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^ SWANSEA EXCHANGE.
SWANSEA EXCHANGE. A.t the weekly meeting of the Exchange on Tuesday afternoon there was a large representative attendance including Messrs. W. Williams, Worcester and Forest Works; E. Trubsbaw, Llanelly E. Beck, Elba Steel Works; W. Davis, Ebbw Vale; Basil Jayne, Pontardulais; Thomas, Blaenafon; Daniel Edwards, Morriston; W. R. Quick, Amman Iron Company; Jlnes, Newport; R. Cook Jenkins, Port Talbot D. Jenkins Senr., R. Jenkins, Port Talbot; John Jones, do.; Geo Shaddick, Burgess and Co. W. P. Stewart, Blackwood T. H. Thomas, Llanelly; Joseph Maybery, Llanelly R. Maclaren, do.; Heywood. Cardiff; A. T. O'Sullivan Jose, Ford aud Co. T. H. Jones, do.; Messrs. Forester W. Bright, Fairwood; Richards, Pantyffynon; E. F Daniel, Craw shay Bros.; W. H. Edwards, T. W Raphael, Llanelly; G. Sims, Great Western Railway; R. S. Lowe, do.; F. Smith, London and North-Western Railway; E. Roberts, C. E. Peel, H. M. Peel, Morrison D. Morris, Glanamman David Rosser, Cilfrew A. H. Thomas, Lippmann, J. H. Jones, Swansea Tin-plate Company; H. A. Chapman, Thos. Elford J. D Thomas, J. Harrop, Grove's End; T. Simm, Stevens, J. H. tThurgood, Swansea Harbour; Thurgood, Junr., Bevan, Llanelly; J. W. Bevan, Swansea; McNeill, Watson and Co.; J. J. Owen, Travers Wood, R. A Wood, Captain Jenkins, E. W. Cook, Picton Jones, A. P. Steeds, Joseph Bangham, Barrow Company; John Squire, Bristol and West of England Bank; Sampson Pontardulais D. Owen, Midland; Gwynne, Briton. ferry F. Le Boulanger, Geo. Morris, Landore Tin-plate Company Godfrey Thomas, Neath Bertie Morris, John Thomas, Ystalyfera; M. Moxham, Capt. Rees, Burry Port; C. Watson, Swansea Engineering Co., &c. The strike at Morriston still continues, and the men, goaded on by their leaders, are shewing a very vindictive feeling, which is likely to prolong the strike for an indefinite time. There was a conlElnllS of opinion amongst makers on 'Change that the men were unreasonable, and the grounds insufficient to prolong the contention, while, if Mr, Williams had not proved he was paying the current rate of wages, at any rate, the men have his assuranae that he is prepared to do so, which will en- tirely remove the cause of the strike. PIG IRON.—The price of Scotch pigs has gradually advanced, aud shews an increase of 6d. per ton over that of last week, while Middlesbro' and hematite shows nearly Is. per ton ad- vance with a firm market. The prices of tin-plates were quoted at au advance of 3d. per box, and in some cases 6d. per box for special brands and odd sizes, and makers are firm in their quotations. The advance in steel bars last week of 5s. per ton, with a probability of a further advance of 5s. between this and the quarter day, stimulate makers to hold out for higher prices, and are indifferent to book any forward contracts. Pie IRON.-Giasgow warrants, 44s. 2jd.,44s. 2d.. 44s. 4 £ d,,44s. 4d., cash sellers. Market firm. Middlesbrough, No. 3, 37s. lOd. prompt. Other numbers in proportion. Market firm. Hematite, warrants, 47s. 7d. to 47s. Sd. for mixed numbers f.o.b. Cumberland. WELSH BARS, jM Os. Od. to dBS 2s, 6d. Angles, Ac., at usua extras, f.o.t. at works. SHEET IRON.—Singles, £ 7 15s. to £ 8 0s., f.o.t. at works. STEEL RAIM.—Heavy sections, JM 10s. to dEt 12s. 6d. light ditto, £4175. 6d. to t5 15s. Od. f.o.t. Sleepers, angles, channels Ac., according to section and specification. STEEL SHEETS.—Singles, iC8 15s. to £ f> Os., with the usual extras for the higher guages. BESSEMER BTEEL.-Tin-plate blooms, f;4 12s. 6d.; tin-plate bars, jM 15s. SIEMENS' TIN-PLATE BARS.—Best, R5 7s. 6d. per ton all delivered in the district; cash, less 2! per cent. TIN-PLATES.—Iron coke tins, per box IC., 13s. 3d to 13s fid • Bessemer steel coke, 13s. 9d. to 14s. Od.; Siemens' fcoke finiThV 14s M. to 14s. 3d. ternes, per double box bv 20 c' best^harcoal* it 3dTo0^(8^meaS' St,6el)' 27s-'3d- t3^s. 9d. wasters K M- according to finish of brand Prinze o/w^e^Jk H than Primes' delivered in ThP HwoVfci 8^ansea i cash, less 3 per cent, -.ac Harbour Trustees have furnished tbe following ? }. re^urn of tin-plates received from the works, and shipped, and held in stock-.— Week ending Last week. Corresponding March 25, 1889. week last year. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Received 57,890 64,170 45,069 Shipped 30,103 •• 56,240 57,072 In stock 139,185 111,398 10-5,672 COPPER.-Chili bars, JE41 10s. to Jtiz IUS. BLOCK Tik, £ 9310$. to £ 94. SPELTER, <17 Os. Od., as per telegram received on Change. LEAD.— English, £ 1217s. 6d. to jEl3 Os. Od.; Spanish, j612 10s, to £ 12 12s. 6d. ANTHRACITE COAL.—Best big vein, selected for malting pur- poses, 10s. 00. to 10s. 3d. ordinary large, 8s. Od. to 8s. 3d., according to quality and selection small rubbly culm, 4s. 3d. to is- 9d. per ton, all delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash in 30 days, less 2 £ per cent. STEAM COALS.—Large, 13s. Od. to 14s. Od.; bunkers, lis, 0d, to 12s. 00., according te quality small, 6s. 3d. to Js. Od. per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2l per cent. BITUMINOUS COALS.—Large, 12s. 6d. to 13s. Od.; thro' coals. 10s. 3d. to 10s 6d; small, 7s Od to 7s 6d per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea; cash 30 days, less 2i per cent. COKE.— Best foundry, 17s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.; furnace, 14s, to 14s 6d. per ton, f.o.b, Swansea cash 30 days, less per oent PATENT FUEL.—10s. 9d. to lis. Od. • IRON ORES.—Prices, 00s. 0d. to 00s. Od. per ton, ex-shin • A«.ah 30 days; with an additional charge of Is. 6d. per ton for selected large. PITWOOD.—17s. 9d. to 18s. Od. per ton into trucks nett, cash 30 days. The steamers loading this week are Lieutenant Maury (sailer), for Tucacas; Zadne, for London Clara, for Kantw and Bordeaux City of Bristol for Hamburg.
Family Notices
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS IN 1888.—The Registrar-General's return of marriages,. deaths registered in England ani ? year 1888 is now published. The population g and Wales, which was 25,974,439 in .it, wa? estimated to have been 28,628,804 in the miaale of 1888. The number of marriages register^ S the year was 203,456—namely, 40,206 in ths of the year, 51,489 In the second, Blf and 60,221 in the fourth. For th«S,0,e? thw abstract England and Wales *re <*m^. into U districts, and it is worthy^ district the first quarter produees number, the last quarter the Ingest number of marriages. The births were 879,263 m 446,958 of males, 432,305 of females, ihe ^otal number of deaths in the same Pe^i7T f 5J-°.6^0—namely, 263,216 of males ,,fema1es. afore births occur in the earlier Part of the year than In the latter, tbe totals being ZJ3,8o8 in March quarter, 224.077 June, 214,665 Sepember, an<J 2U<m December. Of the occurred in the March quarter, 127,821 « December 124,943 June, and 107 912 September, yi tne n divisions London is second in size, and the largest is the North-Western, con- taining Cheshire and Lancashire. The population of London In the middle of last year was estimated at 4 282,921. The marriages were 34,617 in number; 131.078 — of males, 66,628, and of females, ani /b,707 deaths—namely, 40,263 of males, and 38,454 of females. It will be seen that both in the births and deaths the total is greater for the males than for the females. This abstract gives us not only totals by divisions but also by counties. In each of the 11 districts the males are more numerous under both births and deaths. But if the list is examined by counties it will be found that the number of female births exceeded the number of males in three counties-in Huntingdon by two, in Cambridge by 44, and in Essex by one. In every county, as in the total, the deaths of males outnumber those of females,
- GIRLS' CLUB MUSICAL DRILL…
GIRLS' CLUB MUSICAL DRILL ENTERTAINMENT. The work of the Girls' Club in Swansea is so unobtru. sively conducted that although it has been de 1 °Ur midst during the winter months, erefore it not yet be aware of its existence. T > y well to state a few facts as to bow the movement originated, and the objects it has in ™e^ezel. Davi 6 remembered that some time ago M- hiev<a go mu^ who takes such a Prominent part endeaV0ured to success, in preventive and rescue ion wag obtain a training ship in L. Tulloch) and takenupby theex-Mayor^Ir Aid eQteitained w others, but for some reason the P however, to be not realized. Mrs. Davies was thwarted, and turned her atten^1?° er and others she Alter consulting with Mr. h0,ebe.dqu.'rter. ongiDRted what.» e.lW.> P'1' ,c,^gh the club h«. h»d D..ie, h«. be^P « tbe following lad^s-Mrs.C. H Brook Mi.s'_ Mrs. Merry Mrs Wright Mi^ ^^e Miss Maud Sainsbury M«-Joseph,M.ssGertr Mis8 Ford Davies, Miss Glascodine, Miss 1/" ni-rnn Miso Ali^i Mi„ Tilly Ford Mi,. H-rf. org„f £ « Davies, Miss Fu ton, the Mwe. '« >'influence of these The class of girls brought "nder ds the teaching and ladies is just the one passed the required instruction given Manygirl, betwfien standards" in the elementaiy sc s of 14 or 15 and 18 often forget a good deal of the education they have acquired, and in time they may lose it altogether Thrown upon their own resources, with no Ugeuier..mow r w:th evil companions, they home influences, andpal1 heir spare hours with- are also more than likely to speua 1 out much profit to themselves or otbe.s Heie the movement, initiated by Mrs. Davies comes 10 most opportunely, with a helping and a results show' that the girls are not only amenable to good influences, but most eager to be taught, and deeply thankful for the interest taken in tbem J?ood they have received. Nearly 200 have been taken in hand, and the improvement in them m this s Qal "E'EVI'SSS F'S"°EC and tidily dressed, hright and in e ^or^'l and religious The evenings of the to the teaching of muslcal dnl,l, cookmg, seIV- Ing,. knitting, &c. To conclude the WInter session a 5TS D.T TF'SI.<GT gratmtousiy for the occ«ion by Jdlework> knitti done by lh;Lio„ inthe hall. It spoke for that ^ihe girls had^beer1 wel, and Care- fully trained and that they on th«r parted ^een willing and diligent pupils Mu uQavoidable abseP sided over the entertainment in of the Mayor (Alderman was supported by ladies and gentle e QiovenBeut. The body of h.l ™ Jho'B'»h^ 50 girls first appeared, conducted by M'St,°ud (Young Men's Christain ^880Clatl Ford, and M!" V"S.d.U Thf"ThS » green hill far away" having nthD Mifi dumb-bell exercises were creditably gone thr g • Lydia Bailey then sang sweetly, "I love my love." Twenty of the girls rendered There is a work They sang well, and in good time. Bar-bell followed. Miss Dixon, who had bees announce J=• was unable io do so, owing to a cold, and w y kindly came forward as a substitute. Mr. Mr. Powell also sang. The latter 1ga?eJ- J One doesn't kuow what to do, wh>c „reat de^,i 0f preciated. The intricate maze evoked 8 interest and amusement. After that t 6 devotional hymn, "Follow on." The^audience was evidently much pleased with the appearanc g their performances, and work -feev-. J. PoUod^g » rather lengthy address, said, that "ha4 # and 4.be evening reflected great credit upon Mrs. ladies who had so kindly helped her, and al p' girls themselves. He went on to address peeard to to parents, reminding them of their duties <? their children, and the way in which theyshouldbe trained.—The Chairman also made some warmly commending the movement. O^eg q before the country at the present time was this-What to do with the boys and girls who had left .chool and were not doing any good for themselves ? He hoped that before long means would be devised so that some of them might go to school agaíø. In London and other great centres of population, ladies and gentlemen had endea- voured to get up recreative evening classes. There was an association in London, called the Recrea- tive Evening Classes Association. They had a number of schools into which they invited little boys and girls, who otherwise would be spending their time in the streets, to come and amuse themselves, and at the same time they also did them srood. They were fortunate in Swansea in having one lady especially, who took a great interest in the little girls, and also in the older ones. (Applause.) He knew of two other associations in Swansea, for the existence of which they were largely indebted to Mrs, Davies. (Renewed applause.) She had now taken up this work, and he congratulated her upon her success. He (Mr. Glascodine) had spoken to the little girls, and he found that they were all sorry that the classes were to be given up for the summer months- They hoped that Mrs. Davies would be able to resume the work and that they would meet again in that room, next year, under similar circumstances. Mrs. Davies had decided not to ask for subscriptions until she knew that the work in which she was engaged was successful, and now he called upon those present to use their efforts pecuniary and otherwise, so that the classes might be increased, and extended throughout the town.—Rev. Oscar Snelliug also spoke in praise of the work, and added that as Mrs. Davies began the work without appealing for funds, ,t would be a disgrace if she was not properly supported after she had given so much time and attained such splendid results. (Applause.) Mr. D. Meager proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Glascodine for presiding; and a similar compliment was paid to Mis Da^es Misses D. Jones, Heard, Ford, Tilly Ford'I°d assistance he had given 111 4,1 musical drill Mr. Glascodine regretted that all the uiembers of the School Board were not present. Hadthey been there they would have learnt something. Miss Fulton accompanied on the piano. We feel sure that such an excellent work will »ot be allowed to suffer for lack of funds, but that those engaged in it will be able to carry it on next year with renewed energy, and with even greater success.
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Estimating Jay Gould's income at only$3,000,000» year—it is very likely more than double that sum-we find that for each of the 300 working days of the year he is 10 receipt of $10,000. His son George will probably take good care of what comes to him, for n has had good training, and is now one of his fatne shrewdest lieutenants. RAILWAY GOODS MANAGER'S SUICIDE.—Mr. Edward Jelly, the manager of the Midland Railway goods department at Wolverbampton. committed suicide on Monday morning by cutting his throat with a razor. Deceased, who was formerty stationed at CMsteracia, was highly respected, and much Surprise prevails, as no cause can be assigned for the act. CISBTRST'S COCOA Is easy to <Hg«t, delirious in flavour and full of health-imparting properties. It is abswaiely port (fecea, aatampered wife. P
+. LECTURE BY THE REV. GEO.…
+. LECTURE BY THE REV. GEO. EMERY, B.A., MUS. BAC. "THE LIFE OF HAYDN." A lecture on the life of Haydn, with musical illustrations, was given at the Royal Institution, on Monday night, by the Rev. Geo. Emery, B.A., Mus. Bac. The lecture was a very able one, eloquently delivered, and there was a large and appreciative audience. Mr. J. Squire presided.—The lecturer, at the outset, quoted the familiar aphorism that he who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, was a benefactor of his species, and in like manner, he said, he who in any way added to human enjoyment deserved to be enrolled in the same honourable category. If so, high in the ranks of those whose genius and attainments had done something to add to the pleasures, and swell the sum total of the happiness, of human life, must be placed the name of the great composer whose life was to occupy them for a short time that night. Haydn was born on the last day of March, 1732, at a small village not far from Vienna. Like many another child of genius, before and since, he was born of humble parentage. is lather was a poor wheelwright, and his mother, previous to anc* W0D» was a cook. Iu such humble keeping rl<Sest and most precious jewels of genius so often aydll's parents were not gifted with remarkable The-V were fund of music> and the father, who not??.f mn/-alr* r voice' contrived, although he knew not a self a acquire sufficient ability to accompany him- their fiimni?°« W1iC up?n the barp as the-F san« together, at 8lmP'e fireside, after the day's toil was over. The IWIHVJ6] We,! .u"-t0 te11 how HAYDN> WI'H a rude imitation of a nddle, loved to imitate his schoolmaster, and how his cousin r rank, a schoolmaster and an excellent musician, on paying the lamily a visit, was struck with the performances of Haydn, and took him away to receive instruc- tion in music. Young Joseph made rapid progress, and tne lecturer, in an interesting manner, sketched his life, first as a choir boy in the cathedral church of st. Joseph, at Vienna and th:n his subsequent career, so full of difficulties, until by dint of unconquerable perseverance, he overcame them all, and began to make his great reputation as a musical composer. The rev. gentleman, at this stage, said he had hoped to have a string quartette, but had failed, and, therefore, they had to be content with the piano. The lecturer, with Mr. Gauntlett, then played on that instrument the movement in the third symphony Surprise," aud the last movement in the third symphony. Resuming the lecture, he glanced at the personal character of Haydn, his habits, life, &c. He was below the middle stature, and his legs were too short for his body. His nose was aquiline, and disfigured by a polypus, which he refused to have removed, and his face was deeply pitted with the small pox. He was somewhat stern, but his features relaxed as soon as he entered into conversation. He considered himself an ugly man, and could not understand how it was that so many pretty women fell in love with him. (Laughter.) He was most systematic in his work. He rose early, and dressed himself with great care, and then sat to work at a small table. Frederick 11. presented him with a diamond ring, and he was wont to say that unless he wore the ring no single musical idea ever pre- sented itself. He Vtas particular about the quality of his music Siper. It must be of the best quality or he could not get on. e might be described as a regular old fidget." He was fond of fun and frolic, which occasionally carried him beyond the bounds of good taste. Sometimes his native humour found its way into his compositions-in his farewell" symphony for instance. Haydn, with all his humour, cultivated a deep sense of religion. His talent he considered as a gift from heaven, to be received with devout thankfulness. He was accustomed, when ideas failed him, or some difficulty presented itself, to resort to prayer, and when engaged on his oratorio "The Creation," he fell down on his knees, day by day, and prayed earnestly to God to grant him strength to carry on his work, and to praise Him worthily. In a like spirit of piety, his compositions were inscribed to God, the Blessed Virgin, and the Saints. Haydn, when 60 years of age. prepared for his first visit to a foreign shore. His farewell meeting with his dear friend Mozart happened to be the last, for in less than a year Mozart was in his grave. Afterwards, whenever Moxart's name was mentioned in Haydn's presence, the old man burst into a flood of tears. Forgive me," he used to say, I must ever weep at the name of my Mozart." Haydn left Vienna on the 15th December, 1790, for London, where he was lionized, the nobility and even royalty all vying to do him honour. The whirl of London life did not suit Haydn, who longed to be in Vienna again to pursue his work in peace. While in London, he attended the Handel Commemoration in Westminster Abbey, where he was so greatly impressed that he wept like a child, saying Handel is the master of us all." The lecturer, having given some incidents in connection with Haydn's stay in London, showing his extreme conscientiousness and other salient points in his character, went on to speak of Haydn's return to Vienna in 17y5, and of his buying a small house and garden for him- self in the suburbs of the city, where, with the exception of another short visit to London, he lived in p3ace for the rest of his life. In that closing period, Haydn produced the work by which he was most popularly known, viz., The Creation." He had been greatly impressed in London with Handel's im- mortal masterpiece, which fired his own great desire to write an oratorio. "The Creation" was the result. He spent two years over it; a contrast to Handel, who wrote the Messiah in 24 days.The Creation" was received with an ex. traordinary demonstration of delight; a few years afterwards, on the last occasion it was publicly performed at the University of Vienna, in his presence, Haydn than feeble and aged, was carried in in an armchair, and placed among the noblest ladies in the land. He was received with a flourish of trumpets, and with enthusiastic applause. Everyone knew the sublime effect produced at the outset ot the piece by the suddenchangefromtheminortothe major harmony at the sudden change from the minor to the major harmony at the words, And there was light. When that was performed Havdn was quite overcome, and he became more and more agitated, and at the close of the first part it was thought advisable to take him home. As he was being carried out and there was a rush to take leave of him Bf*fhnV^ kissed his hands and feet. At the door to be turned in front of the orchest^ Batten lifted up his hands in an attitude of blessing mus 10001( a nnai larewen of his beloved art. fhev had now come to the closing days of the ffrmt la.tr Slowly, but surely, his^Ufe ebbed away HU Usi days were embittered by the fact that there was a forehrn foe at the gates of Vienna. The French were bombarding the city, and a shell fell near his dwelling. His servants assisted him to rise, and, seeing their alarm, he said, Don't be afraid no harm will ba done to you while Haydn is Mere." The last visit, received on his deathbed, was from a French officer, who sang from his oratorio the tenor solo. In Native Worth," with such expression, that the old man was deeply moved, and warmly embraced the officer on parting with him. The t.ast scene was a touching one. Feeling the end approaching, he called his servants, by whom he was carried to the piano, where he played and sung solemnly his own hymn to the Emperor, and then was laid back in bed, never to rise again. He scarcely spoke after that, but gradually sank, and in the early morning of the 31st May, 1809, his spirit winged its flight. Thus uiea Haydn, in the 78th year of his age, after a life of quiet toil ana unremitting devotion to his beloved art. He left the w better and richer for his having lived in it, i"jd was lt^a ex travagant exercise of the imagination to trust tha g so sweetly the story of the Creation m.ghU^ome^nign^r sphere still And room for the exercise of hwtran g that he who had so sublimely^ deplete^ t^^val *chao°° the first created condiUouofdarkn^n the land wbe^ might yet more "weetly and kat all ?-Miss Jones- all is light and where there is and artistic rendering of More wood here gave a J* on)-_ Mr. J. Squire, at the close •* With Verdure Ciad cordi.ii vote of thanks to the of the lecture, proposedvftiuable remarks on the importance lecturer, and made somei of the period in which Havdn from a musical P°^.°JJODS he drew from the life of Haydn lived. Among otherless k until he was 66 years of who did not prince Ws ^s^ fte youngj y<*rs of age, was f?"? attain all at onceto the perfection of imagine that they co wJjo wuiie<i to t art. He also re^ded^ „ Mugic and Musici George Grove s g tjtutioa.-Mr H. Rake seconded the vote, the library of tne app)auSe.The lecturer, in reDlv ex- which was p ed<finents to Miss Jones-More.vood and' Mr pressed his acK askance they had kindly given—Tbe Ga^ wS ™^h gratified by the lecture, w^icg was boS audien nd instructive, and brought vividly to the mind Jhlfhte. w* rk and character of a great musical genius.
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DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL.-ITS UNEQUALLED EFFICACY IN C'ONSCMPTION AND WASTING DISEASES.—Dr- Hardwicke, Coroner for Central Middlesex, writes— I have great pleasure in adding mv testimonv to the already well-recognised virtues of Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil, having prescribed it many years, and being satisfied that it is a pure Oil, very palatable, and more easily digested than the Pale Oils. It possesses medicinal properties which also render it more efficacious thau other kinds of fatty Oils. In the class of -fnberctilaT UTseases, including Consumption, so prevalent in our great centres of population, the use of Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil is attended with manifold advantages and I know of no therapeutic agent which, in connection with judicious sanitary measures, is better calculated to stay the ravages of these Sreat consuming plagues of the British Islands. The Iodine, romine, and Phosphorus in Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Oil wfe jm<^oul)tedly efficacious, and being naturally com- bined with the most easily assimilated fatty substances, make it act both as food and medicine for many invalids who take Jt periodically with great benefit to health, Dt. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil is sold only in capsuled imperial half-pints, 2s. 6d.; pints, 4s. 9d. quarts, 9b. by a" Chemists, Sole Consignees, Insar Harford and Co., 210, HolborE, London. CAUTION.—Never be imlucert to picrc other Coii Liver Oils, under the delusive pretence that tney are (Mfl M D*. 4« Jongh's.
SWANSEA LITERARY AND DEBATING…
SWANSEA LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. The Coming Revolution in the Land Laws" was the subject of a debate at the meeting of the Swansea Literary and Debat. ing Society on Tuesday evening. In introducing the subject, Mr. C. H. Perkins said that great and increasing interest was now taken in the land question, it being one that materially affected the interests of every man, woman, and child in the nation and the conviction was deepening that the land, which was absolutely necessary for human existence, should not be at the disposal of a few individuals. What, for example, would be thought of placing the air of the country (if by legislative enactment and the laws of nature it were possible to do so) at the disposal of a few persons, who could let it out or not do so at their own will and pleasure, and in accordance with the pay- ment they could exact for its use ? But the land was as necessary for life as the air we breathe, or the food we eat, or the water we drink and it was a fact that anyone coming into the world unpossessed of broad acres, or whose friends had not provided a place for him, had no spot upon which he bad the right in his native country to plant the sole of his foot; and though the necessary provision was usually made, yet there were thousands, perhaps millions, who had no homes at all, or only such as it was a disgrace to our country to call by that sacred name. Mr. irerkins then pointed out the impediments that existed in the development of industries, and the carrying out of necessary public works, through land monopoly. If the people at the umbles wished to make a road, or a sewer, or even to lay rrrpat'i"1"P|PeJ they had to implore the gracious permission of a la,coo'ded magnate, and if it was sought to obtain mineral oupntiTT t^ms asked by the wealthy landowners were fre- hevnr.lt Prohibitive, from the fact that having incomes already workn/l ?!,r "^ds they preferred leaving their minerals tn be a WHT ? future while the smaller owners each required £ ro..nd the P^sage of the coal through the under- accumulatwl f from one Property to another; and these °ha^eS either rendered the unde.taKiuR impossible, or most materially raised the price of the produce, DroDerties ^^jlnginto t'le landlords' pockets. Some bet ween the o wnnr« n°l »» let at all, througu disputes on all hands them J"e £ ar<g their respective titles, and thus, develoon ent oftnrin^'6 obst?cles often insurmountable to the sneaker then al 1 u'? aHd means of employment. The buildinff mirposes and° iwr reuts and leases ou lives for North W»,. dl"g' as an example, to Blaenau testinws in JNorth Wales, pointed out from evidence sriven before a Committee of the House of Commons that 77 ac £ L of land there, the agricultural value of which was but "l & acre, now produced a yearly income f?om ground r^s^f £ 2,95\ t thethVa!ue of th* buildings erected amount to £ 4o2,000, and as the leases usually are but 60 years, the whole of this enormous value will, ere very Ions nass in o the landowners-hands, while. they have Vot VemseC contributed one farthing. Turning, then, to the question of agricultural leases, Mr. Perkins cited one as a fair sample of those granted in Somersetshire, from which it appeared that the tenant was bound down in every shape and form—as to the crops he might grow and those he might not, the mode of cultivation, the produce he might sell and might not sell, and above all were the most stringent stipulations regarding the preservation of game. What wonder that the farmers could not face the competition to which they were now exposed, and that labour was being forced from the country into the already over-charged towns. Now, many of the evils alluded to are universally admitted, and numerous are the remedies proposed, but they are usually mere tinkering with the subject. What was wanted was that the Imperial Government and local bodies, such as the Town and County Cuuncils, should have perpetual powers of purchase, the same as those conferred by Act of Parliament for particular objects. Then there might be courts established, similar, to some extent, to those formed in Ireland for the purpose of fixing the rent, such courts having the power of determining the value of the land and the price to be paid for it. Such price would probably be mainly based upon the agricnltural value, not upon that the land had attained through no expenditure on the part of the landlord. Then there would have to be considered the nature of the titles, and those, especially such as are commonly called manorial, should be most carefully sifted, bearing in mind that they have their origin in feudal tenure; but the services to be rendered to the Crown (otherwise to the people) under that tenure have jnce ceased, while the grants remain. The speaker alluded to the Norman Conquest of England, and how much, even to this day, it affected the land question. Finally, be said that now that the people really held the power, the consideration of these questions would not be long delayed. j Tu matter showed evident signs of an early settlement, and then would come the re-union of the Liberal partv. A General Election cannot be very long postponed, and a period, ?u Y* e present, of Conservative Government would certainly befollowed by a re-action as far, probably much further in the other direction. Mr. Perkins concluded by moving a resolution based on the terms of his address, which was adopted after an interesting debate, in which Mr. R. If. Perkins, Mr. 8. P. Wills Mr. Fish, Mr. Halden, Air. Parry, and ilr. Craik took part' The usual votes of thanks concluded the proceedings.
e — i. ■ I ^ OLD SALT ON MISSIONS…
e — i. ■ I OLD SALT ON MISSIONS TO SAILORS 6 it is the duty of all those who are benefitted by the y j^Urs of our seamen—and who is not so benefitted ?—to con- V ^ute towards the support of Missions for the amelioration of r.e social and religious condition of the sailor 1—Sir Uutsey ^iun, Bart., il.P. Am I a sailor ? you ask, air. s Aye, aye, I'm a son of the sea. L Cabin boy at sixteen— Cap'n till sixty-three. Ii What do I think of Missions ? t They're right enough at the core, £ But they can't make unpossible change? j In Jack when he comes ashore. Eh ? Ought to know something about it ? I should think so I aint no fool. Not a sustificate cap'n, But one o' the good old school. Steamships don't breed true sailors, Their canvas is never unfurled I- Prom mast-head and from fo'c's'le, 1 I've seen a bit of the world. s e Wrecked? Aye, over and over, Mid-sea,—against rocks,—on sands. a What ? Had any adventures ? A few—in distant lands. Cooped up aboard like monkeys, Small wonder if men seek sport, In foolish fun and frolic When ashore in a foreign port V e 0, aye, in every vessel, To be sure, there's good and bad; r The good aint always happy, r The wicked aint always sad. a Hen are not saints or sinners .1 Entirely, to my mind; 5 But some are false and cruel, a And others are true and kind g I've know'd some sly professors," „ Whose tongues was smooth and sleek Before your face—behind you They weren't ashamed to sneak. Likewise I've met some scoffers Too ready to swear and curse i But you could safely trust 'em In word-o'-mouth and purse. You laugh You think you've got me- You do—in a talking fix • ffo, no a half-a-dozen Aint very far from six Some men are bad,—some better, Just like there's great and small; But all mankind is human; 1 There's good and bad in all. 0 And, as for these here Missions, e Of course they must do good, e By stretching out to sailors r The hand of brotherhood. Good? Aint it good to save em From harpies and longshore sharks ? r To find 'em a decent shelter ? | And disencourage larks? 1 I'll tell you what it is, sir; 8 There's more good than you think In keeping fellow-creeturs 3 From beastliness and drink. 1 I ain't myself teetotal— r I pays "the Queen her tolls !— 1 But saving shipwrecked bodies B May save some shipwrecked souls c i I've been in Hindoo temples I I've heard the Chinese pray 8 Mohammedans have chased me From their grand mosques away; I've knelt in solemn service With Greeks and Catholics ;— 2 Yet all these call each other ) Heathens and heretics s I don't know a deal about it, ) But I've read in the good old Book 1 One text, as I think some Christians— Who quarrel—have mistook: f This seems to me the pathway J Which all good men have trod In rightness and in mercy t Walk humbly with thy God PIERRB CLAIRK. ) Swansea, Feb. 25th, 1889.
i .:— \ LOCAL AND GENERAL…
i :— LOCAL AND GENERAL GOSSIP [ i, ■the membership of the United Choir, which, sang at cfh? ^ice Gomes Concert last week, the sig e' k f 31 faces of several ladies and gentlemen, w gwansea prominent Dart in the vocal work of the <»Id Swansea floral Society, awakened the hope that that good old :Sl institution may be presently revived. With all llU fau?t8 ™ love it still There certainly was need improvement in the general level of its orchestration b1t its vocal efficiency could always be relied upon. And r b.ow that instrumental music appears to be more generally '^died the Society would surely have a renewed lease of 3 higher artistic life. The proposition is worth con- l deration. # > The question of the comparative advantages and draw- i h^s of overground and underground wires has often t heeh raised, but not satisfactorily answered. The 1 v^tmaster-Gentral has replied as follows to a corres- ^hdent who pointed out the serious delay of telegrams p^sed by the break-down of overhead wires during the snow-storm, and suggesting tbat an extensive system b telegraphic communication by means of wires laid I Merground should be established :—" The advantages £ laying wires underground are fully appreciated by the I jfPartment, and a considerable mileage of underground t £ res already exists; but the system is so much more I k^tly than that of carrying wires overhead as to preclude indefinite extension. "The cost" is what stops the *ay # > T # # j « ft is not generally known that John Wesley was some- of a physician, though his medical creed is founded (j^re on theology than physiology. In a volume which Published in 1747, and which went through twenty-two rations in forty years, he states his views on the subject. f*? holds that the great antidote to many diseases is con- elllned in the curse: In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou bread for the power of exercise, both to preserve restore health is greater than can be conceived. He ?°'ds, however, that all medical treatment is, or ought a° be, empirical; and decries scientific study. The pre- scriptions he gives, says The Hospital, are haphazard _tloUgh here are a few examples For a. dropsy, eat a rllst of bread every morning or be electrified, For deaf- ?ess, put a little salt in the ear. For a cancer of the !°0Uth or throat, blow in the ashes of scarlet cloth. For Consumption, eat !| e„er.,iSKUp> and every morning llp a >u,f of fresh into the hole for 51 quarter of an hour. An.l^o rorth. Here is a lesson for ?ect <^°k l°Us sweetness },a* turned sour, and wb(,sc HCCept their'erated into ,,ate, because all men will riot p. 'f. own little ^Ibboleth. "Let us acknowiedge th t Bei^ all men addresses their prayeis^ the,same. We contemplate the same stars univrerge av^ is 0,iirnon to us all; we inhabit the 6 searches a}111* it signify, then, in what manner arrivo r t{j?TIuth? One readonly cannot 8U WQrdg ?reat mystery." These are tbe wise wo.ds Gf SYMMACHUS. stion of a ^ir John Lubbock, M.P., is taking up the .^Pulsory weekly half-holiday vigorously. T J liis Bill having met with some show of opposit » °bu writes Perhaps you will allow me to qnot pPihion unanimously arrived it by the House of »l?ttimittee which sat in 1886, and which reported to t pousg << tjlat the hours of labour of shop assistants range j? ttiany places as high as 84 per week, and are convinced t at such long hours must be injurious and often ruinous ? health. Moreover, last year I presented a petition l8ned by the presidents of both the Colleges of Surgeons Physicians, by a large number of our leading medical ;ren, and several hundred London physicians, in which called the attention of the House of Commons to the ^bjec^ ari,j stated that they were satisfied that such Prolonged hours of labour are grievously injurious to ^alth, especially in the case of women. I have read ^th surprise the assertion that we are proposing a com- pulsory half-holiday which would rum the small shop- eePers So far from this, our Bill would only by Native when two-thirds of the shopkeepers wished for t We leave the initiative to the shopkeepers themselves. ^Muiries have satisfied us that a large majority of the support us in our efforts, # ^Europe is possessed of one truly miniature monarch, j^e Prince of Monaco reiyns over his 5,000 subjects from he height of a Mirone gilded by the tripot, With the .°'einnity of Louis XIV at Versailles. His guard of °hour is (as Piccadilly reminds us) composed of eeventy his army of thirty-six carabiuiers and eighteen ^Otnts dc rille. Taciturn and blind, the Prince lives grounded by Jesuits and the religious." He is seldom #*# dThe old mussel trade of Swansea seems to have died oWn considerably-and a good job, too. Several cases o 7^8el-poisoning, which occurred some years ago, weref P Visibly said to be due to the copperas" which the ^°Uuscs collected from the waters of the Bay of the 1 °Pper Capital!! The Hospital Gazette takes a more ^rne<j view when it says that the liability of mussels to Y?'*8e severe and even fatal symptoms of poisoning is t e'l known, and has been variously attributed to simple j^tro-intestinal irritation and to the presence of toxic 0lhaines. The latter is probably the correct view, and recent investigations seem to indicate tbat the to which the name of mytilo-toxin has been 's due to the presence of a specific micro-organism, microbe is found in mussels taken from the stagnant v ater of seaports, and proves fatal to animals if given >1? mouth, although it is quite innocuous if injected the circulation. The principal symptom is a profuse a ai,rhoea, causing death in froni twelve hours or two A Js. They lose their virulence if kept more than six j They have never been discovered in mussels living 5 "on-stagnant waters, so^that it behoves_ oar sanitary J^'orit'.es to exercise a viiigant supervision over the jjJ'tce of this edible but treacherous shell-fish, and to rt 6vent, if possible, the sale as food of mussels of 0llbtful antecedents. #*# local honorary secretary of the Egypt Exploration tbtJ.nd writes to a Manchester contemporary stating that e Owen's College Museum has just received an addition the gift of a beautiful colossal head of Barneses II, Polished red granite of Syene, and inscribed with the > 'ftr cartouche of the Great Oppressor. This monument I>r«Mjatad to tl>4I college by the Egypt Expleratioa Fund, and come? from the site of the Temple of Baat, at Tell Basta (Bubastis), near Zagazig, We sincerely hope General Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell, Sirdar of Egypt, who has already sent a few fine Egyptian curiosities to Swansea, will not forget the town. The Committee of the Royal Institution are considering plans for consider- ably enlarging the building, and we hope ere long to see a Grenfell Room filled with a Grenfell Collection of Egyptian antiquities and modern characteristic products. #*# Among disinfectants the onion has not received the honour which is its due, says The Hospital. The onion is a very sensitive organism, and takes everything in the way of disease that comes in its way, thus acting as a protection to human beings in its neighbourhood. During our last epidemic of cholera it was a puzzle to t e sanitary inspectors of a northern town u0 inhabitants of one cottage in a row were not touched y the disease which was raging among their ne,8 °"r. Finally some one noticed a net of onions hanging P the fortunate house, and on examination P to have become diseased. They absolu^ useful have absorbed the infection. Of coarse quality in our much-maligned vegetable ovmntoms it» dangerous to e.t J onion'»h,cb> of decay; one cannot tell what may disease. ^VTT.H: &,» RS& ID ■U,ER' VK< ,LE standard silver dollL and pile them up one on the other s a dara uv hundred miles to the sky; go on piling Them I™ you must build upward 1,600 miles until high enough to express this sum of the world's waste and shame Then what do the Germans mean by "the fin nor'habit ?" Whatever it be, Waldeck has, it is said, nassed a law forbidding the granting of a marriage licence to a person addicted to it. # Barnum has just given our teetotal reformers a wrinkle which ought to produce an effect. Philanthropic Temperance men abundantly blessed with wealth have now an example of tact in gaining signers of the pledge. In his old age this sturdy adherent of water as the beverage which does most good to man lends money to working men to acquire their houses, upon the condition that they repay him out of the money they save by giving up drinking. It will be interesting to see how far this example will be followed in Swansea and South Wales. On Mouday next, the 1st of April, the County Roads Boards of South Wales are to be one and all abolished, and their liabilities, properties, and duties transferred to t fi fl8^ co,un*y authorities, emerging on that day into U 8ec' existence as Couhty Councils, and possessing, as they will, all the powers of the defunct Roads Board (with certain additional ones), but without power of '-ytng-any more turnpike tolls or county road rates. With singular inconsistency or inaccuracy the Local Government Act declares that, after the appointed day," tolls are to cease. Now, the appointed day being the 1st of April, it is consequently enacted that tolls are to cease not on that day, but after that day; so that, ac- cording to the 13th Section of the Act, our South Wales tolls will remain leviable on the 1st day of April as before, but not after that day What is to become of the toll-houses and their occupants ? #*# A timely warning has been issued to those credulous people who are risking their money in Nitrate Booms. A report from the British Consul at Valparaiso on the nitrate industry of Chili has just been issued by the Foreign Office. Mr. Newman says that the feature of business on the west coast of South America during the year has been the sale of nitrate businesses to English joint-stock companies: the high dividends of the earner companies have contributed to the easy transfer of_ these enterprises to English capitalists. At present it is im- possible to say whether the prices obtained are too great, but there seems to be an impression that the sellers have gone out ou the top of the tide, asthe sales took place at a time when nitrate was high. The history of the in- dustry is one of vicissitudes; a period ot inflation has always been followed by one of depression, but the business has been a profitable one for those who have been able to hold on in bad times for the return of prosperity. The dividends of the earlier companies were earned during a period of prosperity at first the raw material lies close to the works; later on it has to be carted con- siderable distances, and even the best nitrate fields are at last exhausted. For the last two or three years the demand has overtaken the supply, but if all the newly- formed companies are to pay the same dividends as their predecessors, the supply will soon exceed the demand This happened a few years ago, and a general crisis was only avoided by a strong combination limiting the pro- duction. It is doubtful whether such a combination could be formed now when the producers are more numerous, and when Chilian finance is so dependent oa the export duty on nitrate. Mr. Newman thinks that an attempt to restrict production would be met by an in- crease in the duty. This is all the more likely, as it is no secret that there is a considerable amount of jealousy felt and expressed at the fact that the profits on an article which is essentially a Chilian monopoly should go chiefly into the pockets of foreigners." '11< The necessity of limiting the mormber *Sf emigrants has been strikingly demonstrated by the scandalous treatment of fifteen hundred Irish emigrants who were embarked at Queenstown, Ireland, about six weeks ago, under the system of free emigration provided by the Argentine Republic and landed at Buenos Ayres under somewhat revolting circumstances. The authorities were totally incapable of providing accommodation for the large number of emigrants when they landed, and men, women, and children, supperless and exhausted after the fatigues of the day, had to sleep as best they might on the flags of the courtyard. A child died during the night of ex- haustion, and the weather was very bad. It was only through the kindheartedness of some. Irish and English ladies and gentlemen that the poor emigrants were saved almost from starvation, and provided with homes. The British Emigration committee took a very serious view of the matter, and it was decided to request Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, to use his influence against such large numbers of emigrants being sent out in one batch, and urging that the emigration be limited to 200 per month. It is sincerely hoped that such a course will be adopted, and that such scandalous scenes as the above put an end to. »*# Is the Millennium likely to be near at hand. Here is an instance of how "goodwill among men" is being pro- moted. The Cz ir has just declared, in an autograph letter, that for no man on earth is his goodwill greater than for Prince Nicholas of Montenegro. As a proof of it his Imperial Majesty has sent with thf. letter a present of 6,000 repeatmg rifles lLrld several thousand cartridges! 'II< It is remarkable how some of our best known men are misrepresented in caricature. Mr. Gladstone walks so uprightly and carries himself so vigorously that he is al- ways spoken of as a tall man. He is probably under 5ft. 9in. Lord Randolph Churchill, whom wicked Mr. Harry Furniss has physically belittled in the eyes of England, could probably give him two inches. Another common mistake is to suppose that the Member for Paddington's historic moustache en croc is dark. Height is very deceptive. Slight men generally look taller than they are, and a stoop greatly detracts from height. The long- bodied man looks shorter than he is—unless on horseback or sitting. The long-legged man appear staller than he is —when standing or walking. Children's banks are added to some Yankee elementary schools, and presently the inculcation of "thrift" may be introduced in our own English schools. The school poking system, by which children can deposit money with jheir teachers—was introduced in the public schools of Island City, L.I., about -three yeSrs ago "and to th^ tlle pupils in the nine schools have$10,791.95 $230.4jr L<st week's deposits amounted to Wht/n g. e and virtue is often only a matter of degree. are called""8 habits are practised with moderation, they further than which is a virtue; when carried a vice. n moderation, they become" avarice," which is Is a tJnita> ian #*# This is an old quest- or o^ide the Christian fold ? a vote of all ChriBtenT' Dever satisfactorily answered by not a little jeai0.OIn' an<* ttle Unitarians themselves arrangement Of sectarian it+°ut it. becanse- in any re- f lr to be left outside. JSnterests and aims, they do not 1 the tide is running tl°5 ^stance, as an indication of how t ve of keeping Or, t ev. Ho Price Hughes does not api Three wouij hundred different sects in this co" J" Dd Congregation 1?nough—Episcopalians, Presbytena y jtarjan8) be Shall we (asks the organ of the d to joio one of the three, or dism t^eir where all those will go who cannot maf up m.nds to U8e one of the three grt at lights A bill h„ been to compel the managers 01 v „verv tj„ £ "fnent to nro- Vide a seat for the purchaser of every t,cket. And the°e is excellence in the idea. The times are hard, and nobody has £ 50 has just been paid in a London m for an unused exam^e of the rare *>«•< £ '«; «ip Gf British Guiana, issued in 1856; and £ 37 jSSUe same enthusiast for a used specimen of ,• ^he philatelist is a strange product of civihza*1" <ind hl8 iiv.g.Hon, h„e »nder.»'Wrf~«- moner moit ils. But perhaps he has worldly nsS:uiv his side after all. The £50 stamp may very possl y e worth £ 100 in ten years' time; and it may imprudent to lock up one's money in rare st<1 P than in choice wines. #*# The enthusiasmi of popular education seems to be as lively as evrr, and the advocates of an extended system of graduated schools from tb., Elementary to the Univer- sity are not relaxing their efforts. It is stated that nearly 4.000 memorials have been presented to the Prime Minister and the Education Department from co-operative societies, trade unions, and various educational bodies in favour of a system of continuation classes. The mem- orialists pray that (1) children shall not obtain total exemption from day-school attendance until they are 13 years of age; (2) that the age of half-time exemption shall be raised to 11 years; and (3) that continuation schools shall be made an integral part of the elementary system of education, and that these schools shall be adapted to the needs of working boys and girls, so as to attract and interest tired children and prepare them for the actnal duties of life. # Here is a bit of information touching the evil influence of human breath in close or ill-ventilated rooms. If the condensed breath collected on the windows or walls of a room that several people have beer: occupying were assembled and burned, it would give off a smgll like singed hair, thus showing the presence of organic matter, If it were left for a few days, and then examined under1" the microscope, it Would be foun<3(to be putrescent, and alive Krith Sflimalcula^ Tn'si/efrW condition it would form ■ a powerful factor in promoting disease; bat it can alwaya be got rid of by the free circulation of fresh air through the room. There have been several methods patented for reducing the gas bill of the ordinary consumer. These have all been based on economising the quantity of gas made use of to produce a certain standard of illumination. In Liverpool a more simple—but hardly as honest—method has been discovered. Ann Olsen, refreshment-house keeper, was summoned for laying pipes and improperly burning gas supplied by the Liverpool Gas Company. An inspector found the meter covered with a sack then he noticed that an india-rubber pipe had been inserted in the gaspipe before it entered the meter, and the house was supplied with gas without any record being made. The defence was curious. It was to the effect that a man had sold the defendant a gas economiser, quite a new in- vention, for which she paid 3s. 6d., and promised to pay £ 1 additional if it worked well. Really she had no idea that the company was being defrauded. The magistrates urged her to be more careful as to the admission of strangers eager to economise her gas consumption, and inflicted a fine of £ 7 4Si 6d. The Sabbatarians are now tailing foul of the Prince of Wales for his well-known laxity in the observance of Sunday as a Pharisaic or Puritan Sabbath. "We are sorry, very sorry," says the Rock, "to have to reflect upon the conduct of the Prince of Wales, but there are obligations which ought not to be shirked. Some of the papers insinuated that his Continental amusements were not as dignified and refined as befit his station, but we are not too anxious to search out these failings. It is, however, different when he lapses into the habits of the Continential Sunday, aud repeats these practices on his return to England. A contemporary announces that the Prince, the Princess, and their daughters dined last Sunday at the Knightsbridge Barracks of the 1st Life Guards, and that 'after dinner there were various pctits jeux, and a lively evening was spent. The newspaper comment is: Grave people shake their heads and con- sider the whole transaction ratber un ign e as well as unsuitable to the decorum of the English Sunday.' We feel it was more sad than a violation of good taste, for it was a violation of the Sabbath of God." The nations could not w*U be more ture for naval defence if they were all persuaded the Battle of Armageddon," was drawing near. Accord. iug to a careful estimate, the number of war vessels launched last year by the naval Powers of the world was 60, while more than 100 were building when It closed. England led with 15 vessels launched, and 28 building France launched 9, and laid down 15Rus.s'a.. ^U^ed 2, and began 10; Germany put 6 vessels mto tne water, and ordered or laid down 4; Italy launche aid down 18; Austria launched no vessel, but n or ordered 3; Sweden laid downl; Denmark launche.i .1, and laid down another; China added 4 her navy, and ordered or laid down 4 more; Japan ordered 3. and launched 3; the United States launched 6 and[laid down 6 Chili ordered a new cruiser in i'mnM j6 Argentine Republic contracted for a 4,300 ton ronclad; Brazil laid down a cruiser, and even Uruguay has con- tributed to the navies of the world, launching a small iron gunboat. The minor Powers, like Greece and Portugal, have either contracted for or ed snJ*U vessels. Turkey has began the work of building up her navy, laying down one ironclad and several smaller vessels. The kind of corruption, "such as we saw last week Lord Randolph Churchill is about to combat in Britain, seems to be rampant in America Considerable agitation prevails among the State politicians in Minnesota iB con- sequence of charges and counter-charges of Parliamen- tary corruption. In the State Legislature, on Thursday, a Senator asserted that it was +uat a certain Senator was offered n> fl °^her §>20,000, for their votes in connection wi rnaA l^luS claims of the Manitoba and Duluth Railroad Com- panies to land grants. Charges and counter-charges were made, and finally the House appointed a Committee to investigate the whole question. "*ff Authenticated cases of remarkable longevIty seem to come to the surface with growing frequency. In the year from March 25,1881, iVpeLns inlTt.'6 recorded in The Times the deaths of P habi- taut, „f the United Ki^do". aged'» year* upwards. Of these 68 were meQ «^ women had attained 101. J-ue .i qo u nS follows ;—Aged 99, man l. wome^ aSe<^98> ^men 3 • afffirl 97 mpn 3 women 4; aged yb, men 4, women 71 aged 95' men 3, women 7; aged 94, men 8, women 7 aged 93, men 7, women 17; aged 92, men12 women 24 aged 91, men 15, women 19; aged 90, men 14, women 3L" # It is no wonder that King Milan has retired from the business of ruling his people. Vine he had a cot that wears a crown!" When he was K g o- stant dread of assassination. He 3^eP •. himself Q j double doors, iron-cased, which he I00** an<j bolted from the inside. A powerful mastiff J foot of his bed, and he kept a loaded revolver on the table. There was no chimney place in the room, lest dynamite should be dropped down it, and no coal was burned m rooms which he occupied, because he once saw a murderous Nihilist engine which looked outwardly like a »umP of coal 1 Poor King Milan he was so afraid 01 poison that he always had the wine he drank uncorked betore him. His coffee was also made in his presence with a spirit of wine apparatus, and he would never, when eating alone, touch a made dish, but only plam toast and boiled eggs—for there is no putting poison into an egg. Suspicious of bread, he ate brown bread biscuits of English make, of which there was always a tinful 10 his study. Swansea has now an energetic branch of Society, whose object i, to put down the Social Bv l Unlike the Swansea people, the citizens 0' rt House, West Virginia, have a sternly pe F^ „anj er with them. A few days ago they *?rn}?{Luere there w^' and made a raid on "Hickory Wythe, »«re a number of dissolute females, and 8 ■wuv1„y" four hours in which to leave. The the premises having been vacate*d, t and levelled eight houses, driving the inmates away. #*# Among the most dreadful dangers to ^h those who go down to the sea in ships are exposed a e th meeting with derelict ships which often float about for months in the duect pathways of vessels. The meteorologist to the Hydrographic Office *t Washington has^compiled a chart of the wanderings of the derelict j f'nw IT ie> which went ashore on one of the Hebrides towards the end of January last The following is a brief summary of the leading features of her cruise. Me was a three- masted schooner belonging to Rockland, MaIDe. lumber laden, and. after being abandoned, started off to the southward under the influence of the inshore current and the north-west gale, with masts and portions of her sails standing and ensign flying, with union down. Upon reaching the Gulf Stream she turned away to the east- ward and commenced her long cruise towards Europe, directly on the track of the thousands of vessels engaged in the transatlantic commerce, drifting blindly about at the mercy of wind and current. The most remarkable feature is the zigzag track she followed in mid.ocean between latitude 44 degrees and 51 degrees N., long 33 decrees and 44 degrees W., from the beginning of May till the end of October. Previous to this time she followed a course about east-north-east at an average rate of about 32 miles a day, and subsequently she moved east and north-east 1,260 miles in 84 days, being an average of 15 miles a day but during this long interval of six months she remained within this comparatively small area, drifted back and forth by the Gulf Stream and the Labrador current, and tossed about by the varying winds, a constant manace to navigation *l01\g the greatest high- way of ocean commerce in the world. During these six months alone she was reported by 36 vessels, three of which sighted her in a single day. In her cruise of ten months and ten days she traversed a distance of more than 5,000 miles, was reported 45 times, and how many more vessels passed dangerously near her at night and in thick weather it is impossible to even estimate. It is said that the number of derelicts recorded each month in the North Atlantic alone varies from 25 to 45, and every great ocean storm lai gely increases the number. **# It is little less than astonishing to see how the Church of England is budding and putting forth new leaves and branches in Wales. The new edifice of St. Gabriel, on the Rhyddings Estate, Swansea, designed by Mr. John Bacon Fowler, will be a welcome artistic addition to local architecture. In Cardiff the same onward movement is discernible. The rector of Penarth announces that he has received from Lord Windsor a gift of three thousand pounds towards the building fund of the proposed new church, and his Lordship has also promised to grant a free site, of the value ef three thousand pounds, tor the church in Victoria-road. The church will stand in a square of three and a half acres. Despite all that may be alleged against the Church iu these days -and a good deal may justly be said against the foolish squabbles and pretensions within the gates—yet there is little reason to doubt that, centuries hence, our descendants will look back upon this last quarter of the nineteenth century as one of the most prosperous periods in the history of the Church. #*# The Peerage still draws a substantial sum out of the Public purse every year by way of pensions, &c. It will '"f^mbared that in the autumn of last year Lord Prese 8We^ moved for a return Ehowing the names of all mouey* J^ords of Parliament who are in receipt of public form of Bit I: the National Exchequer, whether in the Tbi9 retur Pension> or allowance of any kind, interesting ,n0w been issued, and is of an extremely much as £ 070 nnnlportant character. It shows that as to about a huni^ V* 8>ven every year from public funds red and fifty Peers £ £ Jt is not usual to fi outspoken as Judee wla ,County Court Judge so frankly nintcv Court on Saturn 8 m' at the St Alban's Bank- nntcv case, in which ity" j1?6 had before him a bank- !he bankruptcy resulted solicitor stated that >> £ S3 £ ,0 £ °&to 'te great d«. Pre, kneW, there was a ern»l.? to hlm- Hls Honour Sf /-inertVt aod that depreciatifnPreclation in the va,ue Pwruction went on iu the BritiSfw continue 80 lonS as obsiT for aU constitu ~hH?u?e of Commons. T w pirliameutary representJti°v suchviewa t0 make their < thjnking m must r«t?CqLUainted wlth the facts. Eveiyvh.ch ^egret the loss of time and te P j hat it 1S nejther dignig^f6 of m" mons, and must IB° itT "w nor con- ducive to national prosp 'in « the most talked-of introductions of s,. o ™ if s»y« P»P«r. to be [J ?il 'v/ 'ult which can be made of almost an* form ^cd in any kind of material, and yet with a crush ofhand can be made level as some few people say the earth hi! fi as flat as a pantomime policeman after the clown has Cut back a door upon him. For :many a year past, one of the day-dreams of »Twtow mb beeu the devising of what may be called a crush bonnet. Not that ladies, with all their manly aspirations, would ever think of tucking their bonnets under their arms, as men serve their dress hats, but the idea is to make a bonnet-shape or frame, with hinges, or springs, or joints, or loop-holes, or pulleys, which may be flattened out or set up at will. Bonnets might then be packed in layers or lers, the bulk of fragile luggage, which so often brings pangs and heart- burnings to holidays, would be greatly reduced, and the feminine mind, in a most momentous matter, be set at rest.
. THE MARRIAGE OF MR. DAVID…
THE MARRIAGE OF MR. DAVID MANSEL GLA.8BROOK AND MISS PHILLIPS. The following comprise tbe presents given to the bride and Thp bridegroom, nan nunter watch and ph. *■- .1 -phiiiiDS Uplands, inlaid rosewood piano- fnrtl :™r- ™lomaS f £ Uplands, agate clock; Mr. Tom G-la^h.' £ S' ? tas nri coffee service Mr John Glasbrook, chmn«°°u t61 i ru«brool £ diamond brooch and cheque; IVrT Ti," iiinr cheque; Mrs. Thomas Phillips, Thomas Phillips, ] arion Phillips, portmanteau; Miss hne" '• MlS8 Jf^dssors Miss Enid Phillips, silver Hilda Phillips, silver grape Forestfach. diamond and tea scoop; Mr. Thomas w^5UIHowell Thomas, six silver salt pearl bangle Dr. and Mj"s* twelve fish knives and forks; cellars Mrs. Richards, Rayen. diamond bangle; Mr. and Mr. Trevor Richards, half noop' va80g. T G and Mrs. Edward Daniel, V aurels twelve silver serviette Miss Winifred Richards, Tne -w Ynistawe, diamond rings Mr. and Mrs, Ricnara^s -yyaunariWy{i(i, silver fish bangle; Mr. and Mrs. John Maesvgwernen Hall, twelve carvers; Mr. and Mrs. Williams, atld j £ rs. Edwards, The silver tea spoons and tongs j; i• • and {orks Mri and Mrg Poplars, twelve silver dessert carvers Mr. and Ritson, Dowlais House, silver ™ familyi Cadoxton Ay 1 win, cruet stand Mrs. Beva sp0ons Mr. E. Nettel ^•,Dr- T. D-&nffithsca^o ^ettel M umbles, sa,ad bowland serve su bowl> cream Dr and Mrs Roger Wilhams. Conrt Herbert, afternoon t £ and tongs Mr. Griflfith T Elms, four silver salt cellars • service; Miss Bessie Powell, i Elms> pair of pictures Mr. D. Jones PoweU, knife • Mr Fnr Vi,' Mortimer silver pa^ Mr. D. and Arthur -Bedford' edition of stand; Mr. Arthur ™ Thomas, Couit Herbe and ^;rs joseph Davies salacTbowl Ti snd Mrs' Fred. Richards Glyneollen, Dresden «ndLu& Mr and ™°tUnt°d claret jug; Miss Lena and Miss Kat^Tb^as,^si«ragus tongs Mr. J. Lovat Owen, marble timepiece mr. it. 31 organ, brass writing set; Mr Herbert Moiiger, > r- and jfrs. T. R. Jones, ice pail; Mr. R. and Mr. C. B. Jenkins,^ solicitors, silver mounted carvers; Helen s, gong; Mr and Mrs Thomas, Maesgelynen uparagus dish; M?S'. David Glasbrook, case of pickle forks and butter knife Mrs. John, Llwyndomen, half-dozen afternoon tea.spoons Miss Ada Evans, ivory card case; M*1- H. B. Lambert, case silver mounted pipes Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Daniel, flower stand Mr. Evan J. Jones,' oak spirit stand f- 8.ldney Hartland, pair of candlesticks; Dr. E. Rice 81ox ^yer serviette rings Mr. W. J. Rees, salad bowl and servers Miss Hughes, waste paper basket; Miss Lewis, enamelled photo frame Miss Jones, Liverpool, cream satin toilet set; Mr. 8 Taylor, pair of candle- sticks Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davies, Hafod, sugar bowl, cream- Jug, and tongs; Mr. P. le Boulanger, brass inkstand; Mr. W. Williams, jeweller, case of nutcrackers; Miss Aitken, photo' frame; the employes of Mr. Thomas Phillips, junr., embossed revolving dish; Mrs. William H.Thomas,eggstand: Mrs. John, biscuit box and shawl; Mrs. Llewellyn, eggstand Mr. D. Llewellyn, cake basket; Mrs. Price, two crazy quilts; The Misses Jenkins, Gellifeddan, shawl; Mrs. Lewis, antimacassar; Mr. T. JRichards, gong Mrs. Harry, case of fruit spoons A Friend, cheese stand; Mrs. Morgan, satin satchel and scent bottles Mrs. Williams, case of fruit spoons Mrs. Williams, glass stand Mr. W. Jenkins, silver mounted whip Mrs. M. A. Price, two sets jugs Miss Hooper, set of jugs Misses E. and W. Jones, worked texts; Miss A. Price, worked texts; three servants at Norton, butter dish and knife; servants at Northampton-terrace, silver sugar tongs, sifter, and jam spoon.
SWANSEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
SWANSEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The usual monthly -eetipg of the Chamber was held on "H T) Tinrnip f Guildhall. There were present, Mr. R. D. Burine (presiding.), and Messrs. J. Dixon (Harbour Superintendent), A. P. Steeds, Joseph Hall, T. Yorath, D. H^lde'n Matthews, X. R. Pascoe, and A. W. IMPROVED WATER C MMUNICATION WITH THE MTBI — IMPROVED WATER C MMUNICATION WITH THF MTBI — The Secretary read a letter from the Cardf/chamber stati'ne that they were asking for an interview with the Severn Com- missioners with a view to improving the communication bv the Severn River up to Worcester, and, perhaps, the Swansea Chamber would like to be represented on the occasion —Mr Goldberg expressed the opinion that anything that would bring about competition with the railway companies would be a decided advantage. He proposed that the Swansea Chamber be represented by Mr. Dixon.— Mr. Dixon said be would be r:eased to confer with, and advise, any representative that might be selected, but he thought it would be inadvisable for him (Mr. Dixon) to go in an official capacity. It must not be forgotten that the Great Western Railway Company were the guarantors of the bonded debt of the Severn Commissioners, that the dredging would have to be paid out of revenue, and that the railway company would have to pay it. The matter, Mr. Dixon went on to say, was one of great importance to Swansea, as well as to Cardiff, and it was agreed that the Secretary should write assenting to the proposal of the Cardiff Chamber, and asking that the date of the interview might be communicated, the Council to appoint a deputation in the meantime. RAILWAY AND CANAL TRAFFIC ACT.-The Secretary reported that the schedules of the different railway companies had remained in the office awaiting suggestions or information from local traders, but in no single instance had their invitation been responded to, The time had been extended from the 9th of April to the 1st June, so that objections might still be received, and the committee already formed would continue to exist so that they would be able to act at any time should information be forthcoming.—The Chairman observed that the Act was more important than many traders might think. (Hear, hear.) They did net, at any rat"; take the interest in it that might be expected of them. One point, seriously affecting Swansea, was recently pointed out to him, viz that the Great Western Railway had taken power to charge between Llautrissant and New Milford, an additional farthing a ton on coal, and a Jd. a ton on timber and other goods, provided that the goods had not been brought a greater distance than 30 miles. The injustice to Swansea, so far as he could see, was that while Swansea merchants sending goods to Neath, Briton Ferry, or Port Talbot, would be charged these extra rates, Cardiff would be exempt from them. This arrange- ment put Swansea merchants in a most unfair position in relation to Cardiff mer< hauts.-ill1. Dixon agreed with Mr. ■our,lie, and thought tn effort should be made to see if tlw clauses in question could not be struck out. (He ir, hear.) It was necessary that merchants and traders generally, should look into the exceptional charges that were inserted on one pretext or another. To handicap Swansea for the benefit of the up-channel ports was a most unfair thing to do, and in his opinion, the Committee should specially consider these points, and bring them up at a special meeting, so that some definite action might be taken. Any port that considered itself unjustly treated was empowered to be heard. These different rating charges between one port and another must come to an end. The names of Messrs. Joseph Hall and Dyer were added to the committee, who were to report to a special meeting, the Secretary, in the meantime, to put himself in communication with representatives, of the different trades, with a view to elicit information. NEW MEMBERS.—Messrs. John Dyer, J. R. Richards, and Edward Roberts were unanimously elected as new members. This was all the business.