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Sea Fisheries Act, 1868. SWANSEA FISHERY ORDERS, | 1871 AND 1883. j XT^HEREAS the Local Fisheries Committee W for the Gla.morgan Sea Fisheries District have made application to the Eoard of Trade for an Urder Amending the Swansea Fishery Orders, 1871 and 1883. and have caused copies of the draft of the Order as proposed by them to be published and circulated in manner directed by ,the said Eoard. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, the undersigned CHARLES EDWAED FP-TEB, being the Inspector duly appointed for the purpose by the Board of Trade, will hold a Public Sitting at the GUILDHALL, SWAN- SEA, on WEDNESDAY, 3rd MADCH, 1892, at 230 p.m., for the purpose of making an enquiry concerning the subject-matter of the proposed Order, and will thereat take evidence and hear and enquire into any objections or representations made respecting the same. (Signed.) CHARLES E. FRYER, Inspector of Fisheries. Fisheries Department, Board of Trade. February 11th, 1892. [2204 6TRAY SHEEP 4 SHEEP, bearing the letters P.C., has been wandering some days on Port-Eynon and Hortcn Burrows.-W. JVIEIJLAND. ^2203 Grand Football Match, SATURDAY. SWANSEA 2nd. V. CARMARTHEN TRAINING COLLEGE. KICK OFF AT 2.0 LAMPETER COLLEGE. v. SWANSEA. • KICK OFF AT 3.15 p.m. ADMISSION SIXPENCE. GRAND STAND, SIXPENCE EXTRA. "2110

The bank rate remains at 5 per cent. THE SWANSEA ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDEK. —We understand that Mrs. Williams, who was shot by her husband Friday fortnight, is much bette", and will probably be so far recovered as to be able to leave the Hospital on Monday, in order to appear at the Police-court, when her husband will again surrender to his bail. ACCIDENT TO COLONEL MORGAN, M.P.—Whilst hu nting with Lord Tredegar's hounds, which met at Duffryn Gate no Thursday, Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan, M.P., was thrown from his horse, severely shaken, and sustained, in addition, some contusions. SALISBURY CLUB.—Another of the series of smoking concerts was held last night (Thursday). Mr. R. H. Morgan presided, and a most success- ful programme was gone through, which reflected great credit upon Mr. Peter Whiteside, who arranged it with kis accustomed tact. THE FAMINE IN RussIA.The Council of the Empire has granted a further sum of 60,000,000 roubles in aid of the sufferers in the famine- stricken districts. The Council has also approved the main principles of the new municipal regula- tions scheme.. CRITICAL CONDITION OF DK. JOHN THOMAS, D,D.-It is stated that the Rev. Dr. John Thomas has had a relapse, and now lies in a critical condition. His medical attendants, Drs. Carter and Edwards, regard the rev. gentleman's condition with grave anxiety. THE FUNEKAL OF MR. SPUKGEON took place on Thursday with a remarkable demonstration of affection and respect. A service was held at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in the morning. Dr. Pierson presided, and among those present was the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. The only altera- tion in the appearance of the building was the deceased pastor's Bible lying on the coffin open at the page in which the text occurs to which he attributed, his conversion. This Bible was after- wards taken in the same position in an open hearse to Norwood Cemetery. The route, which extends about five miles, was densely lined with spectators, and the cortege comprised an immense number of private carriages. PARLIAMENT.—In the House of Commons, on Waaufestlay, Mr. Sexton gave notice of an amend- ment to the Address, declaring that the majority of the Irish people and tht:ic representativas in that were convinced of the inability of the Imperial Parliament to legislate for Ireland as their distinctive interests require, this conviction being intensified by the failure of the Land Purchase Act of 1801 to afford an acceptable basis for the exten- sion of the class of occupying landowners. Peti- tions were presented from East Belfast complain- ing of the practical disfranchisement of that con- stituency by the absence of Mr. de Cobain. The debate on the Address was resumed by Mr. Broadhurst, who complained of the neglect of the interests of workers in respect of the Employers' Liability Bill, which the Government showed no anxiety to pass. He also asked for a reasonable increase of factory inspectors. Various other subjects were brought forward by hon. members, and Mr. Matthews, in reply to Mr. Broadhurst, said he had every hope of being able to pass the Employers' Liability Bill this session, and should be extremely disappointed if this Parliament came to an end without the judgment of the House being taken upon the measure. It was the fault of the hon. member for Notting- ham that this question had not been dealt with long before On the motion of Mr.* Chamberlain the debate was adjourned. On Thursday Mr. Chamberlain resumed the debate on the Address, and delivered a spirited attack upon the Opposition, whom he charged with beina- roaring lions during the recess and ''bleating lambs" in the House of Commons. The speech was listened to by a crowded House, while the galleries were also filled. Mr. Morley, who followed, devoted some time to the considera- tion of the Egyptian question. Mr. John Redmond afterwards moved his amendment, calling for the release of the imprisoned Fenians.

-0 HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE AND CONCERT. A large and fashionable gathering assembled at the Albert Hall last evening on the occasion of the Annual Conversazione and Concert in con- nection with the Holy Trinity Church. The spacious hall was laid out in drawing-room style, and during the hour preceding the concert the proceedings were of a. most animated description. Light refreshments, provided by the ladies connecl-cl with the Church, were handed round, and while some of the company occupied the various lounges, others stood in groups about the hall. while a pleasant tete a tete pervaded the whole scene. With the usual taste displayed by Mr. Edwards, of Oxford- stre't. Waterloo street, &c., the room was prettily decorated with lace and Japanese lanterns, while a most pleasing contrast was provided in the shape of evergreens, supplied by Mr. Farrant, of College-street. On either side of the spacious hall, which by the way was carpeted, were arranged two long tables for the provision of the refreshments, and these were laid out with much taste, being decorated with evergreens kindly lent by the ladies of the Church, who. it may be presumed, were generally responsible for this part of the gay proceedings. Mr. W. F. Hulley's splendid string band was also in attendance, and played selections of music to the delight of the select audience at intervals throughout the evening. The gaiety and hilarity enhanced during the earlier portion of the pleasing event was only equalled by the pleasure experienced by the efforts of the talented .vocalists and instrumen- talists at the concert, when some excellent songs, uuets und overtures were rendered. And in this resuect the fine soprano voice of Madame Glanffr'-vyd Thomas was displayed with much effect, which could not fail to call forth the well- merited wor?. It is intended, after defraying all cots. to apply the proceeds of the annual event to mission work, and we hope the Rev. Canon Gauntlett, whose genial face was most familiar to those comprisirg last evening's ga- thering. will be amply supported by the where- withal to carrv on the good work. The following is the programme :— # Selections played bv the band during the Con- versazione—Grand march. "The British Navy" (Hewitt1; Danse Coquette (P. Rowe); Valse, Love's old Sweet Song (H. Buccalossi). At the concert:—Overture, "Marco Spada" IAuber., the Band; quartette. Mrs. H. H. Watkins. Miss Fulton, Mr. H. Morgan and Mr. G. Isaac -ong, "The Heart Bowed Down," Mr. B. Richardson •. duet (for two pianos), Mrs. Gauntlett and Mrs. H. Martin; song, "Kate o' Shane iLinley), Miss E. Monger; song, "Thy Sentinel am I" (Watson), Mr. Gates; a Chinese Dance. "Aladdin" (St. Quentin), the Band; song, Cocje to the Greenwood" (Langton). Mdm". Glanffrwyd Thomas; duet, "The Swing," Mrs. H. H. Watkins and Miss Fulton; duet (for two pianosi, Mrs. R. Martin and Miss Aubrey; song. "Star of Eve," Mr. B. Richardson; sonar. Uh. that we two were Maying" (Gounod), Mrs. H. H. Watkins; intermezzo, "Endymiou" (Bonhe'-ir the Band; song, I Wandered down the Mountain Side" (Clay, Mdme. Glanffrwyd Thomas: song, "Queen of the Earth" (Pinsuti), Mr. Gat."=; minuet, from the Septett (Beethoven), the Band- 1 The singing of the National Anthem terminated one of the most enjoyable evenings ever spent in the Albert Hall. PERSONAL NEWS. The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Marquis of Bute K.T., to be Lord Lieutenant of the County of Bute. The Duke of Devonshire has intimated to the tenants on his Furness and Cartmel estates that he will allow a reduction of 10 per cent, on the half- year's rent. Sir Arthur Blomfield, A.B.A., who has been laid up during the past month with influenza, though still confined to bed, is progressing favourably. Mr. H. M. Stanley is spoken of as a possible can- didate in the Liberal interest for a seat at the next General Election. Rumour, indeed, has already gone so far as to assert that he will be asked to stand for the Denbigh Boroughs, at present repre- I sented by Mr. Kenyon, M.P. Sir George Trevelyan thus alludes to Lord Salisburj "A Prime Minister who, whenever he speaks in public, cannot refrain from making a joke of the aspiration of his humble fellow-citizens to have an effective voice in the management of the villages in which they live." The funeral of the late Sir Morell Mackenzie, the distinguished physician, took place on Monday, in the churchyard of Wargrave, Berks, where the deceased had a country retreat. Many beautiful wreaths were sent by distinguished persons. Lord and Lady Jersey did a graceful thing at Sydney during Christmas-time. They entertained the newsboys of that metropolis to a feast in Government House. The newsboys of Sydney and Melbourne are far in advance of their English and Welsh brothers. They are organised into brigades, governed by officers of their own election, and possess clubs, reading-rooms, and evening classes of their own. "Mr. Spurgeon had," says Dr. Dale, "a strong sound texture which answered all practical purposes but it was not shot through with gold thread, and there was no rich embroidery on it. No one." says the Rev. Guinness Rogers of Mr. Spurgeon, had less of the air of saintliness, but it WJ>,S impossible to be long with him without a feeling that you had seldom met so true a saint." Sir Charles Hall, M.P., the Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales, was on Monday unanimously elected to the vacant Recordership of the City of London, at a salary of .£4,000 per annum. A meeting to elect a successor toLerd Hartington (now Duke of Devonshire) as leader of the Liberal Unionist party in the House of Commons was held in Devonshire House, London, on Monday afternoon. There was a large attendance of members of the party. The Duke of Devonshire presided. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was unanimously chosen as leader in the House of Commons. The numerous friends of Miss Grenfell, of Maesteg House, Swansea, will be pleased to learn that she is much improved in health, and although somewhat weak after her illness, her condition no longer gives cause for anxiety. A Brecknockshire Welshman recently heard Madame Patti sing in New York. So delighted was he with the Prima Donna that he became quite enthusiastic and poetical. He wrote in praise of the diva to the Welsh American papers, winding up his eulogy with the couplet— Craig-y-Nos anwyl ac enwog, Brenines y byd a Brycheiniog." It is reported that a near neighbour of the Duke of Teck at the White Lodge, Richmond, Mr. Tollemache, who died a week or two ago, has left the whole of his fortune, worth something like £50,000 a yeM, to the family of his Royal neigh- bours. "Spurgeon's power," says Dr. Dale "defied analysis. They could no more tell why Mr. Spurgeon was so great a preacher than why Turner was so great a paiater, Napoleon so great a general, or Pitt so great a statesman." According to Mr. Henry W. Lucy, the death of L Mr. Spurgeon removes one of the four or five mightiest human influences of the age. Tuesday afternoon at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, W., in the presence of a large and aristocratic assembly, the Marriage took place of Lord Alington, of Crichel, Wim borne, Dorset. and Alington House, South Audley-street, W., and Miss Evelyn Henrietta Leigh, daughter of the late Mr. H. Blundell Leigh and Mrs. Blundell Leigh, of 27, Pond-street, S.W. The service was fully choral. One of the last survivors of the Moscow cam- paign of 1812 died on Tuesday at Lubeck. The old soldier, whose name was Dohse, was one hun- dred and eight years of age. Mdme. Adelina Patti and Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt' will hold flower stalls at the coming grand bazaar in New York in aid of the Actors' Benevolent Fund. Mdme. Patti is full of her intention to try comedy on her return. Black- eyed Susan is a piece chosen to be produced at the Craig-y-Nos Theatre. The amount of money earned by Sir Morell Mackenzie during his thirty years of practice must have been very large. Within a very few years of his commencing practice (in 1862) he was making some £5,000 a year, and his income rapidly increased as his reputation spread, till about 1875 he touched high-water mark with" takmgs" of from £12,000 to £15,000 a year—an enormous figure for a practice the bulk of which consisted of guinea fees. Madame Sarah Bernhardt has added another to her list of accomplishments. Already an actress, a painter, and a sculptor, she has written a story in the San Francisco Examiner.

THY KINGDOM COME! To all who overcome in strife, To all who live a holy life, Thy Kingdom Come To those who don't revengeful grow, And those who don't unkindoess show, Thy Kingdom Come To those who give unto the poer A share of their own worldly store, Thy Kingdom Corte To those who love their neigh' onrs well, And do not unkind stories tel Thy Kingdom < ime To those who well their duty do, And all who try to do it, too, Thy Kingdom CODI e LANREDIG. Sketty, Jan. 22, 1892.

i —————— A LIVING LADY ADVERTISEMENT. A Parisian lady, Mdlle. Brache, who has been sued for a debt of 7,000 francs by the receiver of a fashionable firm of dressmakers now in liquidation, has made the following curious defence;—"I was a living advertisement for the house Rodrigues. It was I who exhibited at the theatres, at the exhibi- tions, and elsewhere the cut and the grace of their dresses. In this way I obtained numerous customers for the house. Madame would never have had the bad taste to call on me to pay anything." Are walking advertisements of this kind ever found on this side of the Channel?

THE LATE DUKB OF CLARENCE.—The World understands that one resjilt of the visit of the Prinee and Princess of Wales to Osborne is that the Queen has consented to allow the coffin of the Duke of Clarence to be removed to Sandringham, where it will be buried in the churchyard, in a grave adjoining that of the infant Prince Alexander, who died in 1871. The eoffiin is to remain in the Albert Memorial Chapel at Windsor until after the return of the Court to the Castle, as the Queen wishes to see it; and her Majesty will attend a service in the chapel, which will be conducted by the Bishop of Rochester and Canon Dalton. The Queen did not wish the coffin to be placed in the Royal vault, but desired to have it buried in the erypt of Prince Consort's mausoleum at Erogmore. The removal to Sandringham and the interment there will be conducted quite privately. DR. BABNARDO'S HOMES AND MISSION.—We have just received the February issue of "Night and Day, the organ of these institutions, from which may be gathered the fact that during the year 1891 no fewer than 1,717 fresh cases of destitute and orphan boys and girls were admitted to the permanent benefits of the Homes, while 4 219 were actually in residence on the 31st December. This latter number has since increased to over 4 300 Several case-histories, with engravings, illustrating the class of child destitution from which the Homes are daily rescuing their young inmates are supplied One is that of a big lad who was" admitted to die," and whose story is extremely touching. Further details are given of the new League for Young Helpers established in connection with the Homes. The organisation now includes 6,000 members, and a "Voluntary Association of Adult Helpers has been also started. A good word is said for Mr. William Quarrier, the G'asgow philanthropist, whose biography is accompanied by a portrait. The evidences throughout the pages of this maga- zine point to the continually extending sphere of the Homes and to the increasing variety of their > operations.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. THE ROYAL FAMILY—THE LABOUR QUESTION-THIRD CLASS VERSUS FIRST AND SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS. LBY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] The one-hundred-and-thirteenth half-yearly meeting of this important body was held at Paddington Station, London, yesterday (Thurs- day). The gathering of shareholders—old and young, male and female—was as interesting a sight as ever. It is worth while making one's way into the shareholder's handsome and commodious meeting-room a few minutes before the commence- ment of business, in order to overhear a little of the animated talk which goes on between couples and groups touching the rise and fall of dividends on railway and other stocks. This time the general tone seemed to be quite cheery, notwith- standing the fact that this year's dividend has fallen by a £ per cent. below that of last year. There was no falling-off in attendance of share- holders, but it seemed to me that there were fewer directors present, probably from the fact of the epidemic of iafluenza. The Solicitor read the notice of the meeting. The following is the report: — In the following table is shewn the usual comparison of receipts and expenditure on Revenue Account for the half-years ending 31st December. 1890 and 1891:— Receipts.—1891, £"74,768; 1890, £4.'99.881; increase. £H.S87. Expenditure. — ]831, dE2 438,586; 1890, £ 2,346,128 increase, £92,458. The balance available for dividend among the propria* or? of ordinary stock, after tbe payment of the guaranteed and preference stocks und other fixed charges, is £8.5,9011:3$, 8d. Thistelance will admit of a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 71 per cent. per annum, leaving a sum of £53,587 10s. 8d. to be carried forward, as against £61.076 12s. lOd. carried forward in the correspondinjl half-year. The works in the widening of the line between Taplow and Didcot, including the Maidenhead Bridge, and in the doubling of the South Devon Railway between Hemerdon and Rattery have made go'd progress riming the past half-year. The second line of rails between Stapleton. road and Bristol was brought into use in September last; and the Bristol Relief Line is rapidly approaching com- pletion. The doubling of the Monmouth hire Line between Aberbeeg and Cwm is so far advanced as to admit of traffic being conveyed over the second line of rails to within about a quarter of a mile of Aberbeeg Junction. On the Llynvi and Ogmore line the l<op at Tondu and the Brynmenin loop will shortly be com- pleted. Progress is being made with the construction of the King bridge Railway and of the extension of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway from Llandyssil to Newcastle Emlyn. Tbe pr-parations ïor the conversion to the narrow guage of the broad guage lines of the company in the West of England, to which reference was made in the last half-yeiriy report, and fer the substitution of narrow for broad gu ge rolling stock, are being actively proceeded wit h alld are well acivanced. It is proposed to carry out the work of conversion between the night of Friday, the 2 th of May nt-xt, and the follow- ing Monday morning. With the view to obtain at the earliest period the full benefit of the alteration of guage, and to obviate the difficulties inseparable from the work- ing of a single Hne of aDY considerable length, the directors have uuder con?ideratioii the doubling of portions of tbe line between Plymouth and Penzance. The doubling of the section between Par and St. Austell will be at once proceeded with. Three Bills have been deposited in Parliament by the company, viz. :-a B1l\ for general purposes: one for the cOlllltruction of a short line at Briton Ferry to afford an improved communica- tion between the South Wales and Swansea and Neath Railways, in substitution for the line authorized by the company's Act of 188;) ;-and a third Bill for power to provide dock accommod ttion at Tr nmere. on the River Mersey. This scheme has been long in contemplation by the directors, with theohject (1f securing hetter and more permanent arranllements than at present exist at Birkenhead for dealing with coal and other shipping truffle passing over this companv's system, and will, the directors believe. be attend d witb cnnsi ieriible arlvantage to the public and the company. It is proposed to hold a special meeting of the company at a later date for the consideration of these Bills, with aay others which may require the approval of the propiie ors. Arrangements have been entered into for the amalgamation with this company, as from the 1st of JUly next, of the Ca'ne, the Oldbury, the Newent, the Ross and Ledbury, and the Wellington and Severn Junction Railway Companies re- spectively, and for the transfer to this company of the powers of the East Usk Railway Co upany. The absorp- tion of these undertakings will result in some saving in expense to this company and in the simplification of accounts. An arrangement has also heen made for the Testing in the Great Western and London and Nortb. Western Companies jointly of the undertaking of the Ludlow and Clee Hill Railway Company. Provisions are contained in the General Powers Bill of the Company to give effect to these several arrangements. Every care will he taken to prorect the in erests of this company in so far as they may be affected by Bills in Parliament promoted bv other companies. A voteof the proprietors will be asked for the following expenditure Doubling portions of Cornwa I Railway (on account), £ ".0,000 doubling portion of Monm uthsbire Railway, £10,0 0 joint lines and stations, jS-0 OOt; sidings and works at sundry stutions, £ 50,00J land and compensation, £25,000; machinery for workshops, £5,000. R Uing stock :—Passenger engines and tenders, £36,000; passenger carriages, £70,VO); goods waggons, £8 ,0, 0; total, £346,(¡0ü. Votes on capital account, amounting to £ 113,358 15, 7d., which are n, longer required, bave been written off the outstanding liabilities. The directors who retire on the present occasion are Arthur P. Hevwood- Lonsdale, Esq., Col. the Hon. Charles E. Edgcumbe, Lewis L. Dillwyn, Esq., M.P., Alexander Hubbard. Esq., William A. Bruce, Esq. The ne^es-ary notices of thtnr cilndictature bave been given, and they are eligible fur re- election. The Chairman (Mr. Saunders) began his re- marks by a kindly reference to the nationally de- plored death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale. He said Her Majesty had always chosen the Great Western route to and from Windsor, and the kindliest consideration had always existed between Royalty and the Com- pany. He moved a vote of condolence with the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Princess May. At the mention of the bereaved Princess the the speaker's voice failed, and he fairly broke down. The proposed vote was applauded subduedly but heartily. The Chairman went on to say he would not make a long speech; in fact he could not, because he. in common with the chief officers of most great railways had been scourged by the influenza. It had also stricken down many of the employees. He would not apologise to them for the reduction of the dividend, but rather congratulate the shareholders on the fact that it was not still further reduced. (Hear, and laughter,) He then referred to the details which are set forth in the report above. The season ticket holders had much increased and while the Company now carried five millions of second class passengers, he did not think the Company should adopt any such schemes as were pressed upon them trom time to time. There was still money to be made out of second class passengers, and while that was so the Great Western Railway would accom- modate, though he admitted that they were not building so many second class carriages as firsts and thirds. The third class passengers were also growing in numbers and in importance, as the report sets forth. The work of altering the gauge of the line was proceeding satisfactorily. As to the increased cost of working, that was due to decreased hours of labour, &c. He hoped the wages difficulties all over the country would soon come to an end. The past half year in this respect was satisfactory. Many deputations from the men had been received and some little hardships had been remedied, while other com- i pitints had been dismissed as arising from false comparisons. He was not going to say that "the friendliest relationships continued to exist between the Compa.ny and its servants." Some of the men seemed to think that friendly relations were undesirable (laughter), but the Company's employes had not been so much disturbed recently by outside agitation. As to Parliamentary expenses, they compared favourably with those incurred by other com- panies. The uoshot of the whole matter was the recommendation of a dividend of 7§ per cent. per annum for the past half year. The broad gauge would be done away with in May next. The chansre would be easily effected where the broad and narrow gauge now existed together. In these cases it would only be necessary to take up the second, or broad line but where the altera- tion was from a simple broad gauge to a simple narrow gausre line, the work would be much more difficult. This remark would apply to all the line west of Exeter. The Company would have to crave the consideration and indulgence of the travelling and trading public in the west while this special transformation was being carried out. (Applause). Preparations had long been going .OIl for. thI" conversion to one gauge. The late Sir Daniel Gooch was one of the champions of the "Broad Gauge," and many others who had had a lengthened railway life still con- fessed to a "sneaking regard" for the broad gauge. However, it was now decided to have the change made, and they hoped and believed it would have a good result upon the working and prospects of the Company. In conclusion the chairman expressed himself as willing to answer any question that might be put to him on the statementi contained in the report. (Hear. hear). He now moved the reception and adoption of the report. Lord Emlyn (the vice-chairman), formally seconded. Mr. Giles, a shareholder, expressed the hope that their chairman might soon recover his health. He was sorry to part with the broad gauge, but the two gauges could not be kept together longer. He then went on to criticise the policy which now made third- class carriages so comfortable, and kept the fares for first and second-classes so preposterously high. He could see no differ- ence between first and second-class carriages now. (Laughter.) When he was young and foolish, he travelled first; now he travelled third, and he found as cultivated people, and quite as accom- modating at least, as in the first. He was glad to hear that the Great Western Railway proposed to retain the second class, but he wished to go further, and take such steps as would bring the passengers back from the third to the second class. Had more foresight been used, so much of the first and second class traffic would not be, as it now was, lost. He appealed to the Directors of all great companies to formulate a rational and successful method of dealing with first and second class carriages and traffic. It was a gigantic blunder when the Midland Company, at such short notice, abolished the second class. Another shareholder spoke in the same strain, and quoted some statistics in support of his contention that the present method of dealing j with first and second class passengers was a I serious loss to the Company. At present it was the third-class passenger who paid the dividend of the aristocratic Great Western Railway, after making up the loss incurred in carrying first and second class passengers. Some shareholders called the speaker to "question" and" time." Mr Heard said it was very easy to criticise a board of directors, but still good sometimes came of it. He advocated the issue of third-class return tickets as well as first and second returns. The second booking and other inconvenience. could be avoided. A fourth shareholder said the distance to South Wales l.ad been much shortened by the Severn Tunnel—which ought to have been a bridge !—but that distance could be still further lessened with advantage. There were almost infinite ways in which, on the Great Western Railway, cost could be reduced, and efficiency increased. He advocated the delegation of more power and initiation to local superintendents, who, though they were most closely in touch with the traders, and who knew what was needed, were, for the most part treated as cyphers. New departures in this direc- tion would be advantageous, and the dividend would be increased, and not diminished, as the result. Mr. Best could not understand how the debits for personal injury" and "damage of goods" in transit should be so large. Mr. Saunders, (Chairman) replied that in aU matters of dispute of this kind, they could not succeed in dealing with claims without the intrusion of lawyers but whenever the Company could do so, the Directors avoided going to lawyers or to law courts. He (the chairman) disliked lawyers as much as anyone, and detested lawsuits. (Laughter and applause). In reply to Colonel Rich, who had spoken about law costs, the Chairman said the Great Western Railway suffered from no people in the matter of costs so much as from the Board of Trade, with which the Colonel was connected. (Laughter and applause). In reply to some further observations, The Chairman said he was himself entirely in favour ef extending the principle of local control on the part of superintendents of districts. He thought good would come of it—(applause)—but that was a matter in the discretion of Mr. Lambert, the General Manager. The report was then formally adopted. The formal re-election of Mr. Dillwyn and the other retiring Directors, whose names are mentioned in the report, concluded the business of the meeting.

+ FUNERAL OF MR. THOMAS GLASBROOK, J.P. The remains of the late Mr. Thomas Glasbrook, of Forestfach, were conreyed for interment to Llangyfelach churchyard, on Saturday morning last, leaving Vincent Lodge, Swansea, where he died. Notwith- standing the unfavourable state of the weather and the funeral being private, several friends attended to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. The mourners were;—Mr. David Glasbrook, Morriston; Mr. Thomas Glasbrook, J.P., Norton House; Mr. John Glasbrook, Eastmoor; Mr. Philip Richard, The Hill; Mr. W. Lewis, Monks' Mill, Gorseinon; Mr. J. Johns, Llwyndomen; Mr. D. M. Glasbrook, Llwyneithin; Mr. Isaac Glasbrook, Norton House Mr. S. E. Glasbrook, Norton House; Mr. T. M. Glasbrook, Forest Fach; Mr. D. Lewis, Monks' Mill; Mr. T Lewis, Monks' Mill; Mr. W. F. Richards, J.P., Pantgwyn; Mr. Henry Richard, Penyfedw; Mr. Trevor G. Richards, Raven Hill; Dr. D. H. Thomas. J.P., Vincent Lodge; Mr. Alderman W. Richards, J.P., The Laurels Mr. T. Glasbrook Richards, Solicitor; Mr. Thomas Glasbrook, Penypant Mr. Aubrey Thomas, Vincent Lodge Mr. T. J. Glasbrook. Morriston Mr. Ernest Glasbrook, Morriston; Mr. Willie Johns, Llwyndomen; Mr. Godfrey Thomas, Vincent Lodge; Mr. John Davies, Gendros Colliery Master Arthur Johns, Llwyndomen; Rev. D. Roderick, The Vicarage, Cockett; Dr. G. Padley, Swansea; Mr. Richard Jenkins, Solicitor; Mr. D. C. Jones, &c. Several private carriages followed; amongst others we noticed Mr. Daniel Edwards, J.P., Duffryn Tin-plate Works; Mr. W. J. Rees, J.P., Brynmor Villa Mr. R. T. Leyson, Solicitor; Dr. Padley, Mr. Penry. At the church several friends met the funeral procession, viz., Mr. D. Thomas, Maesgelynen; Mr. Jenkins, junior, Cyng- hordy; Mr. William Glasbrook, Llettydomen; Mr. James Morgan, Cefn Mr. William Johns, Llwyndomen, and others. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. D. T. Jones, of Llangyfelach, and the Rev. D. Roderick, of Cockett. The arrangements of the funeral were carried out by Mr. D. C. Jones, Castle-square, Swansea.

NORTH GOWER PLOUGHING MATCH The fifteenth annual ploughing match of North Gower took place at the Wern Fawr Farm, Killay, yesterday, on a field kindly lent for the purpose by Mr. David Jone3. There was a large attendance, and the contests excited much interest. The arrangements were ad- mirable, reflecting credit upon Mr. David Walters (Cefngorwydd, Gowerton), secretary: Mr. W. Hopins (Cefngorwydd Fawr). treasurer, and Mr. Wm. Howells (Dunvant), chairman of committee. The results were as follows:— CHAMPION CLASS (open to all comers).—1st prize, £5, divided between Mr. Abraham Jones (Great Kittle), Mr. Dd. Harris (Penyfodue Fawr). SPECIAL CLASS.—1st prizp, £2, John Clement (Vexa); 2ud, Sl 58., W. H. James (Cefngoleu); 3rd. 159" Richd. Davies (Penyfodue Fawr). FIRST CLASS.—Prize of £2 15s. divided between Wm. Porter (Gellyhir)|; and Wm. Brickley (plough- man to Mr. Richards, Cefyngoleu). SECOND CLASS. — (Twelve competitors), lat £ 1 10s. Dd. Thomas, (Caerj?yuydd)i;2nd, £159. Dd. Edwards, (Wolloxton) 3rd, £1, R. Morgan, (Poun lfold); 4tb, 15s., Thos. Sandbrook, (Killay) 5th, lOs.,R. Hopkins, (Cefngorwydd); 6oh, 5s., Wm. Williams, (Brynwoel). BOYS' CLASS.—1st, £1, Dd. Evans (Windmill Wood). HEDGING, DITCHING, AND FENCING.—1st, 10s., Edwin Hughes (Penclawdd); 2nd, 7s. 6d, Dd. Evans (Penclawdd). The judges of the ploughing were Mr. Edw. Stevens (Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire); Mr. Dd. Lewis (Penllwyn-raca, Llanon); Mr. John Griffiths (Cwmmawr); hedging and ditching, Mr. Wm. Clement (Coedbrydwen), and Mr. John Morgan (Poundfold).

♦ WELSH M.P.'s AND THEIR PRO- GRAMME. On Tuesday, the Welsh M.P.'s met under the presidency of Mr. L. L. Dillwyn, and re- appointed Mr. Stuart Rendel as chairman of the party They also considered the programme for the session, The statement that the question of Welsh disestablishment will be raised by amend- ment to the Address is not correct. No decision of the kind has been arrived at. Mr. Samuel Smith, however, will, it is said, on Tuesday week next, bring forward a motion in favour of dis- establishment. It is understood that Mr. Dd. Randell, the representative for Gower, has been requested by the Parliamentary Comirittee of the Trades Unionist Congress to introduce a Bill to restrict the hours of labour in all trades and industries to eight per day. The Bill will be backed by two or three names not yet fixed upon. and it will contain the name of one prominent labour M.P. It will resemble the general Eight Hour Bill of last year in all but one particular. In accordance with the general sense of the resolution at Newcastle, it will, it is said, introduce the trade option pro- posalin the following words :—" Unless a majority of the organised members of any trade or occupa- tion protest by a ballot voting against the same."

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. The musical correspondent of Truth says:—It is not improbable that his Royal HiKbnecs's first public appearance at a musical function will be in August, at the Welsh Eisteddfod, his engagement for which, made last ) e. r, has, I believe, at present neither been cancelled nor confirmed. A Prinee of Wales, since the Brit sh title was founded, baa never yet attended an eisteddfod in Wales.

THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN BRITAIN. LECTURE BY REV. J. PHILLIPS. Under the auspices of the Swansea Literary and Debating Society, a lecture was delivered in the Unitarian Schoolroom, on Wednesday evening, by the ReY. J. Phillips (Hebrew Minister), on "The History of the Jews in Britain." There walt. geod attendance, and Mr. C. H. Perkins presided. The Chairman having briefly introduced the Rey. J. Phillips, the latter at once proceeded to deliver bis lecture. He said the date of tbe early settle- meat of the Jews ia Britain was not exactly known, but as early u 740 Jews were some- what unmereus in Eoglaad, while in 833 decrees were issued prohibiting Christians fiom appearing at Jewish feasts. Ia the ye" 1020, wtien Canate. of Denmark, conquered Britain, for some uukaown reason he banished the Hebrews fro. the kiagdem, and they took refuge under William of Normandy in France. Again, in the reign of William Ruful, they found that the Hebrews erected three colleges at Oxford, for the purpose of instructing the Jews in the Hebrew language, and that also proved the growth of Jewish teaching in Oxford. In various other towns were fennded other synagogues, for the pnrpesesof prayer, and lID all schoels for the purpose of educating the children. Traeing the histery of the Jews during the reigns of Henry I. to Richard I.. the lecturer referred to the riots and massacres of Jews at Norwioh, Stamford, and Edmondsbury, and described at length the martyrdom of York, remarking that it was one of the saddest ohapters, yet the brightest in tbe annals of the Jews in Britain. In the reign of Henry II., a meeting was convened by Parlie- nent at Northampton, for tbe purpose of raising sufficient funds to carry out aa expedition to the Holy Land, and to give an idea of how import- ant the Jews were in erder to get together funds for the Royal treasury, it was said that the Jews con- tributed £60,000 against je70,000 contributed by the whole population towards tbut expedition. Nearly every important building was raised from Jewish contributions. When King John assended the throne, he dealt at first very leniently with the Jews, and permitted them to settle in any part of the country. Many Jews, in conseqnence, eame over from the continent. Bat as soon as they had been settled a few months, King John began to torture and imprison them, and afterwards confiscate their property. In the reign of Henry III. was established the first Jewish parliament, which resulted in the Jews being im- prisoned for being unable to pay excessive taxes imposed by the realm, the Jews being in consider- able minority in Parliament. There could be no doubt that the proverbial avarice of the Jews was due to the binding oppression, which absolutely fettered them to that one pursuit. (Applause). Between the years 1290 and 1605, the shores of Britain appeared to have been closed to the exiles of Judea, though there appeared to be traces of them in Britain in one form or another. The commoners, for instance, complained ithat many professing Italians were in reality only Jews. It was to Cromwell, however, that the Jews owed their return to Britain. Both James II. and William III. were amiably disposed towards the Jews, and though Queen Anne was not personally ill-disposed towards them, it was not till the reign of George I in 1763 that they were acknowledged by Parliament to be British subjects, and shortly afterwards a law was passed whereby all Jewish residents of two years' resi- dence injthe Colonies were recognised naturalised British subjects. The intermediate years, from 1655 to 1892, divided the Jewish external and internal history. The former recorded the successful stages in the struggle for emancipation, while the latter treated of the gradual growth, organisation and development of the community. (Applause). It was not however until 1830 that the first decisive movement for Jewish emancipation took place. The lecturer then dealt with the work in this direction done by Sir Moses Montefoire, the Rothschilds and others, and then went on to dilate upon the high social position the Jews had obtained. In 1875 se\en Jews were members of Parliament, while since that time many large towns had elected Jewish members of Parliament. The Jews also headed the list at the Universities of Oxford, London, and Cambridge; they had obtained honour and fame in soienee, art, literature, and philosophy, while there were Jewish Common-Councilmen and Aldermen, both in London and the provinces, and also Jews as County Magistrates. He did not hesitate to say that there was not a race that had done so much to elevate the commonwealth of Europe. (Applause.) And were it not for the holding of the Sabbath on the 6th instead of the 7th day, the celebration of certain solemn feasts and a slight difference in the food they ate, it would be difficult to distinguish them from the native household. (Applause.) In conclusion, the lecturer paid a high tribute to the Jews, and said that on the whole the history of the Jews in Britain was one long string of per- secutions, typified in the worship of Jupiter Optimus Maorimus. On the motion of Mr. Stuart, seconded by Mr. Holmes, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer for his able address.

DEATH OF GENEBAL WALLER.—General Sir George Henry Waller died on Wednesday from the effects of a paralytic seizure, from which he had been suffering since Christmas. He only inherited the title 12 days ago, on the death of his father, Sir Thomas Wathen Waller, who was for many years Secretary of Legation at the Court of Brussels.

SWANSEA LAW STUDENT'S SOCIETY. BARRISTER v SOLICITOR. This Society has recently been formed in Swansea for the purpose, as we are informed by the rules, of advancing its members in the study of law," the delivery of lectures and the reading of papers on subjects of interest to the legal profession, and "the cultivation of the art of public speaking." The first ordinary meeting was held in tre Grand Jury Room, Guildhall, when the chair was taken by Mr. J. Woods, who, after the transaction of the general business, delivered the opening address, in which he gave an interesting account of a similar society to which he belonged in his student day*, and urged the students now before him to make full use of the advantages the Society would offer, if properly conducted, in fitting them for their future careers in the pro- fessions they had chosen. At the conclusion of the address a debate was opened by Mr. G. E. Taylor and seconded by Mr. Stanley Owens (Lloyd and Owens), on the question—"That the removal of all distinctions between the professions of barrister and solicitor is desirable." Mr. J. T. Lewis opposed and was supported by Mr. Stephen Thomas. Their efforts and those of their supporters were, however, unavailing as, after an interesting debate, the affirmative was oarried by a decisive majority. A vote of thanks to Mr. Woods for his admirable address was proposed by Mr. Edwin Davis, who referred to the high standard set by it, and hoped that the students would endeavour to maintain that standard to the best of their ability.—Mr. E. H. Plant, in seconding, said that listening to the address had given him as much pleasure as reading one of Macaulay's essays could have done. The reso- lution was then put, and the students and solici- tors present, shewed emphatically their appre- ciation of Mr. Wood's address by the very hearty manner in which it was carried. The members of the society are chiefly solicitors and articled clerks, but barristers and gentlemen studying for the bar or for degrees in law are also eligible for membership. The vice-presidents are J. Coke Fowler, Esq., Stipendiary Magistrate, Messsrs. J. C. Woods and Edwin Davis. The honorary secretaries are Messrs. Frank Thomas and J. P. Jones Powell who, we are requested to state, will be pleased to receive applications for membership from gentlemen eligible according to the rules, at Commercial Chambers, Goat- street. The next meeting will be held this (Friday) evening, when a moot point in the law of contract will be discussed, one side being taken by Mr. F. C. T. Naylor, and the other by Mr. Andrewes Ingram.

♦ SWANSEA POLICE COURT. THURSDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler (Stipendiary) The :Mayor, (Aid. A. Mason), J. C. Vye Parminter and W. Watkirs, Esqrs.] ALLEGED THEFT FROM A SHOP.—Thos. Welsh, 14, was charged with stealing a box of Spanish liquorice from the shop of Mr. Edward Teesdale, 29 College-street, on the 15th inst.—As assistant named Mary Ann Dyer, proved seeing the boy with five or six others come into the shop, but she could not say which of the boys took the box. Upon the application of Detective Gill, a remand was granted until Monday in order to make further inquiries. DEFACING NEWSPAPERS AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.—Theodore Harris, a fireman of 25 Wind- mill-terrace, St. Thomas, was charged on remand with defacing a newspaper called the Montreal Weekly Witness on the 9th inst., the property of the Corporation. Mr. Miller (Deputy Town Clerk) prosecuted, and stated that for some time past newspapers had been defaced, and the prisoner was suspected. On the day in question the Assistant Librarian (Mr. Earnest CaUard) saw the prisoner mark a paragraph and afterwards cut it ouc of the paper in question. P.C. John (24) was then called in, and took the man intD custody, the paragraph in question being found upon him. Mr. Ernest Callard and the Constable corroborated, and prisoner pleaded guilty. The Bench took into consideration the fact that Harris had been in custody since Tuesday, and impotled.a fine of 10s. iaclvsive or 7 days. AN "OLD HAND."—Thomas Williams, an engineer of 36, Canal-place, Newport, was charged on remand with acting in a suspicious manner on the platform of the Great Western Railway Station on the 6th inst. A further charge was now preferred against Williams, whereby he was charged with stealing a parse from Mary Garney, residing at St. Thomas, at the same time and place. Mrs. Garney deposed that she missed her purse at the station, which contained lid. in silver and coppers, and a five cent piece. Witness felt a person'a hand in her pocket, but did not see the prisoner. Detective Griffiths gave similar evidence to that which he gave on Monday, and also stated that the money similar to that described was found upon the prisoner. Williams under another name had been previously convicted for a similar offence at Llanelly, and a letter was put in to the effect that there was no Thomas Williams residing in or near 36, Canal- place, Newport, the address which the prisoner gave the police. The Bench committed him to take his trial at the ensuing Quarter Sessions. THREATENING A WIFE.—Robert Rees, an engineer of Graig-terrace, was summoned for assaulting his wife, Hannah Rees, on the 23rd January last. Mr. Glasbrook Richards appeared for the complainant and Mr. W. R. Smith repre- sented the defence. The complainant deposed to being ill-used the day in question, and on the following day defendant threatened to cut her throat and compelled her to leave the house. In reply to the Bench complainant stated that she had been married about ten months. Mr. Smith said he was in a difficulty as he had based his de- fence as to the assault taking place on the Monday instead of the Sunday and asked for an adjournment, which was granted. MALICIOUS DAMAGE.—Harriet Harris a single woman, of Dyvatty-street, pleaded guilty to breaking three panes of glass in the window of Mr. John Anderson of Gomerian-placa on the 3rd Imt. Mary Ann Anderson proved the offence and Harrisjwas fiued 103. and h. 9d. the cost of the glass. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.—Charlotte John a married woman, of Cwmbwrla, was fined 103. and costs for using abusive language towards Mary Gibson on Saturday 3rd last. BREACHES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH Acr.—The Swansea Tin-plate Company was summoned under the Swansea Public Health Act, for permitting three houses at Cwmbwrla, unfit for habitation to be occupied. Mr. Miller (Deputy Town Clerk) prosecuted and Mr. Jones (manager of the company) appeared in answer to the summons Mr. Miller explaIned that the company bad consented to close the property and Dr. Ebenezer Davies (Medical Officer of Health) stated that the houses were iu a dilapidated state and defective sanitary condition. Mr. Jones remarked that the Company did not receive any money from the property as rent as some former owners were living in them. The Company did not want any property to be occupied that was uninhabitable. An order to close the property was made without anypenalty.—John Mort, of Carmarthen-road, was summoned for a similar offence with respect to property on the West side of Gorse-road, Cwmbwrla and Nos. 2 and 3 Gorse-road. In respect of the first named abode Dr. Davies stated that the house was in a very dilapidated condition and contained no water closet nor water supply. The other houses were also in a very dilapidated condition. In reply to the Bench the witness stated that he had no hesi- tation in saying that they were unfit for habita- tion. Mr. James proved serving notices to the owners calling upon them to repair, or close the bouses, and William Griffiths stated that he had inspected the houses and the repairs had not been carried out according to the medical officer's instructions. An order was made to close the houses. THE PORT STANLEY AGAIN !—Mr. Leyson made an application for a further summons against Captain Lane, master of the ship Port Stanley, under the 284th section of the Merchants' Shipping Act, 1854, which related to the making of a fraudulent entry in the official log-book. It will be remembered that the entry in the log stated that the captain was unable to land the clothes, in consequence of a heavy sea running, and that he had great difficulty in getting a new crew on board. He (Mr. Leyson) had, since Monday last, learned that another tug, besides the Storm Cock, proceeded to the vessel with one of the new crew, so that there could be no sugges- tion after that that the Storm Cock was not capable of not taking off the clothes, if the captain had wished.—The Stipendiary asked that the entry in the log-book should be read, and this being done, he thought a prima facie application had been made out, and granted the summons.

SAVING LIFE AT SEA.—PEIZE FOB BEST IN- VENTION.—The proprietors of the Daily Graphic have decided to offer a prize of £100 to the in- ventor of the best means of communicating between a stranded ship and the shore. The absence of effective means of the kind has been often made painfully apparent along our coasts, and recently by such disasters as the loss of her Majesty's ship Serpent and the wreck of the Eider. The merits of any new scheme will be decided by a committee of experts. LOCAL BOARD ENQUIRY AT MUMBLES,—S. J. Smith, Esq., Civil Engineer under the Local Gov- ernment Board, attended at the Board Room, Mumbles, on Tuesday, to consider an application on the part of the Mumbles Local Board for sanction to borrow a sum of £215, under the Public Health Act (1875). The money is intended to be applied for the purchase of scavenging appliances, erection of urinals. &c. The Clerk of the Board (Mr. Orrin,) Mr. Hannaford (Board Surveyor) and Messrs W. Bennett, Capt. David Evans (Members af the Board) were the only persons present. The enquiry was purely formal, there being no opposition, and lasted only a few minutes. The report will be submitted to the Local GovemmMtt Board.

Our columns art open to the intelligent discussion of aii questiont of an important public nature; but, e course, it is understood that we do not necessarily endorse the views of our Correspondents. All letters to the Editor must be authenticated with, the name and address of the writer, not neeMsartly frr puMica tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. We cannot insert letters which have appeared elsewhere nor do we undertake to return rejected manuscripts.

,¿- RESTORATION OF THE PARISH CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-During the illness of the Vicar, we had not opportunity to confer together, and 1 hence the delay in replying to your corres- pondents. We cordially thank Mr. J. Clarke Richard- son for his effort to solve the difficulty about re-building the Parish Church. His sugges- tion to raise the floor two or three feet with concrete was made and considered last December; but great difficulty arises from the extreme lowness of the Chancel roof and the unequal levels of the ground around the Church. We have no objection to the plan, if practicable, and especially if it would re- move the opposition to the re-building of the Church. We regret that any disappointment should be caused to Colonel Morgan by delay in pro- curing the plan showing the number of graves which may have to be removed; but as his published memorial prays that the present vaults and graves in the churchyard shall not be in any way interfered with," we fail to understand his anxiety for the plan showing the probable number of graves which may be disturbed. We can assure him the delay has not been owing to any unwillingness on our part to procure the desired plan.-We are Sir, your obedient servants, D. M. GLASBROOK, 7 JNO. W. MOBBIS, ) Churchwardens. Swansea, Feb. 11,1892.

» THE CONSECRATION OF CEMETERIES. TO THB EDITOR OF "THE CAMBBIAN." SIR,-The question that is now agitating the public mind is,—Shall the new cemetery be con- secrated ? It is not likely to be settled by the insidious and virulent letters written by so-called christians. It rests simply on the answers to two questions:- I (1) What good will consecration do ? 1 (2) What harm will it do ? In reply to the first I would say that so little value to the rite does the Church of England as by Jaw appointed appear to attach to it, that there is no form of consecration provided by authority, and so every Bishop consecrates in the way he prefers, and some Bishops have even re- fused to consecrate at all. We all agree that we should pay respect to the bodies of the departed, and this will be realised in the cemetery just at fuliy without as with con- secration, since it can never be used for any other purposes than that of burial. Churchmen will also be allowed to bury their dead according to the rites of the Church in all parts of the cemetery, no matter whether it be consecrated or not. Some churchmen say,—You may not care for con- secration, but we do, and why should you deprive us of this privilege ? and add (insidiously or ignorantly) we only ask that liberty for ourselves which Nonconformists ask for and receive in churchyards. If consecration were only a religious ceremony consisting of prayers &c., with perhaps the epis- oopal and clerical perambulation of the ground, no Nonconformist would object to it; but consecration is more than that; it is always accompanied by the execution of a legal document called the Sentence of Consecration which involves important legal and pecuniary consequences affecting all the in- habitants of the town, whether they be Churchmen or Dissenters. It is, therefore, not a matter of sentiment only, but of law and of practical expediency also. If those who demand consecration were really only asking liberty for themselves it would be a just demand; but whether they know it or not they are asking for a good deal more; for, in the present state of the law, consecration converts a religious rite into an instrument of injustice, and that raises the-second question—What harm will it do? The Sentence of Consecration" not only sets apart the consecrated ground from all common profane and secular uses," but provides that interments shall not be "conducted otherwise than in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England." Since the passing of the Burial Act of 1880, Nonconformist services are permitted in consecrated ground, but only on certain conditions which make an invidious dis- tinction between Churchmen and Nonconformists, and sometimes place the latter at a great disad- vantage and great inconvenience. In a parochial burial place, which every ratepayer has helped to pay for, there ought to be perfect equality of rights and privileges, and no invidious distinction between religious bodies allowed; but consecra- tion prevents that equality and creates those dis- tinctions, and that is part of the harm which con- secration will do. A much more serious matter is the fact that consecration gives to the clergyman of the parish, and even to the parish clerk and sexton, authority which they ought not to exercise, and the right to exact fees to which they are not equitably entitled-vide Burials Act (15 and 16 Vict. c. 85, s. 32). These fees are not limited to the performance of burial services, but include the opening of graves, the right to erect tomb- stones, monuments and railings. Moreover, they are payable to the incumbent even when he does not officiate and the service is conducted by a Non- conformist Minister under the Act of 1880. Consecration confers on the Bishop of the Diocese certain authority in the consecrated part, which would be better exercised by the representative authority by whom the cemetery is provided. A chapel must be built on the consecrated part whether needed or not; a chaplain approved by the Bishop must be appointed and he must be paid a salary approved (or fixed) by the Bishop. The simple fact is that since the passing of the Act of 1880, consecration ha3 become useless for any good purpose, and is only now mischievous in its effect, and the Public Health Act does not mention a word about consecration. Moreover, consecration is a violation of re-& ligious equality, and it is on that ground that I trust the Swansea Corporation will uphold the rights of the people against its natural foes.—I am, yours faithfully, STEPHEN P. WILLS.

THE RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-I have, with much pleasure, read your powerful leaders on the progress of the town, pointing askance to another town, and longing for the "flesh pots," or rather for the coal it sends down to the sea" in ships. Pray, how is it that one great port can send down more coal than another to the seaa ? The answer is clear. The Eastern men pull together. It is true one man built docks for them, but a thousand men bring up the ships for the commodity they supply, and that is coal. Mr. Griffith Thomas has breathed upen the dead bones of the Chamber, and has endeavoured to put Rhondda coal-life into them. It must come from the East, and by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. 8th February' 1892. ST. SAMLET.

"To escape the evils arising from the use of alcohol," s*ys Dr. W. B. Richardson, "theieisonly one Dertect coarse, namely, to abstain from alcohol ai together."

AN ANCIENT WELSH PROPHECY TOUCHING THE ENGLISH THRONE. TO THB BDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-Having read lately of fears being expressed that the succession was in peril through the death of the young Prince, it occurred to me tha.t I had a rather remarkable paper in my possession, and I have therefore copied it. Perhaps you may like to publish it in The Cambriatt. -Yours, F. E. S. The following prophecy is said to have been delivered by a British bard in the time of William the Norman and preserved by some of the Monkish annalists, viz. that no more than three monarchs in direct succession should ever again reign over these kingdoms, without some violent interruDtion. William the Norman 1 Marv j William Rufus 2 Elizabeth 2 Henry X. 3 A foreign king called in to Interrupted by the usurpa- assume tne crown tion of Stephen. James I 1 Henry II. 1 Charles 1. 2 Richard 1. 2 Interrupted by the deposi- ?°?n x j «..l ^i011 of the Monarch, and Interrupted by the usurpa- the establishment of other tion of Louis the Dauphin. forms of government Henry III. 1 Charles II. -t Edward 1. 2 James II. g Edward 11. 3 Interrupted by the abdica- Interrupted by the abdica- tion of the King, and the tion and murder of election of a foreigner Edward II. William III. 1 Edward III. 1 Anne 2 Richard II. 2 Interrupted by the parlia- Interrupted by the deposi- mentary appointment of a tion of this monarch. sovereign. Henry IV. 1 George I. > Henry V. 2 George II. 2 Henry VI. 3 George III. a Interrupted by the restora- Interrupted by the unfor- tion of the House of York. tunate incapacity of the ^7* 1 King, and a parliamentary h 2 appointment for exercising Richard III. 3 the sovereignty in the per- Interr upted by the usurpa. son of the Prince Regent, tion of Henry of Richmond. Henry VII. 1 Henry VIII. 2 Edward VI. 3 Interrupted by the election of Lady Jane Grey.

SOCIALISTIC DISCONTENT AMONG THE WORKING CLASSES. TO THE EBITOR OF THE CAMBBIAN." SlB,—Allow me the privilege of contradicting some of the statements made by a contributor to. your valuable paper of the 5th inst, under the heading, "Present Socialistic Discontent among the Working Classes." "Worker-thinker," after somewhat sneeringly referring to Mr. Mana and Mr. Tillett, further on admits that great numbers of hardworking people have been underpaid and overworked, in many if not in all of our great industries," and that some Captains of Industry have grown too rich too rapidly for their own highest welfare." These are the contentions of all Socialists. By the tone of Worker-thinker's" remarks, there is not such a great deal for working-men to grllwble. about. We differ. In the "Financial Reform Almanack" are some figures which are somewhat astounding. Mulhall estimates the national income for 1889 as reaching the enormous sum of £1,285,000,000, or JE188 per family. This he sub- divides as follows:— Class. No. of Average Amount. Families. Income. £ £ Gentry 220,000 1,500 330,000,000 Middle 604,000 400 240,000,000 Trades 1,220 000 200 244,000,000 Working 4,774,000 97 467,000,000 Total 6,820,000 188 1,285,000,000 Again, of the 72,000,000 acres in this country, 50,000,000 are "owi.ed" by 15,000, and of these 50,000,000, no less than 30,000,000 are owned" by 1,000 persons. Now, Sir, in the same of all that is reasonable, can it be expected that working-men generally will be contented, i.e., not strike for more and not be dissatisfied with their lot, while such glaring inequalities exist. It only needs a process of evolution, by a series of non-revolutionary political acts, to bring us to a point for the working-man to shatter, once and for all, the hydra-headed monster of individual owner- ship as regards land, machinery, minerals, and food, when the knell of capitalism will have sounded, and when the economic systems of modern times will have given place to the rational system of Socialism or State control. Then, and not till then, notwithstanding the utterances to the contrary in the press and pulpit, and on the platform, will working-men generally become anything like satisfied with themselves and the world. Thanking you for the courtesy shown in inserting this, I have every pleasure in remain- ing, yours faithfully, FDTDBIUS II.

LOCAL WEEKLY STOCK AND SHARE LIST, SUPPLIED BY STEPHEN P. WILLS, STOCKBROKER, 30, WIND STREET, SWANSEA. RAILWAYS. Market Prices. Paid. Buyers. Beliefs. Stock. Barry Dock AButway JE100 207 210 10 rhondda & Sw'sea Bay 10 7 7j Stock. „ „ Debeut's 100 103 106 Stock. Rhymnev 100 177 180 S:ock. Xaff Vale Divided Stock 180 721 73i BANKS. 20 B'stol & West of Engl'd 18| 19xd, 60 Capital and Counties.. 10 34f 35jxd» 311 Glamorganshire Ord'ry 21 4 -5 £ xd. 6 Glamorganshire Pref'ce 56 5Jxd. 10 London and Provincial 5 191 20- 20 National Bauk of Wales 1>> 17 H^xd. 28 South Wales Cuioti 7 lOt lOixd. MISCELLANEOUS. 25 Sw'sea Gas 72 per cent. 26 3gJ 37J 25 „ 7 „ 25 33| 3±| 10 Neath A" Waterw'ks 10 16 £ 16| 10 D. Davies and Sans ..10 12 12J 10 Penrikyber Collibry 10 7i 7i 10 EI Vivian & Ci». A" 8 4} 5J Stock. Swansea Harb. 4 p. c. 100 97 98 Stock. Swansea Corp'tlon St'k 100 IOn lOBi 4 Swansea Wagans 4 1 t 3 Swansea Shipping 3 2t 21 4 Bwansea Merch't Ship'g 4 3t 4 10 Swansea Tramways 10 2J 1 Swansea Coffee H'»« Co. 1 1 I* 1 Taylor and Company, 1 t 1 Bank rats, 3 per cent., fixed January 21st, 1892 SELLERS. Glamorganshire Batik Ordinary and Preference South Wales Union Banks. Rhondda and Swansea Bay Preference. Swansea Ha: hour 4 per cent. Stock. Bevan and Co. Ordinal ies. Villiers Tin-plate Shares. Carmarthen United Breweries 6 per cent. Preference. English Crown Spelters. Swansea Shipping £600 Gloucester Wagon Bond. BUICERS. Rhondda and Swansea Bay OrdiDaries.) Weaver and Co. Oi diuaries=at premium. Swansea Coffee Public House Shares. Anderson, Cox and Co.'s. Taylor and Co.'s. STEPHEN P. WILLS. SWftllSM Date, Thursday, February 11th, 1892. Telegraphic Address, Wills, Swansea."

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS MARRIAGES. On Feb. 8th, 1892, at the Parish Church, Swansea, by licence. by the Rev. H. Lloyd, James William Davidson, Marine Engineer, to Sarah Georgina, youngest daughter of Mr. Robert Musgr ive, both of this town. On the 1 Jth inst., at Trinity Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Swansea, by the Rev. Thos. Howell, Pyle, Mr. Samuel Williams, Llangyn«yd, to Miss Ann Thomas, Neath-road, Hafod, Swansea. On the 4th inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, by the Rev. Edgar Shepherd, Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal, assisted by the Rev. Eric Farrar, Charles Josh Brown, of Glan-v-annal Park, Carmarthenshire, second son of the late Samuel James Brown, Esq., of Lofftus Hill, Knaresbro', to Ada Isabella, widow of Tomykins Dew, Esq., of Whitney Court, Herefordshire, and daughter of the late Captain Edward Rudston Read, 9th Lancers. On Feb. 9th, by licence, at the Tabernacle Chapel, Dolgelly. by the Rev. J. Walters, Brithdir, the Rev. D. Evans, Lammas-street, Carmarthen, to Mrs. Thomas, widow of Owen Thomas, Esq., Governor of H.M.'s Prisons at Dolgelly and Carmarthen consecutively. DEATHS. On the 11th inst., at No. 12, Picton-place, Swansea, Gwenllian, youngest daughter of the late David Powell. of Abersenny, BreC'inshire, aged 74 years. On the 4th inst., a' !3, Pi incesa-street, Swansea, after a long and painful iliness, Emma Farmer, the beloved wife of Henry Youni;, butcher. Deeply regretted. On the 8th inst., at Hendon House. Trafalgar-terrace, Robert Hastie, aged 61. Oil the 10th Feb., Gladys Mabel, the beloved daughter of John and Mary Fitt, aged 2 years. On Feb. 7th, at 4, Brunswick-place, Swansea, Daisy Gertrude, the dearly-loved dJi!d of Rhys and Katie Owen, aged 1 year and 10 months. No flowers. On Sunday, the 7th inst., at 1, St. George-street, Swansea, William, second son of the late James Evans, Pantygwydir, aged 66 ears. On Saturday. Feb. 6th, at Alltwen, Pontardawe, Edw. Young (Eos Wyn). in his 52nd year. On the 4th inst., at Mentone, France, the Rev. William Nevin Christie, B.A., late Curate of Pencombe, Hereford- shire, afted 28 years. On the 3rd inst., after a short illness, Eliza, the beloved wife of Alexander de Boinville, Esq., Dilwyn, Hereford- shire. Printed by Steam Power, and Published by TuB CAMBRIAtt NtWSFAPtH COMPANY, Limited, at the Office, No. 58, Wind-street, Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan.—EBIDAT. FIB. 12, 1891.

THE LATE REV. C. H. SPURGEON. MEMORIAL SERVICE AT MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. At the time when the solemn service in connec- tion with the inhumation of the last remains of the late Rev. C. H. Spurgeon was taking place at Norwood Cemetery, London, no higher tribute to the memory of the deceased pastor could have been paid than that paid at the Mount Pleasant Chapel yesterday afternoon, when a memorial service was held in connection with the memor- able event. The pastor (the Rev. James Owen) had previously intimated that all denominations should take part, and as a result the following ministers were present, together with a crowded congregation :—Jtevs. VV. Davies (York- place Chapel), W. E. Shaw (Presbyterian), J. W. Nicholson (St. Paul's), W. S. Jones (Memorial Chapel), Oscar Snelling (Albert Hall), T. S. Evans (Castle-street) William Williams (Argyle Methodist Chapel), Evan Jenkins (Walter's-road), Morris Morgan, Isaac Thomas (Caersalem), W. J. John (Carmarthen-road), and J. G. Mathias (curate of St. Mary's). At the early part of the solemn proceedings, the pastor (Rev. James Owen) occupied the pulpit, but he was, at an early stage of the service, called away. The Rev. W. Davies filled the vacancy, and expressed his regret that the pastor was unable to remain throughout the proceedings. The service opened with the well-known hymn commencing with the words— Grace 'tis a charming sound." This hymn, the Rev. J. Owen observed, was a favourite of the deceased pastor's, and was the one key note of his ministry. The Revs. Jenkins and W. E. Shaw then offered up prayer, after which, another hymn having been sung, the Rev. J. Preston proceeded to give an address. He said that they met that day under the shadow of great sorrow. A heavy cloud was hanging over them, but that God was in that cloud they could not doubt. It was according to the counsel of His will that they were thus visited, and though they were unable to unravel the mystery which surrounded them, they should wait in patient hope for the promised revelation. God, in His infinite wisdom, had taken from their midst one who, for nearly forty years, was one of thefnost prominent and popular ministers the present century had known; leaving a blank which at present they did not know how to fill. It was both interesting and instructive to trace the course of those who rendered eminent service to the Church and to the world; Bod t. gather up a8 far al possible the lessons of their life; and in that respect it wal only necessary for him to mention such names as Lather, Knox, Whitfield, and Wesley, whose lessons could never be forgotten. They stood out distinct and prominent as the men of the age in wh eh they lived. Such a man, tco, he did not hesitate to say was he whose loss they were mourning that day-Charles Haddon Spurgeon. No name was better known or was more familiar, not only to the people of England, but to the people of the whole civilised world. And why ? Because of the marvellous work which, under God, he had been enabled to accomplish. Mr. Spurgeon's popularity was said to be unparallelltd and un- approached. It began when he was a boy, and lasted till the end of life, and what was most re- markable; his popularity as a preacher never waned. He (the speaker) had seen in a newspaper that in being emphatic in religion, Spurgeon re- sembled Whitfield; for possessing marvellous spiritual insight he was compared to Wesley; and in spiritual power and knowledge he was compared with Martin Luther, whom he also resembled in deep humility. Prayer having been offered up, the Rev. W. Williams next delivered a short and earnest address. He said they had assembled together at a very memorable hour, when there were con- signed to the grave the last remains of the most remarkable man the present century bad produced, one whose work had caused a great revival of Christianity, and acted as a stimulat- ing power throughout the whole of the Christian world. The rev. gentleman then compared the deceased pastor's work with the work of St. Paul, and said that the life and labour of Mr. Spurgeon had proved to demonstration that it was old- fashioned truths that saved souls in our enlight- ened age. Hymn and prayer then closed the proceedings and as the congregation left the sacred edifice Mr. Blight, the organist, played the "Dead March."