Wm. Evans, M.A.; the subject being "Renunciation." The instructions will be continued every Wednesday evening throughout Lent. DEBATE. —The subject for discussion at the Baptist Mutual Improvement Society, held on Wednesday evening, was Ought museums and art galleries to be opened on Sundays." There was a large attendance, and the meeting was presided over by Mr R. G. Roberts, U.C.W. Mr J. H. Rees opened in th e affirmative with an excellent paper, and Miss Uren in the negative with an equally good paper. A discussion ensued, and Messrs B. G. Griffiths, D. E. James, J. T. Samuel, and W. H. Jenkins spoke in the affirmative Miss M. A. Richards and Messrs Ted Ellis, David, and T. J. Rees followed in the negative. On a division the affirmative won with the small majority of three. GOLF CLUB.-To revive the interest in the game of golf, the Committee have purchased a handsome silver challenge" medal to be played for every month. The first competition took place on Saturday, the 23rrl February, on the links at Pendinas and was won by Mr A. T. Evans who becomes the holder of the medal for the month. The following were the best scores :— gross hep. net. Mr A. T. Evans 95 6 89 Mr Edward Edwards Ill 6 105 Mr Walley 126 15 III Mr George Davis. 135 18 117 The medal competition at Borth came off on Saturday, March 2nd, ia a blinding snowstorm, and resulted as follows :— gross hep. net. I Captain T. Jones. 97 6 91 Mr A. T. Evans 104 10 94 Captain R. James 110 15 95 Mr W. T. Lewis 124 15 99 Capt«in H. Janes 129 25 104 Captain D. Jon« 147 25 122 Captain T. Jones was the winner of the medal. < NEW BusINEss.-Messrs F. Grove & Co., furniture makers and upholsterers, will shortly open a branch establishment at 36, Little Darkgate-street. Mr Dd. Watkins, 7, Custom House-street, advertises a large assortment of spring paperhaDgings, and plumber's materials. THE COLLEGE HOSTEL.—The ceremony of laying the foundation stones of the College Hostel, postponed from St. David's Day, will take place next Wednes- day, March 13th. Arrangements for cheap tickets into Aberystwyth have been made with the local rail- ways. INFIRMARY.-—The monthly meeting ot the Hoard ot Management of the Infirmary was held at the Infir- mary on Thursday, March 7th. There were present: Messrs J. G. W. Bonsall (president) in the chair, Captain Cosens, the Rev T. Levi, Alderman C. M. Williams, Mrs E. James, Mrs W. Williams, Griffith Williams, Daniel Thomas, and the House Surgeon. There were 12 patients in the wards; 16 being ad- admitted and 12 discharged during the past month. There were 197 out-patients treated, of whom 96 were new cases. ALARM OF FIRE.-An alarm of fire was sounded at ten o'clock on Tuesday night when it was ascertained that beams let into a Hue at Mr James Bowen s shop in Vulcan-street, had become ignited. The fireplace, it appears, was originally made where the shop is now, and the flue was carried up straight from it. After- ward the room was converted into a shop, and in inserting the window some of the beams were allowed to run into the flue which was connected with the kitchen fire. The Fire Brigade attended and a large crowd assembled, but the fire was extinguished before their arrival and before much damage had been done. POLICE COURT.—At the Borough Police Court held at the Police Station on Saturday morning, be- fore Richard Morgan (in the chair) and David Thomas, Esqrs.—George Rankin, Liverpool, miner, on the evidence of P.C. Richard Jones, was committed for 14 days with hard labour for begging alms in the borough the previous evening.—Robert Richards, Llan Festiniog and W. R. Jones, Penrhyndeudraeth, North Wales, were charged on suspicion with having stolen a pair of corduroy trousers from the Royal Oak, Llana- fan, on March 1st.—On the application of the Chief Constable, who was not prepared to go on with the case then, accused were remanded until Tuesday at 3 o'clock.-W. R. Jones was also charged with hav- ng been drunk in the borough and this charge was allowed to stand over to Tuesday. IMPROVEMENT SOCIKTY.—On Monday evening a pleasant evening was spent by the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Society at their rooms in Port- land-street. Tea was served to the members between seven and eight, and afterward an interesting and in- structive entertainment was given to past and present members in the form of living pictures representing Welsh celebrities of bygone days. Miss Sarah Davis was the exhibitor, and Miss S. Hnsfhes the assistant. The characters were—Welsh bard, Miss Jennie Jones, Portland street Dafydd ap Gwilym and his wife, Mi-s Samuel and Miss Powell, Little Darkgate-street; St. David, Miss Richards, Heirt of Oak Owen Glyn- dwr, Miss Lewis, Lisburne House Die Aberdaron. Miss Vaughan, Post Office; Prine and Princess Llewelyn, Miss Cassie Hughes and Miss Dora Owen, Madoc House. OBITUARY.—The death is announced from Gran- ville, Ohio, of Dr John Watkin, which took place on February 5th last, at the age of (j) years. He was the youngest son of the late Mr James Watkin, Henllys, Borth, Cardiganshire, and brother of Mr Richard Watkin, of the same place. He graduated at Edinburgh in 1859, and afterwards took a course at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, with dis- tinguished success, as many certificates from eminent educators still attest. He practised in Aberystwyth for about five years, but in 1867 he emigrated to America, and settled at Granville, whence he ob- tained an extensive practice of his profession. Dr Watkin died in harness, and ministered unto the needs of others until the last moment. HIGH TIDE AND TOTAL ECLIPSE.—Mr R. Kenrick, Marine-terrace, writes --Sir,-Will you allow me to call the attention of those who dwell by the sea, and those who dwell along the low-lying shores of tidal rivers—the Dovey for instance—to the extraordinary high tides which are due on the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of this month. Should "nly a fresh breeze from any point between W. and S.S.E. back the tides, the rise will be considerably more than even the calculated rise, and should the wind be strong, it is possible that muchjdamage can be done; so that it behoves that thes who have property as above-dead or alive—should prepare and see to its safety as much as possible. On the contrary, should the wind be from over land, or anywhere between N. W. and E.S.E. the consequence would not he very disastrous. Many are the thanks I have received from some of your readers for the oc- casional astronomical notes which you kindly publish. Lately, one gentleman in Spain informed me that he climbed to the top of a very high mountain te Fee the late transit of Mercury, but was disappointed. There, as here, the phenomena occurred behind the clouds. On the morning of the 11th March, there will be a total eclipse of the moon, visible in England. The times mentioned below are for actual contact only as seen from Greenwich. All places W. of that place will be somewhat later. At times the eclipse is a light one; that is, the body of the moon can be distinctly seen in the dark ahadow of the earth. At other times, the moon is faintly visible and has a dark reddish appear- ance and, occasionally, the moon is wholly obliter- ated fom view, during actual totality of course. Should any of your readers take to themselves the pleasure of watching-the phenomenon, they will give the writer great pleasure if they will let him know in some way how they saw the 1895 total eclipse of the moon. The actual contact of-eclipse commences 2"51'8" morn middle 3'39'2" morn; ends 4-26'6" mora. ti.ECHABITF.s.- The seventh annual meeting ot the Mid-Wales District, No 62, was held at the Rechabite Tent-room, Corn Market Hall, Aberystwyth, on Wednesday, February 27th.—In the unavoidable absence of the D.C.R., Bro. Daniel Thomas, Aber- vstwyth, Bro. E. D. Rees, Lampeter, D.D.R., pre- sided.—All the tents, except one adult and one juvenile, were represented.—The following officers and delegates were present: Bros. E. D. Rees, Lam- peter, D.D.R Thomas Owens, Aberystwyth, D.S. D. O. Edwards, Talybont, D.G.; J. B. Jenkins, Aber- ystwyth, Assistant S.J.T.; Evan Rowlands and Isaac Rees, Aberystwyth, representing the Ystwyth Tent; J. J. Huws, Talybont, Alltycrib Tent; Rowland Divies, Aberangell, Seren Dovey Tent; J. Humphreys, Newtown, Hafren Tent; J. H. Jones, Lampeter, St. Stephen's Tent; D. L. Evans, Abermeurig, Dyffryn Aeron Tent; Edward Jones, Welshpool, .speedwell Tent; R. Williams, Llanidloes, St. David's Tent; J. L. Jones, Aberystwyth, Star of Hope Juvenile Tent; John Jones, Staylittle, Talybont, Gobaith Talybont Juvenile Tent Edward Jones, Aberangell, Gobaith Mawddwy Juvenile Tent; E. W. Hamer, Newtown, Hafren Juvenile Tent; and Sergeant E. Davies, Lampeter, St. Peter's Juvenile Tent.—The Auditor's report, and the statement of accounts for the past year were read by the presiding officer, and were unanimously adopted, a substantial increase in the funeral funds of both the adult and juvenile section being shown.—The 'District Secretary (Bro. Thomas Owens), in presenting the report of the executive stated that there were now ten adult and six juvenile tents in the district, an increase of four adult tents in the course of the year, naw tents having been opened at Abermeurig. Llanybyther, Welshpool, and Llanidloes. The total membership had risen to 659 benefit members, an increase of 109, and 48 honorary members, an increase of 5, the benefit members consisting of 423 adult members, an increase of 79, and 236 juvenile members, an increase of 30. The total funds amounted to £ 1,477 13s 4d, an increase of £306 7s 3d in the year. The sum of £ 140 10s lOd was paid in sick relief, being an average of 6s 7id per member. The average sick rate per member for the district has been 4-16 days, and the death rate less than 3 per thousand, the sum of £10 only having been paid in funeral claims for the year among the adults., and £ 14 among the juveniles, this being the first claim paid for the latter during the past seven years. All the adult tents report an increase during the year, the Ystwyth Tent leading the way with an increase of 20, Hafren coming next with 13, Garn Maelgwyn, and St. Stephen's with 6 each Alltycrib with 4, and Seren Dovey with 2, a total increase of 79 with the new tents opened. In the juvenile tents, the Hafren leads with an increase of 23, t. Peter's follows with an increase of 8, Gobaith Mawddwy, 3, Gobaith Talybont 2, while the Star of Hope shows a decrease of 4, and Gobaith Garn Maelgwyn a decrease of2, thus givinganetincreaseof30. Brother Daniel Thomas, Aberystwyth, P.D.C.R., was unanimously elected to represent the district at the Biennial Conference of the Order to be held next August at Brighton, and Bro. Edward Jones, Welsh- pool, was elected as alternative.—The following irotion from Hafren Tent, Newtown, was also carried: "That permission be given to the tents in Mont- I gomeryshire, at present connected with the Mid- Wales district, to form a separate district during the year IbUb it the said tents consider it advisable. The officers for the ensuing year were then elected and installed: D.C.R., Bro. E. D. Rees, Lampeter; P.D.C.R., Bro. Daniel Thomas, Aberystwyth; I D.D.R., Bro. Edward Jones, Welshpool; D. Treasurer, Bro. John Evans, solicitor, Aberystwyth, re-elected D. Sec., Bro. T. Owens, Commercial and Grammar School, Aberystwyth, re-elected D. Levite, Bro. Sergeant E. Davies. Lampeter D.G., Bro. R. Williams. Llanidloes D. Auditors, Bros. H. L. Evans, borough accountant, Aberystwyth, and D. I Phillips, M. and M. Railway Office, Aberystwyth, re- t-'ltcti'd Trustees, Bros, J. T. Morgao, J.P.M .es- newydd, Talyb nt; R. Goodwin, Newtown, and Rev I T, J. Morgan, Bow Street, all re-elected DS.J.T., B/o. J, Barclay Jenkins, Aberystwyth and As3is- [ tant S.J.T., Bro. E. W. Hamer, Newtown.-After a cordial vote of thanks to the Auditors and Treasurer had been agreed to the District Council was closed in due form by the D.C. Ruler. PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH.— Before Thomas Hugh Jones (in the chair), Griffith Williams, C. M. Williams, and Thomas Griffiths Esqs. Undrained Piggeries. -These cases which had been adjourned from the 6th of February, in order to afford an opportunity for the abatement of the nuisance were again adjourned for a fortnight on account of the weather prohibiting any improvements being done. Found on a licensed Premises. -William Pierce, was charged with allowing persons to stay on his premises at the Boar's Head during prohibited hours, and J. Herbert Hughes and Richard Thackham were charged with having been found there. The Chief Constable con ducted the case for the prosecntion, and evidence for the prosecution was given by P.C. 's Owen and Richard Jones who were cross-examined by Mr A. J. Hughes. For the defence J. Herbert Hughes and Thackham were called and cross-examined by the Chief.Constable. The case occupied a good deal of time in the hearing, and the Bench after a deliberation of twenty minutes said they were of opinion that the case was a proper one for the police to bring forward, but on the evidence adduced they had decided to dismiss it.