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Chief Choral Adjudication, Sir Walter Parratt's Compliment Mountain Aeh, Tuesday evening.—By a q-iarter to five, when two and a half hours had sped under the influence of truly Welsh harmony, the five choirs had success vely rendered their interpretations of the three i pieces set to test them. While the adjudi- cators prepared their decisions, Cvnonfardd, I in a humorous speech, introduced to the now densely packet' audience about fifty Welsh- men from America. The v'sitors had aa enthusiastic and sincere welcome froni the natives, and Eos Dar, to the accompaniment of the harp, gang englynion dedicated to them and their country. Sir Walter, Parratt ascended the rostrum amid scenes of wild excitement: impatient for the verdict, supporters of the choirs failed to restrain their feelings for some minutes, but while the adjudication —as being de- livered, there was splendid ordeT. They had been given, Sir Walter began, a very hard task to decide on the best of the five choirs that had presented these selections. He was an Englishman altogether, and a York- shireinan u- that—(laughter)—and it took a Jot to surprise him. He was perfectly as- tounded at the excellence of the performanSpes that afternoon. (Loud applause.) Welsh- men were more emotional than the English, and not only did they sing the words, but alGo the whole feeling of the works they! attacked. Music was in their heads, and also in their hearts. (Cheers.) It was a, surprise and a pleasure to him to see how very little use was made of the copies by the singers, and, as an Englishman, it made him heartily glad to hear the cordial welcome given, the soie English choir. (Hear, hear.) He had the full details on the renderings, but wheTe the excellence was so great, he tnonght. it a pity to press fafings which were so few and so small. The third prize would be awarded to Cardiff Harmonic the second to Mid-Rhondda, and the first to Brynam- man. (Frantic cheering). Some bad feeling escaped when it was seen that Cardie* had only got third place, but the applause for the winning party was ter- rific, typifying a popular verdict. Walter Farratt'.s own noto on the sing- ing of the Brynamman Choir was as follows Brynamman Choir Generally right, but so- pranos did not give quite enough ring. OTHER AWARDS AND ANNOUNCE- MENTS. The holder of the fictitious name "Will Brian," who won the prize for "The Eistedd- fod Day" on Tuesday, and also for "Y Pellscinydd" on Wednesday, is Eifion Wyn, Portmaddc. Art Awards.—White Welsh tweed W. Williams and Son, Carmarthen.—Collection or pottery E. Jenkins, Bridgend.—One pair of hand-knitted socks No entry.—One pair of hand-knitted gloves Miss M. A. Gibson, Laurels, Brecon.—One pair of blankets: Prib3 withheld.—Blue serge indigo: W. Williams and Son, Carmarthen.—Piece of tweed for gent-email's shooting suit: Hughes and Son, Wrexham.—Piece of hand-woven navy blue, hopsack No entry. The junior pianoforte solo competition— Rondeau a la Fo^onaise, Op. 57 (W. S. Ben- nett)—attracted 45 competitors. The prize of £1 1£ was won by Miss Gertie Thomas, Manselt-qh, Swansea, a pupil of Miss Maggie Jones. Wiunwen. Mr. German, in deliver- ing the adjudication, said that rapid strides had been made by young Wales in the world of instrumental music. An error appeared in one of the results as given oy us on Wednesday. The prize for the gcIo for girls under 16 was won as fol- lows: Miss Edith Jones, Swansea, pupil of Aiiss Maggie Jones, Swansea. MR GLYNN VIVIAN AS PRESIDENT. Taking advantage of an interva1 between the choir.s, Cynonfa-rdd introduced Mr. Glynn Vivian, the president for Wednesday afternoon, to the meeting, and said that though their pre- filwnu for that afternoon did not see much, he had a heart to perceive, and helped those who were in poorer circumstances than him- self. (Applause.) It was with extreme p easure that he (Cvnonfardd) availed him- seli of the opportunity of introducing Mr. Glynn Vivian to the meeting as the presi- dent for the latter part of 'the day. Thou- sands -kneair- bitn- aire&dy, 'htit, perhaps, this was tho first time thatma;ny of had an opportunity o- looking at Mr. Vivian's benign face. He (Cvnonfardd) would have bee a glad to have been able to tell the audience just a part, if time per- mitted it, of the good deeds of their presi- dent, but to rsum it up in a. word, Mr. Glynn Vivian was a man with a kindly heart, a God-fearing spirit, which had helped hun- dreds and thousands who were not so for- tunate as himself in the possession of this world's goods. (Applause.) Dr. Gomer Lewis, who supported Mr. Vivian on the arm, remarked that he was the gentleman who had spent £80,000 in bringing the to a saving knowledge of the Saviour. Mr. Vivian thanked the conductors for the kind words they had said of him, and the committee for t.he honour they had done him I in ejecting him one of their presidents. He h-d traveled much in the world, but he had never found any institution like the eistedd- fod. In all the world there was but one eis- teddfod. There were plenty of musical meet- jngs of all sorts, but none that could date back as the eisteddfod lid—almost to pri- mieval times—to the time of the Druids. His mother ame of a.n old Welsh family", and he himself was bom at Knighton, so that he considered himser a true Welshman. Mr Vivian referred to the revival mission he had started in Swaji&ea. and said he was determined to carry it all over the world, beguining abroad in Chili. He honed some A?S £ to. Mountain Ash. The eis- teddfod, the President 6aid in conclusion, was .y^-h h« early recollections: £ jad lie hopod it would have long life and exist for generations to come. HERE AND THERE AT ABERPENNAR. A certain mayor's voice was distinct above all others in the hymn singing, and we con- gratulate him on its speedy recovery. One would have thought the dinning screech for the National Library would have left him none t The Mayor of Cardiff, most gloriously res- I plendelllt in his and gold robe, studied the choirs with the air of an expert. To Dr. Cromer Lewis he shoitted, "Caerdydd yw'r goreu but only got a look of sympathy for the information. He wanted it after- wards The Chairman at Wednesday evening's concert announced that Miss S. M. Lewis would act "or MitH Nannie Tout," "who owing to a cold, h-a had to leave Mountain Ash." Miss Tout was in the front row but one, and after feeling to see that she was indeed in Aberpennar, she indulged in. a broad, amused smile. Some surprise was felt that the Haiod Choir did not gain a place on Tuesday after- noon in the juveniles' competition., "They got on beautifully," it is said; "but they were singing the two-part of 'Even- ing,' the adjudicators had the three-part be- iore them." The choir was, however, fa- vourably mentioned. A few officials--Mountain Ash men—tore about, wild eyed. hatl-ess, and spluttering with rage. They were after one of the dozen reporters present. He had described Moun- tain Ash as "aa ugly little village on the fringe of the coalfield.' What happened to the luckless penman is clouded in mystery, but it is feared he will not resume work for come weeks. In one instance at least the audience were not left to doubt wltere a winner lived "She is from Swansea," cried a well-known doctor from the same town. After an im- pressive pause he repeated, "From Aber- tawe." (Applause.) And for the third time came that watchword, "Swansea." You could hardly hear a, Cardiff voice while the merriment lasted. Quite a native humour sparkles in Cynon- fardds little .speeches. A story he toid crme from Pittsburg, where a man and wife argued the point whether Shakespeare really was the author of all the worlS he was credited, with Don t let us driseuss it further, added the wife, "siaCe both he and Bacon are dead. When i get. to heaven I will asi< Shakespeare." "But," replied the husband, "perhape he is not in heaven the wife said, "you shall ask him I then." The introduction o. the American visitors gave Cynonfardd ample scope for hi* read" wit. The waistcoat one gentleman wore I covered an ample sufficiency of waist (rot, waste!) "You caai tell some men's profes- sions by"—Dr. Edwards hesitated, and the j audience roared—"by their continent!" (Shrieks of laughter.) Mr. Watkins, who conducted the winners of the £ 1,OCO choral I at the St. Louis' Exposition, was there, and among the laughing rank and file were lawyers, ministers ("who are a step higher," Cvnonfardd said, again evoking mirth), mem- bers ox cougress, and representatives or all tne industries. 'Jhere were ladies, too, loyal to the core, for they sported miniatures ot the stars and strips. to the core, for they sported miniatures ot the stars and strips. WAUNARLWYDD TRIU.\IPHANT! V/hxjn^ tha news reached Waunariwydd I Inat their juvenile choir had won the first pine at the National Eisteddfod on Tues- day, the people cheered themselves hoarse. Later ca, they formed a procession, headed by the Waunarhvydd Silver Band, under the conduotorship of Mr. Wm. Griffiths. When the party entered by the 9 p.m. train at Gowerton, a rush was made for the conductor (Mr. D. J. Jones), and he was triumphantly carried shoulder high through. Warndrlwydd. A halt was made at the Square, when speeches delivered by Messrs. \\1, E. Ball, Gowerton H. Hal- lam, iirs Wm. Waiters, and R. Evans. Choers were given for the choir and the conductor. The. proceedings terminated with a speech by the conductor, thanking 1111 for the reception and support they had given his choir in the pt. St. John's (Clvdach) Drum and Fife Band won the first prize at Mountain Ash Eistedd- fod out of seven competing. Mr. Wilie Griffiths, the conductor, is the brother oi Mr. 1 on Griffiths, the conductor of the Llansamlet iirass Band and organist of Llan- samlet Church.

Thursday's Proceedings at Mountain Ash. The cheerful effect of the Gorsedd proces- sion at Mountain Ash on Thursday morn- ing was spo'lt by intermittent rain, and the disappointment to the spectators who formed a representative company was very great. "Cadfan" was supported by "Gwyrtedd," "jlacrath," and "Eifinonedd," and the Gor- sedd programme was recited by "Myfonwv," the crowned bard. The chief interest in the initiating into the membership of the G-orsedd and conferring of the hon. degTees f irpon Lord Aberdare. a", "Llew Dyffryn," Lady Aberdare as "Lily'r Dyffryn, and Mr. Glynn Vivian as "Glynn o'r Skertty, after which commemorative references were I made to departed bards. Tho ceremony was gone through without a hitch and concluded early. Faced as they were with a threatened de- ficit, the committee viewed the drizzle and mist with disturbed feelings. The attend- ance in the morning at the pavilion was meagre, although it improved afterwards. A telegram was read from Lord Windsor, re- gretting that official duties detained him in London. Sir Merchant Williams presided all dsy instead of in the afternoon, only. Sir Marcliant Williams offered sincere con- gratulations to th■ committee on their ex- cellent arrangements. (Applause.) Moun- tain Ash now stooa side by side with Car- narvon and Llanelly, where they could hold an eisteddfod on the shortest notice., and safe from the interference of the weather. it gratified him to know that, although there were aijont 2-0,00) there on Wednesday, t.hcr..1 WaG 110 of drunkenness, no scenes of disorder. The cells were empty. (Cheers.) He ascribed that. to the influence of the eis- teddfod. He directed special attention to the art .section. It was crude, perhaps, but a recent addition to the programme. He much regretted Lord Windsor's absence. I The following arc Thursday's awards — Oboe solo (under 15).—There was only one competitor, W. A. Davies, Aberdare, who was awarded the prize of £11s. I In the competition for popular handbooks of the geography and history of Glamorgan, Sir Merchant Will ams had three sent him. Prize was divided between "Lladdawg" and "Christo," who did not reveal themselves. The engiyn on "Allwedd" was an impor- tant item, producing aa it did 77 entries. The prize went to "LlaÍs Gvmun," who did not appear. The pr:e of £10 and association medal value £5 was offered for a part-song for mixed voices, Welsh and English words. Fourteen competed, but the prize, was withheld. This was also the fate cf a similar prize offered for a madrigai for trixed .voices, English and W'oh words. Trio, "Angels' Night Song," Miss Maggie Morris, Tonyrefai? Mr. T. D. Jones. Cil- fynydd, a.nd Mr. D. Chubb, Pontypridd. After a blast of trumpets, announcing the aojudication of the chair poem prize, an im- passe ensued, which happily is exceedingly rare in the history of eisteddfodau. Four attempts went before the adjudicators, but Professor Moms Jones announ-rd that none was worthy of th prize, and had conscien- tiously decided to ask the committee to with- hold the chair an-l prize even from he best sent in. as the competition was not worthy of it. The bards and audience, who thus had lost an imposing ceremony, then filed their way out. "Cadvan" said he was glad to see that the adjudicators had courage to withhofd the prie. Soprano Gé)10, "Softly Sighs," 46 competi- ? tors: Mis; Maggie Morris, Tonyrcfail (a pupil of Madame Ciara iNovello Davies, Car- cliff). Boy alto, "Eternal Love," 16 competitors Lewis Hart, Swansea. This lad is a pupil of Mr. Alfred Conway, and a member of Waun- arlwydd Juveni'e Choir, which won. the se- cond prize on Tuesday. Bass solo, "The Sentinel" T. Lewis, Hen- gc.ed. All the successful bards seemed impelled by modesty or shyness to conceal their names, a.nd "Forget--me-not," who was the best out of thirteen in "Hir a thoddiad" to the late William Hopkins, was no exception. "Cvnonfardd" wondered if he had forgotten I ho was "Forget-me-not!" A prize of £25 t-emoted but one person to prepare a collection of Roman Catholic legends in all countries, "together with an I explanation of their objects." Sir Marchant Williams said thiscolJoctioll was admirably written in excellent Welsh 6tyle, a.nd very full and suggestive, and fully worthy of the prize. The writer took the name of "Hy- barch Lly-warch Lhvyd," but he did not an- swer. Out of seven entries three Congregational choirs only turned up for the £20 prize, the test piece being^"Efe a ddaw." Thev sang in the following order.-—1, Zoar, Merthyr- 2, Brynsion, Dowiais; 3, Horeb, Pendanen. The prize went to the first-named. Prof. Evans, in adjudicating, said the competition had been rather disappointing, not only in entries, but in qualIty. No.1 (winners) were fairly good, and they had a good conception of the anthem. MR. GLYNN VIVIAN'S GUT OF £100. £739 was realised from all sources on Wed- nesday, and on Thursday a gift of £100 was announced from Mr. Glynn Vivian., who also gave two guineas to the Gorsedd Fund.

Llandovery Child's Sad End, On Tuesday evening, the infant child of Mr. Jacob Thomas, a farmer, residing at Cefngrech, Myodfai, near Llandovery, ag&d 1 yea-rand 9 months, succumbed to injuries received from burns sustained that morning. The parents were hay making, it seems, and left the mfant in the charge of the ser- vant girl. Th3 latter went out to the gar- den, leaving the little one behind in the kitchen. It is surmised that during her ab- sence the child must have played with the lire, resulting in the clothing becoming ignited.

Gallant Rescue at PorthcawL A popular officer with tlte Volunteers at Porthcawl is Lieutenant Williams, of Nar- berth, who has saved another life. While bathing, Bugler Jones, of B. Company, was carried out to sea by a powerful current. Lieut. Williams swa.m out to him, and, de- spite the force of the tide and the fact that 1 both men were dashed against the rocks, the officer brought his man to shore. A year ago Lieutenant Williams also effected a rescue at the same spot, and gamed the Royal Humane Society's certifi- cate. The officers of the various Welsh Volun- teer battalions encamped at Porthcawl went out for a night's march, at the invitation ot Colonel Kill, on Monday night. Tuesdav was a quiet day in camp.

FRENCH FLEET'S VISIT. I London's Greeting- to Her Guests Admiral Caillard and a party of French officers left Portsmouth Dockyard at ttn o'clock on Thursday morning for London. Members of the Board of Admiralty also travelled by the Pullman ears which were placed at the disposal of the party. A guard of honour of bluejackets were i^ount- ed, with a band, and as the tram fossed the bridge to the harbour station the (ffi- cers received a great popular ovation. The warrant officers inspected the Vernon j or- pedo School. The engine of the tram wa.s decorated with the breneh colours. After a number of presentations had been made the officers kit for the City amid a of great enthusiasm. In the first carriage were Admiral Sir John Fisher, Sir Framis j Bertie (British Ambassador in Paris), ld- miral Caillard, and M. Cainbon (the French Ambassador). In the second carriage were Vi-e-Admiral Sir Charles Drury, Captain Cramble, Vice-Admiral Puech, and Captain Gasphaid; and in the third carriage were Captains Jackson, Flade, and St. Paul de Suicay. In Grosvenor-place a very fine tri- umphal arch was erected, and all along the route the scheme of decoration was jf a very high order. Bright sunshine favoured the procession, and the enthusiasm on all hands wa.s most marked. The party com- prised, besides the French Admiral, Com- mander-in-Chief, eighty French officers, twenty officer interpreters, and fifty other officers, including members of the British I Board of Admiraltv. OFFICERS HA IN QUETTED AT THE GUILDHALL. The officers of the French Fle't were entertained on Thursday to luncheon by the Lord Mayor, at the Guildhall. Tho recep- tion rooms and the banquetting hall were bsautifuily decorated with flowers. The guests were warmly welcomed by all present at t.he luncheon. Among those who sat down were Lord Halsbury, Lord Lansdowme, the French Ambassador, and officers of the Fnai-ch Embassy. Admiral Caillard wore the sash of the St. Michael and St. George, conferred by the King. f he Lord Mayor, in proposing the "King and Queen," said it would always be remem- bered that it was King Edwards visit to France, soon after his accession, which tn- tensified the feelings of mutual esteaui and goodwill between the two countries. In giving the "President of French Republic," he said that since M. Loubet's visit to England, two years ago, the President, equally with King Edwa.rd, had done every- tiling to increase the feelings of friendship between the two nations. SEAMEN AT ATHLETIC SPORTS. At Portsmouth 5,000 seamen, drawn equailv from the French and BritaJi fleets at Portsmouth, partook of the hospitality of the Mayor of that borough, who organised athletic sports for th&ir amusement. The sailors, accompanied by about a hundr.d [ Crimean veterans, proceeded from the Dock- yard to the recreation ground upon a.bout 50 decorated tram cars. their progr.Qa throughout the gaily adorned streets being marked by enthusiastic cheers from the on- lookers. The weather was splendid.

SWANSEA WORKHOUSE BOARDERS. Report of the Joint Guardians Committee. At Sw;msea Guardiaais meeting on Thurs- day, the report of the joint meeting of the Workhouse and Cottage Homus VTiiating Committees, re rations drawn for the Work- house ilatster s and Cottage Homes Superintendent's children, was presented by the Rev. E. 0. Evans. The report stated that the Master had been called in and staged that the rations drawn for his son were only those assigned and that was what necessary beyond the adovr.d rations (which were not enough to support the son), was supplemented by him at a cost (together with what he pur- chased for himself and the Matron to sup- plement their own rations), of from 10s. to 1%. a week.-—The Committee recommended that the Clerk obtain particulars as to ra- j tdons cf Master and Matron, Superintendent and Matron, and as to arrangem-nts where a child OT children reside in the institution, as to the arrange-men ts in t.his respect at tho Bcnyma<en Industrial Schools. Rev. E. 0. Evana said 35 members were praseirt at the committee. When the Work- house Ma/ster was appointed, 11 years ago, the Committee satisfied themselves that the question was fully considered. The amount of ration's was fixed, and the value drawn in respect of the Matter's son was Is. amply covcicd by the £ 3 a yeaj that was paid. Tho ratioas then drawn, and the ra- tions at present were taken out of the stores week by weak, and signed for by the Master. It was very possible in the accounts the item was not properly entered. Ihr0 were certain facts to be borne in mind, whein reading that item, and it would be nearer the truth to say that the rations paid for were :1\1. pa,rt maintenance of the Master's son. He (the speaker) was very, sorry tha.t I the Master, Matron, and son had been sub-1 jested to i50 much annoyance; the references that had been llladt in the press aud m othor ways had been very painful to tticm, and to those who understood exactly the position. He thought the reluctance of the Guardians to revive the matter arose from the idea which .almost amounted to a certainty that any revision of the terms would mean I. a considerable increase in the Master's salarya I in. order to bring him into line. Mr. W. A. Thomas said he did not know whether that arose out of the report, which stated that certain information was to bj got. The Chairman (Mr. P. JenAine).: You are quite right. Mr. W. A. Thomas: The Committee have to meet again. Rev. E. 0. Evans thought it was only right an explanation should be made; it was what they owed to the Master, in view of the misrepresentations. Mr. W. A. Thomas said he did not object to that, but he rose on a point of order. Rev. E. 0. Evans said he would have a great dieal more to sa.y then. He wanted to bring up the matter to the presant, and disabuse the minds of the public, because there were some people who thought they had found -—— Mr. J. H. Roeser thought Mr. Evans out of order. "I am on the Committee, and I object to you speaking." Rev. E. 0. Eva.ns: You generally do as a rule. We have had before -—— Mr. Rosier: Say "I." Rev. E. 0. Evans: You are not my guide. It was desirable to obtain information from other unions. He t-hetn moved the adoption of the report. Mt. Rossor aiways noticed Mr. Evans was very eloquent when the press were present. Mr. W. Rees said he thought the facts 1 arrived at should be stated. The Chairman said he always left the press to do as they pleased. Mr. W. A. Thomas said the press could be present at the mecrt.ing.. Mr. Peacock eeconded, and said the state- ment had been madø that the son was kept for Is. 2d. a week. At the Committee last week the Workhouse Master came before Mr. Hossm: Perfectly out of order. Mr. Peacock asked who was the- chairman. Mr. Rosser said the matter was not yet. complete, a.nd it was not fair to discuss it. Mr. Peacock sa.id Mr. Rosser had had five little speeches, and he objected to one from the speaker. Rev. E. 0. Evains: And he has not taken the troubl/to get to the facts. Mr. Peacock said it had bc<en stated in the press that the Guardians were keeping tho Master's son for about Is. 9d. a week. A Member: Is. 2d. Mr. Petacock said it was no such tiling. That amount- was simply drawn from the store, and the remainder was suppleI to the extent of 10s. or 14s. a week. H wanted the same publicity given to that as to the other statement. Mr. Roseer It will be later on. Mr. W. A. Thomas again rose to a point of order, ajid three members rose to speak, but The Chairman put the recommendations, which were carried. 9.' At Llanelly on Wednesday the following were fined for drunkenness :—Herbert WIl- liams, Cemetery-lane, 10s. William Smith, St. David's-street, 10s. Arthur Mitchell, Felinfoel, 15s. Wm. Henry Griffitho, Powell-place, 10s. Edward Morgan, Mill- lane, 10s. Thomas Jones, Tunnel-road, 10s. Wm. John Thomas, Felinfoel, and D. Thomas, Towy-terrace, Llandilo, charged with sleeping in an outhouse, were cau- tioned.

I PENRICE FLOWER SHOW. Charming* Seene in the Castle Grounds- The West Gower Annual Show of cottage garden, dairy, an* poultry produce depends; for its success upon the weather. The en- trice both in regard to number and quahty are n-iwaye good, and the general arrange- rnents admirably contrived by Mt6.ts. Pil- j lar and Anthony, the hon. secretaries. The c imatic conditions, however, have for years oo:n. the cause for a.nziety, and Thursday's show at Penriee Park wa? no exception to the rule. The morning opened somewhat threateningly, but the nimbus clouds retained their rain, th.-v-.xs to rather a fiesh breeze from the south, and at noon, when t.he old castle gates were opened, the sun shone out brilliantly upon a very inviting socne. There were over 1,300 entries, a.nd the exhibits were arranged round the walls of the old ruins that provided the connect- ing link between the present and the days whsn lords held an almost kingly sway. and their foDowers, clad in steel armour, stalked t-he 1 and. Some oi the classes were ¡;lall .numerically, but in quality they were par excellence—a credit to even delightful Gower- la.nd. The judges were as follows Flowers, fruit, and vegetables: Messrs. n. M'lner, ( Margam lark; A.. Drummond, Swansea; W. YV armington, Penllergaer, and H. Par- rott, Swansea. Poultry and eggs: Messrs. G. Lewis, Hafod, and David Griffiths, Van- e-Ilv. Dogs and dog trials Messrs. Jejakin j Walters, Pontardulais, and D. G. Jones. Swansea. Colt. Messrs. Evan John, Mar- gain, and David Josyjph, Bynea. Dairy pro- duce Mrs. Beynon, Long Oaks, and Miss Jones, Overton. Handwriting and drawing: Miss Benger, Swansea High School for Girls. Sewing, etc., Mis. Talbot, Revnoldston Rec- tory Mrs. He line, Hillcrxi, and Miss Ben- con, Fairy Hill. The children's competitions had been previously judged, and the entries included some really excellent work. A. Williams, Parkmill, carried off the first prize for writ- ing in the division and Sarah Jane: Roes, Llandrindod, in the division, j 01 wen Williams, for a cooking apron, Lily: Morgan, for a child's pinafore, secured the premier prizes in these classes; and Cecilia Ho1 man and Lily Shepherd divided the darning priwe, and Georgina Jenkins and Lottie JenkinB produced the best dolls. The cottagers' and amateurs' classes saw some very iine exhibits of vegetables, the first prize winners including0 Messrs. F. Grove, Penrice; D. Thomas. Highway; T. Davies, Penmaen Albert Grove, Oxwioh; J. Arnold, Reynoldston John Jones, Pen- rice; Ben Jenkins, Oxwich; D. Jenkins, Llangennith; George Jenkins, Oxwich; J. Bevan, Penriee; G. Richards, Hillend; C. Clark, Oxwich Philip Hopkins, Port Ey-. non; D. J. Jenkins, Oxwich; Siltenus | Bevan, sen. W. Tanner, Llanmadoc; J. Davies, Parkmill; W. F. Thomas, Port Eynon; D. Ace, Llangennith; Geo. Morris, Gower Inn; G. Jenkins. Perriswood; M. Bevan, Overton; T. Tucker, Llanrbidjan; Mrs. Williams, lierry; Mrs. Phillips, lis- ten; C. Wiiliame, Comt House; and F. Bevan, Oxwich Castle, some of whom were successful in several of the classes and also carried off specials. Mr. George Morris, Gower Inn, took first for six vases of giadi- joli, and also for exhibits of ten-week stocks and alters; whilst Mr. John Jones, Pen- rice, carried off the honours for the best stand of dahlias in the cottagers' section, and also for the best geranium in bloom. The dairy produce tent contained some of the choicest fnuts, flowers, butter, eggs, etc. Wm. Jenkins. The Manse (for butter), Alis. Tucker. Slade (cheesed, John Bevan, Penrioe (bread), G. A. Gordon, Reynolds- ton bakestone bread)..Rev. H. H. Talbot, Reynoldston (honey), George Jenkins. Per- riswood (group of wild flowers), G. Morris, Gower Inn (bunches of annuals, and also stocks and asters and dahlias and gladioli), D. Ace, Llangennith (zinnias and stocks and French marigolds), W. F. Thomas, Port Eynon (nosegay of ilowofs), John Thomas, Oxwich Green (maidenhair fern), S. Jen- kins, Oxwich (geranium and window plants), Goo. Jenkins, Perriswood (gooseberries), Philip Hcpkin, Port Eynon (red currants1 and also black currants), Miss Taylor, i yid (apples),^ and John Davies; Parkmill ^apples), David Ti» u;as, Highway (apples and black aixl red cur- rants and gooseberries), John Bevan, Penriee .f'l^niss), Dd. Thomas, Highw&y (window plant), Jno. Jones, Penriee (geran- iunJ), Arthur Bevan, Oxwich (maiden hr fern), Dd. Thomas, Highway (nosegay ami dahlias). Jn.o. Jones, Penriee (dahlias), Dd. Thomas, Highway (African and French mari- golds), Dd. Jenkins, Liangeuneth (carna- lions), Albert Grove, Oxwich (zinnias), Thos. Davies, Penrnien (bunchl's of annuals), Dd. J Thomas, Hir-nway (roses, sweet peas, etc), I Jno Davies,,parkmill (phloxes), and Frank; Iiedden (wild flowers) were the first prize | winners in this section. 'Ihe ponltry section was well represented, Dei. Thomas, Highway, and C. Williams, Coiirt House, being the most successtul of the corn petitory. It was two o'clock when the sheep dog trials began, and as usual these attraet- ed considerable attention on t.he part of the visitors, who now began to patronise the show in earnest, the afternoon turning out gloriously fine. The judging of the horses also took in another ring at the same time. The President (Col. Benson, Faijyhill) and Admiral and Lady Lyons, and Mr. a.nd Mrs. Helme visited the show, but. Miss Talbot was fulfilling another engagement. Both Miss Talbot and Lc.dy Lyons sent some choice flowers and plants, not for competition, and the Swansea Postal and Telegraph Band pro- vided the harmony for the day.

Late Mr. Robert Parry's Funeral. The funeral of the late Mr. Robert Parry, commercial traveller, took place 00 Monday, th- cortege leaving "Bryrderweu," St. Georgo's-ternioe, Swansea, a.t eleven 0 dock. the interment, which was largely at- tTided, taking place at Oystermouth Come- tery. The mourners were Mrs. Parry (widow;, Mr. William Parry and Mr. Henry Parry U'rrHhc-rsj, M-kss l'arry (aister), ilrs. Ed. Wards, Mrs. Henry Parry (sisters-in-law Mrs. Guy, Miss Roberts, Miss Bella Roberts and Miss Nancy Roberta (sieees), Mr. Ü. Roberts, Mr. T: Rob^rt^ a.nd Mr. T. SJ- wards (nepliewjs), Mr. Guy and Nurse Ace The following friends also followed m cairiages:—Mrn. Dr. Saunders, Mrs. Pry- therch. Mns. Evan Phillips, Mrs. D. Thomas Evans, Mrs. LI. Evans, the deacons cf Trinity Chapel, Mr. B. Jones, Mr. Samuel Davies, Mr. R. W. Morgan, Mr. Mielm-e! Micliael, Mr. trice, Mr. Stanley Owan (solicitor), Mr. W. Owen (Messrs. Arthurs Co., Glasgow), Mr. and Mrs. Owen Owen, Mr. Montgomery Williams, Mr. John Nice. Mr Morgan W'illiams, Mr. Thomas I Mr. Watts WillianLS, Mr. Hilton Davies, h. and Mrs. Tazwell (Neath), Mr. Mere- ditli Thomas, Mr. Lewis Lewis, Mr. Prit- chard, Mr. Richard Lewis, Mr. Pendry, Mr. Councillor Gwilym Morgan, Mr. W. 1 f. Lewis, Mr. Daniel Phillips, Mr. and Mrs W. H. Jones (Mumbles), Mies Walters, Mr. J Richards (St. James' Gardens), Mr. B. L. Lewis, Mi. W. B. Jones, Mr. Davies (Mrs. Aeron Thomas (solicitors), Mr 1 udor Düviw. Ir. S. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. P. Owen, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rees, Mr. Parry (printer), Mr. Mendus (Treveccai, Mrs. Mendus, Mr. Price, Mr. Hugh Hughes Mr. Rowland Joaies, Mr. Edgar Jolm, Ir- C.wynne, Mr. D. Davies, Mr. Tom Davies, Mi. Isaac Gale, Mr. Henry Simoins, Mr John Bengough, Mr. Conway Jones, and oiherss. OOwing to tlie breakdown of the II.25 train, a large number of friends wctc unable to be present. The service at t.he Cemetery Chapel was a.-r.ducted by Rev. J. M. Saunders, M.A Alexandra-road Chapel. Swa.sea, and at the grave by Rev. S. Prytheroh, Swansea, Moderator of the Geineral Assembly. There was a beautiful wreath from the Conimercial Travellers' Association of South Wales, also amother by the Caradoe Lodge. T1 e Caradoe Ix>dge, of whom Mr. Parry was a Past Master, was represented by the Gl- lewing Past Masters:—Messrs. Willia.rn Henry Lewis, Morgan Williams, Owen Owen. Gwliym Morgan, D. C. Jones, and several other brethren, and also members (f the Indefatigablo Lodgo. The mml cere- nory of placing a sprig of Acacia on hr late brother's coffin was performed by eacti Freemae;on present. The funeral arrangements were carried out, by Mr. D. C. Jones, Coetie-square. Swansea.

LLANDILO COAL BUSINESS, Swansea Firm and their Ex- Manager. At Swansea County Court on Wednesday a remitted action was heard in which Me&srs. Stewart and Davies, Castle Cham- bers, Swansea, and Llandilo, sued David Ow-en Jones, coal merchant, Llandilo, for J389 lls. 3d., alleged to be agreed price of coal, slag, weighing machine, waggon, coal trucks, firewood, etc., £ 30;monies received by defendant to the use of plaintiffs, £43 4d. one truck of coal, J37 7s. 5d. Mr. Li' iifer Thomas (instructed by Messrs. Davies and Harvey) appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. J. Davies Williams (instructed by Air. H. P. Wood) defended. Defendant counter-claimed for J380 14s. 4d., and the case really turned on this. The whole matter, explained Mr. Lleufer Thomas, arose out of a coal business started last September at Llandilo by the plaintiffs, and for management of which defendant was appointed. The business did not prove very successful, and plaintiffs decided to terminate it in six months. Defendant then arranged to take it over, and the real point at issue was as to whether or not de- fendant's counter-claim was rightly based. Defendant alleged there was an agreement that he should receive 10 per cent. of all the invoices he received. A month later defendant asked for the assistance of a clerk, and the whole thing was reconsider- ed, plaintiffs allowing the assistance asked for, and giving plaintiffs half the nett pro- fits from the business. Plaintiffs conse- quently -said that the original agreement was cancelleel and this arrangement substi- tuted. In one letter defendant pointed out that he was being treated as a partner, but his name was not mentioned in the busi- ness, whereas he was appointed manager on commission only. David Douglas Stewart deposed to the arrangements come to between him and his partner (Mr. Rees Davies) and defendant. Mr D. Williams put it that unless the new terms were more favourable than the old there would have been no incentive to push the business, and therefore the arrangement really was that defendant should receive half nett profits in addition to 10 per cent. commission of the gross takings. Plaintiff would not assent to this, and in addition to other questions he said that at one time he thought a profit of £100 had been made cut of the Llandilo business, but it turned out that the expenses were much heavier than anticipated. Rees Davie-, and John Henry Smolden (clerk with plaintiffs) gave evidence. Daxl Owen Jones, the defendent, stated that h", had no means of saying what profits were made, as he did not know the price of the coal. John Morgan, clerk with defendant, also gave evidence. Judgment was given for the plaintiff on the claim for amount due after examination of the books, and for Jones on the counter- cla.im for such half profits shown to have been made, and also two smaller items amounting to about £15 not really in dis- pute. Costs were reserved, and Mr. D. W. Rees. chief clerk of the court, was appoint- ed to decide any matters that might be in dispute between the parties.

Swansea Wedding. The wedding took pitaoe at Memorial Chapel, Walter :cad, Sv/a.nse, on Tuesday, of Mr. C. F IIawes second son of Witt A. ELawes, ^shtou on-lle<*<♦ and Miss Bessie Crispin. daughter of Mr. J. Crispin, Sketty, and sisteir to Miss p, Crispin, matron of Swansea Hos- pital. The chapv;1 was beautifully dccor&ted with paJms and floweris sent by Mr. and Mns. John Dyer, and Mrs. Pagh Evans, L.R.A.M. presided at the organ the .clieir singing, "The voice that breathed oer Eden. Rev. W Crispin, A.T.3 <r<? von port! brother of the 'J'- "4.r'J t', J.r. A. I-nktn3. tte hride befcj ztven a 11. va-i.er, he present w&re very numerous ajjd taste- ful

Llanelly Railway Servants Con- fession. On a charge of stealing 70 bottles of beer from a G.W.R. truck, four men were pro- ceeded against at Llanelly on Wednesday. The defendants were Thomas Walters, 5, H i g hfieid terrace Llewelyn Davies, Mar- iner s-court; Juhn Davies, Cradock-street; and Thomas Davies, Dillwyn-street. Mr. Ludford prosecuted. Evidence was given by a number of wit- nesseti, who spoke to having missed the bot- tles from the shed. John Thomas, Glanmor-road, a servant in the employ of the company, said that on Sunday night, July 30th, he heard men near the goods shed, and on going out saw defendants. They gave him beer to drink. He subsequently brought out half a bottle of whisky, which he gave the men. Wit- ness had sole charge of the shed that. night. After drinking for some time he got drunk and went to sleep on the field close by. Cross-examined He had now been sus- pended. Witness only supplied the men with half a bottle of whisky. He did not know that there was beer in the truck. Inspector Mountjoy spoke to finding a number of bottles in the field where the men were seen. They corresponded with the missing bottles. Inspector Mitchelmore, Dock < Police, said the Illm all admitied having some of the beer, but said it was brought to them. Defendants went into the box and said all the beer they had to drink was supplied to them by James Thomas. They never went near the goods shed nor the trucks. The Bench considered the case proved. John Da vies, against whom there was a previous conviction, was fined £2 10s., and the other defendants £2 each.

Lively Scene at Porthcawl Camp A liveiv scene occurred at Porthcawl Camp on" Wednesday. subsequent to miMi oeuvres in heavy showers of rain, t.he 2nd Welsh and 3rd G.V.R doing outpost- duty on Kenfig Burrows. About five o'clock all the recruits in camp were paraded for medical inspection. There were a large number of mem, and as most of them were being kept away from their tea there was much imfxvtien-ce, which led to audible grumbling, and eventually to a lively episode. "The men were drawn up in line near the medical quarters at the centre of the camp. The 3rd Glamorgan, weary of waiting tea- less, began to grow restless. At last scores of them broke away and scattered to their tents, the efforts of the officers to stop them being unsuccessful. As the more indep; nde.nt spirits broke away those who remained in the ranks burst emt "into good natured but lusty cheers. The runaways, after they had satisfied tho inner man, returned willingly and in the best of humour in twos a-nd threes to the examination station. There is a slight difficulty in tlie sergeants mess of the 2nd .1>. Welsh, which seems to have arisen through the recent redistri- bution of this battalion. The B1"id.gd and Port Talbot sergeants have now to pay 6d. more for mess purposes per day than under the old system,, a.nd they also lose a 3d. "cheque." U There is to be a meeting o.f tha sergeants on the ma.tter. The "brigade" is 2,300 strong, the 1st V.B. Welsh parading 500, the 2nd V.B. 700. the 3rd V.B. 900, and the 3rd G.V.R., \00.

Neath Lad Knocked Down by an Engine. A lad named Sims, of 21, Cecil-street, Neath, was knocked down by a Rhondda and Swansea Bay engine a.t Melyn on Wed- nesday afternoon, and sustained a fracture of the skull. He was attended to by Dr. Morris, and afterwaixls conveyed to Swansea Hospital. He is doing very weli. Sims ran across the litne just as a passen- ger train to Swansea, was coming along. It was miraculous that he was not killed out- right.

MR. PHILIP-RICHARD SINKING A PIT Mr. Philip Richard, of Commercial Col- liery, KilLay, has commenced sinking opera- tions on the Penclawdel big vein at Dunvant. is intended to reopen the old slamt whic i was abandoned a few years ago. The coal in this seam is of good quality, being the same as that worked at KilUri II Colliery. This vein is practically unworked 11 this area, and the ta.kii.gs are sufficient last about tweuity years, with a moderate cut put.

BRITON FERRY. Notes by "Rambler." The residents of Briton Ferry, cr that portion of then, who roma-incd in tLe town, lound but httle to attract their attention on Bank Hiliriv. They therefore had to rest content with a survey of the natural beauties with which a benevolent Provi- dence had surrounded them. If this done, they must have felt it possible have gone vcry much further and fared very much worse. This, however, is no justifica- tion for the lack of public spirit in the lown that could make no provision for the ■entertainment of its residents. Not to speak of 'What might have been done in the way of attracting visitors." -+- The most prosperous institution m the town is undoubtedly the Working Men's Club. It remains for the members to show whether this is a. matter for congratulation or not, so far as motives for joining a.re ( onoernoo. Some excellent addresses are given at the mission meetings held every Saturday even- I' ing at the bottom of Villiers-strect in which the ministers of the various churches take an active part. This, no doubt, has a great deal to do in elevating the tone of what is known as "street preaching," and which at all times did not, owing to the disconnected rambling utterances—however zealous the speaker may be—appeal to every class of hearer. The Rev. R. Powell conducted the meeting last Saturday, while Mr. Wheeler, Revs. T. Crosby and T. S. Davies took a.n effecttve part in the services. Mr. Fred Norman, son of the. esteemed hostess of the Royal Dock Hotel, looking weii, and as brown as a nut, is now here on a visit from Port Elizabeth, South Af- rica. His many friends are right glad to see his genial face again. In a conversation with Mr. Norman, 1 am informed that trade in general is not look- ing very bright- out there just now. This, unfortunately, is also the experience of the majority of those who emigrate to South African soil in these dark days that have overtaken the unhappy land. The Briton Ferry Urban District Coun- cil are advertising by poster for a cane- taken of the Isolation Hospital at Giants' Grave. The munificent salary of three shil- lings a week is offered. Even the Labour members do not complain of the extrava- ganco of this amount I regret to bear that Mr. Thomas Howells, who recently had his leg broken while em- ployed at the Briton Ferry Steel W orks, has had his suffering aggravated by a se- vere attack of inflammation oi the lungs, and much sympathy is expressed for him and his family in their trouble. --+-- Mr. Trover Hunter, our new town clerk, now fully installed in that position, and who is a son of. the late Aid. Hunter, J.P., Briton Ferry House, is one of our most promising young solicitors. He is a good all-round athlete, was a member of the old School Board, and one of the lead- ing lights of the Briton Ferry Debating So- ciety.

TREBOETH GIRL'S BABY. Plasmari Mason Summoned: Affiliation Proceedings. At Swansea on Wednesday, Wm. n Bend, mason, Upland House, Plasmari, was svnimonod by Rachel Thomas, Treboeth, to shew cause, etc.—Mr. Leyson appear d I for plaintiff, and Mr. Leeder defended. 1 ho evidence oi complainant had been given lost week. Mary Ann Thomas, Cacmawr, said the saw the parties at an Oxwich picnic, also in Bryrtmeiyn Park. It was not true that she mentioned to Lizzie Bond that the lather of the child was a man named Ace Bv Mr. Leeder: She had not offered Edith Jones Is. to -come and say she iiad de iei.elant with complainant. She had never I seen L'9xapláina.ut with Evan Williams Ace. I Magistrates concluded to hear the evid- ence for the defence. Mr. Leeder said their case for the defence wa." that, by the statemeit of th > girl herself another had beon chargod with being the father of the child. She hid noy-er accused defendant till May th's year. I'^re^s' Aoe said he had kept company wit a complainant till September 1 st lie first hoard about the child in November. I Mir. Leeder: Who toid you? Witness: The girl herself. She told me her parents had suspected something, and taken her to a chemist at Clydatth. She did not then ae-cuse him (witness) of being the f-.ther of the child. Complainant told him her parents were down on her, and wanted to know what he (witness) intended to do. Ho then suggested going to sc-e what her father had to say. In complainant's pre- sence, her father accused him of being the father of the child. He denied it. Her father said he the otcly one who nad been with his dauber. After he denied it, complainant also oriel that he was tho only one. Mr. R. T. Leys on You don't suggest teat been intimate with the complaiaaffK ? ¡ Witness: I decline to say. What is your suggestion- that vou are the father of th' child?—Xo. Cross-examination continued, witness &aid that when complainant's father said he was the only one, he suggested to him there were others. He knew that defendant had had improper relations with the girl tr- eatise Bond had told him. The paints were surprised to heaa: there were oinjrs, a.id then the name of Bond was sua^gts-^fi I by the complainant. = In reply to another quesstion, witness said it was towards the end of September that intimacy took place between himself and complainant. Mr. Leeder: At the interview, did vou mention anybody's name? Witness: No. It was the girl who said it v either .TV 1 or Bond?—Yes. Have you -s.eGll hor with ot1.er people?— No. girl aocused you of being the father? —Yes. An i she never suggested it was Bond them?—No. i Defendant had known oorapiaimBait for two years, but never kept company with her. He first lieaid about the child two months after it was born. He was not with complainant on Aug 7, but with two Oliver girls and four feilow6 in Llewelyn Park. Th^t evening he took home a young lady named Bishop. There had been no intimacy during July and August. When, accused of being the father of the child, tie ■it once denied it. Mr. Leysom Who is the liar, you or Take your ehoioe. Ace says you told Mm there had been intimacy? Witness: I may have told him in fun. Liz'e Bond said that complainant ria l told her she was to have a nurse, and thai, Ace was to pay for her. F. J. Bond, a brother of defendant, gave eddetnoe, as did Miss Bishop, and severs1 othere, who were with defendant in Llew- elyn Park on August 7th. were called. 'An order for payment of 3. 6d. per week and costs was made.

SWANSEA WEDDING: JENKINS- ATKINS. The wedding was celebrated at the Parish Church, Swansea, on Wednesday morning of Mr. C- L. Jenkins, of 6, St. George.; terrace, and Miss W. A. Atkins, second daughter of ■ Mr. W. Atkins, of Dillwy i street. The bride was attired in cream pop- lin, trimmed with Maltese lace. The brides- maids were Misses Mattie and Eva Atkiucs (sisters of the bride), Miss Flossie Junk:o,s (sister of the bridegroom), and Miss Wini- fred Atkins, and Miss Clarice Reynish. Mr W. J. Jenkins (brother of the bridegroom' was bete", man. Rev. T. Morris, dcu- of Clydach, officiated. The wedding breakfast was laid at the National Schools, Oxford- street. The happy pair left for London and I Paris, whore tlie honeymoon is to be

I A Lea was held at Glyn Neath, on Monday by the Bethania C.M. Church c tlyn Neath), I in aid of the new chapel. Mr. T. tlias, j Abernant, lent a field for the tent. i

NEATH NOTES. How the Ratepayer is Being- Done. Councillor David Davies and the Tramways Question. j Chance for Sporting- Speculation: at Tiei A committee of the Neath Town Council! is gohig to London at the expense of the ra,tepayers to inspect model workmen's dwellings, and to "do" the fire escape em- pormins. No less than five are going. What a waste of the public money It is in tins way that the ratepayers' money is frittered away, and it is quite time that the closure was applied. If it be necessary to send members or officials of the Corporation to London, why not sehd one or two. Surely two could do the "wCTk" just as as live. If the ratepayers are to be "done," pray do the doing as economically as pess- sible. There can be no justification for pend- ing a crowd Jike this to see model dwellings and to inspect fire escape emporiums. Yet there was not one to raise his voice in piotesi. Where is the Labour party—the party that was going to remedy all the existing evils, and purge the Council of all ills and irregularities? Where, indeed! The other day we were promised a. t-hor- ough investigation into the tramway matter. Councillor David Davias was going to play the very deuce before he' would vote for the renwal of the lease. That is six weeks ago or thereabouts. Yet nothing has been heard of it. Personally, 1 feel clearly that noth- ing can be done until the 21 years has ex- pired, unless the company feel disposed to surrender the lease at the end of the next period of seven years. Tha.t is what we were told by the Town Clerk, and Mr. Curtis usually knows what he is talking about. But when threats of investigation are made, we should like to know the re- sult. Can it be that Councillor Dd. Davies was wrong in the statements he .has been making, and therefore wishes fleeting time to obliterate his observations? There will be no meeting until another month or so, but when the time arrives I, for one, shad expect him to give us the results of his in- quiry. Things have been very quiet at Neath courts this week. The famous "C. R. T." is in town. But I'm afraid hopes and wishes will not be real- ised, for in a conversation which x had with Mr. Trueman a few days ago, he said, "I shall not leave Neath unt.il I have suc- ceeded in the legal undertakings I have in hand. I would rather live here on bread and water than go away and leave them say, "Ta.-ta, Trueman, we have beaten you ir. Trueman ks more- partial to bread and water than I am. v And when I think of hun and his litigious affairs, I feel thankful that I am not posse s&ed of his bull-dog per- tinacity. Ilis message on leaving Nearn for London was characteristic of the man. It was: "Au re voir. I'm going to earn a bit. Then I'll return and ftpend it. Tell all my dear friends tha* they haven't finished 'C. R. T.' yet." The Bank Holiday sports were a success from a sportsman' = point of view, and finan- ciaHy well. One is giad to learn this, for the association is badly in need of money. There are few things truer than the old saying that mon-1 c makes the mare to go. OUT association mare had come parloucly near stopping altogether. There is plenty of speculation in Neath of a kind, but crecious little sporting specu- lation. And what an ideal centre Neath is, and what- money could be made if a few gentlemen put their heads togeifjer, found the necessary capital, and converted the Gnoll Grounds into a first-class meeting place for sports of all kinds. Just Iook at. Carmarthen—a place practically off the map. On Bank Holiday six or seven thousand people witnessed the sports there. If they can succeed in Carmarthen, surely in Neath success would be absoluteH' ever tain, lor the toven -is admirably situated for ail enter-, 'prise of thisj? kind. Now drowsy, lethargic Jveevtlx, wake up. Let the Corporation or a syndicate take the matter in hand at once. The investment would prove a-s sound as the Bank of England. I should like to keep this warm, and any communications of in- k-rest which may be .<211t me, I will publish with plea-sure. Now, Neath sportsmen, if you are sportsmen, let's hear from you. That road again We had it all over again on Wednesday, when the members of the District Council tiltad at each other, and made all sorts of unpleasant a/ceusatioms. The Orumlyn Burrows, alter many years, of peaceful slumber, been rudely awak- cneei—awakeotd to find itself notorious. It is unnecessary for no to go into the pros, and cons, of the matter. They are already wei.known to all who take an intelligent interest in the welfare of the district. It feoiKs pretty evident, however, that Coed- franc doesn't want tlie road. Frmll in- quiries I have made I find that there exists a very hostile feeling in Skewen and the vicinity, a.nd tnreats of tecession from the Neath Rural District are being made. There is a movement on foot to apply for urban powa-s, and one- member of the Council wenr so fa.r 00 Wednesday as to say that lie would never sit on the beautiful (it wnt "beautiful" by the way) beard aga.in. "We are," lu said, "sick of being rushed into schemes involving reckless expenditure, and we intend to put a. stop to this sort of thing. We shall call a public meeting, and leave no stone unturned (quite an original expression that!) in order to separate our- selves from this body, which is wasteful, and which is increasing the burdens of the ratepayers so heavily that they will soon become unbearable." What will happen a.t Ccedfranc I don't know, but 1 do know this, that 17 members out of 25 vote-d on Wednesday in favour of Mr. A. T. Williams' resolution. 1 liave received from Mr. J. G. Davies a list of sUiOccti-cs recently achieved by students at the Nea-th County School. One. is glad to note, the progress being made at this admirable institution, aud to do wliat lie can to halp. I, therefore-, append the list of the results of the South Kensington examinations :— Mathematics, Stage 2, second dUGs: G. J. Evans, T. W. plOmp-son. St.'ige 1, first class: D. J. Davies, J. M. Davies, J. Evans, E. Heale, C. Morgan, E. Morgan, M. Mor- gao, E. Morris, S. Rees. T. H. Richards, ,1. Thomas. Second class: A. HaucH, W. J. Howells, W. D. Jones, A. Lloyd, E. A. Philiips, W. Hoeos, M. Rogers., W. D. Thomas. Chemistry (theoretical inorganic), Stage 1, first class: M. Morgan, 1. H. Richards, W. J. Richards, M. Rogers. Second claso: D. J. Davies, J. Evans, E. Griffiths, D. D. Jones, A. Lloyd, C. Morgan, A. J. Richard. Rees, W. D. Thomas. Chemistry (practical inorganic), Stage 1, first class 1. W. Thompson. Second class: J. M. Davies, G. J. Evans, A. Lloyd. E. Morris. W. Rees, T. Richards, J. Thomas. Quite a feature in connection, with the liank Holiday sports was tlie fine perform- a.nee of the boys of Ty Segur Schools. It showed that they hid been snlendidly trained, for a better exhibition of general gymnastics has never been witnessed at i Neath. -+- j Referring to an editorial note in our last issue. it may not be out of place to poim.t out (now that so much has been said about the purchase by a German syndicate of the Whitworth Estate) that it is not a, matter j of 1,000 acres of ooal which awa.it develop- j ment under the Cremlvn Burrows-* por- tion literally under the site of the new Swansea Dock—bat that the Earl of Jersey has in his hands an area of 4,000 acres of coal under the Cruinlyn Burrows, acid his lands' immediately adjoining. 1 am told that Mr. A. T. Williams has recently succeeded in making such arrangements, whereby th whole of the lower measures under thi. immense tract are in the market to let. All i faults have alreiaay been proved in ihe upper 1 measures. So that the ground Ivis eo-mplcteiy explored 1 nere con doubt that coal capitalists will not be long in realising the huge fortune which awaits those who have the money and the courage i to sink a pit to win, not 1,000 tons per dav, bu.t 3,000. As to the freight to the dock" if a pit is sunk on the Cruinlyn Biitcws tiie coal would be carried direct- to the ship on the Harbour lines, without touching any railway company's system, and this oo-uid not amount to more than a few p. not: per ton. Is there amy other such coalfield ucJet in the world? ] think the Germans would have- been rearer the mark Irad they dis- co vemi it, rather than risk eui enormous sum upon an unexplored area. I am iu- form.ed that negot.:a-t-i»na are on foot for tedd#]^ the ooal ucder the are a referred to, but the area is sulliaiently large for two or three companies, and it is to be hoped, in tne interests of the Swansea dcek»-», and of the entire neighbourhood. that negotiations will result in a pit being sunk to this valu- able not extorsive coal .strata. BSERVER."

CRUMLYN BURROWS ROAD ROW ft Lively Langruag-e at Neath Rural Council. Neath Rural Council met on Wednesday. Mr. Wm. Howell presiding. The Council gave Ystradfelite Water Committee rowr to borrow £20.000 to purchase land for re- servoir and subsidiary reservoirs. Mr. J. Edwards Vaughan then presided over the highway business. An announcement that Mr. A. T. Williams had withdrawn his re- signation was received with applause. Mr. A. T. Williams moved that the reso- lution as to the Crumiyn Burrows road be rescinded (respecting borrowing JB400 and creation of suspense account), and that the expenditure incurred be defrayed from the general account. He said he had been placed in a position of defence by t.be extra ordinary mass of misrepresentations and untruths. Dishonourable motives had been imputed to him. Mr. W. H. David and Mr. Lloyd had taken the onus of the oppo- sition on themselves, and the former said in effect that he (Mr, Williams) was abusmg his position as a member to serve Lord Jer- sey's interests. That was an absolute un- truth. Such a motive had never entered his head, and he asked Mr. Lloyd to accept that assurance. Mr. T. G. Lloyd: I feel I can do that gracefully. I have not imputed any &ach motives. It is a public matter, and I fee1 perfectly entitled to take a different vitew from Mr. Williams. Mr. W illiams felt that an ample apology was due from Mr. David. Mr. David, un- mediately after a recent meeting went to Mr. Vaughan and said he (Mr. WilJnm-) had moved him to the chair so as to capture his vote. The Chairman: I don't remember it. Mr. David I never said it. Mr. Williams: It came from Mr. David himself. Then I thought it was only thiff. Mr. Williams referred to the petition, sign- ed by Mr. David and Mr. Lloyd, against the application for permission to borrow, and said it contained many rnis-staetraente, and Mr. Hopkin Morgan by scouring the halls, and Mr. David by rakmg up the lowlands, succeeded later in defeating tlie aim of the District Council. When he was away Mr. David went to the Local Government Committee of the County Council and spent three-quarters of an hour in smudging and maligning him. It was said that members voted with him for the sake of a day s shooting. That a yeat piece of impertinence on the part of Mr. Hopkin Moigr.n. He was sorry he could not ask Mr. Hopkin Morgan. He had to draw the line somewhere. drew it "t Mr. Hopkin Morgan. Mr. T. W. James, an- other supporter, ws brought from Swan- sea by Mr. David. It was not likely that Mr. James would help the District- Council, for his interests were in Swansea, and the Council of that town made no secret of their intention to go in for an extension of their boundaries in the direction of Crumlvn Burrows. Mr. David was against the road because, as he said himself, he was afraid of -"njuring his own property in Neath. Mr. Tom Williams, seconding, said he hoped the hatchet would be buried, and that they would be aide to go on happily, Mr. W. H. David said Mr. Williams had said that he brought him to the Council and placed him on the most important com- mittees. What- wac the suggestion under lying it ? "That was placed,' said Mr David, "in the position oi a servant to d. j ^"bidding, of Mr. Williani6. Bu' cop- '1 tinned Mr. David) "I am beholden to no one. and I hope 1 ehah always maintain that independent position. Whatever may liave I, been the motives of Mr. Williams when this matter originated, do not know, but what are the facts? Mr Williams is Lord agent- Mr. Williams motad the tesoluticn that the road should be constructed, and this road has been constructed out of the rate- payers' money on the Earl of Jersey s land. And in whose interests? Why, in the lD- terests of the landlord, whose property tt benefits And I do attribute the carrying of the resolution to the personal influence of Mr. Williams." Voices: No, no. Tlie merits of he cas'v Voices: No, no. The merits of he Mr. David (procoeding): Mr. Williams I said that if we failed to get the loan, tie would pay for the road himself. And he I, thought it not too much to ask Mr. Wil- liams to redeem that promise. The coutss adopted was a vey improper one, and if this resolution be adopted, then the matter will be heard of elsewhere and fought ut elsewhere, for peopte outside felt very on the question. Mr T. G. Lloyd said the road was ab eolutely not required. Four out of th" five representatives of Coedfranc and Dufiryn Clydach were against it, and if the resolu- tion were adopted, it would lead to the dis- II ruption of the Council. Feeling now was rampant, and already the people were mov- ing for urban powers. They woutd »t>3nd an bOUT in discussing the cost of a pump, but Mr. Hopkins would throw away JS400 in a few minutes. Mr. E. J- Hopkins No, no. Mr. Lloyd We1!, it is 60. (Laugh ier.) Mr. B. A. Griffiths I don't beiieve yon. (Laugh ier.) Mr. Lloyd Mr. Williams had made a re- ference to Mr. Hopkin Morgan, his latber- in-law. He did not think that Mr. Williams was the best judge ef the qualifications of a gentleman. If that gentleman tbougnt the epealihe^itions rested in ability to shoot rab- bits he would leave him to his friends Mr Wm. Jones said the master had been carried through hurriedly, and with un- seendy haste. Those who had supported the road had been wrong from the commence- ment. In reply to Mr. La.w, tlie chairman said the cost would be defrayed out of tiie common fund. Mr W. Howell in supporting the resolution said the County Council should not be taken seriously, because it was a body very sub- ject to the influence of canvassing. Mr. A. T. Williams pointed out- that the Rural District Council must not think they were spending all the money, for already Lord Jersey had spent £1,0G0 on the roaa. The resolution was carried by seventeen votes to eight.

Mr. Evan Roberts at Llandrindod Conference. In the course of Tuesday night's proceed- ings of the Llandrindod religious conven- tion, Mr. Evan Robert roso and began to speak. At the request of the congregation lie at once stepped forward, and speaking in Welsh, he said he had a word to say to the Welsn people present. They must put aside all desire to control the convention at the ex- pense of their English friends. There shoukl be no feeling on their part that they could manage it better o" anything of that sort. He aleo warned his Welsh friends that their danger tha.t night, was that of desiring to "sbow" themselves by singing, and he urged them to beware of indulging in sing- ing merely for set: glorification. There were three who could be in sight at that meet- ing-man, the devil, or God. Which was it to be? He wanted them to put man aside %nd the devil, and then if they did that God would do the rest. They must not mistake enthu- siastic. singing for singing prompted Dy the Spirit. Men could work themselves into enthusiasm by singing going home from a public-house or a theatre, and they must see that their enthusiasm was the work of the Spirit of God and not of tiie flesh.

Smouldering Harness in a grease cask in the Ore hard-street bakehouse of Mr. Wil- lia.rns, confectioner, No. 20. Walters-road. Swansea, gave some cause tor alarm to a neighbour," "110 communicated with ihe police, the back door was opened by a I police constable, and the flames extinguished-