The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

^0(j.VL AND GENERAL NOTES. J Ordinal M'CABK is of opinion that there is a bright in store for Ireland. There can bo no question the prospects of Ireland improve daily; but a long ,ltr»e win pass before all the ill results of seven centur- 1 misrule can be got riu ot. .¡; The Rev. THOMAS LEVI, Aberystwyth, the genial Widely known eilitor of tlic Tryxorfa Ph'.it, has heard of the death of his only brother in America. LEVI'S parents and brothers emigrated to the States years ago. .tlle revcnue receipts show signs of recovering from the (I 11 e depression that has marked the returns since the tuning of the present financial year. Within the ;£ three weeks there has been a recovery of about n .000. If the harvest is a good one. and trade Mimics to improve, the revenue may show a welcome ^oase.i'. 11' At Llanbadarn Petty Sessions on Wednesday, a young t:11 \Vas charged with an unnatural offence. The magis- after a long hearing, dismissed thc ease to the 8;itisfaction of the public. The accused was a /Stable working man, and was told that he left the w ithout a stain on his character. j 11 a speech delivered by MR. MUXDEI/L\ on Tuesday, p<>' 6 esey, lie referred to education in Wales, and in ll).ted out that, although Welsh children had to learn \VI to them was a. foreign tongue, yet after all t(,()Ii a higher standard than the average made by j ^°ys an(* girls. ^^i0 sPeeck is °»G that may be \y ^it'n advantage, and v.'ill be gratefully received in «, as givinnr evidence that the subject of higher a O atiou h3 not lost sight of by the Government. ,y, Lazt Thursday week a miuer named DAVID JONKS including costs, at Llanidloes, for gross to a horse. The horse had been driven from tij evil's Bridge, and the defendant said that during 1,;le Su,Vt|iH;r he drove the horse at Aberystwyth, where <oru ^'thorities were not so particular. There is much W y 111 this district, we admit, but it would be very tcj ijje fov the defendant who was fined at Llanidloes, "treat his horse at Aberystwyth, where not only tfcWice. but the officers of the Society for the Prevcn- of Cruelty to Animals arc very watchful. Tl H '-xtM«>'l says the Prime Minister, Ah-. 'Tacks that foremost requisite for a states- power to seize the true import of facts/' Of ^hat is thc reason he is the first statesman in Ii Oi'M, and that is probably the reason also why lie ¡"'l,yone to settle the Irish question than all the If ev statesmen during the past seven hundred l>0\veei1 a ,11Llti is found in Kn«land who "lacks the true import of facts," the public tlla l'rnie Minister as soon as ever the oliice is ^boIt is quite easy to understand politics under Bo of a teacher like our contemporary. We (1.t.Unkf'il to have had the opportunity of reading XJ-TE of Mr. <J L UISTON K by one who, perhaps, "^<3 g 10 power to seize the true import of facts, but nictiiing still to learn in the way of modesty. The daily papers are giving prominence just now t') accidents caused by people throwing bottles out of trains whilst travelling. It i& strange that railway companies do not prepare a lew plain instructions and place them conspicuously in carriages and on railway tickets warning passengers against getting OIl and oil' moving trains, against throwing bottles out of trains, &c. -<- -1.- The weather during the past week or ten days has been most favourable for agricultural purposes. The crops are in an advanced state and look well. The grass crop is ripening, and is expected to show a good yield. Lambs have done well, and although flock- masters have not much surplus stock, they have made good some of the ravages caused in the past by bad years and disease. The watering places on the coast are tilling somewhat earlier than usual owing to the splendid weather. The public are beginning to learn tliat Wales should be visited in the spring. The stipendiary magistrate of Swansea, opened a new coilee tavern last week in that town and said that during the last couple of months there had been evidences that drunkenness had been reduced materially in the town of .Swansea. He had again and again called the attention of his brother magistrates to the fact that on Monday mornings the charge-shect indicated less and less of that degrading vice—drunken- ness. He expressed the opinion that to a great extent the success of the establishment would depend on the quality of the articles sold. This is an obvious fact that is sometimes lost sight of by the conductors of coti'ce houses. At the Aberystwyth Board of Guardians on Monday last thc Prevention of Floods Bill and the South W ales Turnpike Roads Bill were discussed. The farmers of Cardiganshire, as was pointed out. are in favour of turnpike gates, and until they change their minds they must pay rates and tolls. In reference to the Preven- tion of Floods Bill, the only question at issue is one between the highland and lowland owners as to the apportionment of the rate. Boards of Guardians might with great advantage to the ratepayers reform the administration of out-relief and equalize the valuation of property, even if Imperial legislation received less attention. The Rev. WILLIAM M'CAW, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of England, has been defending bazaars as a means of raising, money for religious objects. The rev. gentleman may be right when lie says bazaars are a recog- nized institution, and that the Presbyterians if they repudiated bazaars would be quite out of harmony with other churches, but is a thing right because it is recog- nized as an institution; and is a church to shape its course with a view to harmony or to right, There is no more harm in a church setting up shop than in a private individual doing so. The wrong may be, not 't'l 1 1 in setting up stiop occasionally, OUt in naving occasion for it. The religious bazaar is generally a sort of toy warehouse, but a well conducted beer shop would be quite as profitable, and not a whit less legal. There arc honest businesses that churches would not engage in, and there are men who still think that churches ought not to find it necessary to enter into business for profit. < J. •I The interest manifested in the action taken by the Lledrod District United School Board may be estimated by the letters on the subject published in our corres- pondence columns. The School Board seems to have come to the conclusion that the masters, who arc thoroughly well up to their work, and who have passed their scholars in a highly creditable manner, are too well paid. The masters' salaries seem to average about £90 a year, and the Board thinks they should not be more than XS5. The rate payers arc quite satisfied, but some members of the Board imagine that £ 90 is too large a sum to pay for really good elementary education, and are chaffering for a reduction. We believe the great majority of the Board are sorry they ever sanctioned the action that has been taken, and would be glad to see an end of the agitation. The masters, supported by the parents of the' scholars, and by the ratepayers generally, are determined not to give way, especially as one of the duties of a fully certificated master according to one of our correspondents is, in the Lledrod district, to sweep out the school-room. It may now be too late to retain the services of the old masters who have served the board well, but it is not too late to reverse a foolish policy, and there is yet time to offer salaries that will secure efficient teach, r; in the place of those who are now under notice. The members of the Board who began this agitation will hesitate before repeating their tactics.

.4_ aiib gtstvkt. LIQCIDATIOKS. — William Davies, Dolgelley, Merionethshire, commission agent. UNIVERSITY OOU.K<;K OF WALKS.—Mr Thomas Roberts, late student of this college, now student of St. John's College, Cambridge, has obtained a iirst class in the first part of the Natural Science Tripos. KNROANOX DKTAIITM EXT.—Tlic Lord President has recently selected Mr W. Williams, Aberystwyth, H.M. Inspector of Schools, Mr C. II, Alderson, and Mr J. G. Fitch, to be senior inspectors. Mr Williams's division will, we understand, comprise the Principality of Wales. -1 TT 1 (JON GTtE(* AT 10N ALTSSI AT LLANRWST.— lJie itev nngll Ivor Jones has accepted the unanimous call which he received recently from the Congregational Churches of the Tabernacle and Nant-y-rhiw. He will commence his ministry there on the first Sunday in September next. The new chapel, which is rapidly approaching completion, will probably be ready about the time Mr Jones undertakes his ministerial duties at Llanrwst. SUMMER ASSIZES. — At a meeting of the judges at Westminster on Thursday afternoon the following arrangements were made for the summer assizes :— Northern Circuit, Mr Justice North and thc new judge to succeed Sir John Holker North-Eastern, Mr Justice Cave and Mr Justice Mathew Midland, Mr Justice Grove and Mr Justice Fry Western, Mr Justice Lind- ley and Mr J ustico Lopes; South-Eastern, Baron Pollock and Mr Justice Hawkins Oxford. Mr Justice Bowen and Mr Justice Williams; North Wales, Baron Huddleston and South Wales, Mr Justice Manisty. The dates have not yet been fixed. FREEMASONRY.—Tiie Marquess of Londonderry, Pro- vincial Grand Superintendent of Durham, consecrated two Royal Arch Chapters of Freemasons on Wednesday, one, the St. Bede's, at J arrow, and the other, the Industry, at Gateshead. There was a large attendance of Provincial and Chapter Companions at each cere- mony. At Gateshead Colonel Addison Potter, Pro- vincial Superintendent of Northumberland, was present. and his Lordship was thanked for the honour conferred on the Chapters by his attendance to consecrate them. The brethren of the St. Bede's Lodge at Jarrow presented an address to his Lordship, as the Provincial Grand Master, on the occasion of his honouring the lodge with his presence, The noble Marquess suitably acknowledged the addresses. THE NORTH WALES STRIKE.—At a delegate meeting at Wrexham on Monday, Mr Harker, manager of the Brynkinallt Colliery, where men have returned to work at the old wages, gave it as his opinion that the only way to enable masters to give colliers fair wages was to raise the price of coal. Subsequently a mass meeting was held, about 3.000 being present. Speeches were delivered by Mr Chilton, J.P., Mr Thomas, a guardian, Mr Cross, Lancashire miners' agent, and by several colliers. It was resolved to continue the strike until the masters give way, and to prevent, by force if necessary, men fWlll working at any pits at a reduction. SLEEI'V.RS IN CurueH.—As I returned through the churchyard I was greeted very respectfully by a person whose dress seemed to indicate that he was a functionary .)f the Church. I heard that he was the sexton, but that he also discharges another very useful office, which, as far as I know, is peculiar to Kerry (Montgomeryshire). It appears that it is by ancient custom a part of his duty to perambulate the Church during scrvice time with a bell in his hand, to look carefully into every pew, and whenever he finds I any one dozing to ling the bell. lIe discharges this duty, it is said, with great vigilance, intrepidity, and impartiality, and consequently with the happiest efleet upon the congregation; for, as everybody is certain that if he or she gives way to drowsiness the fact will forthwith be made known through the whole church by a peal which will direct all eyes to the sleeper, the tear of such a visitation is almost always sufficient to kc^p every one on the alert.—Bishop ThirbroU»

-+-- From April 1st to the 7st May the Exchequer rcc-hpts amounted to compared with £V;,0:24,(¡:S in the corresponding period of last year. The expenditure has been £1::t,üil,Ø7. On Saturday last the balance in the Bauk of England was 11*4,24 9,4 C3.

1 IR. MUNDELLA, M.P., ON EDUCATION IN WALES. On Tuesday, the recently organised Anglesey Liberal Hundred were the guests of Captain and Mr3 Verney, at Rhianfa, their seat on the Menai Straits. About 120 sat down to luncheon, the party including the Right Hon. A. J. Mundella, M.P., Mrs and Miss Mundella, Mr Richard Davies, M.P., Mr W. Rathbone, M.P., and Mirs Rathbone, Lady Watkin Williams. Tiie loyal toasts having been honoured, Captain VERNEY proposed "Her Majesty's Govern- ment"—a toast always heartily received at every Liberal gathering in Wales, and nowhere with greater enthusiasm than in Anglesey. (Cheers.) The Govern- ment was now passing through a season of doubt and difficulty,, which was the very time when Liberals ought to fall back upon those principles which had encouraged them in line weather, and should be their refuge and sure defence in time of need. (Hear, hear.) Its leaders were men who deserved and enjoyed esteem, respect, and confidence, for they were statesmen who had long been before the country, whose private life was free from reproach, and whose policy was actuated by no selfish motive, but was based upon true, noble, Christian principles. (Cheers.) In times of ditfieulty and doubt like the present it behoved the Liberal parties to rally round their leaders with enthusiasm and confidence, and in no part of the kingdom would this feeling be more apparent than in the little island of Anglesey. (Cheers.) The Welsh, politics apart, took a deep interest in the question of education, and he was glad in having the honour of introducing to the 11 cl Anglesey Liberal Association that Minister to whose department that question specially pertained, and who had Welsh blood in his veins, his maternal grandmother being a Wrexham lady. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr MI:SI)K!.I.A, who was received with loud cheers, said that he feared he could not claim to have much of the Welsh blood running in his veins, although it was perfectly true, as they had been reminded by Captain Verney, that his maternal grandmother hailed from the Principality. He had accepted Captain Vcrney's kind and generous hospitality, not expecting to find the attractions of a political meeting, or to have the additional pleasure of making a political speech, for there were many members who sat near him in the House of Commons who were not so enamoured of making speeches as some of their friends were. There was a good deal too much speech-making, and many members of Parliament had become awake to the fact that if speech was silvern, silence was sometimes golden. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) They all knew, every member of the Government, every Liberal in England, how much the Liberal cause owed to the Welsh people, who at the last general election had distinguished themselves in a manner almost unique and unexampled by returning only two Conservatives -one to represent the North and the other the South. At the same time it was but fair to the two Welsh Conservative members to say that they had been con- siderably influenced for good by the other repre- sentatives of the Principality. They were much more enlightened than the other members who sat on their side of the Housc--(hen.r, hear, and laughter)—and of one of them—Lord Emlyn-who had served upon the committee upon higher and intermediate education in Wales, it is right that the excellent service he rendered should be fully acknowledged, and the good effect his speeches nail upon the House ot commons. (Hear, hear.) It was refreshing to hear a speech in support from one behind you. but when one came from the opposite side, it was indeed exhilarating. (Laughter.) On a recent occasion, for example, he was called upon to answer a number of questions relative to education in Wales, and when Lord Emlyn rose and made an explanatory speech so manly, Liberal, and ready, lie could hardly believe that he was listening to a Conservative member. (Hear, hear.) He had been in recent intercourse with Mr Gladstone on the subject of education in the Principality, and he could not tell them how deep an interest the Prime Minister took in all questions affecting Wales, or how warm a place the Principality had in the heart of Mr Gladstone. (Cheers). Mr Gladstone, like the other members of the Government, was most anxious that the question should receive speedy attention at the hands of Parliament. (Cheers). It was not that Government was unwilling or unready to deal with the question it was both ready and willing to solve the question, and one of the latest official acts of Earl Spencer be- fore leaving for Ireland was to put his signature to a document affirming the principles upon which the Government was prepared to deal with the question of education in Wales. (Cheers). He (Mr Mundella) was on the look-out to place the measure before the House of Commons as early as possible, for he knew how eager the people of Wales were in the pursuit of knowledge. He had been surprised during the two years he had been at the department to see what great sacrifices were made by the humblest classes in the Principality to improve their education, and nothing could be more gratifying than to find how the Welsh quarrymen and miners would work, and save, and study to improve themselves. (Hear, hear.) That great and commendable zeal for education was only hindered in Wales by the want of means such as were enjoyed by the Scotch. They had now the advantage of the Elementary Education Act of 1870 in nearly every parish in Wales, and last year, to his surprise, he found that the Welsh children had taken a higher percentage of passes than those in England, and that the grant for Wales was the heaviest of the two countries. (Hear, hear.) He knew that the Welsh children laboured under the dis- advantage and difficulty of learning in what was to them a foreign tongue, and yet, after all, they took a higher standard than the average made by English boys and girls. But there came a great blauk between elementary and intermediate educa- tion, there being only about one boy in every thousand of the population attending grammar or advanced schools. The reason for this was because there were very few endowments the grammar schools, or many 1 of them, were ill-adapted or badly situated, and the governing bodies, according to Welsh ideas, were too c. I "close." (Hear, hear). What was needed, then, was that there should be some provision for intermediate education, that the endowments should be turned to better account, the governing bodies reformed, and that the rung of the education ladder should be so completed that every child might climb to its highest point. It was also essential that the Welsh people should have colleges to which they could send their sons, thathey should have at a reasonable cost these facilities which were enjoyed by the Scotch at Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh. (Hear, hear). Lord Aber- deen's Commission had drawn up a report which did it great honour, and if its recommendations were carried out Government would have a great deal to do. In South Wales the people had bceome alive to the neces- sity of having a college, and a sum of £ 27,000 had been raised, the only dispute now being whether it should be located at Swansea or Cardiff. He had not yet heard the same account from North Wales but he hoped that the rich men of the northern part of the Principality, whatever section of the Christian church they belonged to, and without regard to politics, would take the matter up with the consideration that it was a national movement, and do their best to assist in the establishment of a college for North Wales. (Cheers.) South Wales, as he had said, was safe, but something must be done in North Wales they must put their sliotilders to the wheel, and if they called upon J npiter, then Jupiter had the ritrht to come to their assistance. (Hear, hear.) The Government were prepared with the bill they were resolved that the matter of educa- tion in Wales should be made a leading question in Parliament as soon as possible—(cheers)—and he hoped at no distant date to have the pleasure of again coming into Wales and visiting their grammar schools and col- leges in which then sons and daughters would be pro- fiting by receiving that higher education tlic Y\ elsh people so greatly desired. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. D. ROWLANDS proposed "The Welsh Members of Parliament," and referred to the gratifica- tion with which Jr. Mundella's speech would be re- ceived in Wales. Mr. R. DAVIES responded in Welsh. Mr RATH HONE, who was enthusiastically cheered, said that the Welsh members had done their duty in Parliament, for they had held their tongues when it was proper they should do so and having given Mr Gladstone constant and unvarying support, it was their duty to expect loyalty in return from her Majesty's Government. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) Those present had had an advantage which the House of Commons had not yet enjoyed —they had heard the tirst reading of the Welsh Education Bill, Mr Mundella's explanation of which had been so well received. Mr Mundella had talked ef an "if," but in Wales they did not mean to have any "if" about parliamentary business, for all the Welsh members would stay in the House until Christmas, if necessary, to get the Bill passed. (Hear, hear.) i Government, he contended, had done their duty to the country under great difficulties, and the country now realised the cr»ormons difficulty of the Irish question, which had ba«n dealt with in a manner which reflected eternal honour upon Mr Glad- stone and his colleagues. (Cheers). Mr Paruell had said truly that he had to deai with a, f?irong man in Mr Gladstone; but he also found that b'sincl Mr Glacl- stone there was also a strong nation, (Cheers). He h;d never felt prouder of i- thaa in finding after that dreadful occurrence, which Eu.Qfishmen and Irish- men so deeply doplored, the English natioa kept its head cool and its heart sound, and showed a Christian spirit. <NKeav, hear). The settlement of the Irish question had br.iiled generations, but the settlement i was, he believed, now in si.r;nt, and it must be worked i out: canruy, patiently, wis«uy, and strongly. (Cheers). 1 Tlic remaining toasts were Prosperity to the Liberal Association," proposed by the Rev C. A. Stubbs, and acknowledged by Mr S. Dew, the president, and the Rev J. Donne and "Tho Ladies, proposed by Mr Fred Verney, and acknowledged by Mr J. R. Davies, a Welsh speech being interposed by Mr Hugh Pugh, Carnarvon. -+-

BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND AGRI- j CULTURAL SOCIETY. What may be called the 107th anniversary cf the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society opened at Cardiff on Monday, under circumstances which, on the surface, would not induce any belief in the agricul- tural poverty of the country or the deeadance of those whose lives and fortunes are devoted to bucolic pur- suits. The meeting was one which, on the contrary, would leave visitors to believe in the prosperity of that special interest and the well-doing of all concerned in it, seeing the abundance and excellence of the pro- ducts and appliances here gathered together m abun- dant profusion,' miles of shedding which shelter the choicest of herds and flocks, and wonderful collections of machinery and appliances devoted to the culture of the soil and the preparation of its produce for the market. These aie here collected together in tire vicinity of a town more celebrated as a. port for the export of minerals dug from tne bowels of the earth I than for the products of its surface, although the surrounding district has ot late years earned some agri- cultural fame. The Bath and AA-est of England Society originally confined its operations to Somersetshire, then extended its area to the Western counties, and latterly has stretch its arms so as to embrace the Southern counties. Hence last year the meeting was held at Tunbridge Avells, and this year it has crossed the English boundary altogether, and is holding its annual meeting for the second time in South Wales. In 1S53 the Society for the first time crossed the Welsh border and held its summer gathering, and we are reminded of the progress of things by the fact that at that date Cardiff held but 1S.•>">I people, whereas the population is now not less than !)0,000, and we are constantly hearing of additions being made to the railway accom- modation and the dock provision. The cattle iheds were unusually well filled. Tiiere was a rare collection were unusually well filled. There was a rare collection of horses stabled, numbering altogether over ].;0 specimens of the various breeds of agricultural horses, hunters, hacks, ponies, and carriage horses. In kine the short-horn specimens reckon 53, Herefords 58. Sussex 2-t, dairy cows 7, Channel Islands and Guernsey, I which have lately come much in vogue. 05, and black Welsh 30. The sheep pens enclose over 150 specimens in the different classes of Leicester, Cotswold, Ronmey Marsh, and other leng wools, Southdown, Hampshire down, Oxfordshire down, Shropshire, Somerset, and mountain sheep. The pigs number 97. The black Welsh cattle numbered thirty-six entries. Of the distinctive Glamorganshire hrecllooly a few herds exists, and none were represented there. The I major part of the animals were Anglesey or Welsh runts but the visitors had an opportunity of studying the points of the Pembrokeshire or Castlemartin breed, I very valuable for the quality of their meat as well as I the abundance and richness of their milk. As dis- tinguished from the glossy black coats of the North Wales breed, their black hair, with portions of a brownish tint, is long and wavy, sometimes quite a mass of curls the udders brown and white and the mass of curls the udders brown and white and the black, curly tufts on the foreheads of the bulls, between wide-spreading horns of yellowish white tipped with black, gives these animals a truly picturesque appear- an (P The weather was exceedingly fine, and the attend- ance of visitors throughout the ciay was very large. The number of entries of stock was slightly less than I last year. Among the judges of Devon and Hereford cattle was Mr Groves of Shrewsbury, and of Welsh black cattle Messrs. R. R. Smith, Penrhyn, Bangor, and E. Vaughan, Llanbrynmair Shropshire and moun- tain sheep, Mr J. Evans, Uffington, Shrewsbury, kc. Among the winners of prkes connected with this dis- trict were, Mr Thomas Jenkins, Cefngwyn, Llannon. first for stallion mountain pony Mr David Pugh, p Manoravon, Llandilo, second for best bull calf short- horn breed; second for heifer calved in 1870; and. second for heifer calved in i 880 the Earl of Cawdor first for Welsh bull calved in 1878 Lord Harlech first for Welsh bull calved in 1880 and also for best bull calved in 1881 Mr Best, Llangollen, second and h.c. for same aged bull second for best Welsh heifer calved in 1879 second for heifer calved in 1880 and first, h.c-, and c. for best heifer calved in 1881 the Earl of Cawdor first for best pair of cows and best pair of heifers Mr C. J. Naylor, Kerry, third for best cock of Houdans or Creve Cl'urs also for duck of any variety; best cock and hens of Fantail breed, second for cock and hen of Jacobins, and for cock and hen of any variety. Another bright day dawned on Cathay Park as the gates of the show-yard were opened on Tuesday. The attendance up to the present time has been most satis- factory, as showing very material improvement on the last two years. For instance, yesterdays attendance) numbered 4.779, against 2,761 on the opening day at j Tunbridge Wells last year, and 705 at Worcester in the previous year and should the fine weather con- tinue it is anticipated that the final results will be even more substantial. The people ol the port and [ district have certainly been most energetic, and, although the Council of the Society were constrained to refuse a concession in favour of low prices on ( Wednesday evening, it has caused no dissension be- tween the local authorities and their visitors. The ( annual meeting of the Council was held in the Council tent at noon to-day. The out-going president Lord Tredegar took the chair, and the proceedings were of the usual formal character. Allusion was made in the report to the former gathering of the society at Cardiff twenty-four years ago, and comparisons were naturally made between the state of English agricul- ture at that and the present period. The wonderful advance that has been made in agricultural science in the quarter of a century that iias since elapsed and the altered circumstances and conditions of those then and now engaged in agricultural pursuits were remarked upon. Some slight alterations were made in the Council, and Lord Brooke --a,; elected president for the ensuing year. The annual meeting will be held at Bridgwater in 1883. Monday's visitors having satisfied their curiosity in regard to the living stock, and expletives of admiration 'L.. __1- J. l' J. 1 1' T 1 naving uee.i exnaustea on ineiac oujis 01 nereioru, tne beeves of Devon, the flocks of Salop and the Cotswolds, and the swine of Berkshire, people have had leisure to- day to turn their attention to the numerous other attractions drawn together within the hoarding at the park of Cathay. Not the least attractive feature of the show to-day has been the poultry department, placed in a remote part of the park—probably with the view of reducing the clamour of cock-crow ing to its minimum. Here were collected, in eighty-six classes, 539 pens or single specimens of poultry of different breeds. Ex- cursions were constantly made by the visitors into the surrounding wilderness of streets of manufacturing exhibits which as usual were not ptiictiy confined to articles, machines, and inventions in connection w ith the tillage of the land and thc growth of agricultural | produce and the gathering in of thc produce. The new feature introduced into the exhibition last-year at Tunbridge Wells was also continued—we refer to the apllianues for bee-keeping—and several awards were made in this respect. The Earl of Caw dor's Duke of Connaught won the champion prize of £ 10 for the best black Welsh bull.

The Mayor of Cardiff, who was accompanied by Mr j E. Reed, M.P., on Wednesday declared the New Free Library Building to be open. The cost of erection has been £ 9,000. Among the recent contributors to the Art Gallery was Mr Menelaus, whose gilts were worth -CI0,000 while Sir Edward Reed, P., has given a picture worth £ 1,000. The Lord Downshire. the largest sailing ship ever constructed, left Belfast on Wednesday in tow of two powerful steam tugs, she is constructed of steel, is 290 feet long, and capable of carrying -iAiOO tons uead weight. She has four masts. The Lord Downs-hire wili be towed to Cardiff for the remainder or her cargo, and then sails-tor San Francisco. Arabi Pacha continues to act the part of a, reinstalled dictator, anil' has apparently entered on a new series of intrigues. He on Monday circulated the report widely in Cairo that he had received a telegram announcing the nomination of Heiim Pacha, as Khedive of Egypt in place of Tewlik. T of this. was. as might have been expected, a panic throughout the j whole surrounding country. Tiie Europeans have been flocking from Cairo to Alexandria in such numbers that j the means of locomotion are quite inadequate to pro- vide for the traffic. Groat excitement prevails along the whole line of the Sue/. Canal. A report from Port! Said- states that an Egyptian war vessel has kid down torpedoes round the anchorage of the JJdtish. French, and Italian war vessels. In tiie ueamime, her Majesty's gunship Bittern hai- arrived at Alexandria from Port Said, and Admiral Sir r\ Beauchamp Seymour is waiting- in.«.tractic-r.s :cor/i tiie British Government. 011 were let dawn tbe cliffs at the Suu-k* Rocks by means of ropes, thfeir intention being to climb the rock known as the Stock Rock, the purpose of collecting Ono man succeeded, and tilled three large baskets with e«js, which lw ipt, by a rope to the other vien. who were on the btsven. Bei«*'e howevey,. they could get back to in drawn up a^in, the sea fcuvvounded them. Th#y ckmg to vh-- rocks, am1, tor honrs tho sea made r, cicr.n bveach over theitt.a the fall "ielV of many hundreds of porsons. Th-e men } managed to cling on to the- rocks the sea receded, when they nclimbed the rock, and having vclilled their baskets with egg-s, were ip which 200 feet in height nt tbis point,

Crickct. IARDIVVV c. C. r. THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES. This match came off on the ground of the former on Wednesday, 31st May, in lovely weather. This was the first practice of the season for the U.C.W., and considering they played very pluckily. The fielding of both sides was somewhat loose. R. M. Roberts, B. D. W illiams, and Maepherson, played well for their respective scores. As only one innings was played Ardwyn won by 29 runs. Appended is tige full scorc*.— C.C.W. B.v.ant. b Watkin 4 A. (. Davids, b Watkin • i. Stephen! c Williams, h Watkin 14 i. Croucher, b Jwiies. I?. M. R-ibert-. l< S. R. OOemai; Li. W. Davies, c Jenkins, b Watkin M. Rowlands, b Watkin 1). J. Rees, b Watkin. 1 >i. Hughes, b S. R. C<>temau C Harry Jones, b S. R. C. Moan A. Thomas, not out 0 Extra. Total 7tj ARDWYN C.C. .¡. J. :íad)heri,m b. H. Crnuchc" .3 1il D. R. Price c. A. C. Davids b. Rowlands 9 tk Watkin b. Croucher 0 J. R. Junes b. Rowlands 0 F. W. Lewis b. Croucher S. R. Coleman e. Rowlands b. ("Voucher • T. R. Miller 1). Rowlands I) J). Coleman run out t; ■ R. Evans run out 0 D. Jenkins not out i! Extras lo i Total >0.'

ARDWYN C.C. r. MANOD SCHOOLS, FESTINIOG C.C. This match was played in the ground of the former on Whit Monday, in beautiful weather. The fielding of the Ardwyn team was much a.mired. Appended is the lull score, from which will be seen Ardwyn won by j five wickets :— 'XNTiN'oo C.C. 1"it 1¡¡JJ! intf ::}t1n. Tom Oritfiths e CoJeman i. Kowlauds O h Wa'.idn Nf,- I' li(:r,,)i J B. Koberts b Watkin W,tliii u O. H. Owens c Price b Watkin ■ i: MoPhorsonb Watkbi 0 It., Jofles I.-) AN-atkiTi 0 b Watkin 31 I < PritchardeMc Phersonb Rowlands i not out E. Williams st liezziilt 1) RowhuHf; <' b Watkin 1*2 W. K. Thomas b Rowlands O 1: MaePherson o f J. P. William- b Watkin I Ib-.v b Watkin .r- .i. Williams not out ■"> b Watkin I T. Price b Watkin I' <: Lewis b Rowlands.. 0 Extra- <■ Extra-i Tow! i-i Tota; >. K1>WY\ <j J'irsr. Jnnin5. <-<ooi In'1n::(, j J. R. Maenlierson, b E. V, illiams 1 b b. Williams -i | C. Kezant, run out s to 11. D. S e G. Pritchard, i do. :> j B. Watkin, 1) do. l,ot o,it. M. Rowlands, b do. O I- K. Hilliami "2 1 ■J. R..Jones, b do. n I-\ W. Lewis, e Jones, b K. Williams 4 not c it S. R. Col man, b G. Pritchard Ii T. It. ',Iiiir i,,(,t out J. R. Ji\ans, b E. Williams S }'tra» -5 Total lil Total di j —————————————————————

THE ODDFELLOWS "A.M.C. AT CARDIFF. The annual moveable Committee, or representative Parliament, of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows assembled on Monday in the Drill-hall, Cardiff, for the transaction of the business of the order. The Grand Master, Mr Thomas Flannagan, of Levenshuline, Manchester, presided.—The Grand. Master, who was cordially received, after the roll had been called and the attendance of delegates registered, proceeded to deliver his inaugural address. He first alluded to the importance and influence of the society, which embraced J the well being of at least two million persons. After adverting to the assassination of General Garfield and the attempt on the life of the Queen, he observed that f friendly societies largely abound both in England and America, and to their beneficent influence might be attributed the fact that no widespread disloyalty could be traced in the commission of these offences. Ill; the Sister Isle, where barbarous crimes that made the whole human family shudder had been committed, friendly societies had not taken deep root. The Cland Master next referred to the numerical I growth of the order last year, published some weeks j ago, and, as to its financial condition, mentioned that in I 1881, the latest date to which the returns were com-, pleted, it possessed a capital of £ .), 171,230, and that year expended for benefits the sum of £,-)2I3,:?1::? 78 3d. There were still 1,882 lodges unregistered—nearly 4.1 j percent., and he suggested, as was done at South-' port with respect to districts, that that meeting should fix a date within which lodges must j make application to register as branches of the order. One good effect of re-registration had been that the directors had been able to detect where the prescribed graduated tables of graduated contributions and benefits had not been adopted. The non-compliance of lodges on this point had called for vigorous action, which would have to be continued until the equability of pay- ments and benefits are realised by every individual member of the order. The all-important question of superannuation would have to be considered during the week. If one thing more than another rendered the adoption of a superannuation scheme an absolute necessity, it was the case with which sickness can be stimulated, after sixty-five years of age, by persons out wi or unable to work. The large sums paid for such so-called sickness had produced much of the existing insolvency amongst lodges in the older dis- tricts. Tiie requisite tables and rules for such a fund had been prepared, and the present time was opportune for its inauguration.—Mr Sehotield moved a resolution expressing indignation on the part of the meeting at the recent atrocious murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke, and deep sympathy with Lady Frederick Cavendish, the Duke of Devon- shire, and Mr. Burke's relatives. He observed that j Lord Frederick Cavendish had rendered, the Manches- ter Unity important service, and presided at the banquet at Chesterfield of the Annual Movable Committee. A more genial, kindly, and benevolent man never existed.—Mr Curtis, parliamentary agent, seconded the motion, which was adopted in solemn sileiiec.-Tiie Board of Directors submitted a report, which v> as taken as read, and will be subsequently dis- cussed.—The auditors' report, also deferred for discus- sion, or taken as read, certified to the accuracy of the accounts, expressed the highest satisfaction with the man- ner in which they are kept by Mr Collins, and stated that at the audit last January there was a balance of £ 4,<>o to the credit of the Unity. £ 2,039 belonging to the Unity sick and funeral fund, and £ 1,5-14 to the «eneral management fund. There was only £ 919 owing from districts, £ 20S less than last year, a result owing to the satisfactory manner in which Mr Collins looks°after the colonial districts.—The various com- mittees having been appointed, the A.M.C. adjourned. There were. as usual, numerous candidates for the sub- committee, success on which is regarded as a stepping- stone to the directorate. The local Oddfellows, j Foresters, and members of other friendly societies, formed a procession in the niorniag, and with banners j and bauds paraded some of, the, principal streets. In the afternoon they attended a gala in the Sophia Gardens Field, lent for the occasion by thc Marquis of Bnte, where a variety of amusements v, ere provided. On Tuesday the Relief Committor's report was con- sidered, and the interpretation oca rule occupied muchC discussion. The Oddfellows afterwards were invited.' to a, banquet given under ti^c ji'esidency of sir k. c. ReeJl, M.P,. when addresses were given by the! President, Sir Hussey Vivian,.Jil.P., Colonel Hill, r.in. j others. ( On Y\ ediiesday the sub-committee brought in a i report on sixteen subjects, oac of which referred to superannuation. In respect to this matter the v,l reported:—"In conformity with a resolution o: t Southport A.M.C., I hava prepared tables for rzo- viding superannuation allowanccs after sixty five yecrrs of age from a central fnu;, and for defraying the necessary expenses of management of stich fund. Hp might bo .equired that in all lodges opened after August. j :> all members admitted should contribute | for sick benefits to age sixty-live, and superannuation afterward. all contributions then to caase; tr £ con- tribution for superannuation to be raid to a central fund, ar>t the sick and funeral benefits to lodge and district as at the present thne." 1-ivaluer also gave a table of the conditions on whuh menders mav exchatige their present life benefits for othera in whicn contributions and sickness benefi Ja.snall b;h cease a i sixty-five or ago. This cl, of the directors report not contivti proposition orui was passeo. without uiseussion.

T»'.i.in XOKS.—The Society for the IVvon- ) tion « Cruucy to Animals huled to get a conviction iu the case against four yoni^swells charged NN setting do<<s on to worry a cat, chough thc evidence was wws conclusive, thc Steynm* bench {professing to believe | that these honourabk young gentlemen mistook the I cat for a rat. It may Jsound severe, but wo really should not have been sorry if the magistrates, had lvmwdied j i.hcp' neglected edwation by making all of them per §c::ollv uequaini^l the cat.

BROXAXT SCHOOL BOARD. Sr.—It is rarely we have such a state of oxeitemrntT up in this quarter as what has been caused by the School Board in giving the masters notice to leave, without any cause being assigned to them for that purpose. It has, however, come to light since the last meeting of the Board that they are not to go away if they will condescend to a reduction in their salaries, one of the members of the Board being strongly of opinion that because colliers' wages has come down so ought the schoolmasters'. It is a healthful sign of this district that such an interest is being taken in tins subject by the parents of the children wlw attend the schools. I have net heard of a single being (School Board members excepted. and, I believe, not all of tnem > in the whole of the united district? of Lledrod. Bronant, and Blaenpemial, but what protest against the action of the School Board in this matter. The parents of the children feel that their children nn getting a good sound education, and that they arc being prepared to hold their own with English, Scotch, or anybody else, and they feel agrieved at this childish phy of the members of the School Board whom they have elected to their positions, and more especially at one of the rev. members, who not long ago with praise- worthy zeal, did his best in getting the Lledrod master removed, because as lie said lie (the master) was teach- ing too little, and now the present master is teachmg them too much. Really, sir, a schoolmaster's position under such a Board cannot be a bed of roses. The district is proud of their schoolmasters, and the Board, ought to be ashamed of their conduct, and I am glad vo hear that one of the members, the Rev Mr Alban, protested against it. but of course the majority rules, It cannot be the interests of the ratepayers the Board is trying to serve, as I understand they only want to reduce the three masters £ o each, and what is on a rateable value of some £:2,00:- it is nothing in comparison to the good education that A 9 at present being imparted to the ratepayers children. No, it is clear on the face of it the Board is serving some other end than that of the ratepayers. \o doubt there are plenty of schoolmasters to be had at less salaries, but they would be dear at their price, ior no schoolmaster of any merit would serve under such a. Board who played such pranks with the masters. I trust the Board will see the wisdom of rescinding the resolution to reduce the masters' salaries now that they know the feeling of the ratepayers on the matter, and that they will think twice before they again attempt at playing at any such use of unwarranted power. —Yours, A RATKPAYET:. TROUT KILLING AT TOWYX. S:R,—You were good enough to allow mc the isc of your columns last week to call attention to thc way trout are poached in this locality, and should feel much obliged by your allowing me the same privilege to rl point out how the trout in some of the best streams aie destroyed by the pollution of the water. There are miles of straams without a single trout, which Torrm rlv afforded sport equal if not superior to any in the county. It is well known that lead- washing without a proper system of filtration is most destructive to all sorts of fish. Equally so is the use of chemicals in manufacturing processes when the refuse is allowed to get into the brooks. Yet works of these descriptions are allowed to be carried on without any restrictions, though the Legislature has made ample provision for their restriction. I trust those whose property and recreation are inter- fered with will awake to a sense of their duty, and will preserve what is a source of greater attraction to visitors than any other in the whole country, beautiful aitd attractive though it be. A DlSAPI'OTNT>.D FiSHERMA

I The strike of the North Wales colliers is now virtually at au end. Up to Wednesday, work hall been resumed in five collieries.. On Thursday morning, work was commenced in five other of the mines. At- several of the collieries the men are working at the old rate of wages. At the other collieries at which work has been resumed, the miners have submitted to a slight reduction upon the former wages.

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