The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

Acts clnb J"iwacsf Minister: "And EO yon read the Bible every night?" Little boy Yes, sir. That's the only way I can keep from bein' sent to bed before I'm sleepy." The Sultan of Morocco has one thousand wives. Solomon had only seven hundred. But Solomon was a wise man he knew when he had enough. "Papa," said Jimmieboy, after he had inspected the new baby's hands," this boy hasn't anything but little fingers on his hands—is that right ?" Ah you flatter me," lisped a masher to a pretty girl with whom he was conversing. No, I don't," was the reply. you couldn't be any flatter than you are." Mr Smith," said a lady at a fair, won't you please buy thi bouquet to present to the lady you love ?" Twculdn't be right," said Mr. Smith. I'm a married man." Little Boy that's the querest thing I ever saw." Mother What is ?" Little Boy I just saw our school teacher on the beach a-laughing' just like other people." Little girl Please, sir (sob), are—you (sob) Mr Blank, the lawyer (sob) ?" Mr Blank Yes what is it you want ?" Little Girl I want—(sob)—I want—a divorce from my pa and ma." Round the World.—Said a pompous fellow browbeat- ing his auditors: "I have travelled round the world." Replied a wit So has this cane I hold in my hand. but it is only a stick for all that." A Streak of Luck.—Bad Boy I'm in luck. W'en I do anything, I tell pop mamma said 1 might, and I tell mamma pop said I might." Good Boy "Won't they find it out ?" Bad Boy Nope. They don't speak." Spoiled his romance.—George I see nothing but for us to elope do you think your father would forgive us ?"—Ethel I'm sure he would." George How can you be sure ?" Ethel I felt a little nervous on that score and—I asked him." Little Bessie had been taken in to sae her new baby brother for the first time. Do you think you will like him, Bessie ?" asked her father. Why, yes," she said, clapping her hands delightedly. There isn't any saw- dust about him at all, is there? He's a real meat baby." Trouble enough.—The parson's wife John, there is a report about the village that the church is going to raise your salary." The parson Raise my salary Well, I hope they'll do nothing of the kind. I have trouble enough to collect the small salary they pay me now, and if I had to collect a larger one it would set me crazy." Not up to the mark.—Rector's wife (to villager) ? "Well, Tompkins, I hope you like the new curate."— Tompkins Yes, ma'am, thank you, we like him very well (pause), not, however, that I think he's as fluent as we had a right to expect, seeing as his father were a hauctioneer." When the explosion at Dublin Castle occurred, a, deaf old lady who lived about a thousand yards away, pricked up her ears and said, Come in." She then turned smilingly to her daughter, and exclaimed, Law me I do believe I'm getting back my hearing. I heard that knock at the door as plainly as ever I heard any- thing in my life." This is a story of an eccentric nobleman who amused himself by constructing an elaborate mausoleum for his own remains, and who, when the edifice was erected, the architect, Is anything now wanted to complete your design ?" Only your lordship's corpse," was the unexpected answer. An Epitaph.—An incorrigible office-seeker died a while ago, and someone proposed for his epitaph Here lies John Jones, In the only place for which he Never made application."

Jrom the papers. The liev. Robert Parker, rector of Wickham, near Fareham, for 30 years, was found shot dead in his room on Thursday. There is every reason to believe that the wound was self-inflicted. A serious fire occurred at the Wesleyan Chapel, Bilston, on Thursday, and extended to an adjoining block containing four large vestries and classrooms, which were completely gutted. The Wolverhampton Fire Brigade succeeded in saving the chapel. The damage is very heavy. Whilst attending a funeral in Manor Park Cemetery, a Mr. and Mrs. Gay fell into an open grave behind where they were standing, and were badly injured. They brought an action against the Cemetery Company, and this was tried last week by Mr. Baron Pollock and a special Jury, when Mrs. Gay was awarded a hundred pounds and her husband twenty-five pounds compensa- tion. The Magistrates at Bourne had before them on Thursday John Brown, a, middle-aged man, who was convicted of trespassing in search of game, and sent to prison for 14 days. This was his 47th appearance, and it was stated that he had paid £100 in fines and costs during the past 20 years, besides having spent twelve months in prison. He told the Bench on Thursday that by the time he came out of gaol the hares and rabbits would have grown bigger and fatter. A singular case has come ur.der the consideration of the guardians of Battle, Sussex. A girl named Wright, aged 19, was recently discovered working on a farm at Dallington in male attire. She was placed in the work- house. and it was then learned that she left her parents at Boxley, near Maidstone, last Christmas, and had since worked at various places in Kent and Sussex as a man. The master of Battle Workhouse reported that a man at Polegate wanted to marry the girl, and a, lady at Eastbourne had offered to tdk her into service. The guardians ordered the girl to be supplied with clothes and her departure from the house arranged for. In accordance with instructions received from the United States Government, all emigrants embarking at (ueentrown for the future will have to declare on oath before a magistrate that they are proceeding to join in America either a father, mother, sister, or brother. This n9W regulation came into force on Saturday, and the emigrantswhoembarkedthe other dayon theCunard liner Aurania for New York had previously to appear before a Queenstown magistrate and make the above declaration on oath. At the Colchester Cavalry Barracks on Friday it was found that the breast-plates and bridle bits on eight saddles and some cart harness in the stables of D squadron of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars had been cut and torn in such a way as to render them useless. A recruit has been arrested on suspicion and put back for a district court-martial. The occurrence has caused great excitement in the ranks. There seems to have been an impression lately among the stablemen that they were overworked, and, although the authorities are naturally reticent, it is thought the recruit, who is under arrest and who has just joined the regiment, may have been insti- gated in the matter. Major Phillips appealed to the men on parade to come forward and make a clean breast of it f any of them knew anything of the matter, but thero was no response. It is believed that if there is any dis- content it is confined to those who are engaged in stable work. An accident, whereby three persons well known in Turkish high life met their deaths by drowning under particularly distressing circumstances, occurred at Constantinople at eleven o'clock on Wednesday eveniug week. Kemal Bey, Ron-in-law of the late Maxhar Pacha, Prefect of the city. with two friends, hired a carriage atStamboul to convey the party to Pera. The coachman is believed to have been inebriated, as, driving at a furious pace, he ran over a watchman at the outset of his journey, and, reaching the bridge connecting Stamboul with Galata, rapidly passed on to it, unheedful of the warnings shouted to him that the bridge was open. In a few minutes the opening was reached, and the carriage, with its three occupants, the coachman, and a servant of Kemal Bey, seated on the box, were precipitated into the water. Several boats at once made for the spot and succeeded in rescuing the ciiachinan and the servant. Nothing was seen of Kemal Bey and his unfortunate companions, who, imprisoned as they were in the carriage, had no chance of escape. Mr. Robert A. Robinson, agent, for Lord Lonsdale's Whitehaven Castle estate, on Thursday met with a shocking accident, which terminated fatally an hour afterwards. Mr. Robinson had been out shooting with Mr. Robin«on Mitchell, cf Cockermouth, and was re- turning to his residence at South Lodtre, Cockermouth, in an open four-wheeled carriage, with Mr. Mitchell, when, driving over the railway bridge leading into the town, the horses were frightened by a passing train, and, starting violently forward, the occupants ot the carriage were thrown out. Mr. Robinson.who is a very heavy man, was fearfully injuired; his forehead struck the kerbstone, and he received a fracture of the skull, while his collar- bone and several ribs were broken, other injuries being also sustained. He was removed into the station waiting-room. Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Forsyth were im- mediately in attendance, but gave no hope of recovery. Mr. Robinson was removed to South Lodge, and died immediately upon entering the house. Mr. Robinson I hid been aeeiit for Lord Lonsdale for about 30 years. He was a J.P. for the county, and a Director of the Cumberland Union Bank, the Cleator and Workington Railway, and other companies. He was a Conservative I and was highly esteemed. While out shooting. Mr. Robinson stated to Mr. Mitchell that he never felt; better or heartier in his life. Mr. W. Jessop, of Wallingwells, the owner of a large estate in East Yorkshire, ha.s intimated his intention of returning his tenants half their rents for the present and coming half-years. Sir Charles.Legard has made a return of 10 per cent. to his tenants. The Exchequer returns from April 1 to November 2G show—Receipts, expenditure, 57,920,142^ and balances, 1,265,1951. In the corresponding period of last year the receipts amounted to 52,786,079/ the ex- penditure to and the balances to 2,243,8821. Under the failure,, of John Thomas Fades Walker, 21, New Cavendish-street, London, and Studley castle, War- wickshire, accounts were issued on Tuesday, from the London Bankruptcy Court, showing total liabilities of £ 250,326, of which £ 51,098 are expected to rank, against assets of £ 45,049. The debtor attributes his insolvency primarily to depreciation in the value of land and other securities held by cieditors. On Friday, the Croydon coroner held an inquest on the body of Alexandria Brodgen, a retired ironmaster, and formerly member of Parliament for Wednesbury, Staffordshire. The deceased, who was 67 years of age, bad been ailing for some time past. On Wednesday last he was sitting by the tire, and in attempting to stir it, fell forward against the grate, receiving severe burns, to which he succumbed. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned. At Lincoln Assizes on Tuesday evening, the trial con- cluded of Alexander Morgan for the wilful murder of Thomas Morley, at Gainsboroagh, on the 16th of Argust, by putting strychnine into some liquor he drank at a public-house. It was denied that Morgan administered the poison but it was contended for the defence that it was given as a pick-me-up. A verdict of manslaughter was returned, and the prisoner was sentenced to twelve years' penal servitude. In the Queen's Bench Division, on Monday, before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Wills, Dr Barnardo, appeared in person to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt of court in respect of an article he had written in a paper called Night and Day in refer- ence to the action as to the custody of the boy Gossaere, who ha i been sent to Canada, and not since heard of. Dr, Barnordo said he desired at once to acknowledge that he was the writer of the article and the editor of the maga- zine in which the article appeared. He wish to assure their lordships that he had no intention of committing contempt of court in writing the article, and he submitted that he had not committed any contempt, but if he had been guilty of contempt he desired to offer his most humble apology.—Their Lordships ordered Dr Barnardo to pay a fine of 25l and costs. Mr A. Acland, Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, speaking on Monday evening in St Mark's College, Chelsea, at a meeting in connection with university extension, expressed the hope that before long the County Council would spend every penny of their share (160,0001. a year) of the local taxation fund on education, instead of 30,0001. as at present. If they offered ten or twenty thousand pounds for a teaching University, not forgetting University extension, it would go hard with the Government unless they did the same. He hinted that the Education Department were preparing a scheme to assist teachers or would-be teachers in taking advantage of the University extension system, and he trusted that they would soon be able to present to Parliament a better code for continuation and evening schools. The paternal methods of the continental police are often very annoying to their victims, but there are some occasions when they confer distinct public advantages. For instance, a certain marvellous complexion-water has recently been widely advertised in Berlin, with the customary glowing assertions of what its mysterious and potent ingredients would accomplish for the skins of the purchasers. But the Berlin police have inserted an official advertisement in the paper, underneath the advertise- ment of the cosmetic, to the effect that they have caused analysis of it to be made, with the result that it was found to be a very weak and perfumed solution of corro- sive sublimate—which is a deadly poison, and quite the most ancient specific for the comp!°xion—and that whereas it is sold at lis, the cost of production is a half- penny or two. The effect of this essay in police chemistry upon the sale of medicine may beimagined. Mr. Alderman Peter Jones, at the meeting, on Friday of the Flintshire Standing Joint Committee, asked if it was true that. on the first, second, and third days of the present month, three police officers had been employed on the Earl of Denbigh's Downing Hall estate with a shooting party. Major Webber reported that it was trae that he had acceded to a requisition from the gentleman who had Rhooting over the estate for the attendance of police to prevent his g;.me being stolen, as it had been on previous occasions, but the officers had nothing what- ever to do with the shooting party. Colonel Hore and the Chairman argued that the Chief Constable had not exceeded his duty, :101 that in the special circumstances of this case the employment of police to protect property from being stolen was right. It was eventually resolved that in future no police be allowed to attend shooting parties, and that in the present case 54s. be demanded for three days' service of the constables. A doctor of divinity of high personal integrity, and much respected in the denomination to which he belongs,is about to marry a young lady to whom he has become attached (says the Chronicle) under somewhat romantic circum- stances. The reverend gentleman, who is about GO years of age, has devoted a great portion of his life to the rescue of poor boys and girls. Some 20 years ago or more he picked up ahungry, bil f- clad, friendless, but bright-eyed little girl, and removed her to one of the homes of which he had oversight. The child was willing and eager to learn all that could be taught her. She developed in the course of years into an amiable and intelligent young woman, and in her turn became an instructress in the home to which she had been brought so many years before. She is still associated with the work, but she is engaged to marry the man who picked her, so to speak, from the gutter. Many of the reverend gentleman's friends have tried to persuade him against the marriace, but the doctor has the courage of his convictions, as well as affections, and will give his hand, as be has given his heart, to his old pupil. She is about 30 years of age. When Madame Boudin. cook in the service of a doctor named Fournier, in the ancient town of Soissons, won a prize of 200.000 francs in connection with the City of Paris Loan in 1883, she thought she was the happiest woman in the world. Subsequent events have led her to modify this view to some degree. To begin with, she had a husband who had deserted her, and who, directly he heard of the strange turn of fortune's wheel, tried to avail himself of the deficiencies of French Law, which knows no Married Women's Property Act, to obtain the sum for his own sole and exclusive benefit. Then another claimant turned up in the person of a former employer of Madame Boudin, a M. Dogny. The winning certificate, he said, belonged in reality to him. He had bought one, he said, for her, but it wai another one, and his wife had handed her the wrong document. The woman's husband having died, his heirs agreed to accept one-half the prize, while M. Dogny agreed to compromise his claim for 30,000 francs. This left 70,000 francs for Madame Bondin, or more than 93,000. sterling with interest, for the litigation had gone on for years Even now, hew- ever, the law courts have not done with the matter, for M. Dogny has just been arrested on a charge of making a fraudelent claim, while a lawyer named Mougin is being prosecuted for embezzling 15.000 francs of the share belonging to the heirs of Madame Boudin's husband. At the last meeting of the Vestry of St. George's, East, the circular letter of the Local Government Board was read, and Mr Crowder, J.P., moved That this Vestry cannot but entertain grave miss- giving as to whether work created by Vestries and District Boards, at the publicly made suggestion of the Government, for the express purpose of relieving distress, might not encourage the opinion that the State, in response to Socialistic agitation, had accepted the principle that work for wages must be found for all those unable to obtain it from whatever cause. The Vestry respectfully submits that the course of action suggested, if carried out on a large scale, would create Winter by Winter a permanently increasing liability, which could only end, cither in a successful revolt of the ratepayers, or in a financial collapse, by which the working classes would be the first and greatest sufferers." This was carried by a large majority.

TIUAL OF ELEOTION PETITIONS. HEXHAM. JUDGMENT OF THE COURT. At the resumption of the trial on Monday of the petition against the return of Mr Clayton (C) for the Hexham Division of Northumberland the brothers Salkeld, in counection with whom the charge of bribery was brought, but not substantiated, were dismissed from further attendance. Mr Henderson, the revising barrister, was in attendance, but the court said that they did not require him. Mr Justice Cave reviewed a/b length the history of the contest and the incidents leading up to it, in the course of which he said that the evidence showed that Batey had been guilty of corrupt practices at a time when he was Mr Clayton's agent. He strongly con- demned Mr Clayton for carelessness, and next referred to the various allegations in the petition against other persons, concluding by saying that the net result was as follows :—They must declare the election void, and that Mr Clayton had been guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by his agents, but not personally. They must also schedule Batey for corrupt and illegal practices and Edward Tait and John Emmerson for corrupt practices. They must further report to the Speaker that they had no reason to believe that corrupt or iliegal practices extensively prevailed. Mr Justice Williams, in supplementing the judg- ment, said that Batey was guilty of corruption by paying for entertainments. Mr Clayton now lost his seat through want of care, and not otherwise. His lordship stigmatised political picnics and festivities as pernicious, and expressed the hope that one result of the inquiry would be to put an end to them. PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. The seat, the validity of the election to which is now being contested, was one of these captured from the Gladstouian par-y at the general election :— 1885. ) 1886. ,-)1 M Times (G) 5,193 I M'Innes (G) 4,177 Sir M. \V. Kidley(C) 3,663 Visct. Melgund (LU) 3,220 Majority 1,530 Majority. 957 1S92. M. G. Clivton (C) 4.092 MTur.es (G) 4,010 Majority. 82

MR BRYCE ON CIVIC DUTY. Mr Bryse, M.P., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, delivered an address on The Teaching of Civic Duty to the members of the School Board for London Head Teachers' Association, at their annual meeting in the Memorial Hall on Saturday. Mr W. F. Smith presided, and there were upon the platform Mr J. R. Diggle. Gen. Moberly, Mr Lyulph Stanley, Mr G. C. Whiteley, Air Lobo, assd Mr T. S. Aldis and the Rev T. W. Siiarpe, two of her Majesty's inspectors. Mr Bryce stated that recent political changes had had a great deal to do with the development of elementary education. When the borough franchise was extended in 1867, Mr Robert Lowe delivered his famous advice, Educate our masters." The Education Act of 1870 ought, he said, to be a direct result, of the extension of the franchise. By the Acts of 1884-5, extending the county franchise, ,he Government of the country had been fully and irrevocably committed to the hands of the masses. That great change had been followed by a general stirring of the popular mind, and by a desire to carry out sweeping legislative changes. It was strange that Mr Lowe, who had given us the advice to educate our masters," should have taken the narrowest view of what that education ought to he. His revised code did much to tie teaching down to the elementary processes of reading, writing, and arithmetic which were no more education than a lane leading to a field was the field itself. It was a grave error to lay so much stress on th"se mere instruments of education. To widen the scope and to deepen the grasp of our education was becoming more and more their task. Upononeof the root of education—hat which taught the relation ef the community to the State—he had under- taken to speak. The French had a word Civismc" which included all that made a good citizen. We had no such word, though" patriotism was, perhaps, the nearest approach to the term. In modern times, patriotism was especially hard to maintain. There were three difficulties—t he size of modern States, the absence of romance, and Party spirit, which tended to overlay, if not to suppress, national spirit in self- governing countries. How could we give to children a knowledge of the constitution or their country ? How inspire them with love of their country and with a desire to serve her ? Instruction to children in the general principles of the Constitution under which we lived could not be deep. Yet it need not on that account be superficial, for there was all the difference in the world between what was elementary and what was superficial. They ought to aim at giving their pupils general conceptions of the constitution of the nation, of the State, of Government, and of the law. Children ought to know what are the principal authorities by which we are governed—the Crown Parliament. Judges, local authorities, and the body of the electorate. Beyond this teachers ought to explain ths composition of these authorities, to give some out- line of the powers exercised by them, and to show— as far as limited knowledge of the woild would enable children to rcalise-how ihtse authorities worked to- gether. Teachers ought also to explain what was meant by Parliament and by its forms, what was meant by an election, and how it was that elections controlled the government of the country what was the relation of the subordinate and local go/erning bodies to the centra1 bodies, and how it was that, while the County Council could make rules for London, Parliament coul l make rules for the County Council. Further, they should give at least some idea of the relation of the governing authorities to the Army, the Navy, and the Police. In order to do this, they should take advantage of any fact which the child realised in its own personal experience. J[ £ very child knew a policeman or a soldier when he saw him. From the concrete instance the child was led to con- sider what the Army, the Navy, and the Police were. and what were their relations to the rest of the com- munity and to the authorities that controlled them. Something might be made out of what the elder child- ren read, and probably all the intelligent children heard from the newspapers. Everything that appeared in the newspapers might be taken as a point of departure, except the conjectures as to what took place in a Cabinet Council. (Laughter.) This would give a basis of fact, for in all these matters the main thing was that the general conception should be clear. One should never rest content with words, but should require the pupil to give illustration until it was clear that he had realised the leading conception. They might ask whether all this could not aDd ought not to be done as part of the teaching of English history. No doubt it ought but he must remark that this subject was far more easy to teach than history was to teach. History was of all subjects the hardest to teach, not because it involved Party questions, but because it could be taught only by one who was himself a. historian. There were some subjects one could teach by keeping a little ahead of his pupils but history consisted in realising the past, and to do this one must steep himself in the spirit of the past and in the writings that contained that spirit. He did not suggest that this was a reason for not teaching history. They must endeavour to work into their teaching some knowledge of the constitution and the laws of the country, especially of the last three centuries, and this could be done very largely with the elder children not merely by direct instruction, but by directing their^reading. We seemed rather behind in the teaching of this subject. In the United States, in Prance, and in the Republic of Switzerland, the children were instructed in the principles of the Con- stitution under which they lived. They need not despair because children left school early. Much might be done with a child of ten or eleven, and there were evening classes and continua- tion schools. A great deal might also be done by sug- gesting to the more active-minded children). course of reading that would interest them, and by the stimulus cf question and explanation on the teacher's part. This applied with special force to the readiBg of Constitutional and historic matter, but it applied most of all to the poetry which children had to learn by heart. There were no more efficient means of forming patriotism than history and poetry. With such a history as England had, and with a poetry even more glorious than its history, it was a matter for surprise that so small a part of our poetry should be directed towards ournational history. There were, of course, some very brilliant passages dealing with and illustrating our history. There were parts of Shakespeare which he feared would be above the level of children, and there were a few passages in Milton. There was for instance, the sonnet on Cromwell, which a child might learn and if anyone thought that it was too much on one side, it might be balanced by Andrew Marvell's poem on the death of Charles I. Dryden, Gray, Cowper, and Scott contained other passages, and there were the magnificent lyrics of Thomas Campbell, and the "Armada" of Macaulay. In the latest and greatest of our laureates were not a few passages, such as the brilliant poem on The Defence of Lucknow," and that tremendous and inspirating ballad The Revenge," while in a different vein were the verses that began, Of old sat Freedom on the heights." Then there was the striking poem written by Robert Browning in sight of Cape Trafalgar, in which he said— "Here and bere, did England help me. How can I help England 1 If people learned to love their country and to appeciate the splendour of National life, which reached back into the memorable past and forward into the mysterious future, they would have a conception cf citizenship that would help them to rise above Party spirit, and to feel that the exercise of their voting power was nothing less than a solemn trust (applause.) Love thou thy land, with love far-brought From out the storied Past, and used Within the Present, but transfused Thro' future time by power of thought. Leaving the means of stimulating interest in public affairs to say a few words on the broader political aspect, he reminded them that if property had its duties as well as its privileges, so, according to Mazzini, had liberty its duties as well as its rights. Liberty would begin to be in danger if it forgot its duties in its rights. No one denies that ignorance was the great peril of democracy, but democracy had a foe no less deadly, and that was indolence. Indifference to public affairs showed itself not merely in neglecting to study them and to give a just vote at elections, but in neglecting to give a vote at all (laughter.) This was already a serious evil in some countries, so serious in parts of the United States that it was proposed to punish with a fine citizens who neglected to vote. (Renewed la ughter). The-sa who had axes to grind and logs to roll weie not indolent, and if the good citizen, who had no desire except that good government which benefited him no more than any one else, bestirred himself, the public funds might become the plunder and the public interest the sport of unscrupulous adventurers. Happily, there was no sign of this among ourselves. It must, however, be borne in mind that of all democracies ours was the one that had surrounded itself with the fewest checks and safeguards. The venerable throne still remained and served to conceal the greatness of the changes that had taken place but no institution could now withstand any general demand of the mass of the people, seeing that they possessed in the popular House of Parliament Jan assembly, whose vote. given however has tily, could effect the most revolutionary change. The mass of our people were, however, well disposed, and would listen with respect to the views of those in other classes. It was well to remember that upon the" isdom, the good sense, and the self-restraint of the masses rested this splendid edifice, and that everything we could do to bring political knowledge and judgment within the reach of the masses was now more than ever called for. (Applat-ie.) On the motion of the T. W. SHAKPE, a of thanks was accorded to Mr Bryce.

INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION IN CARDIGANSHIRE. A meeting of the Joint Education Committee for Cardiganshire was held la<t Thursday at Aberystwyth, there being present the Rev Ll. Edvt ards, chairman, Mr Peter Jones, Mr Morgan Evans, Oakford, and Mr H. C. Fryer, clerk. The meeting was held for the purpose of considering a letter from the Charity Com- missioners who had introduced two amendments into the scheme compiled by the Committee. One of the amendments was that in the case of the Lampeter and Tregaron scholarship district, that the scholarships should he capable of b' ing held at any school that might be established under the Endowed Schools Act as well as at a county school. The Committee were of opinion, however, that it was advisable to omit the amending words on the ground that a school estab- lished under the Endowed Schools Act might be a de- nominational school and the Committeee thought it inadvisable to devote to it public funds. The other amendment had reference to the third schedule which provides that among the representative governors, two in each case shall be appointed by the Urban Authority of the town where the school is situated. As there would be no school at present in the Lam- peter district it was suggested by the Commissioners that Lampetar Town Council should appoint two Governors. The Committee approved this amend- ment. There is, therefore, only the question of the scholarships in the Lampeter district to be settled before the final approval of the county scheme. A letter was received stating that Principal Roberts had been put on the Committee in place of Archdeacon Edmondes, resigned. $

NORTH WALES ASSIZES. The winter ass zes for Anglesey, Carnarvon, and Merioneth were held on Friday at Carnarvon before Mr Justice Lawrence, when the following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury Messrs J. E. Greaves, H. Kneeshaw, Captain Wynn Griffith, Albert Wood, Charles Pierce, Wm Taylor Morgan, E. Humphrey Owen, J. Menzies. W. Pughe, Charles H. Darbishire, N. P. Stewart, "R. R. Ashley, R. A. Pritchard, Thos. Barker, John Robinson, D. P. Williams, Charles Frost, Elils Jones, Harry Clegg, William Bostock, and G. J. Rooprts. The Judge, in his address, said it was a matter of great gratification t at there was no crime of violence ati,i that the calendar was free from crimes which too often filled the calendars of the present day for offences against the Criminal Law Amendment Act. John Hugoes, 17. baker, was sentenced to two months' inprisonment for shophreaking at Conway.— Henry Jones, 19, labourer. Carnarvon, one months' imprisonment for housebreaking at Carnarvon, and John Ishn ael Jones, 36, carter, Ebenezer, for three months' for obtaining goods under false pretences. Robert Owen, 21, labourer, was charged with stealing postal orders for £ 1 16s. 6d., £1, and 5s, and two letters from the post office at Trefriw, and also with forging a postal order. Mr Trevor Perkins (instructed by Mr Allanson) prosecuted, and Mr E. H. Lloyd (instructed by Mr David Jcnes, Llanrwst) appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded guilty.—Mr Lloyd said that the prisoner was a great friend of the son of the sub-postmaster, and in that way was at liberty to go in and out of the post office, and had a free run of the whole place. Unfortunately he took advantage of that to take letters which con- tained postal orders, and in other caees blank forms. The prisoner desired to express his contrition for what he had done. He was of respectable stock and the Rev J. Gower would be called to speak as to his character. Prisoner was married only four months before the act was committed, and had returned the value of the postal orders to the post office.-The Rev John Gower rector of Trefriw, testified to the good character of the prisoner. Witness himself recom- mended the young woman to marry prisoner as he had such high opinion of him —Prisoner was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment. George Ashley, 21, railway porter, was indicted for feloniously stealing one ring, and a ring case, the property of Mary Susan Ham, at Criccieth, and a letter from a post letter bag, containing two gold and diamond rings, the property of a lady living at Port- madoc. The accused a-ited temporarily as guard on the Cambrian Railway and took the rings when travel- ling between Portmadoc and Afon Wen. He pleaded guilty—Mr Trevor Perkins (instrnceed by Mr Allan- son) prosecuted, and Mr E. H. Lloyd (instructed by Mr W. George) appeared for the prisoner.—Mr Morris on behalf of the Cambrian Railway Company said that the Company did not wish to unduly press the case. Still, in the interest of the public, they were hound to call "attention to the fact that complsiuts had been made for some months about stolen property. Although the prisoner was employed for 12 hours a day, really he did not work more than eight hours.—Mr E. H. Lloyd said he was surprised that the Cambrian Railway Company should have tnought fit to take the course they did. The prisoner, only 20 years of age, was placed by the com- pany in a responsible position at a salary of 15s. a week, increased the week the offence was committed to 16s. and there was no previous complaint that he had heard of.-The Rev Gwynoro Da vies, Barmouth, said that he had known the prisoner for seven years during which time he had borne an unblemished character,— Prisoner was sentenced to twelve calendar months imprisonment.

CANADA'S DESTINY. THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT. A meeting, attended by about 5000 persons, was held at Montreal on Tuesday night, to diecuss Canada's des- tiny. A number of addresses were delivered on the subject, the speakers advocating various courses of policy. Mr Cardinal, president of the French Conservative Club, favoured the maintenance of the colonial connection while Mr McGoun, secretary of the Canadian branch of the Imperial Federation League, recommended closer relations with the Empire. Mr Le Mieux, the Law partner of Mr Mercier, ex-Premier of Quebec, proposed the declaration of Canadian independence, and finally Mr Myers and Mr Mowat, of Toronto de- livered speeches advocating political union with the United States. The addresses were followed with keen interest by the audience, and the speakers were most enthusiastically received by those sharing their views. An attempt was made by a number of persons to prevent Mr Myers from speaking. The interruption caused considerable confusion, but there was no serious dis- turbance. On the conclusion of the speeches a ballot was taken upon the four propositions submitted, but only about half the audience voted. The result showed that 1,614 were in favour of a declaration of independ- ence 992 in favour of annexation 364 of the main- tenance of the status (lito and 27 of Imperial Feder- ation. It is announced by Mr Mercier's friends that the ex-Premier will shortly inaugurate a vigorous crusade in favour of the declaration of independence.

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