The South Wales Star

BRITAIN'S EARLY FAITH. I own an apology to my readers for my delay in continuing the subject. My delay, however, has in a certain way, proved beneficial for the discis- sion of the subject in eliciting a letter from Ml" Tierney. I should like to say at the outset that I appreciate warmly the courteous tone of my critic. Well, would it be for Wales if all religious disputants in our distracted country would adopt the tone that he has used in his plea for the Catholic (Mr. Tierney will, I am sure, pardon me if I say that I use this word without prejudice) character of Britain's early faith, and Britain's early Church. I should like also to inform Mr. Tierney that he must not hold Mr. Willis Bund re- sponsible for all the statements contained in my article. I heard Mr. Bund's lecture, but I took no notes at the time, and as the resume was written two or three days after the lecture, no doubt there were inaccuracies. Mr. Tierney mus6 also pardon me if I say that had he read my account carefully he would have seen that the theory of the election of St. David at an ancient sassiwn" was no idea of Mr. Willis Bund but was suggested by another gentleman who was present at the Cymmrodorion lecture of which my paper con- tained an account. To come, however, to our subject, Mr. Tierney argues very forcibly that the faith of our fathers was Roman Catholic, and yet he seems to me to give up the case by his o.vn admissions. Ha argues that to the outward eye the early Church organi- zation of Britain would have borne a closer resem- blance to modern Nonconformity than to modern Anglican, and, therefore, I must add, to modern Catholic usage. Admitting this to be the case, he, however, introduces what I must con- sider a mistaken analogy, that is the natural con- clusion. It refers to the position of the Church of Rome in missionary countries. Here, he argues, there is a seeming chaos, as there is in Welsh Pro- testantism. But while Welsh Protestantism must, according to him, always remain in chaos, there exists in reference to the Catholic Church in foreign countries, a power that can bring harmony out of chaos. This I admit. But in reference to the British Church, there was no such power in the background at least, no such power as the British bishops, whom Mr. Tierney must allow to be the Catholic rulers of the Church, would admit. The British bishops rejected St. Augustine, although there can be no doubt that, so far as Papal authority could make him such, he was their lawful Primate. Bishops who refused to recognise the jurisdiction of the representative of the Pope could scarcely be called Roman Catholic in the modern sense. They took, I take it, the position of the National Church of the country, a position precisely similar to that which the Anglican Church of to-day takes up in reference to Roma. No consistent Anglican denies, or can deny, that the Pope is the Patriarch of the West, or head of the Western Church; but this is quite consistent with the old medieval position that there is an ecclesia Anglic-ana, the branch of the Catholic Church in this country. which has always possessed the right to self- government in its own sphere, and possesses as much right to repel the attempted intrusions of the Bishop of Rome on its spiritual liberties as those of the Archbishop of Paris. If such was, as Bede says. the position taken up by the British bishops, I think it must necessarily follow that the faith of our fathers was neither Roman nor Ultramontane. Apart from this I think I can almost claim Mr. Tierney on my side in the contention. I was perfectly aware, I may inform him. that there was nothing in the consti- tution of the Roman Church to nullify the principle of popular election to bishoprics or benefices. It is only, as he says, simply a matter of discipline. Still, his Church rightly or wrongly, now withholds the right (as also does the Anglican Church). and it is, therefore, fair for me to argue that a Church whibh emphatically repudiated the claim of the Pope to supremo jurisdiction and, moreover, differed widely in matter of ritual and government from the modern Church of Rome, cannot be described as Catholic, unless, as I con- tend, that claim eannot be rightly confined to members of the Church of Rome. Can the bishops of the four Welsh Sees, now incorporated in the Church of England, claim the heirship of the British Church ? In discussing this question I must for the present assume the substantial identity of the post-Refor- mation and pre-Reformation Church in England. If that goes, of course the whole of my argument fails. And if it be granted, I am not sure if a further difficulty does not remain behind. Was the Welsh Church ever united by the free consent of the bishops and clergy with the Anglican Church ? Or was the old Welsh Church forcibly suppressed 1 That one branch of the Catholic Church can unite or blend itself with another no one. I think, will dispute. If the Conventions of York and Canterbury chose to-morrow, after obtaining royal licence, to repeal all contrary canons and again recognise the Papal supremacy, and supposing the Pope acquiesced. Mr. Tierney would admit, I imagine, that it was still the Church of Archbishop Laud or George Herbert. It is even more clear that one Protestant body may spiritually amalgamate with another, although the transfer- ence of its property, being held subject to the articles of a certain confession of faith, may re- quire mt npplication to the civil courts or Parlia- ment. Thefluostions, however, were—Did the Welsh Church ever make such a Union Or was the Anglican Church set up, as Mr. Lloyd George would have it. by the battle-axe and the spear. Now, all who know anything of the Welsh history know that there was, especially after the davs of Asser. Kind Alfred's friend and St. David's Bishop, a gradual approchement between the two branches of the Catholic Church. Before the Norman Conquest the See of Heraford had been administered by a Welsh Bishop, and English and Welsh Bishops had at least recognised the validity of each others elections. Also I cannot denv with the example the great legislator, Howel the"Good, before me that the See of Rome had begun to exercise an influence on Welsh life and thought, as it also did on the contemporary life and thought of England. The magnificent, if impossible, ideal of a great arbitrator and guide for Christian kings and peoples in the Bishop of Rome had fired the imagination of Welshmen, and had materially modified the position they took up in the days of Abbot Dinooth. When Ansehn in the early days of the twelfth century claimed, as Archbishop of Canterbury, a spiritual jurisdiction in Wales, he had a strong prima facie case. At the same time there can be no doubt that the fierce resistance to Canterbury, offered first by Bishop Bernard, and afterwards by the immortal Giraldus Cambreusis, represented a strong national feeling of aversion to alien rule, a strong feeling unhappily too well justified by after events that the spiritual interests of Wales would suffer fatally, if her church was controlled by alien clerical rulers, and there can be no doubt that the force of the rcsistence enormously increased with the enormous revival of Welsh National feeling in the thirteenth century. Had Llewellyn or Owen Glyndwr triumphed, there can be no doubt that the supremacy of Canterbury would have been blotted out; and that Wales, like Scotland, would have obtained a Church at once national and catholic. Treachery and force, however, prevailed and Canterbury triumphed. But, although a union of the Churches was carried by doubtful methods, I do not think that, dark and doubtful as was the deed, that the old Welsh Church was actually ex- terminated. The forced union bore a striking resemblance to the Act of Union between England and Ireland in the last century but, even if we look on that Act as morally void, we can hardly say that the Irish peerage existing before the union was ijMO facto, abolished, because there is no longer an Irish house of peers in which they can sit. Allowing that the union between the Churches was, in its first stages, voluntarily allowing that the essential character and position of the prelatefl, from the point of view of the canon lawyer, was unaltered, I think the Established Church may make out a good claim as a dry point of law to the succession of St. David and Giraldus. But, if we grant this, can we say that the Estab- lished Church represents its spirit. If we take its general attitude, I fear v/e cannot give an affirma- tive answer. The ancient British Church was the Church of the Welsh nation. Its bishops were the leaders of the people. It nursed the national litera- ture it sanctified the cause of national patriotism Can we say this for the Established Church of to-day ? For some of its members, perhaps, we may say as much, but those members are only a small minority in its fold. Lastly, I come to the Nonconformists. Can we say that the Nonconformist bodies, or anyone of them, represent the old British Church ? I must saj at once that from the point of view of the ecclesiastical lawyer none of them can make out the slightest claim. The position of the Baptists and Independents at least, (waiving all question of orders) is hopeless. The idea of the separate Church system is utterly alien to all the system of an Episcopal Church. The Calvinistio Metho- dists, who have a regularly ordained ministry who are also popularly elected, and. like the old British Church, an organisation confined to Wales and therefore of a purely national character, stands in a somewhat different position. Of course. they cannot claim any strict historical success- ion from the old British Church, except through the Anglician body, and if the High Church, or Roman Catholic view of orders be accented, they cannot possess any right to represent the Catholic- ism of fincient Britain. At the same time, never forgetting the important difference arising from the absence of episcopacy, I must say that in their body, rather than any other, lies the national eharacteristics;of the old Church of Walei. But to enter into the more general question. Does modern Welsh Nonconformity in general, or do the Calvinistio Methodists in particular, repre- sent the religious and intellectual character of the old Welsh Church ? In some things they do. The patriotism, the vigour, the literary genius ef Wales which in days pone by were th. proud possession of the Church, the Nonconformists in general, and the Calvinistic Methodists in particular, may fairly claim as theirs. If the pure Protestant principle be correct, if episcopacy is a purely human invention, dispensable or not according to circumstances, the idea of a Catholic Church is a fond delusion then unques- tionably Nonconformity at present may claim to be the truest heir of the Welsh piety of the past. But is this so ? In entering into this subject. I am, I know, wandering far from my original inten- tion but Mr. Tierney's letter must be pleaded as my justification. Some thinkers will urge against them that the real strength of the Anglican or Catholic lies in its recognition of the historie development of Chris- tianity in the fact that it looks on each successive age as the revelation of God's will, and that it holds to the existence of a Church that can speak with authority rather than to a creed founded on the dogmas of the liberal inspiration of SGripture which every succeeding year becomes more difficult to accept. On the other hand the weakness of the Catholic ciergy in the past, their refusal to-day to re- cognise the fact that the spirit of the age calls for a remodelled system of Church Government, as in the middle ages the early christian system was to my mind rightly reformed into one more suited to the spirit of the age, the alien spirit which the want of a national government has infused into the Church, its present hostility to the national aspira- tions of Wales have caused a revolt from it differing vastly in degree, but something the same in character as the revolt of England from Rome in the sixteenth century. The conclusion is painful. Much of the spirit of the old British Church exists in Welsh Noncon- formity^ but while Welsh Nonconformity con- tinues Nonconformist, and in the strict sense of the word Protestant, it cannot claim the heritage. While the Church on the other hand although it can claim the legal position no longer lives the spiritual or intellectual life of its ancestors, no longer attunes its voice to the music of the nation. And while the present ecclesiastical regime continues it is more than doubtful if it ever can. Is there any hope of a re-union of Welsh re- ligious life. Might not the Nonconformist bodies re-united after disestablishment of the Church teach her patriotism and democracy, and might not she teach them Catholicism. I may be pardoned if as a patriot I suggest the idea. The old Pro- testant position appears to many of us hopelessly discredited, but surely between the lowest depths of the down grade school of theolosrv there may be found some resting-place for the theologi- cal mmd of Wales. Protestant Germany seems, for the moment, inclined to accept Strauss as the log-i- e;d success of Luther. But, while ai alternative is possible. J cannot think that Wales vill ever take that step. At least. Nonconformists will admit that it is far more possible that she will onee more find faith and union in a Church which can claim to be Catholic, but which will be enlightened, demo- cratic, and national I o the core? ALIQITIF. P —One more, in conclusion, iu reference to Mr. Tierney. 3Iy conclusions. I kr.ow, will not be satisfactory to him but I trust he will believe me when I say that to the Church of Rome I entertain no feelings but those of profound respect, I regret as deeply as he can the diffsrcnces that exist between Catholic and Protestant bodies, as also those that divide the Church and Noncon- formity. I trust that some day the re-union of Christendom will be an accomplished fact. But ¡ Mr. Tierney must remember that Pope Innocent's • I treatment of Giraldus justly lost the Popes the sympathy of Wales and the language of the Tablet newspaper only a week or two ago. is a melancholy proof t-hat in this r.poct at" least Roman Catholics have learnt nothing and lor- gotten nothing. Yet, knowing, as .>ve-v Welsh- man knows, regretting the miserable burotrv of to-day. I cannot take leave of so mild ami 1 courteous an apponeat as Mr. Tinnier without some word :>t kitidrie-s. For themonirnt our views arc irreconcilable, a od were they not there is a little plape to-day in Wab-s where the narrow partisans delight (if we are i,) believe their spoken words) in wounding their opponent's feelings holds sway. But let us hope that as for Falkland, the martyr of the Civil War, the great future of compromise, of consideration, of courtesy is for us, although we must perforce leave the miserable present to the Dean of Bang or and the Member for Mid- Glamorgan.

WELSH NOTES. The efforts of the Welsh members to get two of their number placed on the Hybrid Committee to consider the Birmingham Water Bill were defeated by 150 votes to 120. Mr. David Thomas, Mr. Osborne Morgan. Mr. Stuart Rendel. Sir Hussey Vivian, and Mr. Arthur Williams delivered sensible j speeches, urging the claims of Wales to be repre- sented on a committee which deals with a matter affecting Wales so nearly. Mr. Chamberlain, who at Llanybyther and elsewhere is so anxious to win over Wales to his side, was the most uncompromising opponent of the in- clusion of a Welsh member on the Committee. He did not believe, he said, in having partisans on a Hybrid Committee. But. as Mr. Osborne Morgan pointed out, Mr. Chamberlain didn't object to hav- ing- a partisan in the person of a Birmingham member on it. The House saw the reasonableness of Mr. David Thomas' intention, and would probably have added a Welsh member to the Committee, had not Mr. Courtney interposed and pointed out that it was too late to add to the number cf the Com- mittee. The only way of getting a Welsh member on the Committee was to get a member of the Committee to resign in favour of a Welsh member. Mr. W. James, of Gateshead. then said that he was willing to withdraw, but the Speaker pointed out that that motion could only be made on another day. Though Mr. D. Thomas's motion was lost. there is now little doubt that j Wales will after all be represented on the Com- mittee, for Mr. Chamberlain, who seems to be able to do what he likes with the (Government, has expressed his willingness to fall in with the mem- ber for Gateshead's suggestion. Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas, the newly-appointed Assistant-Commissioner to inquire into the condi- tion of agriculture in Wales, has already com- menced his work. Last Saturday he was down at Bridgend making some preparations for visitinir the Vale of Glamorgan. It is said that Mr. Thomas wishes to preserve his identity secret,. and has therefore grown a beard. Mr. Justice Charles, who is at present holding a Criminal Assize at Cardiff, has appointed Mr. T. Marchant Williams, of the South Wales Bar, the Deputy-clerk of Arraigns, in place of the late Mr. Tom Allen. The appointment will be a popular ona, both at the Bar and with the outside public. Mr. Williams is a very well known Welshman. whose connection with Welsh education and the Eisteddfod has been Ion? and honourable. il Theodore Dodd should address one of his Open Letters to Mr. Williams, whose career has been very interesting. He has worked his way up from being a pupil teacher to an inspectorship under the London School Board, and then to a. good practice at the Bar. The present appointment is worth about jE400 a year, and the work is limited to about three months of each year. Of course this appointment precludes him from practising on the South Wales Circuit, but not in London or on any other circuit. Mr. Williams is a good Radical, and had he not gone wrong in 1883 would have found a Welsh seat by this time. But though he is not exactly sound on the Irish question. Mr. Williams is an ardent Welsh Nationalist, and there are but few politicians who are prepared to go so far as he is to satisfy the claims of Wales for separate legislation. The South II ale* Star can have no fault to find with his appointment for he is a Welsh-speaking Welshman.

ROYAL HEARTS OF OAK SOCIETY, ANNUAL DINNER AT CADOXTON. I The second annual dinner of theCadoxton Lodge of the Royal Hearts of Oak Society was held at the King William IV. Hotel on Tuesday, April 5th. A good number sat down to an excellent dinner provided by Host McGill, Mr. R. S. Robinson pre- siding. Among those present were --lilessr. J. F. Brown (secretary). 1. T. Dando, W. Dando, G. Fox. J. A. Owen, H. Burbidge, H. LI. Jones, Gilead Brock, Sergeant Munday, J. C. Fairbairn, Taylor, G. Miles, Kathrens. J. Jenkins, K. Close, Gordon. J. Summers, Rees Howells. Clarke, Harry, L. Lis- combe, Harvey, S. Trigg, Parish, Gorman, Havard, Buckler. After the usual loyal toast, and the toast of The Clergy," the CHAIRMAN proposed The Army and Navy." Mr. GORDON said that the English army of to- day was capable of doing such glorious deeds as of old, and that all nationalities would fight Joyally together. (Hear, hear.) lie was only sorry that the volunteering spirit \),s not more active in the Barry district. (Applause.) Mr. J. R. LhHWELLYN proposed ;'The Trade of the District." TIe said that a great wave had recently passed over the district, which had left behind an unwelcome impression by the withdrawal of the Barry Company's Bill. The prophecy that a depression of trade would result had not been verified. It was being found out that the check which the district had received was somewhat salutary. Things kad been running wild builders had been over speculating, and there were now some hundreds of houses vacant. The check the district had re- ceived was a healthy check, which would make them more ready to receive the new dock which they hoped the company would soon construct. (Hear, hear.) Outsiders were willing to invest their money in the district once the company were prepared with a genuine Bill for a genuine dock. Many great coalfields ran naturitlly to Barry Dock, and there was every reason to antici- pate that Barry would be a big town spreading over an area of five or six miles. (Applause.) Mr. BURBIDGE and Mr. KATKIIKNS responded. Mr. WALLS proposed The Cadoxton Lod?e." Working men, he said, should provide against old age, accident and sickness. They should have fore- sight to meet the time when they would be unable to provide for themselves by manual labour. (Hear, hear.) The Royal Hearts of Oak Society was established on a different footing from other friendly societies. At the end of the year the pro- firs were divided between the members. Though the society had only been recently introduced into Wales, it was one of the most flourishing lodges in the district. (Hear. hear). Mr. H. L. JOKES and Mr. J. F. BROWN res- ponded. The SECRETARY said that the number of mem- bers had decreased because 40 or 50 of the mem- bers had left the district, but they had still on their books the names of 80 paying members. (Hear, hear.) Ten members had received assistance since the opening of the lodge in September, 1890. The amount paid out in sick pay was £30 Is. 4d., and the widows of the two members had received £10 each. Last year each member since the com- mencement received 7s. 2 £ d. each. The balance in hand was a trifle over £ 20, and one was on the sick list. He thought that showed that the lodfre was in a fairly prosperous condition. (Hœr. hear.) Mr. J. F. BROWN* proposed" Kindred Societies." Mr. CLARKE, in responding, said that the Foresters showed the good which kindred societies were doing. Their numbers were 800,000. and the capital was £ 1.750.000. (Hear, hear.) Twenty years ago 41, per cent. were in receipt of relief. while now the average was 2.1 per cent. And that was due greatly to the exertions of sick benefit societies. (Applause.) Mr. GILEAD BROCK, in responding, said that he had been for many years connected with friendly and trades union societies. His con- nection Jwith them iwas a financial loss to him personally, but he was glad of his con- nection with them because of the good it did to others. (Applause.) Mr. GRIFFITHS also responded. The next toast was '• The Visitors," proposed by Mr. Buckler, who was only sorry that he hadn't joined more than one friendly society, and was responded to by Mr. Gilead Brock and Mr. Taylor. The other toasts were The Press," proposed by Mr. H. L. Jones, and responded to by Mr. J. R Llewellyn (Barry Dock JVrnw) and'Mr. W. Ll. Williams (South Walex Star) The Host and Hostess, proposed by the Chairman and responded to by Mr. McGill: and The Chairman," proposed by Air. W. Llewellyn Williams. During the evening songs were given bv Messrs. Rees Howells, Butler. Oliver Harries (Eos Pen- coedtre), Munday. Clarke. D. S. Robinson, Havard Fairbairn, Trigg, S. Jones, Griffiths, and IL Burbidge; recitations, Kathrens Jun.. Kathrens Sen., Burbidge cornet solo, Mr. Forbes. Sen., Burbidge cornet solo, Mr. Forbes.

NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL FOR BARRY DOCK. • IXfi Oil Fcid'1 <i.11<n>!<>n last, :o opening ser- sel'- ,yic,; in 1.' •ctiou with the new English W c"le}'.l!l C'lllwl. which has been erected at ilo ton Load, Barry Dock. a^. u cost of over •V™ A ,ie*crip'ioA of the building api«,i. in our coiumn-j a few mouths a«T0 on the occ ^on of the laying of the memorial stone. The saon-a and spacious building was crowded last x rmay af ternoon with members of the Weslevan denomination from Cardiff, Penarth, Barry, etc. representatives of several of the religious bodies being also present. Among the crowded congre- gation present were noticed the Revs. Thomas Champness, the well-known evangelist Methodist preacher — Jenkins, Cardiff; — Hodgson. Penarth IT. Graham Pavn. Barry; W Tib- bott, Cadoxton; W. Williams. Cadoxton: J Honey, Barry Dock; Dr. W. Lloyd-Edwards, Alderman W. banders, Cardiff Mr. Isaac White, Barry and Messrs. Henry Frazer. Penarth C. W. WiUiams. Penarth S. Heme, Cardiff; H. Wilis." Hallett. Holloway, W. J. Flowers, — Moon, bmith-Jones, — Davies, Cadoxton; — Padfield, Cardiff; — Frazer. jun., Penarth — Hutchins, Barry Dock — Martin, Cardiff — Wills. W. Koage, J. R. Llewellyn, dee., itc. A nreliminarv devotional service having- taken place—specially selected hymns, it may be mentioned, being used during the whole of the services—the Rev. Thomas Champness delivered an original and appropriate sermon on the occasion. He counselled his hearers to make the best of the opportunities of life for the acquisition of good. pointing out that Christianity tended to make man's life here below a veritable paradise in itself. At the conclusion of the sermon a. special collection was made on behalf of the building fund, the substantial sum of £ 15 being realisecf. An excellent tea was afterwards served at the Bible Christian School-room adjacent—kindly lent for the occasion—over two hundred persons sitting down to the repast. Among the ladies who so admirably presided and assisted at the tea tables were :—Mrs. Flowers. Mrs. Handcock. Mrs. Hodge, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Hutchins, Mrs. Wedlake. Mrs. Franks, Mrs. Handon, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Lot Thomas, Mrs. Mack. Miss Gear, Miss Handon. Miss Pearce, Miss Hodge, Miss Mayne. Miss Hutchins, Misses Paull (2), Miss Carey, Miss Bailey, Miss HandcocK, Miss Williams, Jtc. The following gentlemen also rendered assistance at the tea Messrs. G. Adams, Bailey. Clark, Thomas, E. Lory, Baker, E. Jones, Hutchins, S. W. Hodge, Guv' Franks, Mack, and Brown. Mr. W. W. Hodge had tue arrangements of the tea. In the evening a large public meeting was held, several of the gen- ¡ tlemen mentioned above and Alderman Megfitt being the speakers. ° On Sunday the Rev. Arthur Markham (of Newport) preached morning and evening in the new chapel to large congregations, taking' for his text in the morning, Nehemiah vi., 15 and in the evening, Proverbs, xxiii., 23. On Wednesday evening the Rev. Ebenezer Morgan, of Cardiff, delivered an interesting lecture on il Sammy Huck' the Vi ]]«• £ < (l:i n.nh."

COMING OF AGE FESTIVITIES AT PENARTH, There w:s a large and influential gathering at Andrew's Hall on Thursday evening of last week, at the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston! the St. Fagan's Hotel, on the occasion of the com- ing of age of their neice, Mrs. Lewis. The hall was beautifully decorated with flags and banners. At nine o'clock dancing commenced, Mr. Johnston leading off wich his neice. Mrs. Lewis. At twelve o'clock supper was announced, which was of a most ;vr^v7(('description, the floral decorations on the table adding to its splendour. Amongst the seated guests, numbering over seventy, were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Tape, Misses Tape (3), Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Clode. Misses Clode (2), Misses Williams (Cogan Hotel), Misses King, Mr! Cooper (Cardiff), Mr. and Mrs. Cookflley. Mr. Werkley, Miss Luen, Mr. Luen, Mr. Clarke (Wind- sor Hotel), Mr. and Mrs. Horsham, Miss Gertie Horsham, Messrs. Tom Moore, Geo. J. Edwards, Hicks, Tom King, John King. Misses Clarke. Miss' Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Rollings, Mr. W. H. Lewis, Miss Kidd, Mr. and Mrs. Meazey, and Mr. Isaac' Parkman. Parkman. Supper being over. Mr. GEORGE J. EDWARDS had the honour and pleasure of proposing the health of the guest of the evening, Mrs. Lev/is, which he did in a few appropriate and congratula- tory remarks. Mr. LEWIS, in feeling terms, responded. Ho said it gave him and Mrs. Lewis much pleasure in being present on such an auspicious occasion, and to be surrounded by so many kind friends. Mr. CLARKE, in complimentary terms, proposed the health of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston. Mr. JOHNSTON", whose rising was the signal for vociferous cheering, responded. Two other toasts followed in connection with the St. Fagan's Hotel—that of Mr. Horsham and Miss Gertie Horsham, when dancing commenced again with renewed vigour, the happy assemblage breaking up at five in the; morning. The orchestral portion were musicians from Barry, consisting of- Pianist. Mr. A. Rees cornet, Mr. J. Clode and the clarionet, Mr. Arthur Lewis. That there should be no lack of engagement, Miss Luen and Miss Clara Clode favoured the company with a song or two. as did also Mr. Johnston and Mr. Edwards. A duet was also nicely rendered by Mr. H. Lewis and Mr. Tom Lewis. The taking song of the evening was that sung by Miss Clara Clode.

GOOD NEWS FOR THE BARRY DISTRICT. IMPORTANT NEW LOCAL CONCERN. The inhabitants of the Barry district will, we are sure, be pleased to learn that a large and in- fluential company has been formed in London with a capital of £ 25,000 which is to be expended in the development of the Cadoxton and Barry Dock neighbourhoods. We are further informed that the company will first of all proceed with building, but it is intended to erect factories, &c. The name of the company is the Barry and District Land Development Corporation (Limited), and has been registered with a capital of £ 25 000, in £ 5 shares (4.950 preference and 50 founders'), to acquire a certain leasehold property at Cadoxton- juxta-B.u-ry. in the county of tnd to carry on all the business usually cirried on bv land, building, advance, and investment companies. The subscribers are E. Wilmot. 51. I\ukin"teri- street, N„ clerk A. T. Tulk, 7, Appleby-road. Gayhurst-road, Landsdowne Park, clerk W. L. Griffiths, 27, High-street, Newport. Mon., architect T C. W. Lansford, 17, Byrne-road. Balham, clerk J. C. Dawbarn, 7. Baronsmere-road, East Finchley. clerk; A. Iv. Kraul, 41, Southampton-row, W.C. E. E. Long, 11. Queen Vietoria-reet, E.C., mort- gage broker and J. Ji NVill, 30. Great St. Helen's E.C., shipowner. Tho -.umber of directors is not to be less than three nor more than five, the. first being J. J. Neill, R. Barnes, and A. Harlow. The qualification is one share; remuneration, one guinea per meeting for each director attending. Mr. David Shaw, Estate and Property Offices. Vere-street, Cadoxton, has been appointed local secretary of the concern.

PENARTH POLICE COURT. MONDAY.—Before Colonel Guthrie (in the chair). Major Thoruley, and Mr. Llewellyn Wood Major Thornley, and Mr. Llewellyn Wood TRANSFER,—Mr. J. J. Williams. Royal Hotel, Cadoxton, applied for a protection order for the' transfer of the licence to his son.—Granted. A BRUTAL HUSBAND.—Louise Randall, of 18. Harriet-street. Cogan. applied for a summons against her husband Henry Randall, for assault"! The applicant, who bore marks of having- received considerable ill-treatment, said her husband had been continually assaulting her for the last twelve months. On the previous Friday he struck her two violent blows on the forehead with a frying pan, doing her serious injury.—The Bench immediately granted the summons, making it returnable for the following Monday. A PEX MA UK TRANSFER.—The transfer of the Rose a.nd Crown Inn, Penmark, was transferred from Thomas Jones to John Henry Emery. A QUESTION OF MAINTENANCE.—John Wil- liams, labourer. Cadoxton. was charged on remand with neglecting to maintain his two sous, who had become chargeable to the Cardiff Union._Mr. Pritchard, returning officer, said the guardians had decided, on the defendant's application, to give him another trial for a month to keep the child- ren.—George David Williams, the eldest boy, gave a pitiful account of how he and his brother had been treated by their father. For over a twelve month he did not buy them clothing, and was in the habit of getting drunk and leaving them in the house all day. Asked by Colonel Guthrie if he I wanted to go back to his father, witness replied in the negative, but expressed his willingness if the father treated them kindly.—The Bench decided to give the defendant a month's trial, to see how he would the trial. ANOTHER MAINTENANCE CASE. — Timothy Haves, shoemaker, was ordered to contribute Is. 6d. per week towards the maintenance of his father, and pay 1, arrears. as well. Mr. Prichard, re- lieving officer, proved the case. A SUNDAY DRUNKARD.—Edward Kean, boat- nun. Penarth. was charged with being drunk and disorderly. — Police-constable William Handcock said that on Sunday, the 27th of March, he saw the defendant in Dock-road drunk and disorderly, making use of most filthy language, and wanting to fight with the proprietor of a club, It was with great difficulty that he induced him to go away with his friends.—De- fendant, who expressed contrition, was found to have been twenty times convicted for similar offences.—The Bench decided to give him one more chance, and imposed a fine of £ 1 and costs. They warned him, however, that, should he appear again, he would be sent to prison without the option of a fine. ALLEGED ILLEGAL REMOVAL OF CATTLE.— John Sheeheen. a cattle dealer from Pembroke- shire. was charged with removing 43 pigs into Penarth from an infected area without having obtain), d the necessary licence. Mr. George David, who defended, made a vigorous speech on behalf of his client, maintaining that the railway company should have been prosecuted.—The Bench dismissed the case. MORI; SrXDAY DRINKING. — P.C. Handcock charged Joseph Broxton, fireman, with being drunk at Penarth on the 27th ult. It seems there was a general row outside the club, defen- dant being one of the active participators.— The Bench said h.; would have to pay 10s. and costs.—Defendant I have no money, and I'll go to gaol.—The Bench Seven days.-The defendant was then removed. IRELAND'S DAY OUT. — Margaret Sheen, an Irishwoman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Penarth on the 30th ult. Defendant, in reply to the charge. said. I knew I had a glass of beer, but I don't think that I was desarderly.' —Police-constable Walter Shillom, however, gave a different complexion to the case. and said that. she was refused admission to the Ship, and was having huge celebrations outside, and had stones in her hand.—Defendant, who had been up before, made a plea for leniency to the Bench on the ground that she was a widow, and had three children.—She was fined 5s. ASSAULTING THE POLICE. — John Roby was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting Police-constable D. O. Da vies. He kicked the latter officer twice in the chest, and bit another constable in the thumb. He acted like a madman, and bad to be carried from Cogan to Penarth.-The Bench fined him 5s. and costs.

THE CADOXTON INTIMIDATION CASES. In the course of his charge to the jury at the Cardiff Assizes on Monday. Mr. Justice Charles said a matter which would also require exceptional care was the charge against six men of having in- timidated three painters at Cadoxton, and com- pelled them to abstain from going to work. At the time the three men were proceeding to work the painters strike was in progress, and they were met at half-past seven o'clock in the morning bv about twenty men, the six prisoners being amongst them. The men remonstrated with those going to work, and, according to the evidence, they were hustled about, but no serious violence was used against them. with the exception of Bishop, who received a kick from one of the prisoners. Bishop appeared to have been the particular object of animosity amongst the strikers, because he had signed the roll not to go to work, and was found by them afterwards actually oil the way to business. The three men were afraid to go to work, and turned back, because of the treatment they had received. The prisoners were charged under the Act of 1875. 38 and 39 Vic., cap. 86. section 7, with intimidation. Now intimidation was a very wide word. One might intimidate a man by blows, by injuring his property, and in almost any conceivable way but it had recently been held in a case reported in the law reports 1891, Second Queen's Bench Division, page 545, that the word intimidation in section 7 has a much more limited meaning than was supposed. For example, in that case, in order to prevent an employer from employing non-Union men. the secretaries of certain Trades Unions informed him that if he did not cease to employ- non- Union men, they would call off all members of the respective Unions in his service. And they did so, and were afterwards charged with intimidation, on the ground that the employers had been frightened into compliance with their wishes, having a tear that hit: business would come to a standstill. The Court of Criminal Appeal, ho we ver, held that no offenc.1 under that section had been committe. In the face of that exceptional provision of trie law the jury would inquire whether tJere was sufficient evidence to enaule them to retu. n a true bill. lit-rel-v frighten- ing a man was nut enough, andcr the 7th section, to intimidate him. The:(1 must either be use of violence (not serious), a threat of violence, or in- jury to property, so the jury would have to con- sider whether there was violence or a threat of violence.

SENTENCE ON A BARRY BURGLAR, At the Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff on Tuesday, John McCord (25), sailor, pleaded not guilty to having broken into the dwelling-house of James Webb, at Cadoxton-juxta-Barry, and stolen 12 singlets, 3 shirts, and many other articles, valued at 43 IDs., on January 29th. Mr. Rhys Williams appeared to prosecute, and prisoner was not defended. From the evidence of Mr. Webb and > others it appeared that prisoner was found on the premises in the morning, and the front and back ) doors were open. He was allowed to leave, but was apprehended on another charge, and whilst in prison he was suspected of having committed this offence. On getting out he was accordingly re-arrested.—Prisoner, in a long address to the jury, denied having taken uny property away, though he was there.—The jury at: first disagreed as to whether prisoner was iruilty of burglary or larceny, but latterly they found him guilty of larceny, and he was sentenced to six mouths' hard labour.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS A T BARR Y DOCK. Below will be found full particulars as to the ex- ports and imports at Barry for the week ending April 2nd, 189i. It will be seen from the table that already this year \,1.. re have been shippej 1.078,418 tons 9 cwt. against 1,110,01 tons 3cwt. at the corresponding period last year, being a decrease of 31,582 tons 14 ewt. IMPORTS Week ended Corresponding April 2, 1892. week ending April 4, 1892. Tons cwt. Tons cwt. Pit.wood 1,274 0 Timber Itails Silver Sand. 608 0 Iron and Iron Ore. Building Materials 400 0 65 o General merchandise 13 0 Total 2,295 0 65 0 Increase 2.230 0 Total to April 2, 1832 22,506 5 21,533 6 Inci-Mse 972 19 EXPORTS :— Coal 73,504 12 .92.587 5 Coke 2,234 8 952 9 Rails — Iron and Iron Ore. General merchandise ——- 16 0 Total 75.739 0 93.555 14 Increase '0. Decrease 17,816 14 Total to April 2, 1892 1,078,418 9 1,110,001 3 Increase. Decrease. 31,582 14 Report of Shipping week ending April 2nd, 1892. Number. Tonnage. Steamers arrived. 29 35 988. Steamers sailed. 23 25,988 Sailing Vessels arrived. 8 2,298 Sailing Vessels sailed 19 1.4,662 Steamers in Dock this day. 22 29.430 Sailing Vessels in Dock this day 19 23,891 Total 41 53,321 VesselsinDockasperlastreport 46 55,687 Increase — Decrease 5 2,368 Vessels in Dock, corresponding week, 1891 45 59,153 Accountant's Office, Barry Dock, April 4th, 1892. -mm