The Cambrian

LOCAL GOSSIP. Mr. Anthony, of London, an accomplished Conserva- tive lecturer, has been addressing appreciative audiences at Gowerton and at St. Thomas during the week. The Lord Bishop of St. David's held a Service at St. Peter's Church, Ciirriiarthen, on Wed- nesday morning in English, an i in the afternov III W elsn, when 208 candidates were presented. The Nonconformists of the district are takins? time ine A onconiormias T a meeting and by the forelock. -.tl d d Councillors Richard nominated Mr. t. S. Haitiana, ( > Martin and M-rgan Tuttoxx as None.olCo —ld'd" ates for seats on the local committer to a lmintatcr the Intermediate Education Act. The T.n- Va,1e Railway Company have a branch line running from Aberdare Junction to Llancaiach Junction. This line has not h^en used for several yt-ars but a short time a^o the T.ff V Co.op.ny semd upon the Rhymnev and Great estern Railway Companies notices of their iVtenti»n to exercise the running powers from L¡a;1c..i"ch over the Taff-B.rgoed branch to Dowlais. The company expect to obtain no little of the Dowkis traffic. Operations have been commenced this week. The living of Rotherfkld Peppard, in the Diocese of Oxford, has been offered to, and accepted by, the head master of Cowbridge School. The living is in the gifr. of Jesus College, Oxford, of which snciety the head-master- is a fellow. The new rect-r is a son of a vf>ry dis- tinguished Welshman—the late Rev. Morris Williams, 31.A. ("' Nicander ")—and is himself thoroughly conver- sant with Welsh. His name was under consideration by the Premier for the Wehh bishopric last vacant. It is stated that an effort is being made to induce all the Welsh manufacturers of flannel to combine for the purpose of improving the trade. It is proposed to form a company with a general manager, and it is said that the consent of several large manufacturers has been obtained. One of the principal objects of the combina- tion would be to preserve the good quality of Welsh flannel, and to prevent inferior manufactures. Unpleasant rumours of an exaggerated kind have been in circulation for some time past concerning the disappearance of a local banking official, and his con nection, in the character of co-respondent, with some local legal proceedings. Unfortunately there is a .a=*? of truth underlying the reports which have gaine currency. It appears that a ^'e^~known banking official is absent from his post, and an examination of his accounts reveals a deficien y. position he occupied, however, wass no important or responsible one, and the amount of the deficiency is not a large one. Langland Bay, near the Mumbles, has been properly denominated the Mentone of VVaes. e excellent manager of the tine new LanglandBay Hotel, writes us, under date of 1 +1 ma-^ interest some of your readers o •'■le sj?a^v" berry plants in the gardens of the Langland Bay Hotel are fruiting for the second time this year, also that green peas and tomatoes are still being gathered." No more convincing proof than this couul be given of the mildness and geniality of the climate of Langland. It only needs to be better known to make it one of the most fashionable and healthful winter as well as summer seaside resorts. I Theatrical habitues of Stvansea may be interested to know that Mr. J. Francis, who was engag-ed at the New Theatre last week in the representation of "Human Nature," played with old Macready, the comedian of half-a-century ag-o, at the Theatre Royal, Temple-street, Swansea, in 1848. Mr. Francis relates a rather humourous story of Macready. When play- ing on one occasion he asked for a table. His request was complied with, but the table was too small for the gifted comedian. Bring me a larger table," said he, The table was taken away, when those behind the scenes said to the attendant, Oh, take it on to the stage again he will not know the difference^ i/1151 was done, and the incident passed off without further delay. The local public will presently have another gratifying opportunity of "bowing their appreciation of the Fine Arts. The members of the Swansea Sketching Club are about issuing invitation cards for the private view of their annual exhibition. The place will be, as before, the Theatre of the Royal Institution of South Wales. The private view will take place on Saturday the 23rd inat., and the collection wiil be open to the general public during the subsequent fortnight- Mr. John Squire will exhibit a series of delightfully fresh and attractive transcripts of North Welsh scenery-the fruits of his autumnal holiday in and around Capel Curig. Mr. Schenk will aho be well to the fore. and the other members of the society, which HOW includes several new lady members, have been industrious, and will exhibit their latest achievements and the improved quality of thoir work. Wanted-a little assistance in a good cause Mrs. Ebenezer Davies has recommended for the prpsent winter season, with the help of a small band of faithful workers, the good work at the Kaaged School, Lack-street, amongst the poorer girls of the town. The intention is to bring the good influences of order, neatness, and in- dustry. into the lives of the hundreds of young girls who have left school, and who are unfortunately in danger of moral and social degradation by reason of their poor, un- attractive and often foul homes and surroundings. No one can visit the Ragged Schools and see the girls and their instructors at work without feeling convinced that good results must follow such well directed and kindly energy. What is now very much needed is a piano for the Ragged School classes, for accompanying the musical drill and singing hymns, &c." It is hoped that some kind friend may be induced to give an old piano that per- haps has been put aside for a better one." The work itself entails considerable cost of money, time and strength upon those who take an active part in it, and therefore they ask for outside assistance in this special matter. Anyone who is inclined to help should communicate with Mrs. Ebenezer Davies, St. Heien's- road. The Lord Mayor receives from the City of London funds for his year of office £ 10,000, and on an average spends £ 8,000 or £ 10,000 in excess of that allowance. He has no other provision except the use of the Mansion House and its furniture. Wine stands as one of the thief items of expenditure. In the basement of the Mansion House there are (writes the London correspon- dent of the Manchester GvardianJ quite as many cellars as there are aldermen who have not passed the chair, and it has been the practice for aldermen to lav in a stock of wine long before their mayoralty. This was done to much greater extent some years ago, when it was more the fashion to drink port wine. Then an alderman would place in the cellar allotted to himself pipes of port, sometimes years before it would be put on the tables of the Egyptian Hall. The wine not con- sumed is usually sold or removed by the outgoing Lord Mayor. There ia no reason to doubt that Mr. Whitehead's mayoralty has cost £ 20,000. It is perfectly certain that now an Hon. Member's life is not a happy one." When a man so far forgets himself as to become a Memoir of Parliament," to quote the words of a contemporary, he must be prepared to put up with the consequences. John Morleyhas recently been nicely "gridironed, and subjected to a very brisk fire of interrogations from the members of the Newcastle Labour Organisation. Honest John" every subject from Home Ruleto,th. Eight Hours Bill and thongh Je » ought to be paid. Yes, and they deserve very rnqpfx remuneration if they are to be catechised ana i over," as Mr. Morley was on Monday. Time was, say the Midland Counties Herald, when to be a Member of Parliament was to be in a position of dignity and inde- pendence, but we are fast coming to a period when an Honourable Member must take his opinions and his orders from the Great Unwashed.

SARDis (WAUNAELWTDD,) ANNIVERSARY.—The Congregational church at this place held their anni- versary services on Sunday and Monday, when the S-i -^ln? mini8ters officiated,—the Revs. W. Thomas, Whitland and. R. O. Hughes, Plasmarl. SWANSEA VALLEY LAW CASE.—In the Chancery Division or the High Court of Justice, on Wednesday; an action, brought by Mr. Rees Williams, of Cra-igtrebannos Pontardawe, against Mr. John Daniel, of Aberay^erthy^street, Swansea, came before Mr. Justice Chitty. lUe action vvaa brought to compel the defendant to carry out an alleged contract for the purchase by him ir in the plaintiff of a house at Craigtrebannos, and for amag»afor breach of contract. The evidence was taken Dy aflxdavits. The ground of defence was that if any Agreement had ever been made it had been rascm e by mutual agreement. The action was dismissed with costs Mr. Ashton Cross (instructed by Mr. Gomer lhomas Evans, of Pontardawe) appeared for P /■ f aiV* Nr. Romer, Q.C., and Mr. Howel Jeffreys (instructed by Mr. W. Buckley Roderick, of Llanelly) appeared for the T D. LLEWELYN AT PONTARDAWE. — ON Tuesday evening Mr. J. T. D. Llewelyn addressed a meeting of electors at the Concert-hall, Pontardawe, pre. sided over by Mr. Gilbertson. Mr. Llewelyn laid stress on the fallacy of the Radical demand in requiring power for Ireland to make her own laws as contra distinguished from the local government system of England of simply administering them. At the close of the address, Mr. Llewelyn said he wished to refer to a personal matter. He bad recently been accused by Mr. Randell, M.P., Of delivering a lecture at one Nonconformist chapel ana assisting in the opening of another with the intention and purpose simply of furthering his own political ends. To this he gave an unqualified denial, and said that during the last 25 years he had always been ready to assist, and bad assisted, many a struggling community in the cause of religion, be it Conformist or Nonconformist. He also gave a denial to the assertion that the recent Government Tithe Rent-charge Bill emanated from him. It was true that he asked the Government to introduce such a Bill as would put an end to the great trouble now so prevalent in Wales in regard to the collection of tithes, but to say that he had suggested that the property of tenants should be distrained upon in default of payment, or that the money should be recovered from them by means ofcounty-court proceedings, was positively untrue. In his opinfon the charge should be paid by the landlord, and he quoted on Act of Parliament, passed in 1885, in support of his contention. A vote of thanks to Mr. Llewelyn for his address was proposed by Mr. Herbeit Lloyd, and carried.

LAST CENTURY MANUSCRIPTS FOUND IN SWANSEA. Three more interesting old MS. books have been handed to us by Mr. Thomas, surveyor, as specimens of what were found in one of the old brick houses in Gower-street, now demolished. They are all in the same neat and manly handwriting, all covered with brown paper, and soiled by lime, as though they had been built up in an old wall. The largest of them which measures about 7in. x. 4tin., is entitled The Close of the Defence of the Religion of Nature and the Christian Revelation: In answer to Christianity as old as the Creation. In an address to Christian Ministers and the Christian people. By the late Reverend Simon Browne. London: Printed for Richard Ford at the Angel- in the Poultry, over against the Compter, 1733. Price One Shilling." This is, therefore, a manuscript copy of a printed book. and it illustrates how comparatively rare books were at that time, since a man would take the trouble to write out the whole of a book that was published at one shilling. The second volume, which measures 4m. x. 4m., is dated 1732, and contains "An account of what {funeral sermons I have copied from sermon notes delivered in the pulpit, which might have many more sentences than are here expressed. 1st. Death's a mercy. A .ffuneral sermon for Thomas Trenchard. senr., Esq., of Lechiet-Al aftra-vers, whose remains were brought to Wolveton and interred at Charmister, near Dorchester, ffeb., 1657, preached by my gather, Mr. Edward Ben-net, M.A. Write by him, for the presse. Cor 3. 22. Whether Paul orApollos, 4-c. The book is re-commenced at the other end. and contains a number of details of persons concerning whom and places where these ffuneral sermons were delivered. The third book commences thus Reliquice Juveniles; Miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse on natural, moral, and divine subjects, written chiefly in younger years. By J. Watts, D.D., 1734. On page 56 is the following stanza If women will not be inclined To seek the improvement of the mind, Believe me, Phyllis, for 'tis true, Parrots will talk as well as you. And this on Claudina, the cookmaid The cook who, in her humble post, Provides the family with food, ixcells those empty dames that boast Ot charms and lovers, birth and blood. These interesting memorials of the old life of Swan- sea will find a fitting resting place at the Royal Institution of South Wales. =>

THE FLOURISHING SPANISH PORT OF BILBAO. GOOD NEWS FOR SWANSEA MERCHANTS. Only those who know how long and earnestly Senor Lozano, the careful and courteous Spanish Vice-Consul at Swansea, has been watching and nursing the trade between our port and that of Bilbao, will fully appreciate the good news which comes of the growing prosperity of that part of the great Spanish peninsula; but the subject will be a matter of rejoicing among all our local merchants who are engaged in the Spanish trade. The general increase in wealth and industry of the Basque provinces of Spain, aud especially of the port of Bilbao, is referred to in the report of the British Consul there, which has just been issued. In 1887 the merchants of Bilbao obtained the consent of the Queen Regent to the forma- tion of an exterior port, and a little later the town got the contracts for the construction of three out of the five men-of-war required by the Government. It is probable, the Consul thinks, that as capital and material are avail- able to an unlimited extent in the port, and foreign artisans, if required, are always to be had, Bilbao will regain its former celebrity as a ship-building port. With the introduction of iron ships 25 years ago this iudustry dwindled and finally became extinct. As for capital, there is abundance in the town for any purpose, and there is no necessity to seek foreign aid in this respect. From the last report of the Bank of Bilbao, it seems that it holds on deposit, without interest, securities valued at ten millions sterling. There is, in fact a vast accumulation of wealth among the merchants, bankers shopkeepers, Indianos or retired colonists, and private individuals of the town. There is no hostilitv to foreigners participating in this prosperity. Messrs. Charles Palmer and Co. have joined with M. das Rivas, as Rivas, Palmer and Co., to build the now Spanish cruisers; a French firm has got the concession for the port works, and, on the whole, the Consul recommends the Basque provinces for British capital and enterprise At the root of this progress and prosperity is the iron- ore trade. Nearly 18 million tons of ore have been ex- ported during the past five years, of which nearly 70 per eent. came to England and Scotland, the importing ports in order being Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Glasgow, Newport, Stockton, Sunderland, Swansea, and West Hartlepool. Some of the best mines in the immediate vicinity o Bilbao are becoming exhausted; but Biscay is an iron country, and new sites for mines are being selected every day. In a few years the province will be intersected by a network of railways in communication with the port. At the close of last month the port works were com- menced, and the keels of the Spanish cruisers were laid down. As Sir Hassey Vivian, Bart, said the other day, Spaiu is a country capable of doing vastly more trade with us than heretofore, and if Swansea merchants only sent out pioperly equipped Spanish-speaking commercial j travellers of nous and tact, there is a large amount of profitable business to be worked up.

) GENERAL JOTTINGS. Hospital tells this story of a cobbler who was advised to drink water. -'W.tet- exclaimed he, "Why look how it rots the soles of your boots, and they're leather. What must it be to the coats of your stomach?" # Upwards of half a. million visitors from England have gone to Paris since the opening of the Exhibition. The exact total is 591,470, and the traffic has been distributed as follows By Dover and Calais, 313,702; byNewliavan and Dieppe, 175,1)35; by Folkestone and Boulogne, 101,833. During the month of October 70,408 passengers crossed over-namely, 40,950 by Dover. 18,163 by j Newbaven, and 11,294 by Folkestone. The daily average for this last month has thus been 1,321 by Dover, 58G I by Xewhaven, and 364 by Folkestone. Dr. Dornil, of Paris, has discovered that ice is often a medium for transmitting infectious diseases, and particu- larly typhoid fever. He cautions people to use artificial ice, made from boiled or spring water, and condemns ice obtained from ponds or rivers liable to contamination. According to Dr. Dornil, ice obtained from bad water is as dangerous as the water itself. In New Granada grows a plant which is locally known as the "ink plant," and scientifically as coriaria, thymifolia. Its juice serves, without the slightest preparation, as ink. At first the writing appears red, but in a few hours it assumes a deep black hue. It is worthy of note that steel pens are entirely unharmed by this fluid, which is free from the corrosive properties of ordinary ink. Several sheets of manuscript, written with this natural ink, became soaked with sea water on their journey to Europe, but, when dried, tke writing was found to be still perfectly clear. Sir Henry James resumed his address before the Parnell Commission on Tuesday. He contended that the real object of the Land League had been concealed from the public at its formation. He denied that the League was the outcome of distress, for on its forma- tion in 1879 there was no distress to justify it. Its purpose, the learned counsel said, was the destruction of Irish landlordism. Referring to Mr. Parnell's visit to America., Sir Henry contended that while there he placed himself in communication with men of TeJr«^n?ry Phy3ical force ideas. He defended rotn the attacks that had been made upon that witness, »nd s»id he had been simply a detective in the interests of the country He asked the Court to accept Le Caron a evidence, but he would not be able to prove the truth of his statements, although he could corroborate them. The learned counsel quoted and cemmented on Mr. Parnell's American speeches, and contended that Mr. Parnell s denial of them was doubtful and against the weight of evidence. The Court adjourned.

CASTLZ-STEEET MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. -The first of the Winter series of meetings was held at Castle-street schoolroom on Monday evening and commenced with singing and prayer. I he president (Rev. W. Duthie) presided, and after a few brief but pertinent remarks, called upon Miss Watkins to render a sony, which she did very creditably; a song by Mr. W. Jones was much enjoyed; as also was the readings by Mr. Joseph Harris (hon. sec.) and Mr. VY Popplestone. Miss Watkins subsequently favoured the company with another song1, as did also Mr. W. Jones, both being loudly applauded. There was a very good attendance, and the meeting closed with the Doxology. RELIGIOUS TEACHING IN BOARD SCHOOLS.—At a time when some of the supporters of voluntary schools seem disposed to make terms with School Boards, it may not be amits to call attention to two important facts disclosed by the appendix to the report to the Education Com- mission on the subject of Religious Teaching in Board Schools. The first is that the number of Boards which allow the reading of the Bible, but without note or comment, is on the increase. It has, indeed, nearly doubled during the last five years, though the number of new School Board districts formed during that period ia insignificant. The other fact is that the number of School Boards which allow neither the reading of the Bible nOr any kind of religious observance has more than doubled during the last five years. Of the 91 Boards of this class, 21 are in England and 70 in Wales. If the tendency to minimise religious instruction in Board bcnools, and even to exclude it altogether, is strenghen- mg at this rapid pace, in spite ef the check which the full religious teaching given in voluntary schools may be reasonably believed to exert on the secularising of Board schools, we may form some conception of the rapidity with which religious instruction would disappear altogether from Board schools once the voluntary schools were swept The fact ia, there is ao logical resting-place between distinctive reijgious teaching and absolute secularIsm. It may be urged that we are not a logical people, and that half the business of life is conducted in defiance of logic. We shall not dispute the contention, but we would remind those Churchmen who are diposed to look favourably on unsectarian education that, once the prisciple of distinctive religious teaching is surrendered, there is little probability that unsectarian teaching will long continue to hold its ground. Nobody can be very enthusiastic about a religion of shreds and patches," and the first endeavour of teachers to supply its omissions would be followed by its prohibition altogether,—Tke School Guardian.

THE COPPER TRADE. SWANSEA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.-Chili bars on first 'Change to-day were dearer at £44 5s. to £44 15s. cash. and£4410s. to £45 three months. Chili bars on second 'Change to-day were £44 7s. 6d. cash sellers, at which figure a small business has been done.

♦ OUR LOCAL TRADE MANUFACTURES, AND COMMERCE. The export trade in the past week has been quiet but, on the other haur], the imports have been verv hexvy. A fair quantity of tonnage has entered with ballast. The tin-plate trade at present exhibits features of a most peculiar character. There is an abundance of orders—in f*ct, quite a rush of biners, who are prepared to p.y makers prices, b it, owing to the unprecedented demand for steal, makers are unable to procure sufficient supply to enable forward orders being looked quotations, therefore, remain nominally what they were a week ago, although the prices of iron, tin, &e., have steadily advanced. The shipments here in the week ending Saturday last, were exceptionally 1.Irge, and stocks were re- duced br 31,000 boxes. The shipments at Swansea last month f"r the United States amounted to 1?,027 tons, as against 8,713 tons in October last year, an increase of no less than 3S per cenc. In conjunction with oiher metals, copper has illl- proved in value, Chili bars being now quoted at £41 to jE44 10s. Some considerable sales have taken place in the week. Imports of copper ore in the week amount to 0,000 tons. The trade of the port last month was—Irnports, 4U,112 tons, and exports, 157,688 tons total trade, -0 i,800 tons. com- pared with 41.22.5 tons, 156.906 tons, and 20o,031 tons respect- ively, in October last year. IMPORTS IN THE WEEK, COASTWISE.—Pig iron. 85 tons iron ore, 714 tons tin-plate bars, 1,176 "°ur and grain, 524 tons gold ore, 7 tons old iron, 12o tons copper ore 1,145 tons; goypsum, 40 tons; salt, 228 tons slates, 53 tons silver ore, 20 tons limestone, 302 tons pitch, 473 tons; gun_ dries, 912 tons. IMPOSTS FOREIGN.—Prance, pitwood,. 1.440 tons zinc ore, 14;> tons general, 133 tons. Bilbao, iron ore, 2,430 tons. Porsgnend, ice, 190 tans. Laurvig. timber, 531 ioa(is_ Bundswall, timber, l,i'09 loads. Antwerp, silver ore, 195 tons. New York, zinc ashes, 20 tons. Catania, brimstone, 650 tons. Riga, timber, 477 loads. Sestri Levante. copper ore, 1,040 tons. lagaurog, barley, 1,660 tons. „!Il,ur £ general, lf'0 tons. Port Nolloth, copper ore, 84. tons. Tilt Cove, copper regnlus, 226 tons. New Richmond, timber, 73i loads. Tucacus, copper ore, 2,323 tons. Total imports, 20,684 tons. EXPORTS FOREIGN.—Coal, 15,839 tons patent fuel, 6,835, tons general merchandise, 2.460 tons. ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK.—14 steamers, 19,083 tons; 44 sailers, 7,705 tons total, 83 vessels, 26,848 tuns register.

LIVERPOOL TIN-PLATE MARKET. (Specially reported for The Cambrian.) THURSDAY.—There is another pause on the part of tin-plate buyers this week, as they havereetrictedtneir enquiries and offers very much, and as compared Week's brisk business, the business so far this weeK nas oeen very small. The uncertainty of the pig iron markets has rather a curious effect on buyers of tin-plates and terne plates :tne dr0p in pl.jces at the close of last week had a retarding enect; on their buying inclinations, which even the advance in prices on Monday" did not improve by restoring their confidence in. ] e stability of the present movement in advance, and.^erthe backward movement in yesterday's tin markets did not nelp at all to bring about a better state of things. Many 0" bJe ""Plate buyers have grave doubts about this so-called boom —that it will not last a very long time, but, on the contrary, only a very short time. This will account for the few enquiries and offers that are going about this week, and though Jiiyers evince mnch less disposition to place orders this n ast week, yet this fact has had no depressing effect on the tone 0f the market, as it remains quite firm, and prices are on tne whole steady nor do makers show any signs of giving way, so that a drop in prices need not be feared just yet at any ra e> Coke tin-plates and Bessemer steel cokes have been most in requegt( but even these have not been very many, and only a tew either offers or enquiries have been made for Siem«ns steel cokes or Bessemer and Siemens steel charcoal tins. Terne plates are in a little better demand, but even these are not so numei'°us as last week The total business done this week, as compared with last week has been rather small. Prices, cenerally run about follows:—Coke tins and Bessemers, 15s- *° lbs- I.C. Wales; wasters, i3s. 9d. to 14s. 3d.; Siemens steel coses, 15S_ to lgg 9d. I.C. charcoal tins, 17s. to 20s. b?i C,^rfoal8' ^'Os. 6d. to 24s. 6d. terne plates, 28s. 6d. to 33s. t>a. vQ 23s. to 28s. Tin tirm at £ 96 10s. to £ J(J 15s. Scotch, oss. bd. to 60s. 4^d. Spelter £:!2 7s. to £22 15s. per ton.

SWANSEA "POLICE COURT. THURSDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler (Stipendiary), a',c^ ^J"e-Parminter Esqrs.] DRUNK, &C.—William Jackson, laboure B.irgeman-row, was charged with beinr drnnk and aisoraerly ;n Dy])evor_ place on the 6th inst. P.O. Horner, 76, P™ved the case, and prisoner was fined 5s. and costs, or tiiree "ays.—i4ary Ann Sullivan, of i'l-fatne, was charged with nei g drunk and disor- derly in Castle-square, on the 6th inst. r.u Cross, 15, /lAve evidence, and prisoner was sent to Thomas, labourer,Pantyglasdwr, was chai^, a with being drunk wbile in charge of a horse and cart in Uign-street, 0n the 6th inst. P.C. Willis, 55, proved the case, awl prisoner was fined 10s., or five days. ALLEGED THEFT OF BOOTS.—Daviu 1 nomas (.1) and j)aniel Fisher (JO) were charged with stealjn8I three pairs 0f boots, value 10s. 8d„ the property of J°h" Jo'ea Voyle, from a carriage on the Jfeath-road, on the 2nd inst. ilrs_ voyie> Llansamlet, said that on Saturday last she bough) three pairs of boots and placed them in the back of her carriage, sue drove home through High-street, and along ^eat ri-j0ad| and on reaching Llansamlet she missed the boots.—P.C. Lloyd, 34, said he arrested and charged the prisoners, and Fishen on the way to the Polico Station, pointed out the spot where they took the boots out of the carriage. Evidence was given to t-;e effect that Thomas offered the boots in pledge at Mr. JacoS? Morriston He Rave his name R8 David Davies. The case w<'s adjourned for the productIOn of further evidence, the boys" mothers who were present, being ordered to bring :them up on Thursday ALLEGED OVERCROWDING.—-The Swansea Tramway Co was summoned, at the instance of Mr. Felix Webber -1 P.f for over- crowding a tramcar on the St. Helen's Section, all the 16th ult Mr. Mawdesley (Deputy-Town Clerk) prosecuted on behalf of the Corporation, and Mr. W. Robinson Smith defended.—Mr. Smith.said it was impossible for him to go on with the case that day, as he had not had time to look it up, ttie summons only reaching him that (Thursday) morning. It had been sent to London, a rather unusual course, as the police had always served summonses on the Company at Swansea. ,and not in London.—Afr. Mawdesley agreed to an adjournn ent, and it was granted. THE BON ROBS HIS MOTIIKR.—J°lm Hoare (^labourer Bethesda-street, was charged, on remand, with stealing with' violence a packet, containing about £ 15, and two ,*eys> from the person of his rtiother, Charlotte Hoare also with assault- ing her on the 19th ult.—This case WM fully gone into on Thursday last.—A young girl, living opposite », "ethesda- street, said she heard screims proceet I gher that No. S, and, on going in, saw Mrs. Hoare. who told ^her son, the prisoner, had stolen her money.—Davia 10 nas, warder at the Swansea Prison, said he admitted the prisonerjnto gaol, and took him to the reception ceils, aa ire n?,f ,w to give up what property he had about hini. **■ nis hand in his pocket, and pulled out a purse and tl* saying that part belonged to his mother and P*,( L ?lniself. Prisoner was now charged, and, in reply. sal"' 1\„IS trUe 1 took the money, £ 15— £ 8 lis. of which belonge We ail(i my wife but when I came to ray sober senses, a u saw what I had done, I returned with the money. I J Z. for what I have done."—Prisoner was committc^ his trial at the next Quarter Sessions to be men Swansea. If dson H THEFT BY BOYS.—A HEAVY SKNTINCK.—Hudson Harif0r(j (17), Albert Osborne (13), Robert George Davies U- ana Johu Davies (10), 3, Ivey-eourt, were charged wit'i D entering a brick she I, situate at the East DUCK, a therefrom a quantity of Spanish nuts, value 15s. > P perty of the Swansea Harbour Trust.—Thomas Thomas, that on the previous day he accompanied the prison to the Bast Dock, where Osbourne and John Davies w0! J™0 brica shed and took some nuts, whim they carried in their mufflers.—Robert Q-eorge Davies atterwards stole s The door of the shed was open. Witness aor Hauford did not enter the shed. They nil had a share of the nuts-n'a ^as corroborated by two other beys, John Leharne ana Jtees— Other evidence criminating the boys was give"' the Stipendiary said that there was no doubt that Hanford aided and abetted the younger boys in stealing the nuts- Jfas very much to blame tor participating in crime with boys n° wera much younger than himself, for whi«h be would nave to go to prisoner for three months with hard labour, 3s ur* been twic« previously convicted. Osbourne was or<*«re oe sent to the Reformatory School for five years, and t o Davieses to receive six strokes each with the birch rod.

+■ SWANSEA COURSING CLUB. The meeting of the above club (under National Coursing rules) was held on the Manselton Kacecourae on Wednes- day. The weather was delightfully fine, and a large attendance of the general public, afflon? tnoS8 present being-a goodly number of well-known gentlemen who take an interest in coursing. There was some capi ai sport, and the hares gave the do^s a lot of work, e succeeded in getting away. The arrangement8 W';he complete, and were carried out very satisfactorily- ,.e officials were:—Flag steward, Mr. H. W. Hansard 3 XP steward, Mr. T. Lewis; field stewards, Messrs. ■eV?D! Jones, White, Davies, Burnard, Oxenham, and s' judge, Mr. Thomas S. Bell slipper, Mr Moore non. sees., Messrs. C. Tuckfield and W. G Pond stewards, Mfcssrs, J. Lewis, Tarr, J. Daw, D. Richards, J»rvls> Morris, ana Thomas. The following are the details of the st>ort *— MEMBERS' ALL-AGED STAKKS.—Mr D. JarvisTrorest Kmg II. beat Mr. VV. J. Jones's Antelope II.- Mr K. Jen|Fins.8 Ml"' Sevan's Brief Bliss; Messrs. and William s Glenmara beat Mr. W. Towers' Dunkerque Mr r „'rl VVfeaTS, Left beat Mr- E- Clatworthy's **°r £ SntM La,d ^r- Richards Rostaffina beat Mr. J. Lewis s Cothi clr,J,ir\,L 9mith's Donald M'Crorey beat Mr. tj- v, 7 ,Messrs- Morris and Williams's Welsh B°J beat Mr. Richards's Ricardo, t DonildKM'p0l:ND- "^lenmara beat Davies Left; Rostafflna bell. decided niCr0rey Forest King and Swansea Jim ran Jta The,rSe8: Welsh Boy a bye; Forest King beat Sf" La ext.1TI.)etltl0n between Swansea Jim and Forest. K g T^h case ^nlyHnte,res,ting- The courses were very sll?tirnin)r aud killing Vh°g. dmg snd tnrnin« and the other, tuf d„f dec'ined «l'.n e.5ares were each case, but the Jua«e r™ v°n the third to decide. „ nald Revnohfs WLwY ^FPI>Y STAKES.—Mr. w. H. Smith's WUliam O^frlenbe^t iTw JenkiM^'winWy-,Labeat Mr."Towers' Niger's Kile; Jenkins s YYILHGM \1T heat T Ta(iv Kii8Mirs^arliifnd^ilIiams's ^elshGem beat Mr. D. Kiciiaj'ds s Russell a ling Messrs. Morris and Williams's Deborah beat Pri'nc^ a bye 9r Messrs- Morris and Williams's Welsh Second JRouniv— Donald Reynolds beat William O'Brien Welsh Gem beat Towy Lass; Welsh Prince beat William VII-. Deborah ran a bye. Mawseltox OPKn STAKES (ALL-AGED).—Mr. Cross's Cross- over beat Mr. L. Jenkins's Jenny Lind; Mr. D. Richanls Y°«ng Knif.on beat Mr. J. Jenkins's Joev II.; Mr. « ■ Jt' Smuh s Colonel M'Gregor beat Mr. W. Davies's Tarvm; • Crosgs Cross-road beat Mr. T. R. Jones's Lord Ernlyn Mrfr Kichards s Pnncess Ethel beat Mr. D. Thomas's nflS' Mr* Hppkins 8 Azucena beat Mr. T. R. Jones's Topsv Jo Mr- ^rTJ 3hareholder II. beat Mr. J. Rosser's La'lv s "1 '30a'; Messrs. Morris and Will Welsh Monarch. SECOND ROUND.—Crossover beat Toting Knifton .0.oAll M'&regor beat Cross-road; Princess Ethel beat Azucena An Day beat Shareholder II THURSDAY. „ Though the weather was decidedly unfavourable, the attendance was quite as large as on the previous d»y, and the sport provided was excellent. „„„ THE MEMBERS' (ALL-AGED) STAKES.—III.—1^1.enm^f„.„ 1 Forest King; Rostoffina beat Welsh B^y.—Deciding Comse.— Mr. Jason's Rostofflua beat Messrs. Morris and Williamss Glenmara. THE CLYNE Valley PUPPY STAKES. — III.—Donald Reynould beat Welsh Gem; Deborah (a bye), Welsh Prince (dr.)— Deciding Course.—Messrs. Morris and Williams's Deborah beat Mr. W. H. Smith's Donald Reynould. THE MAN8ELTON OPEN STAKES (ALL-AGED).—III.—Colonel Macgregor beat Crossover; Princess Ethel beat All Day.— Deciding Course.—Mr, W. H. Smith's Colonel Macgregor beat Mr. D. Richards's Princess Ethel. AN EXTRA STARS. — An extra stake, in which 12 dogs competed, was made upon the ground. The stake was woa by Mr. W. Davies's dog, Davies Left.

I SWANSEA BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The usual weekly meeting of the Swansea Board of Guardians was held yesterday (Thursday), at noon, at the Workhouse. There were present Mr. Philip Rogers (in the chair), and Messrs. T. Phillips, senr., Thomas Jones. John Koberts, Llewelyn Davies, A. H. Thomas, David Lewis, Edward Roberts, Wm. Monger, Richard Jenkina, Philip Jenkins, and Joseph Herbert. THE WEEKLY STATISTICS.—These statistics showed that there were in the house 374 inmates as compared with 332 in the corresponding month of 1.,st year. Vagrants relieved during the week, 29. Out-door relief had hf'en administered to 2,275 persons, at a cost of JE185 15s. lid. A NEW GUARDIAN".—A letter was read from the Local Government Board, transmitting the copy of an order authorizing the special election of a guaruian, in the room of Mr. Thorns Powell. deceased. THK HOUSE.—Mr. Philip Jenkins reported that Alder- man Lewis and himself had visited the house, and found everything satisfactory. The report, which contained a recommendation to advertise for 06 new iron bedsteads, was adopted unanimously. THE COTTAGE HOMES.—Mr. J. C. Fowler had visited the Cottage Homes with Mr. Bircham (Local Government Board Inspector), and they made several suggestions. having in view the convenience of the Homes, and the comfort of the children. Mr. Bircham certified that the Homes were clean, and the children healthy. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE POOR LAW. — The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Alfred Thomas, M p. for East Glamorgan, to the effect that he was preparing a Bill for the amendment of the Poor Law woich he pro- posed introducing to Parliament early in the forthcoming session, and he would be greatly obliged if the Board would favour him with answers to the accompanying questions. He asked their special attention to the question of making a separate and distinct class of the aged indigent of good character. Any information or suggestions beyond the questions he had formulated, he would value highly. The questions were-w in number. They included the following Would it be desirable to provide separate treatment for aged persons of good character, who have been rendered destitute through mis- fortune, or causes they could not °°n I" Would it be desirable to bring the Chanty °!^n'^tion Society and the guardians of the poor into close t?uch P and would this be likely to result in any p advantage to the destitute, or to the rateP'^er.!>. The other questions also contained useful r«rpjnt nf the improvement and amelioration iet+f £ ^e relief.-Mr. Edward Roberts suggested that the let.er be referred te a committee for consideratIOD.-l\Ir. A. H. Thomas said it was well known toai Mr. Alfred Thomas M.P., had written a similar letter to other Boards of Guardians in the Principality, asking for assistance and advice. The questions raised were most important. In his opinion some reforms were necessary, and be suggested that a small committee be appointed to go into the matter thoroughly, to give the best answers they could, and bring up a report to the Board. Mr. Phillips endorsed these observations, and a committee was appointed, con- sisting of the guardians present at the meeting. MR. RICHARD JENKINS AND THE VALUATIONS.—Mr. Richard Jenkins again asked w £ erJ vaJuations would be delivered, and complained of the too long delay that had taken place. On the last occasion on which he mentioned this matter, he was informed that a meeting of the Assessment Committee would be held in a fort- night, and that the valuations would then be delivered. He would like to know if the valuations had yet been received. — The Clerk replied that they had not all been received..—Mr. Edward Roberts remarked that the valua- tions of works, &c., had been published, and could be seen at the overseers' offices, and further, a large majority of the valuations had been seut in, Olase and Swansea Town, he thought, being still outstanding, andthevatuers had promised that they should be in in a few days.—Mr. Richard Jenkins said that was precisely the answer he received a month ago. (A hiugh.) The ratepayers were becoming impatient of this dilly-dallying, which re- flected discredit on the Assessment Committee, and that Committee should, in his opinion, be called upon to use every means to bring in the valuations us soon as possible. —Mr. T. Phillips, speaking on behalf of the Committee, assured the Board that the Committee was equally as anxious as Mr. Jenkins to get in the returns. With all the pressure they had brought to bear upon the valuers, they had failed to do this, and further pressure would he exercised to obtain the valuations within a certain date. —Mr. Philip Jenkins said that meeting one of the valuers, he asked him when the list would be completed, aud he replied within another we"k. — Mr. LI. Davies said the valuers, when they took up the work, were not aware of its extent. — The Chairmnn said it was a fact that the work was very heavy, and it was well to give every latitude to the valuers; but, on the other hand. it was almost time that they had finished. — The subject was then allowed to drop, and this concluded the public business of the meeting.

+ — OPENING OF THE GWYN IIALL, NEATH, AND INAUGURATION OF THE NEW ORGAN. This important dual event came off last evening at Neath, under very auspicious circumstances, although considerable disappointment was felt that the opening of the hall was not made a matter of more attractive demonstration, socially and ^astronomically. By a resolution of the Council it appears tbftt the matter was left in the hands of the Mayor and Mrs. Gwyn, who decided that, inasmuch as the hall had been used for various purposes for some time, a formal opening only should take place, and that on the Eight of the inauguration of the organ. In pursuance of that resolu- tion, on the arrival of Mrs. Gwyn, she was waited upon by the Mayor and escorted by His Worship to the platform, when she at once declared the hall opened amidst the warm plaudits of the audience. She said .— Mr. Mayor,—It gives me much pleasure to present this organ to the town of Neath, for the use of its inhabit- ants for ever, and I beg that the gift may be accepted by you, on their behalf, as a memorial of my late husband. I now beer to hand you the letter containing the presentation. I declare this building now formally opened under the name of the Gwyn Hall. The Mayor replied in the following termsI grate- fully receive, on behalf of the Corporation and the inhabitants generally, the gift of this magnificent organ which you have so generously made, and I feel no doubt it will be most highly appreciated by the public for many years to come, and I need hardly say, on behalf of the Council, it will receive every care. This is not the first gift received by the town from the House of Duffryn, and it is far too soon to forget the presenta- tion by your late most revered husband of the land upon which this commodious hall is erected. I again thank you on behalf of the town most heartily. (Loud ap- P^hi» short ceremony over, the main object of tho evening was then proceeded with—the inauguration of the grand organ, which has been presented to the town by the Lady of Duffryn, as a tribute of affection for the birthplace of her late husband, who was one of Neath's noblest citizens, and its most generous benefactor. THE ORGAN. By this valuable and useful gift, Neath now Possesses one of the largest and finest organs in the Principality. It was built by Messrs. Gray and Davison, organ builders to Her Majesty and the late Prince Consort. It is placed in the west end of the hall, the case being of pitch pine, and of a very handsome design the following is a summary of organ's draw stops and pipes :—Great organ, 10 8tops, 696 pipes swell, 13 stops, 800 pipes choir, 9 stops, 464 pipes; pedal, five stops, 150 pipes couplers, seven stops—total, 44 stops, 2,110 pipes. It has three manuals CC to A, and pedals CCC to F- has, also, nine composition pedals, and small shutter^ aeted upon by the builder's new patent It is a magnificent concert instrument, ^rajiy "ne, rich, resonant and dulcet tones were Se *dniired. THE MESSIAH. night was The oratorio selected for the favourite of Wandel's Messiah, which was » ap appropriate. the late Mr. Gwyn, and, therefore, the front ^•he hall was filled to r0Pi10 elite of thn being occupied by whom we noticed-^ town and district, Duffryn; Mr ^he Mayor and family, Mrs- Morton, Lon'rl ^trs. Joseph Moore. D^^i y, Mr. Bartwft' ilr. J. H Rowland and ta$r Herbert M Cad man, Mr. J. N. Moore^ Gilbertson^p0' ?Ir' Lloyd, Killibebyll; H. Thomas E' L°ntar' ^we; Mr. Hedley, Mf an(^f Mr W. Harry, Mr. Thomas, Matthews> Mr • Stone, Rev. M" Miss Mr" and Mrs. 1 Pfce' Jlr. Sutton, Mining, Captain Green^ "Ir. and Mrs. Young and Miss Yn -Bioxham, M».KydSs,M«o Dr «nd M j Morgan, L»r* •»*> and Mrs TT w. yhittmgton, Mr. Hopkin Ihephard ReV ir ington, Mr. D. J. Rhys, Mrs- ^heptmra, Key Mr. and Mrs. ThomaS) Campion L v C" ,CurtiR. Dr. and Mrs. Russell, Isaao^' •vTau^a,n» Rheola; Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, xviiss Isaacs, Mr. Hill x-n be aT-1w2So?S bTKbers»' thi NekS''Harmonic SStedbT the foltoMn^2'es»des;r«otMl5-Gw5,n. Miss Annie Marriott" elIllnent. art.istes :-Sopr3:no, Swansea; tenor, Ifr °ppMlSSp^' M' Jorles' T^cHval and Percy Palmer (of the Leeds Hu"hes- E.A M Concerts); bass, Mr David Aar tho ere was a most effective orchestra, Set M! Je,r;hiP of Mr. E. G. Woodward, of nd Mr J I AT Morgan presided at the organ, The conoo J v ^ews was the able honorary conductor. p«.lmer n-nJ u 'n £ opened with the overture. Mr. Percy much Jf Lae recitative and Comfort Ye" with Vallev" v,C<*S3' the flowing passages in Every air- in i.v 'K very artistically sustained. The tenor witli K part were also delivered by him Hu li fervour and accuracy. Mr. David Wi S ^ne bass was heard to much advantage in »ho may Abide," and For He's like a refiner's ,re- He was in splendid voice, and declaimed Why the Nations" with considerable finish and express- 1Ton- The contralto parts were assigned to Miss H- •1V1- Jones, of Swansea. She excels in sacred music, ana she did full justice to the charming air, O. thou that tellest," and rendered the favourite aria., He snail feed His Flock," and He was despise^, withexquisi e Pathos and refinement. She was v .y warmly received a.nd applauded. Miss Annie M" ^ott was the soprano. She has a voice of great flexibility, and acquitted her- self like a true artiste. Rdjpice Greatly was1 ren- dered with charming vivacity, whilst the nu How beautiful are the feet" and I know that my How beautiful are the feet" and I know that my Redeemer liveth," were delivered with considerable verve and judgment. The choruses were the feature of the evening, and admirably sustained throughout. Unto us," Lift up your heads, and the Hallelujiah," &c., were worthy of all praise, being splendidly attacked, and marked throughout by strict tlIMrs. R- P. Morgan accompanied, and went throRgh her arduous task excellently well." We need hardly say that the band, under the leadership of Mr. Wood- ward, was everything that was desired The a 1 up, presented a very fine appearance, and we congratulate the tOlVn upon now having a room so spacious and so well adapted for first-class oratorios. The arrangements were well carried out. and the hon. secretary, Mr. W. Harry Reea, desires every praise for the success of the evening a inauguration.

GLAMORGAN COUNTY COUNCIL. A meeting of the Glamorgan County Council was held yesterday at Pontypridd lown-hall, Sir Hussey Vivian presiding over a large attendance of aldermen and councillors.—On the motion of Alderman Hunter Sir Hussey Vivian was unanimously re-elected chairman for the ensuing year, and, on the motion of the Rev. Aaron Davies, Mr. Thomas Williams, J.P., Was reo elected vice-chairman. It was decided, on the motion of Alderman Walter Morgan, to hold the quarterlv meetings of the Council alternately at Neath and Pontypridd, an amendment proposed by Councillor Cory Yoe, that all quarterly meetings should be held in Cardiff, being lost by a large majority. The report of the Roads and Bridges Committee was adopted, ill- eluding a recommendation that a county surveyor be appointed at an annual salary of £6.00, Councillor Morris's amendment, that ,the sum be fixed at £::100, being negatived. THE INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION ACT.-The Bev- J. Salisbury Edwards, Treorky, submitted a memorial from a public meeting held at Treorky praying that the council should appoint three staunch Nonconformists from among their own number as representatives on the joint education coinmittee.—The Clerk read a similar petition from the Merthyr School Board in favour of Merthyr while the Earl of Dunraven handed in memorials in favour of Bridgend from the Bridgend, Maesteg, Toudu, Aberkenfig, Ogmore, and Garw Local Boards and others.—Eventually it was agreed that all the memorials received be referred for consideration to the joiit education committee. COMPENSATION TO TOLL-HOUSE KEEPERS.— Alderman W. H. Morgan, Pontypridd, as chairman, moved the odoption of the report of the Local Govern- Juef?t Committee, which included a recommendation as JtJi i fluent of compensation to the late toll-takers and toll-checkers. of tl°AT)S AND BEIDQES COMMITTEE.—Upon the report sidp^Ki an^ Bridges Committee there was con- tranofo^16 discussion, principally upon the proposal to autlicM.-+* Work the committee to the various local Newall1 atBlandy Jenkins moved, and Mr. J. report thi°l°rt :^eath) seconded the adoption of the the obieM-a ^JTinamed gentleman explaining in detail proposed a, 6 80heme set forth.—Mr. O. H. Jones main roa^= ? amendment that the transference of the SJpkins ? doferred for one year.-Councillor O. H. lost and thp 'rv»; • 1 being put to the meeting, was call'upon the hishSy™™ I5"ried-th»t the Council u.'ISS" Ji ?' S™6'5?1 committee to be paid to thelZS^t^Bo.rd as a subsidy in consideration of tbnit l i I keep in repair for the next three years ? in thpir v .•years nineteen miles of main road intneir district, be increased to £ 2 000 — After some further discussion Alderman Llewelyn con- sented to withdraw his amendment. welyn con THE NEATH TOLL.HOUSE-—The roads committee recommended that the ^eath toll-house be offered to Lord Dynevor at a price of ±50, he to pull down and remove a portion of the building as indicated on a plan and that in the event of his declining to accept the offer, the property be offered by public auction. COUNTY ADVERTISEMENTS. — The nnance com- mittee's report recommended that the county advertise- ments should be inserted in one Swansea paper, and recommended further that The Cambrian be the — Councillor J. Powell, Swansea, proposed they should also be inserted in another local paper, which was aarried. THE INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION ACT.—ELECTION OF JOINT COMMITTEE.—The Rev. Aaron Davies then rose to move a resolution, of which he had given notice, to the effect That the Council shall now con- sider the Welsh Intermediate Education Act of 1889, and proceed to nominate three members of the joint education committee in pursuance of the said Act," and with this he amalgamated a similar motion, notice of which had been given by the Chairman.—I'he motion having been agreed to nem. con., Councillor J. M. Smith, of Aberavon, moved, and Councillor J. Powell, of Swansea, seconded, that the three members elected should be chosen from among the members of the Council.—Councillor O. H. Jones pointed out that even if such a resolution were passed it would not be binding on the Council, as each member of the Council had a right, according Jto the Act, to vote for anyone he pleased.—The following gentlemen were then nominated for election, in the order given :—Alderman the RaT. Aaron Davies, Sir Hussey Vivian, Alderman J. Jones Griffiths, Penygraig Mr. Arthur J. Williams, M.P., the Very Rev. Dean Vaughan, Professor Powell, of Cardiff University College Councillor David Evans, Bodringallt Lord Aberdare, and Councillor John Powell, Swansea.—The Rev. Aaron Davies and the Chairman were elected without a single dissentient. Alderman J. Jonos-Grimth was rejected, and Mr. Arthur Williams, M.P., was elected by a majority of 38 against 32. Three members having thus been elected the remaining names were not submitted to the meeting.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Alderman Aaron Daries, the followmg resolutions were passed :—" That the joint committee be requested to take into consideration the Technical f Instruction Act, 1889. and to report to the Council whether the powers of that Act may be conveniently worked with those of the Welsh Act. That the Council, before making any recommendation for con- tribution out of the county rate, await the report of the joint committee as to the endowments within the county that will be available for the purposes of the Act, and as to the form which the recommendation may most advantageously take." COUNTY RATE BASIS PROPOSED REVISION.— Councillor R. Morris proposed That this council re- quests the County Rate Assessment Committee to revise the basis of tho county rate for those parishes where a material change of value should make it necessary to do So." The motion was carried. ABOLITION OF PENSIONS.— On the motion man W. H. Morgan, seconded by Councillor B- > Tonypandy, it was agreed, That the fo^^Sfch th» standing order of the county No offioe to right a council has power to appoint carries s$gce/wiU pension, and persona accepting su°nand rPnrai deemed to have notice of this orde ounce all claim to any such pension." Counei?]^ TA CONTROL OF THE PO^THIS TZZ DAVID Davies next proposed government reqUe a memorial to her Majesty a Locai Govern™! estmgthem to amend section 30 of joint comm'+v- S0 to do away with the 8 dual control) and ? the police are unde* » '7. :and m lieu thereof that the police;^flar ^'ct control of the county councilsDenraTen of the town councils. -The Earl of f that unless there was some ^county council'wV, /VT scar0cl,y right for » c.° which had only had one year's experie1100 jii?„ p 11 the Government to amend the *°; V Ales> of Neath, said the scheme of Local -ii Was to place county councils as farrin^i_ in regard to counties as town c.ottmn' T-V ?re to boroughs.—Alderman the Rev. tflkino. Vie? (Pontlottyn) supported the motion, th« I a similar view to that adopted by —Or. °M?r the resolution and Mr. Charles, co i001"01" O. H. Jones did not consider that a p nnty council was analagous to a borough council. 01 that reason, as well as the reason gives by the -jjarl of Dunraven, he opposed the motion.—Councillor Morris (Pentre) was very glad to be able to state tha.t he could concur with Councillor O. H. Jones that the police were under the control of the local magis- trates. It appeared to him tha.t this joint con- trol of the police was the outcome of the fear enter- tained by the opponents of the people to trust the people.—The resolution was put to the meeting ant declared carried, one councillor expressing his.a^fu £ i with an emphatic No," which was greeted laughter.—The proceedings shortly afterwards nated.

BILLIARDS.—John Roberts, Champion, his new saloon at the Dudley Gallery, Hall Piccadilly. Matches are taking place 5^ 8„Dn^Pff and Watts, of Soho-square fitted wither tho seating and tables <( The JftW 1qw cushi new patent steel block qtittles hna •; t i new indoor game, Switchback likely tn brought out by the same firm, an Kely to entirely supersede bagatelle. OF pB0MISE BY AN OCTOCEN- the Division Tnetice Denman heard the 0 T- Capron. which i™ for bre&eh ° £ _Pro'mse l]w SLTes owmrf f a tady of 90 -p„r9 conducted ne uvYu case. The Solicitor- Ceneral appeared for t^e pendant, aLondon gentleman naTed Frederick Gilchrist Capron, 0f Warwick-square, asred 81 and the father of a jrown up family. After the mid-day recess the plaintiff did not re-appear in courtTand the judge non-suited her. She came into thp lobby later, and leaning what was done went away. MESSRS. AND THE PEK»K.—The hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the firm of Messrs. Pears, the soap manufacturers, was celebrated on Wednesday evening at a banquet given at the Hotel Metropole by the newspapers to Mr. T. J. Barratt, the managing partner, at which a service of plate was presented to that gentleman. Messrs. Pears have done wonders in the way of advertising. Royal Academicians have been pressed into their service in order to bring their wares before the public, and it was in recognition of hl; ingenuity in the art of devising advertisements of interesting kind that the presentation to Mr. Barratt- made.—Sir Algernon Borthwick, M.P., 'presided. service of plate was a dessert service, the principi ponsse of which were two large jardinieres decorated io In work after the style of the Renaissance .PefjenVnn acknowledging the presentation Mr. Barratt o,0ft *y mentioned the fact that his firm spent more*:n» a year in advertising. Some people were UD■ « im- pression, he said, that a tradesman must 7 sell dearer than his competitors if he spent 1» 8 ill ad- vertisements. So far from this being 'rl were able to supply their goods at » P. n?w than at any previous time. The eluded the names of no fewer than 1,.00 ^preventatives of newspapers all over the world. o a few remarks which he subsequently made Mr Pears said that he had subscribed the sum of » thousand guineas to the Newspaper Press Fund, an announcement which was received with loud applause,

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REGISTERED PLUMBERS IN SWANSEA. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR, In reference to "Justice," who has written' letter to your paper, and who states that he should like the public to be fully informed of the facts of tbl case of the meeting held at the Guildhall, the Societi quite agree with him on that point. In the first place, a meeting was held of Society S]16 non-Society men to nominate the masters and zneJ for the registration committee, to be selectei at the public meeting. As for the six masters wb' were elected from Swansea, they have all bee! apprenticed to the trade, and are competent to ca^ out any sanitary or any other house work in referee to plumbing. We should like to know the large eC Ployers who do not employ Society men, and who hEbO been ignored in this question. They all received notict, if they did not feel inclined to attend the meeting" j^ere was no fault attached to anyone but themselves Put who are the most experienced and able olumbef had Were aljsen<: from the meetings? If Justicej be ahilf??e(^ uame to the letter, perhaps we wou^ fnrtunnf -let tile Public know whether he has been if f Xn sanitary work as stated, because fr&ated that he is one of the princip*' elected sanitary employers that have not bee" By.1?"felthis *n y°ur valuable paper, you wi^ greatly ge the Plumbers' Assooiatiou of Swansea.) Yours, &c., S SOLOMON (.President), j

OVERSTOCKING THE SCHOOLMASTER • MARKET. TO THE EDITOR of "THE CAMBRIAN." j TO THE EDITOR of "THE CAMBRIAN." | SIR -The other day, one of the London SchooF Boards advertised for a junior master at a small salary which, I believe, did not exceed .£90 per annum, an? for this post no less than 210 aPPlicationf3 were received, Over a hundred of the applicants were University gr»" duates, some of them M.A-'s, others B.A.'s, some,"eve"* who had taken the degree of LL.D. It was, no cloul# a difficult task to select a candidate out 'of such galaxy of scholarship, but the incident goes to pro^f the tendency of the age in flooding the education* market with too many teachers. The Swansea Trainitfl College, for instance, turns out a goodly number <\ schoolmistresses annually, and I know that some tiK" a.go several, who had passed all their examination*' were unable to obtain situations, or, if situations wef* open to them, they were of so .meagre value that tfi( stipend spelt starvation. Qf course, it is all very we" to educate people. Every man is the better for ed"} cation, but it is a decided mistake to glut the marKef with any commodity, schoolmasters and mistresse-i r" excepted. I And this reminds me of another competition whic is going en in our own locality. In the Mumbles thee is a vacancy, not for a schoolmaster or mistress, h"! for an Attendance Officer for the Schoo; Board, occH sioned through the death of Mr. W. Morris. post, we believe, is worth about £ 70 per year, and this there are, it is said, at least 40 application^ There are many men who are engaged in differe"! callings of life, business, and what not, who coti'j1 afford the time necessary for the duties, which are W no means arduous, of Attendance Officer, and at M inH"f ^me work their own business. The Board hy tenders for ths vacant post, and it is just not or™ j°me one may offer his services at a mean a slvfr? £ ^3 a ^ar, and this would, of coursj -Yours faithfullyab°ut £ 4° a year ^toP^i Swansea, October 30, 1889. Y ES

COUNTY COUB.T HOURS OF SESSION. COUNTY COURT HOURS OF SESSION. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." J SIR,—Having just seen a copy of a Return srio- j for the years 1»S7 and 18S8 the number of days on wb'c^ County Court .Judges sat in their respective Couf1 distinguishing the days on which they sat by themsel^ and by deputy"—" ordered by the House of Commnns be printed 2t)'.h August, 1SS9"—I find therein some i(: formation which will be of interest, to a wide circle J your readers, showing how well 4oiue of our grea'J public ofiieials are paid, and what they do for salaries. j The Swansea County Court falls within what j technically known as Circuit No. 30," under K presidency of Judge Gwilym Williams. This cirf'j includes Aberdare, Brecknock, Bridgend, Merthyr Ty^* Pentypridd, Ystradfodwg, and Swansea. jj During the year 1887 His Honour "at at Aberdare days, at Brecknock six days, Bridges '1 uay- Mert^ Tydfil 15 days, Pontypool and Ystia. -iwg ^'8 da\s, Swansea 35 days-total, 106 days, During 1S8S, His Honour sat at Aberdare 11 Brecknock six days, Bri<3ser-d 1? dAys, Merthyr 11 days, Pootypria.. au" i itrv r^g 2." days, Swauaea 29 days-total, 99 days. The »ulnry of the learned Judge is tl.-V-T ft annum. So that in 1887, when he IItot 106 days, was paid at the rate of £ 14 3s. per sitting, or workf aay. I In 1888, when the Judge sat 1)9 days, he was paid the rate of £153s. per sitting, or working day. j In other circuits some Judges sat a vastly grea number of days, but some still luckier ones sat less. Under tLese circumstauces, it can hardly be said the gentlemen who administer the law in our sCjJ debt courts," or in the ciort bach., are not badly paid the services they render to the community. I feel assured that many persons will be glad to h* this information at the present time.—Yours faithf ully, I ,T r IXQUISITOH Swansea, Nov. 5th, 1889.

BIRTHS, MARRIaGEs DEATH^ Notices of Births, and Dtaths, in allct must be authenticated °y™ r!*>ae and address of writer as a guaranJ^J^ll^h- BIRTHS. i- On 'Vn\7i.mher 2»d,' the wife of Captain W., D°Ei?^T %>e"n, „n""1* £ r,i «-* EioS l-™«l «. cSirk-.tre.t. Swftnsei, tb. P r) Owen, »utsem dentist, of a daughter. MAKBIAGES.. t On tb« at St. Mary's Parish Church, 3wa«- William KkUk, Mining lfiiigi«eer, to Hannah, ilauahter^f, John Thomas, Kilvev, Swansea. On ttie Oct., at St. Mark's Church. >'orth Audley-stl h_ Canon Francis Holland and the Rev. A. CiJf Eton t-oilege, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Avre. Lieut.-Coii cnarles Wynne Finch, of Voelas, Denliigbshire, to *7 Emily, daughter of Lady Margaret Chartaris and the lata "l B Charteris. < °n the ->od inst., at St, Stephen's, Avenue-road, by the Canon Mccormick D.D., Vicar of Hull, assisted by tlie 1 I- 0. White and theBev. P. K. ,pf^ah-V;c*r off SteO Robert Prys Owen, J.P., of Glenafon, Dyffryi, N. Wnldf 00 Ellen Mary, dau¡rhter of the late Henry Wood, Esq., :1 Mr*. Henry Wood. DEATHS J On the 6th in.t.. »t^;n1fl1' Lan«don-place, Swansea, afjl short illness, Bo^B^e. Ma.ter Manner, ag .d 40 1 r.nn nf thp late Mis- marv Uiddle); J On thfi 1st inst., at 1, Hanovar-streat, Swsnsvi, Mr. Jof Robinson aged 'iS m.uch beloved and greatiy lamented cnmmrinir and children. On the 2nd inst., at the Vicarage. Liarde^ley, Radnor? in her 80tb year, Anne Elizabeth, wt< o the late TU; Thomas, Rector of Digserth, Kadnorshire j. On Friday, the 1st inst., at Loneland's -'fotal, S^snsea,^ Wales, Thomas Wheater, only son of tL-j late Thomas Bi aged 23, Primt^d by Steam Power, and Publiah^d by HO"| WALTER WILLIAMS & Co.. at the OA**j OITICI, No. 58, 8wana«», of —FBIDAT, NOTEMBEK 8,1889. |