Merthyr Times and Dowlais Times and Aberdare Echo

Glamorgan County Council Election, 1805 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE MERTHYR j TOWN WARD. LADIES AND GKSTLKMF.— The unfortunate retirement of your VF• prewn tati T E ~-Mr. Frank James—one of crur most popular aft. generous townsmen, causes a vacancy in the REPRESEN- TATION of the above Ward. I should have been PLEASED if health bad permitted Mr. -Tames te continue to SENE his fellow ratepayers for a further period BUT IT contested flection appears inevitable, and I hare pleasure in submitting my claims to your considera- tion, and confidently appeal for your votes and support. I yield to no one in my desire and DETERMINATION* if elected, to serve my fellow townspeople diligently and faithfully. Closely connected AS I have been frolD my advent to public life with my native town, aud especially with the Town Ward, in which I reside, I am most solicitous for ita prosperity, and no effort shall bp wanting upon my part to promote IT* general interest. The pre"ent iramenso powers of the County Council I consider have not been directed AS they Btiould have been for the banefik of the mas.ses, whose condition deaertaa more consideration and attention than have hitherto been bestowed upon them. Whilst I greatly desire and would advocate more extended powers of LOCAL Government, I would endeavour to secure for the toilers of our valley?, upon whom the material prosperityof our districts SO largely depends, THOSE boom which they are at. present entitled tn, and others which may be granted them. The expiring Council has been distinguished tor its unbounded extravagance, and such policy, if pursued iu the future. will meet with my most ACTIVE A«D vigorous opposition. UNNECESSARY posts have B«FII created with appointments for highly-paid, but TAX- LESS officials, and in this and other way our county expenditure has been enormously increased, aaõ our local burdens made very oppressive. Efficiency and economy should mark our county administration, and it shall be my aim, if elceted, to strive for A more ha-tisfaotcry stato of TILING than at present eiists. Your interests and my own are identical, and I pre- mise if your eonfidcnce IS REPOSED in me to merit it by unflagging attention to the affairs of our COUNTRY, par- ticularly having in j!lw the many and growing requirements of our important district. I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, JOHN WM. LEWIS. Cuedeae Houee, Twyuyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil.

The Merthyr Urban District Council. TO THE TOWN WARD ELECTORS. L,\Wfi» AND GKNTLEMEN",— Tho untimely and lamented death of Mr. Henry Lewib has created A vacauoy in the representation of the Town \Y;rd. I hare been induced to offe? my services to the electors, and do so with SOUSE diffi- dence. I Iwe resided among you for some 20 years, and during that period have identified rnyfivlf with every MOVEMENT tending to THE public benefit. As a ratepayer I ha\E, in common with yourselves, had to complain of the past extravagance of our ruling authorities, and I shall, if elected, direct my attention and energies to having our town more efficiently AND economically managed. Iu this direction there is much work to perform, and having tho time to devote to your service. you may rely upon my doing ererr- thing for our mutual benefit. Every progressive movement for the advantage of the ratepayers and the town generally will receive AY active support. III appealing for your votes, T AGAIN PRO MI so that nothing shall VH; wanting on my rut te erne you satisfactorily and faithfully. I am, Yourii obediently, ANGUS MACKINTOSH. Upper Castle-street, Merthyr, 20th February, 1595. 12910

Glamorgan County Council Election, 1895. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN WARD DIVISION, MERTHYR TYDFIL. LADlFS AND GENTLEMEN,— j The retirement of your highly-esteemed representa- I j tive, Mr. Frank James, creates a vacancy at the | forthcoming County Council elections, whieh yon will be called upon to fill, and in response fro the earnest wishes of large numbers of my fellow-townsmen, I respectfully offer myself as a candidate for your suffrages. j I am a native of the Ward, d||d l have devoted 11 much attention to the study of public affairs and I believe I understand sufficiently well the general 1 business of the County Council, and the special mat- ters which more particularly concern the constituencies of the Parish of Merthyr, to be able to serve you efficiently. It will be my object totssint in securing tie ganeral g'ood of the county at large, while devoting special attention to the claims of our own district to its fair share of the benefits to be derived from efficient county administration. I am of opinion that a town of the size and influence of Merthyr should in its tnrn betho meeting-place foe the Council, and I should introduce a notion for the purpoee of securing this privilege for our town. The important questions of county Maeao- ment, the maintenance of the asylums, the regulation of the police force (which I hope may some day 1** entirely in the hands of the rp.,presentatives of the I people), the control of the m-i 1.4. Ac., are branches of I the work to be done hy r Council, in which it is possible for every mem I- < to reader some special ser- ¡ vioe to his own part u: the oounty, and I should alwayt ¡ endeavour to the beet uf my ability to promote tl4 interest of my own and neighbouring constituencies. I propose addressing a few meetings during the month, and at these I shall deal more folly with tM work of this important governing body, Respectfully soliciting your support, I have the honour to remain, Indies and Grentfemsn. Yo<i.r obedient Servant, ALFRED EDMONDS. 6, Purk-terrace, Merthyr Tydfil. (2677

I Glamorgan County Council. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ELECTORAL DIVISION OF CAEHARRTS. j LADIES AND GKNTLEMEN, You have done me the honour of returning me I' twice a? your representative ou the Glxmorgau f County Council. I have endeavoured to deserve your confidence by attendingthe iiiectiiip and committees of the Council, and by attention to your interests. An influential and representative deputation has aprain asked mo to come forward ay a candidate, and I have great pleasure in doing w in the hope of being: returned by your votes. | I have the honour to be, i Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J (Signed) EDWD. P. MARTIN, j Gwornllwyn House, Dowlais, 22nd February, 1895.

Merthyr Tydfil School Board Election. I To THE ELECTORS OF MERTHYR TYDFIL. LADIES ANP GENTLEMEN, I ask you to once more elect me a member of thex above Board. It will be for you and not for any I Sectarian Committee to decidt: how far I am fitted to fill such a post. I If elected my ouly promise ia that I will not repre- sent any sect, denomination or party, but that in the true interests of the children, I will, as far as I can, advocate efficient and non-sectarian education at our School Board. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen. ¡ Yours faithfully, { C. HENRY JAMES. 8, Courtlaud-terrace, Merthyr Tydfil. [2901

Merthyr School Board Election. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF MERTHYR TYDFIL. I LADIES ANP GENTLEMEN, At the request of a number of influential rate- payers, I have decided to seek your votes again as a Candidate for the School Board. If elected, I hope to endeavour, as I have done in the past, to promote the highest interest of Free Education in the Parish, without partiality, and at the least possible cost to the ratepayers. I remain, r Your obedient Servant, ¡ D. CHARLES EDWARDS. February 14th, 1895. [2399

I Births, flftavriaflcs & Deaths. ¡ MARIUACE. JONES—-HAIWIS.—February 26th, at Hopo Chapel, II Merthyr, by the Rev. D. C. Edwards. M.A., Mr. Isaac E. Jones, Times Office, to Miss Edith Harris, daughter of the late Mr. Harris, grocer, Brecon-road. DEATJI. JENKINS.—On February 24th. at Eastman30, High-str&et, Merthyr, William Henry, 21 years of age, eldest son of "William Henry and Mary Aim Jenkins. Funeral, Thursday, three o'clock, for Cefn Cemetery. Gentlemen only," !-————

NOTES AND COMMENTS. • '■ THE second number of l'o¡m,1 Wale., is a distinct advance on the first. Some of the articles are very good. Mr. J. Arthur Price discusses the question of Nationalism with much ability. Mr. R. A. Griffith's article on the same subject has only one fault—brevity. What are the lines on which the Nationalism of Wales may be best developed? A small nation, we cannot be conquerors nor are we dcatined to take the lead in commerce. What is to impart a distinct character," asks Mr. Griffith, to the national lifo of Wales, and to make it u potent influence in the world ?' The answer he gives is this "I think it is her passion for know- ledge, and her intense love of literature and music. The realms of thought and its expression will be the special domain of the Wales of the future. Her laurels will be won on the fields of poetry, philo- sophy, oratory, journalism, bettia lettres, and music. Possibly also art, but of that it is too soon to speak. Mr. Griffith is convinced that the Cymru Fydd movement, while doing all it can to pre- serve the Welsh language, to foster Welsh litera- ture, and to promote the educational advancement of the Welsh people, must in the main be a political organization." The writer's conclusions are based I on a true insight into Welsh life and character. Leaders of thought in Wales are gradually coming round to the views he ee'ts forth. Mrs. Wynford Philipps deals with the work of Welsh Liberal women in a. racy, vigorous style. It would be well if she could infuse her enthusiasm into the hearts of all her Welsh fellow-countrywomen. A most excellent article is that on the Welsh Church by Mr. J. H. Davies, B.A., who reminds us of facts in the history of the Church which cannot be too etrongly emphasised. A Rural Post-office." by Roy Amor, is a siiobbish production and a libel on the rural life of Wales. We had thought this spccics of literature was a thing of the pyst. Mr. Llewelyn Williams' notes, 0 Fon i Fynwy," fur- nish delightful reading, and will bring joy to the soul of the Welsh Nationalist. Is Mr. Williams right in calling Professor Boyd Dnwkins an Eng- lishman ? There is a lot of Welsh blood, we believe, iu the professor's veins, though there does not eeem to be much Welsh patriotism iu his I heart. lie fully deserves the severe castigation j Mr. Williams gives him. Of the Cymru Fydd | League, Mr. Williams says it has capturcd the two older Federations." If correct, this way of I putting it ia not generous if not correct, it is a j display of bad political form. The editors aleo j show bad form in einjling out a certain Welsh » I newspaper for special praise. Professor Anwyl's article, "Gleanings from the Study, is very ponderous. Mr. Anwyl would be a power in Welsh ponderous. Mr. Anwyl would be a power in Welsh literature if he were gifted with a. more racy pen. Mr. Gibson's screed on "Welsh Politicians" is neither very readable nor very edifying. On the whole Young Wales No. 2 is a good number, and we feel confident the magazine is destined to do excel- lent, work, and to contribute materially to the intellectual and political progress of the Princi- pality.

EISTEDDFOD reform is a subject always more or less in the air. Recently it has been discussed by two eminent authorities, to wit Mrs. Walter Thomas (Morfudd Eryri) and Mr. Charles Ashton, known to fame as the" literary policeman. Mrs. Thomas suggests that the adjudications should be published in the Welsh press. That has been done mi I nauseam. Hundreds of columns have been given over to the adjudicators, great and small, poets, and prose men. At last, the editors have revolted, because the adjudications interested only a limited number of readers, sometimes only the competitors themselves. Mr. Ashton offers a budget of reforms, dealing with a. great variety of subjects ranging from the chair ode to a movable pavilion. Of the changes most pressingly required two stand out in exceptional prominence. First, we want a more efficient and a more democratic central organisation, not to supplant but to supple- ment the efforts of the local committees. In the next place'; the productions of the eisteddfod thould be published in nmore popular form than is at present in vogue. What we get now are bulky volumes, brought out four or hve years after date, the prices of which place them far and away beyond the "reach of the masses. Why not issue the productions in small, popular, cheap books a few weeks after each eisteddfod ? Were that done, the bard could have the poetry, the essayist the prose writings, the son of song the music. The general body of readers would then derive some benefit fronv the literature called into existence by the eisteddfod, and a very salutary reform would be brought about.

DR. DENARY, a leading Scotch divine, discussing various remedies recently suggested for the drink evil, aaidthtLt" that plan was best which forced upon citizens the consideration of their duties, and brought the consciencc of the community into I burning contact with the responsibilities." That is the great principle on which Local Veto is based. Dr. Denney regrets that the Church has not felt its responsibility as it ought with regard to this question but there are signs of progress. 1 note in particular that the Homan Catholic Church in Canada is exerting itself to the utmost." Catholics in this country could not do better than follow the example of their Canadian brethren. If all the Christian clurches took this matter up in real earnest a mitigation of the alcohol curse would soon be eifcctcd.

LIBERALS are sometimes described as Little Englanders," and accused of showing no concern for the development of commerce in the colonies. This cry ha* been heard from Tory orators rather freqnently of late in the Merthyr and Aberdare Valleys. There never was a more hollow or a more hypocritical cry. On Thursday night Sir Henry I I James introduced into the House of Commons a ¡ motion the effect of which would be to ruin the I j cotton trade of India in order to safeguard the j profits of a number of Lancashire manufacturers. Some of tho Tory leaders, it is true, opposed the I motion. It is also true that fifty Torics walked ¡ into the Government lobby. But with the excep- tion of four Liberals, the motion was supported wholly by Tories and Unionists it had received the support of a faur-line Tory whip Lord Salis- j bury was quoted in the course of the debate as j approving of the motion and about one-half of the Tory party refused to vote rather than go with the Government. This incident shows with pain- 1 ful clearness how sinecre the Tories are when they I talk about the commercial progress of the Empire.

ADEtaURlTTsCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, CONGREGATIONALIST CANDIDATES. t A meeting of representatives from tbe 17 churches m tne district of the Congregationalisms of the Aber- dareT nion, was held at Siloah Vestry on Tuesday evening, the Rev. — Davies, Cwmumaii, in the chair. The mooting was convened for tho purpose of making the preliminary arrmgenients for the forthcoming School Board contest. As was stated in our columns last week the Congregationalists arc now determined to fight the election upon denominational lines, and as there are 13 seats upon the Board they have decided to run three candidates, namely, RevC D. P. Davies. Ynysilwyd D. M. Davies, Cwmbach and D. Griffiths, Cwmdare.-— Rev. P. Davies, Ynysilwyd, recommendt>d that there :lwuld be strict instructions to the canvassers not to say anything whatever against other candidates for the election, but to fight for the three persons nominated.—It was decided to form a central committee of twenty-four persons from all parts of the union.—Arrangements were aloo made for a .series of meetings commencing at Cw mat nan, Abercwm'ooy, and Aberaman this week. The division of the districts were thus Lower Cwrnbach, Abercwinixjy. Aberaman, Mori a, Aman Middle Soar, Tabernacle. Siloa, Abernant, and Robertstown Upper BetiJ81, Siloh, Ebenezer, Cwmdare, and Llwydcoed.—Mr. J. II. llarrit. Dean-street is the general secretary.

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Merthyr School Board Election. | TO THE ELECTORS. LAUItci AM> GKNTli-MKN, — j I disagree with the pa?t policy of our School Board, and, in common with every ratepayer, com- plain, with, I consider, no little reason, of tho extra- vagance and favouritism of the expiring Doard. Considering a change imperative, especially if our local taxes are to he reduced, I have consented to seek your votes. My views are known, and the policy I advocate, I think, is familiar to most of you. My past conduct shall be my recommendation, and I confidently appeal for your votes as an INDEPENDENT AND FEARLESS C ANDIDATE. I remain, vour obedient servant, DAN THOMAS. Plymouth Arms Inn, Merthyr, February 19th, 1895. [2906

THE New Humour has been with us from of old, and the New Woman is now almost a matter of ancient history. The newest New-ity is the New Guardian. He was sprung on an unsuspecting world on Saturday last, and the place of his nativity was the Merthyr Board of Guardians. Like most new-born entities, he made a great deal of noise, j He screamed arid yelled in a manner that almost drove the Old Guardians out of their wits. But the noise wad made to very good purpose, and we could well do with more of the sa.me sort of thing. j Some of the New Guardians had visited the Aber- dare Training Schools, which they found in a dis- graceful condition, as will be seen from the report of the proceedings in another column. I

THE New Guardians have entered on a vigorous I' campaign against dirt. More power to their elbow We hope they will soon pay another visit to the Training Schools, and that they will have then a t a more favourable report to present to the Board. I There is another little matter which deserves the attention of the Guardians, both New and Old. Some time ago we published statistics showing the number of visits paid to the Workhouse by the I various ministers of religion. It will be. rcmcm- j bered that the Protestant ministers of the town came off rather .badly as compared with their Catholic colleagues. The matter, we believe, has J been discussed by the Union of Ministers, but it has not transpired what, if anything, was resolved upon. It would be interesting to know whether an improvement has been effected. If not, the ques- tion of appointing a chaplain for the Workhouse might be raised at the Board. Here's a matter if would be well to ventilate, and it could be done full justice to by some of the New Guardians who I figured so prominently at last Saturday's proceed- ings, and who are understood to be deeply concerned for the spiritual welfare of the Workhouse inmates. )

MR. ASQCITH takes a firm stand 011 the question j of allocation of tithes. The demand made by Mr. D. A. Thomas to deal with the tithe on national J lines will not be acceded to. On that score the j present Disestablishment Bill docs not differ from j last year's. Glamorganshire has been appealed to to make its voice heard. Glamorganshire refuses to move its little linger, and there, so far as can be I eecn at present, the matter rests. Sir Michael Hick-Beach's speech on Monday night was very I thin and poor. But nothing better could be expect ed from that quarter. j

HENKY AUSTIN Duucr. first Baron Aberdare, 1111.. j passed away full 'of honours as of years, and ¡ regretted by a whole nation. Though not of Welsh blood, he was born in the Principality and lived here all his life. He played a prominent part in the political history of the kingdom, and hfs name was a household word throughout the English- speaking world. Yet we all felt that he belonged t'o Wales in a special .anner. He was one of our greatest benefactors, and toiled without sparing in the cause of our country's progress. He threw i himself heart and soul into educational and social I work. The fates spared him long enough to crown •1 useful and brilliant career by being elected iirst I chancellor of the Welsh University, an honour which. i we may well believe, he prized above all others. It was a fitting closc to a well-spent life, and he richly deserved the compliment paid him by a grateful nation. He was closely connected with I eurdistrictinmanyways. Helivedinourmidst, had been our stipendiary magistrate and Parlia- mentary representative, and was connected with us by many a close tic. It would be impossible to 1 exaggerate the love and respect in which he was held by all. Not always was it smooth sailing. Lord Aberdare was a man of strong convictions, and never lacked ,the courage to give expression to his views. He sometimes gave offence even to his I friends, but never forfeited their esteem. He was a prince among Welshmen, leading the van in every good work, and his death leaves a gap which cannot easily be filled. v i

THE discussion anent" foreign contracts" is still T going on. "Forward," in his last letter, pub- J lished in another column, takes up a position which is not very clear. He champions the cause of Unionist" as against Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., i and Progressive." The Senior Member stid that the Tory Government, in the years 1887-01, gave out contracts to foreign Governments which I averaged £ 57,503 a year, whereas the Liberal Government in 1893 spent £ 39,152. "Progressive" gave the same figure3. Unionist's figures differed materially from these. He said Again in 1892 arrive the Gladstonjans on the back of the Irish t National League, and at once the Government ¡ Contracts to foreigners nearly double, and go up to £ 00,290." There is a big difference between £ 39,152 arid £ 60,290. "Forward" alleges that Unionist's "figures are correct, at the same time giving figures which are practically the same as those adduced by Progressive'' and Mr. D. A. j Thomas. We must a»sk him to favour us with a j further explanation of his position. Unionist f lias been invited by us to specify the source# of his information, but he has not done so. Now lie has "Forward" ranged against him, as well as Progressive," the Senior Member, and tho blue books. These gtutlcmcu, like ourselves, would be glad to know where he. got his £60,290" from. Forward goes back to 1880-6, the figures from which had not hitherto been brought into the dis- cussion. Why stop at 1880 ? He should have i gone sonic 15 or 20 years still further back.

IN sonic of the districts the County Council elcc- tion has passed over without a contest. In others the battle waxes hot., and much interest is evinced in the probable results. Perhaps one of the keenest contests is that in the Merthyr Town Ward, where the Liberals seem to be giving a greater measure of support to Mr. Edmonds than was the ease at first. Mr. David Davies and Mr. John Williams. Loudoti House, come out publicly to champion his cause, and their Liberalism is ocrtaiuly above sua- Eicion. Mr. J. W. Lewis is also making a good ght, and his personal popularity is very much in his favour. He has not been very fortunate, how- ever, in the choicc of lieutenants, and lie would ¡ have done bettor, probably, without, their assi*. I tanee. e would make an earnest appeal to all J Liberals to be faithful to the flag. They should J vote only for those candidates whose Liberalism is 1 beyond question. There are many Tories and j capitalists who, "for this occasion only," dub themselves Liberals others, less daring, call j themselves "independents." They should be 1 avoi led. All candidates allying themselves with j the alcohol traffic should also be avoided, I 11 rri mm\

Do the Nonconformist and Liberal electors of the Merthyr parish realise the importance of the ques- tions to b" decided by the forthcoming School Board election? Do they appreciate the extreme gravity of the present cmis It the Sectarian candidates put forward by tho Catholics and Churchmen got a majority on the new Board, we may of a surety look forward to a reduction in the efficiency of the schools. .We have no.hostility whatever against Churchmen and Catholics as such. Every Liberal admits that they have as good a right as anybody else to » repre- sentation on the School Board and every other board. I They should enjoy precisely the same muni- cipal privileges as any other section uf the community, but no more. Their position is an anomalous one, inasmuch as they have schools of their own, controlled by themselves, conducted in the interests of their sects, and yet maintained, almost entirely, from funds I to which all the community contribute. In tho dis- charge of their duties 011 the Board they keep one eye on the Boiard Schools, and the other on schools J of their own sects. They are of necessity unable to ¡ pursue a single-minded course, as they are bound tu let the interests of their schools interfere to some I extent with the government of tho Board Schools. I Their own schools, from lack of sufficient funds, suffer in a great measure from the competition in the I Board Schools hence the Sectarian policy of reducing ¡ the efficiency of the latter. A Sectarian majority 011 tho Board would be nothing less than a disaster to tho causc of education. Forward asks why we advocate the cause of the Umectarian candidates. Tho answer is .simple. The Unsectarian candidates are pledged to tho policy of popular control over I schools maintained by public funds. They are also pledged toj resist all attempts at reducing the efficiency of the Board Schools in tho interests of the Sectarian schools. Those are the reasons of the Sectarian schools. Those are the reasons why their triumphant return on the polling day is to be earnestly desired. Let the electors beware lest they sacrifice tho educational welfare of Merthyr children to tho interests of grabbing sects. To do so would be an act of, supreme folly and injustice, and we hope such a calamity will never come to pass in I the history of Merthyr. The denominational system of fighting tho election, we admit, is open to criticism. It is to be condemned on all points. At the same time, it is clear that the denominational i candidates are sound on the tvital pomts at issue, and the electors cannot do better, on educa- tional rather than denominational grounds, than cast their votes in their favour. The only outside candi- date we wish to see returned is Mr. C. If..Fames, J.P., whose letter in another column covers the one weak spot in his armour. As it will be "remembered weak spot in his armour. As it will be "remembered I by our readers, he abstained from voting On the motion favouring popular control brought forward by Mr. D. Davies at the School Board some time ago. He now says distinctly and emphatically that ho i- 111 favour of that principle, and that ho abstained I from voting merely because he considered the dis- r cussion was of a more or less academic and elee- tioneering character. The excuse does not appear to be quite sufficient, but then we have from him a clear pronouncement in favour of the policy implied in th" motion. All will readily agree with Mr. James that the policy cannot be carried out for a long time. Publw opinion, however, is ripening on the subject, and the day of deliverance from sectarian privileg" and tyranny may not b3 so very distant. Anyhow, Mr. James has now publicly pledged himself to the principle, and this will doubtless strengthen his cause j in a material degree. Wo trust and hope that he, as well as all the denominational candidates, will find 1 seats on the new Board, and that the education of the j children will not bo allowed to be tampered with hy: t-ectarianintriguers.

SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL. | Bv JOE HAMMERSMITH. To Colonel D. R. Lewis.-Dear Colonel, have you at last crossed the. Hubicou ? I gather as much from your Dowlais speech. Long you stood on the brink of the river, mown blys mynd trwy, at ofn ei stormydd enbyd. But when, far away on tho hills t'other side, yon saw Mr. Bertio Lewis and tho Unionist leaders, you screwed up courage to the swimming point, and gallantly breasted the wa\ «■» Henceforth wo are to look upon you as one of the pillars of thereat-constitutional cause in theMo; thyrBoroughs. To say that Yo" are the most popular and best- loved man in Merthyr is to utter a truism which all will readily endorse." Hitherto you have known no party in your public lifo, recognised nu sect. In the best sense of tho\words, you were all things to all men, trying to dogvod in* every way at your com- inand. To 110 one, of whatever religion or politics, did you deny assistance. Most of us are men of party and sect, compelled to confine our efforts to the par- ticular groove in which we have placed ourselves, or mto whIch wo havo Bomchow dnfted, But it is woll j there should be iu every town a number of men who stand aloof from all divisions, and who throw them- ) selves into the service of the community as a whole. 1 0' In this way you have been able to perform a vast amount of good. Your genial urbanity broke through I every prejudice. Wherever you went you were cor. dially welcomed. We felt you belonged to us all. You were as much to tho Baptist as to the Church- man, to tho Liberal as to the Tory. By means of your kindly eosmoyolitauism you held supreme sway over the hearts of all of 11". Is alt that, my dear Colonel, going to be a thing of the past ? Arc you, who belonged to us all, in future to belong only to a^party'! Such a consummation,! feel "urc, is very far from your mind. And yet I fail to see how it is to be avoided if yon are in future to boa party man. I do not say that the respect in which you are held will be lessoned one whit. Some of the most respected men in Merthyr are the strong j party men. But I do say that by becoming a party man you will cease to be to us what you have hitherto j been. Your usefulness need not be diminished, but it J will have to run through different channels. All of ns who are party men must pay the penalty of the position. And though silent all these years, it would seem that your interest in party politics was of the keenest, From the safety of the shore you watchcd tho frail { vessels of your fellow-townsmen tossed hither and j thither on the stormy waters of political activity. The sight fillCll your soui with disgust and righteous in- j dignation. At Dowlais you drew a terrible picture of the state of things. When the Baptists were in a majority they ruled the roost; and the same"with the Methodists and the Congregationalism. It wa«. sheer sectarian tyranny, and you would have nothing to do with it..• Merthyr was in a desperate plight. She was the plaything of the sects, a shuttlecock beaten from Baptist to Independent battledore. How was it, my j dear Colonel, you did not gallantly go to her rescue in the day of nor sore distress and bitter tribulation': j She then needed succour, and von, with your power- j ful arm and trusty buckler, might have smitten her enemies hip and thigh. Like a second Moses, yon might have led her from the house of bondage to the Canaan of liberty. But you stood alcof. Merthyr's condition in the dark days when there were no polities was really horrible. To be governed by Baptists Merciful heaven the very thought is enough to strike one dumb with terror. I am an old man, mv dear Colonel, weary and worn, and cry often sad. But my heart leaps with joy iii my bosom j when I look back and think of the time when we were governed by squires and parsons. Right merrily the world went then. Alas that the kindly grave had not closed over me ere the Baptists ascended to J tho throne! To be ruled by a crowd of vulgar, ill-bred Baptists how revolting the idea: Of course, I the squires and the parsons had nothing to gain from oppression. Their rule was the rule of self-sacrifice j and love. But the Baptists—" Bah as "Forv/ard" would say. And the teetotalers naiJ, horrors hail How beneficent would both" rule of drunkards Speaking seriously, however, J must admit, dear i Colonel, that there is much truth in your remarks about sectarianism in Merthyr. We Liberals feel it quite as keenly as a Tory does, perhaps more keenly. Our ridiculous splits and divisions bring much grist to the Tory mill. The consequences will some day be very serious to our party. You seem to bo under the impression that things are letter now in that respect than they used to be, else why have you put aside your indignation and joined tho fray ? 1 wish you j were right. But I fear the present School Board election unhappily proves you to be in the wrong. Sectarianism is as rife as over in our midst, and will be demolished only by some great calamity. Your: remarks at Dowlais will bo heartily welcomed by eveiy true Liberal. Are they not another nail in the coffin of sectarianism Hammer away, my dear Colonel, with all the might of your strong arm. for a good many more nails are wanted. < Your comments on the Labour question, and the African policy of the present Government, I beg leave to pass by undiscussed. As yet you aru but an amateur as a party politician, and it would not be fair to take you too eeriously. By-ar.d-by you will feel more at home in your new armour. You "seem to have sat at the feet, arad drunk in the erudite wisdom, I of Gamaliels Siloino, Howard Vincent, and Forward." Consequently your philosophy does not make for ediifcation. j As a Liberal, and especially as a Welshman, allow I me to thank you most eincercly for your remarks 1 anent Disestablishmout. Greater praise no man or uatiou could ever desire. You pointed out that Dis- j establishment will not put a tingle penny in the t pockets of any of us. Nc.er was atruer word spoken. You meant it as a reproach we take it as a eocnpli- j ment. Disestablishment will certainly not benefit anyofusinapccuniaryMnsc. If it did then it is; quite possible the Dowlais Tories would be told from j Tory platforms that the Nonconformists and Liberals of Wales were actuated by selfish and sordid motives, by a desire for filthy lucre. Our enemies cannot say that now. They admit we do not want the money of the Church for ourselves, and they publicly denounce j us as fools because we bother about a thing which puts j no hard cash in our coffers. To Tories such a policy { is doubtless inexplicable. In all tliey do as a party they keep an eye on the main chance. ¡ Disestablishment, my dear Colonel, is not a ques- | tiou of money. Tho Nonconformists of Wales knew very well from the beginning that they, a" Noncon- i formists, would not get a farthing of the tithes. The Liberals likewise were fully aware that it would be I futile for them to east longing eyes On the property enjoyed by the Church. The farmers were eoguieaut i of the fact that they would have to go on paying tithes twice a year after Disestablishment precisely ) the «aijie as before, W« ask for tlii? reform b^ause 1 I | tho principles of justice demand that it should be granted. It is an outrage on a nation's sense of what is morally right that property which belonged to all should be appropriated by a few. Wc claim Dis- establishment, not because we yearn for the money, but because we feel that the eternal laws of equity demand the restoration to the whole community oi national property grabbed by a sect. The Good Book tolls U3 that righteousness exalteth a nation. Very creditable is it to the Liberals of Wales that they are j now fighting a battle from sheer Ion. of justiec, not from hope of pecuniary gain. j f feel sorry, my dear Colonel, tsat you have tor- i saken your old position of neutrality and become a party man. It is not, believe me. because you have (thrown in your lot with tho Tory party that I grieu*. | (By the way, you state that you are rather a Unionist 1 than a Tory. 'Tis a distinction without a ditfcreive. I Unionism is of the very innermost essence of Toryism, as you will probably find out. ere you are much older as a party man). 1 would be just as sorry if yon had become a Liberal. We've been accustomed to look on j you as above and beyond party, and your love as j broad as tho race. But now it will be different. I Ilowbeit, allow me, iu conclusion, to wish you a long j life of happiness, prosperity, beneficence, and universal usefulness, and to remain, your sincere admirer, J lIE 11 AM M H iisji 1TH.

BY THE WAY. j —— [ Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, espsdaily at j Mountain Ash. IIA Tornacular contemporary says that the Tory can- j didato for Cardiff is Mr. J. W. Maclure. Is this Western Mf il fame: "Do the people of Wale- demand Disestablish- ment": Ask them." Thus the bravo old L'av. There is nothing we admire as much as cheek. Ths motion to eouduct^the proceedings in Welsh j was defeated at the Mountain Ash Council by only jonevote. A sign oi the times. Mr. ewell, in his History of the Welsh Church, says tho old Welsh saints were very partial to pigs, It is thought that the popular ditty, "Y Moehyn ) Du," dates from that: period. On Thursday evening Bishop Edwards went to the House of Commons expecting to hear the debate on Disestablishment. What he did hear was Sir Henry James' jar'-miad on the Indian cotton duties. I see in theso understandings and tactics." wrote a miners' agent, the keeping in hand of the ropes of the proposed negotiations until they put on every nerve to produce steam ooal during thelait year." Is it the metaphor or grammar that is mixed ? "What i< Mr. So-and-So' queried the Editor i about a certain County Council candidate fiom the Aberdare Valley, and the office-boy answered and said, "Mr. So-and-So calls himself a Liberal and Nonconformist in reality he is a Tory and a Church- man but he votes just a- 1! please" A 111 like that is alxive definition. The Editor was wrong when he said, at the Tiffs' annual banquet, that Mr. David Davies and M). Dan Thorns were the only true Merthyrians bred and bom. The former i-> noi a Mertnyriaji, but a Pembrokeshire man. This leases ns only thy "independent and feuiless." "Lleufer Mawr" writes (February 23): 1 bee iu to-day's paper that Principal Owen, of Lampeter College, is up in London coaching tho Tory leaders for the debate on Disestablishment. V\'«> may look forward to some awful and wonderful statistics. John has learnt a thing or two since lie wru a boy in Lleyn, repeating cites in the Methodist "aeiat." ".Tyro" writes: I saw a remarkable instance of "lift" and "lifting" in the Brecon-road to-day. A youth was having a lift from Cefn to Merthyr 011 a fruiterers sbandry. After coming down ho followed the bhamlry for a while, and filled his poekd-b with oranges from the fruiterer's box, unknown, of course, to tho kiud-heartcd proprietor. This was adding lifting to "lift." -The Llan is not quite satisfied with the appoint- ment of Dr. Rhys to tho principahbip of Jesus College, Oxford, and say. that the man who should have been appointed was the Rev. Llewelyn Thomas. W ho on earth is the Rev'. Llewelyn Thomas," we asked, and. reading 011, we found he was the sou of a Canon Thomas, of Llanriiaieir, near lienbigh. This sort of thing savours of .sectarianism, docs it not ? An old Irishwoman took her e»at in the Taff train at Troedyrhiw one day this week, having purchased & ticket to Mei th vf. Said she to aporler at the door. "Sure now, laaistuer, will thit 'ere thrr.in shtop at Merthyr?' "Well," replied the man. "if lie don't there'll be a devil of a collision somewhere. Collu- sion, did yer say, now ? Then, be jabers, I'll ¡;oet out and walk." 1 Vum vo take# exception to the following sentences from one of the Britich Weclhj* "prayers":—! ,1 Almighty God, wo thank Thee for all Thy l >\e. Ono day wo shall be able to see that pain spells love, j Just now we do not s^o the rhyme. The rhythm is ] hidden from our cars." Very pertinently the Vymro '■ aaks — Is it with rain, empty husks like these, to say nothing of the slang, that English.ministers draw j nigh to the Great Throne, as if » poetaster addressed tiie bardie Gorsedd ?" Concerning the Colchester election, the Morning Ad vert her, the organ of the publicans, says ''Tho trade, at least, has done its part in trying to keep out the Local Veto candidate, and if it has {not succeeded, fee., fcc. W hereon the Aforpintj Trader remarks j "There must have been a- royal time in Colchester for some people when 'the trade' was doing 'its part.' j The expression conveys a general impression of aland I flowing with 'the trad- substitutes for milk and honey. The Tariv.nt anger i.- kindled against the Wa?Ui-u i Morality (that's how it calls the Western Moil) for giving so much space to divorce and affiliation cases, shebeen trial- prize-fights, &c. This is how the Cardiff daily press is materialising and philistianising South Wales. For the Mail is no wor.se in this ¡ respect than its neighbour, the South 1Valu Daily I Xewt, while it is much more Welsh in spirit, and pavs more attention to Welsh subjects. And a; for affiliation cases, we know a paper that could give the Mill many many many points, and beat it out of sight in the end. In a well-known piace of worship at Tn harn"t< a few Sunday nights back, the preacher, in igerons language, was denouncing those so-called Christians I w'ho attended religious meetings aud afterwards ex- pressed their joy at being present, and then went straight home and cheated their fellow-man. Yes, said the preacher, and they can be found in B Trcharris. Great was the consternation at this II statement, and the Forward Movement j" likelv to be re-iuforced shortly. ] Mr.- Labouchere is not a great Hebrew scholar. He 1 spoke of Balaam s ass as it it was a male. This par- titular animal Indeuged to tJ" fenalc persuasion, which fact has given rise to the theory, held by some j Hebrew scholar*, that to make it talk did notrenuirt i miraculous powers. The miracle rather consisted, they maintain, in stopping it after once setting it a-going. Balaam's ass spoke after seeing the ang>*l. litis Laoby Keen angels lately They arc not quite in his line, one would think. The Westx,ii,\tter Gazette hits off thtt Truth man very neatly. It looks a miracle, it says, to open the ass' mouth it would take 1 a miracle to shut Labby's, One of the best lady singers, in R ccriaui choir at Dowlais has left it because somebody told her that somebody else's cousin had told a young man that her mother had said that her uncle had learned from a next door neighbour who had been told by .-omebody up the street" that the choirmaster had been re pre sensed to him as having said that the said singer could ouly sing like a certain big four-legged animal. The choirmaster dtnivs the impeachment, and now both parties arc going to trace the wicked accu-ation to it-origin. We have been figuring it out that it will take them 17,295 years, 187 days, 13 hour?. 19 I minutes, and 35*999 seconds to do the werk. Now then, vou death club men, here's a chance for yon. Wele "rigwm difvfyr" ddarllenwvd vn ngwledd anrhegol plant Shiloh, Merthyr, am gasflu* lit v genhadaeth At fwrdd dantcithion ce's fy nwvji, Ac uno o dan wenau unvyu Boneddigesau pur eu tnoe* Yn win Parnasws i mi trocs Y tè, a cheisiais blethu can Yn brvsur tra cyueuai'r tan Rhoedd Mv. Garnon yn ei le, Mae'n deall boll atbroniaeth t". Wrth boll amrywiaeth petuau'r bwràd, Mae pob amrywiaeth dawn yn cwrdd Bob pen i'r bwrdd, yn gweitbio o ddo Parch. Mrs. Jonea, a'r gall Miss Grav Tra ceid yn bwyta'n eithaf by1 'Parch, Emrys Jones, ein bugail eu A Mr. Edwards yn y spri, Ein blaenor a n cyhocddwr tii; A Mr. Jones, gwr blaena'r gin A Mr. Humphreys, fachgen glan A Davies ffrasth o r Glebeland ddaeth, Nad oes am wneuthur siwt ei fnth A Gwilym Tydur yn Coli plith. 'N enioio'r te a.'r bara Imth. Fel Shakespeare 0 ran gwcdda. phrvd. Gwel gariani yn y cwbl i gyd A Mr. Williams, ffenmn eni, Yn gwneitiiur ymosodiad hy f ■\ Rymui Jones, yn 01 ei seis, Kfe? Yn cym'ryd o'r teisenau neis, Y plant aydd heno'n derbyn parch Am wasga'u 'sgwyddau dan yr arch Rhoi gwynt i hwrlio euw seinber, cu. Yr le«u gwyn i gl-.stiau'r pa.gan du. AF Jhiix.

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.r. THE DEATH OF LORD ABERDARE. We regret to announce the death of Lord Aberdare, which took place on Monday afternoon at his London | residence, 39, Pnnco's-^ardens, S.W. His lordship went te London last Thursday week from his seat-, j putfryn. Mountain Ash, but it wa:; not till thebllow. ing Monday that he complained of feeling unwell, and he took to his bed on Tuesday, symptoms of influenza .-bowing themselves on Friday. On Satui- i day morning Lord Aberdare appeared to be going on satisfactorily, but between that time and Sunday morning his condition showed a marked tendency i towards weakness. Sir Russell Reynolds joined Dr. j Baker, his lordship's regular medical attendant, in | consultation, and it was decided that it would be } ad visa bio to summon the members of the family. Dr. Baker ngain visited his patient late on Sunday uight, and Sir Russell Reynolds called on Monday morning, when it was found his lordship had lost further strength. During the day the patient sank into a state ef semi-consciousness, and on several occasions his breathing became so weak as almost to lead to the belief that he had passed away. Shortly before throe o'clock Dr. Baker v, as huriredly sum- moned, but it was out of tho power of medical skill to do anything for the patient, and he gradually became weaker, and diod peacufully in thepresenea of his family a few inmates after five o'clock. The siid news was received with much regret at the House of Commons, The late peer was chairman of thu Royal Commission on the Aged Poor, and had presided over the examination of witnesses. At the close of the evidence some months ago he pre;wre:i a draft report, but was soon afterwards obliged to go I abroad for the benefit of his health, and since that time. Lord Playfair has, iu his absence, acted as chair- man of the Commission. The next meeting of the Commission waa appointed for Tuesday, when it was hoped to dispose finally of the questiou of the rejxirt, but, after passing a resolution of regret at the death of their chairman, the Commissioners adjourned other business until a later day. His lordship took great interest in education iu Wales, and for many years he has encourrged the system of allotments, so that at the present time there are 300 garden-allotments f which have been granted by him in the locality. The interment will take place at Mountain Ash. Th" Right Hon. Henry Austin Bruce, G.C.B., D.C.L., first Baron Aberdare, was bom April 16,1315, ¡ so that he was in his eightieth year. The second se n I of the late John Bruce-Pryee, "f Duffryn, Glamorgan- shire. and nephew of Lord Justice Knight Bruca, undci whom he studied law, he entered at LineolnV Inn, and was called to the bar in 1837, but withdrew from_ practice in 1343, and four years later was appointed .stipendiary magistrate of Merthyr Tydvil and Aivrdaiv. This position he held until 1852, when, on the decease of Sir. J. Guest, he offered himself, and was returned without opposition, as member for Merthyr. sFrom 1862 until 1364 he was Under Secretary for the Home Department, and he afterwards filled the office of Vice-president of the Council. So well did hf acquit himself ill these I positions that Mr. Gladstone, in forming his first I Administration, offered him the PO"3t uf Home Secretary. 011 presenting himself to his old constituency, which, under the Act of 1367 could now return two i members, he had been in a considerable minority, but j he found a scat at Renfrewshire iu January. I068, on } the decease of Captain Spiers, of Elderslie. In the j session of that year he proposed the appointment of a j commission of inquiry into the mode of cmdiiuting I parliamentary and luuneipal elections, his avowed object being ioasc.ertain whethert-ouie realty practicable j method of secret voting could not be devised in order to proviele further guarantee for their tranquility, purity, and freedom, and his name afterwards appeared 011 the back of trie Baiiot Bill, He assisted the Habitual Criminals Act of 1869 through tho Com- mons, and was one of the sponsors of the Endowed ( Schools Bill. In 1871 he brought in the famous (" the trade" at the time applied to it a condemnatory adjective) Lic-eusing Bill. This measure possessed the singular merit of "upsetting" both the public and j the publicans, yet many licensed victuallers would he glad enough, now that so many magistrates have I indicated their intention of acting on the decision in Sharpe and Wakened, to see passed a measure which would enable tho_-e already in the trade to retain, except in case of misconduct, their licences for 10 years on payment of a licence rent, the holders to I have a prior right if any licences were renewed at the c-nd of that term. The oppositiem to the Robbery Bill, as it w»s characterised, was too strong, and it was withdrawn, tu Joe followed in 1372 bv the far 1 Ie". drastic, but still, to the vested interest, j greatly ^objectionable measure brought in by | Lord Kimlx-rlcy. This measure, of which Mr. Bruce had charge in the Commons, became I j law in due course, and the changes made in it. by Mr. j Cross, when, 011 the Conservatives xue-ee^jiig to | office, he was appointed Home Secretary, though apparently greatly in the intere.-t of the publicans, wore in reality very small. Mr. Bruce while at the Dome Offioe strengthened tlw detective force, and should bo credited with the r^s!>e>n.s:i»ility for stu.h i valuable measures as the Trades Union and Mines Regulation Acts. In 1873 Mr. Bruce h-ft the Home Department, and accepted a peerage, with the office of Lord President of the Council, which had ju"t heen vacated by Lord Hi poll this post- he held until the resignation of the Gladstone Ministry in the follow- ing- year. Since that time he devoted himself rather to social and local than to imperial affairs he was president of the Social Science Association in 3575, deli".er;i:g a.t the annual cuu^reis a aluiiblu addrc-s on national education, and his efforts, in conjunction with the late Mr. Henry Richard, to relieve the di.v f tress in South W ales in 1878 will be remembered > with gratitude- Only a few weeks ago the announce- ment was made e*f Lord A!verdure's appointment ar first Chancellor of the new University of Wales. His Lordship was for several years chairman of the Royal Niger Company. The late jieer. who was twice married, the second time to the youngest daughter of General Sir William Napier, K.C.B. (he, by the wav. wrote a biography of this distinguished officer), "is succeeded in the title by the Hon. Henry Campboil Bruce, who is his only surviving son by the first union, which was with a daughter of Mr. liicharu Beadon, of Clifton. The lamented death of Lord Aberdare (,1":0 the Daif'! Chronkb.) removes from our midst a veteran social and political reformer, whose name will idwar:- connected with Mr. Gladstone's first heroic Administration, although he was known then as Mr. Bruce. Lord Aberdare was born to lie a reformer it was in his blood. Throughout his long life he was always thinking of human improvement., always trying to m«.ke things battel than he found them. Although it would be a misnomer to call him a • Radical, vet, at a time when too many prominent Liberal politicians were thinking merely of; mechanical changes, Lord Aberdaro was devoted tu; social reform he was thinking primarily of thoise questions which are now in the minds of the most active Radical section of the Liberal Party. U pou three questions especially did Lord Aberdareconcen- trate his attention—education, temperance, and the relations between capital and labour. LuCAL REFERENCES. The Rector of Merthyr (tho Rev. Daniel Lewi.-), who Eresided at a concert held on Tuesday night at St. ►avid's Schools, referred to tho loss which had been sustained by the death of Lord Aberdare, and com- mented upon tlJ" great work with which the deeea'<! nobleman had identified himself as an educationist. In Merthyr news of his lordship's illness camawith Monday morning's papers. It was 110 t thought, however, that the end. was so near, tho ailment being regardrd as only a temporary attack due to the severe weather. On Monday evening the nine o'clock Echo brought the sad news of the revered nobleman's death. Tt was not till Tuesday morning, however, that the; new? became known to the great ma.ss of people. Needless to say the sad event was the universal topic of conversation, for Lord Aberdare had played a very prominent part in the history of the towti. He was held in the highest esteem by all parties and creeds as a politician, and especially as a social reformer and philanthropise, he enjoyed the deepest respect of the whole corav.uimy. His death has east a gloom over the district. The Conservative meeting announced for Thursday night ha? been postponed to the 12th proximo. At a rehea-rs-al of the Dowlais Tempi rancc Choir on Tuesday evening. M". Ree-s proposed, and Mr. Stanley Price seconded, a vote of condolence with Lady A 'm-rdare and family on the death of Lord Aberdare. The vote was carried in silence. It was! only last week that his lordship forwarded a guinea! towards the expense; uf a concert to be given on the 7th March. The flag at i he: Liberal Plub. Aberdare. is hoisted 1 half-mast in conneetion with the death of his lord- "hip. At a meeting of the committee of the Aberdare Liberal Club held 011 Tuesday evening, a vote of condolence was passed with Lady Aberdare and family in their sad loss. At a meeting of delegates representing the 17 churches of the Congregational Union of Aberdare., a \ote of condolence with the family of the late Lordi Aberdare was passed in silence. Our Aberdare correspondent writes :Mr. W. M. j North, stipendiary, before opening the business of the court, at Aberdare 011 Tuesday, gpoke in feeling terms of the death of Lord Aberdare. The late lotd will be missed more than in any other district throughout the country.^ lie Juid lived amongst us here for a long time, and his loss will be irremeable. He commenced hi; public eateer 011 thic bene!), and then, step by step, he arose to become a peer of the realm. No man could over say anything against him. Mr. R. H. Rhys, who has bo-n sitting upon the j bench with Lord Aberdare. and has known the late 1 gentleman for upwards of sixty years, can say much i more about that matter. I thereforo beg to move j that a vote of sympathy be passed with Lady Aberdare > and family in their sad bereavement. Mr. R. H. j Rbya, in seconding the vote of condolence,' said "• It has been my great honour to be connected with ths t late Lord Aberdare for a. number of years. We havo fought shoulder to shoulder in many a fight in this district. I have always found him a straightforward j man,' Ho has now passed away. We could not! expect him to remain witk us long, because he was ] 80 years of age on the 15th of next month. lJord; Aberdare was the first chairman of this Bench, and continued to serve here until ho was elected tor: the Merthyr Borough^. He was one of the foremost educationalists, aud connected himself v* ith the inove- meut- in its very earliest infancy. To him we are indebted for the present system of licensing laws. ■; The Bill was called Brv.ee s Bill." After rsferring to the late gentleman's career in the Houses," as ) secretary, president, etc., Mr. Rhys xpolte of Lady Al>erdare as a good ludy who had, like her husband", always c-omioc-Usd herself with every public movement. ] She was wally good in assisting the jioor. and in j every other act of philanthropy. The proposition was then carried in silence. Our Mountain Ash corifsjx>ndent writes -The sad intelligence of his lordship's death was made' known in Mountain A.-b t^tween six and se^cn j o'clock on Monday evening last by a telegram received by Mr. Morgan Morgan. J.P.. Macsvdwervni his Lord-ship's estate agent. Tho painful news could hardly be credited, and it was not before the nine o'clock edition of the Echo arrived that it could be fully believed. It is n-edless to say that by bid death ths whole town ba~ been plunged into profound and sincere sorrow. Many times during the past fev weeks.hi* L'rdehip might be ?eeu on th* b^nk of 11t, Glamorgan Canal intently watching the sport upon the ice. Of the many Otis which fell to the lot of hi a Lordship to receive ;¡t his Mountain Ash residence wo vhink tho last took place on February 13th, or enlv 12 days before bi" death. On that occasion your correspondent bad the honoor j of accompanying a deputation of six looal trades- i men who approached bis lordship on behalf of the- diitie.-s eo prc-v^l-nt in the place in consequence of the severe weatb-r. "We vers con* ducted to his study, a room beautifully adorned with | interesting portraits of-eminent mm and be appeared on that morning to have recently engaged with bis papers and (-or and, notw ithstanding his great age, 10 be full of life and energy. We were j most courteously received, .;iis lordship remarking j that bis study did not contain sufficient chairs to seat I ns all. therefore, he said, with that modesty so characteristic of him, Gentlemen, we will all » { 011 yqu&lity here this morning, and ve will all j stand." We were then introduced by Mr. Pardoe, 1 and our business was explained and listened to with marked attention. At the conclusion of the inter- view, which lasted some twenty minutes, his lordship j contributed JSiO towards the relief fund. The depu- J tation little thought as they left his beautiful resi- deuce that morning it would be the last time they should l>e permitted to look upon his venerable form, Mr. W. M. North (stipendiary!, before opening the proceedings of the court, at "Mountain Ash, on j Wednesday, referred te the death of the late Lord Aberdare, and stated that at A!terdare Court, the day before, the bench had passed a vote of condolence, in J the name of the magistrates of the district, with the family but lie could not help referring to the shock which tliis_ district, especially Glamorgan, and tbe i whole A Wales had received bv tbe ssd occurrence. He •rem this court, said Mr. North, "everyone i knew his lordship tbey were acquainted with the j family and the good they had done iu this town, j There was not a single thing done here but that the Aberdare family were assisting in it. It is not neces- i sary for me to detail to you what they have lone in this place, and it is hardly necessary for me to go inll) the public career of the late Lord Aberdare. He had Jived a noble life. and died in the midst of his j labour. The last time I saw him was a fortnight to- day. He was than on bis way to Cardiff to attend to some work upon educational matters. It is sad to think we shall see bmi no more. I move a vote of j the deepest sympathy with Lady Aberdaro and her I family in their bereavement."—Dr. Evans said I beg to endorse the remarks made by the stipendiary, but I fed the death of his lordship too keenly to say any more just at present.-—The vote was passed in ) silence. t THE NEW LORD ABERDARE. The new Lord Aberdare is the Hon. Henry Camp- I bell Bruce. r. ho was born at Duffryn in 1851. I'cr j some time Mr. Bruce was engaged in the diplomatic j service in lk-rlin. and aÍlout vifteen years ago bø married Miss Constance Beckett, a lady 'De-longing to a distinguished Norfolk family, by whom he has had issue six children, of whom five survive. Soon after the marriage he took up his residence at Ynisygerwn, j near Neath, where he farmed a good deal ol land and busied himself in agricultural pursuits, and he con- tiuued in occupation of that estate up to last year, whcn he removed to Longwood, near Winchester, Mr. Bruce is a magistrate for the county of Glamor- and^lia-s occasionally sat 011 tbe bench, and in polities, liked the deceased lord, a Li!>eral. He is a member of the Reform Cl11h. At the first election of County Councils for Glamorgan, upon tho appointment- of Mr. Gwilym Jones as an alderman, he contested Mountain A rih against Mr. J. W. Jones, and was triumphantly I returned, but upon again seeking the suffrages of the j electors he sustained defeat at the hands of Mr. W. Jones, eheckweighcr. He i.° an honorary msjor attached to the Severn Brigade, s.od ttic Volunteers of Mountain Ash have found iu him s warm frigid. At the joint expense of himself and 3! re. Bruce a cottage hospital is now being built at Mountain Ash. in vol v- ing an outlay of about £ 600. Only a few days ago Mr. Bruce sent a cheque for £10 towards the relief of the distressed poor of Mountain Ash, the donation being accompanied by a most sympathetic letter.

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