The Cambrian

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. B. EVANS AND COMPANY Have just Purchased Large, Extremely Cheap, and Desirable Lots of SUMMER AND GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS, Which the Manufacturers were resolved upon Clearing prior to taking Stock. The Goods are quite New, and will be sold in strict accordance with the very advantageous terms upon which they were bought. t5 6 They have also paid SPECIAL VISITS to the SEATS of FASHION, and, as a result, are now Showing the most advanced SUMMER NOVELTIES, Including a LARGE STOCK of ARTICLES specially suited to SEASIDE AND HOLIDAY WEAR. They confidently invite a Call of Inspection. B. EVANS and COMPANY, 1, 2, 3, and 4, Temple-street, 5, Caer-street, and Temple-lane, Swansea. ESTABLISHED 1830 LACE CURTAINS CLEANED, At 11: PER PAnt, ANY STTB, M. POOLE & Co., Dyers and Cleaners, 2, Fisher-street, Swansea. TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), JULY 10th. FIRST DAY OF GRAND CLEARANCE SALE OF SUMMER DRAPERY, D. T. EDWARDS, 94, OXFORD STREET, and 5, PARK STREET, S "W a N S 3B A. CIRCULARS, giving Particulars in the Various Departments, Forwarded by Post on Application. CLOSED THIS DAY (FRIDAY) TO PREPARE THE STOCK. SEEDS, BULBS, FLOWERS, AND PLANTS. MELVILLE H. CLARE, THE "SEEDSHOP," 7, TEMPLE STREET, SWANSEA, And THE BEAUFORT NURSERIES, BLACKPILL, RESPECTFULLY invites an INSPECTION of the NURSERIES, which will be found WELL-STOCKED with the NEWEST and BEST OP PLANTS. Bridal and Ball Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Wreaths and Crosses, MADE UP AT THE NURSERY. The additional cost and delay attached to obtaining these from Covent Garden, or elsewhere, will thus be obviated. ALL HORTICULTURAL REQUISITES. Orders Received at the Seed Shop or at Blackpill. M. H. CLARE. ALL TRAINS STOP AT THE NURSERY. WALTER BENSON & CO. BEGS to inform the Clergy, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Swansea that he has RE-OPENED THE PREMISES before occupied by him, in the Walter Road, with a large and varied STOCK OF WINES AND SPIRITS, and trusts to receive their kind patronage and support. 31, WALTER ROAD. SPRING AND SUMMER NOVELTIES WM. EVA HAS great pleasure in announcing that he is now showing a carefully selected STOCK OF NEW GOODS including the latest productions in Millinery, Mantles, Drones, Pompadours, Silk, Satins, Lace Goods, Scarfs, Gloves, Hosiery, Umbrellas, Trimmings, also the New Pinafore Polonaise. rAMiij-sr 3WROXJRISRXISRC3- REQUISITES. 74, OXFORD STREET, SWANSEA. L A- "W 1ST TENNIS. ANDERSON, ABBOTT & ANDERSON. New and Large Stock of Lawn Tennis Bats, Balls, Nets, &c. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Lawn Tennis Shoes. Only Address—16 & 17, CASTLE-STREET, SWANSEA. LAWN TENNIS. LAWN TENNIS. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. C. WILLIAMS, ZHZAIIFtlUH-ESSEIR, &c., BEGS to announce that he has REMOVED from 5, TEMPLE BUILDINGS, Goat Street, to -D 57, WIND STREET, Opposite the Mackworth Hotel. (ESTABLISHE D 1840.) CABINET AND FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, 16, Castle Square, Swansea. s IVI T-T B 3 E LATE OF THE ISLAND HOUSE, RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends, Customers, and the Public generallyjthat he has REMOVED to the above Address, where Business will be carried on as usual, and now OFFERS a LARGE and MODERN STOCK of every description of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c., sc. FEATHER AND MILLPUFF BEDS, AND MATTRESSES, the Best Quality, at Most Moderate Prices. BRASS, IRON, AND OTHER BEDSTEADS from the First Makers. AB INSPECTION RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. Note the Address-16, CASTLE SQUARE, SWANSEA. Llansamlet New Church. quabtkblt SXSTICSS. ON SUNDAY, JULY 11th, 1880, SERMONS will be preached in the Morning at in the Evening at Half-past Seven, BY the ROT. JOHN GRIF- FITHS, M.A., R.D., Rector of mgtfjah at Six o'clock by the IUv- J- STEPHEN DAVYS, B.A., Vicar of St. JohnWuxta-Swansea, in Webb. Children's Seme* at 3.30 pjn- Collections mad* after each Service in of the I Church Building Fund. There is still a.debt of about £ 400 r—aining, and these Quarterly Collections will be I ip vow towards clearing it off. Grand Cricket Match- CHALLENGE CUP TIB. NEWPORT v. LLANDOVERY SCHOOL. THIS Match will be Played on the Ground of the .i. SWANSEA CRICKET CLUB, St. Helen's, on SATUBDAT NUT, July 10th. Wickets pitched 10.15 sharp, Admission 6d. Members Free. DAVIES & LAMB OIL, GREASE, COLLIERY BRATTZCM DOOR CLOTH, tie FLEXIBLE AIR TUBIITQ MANUFACTURERS, STRAND, LXWANNICA ART FURNITURE. CARPETS, CURTAINS, BEDSTEADS. LEWIS, LATE BENNETT, Cabinet Manufacturing Establishment, 19, HIGH STREET, SWANSEA. THOMAS HEARD, Proprietor. SUNDAY SCHOOL CENTENARY. SOUTH "WALES CENTRE. Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, July 13, 14, & 15, 1880. TUESDA. Y- SERMON at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. T. C. EDWARDS, M.A., Principal of Aberystwith College. WEDNESDAY (AT THE MUSIC HALL). CONFERENCE at 11 a.m. S. B. POWER, ESQ., in the Chair. PUBLIC MEETING at 2.30 p.m. His Worship the M VYOR :"1 the Chal- PUBLIC MEETING at 7.30 p.m. J. T. D. LLEWELYN, EsQ, in the Chr THXJBSDAY (AT THE MUSIC HALL). CONFERENCE at 11 a m. Mr. Aldeiman PHILLIPS in the Chair. PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS, Headed by the Mayor and Corporation. The Procession will leave the Town Hall at 2 p.m. for the Cricket Field, St. Helen's, where suitable Hymns will be sung, and short Addresses delivered. The r, ablic w 'l be admitted to the Field on payment of THREEPENCE. Reserved Enclosure SIXPENCE. THE SERVICE OF SONG, C B M ENTITLED' « « R O E E T H, 'A I E S W¡LL BE RENDERED IN THE MUSIC HALL, BY The Centenary Choir of Five Hundred Voices. Conductor-Mr. W. A. DAVIES. Organist-Mr. GILBERT LEGGE. CONNECTIVE READINGS BY MR. F. S. BISHOP, M.A. Chairman-EBENEZER DAVIES, Esq., President of the Swansea Sunday School Ur'on. Doors open at 7.30 to Commence at 8 punctually. Tickets 3d., 6d., Is. to be obtained of any of the Superintendents, or the Secretaries. A limited number of Tickets for Reserved Seats, at 2s. 6d. each, at Messrs. Brader and Sons, Wind- street, or Messrs. Thompson and Shackell, High-street. Early application for Tickets is requested. Admission to the Conferences and Public Meetings by Free Ticket, to be obtained of the Super- intendents of the different Sunday Schools, or of the Secretaries, of whom also Programmes with full particulars can be had. All communications to be addressed to The Secretaries, Centenary Committee, Y.M.C.A., Herbert-place, Swansea. W. WILLIAMS, WATCH AND CLOCKMAKER, JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, &c., 29, Castle Street, Swansea. V DAVID ANDREW, 52, WIND STREET, SWANSEA. (Opposite the Mackworth Hotel), SCOTCH CHEVIOT SUITINGS AND TROUSERINGS. ANGLO AND WEST OF ENGLAND do. FRENCH AND WEST OF ENGLAND COATINGS. ALL WOOL SHIRTS. I SCARFS AND GLOVES- OXFORD SC FRENCH SHIRTS. HOSIERY COLLARS. WfflTESHIRTS. FELT AND SILK HATS, &c., &c. TO BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for BUILDING a NEW BAPTIST SCHOOLROOM at Brynhyfryd, near Swansea. Plans and specifications can be seen at the Rev. D. R. Davies, Brynhyfryd Post Office, to whom sealed and endorsed Tenders must be sent not later than 15th inst. St. Mary's Parish Church, Swansea- RE-opening serviCES. iK TOLY*U' °° Hoi, Ivnra \mn<S ^wJIble H! WIHTON, M A,, A™B.??C°O?IL WL 'V? F. noon at 3.30 Prayers with Ch.»^8en«e and Anthem. After which an Organ Recital Dy mr. Wallace Pnngle. evSTin^lA LB^S^. t Archdeacon of St. 'Dfiv services .t n « On SUNDAY, 11th July, H.0 a.m., and at 6 30 D m. sermons by the REV. F. POWELL, Pem- bkkfiLt' on h-Vs&rsf service, when the address wi" M given by the REV. F. S' O^ONDAY&t 7-30 p.m. sermon A Luncheon at the Mackworth Hotel at Two o'clock. Tickets, 2s. each. ——— A B A- Z A R YTlth BK HELD IN TH 3 GROUNDS OF 0LAKMoR, OK THURSDAY k FRIDAY, JULY 22nd IN AID OF THE & 23rd, ZENANA MISSION WORK IN THE PARISH OF FJWtlffjpA. 0 B K Refreshment and *»%% £ !> Tennis, and Admission One ^a&^lf.pric?00^ ^nee '> Contributions of &«., will be thankfully receded at THB Vi^ra IE, WalterVroad; or by Miss Nooi^jbi^—Swansea. E A IGHT, HENRY LAURANCE'S IMPROVED SPECTACLES, 44, HATTON GAKDEN, LOHDON.; rgWiESE Spectacles are clear and cool, never tire JL the eye, and whilst subduing all inflammatory symptoms, assist, strengthen, and preserve the sight. SIR JTTLUJS BENEDICT, 2, Manchester Square, London, "W., writes "I have tried the .Opticians in London with- out Bucoess, but y01?L„P f8 me admirably, both for reading and walKing. xne clearness of your glasses as compared with surprising. I shall at all times recommend them. 0. B. RADCLIFPE, ESQ., M.D., 25, Cavendish S^rar Consulting Physician to the Westminster Hospital, writes: Your Spectacles are highly appreciated by me, and are a great improvement on my old ones, and suit my A^vmdrefo of Testimonials have been received from persons whose sigh} by their use, when aU others have failed, a lengthened list of which can be had gratis on application to the Agents for Swuuea- X. GANZ, Jeweller »nd Optician, 231, High-street. J. ft M- HUSSEY. jeweUers and OpMrfsm, 216, High-street. JOHN DAVID. Chemist and Optklaa, 75, Oxford-street. All Spectaclos stamps H- L- FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, "VTO. 31. BKLLEVDK-STBEET, Swansea. Apply to Mr. J3( MicHKii, Swansea Bank (Limited), Swansea. TO LET, "VTO. 3, ST. GKOBOK-STBEET, 8 Rooms, also Bath-room. J3| Immediate possession. Apply A. PEABSB, 52, Mansel Terrace. TO BE LET. GLAIS HOUSE, Swansea Valley, near Glais Railway Station, Midland Railway. For particulars apply P. J. COOK, St. Thomas Hospital, London. TO BE LET (WITH UMEDIATE POSSESSION,) T^TO. 21, WALTER! TERRACE.—Apply to JOSEPH 11 ANDREW, Ironmonger, 47, Oxford-street, 8wansea. TO BE LET, (WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.) HOUSE, No. 2, Gwydir Gardens, near Swansea, replete with every convenience. Apply to Mr David Jones, St. Helen's Villa or to Mr. Francis, No. 1, Gwydir Gardens. TO LET, in Picton-place, a HOUSE with STABLES and COACH-HOUSES, with a large Garden and Lawn and having a most convenient entrance from a road in the rear of the premises. The rent for the whole jMO a year on lease or yearly. The property is capable of valuable improvements. — Apply to Mr. GLOVES, Auctioneer, Oxford-street. Jones's Temperance Hotel and Refreshment Booms, Waterloo Bouse, Llandllo. yT«?TTORS will find Good Accommodation combined with moderate charges —LFRACOMBK—Families and Tourists will find accommodation at moderate charges at the exc^e^OYAL BRITANNIA HOTEL. It is close to the landing place for Steamers, and near all the principal attractions of this favourite Summer resort. A porter attends all steamers, and an Omnibus meets all trains. Apply to Manager. DE-LA-BECHE HOUSE, SKETTY. TO BE LET OR SOLD, A First Class FAMILY RESIDENCE, delightfully situated, containing drawing, dining and breakfast rooms, with seven bedrooms, kitchen, scullery, larder, china pantry, two w.c.'s, good dry celler, two-stalled stable, coach-house, green-house, and good supply of soft water.—Apply J. JENKINS, Carver and Gilder, 13, Heath- field-street. Swansea. TO LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, A FIRST CLASS FAMILY RESIDENCE, situate near Swansea. It contains four sitting rooms and bmtard room on the ground floor; eleven bed rooms, dressing rooms, bath rooms, and closets. There are ex- tensive out-offices and large laundry. The house stands in a garden of about two acres and has a coach-house, stabling for five horses, man's residence, hot-house, and vinery, &c., &c. For further particulars apply to Messrs. BROWN COLLINS, and WOODS, Solicitors, Worcester Place. Swansea; or to A. NICHOLLS and SON, Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers, 1 and 2, Portland Buildings, Swansea MUMBLES, NEAR SWANSEA. TO BE LET, x Either Furnished or Unfurnished, for a term wise, with immediate v Mnn A CAPITAL RESIDENCE, called LLWYN-X-MOB situate about | of a mile from the Mumbles, and within ten minutes' walk of Langland and Caswell Bays, containing large entrance hall, <UmM-room,drawwg-roon), breakfast-room, billiard-room, fitted complete, eight good bedrooms, and two^ dressing-rooms, lavatory, large kitchens, servants' hall, dairy, laundnr and offices. The house is most substantially built, and in thorough repair. There is an excellent supply of water the drainage is perfect, and the premises are replete with every comfort. The house stands in ornamental grounds, tastefully laid out, with good lawn and greenhouse, and there is a capital entrance lodge, containing four rooms; with two paddocks attached. The residence occupies an elevated and meet healthy position, and commands an extensive and uninterrupted view over the Bristol Channel, between Nash Point and Lundy Island, the neighbouring coast, and the beautiful and picturesque district of Gower, For further particulars, and cards to view, apply to FFEAJTK C. STUCK, Swansea. MASTERS & COMPANY, "THE SWANSEA CLOTHIERS." Juvenile Clothing in Cloth, Serge, Tweed, Drill and Worsted Coatings, from Is. lljd. V 353. 6d., the Suite Complete. Youths' Clothing in Cloth, Serge, Tweed, Drill, Worsted Coatings, 9s. 6d. to 46s., strong and stylish. Our Boys and Youths' Suits are noted for wear-resisting ability. This accounts for MASTERS & COMPANY S Indestructible Clothing" being almost a Household Word. Try our Four Fold Linen Collars at 5id. each. Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Braces, Gloves, Umbrellas. Scotch Tweed Suits, all wool, thoroughly shrunk, well made, firmly stayed, fashionably cut, made to measure, suit complete, 42s. I Hats, Felt Hats, in all the latest styles, at Is. lid., 2a. lld., 3s. lid., 4s. lid., 5s. lid.; Silk or French Hats, 7s. lid., 9s. lid., 13s. lid., 17s. lid. Scotch Tweed Trousers all wool, thoroughly shrunk, well made, firmly stayed, fashionably cut, made to measure, 10s. 6d. Try our Unrivalled Trousers, made to measure 13s. Try our Boys' Suits, sewn with Best Linen Thread, warranted to stand hard wear. Suits of a Piece in all the Leading Styles, well made, at 21s. 6d., 25s. 6d., 29s. 6d., 32s. 6d., 35s. 6d., 42s., 45s., 49s. 6d., 59s. 6d., 69s. 6d. Clothing for Mechanics and Working Men acknowledged to be unsurpassed for strength and comfort. Ready made Trousers at 2s. lid., 3a. lid., 4s. lid., 5s. lid., 7s. 9d., 8s. 9d., 10s. 6d., 13s. Od., 15s. 6d., 18s. 6d., 2ls. In all the latest styles. 18 & 19, CASTLE STREET, SWANSEA. Terms Cash.-No Credit.—One Price.—Small Profits. EVERY ARTICLE MARKED IN PL/TLi FIGURES. NOTICE TO VISITORS AND PLEASURE PARTIES. J. H. BTOSSER, LIYBRY STABLES, WIND STREET, SWANSEA. An Elegant Four-Horse Drag on Hire, for i icnics and Pleasure Pa. Lies. Brakes, Landaus, Waggonettes, Dog-carts, Hearses, Mourning Coaches, Funeral Carriages, &c., may be had on Hire at all times. Orders by Post will receive prompt attention. Swansea Aerated Water Company. Orange Street. THE above Company, having added to its Business Premises the newest and moit approved Machinery for the Manufacture of AERATED AND MINERAL WATERS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, Is now prepared to supply the Public on most reasonable terms. Special attention is called to the high quality of their LEMONADE AND GINGER ALE, Delivered Free, in large and small bottles, to all parts o Swansea and Neighbourhood. All Waters manufactured at this establishment are warranted free from metallic ingredients, or anything deleterious. All Orders executed with despatch. Terms-Cash. WANTED, a respectable YOUTH, in a Merchant's and Coal Shipper's Office in Swansea. Moderate premium. Apply by letter, "CARBON," Cambrim Office, gwaniiea. fTTANTED, some YOUNG WOMEN to learn the W Folding and Sewing of Books. Apply, A.is., Cambrian Office, Swansea. » SALES BY AUCTION. MR. J. M. LEEDER. Railway Trucks, at Swansea Jnlv 16 Leasehold Trade Premises, at Swansea July 20 Freehold Messuage or Hotel at the Mumbles July 20 Copyhold Residence at Noiion, Mumbles July 20 Shipwright's Stock-in-Trade July 21 8c 22 Messrs. E. ROBERTS & SON. Household Furniture, at Swansea J«'y 73 Messrs JOHN P. U/HVEY & Co. Leasehold Property, at Swansea July 12 Leasehold Cottages at St. Thomas, Swansea Jv'y 13 MR. DANIEL PHILLIPS. Grocer's Stock-in-Trade, &c., at Swansea July 7 MR. SANDREY. Residential Estate at Stratton, Cornwall July 27 TO CORRESPONDENTS. W ALICE IVEY, Bilton Fen y.—Nex- week. CT* An interesting sketch of a Visit to Llandrindod, although in type, is unavoidably crowded over till our next*

CQCltt Cambrian. SWANSEA, JULY 9, 1890. THE RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION OF SWANSEA. TTTH question of the Railway Accommodation of the Swansea district is now agitated in various ways, and into the question is imported, as usual, more of passion and prejudice than of wisdom. Our columns have been crowded for some weeks past with the utterances and proceedings pro and con. the establishment of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, and the continued use of steam on that line, and the controversy is not yet at an end. The question at issue is whether the old Tramroad, constructed under the Act of 1804, shall or shall not be raised to the dignity of a railway. Of course, there is much to be said on both sides. Sentimen- tally it is desirable that the margin of Swansea s beautiful Bay should be kept as free as possible from those unsightly works, roads, walls and fences, which mark the trail of the prosaic monster Trade. There is not a poetic soul in the whole locality who does not regret the demolition of the old Travellers' Rest," with its gnarled rustic seats, and cool parlour, and shady alleys, and the hale and jolly old landlord Brown, to whose hospitable doorway the waves crept playfully up. Time was when the beach was less defiled than now, when burnet roses and thousands of wild flowers and plants lent their beauty to the sea-side. We should like to have the old loveliness remain for ever, but we cannot have both the alternatives- pleasure and pecuniary profit. We must choose, and then abide by the conditions of our choice. Half measures are the worst evils we should seek to avoid. We have now gone too far to keep Swansea as a place of natural scenic beauty; we cannot, if we would, retrace the steps taken; and the only course that remains is to reap the full advantages which Trade now holds forth to us. No doubt some interests must suffer by such changes as must follow the advances of trade, but then the ma- jority of men are benefited by them. At this time of day it surely should not require a word of argument to prove that Swansea and Oystermouth ■vnll prosper in proportion to the facilities which are provided for rapid and cheap communication to and from all parts. The lack of facilities in the past is the only too evident cause of our present back- wardness. The quicker and fuller the circulation of the healthy blood in a man's body, the better is his physical constitution built up. And in the life of towns, their growth and soundness similarly depend upon the streams of people and commodi- ties which are made to pass through all arteries of intercommunication. Speaking ou general question, what keeps Swansea be race of modern towns ? It is not want of natural produce; for in this respect we are que excep- tionally situated, with practically mexhauatibie fields of coal behind us, It n manu- facturing enterprise for the ™e^rg1(^ works of the Swansea Valley are famed th]roughtmt the world. It is not an uninteresting country, for we have natural beauty unsurpassed in kind by any part of the kingdom. What, then, hinders our growth ? Simply. the want of direct means of through communication. Swansea is not on the main line. The great Brunei, when he constructed the South Wales Railway, no doubt did his duty as an engineer, but that professional duty involved a great injustice to Swansea. By running up round Neath, and then down to Landore, the trunk line of the G.W.B. is lengthened many miles, which causes a loss of invaluable time, and corresponding general inconvenience. The injury suffered by the town is incalculable. Instead of our hotels and theatres and streets being filled with visiting strangers, breaking their long jour- neys for the night, as is the case at Cardiff, we are to a considerable extent left alone in our in- glorious isolation. The branch service of trains from Swansea to Landore, is probably as well conducted as possible, but yet it is only a branch line, the attention to which is of course secondary to that of the main line. Swansea's remedy can only come in one direction, and that has already been shadowed forth by Mr. Henry Hussey Vivian, M.P., when discussing the question at the Harbour Trustees' Meeting. His scheme, which we commented on at the time, was the bridging of the Neath river at Britonferry, so as to form a junction between the main line of the Great Western Railway at that place and the now al- most disused Vale of Neath line along Crumlin Burrows. This would give direct means of mine- ral traffic between the port of Swacsea and the chief coal valleys to the eastward, and in time it might also become the main passenger line of the Great Western Railway Company. In order to help forward so desirable a consummation, Swan- sea people should do all they possibly can, with voice and pen and act. This, once achieved, would completely alter the present character of our traffic, and Swansea and Mumbles would br come at once what they are evidently intended to be in the not distant future. There ought to be a weU-eonducted railway to the very Mumbles Head, with a jetty running down to deep water, to and from which steamers could ply at all states of the tide, and thus connect the two sides of the Bristol Channel at this point by good daily steamer ser- vices. As to the summer visitors to the district, they would not be lessened, but vastly increased with the augmentation of trade. The railway would prevent none of the bathing which now takes place. The Gower Bays would then, as now, be open to holiday makers, and the more distant parts of the Gower peninsula would profit as well as the nearer parts. With this contingency in view, it behoves the residents of the district to consider the question fully before they decide against the use of steam on the Oystermouth rail- way. The question of the private interests are about equally balanced, since some gentlemen uphold the proposal because of their direct pecu- niary interests, and others oppose it because they have mansions in the vicinity which would dete- riorate in value in case the concession were made. But whatever the private interests may be, the public question is clear and distinct. Are the inhabitants to support or oppose the establishment of such a railway per se. It is competent to object to persons and modes of proceedure, while at the same time approving of a project. In the case of the Oystermouth line, the public mind has been unnecessarily exasperated by statements of personal right and power, which are in direct opposition to the public convenience and safety. Such utter- ances do infinite harm, since they increase the friction which, in Swansea life, is already too great. Then the question of public safety from street acci- dents is only a side issue to the consideration we have before us. We have a right to demand from the Board of Trade that no person or company shall be allowed to endanger the lives of men, women, and children, and frighten horses into perilous temporary frenzy by running a steam train on the unprotected level of the highway. On this subject there has been much grumbling, much reasonaole complaint. But if a little proper concession were only made, the difficulty would be considerably obviated. It may be presumed that no railway company is such a Juggernaut as to desire to kill the population and it may be taken for granted that the majority of the common sense people of Swansea do not wish to place impediments in the way of progres- sive trade. The object of both sides is pr-ctically the same-to secure cheap and easy means of communication between the different parts of the district, knowing that such facilities tend to im- prove the position both of private companies and of the public at large. We think the people of Swansea are perfectly right in demanding that proper precautions shall be observed in the work- tng of such a line, but we think it would only re- tard the prosperity of the whole district to hinder the work which it is now proposed to do, if Par- liament can be induced to sanction it. Exactly the same question arises wherever and whenever it is proposed to take a bold forward step. Our ancestors had to face it when the first copper works was projected on the banks of the Tawe. It was said, with a good deal of truth, that the sulphurous fumes would destroy vegetation and impair human life, but Gabriel Powell stood up manfully and took the side of progress. Like a wise man, he said that one thing must be sacrificed if the other would be secured, and he persuaded his local col- leagues to permit the erection of the works. They have not beautified, but they have enormously en- riched the place, and have afforded means of live- lihood to thousands where only units or tens could exist before. The 1 esson is obvious and it equally applies to the Oystermouth line and to all other progressive local works.