The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

ABERYSTWYTH. CYMDEITHAS GENEDLAETHOL CRYMRY MANCHESTER. --Mr J. Gibfc-on will deliver an address before the members of this society on Friday February 22nd. His subject is The Duty of Welshmen in England to Wales." TEMPERANCE.—The first public temperance meeting in connection with the Baptist Temperance Society, was held last evening at the English Baptist Coapel. BENEFIT CONCERT.—Oa Tuesday evening a concert was given in the Assembly Rooms for Mr John Williams, for many years leader of the choir of St. Mary's Cifureh. DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERITy,-SOme weeks ago a number of spoons were stolen from the Belle Vue Hotel and a reward of £ 2 was offered. On Monday morning Mr C. Lloyd, butcher, employed by Mr Rowland, North-parade, discovered the whole of the spoons in a dung heap in a yard at the back of the Temperance Hall now used by Mr Rowlands. WEDDING.— On Wednesday morning, the marriage was celebrated at St. Michael's Church by the Rev YY. Evans, between Mr George Davis, ironmonger. Bridge- street, and Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Mr Scott, commercial traveller, Llanbadarn-road. Miss Lucy Vauehan Rees, Marine-terrace, acted as bridesmaid, and Mr D. C. Roberts, who also gave the bride away, as beet man. Mr and Mrs Davis left Aberystwyth by the mid-day train for London. Flags were hoisted and canon fired at Aberystwyth in celebration of the marriage. SHILOH CHAPEL,—On Thursday afternoon, a tea meeting was held at the Town Hall, given by Mrs Griffith Williams, Bodlondeb, and Mrs Lewis Griffiths, Great Darkgate-street, to the Shiloh Chu,pel Sunday School, together with the Skinner-street and Waun- fawr Schols and the Workhouse children. About a thousand persons sat down to an excellent tea. and oranges were presented by Mrs Humphreys, Post Office, and Mrs Edwards, The Laurels. The follow- ing ladies presided over the tables :—Miss Annie Parry. Brynteg, assisted by Mrs Julian, North-parade, Miss Kate Parry, Brynteg, and Miss Daniel, Pier- street Miss Claudia Griffiths, Portland-street, as- sisted by Mrs Capt. Hughes and Miss Lizzie Griffiths, Portland-street; Miss Sylvanus, Portland-street, as sisted by Mrs John Thomas, Great Darket-street, Miss Samuel, Bridg2-street, and Miss Lallie Thomas Miss Nelson, Marine-terrace, assisted by Mrs T. W. Powell, Marine-terrace, and Miss Powell, Market- street Miss Jennie Jones, Portland-street, assisted by Miss Richards, Portland-street, and Miss Owen. Queens-road Mies Vaughan, Thespian-street, assisted by Mrs W. T. Williams, North-parade, and Miss Edith James, Minydoa Miss Martha Thomas, North- parade, assisted by Mrs W. P. Williams, Bridge- street, Miss M. A. Thomas, North-parade, and Miss Maggie Thomas, Great Darkgate-street; Miss Getta Richards. Marine-terrace, assisted by Mrs Morris, Marine-terrace, and Miss Dora James. Miay don Miss M. Humphreys, Terrace-road, assisted by Mrs Edwards,* The Laurels, and Miss Williams, Portland- street Miss H. Bonsall, Cambrian-place, assisted by Mrs R. Owen, Queens-road and Miss Watkins, Cam- brian-place Miss Edwards, Great Derkgate-gtreet, asssisted by Mrs Richard Jones and Miss Hannah' Jones, William-street, and Miss Kate Owen, North Gate-street; and Miss Eunice Williams, North-parade, assisted by Mrs Davies, Queen- street, and Miss Saily Hughes, Portland-street. The following ladies and gentlemen rendered assist- ance .—Mrs Griffith Williams, Bodlondeb, Mrs Lewis Griffiths, Great Darkgate-street, Mrs Richards, Llan- badarn-rcad, Mrs Jones, Portland-street, Mrs Humphreys, Terrace-road. Mrs Thomas Samuel, Bridge-street. Miss Mary Evans, Bodlondeb, Miss E. Owen, Northgate-street, Miss Alice Hughes, The Laurels, Miss Mary Davies, Northgate-street. Mrs Mary Hughes, Skinner-street, Rev Lewis Williams, minister, Mr David Watkins, Cambrian Place, Mr John Thomas, draper, Great Darkgate-street, Mr William Price, sen., Portland-lane, Mr T. Williams, North Parade. Mr David Samuel, M.A., Bridge-street, Mr W. P. Williams, Bridge-Rtreet, Captain Hughes, Portland-street, Mr Richard Jones, William-street, Mr John Griffiths. North Parade, Mr William Samuel, New-street. Mr T. J. Samuel, Great Darkgate-street. Mr James Watkins, Cambrian Place. Mr James G. Rowe, North Parade, Mr T. W. Powell, Y Crynfryn, Mr Edward Rowe, j In., North Parade, Mr W. H. Samuel, Great Darkgate-street, Mr George Owen, Northgate-street, Mr John Edwards, Great Darkgate- Etreet, Mr H. L. Humphreys, Terrace-road, Mr E. Hughes. Great Darkgate-street, Mr J. D Whittington, Queen-street, Mr John Jones, William-street, Mr D. C. Rowe. North Parade. Mr A. Ll. Williams, North Parade, Mr A. Richards, Llanbadarn-road, Mr H. R. Owen, Northgate-street. and Mr John Lewis, Pound place. At seven o'clock in the evening a meeting was I held in the chapel to present Mr Edward Edwards with a framed address and an American organ for his life- long and valuable services in the cause of music.—The Rev Lewis Williams, minister, took the chair, and ex- plained the object of the meeting to a large congrega- tion the chapel being crowded to excess. Mr William Julian was the first speaker, and gave a short history of Mr Edward's connection with music, Mr Edwards being precentor at Capel Detwi at the early age of fifteeu.-Tiie Chtirman afterwards read the address, which was executed by Messrs Waterloo Bros., London, which referred to Mr Edward's longand valuable services for more than fifty years, and the low state of chnrch music at the beginning of his honourable oareer. The address was signed by the minister, deacons, and a committee.—Mr Griffith Williams, Bodlondeb, pre- sented the organ on behalf of the committee, and Miss Dora Griffiths, daughter of Mr Lewis Griffiths, draper, Great Darkgate-street, presented Mr Edwards with a pair of gold spectacles.—Mr Edwards, who was cheered as he rose, said in Welsh he felt unworthy to receive the compliment. He thanked his friends very heartily for the handsome present, and he hoped his life would be spared a little longer so that he might devote him- self with greater energy to his duties at the chapel. Hp. was glad to nee that the present occasion had afforded him an opportunity of showing what a large number of friends he had.—The Rev Griffith Parry said he thought Mr Edwards was fully entitled to the honour conferred upon him.—The Rev William Jones, North-parade, Mr D. Jenkins, Mus. Bac., Bridge- street Rev John Williams, and Principal Edwards, I).D.aIso spoke very highly of Mr Edwards as a Christian and a musician.—Mr Absalom Prys, Pen- llwyn, said he had known Mr Edwards for over fifty three years, and he quite recollected the time when he first heard Mr Edwards sing at Penllwyn Chapel.—Mr Richard Jones, William-street (superintendent of Waun School), proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs Griffith Williams and Mrs Lewis Griffiths, for having kindly given the tea and cake.—Mr r. J. Samuel (Superintendent of Skinner-street school) seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously.— A vote of thanks was also passed to Mrs Lewis Griffiths, Miss Nelson, Mrs W. T. Williams, and Mrs Morris, Marine- terrace', Miss Kate Parry, Brynteg, aud Miss Getta Jones, who helped in collecting the contributions.— Several anthems were sung by the choir under the leadership of Mr John Edwards, son of Mr Edwards, between the addresses, the solos being taken by Mr Jenkins, Mus Bac., Mr Edwards, Mr William Samuel,, and Mr John Edwards. APPREHENSION.—On Friday morning of last week, P.C. William Joseph (12), apprehended Ellen Jones, wife of Richard Jones, alias Die Llanidloes, on a charge of larceny at Newtown. DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police-station on Thursday week, before Thomas Hugh Jones, Esq., Elliot L. Ollard, Wisbeach. Cambridge, was charged with having been drunk iu Great Darkgate-street, on Tuesday, January 29th.—Dismissed on payment of 2s. Gd. STORM.—On Sunday aud Monday a gale of wind raged at Aberystwyth in common with other parts of the country and during the early portion of the week rain and hail fell. No casualties to shipping belonging to the pore of Aberystwyth or insured at Aberystwyth have been reported. Yesterday the storm had cleared away and the sun shone warmly. OPESATIC ItIT-,sre.-On Saturday next a concert of Operatic Music will be held at the Queen's Hotel Assembly Reoms under the direction of Mr J. H. Farmer M.A. The proceeds go towards St. Michaels j new organ fund. ALARM OF SITIPWRECK. -Early on Sunday morning the Comproller of Customs, Mr Thomas Williams, cox- swain of the lifeboat, and Mr David Williams, second coxswain, were on the look-out on the Castle grounds, a gale having raged throughout the night. About nine o'clock a telegram was received stating that the New Quay lifeboat had gone out into the bay about seven o'clock in the morning, in response to what was thought to be a signal of distress pro- ceeding fiom the ship supposed to be on the Patches. and advising the Aberystwyth men to be on the look- out. Between nine and ten the boat was sighted making its way back to New Quay. The fire seen was that arising from the waggon-repairing sheds at Aberdovey which, seen from New Quay, lie in a direct line across the Patches. The light was first seen by a farmer and communicated to one of the New Quay coastguardmen. Though there was no shipwreck, the incident speaks creditably for the vigilance of the in- habitants of the coast and of Welsh lifeboat crewi. THEATRICAL.—Owing to the large amount of support accorded to Miss Maggie Morton's Comedie Anglaise Company during their eight day's stay firE-t announced it was resolved to prolong the period by three davs, and on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last the enterprise was attended with success. On Monday evening the play of Called Back drew a largp house. Mr Dobell took the part of Gilbert Vaughan and Miss Maggie Morton of Pauline. On Tuesday an excellent representation of the historical tragedy of "The Prime Minister" was given, and on Wednesday evening the comedy of Mamma," was repeated. On Tuesday evening, in the Prime Minister, Mr H. G. May was particularly successful in his representation of Don Salluste, and was ably sup- ported by Mr Dohell, Mr Bellamy, Mr Wintour, Miss Maggie Morton, Miss Barlee, Miss Merryweather, and Miss Rapsey. Some of the scenes of the tragedy were very effective, and interest in the plot was welt-worked up ana sustained by careful work on the part of the company. Mr Ernest Wintour was the life and soul of the farces, with which the performances concluded. Miss Barlee and Mr Bellamy were nightly encored for their singing. The performances of the orcoestra were also good. In fact the company is more complete than companies on tour usually are, and the punctual and artistic work of the members will ensure them a wel- come on the occasion of their next visit to Aberyst- wyth. MASONIC BALL.—A Masonic Ball, in aid of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys. was held at the Assembly Rooms, Queens Hotel, on Thursday evening week. The ball was under the auspijes of the Worshipful Master Officers and brethen of the Aber- ystwyth lodge, and was a great success. The hon sees. were Bros. R. Geddes Smith and R. Mathias who were ably assisted by the stewards -—Bros R' W. Genese, W.M., J. R. Rees, John Morgan J. D. Perrot, J. W. Szlumper, Vaughan Davies, William Hughes, W. J. Watkins, Hugh Hughes, William TV illiaros, The Right Hon the Earl of Lisburne, Major Anderson. J. E. J. Lloyd, R. Pryce, E. P. Wynne, D. I C. Roberts and George Davis. The room was beauti- i fully decorated by Bros. R. G. Smith, R. Pryce, R. Mathias, O. L. Roberts, and J. E. J. Lloyd, and mottoes hung about the wall, A band was supplied by Messrs Whetley and Sons. Terrace-road. The music as usual was good, and dancing was kept up with enjoyment until a late hour, the programme being :-Quadrille, Dorothy Waltz, Myosotis Polka, Boulanger Waltz. E-studiantina Schottische. Coringa; Waltz. Love's Dreamland Laacers, Trialby Jury; Waltz, LaGitana: Polka P. and O. Waltz, Thine Alone Galop, Post Horn Polka, Tont A la Joie; Waltz, La Barcarole Quadrille, Ruddigore Waltz, In a Garden of Sleep Polka, Black and Tan Waltz, Bitter Sweet Lancers, Madame Angot; Waltz, Dorothy Polka. Cnic Waltz, Daphne; Waltz and G--ilop Our last and J. Peel Extra Pebbles Polka, W. K. Wheatley The following were among the company The Earl and Countess of Lisburne, Mr Inglis .Tones, Mr and Mrs Buckley, Mr Vaughan Davies. Tanybwich, Mr R. C. and Miss Richardes, and Miss C. Richardes, Mrs W. H. Thomas, Miss Alice Roberts, Miss Alice Edward. Miss Taylor, Miss Lizzie Johnston, Mrs and Miss Smith, Miss Trubshaw, Miss Richards, Miss L.- Pryce, Miss Anna Jones, Miss James, Goginan, and Miss Gvett, Misses Sunderland, Miss Maude Jones, Mrs Hughes-Jones, Miss Wemyss, Miss Evans, Vicarage, Miss Potter, Mr E. V. and Miss Lucy Vaughan Rees, Miss Annie Hughes, Miss Alberta dé Say, Mr and Mrs Rhys, Mr Cecil and Miss Roberts, Dr Snape, Mr Marshall, Dr and Mrs Ethe, Mr, Miss, and Miss Nellie Perring, Mr R. W. Genese. Messrs J. B. Kitto, Daniel Jones, Lewis Mathias. R. B. Griffith, Phillips, Goginan, R. G. and Miss Smith, D. C. Roberts, R. Pryce, R. Mathias. James, H. Pughe, R. Jones, D. Roberts, O. L. Roberts, John lvlorgan, E. P. Wynne, J. E. J. Lloyd, LI. Kenrick, Ruabon, W. Owen, Bala, Prof. Brough, G. H. Harrison, R. Jones Griffiths, Birkenhead, John Morgan and Miss Ellis, T. W. Powell, W. P. Owen. solicitor, J. R. Rees, J. Lloyd, Knight, Seatree, J. Roberts, and W. H. Palmer. After the dance, an excellent supper was provided by Mr Palmer of the Queen's Hotel, and refreshments were provided from the commencement to the end of the proceedings.

CORWEN HIGHWAY BOARD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st.— Present—Mr D. White (in the chair). Rev. Rees Jones, Messrs W. F. Jones, S. Williams, D. Roberts, J. Jones, Caeriog, E. Jarrat, H. La vies, and E. Jones. with Mr E. Edwards, surveyor, and L. Llciyd John, clerk. M, &?autee.-The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Calls.-In reply to a member the Clerk stated that Llansantffraed and Llandrillo had not paid up the bal-' ance of the calls. Wages.-The Surveyor stated that the wages for January amounted tof49 8s. 7d., and a cheque was; signed for that amount. The Surveyor was authorized' to engage an extra hand to push on the work before the close of the financial year. The Surveyor's report was read—" Gentlomen,-Moitt of the time during the past: month has been employed by the men in breaking' btones and spreading the same, and this has been well proceeded with. I desire your attention to the following—(a) As to that part of Llangynog main road which has been in dispute between the Penllyn Highway Board and the oveneers of Llandrillo pitrish for six or seven years. (lJ.) The question of repairing existing footpaths as regards the J erection of footbridges, &c. (c.) The matter of the workmen's wages. Several of the men employed have made an application for an advanee in their wages to the standard first fixed. Forty-six notices have been sent out to occupiers and owners as to pruning hedges, lopping trees, and the removal of manure heaps from the road-side, where they tend to become an obtttruc- tiou. Several others require to be sent out.—I am,. yours, E. Edwards." DispitM.-The. question of the dispute about the Llangyauog main road was ordered to stand over to be dealt with by the County Council who will have the complete control of main roads from 1st; April. In view of probable changes inSthe near future the Board decided to incur no expense at present in repairing footpaths. With reference to the workmen's application for an increase of wages.—The Chairman thoucht the application should not be entertained.— Mr H. Davies was of the same opinion.—The Rev Rees Jones favoured an increase as the workmeu should be paid a fair wage. He asked the Clerk to refer to the recent order of the Board.—The Clerk read the minutes hnd stated that the present rate was to continue for a certain period not yet expired.—Mr W. Roberts and Mr W. F. Jones considered an alteration might now be made.—The Board, however, passed no resolution.— In reply to the Chairman, the Clerk said the vestries would have to eleet new members of the Board as usual in April, although most of the work would be taken over by the County Council. The Highway Acts were not repealed, and therefore the constitution of the Board was not affected.

LLANDDEWI BREFI. SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. The followtug is the result of the poll:— ELECTED. *Jenkin Lloyd, Pant Farm (L.) 268 *Wm. Rees, Llwyu (C.). 53 *L. T. Rowland, vicar (C.) 222 David Jones, Ochordewi (L.) 172 John Jones, Mill (L.) 161 NOT ELECTED. Thomas Jones, Cwmdu (L.) 135 David Fraoois Davies, shoemaker (L.). 0 Daniel E. Darips, Cefullanio.,(C.) 0 'Merfbert of old Board.

EXPERIMENTS WITH BELLITE. A series of experiments with thio new explosive took place on Tuesday, at Chadwell Heath, Essex, in the presence of a large number of gentlemen interested in the eubject. Among those present were Lord Com-1 bermere, Major-General Keates, Admiral Bythesea, Sir 1. Lowthian Bell, General Fisher, General Hand- ford. Mr Egmont Hake, Mr F. Render, Mr R. P. Williams, Captain Ord Browne. Captain Harris, Mr C. Napier Hake, Mr P. F. Nursey, &c. Bellite" is the invention of Mr Carl Lamm, and dates from 18S5. Its name implies that it has a special relation to war, but judging from the claims made for it, it has a great field of usefulness in mining and hlasting. It is a compound of nitrate of ammonium, di-nitro-benzole, and salt- petre, aud each molecule explodes. The qualities ,of this explosive are remarkable. In the first place, it manifests a singular disinclination to explode at all. It may be hammered with impunity; it merely smoulders when placed on the fire friction, electricity, and lightning fail to arouse it to action. It can, in short, only be exploded by means of a detonating cap, so that it may be carried with perfect safety, and forced into a boring without the risks attending gun- powder and dynamite. When exploded there is in• visible flame, and no noxious fumes are given off. In Sweden, where bellite is manufactured, it is carried as ordinary merchandise. Its properties, as above set forth, have been certified by Mr P. F. Nursey, from experiments watched by himself, and they were demonstrated in the proceedings of yester day. Bellite was burnt in a fire, smashed by a heavy weight, dropped from a height of eighteen feet, and placed beside blasting powder, which was fired, with no explosion of the bellite. On the other hand, it was exploded on iron plates, exploded when covered with clay, exploded on a; railway rail. exploded under water, exploded in a mine, exploded under a section of railway, and in many other ways. The plates were not broken, showing the difference of action between bellite and dynamite, the rail wasifrlc- tured a column of water and earth was thrown up a hundred fept into the air a similarly satisfactory re-, suit followed from the mine and the section of rail- way was simply annhilated-fragi-iients of rails, sleepers, and chairs being hurled to great distances and a large cavity formed where the rails had been. The ballistic or propelling power of the explosive was shown to be greater than that of powder, and its rend- ing, as opposed to shattering action, to be superior to dynamite. The experiments were considered to be entirely successful, and satisfaction with them was ex- pressed by the visitors.

STARTLING STORY OF PRINCE RUDOLPH'S DEATH. The following are believed to be the circumstances under which the death of the Austrain Crown Prince took place: On the afternoon of Tuesday last week Baroness-, a beautiful young girl, not tall, rather dark, and of a lively disposition, arrived at Meyerling, and took up her quarters in a gamekeeper's house not far from the castle. No one knew of her being there except the gamekeeper and his wife. At midnight when the Crown Prince had bidden his guests good night, he went to see her, and had been with her for about an hour. when a forester, already equipped for the morning's chase, went to the house to ask the gamekeeper detailed instructions on some doubtful question. He knocked loudly at the door. t A window opened, and a man jumped out, and ran i away the forester aimed and fired. Tne fugitive fell, i and when the forester walked up to him he recognized | the Crown Prince, who had fainted. The shot had I gone into his shoulder. The forester called for help, and with another man carried him into the game- keeper's house. The Baroness, taking him to be dead, turned to her travelling bag, took something out, and before she had been noticed she fell dead on the floor. The Crown Prince came to, and was taken by his own orders to the castle, where his valet began to ask anxious ques- tions. The Crown Prince said, impatiently, I have fallen my nose is bleeding go away. I wish to be alone." The valet went out reluctantly, and the Crown Prince locked the door, and committed suicide before a mirror. The Baroness was buried on Thurs- day in Heiligenkreux, in the convent where all her family are interred.

CATTLE DISEASE IN CUMBER- LAND. SLAUGHTER OF 600 ANIMALS. The Cumberland local authority have resolved to slaughter two more herds of cattle in that county which have been in contact with the contagion of pleuro-pneumonia. One there, at Cardew Hall, consists of 126 cattle, and the other, at Guards, Gretna, con- vl sists of 109, making altogether, with the previous herds slaughtered during the last month. a total of nearly 600 cattle. The owner of the Cardow Hall herd valued his stock at £ 1,600. The magistrates have allowed him 91,500 and the value of the Guards herd is about £ 1,400 or LI,500, making a total of nearly £3,000 which the county of Cumberland will have to pay for these two herds, subject, of course, to the deduction of any salvage that may be obtained. The outbreaks have been traced to Irish cattle, and a strong feeling has been expressed by farmers that counties like Cumberland, which stood on the frontier, as it were guarding both Scotland and England from contagious dieeases imported from Ireland, should not have to bear the whole cost of stamping out" the disease when it appears.

Shipping. Week ending January 24th, 1889. ABERYSTWYTH. ARRIVED.—Jan. 31, Nathaniel, schooner. Davies, Cork. Feb. 4th, Countess of Lisburne, s.s., Jones,. Liverpool. SAILED.—22, Countess of Lisburne, s.s., Jones, BristoL

The Hon Spencer Lyttleton, for some years Marshal of the Ceremonies to the Queen, died at his residence in Eaton-terrace, on Monday night, after a very short illness. The late Hon Spencer Lyttleton was the second son of William Henry, third Lord Lyttleton, by his marriage with Lady Sarah Spencer, eldest daughter of George John, second Earl Spencer, and was born June 19, 1818. He was for some years in the navy, and afterwards entered the Scots Fusilier Guards, but retired in 1841. He was :attached to the Legation at St. Petersburgh in August, 1847, and shortly afterwards resigned, when he was appointed Marshal of the Ceremonies to the Queen, but relinquished that position in 1877. Mr Lyttleton married in August, 1848, Henrietta, eldest daughter and co-hier of the late Mr Frederick Hamilton Come- wall, of Del bury, Shropshire, and granddaughter of the Right Rev Dr Cornewall, Bishop of Worcester.

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I On the Blackburn line near Bolton on Tuesday morning a singular accident occurred. A goods train collied with another upon a bridge knocking an engine and three waggons over the bridge into the road beneath, and blocking the thoroughfare. The driver and stoker escaped by jumping from their engine. A wedding party which was being driven down the road at the time had a narrow escape. J Salmon fishing on the Tay and tributaries opened on Tuesday morning. Bdew Perth the fishing was very unproductive, the gales of last week having taken the salmon to the upper reaches. Between Perth and Newburgh the takes were small but the fishing above Perth was, as usual on the opening day very success- ful. Several anglers were out on Loch Tay, but, as a violent north ivii 1 was blowing, and the loch was con- sequent!}' very rough, baskets were light. The spawning seaso n was very satisfactory, but the salmon have thisjwinter suffered severely from the fungus disease. At the Central Criminal Court on IV, e(Ineslay,. Thomas S. Cottam, described as an engraver, was indicted for having feloniously in his possession a copper plate for engravinn forged Bank of England five pound notes. The evidence of detectives sub- stantiated the charge, and the prisoner was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. Lord Salisbury, it is said, -will, in accordance with the usual practice, submit two names to the Queen for the vacant see of St Asaph. We are enabled to state that one of them will be that of the Ven. H. W. Watkin, Archdeacon and Canon of Durham. His elevation to the bench would place a stall worth £ 1000 a year at the Prime Minister's disposal. A London Correspondent writes It is reported that at no distant day there will be a vacancy in the representation of the Aston division. It will be remembered that a few months ago there was a state- ment to this effect just before Mr Kynoch left for South Africa. The Conservative whips then issued an authorative contradiction, as they probably ] %i ill do again, but none the less a vacancy is i probable. Mr Kynoch, it is understood, is stiil out of the country, and personally would like to retire, but the party managers are averse to a contest in what is practically a part of Birming- ham. The Conservative success at the last election was a surprice which is not likely to be repeated. Consequently efforts will be made to induce Mr Kynoch to retain his seat. In the same way Mr Gent- Davis will remain member tor Kennington, where the recent County Council election shows that a Liberal victory is practically assured if the seat were fought at the present time. Hitherto machines for felling trees have been driven by steam power, but this, says a contemporary, is sometimes inconvenient, especially in thick woods, and electric power has recently been adopted in the Galician forests. Usually in such machines the trunk is sawn, but in this case it is drilled. When the wood is of a soft nature the drill has a sweeping motion and cuts into the trunk by means of cutting edges on its sides. The drill is actuated by an electric motor mounted on a carriage, which is brought close up to the tree and shackled to it. The motor is capable of turning round its vertical axis and the drill is geared to it in such a mannsr that it can be turned through an arc of a circle and make a sweeping cut into the trunk. The first cut made, the drill is advanced a few inches and another section of the wood removed in the same way until the trunk is half severed. It is then cUmped to keep the cut from closing, and the t remainder is finished by a hand saw or an axe. The current is conveyed into the motor by insulated leads brought through the forest from a generator placed in some convenient site. -iVi(Ilan(I Counties Herald. The conductors employed by the Provincial Tram- ways Company of Cardiff, who struck work on Tues- days, were invited by the managers to a conference, which was held on Wednesday. The result of their deliberations was that a compromise was effected, the managers granting an increase of a shilling per week to all conductors over sixteen years of age, and reducing the deposit money for good conduct from JE2 to 91. A difference arose as to what number of relief men should be employed, but eventually the terms asked by the men were conceded. The three men arrested on Tues- day for disorderly conduct were brought before the magistrates. The only conductor taken into custody, was discharged John Corlin was fined £10 or two months' imprisonment, for assaulting a policeman, and the third man was fined 10s.. or seven days' imprison- ment. The cars and omnibuses are now running as usual. While a party of miners was engaged at work in a stope in the forty fathom level in Drakewell's mine, near Guruislake, Cornwal, on Tuesday night a large quantity of ground fell away, and two of the men named William Rnle, and William Bant. were buried underneath. A rescue party of twenty men have since been continually engaged in endeavouring to extricate the men, but there was no hope of their efforts being successful until yesterday at the eca-liest. Signals made by the rescue party have been answered by one or both of the entombed men, though it is not known for certain whether both are alive and unhurt. The sollid ground is being driven through, but as the distance is not known it is uncertain when the imprisoned men will be reached.

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At a meeting of the Taff Vale proprietors held at Bristol' on lVednesday, the report and statement of accounts and dividends, as published, were agreed to. The Chairman (Mr Inskip) made a long speech explan- atory of the Bute-Taff agreement, which was approved of unanimously,, as was also the Bill for amalgamating the railways working in connection with the Taff ale and for constructing the Cowbridge aud Aber- thaw Railway. The Chairman explained that the Bute-tafi agreement must be perpetual. After the meeting the stock, which stood at 260, rose 10 per cent. on the Bristol Stock Exchange, and it is be- lieved that it A\iIl reach 300 at no distant date. Mr H. D. Bayly, of Edwinstowe House, Nottingham, and Master of the Ruffordd hounds, committed suicide Ion Wednesday, at 44, St. James's-place, Pall-mall, where he occupied sleeping apartments. It appears that about half-past ten a.m. one of the attendants went to Mr Bayly's room and found the door locked and on looking through the key hole perceived ehe un- fortunate gentleman lying in the middle of the room a pool of blood. The police were fetched, and the door forced. In the middle of the room was a foot bath, and the deceased's right arm was hanging help- lessly over the side of it. while the razor was at the bottom. He had evidently cut his throat while shaving. The hand basin in the stand was nearly filled with blooj. and the position in which he was discovered would indicate that he fell backwards after inflicting the wound, as his feet were at the foot of the wash- stand. Dr Holt. of Saville-row, was summoned, but was unable to do anything to relieve the suicide, who was then stiil alive, aud lingered until one o'clock, when he expired. The throat was severed in a dread- ful manner. There was no apparent motive for the action.

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The historic puddles on the Parade at Aberystwyth filled with pebbles from the beach. These .pebbles will grind the holes deeper, and the puddles in a month or two will he puddlier than ever, Is not the skill displayed simply marvellous ? Another decision of the Aberystwyth County Court JUDGE has been set aside. In this instance all the 11 objections urged against a bill of sale have been set aside. The general public will naturally feel that only those suitors who appear before Judge BISHOP obtain justice who are able to appeal and get his judgments reversed. These appeals ought to make the JUDGE less cocksure in his manner, and more witIing to take advice before giving decisions. The people of this country scarcely realize that the Presidents of America have far more power than is -possessed by the sovereigns of this country. That the power of American Presidents should not be realized by the masses of the people is not hard to understand when it is seen how easily and completely Presidents retire into private life when their term of office expires. It has just been announced that Mr CLEVELAND will, on the expiration of his Presidency, reside in New York and practise as a lawyer. That this should be 'possible speaks volumes for the American Republic. i(- Is the British army "the envy of the world." Colonel JUSTICE, who made a speech at Tredegar last week, seems to think it is. He also said "that he "differed from the remarks made by Lord Y\ OLSELKY "with regard to compulsory service. He believed the time would never come when this country would "resort to conscription." Will the time ever come when the people of this country wiil object to the waste of imperial resources in maintaining a large I army. That is the question. Our" only" general I wants to make England like Germany and the drop of water in which these islands stand makes that course unnecessary. At last slow-pulsed Eagland is moved by the I abominable tyranny of the Tory Government towards the Irish people and their chosen and honoured leaders. Indifference has given way to indignation and the people in whose name oppression has been dealt out to Ire- land are most assuredly going to call the oppressors to account. The whole country is astir. Meetings are being held. Committees are being formed. Protests are being signed, and the evil thing called coercion is doomed. When a fellow citizen is dragged out of a Lancashire meeting and sent in the very sidit of the people to be tortured in prison the end has been reached The people are stronger than a lord, or than a lord and his nephew. It will be pleasant to watch the gather- ing storm until it sweeps the abominable system of cruelty and wrong into the limbo of kated things that can be no more for ever. Will Aberystwyth speak ? -I<- We are in the presence of another panic which it is said will entail an expenditure of fifteen or twenty mil- lions in useless naval and military forces. The bulk of this money will go into the pockets of the alarmists who do not create panic for nothing. If members of Parlia- ment were worth anything they would prevent this waste. It is not long since the peoplecf this country were told that it was not more money, but better manage- ment, that was required. Instead of an extra ex- penditure of twenty millions we need a saving of twenty millions. Unfortunately the people do not care about imperial waste and extravagance if they can I make paltry little local economies. The national bloodsuckers ought to be thwarted but who is to thwart them ? The craze of playing at soldiers is almost at an end. The Volunteer movement which haj cost the country millions of money is on the wans. The officers are ¡ retiring in far larger numbers than new appointments are being made. During last month (January) sixty combatant officers of volunteers retired, and there were thirty-seven new appointments, giving a net loss of twenty-three commissions. In the first quarter of the current official year, the volunteer force has lost by retirement fifteen lieutenant-colonels, twelve majors, eight-nine captains, and 117 subalterns—total 233 combatant officers. The new appointments have been 151 in number, so that there is a net loss for the first -quarter of eight-two combatant officers. In the corresponding quarter of 1887-8, there were 200 retire- ments and 133 new appointments—a net loss of seventy- seven commissions. The same story is told by the returns for ten years. Nothing more ridiculous was ever done in this country than for men to play at soldiers. Notwithstanding the volunteer army the naval and military expenditure has gone up at the rate of more than half a million a year since 1859. Mr GEORGE BAYLIS, in a letter to a London :papers says As I was wending my way through the streets of our country town on the last Saturday in January, I heard a voice call Mr BAYLIS.' On turning round I recognised Mr N., standing at the entrance of his corn and hay stores. But for once no II smile lit up his usually happy countenance. Come I in,' said the merchant, 'and see what this boasted 'railway legislation of 1888 has done for the trader and "'the farmer.' On entering his office the head clerk handed me a bundle of accounts just received from the Great Western Railway Company. The first -11 invoice related to a truck of hay consigned to Reading from Kintbury. The new rate is lis. 8d. per too. As the old rate has been 8s. 4d., this showed an increase of forty per cent. The second account "dealt with a truck of straw despatched from Thatcham to Reading. The rate for January, 1889, is 9a. 2d. per ton in December last the rate has been 5s. 10d., showing an increase upon the month .1 of fifty-seven per cent. Look at this extraordinary invoice,' said Mr N., 'of the carriage of hay from Aldermaston to Reading, a distance of only eight miles the Great Western's new tariff is 10s. per II ton.' What was the old rate ? I asked. Five shillings a ton,' replied the clerk a rise of hnndred "I. per cent. for the railway.' In the Reading Corn Exchange loud was the grumbling of the poor, -betrayed farmers. Said Mr T., 'I can no longer i., 'send my straw fro.n Steventon to Reading the rate is advanced 5s. a ton '-over sixty per cent. Mr B. complained of an overcharge of 4s. lOd. a ton on feeding stuffs from Wolverhampton to Wantage, but h this was only a forty-eight per cent. addition." Railway companies should be paid, and they should be paid so as to enable them to make profits, but how can they make profits when they kill traffic and drive industries out of existence. Farmers are not quite as helpless as they imagine. Take one case referred to by Mr BAYLIS. The distance from Aldermaston to Reading is only eight miles. The charge for carrying a top of hay that distance, is 10s. under the new tariff. Now could a farmer earn ten shillings more ea-sily than by earting the ton of hay from Aldermaston to Heading ? Railway companies have yet to learn how Tto develop the districts through which they run. =