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POULTRY NOTES. DIPHTHERIA IN FOWLS. llas c°rrespondent in the Fancier's Chronicle, who Pest f1^ some experience in the treatment of this tUai' er°us poultry ailment,says:—Themosteffec- boiii^reatrafent he found was getting a pint of C0nd S water, putting in this a tablespoonful of c°Uld -S red fluid> then cooling it down until he lntoVust bear his hand so that it would not scald. d°w his he placed the fowl's head to half-way ffeei 'he neck. This caused the hen to drink Of c y Until the crop was nearly full; at intervals, Th)S UrSe' taking the head out for breathing time. t}le £ aused the pus to float out, giving relief to WTthinS- then gave the fowl a tea- HiUco, ipecaouanha wine. This acted on the Hie^t th rnembrane. In three days of this treat- danger was past. He cured eleven out uurteen. CHICKEN MORTALITY. ^Ute8^resPor,dent in the Live Stock Journal attri- Sreat mortality in young chickens to K6 D'.or inflammation of the bowels. He savs RT- how 1 °1^EM APPearances are unmistakable, being very red (more often than not h ^Sest w,th gas), and the blood-vessels greatly »' whilst all the other organs present a & aPPearance. The symptoms of the com- >nitore,°nl>' t0° wel1 known- Thev are—loss of th drooPin& of the wings, distended abdo- chicken stands with arched back, and ti^hrfc1^118 Pain hy continually chirruping. (ISs r;a '"ay or may not be present; and some- y'V tat bowels are constipated. Death gene- ?8 if ff Piace on the second day; but some- • Ml' M ^the chicken is a strong one, it will live euC^ third day; many cases I iav'.s thaf6 [atally within 24- hours. The writer vir principal cause of this complaint is an*' ^rass- Grass when eaten in this con- ??ears to undergo decomposition when it bowels; gas is evolved the intestines u ended, and inflammation follows. One C* as a!e thought that the process food under- passes through the crop and gizzard O tOftoi?; Plevented the green food doing harm I t chlng the bowels, but such does not Q be the case. Treatment.—This is rather a. difficult matter to deal with, as chickens, or young birds of any kind, are so delicate that, if great care is not taken in giving medicine to them, it is just as likely to kill as the complaint which one wishes to cure. The following has been tried in a few cases with success. A pill composed of one-quarter grain of calomel and the sixth of a grain of powdered opium, which should be given immediately the chicken is noticed drooping. This pill should be followed by others composed of one grain of carbonate of ammonia and four grains of charcoal. To be given three times a day. These doses are for chickens a fortnight or three weeks old. In addition to this treatment green food, or very moist food of any kind, should be withheld, but small grain or seeds may be given in small quantities.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The Mark Lane Express says:—There has been, on the whole, a material improvement in the weather during the past week. Wheats are maturing slowly, and the time is drawing on for the thrashing machine to demonstrate the actual facts In connection with the harvest of 1882. Some few fields of wheat have already been cut in the earliest districts of the South-Eastern counties. The harvesting of winter oats is more general, and on the comparatively small acreage of rye the crop is nearly all in sheaf. With regard to the trade for breadstuffs a reaction has set in on the upward movement of the previous week, and whilst neither English wheat nor country flour were cheaper than they were last Monday, neither were they dearer at the close of the week. The trade for foreign wheat off stands in London was weaker on Wednesday, and occa- sionally 6d. to Is. cheaper than on Monday, but on Friday it became steadier at a decline, and buyers could not obtain further concessions. In Liver- pool the prices have been Is. to Is. 6d. lower on the week. Foreign flour has again been in small supply, and prices remain unchanged since Mon- day last. Maize and barley slightly dearer, but foreign oats are becoming weaker. The Farmer says:—Supplies are moderate gene- rally. Quotations for English wheat unchanged; foreign wheat Is. lower, being the same as on Fri- day. Flour is neglected at old prices, which are still asked. Maize 6d cheaper for round, and un- changed for American sorts. Beans firm. Peas Is. dearer. Oats 3d. lower on the week, and slow to sell. Grinding barley neglected, and rather cheaper. Rain during market hours rather helped holders, and checked the tendency to decline. Crop reports variable.

FARMERS AND THE SALE OF CATTLE. IMPORTANT CASE. At the Pontypridd County Court on Monday (before Mr. B. T. Williams. Q.C.), Richard Ellis, farmer and cattle dealer, Llantrisant, sued David Rees, Garth Farm, Llant.risant, for jE12, the price of a bull sold, David Rees filed a counter claim for JE23 15s., the price of a fat bull which he had sold the plaintiff, and damages for its keep. Mr. J. E. Price appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Walter Morgan for the defendant. The plaintiff proved that lie had sold a yearling bull to defendant, which was admitted, and on his cross- examination by Mr. Morgan, admitted that he had purchased the fat bull, but stated that the defen- dant was to keep it for a fortnight. He (Ellis) had not gone for the bull in a fortnight because he could not sell it. He took several persons to see it, and ultimately sold it, and requested defendant to bring it to Llantrisant Gate, two miles off. Defendant, however, did not take it. On another occasion plaintiff had re- quested defendant to bring it to another place. Defendant had replied by letter that the bull would be delivered on his (Rees's) farm on payment of the difference between the prices of the two bulls and cost of keep. Plaintiff admitted that no place had been mentioned for delivery of either bull, but alleged a custom that cattle were to be delivered by the vendor at any place mentioned by the vendee.—The Judge interposed, and said that he himself had had great experience in farming, and he considered the custom and law were the reverse to what was stated.—Mr. Morgan remarked that he also had had experience in farming, and could endorse what his honour had said as to the custom in Glamorgan. Mr. J. E. Price, however, stated as emphatically that he had abundance of evidence proving that the custom was as stated by the plaintiff, especially with regard to bulls. The first witness called was Mr. William Treharne, a venerable old farmer. The first question put to him was, What is the custom in Glamorgan as to the delivery of cattle?"—Witness: It depends on the agree- ment between the parties.-His Honour: If there is no agreement, what is the rule in your ex- perience? Witness: The cattle must be delivered on the farm of the vendor. His Honour: This witness agrees with me. Mr. Morgan: And truly proves the custom. Mr. Price stated that the wit- ness's proof taken down by him was different. The witness promptly replied that Mr. Price could not have understood him. The case of the plaintiff at this point broke down, and the Judge gave judgment for defendant for Y,13 15s., being the difference between the two sums and the keep of the fat bull.

IMPORTANT BUILDING SOCIETY CASE AT ABERDARE. ReDavid Williams (a bankrupt) ex parte Liberator Permanent Benefit Building Society. — This was a. motion made by Mr. C. Kenshole (Linton and Kenshole) on behalf of Mr. J. T. Collins, of Bristol, the trustee in the above bankruptcy, for an order declaring a certain distress levied by the society to be illegal and void. Mr. John Chester, barristev-at- law, represented the society. The matter came before his Honour Mr. B. T. Williams, Q.C., on Thursday last, who intimated that he would give his judgment in writing, which is as follows: -In this case an application was made to me on behalf of the trustee in bankruptcy for an order for payment to him by the Liberator Society of £ 77 12s. 9d., the value of goods sold under a distress by them, on the ground that the distress was illegal and void. On June 20,1876, the wife of the bankrupt, who was then a widow entitled to some limited interests in the property of her former husband, executed a mortgage of certain portions of it to the society, to secure a debt of £ 1,200. The mortgage deed contained no attorn- ment clause, but a power of distress was given. His Honour said it was clear that the clause amounted to no more than a licence to distrain, and that the relations of landlord and tenant were not established by it. Mrs. Williams, the mortgagor, married the bankrupt, David Williams, on June 20, 1880. Some of the premises included in the mortgage were for a time let to a David Jones, a grocer, who failed. In March, 1882, the bankrupt, David Williams, bought a stock of groceries on his own credit, and set up business there himself. In the following May he was adjudicated a bankrupt, and a receiver took possession of his goods and chattels, including the groceries that were on the premises in question. Notwithstanding the possession of the receiver, and in disregard of the fact that the goods were the goods of the bankrupt, bought solely on his own responsibility, the society on June 14 dis- trained upon the bankrupt's goods under the powers of distress given to them by the wife ante- rior to the marriage. The learned counsel who appeared before his honour on behalf of the society admitted that the goods distrained upon belonged to the bankrupt, and his honour found this as a fact upon the evidence. The wife by this contract before her marriage could not bind the future property of her future hus- band. His Honour said he did not wish to rely upon the words of that extraordinary clause, but even if the property of the mortgagor in her own right had been upon the premises, it could not be said that she or any member of her family had become the occupier." She was not an occupier, and lived in another place, and it must be taken that a husband does not become a member of his wife's family. Even if such a contract had been entered into by the bankrupt himself, it would have amounted to no more than a licence which would be revoked by his bank- ruptcy. The distress which was authorised by the Liberator Society was, in his honour's opinion, illegal and unjustifiable. Such being the decision, his Honour said he need not consider several subsidiarv points that were raised during the argument. He held that the distress was a trespass ab initio, and the learned counsel for the society felt that he could not contend against his honour arriving at this conclusion. The only question which he really left to his honour was whether he ought to give the estimated value of the goods or the amount realised at the sale. The solicitors for the trustee assented to the sale, and appeared to think that a sale was the best thing to be done for the interest of all parties. Some of the goods were of a perishable nature, and a sale was not, upon the whole, dia- advantageous. His Honour ordered that the Liberator Society do pay the trustee in bank- ruptcy the sum of £ 67 3s. 8d., the amount realised at the sale, with the costs of the motion, and the costs of the witnesses called. His Honour also 1 ordered that a special fee, under the Bankruptcy Rules, be paid to Mr. Kenshole (the advocate for the trustee), the amount to be assessed by the regis- ( trar, and that the said fee be added to the costs recoverable under this order against the Liberator Society. |

THE RADICAL EXCURSION TO HAVARDES. It has been decided by the Executive Committee of the Cardiff Liberal Association to hold a pic-nic on a large scale at Hawarden in August next, by kind permission of Mr. Gladstone. Arrangements will be made for the conveyance of 1,000 persons to this spot; and negotiations are now going on with the Great Western Railway Company and the London and North Western Company as to the cost of travelling. The lowest tender will be accepted. The Premier, we understand, has promised to meet the Cardiff Liberals on the occasion of their forthcoming visit to his grounds. It would appear that the Radicals of Cardiff are to be joined in their wanderings to the castle of the People's William at Hawarden by a contingent of the worshippers of the milk-and-water Premier from Swansea and elsewhere in South Wales. In view of the event a Swansea evening contem- porary informs its readers that A weli-informed Liberal politician in Swansea writes: As the Car- diff Liberal Association are making arrangements for a visit to Hawarden in August—when Mr. Gladstone has promised to deliver an address- would it not be wise, on the part of the Liberals at Swansea, to arrange to run a special train from Swansea on the same occasion, inviting Liberal co-operation from Carmarthen, Llanelly, and the western towns ? In this way the Liberals of South Wales could make a magnificent demonstration, learn to know each other, and make their united voices felt on the occasion. An early meeting will be held in Swansea in connection with this matter."

MR. MUNDELLA'S STATEMENT. Mr. Mundella, in the course of his reply on Monday night in the House of Commons to ques- tions relating to Higher Education in Wales, said:— I have to say that £ 2,000—the first half-yearly payment of £ 4,000 a year-will be placed on the Estimates for the college at Aberystwith. Next year a sum of £4,000 will be proposed for two colleges-one in the North, and one in the South. As there appeared on the face of this state- ment a doubt as to whether the jE4,000 was to be divided between North and South Wales colleges, or whether a college in North and South Wales was each to receive JE4,000, we telegraphed to Mr Mundella in the House of Commons asking him to favour us with a clearer definition of his meaning. On Tuesday morning, at two o'clock, we received from the right hon. gentleman the following telegram:— RIGHT HON. A. J. MUNDELLA TO EDITOR "WESTERN MAIL." 1 he grant is £4,000 a year each to two colleges, one in North and one in South Wales. Aberyst- with counts temporarily one. From this it will be seen that next year the Government proposes paying £8.000, to be divided equally between North and South Wales, for the purposes of Higher Education in the Principality. [The above appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday.]

TECHNICAL EDUCATION. IlErORT OF THE ROYAL COMMIS- SIONERS. The first report of the Commissioners appointed te inquire into the instruction of the industrial classes of certain foreign countries in technical and other subjects, for the purpose of comparison with that of the corresponding classes in this country, and into the influence of such instruc- tion on manufacturing and other industries at home and abroad, has recently bean issued. The report states that the Commissioners have found it expe- dient to class their inquiry under three heads:- (1.) Tkc instruction of the proprietors -ind su- perior managers engaged in industrial pursuits. (2.) That of the foremen engaged therein. (3.) That of the workmen engaged therein. inquiries have been conducted in France and the north of Italy, and the Commissioners report that they have collected data bearing on each of these heads, but they consider it is not desirable that they should publish the whole of the information which they have thus obtained until they are in possession of corresponding facts with regard to other countries, including the United Kingdom. To publish this information alone, without corn- went, they consider, would involve great risk of its not baing properly understood, and they are not yet themselves sufficiently informed to be able in all cases to present trustworthy conclusions as to the value of the institutions which they have seen. At the same time they think it advisable to make known, without unnecessary delay, certain very recent changes in the French laws on Public In- struction, as well as the purport of others which are still under consideration. These changes are affecting, and will further affect, the ordinary and higher elementary instruction, both literary and technical, of the workmen and foremen of France. Their effect on the education of foremen will be dealt with in a future report. Primary education is now gratuitous in Paris, and in most of the large provincial towns of France, as well as in many of the rural communes. The amount expended in salaries of teachers, hire of buildings, printing, &c., for public primary in- struction, which was in 1866 £2,160,000, was in 1879-80 £ 3,194,000. Of the 87 departments in France all but six have established training school* for teachers. There are, moreover, in Paris, courses of elementary and advanced lectures on every branch of literature, art, and science, in- cluding modern languages, social science, "U the physical sciences pure and applied, biology, mathe- matics, tc., delivered by men, some of whom have a world-wide reputation as standing in the fore- most rank in their respective departments. These courses are gratuitous, and attract, an auditory composed as largely of working people as of any other part of the population. The courses of the Ctllege de France and of the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, whilst they a.re a source of interest to visitors from foreign countries, are also thronged by working men and women. The Commissioners report that there are similar courses in all the towns which they visited, and, they be- lieve, in nearly all towns of any importance in France nearly all of them are gratuitous. On the other hand, there is no systematic laboratory in- struction in science for adults, resembling that which is in vogue in this country. The number of art schools throughout France is very great; nearly all are founded and conducted at the ex- pemee of the municipalities. There are more than 100 art classes for adults in Paris alone; all of them numerously attended; most of them well- furnished with models and apparatus of every description. The instruction in them is wholly gratuitous, ajid an enormous majority of the pupils consists of working men. The estimate for fine arts, which are now under a separate administration, includes a sum of £ 14,000 for subventions to municipal schools for instruction in drawing. The estimate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce includes £40,000 for veterinary schools, £ 80,800 for agri- cultural instruction, £74,600 for technical schools, and £ 8,600 for schools of forestry. Beside* these sums there are very la^gt amounts recurring annually, disbursed by the State and the depart- ments, and charged in various ways, for the erec- tion and repairs of school buildings for superior and secondary instruction, in addition to the sums which are expended on the building of primary schools. Instruction in manual work has of late been introduced into a. considerable number of the primary schools of the city of Paris. Manual in- struction may consist either in teaching the rudi- ments of a trade, or an art, simultaneously with the ordinary elementary instruction, as is prac- tised in the school of the Hue Tournefort, or in simply accustoming the children to the use of tools commonly employed in working wood and iron, under proper instructors in the school build- ing, but by preference out of school hours, as is the case in certain of the Paris primary schools. Besides the ordinary primary schools, there are in most large towns superior elementary schools for literary and, in some erses, technical instruction. Some of these provide workshop instruction adapted to the wants of the districts in which they are situated. There is a. type of superior elementary schools combined with technical instruction, to which the Commissioners draw special attention. They are the apprenticeship schools, the aim of which is to prepare workmen as distinguished from foremen. The pupils of the ordinary schools are not received without they have a tolerable know- ledge of reading, writing, and tho first three rules of arithmetic pupils pay an entrance fee of L2, and £ 1616s. per annum for their board and lodging. The course of studies for this section of the school includes moral and religious instruction, reading. writing, the elements of history, of geography, and of the French language and literature, arithmetic, the elements of slgebra and geometry, surveying, linear and ornamental drawing, modelling, book- keeping, the elements of physics and chemistry, vocal and instrumental music, English, German, and gymnastics. The average at which appren- tices enter is usually fourteen, and their parents contract with masters or foremen of good character, selected by the Christian Brothers, to teach them their trades. The work is done in the schools at the risk and for the benefit of their masters and without profit to the schools; the boys receive no payment of any kind. The apprenticeship is for three or four years, according to the nature of th" trade. The apprentice boys receive instruction from tho Christian Brothers for two hours daily, which comprises not only the ordinary school lessons, but also teaching in drawing, modelling, and other appropriate subjects. The following trades are taught :-BeokblDdmg, optical and ma.the- matical instrument making, typesetting, printin«», working and chasing in bronze, brass instrument making, gilding, joiners' work, saddle making, wood carving, wood engraving, map en- graving, and engine fitting. The apprentices appear to be well taught, and find emplov- ment readily after they have left the work- shops at wages, it is said, varying from five to even as much as eight francs per day. The theo- retical instruction also includes -explanations concerning tools, materials, processes, and products presented by the range of practice in the workshops, and during the summer visits are paid to industrial establishments. The trade instruction in the workshops is sub- divided into two courses. In the first the pupils are taueht the nature and conversion of materials, and in the second they pass on to actual construc- tion. The Commissioners conclude that it will be manifest from the description they have given of the ordinary elementary and apprenticeship schools in France that, with the exception of the very recent introduction of manual work into the schools of Paris, and of the instruction in trades, provided, in a few cases, for a small number out of hundreds of thousands of apprentices, French workmen generally, as distinguished from those employed as foremen, or aspiring to that position, havtl. not until now, except as to systematic teaching in drawing, possessed during the school age better instruction than persons of a similar condition in this country. Of the training more especially adapted to foremen the Commissioners promise to deal in a later report. The report continues:—" The question it more complex as regards adult instruction. So far as this is simply elementary it is, thanks to the im- proved primary education of children, daily becoming less needed, and, therefore, of lest im- portance, both in this country and in Franco. As to the more general instruction of adults in litera- to the more general instruction of adults in litera- ture and science, it must be admitted that the ,r. gratuitous courses of lectures, given in all the large towns of France, are very valuable. The comparison of this class of instruction with that of a similar character in our own country will be considered in a. subsequent report. With respect to a.rt teaching, owing to the early training of the children in this subject, the excellent quality of the instruction in the adult schools, and its gratuitous character placing it within the reach of the very poorest, the proportion of beni fide working men receiving practical instruction in France is greater beyond comparison than it is with us." On this branch of the subject also thQ Commissioners will SpiILk in detail in a further report.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT COWBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. SPEECH OX EDUCATION BY ARCHDEACON GRIFFITHS. On Monday last the annual distribution of prizes at this school took place. The day being favourable a large company, including several parents of pupils, assembled in the schoolroom to witness the ceremony. The chair was taken by Archdeacon Griffiths, who first called on the head- master, the Rev. M. Price Williams, to read the list of distinctions gained by past and present Cow- bridge boys since last Speech Day. The list ran as follows:— A. C. Neely, a Bursary in Lincoln Theological College. Basil H. Jones (Cowbridge and Beptonj was placed in the tirst division of the second class in the last Classical Tripos at Cambridge. E. W. Rees (Cowbridge and Rep- ton), first class in the Final Mathematical School at Ox- ford. J. Huckwell (Cowbridge and Monmouth), second class in the Final Mathematical School at Oxford. S. D. Evans gained in August last. a certificate of the Oxford and Cambridge Examining Board before! leaving school, which excused him from Eesponsions (having pre- viously gained an exhibition of £40 a year at Jesus Coilege, Oxford). J. P. Morgan gained the Mariott Ex- hibition at Keble College, Oxtord, worth JE40 a year. C. J. Gwyn matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford. W. T. Leyshon passed Cambridge Local Juniors' Examina- tion when under fifteen years of age. He is the youngest boy from the school who has taken a certificate qualify- ing him for entrance into a solicitor's office. D. T. Williams, C. L. Jones, P. Price, and M. Price passed the preliminary legal examination. W. T. Jones passed the preliminary examination for Civil Service clerkships. The Head Master then alluded in feeling terms to the distinguished career of a former Cowbridge boy, the Rev. T. Williams, vicar of Llanidloes, who though only thirty years of age, had been the other day appointed to a Residentiary Canonry of the Cathedral of Bangor, after a successful career at Oxford, and good service in the Church in the Diocese of Bangor. The announcement of the ap- pointment met with an enthusiastic reception from all present. The Head Master then read the list of the successful candidates for prizes as follows:— The Bishop of Llandaff's Greek Text. Prize: 1st, H. Whapham 2nd, W. J. Thomas highly commended by the Examiner (the Rev. W. Edwards, Rector of Llan- dow), T. Evans. Dr. Carne's Prize, for Translation into English verse of a passage of Virgil" 1st, L. Tyndall; 2nd, G. Morgan. Col. Turbervill's Prize, for proiiciency in Modern Languages 1st, L. O. Jones 2nd, T, Evans; 3rd, H. Whapham. VI. Form Mathematical Prize: S. Morgan. V. Form Mathematical Prize: H. Whapham Classical Prize: H. Whapham. IV. Form Greek and Latin Prizes: A. Giles Arithmetic: J. M. Rees. III. Form Classical Prize: J. H. Payne Arithmetic D. J. Levshon. The Chairman next called on the mathematical and classical examiners to read the reports of the examination, which they did, adding interesting and valuable remarks on the nature of the work in each form, which they said showed in many respects great promise. The ARCHDEACON* of LIANDAFF, after alluding to his former residence in the neighbourhood of Cowbridge, and to his connection in the relations of curate and rector with Dr. Williams, formerly headmaster of Cowbridge School, paid a graceful tribute to the memory of that gentleman, from under whose care many illustrious scholars had gone forth from the school, who had made their mark on their age, and done their country good service. He also referred to the presence of a lady on that occasion (Mrs. Edmondes), who represented the interest still taken in the school by members of Dr. Williams' family. He added that he had known intimately the Rev. Morris Williams, rector of Llanrhyddlud, Anglesey, father of the present head master, as one from whose pen had emanated works which were among the most valuable in Welsh literature. Therefore, it gave him pleasure to be present. He spoke at length on the subject of education. A few years ago it was primary education it was now intermediate and higher education which absorbed the attention of Welsh- men. The report of the Departmental Committee had shown the necessity ot encouraging existing schools, and of supplementing them by additional schools. Revision of the system of teaching of old time was, to some extent, necessary. Xew occu- pations, new requirements, had to be met and con- sidered. But he most strongly deprecated any unnecessary alterations, and, above all, any attempt to oust the time-honoured classical training of our grammar schools, which had proved itself so amply, in the opinion of the best judges, to,be the best intellectual training even for commercial pursuits. By all means let us have modern languages and scientific and technical training in addition. But let us not depart from the old paths utterly; widen them if you wish, but do not abandon them. It is practicable to do this, and yet avoid mere smattering. He felt most strongly on this subject, and he earnestly advised any parents present who intended their sons for trade, nevertheless to allow them to get some knowledge of Latin and Greek, as the best possible formation for the acquisition of other more special attainments. He quoted opinions of eminent educationalists bearing on this point in corrobora- tion of his view. A sound knowledge of the classics is stuff that bears wear and tear, and its polish is lasting. There was another point on which he felt strongly. It was this. We are all aware that the condition of the farming and agricultural class generally has of late years been subject to most depressing circumstances and, on the other hand, perhaps, as a result of this, that there is not so strong a desire for good educa- tion among that class as might be. Bearing these two facts in mind, what is to be done ? He ven- tured to make the following suggestion—that ex- hibitions, tenable at grammar schools, should be founded by landlords for competition among the sons of their tenantry. What enormous advan- tages, direct and indirect, would a network of such exhibitions throughout the country produce. It would foster good feeling between landlord and tenant; it would stimulate a love of education and efforts to obtain it; it would greatly strengthen and benefit the grammar schools and, above all, it would bring necessarily to the front all the best and most promising boys. He was thankful to think that there were many gentlemen of means in our country who were brimful of a wish to do good and anxious to know how to do it, and to such he ventured to say that there was, under present circumstances, nothing which, in Wales, would do more good than the adoption of this suggestion. It would cement the bonds of union between class and class; it would foster a healthy emulation it would raise the standard of education, and, what was more important still, the standard of the wish for education throughout the country. He earnestly wished that the sug- gestion might meet with support and adoption, and he had strong hopes that it would. There was no lack of worthy recipients of such aid as that among Welsh tenantry. The speaker, from his own personal experience, gave interesting instances of lads of humble station endowed with a perfect thirst for knowledge, and were his sug- gestion acted upon in the Principality itself he I knew of nothing more likely to invoke State aid. As regarded Cowbridge School, it afforded him much pleasure to find that, by the new Statutes for Jesus College, the endowments of the school might be raised by the addition of k400 a year, and he heartily wished it, under these happy auspices, all possible success. He then distributed the prizes, with appropriate remarks to each recipient. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Archdeacon for presiding, affirmed by hearty cheers given by the boys, and with cheers for the masters, proposed by the Rev. Thomas Edmondes, and for the visitors who had graced the occasion by their presence.

TRINITY COLLEGE, LOXDOX. LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. The followingarethe names of the candidates who passed the Trinity College local examination, held at Cardiff on the 16th of June last:— Senior Division.—Ella B. Hibbert, F. E. Phalp, T. F. Howell. Junior Division.-A. A. Adams, E. Burbidge, M. Jenning, W. Gibbs, A. Honey, E. Rogers, A Naish, G. Laird, E. Brailli, E. M. Elcomb. (honours third class), L. F. Strina (honours third class), S. A. Morgan, B. F. Marks, A. L. Marks (special mention third class), E. R. Thomas (special mention third class), R. Baulch, G. James, S. A. Watkins, W. Lewis, C. Evans, J. Lougher, A. Ley- shon, and E. Phalp.-W. Scott, local secretary, Camden House, Roath. The certificates awarded by the college to the successful candidates at the local exami- nation in vocal and instrumental music held June 22 and 23 were given out on Satur- day last, at the Albert-hall, Newport. The distribution was made by the Vicar of Bassalleg, the Rev. J. Jones, who said it gave him much pleasure to attend. He was gtad to find that so large a. number of pupils had passed. Through the kindness of Mr. T. Cordes, Mr. E. H. Carbutt, M.P., and other gentlemen who subscribed, a few prizes were given to those who stood highest on the list. The following are the names of those who received prizes:— Mabel Roberts (pianoforte), a very handsome volume of Beethoven's Sonatas"; Sidney H. Horner (violin), Rittsr's "History of Music"; E. G. R. Richards, ditto; Grace Bucknall (violin), Mozart's Sonatas for Violin and Piano" Sidney T. Roderick (piano), "Beethoven's Sonatas" Sarah J. Griffiths (ditto), "Mozart's Sonatas"; Blanche Morgan (ditto), "Mozart's Sonatas"; Evelyn Haskins (ditto), volume Halle's Piano- forte School." The local secretary, Mr. E. W. Perren, proposed a vote of thanks to the vicar for his kindness in distributing the prizes. This was seconded and carried. The Rev. A. Wilkins said he was pleased to attend there that day and to witness the good results at- tained by the candidates at the Trinity College Musical Examinations. It spoke well for the teachers of Newport. He had read the reports of these examinations in other towns, and Newport held a very high position. He begged to propose a vote of thanks to Mr. E. W. Perren, the energetic local secretary. This was seconded and carried.

The Bishop of Norwich was on Monday presented with his portrait, painted by Mr. Ouless, R.A., in commemoration of the completion of his 25th year as bishop of the diocese.

I FUTURE OF MILFORE I BATTEN. I THE PROPOSED NEW LIKE OF STEAMEBS. ¡ IMPORTANT SPEECHES BY MR.PEAECE AND HE. HINGDALE. At the conclusion of Monday's regatta proceed- ings at Milford Haven a banquet was given at the Lord Nelson Hotel. The chair was occupied by Mr. Samuel Lake, the dock contractor, and Capt. Macfarlane, R.N., occupied the vice-chair. Aftec the cloth had been removed the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given, Capt. Arkwright, R.N., responding for the navy, and Colonel CumicgS fo. the army. t Mr. PEARCE, of the firm of Elder and Co., Glas- gow, responding to the toast of "Prosperity to Milford Haven," said that, taking as he did suet great interest in yachting matters, h6 would rather speak of the subject than -any other. But on the other hand he took pleasure in this also, and had laid himself out to do a little with regard to Milford Havesi; that work was the carrying out, as far as he was able, the Milford Docks to completion, and the ir> stitution of a line of steamers between Milford Haven and America. he had observed during his visit that in the matter of docks they had been doing good work for the last two or three weeks, and was glad to see a few friends from America. present. It had been proposed, in the event of a steam service between the two ports, to mak.3 Milford the port of embarkation on the one sidu and New York on the other. Now, he agreed witit others that New York was not the right place to go to. New York is to America what Liverpool is to this country, beset with sand banks, with very low water, and very intricate in the navigation >ol its approaches. On this side of the waft the beautiful natural harbour of Milford w r? considered the most advantageous port, while, on the other there was on Long Isiano a very similar place and equally good. The name of that place was Fort Ponl Bay, and amongst the gentlemen around him was one connected with the railway and its immediate locality, who had come to Milford fen: the purpose of spying out and seeing whether what; he (Mr. Pearce) had told them at New York was mythical or an exaggerated account. Speaking of the conflicting interests likely to be aroused by the advance of Milford as a port, he said that a great many persons now shook their heads at it because their own personal interest was not to have ships from the latter place, but from Liverpool and other places. Having very little knowledge of the advantages offered by Milford as a port the Americans might have thought that he (the speaker) was addicted to—to use an American expression—what ip called swinging the hatchet. However, a gentle- man had come over to see the docks and consider whether they were such as to warrant him making a report as to whether they afforded sufficient accommodation and facilities for the running of large vessels of the new type between the two countries. From what that gentleman (Mr. Hing- dale) had said to him he was led to believe that his report would be much more glowing than his (the speaker's) own exaggerated account, as it might possibly have been thought in New York. True it was that the place of places for quick traffic was Milford Haven, the future Liverpool oi .rreat Britain. As he had said. seriously said, there were a variety of opposing interests to be encountered, and it was the duty of the promoters of the new project to inquire into them, to find out who and what those opposing influences were, and what they consisted of. These being known, a definite line of action could be pursued, and the obstacles in time re- moved. Mr. HISOPALK, of Long Island Railway Com- pany, the representative of Mr. Corbin, being called upon, said that he supposed he must violate his instructions, which were short and very expressive, Use your eyes and ears." But it sometimes happened that a man got very full of a subject and was bound to say something. He belonged to a class of men Dot given to talk. but he might say that he left New York on July 1, landed at Liverpool, and reached London in due time for the purpose of seeing and hearing without being noticed. Not only were his eves and ears filled, however, but he was filled in every possible and thorough English way. So much by way of chaff. He was very glad to hear so much from one who had made his mark as one of the professional men of the world—not in theories, not in speculations, but in accomplished facts that exist and are known to the whole com- mercial world. He was glad to find that the Alaska was engaged in the very interesting feat of beating her own time. It had been the subject of conversation and debate at their counting houses, clubs, and other places where business is tran- sacted, and the reason why the Guion Line had suddenly come to the front was due to the fact that they had the best and fastest ships in the world in their service. Substantial improvement! will always arrest attention, and as a man of the world such had been his experience. Great theorise counted for nothing unless established by facto6 And, as a fact, they had before them that magni" ticent -example of naval architecture, which de- noted progress, and when progress was made in. maritime atfairs it was only just and right that it should be met by facilities and improved accotn o- dation on land. It had been said that Liverpool sprang up to meet the requirements of ocean traffic step by step. But in those days, in the system of S passenger traffic the question of time and the .č saving of time were not essential objects so long as people could get across somehow. But in thtf ;{ present age the world lives faster, and s. great commercial transactions are arranged under the ocean by means of electricity^ Indeed, they would not be content until a ferry was established between the two countries. But the conditions under which such is to be esta- blished must be considered and debated upon be< • fore money is laid out for its accomplishment. Now, suppose a straight line were drawn from New York to London. At a glance it would be seen that it would pass, within a few miles, through Milford Haven, Milford was a deep se", harbour on this side of the water; and, so far alJ the information he could get went, he could teJf1 them they were all right, and had every-1 thing necessary for the establishment of a line of ocean-going steamers. As to the other side, it was true there was a place in Fort Pond Bay such as there was at Milford, and of sufficient depth and in connection with it there was a line of railway 125 miles iI1. length running into New York direct. This har- bour had a good entrance, and was well sheltered, or could be made so at little expense. It was benag talked of, and preparations were being made across the water to meet Milford Haven. For this line of transport the necessary elements were to be found in both countries. United for one purpose and for one object, was it for Britain and America to know failure ? He would now leave the subject in abler hands, and expressed his thanks for the honour done him.

The grand jury at the Middlesex Sessions on Tuesday returned a true bill against Lord Albert Pelham Clinton, who is charged with having ob- tained C30 by false pretences from Mr. Isidor Weil, the prosecutor having elected to be bound over to prosecute under the Vexatious Indictments Act. Let me die with the blue ribbon on," was the exclamation made by a married woman named Elizabeth Coles, who a tew days ago was frustrated in an attempt to drown herself in a pond on Barnet Common by the gallantry of a police officer. On being charged at Barnet Petty Sessions, 011 Tuesday, with attempting to commit suicide, Mrs. Coles informed the magistrates that her burden of sin was so great that she did not know what she was doing. On her daughter pro- mising to take care of her the prisoner was dis- charged. DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL.- ITS UNEQUALLED EFFICACY IN INFANTILE WASTING AND DEBILITY OF CHtLDREN.-ThoniM Hunt, Esq., late Medical Officer ot Healtn, St, G-iles's and Bloomsburv, writes In badly-nourished infants, Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil is invaluable. The rapidity with which two or three tea-spoonfuls a day will fatten a young child is astonishing. The weight gained is three times the weight of the Oil swallowed, or more • and, as children generally like the taste of Dr. de Jongh's Oil, and when it is given them often cry for more, it appears as though there were some prospect of deliverance for the appalling multitude of children who figure in the weekly bills of mortality issued from the office of the Registrar-General." Dr. R. C. Croft, author of "Handbook for the Nursery," writes i have tried Dr. de Jongh's Light Brown Cod Liver Oil, and find that it contains all the properties which render the Oil so efficacious. I find, moreover, that many patients prefer it to the Pale Oils, and are able to retain it more comfortably. It is almost a specific in many of the Diseases peculiar to In/ancy and Childhood, and I have set'n marked benefit produced by its use." Dr. de Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil is sold only in cap- suled imperial half-pints, 2s. 6d.; pints, 4s. 9d.; quarts, 9s.; with his stamp and signature and the signature of his sole consignees on the capsule and the label under wrapper, by all chemists. Sole Consignees, Ansar, Harford, and Co 77 .W^and, London. A

t HARVESTING IN THE STACK. EXPERIMENTS AT GAERFACH FARM. (BY AGRICOLA.) Great interest has been excited by the new method of harvesting hay and grain originated by Mr. Neilson, of Lancashire, and introduced into Wales and Monmouthshire by Mr. Chas. D. Phillips, Gaerfach Farm, Newport. In view of the special interest attaching to the system of harvesting in the stack owing to the disastrous weather now being experienced, on Tuesday I paid a visit to Gaerfach Farm. I found that Mr. C. D. Phillips had already harvested the larger portion of his hay by means of this new method. The first stack I examined was, I was informed by Mr. Phillips, erected about the 24th of June. The stack measures 40ft. by 20ft., and contains two central air chambers, and two damper boxes. The grass when gathered was ripe, had not any rain upon it after being cut, but was put together in a green state. The temperature of the stack was not per- mitted to exceed 140 deg., and Mr. Phillips only found it necessary to use a hand-power fan five times during the time the hay was curing. Each time the temperature of the stack was reduced from about 140 deg. to 120 deg. I examined the thermometers in the iron tubes which run into the centre of the stack on Tuesday, and found the temperature 128 deg., and at about that heat the stack had remained, I was assured by Mr. Phillips, during the past fortnight. By means of an iron rod I was enabled to procure a sample of the hay in the interior of the stack. I must say better or sweeter hay I have never seen, In quality it was equal to hay cured under the most favour- able conditions in the open air. It had lost none of its brightness of colour, and I believe that the hay in this stack and in Mr. Phillips' other stacks con- tains far more nutriment and seed ,than hay dried under a hot sun could possibly contain. The dimensions of the second rick were 50 feet by 18 feet. This stack, which contains no less than three main air-chambers, situated at equal distances from each other, was made at the end of June and beginning of July. Like the hay in the former rick, the samples I got from the interior of this one were of prime quality. The temperature as shown by the thermometers on Tuesday was 122 deg., at which it has remained during the last ten days. Mr. Phillips does not anticipate that it will be necessary to use the fan again at either of these ricks. He is of opinion that it is a great mistake to use the fan too much and though care should be taken not to allow the tem- perature at any time to exceed 140 deg. or 145 deg., it is both a waste of time and an injury to the quality of the hay to keep the heat always below 100 deg. I was curious to glean informa- tion on this point, as I remembered that Mr. Neilson advises the temperature should never be permitted tc exceed 120 deg., and should be reduced whenever the fan is set at work to about 70 deg. But I am convinced, from the con. dition of Mr. Phillips's stacks, that this idea of the inventor is a mistake. The heat must be per- mitted to become sufficiently great to thoroughly cook" the hay. The idea that there is danger of the stack firing is absurd. If any amount of care is exercised the temperature would have to be considerably over 200 degs. before this would take place. Mr. Phillips thinks, however, that it would certainly be unadvisable to even permit the heat to exceed 150 degs., as the hay would suffer materially in quality, particularly in colour. Farmers have often objected to the system of harvesting in the stack owing to the amount of trouble they have believed would be entailed by the watch- ing of the temperature of the stacks. I have argued in vain that the time thus occupied would be far less than in shaking out and turning the hay in the field during the ordi- nary seasons. But there is a stupidity against which even the gods themselves fight in vain. I took care, however, to ask Mr. Phillips how often he considered it necessary, and was assured by him that once in 24 hours for the first few weeks after the ricks had been made was ample. He laughed at the idea of damage being occasioned by an examination not being made more fre- quently. No doubt there are instances-for ex- ample, when the hay has been stacked in particu- larly bad condition-when it might be advisable for a farmer to look at his thermometers twice a dav. The third stack Mr. Phillips showed me in his yard measured 40ft. by 20ft. It also contains three air chambers. The temperature on Tuesday was 75 deg. With a portion of this rick, however, Mr. Phillips has not been so successful. The hay in the lower part is in capital condition, but that of the upper portion is not so good, the grass, during Mr. Phillips' absence from home, having been permitted to become too dry before being hauled. This is an important point. In harvest- ing in the stack, it is more disastrous, I believe, to let your grass get too dry and burnt up than to stack it in a perfectly green and wet condition. It would be far better, it seems to me, to haul your hay the moment it is cut down, than to attempt to partially cure it, and run the risk of getting it wet again and again. One thing Mr. Phillips has cer- tainly demonstrated, and that is that a fan worked by hand power is sufficient for any ordi- nary farm. This is the only kind of fan in use at Gaerfach—a farm of about 200 acres, of which about 100 acres this year are down in hay. On Tuesday when I visited Gaerfach Mr. Phillips was engaged making a new stack; the grass of which this was composed was being hauled from the field in front of the house. From Mr. Phillips's diary I took the following information Friday, the 21st, cut down field in front of the house; ditches and other parts left by mowing machine cut out on Monday, the 24th. During Friday and Friday night it rained heavily. On Saturday another heavy fall of rain took place. Sunday, rained again in the morning; fine at mid- day and during the afternoon, but heavy rain again at night. Monday morning rain till 10 a.m. Commenced hauling it the same evening, and con- tinued till nine." In the bottom of the rick made of hay carried under such unfavourable conditions Mr. Phillips had placed two loads of rakings. He then con- tinued to construct the rack of the rick, interlarding the green sodden grass with occa- sional loads of rakings, which, as may well be imagined, were also in anything but a dry con- dition. On Tuesday morning an extremely heavy fall of rain took place between six and half-past nine o'clock. Nothwithstanding this, when I reached Gaerfach at half-past one, I found Mr. Phillips' men busily engaged in hauling the wet grass from this field in front of the house, and putting it on the new stack. I was not a little surprised at Mr. Phillips's boldness in attempting to harvest in the stack grass that was not only uncured, but literally sopping wet. I learnt from Mr. Phillips that he was trying the experiment, and one which, he believed, would prove successful. I have hitherto," he said, advised farmers to par- tially cure and dry their hay before attempting to put it in stack; but I have received so many letters and correspondence from different parts of the country stating that they have with my fans successfully saved hay, though it was soaking wet, that I determined to try the experiment myself with this large field of grass." At half-past three in the afternoon, while I was still talking to Mr. Phillips, a heavy thunder shower took place, so heavy as to put an end to all ordinary hay-making for at least the balance of that day. Mr. Phillips, however, continued hauling with the rain literally running through the bottom of the wagons. "I intend," he said, in this stack to put this method of artificially curing hay to the most crucial and severe test you can possibly imagine." I could not help remarking, Well, if you can save that green, sodden, reeking grass you can save hay, no matter how wet the weather may be." Being curious to know the tempera- ture of the lower portion of this stack, Mr. Phillips very obligingly inserted in the centre one of his spear thermometers. In less that fifteen minutes the mercury ran up to 82 deg., where it remained stationary. I have received from Mr. Phillips the following statement concerning the condition of this stac £ :— Mr. Phillips said it was fine on Tuesday night and on Wednesday, with the exception of a few drops of rain-the thin edge of a thunder shower -and he finished hauling and making the round rick, with the grass from the front of the house, on Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. At eight o'clock on the morning of that day one thermometer registered 145 deg., and the Phil- lips's improved "Spear" thermometer 85 deg. At eight o'clock in the evening the ordinary ther- mometer showed 156 deg.; a second thermometer which he inserted afterwards showed 82 deg., and the "Spear" thermometer 98 deg. Mr. Phillips also points out how the compass registered. He is of opinion that this is important, as the wind affects the heat. No. 1 thermometer was about S.S.E., No. 2 about N.W., and the Spear thermometer due west. The altitudes of the thermometers were respectively 3ft., 4ft. 3in., and 8ft. 3in. The rick during Tuesday night sank 6ft. As, no doubt, many farmers throughout South Wales will feel quite as curious as I do to know the results from day to day of the experiment Mr. Phillips is making in this stack, I would suggest the advisability of sending you for publication in the Western Mail, every few days, a report giving the temperature of the stack as taken every 24 hours, the number of times the fan is used, and the general appearance of the hay. Although I have some doubts as to the success of this experiment, there can be no two opinions as to the results achieved by Mr. Phillips with the other stacks at his farm, as well as with his stacks in the Cathays Park and at the Royal Agricultural Show at Windsor. A sample of hay from the stack at Cardiff, submitted to the judges at Reading, was pronounced to be in capital con- dition. I am supported in my opinion of the entire success by a large number of letters from agriculturists shown me by Mr. Phillips. From these I made copious extracts. One of these opinions will be of special interest to farmers in South Wales, and I take the liberty of quoting it. In a letter to Mr. Phillips, Mr. Robert Forrest, Lord Windsor's agent, says:— Having from the first taken a warm interest in Neilson's system of harvesting in the Stack," and believing it to be of immense value to farmers, I de- termined to make my hay this year on this system, and arranged that the fan should be worked each day when required about nine a.m., so that the tenants and others interested in the experiment might thoroughly examine the principle and watch the process for them- selves without the excitement and confusion usually attending public exhibitions. The hay was carried in little more than a half made state, and stacked in two ricks-one made round, having a diameter of 30ft., the other oblong, 18ft. by loft. The hand fan purchased from you was then applied a few days, for about an hour daily to the round rick, and half-an-hour each day for the oblong rick, and although the temperature ranged high at times I found the fan, worked by two men, was quite equal to controlling the same. The round rick, owing to its greater dimensions, in about three days required double the time, viz., two hours, whereas the small rick was easily kept under with 25 minutes to half an hour's work. and the ricks are now cooling down of themselves. The experiment was watched with much interest and satisfaction by several of the leading farmers in the district, and it quite confirmed my previous conviction of the excellency of this system, and the fan supplied by you I must say has been entirely satisfactory. From the experience gained in this trial I should strongly recommend you to advise the farmers not to make ricks of greater dimensions than 18ft. or 20ffc»flBPT « and that each rick should stand detached,

THE LAND QUESTION INj WALES. SALE OF FARMS IN CARDIGANSHIRE. THE THREATENING NOTICE TO INTENDING PURCHASERS. [FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.] Newcastle-Emlyn at mid-day on Thursday week had an exceedingly busy aspect, the main thorough- fare being thronged with people, standing in groups earnestly discussing the probable results of the sale of portions of the estate of Sir Pryse Pryse, about to take place at the Salutation Hotel. Their appearance unmis- takably indicated that they belonged to the far- ming community, and many of them, I ascer- tained, were tenants of the farms which were to be put up for sale and publicly competed for in the course of the day. The threatening notice, to which publicity was given, was widely criticised, and upon making inquiry of influential agriculturists resident in the neighbourhood, I found that to most of them it was incomprehensible that anyone could have been so foolish as to send forth to the public a notice calculatedto do an infinite injury to a good landowner, and which was not in the least likely to advance the interests of the tenants of the respected baronet. Several persons I spoke to expressed their disbelief in the report in such a disagreeable manner that I was led to the conclusion that they were either implicated in the plot to subvert the amicable rela- tions at present} existing between Sir Pryse Pryse and his tenants, or had some personal animosity against that gentleman which they dare not openly disclose. Others were most ready to unburden their minds to me upon the matter. From these I gathered that the placard alluded to emanated from some one in the neighbourhood of Aberyst- with, and had been most extensively circulated throughout ;South Cardiganshire, particularly in those parishes wherein the farms for sale are situated. They were posted upon telegraph poles, gate-posts, and in other conspicuous positions on highways. Whether the notice had the effect its originators intended it is impos- sible to say, but it is a remarkable fact that most of the farms offered were withdrawn in con- sequence of the reserve prices not being reached- This, I was informed, was attributable in some measure to the peculiar conditions it was found necessary to impose upon the purchasers, and which were mentioned by Col. Lewis (Llanllear), whose remarks I give below. The sale was announced to commence at twelve o'clock, but it was nearly one before the auctioneer, Mr. John Francis, of Carmarthen, accompanied by Sir Pryse Pryse, Colonel Lewis, Major Rice Wat- kins (LI wynygraig), Mr. John Pryse (Bwlchbychan), and the Rev. Rhys Lloyd (Troedyraur), ascended the platform erected in the spacious yard of the Salutation Hotel, which was crowded. Before the conditions of sale were read by the auctioneer, Colonel LEWIS said although it was not usual on occasions of that kind for anyone to address those assembled except the auctioneer, circumstances had happened which rendered it necessary for him, as a trustee of this property, to say a few words. This sale was occasioned entirely in consequence of a re-settlement of the Gogerddan Estates. Sir Pryse Pryse and his son had desired him to ex- press the hope that many, if not all, the tenants, might be able to purchase their respective hold- ings. It was necessary for him to refer to one of the conditions of sale on which some discussion had already arisen. This condition referred to the certain sum of money that was chargeable upon this estate. It was also chargeable to an equal extent upon very large estates in the northern part of the county, of which he was also a trustee. He could assure them confidently as a trustee that no difficulty could arise upon that head, particularly as the condition had been altered. Sir Pryse Pryse and his son (Mr. Pryse) joined in an indemnity against any charge that might be made hereafter as regards this particular £ 20,000. He (Colonel Lewis) dare say some of them saw the other day a letter of his relating to some claims. He had there the list of Sir Pryse Pryse which had been very carefully gone into; and certain sums of money which it was only just and fair should be paid to certain tenants on the estates for haulage and various other work in the repair of buildings he would see were paid. He (Colonel Lewis) did not think any of the tenants ought to have had any want of confidence in their landlord. At least, lie would have been very sorry if any of his (Colonel Lewis's) tenants had any want of confidence in him. There were two lots in the sale which would be withdrawn. One was the chapel, and the other was the small house that was used as a. place of worship, or, at least, for some purpose connected with the Church. It was the desire of Sir Pryse Pryse that these two places should be given to the public. (Applause.) This was kindness he (the speaker) was sure the majority of the people present would appreciate. The sale was then proceeded with. There were no Ilfss than 87 lots, the properties being situated in the parishes of Troedyraur, Bettws-evan, Penbryn, Llangranog, Llangunllo, and Blaen- porth, being distant about three miles from Newcastle Emlyn and three miles from Henllan Bridge, at which places it is expected stations will be erected by the Great Western Railway Company in the course of a few months. The chapel given away bv Sir Pryse Pryse is known as the Anygroed Welsh Calvinistic Metho- dist's Chapel, and is situate on the south end of Esgereithm, and adjoins the Penbryn turnpike road. The first lot submitted was a. freehold farm called Troedyraur, adjoining the main road leading from Newcastle Emlyn, comprising 223 acres, 3 roods, 34 poles. There is also an excellent stone quarry in connection with the farm, as well as good farm buildings and every convenience. The bidding commenced at j64,000, and went up to j65,400, when the farm was withdrawn, the auctioneer failing to get any advance. Of the other lots submitted five small fields of good pasture land, containing five acres two roods, were sold to Mr. David John, of Abermar- lais, for £160. A compact holding, called Abermarlais, with dwelling-house, farm buildings, and 5 acres, 3 roods 30 poles of land, fetched j6320, the purchaser being the tenant, Mr. David Jones. A freehold farm called Cefnmaesbach, lying along the main road from Newcastle Emlyn to Llangronog, consisting of 45 acres 2 roods 30 poles, with the usual farm buildings, and let at a rental of £ 43 per annum, was withdrawn, the highest bid being £1,020. The other farms withdrawn were:- en ltygwyn, on ^he road leading from Newcastle Jimlyn to Bettwysevan, seventy acres 1 rood in extent, the highest bid being £ 900 Gwarllwyn, containing 121 ^e,s,f r°od3 35 poles, and situate 011 the road leading from Khydlewien to New Inn, the highest bid being £ 2,100; Coedyperthi, and park adjoining the public road to Aberporth, and containing 150 acres 2 roods 22 poles. tj i? being £ 2,900 Pilbach, abutting on the v ?im^» ie- ^Ts?van Church to Troedyraur Rectory, the highest bid being £ 350 Pantybettws and Cilfargen, containing 209 acres^3 roods 4 poles, in the parish of Bettwsevan, the bidding for which started at JM.400, and reached > £ 4,250; Llanyrwyddfa, containing 17 acres 2 roods 25 poles, situated on the main road from Newcastle Emlyn. highest bid £ 350: Eagereithin, containing 130 acres 1 rood 11 poles, situate below the turnpike from Cardigan, the highest bid for which was £ 2,000. Cefn Warren, containing 16 acres 35 poles, on the road from Grlynatfthen, highest bid, £290; Penpompren, adjoining the preceding lot, and comprising 88 acres 1 rood 38 poles, highest bid £ 1,900; Pantygronn, comprising 128 acres 3 roods 34 poles, situate on the east side of the River Dulais, highest bid, £ 2,225; Waunmendy, adjoining the last lot, and containing 120 acres 1 rood 28 poles, highest bid, £ 1,700; Pencaean, on the road from Glynarthen to Blaenhoff- nant, containing 47 acres 3 roods, highest bid, £J ,150. Cefnceirw and part of Perthy Goppa and Penalltgoch, adjoining and intersected by the main road from Glyn- arthen to Llangranog, containing 181 acres and 2 poles, highest bid, £ 2,950. For a small holding called Blen- waun (part of Cefnceirw), containing 7 acres and 20 poles, the highest bid was JE125. Cefiibach, adjoining, Cefnceirw, containing 63 acres 3 roods 12 poles, highest bid, £ 900. Tynewyda and part of Saibach, containing 44 acres 1 r»od 10 poles, highest price £ 750; North America, formerly part of Abernantbychys, containing 43 acres 25 poles, highest bid £ 360; Waunlle and Clyn- heir, adjoining the turnpike road from Cardigan to Aberayron, and containing 63 acres 1 rood and 13 poles, highest bid £1,180; Penrilltgoch, on the main road from Blaenhoffnant to Newcastle-Emlyn, contaiming 64 acres 2 poles, highest bid £ 570 PantyrhoJial and Cwniwhablin, on the Aberbedw road, coni aining 114 acres 2 roods 3 poles, highest bid £1,650; Silach, on the Capel Twrgwyn-road, 12 acres 2 roods 15 poles, highest bid £ 170; Penpwll, on the Aberbedw-road, containing 13 acres 2 roods 12 poles, highest bid £ 230 ;| Aberbedw Farm, containing 22 acres 1 rood 4 poles, highest bid £ 640; Waun, adjoining the last lot, containing 26 acres 4 poles highest bid £ 400; Waun Fields, containing 18 acres 3 roods 7 poles, highest bid 2360 Brynhirlwm and part of Gierbedw, containing 38 acres 1 rood 10 poles, highest bid J6770 Cwmbedw, adjacent to the high road from Glynarthen to Capel Ffynon, containing 126 acres 1 rood 14 poles, highest bid £ 1,400; Nantcock, adjoining last lot, and containing 61 acres 3 roods 23 poles, highest bid £ 600; Blaenwaun, formerly part of Cwmblw, comprising 71 acres 20 poles, highest bid JESOO; Salamanca, on the main road from Rhydlewis to New Inn, containing 16 acres 2 roods 28 poles, highest bid JB270 Brynhunlle and part of the old farm of Pan- tyrholiad, containing 148acres 3 roods 14poles, highest bid £ 2,200; Llain, containing 62 acres 1 rood 7 poles, highest bid £ 1,370 Britlidir, near Nantvbrainny, con- taining 73 acres 1 rood 25 poles, highest bid, £ 1,600. Rhydrsgwydd, abutting on the turnpike road from Car- digan to Llangranog, containing 65 acres 33 poles, highest bid, £ 11,000. The auctioneer succeeded in disposing of the following lots:— A small piece of land known as Pelinbau, otherwise Tirfelinlip, containing 2 acres 2 roods 18 poles, bought by the Rev. D. Williams, Cwmdir, Llandovery, for £90. A small holding, known as the Black Lion, containing 6 acres 2 roods 10 poles, bought by Mr. David Jones, the tenant, for J6850, Penlansaith. about a quarter of a mile from Traethsaith, containing 30 acres, purchased by Mr. B, Evans, Newcastle, for je500. Castellpridd and part of Cefnllethdre, adjoining the Aberporth-road, containing 18 acres 31 poles, was sold to Mr. John Davies, one of the tenants, for £480. Cefnllethdre, the last lot, and containing 77 acres 15 poles, was bought by Mr. Davies, solicitor, Cardigan, for £ 550. Gelli and part of Pempompren, contain- ing 27 acres 1 rood 20 poles, was sold to Mr. John Owen, a tenant, for £ 730. Ffynontendig, containing 13 acres 3 roods 10 poles, was bought by the Rev. E. L. Jones, Dowlais, Glamor ganshire. Gerthygoppa, on the Newcastle-Emlyn road, containing 60 acres 1 rood 18 poles, was sold to Mr, Griffiths Lewis, Llangunllo Farm, for £ 650. Ffynon- angleison, formerly part of Brithdir and Nantybrenny, containing 14acres 37 poles, was purchased by Mr. David James, Wernddu, Llangunloo, for t370 Gilfichlas, formerly part of Montbrenny, containing 10 acres 2roods 27 poles, was purchased by Mr. Morgan Richardson, Cardigan, for £ 370. Rhowinglas and part of Nantybrenny, containing 8 acres 3 roods 20 poles, was bought by Mr. Richardson, for JE380. A farm adjoining the last, and containing 21 acres 3 roods 23 poles, was bought bv Mr, Richardson for £ 570. Nantybrenny, containing 83 acres 1 rood 35 poles, was purchased by Mr. Richardson for £ 2,200. Mr. 1 Richardson also bought the two closes of land, contain- ing 7 acres 3 roods 28 poles, for £ 270, and two dwelling- houses for dMO. A freehold grist mill, known as Brithdir Mill, and part of Nantybrenny, was purchased by Mr. David Rees, carpenter, Brithdir. The remaining lots were principally small tene- ments.

SOUTH WALES TURNPIKE ROADS. A Parliamentary paper, just issued, gives de- tails in connection with turnpike roads of South Wales for 1881, from which we extract the fol- lowing. The counties dealt with are six in number, being Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire, Pembrokeshire, and Radnorshire. The Brecknockshire statement of accounts shows receipts amounting to £ 3.223 13s. 6d., including a balance from 1880 of jE167 10s. lid. From county treasurer, for bridge approaches and road rate, JE991 5s.; tolls, JE2,055 Glendwr Charity, £5 14s.; and sundry other items, amounting to X4 3s. 7d. The general expenses totalled £429 lis., of which sum J641 16s. 8d. was expended on the action De Winton v. Kirk. Road repairs cost £2,546 4s. 2d. After all deductions there remains a balance to be carried forward of jE247 18s. 4d. Cardiganshire.—Receipts from tolls, including arrears, jE2,672 16s. 9d.; from county treasurer, £ 145; sundries, £ 10; making a total, with £ 68 Os. lid. brought forward, of £2,895 17s. 8d. Expenditure:—By County Roads Board for general matters, jE441 13s. 6d.; by the Upper District, for repairs, &c., £1,129 18s. 6d.; the Lower District, il,211 Os. 3d.; altogether amounting to jE2,782 12s. 3d., leaving a balance due to the treasurer of JE113 5s. 5d. Carmarthenshire.—Receipts from tolls amounted to £5,357 4s. lid; from the county treasurer for bridge approaches and road rates, jEl,045 12s. 5d., and sundries, £30 Is. 6d., in all making- total re- ceipts, £ 7,083 9s. 8d. The total expenditure was £6,287 3s. 6d., being by the County Roads Board JE657 9s. lid.; by the Carmarthen District, £1,796 Is. 4d.; Three Commotts District, £2.158 6s. 8d.; and Llandovery District, £1,675 5s. 7d.; leaving a balance to be carried forward to 1882 of jE7986s.2d. Glamorganshire.—Receipts from tolls, £11,662 14s. 8d.; from county treasurer for county road rate, 1879, £1,000 sundry other matters, £ 18815s.; making a total, with the balance of £ 478 2s. 3d. from 1880, of £ 13,329 lis. lid. The expenditure of the County Roads Board for general matters was £ 3,065 3s. 5d., and also various items in connec- £3,065 3s. 5d., and also various items in connec- tion with law and Parliamentary matters. Swansea Tramways Company v. County Roads Board re Hafod Gate, £ 230 4s. lid.; County Roads Board v. Dickson, X934 10s. lOd.; Swansea and Mumbles Railwav opposition, £1,077 10s. 5d.; Swansea Corporation v. County Roads Board, JE43 5s.; the Eastern Dis- trict Board expended on repairs £ 2,304 Is. 8d. Northern District, £ 2.222 3s Id.; and the Western District, £ 4,039 15s. 6d., there being a balance left of m79 5s. Pembrokeshire.—Receipts from tolls and arrears, £1,444 4s. 8d.; from county roads rate, jE418 6s. 8d.; and sundries, zC9 4s., making, with a balance from 1880, a total of £1,965 14s. 2d. The County Roads Board expended j6305 Os. 2d. on general matters, the Haverfordwest District Board. £685 15s. 6d., and the Narberth District, £ 730 9s. 5d., leaving after all deductions a balance to be carried to 1882 of X244 9s. Id. Radnorshire.—Receipts from tolls, 1881, and arrears of 1880, £1,123 2s. lid.; from county trea- surer for bridge approaches and county road rate, j6330 6s. 8d. and sundries, £ 31 12s., amounting in all to £1,542 4s. lid. The general expenses of the county board totalled £ 307 19s. 8d., and the road repairs, &c., £1,179 2s. lid., thus leaving, with a balance in the hands of the treasurer, a total balance of X55 2s. 4d. to be taken forward to 1882. It may also interest our readers to know the surveyors appointed by the boards for these six counties, so we append their names, with salaries, as given in the return Brecknock John Kirk, Brecon, jE200 per annum, clear of income- tax. Cardiganshire: Thomas Preston, Aberayron, £ 200 per annum. Carmarthenshire William Bowen Davies, Broad Oak, Golden Grove, JE200 per annum; and Daniel Phillips, Carmarthen, X200 per annum. Glamorganshire: Frederick Hamilton Phillips, Neath, X450 per annum. Pem- brokeshire John Thomas, Narberth, £125 per annum. Radnorshire: Thomas Lewis, Wishlade, Penybont, £ 155 per annum. Mr. Thomas Cod- rington is the general superintendent ui county roads for South Wales.

BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTH WALES BRANCH. The annual meeting of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Branch of the British Medical Association was held at the Cardiff Town-hall on Tuesday, Mr. Pearson R. Cresswell, M.R.C.S., Dowlais, presiding. There were also present:— Messrs. Evan Jones, M.R.C.S., president-elect; Alfred Sheen, M.D., D. A. Davies, M.B., hon. secre- taries G. A. Brown, M.R.C.S., Tredegar A. Davies, M.D., Cardiff H. N. Davies, L.R.C.P., Pontypridd; W. T. Edwards, M.D., Cardiff; J. G. Hall, M.R.C.S., Swansea J. Milward, Cardiff; J. Probert, M.R.C.a., Merthyr; S. E. Bligh, M.B., Neath W. Campbell, M.D., Roath; T. H. Redwood, M.D.; J. Russell, M.R.C.S., Neath; C. P. Skrimshire, M.R.C.S., Abergavenny; W. Taylor, M.D., Cardiff A. G. Thomas, M.D., Newport; T. Wallace, M.D., Cardiff J. L. Ward, L.R.C.P., Merthyr; T. J. Webster, M.R.C.S., Merthyr; Morgan Williams, L.R.C.P., Cardiff; W. H. Davies, L.R.C.P., Newport; W. N. Davies, L.R.C.P., Llantrisant; John Evans, Car- diff; M. G. Evans, M.D., Cardiff; — Fiddian, M.B. Cardiff; J. Farrant Fry, L.R.C.P., Swansea F. W. Granger, M.R.C.S., Cardiff T. D. Griffiths, M.D., Swansea; J. R. James, Treorky; J. Lewellyn, M.R.C.S., Caerphilly; R. Lougher, L.R.C.P., Roath L. Morgan, M.D., Pontypridd J. A. Morris, M.R.C.S., Caerleon W. Price, M.B., Cardiff, &c. THE NEW PRESIDENT. The president now resigned in favour of Mr. Evan Jones, president elect, and received a vote of thanks for his services, which he briefly acknow- ledged.—The new President then called upon Dr. A. Sheen to read the minutes of the previous meet- ing, at Tredegar, in April last.—Drs. A. Davies and A. Sheen were appointed the representatives of this branch on the Parliamentary Bills Com- mittee. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. Dr. Sheen read the report of the council and statement of accounts. It was set forth with regret that the numerical strength of the branch had decreased from 166 to 161. There were five new members, including three who were to be elected that day. One member, Dr. Price, of Dowlais, had died at the early age of 30 years. This falling off of members ought not to be, as there must be many eligible men in the district. Reference was also made to the new medical benevolent fund, and the hope was expressed that the matter would be taken up more heartily. The hardship to which militia surgeons were subjected in having to withdraw at 35 years of age without a pension was alluded to, and it was intimated that a petition was lying on the table for presentation to Parliament asking for a remedy. The sum of X19 4s. 4d. was reported to be the amount of balance now in hand, as against £ 8 15s. 5d. last year.—The report was adopted on the motion of Mr. Russell (Neath), seconded by Mr. Brown (Tredegar). ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The members of the council who retired by rota- tion and were eligible for re-election were—Messrs. Milward (Cardiff), Talfourd Jones (Brecon), Jabez Thomas (Swansea), and W. T. Edwards (Cardiff). These were each nominated for re-election, and the following new names were submitted:—Messrs. Griffiths (Swansea), Taylor (Cardiff), Webster (Merthyr), and Fry (Swansea). The gentlemen elected were Messrs. Edwards, Talfourd Jones, Milward, and Griffiths. The hon. secretaries, Drs. Sheen and Davies, were re-elected, and thanked for their services. The following persons were elected members of the branch :-Messrs. D. V. O'Connell (Mumbles), John Mason (Dowlais), and W.C.Hum- phries (Swansea). PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. The President read a lengthy address on the importance of devoting more attention to diseases of the uterus, ear, and eye. He dwelt on the im- portance of having good syringes and autoscopes at hand and using them promptly for the ear. He exhibited a fly that had caused humming in a patient's ear for several weeks, and he passed round for examination various instruments which were of a special value in reference to deafness. He also went through several operations with a patient who was present. A vote of thanks was accorded to the president, who briefly responded, and said he would be amply recouped if he succeeded in infusing his younger brothers with more enthu- siasm in the study of the ear.-Several other papers were read, and the proceedings then con- cluded, a dinner being subsequently held at the Royal Hotel.

The town of Dundee was flooded on Tuesday to an unprecedented extent owing to the heavy rains, and great damage has been done. Several sewers burst owing to their inability to carry off the water, rain having fallen in torrents for several hours. The flax and jute warehouses are situated in this district, and the damage done to the raw material stored in the basements is estimated at nearly £ 20,000.

I CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATION AT CHARLTON. On Saturday a great Conservative demonstration took place in the park of Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson at Charlton. Access was given to the 'grounds, and a number of amusements provided. About 15,000 persons were present. Sir S. M. WILSON, the host, presided, and invited the assembly to give the Leader of the Opposi- tion as hearty a. welcome as ever he received in Great Britain. Earl STANHOPE moved the first resolution, which was as follows:—" That this meeting of the Con- servatives of West Kent and the borough of Greenwich condemns the policy of her Majesty's Ministers, and hereby records its opinion that they have by their mismanagement of home affairs re- duced Ireland to a condition of anarchy, and by their vacillation and tardy recognition of theprepon- derance of British interests in the East have im- perilled those interests, and are mainly responsible for the present state of affairs in Egypt, which may involve this country in a disastrous and costly war." Sir W. HART DYKE, M.P., in seconding the re- solution, said he believed the meeting would give an almost unanimous assent to the terms of the resolution, because it did not impede the action of the Government in a very grave crisis of our affairs, though it did condemn them for negligence during the last few months in their conduct of those affairs. (Hear, hear.) The resolution pointed to the present state of affairs in Ireland, and in one sentence his view of the origin of that state of affairs was because the old policy, which had always secured peace and order, had been entirely abolished by the present Government. Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, who was then called upon to support the resolution, was received with loud and long-continued cheering. He said It is impossible to disguise from ourselves that England is at this moment encompassed with difficulties which require courage and conduct to carry you through. But there is nothing, believe me, that need at all dishearten us, if we are prepared to stand up like men and do our duty. (Cheers.) I think there has been a good deal of disappoint- ment with the Parliament which was returned a little more than two years ago. There were friends of my own elected as Liberal members into this Parliament who were congratulated upon being members of the very best Parliament that had ever been elected in England. Well, we did expect great things; but when one comes to look at the performance we cannot think how we could have been so easily taken in. (Laughter.) I will venture to say that never has there been a Parliament which has done so very little work in the three sessions of its exis- tence as the Parliament now sitting at Westmin- ster. But I do not know that that is altogether the fault of the Parliament itself it is the fault, I think, of those who should have managed the Par- liament. (Hear, hear.) Upon the whole, the heads of the Government remind me of nothing so much as the hard labour to which prisoners are some- times set in gaol when they are turning a crank, or going ever a treadwheel with a great deal of effort, and producing nothing at all at the end. (Laughter.) You have heard a great deal of waste of time in the House of Commons. Well, the Ministers came forward and said they would have no more of that waste of time they would curtail our privileges, and take care to bring us into very excellent order; but who has been the means of wasting time all through this session ? Why, it is the Ministers themselves. I don't believe myself that there is a single de- partment of Government in which you will not find the same evil has been pursuing your leaders. It has always been extreme mismanagement which has kept back the progress of business and the execution of the duties of the Government. I don't believe they manage very well, even amongst themselves. (Laughter.) It is a curious thing if you take up by accident one of the almanacks of a year or two ago, and look at the list of the Cabinet, you see names there which have entirely dropped out now. (Hear, hear.) First one, then another, then a third of their colleagues have left the Cabinet, to say nothing of a man of great ability who was also one of we Ministry, though not in that sacred body. With regard to Egypt I should be almost disposed at this moment, if it were possible, to say nothing, for we are at this moment on the eve of receiving from the Government a full and candid explana- tion of the policy which they have been pursuing, and of the reasons which induced them to ask for a large vote in support of that policy. We open our eyes with astonishment when we see what it is they have brought us to. We can hardly believe ourselves, and they, it seems to me, can hardly be- lieve themselves, when they talk of that which they are about to produce, I will tell you a little incident which occurred only an hour or two ago, which will show you what sort of difficulty they have in bringing their minds to the true situa- tion. For a long time they told us that they would not want any vote of credit at all, that their policy was such, and their wisdom had been such, that they would have money enough, and need not ask for anything to support it. and, of course, they need not give us any explanation of the grounds on which they wanted support. But at last they found it necessary to come for a vote of credit; but even that they could not bring out at once. They first would not tell us what it was, but said they would tell us when Parliament met to-day. Well, when Parliament met to-day some questions were asked, and they were answered with great reluctance, till at last the Minister who was present said there would be a vote for £ 1.300,000. However, I was going to tell you that this was all they could tell at twelve o'clock, but before two o'clock they had enlarged it- (laughter)—and they were obliged to tell us, with many apologies, that they had made a mistake, and, instead of wanting £ 1,300,000, they wanted £ 2,300,000, and that is the point at which we left them when we came from London. (Laughter.) What they may have got to since I do not know. But one tilIng I will take upon my- self to prophecy, and that is that if they go on as they are beginning neither one nor two millions will go far towards the expense they will put us to. I took upon myself in the beginning of this session, in the discussion on the Address in answer to the Queen's Speech, to say that I was very much afraid, from all I saw and heard, that the Govern- ment were likely to fall into a system of drifting in the affairs of Egypt. It was exactly because of the Government policy of drift- ing and never liking to face any decided conclusion that the difficultv which then was comparatively small has now become so large that the Government themselves are obliged to come forward and say that they are forced into that which we saw they would be forced into-that is, into armed intervention. Well, the curtain rises in this way, and, after naturally looking round us and rubbing our eyes, we are told that they are fol- lowing in the footsteps of Lord Beaconsfield. Well, there are some old lines respecting one wh) wanted to preach, which, no doubt, some of you re- member- Jack stole his discourse from the famed Dr. Brown, But he read it so wretchedly that he made it his own. It seems to me that there is a great deal of paral- lelism between that and the comparison of Lord Beaconsfield's policy with that of the present Government. (Laughter.) One thing I think we may at present say, that Lord Beaconsfield saved Constantinople while the present Government had destroyed Alexandria. (Cheers.) But while we think it is and will be our duty to most stringently examine the course of diplomacy which led up to this difficulty, one thing I am sure, as Englishmen, we shall all agree in, and that is, if it is necessary for England to put out her strength it will not be the Conservatives of England who will in any way embarrass or impede that exer- tion of strength. (Cheers.) We may re- gret the necessity, we may blame the policy which has led to the necessity, but if England is to put forth her strength all her sons, her Conser- vative sons, will be with her and support her. (Hear,hear.) As we were told with regard to Egypt that our condition was happy and prosperous when this Government came into office, so we were told with regard to Ireland, that she also was enjoying a prosperity of which there had been for a long time no such example. But what have we brought ourselves to now ? Can any one take up a newspaper of the day and read the ac- counts we receive from every quarter in Ireland without mourning over the terrible state of things which is brought about ? Well, our Government are now endeavouring to administer the affairs of Ireland under the most stringent Coercion Act that has ever been passed in this country. (Hear, hear). Let us trust they will exercise the powers they possess, and which are entrusted to them, vigorously, effectively, and manfully. (Hear, hear). It is want of vigour in the exertion of the powers which are given to you which in one case as in the other is the real source of the dangers to which we are exposed. The Arrears Bill is one upon the merits of which, if it had been deliberately brought forward by a re- sponsible Government, there might have been much to say on the one side and on the other. But when we consider that it was not any original proposal of the Government, that it did not come from them at all, that it was a measure brought in by one of the Home Rule band, and pressed forward at first with the Government merely looking on and saying, We must take time to consider what is to come of this," and when we consider that after all that Bill was taken up by the Government upon some kind of mysterious understanding-we know not what to call it. (A Voice The Kihnamham Treaty.") Well, some call it the Kilmainham Treaty; but a friend of mine gave it a more appro- priate designation, I think, when he described it as A deed without a name." (Laughter.) After I some other remarks, the resolution was carried with acclamation. Sir C. MILLS, M.P., moved That this meeting de- sires to express its unabated confidence in the wisdom and patriotism of the leaders of the Con- servative party, who may be trusted to carry out the policy of the late Lord Beaconsfield, in securing order and good government at home, and uphold- ing the interests and honour of the Empire abroad." Baron HENRY DE WORMS, M.P., seconded the resolution. resolution. Mr. J. G. TALBOT, M.P., and Mr. GRANTHAM, Q C., M.P., having supported the resolution, it was put and carried. Mr. BOORD, M.P., moved, "In view of the not im- probable event of a dissolution, it is the duty of the Conservative partv to use their best efforts to secure the return of Conservative members to Par- liament, and with that object the organisation of the constituencies should be in the most complete condition possible." Viscount LEWISHAM, M.P., seconded the resolu- tion, which was duly carried.

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I HIGHER EDUCATION IN I WALES. In the House of Commons, on Monday, Sir ROBERT CUNLIFFE (L., Denbigh) asked the Vice-President of the Council whether he was now able to state to what extent the Government are prepared to carry out the recommendations of the Departmental Committee with regard to higher education in Wales. Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN (Z., Glamorgan) also asked whether any decision had been come to relative to the measures to be adopted for the promotion of higher and intermediate education in Wales. Mr. MUNDELLA said In answer to the two questions of my noble friends, I must remind them and the House that the recommendations of the Departmental Committee for Wales related, in the first place, to higher grade board schools, secondly to grammar schools, and thirdly to colleges. I am now in a position to state that a circular will shortly be issued by the Education Department to the school boards of Wales, explaining the facilities which we are prepared to give for higher grade schools. Grammar schools will require more consideration and, as regards colleges, I have to say that £ 2,000—the first half- yearly payment of £4,000 a year-will be placed on the Estimates for the college at Aberystwith. Next year a sum of £ 4.000 will be proposed for two colleges—one in the North, and one in the South. These grants will not be continued beyond the 31st of March, 1884, unless by that time sufficient progress has been made to justify it. As I have said, the arrangements for grammar schools must stand over for next year but of the two points in which we have dealt I may express a hope that the liberality of the Go- vernment will meet with an adequate response from the people of the Principality.

A PITEOUS STORY. An inquiry was held by the borough coroner (Mr. Hawkes), at the Public-office, Moor-street, Liverpool, on Tuesday, respecting the death of Annie Andrews, 47, of Georgina-place, Bolton-road, Small Heath.—John Andrews, the husband of the deceased, stated that he was a grocer's porter, and lost his situation about nine months ago. Since that time he had had but very little employment. He had six children, the eldest being nearly nineteen and the youngest seven. One of them, who was about sixteen years of age, brought home 5s. 6d. a week, and the eldest one did not live at home, but assisted the family occasionally. The result of this was that the family had been de- prived of food, and he had sold nearly all the furniture that was in the house. He made an applicat ion to the Aston parish authorities at Vaux. hall-road for relief about ten weeks ago, telling them that he was in want. He was answered that in must go into the house. Witness then told the relieving officer that he had a wife and several children, and he was informed that they would also have to go into the workhouse. He told him that his wife did not want to go into the house.— The Coroner: Did you ask for relief?—Witness: Yes, sir.-Did they give you any ?—No. sir they would not. They said the law would not allow me relief unless myself, my wife, and children went into the house. Things ripidiv became worse.— The Coroner: Did the little children get any food ? Witness (crying): A bit of bread.- In consequence of this trouble, has your wife s&i^ anything about making away with herself ? Sha said she could not stand it much longer.—Now, go back to last Friday. Was tiiere anything in the house that night when tAie children came home ? Part of a loaf, I think, sir. I got home at about ten o'clock that night, but 1 had no money. I went to bed about half-past ten.—Had your wife, to your knowledge, had any- thing to eat that night S* I do not think she had anything.—W hat did she say to you that night? She told me she could not stand this any longer, and that her boy had to go to work without anything to eat. The following morning he went out to seek work, and when he returned home at about dinner time he found his wife dead.—Walter William Andrews, the son of the last witness, stated that he earned 5s. 6d. a week, and during the past few weeks he had had but very little to eat. On Friday night last his mother remarked that at the corresponding time the following evening she would not be alive. His little brothers and sisters had not had much to eat in consequence of his father not having work. His mother threatened that she would take tha contents of a small glass bottle which she ha.d-- The daughter of Andrews, who is thirteen years CE age, was the next witness called. Previous to her being sworn, the Coroner showed her a copy of tha Scriptures, and, pointing out to her the New Testae merit, asked her if she knew anything about its She said she did not, and that it was never read to* her at school. she went to the Dixon-road. Board Schools. The Coroner then declined toi swear the child, and she gave her evidence without being sworn. She said she heard bet mother call out at about eleven o'clock on Saturn day morning from her bedroom, when she fetched in a neighbour.—Mrs. Ward, the neighbour, spoteei to being called to the deceased on Saturday morn- ing. When she went to Mrs. Andrews' house, stafl was in bed and could not speak. She was coof vulsed, and blood flowed from her mouth. Stltf died before the doctor, who was sent for, arrivedz —Mr. Prosser, surgeon, said he had examined tJ:¡1J body, and there were no marks of violence. He had'received a bottle to which a label was attached* on which was printed '"James's phosphor paste. The composition was given to kill rats and midot and was an irritant poiscn. It would cause destttf by inflammation—The Coroner having brigs' addressed the jury, a verdict that Deceased cotOf mitted suicide whilst in an unsound state of minld. produced by distress and poverty," was returned