Merthyr Times and Dowlais Times and Aberdare Echo

THE "MERTHYR HMES ANNUAL DINNER. The third annual dinner of the Mtrtkyr Time* Staff took place on Friday evening last, at tbo Whcatshcaf Hotel, and parsed off very successfully. Nearly all employees tf the tirm, together with a few friend-, sat down to A sumptuous and excellent repast splen- didly served by Mrs. Mcintosh, whoio catering wtw, as usual, highly {'raided. Tho chair was occupitd by Mr. D. J. Evans, the managing director of the tirm, while the Editor, Mr. -J. O. Jonci (Ap Efarmwr) sat irj the vice-chair. The ?te\vardd, Mr. \V. Jarues and T. Ward, had prepared u miscellaneous and interest- ing programme, which, together with the toasts, was gone through after the removal of the cloth. The Chairman at the outset, referred to the sad and sudden death of Councillor Thomas Jones, J. P., of Dowlais, tho father of Mr. 1). W. Jones, one of the proprietors of the Merthyr Titiia, and stated that the tlecea-oed gentleman had for \ery many yeara held an important position in connection with the Dowlais Iron Company. lie was very highly respected and much esteemed by all those who came in contact with bim. It was with deep regret that lie rose to move a vote of condolence with Mr. 1). W. June? and the family in their sad bereavement. Tho Vice- chairman seconded, and caid lie felt certain that they all deeply Hynipathided with Mr Jones and hi* family ID their affliction. The vote of condolence was then passed in silence, each individual present rising to Lis t'eot in token of respect to the departed gentleman. Mr. W. G. Kees having given a pianoforte Rolo, the Chairman proposed The Queen and Uoyal Family," a toait that waa honoured in a right loyal manner, with musical accompaniment, after which Mr. Oco. "mith,x iStnithftndMr. D. Dyer pave an effective rendering of the rrattyduet, "Larboard Watch." A comic song, "Never to return again," by Mr. K. Jones Griffith^, was the next item, and the rendition given was to ruuch appreciated that an encore v-as demanded and granted. Mr. J. O. Junes, tip) editor, in proposing the toast of the Merthyr Tun- said he did not know much of the paper's nast history, for ho could not trace it further than last September when he joined the staff. As they knew, ho had not been long iu Merthyr, and it was a remarkable fact that a grerit many people seemed to bo in a somewhat similar predicament, lie found it generally a safe question to ask people, "Have you been long in At times he felt inclined to doubt whether there were any real, »inuine Merthyrians bred and born except Mr. David JDavies and Mr. Dan Thou.as daughter' At all events, a great number of people had come to Merthyr during the last few years, and that was a healthy sign as to the soundness of tho town from a commercial point of view. Teoplc would not Ucck to Merthyr unless there was some money flying about (laughter and applause). As regards "tho future of tho -Mirth yr Tri/ir* they could look forward with a certain degree of hope. lie wa-s told by those who had known the paper from the start that it was never in a more hopt-ful condition than it was that day (hear, hearL lie believed it was gaining ground gradually, steadily, and surely in all directions. The improvement iu the matter of advertisements was wonderful during the past few months, and the circulation was tlowlv but surely increasing (applause). They were" that week taking steps to develop the area of the papers circulation in the district of which Tredegar and E'bw Valo were centres, and a new district reporter, who would have charge of the publishing as well, had been sent there last week. The success even of a local paper depended to some extent on its politics (hear, hean lie believed that a paper could and ought to hauj some definite creed to preach. It act only should circulate news and enlighten people as to what was going on, but every pajier ought in some measure to propagate BOund principles in politics and all other departments ()f life. If a paper did not do that, then an oppor- tunity of advancing tho progress of the raco was lost (applause). Tho Merthyr Times had a creed that was tolerably definite. In politics it was a Liberal of a pronounced character, and tried to stiengthon the ppirit of reform and progress in various directions. There was a great deal of work to bo done, and thev tried their little be:- t to help it on (hear, hear). The past history of tho Time3 proved that it had been consistent from the very day it presented itself to the public to that very hour, and be hoped it would continue to be a consistent advocate of reform aeloaga-j it appeared; and to judge from present appearances there was not much likelihood of its coming to a full stop (cheers). The proprietors, lie believed, started tho paper as an organ of Liberal- ism that wa3 a little bit moro advanced and more consistent than the political creed of fome of its con- temporaries (cheers). They did not mean it to be a paper that was to go in for a thillv-shallv kind of Liberalism, but a pronouuceJ Liberal propaganda, and they had kept up that position to that dav. He voutured to paint the future of the paper in brilliant colours. That was Li-j honest and candid opinion (hear, hear). He looked torward ty a period of pro- gress, and if they went on for 13 months or two vears as they were going on at present, they would ha.o made very considerable headway indeed (applause). The whole staff were anxious to bee the concern pros- per, and determined to do what in them lav to bring that to pass. He gave the toast from the "bottom of his heart, "Success to the Jl[erthi/r Times"' (luurl applause). Mr. D. J. Evan?, who in rising to respond was very warmly received, said it was Jus first duty to thank them very sincerely for inviting him to preside at that meeting. Ho had becu invited twico before, hut circumstances prevented his accepting the invitation. He trusted ha would be able to attend their annual dinners from that time out (cheers). Mr. Jones had predicted a very healthy career to tho Mcrth»r Thar*. When be (Mr. Evans) looked back to the time that the Merthyr Than wa-s started, and looked around him now, it was something marvellous to think what work had been done during the course of thr^e yar; They started almost without a man. The nap^r \va" kept gomg for a time without anyone being resi>ou- *ible. It had to paddle its own canoe as it Mere (laughter). Mr. Greene was the first man who came to the rescue, and he (Mr. Evans) was delighted to B-e that that gentlemau had continued at his poet from that lime till now, and a more faithful person it would be Impossible to get (loud applause). They staited in a very tmiall way they certainly were not in a very big way now, but considering that they employed uand3 it sbov.ed there way something goin" on (hear, hear). The Merthyr Tmti had not made thf progress they had anticipated at the ".tart, but that might bo possibly due to the ioc*perienco of the proprietors. They were not practical men, and it was impossible for them at that timo to prcdict ■ what would bo likely to happen. In their ignoiaiv^ thev had expected to do in two or three years what it had taken other eimilar papers 10 and 15 years to accomplish. However, considering the progress that had been made, and the difficulties thev had to con- tend with from time to timo. they had "done wonders (hear, hear). He agreed with the editor that th^v were now in a more hopeful position then ever, and he felt quite sure that if they mado the progress thev bad during the past three or four months, thev wmiij iu a. very lIbort time be iu a cry good position iudeed (applause). hat they wanted to see was the Merthyr Time J au organ of influenco in tho district' (hear, bear). It was never started with the iuteution of injuring any of their contemporaries. Thev had oaly one object in new, and that was to go ill for a pronounced policy and stick to it (appkn-, ) n<> thanked them ou behalf of the for the: very hearty way JD which the toast had been honoured, and Mr. Jones for the verv kind manner iu which he had spoken of the Times and the pro- rrietora (applause). Mr. G. bmith and Mr. J. oylehaviiier eutertaiued the corurany to a couple of songs, )Tr. g. iwtcous recited Burglar l.cn a picco of his own com- jwsition, which was highly appreciated. Mr. T. Phillips, the overseer of the news depart- ment, proposed the health of the ".Literarv and Commercial btahs and said he had been connected wUhtho JAr^vr over since the paper was first published in Merthyr. He had known all the editors from the start, but he could venture to say that with the exception perhaps of Mr. < ioldsmid's time, they had never had so harmonious and satisfactory an editorial staff as the present one. He had been recently brought into closer contact with tho reporter and editor than had been the case pre, iouslv aud lie had notuiug to com plain of. He hoped the editorial Ll ttaff would continue to work harmoniouolv fur h.. *\as convinced that Bo far as the tucecs* of" a pan-/ aud especially a new one, was concerned, tVro wJro no especial benefits derivablo from continual -ham" Both the present editor and the Merthyr rLpoiUr- ^ere V ebshmen, which was a great advunta-, t0 un Lnglish paper m any WcLh town l!ieurt hea[). tveferrmg to the commercial department Mr, l'hilli-v said it was on tbb department to a verv great e\ton': that the financial success of a paper depended "l l.e ouly member of tho commercial staff present was Mr Greene, who had been connected with the paper*fr.r such a long time, aud he felt certain that the com- meruial representative present deserved all the tronrl thing., they could say of him (applause). V?lTJ* ft;F°tafrthe erliu\r' Ml; i:- 1{.- and Larrett Greene, thy advertising manager suitably responded, and, each referred "to the fnendiy spirit whieu -ii.^d between the typographical, commercial, and literacy daoa- menta, and hoped it would long coutinue. Mr. D. J, Evans expressed the pleasure he felt at noticing the jrood feehng which exited, inasmuch I ac tic auc.cet of thf i to a large e.\teut d"pciidcd on this proper understanding. lie hoped the friend- ship would never 1..) brokenjapplause). Mr. Isaac E. Jones g read a selection from ■ Mark Twain and Mr. J. F. Spencer nice!y rendered i a son £ Mr. E. K. Evans proposed the toa^t of The machine department," which was re-sponded to by Mr. T. Ward and Mr. W. Coles. A song by Mr. W. Butland was followed by an oboe solo by Mr. W. Morgan, who manipulated the instrument in such a manner In to call for an encore. -—Mr. W. G. Keen next gave an excellent rendering of Good Company." Mr. T. U. Greene, the advertising manager, next proposed tho toast of The Chapel," and a:ked the company to dtink the good health of the compositors of the Merthyr T'twi. Any number of editors, reporters, commercial men, and machinery were at a discount without the If camps (applause), aDd lie ventured to Eay that it would be a diflicult niutter to tind better workmeu than those comprising the Tihia "ship" (tiear, hear). They did their work thoroughly well, and set up tho paper very satisfactorily. With regard to the jobbing depart- uient, he was glad to say that tho general public, as (wcit as those connected with the office, were equally satisfied with the work turned out (applause). The "jobH" rccommeuded themselves to everyone, and no further evidence of this was needed than the faot that [>eople returned ngain and again to the officc with further orders (applause). This department wa3 making progress by kaIIS and bounds. A good deal had l>oen said of the good fet-ling that existed between the various departments of tho office. He (Mr. Greene) was proud to 'oear out ail t'tat had !>een said. He hoped this gocnl feeling would 1x3 cliaracter- isticof the Tiiiia staff in the future aa in the past, for if this support continued it would end in nothinsr but the greatest success Ixjtli for employers and employed (applause). Mr. Greene then gave account of the foc>d work carried on by tho Chapel aud its funds. ]ach man paid t't the "Father of the chapel" one penny per week, and whenever an unfortunate brother came round he was given sixpence. If similar "Chapels were instituted in the other offices of the town the "traveller" recei\ed sixpence from each fund, so that it could not bo said that in Merthyr, at any rate, a comp was allowed to go away a1* he came, empty and perhaps starving (applause)". Mr. Greene spoke in complimentary kW13 of Mr. T. Phillips, overseer of the news department, Mr. J. 1'. Spencer, overseer of the jobbing department, and Mr. J. Yoyle. tho" father of the Chapel," and in conclusion asked the company to drink to the toast most heartily. The toast having been duly honoured, Mr. J. Voylc, the father" of the Chapel," suitably responded. The other toasts proposed wero these of "The Visitors," The Ho-tess," Tho Chairman and Vice- Chairman," and Tho Stewardv' whila Me-sr-. W. Jame-, T. Phillips, and 1). Daviea entertained the company with &ongs,aud another oboe solo was given by Mr. \V. Morgan, and the meeting was brouglit to an end amid the strains of lfen wlad fy nhadau." It sliould be mentioned that Mr. W. C. liet*- and Mr. Geo. Smith acted as accompanists throughout, and gave every satisfaction.

JiKVNMAWR SCHOOL BOARD. Thursday: Present, Messrs. John Watkins (in the chair\ W. Huberts, J.P., He v. Jobu Williams, W. Hosier, W. Evans, and W. Davit- Scuoot, AniiNW.V'E.—The Chairman remarked that the attendance at the schools wa.i of ueces-ity small during the past month owing to the bad weather. —Mr. Kosr.er said that there was a decrease all round. KEMOYAL or THE TIP.—Tho following tenders were received for the removal of the tip at the P-rynmawr Board Schools for the purpose of making room for the additions to the schools:—Mr. A. levies, Clarence, Brynmawr, £343 ISs. Mr. Mil&s. £ 433; Mr. G. Gardiuer. £ .330 9s. 10 J.; Mr. J. Trecee, Mardeu, 16. 9d. Mr. Thomas Cook, Cardiff, £ 369 6s. Mr. Meyrick, IJassau, Beaufort, £ 476 los. Mr. J. Lewis, (Joitre, £360; Mr. J. Price, Brynmawr, £335 lis. Mr. J. Lewis, Twyneyngordy, £ 970 12*. Mr. J. Young. Aljergaveuny, £ £ 98 3s. 9d. Mr. Da vies, Newport, £ 427 17s. 6d.—The Chairman said that Mr. Price and Mr. Prcece were the tame.—Mr. Robscr f-aid that Mr. Price was a beat man, and he therefore thought that he should get the contract.Mr. W. Evans proposed, and Mr. W. Roberts seconded, that the contract be given to Mr. Fric-e, which way agreed to. —The work to bo completed by Anril ht. DAKEMELEN SCHOOLS.—It wa3 cl^-ided to allow tho Congregatioiialists the use of Darenfelen School- room for a concert.—On the proposition of Mr. Roberts, the fee of 10s. 6d. for the use of the same room by the Darenfelen Male Voice Party, ou the occasion of a concert, was refunded to the partr. CiYDAC'U Sc'UOOiEOOV.—The Board decided to grant the use of the abovo bchoolrooru for an enter- co" tainmcnt in connection with the Clydach Chiistian Endeavour Society, to bo held on February 13th. GILWKCN SC'HOOI.S.—UU the proposition of Mr. Hoeser, the Board decided to apply to the Congraga- tional Church at Uilwern, for tiie use of their school- room, pending the alterations that are to be made in connection with Gilwern School buildings, ATTENDANCE On KEK's BOOKS.—'Thtse books were presented as usual.—In reply to the Chairman, Mr. Morgan, the Brynmawr school attendance officer, said that there was a good deal of illness about, and the weatht-r had also been exceptionally severe, which militated very seriously ou the attendance of the children. NOTICE or MOTION.—A notice of motion stood in Mr. Roberta name respecting the application for an increase of salary by the Bryumawr Headmaster, and Mr. Mackintosh, the rural attendance officer.—Mr. Roberts said that there might be a difference of opinion on the Board, and he did not want t" divide the Poard: hu therefore thought that it would )o best to adjouru tho matter.—The Chairman was of the same opinion that the matter should be allowed to stand over.—The matter was consequently adjourned. VALEDICTOKY.—Mr. \V. Tojl/ci ts said that there was one matter which he should like to refer to. It was their last meetiug. and ho thought that they should take advantage of that fact to pass a vote of thanks to the Chairman for the kind and impartial way iu which lie had carried out the duties of the chair during the past three years. —Th9 vote of thanks having been duly seconded and carried, the Chairman said that he was very much obliged to them i for their kiud remarks. He thought they could con- fratulato themselves on t'ueir relationships a- a *oard. Their one aim had been to carry out the educational work of the parish as efficieutly as possible.—Mr. W. Roberta having signified his inten- tion of loot htanding again as a candidate for the School Board, the H-sv. John Williams said that he was very sorry to hear it. Mr. Ho'icrts had rendered great sen ices whilst a member of that Board. —Other members concurred with the rev. gentleman.—The Chairman thought that they should also pa-s a vote of thanks to the Clerk for liis most efficient serv ices. Ho was ouu of the best and oldest educationalists iu tho parish, and had been a wry good clerk to the Board.—The _Board unanimously pateed a vote of thanks to the Clerk, aud expressed their indebtedness for his services in view of the heavier work that had been entailed upon him. SINPAY Scuooi. I'MON-Mr. Thoma-. Quota- street, secretary of the above, wrote asking for a loan of one of the Brynmawr ^eho-jlro-juis for the purpjte of holding the examination in connection with the above.—The application was granted.

UELLIGAEU DISTRICT COUNCIL. Saturday Present: Messrs. M. Truran. J.P. (chairman), Low is Evans (vice-chairman T. Bevan, II, e Aaron Davies. Edmuud Lewis, H. Edwards, V ti^ I'hillipss U. iSealjoruc, L. P. Edwards. and J. H. Jones. The meeting had lxcn called to euu.-ider tbc draft agreement between the Barry Railway Company and tho Council with regard to the lines of railway AVIJJCQ that company sought power to con- struct, by Act _of_ Parliament, through the district under tae jurisdiction of the Council. The agreement having bum read and explained by the Clerk, it was agreed that it lie signed by the chairman, who should also affix tae seal of the Board thereto.—Rev. Aaron u V,r^ *are ,J0'ce *•? move, at the next meeting of tho Couiicil, :i resolution in favour of theBarrv Coui- i I'any y Bill, This waj all tho business.

CVFAIJFOD MISOL AT YSTRAD MYXACn. (la ^Vt-:Iiitid.'v and Tliursdav it fell to (lie turn of Lethama Chaj>el, Vstrad Mynaeh. to !J lonf«urtd vith a Mc.it from ab-sut IhO ministers and deawua of the Glamorgan Calviuistic Met'nodi.-t Monthly • Meeting, to transact their denominational buiine.-3". I owerful sermons were also preached each dav." Th« Rev. James Emlyn Rhys and Mrs. Rhys, Beech field House, Hengoed, ably sui>erintended at the refresh- ment tables, assisted by the members of the church, Ten years have elapsed since this important meeting I was last held here. °

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Billheads, Slemo« Handbill*, UWa Window KITs, eta. done in btmt etrts and with g WLVf^yoHKS, WE ffl Es ,im? t?s jIV en f«r ull of work.

PRESENTATION TO A TKEDEGAR ORGANIST. On Wednesday night Mr. Illtyd J. David, the late organist and choirmaster of St." James' Church, and conductor of the Tredegar Choral Union, wa.s the recipient of several handsome testimonials on the occasion of his leav ing the town to take up a new and responsible position at Liverpool. There was a large attendance of the public, aud on the platform were Dr. Drown (who presided), Her. T. Theophilu?, vicar Mr. r. Morgan, chairman of tho Choral Union Mr. W. E. llarbidge, Mr. Lewis Price, fcee- I retarv of the town presentation Mr. J. Lewis, and Mr. David, the recipient. Amongst those present we also noticed—Mr. Tuoktield, Metrojxditan Bank Mr. Thomas, L. it P. Dank Mr. Wintermantle, Revs. Phillips and levies, curates Mr. J. L. Herbert, Mr. W. X. rhillijis, Mr. R. II. Spencer, Mr. Mark Lewis, Liverpool (formerly of Tredegart Mr. Price, Mr. and Mrs. E. Davies, Mrs. David, Mr. Gabiiel, Mr. Fowler, Mr. D. Evans, Councillor North, 4c. The proceoding3 commenced with a pianoforte duet by Miss Hopkins and Miss Price, which wa.a followed by Mr. William Jones (Gwilvm Huwy) einging "lather O'Flynn." Mrs. I). Jones followed with the lloly City," and Mis^ C. Watkins also gave a song. -Mr. L. Price then cxplaiut^d the object of the gathering, aud at once called utxra the chairman to inako the presentation from the townspeople, consist- ing of a clock and jidir of bronze vases.— The Chair- man, iu complying, said that they had met to take leave of one who had been a very familiar figure amongst them. Mr. David bad come to Tredegar as a stranger, but he had not been very Ion, amongst them before he had become a very useful member of the community (applause). Having a good voice ho soon made himself popular as a musician in tho town, He need not mention the many good movements in which Mr. David had taken pait, and now that they had assembled to say good-bye, they did to with \erv great regret indeed (applause). They would all miss him very much, and that niyht they offered the token of their regard for him. He (I)r. Biown) could only hope that the few words he had spoken would convey to Mr. David the great regret they all felt at his departure. In conclusion, ho wi.-hed him all pros- peiity, and had \ery great pleasure in handing him the dock and ornament?, hoping that they would help him to remember his old friends at Tredegar (applause). He was also instructed to present Mrs. David with a diamond ring (renewed applause). After a song by Mr. L. C. Davies, Mr. llarbidge t-aid that Mr. Davies was too well known to all of them to call for any remarks from him. He had l.cen asked to speak because he had tveen associated with Mr. David for n long time, and he felt that he ^ieed the feelings of all in the company's staff when he said that he was very sorry that Mr. David was leaving (applause). During the time he had been at Tredegar he had uoticed that excellent feeling existed between all thexuemixjrs of the staff, and that was largely due to Mr. David (applausel. He was in a position to also say that had Mr. Colquhoun Ix-en present he would have made the same remarks as he had done (applause). What was Tredegar's loss was Liverpool's gain. Hi3 removal to Livemool would undoubtedly !je all the jet tor for him, as Tredegar had been all the better for him in the past. Ho wished Mr. David a hearty God spsed (applause). The Rev. T. Theophilus, vicar, taid that he felt sure that one of Mr. David's greatest regrets would be the breaking of the link with which lie had been associated with the church choir, whom he had so efti- cientlv trained. They fully recognised Mr. David's mu.-ital services to the town of Tredegar, aud through his energies the niusical tone of the'town had Uieu raised. By bringing about the performance of ora- tories in the tow n be had conferred much benefit upon the people. A song, Will o' the Wialp," was given bv Mr. W. Jones, and Mr. T. Morgatf, chairman of tiie Choral Union, then pre.-entpd Mr. David with a splendid illuminated in which a high eulogy wa.s paid to Mr. David. Mr. Morgan said that be wa" glad to make the presentatiou on behalf of the Choral Union. Although it was not so handsome as the one from the town, yet be feit sure that it was one which Mr. DAN id would think as much of (applause). A eong bv Mr. E. Davies, and Mr. X. W. Phillips said that Mr. David and himself had been very fowl friends. He had known him in connection with musical matters, and he could look back on many happy hours that he and Mr. David had spent together. Sony, Mr?. 1). Jones.—TiieC'hairman nere remarked that there was another thing which was to be giveu to Mr. David, and that waa a purse of gold, aad which he now had pleasure in handing him (applause). Mr. David, who wa-: received with applause, in thaukiug them all for their presentation??, said that he only_hoped that others who left the town would leave it with as many true friends behind as h« was doing (applause*. It was beyond his power to thank them all for their kind remarks. If he did not leave Tredegar richer in the world's goods, it was the greatest satisfaction to him to know that he had so many pood friends there (applause). With regard to the Cboral L'nion, he had every conbdence that a good man of ben:,e and ability, would come forward to carry on the werk of the society, and he only hoped that the town would realise the importance of carrying the work of the fcuciety on, and that they would rally round the new conductor whoever he would be (applause). He felt thankful fur many kindnesses not only to himself, but to his wife and family (applause), and he was thankful that they had included his wife in the presentation (applause). As long as he lived he hoped to have the pleasure of coming amongst them once a year to shake hands (applause). Mr. llarbidge proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was Mconded by )1r. Mark Lew is, LiverjxxJ, and agreed to. The interesting proceedings terminated with Auld Lang Syne." We should not forget to add that Mr. Pearce accompanied tho various singers of the evening on the piano. Mr. Ihnid was also the recipient last we-jk of a cathedral prayer book bound in calf, a copy of hymns ancient of modern, aud a gold rcarf pin, the gitts of members of the St. James/Church Choir iu recogni- tion of his faithful services. The Vicar (the Rev. T. Theophilus) presided, and han led the presents to i Mr. David. Mr. Browne gave au appropriate address on behalf of the choir, in the course of which he expressed sincere regret at the departure of Mr. David for Liverpool. Tho Vicar and the Curate also spoke appropriate words. Mr. David feelingly replied, and the proceedings closed with the Bene- diction.

TREDEGAR OF Tn.\ DE. Ti ESDAY.— Present: Messrs. B. Phillips (in the chair^, T. Lewi T. Jackson, T. Dav ies, T. M. j illianis,, U. F. A\ells. J. Percy, Percy Gravener, Ijfcwi-i Price, AV. Xor111, W, Jones, E. Morgan, W. Morgan, X. W. Phillips, E. Edwards, T. J. Price (hon. secretary), and A. T. Prolt) (acsistaut secre- tarvl. Pc.\XTL'AT.TTV.—The mee ting lyeing f-upix>sed to commence at eight p.m.. aud it beiug after time ere business comment-jd, Mr. L. Pi ice referred to the ne«d of commencing tho meetings punctually. They should remember that they were burning gas. Trie CJAT. Qu £ sTio,v. — Mr. T. Davies, the Nico- chairman, propcv;ed that the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company be petitioned rr: the price and quality of coal, with a view of reducing the price and obtaining tatter quality. Mr. Davies said that there was a time when they gyt the coal at Cs.; now they paid lis.—Mr. L. Price remarked that the London and North Western Railway Company got itcheajjer than they did, and be did nut see why that should be the ease.—A member o!erved that Mr. Price was quite correct; the railway company got it for 8s.—Coun- cillor North said that they were not bound to buy coal from the coal company.—Mr. Price, the secre- tary, quite agreed with the spirit of the proposition. -Mr. 1 ewis Price seconded, and it was agreed to. TiiE Limi- I, was decided to petition the Urban District Couucil to remove the lamp iu Alexandra-place to the corner house nearest the Railway Hotel. QC.U'KH AMI HAWKERS.—A discussion took place relative to quacks and hawkers vending their ware, 4c., in different spots in the town.—The Chairman baid that the question had been discufsed before.— Mr. Jackson proposed that the Iron aud Coal Com- pany a&d tho Urban District Council be petitioned to remove quacks aud hawkers who obstructed the btreets.—Mr. Pries, the secretary, taid that a hawker from Merthyr stood outside the market yelling fruil, 4c.—Councillor North raid that it w as a very delicate question. 11 wa-s uol from Merthyr, Bryumaw r, and all those places alone that hawk era" came"; there were haw ksrs in Tredegar as well.—Mr. Jackson Laid that Ins remarks did not apply to licensed hawkers.—The i Chairman observed that the Urbau District Council had power to remove a hawker who was statiouary in tho etrects.—Mr. LCWH: What alxjut the farmers who couie here on Saturdays T— A Voice And what about cheap jacks V'—The proposition was agreed to. THE SECRETAUT.—Mr. Lewis said that he was glad to see the secretary there again, and he proposed a vote of congratulation.—Mr. North seconded, and it wa.' agreed to.Tbe Secretary said that he w aa g-larl to be there again after his accident, and ho thanked them for their kiud e\predion uE foeliug. With regard to tho Chamber of Tiade, ho wished to eav that if all thenjembera attended regular!}*, and took it up properly, the Chamber would be a power in the town. 'Iherewasan important question at present] demandiu? special attention, aud that was railway raUvj. It WW* 9 cpicstion "!Iji -,Ii ajTcctcd all trade^jaen. ,¡

{ TIIE TREDEGAR MYSTERY. | INQUEST ON THE nOVy. j On Wednesday, in last week, an inquest was held at tho police-station before Deputy-Coroner Dauucey, on the body ot Mary Hayes, 17 years of age, whose body was found in the pond near Park-row under circumstances already described in the Merthyr Tint. Tho first witness called was Mnrv llpyea, mother of the deceased, who identified the body as that of her daughter, whom she had last Been alive ou Christmas Eve. She then saw her m tho house of a Mrs. Alice; Jones, when tilie had qecasion to speak to her respee-t- ing her leaving the Freemason's Aims, where she had been employed as a servant.In reply to Mr. Daun- cey, witness said that ehe believed that tiie girl w as cjica.nte at the time.—Mrs. Lee, of the Freemason's Arms, was the next witness, and gave evidence re- specting tho girl's leaving that place where she had t)een employed RS a eer Alice Jones, widow, Market-street, gave evidence respecting the habitual visits of the girl to her house.—Arthur Price, a boy of 12 years of age, epoko to finding the body of the deceased under the ice at Park Row Pond whilst skating. He bad noticed some object under the ice for somo days previous, but he did fnot until then think tiiat it waa a body.—Robert Roberts, a young man, epoko to getting tho body out of tho water. He dug a large hole in thy icn, and thus got tne body out.—Evan Edwards, a young man, was called, and admitted hav ing kept company with the deceased for 12 months, but denied that he had got her into trouble. Jle n(, (-r a quarrel with her. He last saw her alive a month before Christmas. On being further pressed, the witnesa admitted having had familiarities w ith the girl; but he did not tell her the last timo he 6aw her that he would not have any- thing to do with her. They parted in a friendly manuer. He did not kuow of hei being in any trouble, —The Deputy Coroner foaid that eN iien,p was unsatisfactory, and he could w ell imagine why he did not w ant any moro to do w ith the girl.—Mrs. Haye?, the mother of the deceased, re-called, said that her daughter was in the habit of leaving home at times, and she thought that she had gone from home on tho present occasion.—The Deputy Coioner said that lie had before him a strange book which con- tained entries in the handwriting of the deceased. There were vaiious dates given, viz., Christmas Eve, 1st January, 3rd February, and lltli April, which ffave the inference that she had intercourse on those occasions. The case was a very sad one, and one that would require investigation by tie police, lie (the Deputy Corouer) must say that he did not like the evidence of the witness Edwards, which was very contradictory, and there was a good deal that re- quirod explanation. He thought that the jury should return an open verdict of Found drowned," and that would leave the matter in the hands of the police.—A verdict of FvnDl; drowned" was i ret'.irned.

PERM LTTINC URUNKENNE88. .1. W. 11"lm{; landlord of the County Hotel, Eljbw Vale, was charged with permitting (Irtinkeii. ness on his licensed prcmii-es on January 191h.—Mr. Horace Lyue, Newport, prosecuted, and Mr. T. G. Powell, Brynmawr, defended.—Jeremiah Cock 1 in, labourer, said that on Jmiuary ISth he was at the County Hotel. He saw jJ, man named Ashman there (now7 deceased). Ashman v. as drunk and fell down. He had a g'a-3 in his hand. Mr. Holmes tagged of him (witness) to help to take Ashman out of the hotel. A-.hman vyna taken out and was so drunk that he fell dow n twiw.~Cross-examined He returned to the hotel, but did not tell tiie batmaid that, it was worth two quarts for taking Ashman home to Brierley-bill. Johu Arthur Meyrick, labourer at the steel works, } said that on Saturday, the 19th, he was with Ashman, and he went with him to the County Hotel. Ashman called for a quart of beer wituew had a share; Ash- man afterwards had spirits. Ho helped to take Ashman home from the hotel. Ashman was quite drunk then. The previous witness Cockliu also helped to take him home.—Supeiiutendcnt Allen said that he wat present at the inquest on the body of the man Ashman, referred to by the previous witnesses. The verdict returned was found drowned whilst drunk." --For tho defence Mr. Powell asked the Bench to believe that as HOOU M Ashman was found to be drunk everv step waa taken to give him no more taer, and to get IJim "tr the premises.—J. W. Holmes, the defendant, !'aid that aa soon as he saw that Ashman was drunk he went for a iwlicwnan, but in the mean- time Ashman was taken away by the two previous witnesses.—He heard no more of Ashman until the following Monday, when lie was told that he had bten picked up uead in a culvert.—Catherine Ann i Davie-, barmaid at the County Hutel, said that Ash- man was drinking beer. He had titrsc quarts, but ho was "drinking it round the room with the other men, so that Le did not have much of it himself. Ashman was getting quamI.ome, and she refused to give him auy nioro beer. When Ashman left the tap har he wau not drunk. —la reply to Mr. Lvne witness said tha^Ashman was handing taer all round.—Mr. T-yne Tiiey are wiy litaral about here then. Elizatath W illiams, barmaid at the luirer bar of the County Hotel, said that the rcmemtared Ashman coining into that bar on January 191!i with Meyrick. They had two gkisses of whiskey between them. She d:d not notice that there was anything tiie matter with Ashman until Mr. Hohuea came down.—In renly to Mr. Lyne, witness said that she saw Ashmroi fall down, and Mr. Holmes picked him up. —The Bench were of opinion that drunkennes-j had taen permitted, and defendant would be fined L2 and costs,

A nCIDE TO MERTHYR. Mr. J. P. Lew is, High street, Merthv r. has douo well to ib-iuc a reprint of Jlr. T. E. Clarke's "Guide j to Merthyr Tydfil (Od. and Is). This little book I originally appeared :n 13^3. In order to bring it up to date, Mr. Lewis has added an appendix, giving a brief history of the town from 1843 to the present day, together with a list of Parliamentaiy representatives from 1863, higii constables from 1360, culiiery disasters from 166?, with tho numtar of lives lost, members of the District Council, and an account of the General Hofij>ital. Mr. Clarke's b<M)< is instructive and read- able. A general sketch of the countv is given, and the origin uf the towu of Merthyr carefully traced. The history of modern Merthvr really besrins with the etftaolishmont of the iron works. Tho first furnace is stipiKeed to have been o;>ened at roatygwttith. The first furnace worked by stcaiu power was erected lit Dowlais in 1763. Two years afterwards the attention of Mr. Anthony Bacon was attracted by the iron and coal mines of the valley, lie obtaiued a lease of district eight miles by four for 09years at the rate or! £ 200 per annum. He acquired immense riehe?, an' in 1783 he dispo-ed of the tract in lease?, the largri' portion to Mr. Crawshay and tho rest to Mr. Hr In tho year of the battle of Waterloo the Cyfart?'a Works had eev en furnaces, producing iron at the of 50 tona each j>er week. Thirty years later e weekly output had increased to 30 tons from ear1 of 11 furnaces. Cvfarthfa C'aalle was built in 1325. III the first years of thid century the Dowlais *or1> belonged to M<js;-rs. Lewis and'Tate, and in output wa« 5,43'4 tons, or about a third of 'at of Cyfarthfu in 1815. In 1806 Pcnydarren Wor> thPD owned by Mr. 1 lonifray, bad 3 furnaces au<'Kent out by canal 6,963 tons of irou. By 1345 the fuV121^ had increased to six, aud the output to 1.4wo tous. Hymouth \orlcs in 1806 produced 3,95' tons; in 1815 they had 3 furnaces, and made 7,800.01); It y, computed that at theso four w orks the ar^ou?t paid in wages in the year 1847 was a million idling. In 1841 the population of Merthyr and ^lais was 34,977, and in 1848 it was estima*at 45,000. Though there were gas-works in the tf4'11 *u 1S43 the streets were not publicly lighted, paving "of a bad description." Since ther ^le condition of/ things had advanced, but not much. -111-. Clarke sayj there were two illuminated clocks the IIigh-stree{ One of them, we presume, was 4at of the par,4 churcli, but where is the other J •l-3. place has b6(U taken by two docks which are illuminated, <^d one of which is somewhat errati>nd whiiiisicP-1 illtbe matter of going. We allude to the Post Office dod Mr. Biddle's clock?. The riol of 1800, 1616, and 1831 are fully described. Tho Jlnth chapter MQV be called "omnibus" chapter, f-1' it tagins "ith a balloon asccnt, then proceeds'0 dcscrilxj Church, the nuptials of Si* Uobert T. <r4tvsbay, day fcchools, the rise of Noii.'rjllformity, ayd Jrjpd3,uii with somo remaika about*119 tinging in i''jjgcn^iuc chapels. The first Noacej!°rtnist coiigreg«ti0o Mi formed about 1620 by Vaa<.or Powel tb(ilcwality is not epecified. Al»out th' J'car 1780 Vn^i'iu «'113 tlje only ctia[V'l in the towc But in 1645 fj,cr0 ^cr# 6,000 Nonconformists ir-Merthyr and Denials, ^'Uit place.'of worshif) tfia ^"ould accom'^atf l^iOOO. lhe concluding chap^ Kivea a list of (lif P'af-'&t!of worshi| with miuiat'f^ uumtar of EC'holars) ic. It would by 'interesting t° ^'Omlare churches and chnpeV with \vh»<j lbey ver.e but space forbids. this Guide tlje reader wi]l get tho main facts If the history of tile town lucidly set forth, and its refusal will be » P'Cas»nt The public owe Mr. J *• Lewis a debt gra.itjjde for reproducing, atpopular pricc,( ft K(J full of instructive info,.<Jatiou.

INTUG L^'iypx. Tho I(^I'ORM SOCIET* will Bead Vns* to f.11 a?>plicanta »n excellent BO^NIO CURE^fljjf^u, Bilione- ness, Liver Complaints, Pi^ fvtieumnti0ni, Gout and Bronchus. Addre-^s—Xh^ 'A;cre tary; BVl'ANlC B (YE AN INSTITVi i; N0IXINGU4U- [2523

DICK'S DIARY. A Dowlas AV'elshman told me the other day that he was once afflicted with stuttering, and that, he was entirely relieved of the painful faiiing by uttering loudly, three times a day for 27 day?, the following description of the characteristics of a favourite <;harger among tho Ancient Britons :(,'a.dfarch cadarn-dew, ccrdded-ddrud, llygail-gefn, bron-eang, gafl-gyfyng, carn-gragen, ymddth-hywcdd Mch, drj'lhyll, liamsachus, ffroenfoll, a'i lygad yn fiithlas draetheryll." (N.B.—Englif-h readers who are anxious to overcome Webb pronunciation arc strictly requec^d not to attempt tho foregoing as exercises, for 1 w^ill not hold myself responsible for any facial deformation that may result therefrom.J Llyn Safaddan.or Llangorse Lake, is the largest sheet of water in South \V ales, and is suopo.-ed to cover the submerged Roman city of Loventiuni. Tbis, an excursionist from Aberdare averred, is uot a legend. He swore most solemnly that while boating with a party on the lake, he accidentally fell into the Weiter aud touched some ancient ruins Neverthe- less, his veracity was doubted, aud he is now a policeman. Llewelyn ein Llyw Ulaf," in memory of whom a movement is now on foot to erect a monument in or near Buiith, was basely tatrayed and lost his head. A prosjjerous Englishman, trading in a populous dis- trict in Glamorganshire, was heard expressing his talief that those busy bodies" who are endeavouring to discover the burial place of the headless body of the "rebellious prince," have also "lost their heads." This insulting tradesman has hince lost trade and "headed the list of bankrupts. This incident happened the other evening ill a cer- tain tap-room (not the Conffrens Taproom ") near Merthyr. Two colliers contending very sharp] v on matters regarding the recent local elections, got to rather high words, when one of them said, I, You nev er patched a lie coming out of my mouth." Tiie other replied, Von may well say that, for they fly outbo faxst that nobody can catch 'em. That wn* enough. War was declared, resulting in blood, and the smashing of half-a-dozen pint measures. I read with great interest the Welsh-written article which appeared in a recent istue of the Mcrtiiyr Times, concerning the first discovery of the New orld by the ancient Briton, ifadex; ab Owen Gwynedd, whose burial-place is alleged to have been found on that va«t continent, with the following inscription on the gravestone Madoc wyf, rnwydic ei wedd, lawn genau Owen Gwynedd Ni fynwn dir fy lmydd oedd Xii. da niawr, ond y moroedd. A very indifferent Welshman intimated once that it w as ot no whether Columbus or Madoc was the real discoverer, tacause he thought that neither tne one or the other was entitled to much credit, as America was so large that he could not well have missed it Seldom do we hear of the wayward you a: men of to-day so humble as to crave for au advice: But I lUll iuformed there is such an one at Aberamau, who appears to he "on the borts of Ii dilemma," IL., tbe hackneyed saying is. The young gentleman is on the point of getting married, and is desirous of meeting « man of experience, who will dissuade him from sue I a step. I really Lope he will get assistance beforet is too late. If I could see him, us I harf) had cn* siderable "experience," I have no doubt of being;>le to suggest a tiling or two to his advantage. Householder1! who are obliged to employ sc'> cannot be too cautious iu their conversation 'J he other evening, near the Theatre Royal. a young woman, nieeting her former fellow-servant, 'to! oyer- heard asking how she liked her new place well." Tlieu j-ou have nothing to comj^in ot Nothing only master end missus are swji iorm, and talk such very bad grammar House rent is atamiuaily high 'nerei/wish I had a house of my own," sighed nu A!^{aie' w ui-key ■drinker a while ago. "I will tell f°>" 10 ffet a fiue house out of au emptv w'liiskey,Vrre t reP'cd his abstemious friend. The grogr"f',Kt'r 'ohed. Von may laugh," continued t'1' other, listen. Put Hie barrel in a secure Iica(.1 a ^'ater* taj).' When you want your usual whiskey, take the price of it in your drop the jnoney through the bung-hole, arid t?'; £ a s!uc^ ,('iiik of water. Repeat this t»peration t't'10 j'a full, knock out the head, and yoll{¡O-\c the price of a splendid brick building," fie c0.n.\trt hied it, became impatient, and kn^d oUt l\¡" head" too toon. .r- It waa said years »^o th^1 ^tfC W1H,J so fertile and productive near VrJ^yn011 1°AIx'rJare, that if a man pitched hi^ ^Ikinp^tick into the soil on an evening in the fil0Uh ol ^Iay, it would bo eutirelv covered the, the profusion of grass tliat grew thereeJir^S t"° '"oht. This may ta an eye-ooener to Nk Tilell WIIO ^^i^h to avail themselves of the A^° -let, 1890. T.and was very c'ca,^n "erdare \"ulioy over a hundred years J'11 L'ohaf, containing over 64 acres, \vsi in l/oO for £ 60 to the incum- tant of the parisr°/>CI1,c-eP11 » but in 1820 it realise*! £ 1,100. The A^wyd has an area of over 107 acres, and waa^J for tIiestii;il 1 sum of £ 210s. 0d. i'«er annum while ? v\as Vvater in the Cynon. Sviietlier it IMJ true or been reix-atedly told that a wag once, d''m^ a serious drought, hurried to inform the leasehoJ'1'1, ^csaid land that the Cynotl riv er "Ib t^'ftighly drledïlp, ] )on't. tell youru lies, Jack<.V4c'^era^ the interested party, taking hia false ij°^ner to the tad of the river aud showing him asii/11'iantity of water in a hollow under u large tt"e, Tw'V»f^ »'ct oue.xpectedly at Aberdare not l°"g ,i • a reparation of thirty-live yean, <Jne li,^i is are^jH'Cted resident iu the town, and the l, er. n-'Vlv come over from Pennsylvania on a ili » ,slt, 10 "dear native playground of mv 'elmgly expressed it. During the eiAlclastl? 0^nft,r.«atiou that ensued, the neutraliswl Vn*ee asked ii3 old playmate, Well, Tom, how ,/stho world ane with you? Matched yet?" Yes, iiu I. Ii a v e a fadniv you can't match—seven loy. and e g.' Jie'-Koii I can match it exactly," replied .tne v isitor, feeauso I have sev en girls and ono boy.-1 ,,°y. alterw/rj9 made some remarks about each other's compilable ju'ocreativene^s. Doctors a/d druggists were uuknowu at Atardare in the year,.763, and yet it is recorded that the whole valley natl^u, for a year and a day without a singl« death liavfog taken place. Tho first to die the follow- II'?-. yt:}r,(vas an uncommonly tall man.nick-narned ohoui /"awr," but it was insinuated that ho had dealing^ith a distaut relative, who was anarxitlie- i cary. — 1 v Au htincut mineral surveyor made the follovvin" statcifeHt about thirty-six years ago —"The quantity of coj^vorked and raised for the manufacture of Iron purpŒœ, may safely ta estimated at 'oU;XX) tons \ier annum therefore, the Aberdare coTlfjcld may ta expected to meet this deiuaud en^mous as it is, for another four hundred years l%ty readeis of to-day may ta> inclined to'dispu'te latter portion of this statement, but T would ^mind them that they should first of all wait and s«e ■le they condemn a thing.

MATCHES IX THE COAL PIT. Oil Monday at tho Merthyr Police-court, John Donovan, collier, Trebarris, was summon^] charged JV1'1 a breach of si^cial rules of the Ocean C?oal ^ompanv, by carrying matches into the pit on the XSB Ot ]• ebruary last.—Mr. Siduey Simons prosecuted John Phillips said that on the 1st February he went search of his waistcoat w ith the intention of serine- ""bat time it was. lie placed his hand, however in defendant'* waistcoat pocket, and fulln(I Lheroiii a Wot matclM, lltc-allcd tt.o Wowtat'Soi i to tho matter, and ho said be knew nothinsr of the gaiter and began to cry, U" sdso saij he waa verv I bony. Ituets then weut to fetch hia brother and showed him the matches after w hich ho rtjlxjrtfa the matter to the officials.—David Phiilj.,s H];;u eave evidenco corroborating the last yvituess.• Eor the defeuco Douovau himself went to the box and said he had no matches in liis pocket whfeu ]Je Wlel]t'(u t, pit, and could not account for the lnat' ht* Lein^ found iu his ixjcket.—Alfred Miillii^a said tuat Donovau had no niatcliwj jn j, when lit, left tho house. —Tiie Beuch found defendant guilty aud fined him £ 2 aud costs. a u-lt,iaAUt

smvuxo A sHiii>r> Edwiu Davies, Newnham, wa.s charged at T-'bbw i a le roliee-court on Thursday, with Hteali,^ a^hirt acd pair c>f drawers, the projwrty of Thomas flarrie^ colljer, New Tredegar.-Prisoner denied tK rhar^' i and alleged that he taught the articles from a man ou u iICa [^i60, 'V e Pav e es ideneo t'J missing tho article?.—P.C. Uvan Fl,obd; j Proved apprehending the Ktob'n proDe- i" being found on him.-PriMner ^a, I costn or 14 days prisoner said that he h.vl uo c,r.a«v and went to gaol. w 111

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