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TOUT ATKQfS; AT HOME AND ABROAD.…
[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] TOUT ATKQfS; AT HOME AND ABROAD. ■ I A Glimpse at His Private I Life. By SERGEANT CROWSFOOT." NO. IV. FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT. How true is the old saying, Famili- arity breeds contempt." It is even so with death. War deadens the finer feelings of a soldier's nature, and renders him stoical. Familiarity with death in all shapes robs him of his terror- inspiring power, and makes him appear almost common-place. I once saw four men playing cards in a hut, when some- one came up and told them of the rather sudden death of a comrade, who had been a favourite among them. They looked up with expressions of pained surprise, and stopped the game to make a few remarks, but presently they picked up the cards again and resumed their play. This may seem heartless to some people but I think, on mature con- sideration, that under the circumstances I (we were on active service) it was the wisest course to pursue^ for if we all fell to thinking about and bemoaning our troubles we should get ourselves into a despondent state. It would never do to be asking ourselves the question during an outbreak of cholera, for instance, Who will be the next ?" No, when cholera makes its appearance every effort is put forth, and no expense saved, to keep up the spirits of the men. The band is continually playing lively music: dancing, smoking concerts, sports are resorted to in fact, every possible form of amusement is indulged in; and it is for this reason, I believe, that the practice prevails in the Army of the band playing the very liveliest tunes when coming home from a funeral. To afford a slight notion of HOW A SOLDIER FARES WHEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE, I will here make an extract from a diary which I kept during the Burmese War of 1885 and 1886. It is dated Friday, January 9th, 1886. We were occupying at the time a large, barn-like building, which had once been used by Bhuddist priests There are about twelve hours of darkness at this time of the year, and the only pastime we have is a game of cards, with a much-worn pack, minus five or six. Even this little amusement is limited, as we have only a very miserable diminutive lamp (which we made our- selves). Even the wick is manufactured by us. Moreover, we have to sit on the floor fo play. The light is just sufficient to enable us to see the cards, the remain- ing part of the huge room being shrouded in the deepest gloom. From out of this obscurity we would often hear a murmur or a groan wrenched from some un- fortunate fellow suffering from jungle malaria, or fever and ague, who had crawled into what might be called his bed, made up on the hard boards, where he would lie down in the darkness through the long, weary hours of the night, without a soul to con- verse with, not to mention atten- dance. He cannot sleep his head and body is racked with pain. Some- times I leave the little circle of light where I am playing, and, prompted by a good impulse, go over and speak to one of these unfortunates, and take his burn- ing hand in mine, when I. notice his voice grows husky with emotion, as if touched with this simple act of human sympathy." If one does not happen to be quite well his life is indeed a miserable one for the time being. I say this partly because he is unable to take unto himself that great consoler, pacifier, and general friend of mankind, his pipe. Some people may think I am joking, but it IS ASTONISHING WHAT COMFORT IS DERIVED FROM A SMOKE under trying circumstances. Smoking is, without a doubt, a blessing to the solitary, and in the words of Kingsley, I may say that tobacco in indeed." A lone man's companion, a bachelor's friend, a hungry man's food, a sad man's cor- dial, a wakeful man's sleep, and a chilly man's fire. It is not often that soldiers exhibit any trace of emotion they regard it as a weakness in a man, and are very unde- monstrative so far as the affections are concerned. I will just make one more extract from my diary. It is a poor description of a stormy night during the" Monsoon," or rainy season. We were occupying the z' same building as before mentioned. It was a fearful night last night, and an especially wretched one for me, as I was kept awake the greater part of it by the many annoyances which are so common in Burmah during the wet season. I was pestered by mosquitos and startled by the stampede of rats over- head..who seemed to be keeping up a commemoration ball among the rafters. The Tucktoo (a hideous reptile like a lizard, about a foot long, and so called from the peculiar noise it makes I do not know its zoological name), likewise, contributed not a little in making me miserable, for he would chase the rats- of which he was particularly fond—ever and anon emitting his strange croak, with which was often mingled the death scream of some unfortunate little rat. Added to this, there was the din of the down- pouring rain, varied by crashes of thunder. A fearful storm was raging, as the incessant lightning making itself visible through every chink and crack of the wooden Avails amply testified, and I in my misery thought upon the poor. soldiers who were benighted upon the road, and I took comfort at the thought g that I was better off than they. I inwardly cursed Burmah, and slapped my face until j it tingled in my frantic but futile efforts to I annihilate a legion of mosquitos which were buzzing about my head. This, of course, only added to my vexation of spirit. One can form a vivid idea of the plagues of Egypt after having experienced a night with the mosquitos. I have often heard doubtful wishes for the future welfare of the whole mosquito tribe ex- pressed in the dead hours of the night by men who were acting as breakfast, dinner, and supper to the little miscreants. 'Why, oh why, would they not go to other men,' I thought, who were asleep, and eat them ? But no, they must all congregate around me.' It is said that it is only the female mosquito that bites. If that be true then I ought to feel flattered, and endeavour to appreciate the delicate attentions paid me. To make matters worse I suddenly became aware about 1 a.m., much to my disgust, that a small cascade of water was falling upon me from overhead, where the roof was leaking, and I consequently had to take up my bed and walk where I thought I should be more comfortable. The rain was still falling like a solid sheet of water, and sounded on the wooden roof of our domicile as though a cataract were descending upon it. The noise of the rain alone would cause one to raise his voice if he wished to make himself heard. Besides all these little pleasanties (?) I must riot forgst tQ mention the wind which caiiie in fitful and violent gusts, and howled around our dwelling and 'sighed like a ghost that strove to gain admittance to its old domain.' If there was a ghost out there I thought he would certainly get wet, if he didn't catch his death of cold. I had touched the bottom I had drunk the cup of misery to its dregs, and I became stolidly resigned to my fate, and from the thought I derived sufficient contentment to become face- tious. However, at about two o'clock, I dropped asleep, the storm having abated. I will now proceed to speak a little of TOMMY ATKINS'S LIFE IN ENGLAND. Some soldiers are excessively dull, almost wooden, when they first join the army; but they get levened up con- siderably before they have served twelve months. The army is one huge training school for making men. The drill sergeant has a good deal to do with this. He has already been made famous for his peculiar sayings, but I know of none so funny as that utterd to a man who stood next to me one day at recruits' I drill. -The drill sergeant came up to him .with the glare of a tiger in his eyes, and said look here youngster, I think about the best thing you can do is to go and cut two green sticks for yourself, and walk off the face of the earth altogether." He certainly had had a lot of trouble with the man. As an instance of the stupidity ,vil of the recruits, a certain well-known temperance advocate, and a minister of the Gospel in India, used to tell the following and amusing ancedote :-He was walking across the parade ground of a barracks one day in India, when he espied a recruit who had only recently arrived in the country, awkwardly stand- ing smoking a cheroot, of which he sremed particularly proud (he could never afford to pay for them in England). As the man did not give him the salute he was entitled to, as chaplain to the forces, he walked up to him and said, Where's your salute my man ? Eh," replied the recruit. The chaplain reiterated the quest ion, when, with a broad grin, and taking the cheroot from 1, his mouth and holding it up triumphantly, he cried "Why, eere it be zur, to be zure." He had mistaken the word salute for cheroot. Adverting to the subject of drill. It is curious what effect DRILL AND A SYSTEM OF STRICT DISCIPLINE have upon soldiers. After a long train- ing the soldier becomes almost an automa- tion in the hands of -his commanding officer, though not quite" a mere machine of murder," as one of the poets called him. Still he comes very near to being a human machine. He acts upon words of command from sheer force of habit, and when in the ranks he will not budge without an order under any circum- stances. So strong is the habit of obedience implanted in the breast of the old soldier that he obeys somet;mes with- out thinking. A story is told, but I am inclined to think it is rather over drawn of an old soldier, one Christmastide who was carrying a pudding from the cook- house to the barrack-room, when "a way behind him from love of1 fun, and know- ing the old fellow's pecularity shouted out sharply, Attention," when down went the veteran's hands to his side to the position of attention, and down went the pudding to the ground. Whosoever would be a soldier, before all things it is necessary that he place himself entirely in subjeccion to his officers. This may be said to contain the soldiers creed and I must say that. as far as my observation has served me they act up to their creed to the very letter. It is to this cause; and this alone, in my opinion, that we owe so much of our national greatness.
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BARRY DOCK WEEKLY TIDF, TABLE. Morn. After. h.m. h.m. ft. in. April 14 Friday 5 21 5 42 34 8 „ 15 Saturday 6 2 G 23 37 4 „ 16 Sunday 6 42 7 2 39 4 17 Monday 7 22 7 43 40 5 „ 18 Tuesday 8 4 8 24 40 2 „ 19 Wednesday 8 44 9 5 33 8 „ 20 Thursday 9 25 9 47 36 4
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PENARTll VESTRY DISCUSSES THE SUSPENSORY BILL. The annual vestry, under the presidency of the Rev. W. Sweet-Escott, the rector, was held on Mon- day night in the vestry of St. Augustine's Church, Penarth, but, owing to the large attendance, the meeting adjourned to Mr. Grant's schoolroom. The names of various gentlemen were submitted for the positions of sidesmen of St. Augustine but before the election was proceeded with, Mr. Shackell suggested that all gentlemen nomi- nated should be; asked whether they were in favour of Disestablish irient or not. Mr. White said he was as loyal a Churchman as any present, but he was thoroughly in favour of Disestablishment. He considered, if that measure were passed, it would do away with the stain on Church people that they never supported their Church as they should. Mr. J. M.Jennings—I have been a Liberal all my life, and if this question is made one of Disestab- lishment I wish to have my name withdrawn from the list of nominations for sidesmen. Similar expressions were made by Mr. T. H. Anderson, Mr. Driver, and others. The Rector-I don't think the question of Dis- establishment is before the country at all, and I do not think we have many defaultars in the parish church either. Mr. Shackell then moved as an amendment that no gentleman be elected as sidesman who is in favour of the Suspensory Bill, and this being seconded by Mr. Tonkins, was carried by a large majority. The following gentlemen were then elected as sidesmen for the two churches :-St. Augustine Messrs. Anderson, Adey, Bover, Coleman, Davies, Driver, Greenhill, Hoult, Lloyd, D. Thomas, Morgan, Peake, Pengelley, Proctor, Rees, Singer, Sladen, Strawson, Shaw. G. Thomas, Vyvyan, and Vellacott. All Saint Dr. Nell, Messrs. Bishop, Curthoys, Ferguson, Hern, Hughes. Jeffries, Lugg, Mackintosh, Maion, S. Wilson, J. H. Wilson, Westyr Evans. Carter, ah<I Harped It was subsequently proposed by Mr. Boyer, seconded by Mr. Coleman, and agreed :— That in the opinion of this vestry the Sus- pensory Bill for the Welsh Church how before the House of Commons is unjust in principle, and most injurious to the interests and work of the Church. I The meeting, which was of a, very lively charac- ter throughout did not conclude till considerably after ten o'clock. I
THE LATE MR. J. P. JONES-
THE LATE MR. J. P. JONES- PROPOSED PUBLIC MEMORIAL. A meeting of friends of the late Mr. J. P. Jones, architect, Cardiff, was held in the Grand Jury- room, Town-hall, on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of making arrange "icnts for the promotion of a, ra-emorial. Mr. P. H. Jotham was called upon to preside, the attendance including Messrs. J. M. Jennings, D. Lewis, jun., W. A. Morgan, W. L. Yorath, L. Proger, — Webb (architect), J. Samuel, D. E. Davies, T, W. David, J. S. Stowe, Professor Barbier, R. Bridcut, &c. The Chairman mentioned tha.t letters had been received from the following gentlemen expressing regret at their inability to be present, and their full sympathy with the movement —Mr. John Duncan, J.P., Dr. Treharne, J.P., Councillor E. Thomas (Cochfarf), Mr. Charles Clarke, Mr. Patrick Bradley, Mr. Rooney, Coun- cillor Augustus Lewis. Mr. James Allen, (who promised* a donation of 20 guineas), Mr. Crouch, and Mr. J. T. Proger. It was resolved to ask Mr. W. M. Shepherd to act as secretary of the J. P. Jones Memorial Fund while the Chairman, Mr. Januings, and Mr. D. Lewis, jun., were selected to wait upon Mrs. Jones to ascertain that lady's feel- ings ass to the form of the proposed memorial. The desirability of holding a meedng in the even- ing instead of the afternoon was discussed, and it was decided to at once adjourn, the sub-committee being empowered to convene the next meeting at an early date.
AROUND PESARTH.
AROUND PESARTH. CHARGE OF ADULTERATION AGAINST A PENARTH TRADESMAN. At the Penarth Police Court on Monday (before Mr. John Cory and Major Thornley) Henry Adams, of West Cottages, Penarth, was charged on the information of Inspector Rutter with selling adulterated m uebard. Inspector Rutter said on the 9th February he went to defendant's shop and asked for some mustard, and defendant served him with the tin produced, which was not pure mustard. -The mustard label stated that the. contents were a compound, and with the consent of the Bench, Superintendent Wake withdrew the case. VISIT OF CARDINAL VAUGHAN. On Thursday last his Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster paid a flying visit to Penarth Catholic Church. A WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER. At the Penarth Police Court on Monday Jeremiah Lynch, boarding-house keeper, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Penarth on the 1st inst.-Policc-constable Wm. Evans sard about 10.45 on Saturday night, the 1st inst., he saw defendant in Glebe-street very drunk, cursing, and threaten- ing to fight. He refused to go away, and witness took him into custody.—Defendant did not appear, and the case was adjourned for a, week for his attendance. TRADE IS PERHAPS BAD. At the vestry meeting held on Friday in the vestry room of St. Augustine's Church, Mr. J. Y. Strawson in the chair, it was resolved that the attention of the overseers be called to the large amount of outstanding rates, and that steps be taken to recoveo same. The following gentlemen were nominated as overseers for the ensuing half- I year :-Me"srs. R. Monroe, R. Crossling, R. W Janes, and R. S. Boyer. SCHOOL BOARD. Mr. G. Carslake Thompson presided over the monthly meeting of this authority at Penarth on Thursday evening. It was reported there waa a balance in the treasurer's hands of £ 206 15s. 7d. in favour of the Board.—Bills amounting to £171 19s. 8d. were ordered to be paid.—After an hour's consideration of six applications for the post of caretaker of the schools, Mr. Evan Walker, 68, Maughon-street, was appointed. The salary is fixed at 22s. 6d. per week.—Mr. Holmes gave notice to move that the oaretaker be supplied with a uniform.-It was resolved to increase the salary of Miss Hopkins and Miss Jenkins, pupil teachers, from £60 to 465 per annum.—It was announced there were 30 children attending the infant school detained at home Suffering from measles.-The Clerk submitted an estimate of expenses for the next six months, showing that the amount required from the rates was £ 600, leaving £ 300 balance.—It was decided to issue a preeept I accordingly. SUNDAY DRINKING. At Penarth Police-court on Monday Matthew Thompson was fined 2s. 6d. for being drunk and disorderly at Penarth on Sunday week. FBOM MOTHER TO SON. Mr. W. J. Boon appplied to the Penarth magis- trates on Monday for a temporary transfer of the licence of the Railway Hotel, Penarth, from his mother to himself.-Granted. THE MILK WAS ADULTERATED. George Tippings, milk vendor, Windso-road, Penarth, appeared before at Penarth Police-court on Monday in answer to a charge of selling adul- teratel milk. Mr. Superintendent Wake repre- sented the prosecution.—Defendant pleaded guilty, statincr. however, that he sold the milk as he received it.—Fined 20'. and costs, the Beach re- marking the penalty would be higher had it not been Sr-.c u.aac, f»1 ,v
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j- BARRY Deep Water Lock. LAYING OF THE MEMORIAL STONE BY LADY WINDSOR. THE PROSPECT OF THE NEW DOCK. MR. T. R. THOMPSON SPEAKS OUT. Amid every circumstance that could contribute towards the success of the occasion, the memorial stone of the new deep-water entrance to the Barry Dock was laid on Friday afternoon, the interesting ceremony being gracefully performed by Lady Windsor in the presence of the directors of the company and a large number of their friends. The weather was simply superb, and in every respect the function was a moat interesting and successful one. It is hoped that the new lock, which will admit of the entrance of vessels into the dock at any state of the tide, will be com- pleted in the course of the ensuing 12- months, the work being already well advanced. THE DESIGNS of the new undertaking- have been prepared by I Mr. J. Wolfe-Barry, M.C.Inst., C.E., of London, consulting engineer to the company, and the con- tract for the excavation, masonry, &c., has been let to Mr. John Jackson, of Westminster, con- tractor for the Manchester Ship Canal. Lord and Lady Windsor (who on Thursday evening had entertained the directors and principal officials of the Barry Company to dinner at St. Fagan's) met T the direatyf? and their friends at Cadoxton station shortly before ene on Friday, and there a special train, of brand new car* was in readiness to con- vey the party to the dock. The locomotives at vey the party to the dock. The locomotives at each end of the train were gaily dressed with flags and evergreens, and on the vessels in dock there was a plentiful display of bunting so that THE GREAT CENTRE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY wore for the time being quite a holiday aspect. At the head of the new dry dock, which runs parallel with the deep sea lock, a temporary wooden platform had been erected, and here the party alighted. ^hey were conducted by the officials of the company to the side of the great cutting where, round the huge block of granite forming the memorial stone, a plat- form had been constructed. Lord and Lady Windsor were received by the crowds of spec- tators on the adjacent wharves with the most cordial and respectful salutations. There were among those present the following :—Mr. Archi- bald Hood (vice-chairman of the Barry Company), Mr. Edward Davies (managing director), Mr. L. Gueret and Mrs. Gueret, Mr. T. R. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Insole. Mr. John Cory, J.P., and Miss Cory, Mr. H. C. Roberts. Mr. T. Wolfe Barry, M.Inst. of Civil Engineers, Mrs. Walter Shirley, Miss Carey. Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Wood, Mr. and Mr". G. C. Downing. Miss Carr, Mrs. C. Evans, Miss Bell, Mr. and Misses R. Evans, Miss Dver. Mr. and Mrs. R&dford, Miss C. E. Evans, Mr. A. J. Lusty, Mr. C. L. Ciay, Mr. and Mrs. J. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Insole, Miss Gueret, Mr. and Mrs. Callaghan, Mr. A. Bell, Mr. E. B. Reece. Mr. John Duncan, Mr. Lewis Williams, Mr. Rees Jones, Mr. E. S. Hett (London), Mr. Sidney Hett. Mr. Ernest; Hett, Mr. G. Fardo (postmaster, Cardiff), Mr. A. H. Case, Mr. D. Roberts, the Marquis Guadagni. Mr. and Mrs. Ashmore, Mr. and Mrs. Shield. Mr. and Miss DUllcan (Huttrilb), Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gethin, Mr. R. Forrest, Mr. W. Forrest, Mr. Clode Thompson (Wenvoe Castle), Mr. T. Evans (Vishwell), Rev. Graham Payn, Mr. W. Mein (secretary to the Barry Com- pany), Capt. R. Davies (dock master), Mr. Jones- Lloyd, the Rev. J. Honey, Mr. F. E. Aitken, Mr. D. Sobering Jones, Captains Jones and Lewis, Misses Williams (Tynewydd), Rev. W. Williams, Inspectors Egan and Butler, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jones, Mr. R. A. Sprent, Mrs. E. S. Hale, Mr. J. Brereten, M.I.C.E., Mr. T. G. Duncan, ko. THE HONOUR. Mr. J. Wolfe-Barry, addressing those assembled. said he had the honour to have been requested by the directors to ask Lady Windsor to be good enough to lay the memorial stone of that new undertaking, and thus to celebrate her coming amongst them on that occasion and showing her interest in this new work, which, he hoped, would perpetuate her name for all time with that very useful addition to the Barry Dock. (Hear, hear.) The new lock formed more or less always a part of the original proposal of the enterprise. It was always felt both by the directors and by their officers that a single entrance to so important a dock ought not to remain for all time—that there ought to be a aecoiid entrance, so that if anything went wrong with the other one the traffic of the dock might go on without interruption. Apart, however. from- that, the directors had always felt that the Barry Dock should be in the forefront in the accommodation to be given to shipping, and they, therefore, determined to make the deep-water entrance, which would be a convenience afforded by no other dock on the Bristol Channel. In under- taking this work they entered upon an entirely new departure. A FEW PARTICULARS OF THE LOCK, which were such as to make it almost un- precedented in this country, might be given. The length of the lock was 647 feet, and the width 65 feet. These dimensions were not anything more than was common, but what was very uncommon was that a tide of the range which existed in the Bristol Channel should give no accommodation for vessels to enter at low water. The depth at neap tides in the new entrance would be 14 feet at low water, and the depth on spring tides at low water would be 22 feet. He might accentuate the importance of this depth by reminding the company that the depth at the present entrance at low water on spring tides was only 1ft. 7in., so that the increase in this accommodation was -very remarkable. He had had extracted the number of hours in the year during which the different depths of water would be available at this lock. The total number of hours in the year was 8,760, but of that number for three-fourths there would be a depth of 24 feet in the new lock. For ten-elevenths of the whole number there would be a depth of 18 feet, and for the whole year there would always be a available 12 feet. Something like from 12 to 15 feet was quite Sufficient for the entry of all light vessels and therefore they might say that light vessels coming for cargo to Barry Dock would be able to enter ao all times of the tide. The cost of the new works would be about £210,000. They had not yet arrived at pay- ing the bills, but that was the anticipation. (Laughter.) He ventured to think that this expen- diture, though'very large, would be amply remu- nerative. It would be seen by a very small calcu- lation that if only about 200,000 tons of extra shipping were sent into the dock in consequence of the extra accommodation given by the low- water entrance that it would pay for itself. But it would pay far more, he thought, in the great advantage which the second entrance would give to the traffic generally, and in the great security which it would afford to the enormous capital which had been embarked in the dock and rail- way. (Applause.) In conclusion, Mr. Wolfe- Barry requested Lady Windsor to be good enough to perform the ceremony of laying the stone. THE LAYING OF THE STONE. Mr. Jackson, the contractor, then presented Lady WihSsor with a handsome silver trowel, with ivory handle, and bearing a suitable inscription, and with this her ladyship spread the cement under the stone. In a small cavity in the masonry below a sealed bottle, containing copies of the local papers, particlars of the new lock, and the C.u::rCl1t '.oi-is of the realm was deposited. 'r r. ,> The stone—an immense piece of granite measuring' 6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 4in. by 2ft. 3in., and weighing about six tons—was then lowered from the crane on which it had been suspended into its new place. Her ladyship tapped it three times with the handle of the troWel, and declared it li well and truly laid," the cheers of the company as this was done proclaiming to the more distant crowds of spectators thaf-, the stone had l keen placed in position. In large black letters cut in the face of the stone ware the following words :—> THIS STONE WAS LAID by LADY WINDSOR I Duriag the Construction of this Look, April 7th, 1893. THE LADY WINDSOR LOOK. Mr. Wolfe-Barry said he was going to make a request to Lady Windsor, on behalf of the directors of the company, and that was that she would allow the new lock to be called by her name, so that in future it might be known as the Lady Windsor Lock. (Loud applause.) VOTE OF THANXS. Mr. Archibald Hood, in moving a vote of thanks to Lady Windsor, said among the many duties he had had to perform in connection with the Barry Dock, none gave him greater pleasure than that one. It was impossible to under-rate the advantage which that lock would be. not only to the shareholders of the company, but to all engaged in shipping'. The poor mariner would at all times be able to seek shelter there from the raging storm outside, and to find a happy and safe haven of rest. The directors, however, were not wholly philan- thropists. and they had not gone into this expensive undertaking without some ulterior object in view. He agreed with Mr. Wolfe-Barry that the advantages to Barry Dock would be so much greater that they would repay the expense that was being incurred. No one couid have performed the ceremony of laying the stone more gracefully than Lady Windsor had done, and he hoped that her presence there that day, and her hand having beGilltdd upon that stone, would for ever cast a halo of charm round the whole of the Garry Dock interest. (Applause.) The sun had smiled upon them that day. and he hoped that this might be taken as an augury of good for the future of the undertaking: (Applause.) He was but echoing the sentiments of the directors and their friends when he said that they gave Lord and Lady Windsor their most grateful and heartfelt thanks. (Loud applause.) i GOOD NEWS FOR BARRY. Mr. T. R. Thompson, in seconding the propo- sition, said they welcomed Lady Windsor all the more heartily now because a sad bereavement pre- vented her from performing the ceremony at the laying of the foundation stone of the dock. That district, though young, was of vigorous growth, but they still lookod forward to other ceremonies of that "description. He might venture to express the hope of meeting Lord and Lady Windsor there on another occasion, when they hoped to lay the foundation stone of the new dock. which he believed it was the intention of the directors should be proceeded with as soon as circumstances warranted. (Applause.) The proposition having been carried amid much cheering and waving of hats. Lord Windsor, who was very heartily received, said Lady Windsor had requested him to convey to them her deep appreciation of, and her sincere thanks for, the way in which she had been re- ceived that afternoon. She fully appreciated Mr. Wolfe-Barry's suggestion that the lock should bear her name and should be called the Lady Windsor Lock. It would be a matter for great congratulation to them both to feel that her name was perpetuated in connection with that work. One's recollection naturally went back across that great span of time when there was hardly a house and nothing in the way of a great industry in that I district or on Barry Island. Only the previous day he was looking at a record which reminded him of having walked the best part of a day over Barry Island and brought home, he thought, five brace of partridges and a certain number of rabbits. Well. he believed that was not the last occasion upon which a sportsman was found upon Barry Island. But, at any rate, he would wager his own bag on that occasion against the bag of the later sportsman. (Renewed laughter.) THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW LOCK was so great, and it conferred such great advan- tages. not alone upon the Barry Company, but upon the trade of the district, that it was with the heartiest satisfaction that Lady Windsor recog- nised the association of her name with the new enterprise. He ventured to say that they would recollect that day the whole of their lives. He would not detain the company further, but again thank the mover and seconder of the resolution and those present for the reception they had accorded Lady Windsor and himself. (Applause.) This conoluded the ceremony. LUNCHEON AT CULLEY'S HOTEL. The party, having, returned to the train, were conveyed to Barry Dock station, where they alighted and proceeded to the Barry Dock Hotel, where luncheon was prepared. Some of the lady visitors were conducted across the dock ia a steam launch, and they greatly enjoyed the trip. About a hundred guests sat down to luncheon, which Mr. R. P. Culley served in his best style. Lord Windsor, who presided, proposed the toast of The Queen," to which there was a loyal response. SUCCESS TO THE NEW UNDERTAKING." Lord Windsor, in giving the toast, said he believed it would add greatly to the equipment of that dock. It was not for him to dwell upon the merits of the directors, but he wished to take the opportunity of saying this—that the directors did endeavour to subordinate their more selfish inte- rests, if he might so call them (those that might appear at the moment to be the interests of the company and the shareholders) to the good of the trade of the district—(applause)—believing, as he thought they did rightly, that in the long run the interests of trade were also the interests of the Barry Dock. (Hear, hear.) Their policy was not an aggressive one, and they did not desire to com- pete with their neighbours in any unfair manner, but only to make use of such advantages as they were possessed of in having a dock that was built within the last ten years with all the improve- ments that modern engineering could put into it. Their chief wish was to promote the interests of the trade in this part of the country. The toast was received with great enthusiasm. THE SHACKLES OF A GREAT INDUSTRY SHAKEN OFF. Mr. LI. Wood, in proposing The Health of the Barry Directors," said his lordship had alluded in distinct terms to what was unintelligible to the fairer portion of the audience—the re-taring of empty waggons after shipment—a great departure which wa,s eminently in the interests of the trad- ing community of Cardiff. If the great delay and inconvenience in South Wales coal finding an outlet through Cardiff had been removed, it was due to the existence of the noble dock and con- necting lines to the collieries which the company aad seen that day. Had it not been for the great name, the high place, the untarnished character of Lord Windsor, the promoters would not have been able to get the powers which were required from Parliament to construct the dock. It might not be Lord Windsor privilege to add such another jewel as India to the English Crown, but he had already, by his action, struck off the shackles from a great industry, and afforded the means of liveli- hood and wealth to a, vast population. (Applause.) These beneficent achievements were not unworthy of the names of Windsor and Clive. He (Mr. Wood) had great pleasure in coupling with the toast the names of Lord Windsor and Mr. Archi- I bald Hood. (Applause.) Mr. Hood, in returning thanks, said the direc- tors had already received from the company all that they expected—the high appreciation of the company. (Applause.) Mr. n. Forrest proposed the health of Lady Windsor, to which Lord Windsor briefly responded. y ¡ This concluded the proceeding". t
ICONGL Y CYMRY.
I CONGL Y CYMRY. [DAK OLYGIAETH HWNTW:] Y OENDTEN." Mae Y Geuinen.am Ebrill yn haeddu cael ei darllea gan bob Cym-o sydd yn cymeryd dyddordeb mewn llenyddiaeth Gymreig. Mae y rhifyn yn orlawn o ddyddordeb o'i ddechreu i'w ddiwedd, Gyda llaw, dylaswn ddweyd fod yr argranwaith yn llewyrchu clad ar y cyhoeddwr, a. fy hen gyfaill, Mr. Uwenlyn Evans. Ni chymeraf a manylu, gan nas C'wn yn iawn pa le i ddechreu, gan mor 11awn yw y rhifyn o bob petti sydd yn deilwng o edmygedd. Er hyny, nil gallaf lai Ita dyfynu y pehillion canlynol gan Llew Llvryfo ar Y Ty, y Oyfaill, a,'r Gan." Diau na: I oes ond ychydig ddynion wedi cael eystal prawf a Llew ar gyfeillion y tywydd teg a'r chyfeiilion a lyn pan fod storom adfyd yn chwythu gyda nerth anorchfygol. Fel hya cana 0 rhoddwch i'm dy i—nid ty lie mae gwledi Ac effaith y loddest i'w wel'd ar bob gwedd; Nid neuadd y ddawns, ond annedd i ddyn Heb allu mwynhau ond ei ofid ei hun Rhyw gaban unigol wrth fynwent y llan, Yn ymyl dystawrvvydd v bedd,-dyna'r fan. O rhoddweh i'm gyfaill!—nid cyfaill a'm car Pan arnaf b'o yn gweuuyn war; Nid cvfaill canlyn hyd derfyu v dydd Pan genyf b'o ariar. i'w rhanu ynrhydd: Un wrendy fy loes, fy nghroes, a fy ughri,— Hwnyaa yw'r cyfaill-y cyfaill i mi. 0 cenwch im' gan !—nid can lawn o nwyf;— Nid cymhwys fydd hon i galon dan glwyf;— Nid can am felusder rhyw biesar blant: Rho'weh gyffe i Ofid gyweirio ei dant: I ddyn trist ei wedd, a'i hedd ar wahan. Cyweirnod prudd, lleddf, fo'n gyneddf i'r gin.
ARFERIADAU HYNOD.
ARFERIADAU HYNOD. Y mae yn hen arferiad me wn rhanau o Gymru, paa fydd unrhyw un far w, i'r cymydogion fynedo amgylofa i hysbysu y plwyfolion am y farwola<-th. Y mae yn arferiad ag y gellir dweyd llawer o'i blaid, am mai dynia yr unig ffordd y gellir trosgl wyddo y ne wydd i drigol- ion cymydogaethau tcneu a gwasgare i Arferiad hynodo gariadlon ydyw honoo glu-io yr elor noaon cy* y claddedigaeth, ëÙ osod yn ymyl ty y trancedig. Gwneir hyn gan gyfeillion mwyaf mynwesol y trano- edig. Gorymdeithir yn union fel pe mewn angladd; ac y mae yn olygfa hynod efieithiol. Ni ddefnyddir elorgerbyd ond o dan amgylchiadau hyno l eithriadol, a cherir gweddillion marwol llawer un am filidiroedd gan gyfeillion a wyddul i roddi eu hysgwyddauo uan yr arch. Peth arall dynai syl w dyeithrddyn at yr arferiad fyddai y rhitwiau ar lan y bedd. Yr esboniad yw hyn. Wedi i'r gwasanaeth ddarfod ac i'r perthynasan syllu am y tro olaf ar yr Itrch sydd ar waelod y bedd, y mae cyfeillion yr ymadawedig yn d'od yn talaen, a chydag arafweh ac ysgafnder yn dachreu gollwng y pridd i lawr ar yr arch, Nid oes neb o'r dorf yn symud, ae y j mae y dynion bron i gyd yn cymeryd rhaa yn mbriddo y marw. Credwyf fod yr arferion hyn yn haeddol iawn o efelychiad, am eu bod yn arddangosiad o deim- j ladau tyneraf y galon ddynol ar yr amgylciiiad y mae ar | ddyn fwyaf o angen y cyfiysr.
Y DIWEDDAR DR. C. J. JONES,…
Y DIWEDDAR DR. C. J. JONES, Y.H.. TONYPANDY. CYMUNRODD WERTHFAWR. Bydd yn dda gan lu o'n darllenwyr i gly wed fod Dr. C.J. Jones. Y.H., Tonypandy, Cwm Rhondda, yr hwn a gladdwyd ychydig ddyddiau yn ol, wedi cymuno yr oil o'i eiddo (ag cithrio rhyw ddwy fil o bnnau a adawa i'w berthynasau) i'w rhanu rhwng Yspytty Caerdydd a'r Ysgol Feddygol mewn cysylltia ag Athrofa Caerdydd. Bernir fod y gymunrodd yn cyrhaedd wytb" mil o bunau.
DR. GURNOS JONES.
DR. GURNOS JONES. Ysgrifena D. E. Williams, Hirwaun, fel hyn:- Bum ar ymweliad ag eglwys Porthcawl am ddau Sabbath yn ddiweddar. 1 cyntaf o'r ddau derb niwyd gaith o aelodau o'r newydd, ac un rwy 1, t lyr. Yr hyn a hynodid yr ail Sabbat oedd ail- mania 1 y Parch. Dr. Junes, v cadeir ard enwog, a'r en v. ad Annibynol, gyda'r hwn y treuliodd rhan-fwyaf ,i fywyd. Wedi darllenia ei lythyrau cymerad vyaetk gan y gweinidog, gwnaethum rai sylwadau ar yr am- gylchiad. Cyhoeddwyd y Dr. i bregethn yn yr hwyr. Dechrenwyd yr oedfa an ei adda., ol ab, Master Giraldus Jones, yr wn sydd wedi rl agflaenu ei darf drwy ymuno yn ddiweddar ag eglwy s yr Annibynwyr yn Ebenezer, Caerdydd. +. BARDDONIAETH. Y GWCW. Yn nghymanfaoedd adar cac Mai ti sydd yn cyhoedd; Ha Rhyw ofyniadau sy' gen i, Fwyn Gog, i'w gyru atat ti. Gog, maddeu i mi am roddi tasc, A gyru atat drwy y wasg; Ti wyddost sut i drin dy ddawn; Nid rhyngu'r gan nes elo'n gas, Ond tewi pan b'o hi'n ei bias. Pregethwr teithiol ydwytti, Bob tro 'run bregeth roi i n:; Ond nid ym wedi blino ami- Na, dyro hono eto eleni. Er mai pregethwr teithiol wyt, Pregethwr pur dderbyniol w t Mae'th gyhueddiad yma'n fuan, Galw heibio i fy nghrigfan Gelwaist heibio imi llynedd, Cei eleni eto ymgeiedd. Pan fyddi mewn lie bach i fod- Rhyw lwyn go gwan a phnr ddi nod— Dywed, wyt t-i'n tori weithiau Dy gyhoeddiad ar dy deutnau ? Deimli di'n fwy clir dy organ Mewn llwyn mawr nag mewn llwyn bychaBP Gorfod pwyso'th fron ar frigyn Mewn lie bach wrth adweyd uy destun ? Wnei di ddigio'n anghvffredia OR ar ol d' pregetlia Robin, x Neu os v Dryw gwyd ar ei draed Ar d' ol, wna hyny gyffro'th waed ? Wyt ti'n myn'd i futuii bwyta., Ac i deimlo'n hynod betiima, Ai di'n sil gwrdd chwecii y boreu Nes yn methu agor d'enau, Ac yna erbyn deg o'r gioch Yn gallu cauu fel y gioch Ac wedi'n am fyn'd a ire'a arw i. <vfi/ladd G-wcw fo heb farw ? Ae telly ft'oi o'r cwrdd a'i giyw ¡ Tuag adre i gladdu Gwcw fyw ? Bregethu di byth ar Y Pwnc," Fel gwedda i adar nirwynt ? I Mae genym iii BregeLt.au'r Pwnc Heb bwnc o gwbi yu sdynT., Er myn'd i'r hwyi—myiia i'r hwyl hwr- If A gwaeddi nes ¡¡.n ddwbwi, A fedri di lefarti am awr Ac heb ddweyd dim o gwbl ? 'Na.wr, Gog, wyt ti'n rhy gall I dirien wrando araÜ- ¡ Gwrando'r eos ddallhuan Fel gwrandewi'tn iais dy huaan. Wyt ti'n arfer cadw t «vrw, v Ac am^oddi pawb i farw, Os na chan pob deryn,—" Gwcw ?" Hyny yw, a roi dy ryddid I bob un ganu 'i gan gynhenid— Oauu 'i ganiad fach ei huttaii Fel wyt tithau'n gwneyd yn mhobman ? .Keu a wyt am gau pig hwmv I JS'a chan beuRyid—" Gwew.gwCtV ?" ¡. GURNOS.