The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

WEATHER AND THE CROPS The thunderstorm of Thursday has been followed by more unsettled weather than the holiday makers approved, but the rain has not been uowelsome, and the great advantage at this end of May is the high temperature after the middle of the month, when grasses want to fbwer and the wheat "thinks about" eariug. In early June a low thermometer is a real danger. Wheat has improved in the last fortnight in growth, and has spread out more on the laud 88, well as ahot up in height. The colour, however, I leaves something to be desired. Winter oats are very gradually recovering from the April seve i'y, but rye is luxuriant and,is supplying 1 a fine feed when needed. Spring-sown beans and peas are at last growing fast on the farm, but in the kitchen garden the spring sowings have been very infecund, and there is much that has failed altogether. Rape, cabbage, and swedr sowing is in active progress, and some maizs and millet are being sown by go-shead farmers fOI utumn seed. They will do splendidly in, Eng- land if there are no f roitg. -Mark Lane Express.

Market JUporta. CLJKN AVERAGES. For the week ending May 30th, 1903. The following are the quantities aold and the prices this year and last year QUANTITIES SOLD. PBIOBS. This year Last year This year Last year Qrg bus. Qrs bus. Wheat. 61.559 7. 32,728 5.27s Si.31s 6d Barley. 2,895 5. 864 3.33s 7d 25i1 Id Oats 13,329 0. 5,174 3.„18« 5d.22s lOd

ABERYSTWYTH, Monday.—Wheat, 55 6d to 6a 6d per 65 lbs; barley, 3s 9d to 4 61 per 65 lbs oats (white), 3s 3d to 3s 6d per 65 lbs; black, 2s 10d to 3s 3d per bushel; eggs, 5j 6.1 to 6s butter(aalt) lOd to lid ^per lb; fresh, 101 to lid per lb fowls, 3--1 6d to 4»01 per couple chickens, Os Ocl to Os ducks, 58 to 6 i 6d: geese, 00a to 00s per couple; turkeys, OOs to OOs per couple; potatoes. 4s 6d to O Od per cwt. CARMARTHEN BUTTER, Saturday.- An exceptionally large market of very excellent butter was quickly disposed of at from 101d to 10^d per lb. In few instances, id more was given. De- mand for Carmarthen butter has greatly increased. CARMARTHEN CHEESE, Saturday.—Very few dairies of cheese on offer which had a ready sale at from 36 < to 42, per cwt OSWESTRY CORN MARKET, Wednesday, May 27th.— The following were the prices :— White wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 4dper 75 Ibs red ditto 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 75 lbs; oats (old), 12s 61 to 13s Od per 200 The new ditto, OOs Od to OOs Od malting barley, 178 to 18s Od per 280 Ibs grinding barley, 13a 6d to 14s Od black beans, OOs Od to 00s per measure. OSWESTRY POULTRY AND BUTTER MARKET, Wednesday, May 27th.— Retail- Butter, 10d to Ild pe, Ib eggs, 13 to 14 for Is chickens, 4s 6d to 6s Od per couple dressed do, 59 6dto 6s per souple fowls, 3s to 4s 6d per couples guinea fowl, 3s to 3s 6d blackcock, 4/6 per brace, ducks, Os 08 to Os per couple turkeys, 08 to O each rabbits, 210-1 to 05 per couple; pheasants; Os Od to Os Od per brace partridges, Os Od to Os Od per brace pigeons Is 6d per couple hares, 01 Od to Os Od each apples, 3d to Od per lb; pears, 4d to 5d per lb English tomatoes, Od to Is per Ib foreign, do 6d per lb grapes, 7d per lb; celery, 2d to 3d per stick turnips, icl to Id each lemons, 2 for lid potatoes Is 3d per score carrots, 1 lb for Id parsnips, Id per lb Biussel sprouts, 3d per lb onions, Id to lid per lb parsley, Id per bunch beet, Id to 3d each cauliflowers, 4d to 5d each cabbages, Id to lid each ;oranges, 16 to 20 for a Is; rhubarb, 2d per bunch; watercress, Id per bunch; spring onions,id per bunch; radishes,lid per bunch lettuce, id each cucumbers, 3d to 6d celery, rl to 3d per stik naw potitoei (i nglish) 4d per Ib; (Fench) 2d per lb (Jersey) 21b per 51b old, Id per lb. Wholesale-Batter, Os 9d to 10d per lb eggs, 12 to 13 for Is old hens, 03 Od to 2s 6d chickens, Os Od to 6a 6d per couple ducks, Os Od to 03 Od per couple rabbits, Os Od to 23 Od per couple potatoes, 8. Od to 9J Od per bag. CORK BUTTER, Tuesday. Firsts, 80s; seconds, 76s; thirds, 72 fourths, 00s. Super- fine, 83s. Fine mild, 74s. Choicest boxes, 82s. Fresh butter, 82s. In market, 359 firkins. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE,Tuesday. -Short oulp- plies, but good demand all round. Best Herefords, 6d to 7d shorthorns, 61ci to 6id bulls and cows, 5d to 5d calves, 6d to 8d shsrn sheep, Hd to 8d ewes and rams, 5d to 6Jd lambs, 8d to 9id per lb. Bacon pigs, 9s 4d to Os 0 i porkets and cutters, 915 6d to 10s 3d sows, 7s 6d per score. LONDON POTATOES, Monday.—Fair sup- plies, and quiet trade at the following prices :— Dunbar maincrops, 130s to 140s; Dunbar up to-dates, 120s to 130s Lincoln up-to-dates, 120s to 000s Scotch ditto, 100s to 110s; British queens, 00s blacklands, 100s to OOOs per ton German magnums, 53 Od to 5" 6i doitto rounds, 4s 6d to 5a Od per bag new Jerseys, 15s Teneriffes, 125 to 13s per cwt. Lisbon, 4s 6d to 4s 9d per box. LONDON DEAD MEAT, Monday.—Fair sup- plies and a bad trade — English beef, 3a 8d to 38 10d Scotch sides, 3i 10d to 4s Od; shorts, 4. 2d to 4s 4d Deptford and Liverpool kil ed, 3s Od to 3s 7d refrigerated hind quarters, best, 3a 9d to 3s 8d ditto seconds, 3a 2d to 3s 4d inferior, 28 4d to 2s 8d. Mutton-S-oth wethers, 0s Od to 5s Od do very small choice, 5s 4d to Os Od ditto ewes, 3s 4d to 3s 8il English wethers, 43 4d to 4s 8d do ewes, 3s 4d to 3J 6d foreign, 3s 4d to 4s 4d I English lamb, 58 4d to 6s Od veal, 3s 8d to 4s English pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od foreign ditto, 3ft 4d to 3J 8d per 81b. LONDON CATTLE, Monday.—Trade for both prime and second quality beasts was of a very slow nature, with a slight downward tendency, though not quotably so. Very little country demand for fat butchering cows or rough cattle. S-het-p trade slow, particularly for heavy descrip'ion. Whether sheep were depressed in value little demand for ewes. For lambs trade was fair at late rates. Calf trade was nominal. No pigs on offer. Beasts 600. Beasts, 25 6d to 4s 8d. Sheep and lambs, 6,600 sheep, 38 6d to 5s 8.1. Calves, 10. Lambs, 53 8.1 to 53 8 1. Milch cows, jEI6 tof24. LIVERPOOL CATTLE, Monday.—Cattle, 382; j sheep and lambs, 7,759. Beet beasts, 611 to 6^1 ;] second, 5d to 6d third, 4i1 to 5d best Scotch sheep, 8d to 8fd other sorts, 7d to nJ lambs, 9d to 9fd. A decrease of 41 'cattle, and in- crease of 1,171 sheep and lambs. Fair demand for nice light finished stock at about late rates. GRIMSBY FISH, Tuesday.—Moderate supply 65 vessels moderate demand. Quotations — Soles, Is 4d to Is 6d turbot, 7d to 9d; brills, 8d lobsters, Os 01; salmon, Is 6d to 29 per lb plaice, 4s 6d to 5s 6d lemous 6s 6d; whitings, 33 Ocl whitches, 5s 61 live halibut, 6s Od to 7s 6d per stone; dead halibut, 4s to 5a 6d per stone live ling, 08 to 4s Od each dead ditto, 3s to 53 live cod, 3J Od to 4s Od dead ditto, 23 to 38 Od haddocks, 143 to 16s gibbed, 17s to 21s Od per box live dabs, lis to 15s dead do, OOd to 0 live codlings, 10s to 14s gurnet, 68 8d per box.

TALYBONT MARWOLAETHATT.—Gyda theimladau hiraethus yr ydym yn gorfod cofnodi hanes marwolaeth un o ddynion ieuainc y pentref-Mr Johnny Davies, painter. Bu farw yn dawel, ar ol hir nychdod, dydd Sul, Mai 24ain, a chladdwvd ei weddillion yn mynwent Nazareth, Talybont, y dydd Iau canlynol. Gweinyddwyd ar yr achlysur gan y Parchedigion T. Jenkins ac E. R. Williams, Talybont. Cydymdeimlir yn fawr a'r teulu, yn neillduol y fam, yn eu trallod blin, yn fwy felly am eu bod wedi claddu pedwar mab o fewn amser eymharol fyr i'w gilydd.—Dydd Mawrth, yn yr un wythnos, bu farw Mrs Pritchard, Werndeg, merch y diweddar Mr D. Williams, Cynnullmawr. Dioddefoid hir gystudd, ac hunodd yn dawel ar y diwrnod uchod a'i llygad yn gweled yr Anweledig," a'i ffydd yn ddiysgog ynddo. Y dydd Sadwrn canlynol, ynagasglodd tyrfa luosog iawn ynghyd i dalu y gymwynas olaf iddi, trwy hebrwng yr hyn oedd farwol 0 honi i dy ei hir gartref yn Nghladdfa newydd Talybont. Gweinydd wyd wrth y ty gan y Parch D. Evans, curad, Talybont, a cbanwyd yr emyn, Yn y Dyfroedd mawr a'r Tonau." Wedi hyny, cy- chwynwyd tua'r fynwent, lie y gwasanaethwyd gan yParchedigion J. Humphreys, Aberystwyth; Roberts, Tre'rddol; a Thomas, Borth Gwnawd cyfeiriadau carpdig gan y brodyr hyn at yr ymadawedig ac at y perthynasau ag oedd yn eu galar. Y prif alarwyr oeddent Mr J. T. Pritchard (nriod vi vmadawedig) Mri Evan J. Williams, Joseph Williams, ac Isaac Williams. Cynnullmawr (brodyr) a Mrs Rees, Barry (chwaer). Yr oedd y dorf fawr ag oedd wedi dyfod snghyd yn brawf o boblogrwydd y teulu ac o'r cyrlymdeimlad a h wynt. Ar ol canu Bydd Myrdd o Ryfeddodau," -ymadawodd pawp i'w cartrefi.

THE ODDFELLOWS' A.M.C. The Annral Movable Committee of the Odd- fellows is meeting in Cheltenham during the present week. The President (Grand Master Moffrey) in his address on Monday referred to old-age persions. He said the proper function of a friendly society was to provide by mutual tffort an income for its members in old age. Some members of the Unity looked to extraneous sources to shower down pen. sions on certain classes of applioants. Parliamen- tary help must inevitably lead to interference and to the Order being made the shuttlecock of the polit cal parties. Tne Order now numbers more than a million members. On Tuesday the meeting rejected a proposal for mixed lodges in places where there are no female branches. Mr Rigg, M.P., was present as delegate for the Ambleside district. He said he heartily agreed with the President's address, in which the Grand Master said their future success depended not so much on their members of Parliament, or upon statesman, as upon the workers of friendly societies them- selves. Habits of self-reliance and thrift were making th^ empire, and he hoped nothing would be done to interteie with their work. j I

BLatiNAU FfciSTINIOG URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL, FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 21TH.-Presetit: Mr Andreas Robrrm, charmau, presiding; Mr Cadwaladr Robertk, vice-chairman; M"tBrio Owen Jones, J LloyJ Jones, Wm Owon, Humphrey Roberts, E M Owen, Lewis Thomas, Moses R Jones, Evan Jones, E Lloyd Powell, Lewis Richards, H H Roberts, W J Rowlaod», J O Williams, Dd Lewis, J J Jon^s, E T Pritchard, Francis Evans, John Hughes, Rd Jones, Cadwaladr Humphreys, W E Alttwen Williams, clerk and surveyor Evau Roberts, assistant clerk David Williams, sinitary inspector; and Dr Rd Jones, medical officer. IN RESPONSE TO PRESSURE. The Chairman stited.that he had sent the follow- f ing letter to the L. and N. W. Railway Company as chairman of the Couocil There is general surprise and regret prevailing htire these days at your refusal to grant cheap bookings with your ordinary trains to Blaenau Festiuiog this week-end on the days of the young men'i annual eisteddfod, which is of more important bearing and of larger dimensions than possibly you were advised of. If you can reconsider your decision and grant the Committee's request, you will restore the good feel- ing of the townspeople who are rather inclined to think that they are generally ill treated in train services by the Land N. W. Railway Company as compared with smaller and less important places within the range of your Company's local lines. The Company had sent a telegram and a letter stating that as the Chairman of the Council very much pressed the matter, they had arranged to issue cheap bookings on Saturday for the Eisteddfod. (hear, hear.) THE LIBRARIES. The Libraries Committee reported the election of Mr J. Cadwaladr as chairman for the year and Mr E. Lloyd Powell as vice-chairman and that 1,677 books had been issued from the Central Library during the past two months, compared with 960 in the corresponding period last year. A recom mendation by the Committee in favour of the libraries account being kept separately at the bank and that the proceeds of the penny rate should be paid into such account, gavn rise to a long dis cussion.—Mr Rd. Jones and MrCadwaladr Roberts spoke strongly in support of the recommendation, but Mr Humphrey Roberts and Mr Wm. Owen saw no need for a separate account, the latter stating that the financial system of the Council was already sufficiently complicated.—In the end, Mr Owen Jones suggested that the question should be gone into by the Finance Committee. The latter could inquire into matters relating to the Libraries' e uxiliary fund and find out what portion of the fund was to be retained for specific purposes and what could be utilised for general purposes.—Mr Wm. Owen fell in with the suggestion, which was adopted.—On the Committee's recommendation, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr Wm. Owen for bis annual subscription to the Religious Tract Socie y, which entitled the Library to receive copies of the Society's publications. TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. THE EDUCATION BILL. This Committee reported the election of Mr Owen Jones as chairman for the year and of Mr Rd. Jones as vice-chairman. The Committee recommended that the evening classes should be continued next winter, as here- tofore, and that they should commence in the first week in September.—Mr Owen Jones thought the Committee should go into the question whet er they were going to proceed with technical instruc- tion business independently of the scheme of the New County Education Committee. If they so decided, then they should see that Festiniog secured its proper share of the 2d rate which would be levied over the county generally. Festiniog not only levied a local rate of Id, but also paid the county rate of 2d.-In the discussion which fol- lowed, Mr J. Lloyd Jones, Mr Wm Owen, Mr Humphrey Roberts, and the Chairman took part and in the result, it was agreed to defer considera- tion of the whole question for a month, as in the meantime the scheme of the County Education Committee would be published.—At the sugges- tion of Mr Wm Owen, it was decided that the Committee should conveLe a conference between members of the Technical Instruction Committee and the Festiniog members of the County Educa- tion Committee with a view to the position of Festiniog under the new Act being clearly dejined. -Mr Owen Jones thought the inhabitants should be wakened to the great advantages afforded by the evening classes. The urban district had not yet realised to the full what a great boon these classes were. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman endorsed these observations, adding that the Council were deserving of the highest credit in putting the Technical Instruction Act into opera- tion. He did not think there was a single town in North Wales, pTaced in like circumstances to Festiniog, who had levied a technical rate. If the classes were continued for a few more years, they would have been placed upon such a strong founda- tion as to make failure an impossibility. At the same time, the classes ought to be better patronised, as Mr Owen Jones had suggested. Mr Robert Roberts, Dolawel, wrote stating that he diduot feel inclined to act as a member of the Committee but on the recommendation of the Committee, itwas resolved that Mr Roberts should, re-consider the matter and requesting him to con- tinue to lend his valuable services to the Com- mittee for another year. •' THIS WAY TO LLAN LIBRARY." The "Libraries Committee recommended that a sign should be fixed in a suitable position to in- dicate the Llan Library to the general public.— Mr Owen Jones said no application for permission to put up the sign had been made to the owner of the building.—Mr David Lewis failed to see there was need for a sign.—Mr Humphrey Roberts: Let us have men like they have in Liverpool walk- ing the streets with boards at the front and back showing where the Llan Library is. (Roars of la,ighter.)-A long discussion ensued, and Mr Humphrey Roberts suggested, amid more laughter, that the sign had better be put up at Pontyrafon- gam.—In the end, it was agreed to ask the owner for leave to put up a sign. HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT. The Sanitary Inspector reported that six cases cf diphtheria, one erysipelas, two scarlet fever, one membraneous croup, and one puerperal fever, a total of eleven, had been reported during the past j month, compared with eight cases last month and two in the corresponding period last year. Three of the cases were notified by Drs Jones and Roberts and eight by Dr Evans. He had to re- port the exposure of one child suffering from diphtheria within t^o days of notification, where- as at least three weeks should have elapsed. He found the child playing with other children.—Mr Owen Jones said this, was not right. It amounted to defying the Council.—Mr William Owen agreed, and having referred to the fact that there had been fatal cases of infectious diseases lately, proposed that legal proceediogs should be taken.—The pro- position was carried. The Medical Officer reported that there were twenty-five births during April and seventeen deaths, giving a death rate of 17'7. There was one death from diphtheria and one from measles. THE TYPHOID SCARE. In reply to Mr Humphrey Roberts, the Medical Officer said as far as he could ascertain, not a single blanket of the South African supply had been in- troduced into the urban district. (Hear, hear.) FINANCIAL. An overdraft of JE249 at the bank was reported. Accounts totalling jE193 and wages sheets totalling f318 were passed. MR EVAN JENKINS'S STABLE. This question has formed the subject of several lively debates at the Council and Mr Evan Jenkins now appeared and stated that if he had committed a breach of the bylaws, he had done so uninten- tionally and was sorry for it. The plan of the alterations had been presented since he was in- formed that it was necessary.—After considerable discussion, Mr Owen Jones proposed that the resolution of the Council to take legal proceedings against Mr Jenkins should be rescinded and that the plan should be considered by the Committee Mr John Hughes seconded the proposition, which was carried without opposition. A DIVISION. At the last meeting, the Council decided on a division to send four delegates to the Bradford Sanitary Congress an.d a letter was now read that the fee was one guinea per delegate.—Mr John Hughes proposed that the matter shonld be referred to the Finance Committee anc confessed that this was a proposal to shelve the matter. (Laughter.) He felt that it waa too much to pay four guineas in entrance fees, apart from travelling and hotel expenses. Mr Cadwaladr Roberts I seconded the preposition to send delegates, but I never bargained that we should pay fl5 or £ 20.—Mr Richard Jones proposed that the Council should leave the question of attending Bradford at a cost of £ 15 or JE20 to the conscience of the four delegates. If they decided that thiy ought to attend in the interests of Festiniog, then, by all means let them attend.—Mr Owen Jones But you have already passed that it is to the interests of Festiniog that we should go.—Mr E. T. Prichard: We are in honour bound by our resolution.—Mr Lewis Thomas Yes and I pro- pose that the four guineas should be paid.—On a division, fourt-eavoted for Mr Thomas's pro- position, and Messrs. John Hughes, Rd. Jones, David Lewis, E. Lloyd Powell, and Lewis Richards —six—against.—Mr C. Roberts I must say that I feel that the Clerk must be more slow in bringing forward a business of this nature again. —(Laughter). JOINT HOSPITAL PROJECT. The Council, on ^he proposition of Mr. Wm. Owen, seconded by several members, unanimously approved of the proposal that Portmaioc, Cnccieth, and Glaslyn Councils should join with the Festiniog and Deudraeth Councils in the erection of a joint Isolation hospital. They also approved of recommendation from the Join Committee to nbgotiale for terms for the lease ot one of the several sites mentioned on the Traetri Mawr. PETITION J'ROM MAENOFFEREN. The Health Committee recommended that the Council should support a petition by the inhabit- ants of M an, fferen to Lord Newborough's agent (Mr Thomas Jones) against the letting of a plot of land for such purposes as shows, etc, in such close proximity to dwelling house* and places of worship an to cau-e a great nuisance and farther that members should be appointed to accompany the petition r.-The recommendation was unanimously adopted and the Chairman and Mr Lewis Thomas were appointed to accompany the petitioners. MAIN ROADS. Mr E. Lliyd Powell explained to the Health and Roads Committee his views on the question of the maintenance of main roads and in the result a sub-committee consisting of a membei from each ward w*- appointed to consider the matter. PUBLIC HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT, 1890. A sub committee was, on the recommendation of the Health Committee, appointed to make bylaws under this Act. >' RATE ARREARS. On the recommendation of the Finance Com- mittee, it was resolved to take proceedings against persons owing arrears on the general district rate. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. Mr E. T. Pritchard proposed that the Council shoul i advertise the sanitary inspectorship which became vacant that night.—Mr William Owen advised the Council to appoint a temporary insp- ctor so that the Council might have an oppor- tunity of discussing a proposal to re-arrange th" several offices held under the Council. It was hia opinion that the appointments could be re-arranged in such a manner as would result in th work of the Council being done more satisfactorily, even if it did not bring about a reduction in the amount paid in salaries. He hoped that the members understood that in bringing up this matter he was actuated by the beat of motives. It was a mistake, in his opinion, that the offices of surveyor and clerk should be held by one and the same person; it meant that Mr Williamll could neither discharge the inside nor the outside work satis- factorily. He felt certain that had Mr Williams not the clerkship to attend to, he would, in his capacity of Surveyor, had been able to save the Council a lot of money over the sewerage schemes and also, possibly,do better work. Now there were more works of sewerage on haed and other equally important works. Again, it was plain to all of them that the system underlying the accounts was not as satisfactory as it should be. The duties of the Surveyor made it impossible for Mr Wil iams to attend to the duties of clerk with that perfection which a person who was clerk only could attend to the work. His p:an of re-arrangement did not necessar.ly mean the reduction of the salary of Mr Williams. In fact, be felt sure that the Council. if they discussed the matter in committee with Mr Williams, could come to an arrangement which would be to the satisfaction of all parties.—Mr Rd. Jones seconded Mr Gwen's proposition.—After a long diacul!sion,the Council-unanimously agreed upon the principle of the appointment of a temporary officer The. question then arose who should be appointed. —Some of the members favoured the duties being discharged by the Collector, others that they should be discharged by the Assistant Collector, whilst the remainder felt that the Collectors had plenty of important work on hand just now and that the Council should arrange with Mr Alltwen Williams to do the work.—Ultimately, it wa. unanimously resolved that Mr Williams should do the work and call in assistance if he deemed it im- perative.—Mr William Owen then proposed that a oommittee meeting of the whole Council should be held in a fortnight to discuss the question of rearranging the Council appointments.—Mr Rd Jones seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously.—On the proposition of Mr Humphrey Roberts, it was also resolved that inquiries should be made of neighbouring towns as to the number of Council appointments and the salaries paid. Mr Roberts added that they should also find out how many pupils there were at the Town Surveyor's offices. Why should young men from Festiuiog have to go away to learn the profession of architect ? (hear, hear.) WATER SUPPLY. The water supply was reported by the Surveyor to be satisfactory, there being 10 feet 3 inches of water on the bottom outlet pipe at Morwynion Lake. THE GAS COOKERS. On the recommendation of the Finance Com- mittee, it was resolved to purchase the gas stoves outright and not on the five years' purchase system. ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Mr Yale, in reply to a letter from the Council, wrote stating that the Company were pushing on the arrangements for street lighting and hoped to have Lian, the main streets of Blaenau, and some other parts completed within the next three months. Arrangements were also being made to improve the lighting of Tanygrisiau. APPEAL FOR A TENNIS LAWN. Mr Lewis Lloyd wrote suggesting the desirability of converting the piece of land situated at the back of the Library into tennis court. The club, which would take it over from the Council at a reasonable rent, would not be confined in iti formation but rather public in character. In fact, the intention was to form it into a public recreation ground.— Mr Humphrey Roberts expressed views against entertaining the application —-Mr Owen Jonrni differed from Mr Humphrey Roberts. He thought it was a most reasonable request. As temperance reformers, they were taking away thp licenses of public houses and at the same time tlHY were not disposed to afford their young people some reason- able means of amusement and reci ation. He considered it behoved the Council to do all they could for their young people. (Hear, hear.) Some time ago the Council passed to use the plot of land mentioned for a public baths, but like scores of other resolutions of the Council, it was a dead letter.—Mr Humphrey Roberts said he had no objection to a public baths.—Mr Owen Jones I give notice that at the next meeting, I shall move that the resolution as to the baths be rescinded so as to put the Council in a position Ko consider this application. IN COMMITTEE. The Council then resulved into committee and rose after a sitting of nearly four hours.

EISTEDDFOD Y GWYR IEUANC. An eisteddfod on an elaborate scale and which the promoters are hopeful of converting into an annual institution, was held at the Assembly Rooms on Friday and Saturday under the auspices of the Young Men's Association. The first meet- ing, held on Friday night, was of a purely literary nature, being described as a sectional meeting. The eisteddfod proper was held on Saturday after- noon and it was followed in the evening by a grand concert. The expenses in connection with the festival have been enormous, amounting to about £170, but towards this some jESO has been re- ceived in subscriptions. The efforts of the promoters, for some reason or another, have not been well seconded in the dis- trict. The eisteddfod did not prove the draw one might reasonably expect, for it was well known that the programme would embrace some keen and interesting competitions. The meeting was held on Saturday afternoon to meet Festiniog itself, but Festiniog utterly failed to appreciate this fact. The Hall was far from full, there being room for scores more. The concert, however, drew a full but far from a packed audienc". It was the fiectionyl meeting on Friday night that turned out an unqualified success. There was a large audience and the addresses given were of a most interesting and instructive sense, tending in the fullest sense towards the ideals of the eistedd- fod as an educative institution. EISTEDDFOD OFFICIALS. The followipg is a list of the officialq :-Presi. sident, Lord Nowborough, Bryn Llewelyn pre- sident Executive Committee, Mr H Ariander Hughes, Metropolitan Bink vice-presidents, Mr J Griffith, B.Sc, County School, and Rev Miall Edward, B A treaaurer, Mr G Aberkin Jones, Metropolitan Bank hon secretary, Mr ,J Cadwaladr, F EI S, Slate Quarries Scliool general secretaries, Messrs Huw Ellis Huw, Higher Grade School, and Wm Williams-Jones, 4, Merion-terrace Executive Committee, Rev George Davies, B A, Messrs D R Jones (Avallon), M E Phillips, B Sc, Humphrey Jones (Bryfdir), Richard Jones, Hugh Jones, M P S, J Tudor Owen, W M Owen, Edward Rowlands, R Coradoc Jones, Thoe. Williams, T R Davies, David Jones, Cadwaladr Roberts, J Jones Williams, W E Alltwen Wil- liams, and J G Thomas, F T S C Literary Com- mittee, Rev D Miall Edwards, M A, Rev George *Davies, B A, Messrs Humphrey Jones (Bryfdir), D R Jones (Avallon), and R Caradoc Jones; Musical Committee, Messrs M E Phillips, B Sc, J Cadwaladr, F E I S, J Tudor Owen, Cadwaladr Roberts, and J Griffith Thomas Art and Science Committee, Messrs Hugh Jones, M P S, Richard Jones, and Haw Ellis Huws. SECTIONAL MEETING. n", Principal T F Roberts, MA, of Aberystwyth Col- lege, presided at the sectional meeting. Prof John Morris Jones, M A, Bangor; Professor 0 M Edwards, M A, Oxford and Mr Isaac Ffoulkes, Liverpool, who were announced to take part were unable to attend. The CHAIRMAN said he had come to Festiniog on his occasion, as ,i. m;,ny others, net to give, but to eceive renewal of vigour and enthusiasm from contact with the young men of Featiniog, and especially the large body of those who were earning tht-ir bread by the labour of their hands. Twelve y»ars had now passed since he came to a similar technical meeting when he had just entered on hll work at Aberystwyth. That was the occasion on which the late Mr T. E. Ellis pleaded for a school of architecture and the building crafts at Festiniog, and at tvhfch was commenced the move- ment for educ,-tir)g public teachers in the coanty schools, in which matter the Festiniog School Board had given eo excellent a lead to the whole country. (Ai)piau-ofi.) At that time, the inter- mediate schools vy-vr,- not built and neither Central Board nor University of Wales was in existence. Much had happened since then. Ten yearti and more of hard work were behind the. of the young men of the tiay, some had vanished from the scene-to their irrecoverable lose-and a new generation confronted them, having, doubtless, their aims and projects and hopes intertwined with the future of their native country. (Hear, hear.) Ht1 had come from among-it a large body of youths who were receiving the advantages of a university training to another body of the same blood and the same aspirations who were already in the school of life aui daily toil. He loved to think that both were at one in sympathy and brotherhood. Upon their co-operation the future of Wales depended s-parated for the moment, they would soon be intermingled and would stand side by side for progress and a rich and many-sided social life in the Wales that is to come. (Applause.) If the students were receiving a wider discipline, the young workmen were nearer to the essential facts of life, were perhaps less open to be mialed by appearances, and had already taken their place in the ranks of humanity. For all their dis- advantages, they were in direct contact with the unexhausted materials of character and experience in a district famous for its interpretation of the dignity and worth of the worker, amid a social life where he was given free opportunity to share in work and leadership, and amid natural sur- roundings which ever prompted to intellectual and moral excellence. From Festiniog they still looked for the old enthusiasm. From the entire genera- tion of young Welsh workmen they looked for a large measure of the inspiration which would enable them to carry forward the work they had undertaken in accordance with the principles with which they set forth. So his mind, the self- criticism which marked the present stage was a sign of unmixed good. It was indeed the same enthusiastic z?al for education which had brought them thus far, which now, when face to face with the depth and complexity of our understanding, had changed its utterance from the indicative to the interrogative mood. Had they, after all, a .national ambition for excellence in education ? Was ,their patriotism deep enough to complete the work they had begun ? Was their mind set on the essentials as upon the mere externals of education ? Did they indeed so live their language and literature and history as to be resolved to give them full ex- pression in their education ? Did they desire such discipline in craft and trade, and in the application of scientific methods to practical life as would make every craft a delight to him who followed it —and were they forgetting the moral discipline which was the crown of a country's education ? Had they in ten years done what they thought they were accomplishing, or must they begin in the beginning once more ? He was a good workman who, after ten years of toil, doubted whether he had done anything worth doing. He was for- getting the things that were behind because his eyes were fixed on the future. All must labour Wales bears the fruit it la chronicled in the life, of Wales and it abides. Nevertheless these questionings were the salt of education the earnest of its growth and the guarantee of its sincerity, the measure of its ambition. He doubted not the same anxieties and the same discontent with actual accomplishment was felt amongst the youth of Featiniog. Mr T. E. Ellis spoke of a school of arts and craft for Festiniog which should be a model for Wales. Were they preparing for that further advance in the training of the craftsmen ? Did the children, or the great majority of them-except those who went forward to the intermediate school—remain in the elementary school up to the seventh standard and to the fifteenth year ? They would need that broad foundation for their con- tinuation school and their technicil school. These schools, where they were organised, would re- ceive their pupils for a continuous train- ing more and more closely adjusted to their life work extending from the fifteenth to the eighteenth year, and would, he hoped, provide for their advance in Welsh and English literature as well as in the more technical subj*c'». Did they avail themielves of the imperfect pro- isinn of the kind which was already aritilable ? Imp rfect it was indeed as compared with the systems of continental countries. Let its imperfection be to them a challenge and an inducement to them to make it good by thpir own resolute endeavour. Let them imitate their piedeceseors in the readiness to make sacrifices for knowledge. Their tyatcm was not, and he trusted would never be, so organised as to dispense with individual effort. Having sacrificed ittelf to obtain a system of education Wales must again sacrifice itself to use it. Systems were at best tentative and partial and a mechanical subjective to them robbed them even of the virtue they had. If teachers and pupils, parents and governors, school and community could show in and through an organised curriculum the independence and determination which such men as the late Dean of St David's, Canon Silvan Evans, and Dr Joseph Parry showed in its absence they should aoon behold in Wales an advance that had not been surpassed in the history of any people. (Loud applause.) The Rev RHYS J. Huws, Bethel. afterward spoke on present day Welsh poetry. He said that nations did not long survive their poetry and with the death of its last grmat poet a country's last glorious page was generally written. When great dreams ceased to haunt the n.itional minds, the era of great deeds soon ended. A nation's poetry was a correct measure of its highest vitality. The present invasion of materialism had not affected the production of poetry in Wales, and although the "yellow fever" was raging over the empire, the thirst for gold had not yet overcome the Welsh bard. The production of immortal verse was however impossible under present conditions and as long as the present literary tendencies ruled their literature. The defects of Welsh poetry, upon which the speaker expatiated, wer (a) its indifference to the national life (b) its lack of the sense of nature (c) lack of refinement of conception and expression (d) lack of heart, the touch being too icy. Concluding, he dwelt upon the qualities in which Welsh poetry overbounds, viz, (1) a morbid tendency to sing of death and to depict the gloomy side of life (2) an abuse of Scriptural diction and subjects (3) an attachment to petty local theme; (4) a proueness to sing to order (5) a tendency to sing of abstract subjects. Mr T. DARLINGTON, M.A., H.M. Inspector of schools, spoke on the racial relations between the English and the Welsh At the outset, he said he must quarrel with the popular view as to the origin of the two nations which simply regarded the Welshman as the Celt and the Englishman aa the Teuton, the truth being that there was no fuch thing at the present time as eith r a purely Celtic or a purely Teutonic nation, though the English- man was more < f a Teuton than the Welshman was of a Celt. Persons mostly responsible for the prevailing notions about the relations of the English and the Welsh were the modern historians who had allowed their imagination to play some- what freely about the events of the SAxon con- quest of England in the fifth century. According to these persons, the Teutonic tribes who then invaded Britain Stvept all the ancient inhabitants before them to the mountains of Wales or Corn- wall, so that the ou!y representatives of the ancient Britons at the present time according to this theory were the modern Welsh. The results of modern research had gone far to discredit this view. He proceeded to describe briefly three lioet of research which investigation into this subject had followed, viz (1) Study of history (2) Pysical ch^raet* risiici (3) Intellectual and spiritual characteristics. The main evidence against the older theory was derived from the silence of the English authorities with regard to anything lite a general extermination of th- Britons. At this point, he mentioned evidence of language with particular reference to the British numerals stiil in use among the shepherds of the northern dales of England. Referring to the evidence derived from physical characteristics, he showed that as regards the important matter of the shape of the head, there was practically no difference between Welsh and English Differences in statute and the colour of the skin, hair, and the eyes did exist, though the dividing line indicated by these differences was not coincident with the geographical boundary between Wales and Eng. land and his general conclusion from the facts he quoted was that such differences as existed be- tween the English and the Welsh were less pro- found and fundamental than those which divided say, southern and northern Germans. similar conclusions were drawn from his examination of the intellectual and spiritual characteristics. He concluded by showing how the modern views of thos) racial relations affected the question of the historical relations between the two peoples. Mr DAVID JENKINS, MUS. Bac., next gave an address on the disadvantages of Welsh choirs, and the injurious influsrc- of competitive mettiags un ier the present system in Wales. During the evening, musical selectionis were given bv Mr J. Tudor Ü,ven. Mr E. Ffestin-Joue3, and Mr David Francis (the harpist.) THE EISTEDDFOD..J Mr OSMOND WILLIAMS, M.P., who presid' the eisteddfod, was given a flattering recep^ when he rose to make his speech. Having It" till I that he hal found out the mistake of labuuriøg S/JI eisteddfodwyr with long speeches, he said at u National Eisteddfod at Bangor he was oftcBlll,,| to feel that English was far too much in j WeUh national institution. At times, almost all English. (Applause.) He was that were matters allowed to drift, their bd'r, eisteddfod would gradually change its the good old-fashioned Welsh cloth would Jot way to the silk of the Saxon. (Applause.) his part, b. would sooner see the Welsh home-spun flannel made from the wool of the sheep brought upon he Welsh mountains to great swell who turned out in the latest fashi"0' j Paris and London. (Laughter and Wales must stick to her mottoes, for adheren*Vj them meant knowledge and grace, religion, purity of thought and mind. (Hear, The Welshman had been content too long wood and draw water for others; but h» awakening and bad started well. The gospel he should like to preach there that day was 0>i, liness, preservation of health, thift, sobriety, t. godliness. (Applau-e.) Wales must work 0 own salvation. He did not argue in fayoUr J narrow spirit in national affairs. N thing farther from his mind. But he did say th.at Welshmen ought to have every fair play in his Ol\ country and be appealed to the rising ieDer bell to the Welsh that was to be, to cling to the. "J iaith "—(applause)—to aim at being of service J their nation and nationality —(applause)—J faithful to their religion—(applause)—and to np tb. splendid traditions of their beloved G Wen." (Loud applause.) f The adjudicators were :— Poetry, Prof | Morris Jones, M.A., Bangor, and the Rev Huws, Bethel; proae, Prof O M Edwards, Rhydychain, Principal T F Roberts, M.A., & A ystwyth, Mr Isaac Ffoulkes,. Llyfrbryf," ke'Pj recitations, the Rev Rhys J Huws music, w I David Jenkins, Mus Bac., Wilfred Jones, art and science, Messrs R Rooerts, J.P., Dol»*.| Dr R Roberts, U.H., Plasweunydd, G J « F.G.S., E P Jones, J.P., J Kelt Edwards, v Jones, F.L.S., W J Roberts, J Griffith, i. The awards were as follows:—Pen andJ sketch, five competitors, 1, Mr M W pOd phreys, Dolgelley. Bass or baritone solo, y Cleddyf yn ei Wain," sighteen entries, appearing on the stage, 1, Mr Alex Henderrjf Talysarn. Stanza, Mountains of Festiniog, a competitors, Mr G G Davies (Barlwydon), Festiniog. The tenor solo, "Deeper and Still" and Waft her Angel," for which jji entered, proved most popular in the result. J Ted Lloyd of Blaenau, and Gutyn Eifjon appetløl on the stage and the former succeeded in defe'' Gutyn. bet of six photographs, two ccmpe' 1, Mr Robert Roberts, New Market-sq^J Blaenau. Recitation, Croesi'r Wyddfa" dir), twenty entries, two appearing on the 1, Mr John Roberts, Bettws Garmon, near Carnarvon. The children's choral competition attracted ( local choirs—the County School, led by Dodd, M A, the headmaster, and' the Grade School, led by Mr Hugh Ellis The test piece was Daw Meddyliau aai y .«(j oedd (J Thomas), and the prize of £ 5 and » 8l. medal worth £ 5 was won by the County Scbo"^ Eight competed for the ode on Sit, (Sorrow) which carried with it a prize of | and an oak chair. The winner turned out COie Mr H Emyr Davies (son of Mr H Tudwal Va" Pwllheli), who is a ministerial student at The bard was duly chaired acoording to JI ancient rites and customs of the bards of theyll of Britain. The ceremony was couductediby aod those who recited englynion were ElfyP, Rev Rhys Hughes, Cromiechydd, H Ellis Glynor, William Williams-Jones, Hira^t A Albert Jones (Bettwsycoed), Dewi Mai of the Rev George Davies, the Rev J Owen, lwydon. The bard was invested by Mrs Osjy Williams who, as she was escorted to the p'8 (jj by Mr Vincent Evans, London, was given 1 an ovation. The chairing song, the war ø" which had been composed by Bryfdir and thÐp by Mr John G Thomas, was sung by Mr J p Owen. It was announced that the one conop8 (| for the chief essay, Dylanwad Bhaf* Arthor ar Leiiyddiaeth" waa deemed unwort*1' the prize. t Eight competed in the pianoforte petition to those under twenty. "Minuet l°,\ (Paderewski). Two appeared on the stage ] priza waa iaken by Miss Nellie Lewis, Bootle- other competitor, Miss Annie Griffith, GlaØJJ School Home, was also highly praised b1 adjudicators, and she was given a consolation by Mr. Vincent Evans. Three eat for the examination it. quarry mining, and the ad^ awarded the first prize to Mr. Lewis WiU'JJ Lord street, Blaenau and the second to Mr:rb Ellis Roberts, Glanypwll-road, BUenau. sonnets on Seren Blodln a Chan," (1) ^*rJ Wynne Williams, Mount Pleasant, View, Liverpool (2) Mr D J Hooson. nolo, Winds iu the trees," seven entries, (' Henderson Jones, Talysarn. Collection of to illustrate the flora of the parish-no. petitors. Best collection of stones to expl geology of the parish—(1) Mr Lewis Lord-street. Bkck and white freehand skoSb of flowers—(1) Mr Ted Edwards, Penrhyn. lit Novel on the History of "Huw Llwyd o Oj-u two competitors-(I) Mr. Griffith James rydd "), Blaenau Festiniog. t Bass or baritone solo, "The Erl-King," 1, r Williams, Penrhyndeudraeth, who beat Mr I Davies of Cefnmawr. Soprano solo, "Yr Ar ] yw fy Mugail," seventeen entries, 1, Lhnos a Llanaelhaiarn, South Carnarvonshire. F5 entered for the tenor solo competition, O D0& im dy hedd," but not one of them turned uP¡, announcing that there was no merit in the comff^j for a prize of £ 1 Is for a descriptive song on c yr Eisteddfod," the Rev Rhys J Huws, one °J adjudicators, said the three compositions re were not together worth three halfpence, let one of them being worth a guinea. (Laughter.^ competed for the prize of J £ 3 3s for the a tflee or part song and the adjudicator, Mr J awarded the prize to Mr W 0 Jones, De £ s formerly of Dorfil-street, Blaenau. The eisteddfod concluded with the male v0'^?lJcl petition, the prize being £ 20 and 25 to th-3 cond and the test piece, Cydgan y Pererinion. f choirs competed, viz., Nantlle Vale (conduct0-^ Alex Henderson), and Moelw.vn, Blaeuau 1 (conductor, Mr Cadwaladr Roberts). AmI tI cheering, Moelwyn was announced to have premier honours.) A vote of thanks to the Chairman was carrier acclamation on the motion of Mr Vincent Py seconded by Mr R O Davies. Mr Evans paid tribute to the parliamentary services of Mr Williams, and appealed to his constituents not y pestering him continually to come to the coUj address meetings, especially when Parliamefl" sitting. CONCERT. J Mr H Ariander Hughes presided at the CO The artistes were Miss Maggie Davies, Miss Laura Evans, contralto; Mr J Ben tenor Mr Ivor Foster, baritone and Miss C& n violinist aud the Blaenau United Choir fl conductorship of Mr Cadwaladr Roberts. jd(j accompanists were Miss A E Oweu-Davies and .m P Dodd. The first part of the programme co" of the performance ot "St. Paul" (Mendel^^fl and the second part of miscellaneous items, -y! all the artistes were recalled each time they appe MONTGOMERYSHIRE ASSIZg) The summer Asaiz-;s lor the county of gornery were held at Newtown, on I before Mr. Justice Channeil. A David Hughes (28), labourer was charged « stealing, on May 14th, two lambs, valued the property of William Morrie, Plasnewydd. j wrog. Mr Ellis J Griffi h, M.P. (in»tructe i Mr Llew Phillips, Llanidloes), appeared f°^lj prosecution. — He was sentenced to three I hard labour.. A Harry Ashmore (40), labourer, for felopl jO breaking and entering the dwelling-house of j3 Morris, on May 16th, and stealing the sum of *j| tiie moneys of Thomas Farrell, was senteOc j twelve months' hard labour. „$ William Humphreys (37). labourer, was ct,Sdh with committing an unnatural offence at ft saintffraid on March 27th.—The prisoner's dot was an alibi, and the jury returned a verdi l Not guilty." ei Thomas Samuel Pryce, an tdderly man, forø1t an auctioneer, residing at Welshpool, was cbt with assaulting a number of girls under thJ:, years of age, at Welshpool, between July 3lb" >| NoveO'ber 11th last. Mr D A V Colt-Williaflfyl Mr Trevor-Lloyd (instructed by Mr T Taylor) oppeared on behalf of the DirectO. Public Prosecutions, and Mr Ellis J Gr ffith, (instructed by Mr C P Yearsley), was for t defendant. There were six different oSeOc (\l the first indictment, and after a. lengthy be the jury retnrned a verdict of Not guilty."

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