The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

HOW THINGS ARE DONE. When I was young there were very few elementary schools, very few railways very few telegraphs; very few newspapers very few photographs very few bicycles very few steam ships and very few parliamentary voters. There have been great changes iu the manufactures iu the towns and equally great changes in the processes of agriculture in the rural districts. I used to watch men threshing with flails. Many modern boys have never seen a flail. The inventions and changes of the past forty years seem far creator than are possible in the next forty years. It is interesting to watch the gradual processes of change and growth. The prophet is inspired with his message and he goes forth into the wilderness of people and utters his cry amid scolHug and jeers and derision. Sotnbody listens and after a time the prophet has adherents. The prophet is the beginner of change. With patient labour the inventor works out his idea and little by little overcomes obstacles until at last he says to an unbelieving public I can do wi:h a machine which I have made what men could never do with their own hauds, or I can do with one machine what it would require a hundred men to do." He begins transforming change. The keen observer sits alone and watches some process of nature until at last he sees exactly what is done and how it is done, and then he imitates the natmal process aud the world is made richer. It is in the mind of one individual that the greatest works and changes are first conceived, and there ace minds to-day in which are being turned over great schemes as important as any that have added so much during the past forty, yeu's to our riches and power and comfort and knowledge. The propiiet who goes forth with his message knows that he must. prevaii. The evil he denounces is slain by his condemnation, although it may lin- ger long and others may declare that they killed it. The advocate of reform is sure of victory although reform may come in ways he did not anticipate. Many a reformer has failed to reccg- nise the reform he pleaded for wheu it has come in some unexpected guie. Some day the rich inhabitants of rural districts will diseovar that their neglect of the laws of sanitation is not compensated for by rose-covered porches aad wy-grown dormers. They will become frightened aud then there will be changes I am in no hurry. Anybody who has read this column for many years knows that I am not soon tired of repeating and repeating a request. I know that the things I ask for must in the end be granted, if they are right things to ask for. All that is wanted is patience coupled with persever- ance. You tell the people of Aberystwyth that they ought nor, to rest content with a miserable brick shed for a railway station, and they are startled at first to hear their railway station called a brick shed. They next say it is not a brick alied. Then they say they always thought it was nothing better than a shed, but did not like to say so. The railway company indignantly repudiate the idea of the railway station at Aber- ystwyth being called a shed and point to the iron pjllars provided for the inconvenience of passen- gers. The directors and managers are not going to be dictated to by me, and although they thdught of building a really handsome station some- what further back, and more in a line with the road to the sea, they will not do so now that the present structure has been called a shed by a wretched scribe (that's me) in a certain miserable print (that's this paper). After a good deal of writing I shall get the public to call the railway station a brick ahed, and then the building of a proper station ii! only a question of time and ftildz. All proposed reforms and suggested changes go through eerta'n stages, but the most important thing is to propose the reform and to suggest the change. If those who finds life to be dull %ill ciily take my advice aecl watch the processes of change they will find so much tlut is full of absorbing interest that they will never feel life to be dull any more. The only thing I ever suggested that was 113ver carried out was the removal of those wooden pests at the top and bottom of North Parade, and they are as sure to go as the management of the Aberystwyth College will be removed from London to Aberystwyth. NOT THE SAME CHILDREN. One day this week I saw the hundreds of children streaming out of the Board School, noisy and full of life. "They never seem to grow any bigger," I almost said to myself, until I remembered that not one of that shrill-voiced mass of young life was going to school fifteen or sixteen years ago None of them were born then. The children I saw streaming out of school fifteen and twenty years ago are men and women, or are dead I am going in and out in the same way as twenty years ago, but they have passed through changes. Still, as I watch the children coming out of school tc-day they appear just like the children I saw coming sohool twenty years ago, and it requires an effort to believe that they are the sons and daughters of the children I first saw! This is the case all through life. The same appearances but different individuals. Just as in the theatre we witness the same play but the actors are different. The rustling jorn in the fields to- day, is like the rustling corn that was in the same fields when we were children, but it is not the same corn. How far back could we go by year by year and still find corn rustling in the breeze, and still hear shrill, musical voices of children, and still find yellow flowers among the grain. How soon we should find ourselves in what are called ancient times — times long before Ruth was among the gleaners. There really are no ancient times. The very oldest books tell of the chief things just as we see them to-day. When I stand where I can see the children leaving school, or in the middle of a corn field, or by the margin of the sea, or in the middle of a plain, or in a wo)d, I feel that I am in the presence of things that have remained un- changed as far as appearances go for thousands ttpon thousands ot years. I like to think how children were born in the remote past and grew slowly to maturity and passed gradually on into old age and death, and how they left little children who also grew old and died, as we find recorded in the genealogies of the Bible, where we are told how one generation died after another over long spaces of time. This is the day of my generation, and I am making the very most of it in all sorts of ways. I am not waiting for any to-morrow that will be fuller of joy and freer from worry and sorrow than < to-day is. I am trying to put into thin day all that belongs to it, so that to-morrow when it comes may sot have to bear more than its own burden of care and may have its own free spaces for pleasant experiences. There are always children, but they are not the same eshildren. Just so with joys and sorrows. There are always joys and sorrows, and we cannot arrange for some days in the future that shall be all joy, and it is well to remember that no days in the future will be all sorrows. I know lots of miserable people who are going to be quite happy when th-ey have done something they have planned, and when a certain place has been reached. They will never have done that something. They will never reach that certain place. There will never be any concentrated sunshine, or any essence of star glitter, or any accumulation of summer twilight, or any piling up of the brightness and odour of C, wildflowers. The blueness of the sky and the shimmering moonlight will be just the same to-morrow as to-day. The simple joys that are lost to-day are lost for ever, because they are only presented in the same way each day, and what we see depends far more on how we look than on what we look at. That what I say is true you can easily test for yourselves Find some old person and see whether that old person is able to make up by present delight in life for past neglect of those things which are delightful. Not so. Nay, is not the power to enjoy lost because it was neglected in the past. If the shining of the sun is nothing to thee in tliy routh, it can be nothing to thee in thy old age. And all this came of my seeing the children JOming out of school. I think they were breaking ip for the holidays. Happy children J SPITE. Spite is the expression of disappointed egotism and vanity. The massive person is rarely spiteful. Spite will throw stones at the grapes it cannot grasp, and will spit r.t the opponent it cannot reich to strike. Spite gnashes its teeth when it cannot bite, and weeps when it fails to wound. If spite finds itself in possession of something it cannot use that might be beneficial to another it destoys the useful thing, even to its own inconvenience and cost. Spite will choke itself with smoke in order to extinguish a fire that might serve another's need. When spite has eaten and drunken to the full it would befoul the remaining food and drink so that others might not enjoy. Spite is the rage of impotence; the protest of weakness against strength the sting of the human parasite. Spite chuckle?, at the evil it can do in return for good, and rejoices over injury inflicted upon those who have done no wrocg, bus are simply happy or fortunate. Spite at last cuts its own throat out of Eheer rage that good prevails. Tha Coast. P. IV.

LLANBADARN FAWR. PETTY SESSIONS, "WKDNKSDAV, Jrr.v Before G. W. Hunsall, Esq., Fronfraith, B Ellis Morgan, Esq., Mount Pleasant. and G. Rowlands, Esq., Sherbourne Hall. 77/down (;Itl' John James, Coedllys, Llanilar, farmer's son, and William Williams, Lanllwyd, Llanbtularn Lower, farm servant, were charged by John Roberts,_ Lluest Farm, Llanbadarn Kawr, farmer, with having unlawfully on the night of the KSth, or morning of the 14th July, at Lluest, thrown down certain gates, the property of complainant, thereby doing damage to the extent of Is. The defendants were charged by John < harles, (Jommius Ooch, Llanbadarn Fawr, with a similar offence committed at (Jommins Coch on the same night.—Mr D.C.C. Lloyd said that with the Bench's permission the complainants in both cases had instructed him to ask that the cases be compromised upon payment of costs.—The Bench, in consenting to a compromise, com- mented severely upon the action of the defendants. They had put the complainants to much inconvenience and, perhaps, disastrous consequences might have resulted. SI,)/ flowx ctiid Obstruction.—Benjamin Bryan, Burgedin, Montgomery, hawker, was charged with having allowed two horses, his property, to stray on the highway near Loves- grove, Llanbadarn Fawr, on the 2nd July, and also with having unlawfully left his waggon for an unreasonable time, to wit one hour, on the highway at Lovesgrove on the 2nd July, thereby obstiucting the free passage thereon. Mr Roderick Lloyd, Tregaron, county surveyor for the upper division of the county, deposed that on the day in question lie was driving past Lovesgrove, when he saw two horses straying on the road. Just beyond about five hundred yards he noticed a van by the side of the road, near which a tire had been kindled. In his opinion the van was an obstruction, for he had great difficulty in passing. The defendant admitted that what Mr Lloyd had said was quite true, but he believed there was a boy in charge of the horses.—Mr Lloyd said he saw no one in charge of them,-The Bench imposed a fine of 5s. in respect of each horse for the straying, and inflicted a fine of 10s. with costs for the obstruction Mn.ttrr ((;),1 Serf-tut.— Isaac Jones, Dolberllan, Llanbadarn Fawr, sought to have a contract entered into between Edward Morgans, of Troedrhiwlwba, Llanbadarn Fawr, farmer, and himself rescinded, and also to recover the sum of X6 lOs, lcl. due to him for services as workman under the contract.-£í was counter-claimed for breach of contract, itc.—Mr Wni. Davies (Messrs Smith, Owen, and Davies, Aberystwyth) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hugh Hughe", Aberystwyth, for the defendant.—Mr Davies, in opening the cse, said that the plaintiff entered into a con- tract with defendant's son in November last at the rate of C21 lOs, per annum. He entered the service of the dc, fendant, and all went well until about May last, when the conduct of the defendant and his son and daughter became unbearable. Plaintiff was compelled to get up at four or five o'clock in the morning. At six he received his breakfast, at one his dinner, at eight his supper, retiring to bed about eleven, without any spell of rest. With those meals and the hard work, he continued to remain in the employ of defendant until the 14th July He did everything to meet the wishes of the defendant and his family, but to no pur- pose, for the harder he worked the more they were dissatis- fied. Indeed, he (Mr Davies) submitted it was nothing else but utter slavery. As the Bench would hear from the plain- tiff, the food given was such that any Cardiganshire farmer would be ashamed to give. That being so, and the conduct of the defendant and his family becoming more unbearable, plaintiff had no alternative but to leave.—Plaintiff bore out the remarks made by Mr Davie*. He said everything went on smoothly and satisfactorily until about April last when things changed for the worse. He eOlllpJained of not having enough food and not enough time to eat it. whereupon de- fendant complained that he did not perform sufficient work to satisfy him. He rose at four in the morning and then milked the cows, which was not a part of his duty under the contract. For breakfast he received some bread and milk and afterwards some stale cheese. For dinner he had some bacon and potatoes not of a pleasant smell, and ",hid. was not fit for any person to eat. Repeatedly complained but of no avail. He said he would be unable to work if not provided with better food, and went to his wife's house for food. The next meal after dinner he got was supper at eight o'clock. The son partook of his food at the same taole as he did, but after he left partook of other food. The servant pretended to take food at the same time as he did. He was the only male sen ant on the farm. He re- membered going to his wife's home one Saturday night and not returning until the Monday morning, having felt unwell. Xot a word was said about it on Monday, but on Tuesday the defend- ant's son spoke to hiin about it. He told him (plaintiff) to go away, hut the daughter said that if he did so he would put in gaol. He had three masters there and they were never satisfied with the work he did. He had been previously in service, but no complaints were made agawst him. After having been at the hay all day on the 13th July, defendant complained that he did not do enough work, h consequence of which he left.—Cross- examined by Mr Hughes Never had any butter or tea. There was no butter put upon the table. Had never complained to defendant at all about the food. It was all right at first but got worse gradually. Did tell the son and daughter about it. De. fendant's son directed him to get up at four o'clock in the mOrn. mg and not defendant. He did his utmost to please them He as the only person in the house '.vho ate the cheese. The meat was not fit to eat. It was not the same meat that defendant and his familv partook of. The son never had the same meat as he had perhaps lie did occasionally. Never told anyone he was about to leave. He was unable to remain there. He milked the cows and he considered that a hard duty.—Re-examined by Mr \V. Davies Cou'.d not say what defendant and hH familv ate. He had received £ 7 10s on account.—Mr Hughes, for the defence) contended that when the Bench had heard the evidence he was about to call they would have no hesitation in saying that it was simply a piece of exaggeration on the part of the' plaintiff. From the experience the Bench had had they knew that whan a person was dissatisfied with his place, it was his invariable rule to find fault with thp food or something else. Now the defendant would state positively,and he (Mr Hughns) would adduce further evidence to prove, that it was the same food that lie, and not only he but. his own children and the farmers of the neighbourhood generally w?re provided with. There was always an abundance of food, as well as butter for the plaintiff. It was when the hard work came that he turned roulld and c->i- v;ed that excuse, for which he thought himself justified in lea. The tale told by the plaintiff was nothing but a pure ^inventio.i. Finding that plaintiff did not perform sufficient w ork, the d .-fondant simply protested—as he had a right to do and to see that the plaintiff performed his fair quota of work. By his leaving in that un- ceremonious way, defendant had been put to great inconvenience and loss, for labour was very scarce in the country and much difficulty was experienced in obtaining a person in plaintiff's stead. Defendant had had to employ a person to work bv the day in consequence of plaintiff's leaving and he asked the Bench to award them the damages claimed a a result for leaving defendant's service without sufficient excuse.—Defendant's son was then called, and said he entered into the contract with plaintiff Plaintiff partook of the same food as he did, and he denied that plaintiff ever complained to him about the food. — In cross-examination by Mr Davies, the witness said he never had had hard words with plaintiff, Always spoke to him very quietly. Was afraid of him. Plaintiff was generally up before he was. He ate the same food as plaintiff did.—By Mr Hughes His father had been entered in Court by a former servant, but won the case.—Elizabeth Morgans, a senallt in the employ of defendant, said she was not related to defendant. They all had their meals together. There was no difference in the food, the same food was given to all-the same cheese, the same bread. What plaintiff had stated was wholly untrue. There was always cheese and bread and butter on the table every morning. The same kind of food had been given during the period she had been at Troed- Iwba-close upon two years. Plaintiff had never tendered com- plaints that the food was not fit for a person to eat. He never asked for different food.—Cross-examined by Mr Davies It had been the best place she had been in. She made no complaints. It was not a fact that she had frequently cried, and complained to plaintiff. Had never uttered a word about the story she had told prior to that morning. She had never been offered money to come forward to give evidence that morning, N%_Olll d swear it. Plaintiff never made any complaints to her about the food. He did not partake of his jneals at the same table as defendant and his family did.—The Bench, after a deliberation in private, decided to annul the contract, and direct the defendant to pay plaintiff A:2, each party to pay their own costs. SPECIAL PETTY SESSIONS, THURSDAY JULY 23RD, —Before J. G. W. Bonsall, J. T. Morgan, Esqrs, and Captain Husrh Bonsall. Cbarge, of Larceny.—The special court was held for the purpose of hearing a charge against Joseph, Mariano Williams, journalist, Tanycoed, Derwenlas of having stolen a watch and chain valued at f3 10a. the property of David Morgans, Blaendoku, on July 17th. Mr Hugh Hughes prosecuted. Mr A. J. Hughes de- fended and before the evidence was taken protested against the way his client had been apprehended. He was arrested outside Cardiganshire, the province of the Cardigan police, and without'a warrant. They arrested him after failing to find the watch, though they searched his father's house from top to bottom, and having arrested him, they dragged him all the way to Aberystwyth. Moreover, he had been arrested even before information had been laid,—Prosecutor, being called, said the accused had taken a cottage from him. but he received the key back in a day or two after letting. On the 17th July, the accused went to him when he was working in a field, saying that he was going away and had come to say good-bye. He went away. Found the watch missing when he went to wind it before going to bed.—By Mr A J. Hughes: He saw the accused leaving. The accused said he expected to meet his father at Blaendolau cn the 17th, and as he (the accused) was going away he wished to leave a letter at the hause for his lather. He believed the two papers were left, but did not know that one of them contained the address where letters were to be for- warded to the accused should any come there for him. —Mrs Morgan, wile of the prosecutor, being cross- examined, said the was not tt homr part of the day in ,a question. The accused did leave two papers ia the house when he went away, and she, being a litttle hit inquisitive, read the letter which was not enclosed in an envelope. One of the papers contained an address. — Elizabeth Morgans, servant at Blaendolau, having given evidence, P.C. Evan Evans said that with P.C. Hughes, Bow Street, they went in search of the accused and found him at Tauycoed, Derwenlas, the residence of his father. When they went to the door it was locked or bolted, but was eventually opened. The accused was in the kitchen. Told him they were policemen, and charged him, on suspicion, with having stolen a watch and chain from Blaendolau. Searched him and found nothing. Tiiey asked the father's permission to search the house. He at first refused, asking their authority. Witness then un- buttoned his coat, which was a private one, and showed his uniform, P.C. Hughes producing his warrant card. The father consented to the search. P.C. Hughes searched the house from top to bottom, witness remain- ing with the accused, andfailed to discover anytliii! -In cross-examination witness said that though they found nothin- they took the accused into custody. First heard of the alleged robbery about one o'clock on Mon- day. Received information from P.S. Davies, P.C. Hughes and D.C.C. Lloyd. Visied Blaendolau before going to Tanycoed and questioned the. occupants whether any strauger had visited the house on the 17th beside the accused. He had no warrant that day, but one was drawn out afterward. The address left at Blaendolau was the place where the accused was found.—Mary Griffith having given evidence, the Bench without retiring said the evidence was in- sufficient to convict and dismissed the case.—Mr Hughes objected to the way the Bench had worded their decision, remarking that there was not a tittle of evidence against the accused. He asked for a certi- ficate Gf dismissal, and the Bench granted it. "I

BAKMOuTH. BAZAAR.—One of Edison's phonographs will be exhibited at the bazaar held in connection with Christ Church. FIRE ENGINE.—Through the exertions of Major Patchett aud Mr R. Jones, the Bank, one of the Fire Insurance Companies, which does a large business at Barmouth. has presented the town with a manual fire engine with complete appliances It is understood that Major Best, the chief constable, has consented to train a tire brigade. THE SEASON.—The demand for apartments up to the present time has been rather slow, but a great many places have been let for August, and, no doubt, next week the place will be full.

THE DOVEY, MAWDDACH, AND GLASLYN BOARD OF CONSERVATORS Mr Henry Humphreys, Cwmlline, Cetnmaes, has beeu appointed by this Boud W<itr btiliff for the whole district.

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Public ttotitc. THE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED. I REPORT Presented to the SHAREHOLDERS at the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, held at City Terminus Hotel, Cannon Street, on MONDAY, the 20th July, 1891. The Directors beg to submit to the Shareholders a Balance Sheet together with the Profit and Loss Account for tne Half-year ended 30th June. The gross profits for the half-year, after making provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts, and including the amount brought forward from last account, are £ 154.I!>4 12s. -id. and after deducting all Current Expenses, Income lax, Directors Remuneration, Auditors Fees and Interest to Customers, there remains a balance of 1:64,005 4s. lOd. The Directors recommend that this amount be appropriated in the following manner, viz.:— I £31,875 0 0 to the payment of a Dividend at the late of 15 per cent. per annum, free of come Tax. 10,000 0 0 to reduction of Freehold and Leasehold Premises Account, and to Extinguish Furniture and Fittings Account. 2,000 0 0 to Officers' Pension and Gratuity Fund. 6,200 11 9 to Rebate on Bills. 13,860 13 1 carried forward. In pursuance of the intimation given in the last half-yearty Report to the Shareholders, and in exercise of the powers contained in the Art cles of Association, the Board issued pro rata to the Shareholders 10,000 1S&W Shares of £ 10 each with £ 5 paid, raising the paid-up Capital to £ 450,000. Shares of £10 each with fo paid, raising the paid-up Capital to £ 450,000. The Premiums received on the New Shares, amounting to £ 100,677 10s, have been appropriated as follows: £ 50,000 to the^heserve r und, increasing that Fund to £ 450,000 (invested in Consols), £ 42.3S2 9s. 8d. to writ* ing ( ow n the bank s entire holding of Consols and New 2.V per Cents, to 90, and the remaining £ S,295 0s. 4d. to the Officers' Pension and Gratuity Fund. to the Officers Pension and Gratuity Fund. Branches have been opened at Hornsey aid Bermondsey. It is proposed that the Dividend be payable on and after the 21st instant. I 7, Bank Buildings, Lothbury, 9th July, 1891. BALANCE SHEET OF THE LONDOX & PROVINCIAL BANK, LIMITED. Dr. 30th JUNE, 1891. Cr. £ s d £ s d £ s d £ s d Capital 450,000 0 0 Cash — 90,000 £ !0 Shares, £ 5 At He&a 0ffice> -p paldU ,~nnnn n n Branches, & Agents 661,926 3 4 Reserve Fund 4o0,000 0 0 At Call a'nd ,short Invested in £ £ >00,000 Notice. 500,000 0 0 ^4. per cent. Consols. ifii Q9ft 4 f ^°>000 0 0 Investments- Amount due by the Congols £ ljlll)111 Bank on Current, De- 2s 3d taken at 90' 1,000,000 0 0 posit and other Ac- Other British Govern- counts 6,23,,o0a G 4 ment Stocks 136,431 5 6 Balance of last Proht Metropolitan Consoli- and Loss Account 12,640 11 2 dated. and London, Gross Profit for Half- and Liverpool Cor- year after making poration Shocks 211,894 2 2 provision for Bad and British Colonial Gov- Doubtail Debts 141,»34 12^ ernient Bonds and ———————— 154,194 12 4 Inscribed Stocks 1SL913 19 10 English Railway De- benture and Prefer- ence Stocks, and East Indian Rail- way Guaranteed Stocks. 649,230 9 0 Other Debenture Stocks 115,124 1 8 2,294,593 18 2 Amount due from Customers on Current Accounts, Bills of Ex- change, Promissory Notes, &c, and Treasury Bills 3,664,416 19 7 Freehold and Leasehold Premises at Head Office and Branches also Bank Furniture and Fittings at Head Office and Branches SO,373 10 1 I Current Expenses, including Income Tax, Salaries, Rent, &c., at Head Office Branches, Directors' Remun- eratior., and Auditors' Fees 52,504 2 10 Interest on Deposit and other Accounts 37,6S5 4 8 Interesc on Deposit and other Accounts 37,6S5 4 8 £ 7,291,499 18 8 £ 7.291.499 IS 8 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1891 I £ s d £ a d To Current Expenses, as above 52,504 2 10; By Gross Profit, as above 154,194 12 4 1 Interest, as above 37,685 4 8 I Dividend at 15 per cent per annum 31,875 0 0 Reduction of Premises Account, Î and Extinction of Furniture & f 10,000 0 0 Fittings Account J j Officers' Pension and Gratuity I Fund 2,000 0 01. Rebate on Bills not due carried to New Account 6,260 11 9 Balance carried forward 13,869 13 11 £ 154,19-1 12 4 £154.]94 12 4 We have compared the above Balance Sheet with the Books and Vouchers at the Head Office and with the certified Returns from the several Branches, and have found it Correct I ARTHUR COOPER, (Cooper Brothers & Co.) Auditors. London, 8th July, 1891. EDGAR FIGGESS, J THE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL BANK, LIMITED. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL £ 900,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL .„ zL450,000 RESERVE FUND (Invested in Consols) X450,000 Directors. Sir EDWIN H. GALSWORTHY. JAMES GOODSON, Esq. Sir CHARLES E. LEWIS, Bart., M.P. RICHARD MICHELL, Esq. Sir ALEXANDER MONCRIEFF, K.C.B F R S BRINSLEY NIXON. Esq. Sir ALEXANDER MONCRIEFF, K.C.B F.R S BRINSLEY NIXON. Esq. CLARE SEWELL READ, Esq. THOMAS COLLETT SANDARS, Esq. General Manager, JOHN WOODROW CROSS, Esq. A vdif.nrft. ARTHUR COOPER, Esq. __m- Solicitor Messrs MUNNS & LONGDEN. EDGAR FIGGESS, Esq. Secretary. THOMAS JATRS GRTGSOK London Agents. 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BALA. PETTY SESSIONS.—Robert Williams, Llanuwchllyn, was found guilty last Saturday of riding in the train from Corwen to Llanuwchllyn without a ticket. He was fined 20s and costs. SERMON.—Father Ignatius, O.S.B., who was here for a few days delivered a sermon at Christ Church last Sunday evening after the usual service was over. The Church was well attended. PETTY SESSIONS. On Saturday, before Colonel Wilson, Eryl Aran, Thomas Million, a piano tuner, from Halifax was committed to jail for fourteen days for sleeping in an outbuildiug. BTTILDINC.—To meet the ever-increasing demand for houses several are to be built within the next few mo-iths in different parts of the town. In this respect Bala has been steidily improving for several years past. There are now but few of the oil half tumble—down houses that were to he seen on all sides about seven or eight years ago, that have not been taken down and new houses built on the site.s BALA Bon; SOCIETY.—The Bala Boys Society is making preparations for a picnic on the Garth Goch in August. The literary programme for the coming season will be not only interesting but instructive also. HAY HARVEST.—The recent rains have interrupted the harvest in these paris. While there has been stacked during the fine weather an usually large quantity of hay there still remains the great part of it cut and ungathered. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—There were present at the Board on Saturday last, Mr J. Williams in the chair, Messrs Edwd. Vanghan, Evan Jones, R. V. Jones and Morris Peters. The medical officer's report showed that there were 8 pauper lunatics of this Union in the house and 8 in Denbigh Lunatic Asylum. The reliev- ing officer's report showed that for the last week there had been paid in out-relief £ 45 13s lid. There were only 3 vagrants relieved during the past week against 25 in the corresponding week of last year.

THE COMMERCIAL AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ABERYSTWYTH. The annual meeting for the distribution of prizes at this school took place on Thursday evening, July 23rd. The chair was to have been taken by Alderman Peter Jones, J.P., but at the last moment he was called away on urgent business, and Prof. Owen Prys, M.A., of Trevecca College, very kindly presided over the meeting. The prizes were awarded this year again after a searching examination on paper in each subject by examiners unconnected with the school. The Examiners this year were Messrs J. J. Morgan. 1st B.A., (Lond.), Penygarn, and J. Owen, 1st B.Sc., (Lond.), Aberystwyth, who presented the following joint i-eport It has given us great pleasure to conduct the Mid-Summer Examination of the Commercial and Grammar School, Aberystwyth, this year and, we beg .to submit the following report. Papers were set in Latin. Greek, French, English Grammar and Analysis, English History, Geography Algebra, Euclid, (books i-iv), Arithmetic, Scriptare History, Orthography and Writing. We are glad to h., able to state, as the result of a searching ex?minai t„ij, that the school has fully maintained that high character for efficiency and excellence with which it has been credited by the Examiners of previous years. The papers sent in both by seniors and juniors show the thoroughness of the work done during the past year, and reflect great credit both upon the Master and pupils. The Higher Senior Class sent in very creditable papers in English Grarcmar and Analysis, which also included questions on the History of the Language from Morris's Historical Grammar, J. R. Hughes being first, closely followed however, by R. Richards. Edward Jenkins heads the list in the Lower Senior Clais, while very good papers were also sent in by Harold James, T. M. Jenkins, Ernest Ellis, A. T. Bennett, E. E. Rees, and R. Rowland Jones. The Junior Class have also done very well in questions on Accidence, David Jones, being first, having obtained nearly full marks, followed by D. D. Williams, R. E. Richards, W. Lswis, L. Thomas, J. Jenkins, Bickerstaff, and D. Griffiths. The English papers show that the pupils are well trained in Composition, as in these, as well as in the other papers generally, grammatical mistakes were rare. The School thus bears out its characteristic feature of being a Commercial and Grammar School by importing as a basis a sound knowledge of English which will be of so much advantage to the pupils in after life. In Latin a stiff paper was set in grammar, and an unseen passage for translation to the senior class Here T. O. Hughes was easily first while in the lower sen:or T. M. Jenki.is comes first, with Harold James, Ernest Ellis and R. R. Jones next in order. Amongst the juniors W. Lewis heads the list, with Bickerstaff, Jenkin Williams and L. Owen coming after. On the whole, the pupils show that they have a sound knowledge of the rudiments of Latin as a foundation for further development. Not so good were the papers in French Accidence, in which, however, W. R. Richards was first, having obtained 68 per cent. of the maximum number of marks. In senior Greek, J. R. Hughes sent in a very satisfactory paper, while of the juniors Jenkin Williams is first, L. Owen making a good second. In arithmetic the papers set for the seniors are rather difficult. Yet all the seniors obtained 70 per cent. of the marks possible, T. O. Hughes being first, closely followed by J. R. Hughes and W. R. Richards. The lower senior class took both the senior and junior papers, and Harold James is first with excellent papers, Rennett, T. M. Jenkins, Ed. Jenkins and Ernest Ellis closely following. In the junior class special praise is due to Llewelyn Ll. Davies, who succeeded in obtaining 99 marks out of a possible 103. R. E. Richards, D. D. Williams, D. B. Davies, David Ellis, Evan E. Rees come next, and all with over 70 per cent. of the marks possible. In Euclid, papers were set in the first four books, including riders. T. 0. Hughes comes first amongst the higher senior, whilst amongst the lower seniors Harold James leads, with T. M. Jenkins, Ed. Jenkins and Ernest Ellis coming close behind him. Of the juniors, the best were R. Bickerstaff and David Rees equal, LI. Davies and J. Jenkins being next in order. Very satisfactory papers were also presented in Algebra. Questions were set for the seniors up to, and including Quadratic Equations, and T. O. Hughes and J. R. Hughes deserve special mention, as do also Harold James, T. M. Jenkins and Ernest Ellis in the lower I senior. Of the juniors, John Jenkins obtained a good percentage in a somewhat difficult paper for juniors. Ll. Davies, Bickerstaff, W. Lewis and D. Rees coming next. 10 English history all the higher senior boys sent in excellent papers, containing over 85 per cent. of the available marks. J. R. Hughes aud T. O. Hughes head the list with ninety-five per cent. each. The lower seniors did not do so well as a whole, but S. Ernest Ellis and R. Rowland Jones, who are bracketed first presented very fair papers, and are closely followed by A. T. Bennett, Edward Jenkins and T. M. Jenkins. The juniors did much better, R. E. Richards being first with 80 per cent, Ll. LI. Davies, J. Evans, L. Thomas. and D. Griffiths, coming next in order. In geography very good papers were sent in by Gwilym Tho-nas, who comes first, T. M. Jenkins, A. T. Bennett, and Edward Jenkins in the senior class. Amongst the juniors Lewis Thomas and David Griffiths deserve special mention, being bracketed first, closely followed, however, by John Jenkins, John Evans, D. D. Williams, and David Ellis. Papers were also set in Scripture History which is a special feature in the school, Lewis Owen being first among the seniors, followed by J. R. Hughes, Edward Jenkins, Jenkin Williams, and W. R. Richards, and David Ellis being first among the juniors with 96 per cent of the marks, followed by J. Jenkins, Lewis Thomas, W. Lewis, D. Griffiths, and Evan E. Rees, all having obtained above 75 per cent. In Orthography and Writing A. T. Rennett comes first in the senior class, whilst D. D. Williains take.41 place amongst the juniors. In Book-keeping the best senior boy is Evan E. Rees, and the best junior D Benjamin Davies. Taking the examination on the j whole, we find that amongst the higher seniors, J. R. | Hughes, W. R. Richards and 1. 0. Hughes have don remarkably well, amongst the lower seniors, Harold James, T. M. Jenkins, Edward Jenkins, and Ernest Ellis show equally good results, and amongst the juniors, LI. Ll. Davies, R. E. Richards, D. D, Williams, W. Lewis, R. Bickerstaff, Lewis Thomas, J. Jenkins, and David Griffiths gave promise of equal success in the future. Altogether we feel that a great deal of hard, persistent and thorough work has been done in the school during the past year, and, as one proof of its excellence and thoroughness we may state that out of a total of over 250 papers sent in, very few were under half marks. Accuracy and thoroughness are, as is proved by this examination, given the first place in the teaching of the school, and these elements undoubtedly are essential to all successful educational trainir-g. The list of the names of the best boys in each subject and class found appended as prizemen, shows the extent and variety of the work accomplished during the year, and fully justifies the school in retaining the name by which it has been known from the commencement, as a Commercial and Grammar School. JOHN J. MORGAX, 1st B.A. (Lond). JOHN OWENS, 1st, B.Sc. (Lond), and Medalist of Edinburgh University. The follo wing is the list of Prizemen in the various subjects ENGLISH LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR &c.-Higher Senior J. Rees Hughes, Borth, and Win. R. Richards, Great Darkgate-street, equal Lower Senior Edward Jenkins, Princess-street Higher Junior David J,)ues, Vulcan-street. LATIN GRAMMAR &C.—Higher Senior T. Oliver Hughes, Cefuhendre Lower Senior Thomas M. Jenkins, Great Darkgate-street Higher Junior: Win. Lewis, Horeb, New Cross; Lower Junior: Lewis Thomas, William-street. ENGLISH HISTORY.—Higher Senior J. Rees Hughes, Borth Lower Senior S. Earnest Ellis, Llanfair, Welshpool, and R Rowland Jones, Hafodgias. Llan- gwyryfon, equal; Higher Junior R. E. Richards, Borth. SCRIPTURE HISTORY.—Senior Lewis Owen, Aber- angell, Dims Mawddwy; Junior: David Ellis, Pencvvm, Llanddeinol. GEOGRAPHY.—Senior: Gwilym Thomas, Northgate House Junior Lewis Thomas, William-street, and David Griffiths, Trinity-row, equal. ARITHMETIC.—Higher Seuior T. Oliver Hughes, Cefnheudre Lower Senior A. Harold James, Bron- castell, Penllwyn; Higher Junior LI, vi-cl3 11 LI. Davies, Cambrian-place. ALGEBRA AND EIICLID.-Ifigher Senior T. Oliver Hughes, Cefuhendre Lower Senior: A. Harold James, Broncastell, Penllwyn Junior Algebra Robert Bickerstaff, Great Darkgate-utreet, and David Rees, Queen-street, equal Junior Euclid John Jenkins, Princess-street. FRENCH GRAMMAR.—Senior Wm. R. Richards, Gieat Darkgate-street. GREEK GRAMMAR.—Senior J. Rees Hughes, Borth Junior Jenkin Williams, Nebo, Llanon. ORTHOGRAPHY AND WRITING.—Senior A. Trevor Bennett, Moor-street Junior David Dl. Williams, Pencefn, Tregaron. BOOK-KEEPING.—Senior Evan E. Rec', Pennal, Merioneth Junior David Benjamin Davies, St. James's-square. SWIMMING. — First A. Harold James, Broncastell, Penllwyn Second Gwilyrn Thomas, Northgate House Third Edward Jenkins, Princess-street. SPECIAL PRIZES,—Regular Attendance and Good Conduct the Lower Junior Class W Trenwith Davies, Queen's-road, and Ronald Gibson, Cindy- beate-terrace. SCIENCE CLASSES.—Prizes were also given to boys who attend the Science Classes in the evenings, and who are engaged at work all day David Jenkins, Princess-street, who passed in Mathematics, Second or Advanced Stage; and in Inorganic Chemistry, Elementary Stage Thomas D. Jenkins. Bridge- street, who passed in Mathematics, Second or Advanced Stage and in Animal Physiology, Elementary Stage. After the Report and Lists had been read by Mr J. J. Morgan, the Examiner, and the Prizes distributed, the boys were addressed by Professer Prys, the Chair- man, who impressed upon them the importance of being earnest and thorough in their work as Wales had need of thoroughly earnest men both at present and in the immediate future. Mr Prys also expressed his pleasure at the continued success of the School in maintaining its efficiency and adding to its reputation, he having himself examined the School on two occasions a few years before. Mr Owen after- wards proposed a vote of thanks to the Examiners for so kindly undertaking the laborious work of Examin- ing the school, and this, being seconded by Mr J. D. Williams, Portland Lane, an old pupil of the School, and supported by Mr D. J. Griffiths, Ynyslas, another old pupil, was carried by acclamation. Mr Evin Evans, Solicitor, who with. Mrs Evans, has been present each year at the Annual Distribution of Prizes, then proposed a most hearty vote of thanks to Professor Prys for his great kindness in attending to preside over the meeting at some inconvenience, and this was seconded by Mr J. Hugh Edwards, Terrace Road, another old pupil, and supported by the Master, who, in course of his remarks, took occasion to review the generalconditionoftheSchooland the progress made during the past year. Lookingover the Twelve years the School had been open, he found that] nearly One hundred and fifty boys had passed the different Public Examinations held in connexion with various Colleges and Institutions. Two had passed the London Intermediate Examination, One in Science, and one in Arts Twelve had passed the London Matriculation Examination, either direct from the schools, or soon after, since January 1885 One in Honours, Nine in the First Division, aud Two in the Second Division, One each had passed the Preliminary Law, and Medicine Eleven the Pharmaceutical Preliminary; Five the Training Colleges, and Certificate Examina- tions Four the Civil "Service Examinations Three had gained Entrance Exhibitions at the University College of Wales, and more had been awarded other Exhibitions from year to year. Sixteen had entered the various Theological Colleges direct from the School, and over One Hundred had been successful since May 1885, in the different Examinations held by the Sicence and Art Department in Mathematics, Inorgauio Chemistry, Theoretical Mechanics, Practical Plane and Solid Geometry, Magnetism and Electricity, &c. During the past year, too, the school had kept up and increased in number and had added to its reputation. Mr J. J. Morgan, an old pupil of the school, had passed the London Intermediate Arts Examination since the last meeting, Mr John Owens, another old pupil, who passed the London Intermediate Science Examination a few years ae'o, had passed the Second Professional Medical Examination of the Edinburgh University, and gained a Medal in Materia Medica, this being the second MeJal he has gained in his course. Mr J. S. Wiiliams, another old pupil, now at the Technical School, Man- chester, had obtained a first class certificate in Mechanical Engineering (ordinary grade), from the City and Guilds of the London Institute, which entitles him to use the letter M.E. after his name. Mr Williams also has passed various subjects in the Science and Art Examination last May, having obtained a first class in Advanced Theoretical Metallurgy, and second class in Advanced Practical Metallurgy, first class also in Advanced Machine Con- struction and Drawing, and second class in Advanced Applied Mechanics, and a first class in Steam, Elementary Stage. Mr D. J. Griffiths, another old pupil, was second in the entrance examination to Brecon Independent College last month and, we hope, has also passed the Intermediate Arts Examination of the London University. Mr Hugh Edward Ellis, Llanfair, passed the Pharmaceutical Preliminary direct from the school last October. Eight had passed the Science and Art Examination in Mathematics last May three in the second or Advanced Stage, namely, D. J. Griffiths, Ynyalas, first'class, and David Jenkins, Princess-street, and Thomas David Jenkins. Bridee- street, second class, and five in the first or elementary stage, viz., John Rees Hughes, Borth, Llewelyn R. Richards, Great Darkgate street, T. Cliver Hughes, CJefnhendre, A. Harold James, Broncastell, Penllwyn, and William R. Richards, Great Darkgate-street. Two had passed in Freehand Drawing from the Art jlass held at the Board School, John Rees, Queen- itreet, first class, excellent; and Thomas Jones, Grays' Inn-lane, second class, and David Jenkins, Princess- street, had obtained a second class in Model Drawing. In the Science Classes held at the College, Thomas David Jenkins, Bringe-street, had passed in Physiology, Elementary stage. The"results in Inorganic Chemistry and in Magnetism and Electricity, have not yet been made known but we hope to find some successful in these subjects as well. Professor Prys having responded, the boys, having given three hearty cheers to the Chairman, Examiners, Visitors at.d Master, separated for the Midsummer Holidays after singing Hen Wlad fy Nhadau. Tho school re-opens on Monday, September 7ch, 1891,