Evening Express

-? ? ?: ?. I At the Conservative Sports. 1. One Lap Bicycle Race. 2. Mr. Barclay witnessing the contest for the "Don Juan" medals. 3. A close finish. 4. Mr. Maclean distributing the prizes.

METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 1_7'- SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. +- +* J i i o | S ► 5 S ■« i s a o o w a a Hi MonditT fMorni'g 9 21 8 19 9 13 8 23 8 23 Al, onl Eveui'g 9 36 8 35 9 19 8 39 8 40 gl ~u (.Height 34 3 33 7 34 9 35 5 22 ;6 Tupsrfv r-Morni'g- ^6C 8 50 9 44 8 56 9 3 A,^ ?ii Bveun» 10 4 9 5' 9 59| 9 13 9 1S a.u £ ^HeiKhc 33 6 30 0 34 0 32 8 22 o Weiiiies (Morni'g 10 19 9 21 10 1 i I 9 30 99 30 day, 1 Evjnng 10 35 9 39 10 35 i 9 47 50 Aug. 22 (.Height 32 4 29 3 32 1C 31 S 12 0 Thurs /'Morninsf 10 51 9 5o 10 50 10 5 10 7 day, J Evetun^ !1 10 10 15 11 9 !0 26 10 2 Aug. 2> (Height 30 7 28 0 31 1 51 8 20 0 x? •;| (Morning- 11 '>1 10 38 11 32 10 48 10 50 Evening 11 55 11 4 1158 1112 11 6 Aug. (Height -:3 5 ?6 4 28 11 29 0 17 6 Satur- ("Morn'ng — 11 35 j — 11 41 11 4 dav •} E vening 12 24 — [ 12 29 — — Aug. 25 (.Height 26 5 24 8 26 11 27 10 M CMorni'g I 1 1 12 10 14 12 19 12 23 Evening I 48 12 52 146 1 7| 1 2 Aug. m ^Height 1 25 8 24 1 2b 2 27 51 16 6 lioath Basin Ease Dock Sill ^Alexandra Dock qDook Sill

BAROMETRICAL INDICATIONS. Appended is a chart of the barometrical readings for the 48 hours ended Sunday midnight, as regis- tered at the Western JtjTfn: Office, Cardiff. The iustrument is 33ft. above sea ievel. SATURDAY. I SUNDAY. 1 a,in. Noon. Midn't.J/ a.m. Noon. Mid.n' 30-0 •9 "•"•••US! iiiiiiif.ru t#; •8 sis.. •7 6 29'5- 29", '4- •2 •1 —. 29-0

WEATHER FORECAST. SaTtrai>Ar's FORECAST. I SATTjannr's WKATHKR. NOI th westerly winds, North westerly winds moderate fair gene- slight showers, other- SaTtrai>Ar's FORECAST. SATTjannr's WKATHKR. NOI th westerly winds, North westerly winds moderate fair gene- slight showers, other- rail r. wise fair. Tha forec».*t of the weatber throusriiout the'Wont of England and South WR.ISK for f.n-dar (Mondar) is> fnllown :—Westerly and north-westerly winds, fresh or strong changeable some showers.

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL Dvr* T^MraaarcBH.— BtwruL. M ,x. Min. Meaa. Tuesday 114 80 69 70 0 0"00 Woduesday .jl5 SI 57 69*0 «»06 Thursday 16 81 55 63'0 011 6'i-iday 17 80 50 650 0 00 Saturday 18 80 54 67'0 0 00 Suntla»- !19 81 56 68'5 0'OQ Monday ;20 80 53 6Cv5 ''0' TheTemuerature rapreseuls e1LI eme re^inu ■ ;Hl^ thermometer for 24 hours ended 9 a.m., takon i the shade at Cwrt-y-Vil, Penarth. The Rainfall registered at C wrt-y-Vil, Penarl,; fo the24 honr", ended 9 a.m. IIiN8J

OTTER HUNTING. MK. EYANS'S HOUNDS.— Tuesday, Augi ft 21, Soar Mill, near Caerleou—9 a.m. PEMBROKESHIRE.—Wednesday, August 22, Tudor- squire, Tenby; Saturday, August 25, Whitiand Station—10 a.m. "I'ft ,,?? ??I"V

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NOTE S. BY "OBSERVER." CARDIFF, MONDAY MORNING. Afier reading Morien's bull and cow" story, and especially noting his wail that there be neither true religion nor poetry in the soul of the Cymro who can contemplate unmoved the gorgeous religious ideas of his remote ancestors"—after noting all this, I say, I fell to thinking. Perhaps it was by contrasting the glorious effulgency of "Morien's bardic revelations that made me say unto myself: Here is wisdom; here speaks unto us poor foolish men the voice of one who perceives the glorious soundings of «, past and fathomless age, and although Parliament plods on its painful way with no7, snore and now a row the bardic fakir heeds them not, but sings unto us and wishes us to guess the anwers to riddles whose answers are lost. Verily, I say, but here is your true wisdom. I know that in this matter-of-fact world we are too apt to listen too much to the voices of our brothers, especially in those matters where they are at least able to in struct us. It is different with Morien.' He goes on in his old sweet way, thinking his own thoughts, diving down deep into his ancient and beloved lore, and heeding not the blatant, hollow demagogue who is good at shouting, but bad at work. Sometimes, when I think, I envy the bard in his hilly retreat and think how different he is from ue, who like chickens in a dusty highway when startled scuttle round and spin and cry, and not one of us knows the way home. Of a truth, I believe we are all hardened sinners and as the Nonconformist minister has so often told us of late coming up well to the aid of the publicans and the devil." However, I suppose it is our Kismet. Fate plays with us all, and loves to make of life a paradox, else why has she revealed unto "Morien all these splendours, and left us in gross darkness with nothing better to do than a foolish hunting after frivolous fun, and occasionally-to think, Oh me! but the majority of our loves seem made up of igno- rance and lost opportunities. I Having reviled ourselves for our short comings, it is with a little relief, tempered by some small amount of anxiety, that we turn to the statement by Professor Yung, of the Geneva University, who, like "Morien," is endeavouring to lighten the dense darkness of our stupidity. Professor Yung shows us by means of irrefutable logic how in the times to come the human race will have no legs to speak of-will, in fact, be all arms an d brains. Added to this, the professor assure s us that teeth will probably be dwarfed also by the constant use of soft foods that need not be chewed." And all this because, at least, so the Geneva fakir says, we throw all the muscular activity into the arms ant1 hands and neglect the use of our legs. After this alarming statement we may no more decry the greatness and common-sense of the cyclist who, by the way. when taken before her Majesty's justices, charged with a too great anxiety to move rapidly, may well fall back on Professor Yung and point out to the said beaks the great and violent fear he has of his legs becoming demoralised if he gives them not sufficient healthy exercisa. Mark you, for the enlightenment of such cyclist, I would mention that I cannot guarantee their worships would accept this as a valid excuse indeed, they might make a special effort to refute the professor's argument, and knock the bottom out of his theory by explaining that an ordinary rate of progression is well enough to keep one's legs in as good order as there be any necessity for, and, to further impress this on the cyclist's mind- they might mulct him in 40S. and costs. In the face of this I think we may well leave extra development in this respect to the care of the future generations. It has occurred to a correspondent to ask my advice whether the horse jumping at the coming Cardiff Horse Show be in any way akin to racing. If so, he asks, will not our Wise Wesleyan condemn it as coquetting with the world and the devil ? Maybe my friend, maybe It is true one can never tell the views some of these gentlemen take, but, as you ask my advice, I would fain keep you on the right side and beg of you not to even coquette with the wicked and worm- eaten world of sport. At all hazards, your souls must be purified. Hence it behoves you not to behold a horse jump for fear of degredation. True I shall go myself and shall be, no doubt, thoroughly pleased with what I see, but, then, I am a hardened and habitual sinner and am apt to crave after pleasures. Alas that it should be so! It is certainly a novelty to introduce political speeches at an athletic meeting such as that held at the Sophia Gardens, and a risky one as well. The great majority of those who attend sports desire to be excited and amused, and it is asking a great deal of them, however enthusiastic they may be on political questions ordinarily, to trans- fer their thoughts from foot and bicycle races to matters of Imperial policy. The success of the experiment on Saturday proves that even under these conditions some thousands of men were prepared to listen to the excellent speeches which were delivered. Mr. Maclean had an excellent hearing, and his able defence of the House of Lords, made more interesting by his reference to the House of Bute in its connection with Qardiff, must have told even with the Radical por- tion of his audience. Jeffries, the labour Leader, is one of the smartest talkers we have had in. these parts since he himself was here before. He can spar at words with anybody, and all the time he gives us large thick chunks of solid sense. His bit of speech on Satur- day simply yanked all the crowd on tiptoe, and I fancy the announcement that Mr. Jeffries will do some more talking on the Hayes to-night and to-morrow night is enough to bring the workmen in their many hundreds to the vacant space in front of the Bachelor monument. The honest man who works has a kind corner for strong hors A Sense and Jim Jeffries has nothing else to give. A matter of vast importance has distressed the working portion of this office during the past week. The wayzgoose, whatever that may mean, was on the tapis, and everyone was wild with excitement. The excitement, however, was as nothing with the amazement some of them now feel— amazement created by the wonderful stowing away capacity exhibited by some of the said working men. Gadamercy but how they could eat. One in particular, I am told, it was extremely fearful to see. First he stowed away a good plateful of salmoa (best Wye), followed by a similar bountiful supply of turbot whilst another generous soul tried the quality of the duck, goose, and boiled fowl in quick succession, and then asked for more. But funniest of all was one good fellow who was dead nuts on the tomatoes, and took them loyally with all the courses and between so long as they lasted. It was one of the best outings, I understand, that our staff have ever had, and everything passed passed off capitally.

COMMONERS AND FREEMINERS A Good Word for the Commissioner of Dean Forest. Mr. George Barnett, president of the Fomst of Dean Labour Council, presided on Saturday evening ovtr ;t public meeting- of freeholders and freeminers of Dean Forest, called to con- sider the Crown Lands Bills.—Mr. Sidney J. Elsom, the president of the Commoners and Fi'Bemhiers' Association, in the course of his address said when the Bills were framed they were discussed in the Forest, and objection was raised to certain provisions. Sir Charles Dilke had assisted them, and in the new Bills, which were now sent up to the House of Lords, the objectionable parts were eliminated. But there was one point whioh they did not gain, and that was with reference to the power the Commission had of giving grants from the Ex- chequer in aid of religion and education. The Forest of Dean was distinctly Nonconformist, and on that ground its inhabitants opposed SUite-aided religion. One other matter he wished to mention was that at present, and for many years past, only 5,000 acres of the Forest were enclosed, whilst there was power to enclose 11,000 acres always, and he was told not to be surprised if action were taken in this direction, at any rate that would mean that the Crown, who now paid £ 200 a year in local rates, would pay £ 4-00, which would be appreciated. In conclusion he express:*} his highest apprecia- tion of the action of Mr. Stafford Howard, who as the Commissioner, was doing all he possibly could in the interests of the district.

TIN-PLATE TRADE. Aberaven Workers Censure the Indus- trial World." At a well-attended meeting of the tin-platers employed at the Avon Vale Tin-plate Works held at the Packet House Hotel, Aberavon, on Saturday morning the following resolution was unanimously carried — "That this meeting of the Avon Vale null and tin]iou.-e branches protests against the action of the editor of the 'Industrial World' for the misleading assertions in tlus week's issue of that paper respecting the dispute now pending at the Avon Vale. Tin-plate' Works, and calls upon him to substantiate the statements 'that the tinhousemen prefer being idle to working two or three days per week, and also the state- ment as to the tinning of 75.000 boxes out of a possible mill make of 80,000 at these works, and this meeting is further of the opinion that these statements are made with a view to pre- judice our oa-se." -?-

SWANSEA IMPROVEMENTS. On Saturday morning, amid the lond eheers of a crowd which bad assembled in Castle Bailey-street, Swansea, Mr. Ben Evans laid in position the last stone forming the exterior of his fine new pile of buildings forming the Castle Bailey-street improvement. The contractor, Mr. David Jenkins, and the archi+ect, Mr. Row- lands, were present with Mr. Evans when he performed the interesting little ceremony in the heights of his new shop.

AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION. Sir Walter Gilbey has issued an appeal to all churches and chapels about to hold harvest thanksgiving services to have offertories on the behalf of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, which was enabled by the generous amount of last year's offertories to materially increase its aid to aged persons ruined by the depression in agriculture.

POLITICAL ITEMS. The Press Association says :—The select com- mittee on the Irish Land Acts concluded its labours on Saturday with a sixhours' sittinsr. The consideration of Mr. Morley's draft report was concluded, several clauses being rejected and about twenty new ones added. The committee, in its report, asks to be re-appointed next session to deal with the Land Purchase Act.

Trades Unionism in Dean Forest. Mr. G. H. Rowlin8on, addressing the miners of the Verney Hill district, near Blakeney, on Friday evening, said although their trade had been bad and much dissatisfaction expressed amongst themselves, their union still possessed about 3,000 members but he regretted that those who did not pay weie those who were loudest in their declamation. ,f' I

Principality Parlets. NOTES AND NEWS OF WALES AND WELSHMEN. A Column of Gossip and Chatter of Persons and Places Gathered from All Over Gwalia. Lord Cawdor, who has lately been staying for a short time at Stackpole Court, near Pem- broke, lias returned to London. Signor and Madame Patti-Nicolini visited Swansea on Saturday, and attended a garden party at Singleton, the seat of Lord Swansea. A gentleman with a foreign accent placed hie hand in the letter-box at Barry Dock Post-oniet on Sunday evening, and asked for "a ticket foi Cardiff!" "Stick no pills!" is the curious legend whiefr stands inscribed on the entrance to a powdfil magazine in Pembrokeshire. Do they mew leaden Pills ? One of the witnesses at Carmarthen court on Saturday was not only unable to sspeai English, but had the additional audacity to 1;( deaf as a post. A very handsome building for the new Metro- politan Bank has just been completed at Bridg- end. Of course, this means a banquet. 14 comes off next week. The Sophia Gardens never looked prettier than on Saturday night. The illumination was really very beautiful, and for once the lake called forth applause and admiration. At the Bridgend Police-court:—Magistrates' Clerk (to defendant): "You are charged with being drunk; were you?" Defendant (aftei hesitating): "Yes, I think." Notwithstanding atfl the searching^ and probings by the Custom House officers down Pembrokeshire, those who know how to adk for it can still obtain a drop of the Loch Shiel whisky. "You're a liar," shouted a rude Radical when Mr. Jefferies was speaking at the Conservative Carnival on Saturday. "You're a gentleman," retorted Mr. Jefferies, "and that's a bigger lie." The Simree Fud League will get on its hind legs at Llandrindod this week. It is not yet certain that Sir Edward Reed will attend, but it id understood that he aspires to be the league's poet. The marriage of Miss Reed, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Reed, M.P., with Mr. Daniel Tupper, of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, will take place in the autumn, and will be a very quiet one. Welsh ministers flock to Llandrindod a.t this time of the year. Is this the reason why th. Rev. John Evans ("Eglwysbach") and his good lady held great mission meetings there last week ? An Aberavon tradesman has solved the prob- lem how to sell a four-pound loaf for twopence halfpenny—our reporter-baker's prioe. As there are men on strike at Aberavon now, the baker is a benefaotor. Sitting at Newcastle-Emlyn County-court to- morrow Judge Bishop will have to listen to a case in which an alderman and a county council will figure in loud relief. The new parish councils come into the case somehow. The Welsh language contains no proper word for guillotine, and an Anglo-Celt suggests the introduction of the word "torfynyglydd," which literally means a. "throatcut-ter." It sounds barbarous enough, at any rate. At the gathering held in honour of the Hon. Ivor Guest at Bridgend several verses compli- mentary to the young squire were sung, he join- ing in the chorus to the tune of "Hen Wlad" with great gusto and a good voice. Porthcawl, we are told by Dr. Probert, of Pentre, in his new work on "Revelation," has a curious well, which is dry when the tide is in, but full when the tide is out. What does Dr. Gurnos Jones say to this phenomenon ? Principal Edwards, writing in the "British Weekly touching the life and character of the late Rev. W. x owell, of Pembroke, calls him the "last of the Puritans," and voices a prayer that he may not be "the last of the saints." The man who was supposed to have been drowned and whose clothes were found on the rocks at Porthcawl some weeks since may now be seen taking excursions to various parts of the neighbourhood. Perhaps he is looking for his clothes. The fourth great-grandchild of Mrs. Edwards, mother of Bishop Edwards, was christened last week. The little one is the youngest son of the Vicar of Banbury. The great-grand- mother is nearly 90 years of age, and is in good health. Crowds are proverbially cruel, and will joke about the most tragic things. A man had a it near the platform from which Mr. Maclean was speaking, and one of the listeners called out to the speaker, "Here slow up; you have paralysed one man." It is a; trifle curiuoe to find that the visitors at one hotel in Llandrindod praise the recent book on the Welsh pulpit, while at another hotel- both are leading ones—the work gets wholesale1 and blunt condemnation. At Wellsopolis, ap- parently, birds of a. feather flock together. Lady Vivian (wife of the late Lord Vivian, British Ambassador to Rome), her son, Lord Vivian, and Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Neale are staying just now at Clyne Cattle, Swansea, where later in the year it is expected that thE Duke and DuoheSs of York will be received. A customer went into a newsagent's shop at Cardiff and asked the shopman, "Do you keep 'The Woman at Home'?" "Yes, sir," said the polite man, feeling a trifle irritated, and he pointed to his wife. Then an explana- tion was given, and all three felt awkward. During the absence of the Rev. Killen Roberts the Welsh services at All Saints', Margaret-street, are being taken by the Rev. D. J. Llewelyn, vicar of Beaufort, Monmouth- shire. Mr. Llewelyn has also taken over the vicar's duties during the latter's stay on the Continent. The honesty-rewarded story has taken a neW twist down line. A railway porter returned some very "valuable valuables" to a lad}', who said, "Here's threepence for your honesty," replied, suiting action to word, "And here's fourpence for your generosity, m'a.m. Only a railway porter could ha.ve risen to that. Mr. Jefferies added such a lot to his oratorical reputation at the Conservative Carnival at Cardiff on Saturday that great crowds are Jikely to canter round to listen to his speeches at the Hayes to-night a.nd to-morrow night. Mr. Hadding- ten vill also be there, bellicose as ever. .Theophihis Evans, the author of "Drych y Prif Oesoedd" ("Mirror of the Primitive Ages"), which is quite a Welsh classic, was nineteeø years of age before he had read a word of Welsh. He was torn in Penywenallt, in the parish of Llandvgwydd, Cardiganshire. The house in which' he was born is still sound in wall and rafter. The Rev. Hart-well Jones, rector of Nuffield, Surrey, and late of Cardiff Unievrsity College, has just been entertaining the choirs of the three Welsh Churches in the Metropolis at his resi- dence The guests, who were accompanied by the Rev. Crowle Ellis. and the Rev. D. J. Llewelyn. numbered about 80. A Welsh service, conducted by the rector, was held in the evening at the Parish Church. These are davs when men have to weigh their wonk "Whats in the wind now?" a-sked one Welshman of another, who was reading a cop' of the "Western Mail." "Oh," said ti e reader, seriously, "I shouldn't, like to say what ail, for I see in the 'Mail' that gonn- British Association gentlemen have goije and found something strange in it!" These are times1 when one has to be cautious. References to earlv iroi.v cvk-i in Glamorgan- shire started one of our people on the track of discovery Ja^t week, and he quite patis'ml himself with discovering fit old furnace by 1h(> side if the CM:un<»rgn-n Canal. Wlr.l-! pondering wh;>t the date might Ije, Henry VHI. or Elizabethan, a further investigation showed a piece of cut timber of very modern data, and the light burst upon him that he' was looking- at a limekiln The onlv blind singing lea<3»r probably, in Wales is Mr. Jolm Milrs. who has acted in that capacity a.t Bryn Pion. near Pont*el). West Car roarther -aire, for about 3.5 years, and an px, oelle'it congregational leader he if1, too. Mf. Miles has been totally blind since he was foul or five years old. Pesnite his blindness, how- ever, he learnt the trade of a carpenter, and i* one of the best craftsmen in the country fide. It was he who made the platform at the chapo, where he worshirs ev^rv Snndav. So nice U his scn?e of touob tbut he oan distinguish tht least unevenness in a surface where the ey. can detect none.