The Cambrian

THE BACHELOR'S COMPLAINT. Returning home at close of day, Who gently chides my long delay, And by my side delights to stay ? Nobody Who sets for me the easy chair, Sets out the room with neatest care, And lays my slippers ready there ? Nobody! When plunged in dire and deep distress, And anxious cares my heart oppress, Who whispers hope of happiness ? Nobody! When sickness racks my feeble frame. And griefs distract my fevered brain, Who sympathises withjmy pain ? .m Nobody! Who regulates the eheerful fire, And piles the blazing fuel higher. And bids me draw my chair still nigher ? Nobody! Then rm resolved-so help me fate- To change at once my single state, And will at Hymen's altar mate- Somebody!

Darieties, &t. Ualike a horse, a man may be driven to drink, but not to water. When a man's temper gets the best of him, it reveals the worst of him. If you want to know what unspeakable anguish it. step an a stutterer's corn. There is nothing more discouraging than a hurri. cane. It is a terrible blow. There are a good many things that go without saying but woman is not of them. He is an ungentlemanly fellow. Wht:n he rescued me from drowning last summer, he hugged me, and I'd never met him before. Many a man who thinks he bears a great enter- prise on his shoulders, is simply round-shouldered from carrying a large load of self-conceit. Mrs. Riley—" Are yez on callin' terms with our neighbour?'' Mrs. Murphy coora I am, she called me a thafe, an' I called her another." "Is this ink indelible Yes, sir." "Are you sure?" Yes, sir. Ihen I don't want it. Give me some ink I can use in writing love letters." A correspondent wants to know if <• g^g are hereditary." Any small boy compelled to wear out his father's old clothes could tell him they are not. WRITTEN AT SEA.—" Postscript.—Excuse any mistakes in spelling, but the ship pitches so dread- fully that some of the letters may have jerked out." In the distribution of vocations it is a strange fact that the man who could run a newspaper to suit every one is always in some other.business than journalism. Miss Wollops-" Pa, I'm engaged." Father Wallops-" Yes, and you d marry an idiot, I 8Up. pose?" Miss Wollops—' Well, ma did. Why shonIdn't I ?" They were roasting chestnuts in the fire. •' I am gain* to call that big one by your name," she said. "Why?" asked he, "Because it seems to be cracked and won t pop." But he did. Butcher (to applicant for situation)—" Let me hear you go through the weights' table." Appli- cant—"Fourteen ounces make one pound, and-" Butcher—" That'll do. Ill engage you Clarice—" Oh, Mr. Pennington, there is one | thing I do so like about your novels!" Mr. Pennington (much pleased) "Yes, and what is that?" Clarice— Ihey are printed in such clear type,1' Customer (atjorange.stand) How does it happen you have no blood oranges ?' Proprietor—" Run out of aniline dye. Ill have plenty of blood oranges as soon as the boy gets back from the drug store." Dingle-" You made a mistake in getting that style of a dress suit. They say they've begun to go out of fashion." Da ngle-" Well, I'll not be very far behind the times, for I've hired this for only three hours." Answer me, Clara," he said in a moment of passion, I can bear this suspense no longer Answer him, Clara," echoed the old man in the hall, thinking of the gas and coal bills, "loan bear this expense no longer. A bear attacked a farmer's cabin. The farmer climbed into the loft, whilst his wife defended the home with a poker. Give it him, Nancy," said her husband. After the bear was killed, the farmer said, Nancy, ain't we brave. A lawyer, pleading the case of an infant plain- tiff. took the child, suffused with tears, in his arms, and presented it to the jury. This had a great effect till the opposite lawyer asked what made him cry. He pinched me," answered the little inno- cent. You advertise to sell genuine milk, said the customer reproachfully, "and I discover unmis- -f ,,ea^le ev'dences that there is water mixed with That may be but the genuine milk is there* just the same," Was the reply. I know it, be- cause I pat it there myself!" Father (severely)- My son, this is a disgrace- ful condition of affairs. This report says you are the last boy in a class of twenty-two." Henry— It might have been worse, father." Parent—i can t see how." Henry—" There might have been more boys in the class. A cynical Itar countrymen h Ian JournalIst has been telling his We tTdo h»°W t0 make their fortunes. All they have to do, he gay3 u t America, work as then return eY have saved £90 or klOO, and America 8° nJfe'hUm',221 Stock companie, costumes awLm,? m°°h al.ars havefckrt"^™ f« costumes they'd Would you like to joi* ?t?° 1 °evah rfrawio" room?" "Ah t-thf card party in the play. Well, Supper wil tbvlyak", no; I do not a j'Jte ™ fond of b""iT marked— ate „tti' fat as a porpoise Fit companion, lul (ireat Seal," was the ready reparteB ord> fo* £ A MAGNILOQUENT colonel of one of +v, T> I regiments was recently complaining?*^ Bengal party, that from the ignorance and bastion1 of the officers, he was obliged to do the wh«*e d Jf the regiment. Said be, I am my 0wn major own captain, my own lieutenant, my 0Wn my my own sergeant, and our own trampster said a lady present. Without a moment's warning the train plnneed into a tunnel. Were you alarmed dearest?»in quired Mr. Melone after the train had emerged into daylight again.. X-uot much Eulel;, answered the blushing bride. If I had n ^heen afraid this tunnel was a short one, Glycerine, he whispered I should have taken ^Ivantase of the darkness and kissed you, my love." Didn t you kiss me, dear?'" exclaimed the wondering bride. Some- body did half a dozen times." Dogs are wonderful for their intelligence, and owners of dogs axe perhaps equally wonderful tor their faith and versatility. Everyone of them has a new story. Here is the latest. "One day," says a proud owner. "I forgot to give Bruno his dinner, and in my preoccupation paid no attention to him when he began to beg for it. He went away at last. and was gone for son.e tim", Then he came ia from the garden bringing something in his mouth. And what do you think it was? A sprigg of foraet-me-not Young Spriggs lost a rich wife through a mis- calculation, or rather through calèulating too cor. rectly. He was courting a lady who wasn't so young as she used to be. aud one evening, when parting lie said, pL-tyfully-" I'm going to give you a kiss for each year of your Mge, dearest. He set to work rather wildly, for he didn'c much like the j >b, and missed count- He had meant to finish at thirty, but he got mixed and never drew breath until he imprinted foztv-five kisses on her chaste cjuntenance. Now she won't speak to him." I 'I'BK FOR DKAFSFSS.—A book by a noted Aural Surgeon, describing a Systetn of Curing Deafness and > oises in t!ie Head, by which a self-cure is effected at home 11 teller. I). H. VV. Ifarloek, of the Parsonage, Milton-ui.Jer-Wychwo.Mi, writes Trv tha System bv all means, it is Urst rate, an.t .us }),.en nf the 10 f ,fiee De Vere and Co., laiie. E.C. H5

^arifoUo. GEVIUS.—The three foundations of genius are— The gift of God, human exertion, and the events of life The three first questions of genius An eye to see Natare a heart to feel it, and a resolution that dares to follow it. The three things indispen- sable to genius—Understanding, meditation TV.o three things that enno -» R.na perseverance. IhetnrM^'n ^le genius —Vigour, discretion, and kno The three tokens of genius— Extraorair understanding, extraordinary oouduct, an extraordinary exertions. The three things tb^t improve genius — Proper exertion, frequent, exertion, and sucessful exertion- The three thirds that support genius-Prosperity, social qualifications, and applause. this is the curse of life, that not A nobler, calmer train Of wiser thoughts and feelings blot Our passions from our brain But each day brings its petty dust Our soon-choked souls to fill, And we forget because we must, And not because we will. Matthew Arnold. Ax HOSEST KING.—King Frederick VI., of Denmark, while travelling through Jutland, one day entered a village school, and found the children lively and intelligent and quite ready to answer his questions. Well, youngsters," he said, "what are the names of the greatest kings of Denmark ?" With one accord they cried out, Canute the Great, Waldemar, and Christian IV." Just then a little girl to whom the schoolmaster had whispered some- thing stood up and raised her hand. Do you know another ?" asked the King. "Yes Frederick VI." What great act did he perform?" The girl hung her he,id and stammered out. I don't know." Be comforted, my child," said the King, I don't know, either." Mortals, would you happy be ? Love Virtue, she alone is free; She can teach you how to climb Higher than the snhery clime; And if Virtue feeble were, Heavan itself would stoop to her. Milton. To THE GLOOMY AND AUSTERE.-Ye men of gloom and austerity, who paint the face of Infinite Benevolence with an eternal frown, read in the Everlasting Book wide open to your view the lesson it would teach. Its pictures are not in black and sombre hues, but bright and glowing tints its music-save when ye drown it-is not in sighs and groans, but songs, and cheerful songs. Listen to the million voices in the summer air, and find one dismal as your own. Remember, if you can, the senses of hope and pleasure which every glad return of day awakens in the breast of all your kind jwho have not changed their nature, and learn some wisdom even from the witless, when their hearts are lifted up they know not how, but all the mirth and happiness it brings.-Charles Dtckens.

AMERICA THREATENS OUR WELSH SPELTER TRADE AS WELL AS THE TIN-PLATE TRADE. VIVIAN AND SONS AS BUYERS OF AMERICAN ORE. The American .Anizan, quoting the St. Louis Age of Steel, says :—An event of great import- ance in its relation to the zinc industry was the sale last week of 1,000 tons of ore by Snyder Bros., of Joplin, Mo., to Vivian and Sons, owners of the big smelting works at Swansea, Wales. For several months past the output of the mines of the Joplin district has been very heavy, and more ore has been offered than the smelters could readily handle. The result was they hammered prices down, and for two months past there has been a discour- aging depression of the market. The advent of the English buyers, however, is causing the market to rally. Ore advanced one dollar per ton last week, and a further advance is expected this week. Snyder Bros, will begin sacking the ore sold for exportation at once. This is the third lot of ore recently purchased by Vivian and Sons. The European zinc mines are failing fast, and inasmuch as the ore mined from them is at best a very low grade, it would seem either that the European smelters must soon draw all their supplies from the United States, or move their plants to this country."

SWANSEA TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. FOOTBALL AND TEMPERANCE. THERE was a full meeting at the Ragged School on Saturday evening, to hear two local lights in the athletic world give their views on football and kindred games, and their bearing on the temperance question. Mr. Rees read the Scrip- ture lesson, Mr. Tittle engaged in prayer, and the choir preceded and followed these items with singing. Mr. Daniel Davies led the choral num- bers, and Mias S. A. J ones accompanied them in her usnal efficient manner. The Chairman (Rev. A. A. Mathews) said :— Everything we have in this world we can use and we can abuse. With regard to recreation, it is only comparatively within recent years that people have emphasized the importance of phy- sical training as bearing closely upon the healthy condition of both body and soul. God has given to man body and soul-not body alone, not soul alone-and it is our duty to do all we can to use those talents-because that is what they are after all—entrusted by God to our care for a season to the best advantage. (Cheers). Many people are apt to foraret that a very important part of our religion consists in treating our bodies, which are, remember, the temples of no less a personage than the Holy Ghost, with all due care and with all restraint. We have cause to be proud of our youth, to be proud of those manly powers which we possess, and it is our duty to exercise them properly, keeping them in that healthy state which brings about not only a healthy body, but oftentimes helps materially to bring about a healthy soul as well. (Hear). This frame of ours is nothing short of a gift of God. It is to be well used and profitably; it is to be strengthened, so that the man or the woman who by gross neglect, by drunkenness, by lustful habits, injures that body, is guilty of moral murder. (Hear, hear). Man consists of mind, of body, of soul. The mind of man is occupied during the greater part of the day in waging the great battle of fife, which we have to engage in to earn our daily bread. Many of us are employed in the mental depart- ment of life, and if we are always exercising our minds the body becomes a wreck. Therefore we want relaxation, recreation. (Cheers). The form of recreation must be in a different sphere from our daily toil The football field gives us three thoughts. The first thing that footballers had to do before they could take part in the game was to learn its rules. So with regard to the Christian life, as well as the physical life. we must learn the rules set down in the Bible for our guidance, then we shall become perfect in the battle of life, with the goal of eternal life waiting us in the distance. (Applause). Secondly, we must exercise self- denial. If we had asked any of the Swansea team on the day of the Blackhaath match, before the game, to come with us to one of the hotels and have a good dinner, they would refuse, and say, "as we have to play football this afternoon we must keep our stomachs empty." In the spiritual sense we must deny ourselves those things which are hindering us in running the race that is set before us. (Cheers). In the third place, we must divest ourselves of all clothing that impedes the body. The players on the foot- ball field do not wear their ordinary clothes, but light jerseys, &c. There are many things in this world which, if we go meddleing with them, im- pede our players in the spiritual life, so that we must put them on one side and run the race of life with all our might. In conclusion, when you are in the field, put your shoulder to the wheel, pass the ball when you have a chance, try and get to the goal and when you can ooasibly set in do so; so m the spiritual life let us put our shoulders to the wheel and strive to enter in at the straight g-ate, for few there be that enter in. (Loud applause). Miss Burton then sang sweetly Pretty Pond Lilies." Mr. James Livingston rose amid much ap- plause, and delivered a lengthy address on British Sports and Pastimes their use and abuse." After pointing out that the tendency of all legislation was for shorter hours, and conse- quently more recreation, and adversely criticising the actions of a committee of ministers sitting ^report on the best means of getting rid of athletic sports, the speaker dealt briefly with the ey^ i0TXas °f recreation, instancing f!? .l };terature as belonging to the latter, and „ ? the former. He asked what was the actual condition 0f things in England to-day ? TTniflVx?-3' i on every Saturday in the in on o A ^-dom ^ere were no less than 200,000 >JsP^ying in the football field, and m duty properly they must be temperate men, and so were teaching in the best possible first J™, -value °f temperance. (Hear). Their first enquiry when Swansea was going to play training v v,^ ^8—are the members of the team drink s°9T.J'f fil meant—are they abstaining from to drink t y knew a man in the team given Watchincr n, Be,onrfn^'s a wea^ man. (Cheers). there wrmM fSe men every Saturday, „ I J b(r 110 !ess than a million people who others W weTtd the o er badly. They had a mighty army of 200 000 practiaal temperance men, and a million sympa- thisers, and they had been gradually influencing the mass with the lessons they were anxious to inculcate there every Saturday—the value of tem- perance. and the danger of drink. (Applause). The Chairman closed with the Benedction.

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SWANSEA M ^BDUR TRUST. THE C°NTT LVRED IXCREASE IN THE ^JCN-PLATE TRADE, &c. r -——— j 'flie ordinary monthly meeting of the Swansea. Harbour Trustees was held on Monday at the Guildhall. There were present Mr. G. B. Strick (Chairman of the Trust) presiding, Messrs. W. H. Francis, A. Mason, Edward Strick, F. Glyn Price, James II. Naysmith, E. R. Daniel, Walter Lewis and Morgan Tutton. FINANCE COMMITTEE. General Harbour Estate. REVENUE. £ s. d. R r, d. Shipping Rates 2394 06 Rates on Goods 1745 18 11 Bridge Tolls 0 0 0 Ballast Rates 110 12 0 Rent of Harbour Railway 250 0 0 Low Level Railway 332 11 0 Canal Lock Tolls 11 12 1 Wharfage and Craneage.. 2156 4 11 Rents from Leases 895 10 0 Hire of Dredging Plant 259 1 6 Sundry Lettings 538 19 7 ————— 8694 10 6 EXPENDITURE. 2 S. d. Interest 4287 0 Q Wages (Ordinary). 1620 16 7 Do. (Contractor) 1378 5 5 Ballast 33 16 7 Salaries. 226 4 6 Stores. 341 3 0 Monthly Bills 1268 11 9 Rents, Rates, &c. 170 4 9 9326 2 10 Dredging, Wages 66 18 11 Do. Bills 43 4 9 S.S. Princess" — Wages 89 10 6 Do. Bills 76 15 0 9602 12 0 Transfer to South Docks 150 0 0 ————— 9452 12 0 j6758 1 6 South Docks Etlate. —————— REVENUE. Rates on Goods 168 8 2 Ballast Kates 67 1 6 Rent of Wharves & Coal Drops. 289 3 1 Extra Layerage Dues. 13 16 5 ¡ Wharfage, Craneage, and Railway -301 16 7 Rents from Leases 94 3 4 tt* I Sundry Lettings 5412 6 989 1 7 EXPENDITURE. Interest. 443 00 Wages (Ordinary) 275 15 2 Do. (Contractor) 29 12 4 Ballast. 36 91 Salaries 102 10 6 Monthly Bills. 29 11 3 Rents, Rates, &c. 0 0 0 916 18 4 Sea Wall & Timber Work 0 0 0 916 18 4 Transfer from General Harbour 150 0 0 1066 18 4 JE77169 Comparative Revenue and Expenditure for the years 1891 and 1890:- General Harbour Estate. 1891. 1890. Revenue of £ s. d. £ s. d. 9months 77350 4 6 70514 3 5 Ex p e ndi- ture do. 78896 1 7 72240 19 8 Deficit— £ 1545 17 1 JE1726 16 3-Deficit. South Docks Estate. Revenue of £ s. d. £ s. d. 9 months 8285 9 5. 7342 0 0 E x p e n di- ture do. 9616 3 9. 931519 3 Deficit— £ 133U 14 4 JE2003 19 3-Deficit. Deficit-£2876 11 5 JE3730 15 6-Delicit. Lesj amount payable by Corporation of Swan- sea in lieu of Bridge Tolls. Surplus Revenue to the 30th June, 1890 £ 4,960 7 4 Deduct Deficit to date, as above 2,876 11 5 £ 2,083 15 11 By the Swansea Corporation Act, 1889, the Bridge Tolls were extinguished, but any deticiency in the revenue of the Trustees at the end of any financial year is to be made good and paid to them by the Corpora. tion, not exceeding, however, in any year £3,750. Mr. F. Glyn Price, in moving the adoption of this report, in the absence of the Chairman, said there was not much calling for remark, but he would like to draw attention to one or two items. Taken on the whole, the financial statement presented that day was very satis- factory. They would see that there was a considerable increase in the revenue of the whole Harbour Estate, as compared with the corresponding month of last year. There was also an increase in expenditure, and a slight falling off in the shipment of coal, but that^he understood, was ccmmon to all the ports in the Bristol Channel, and was more than made up in their particular case by the increase in the shipment of tin-plates. Those shipments amounted to 10,147 tons for March, 1890, and to 22,703 tons for March, 1891, the increase being more than double, and accounting for the very large increase of S850 in the item of wharfage and craneage. There was also an increase of zC341 in the wages account, conse- quent upon the extra labour in the tin-plate trade, electric light, and one or two other items. Again in the monthly bills, there was a large item which had not appeared before of R300 for water required in the Prince of Wales' Dock, JE100 for special stores, &c. Mr. Mason seconded, and the resolution was passed without discussion. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. This committee reported as follows :— DREDGER ABERTAWE" AND HOPPER BARGE. -Your committee report that the Tees Conser- vancy Commissioners have offered to hire the dredger Abertawe" and the hopper barge Antelope for dredging work in the river Tees, for a period of 18 months certain, at the rent of £ 60 per week, with the option of continuino- the hiring for a further period of six months, at the same weekly rent. Your committee recommend that the offer be accepted, subject to a formal contract being entered into by the hirers. NEW OFFICES AT PRINCE OF WALES' DOCK.— Your committee report that new offices are urgently required at the Prince of Wales' Dock for the staff of the Tin-plate Shipping Depart- ment of the Trust. Plans and specification of the necessary building have been prepared by the Engineer, and tenders obtained, and your com- mittee have accepted the tender of Messrs. Thomas, Watkins and Jenkins, who have agreed to complete the work in one month for the sum of £260. MUMBLES RAILWAY AND PIER COMPANY, AND THE SWANSEA AND MUMBLES RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED, BILL.-Your committee report that the promoters of the above Bill, against which the Trustees considered it necessary to deposit a petition, have decided not to proceed further with the Bill during the present Session of Parliament. The following letter was then read from the Chairman of the Mumbles Railway and Pier Company :— Rutland-street, Swansea, April 1st, 1891. Gentlemen,—The Directors request me to say that they have had under consideration the petitions against their Bill of this session, and that they do not at all admit the allegations set forth in those petitions. As the Bill was introduced to enable improve- ments to be made in the undertaking, and to comply with suggestions of the Board of Trade in the interests of the public-which objects have aPPreciated by the land owners and WITH THS:THE BIL1 WIL1 NOT 1,6 PR°CEEDED 7fth •n whilst willing to incur the expense ^'the improvements, they would certainly not be justified in bearing the serious cost of a Parlia? mentary OppOSItlOn.- Yours faithfully, "JOHN R. FRAXCIS, Chairman. Messrs. the Swansea, Harbour Trustees." The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said the matter first before them was that in reference to the hire of the "Abei-tawe" dredger. Mr. Dixon (Harbour Superintendent) had been for some little time in communication with the Tees Conservancy Commissioners, and had at last entered into an agreement with them to take the Abertawe dx-edger and hopper barge at the rate of £60 per week. Alluding to the fairness of these terms, the Chairman went on to say that as several other bodies were willing to treat with the Commissioners, they thought it better to accept the offer, and I subject to the matter being concluded between the respective solicitors, the agreement would be carried out. The hiring was for not less I than 18 months, and probably would be for two years. They could safely dispense mth this dredger because they would still have No. 1 dredger in perfect-order, and would probably require it shortly to do certain work that wot Id not occupy more than three or fotir months. Therefore they had decided to part "with the Abertawe," and the arrangement they had made was a fair one between both -parties. Touching the proposed erection of new offices at- the Prince of Wales' Dock, he said the SIBRII office at present in existence was totally inadequate to carry on tke immense business,ti-at was being done in connection with the sfoipment of tin-plsftes. That being so, the Superintendent repotted that to carry out an improved system entirely, it was! absolutely necessary to erect new offices for the accommodation of the trade, Messrs. Thomas, Watkins and -aenkins' tender ci £ 260 i aving already been accepted. Mr, Naysmith seconded the proposition for the adoption of the report. Mr. E. R. Daniel, ndt being present at the last meeting of the Executive Committee, wished to put a question. Some time ago they lent a dredger, and incurred a large expense to put it in order, and the Manchester Canal people gave it up without any notice. He trusted, therefore, that the dredger they were now lending would not also be thrown up at a moment's notice. The Clerk explained that the present arrangement was for 18 months certain, with an additional six months at the option of the other side. Mr. Dixon The Abertawe is practically ready to go to work, and can be put in thorough order at a very little outlay. The report was then passed, and the proceed- ings terminated.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. [Before W. Richards, Eaq.1 DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Sarah Owens (27), no fixed abode, was committed for 14 days for being drunk and disorderly in High-street, on April 10th, P.C. Maggs proving the case.—Sarah Ann Keefe (19), 21, Croft-street, on the evidence of P.C. Northcott, was convicted of disorderly conduct, and also of making use of obscene language in Victoria-road on the 9th inst., and was sent to prison for a month with hard labour. WANDERING.—Charles Nelson (37), joiner, was brought up charged with wandering in Sketty- road on the 10th inst., and having no visible means of subsistence.—P.C. Paine gave evidence. -Prisoner was discharged, and it was recom- mended that as he had no home, he should be taken to the Workhouse. SATURDAY. [Before Dr. J. G. Hall and A. H. Thomas, Esq.] DRUNKENNESS, &c.—Thomas Davies, Swansea, failed to appear to a summons charging him with being drunk and disorderly at the Mumbles on I March 27th, and a warrant was ordered to be issued. -Morgan Jenkins, Treboth, was fined 15s. including costs, for being drunk and disorderly at r Treboth on March 28th. — Benjamin Rees, Pontardulais, was summoned for being drunk and ¡ refusing to quit the licensed premises of the Wheat Sheaf Arms, Pontardulais, on March 28th, and was fined 15s. including costs. MONDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler (Stipendiary), T. Cook Davies and L. Tulloch, Esqrs-] DRUNKENNESS, &c.—Rachael Huxtable (55), Pentre, married, was charged by P.C. Cuff (61), with being drunk and begging in Caer-street, on Saturday night, and being an old offender, she was fined 10s., or seven days.—MaryM. Trew(18), Dyvatty-street, single, on the evidence of P.C. Maggs, was fined 5s. and costs, for being drunk and disorderly in High-street, on the 11th inst.- Thomas Evans (28), Watkin-street. labourer, was charged with a similar offence in King-street, and was fined 10s.-P.C. Cross proved the case.- Martha Jones (51), 4, Mansel,George-steps, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday night. From the evidence of Sergeant Burnett and P.C. Davies (92), it appeared that defendant had been guilty of most disorderly conduct, for which she was fined 8s. 6d., including costs.—Jane Ftynn (34), widow. Carmarthen-road, admitted being drunk and disorderly in Car- marthen-road on Saturday night. — Defendant, who pleaded that she had only a drop or two," was fined 5s. a A DISHONEST ERRAND BOY.—Patrick Griffin an errand boy, aged 14, living in Mill-street, was charged with stealing a bottle of gin from the shop of Mr. T. Bowen Jones, 212, High-street, on Saturday, and of the value of 3s. 6d,—Mr. D. James identified the bottle of gin, produced, as the property of his employer. Witness had missed the bottle from a shelf, and found it later on under a. sack in the passage. For the last two months, defendant had been an errand boy at the shop.—Detective Frederick Morris said that he concealed himself upon the premises, and saw defendant enter from the street, and take the bottle from under the stairs. He ran out with the bottle, and witness followed in pursuit and caught him with it.—The defendant was ordered to receive eight strokes with the birch rod.-The Stipendiary said he would like to know who the gin was for. STEALING A GOLD RING.-Edith, Hopkins (15), 28, Gerald-street, was charged with stealing a gold keeper ring, from 42, Gerald-street, the property of Mrs. R. Weal, on the 26th ult.- Prosecutrix, who keeps a grocer's shop at the Hafod, said defendant had been some days in her service. On the day defendant came there, witness took the ring off, and placed it on a bracket in the kitchen, to wash her hands. The ring was afterwards missing, and defendant, on being questioned, denied having seen it. How- ever, she was subsequently apprehended by Detective Griffiths, wearing the ring, which she said she had picked up. The girl left Mrs. Weal's service, where she was found by Griffiths. -Defendant, in answer to the charge, said she picked up the ring in the coal at the back, and not knowing to whom it belonged, she kept it herself. -The Bench, taking a lenient view of the case, bound the defendant over, her father becoming surety for her good behaviour. 9 DRUNKENNESS.—David John, tailor, Western- street, was charged with drunkenness in Goat- street, on the 2nd inst.—He pleaded guilty, and was fined 8s. 6d., including costs.-Arthur George, g Morriston, painter, was fined 7s. 6d., including costs, for a similar offence in Welcome-lane on the 4th.—Margaret Skean, Pantyglasdwr-street, aged 67, admitted being drunk in Castle-street, and was fined 5s. PROFANE LANGUAGE.—David James, a Bath- lane boy, was summoned for making use of profane language in Quay-parade on the 3rd inst. —P.C. Cuff gave evidence.—The lad was impu- dent as well as profane, and he came swaggering and smiling into court. He was fined 5s. and costs. UNJUST WEIGHTS, &c.-David James, Cwmbwrla, a lad who sells coal about the streets, was sum- moned for having in his possession for use for trade purposes, a certain unjust scale beam. Inspector Bingham proved the defect in the beam, which was 1 lb. in 28 against the purchaser. Fined 10s. and costs.—John Davies, Malsters' Arms, Pentregethin- road, was summoned for having unstamped measures in his possession. Inspector Bingham gave evidence, and the Beoch imposed a fine of 18s. 6d., including costs.—Jobn Williams, 12, Cwm- terrace, was summoned for having unjust und un- stamped weights in his possession, and he also was fined 18s. 6., including costs.—John Morris. Forest Facb, coal vendor, was charged with having a scale beam in his possession lib. 12oz. against the pur- chaser in every 281bs. A similar fine was imposed in this case, viz., 18s. 6d., including costs. SERIOUS BREACH OF THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT.- Richard D. Morgan, Crown and Anchor public- house, Strand, was summoned for a breach of the Sunday Closing Act, on the 29th ult. Mr. Miller (Deputy Town Clerk) prosecuted; Mr. Robinson Smith defended.-P.C. Burnett said that on March the 29th, in company with P.C. 69 (Lewis), he watched the Crown and Anchor from 7 in the morning until 7 in the evening. At 7.43 the land- lord opened the shatters, and the door was left open until 5.30 in the evening. At 8 a.m. a man named Wm. Thomas spoke to the landlord at the front, and then went round to the back. At 8.45 a man entered by the front door, and left in a few minutes. At 8.35 Thomas again went to the house, and spoke to the landlady's daughter. Visits followed in quick succession throughout the day at 9.5, 9.13, 9.18, 9.34, 9.45, 10.45, 11.15, 11.35, 11.50, 12.0, 12.6. 12-15, 12.35, 1.0. 1.10, 1.25, 2.5, 2.8, 2.10, 2.15,2.20, 2.40,3.15,3.45,4.10,4.12,4.15. The evidence dealt with the suspicious movements of the landlord, and his wife and other members of the family, and also of the customers, most of whom left with something bulky" concealed about them. -The landlord and other witnesses were called for the defence, and swore, in most positive terms, that no sale took place, that the bar was locked during the whole of the day, and that a married daughter, who bad been alleged to have carried Jut beer, was ill with the quinsy.—Eventually, the Stipendiary said he would give his decision on Tuesday morn- ln?-—Mr. Smith, having regard to the deliberate perjury that bad been committed on one side or the other, said the case had taken such a serious turn that he would like to call further evidence. TUESDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler (Stipendiary), W. StonP, T. Cook Davies, and T. PhiHips, sen., Esqrs.] DRCNK AND DISORDERLY.—John DAY, labourer, Emma-street, was fined 10st) including costs; or seven days, for being drunk and disorderly in Llangyfelach-street, on the 1st inst. P.C. Delve proved the case.—Frederick Hughes, labourer Coekett, was charged by P.C. Paine (89) with being drunk and disorderly in Glanmor-terrace, OR April iJ-tb, and was fined 10ii.. including costs. CASE DismsSBD.—rda Bulgo, Green Dragon- lane, the African medicine man, who, with his picturesque costume, and the ring through his nose, is a familiar figure in the town, was charged with mak- ing use of profane language in Castle-sqaire on the 6th iust. From the evidence of P.O. Cuff it appeared that the language used did not bring defendant within the Act, and the case was accordingly dismissed. UNJUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. — Mary Morgans, grocer, Pwll-Cwm, was summoned by Inspector John Bingham, for having in her possession, for use for trade, certain unjust weights. on the 26th ult.-The Inspector said defendant had a 2818-. weight which was l £ lb. light, and a 4oz. weight with a deficiency of 30 grains. Fined 10s. and costs.-R. Davies, publican, Maltsters Arms, Pentregethin, was also fined 10s. and costs for having defective measures in his possession. DISCHARGEB.—Anorah Wilson, Well-street, was charged with being drunk in Greenhill-street, on the 6th inst.—Detective Griffiths found the prisoner lying down helplessly drunk, and took her home. She had not been before the court for two years, and was discharged.-Defendant, an elderly Irish- woman, came before the Beneb, crying bitterly, but on being let off she was very profuse in her expres- sions of gratitude. THE SERIOUS BREACH OF THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. A WHOLESALE SYSTEM OF EVASION. In the adjourned case against Richard D. Morgan, landlord of the Crown and Anchor public-house' in the Strand-who was charged with selling intoxicating liquors on a Sunday, the magistrates (J. C. Fowler, Stipendiary, and T. Cook Davies, Esqrs.), after beariog the evidence of one witness, retired to consider the case. After a rather lengthened absence, they returned, and the Stipendiary gave judgment. He said the evidence disclosed a most remarkable and unwonted system of opening on a Sunday, which he was not sure he had ever heard parelleled. The door was opened early, and kept open all day, and the only explana. tion offered was that it was kept open for ventila- tion. Mr. Smith: And because it was the only way out. The Stipendiary attached no weight to that, because the door ought undoubtedly to have been shut, and when the holder of a license opened the door on a Sunday, when the house onght to be closed, it looked like a notice to the neighbour- hood, Come in if you please; here is my door open, and I am prepared to do business." There were two cases in which there was direct evidence of the sale of liquor. A man named Brown seemed to have had delivered to him two quarts of beer, which were said to have been ordered on the previous* (Saturday) night, and handed to him on the Sunday. That was an eld excuse, and they could not attach any validity to it. Then, on another occasion, he gave something at the front door, to the daughter, and received a pop bottle, they inferred, in consideration for money, and also that the bottle contained intoxicating liquor of some kind. Those were- two strong facts, considered alone, but there were many other visits, and the majority of the persons, who made those visits, were seen to carry something away. There were some visits which were no doubt quite free from any breach of the law. but they were extremely few, and Mr. Smith had offered no explanation of the visits at 9 o'clock or thereabouts. Both men and women visited the house, and in some cases carried things aways, and it was a auspicous circumstance that the things carried away were always concealed. The bar was said to be closed, but it transpired that the spirits were kept upstairs in a cupboard of some kind, but why that was so, no reason of any sort had been offered. And then, they could not but notice that the two constables in this case had consulted, and given their evidence with the utmost care. They had not trusted to their memory, as was sometimes done, but had taken memoranda, which corresponded on being tested. They had taken very great care, and their 'evi. dence was thoroughly reliable and dependable. This was a sad system of evasion for private profit. which probably afforded somp explanation of a good deal of the Sunday drunkenness of which such bitter complaints had been heard lately. When the door of a public house was kept open all day, and 35 visits were made between 8 in the morning and half-past four in the afternoon, it certainly suggested that a wholesale system of evasion had been going on. He was the more surprised because the holder of a license perfectly well knew that his license was now completely in the power of the licensing authority, not that there had been any great difference in the law, but in the construction whieh the High Court put upon the procedure of the law of licensing and renewals. Therefore, he was the most surprised that anyone who valued his license should venture upon such a. system of evasion. Defendant had had the advantage of the most experienced advocate he could obtain in such matters (Mr. Robinson Smith), but all in vain. Two years ago he was convicted of an offence against the licensing laws, in the same house, and he would now be fined £10 and costs ( £ 2 5), and his license would be endorsed. On the application of Mr. Smith, a fortnight was given for payment. WEDNESDAY. [Before Drs. J. G. Hall and John Paddon and Col. Morgan.] DBUNK.—Wm. Edmoods, painter, 15, Tontine- street, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Oxford-street on the 14th inst. P.C. Evans, 74 gave evidence, and a fine of 5s. and costs, or seven days, was imposed. BREAKING AND ENTRRING.-Harold Shulkey (14), hailing from Manselton, was charged with breaking and entering the house of Mr. Shulkey, at 17, Phillips-street, Manselton, and stealing a silver watch, three gold rings, one silver ring, one silver brooch, and about C3 in money, on the 6th instant. Detective-Inspector Gill applied for a remand until Monday, and it was granted. AFFILIATION ARREARS -David John Morgan, aged 22, haulier, Pencoed, was charged with neglecting to contribute towards the maintenance of the illegitimate child of Mary Ann Davies, of which he had been adjudged the putative father. Com- plainant said defendant owed her 128 weeks payment at 3s. 6d. per week. He had not paid her a penny since the order was made. She was under the impression that he had been to America during the past three years, but be had been at Pencoed, where he was arrested. Defendant said he would pay complainant one pound as soon as he returned home, and one pound a month after. He was bound over in JE10 to appear in a month in case he failed to fulfil his promise. COUNTY BUSINESS. DRUNK-—Thomas and John Berry, colliers, Gowetton, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Gowerton, on the 6th instant. P.C. 237 proved the charge. Defendants, who have before been fined for drunkenness, were now mulcted in 10s. and costs.-Two young colliers from Gowerton were similarly dealt with for a similar offence. AFFILIATION.—William Thomas, Pencerrig, was summoned by Jane Marks, of Penybank, to shew cause, &c. Mr. G. L. Morgan appeared on behalf of the defendant, and stated that an agree- ment had been signed between the parties, by which the defendant agreed to pty complainant 2s. 6d. per week for the first twelve months, and JE20 down afterwards, as a final settlement. That agreement had been carried out up to date. He did not know why complainant took these pro- ceedings. Complainant, in reply to the chairman, said she took out the summons in order to "get a father for her child." An order for 3s. 6d. per week was made. DRUNK.—John Davies was summoned for being drunk, in Ynisforgan-road. on the 29th ult. P.C. Hopkins (265) gave evidence, and a fine of 20s. was imposed. HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION AND ITS RESULTS. —David Thorne, haulier, Neath, was summoned for obstructing the public highway on the 4th inst. Mr. Edwin Davies appeared on behalf of the defendant. P.C. Maunders, 26, said that on the morning of the date named, he saw a number of paving-stones on the Mumbles-road, obstruct- ing it to the extent of about four feet. He ordered defendant to remove the stones, as he had put them there. Previous to this Mrs. Gwynn, Bishopstone, was driving to market when her horse shied at the stones. She was thrown out, sustaining considerable injury, and she was now under Dr. Bevan's care.—Mr. F. C. T. Naylor said a civil action against the defendant was pending. He had been instructed in the matter, but Mrs. Gwynn was unable to be present in consequence of the accident.—Mr. Davies ad- mitted the offence, which, he said, was of a very technical character. There had been no wilful obstruction.—The Chairman said, that, as a civil action was pending, they would inflict only a nominal fine of Is. and costs. DRUNK.-Thomas Davies, labourer, Swansea, was summonpd for being drunk at the Mumbles on Sunday, the 27th ult. P.C. David gave evidence, and defendant was fined 5s and costs— £ 1 3s 6d.— John Jones. labourer, was summoned for being drunk at Loughor on the 14th inst. P.C. 212, gave evidence, and stated that defendant had only just come out of prison afrer serving eighteen months. He was a native of Carmarthen, and said he was going there to his sister's.—Defendant now bore out that statement, adding that he could not resist the temptation of having a small drop," but that it quickly overcame him.-The Chairman said he did 'not wish to send the man back to prison, but hoped this would be a warning to him. He would be dismissed.—Defendaut left the court thanking the magistrates and the constable, saying he would be off to Carmarthen at once."

The Editor of the Medical Annual speaks in the highest terms of CADBURY'S COCOA as a beverage and a food for invalids on account of its absolute purity high quality, and great uolubility; and counsels the Medical Profession to remember, in recommending Cocoa, that the name CADBUEY on and packet is a guarantee of purity. f72

THE REV. DR. GRATTAN GUINNESS IN SWANSEA. INTERESTING LECTURE ON CENTRAL AFRICA. On Sunday morning last the Rev. Dr. Grattan Guinness, D.D., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S., preached at Mount Pleasant Chapel, and took for his subject the wide range of the life of our Saviour. On Sunday evening there was a very large congregation -at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, St. Helen's-road. The service was commenced by the successful young pastor, Rev. W. E. Shaw, and the Rev. Dr. Grattan Guinness preached a sermon on prophecy and the interpretation of Daniel's visions of the successive Empires of the world, and the close of the Dispensation. His point was that we live between the two Advents-we were far distant in time from the first Advent, and he believed we were close to the second Advent. LIFE IN CENTRAL AFRICA." On Monday evening the Rev. Dr. Grattan Guinness delivered a lecture at the Albert Hall on Life in Central Africa." Dr. Ebenezer Davies presided over a large and appreciative audience. The lecture was much enjoyed, and was listened to with close atten- tion from the start to the finish. In appear- ance, Dr. Guinness is somewhat striking. With long white hair, and a vigorous yet kindly face, he resembles, at first sight, Professor Huxley. His voice is full and deep, and remarkably rich his style is conversational, and his manner that of a man who is most deeply interested in what he is talking about. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said more than a generation had passed since the Rev. Grattan Guinness visited Swansea before. No doubt he was well-known to most of them, because his name was so familiar with Christian missionary work, and his reputation stood so high among the Christian Churches of the land. The subject on which he was going to address them was a very large one Africa, a country which had always been interesting because of the mystery which surrounded it, an interest which had not been lessened but deepened and increased by the events of late years. The Rev. Dr. Grattan Guinness, on rising, was cordially received. He said he wanted that meeting to be practical and not merely theoretical. There should be something more than the setting forth of facts; there should be a creation of resolves. Fruit. It was that what was wanted from that meeting. It had been the privilege. of the East London Missionary Training Institute to send out about 100 missionaries to Africa. In order to make them understand what God was doing in that country, and what He expected us to do, he would first touch upon its geographical, ethnographical and religious features. This he proceeded to do. Africa, he said, was one quarter of the land's surface of the globe, with a vast Mohammedan population in the north, half Mohammedan and half heathen in the centre, and vastly heathen in the south. There were about 75 to 100 million people, speaking about 600 languages, 530 of which had never been reduced to writing, and therefore never had the Word of God put unto them. That was not to be lightly treated. If we had hearts and minds of Jesus Christ, forget it if we could! How could we allow so many people to remain in such darkness ? He did not believe we would if we knew the real facts. We should rise up as one man, as one mighty missionary wave, and sweep away such ignorance, such misery, and such darkness as existed in Africa. Scotland had sent out a great many missionaries. Scotch pluck and perseverance and determination seem to harmonise with the Scot's religious principles. Wales had something to learn from Scotland in the matter of supplying missionaries. The lecturer proceeded to describe the discoveries and trials of Livingstone, who, he said, was a quiet, self-containing, deep thinking, persever- ing, and practical man—a vastly practical man. After tramping for 30 years in an o unknown country, after wading through its morasses, crossing its scorching plains, study- ing its languages, opening it to the knowledge of the world and seeking to-introduce the light 11 of the Gospel-after thirty years of such labour and suffering, the great explorer died alone in 1873 on his bended knees. His body was transported to England and laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. On his tombstone were the words which he wrote himself, in which he calls upon the blessing of heaven upon any man, be he Turk or Jew or Christian, who will help to heal the open sore of the world-Africa." A sore that was bleeding and unbound and exposed was a bad thing-a terrible suffering. And yet Africa was described as the,, open sore of the world." Its miseries and slaveries; its wars and cannibal- ism its heathenism and ignorance and its barbarities-all formed to make what Living- stone called the festering sore of the world. Don't let us live narrow and selfish lives when such horrors existed among untold millions of people. Let us escape from "personal aims and private getting; let us get out of this getting and get into the giving; let us cultivate that blessed spirit which gave and which got, for there was that which "scattereth and yet increaseth." Stanley's discoveries and trials were next pourtrayed. The lecturer said he was glad to be able to state that the missionaries had never drawn a trigger on the natives. They were instructed that whenever they met with hostility which they could not overcome to pursue another course, to journey through less hostile tribes. The explorers had acted differently, and there had, as a consequence, been great bloodshed. The action of some German explorers made his blood boil. They shot down the poor natives who opposed them right and left. He did not believe we had the right to shed human blood in that fashion. (Applause.) It was but natural that the natives should resist invaders. Stanley's journey of 7,000 miles across Africa was next touched upon. During the whole of that journey, which lasted nearly three years, the first ever made by human being, innumerable multitudes of people were seen. but not a single Christian missionary or anything that was Christian. The name of Christ had never been heard in that great tract of country, which extended from sea to sea, from shore to shore. The news of that great march reached England. together with the tales of darkness, ignorance, and heathenism. Many Christians were moved by it, including Mr Tilley, Mr Richard Cory, Mr John Cory, all of Cardiff, and Mr Henry Richards, who 'became a missionary. In a few months after the completion of the journey, the Institute had established three missions on the Congo, with about 80 missionaries. There was still room for missionary work in the Dark Continent, and, in conclusion, the lecturer appealed in eloquent terms to the sympathies of his listeners, and impressed upon them the duty which lay before them, viz., that of doing their utmost to assist the untold millions of Africa. The geographical portions of the lecture were illustrated by a large map of Africa. A vote of thanks to the Chairman and lecturer brought a very interesting and instructive meeting to a close.

IS THE HABIT OF CHURCH AND CHAPEL-GOING DECREASING ? A census of churchgoers at Dundee was taken on Sunday by the staff of the Dundee Advertiser. It showed that the attendance at forenoon worship was only 24,369, as against 30,658 ten years ago. The number of churches had increased from 85 to 94, of which four be- longed to the Salvation Army. The percent- age of churchgoers to population was 15 per cent. The weather was not favourable for good attendance. I

THE APPROACHING FIGHT ON RAILWAY RATES. Some idea of the nature of the approaching fight on the Railway Rates and Charges Bill may be gained when it is stated thtt there are no fewer than 130 petitions lodged against the schedules of the various railway com- ol the t0tal nurnber of opposing petitions 30 are against the schedule applic- -ftle applic- able to the London and North-Western Rail- way Company, 22> against the Midland Rail- way Company's schedule, 18 against the Great Western Company's schedule, 14 against the Great Northern Company's schedule, 10 against the Great Eastern Com- pany's schedule, and the same number against the schedule applicable to the London and South-Western RailwayCompany.

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THE SECRECY OF THE CONFESSIONAL IN SWANSEA. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-Allow me to express my intense admiration of the Very Rev. Canon Richards in his persistent refusal to reveal his professional secrets. He has given us all a proof of his conscientious and high character, and I congratulate him, who while anxious to protect the innocent, chose rather to lose the case than to swerve from his duty. How would anyone preparing for death, and wishing to unburden his mind, like to reflect that be might possibly recover, and that all the sins of his life might be revealed by his parish priest through answering some unnecessary question in court, or on some other occasion ?-I am, Sir, yours &c., A READER.

SECTARIAN BIGOTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR.-A correspondent, in your last week's issue, gave an instance of lamentable sectarian bigotry at the Mumbles. Here is another, which occurred on the opposite shore of the Bristol Channel. At a certain village in Somersetshire, within a drive of Bristol, there is a parish school, over which a certificated teacher of exceptional capacity pre- sides, and she has given universal satisfaction ever since she went there about three years ago. The incumbent recently discovered that this schoolmis- tress is engaged to be married to a Wesleyan minister, and that she has frequently attended the evening service at the chapel in the village. This heinous offence has been punished by dismissal from her post. I cannot but think that it is partizan passion and hatred in modern political life that is re- sponsible for this revival or survival of religious in- tolerance and persecutive bigotry in our sectarian life. But, whatever the cause, the effect is to be equally deplored. Where are our truly broad- minded and large-hearted Christian teachers that they do not cry out and shsut against the continued upholding of the wretched shibboleths and sham denominational differences.- Yours ever, CHRISTIAN. Swansea.

VEGETARIANISM IN SWANSEA. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR -As a. contribution to the controversy now going on in The Cambrian on vegetarianism, I should-be glad if you will insert these jottings :— Dr. E. Densmore has recently written several letters in The Echo on Fruit as the best food for man. It is curious, to say the very least of it, that after championing for years the use of a vegetarian diet, in which cereals formed such a substantial part, should part company with his old friends, and call bread the staff of death." It is a pity to see vegetarians falling out by the way; or to see reforming energy which might be productively employed in aggressive propagandism neutralising itself in internal conflicts, as we have recently witnessed between Dr. Densmore and Miss Yates, of bread reform popularity. If vegetarianism is to make headway in the world, vegetarians must minimise friction amongst them- selves in order to get the maximum of result with other people. Flesh eating by man must pass away as man advances towards millenniums of which he has scaroely yet dreamed. Probably the Drysdales and the Huxleys, the Pasteurs and the Kochs, the Ray Lankesters and others, will smile at the thought of civilised mankind living on the fruits of the earth. But such smiles will have little effect on the irresistible sweep of ages. j There is more of the angel than there is of the j animal in man; and the angelio part of his nature will exercise more and more sway as the centuries pass. His necessities, as well as his higher inclinations, inculcate vegetarianism. Flesh- eating-like cannibalism will have its day.—Yours faithfully, CERES.

NATURAL FOOD AND FEEDING! TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-By the kind courtesy of some unknown friend, copies of your two last issues, each containing a letter relating to Vegetarianism, have been forwarded to me. Will you be so good as to allow me a few lines in which to uphold a cause I have had very closely at heart for the last ten years, and to which I owe so much both physically and mentally? Vegetarianism does not come as your Moderate Eater of Flesh seems to suppose with a dogmatic assumption of superiority compelling obedience to its tenets. It comes rather full of Love to those who are still living in ignorance of their contra- vention of the laws of Nature, and offers to them a more perfect way and little by little, as the beauty of the proferred treasure is beheld, does the fettering bond of life-long habitual belief in the necessity of the flesh pots vanish just as if you attempt to take away from a child its poor broken toy, it resents the violation of its supposed rights with tearful protestations and feelings of antagonism, but if you offer a bright new treasure, it instinctively drops the old toy to run with out- stretched hands to grasp the new. So, too, I would venture to say that Vegetarianism asks for nothing to be given up, but for itself to be accepted as a treasure of great value. What does Vegetarianism offer ? Many things, and among them may be mentioned Better Health (for every Disease proceeds from a cause, and the cause in the majority of cases is transgression of a physical law), Better Temper (for Temper is greatly dependent upon the harmonious working of the functions of the body), greater freedom from Tubercular Diseases (because under the present state of affairs a very high percentage by some good authorities put as high as seventy per cent. of flesh sent to market is diseased), a Gentler Race (because taking of life-butchery- always tends to produce ferocity of temperament), a fair solution of the Problem of Poverty and Overcrowding of the Labour Market (because it teaches how few and cheap are the necessities of life, and tends to draft back again the crowding labour from the towns to the happy contentment of-cultivating the soil for fruit and vegetables. I I 1 .1 wmcn latter require twenty times as much labour as feeding fat stock on the land.) Let me say nothing of what to me is even a still grander side of Vegetarianism-the knowledge of the freedom from participation in the terrible cruelties which form a necessary part of the transport and slaughter of thousands upon thousands of sentient fellow-creatures by cattle ships, by railway transit, by slaughter-houses, etc.-but rather let me press home again my first point, that we are not aggressive fanatics, but rather possessors of great treasure, which we fain would share with every weary, burdened brother or sister till comes the promised time when they shall not hurt nor destroy." JOSIAH OLDFIBLD, M.A., B.C.L. (Oxon), Editor of The Vegetarian. Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, E.C.

GIRLS' PUBLIC DAY SCHOOL COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAMBRIAN. SIR,—IQ conjunction with Mr. 8 criticism concernedly the above denoted school, I should ask you,sir, kindly to permit also a space in The Cambrim for the purpose to express the opinion fairly on my part, which renders the human good general. The reason of my objection in reference to the questionable address, Swansea High School," forms the bnsis of experience, by all means, which I collected here in Swansea during eighteen months. Consubstantially thus, with Fair Play's" keen judgment and honourable de- fence towards ladies' schools, I maintain that the essentiality and substantiality of a High School" at Swansea ex sts entirely on the hill" of Mount Pleasant, namely, on the gionnd of the Mi sea Phillips's School, j These preceptions I made did heighten my sympathy considering children's happiness of life in future. My problem—to endeavour children's welfare, thus for to fortify my argument of that theme-led me to visit Albert Hall on the occasion of the addressel" High School's Exhibition." The reflection of the least veiled selfishness in Sir Douglas Galton's speech afforded considerable material for my statement, inasmuch as I assert the "address" "High School" is entirely wrong- headed, thus spuriously, to expect the injury refer- able to the conscientious work at the Private- Ladies' Schools. Then, I wish to touch the- industry," which object the honoured Chairman. maintained repeatedly to be the source of pros- perity. I think every sensible child" knows this fact. Yet, certainly, not industry based on selfish- ness, but industry" foundamented on religion is the "key" of prosperity; thus the welfare of the world, including Swansea and that key" of a happy life exists unquestionably in the Misses Phillips's Education Establishment, and by no means constructed on the "system" of the so-called Swansea High School." Reasoning the system of suppressed high education with its tower of religion, I feel it is absolutely my duty" to draw near the public attention for to observe the planted death-living, thus Rowing, in children's soul Selfishness" is the seed of selfishness and propagated that "moral killing evil" to its, extent. Sir Douglas Gallon said, The Public Girls' Day School" became established at Swansea by reason that there was not any good school in Swansea district. Yet the schools of the Misses Phillips' and Miss Garlick are high praised still. Did these schools not exist also before the estab. lishment of the wrong addressed "Hign" School? And again, is Swansea also poor in having good teachers for "infants," that the "Company" was obliged to care for" infant-training," too, by ad. hering the German word Kindergarten" to the Carroussel of a "High" School? and purported the bereavement of infant teachers' subsistence, which they earn in honour, but not by empty words. Finally, sir, allow me to add few words. I render my rejection to the Kindergarten games," notified on the programme distributed at the Albert Hall. "The mill by the rivulet," collected ana arranged by Eleonare Heerwart," is a game for infant., three to live years of age," entirely to purport moral influence but not for any girls' exercitation, which perfection bereaved them a considerable time of their "two and a half hour school duties" at school. Then the Seasons," marked by ^uller, is not a Kindergarten game" in any sense not in the least purport—but merely a Tery ■f0T.™°.n ~Dg' edited b* Ad. Berry. Even "Fri' T" C0mp08ed by "Mailer," Frobel u the inventor of the Kindergarten and not Mailer. The Kindergarten" envelop* the German philosophic spirits thus it shall not be allowed to spot that work of religion by any untruth. Aureus KOBTH, Late Principal of the Anglo-German School, Newport. 5, Dynevor-place.

"ANNETTE." On. a tombstone in St. Michael's Churchyard, St, Alban st Herts, there is a grave bearing simply the above name. There stands beneath the chestnut shade, A solitary tomb, The wild flowers round it droop and fade, And then renew their bloom. The wind doth murmur thro' the grass, Its mournful, wild regret, The rolling seasons o'er it pass, But who wert thou, Annette ? The ivy clasps its tender form, Around the sculptured base, A A. ™ ° e xo guard it trom the storm, Within its kind embrace. Perhaps this may a token be Of love which sorrows yet, And fain would shed a tear o'r thee, My poor, unknown, Annette. Yet strange it is that at thy grave, No record there should be, That might from blank oblivion save A memory of thee, No line to tell how good or fair- It is as though .f forget Were the one word engraven there. And not thy name, Annette. The golden smile of even dwells Upon thy resting place Perchance of thy last hour it tells, How Death's unfeared embrace Came to thee like the coming night, And found that thou had'st yet A smile of faith and love as bright As this calm hour, Annette. And yet it might be that the hour Of thy departure came, When wintry storms began to low'r And love, and hope, and fame, All spread their wings to fly from thee And thou with ills beset, 1 Laid'st down the burden joyfully Which broke thy heart, Annette. Perohance thy life was one long night Of sorrow, care, and pain, That Hope's bright star shed not its light Upon thy dreary plain, And that beneath this verdant mound Where oft before have met 8 Earth's lonely ones, thou too hast found A home at last, Annette. The weary and despairing heart Unsought, unloved, before Would thrill with joy to find its part A 5 11 JI8 Vam Pa £ eant o'er, w £ ia?IyneeK an unknown grave, Where all may soon forget, How sank beneath Life's turbid wave Thy broken heart, Annette. Perchance when we are lying low, And flowers above us bloom, A future race, as I do now, May gaze upon thy tomb, All gray and hoary then with Time, And see that one word set, So touching, simple and sublme, And ask, who was Annette r" Perchance our tombs may stand by thine, With epitaph and namai To tell our ancestry and line, To blazon forth our fame, All the fond praises friends can give, In one long record set, Hoping the flattering tale will live, When we are dead, Amnotto. That hope is vain; a hundred years. Strange footsteps will have pressed The spot where all our hopes and fears Have found alike their rest; Then some may say, if they can trace The time worn record yet, Whose is this name ? and whose this race ? Andiwhat this word—Annette ? Thy memory will be as dear, To future times, as ours, Alike unmourned by: sigh or tear, Alike undecked with flowers; Alike the weeds and grass will grow, Where none their progress let, On "raves unknown, as thine is now, To our researeh-Annette. —KENNETH LLOYD. —

IS A HUSBAND WORTH HAVING? A DECIDED AND. MOST EMPHATIC YES." HATBSRXSITU TR- W "S'a ta £ d0ry S?!Uti» favour UerS 3l-1 write emphatically m i J? married state. One of them tn inks that marriage is, on all grounds, the highest state for man and woman. Another says women" never really touch the perfec- tion of earth's glory unless they have felt the sublime and infinite measure of a good woman's love for husband and child;" while the third, taking one consideration with an- other," gives to the question "a decided and most emphatic 'yes/" Out of all the re- spenses received only two were from malcon- tents, and, as one of these had had to divorce her husband, it was hardly to be expected- that she would think him "worth having;" and the other begs the question altogether by replying Not if you can do without him." Some ladies say only that a good husband is worth having, and one goes so far as to assert that, even in the case of'unhappy marriages, women rarely, if ever, regret that they have married.