SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD. THE TRUANT SCHOOL. *'A monthly meeting of this body was held at the Guildha;! on Wednesday, Mr YV. F. Richarda presidh)?. There were also preaent—Mrs Higgin. son, the Revs. W. Williams, W. B. Williams. Dr. Davies, Bishop, Rosser, Naysmith, and Martin.—Mr Cole, the local inspector of schooht, reported that out of 37 examinations of pupil teachers, four of them obtained nrst-claM and 20 second-class certificates, whilst 13 were un- classed. This was far from satisfactory.—In con- nection with the report of the schools manage- ment committee, the Rev. W. Williams complained of the manner in which teachers were appcmted, saying that the ttppointmentd were virtually made by the school management committee, and not ? by the board. The committee recommended one person only, aud the board had nothing to do but appoint him :.or her. He (Mr WiHiaujs) would like to see three natnes submitted for considera- tion.—Dr. Davies expressed a similar view, and Mr Bishop, who moved the adoption ef the report, signified his willingness to tali in with the saggesticn on future occasions.—Mr Naysmith, in moving the adoption of the report of the schools' building committee, said that since the board entered into an arrangement with the Corporation for an exchange of aites on the Dyvetty nelJ. the latter had beeu compelled to give up some por- tion of their scheme, and it seemed probable that tLey would not make <t road up to the neld as anticipated. Therefore the Corporation wanted the Board to build on one side, so that at eome future time a road might be made. This, how. ever, would put the Board to considerable expense in purchasing gardens facing upon the neld; and the commit-tee, therefore, recommended, that in the event of the Corporaticn insisting upon thia new arrangement, the School Board should return to their original intention of building at the bottom of the Seld. The report was seconded by Dr. Davies and adopted.—The special committee on truant schools recommended the purchase of Bonymaen House, and an acre of ground situated near Cwm, subject to the permission of the Homo Secretary being given to the erection thereon, of a truant school. It appeared that the house and grouuds beong to the Earl of Jersey and that his lordship is willing to dispose of them for k3CO. It is proposed to provide accommoda. tion for 20 children. The report waa adopted, and the board shortly afterwards adjourned. z-z

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CAEHLEON ENDOWED SCHOOLS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS. A special meeting of the governors of thew schools wM held on Tuesday, to consider an inf portant letter received from the Charity Commit siouers as to the result of an inquiry by M< Skirrow, the inspector, and also Mr Jackman'X report. The Bishop of LIaudaff presided. th< other Kovernors present beinz the Rev. C:moN Hawkins, the Rev. Canon Edward", the Rev. Mr Archer. Messrs L. A. Honhay, M. M< Cope. A. A. Williams, and T. Party, the cleilk (Mr Gibbs) and the surveyor (Mr Crook) being also ia attendance. The minuter of the last meeb, ing having been read and confirmed, the surveyor road a long report on the condition of the property I oisthe Charity, referring to the several poinM mentioned i)i Mf Jackman's report, and con* eluding by stating that in his opiniott it would be necessary to expend IZ950 in re- pair!), and JE850 upon the draining of the property, making a total outlay of B1.800, in comparison with Mr Jackman's estimate of JE1.400—namely, EGOO for repairs, and JS300 for draining. The sur- veyor'a report was adopted. A letter was received from the Charity Commissioners, dated October the 4th, reply- ing upon the following subjects, which an« out of their letter of the 13th September, and which had been submitted to them for ex- pl:)n )t!<m: lu reply to the nrst ques- tion, Is the iufant school entitled to 5a pot head for paase? in standards under Clause 35 ? i! I was pointed t)4 that there are no standards in th< i of ant school. Secondly, the governors having I granted the sum of j510 annually to the Rev. Canon Edwards for "the improvement Ot < pa timody" in the church, asked th?t. the grant b< contin"ed, and the Comi'iissioners replied thtt there was nothing whatever in th< scheme to justify such payment, which would no*, be allowed in future. Thirdly, it was asked if it would be necessary to re-statt the accounts for 1879, which had been examined and an 1 the reply was in the negative. Fourthly, the comn'ission'rs replied that t!:ey would allow the grant of j23 per annum to the Vicar of Llaugwtu in conai'ter-ttion of the churity property in that pariah. Fifthly, it was nsked if the eommissionera. in their letter of the 13th Sept., were correctly understood to propose that the sum of JE250 per an'tum, available for elementary edu- cation, should include Clauses 36 and 3f, v. bich gave £100 for scholarships :i nd E20 for religious in- Btruction, maMng a total of £370. The commia- s!o')ers answered "No," stating that the sum of 22.)0 was exclnsive of those clauses. The Bishop havmg suggested that every para* II graph in the letter '*f the 13th should be considered ) sepirately, and the principle only discussed, and that a committee should afterwards be ap* poicted to draw up a reply, the various claused were considered sena?tm. Clause 1 was considered to be dealt with by the surveyor's report, which was ordered to be sec!; to the Commissioners. Clause 3 required the Governors to consent to an alteration of the scheme, by substituting the aum of E250 Ver annum for the present payment by average attendance and passes i standards, which at the present time is very low, but which in the future may largely increase. The Governors, after a long discussion, resolveJ to resist to the utmost the proposedc}¡an(;e, :'nel upon putting the resolution to the meeting sit voted for itaud one (Mr Cope) against. The Rev. Mr Archer declined to vote upon the question upoa the ground that he did not approve of it'* j wording and tone. During the discussion upon this subject 1'1 it was contended by Mr Cope that tb< consequences of the defiant attitude of tl< governors in compelling the Commissioners M dr.?ft a. now scheme, which would require to M submitted to the Committee of Council of Edn* cation, and receive the Royal assent, would pro* bably recoil upon themselves, as it was extremely probable that, in the event of their being com- polled to adopt this course, they might Sad othe< clauses in the scheme which woulu. also require con-iderablo amendment, and that, among othef matters, the constitution of the governing body have to be considered. He further pointed out thut the first consequence of this Act "ould be to imperil the Government grant, as it wa< quite clear that the Education Department and the Charity Uommissionerswere conjointly dea'ing with this 35th clause. Mr Cope also asserted that his reason for disapproving of the action of the Kovetnora 'as the wretched quality of the educa- t:on now afforded the inhabitants of Caerleon, the result of the last examination of the Govern* ment Inspector phoning the emciency of the school to be upwards of 20 per cent below the average of England and Wales, and 50 per cent below a good elementary school, as shown by the Government grant. Clause 3 w.is disposed of by the foregoing re* solution. Clause 4 (ireiv the attention of the governors to their disregard of several clauses in the scheme, thereby cami!Jg a probable loss to the charity, and also pointing out their personal liability in the event of any loss. Seme of the governors ae;)eed that there was practically no defence to this cotn* plaint of the Commissioners, the Bishop remarking th:tt he feared that both himself a.ud the other governors hall not suHIciently studied the scheme, other governors stating that they had felt every confidence in Mr Fox, the late clerk aad treasurer. In discussing this clause it was elicitet that the eatate of the late Mr Fox would probabtt pay about Is L) the pound, the sum owing to t!t< charity being .E665 2s 2d. It also transpired that a further loss had been incurred through tenanM security'iaving been secunty JaVlng bem obtained. 1'he estimated total loss, including Mr Fox's debt, was £i 300. fhe Clerk remin fed the governors that there w- a balance of about .8130 to the credit of the church and road account, which, if not re* quired, would after October 31 be transferred to the general account for educational p,lrpo under Clause 2 of the!seheme. The Rev. Canon Edwards made an application for the whole of Una balance for the purpose of recasting the beiis of Caerleon Ci.urch. Mr Cope urotested that the roada leading into Caerleon had a prior cLim. and ponted out that nothing had been subscribed from thM fund towards their repair for the past two year«, whereas the church had received t\ro sepa.r- ate grants. Eventually the governors agreed to give.ESO to theCaerIeon.Loca!}Buard for the repair of the roads leading into Carleon, and the remain- ing B100 to the vicar, as an instalment of about A.300 required by him for. the above-mentioned porposp. Mr Cope strongly objected to this grant of m09 to the vicar. The Clerk stated that the grant could be made by the Governors without consulting the Commissioners. Mr Cope under- took to prove to the contrary, and the subject wat forthwith referred to the Cummiasioners Mes<ra Homfray, A. A. Williams, Cope, Parry, and Canon Ed ward;; A-ere appointed a committee for drafting the reply to the Coniiyiissiotiers' letter, and the meeting \\as adjourned till the 26th inst., i.o receive the Commissioners' report.

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NEWPORT COUNTS-COURT. Judee Herbert presided at the sitting of theL Isfewport (Jcunty-court, on Wednesday, when the following cases were among those disposed of: ACTION BETWEEN FARMERS. In the case of G. F.Gritton 1:.}"mucis Chappe!, Mr Custard appeared for phuntiff, and Mr Hovd represented the defen iant.-The parties are far* mers, and occupy farms adjoining each other The chum was ?7 ICs for damage alleged oiave'beM donetop!amtiff's fence?by def?d?t'??S straying. en his property.—Frederick JElstonc, baihtt, in the employ of plaintiff, proved that the cattle liai strayed on his master's property. He took the cattle from the field once and took them to the pound," but the keper refused to tuke them in.—Frederick Gritton, son of piaintiif, said that he kept his father's accounts. Defendant brought witness a bill for £13 7s 6d as a counter claim.—Defendant, on being ealled, said thatfrom the 17th April to the 25th Juno he had cattle on the Marshes, so that hia cattle could not have strayed on plaintiff's Jand. He had occupied the farm since the 2nd of February, this year. Thero were two horses on his land the first day he took tbo faran. He had given plaintiff's son a bit! clatming 2-13 7s 6d for keeping the plaintiff's cattle, and for damage done to hia fences and land.— James Hooper, keeper ef the Marshes, said that on the 7th of April he received seven cattle from the defendant. He charged 2d per night for them makjn?a total of ls2d per night.—Mr Lloyd sub. mitted that piainttS a case had entirely failed._ His Honour reserved hit decision. CLAIM BY A GROCEB. An action was brought by Mary Long p Joha Lancaster, for £6- 2s 9d, being for grocery gooda supplied to defendant's wife.—Mr Bailhache ap- peared for plaintiff, ajad Mr Parker for defendant. —Ihe account had been contracted during the years of 1876 and 1878.—Defendant, on being sworn, said that he was a Bailor, and that in the year 1875 he went to sea, and before going he mid piaintiS £3. He told plaiutig that he would not be responsible for any debt contracted by his wife —Judgment for the whole amount claimed, with solicitor's fee. A DiaruTE BtrwzzN Jews. A claim for £2 was brought by a Jew named Morn. ngamst another Jew named Lyons, for three weeks 'board, R'nd lozi lent. The debtwaa contracted ni Blackburn. Defendant, who is now a clothier carrying on business in Newport, denied all knowledge of th. debt.-His Honour gave judgment for the plamtiS for the amount claimed. his evidence being corroborated by his brother. A MONBT.LENDING CASE. in the case of Jones t-. Jones JE5 was claimed at S???"? ? defendant. Robert Jones, th. plaintlif sMd that at the time he lent the money to defendant he was living at Hoiyhead. He also ?'?'the request of defendant, ICa into a ?ruida?club at Crewe. Defendant disputed the cjatm, and said that it waa a man named Joha t'S ?"?'"?e borrowed the money from, and not Robert Jones. The defenant was ordered to Pay the amount claimed and the solicitor's costak CLAIM BY A DOCTOR. The same defendant WM sued by Dr. Lintbrey for 1:4 las 6d for medical attendance and medt- ctaes. Ordered to pay 15f) a montt).

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