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THE EDUCATION BILL. I CONDEMNED BY THE FREE CHURCHES. Eleven hundred delegates representing the Free Church Councils and Federations of England and Wales met in conference on the Education Bill yesterday at St. James's- hall, London. The Rev. Dr. W. T. Townsend presided, supported by, amongst other!, the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, Mr. D. Lloyd-George, M.P., Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., Mr. Lewis Williams (chairman of the Cardiff School Board), and the Rev. T. Eynon Davies. In his opening address. Dr. Townsend said the Bill was a wanton, undeserved, and cruel attack upon their rights as Free Churchmen, which they must be prepared to resist to the very last of their resources. The Government proposals contravened the best and oldest principles of constitutional government. The Bill would introduce a new Church rate. Dr. Clifford was entrusted with the first resolution, which was in these terms:—"This conference, representing the Evangelical Free Church Council of England and Wales, con- demns '.he Education Bill now before Parlia- ment as an entire reversal of the leading pirnciples of the settlement of 1870, and as a violation of pqblic justice, seeing that it destroys the direct popular management and th3 unsectarian character of schools wholly maintained by the ratepayers; further, the conference declares that the revolutionary changes of the Bill were not submitted to the country for approval at the last general election, and that, consequently, the present Parliament holds no mandate from the people either to destroy school boards or to charge upon the rates the cost of schools either primary or secondary that are sec- tarian in management, instruction, and staff appointments." Dr. Monro Gibson seconded. Mr. R. W. Perks, M.P., in supporting, said he hoped the Wesleyan Church would refuse to accept a single penny of the rate proposed under the Bill. There was another class they were looking to. the teachers, and he trusted their members in the House did not represent their views. The resolution was carried, with two dis- eentients. Dr. Guinness Rogers moved the second resolution which indignantly protested against the Bill as one compelling Noncon- formists to pay rates and taxes to schools whose teaching was repugnant to their con- sciences. and inevitably leading to an exten- sion of the sectarian training college system and a multiplication of sectarian schools. He had had 59 years of education controversy, but he was prepared to fight the battle over again— "Thrice well vanquish all OUT foeti, Thrice we'll slay the slain." (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Alfred Illingworth seconded. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev. H. Price Hughes moved the third resolution, recalling with gratitude the splen- did services rendered to education by the school boards, and demanding the main- tenance and extension of popular authorities directly elected to manage schools. They must rouse themselves to resist to the utmost this brutal bigotry and intolerable intoler- ance. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Albert Spicer, who was called on to second the resolution,' remarked on the pro- posal to shut out women from the new authori- ties except they were co-opted, and said they would never rest satisfied until women took their proper place in the education of the people. (Cheers.) He described a recent visit to the Principality, where he found the leaders of Xonconformity ready to oppose the Bill to the death. (Cheers.) Mr. Lewis Williams, in supporting the resolu- tion. demanded that school boards should be told why they were condemned. There were some Welshmen who were a little weak-kneed. but before the second reading Wales would put a little backbone into those gentlemen. (Laughter.) He denounced the Bill as the most revolutionary and retrogressive ever sub- mitted to the House of Commons. The ques- tion was: The people's school or the parson's school—which ? He prayed God nothing would be done to prevent this nation becoming the greatest civilising force amongst the empires of the world. The resolution nu agreed to by a unani- mous vote. CONDEMNED BY ABERTILLERY FREE CHURCHMEN. A public meeting, under the auspices of the Abertillery Free Churches Council, was held in the Tabernacle Church, Abertillery, to discuss the new Education Bill. The Rev. E. Ball, president of the Free Churches Council, occupied the chair.—Mr. William Thomas, C.C.. Aberbeeg. dealt at length with the Bill, which he characterised as an effort by the clerical party to disestablish board schools, which bad doae such splendid work, and he expressed hope that the working men of the district would hoid a mass demon- stration against the Bill. This should be done. as the men had the trades unions with them in the matter. Mr. Thomas proposed x resolution condemning the new Bill.—The Rev. W. Howell Jones, Llanhilleth, seconded the resolution, giving a powerful denuncia- tion of the Bill.—Mr. S. N. Jones, C.C., J.P., member of the Welsh Central Board, Mr. Thomas Bevan, and the Rev. T. T. Evans also epoke in a somewhat similar strain, and the resolution was carried, without dissent. CHEPSTOW. An extraordinary meeting of the Chepstow Urban District Council waaheld for the pur- pose of considering the Education Bill, and a resolution of disapproval was unanimously passed.

DEBT-COLLECTOR'S LETTERS. FINE FOR PRETENDING TO BE A SOLICITOR. On Tuesday, at Cardiff Police-court (before »he Stipendiary, Mr. T. W. Lewis), William Cottrell. 411, Cowbridge-road, was summoned for having, on the 26th of February last, wil- fully and ialsely pretended to be a solicitor.— Mr. G. F. Hill (representing the Incorporated Law Society of the United Kingdom) said defendant, who was a photographer, wrote the following letter to Mr. R. Howells, of Aber- dare: "411, Cowbridge-road, February 25. "Dear Sir,—I nm instructed by Mrs. Crab- tree, 25, Fitzhamon-embankment, to apply to you for the sum of £2 10s. 3d. for board and lodgings supplied to your wife, and unless the sum is paid to me on or before Friday next, February 28. legal proceedings will be taken against you. without further notice." Mr. Howells. thinking the letter came from a solicitor, saw Mr. Thomas, solicitor, and he. being of the same opinion, searched the solicitors' register of names, but failed to find defendant's. The Stipendiary asked if the proceedings were instituted entirely upon the phraseology of the letter. Mr. Hill: Yes; but I have other cases which are precisely similar. Mr. Hill cited the cases, and submitted that the false pretence was contained in the letters and their phraseology, although defendant had not used the name, title, or description of any actual solicitor. On February 28 Mr. Thomas, of Aberdare. wrote to defendant"Your letter of the 25th inst. addressed to Mr. R. Howells. Aberdare. has been handed to me. with instructions to act in the matter. I presume from the way in which you have written the letter that you are a solicitor. Please let me know the date of yonr admis- sion. The reason for asking the date of your admission is that I don't find your name in the list for 1902." One would have thought defendant after that would have expressed regret, but instead he wrote the following letter on the 4th of March:—" Re R. Howells- J. A. Crabtree,—In reply to your letter of February 28. the substance of my letter to your client was for payment of the amount due to Mrs. Crabtree. I don't feel any necessity to answer your question, which was only asked to gain time. Whether I am a solicits or not has nothing to do with the request for pay- ment. It has been put into my hands by Mrs. Crabtree for immediate collection, and, if I do not receive the amount applied for (dE:2 10s. 3d.) by return of post, I shall make no further application, but at once take pro- ceedings against your client for the recovery of the some." Richard Howells, professor of music, Aber- dare, proved the receipt of the letter from defendant and the instructions he gave to his solicitor. Mr. Thomas, solicitor. Aberdare, was next called, rnd. in reply to questions, said he was misled by the first letter. The Stipendiary: Surely, you didn't think it was from a solicitor?—I thought so at the time. and Mr Howells thought 80. Didn't you think it a rather nngrammatical and illiterate letter to be written byasoli- citor?—I may have at the time. Answering further questions, witness said a doubt was generated in hia mind. and, after receipt of the letter of March 4. he was satisfied defen- dant was not a solicitor. Noticing the gram- mar and composition, he thought it his uuty to send the letter to the Incorporated Law Society. Defendant, called upon for his defence, said he acted in ignorance of the law, and he was I sorry he had committed an error. By Mr. Hill: I collect small accounts. It ts vary seldom I write such a letter as this. may have seen the phraseology before. I 1on't know where I get my ideas from. I ased to collect accounts for a firm of medical men at Bristol, but I never wrote letters in Bristol. The Stipendiary: What do you mean by *re"?—I don't know what it means. I nave *een it before. The Stipendiary came to the conclu- sion that the case had been proved. The offence he regarded as a serious one, and he imposed a fine of £5 and costs, including soli- citor's fee, or. in default ol distress, one month,

SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS AT LLANELLY. An emergency meeting of the Llanelly Borough Council was held on Saturday morn- ing to consider an application from the Belgian Syndicate for an additional tract of land on the Morfa Marsh. As already reported, the syndicate acquired some time ago from the Crown a taking of 1.000 acres on the marsh, where they propose to sink two shafts to reach the lower coal measures. The syndicate has obtained very favourable terms from the Crown, and now asks the council for an additional 62 acres which forms part of the town estate. The application came before th* council in the shape of a letter from Mr. Fred Nelson Powell. local solicitor to the syndicate who explained that his clients required thf land for the erection of workshops, buildings storehouses, railways, tramways, workmen's dwellings. &c. It was their intention to com- mence at once. and as the company had a capital of £300,000 their operations would necessarily be on a large scale. The intention was to raise 1,000 tons a day and to ship it to Belgium, where the syndicate own one of the largest steelworks and blast-furnaces on the Continent. In all probability a direct line of steamers would run between Llanelly and Antwerp. The reading of the letter was fol- lowed with unanimous expressions of gratifi- cation by the members present, the one opinion held being that it was the duty of tha council to do everything that was possible to assist the syndicate. In the end it was decided to ask. Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. W. Wilkins to report upon the matter to an early meeting of the council. DEPRESSION IN MONMOUTHSHIRE. The depression in the Monmouthshire dis- trict still continues, and several collieries are stopping for certain periods. Tirpentwys Colliery ceased ?;0rk on Saturday owing to slackness of trade. Work will probably be resumed early this week.

WELSH TIN-PLATE TRADE ATTITUDE OF THE WORKMEN'S REPRESENTATIVES. A special meeting of the district council of the Steel Smelters' Union was held at the Eirrl-ir,-Hand Hotel. Swansea* on Saturday. Mr. John Davies (Neath), the district presi- dent, presided, and was supported by Mr. Hodge and all the officers of the society con- nected with the tin-plate section. The clwf business of the meeting wad to discuss the various points put forward by Mr. Hodge at the joint conference on March 22 last, viz.— (1) Holidays, (2) weekly pays. (3) payment on the "doubles," (4) extra payment for openers in big mills, (5) the packers' demands, and (6) the area question. Mr. Hodge addressed the delegates on these points at Borne length, and a resolution was unanimously adopted in support of the attitude taken up by the men's representatives at the last Joint meeting. During the discussion it was pointed out that the employers allowing the oil-plates" to be paid for according to area in future was no concession, 80.3 during the depressed times and when the workmen were in a state of disorganisation these concessions were taken from the men without their sanction; hence there was no merit in the offer of the employers to return to the men what was theirs by right. The doubles" and Canadas question was also fully gone into. and it was decided that payment for the for- mer be according to the area of 52 sheets to the box. and that extra payment on the heavier gauges be from 1251b., and not 1401b.; as to the latter plates, the basis for aJI ordi- nary and light plates to be according to an area of 22,328 square inches. The joint board of tin-plate employers and men's representatives will meet cn Thursday at Swansea, when the question of an agree- ment for another twelve months will be dis- cussed.

THE CORONATION CEREMONY PROPOSED GREAT EISTEDDFOD IN LONDON. A movement is on foot among the 50,000 Welsh-speaking residents of London to organise a great eisteddfod and Gorsedd of the bards, which it is proposed to hold on Primrose Hill, or some other eminence within easy reach of the Metropolis, on the day of the Coronation.

A SILLY JOKE FROM THE DOCKS. Attached to the circular which the Mayor of Cardiff (Mr. F. J. Beavan) has sent ont appeal- ing for subscriptions towards the Coronation fund is a printed form for subscribers to fill in with the amount of their contributions. On Saturday his worship received a letter in a foolscap envelope as follows: "Hia Warship the Mayor, H.M.S. Parlour. Cardiff." The printed form waa filled up as follows:- "County Borough of Cardiff. "Coronation of H.M. King Edward VIT. "To his Worship the Mayor, Town-hall, Cardiff. "I have much pleasure to send you £5.000 towards the above fund. "Name: JAMES NONSUCH and Co. Address: Blind-alley. Cardiff, 1 E." The mayor considers the letter a most insulting one. both to himself and to the town, and hopes there will be such a feeling of resentment at the Docks (where the letter was posted at 5.15 p.m. on Friday) that the sender may be discovered. The hand-writing is very distinct, and the writer should be easily traced.

LOCAL WILLS. ME. WILLIAM DAVIES. PEMBROKE. Probate of the will of Mr. William Davies, of Foid, Haycastle, Pembroke, who died on the 15th of October last. has been granted to the sole executrix, his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Davies. and the testator's estate has been valued at -81.187. MR. EDWARD DAVIS, CHEPSTOW. The executors of the will of Mr. Edward Davis, of Hazel Villa, Chepstow. Monmouth. and formerly of Shanghai, who died on the 5th of March last. are Mr. Frank Abbot, of Lime Villa, Snaresbrook. and Mr. Frederic Walker, of 23, Rood-lane, tea broker. The testator, by his will of the 17th of November, I 19C1. bequeathed to the executors £150 each; to Dr. John Taylor. of Hove. £100: to his god- son, Ernest Scott. £150; to his god-daughter, Mrs. B. K. Liddell, £150; and he bequeathed to his wife his household effects, and he left the residue of his property in trust for his daughters. Mabel. Margaret Vale. and Edith Glennie Vale, and Phyllis Marjorie, or. in the event of failure of this trust, as to two-thirds for Mrs. Davis absolutely, and as to one-third for the children of the said Mr. Frederic Walker. The testator's estate has been valued at £14,093 gross and £14,030 net. MR. A S. COBB. PONTYPRIDD. The executrix of the will, dated February 11. 1889. of Mr. Alfred Stanley Cobb, of Bank House, PoLtypridd. manager of the London and Provincial Bank there, who died at Hamp- ton Green, Minchinhampton, Glos., on the 9th of January last, aged 45 years, is his widow, Mrs. Margaret Richie Cobh. to whom the testator left all of his property absolutely, and his estate has been valued at £9,239 2s. lOd. gross, and £9.077 4s. 5d. net. MR, JOHN MEYRICK. NEWPORT (PEM.1. The estate is valued at £3.970 Is. 4d. of Mr. John Meyrick, master mariner, mayor of Newport (Pcm.), of Mount Pleasant-terrace. Newport, who died on January 3, aged 36. Probate of the will has been granted in London., to William Charles Meyrick, the Bon; Thomas Davies. of Hunter-street. Briton Ferry, deputy harbourmaster, the nephew; and John Williams, of Cross House, Newport; MR. PHILIP POWELL. ABERDARE. The executor of Mr. Philip Powell. of Glou- cester-road. Aberdare, who died on the 15th of January last, is his son. Mr. George Powell, and power is reserved to grant probate also to Mr. David Lloyd Davies. The late Mr. Powell's estate has been valued at £ 1,208 14s. 2d.

BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH. THROWN FROM HIS HORSE AND SUSTAINS SEVERE INJURIES. A very serious accident happened on Tues- day to Dr. Carr Glynn, Bishop of Peter- borough. His lordship was out riding near the city when his horse reared and threw 1 iin. The fall was a dangerous one, and the bishop's head struck the ground with great violence. His lordship was picked up in an unconscious condition, and removed to Milton Hall, the nearest residence. lAter news with regard to the bishop's con- dition is of a serious nature. His medical attendant. Dr. Kirkwood, says he is suffering from severe concussion of the brain. Lady Mary Carr Glynn and all tne family are at Milton Hall, where his lordship was removed after the accident, which occurred while he was riding in Milton Park, his horse suddenly stumbling. His lordship wae riding with his son and daughter at the time. At midnight the bishop showed signs of consciousness, but his condition was still regarded as serious.

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Also to Agents for the above- mentioned Companies. L23388 Insurance Companies* GUN INSURANCE OFFICE. FOUNDED 1710. Sum Insured in 1900 exceeded £ 450,000.009. For Full Particulars aoply to the following Agents CARDIFF Mr W. H. Prioe. 21. High-street. Mr. Charles Cross, 21. Workingft. M .Mr. John Jenkins. 10, Westgate-st. „ .Mr. F. E. Furse. Messrs. R. H. Seel and Isaac. .Messrs. Williams and Bon, 119, St. Mary-street. Aberkenifg.Mr. Jesse Hurley. Cadcxtun.Mr. B G. Davies (and Barry Dock). Cowbridge Mr. Thomas J. Parsons. Dowlais Mr. Isaao Edwards. Gorseinon Mr Richard F. Bennett. Gilfach Goch.Mr. John Edwards. Hengoed.Mr. Geo Seaborne. Llandaff Mr W A Gordon Williams. Llantrissant.Mr. F. R. Jones. Maesteg Mr. David Davies, Pentre Mr. Thomas Rhys Evans. Treharris and Caerphilly.Mr William Dowdeswell. L19431 gufcltcatums* OATH Edition Just PubliLghed) Pos t Free 6 stamps. On Physical Weakness Local and General, and the Nervous and Mental Disorders of Men. A Descriptive Treatise, including a new, simple, and inte- resting oure without stomach medicine —Lon- don, A. J. Leigh, 92 and 93, Great Russell-street, W.C. L1199 from Is. weekly. Specinli yiCTPWf3* (X! niIer- £ t2 15s. Sample for /V-V £ 5 6a Carriage paid. Plated RKims. Free Wheels, Rim Brake' Fitted fre0- Agents Dereham Road Cycle Coy.i I 10-1 Dereham Road Cycle Coy. I — Norwich. L2370 j IBUY THE "EVENING EXPRESS, I PBIGB HMJTBNST. Justness — The Cur4J for Gout, Rheumatio Gravel; the saftlst and most The TJniversel Eomedy for Acidity or'the Stomach, ielicato ie* Headache, Hearth-cm, Indigestion, Sour Sructations, males, and tha Sick* Bilious Affections. ness of Pregnancy. ;11.- DINNEFORDS AGNESIA Sold Throughout the World. N.B.-ASK FOR DINNEFORD'S MAGNESIA, L2348 jf—Yf, There's PFQURITY, lib$Wuto[YCure .1 TTLE BILIOUSNESS. 1|||| | IL IN £ |QL PYP SICK HEADACHE. |jj|| IVER TORPFO LIVER. dft 1, m FURRED TONGUE. |Hll 1 § ggK IF IP ,ND,GE|STi°ON DIZZTNESS. 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Pure blood gives health. Thousands have been cured by these wonderful Pills whose diseases could not be reached by any other medicine. For rheu- matics, lumbago, piles, gravel, pains in the back, scurvy, bad legs, wounds or white blotches on the face and body, swelled feet or legs, erysipelas, jaundice, dropsy, and fevers of all kinds. In boxes at ls. lid. and 2a. 9d. each. Sold by all chemists, or from the Bur- dock Pill Manufactory, Oxford-street. Swansea. THE GREATEST CURE for Nervous Diseases of all kinds. This prescription Cured Me in 21 Days, although I had suffered for years from a debilitated, broken down nervous system, caused by my own folly, I will send the prescription to any sufferer who encloses a stamped addressed envelope. It is a guaranteed Sure Cure for Nervous Debility of every kind, and will restore all the nervous and Generative Organs to a healthy condition, no matter how long the sufferer has been afflicted. AddressRev. John Wilson. 40, Murillo-wad, Lee, Kent, England. (Name this XWperJ csm WESTERN. 1\1 AIL T IMITED, CARDIFF. A Few ROLL-TOP DESKS at Reduced '—' Prices. Inspection Invited. A Large Assortment of DAY BOOKS, T „7;„^4Sn BOOKS, JOURNALS, and LEDGERS In Various Sizes and Rulings. CJPECIAL Line.—1 000 Pace Lett# T COPYING BOOK, Well-bound wi^ Instructions for Taking Copies of Typewrittei, Letters. Price 58, TOE UNIQUE COPYING BOOK ;'b5f Paper; Suitable for Taking Copies 0 Solicitors' Bills of Cost. Five hundred Page?' tw. 6d.; 1,000 Pages, 10s. T ETTER COPYING PRESSES; FRO# 21s. Best Birmingham Make. 10UBBER DAMPING SHEETS, tot Copying Typewritten Letters. Lettet Size, 4s. Dozen: F. Cap., 5s. Dozen. rjOOD Commercial BLACKLEG# PENCIL; special value; 5s. 6d. per Lots. EXTRA Large Size BUSINESS ■"—J ENVELOPES; strong Manilla; 2s. & per 1,000 in 5,000 Lots. GOOD Strong LOPES; size 9x4; pocket shape; 7s. 6d. per 1,000. LARGE Assortment of OFFI^ REQUISITES Always in Stock. 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