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WORKMEN'S TOPICS.1 BY MR W. ABRAHAM, M.P. (MABON). THE CRISIS IN THE COAL TRADE SOME FACTS OF THE SITUATION. As many exciting and ill-informed reports are JLcircuJation as to the impending crisis in the %41 trade, we will try and put some of the facts "rf the situation before the readers of the Cardiff tines, so as to aid them in forming their own Conclusions upon the matter. To begin with, we Jet forth the objects and some of the principal flllesof the Miners'Federation of Great Britain. Objects of Association. (1) To provide funds to carry on the business of is Federation, and the same to be disbursed as provided in the following rales. (2) To take into consideration the questions of hade and wages, and to protect miners generally. (3) To seek to secure mining legislation affect- lag all miners connected with the Federation. (4) To call conferences, with questions affecting Miners, both of a trade, wage. and legislative character. (5) To seek and obtain an eight hours' day (torn bank to bank in all mines for all persons forking underground. (6) To deal with and watch all inquests upon persons killed in the mines where more than shree persons are killed by any one accident. (7) To seek to obtain compensation where more han three persons are injured or killed in one Occident, in all cases where couutiep, federations, to districts have to appeal, or are appealed gainst from decisions in the lower courts. RULES. (1) That this society shall be known by the teune of "The Miners' Federation of Great Britain," and all counties, federations, and dis- fricts are eligible to join and form a part of the lne by paying an entrance fee of £1 per thou- «nd, or fractional part thereof. But no section *t a county where a Federation or county associa- tion exist shall be eligible to join this federation. (16) That whenever any general stoppage of Collieries occurs, arising out of any action taken 'Y a conference, a special conference shall be Sailed to determine whether support shall be Clven to any county, Federation or district. (17) The conference shall, after duly considering Such dispute, have power to raise by levy upon }he members of the society such sum or sums to &eet the requirements of the said dispute. (18) No county, federation, or district shall ^*ve society support unless more than 15 per '•nt. of the said county, Federation, or district is ?1t of work consequent upon any action taken by general conference. (19) That this society supports members out of 2rork, in accordance with rule 17, who may have teen out of work nine clear days from the com- mencement of the dispute. I (20) That whenever any county, Federation, or district is attacked on the wage question, or fay action taken by a general conference, till Members connected with the society shall tender notice to terminate their contracts if approved M by a conference called to consider the advisa- bility of such joint action being taken. ttettCft of Actiori. The following resolutions have been Sent by Messrs T. Ratcliffe, Ellis, and F. Parker Rhodes, joint secretaries to the Coalowners' Federation, and which were passed at a. meeting -t,f the representatives of coalowners held at London on Friday, June 30th (1) That the conditions of the coal trade demands a reduction of 25 per cent. in wages, And that notices to terminate contracts be given 'rith the view of obtaining such reduction. (2) That the committee appointed to meet the • miners' representatives having reported the "eqUIb of their conference, it is resolved that to enable the miners' Representatives to obtain instructions upon the application of the employers for a reduction in wages of 25 per cent.; the notices to terminate contracts be not given before the 8th of July, but that they be given that date to terminate not later than the 28th instant. (3) That the committee already appointed be empowered to meet the miners' representatives at any time, if necessary, without calling a further Meeting of the coalowners. Upon receiving the above the officials of the federation have issued instructions that meet- ings of the men must be held everywherethrough. Out the Federation, and that delegates must be aPpointed to attend a conference that will be held at Birmingham on the 19th inst., with full Power to deal with the wages question. These meetings are now being held throughout the districts embraced by the Federation. They are first held at each colliery, and afterwards general district meetings will be held in the various county or district Federation at which Representatives will be elected to attend the Special conferendS to be held at Birmingham on the 19th inst. The executive of the Federation will in all probability meet the coalowners on or lbout the 21st inst., and will then indicate their final decision. Some of the large districts affiliated with the Federation have already decided to take a ballot of the men in order to ascertain whether they will Acceptor resist the employers' offer. In this bourse we are informed that the men, without a Vord of advice or caution from their leaders, are »llowed';to follow their own counsels and the dictates of their own hearts in the matter. They 'Z'e generally told, in the words of Mr S. Woods, P., "He was not there to say whether they should take a small reduction or not. They were pable of considering that question for them- selves, and if they thought the demand was Unjustified, they had the right to resist." This Way be held to be an easy way of avoiding Responsibility. But when we come < to consider what such a strike as that of the men in the Federation means, it is not to be wondered W that men become faint-hearted and shun the Responsibility of advising in a matter of such magnitude, and must have such grave and I '-Zrible consequences. Still it is a very great Pity that such large bodies of men should at such time be allowed to take their own course with. out timely advice one way or the other and, in our humble opinion, the fact that this is done letieYe no leader of men from the responsibilities 3f his position; -Let usi however, come back to the facts of the case. Mr Samuel Woods, M.P., I 5bfopmed a Warwickshire audience a week ago that. if it came to a strike, that of 400,000 Working miners every man Would Irfy down his tools. It meant something more. Durham and Northumberland were part and parcel of the Rederation, and if the 20th Rule would be put into operation, they would havo to he loyal and 14Y down their tools with us." Whatever Mr Woods's authority is in speaking for the 400,000 he mentions, that, surely, will be enough without any more, "VI have little doubt whatever that his remarks with regaid to Durham and Northumberland are a little premature. The Aotual" position of Northumberland Miners, We are officially informed, is this :-By a majority a ballot of the whole of the members it was declared to be the wish of the Northumberland 3biners to join the Federation. The secretary, Mr Ralph Young, immediately the poll was con. •luded and the result known, wrote officially to 1ft. Ashton, the secretary of the Federation, •siting that the Northumberland miners be •Emitted. The letter was at once acknowledged, nd the statement made that. the application ^°uld be laid before the executive committee, ''here the matter just now remains, and, so far, Northumberland miners are not in the Federa- tion, and until they are affiliated may neither appoint a delegate to the forthcoming conference, tit become responsible in any way for the action of the Federation. The Position of Durham somewhat different. Durham has joined the fedej;jRt)j90» out have, we beUsve, paid their initiation fees, but no more. The Durham associa- tion has never recovered its position since the late strike. They have some thousands of men out of om ploy ment, they are some thousands of pounds in debt, and have not been able to pay a single farthing of the levies that the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has laid upon its members since they have joined that body. And being a regis- tered society of their own, the officers have, in this case, issued a circular to the members asking them the following questions :—Shall they come out on strike with the Federation in the event of that body deciding to do eo or shall they sup- port their own strike ? Shall they offel: an alter- native policy ef offering to settle the dispute by conciliation or arbitration ? Perhaps these are not the exact words of the circular that has been issued, but we vouch that this is the purport thereof, and until these questions are answered by a ballot that is to be taken of the men, there is no one that can say what the miners of th* North will do in this case. Still, as Mr Woods said, the miners of the North may be got to lay down their tools in sympathy with the other sections of the Federation." Although, in the meantime, they will be fighting to resist a reduction which they are not asked to receive although they did not work for the same markets and although in so doing, they will assist in resisting all the principles of civilisation that they have so long cherished and advocate in the settlement of industrial disputes. And moreover, if the 20th rule will be put in force, according to the same, all the men that belong to the Federation in the mines of Monmouthshire and South Wales will have to tender their notices to terminate their contracts, so that, if it comes to a strike, we may fairly predict that it will be of a greater mag- nitude than the world ever saw before.

REVIEWS, Sylvia's Journal for July still maintains its high standard and interesting character as the favourite ladies' journal, and mcludt's a complete original story by Miss Jane Barlow, the author of Irish Idylls." A capital article is given, with portrait, on Eleonora Duse, and an illustrated article on Newnham College and the Life there," is well done. In addition to a serial story and numerous articles, the musical notes, and essays on gardening, house decoration, toilet, needlework, and fashions keeps the reader well informed on all these interesting matters to ladies. In the July Leisure Hour," Mrs Bishop con- cludes her series of articles on her travels in Tibet and Central Asia. A practical series of papers on Microscopic Sea Life is continued by H. Scberran, F.Z.S., with notes on new discoveries in science and the usual budget of literary varie- ties Mr W. J. Gordon continues his papers on The Way of the World at Sea." Lily White," the extra summer number of the Girl's Own Paper," and the Boy's Own Paper" summer number are quite up to the issues of former years. A better budget of short stories and interesting articles cannot be had for 6d, and each number forms a capital holiday companion, though a higher standard of intelli- gence is appealed to in the summer number for girls than for the boys. These remarks equally apply to the Girl's Own and the Boy's Own for July, both being excellently turned out and brimful of good things. Messrs Ward, Lock and Co.'s serial publications for July include "The Illustrated History of the World," part 9, dealing with the Roman world. The illustrations of this work are of a high-class order, and assist the narrative. The "Imperial History of England," part 8 Haydn's Dic- tionary of Dates," part 9 Phelps's Shakespeare, part 8 select edition of the Waverley Novels The Pirate," part 6, illustrated with high-class engravings; Christian's Golden Treasury," part 8 "Every Man his Own Mechanic," part 9; "Amateur Work," re-issue, part 20; and "Ward and Look's Industrial Self-Instructor," part 44. Part 30 of "Cassell's Storehouse of General Information" completes vol. 5 of this popular encyctopoodia. 'The Story of Africa and its Explorers" has reached part 18, and in addition to being a graphic and pleasantly-written history of the exploration and development of the Dark Continent, the paper, print, and illustrations render it a fine, art publication.

L THE CUftTfORJjRUIilCfMESS. Four circulars have been sent to us commending to general consideration a "cnro" for what is called the "drink-crave." Every conscientious medical man would welcome a cure for drunken- ness and provided it was real and actual. would not too nicely scrutinise the source from which it emanated. How- ever prejudiced our medical ancestors may have been, we, their professional descend- ants, are minded to lay fast hold of cures and to stick to them, wherever they may happen to come from. The only condition we insist upon is that they shall be bon& fide. The particular cure now offered to the public presents very sorry credentials. It has been experimented with by a number of persons at Birmingham, not one of whom appears to have been a medical man- most of them seem to have been Sunday-school teachers or Temperance Society officials. To this we should not have particularly objected—because anybody can see whether a person is drunk or sober-if the so-called experiments had been of any value. But one fact alone is snfficumt to show their untrustworthiness, riot to say their childishness. The experiments were begun on May 23, and the circular accompanying the com- mittee's report bears date June 20. So that the whole business appears to have occupied less than a month. There is no need for discussion here. The futility of the performance demonstrates itself. The truth is that any third year's medical student can tell the experiments of a dozen drugs, any one of which will nauseate a drunkard and cure him of his drink-crave for at least a month. One would like to know the average age of the mem- bers of the Birmingham committee. Surely most of them must be still in the pinaofore stage We did not give Birmingham credit for so much gtillibility,-The Hospital.

WHAT THE SEA WEIGHS. A writer in "Longman's" (Mr Schooling) has been jmoasuring and weighing the sea. According to his calculations the number of gallons in the whole sea is 373 trillions (million million million), which, if it could be poured away at the rate of 1,000 gallons a second, would take nearly 12,000 million years to got rid of. If we could sell it even at so low a price as one shilling for 10,000 gallons, the bill would come to 1,860 billion pounds. Supposing the sea to be formed into a round column reaching to the sun, the diameter of the column would be nearly' 2lA miles. The Pacific would form 53 million nnles of its total length of 93 million, and the Atlantic 18 million. If it were a column of ice, and the entire heat of the sun could be concen- trated upon it, it would all be melted in one second, and converted into water in eight seconds; which illustrates the heat of the sun rather than the size of the sea. The weight of the sea is 1 trillion and 665,000 billion (1,665,000,000,000,000,000) tons, and if a contractor took the job to move it at even so moderate a price as a thousand tons for a penny, he would require to be paid the amount of the National Debt ten thousand times over in reward for his labours.

THATS THE WAY HE FELT. Gus ros KJMIXH How do you Hku your new horse. Miss Fanuy ? FAIR KQUKSTRIKNNK He does not ride as easy as I expected. He tugs at the bit and acts as if he wanted to run away with me. Gus DE SMITH I don't blame him if I bad his chances I'd do it, too.

An Objection. The following anecdote is vouched for by the stenographer, and will be appreciated more especially by lawyers. At a term of the circuit court. beld not long since in one of the up river counties, a horse case was on trial, and a well-known horseman was called as a witness. i ounsel Well, sir, you saw this horse Witness: Yes. sir, I7—— Wliti-t did you do? I jest opened bi3 mouth to find out his age, an I sez to him, sez I, Old feller, I guess you're pui iy good yet. Opposite Counsel: Stop Your honour, I object to any conversation carried on between this wit- ness and the horse when the pUintiff w*a not present. Tbe objection was sustained.

By LlofTwr. Welsh-speaking Officials for Wales. The return wave of Nationalism in Wales h.is brought with i many strange things, good, bad, and indifferent. It has brought the cry for Dises- tablishment, for Welsh Home Rule, for a Welsh University; it has brought a Welsh Land Com- mission, tithe wars, and Socialism; it has pro- duced Professor Rhys and Mr Owen Edwards, Mr Tom Ellis and Mr Lloyd George, Michael Jones and Dr. Pau Jones, the Dafydd ap Gwilym Society, and other national societies it has given us natioual magazines from Gymru and the Geninen downwards; it has "revived the Welsh language, the Welsh Church, and the eisteddfod. In a word, it has infused anew spirit into the whole of Welsh life-political, social, and religious. The cry for Welsh-speaking officials for public posts in Wales is certainly one of the most beneficent results of the new spirit. Two events havebroughtitinto prominence of late-the resolution just passed by the Cardiganshire magistrates, and the replace- mont of Judge Beresford by Judge David Lewis. The Herald Cymraeg, in its leading article, says —" Although Mr Tobit Evans is a Unionist, every true Welshman will feel grateful to him for having called attention in the Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions to the terrible injustice of putting monoglot Englishmen to look after our prisons, our poorhouses, and our asylums. Although the Cardiganshire magistrates are for the most part red-hot Tories, Mr E vans succeeded in getting them to pass a resolution condemning this practice." The Herald, Radical though it be, speaks very strongly of the inconsistency ot the Government in removing Judge Beresford, and then appointing an English-speaking Welshman to the Recordership of Swansea. It characterises the act as "humbug," The Gencdl Gymrcig makes "Welsh in our Prisons the subject of its leading article. It eulogises the Cardiganshire magistrates, who must find it a rare treat to be in favour with'the Gen-edl. It is to Mr Tobit Evans that we are indebted for bringing the matter into notice. Let all courts of quarter sessions in Wales follow the splendid example of the Cardiganshire Court." The Celt, in a short leader, says:- Our friend H. Tobit Evans has done good work in calling attention to this subject. He found out that a poor Welsh girl had suffered great hardships at Carmarthen Prison. Every public official in Wales ought to be able to speak the language of the people."

The Bishop and the Archdeacon. The Cymro devotes three of its pages to a long and bitter correspondence (a summary of which from the Cymro has already appeared in your columns) between the Bishop of St. Asaph and Archdeacon Howell. It is intensely interesting, and deserves to be read if only as a study in controversial literature. Thtf Bishop of St. Asaph has the reputation of beinpf a skilful con- troversialist, but in this correspondence it can hardly be said that Archdeacon Howell comes off second best. The archdeacon's letters exhibit a wonderful force and directness of style he selects his language with consummate skill. and knows when to play with delicate touches of irony, when to hit stmight from the shoulder, when to indulge in bitter satire, and when to ri.se to a lofty dignity of style and language. The Cymro (the only paper which obtained copies of the letters this week) refers to the controvery thus Whatever else may be said of this correspond. ence, we believe that the venerable archdeacon has extinguished for ever the charge of a 4 dual attitude' which is brought against him. But leb the reader draw his own conclusions, and if he is only observant enough he will have no lack of them." .-v.j..

The Magazines for July. The Geninen (quarterly) and the Traethotfydd (bi-monthly) came to hand with commendable punctuality. The Geninen, as usual, has a pro- digious luxuriance of articles, crammed together in the least possible space. It is an exceptionally "national" number, and the contributions on national subjects far outweigh the usual common- place biographies on deceased preachers, eminent and otherwise. A flood of national literature is upon us. Cymru leads the way, but all the magazines are more or less permeated with the new spirit. In this number of the Geninen Anthropos," writes fervently on too Welsh SpiritMr R. J. Derfel discusses the Duty of the Wales that is ('Cymru Sydd') to the Wales that is to be ('Cymru Fydd');" Mr T. E. Morris, M.A., LL;B. traces the origin of Welsh sur- names Professor D. M. Lewis, M.A., considers the relation of the people to the land in Wales," mainly from an educational point of view; "Gwyliedydd" criticises the attItude of Welsh newspapers to religious matters; Mr Ambrose Jones slashes Welsh preachers in his paper on the Defects of Religious Education in Wales" Watcyn Wyn" reviews the position of .4 Wales at the end of the Nineteenth Century," triumphantly rejoicing fod hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erived" while the culminating point in this glowing mass of Welsh patriotism is reached in Mr Llewelyn Willianti's (B.,A.! strikingly able paper on The Stranger that is within our gates," where lie uncompromisingly advocates the teaching of Welsh in our elementary schools, not only to Welsh children, but toEnghsh children thab attend Welsh schools. Other noticeable contributions are those by the R.H;. Wyudham Lewis, Dr. Morris (Brecon), Mr ;1. T. Job, the Rev. Robert Williams, B.A., Morris Lewys, and others. All this emphatically shows that the spirit of the century-the. revj,val of the national feeling in small nationalities —is stirring among us; that Wales, after having lain silent for ages in an enforced long sleep, is now pushing aside tho weeds and briars thathave encumbered it, and is rousing up to a fresh and vigorous life. The "Traethodydd is not so prominently filled with this spirit; but its excellent "get up" is a credit to Wales. The Rev. Daniel Rowlands, M.A., writing of the "Educational difficulty," pays a warm tribute to Mr Acland for his efforts on behalf of Welsh education; Mr W. B. Williams, M.A., Dunedin, traces "Borrowed Words" in the Welsh language and Professor Anwyl, M.A., gives a scholarly translation into Welsh of the "Epistle of St. Barnabas," so-called. In the Cerddor" Mr D- Jenkins, Mus. Boo., givos a course of- articles on tho "Fugue;" and Mr D. Emlyn Evans concludes his Series of biographies of Welsh mup- CHtns, which, it is to be hdprd, wiH,b6 re-published in book-form. "Cerddor y Cymry" rejoices that there will be orchestral accompani- ment for the ehoi- in the Pontypridd Eisteddfod. "Elfed" and" Cadrawd t) continue to furnish healthy pabulum to the readers of Cyfaill yr Aelwyd." "Ceulanydd," in the "Llusern," attempts to prove that the use of instruments in public worship is not justified in Scripture. His reactionary view of excludingthern he supports with some texts, contorted and twisted to suit his purpose. The Rev. D. Phillips, Swansea, fur- nishes a short sketch of the history of the Welsh Calvinistio Methodists in the "Cytcbgrawn." John Roberts (J.P.). Llanbrynmair, is the sub- ject of a readable contribution by Mr D. Peate in the "Cronicl." The Rev. W. Williams, Swansea, attacks the Higher Criticism in the Trysorfa.

Street Car Rules. Never tell the conductor you wish to get off He is supposed to know. If you have three or four bundles lay them on the seat beside you, especially if the car is crowded you will not be so crowded yourself. Always try to stop the car on the near side of the crossing. You will have to walk to the other side, and this makes a good excuse for jawing the colicitictor. ir Make a practice of whistling in the cars. Your travelling companions will be obliged to hear it, and they may possibly delight in listening. Cross your legs so that they will occupy the full width of the aisle. This will afford additional exercise to tbeog#.Oag$gr, who is badly io nwd of

Parliamentary History of Monmouth. fW. R. WILLIAMS, SOLICITOR. TALYBONT.] The roll of knights of the shire for the county of Monmouth from its first enfranchisement in 15-11 to the present day presents a long and honoured list of the county representatives at Westminster, and numbers many names of those who nobly served their country in the days gone by. It chose a Secretary of State in 1604, a gallant loyalist soldier in 1628, a Lord President of Wales 1660, a Judge Advocate-General 1734. an ambassador 1735, and a Cabinet Mimster 1716; and from 1547 to 1660 it returned nine knights, one baronet, three honourables, and one future earl; while since 1660 it has chosen no less than eight baronets, four lords, one honourable, one Knight of the Bath, one viscount, one marquis, one future earl, and one future duke. Another striking feature is the similarity of the names of members at different periods. The Morgans, Somersets, and Herberts may be said to have represented the county for over the first hundred years by themselves, and from the time that the first Morgan of Tredegar was elected in 1588 there have been few periods during which a mem- I ber of that noble family has not represented the I county, as Tredegar supplied member 1624, 1659- 80, 1690-1719, 1722-31, 1734-1831, and 1841 to the present day. Again the families of Arnold, Kemys, and Hanbury contributed several mem- bers, as did that of Williams, of Llangibby, while from 1805 to 1831, and 1841 to 1880, a Somerset and a Morgan divided the representation of the county between them. And here it may con- veniently be stated that much information as to these ancient families has been derived from that excellent work written by Mr G. 'J'. Clark, entitled The Genealogies of Morgan and Glam- organ." There were petitions in 1667, 1705, and 1713, but none of them appear to have been successful, but otherwise there seem to have been few contested elections. On theiniportantquestion of Protection tile county was divided, as at the general election of 1847 the poll closed—C. O. S. Morgan (Protectionist), 2,327 Lord Granville Somerset (Peelite), 2.235 Capt. E. A. Somerset (Protectionist), 2,188. In 1868 there was another contest—C. O. S. Morgan (G.), 5,761 P. G. Somerset (C.), 3,525; Col. N. Morgan Clifford (L.) 2,338; while the contest of 1830 closed—Col. F. Morgan (C.) 3,529, J. A. Rolls (C.), 3,294 Hon. George Brodrick (L.), 3,019 C. M. Warinington (L.), 2,927. The registered number of electors, which had increased from 5,090 in 1858 to 7,546 in 1875, became in January, 1888, as follows:— North Division, 10.453; South, 10,999 West, 10,630, a very remarkable difference, the majority for the successful candidate in West Monmouth- shire alone in 1885 and 1892 being just equal to the whole number of voters in 1858. It is not known wbo were the first knights of the shire chosen for the county of Monmouth. The privilege was granted by King Henry VIII. to Monmouthshire at the same time a3 to the twelve counties of Wales, but. as is stated in the Blue Book, "the returns for this Parliament (which was elected December, 1541, and was dis- solved March, 1544) are in a very bad condition," and those relating to this county have been lost. For the next Parliament, which met November, 1545. and was dissolved January, 1547, no returns at all have been found, and it is only in the next House, which was chosen September, 1547, that the representatives of Monmouthshire appear in the time-honoured names of Sir Thomas Morgan, Knyght of Pencoyd, and William Herbert, of Colbroke, esquier, though it /is quite possible that these gentlemen had previously really been elected in 1541 and 1545. Sir Thomas was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan, of Pencoyd, and was born in 1513, probably knighted by Henry VIII. at the siege of Boulogne, became steward of Wentloog 1545, was sheriff 1559, married Cecilia, daughter of Sir George Herbert, of tad died Juno 1566. The Morgans of Pencoyd were a branch of the great family descended from Cadwor-fawr (Clark's Genealogies of Glamorgan.") William Herbert waa the eldest son of Rhys Herbert, of Coldsbrook, was sheriff of county Monmouth, 1551, married (1) Denys, daughter of Sir Edmund Agmondesham, and (2), Jane, daughter of John ap Thomas John, of lilau. gattog, and widow of James ap Watkm Griffith, of Liantony, and died 1579. Of his family so elosely connected with Glamorgan and Mort- > mouth, it is sufficient to say that it has counted in its name an extraordinary number of titl; one marquisate, seven earldoms, two viscountcies, 14 baronies, and four baronetcies, and seven times has the Order of the Garter been conferred upon members of this family. I., 1553, March. —-5*0 return found. -(Quaere Sir Wm. Herbert.) 1553, September.'—Carolus Herbert Miles and Thomas Somersett, armiger. Second son of Henry, Earl of Worcester, and died 15S7. Sir Charles Herbert, Knt. of Troy, was of kin to the member for 1547, and was the eldest son of Sir ^m. Herbert, of Troy. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Griffith ap Rhys," was sheriff of Co. Mon., 1541 and 1549, received the honour of knighthood some time between 1545 and 1549, was high sheriff of the county 1541 and 1549. and died 1557. His grandson sold Troy to the Earl of Worcester, from whom he has decended to the present Duke of Beaufort (Clark's Genealogies.") Thomas Somerset was probably a younger son of Henry, second Earl of Worcester. 1554, March. Thomas Herberte Armiger and Jacobus Gunter Armiger, of the Priory, Aberga- venny. The former was of Wonastow, and sheriff, in 1560 and 1572, and received the honour of knighthood. He married (1) the dau. of Catesby, and (2) Ann, dau. of Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlcote, and died Oct., 1588. 1 1554, Oct. homas Somerset (again returned), and David LewYd, Legum Doctor or Doctor of Laws, who would seem to have been a civilian. 1555.—Willielmus Herbert de Sainete Gillian Anniger, and Willielmus Morgan de Lanteraam. Armiger. The former was the eldest son of Sir Walter Herbert, of St. Julian's, was sheriff 1553, married and co-heiress of Edward ap Sir William Griffith, of Anglesea, and died January, 1556. This'im* the fourth branch of the family of Herbert treated. which fact along illustrates its influence in the county., Moro-an was the eldest son of John Morgan, of Cafe*rm and grandson of Sir Thomas Morgan, of pen. coyd (grandfather of the member for 1547), and having purchased the Grange of Ceven Vynoche and Llantarnam Abbey in 1555, settled at the latter place, and became sheriff of the county 1565 and 1558. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rhys Mansel, of Margam, and died March, 1582. He presented to the living of Llanfrynach (Breconshire).in 1578. 1558.-Francis Somersett, Esquire, and Wil- Jiam Morgan (again returned). The former was probably the Hon. Francis Somerset, brother to the member for 1553. 155d.—William (return torn or defaced; but in all probability it watt Wilifani, *Mdr&zi,'oc, L?Iiin. tarnam. elected for the third time), and Thomas Wrbort (previanslV ctMteeny J 1562. —Matthew Herbert and George Herbert, of Newport (brother to the member for 1555). Matthew Herbert seems to have been the eldest goii of William Herbert, of Coldbrook (M.P. 1547); and married Ann, dau. of Matthew Herbert, of Cogan Pill. He was sheriff 1581 and 1585. and M.P. Monmouth Borough, 1557. 1572-83. —This was one of the longest Parlia- ments of the century. The Monmouthshire members were the Hon. Charles Somerset, who was afterwards knighted in 1610. and Henry Herbert, of Wonastow, oldest son of Sir Thomas Herbert, M.P. 1554. He married the Lady Lucy Somerset, dau. of William, third Earl of Worcester; was sheriff 1589 and 1598, and M.P. 1552-83 and 1597 till his death in January, 1598. His colleague, Sir Charles Somerset, was the sixth son of Edward, fourth Earl of Worcester, K.G., and was high sheriff of the county 1626. 1584 and 1586.-Sir William Harhert, Knt., of St. Jnlyans, and. Edward Morgan, of Iilantarnam and Penrice., The latter was the eldest son of he member for 1555, and was twice married, (1) to Elizabeth, dau., and heiress of Hugh Smith, o. Loug Ashton, Somerset, and (2) to Margery, dau. of Hugh Nassfel. He was sheriff of the county 1582, and died March, 1633. Sir William Herbert was the son of the member for 1555, served as sheriff of co. Mon. 1580, and also held estate- in Anglesea and Carnarvonshire. He married, 1598, Florence, dau. of William Morgan, of Llantar- nam, and was therefore a brother-in-law to his colleague. Sir William was a very learned man, aqsooally in divinity, and author of an Exposi- ^oa of the Revelations (Geologies of Glwor- f" gan). His daughter and heiress conveyed the estates to her kinsman and husband, Sir Edward Herbert, of Montgomery. 1588.—Thomas Morgan, of Tredegar, and Wm. John Proger, of Wernthee. He was the eldest son of John Proger, and married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Morgan, of Arkston. His descendants were ardent Royalists, and one of them represented Brecon. This family was of great antiquity, and chiefly distinguished for its loyalty and attachment to tljeTbrone and its devout adherence to the Catholic Church (Burke). It waeth £ senior branch of the family of which tho Huberts formed the mora powerful but junior branch. Thomas Morgan, of Machen and Tnjflegar, was the first of his branch of the fswnjJy to represent the county in Parliament, with which his descendants have been so long and honourably connected down to the present day. Hl wis the eldest son of Rowland Morgan, of Machen, a.nd his grand- father. Thomas Morgan, was esquire of the body to Henry VII. Mr Morgan was entered of the Middle Temple 1567-77, and became sheriff of county Monmouth 1581, and he married Eliza- beth, daughter of Roger Bodenhare. (To 6e continued.)

Songs forthe ople. Andrew Fletcher, èt Saltaun, in a. letter to the Marquis of Montrose, wrote I knew a very wise man that believed that if a ma.D were permitted to make all the ballads he need net care who should make the laws of the nation."

THE LORDS OFJaASDUR. They come, they come, irft a glorious march, You can hear their stewtt-stefeds neigh, As they dash through SlqwR* triumphal arch, Or plunge 'mid the fr spray. Their bale-fires blaze in mighty forga Their life-pulse throbsmthe the mill, Their lightnings shiver tlS'gapiiig gorge, And their thunders sh#«W hill. Ho these are the Tit^rjrof toil and trade, 1 he heroes who wietdlp^) sabre But mightier conquests {ftkprth the blada That is borne by the ds of Labour. Brave hearts, like jewela^light the sod, Through the mists of Btomm«rce shine, And souis flash out like J&s of God, From the midnight olfthe mine. No palace is their?, no cattle great, No princely, pillared ftall. But they well may laug^ at the roofs of State 'Neath the heaven whloh is over all. Each bares his arm for the ringing strife That marshals the sons of the soil, And the sweat-drops shed in their battle of life Are gems in the crown of toil. And better their Well •won. wreaths, I trow, Than laurels with life-blood wet; And nobler the arch of £ bare, bold brow. Than the clasp of a. coronet. Then hurrah for each hero, although his deed Be unknown by thattump or tabor. For holier, happier f&f|& the meed That cro-.vueth thejupds of Labour. <;rt'1 JJKKS MAOKABtEff.

THE HOME OFiARMEftdÔHN. We stood together in iPpJlg, Farmer John and Together we beard th« wild,bird sing, Farmer John and I; But few can thrive on or flowers, So in toil we passed youtSra morning hours He turned the furrow ana dropped the seed, He sowed with clover thf W^ti^fjnead, He pruned and grafted tllte orfelWfcd es, He planted the garden$jttd hived Ahe bees And I kept the cottage tfim and naal, While love made laboig-Jigafe s#«et, In the home of IBrirr" We stood together iflfeammer time» We heard the brook -mpasttleailiysne; '• We heard the brook -mpasttleailiysne; But we could not: wait (»tlreaia* f»r 18^ *?> If hands were idle thet»ee<j» would grofe'j So he toiled tho tassel««fcorffamong Adown the clover his sSlihe he sw'mg j The path that away to tme sheej) field. le<f% Echoed early and late 1 4, And not till the stars Was their rat* or ease fires>de brightf 'Iufcowe 9! fSLriifor John. — We stood togetherIn harvest hour, Z To count the wealtb of the autumn's dottd. The lingo, slow-moving, loaded wain Had homeward brought the ripened grain The barns were filled from floor to eaves With fragrant hay and close-bound sheaves i The trees had showered their fruit of gold Far more than crowded bins could hold < But better and best of all, we knew, Had been love's sunlight, warm and true, In the home of Farmer John. We stood together on winter's crest, ■;t- Farmer John and I; t, We sa.w the sun fade oub in the west, Farmer John and I; But what though spring, with its birds, had fled, And what though summer flowers were dead ? The song and fragrance that could not sleep Were hid away in our hearts to keep I And happy are we, though years roll on, Till aU life's summertime is gone. And e'en its harvest hovrr is past, For love, we know, will bloom to the last In the home.of Farmer John. —LOUISE S. UPHAM, in N. Y. Ledger.

Treatment of Fainting. Fainting is due to a temporary weak action of the heart, so that sufficient blood is not pumped up to tho brain to Diaiutain consciousness. Toe face becomes very pale .and the extremeties are cold. Usually all that is necessary is to place the patient flat on her back, which will ease the action of the heart, while gravitation aids in restoring the proper amount of blood to the brain. Never allow the patient to maintain an upright or sitting position, as rdaath has thus resulted from sudden heart fivdwre. Sprinkliug a few drops of cold water pon.the face and cautiously holding spirits of harsshotn under the nose will aid, by reflex action, in restoring the functions of heart and brain. Cpld.-water should never be pouted upon a fainfyn{><! person, as everything beyond the first sb«JJ Repressing, and should »"• mm*.

GINGER SANDWICHKS-—Cut vary thin slices of fresh bread and ^em slightly with butfcer, the other nau with slices of preserved ginger, using that whfcti coinoa in pots, and cut- ting it very thin, Put the slices together, trim off the orusts and cu*o diagonally across. Cover with & damp napkin tjntjl served. These are very nice. SAUCB.—A good sauce for all kinds ot steamed puddings is madb.tnus Weatj half a cupful of butter to cream, into "which beat, gradually, one .p'jpful of powdered sugar. When the mixture Ironies light and smooth, add one unbeaten egg, and ijeat rapidly for three minutes. Now add the grated rind of °Pv6u^°in, and about one- third of a nutiBefr gratea. Then gradually pour half a cupful of hot mule mt0 the bowl. Beat half acupful ot hbt mule into the bowl. Beat weU and serve at once. To STEW ONIONS LEOWN.;—-Time, two hours. Some Portugal onions, good heef gravy. Strip off the skin and trim the ends neatly, taking care not to cut the onions; place them in a stewpan that will just hold them m one layer, cover them with some very good beef gravy, and Jet them stew very slowly for two hours4 or until they are perfectly tender without breaking. The onión. may be dredged hsthtly flour, and fried » light colour before they are stewed, if preferred. PoTAfO CBOQUffiPrasu—-Seasoij mashed potatoes highly with butter, pper and salt, or add a liMle Dftt, aiery, lt. or onion juice if you prefer. To each pint Jad a well-beaten egg and a teaspoonful of fifsly-ntinced parsley. Mix thoroughly, roll into oval .croquettes, dip into beaten egg, roll in fine bread-crumbs, and fry in smoking fat. Drain on paper and serve imme- diately on a warm platter. POTATO PPFF.—Season mashed potatoes highly with butter, salt, and pepper, and make it rather more moist than if ^erved plain. Add the well- beaten yolk and the white of one egg, and beat the mass until light; neap, the mass roughly in cone shape on a shallow dish, in which it can be served. Make indentations over the surface of the mass after the manner of a pineapple, and bake in a moderate oven until browned nicely, which should not be longer than fifteen minutes. To BOIL Foww OR CHICKKNS. -Time, one hour for a large fowl _three-quarters of an hour for a medium size. Or tor a chicken. After the fowls or chickens-MS trussed for boiling, fold them in a nice white nourad cloth, and put them into a stewpan: cover thein well with hob water, bring it gradually to aodil, sad skim it very care- fully as the soum, rls then let them simmer as slowly as possiblv wnfeh will improve their appearance more than list boiling, causing them to be whiter and plumper. When done, put them on a hot dish, remove the sice were, and pour over them a little parsl^y ttnd butter, oyster, lemon, celery, or white f serving the sauce also separately in a tureen. __Boired tongue, ham, or bacon is usually servea to eat with them. ,.&

ONLY FOOLS AH* CERTAIN. — Wise man hesitate only fools are etrtain," remarked a man bis wife a few evenings ago, when she was arguing the point with him. "I don't know about that," she said, testily. Well, I'm certain of it." he replied, so emphatically that she laughed in hw face, and he has been wondering ever since what she thought WM SO funny about it.

The Season's Outlook. The summer is advancing rapidly, and in a few weeks, with a continuance of the bright, hot weather we have had for the past four months, the southern grain harvest will be in full swing, and the northern crops will be rapidly maturing. As regards cereals, the prospects are full of promise. The crops are healthy, the ear has shot well, and a fairly dry autumn is all that is needed to secure a fine and more than average ingathering of the human food supplies of the year. Unfortunately, however, we have reached a period in our agricultural prospects when our thoughts are turned to the past and the future rather than the present. The practically uninterrupted drought, which dates from the beginning of March, merged an early spring in a still earlier summer, with the result that vegeta- tion was pushed forward with exceptional rapidity, the grass crops were prematurely ripened, and the root crops were dried up. In many cases both were all but destroyed. The result has been almost disastrous. It is estimated that over the greater part of England and Wales the hay crop cannot be more than one-third of an average. For the third year in succession there has been a bad bay harvest. The direct monetary loss will amount to several millions, Serious, however, as that necessarily must be, it does not cover the entire loss which will result from the deficiency in the food supplies for stock during the winter. Already in the southern parts of the kingdom this has become an actual want which must go on increasing with the pro- bability of a famine of forage before the winter is half over. In the north the pressure has not yet made itsolf so keenly felt, and we find it somewhat difficult to realise the position of the Southern stock-farmer. With the.latter, however, the scarcity is to-day a reality, and the question as to whethet any remedy can be provided has become an urgent one. In the opinion of many prctica1 agricuiturists and seedsmen it is pos- sible even yet to make provision against this threatened famine. There are many fast-growing leaf and grass seeds which may still be sown with the assurance that with an average rainfallthey will yield good crops in the autumn and early winter, and may be made available for either green forage or ensilage. Something may also be done by sowing at once quick-growing turnip seed,, thousand-headed kale, and maize. These are, of course, only alternative crops, more or less dependent on the weather but as wo have before us three- of the best months of the year there is Reasonable ground for assuming that even summer-sown seed may yield a substantial harvest of green food and roots for stock. It is important that nothing should under the circumstances be neglected, and that, as far as possible, provision should be made to guard against the forcing into the markets during the winter of stock mequenoe of the scarcity of forage. The situation is one which calls for vigilant and intelligent action, certainly not of despair.—Leeds Mercury.

What Not to Do in a Dairy. The following list of points to be remembered by dairy folks have been compiled at a well- known experimental dairy farm. They are entitled "Things we do not do," and may be adopted by others besides those for whom they were written:-I. We do not consider that we know everything about butter making, as something new is being discovered eveiy jjnonth. Not only from our own work are we §antinually learning, but also from the obser- i vatio^^nd research of others. 1 We do not kep a cow that makes less than 200 pounds of butter in a year. 3. Nor put the dry cow on a starvation ration. 4. Nor expect a cow to make something out of nothing. 5. Nor keep our cows in an ice-house, hog-pen, or dungeon. 6. Nor allow them to go a whole year without carding or brushing them. 7. Nor depend upon pasture alone for a supply of summer feed. 8. We do not allow the milk to stand very long in the stable to absorb foul odours. 9. We do not neglect to strain the milk at once after setting. 10. Nor set the milk in deep cans 11l well-water without changing the water at least twice, or without ice. 11. Nor mix sweet cream with cream to be churned less than twelve hours before churning (the cream is ripened in one vessel which holds the cream tor a whole churning). 12. Nor add scalding wjrt^y to the cream, nor guess at the temperature- with fehe finger, nor take two or three hours to .churn. 13. Nor gather the butter until the dasher stands on bop," and then dip it oub of the buttermilk. 14. Nor add coarse salt by guess, nor, work the butter into gtease. 15. And finally. we do not send our butter to market wrapped in old rags that may have seen other servioe in the house. —i'o>Tjn. Field, and Fireside. ,Xt. • t

Window Gardening. Among flowering plants will be fuchsias, hydrangeas, double petunias, musk, tuberous begonias, and zonal geraniums. All these may be improved by weak stimulants. The well-supported plant looks sounder, better, and happier than those which are given the help beyond what is contained in the soil and water, as obtained in a state of nature. Do not keep any plants in the room which are not effective, as they will recover tone'sooner outside. Cuttings will strike even in a shady window, or even outside, if placed in a shady position.

Outdoor Garden. Now that the rain has fallen in sufficient quan- tities to make some impression on the thirsty ground, budding of roses and layering of carna- tions must be no longer delayed. Unless carna- tions can be layered early enough to have strong plants ready to pull out early in October, they do not get that grasp of the soil which will enable them to resist successfully the lift- ing power of the frosts of early winter. Prick out wallflowers and any other .biennials or perennials large enough to handle. There is always tying to do among dahlias, hollyhocks, phloxes, and other late growing things, delphiniums have been wonderfully good, and have stood the drought well. Alstromerias are also good dry weather plants where well estab- lished and deep enough in the ground. The dry warmth of the season seems to have suited the tulip trees several fine specimens which have come under my notice lately have been beautifully in blossom quite a month earlier than usual.

Fruit Garden. The land intended for strawberries shopld be made as good a3 it can be by deep culture and fairly liberal manuring. It is a good plan to trench up a piece of land in winter for early potatoes. Manure it well, as early potatoes are not likely to be diseased and when the potatoes are lifted give a dressing of soot and superphos- phate fork it in lightly, and plant the straw- berries. Have the plants as strong as possible, and take a good orop first year. This » quite feasible if the early runners are secured, and either lavtered in pots or on mounds of rich soil placed among the plants for the purpose. Red spider will be busy, both under glass -and also outaida whetfe the water supply baa been too. limited. Watering is heavy work, but it is such a pleasure to be able to point to clean, healthy, well-cropped trees iå a season like tha present, and badly- nourishejd fruit trees and plants are a standing reproach to those in charge.

Vegetable Garden. There ate some things which must be sown or planted, n*;> matter what may be tbe condition of the weatlfer. If sufficient cabbages ar« not sown, get the seeds in at once, having first well soaked the bed with water the night previous. The only kuids suitable for sowing now are the earliest, of which a good selected stock of EUam s early is very good. Endive, both the green curled and the Batavian, will come all right now. Evljry bit of vacant land should be oropped as sooto after the preceding stock is cleared off as possible. There are inanv things which ought to lie sown or planted within the next month. Sow, brown cos lettuce. Spinach of the prickly variety sow now; a few of the plants may bolt, but for the most part, if the land isin good heart as regards depth Rnd manuring the crop will stand. Lit\t early potaboes, and prepare the land for other crops, such as turnips, leeks, cauliflowers, etc. Get out a good patch of Veitch s self-protecting autuinu broccoli; it will prove in- valuable towards Chris tmas. See that there is an abundance of Brussels Sprouts to come on for suc- cession. Trim off the leaves from oabbage stems where the cabbages bav)g_ been out; several good hearts will spring from tihe stems. The rows of t arly white cr red celery may be blanched by wrapping folds of paper l'I.'Ound them, first tying up the leaves. Any kinct of paper will do, so that the light is excluded. Watering can be con- tihhed after the paper is onl* Give ample support to tomatoe9, both outside aild under glass. Stop all leaders on the outside plants by the end of the IDQqå.rc:k1.v JUtltfer," 1

Neu Wreichion Oddiar yr Eingion. [BY CADRAWD] Extraordinary Draught. At this time the following extract from the contributions of the late Mr Lewis W. Dillwyn, F.R.S., towards the history of Swansea, will be interesting to our readers :— 1822, July 19th.—My Fahrenheit's thermo- meter in perfect shade at Penllir Gaer stood this day at 90", and the thermometer at Swansea generally reached from 92° to 95°. The drought about this time was so extraordinary that several cattle perished for the want of water, and prayers for rain were read in all the churches."

The Llanblethian Ghost Story. (Continued from last week.) When they had satisfied themselves that there was no deception, and could be no deception in the matter, they retired in haste to hide their heads under the bedclothes and pity the poor girl, their unfortunate relative, who was so seriously troubled by the spirit. The knocking, etc., continued. Mr T. D. was advised by his wife to try whether leaving the place would relieve his daughter of the attentions of the spirit, but seemed loth to carry this kind and disinterested advice into immediate practice. Neighbours were now curious enough to make inquiries upon the subject, for of course it had not been kept a secret. Some were invited to come and hear for themselves, and others had the curiosity to ask for a midnight seat in the haunted chamber. Thus most nights there were eight or ten persons present to hear the performance. I can remember the talking, the plans and the excitement and commotion caused in the little village thereby. My father, who lived next door, denounced the whole thing from the first as humbug, and though requested to go and hear and be convinced, refused to do 80. The season of the year I well remember, the long days of spring and summer, and in the dim evening twi!ight I saw groups of people walking to-and-fro in the front ot the house, talking in suppressed whispers, and pointing to the haunted chamber, when in an hour or two more the mysterious noises were expected to be heard. However, the denouement drew on at the last of those seances there were eight or ten persons present, Mr R being one, and a printer from Cowbridge another. As it drew towards midnight, the printer gently took off his shoes and crept from his chair very softly under the bed. In due time the knocking and scratching began, and the printer having assured himself of its whereabouts, put up his hand—and, there was a lady's hand, with one finger encased in a thimble, tapping away at the wood of the bed- gfcead There was an outcry from the lady im- mediately. "Oh, mamma, mamma! I feel a hand of flesh; let us have a light to see whose it can be." The excitement among tho present was immense, and in the commotion which followed our friend the printer returned unobserved to his seat, put on his shoes again, and preten Jed to join as eagerly as any in the search for the owner of the hand. Whether any of those present guessed at the real state of things, whether the printer ventured to expose the deception then and there, I could not say, but next day' the whole affair got wind, and the ladies refrained from repeating the ghost entertainment. After this the family did not find it expedient to leave the neighbourhood for a time, but they returned in some months, taking a house at Welsh St. Donat's. The printer got out some ballads, wretched doggrels, with reference to the ghost story and trickery, embelished with a border of small wood. cuts that had been previously overworked as illustrations to Old Moore's Almanac. The best thing, perhaps, was the stanzas On the subject composed by Neddy Llewelyn.

\-¡" Tfie Dragfett of Wates. • An esteemed friend addressed the following letter to me this weok in regard to the above subject :— Dear Cadrawd,—A friend of mine, an officer of the Welsh Regiment, asked me the other day what was the origin, or meaning, of the Welsh Dragon' for Wales (it being their regimental motto). As a Welshman I felt rather ashamed of being unable to tell him. So I sliall be greatly obliged to you if you will kindly let me know, so that I may give him the desired information.— Yours sincerely, To which I make reply:— Uthyr, the son of Constantine, one of the kings of the whole of Britain, was much engaged in wars against the Saxons. He reigned from A.D. 500 to 517, and was succeeded by his famous son King Arthur. At this time a star of amazing size appeared. It had one beam, and on the head of the beam was a ball ot fire resembling a dragon and from the jaws of the dragon two beams ascended, the one towards the extremity of France and the other towards Ireland, sub- dividing itself into seven small beams. Alarmed by such appearance, inquired of the learned men what ib might portend. Merdyn, bursting into tears, exclaimed, Sons of Britain, ye have suffered an irrecoverable ]0.38, ye are widowed of Emrys the Great. But still ye have a. King. Haste thou, therefore, Uthyr and engage the enemy, for the whole island shall be thine. For it is thou, Uthyr, who are signified by this star with the head of a dragon." Thus encouraged, and after a battle, long and doubtful, at length was victorious, and drove Pasqeu and Gilla- mori to their ships with great slaughter. Uthyr, recollecting the words ot Merddyn, co manded two dragons of gold, and of exquisite workmanship, to be made, in form similar to that which he had seen on the head of the Comet's Beam of Light. One of these he deposited in the principal church at Winchester, the other he made his standard, to be carried before his army From these circumstances he was (henceforward called Utbyr Pendragon (or Uthyr of the Dragon's head). The Welsh dragon in the fables of Merddyn, Neniu" and Geoffrey are described as red, while the Saxon dragon was white. Why, the question may remain long unanswered, for the simple reason that there is no answer outside the domain of fancy. The Welsh word "dragon" means equally a dragon as well as a leader of war. I may here say that red was the most honourable colour of military garments among the ancienb Welsh in King Arthur's days, and tradition tells us that he wore a dragon on his helmet; but we must not forget that the original dragon in mythological ideas is probably as old as mankind, which is fully described by the bard Taliesin.

The Book of Baglan. Button beareth B., a town o. Morgan ab Howell ma. with Jane, da. of Tho. Button, Esquire, of Diffryn Golywch, in the eountie of Glamorgan, and they had issue Ieuan ap Morgan. Ieuaa ab Morgan tea. with Margaret, the cia. of Jenkin Cemes, of Began, Esquire, and they had issue William and others. The said leuan ah Morgan dwelled in the parish of Newchurch, within a. mile of Cardiff, the beire of the younger sone of the said Ieuan inhabiteeh at this time (1601). But the aforesaid William ab Ieuan ap Morgan being valient, active, young man, and as the report in these pedigree goeth—the best archer that in those days was Cnowen. He served Jasper, Duke of Bedford, being thene lo. of Glamorgan and Morganwg, and afterwards by hime preferred to the service of the king, Henry 'I the Second, and he married in England, with whome I am uncertain. But that he had issue, I viz., Morgan Williams and John Williams. Morgan Williams ma. with the da. of Watter Cromwell, sister to the Lord Cromwell, late Earl of Essexe, and they had issue Sir Richard Wil- liams, sirnamed Sir Richard Cromwell, Sir Richard Williams, Knight, alias Cromwell, had issue Sir Henry Cromwell, Knight, and Frances Cromwell, now living. John Williams, the second sone of the said William, ma. with Joane, one of the da. of Mr Prior, Esquire, they had issue loan Williams and others. This Mr Prior had one other da. called Eliza, who ma. with Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essexe. The said Mr Prior beareth o., Jese A. The said Joane Wil- liams being attendant on her aunt, the Countess of Essexe, was from thence ma. with the Right Worshipful Sir John Price, of Hereford, Knight. She beareth V., a lion o., rampant.

You steal if you touch to-morrow. You have no business with it. It is God's. Every day has 10 It enough to keep every man occupied, with- out concerning himself with the things that lie beyond.

ECHOES FROM THE CALENDAR. JULY. 16. SUNDAY—7th Sunday after Trinity. 17. MONDAY—Franco-German War declared, 1870. 18. TUESDAY-Dean Stanley died, 18S1. 19. WEDNESDAY—Bishop Wilberforee died, 1873. 20. THURSDAY-Army Purchase abolished, 1871. 21. FRIDAY—Robert Burns died, 1796. 22. SATURDAY-Sir Henry Percy (Hotspur) kd" 1405.

The Poet of Scotland. On the 21st July, 1796, died at Dumfries, after a lingering illness, the celebrated Burns. His poetical compositions, distinguished equally by the force of his native humour, by the warmth and tenderness of passion, and by the glowing touches of a descriptive pencil, will remain a lasting monument of the vigour aud the versatility of a mind guided only by the light of nature and the inspiration of genius. The public, to whose amusement he has so long contributed, will learn with regret that his extraordinary en- dowments were accompanied with frailties which rendered him useless to himself and his family. The last months of his short life were spent in sickness and indigence, and his widow, with five infant children, and the hourly expectation of a sixth, is now left without any resource but what she may hope for from the regard due to the memory of her husband. A subscription for the widow and children of poor Burns is immediately to be set on foot, and there is little doubt of its being an ample one. Actuated by the regard which is due to the shade of such a genius, his remains were interred on Monday last, the 25th of July, with military honours and every suitable respect. The corpse having been pre- viously conveyed to the Town-hall of Dumfries, remained there till the following ceremony took place:—The military there, consisting of the Cinque Ports Cavalry and the Angus-shire Fen- cibles, having handsomely tendered their services, lined the street on both sides of the burial-ground. The Royal Dumfries Volunteers, of which he was a member, in uniform, with crape on their left arms, supported the bier; a party of the corps ap- pointed to perform the military ohsequies, moved in slow solemn time to the Dead March in Saul, which was played by the military band—pre- ceded in mournful array with arms reversed. The principal part of the inhabitants and neighbour- hood, with a number of particular friends of the bard, from remote parts, followed in the pro- cession the great bells of the churches tolling at intervals. Arrived at the churchyard gate, the un eral party, according to the rules of that exercise, formed two lines, and leaned their heads on their firelocks, pointed to the ground. Through this space the corpse was carried. The party drew up alongside the grave, and, after the interment, fired three volleys over it. The whole ceremony presented a solemn, grand, and affect- ing spectacle, and accorded with the general regret for the loss of a man whose like we shall scarce see again. W,

Dean Stanley. The Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., the second son of Edward Stanley, rector of Alderley, afterwards Bishop of Norwich, was born at Alderley, Cheshire, 1815, and died July, 1881. He was educated at Rugby and Balhol College, Oxford took a first class in cl%.wicg, and gained a Newdigate prize, obtained a fellowship, and re- mained a tutor for 12 years was appointed in 1845 preacher to Oxford University, pre- sented to the canoury of Canterbury in 1851 travelled extensively in Palestine, and accom- panied in 1862 the Prince of Wales to the East; while in the following year he was, not without opposition, appointed Dean of Westminster. In 1863 he married Lady Agusta Bruce, daughter of the seventh Earl of Elgin, to whom he owed much of his social popularity. He wa^&lgader of tho Broad Church parky, and the author of numerous works, among the best known being his life of Dr. Arnold, of Rugby.

MR HENRY BROADWOOD. Mr Henry Fowler Broad wood, after some few weeks of gradually declining strength, passed away on Saturday morning, at the age of 82. By his death there has disappeared from the musical world one of the greatest, most conscientious, and profoundly scientific of pianoforte makers. Mr Broad wood was born on the 6th June. 1811. The Broadwood pedigree goes back to the 16th century, but the first piano maker was John, who came from the North in 1769, and obtained employment in Mr Burkardt Tschudi's harpsi- chord-making establishment in Great Pulteney- street. John Broadwood distinguished himself by his skill, and married Barbara, Tschudi's daughter. To them, three years later, was born Jamas who in due course became head of the firm of John Broadwood and Sons. James was a man of education and many accomplishments, and displayed great genius for pianoforte making. His son Henry, who has just died, was the eldest of seven children, and the representative of the twenty ninth generation of the Tschudi family. He was edu- cated in France, Harrow, and Cambridge, and entered the pianoforte factory of his father as a young man oi twenty-one. He worked for some time at the bench, and then took instruction in tuning. In 1836, Henry Broadwood became a partner in the firm bearing his name. He married on the 3rd of November, 1840. In 1843 Henry Broadwood devoted his attention principally to scheming improvements aud alterations in the structure of his concert grands. Having im- proved the touch, Henry Broadwood turned his attention to strengthening the piano with iron, and in January, 1846. he had completed a square piano with complete iron frame. In the same year he had also made a grand piano with a frame entirely of iron, which was the first instrument of the kind ever constructed. In order to augment the tone he introduced trichord stringing. Mr Broadwood was the first to intro- duce into England the pianette; and was one of the first to perceive the advantage of the crank action invented by Worrtum. Mr Broadwood had much to do in extending the compass of the grand piano in this country. He never cared to decorate his pianos in any way, ^always maintain- ing that he was a musical instrument maker and not an upholsterer. His especial hobby was salmon fishing as an old man he would wade up to his waist and land a struggling 30-pounder, which many a younger man would fail to master.

Mutual Insurance. A man of a speculative turn of mind went to Western town and started what he called a Mutual Accident Insurance Company. The first man who came in to collect damages was one who had been injured in a railroad collision. His insurance ticket was all' right and he had been hurt badly enough. No getting around that. Were you travelling alone ?" asked the agent. No, my wife was with me." Then you and your wife were mutually travel ling together ?" "Yes." Was your wife hurt ?" II Not at all. Through a mercifal Providence she escaped." Then, my dear sir," said the insurance man, you can have no claim against us." "'wKyn6"f^ x This is a mutual insurance company, find as you and your wife, mutually occupying a car seat, and were not mutually hurt, ,9/ £ OUFS§, ,Ao iTe not eiititle¡J,to Uly dNJ\ag, yóu e T" The man didn't see, but supposed it was all right if the agent said so.

DlNBE. Mary, this soup is wrongly spelled on the eart-e. It should have been hair soup-not hare. This is the second I've found in it.

COCKNEY VIEW OF SAILING INSTRUCTIONS.— English traveller, who has been spending the dAy in Rothesay, to captain of steamet as it is leaving tha pier I suppose that the board with "Dead Slow" on it is put up only in the winter season ? -captain, innocently On, no It's there all the year round.—English Traveller, surprised Thank you very much. It's remarkably honest of the people to acknowledge the place to be dead «low at all seasons.

GOSSIPS' CORNER. Veils are bad for the sight, those with apotl being the worst. There are several jockeys at Newmarket. ng £3,000 a year. Mrs Langtry draws the designs for most of her theatrical costumes. The Prince of Wales has 17 brothers-in-law, 11 uncles, 57 cousins, and 58 nephews and nieces. Lord Salisbury weighs just over eightoaB stone with his clothes on Mr Gladstone under twelve. Worn sovereigns and half-sovereigns to t" amount of £16,000,000 were withdrawn from oW- culation last year. Members of the London Stock Exchange 1\1\ sent £1,562 to the Lord Mayor as a oontributioa to the Victoria Relief Fund. The funeral of the late M. Guy de Maupasaant took place on Saturday. The funeral orationwaI pronounced by M. Emile Zola. Lady Raglan and family have taken up thgit residence at the Esplanade Hotel, Penarth, When they propose to stay for a month. Very frankly the Khan of Khelat admits that he has killed, during his reign of 36 yean, no fewer than 3,000 men and women. When fully accoutred a British foot soldiar v carries in weight 62lb a Russian, 681b Freooh, 62lb German, 611b Swiss, 591b Italian 531b and Austrian, 471b. Sir Isaac Holden, the oldest of the last batch of baronets, is 86 years of age. Starting life as t working weaver he is now a millionaire. Hit father worked in a coal-pit near Glasgow. Mr Justice Wright and Mr Justice Kennedy will be the Long Vaccation judges. The former will attend in court and in chambers for the first part of the recess, the latter discharging the duties for the last five weeks. Women endure painful surgical operation* much better than do men," said a medical traveller. Men will receive frightful woundc without flinching, then act like babies at th* sight of the surgeon's knife and needle." Arabic figures were not invented by the Arabs, but by the early scholars of India. Cleopatra'* Needles were not erected by that queen, neithas do they commemorate any event in her history. They were set up by Ranieses the Great. Abdur Rahman Effendi, an Egyptian of wealth and position, is now at New York in tilt character of a missionary, to convert AmeriQa88 to the Mahoiredan faith. He is organising Eoøa classes, which promise to be largely attended, As the result of long experience, it is stated that the effects of imprisonment are far severer, bodily and mentally, on women than men, so that equality of sentence does not necessarily carry with it equality of punishment. Viscount Drumlanrig will receive JB700 a year as Lord-m-Waiting to the Queen, and he will have no duties during the remainder of this year unless he is specially summoned to Court, as bit appointed wait is from 3rd to 17th October. Public speaking is the Duke of Took's greatest trouble in life. He is an-extremely modest man, and nervous to a degree. He is, however, very gentlemanly, and no one can tret better through • public function than he can, provided there is aft formal speaking for him to do. Mr Gladstone understands something of golf. Probably if he had not been so fond of tree chopping he might have been a golfer. It wm when staying with Lord Aberdeen in Scotland, is long time ago, that Mr Gladstone was initiated into the mysteries of the game, but he neverput. sued it. There is a rich family of the name of Lofting in England whose fortune was founded by the thimble. The first seen in England was made ill London less than 200 years ago by a metal worker named Lofting. The implement was thaa called the thumb bell, being worn on the thumb when in use. Somewhere in the backwoods of Canada a newspaper is said to be printed by dog power. To the driving wheel of the machine a large wheel is connected by aid of a belt. Inside iba wheel pieces of wood are placed aa footholds fat the dog, which walks round and thus puts the machinery in motion. Madame Marie Roze, who during the put winter has resided in Paris, where she hal founded an operatic academy, will return te England this week to fulfil engagements tt Llandudno and elsewhere. Her nephew has just., carried off the first prize for pianoforte M the Brussels Conservatoire. Mr Sleath, the leader of the great strike at the Broken Hill Silver Mines, has been released by the New South Wales Government, after serving a year of his sentence, as an act of clemency consequent on the marriage of Priam George and the Princess May. As Mr Shaath it a declared Republican, he will hardly care to bt released for the reason assigned. Sir George Dibbs, the Premier, who has tfras* revived the old practice of liberating prisoners on occasions of Royal rejoicings, was himself one* the leader Of the Australian Republican party. Now he is as Royalist as the loyal minority. Ireland. The prisoner he released on Thursday will soon be facing him in Parliament. A member of a well-known firm of makeel ot steel pens says that a steel pen will last for months with careful use. If your pen ptill- scratchy and doesn't write well," he furtbtt asserts, don't cast it aside for a new one that is folly. The pen is not worn out, but simply tired. Give it a rest for a day or two, then hoW it in a gaslight for perhaps 15 seconds, not lonce. and resume your writing." | MISS TALBOT, MARGAM. • Englyn a gyfansoddwyd ar achlysur ymweliftd Cymdeltïbas Cymmrodorion Caerdydd & ChMtxM Margam, Gorphenaf 8fed, 1893. I fun addas fo'n haeddn, priodol Yw i'r prydydd garni; Boed teg oes Miss Talbot gu Yn deilwng o'r lien deulu, CYKMSODOB. The Bishop of Durham wears on his breast i cross which is an exact copy of one found in the tomb of his great predecessor, St Cuthberfc While, however, the latter is of go'd, ridhly jewelled, Dr. Westoott'e cross is of iron. It was. presented to him on his consecration as a bishop and, Dr. Westcott having a dislike to jewellery, iron was chosen as the material of which the orott should be formed. A story, which will be appreciated by every agriculturist and University man, is jusfr'^ow going the rounds in Edinburgh*. A number ot examinations are being held at the University, and at one of them a student, bearing the nam* of Meadow, who bad answered the printed papers, was called up for his oral." Ah, Ml Meadow," said the professor, a genial man in hit way, "fine old name yours." responded the studenb, it would be a great pity if it were ploughed." The 6th of July was a red-letter day in our Ooatt Calendar already, being the anniversary of some notable events in English history. On this day <. in 1189 died Henry II., at Chinon, the "Freneb Windsor" of the Plantagenets; in 1483, Richard jfjui crowned by Cardinal Bourohwr; it 1534 the excellent Sir ThottfiiS 'SforeTaid head on the block with a jeet ia his mouth ie. 1553 the boy-King Edward VI. died at Green* à and in 1685 MonmouthM army w" out to pieces at Sedgmoor.

A SATURDAY SERMON. A man is not poor because he has nothing, bat because he does no work. The man who With* out any degree of wealth has no employment is as much at his ease as he who without iabout has an income of a hundred crowns a year. H* who has no substance, and yet has a trade, is not poorer than he who, possessing ten acres of laudt is obliged to cultivate it for hie subsistence). The mechanic who gives his art as an inherit. ance to his children, has left them a fortune which is multiplied in proportion to their ber. It is not so with him who, having te* acres of land, divides it among his child. Is trading countries, where many men have 11C other subsistence but from the arts, the State p frequently obliged to supply the necessities ol the aged, the sick, and the orphan. Awtll. regulated Government draws this support from the arts themselves. It gives to some such tNt- ployment as they are capable ot performing, I others are taught to work, and this (eaching 01 itself becomes an employment. The aims given to the naked man in tho street do not fulfil tht obligations of the State, which owes to everj citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nodrish* ment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health. The State it oblisred to lend a ready assistance, whether it bt to prevent the sufferings of the ^>eop!e, ot to avoid a rebellion. 4 Stout OF LAWS," Vofc. I