The Cambrian

Church of England Zenana Society. THE ANNUAL MEETING will be held (D.V.) in the ALBERT MINOR HALL, TUESDAY, MAY 22, at 3.0 p.m. MRS. E. RICE DANIEL will take the Chair. Miss WARREN (from Batala) will give an account of the Society's work. [5979 To the Electors of Swansea Harbour Proprietary Trustees. GENTLEMEN,— IN consequence of the resignation of Mr Edward Henry Bath, I beg to offer myself to fill the vacant seat as Proprietary Trustee. My connection with the Trade of the Port during the last 30 years will, I trust, satisfy you as to my practical knowledge of Harbour Matters, and if favoured with your confidence, it shall be my constant endeavour to further increase our trading facilities and develop the natural advantages we already possess. I am, Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, M. TUTTON. Swansea, 17th May, 1894. L5995 MESSRS ALFRED HALL Co., Wine Merchants. 7, Fiidier-etreet^ SWA NSEA. t"* SWANSEA. fM WANTED. PERSONS WANTED. TEWELLERY, Watches, Pipes, Toys, Hard- ware, Furniture, Wringers. Agents wanted. Buyer's Wholesale Guide Free; write HBNRT Mir (276), Birmingham. (5774 WANTED-AGENTS in every town to w represent old-established Meat Dog Cake firm.—For particulars, address DOG CAKE," c/o Davies, Advertising Agent, Bristol. [5986 WANTED, TRAVELLERS, on Good Com- mission, with first-class connection among Retail Fancy Hou?es, Ironmongers, Italian Warehousemen, Tobacconists, to se* PATENTED ARTICLE of great demand- Write, TRAVELLERS, Box 50,584, Smith s Advertising Agency, 132, Fleet-street, London. [5890 A N ENERGETIC L £ £ jft^lST§RESs £ A. REPRESENT the bUROPEAN ^vel CUTTING ASSOCIATION. Stamped for particulars.—PRINCIPAL, j [5889 College, Reading. — ^ARMHOUSE.-Young La,dy, fond of the JP Country, wishes to live '? »™: £ .hou8e._ Strictly moderatejno gith, A5verti«ing Jgg W*nted: Iriff'C W Engineers, and allIB .0 the most note tfjfc advertisement Yourq and can nutritions and finest J,a^°°ry t- Sole Manu- have it by using D.C.i;. NT LIMITID, foctarers, The D^eTI^V1 _ladly send sample on Swansea Hospital. •ZZTv ensuing six months commenci g Tenders 1894, to send in to the Secretary, The for the same on or befot■ and rrach"u»s««°,y re,a,re' Zms of B»t. Bread of best Coc0a. Good black tea, coftte, C Rice Moist Sugar, Lump t> > doz pints an(j j Burton Ale, per kil., »n pints. rlflZ. Claret, Tarragcna. P per gallon. Brandy, 10 u/p-, whisKy, y Milk, per quart. ler oil application to the Form. for Ten, ut. psi(i monthly. Form. Sec,et«y. „f the Bo.rf JNO. W. MORBI3, Secretary. Offices, 9, Castle-street, Swansea. [5998 May 17, 1894. -T^TcANT or WANTED- <*• A BEST WAY to GEI' ^RTISE »n ottrSCRI^^ to and AL> ]ftgses of the ts to SUx>»° 4, rPad by aU SnmuS-J ^t!,fjdaSnalei^ wordS' -=-^——^ grEan that There is no nPne so prosperous ^verXuis wiU Mt k?1P*t'Zore it* »'d: that i« V- Printers' ink is the ar avant-courier. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS. -Y zZZTJi ments :-Situations Vacant 01' Wanted; BTTSI case. —— ADVERTISEMENTS RECEDED p M. OFFICES, 58, THOSE POSlED ON THURSDA^ °*;WJLL BE IN TIME

^HITWELSH REVOLT. „ M-p" WHAT or IT- .Mr. W. Wjlliam8, — r„ been interviewed Mr. W. WilHams.^P^L,^h Revolt. with reference iderable co^°^yo failed to which tnere i» co gayg I ha an present. Mr- "J ,^e revolters 1 ;linCture, see the wi.-dom o this iffiportan ] gee independent cours action. I ort from and do not -PP^e of hho]din? s«PP°r*{.hed what is to be ^ned by wi u laDg the Government wher the nally under 1 for in the Prlfnt%Pa^UPe of Commons^ consideration of { the Crown. T charge of a Mm»tor ot wfay they sl.oui on the other hand,^many though^n^ not take thP c0 L,lce, the alienation o| to adopt: tor Scotch, and Irish, hom Eood Llberal-S E^t, and whom we exp^t *n\v t as319t m Passl"& the to the Welsh .^isures gS other great Li»er mUc-t not lose sig „ Government, and ^^jQj-ity in ovalty, smallnes-s of the L minority by 'ment, which mi~ht be turned to of Government, and the possibility ogtponement of j an>l, as a result, the P for some y lishment and Disenige re-assemb^le» ity t,„8t that «hcn the f« 2l8tof May ourfriendb atld snow of the Welsh represenUtiv^ tallt ciuis undivided front at tins11 aality- rrivEBN- in the history of relig:10 aijd TtrE ? „ at a THE WELSH MembeR^ evemn? MENT.—Speaking on VV ,rlltion 3 1T1P •Gladstonian Liberal ^etrl0:i t}]e tiuie had. f lt; Mr. Lloyd George, M P- ^J that, coiisistent when the W^l^h members t-tuent3, ^ie7+ +he "with their duty to their constoW t to the not give a loyal and nnswervnir ent B,il was ft Liberal party. The I>ises^bl^h^0 Government, most miserable measure, ,n ^elsh /oteS' especially one dependent up ^here "would have dared to in rodace had .n thfl HoU,e united and determined Welsh pa y promised of Commons Th%GTrTriishment should that the position of 4ise8^atment, and upon receive speedy \yelsh constituencies that issue the verdict of th but now the ■was emphatically prouo being able to Government held °g[i^ent had been fulfil its pledges, and i- political pi'0" relegated to a tenth Pls^e l k ^af out of the gramme. The Welsh mustte^e^^ & po]icy o £ book of the Irish party, a onPof subserviency strict independence iustea then, they would and scrviiitv. Then, and no tbejr aspirations have their claims rec0^"18^ Edwards, D- acknowledged. Messrs. spoke, aQ^ a Thoma3, and Herbert L&wi •vote of confidence was pas-eu.

SALES BY AUCTION. [SEE FIRST PAGE.] MESSRS. EDWARD ROBERTS & |^29 Leasehold Property, at Swansea MESSRS. BEYNON & MEAGER Farm Stock, at Gowerton 24 T /-vtvpq SON & WATRINh. MESSRS. LOVVRJ». Freehold Property, at Swansea May 23 MESSRS. JAMES & JAMES Household Furnitu.e, at Swansea May 221 MESSRS. STEPHENSON & ALEXANDER Leasehold Property at Bridgend May York Hotel, at Bridgend

POOR CHILDREN'S BREAKFASTS DEC. 13th, 1893, to APRIL 4th, 1894. RECEIPTS. £ B. d. To Balance in band ••• 0 6 5 Sale of Old Boiler and Fittings, and Plates "• „ Donations, Contributions in Col- lecting Boxes, &c 82 £ 84 6 2| 2 13 0 To Balance down EXPENSES. *;• £ • By Bread, Butter, Coffee, &c. g Labour Preparing Breakfasts, ••• q Milk — — 4 l 0 New Boiler, Mugs, 3 4 2\ Printing, Advertising, &c. ••• 305" „ Sundries 2 13 0 Balance down ••• 2 13 0 .£84 6 21 The Committee" the gifts of cake, tea, ana o various friends. Audited and found c(JreJI'EAGER- WILLIAM PIKE, Mayor, Hon. Treasurer. w. NICHOLS, Hon. Secretary. May 8th, 1894. [5992

iiiwr-"SAl F.IIDAY, MAY 18, 1894. INTERMEDIATE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN SWANSEA. PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OF THE TWO SCHEMES. AN important meeting of the Swansea Technical Instruction Committee was held at the Guildhall on Tuesday afternoon, a Lengthened report of which will be found in another column. It is clear that the Com- mittee have arrived at a crucial point, that upon their actions during the next few months depends the future success or failure of technical and intermediate education in Swansea, and there are the strongest and most pressing reasons why perfect unanimity should exist among the members. It will generally be acknowledged that the Committee is as capable and influential as it could well be but, at the same time, there are a few instances in which a better and wiser choice could, and ought to, have been made. Itistoolateinthedaytohopeto remedy these solitary deficiencies still, we have every confidence in the Committee, largely composed as it is of ex- perienced and able educationalists, doing the right thing at the right moment. Lord Swansea delivered an interesting speech at Tuesday's meeting, and we recommend its perusal to our readers. It is an index of what is to be done as soon as the Technical and Intermediate Education schemes are placed in the hands of the Committee with the Royal ARsent marked upon them. Lord Swansea's proposal is that, instead of having two separate educational schemes or institu- tions, such as the Intermediate Education Scheme and the Technical Education Scheme, they should be combined, and thus form one larger, better, more dignified, and therefore more useful educational institution-such as The Cambrian has long advocated—covering the teaching of a greater number of subjects, and thereby stimulating a far larger number of the younger folk of Swansea to secure for themselves the benefits of medial and higher education. With this object in view, it was decided to defer any definite arrangement, and the appointment of a Principal, for two months, or until the Technical Instruction bcheme has been passed. In his speech in favour of this, Lord Swansea touched upon the result of the petition of the Grammar School Feoffees, and its significance as affect- ing the future educational prospects of our town and district. His lordship has had a long and valuable experience in work of this kind, and his suggestions deserve the best and most serious consideration. It does not become a few of the inexperienced members of the Committee to oppose Lord Swansea in this work, especially when he is supported by the majority of the Committee, who may be termed educationalists in the truest sense of the word. Swanseaites have every reason to hope for the happiest results of the deliberations and actions of the Technical Instruction Committee, who have certainly not been inactive, or insensible to the im- portance of the scheme they have in hand.

TEMPERANCE AND LEGISLATION. WHAT SWANSEA REFORMERS SHOULD DO. AMONG the many hopeful signs of our time, neseem to be so full of encouragement as thfi fact that gradually the world appears to H netting wiser and better even m the atter of Temperance. The standard of If respect and decency is being raised, and "tinbv step drunkenness is expelled from Le crade of society after the other. It is t often, we believe, that a skilled artisan figures in our Police courts charged with this offence. It is generally the unskilled and casual labourers who find themselves mfMt often in that unenviable position. The Suses for this marked improvement are not r Rpek Education has done much to elevate the pleasures of life, but over and vfnve this the active Temperance crusade v,vh has now gone on for half a century has Tark on the nation. It has removed oh ignorance, and it has been a powerful SOT m creating a healthier public opinion !i 0 in Swansea those who have been H piv engaged in the work, claim actlV J,.edit for having achieved a good some ci gucce8S. There are towns with a measure f()r drunkenness than our greater„, there are many places where the 0WI1,M are more frequently disfigured by the streets are Baccbanalians. But much sight of u Intemperance still is remains to De to social progress. It the greates't <ir» j B all the other efforts is that which p moreover the great of social reformers. midgt We arQ pauperising lever a circuiar which glad, therefore, to s arg actlveiy ts reached us that, tho^ conference engaged in the matte Ho]y Trmity last Friday evening w0 are glad Church Schoolroom. we are bound to at the public spmt display^^ regard to say that we differ■with ted by the some of the t q £ the meeting seems circular. Th ] united action in all t0 have been to sec and School Hoard Parliamentary^a]1 Parliamentary elections- und the Direct Veto B> action centr vears has become the parti- wbichpf recent ye^ of lhe Temperance cular idol °: » ded by many Temperance world. It is con gd the futupe wlU people thaJ l|i„oDoi»tment to many who are Love a sad dlSllP.P dv0cates of the measure. Lw the warmest 1 movemeat has not and that the te the community at impressed as *<> e»3Ur« 1{ lar^e to suc^1 district in its favour, majority i»»reryf^ « are not qmtosi.re over and above this, V itical principle. The that it Í8 lIght 80S a po whole theory of democritic government is the indirect control of the people over the affairs of the nation, that is, government by representatives. For that reason we are more disposed to advocate indirect control also, that licensing matters be either entrusted to the County Councils, or that Special I Licensing Boards be elected in each district, and that members be appointed for that purpose, and that alone. But apart from this, how is united action ever to be taken on temperance matters by men who differ so widely in politics generally ? It is becoming the increasing practice of both political parties to include as many questions as possible in the party programmes. Here in VVaies, if one question will asume a more in Wales, if one question will asume a more prominent position than any others at the next election, it will be the Church question. If 8ir Johu Llewelyn promised to vote for the most advanced temperance reforms, we doubt whether any teetotal Liberal would vote for him on that account. Nor would a Conservative Churchman ever vote for Mr. Burnie even though he agreed with him on all temperance matters. The fact is that even in ordinary times, when politics are less exciting than they promise to be at the next election, there are very few men who can so thoroughly detach themselves from their | general political traditions and principles as to give a vote to the opposite party. And so we are inclined to believe that the strength of the Temperance votes, as a transferable quantity, is generally exaggerated. In say- ing this, we have no desire to disparage the efforts of our local Temperance workers, nor to discourage them in their work. We are only anxious that they should not waste their energies in what may turn out to be a fruitless venture. We appeal to them in all sincerity to lengthen their cords and to throw themselves more generously than they have hitherto done, into the new social movement which is so strangely affecting us all. For instance, what is to prevent the Temperance workecsinevery town from bring- ing their influence to bear upon the question of the better housing of the poor. Artisan's Dwellings Acts have been passed often enough, but beyond the pulling down of old rookeries we are no nearer the solution of this question, and yet any one can see that this lies at the root of the intemperance of 1 to-day. Corporations can now borrow money at a cheap rate of interest, and there seems to be no reason, if there is sufficient public spirit abroad, why our Town Councils could not provide good houses at a rate which the labouring classes could afford to pay for them. The London County Council provides model lodging houses, and the Glasgow Town Council have, if we mistake not, made some effort towards providing homes for the people. We again ask the Temperance workers in our town to make this question their own, and not to rest content until some material improvement has been made in this direction. Again, can nothing be done for the helpless inebriates ? Is not the time come when such as have shown themselves to be utterly incapable of restraining themselves should be sent into some sort of (State labour home, or house of correction, instead of the present foolish system of continually sending them to prison 2 In this way they might be able to recover strength of will, and in course of time be allowed to have their liberty restored to them. We have mentioned these two things as being fully within the scope of what we may legitimately call Temperance work. Again we say that we do not wish our Temperance friends to slacken in their efforts. We only warn them against putting their trust too much in legislative enactments, and we urge them to take a deeper interest in those things which so closely concern the welfare of the present masses of our people.

-+ GLAMORGANSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SHOW. WE recently referred to the preliminary measures that were being taken at Neath to ensure the success of the next show, which is to take place in that town in the course of the summer. We are glad to hear that the efforts made have been successful, and that matters are going on smoothly, and sub- scriptions are flowing in, amongst the latest being £ o0 from Miss Talbot and JB50 from the new President. W. H. P. Jenkins, Esq., J.P., Baglan House, brother-in-law of the Earl of Jersey, has consented to act as President of the year, and the show will be held in the Court Herbert fields-an excellent open site, of easy access, and but a short distance from the town. The Com- mittee are to be congratulated upon having Mr. Jenkins as their President, for he is an excellent sportsman, much respected, and one who takes a deep interest in the progress of agriculture. Given fine weather, there is every prospect of this old and popular Glamorganshire County migrating show proving a marked success.

GLAMORGANSHIRE VOLUNTEER RIFLE ASSOCIATION. WE have to acknowledge the receipt of the annual report of the Glamorganshire Rifle Volunteer Association. The meeting was recently held at Aberavon, under the presi- dency of Colonel A. P. Vivian, C.B., an account of which will be found in another page. The attendance, as has been usual of late years, was extremely limited, and the lack of interest manifested was in strong contrast to the halcyon days of grand com- petitive meetings at Port Talbot. In these times, there was quite a saturnalia, and all the elite of the County favoured the Rifle Competition with their presence. The venerable Lord Lieutenant, too, took part in the shooting contests, thus setting an ex- smple to the officers in command, as well as the rank and file, ir-uch, it is to be regretted, is not now the case. Why is this? The County battalions are stronger than ever numerically, and shooting is as rife and popular as ever. Yet, the Committee com- plain of the want of interest and support, and they are obliged to have recourse to a curtailment of some of the Prize Lists, and the necessity of increasing the Entrance Fees —two fatal alternatives. As Col. Vivian put it, if the public still felt an interest in the Volunteer movement and its work, it was not expressed ill that tangible form which they were wont to experience. But is there not a cause for this ? We think there is. One cause is the want of interest amongst the officers of late. Very few attend the Prize Shooting, and the officers' competition excites no laudable rivalry as of old amongst themselves. Another cause is, there is no battalion organization there is no detach- ment or company rivalry. Another reason is, the want of giving more publicity to the great shooting event of the year. This is an important desideratum. We are aware that the able Secretary of the Association has called attention to the necessity of the different corps taking a more active part in support of the prizes. This must be done more emphatically in the future, or the sinews of war" will certainly not be forth- coming. Without this there must be still greater economy, followed by higher entrance fees and less prizes. If the meet- ing is to be continued and its prestige main- tained, there must be more energy infused on the part of the Omcers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and the rank and file. It is intended to hold the next Prize Meeting on the 13th, 14th and 15th June, when it is hoped the Volunteers of the County will take a more active interest in the support of the Associa- tion and its valuable adjuncts. It is a true adage "that heaven helps those who help themselves." When the public see that, they will not be slow to follow suit, and again liberally support the Glamorganshire Kifle Volunteer Association.

It is only by labour that thought can be made healthy, end only by.thought that taboor can be made happy.—

SWANSEA'S BUDGET. The budget for the year ending 31st March, 1895, has been issued by the Borough Treasurer (Mr. T. W. Islay Young), and was laid on the Council table at Wednesday's meeting, but not discussed. In the course of his report, Mr. Young says The gross esti- mated expenditure for the past five years is as followsYear ended 31st March, 1890, £ 77,298; 1891, £ 85,439; 1892, £ 94,409; 1893 £96,208; 1894, £99,016; 1895, £101,789. The large increase of expenditure for the year 1892 is attributable to the extension of the Borough in Clase, Penderry, and Swansea Higher, sanctionedby the Swansea Corporation Act. 1889. The rateable value of the Borough in 1889 (before the extension) was £261,000, and at the present time it is £333,000. A rate of four shillings in the £ upon the increased rateable value is estimated to produce for the purposes of the General District Rate £11,500, whereas the increase in the expendi- ture is £24,491. The loss of revenue by the abolition of the Town Dues is £2,500. The expenditure for the year ended 25th March, 1894, has been kept well within the amount estimated. The present rateable value of the Borough is .£333,175. For the purposes of the General District Rate, this sum of .£333,175 is reduced to £294,332 in consequence of the deductions necessary to be made under Section 211s of the Public Health Act, in respect of railways, docks, canals, &c., which are only chargeable on one-fourth of the Poor Rate valuation, and further in consequence of com- pounding under Section 211A of the said Act. The rateable value of new. properties assessed during the past year is £ 7,775 15s., but the reductions made on appeal to the Assessment Committee of the Swansea Union during the same period was £3,853. The total rateable value of the Borough is, therefore, increased by the sum of £3,922 15s. only. A rate of four shillings in the £ in the old Borough and the new district added to the Borough under the Swansea Corporation Act, 1889, will amount in gross to £58,866 8s. In ascertain- ing the actual value of this rate, it is necessary to deduct .£5,000, or thereabouts, for vacancies, &c., leaving a sum of £53,866 8s. as the esti- mated recoverable amount. The income of the water-works from all sources during the past year was £16,044 19s., and the gross expenditure—which included £14,943 for interest on loans—was JE24,105 9s. 8d. The net loss upon the undertaking chargeable to the General District Rates Ac- count was therefore £ 8,060 10s. 8d. The present debt of the Corporation is £ 943,382. The new loans during the past year amounted to £29,900. The total amount of Swansea, Corporation 3^ per cent. Stock unredeemed at this date is £800,000. The balance of the debt (£143,382) has been raised upon bonds 1 for 7 and 14 years, and bearing interest at an average rate of £ 3"35 per cent. The later bonds have all been issued at.£3 5s. per cent. A very large sum will be required within the next two or three years for Water Works (Sewerage Works and other purposes, and it is now necessary to decide as to the best means of raising this sum. I have succeeded during the past year in obtaining all the moneys required on capital account by the issue of bonds for short periods at 3! per cent., but I think that a 3 per cent. redeemable stock could now be floated with success. I recom- mend that the register and transfer books of this new stock be kept in my office, instead of at the Bank of England, and that all work in connection with the issuing of scrip and stock certificates, and also the payment of dividends be carried out by my staff. As- suming that the amount to be raised will be £ 500,000, the annual saving in charges by the proposed arrangement, after making a fair allowance for the extra assistance required, would be about £400. It may perhaps be desirable at the present time to consider the advisability of converting the 3| per cent. irredeemable stock into a 3 per cent. redeem- able stock. The Corporation have, under the Loans Act of 1881, to provide a sinking fund which at the end of 70 years, from the 18th of July, 1881, shall be sufficient to redeem the first issue of stock (£600,000) at par, and as regards the second issue (£200,000) to pro- vide sinking funds sufficient to redeem the stock at par within the several periods sanc- tioned by the Treasury and the Local Govern- ment Board. The whole of the stock is however, only redeemable by agreement with the holders, and as the difference between the issue price and the present market price is about JE22 upon the first issue, and .£17 upon the second issue, it will be seen that the stock could not be purchased for redemption except at a very considerable loss. Some of the loans included in the second issue .of stock will be paid off by the action of the sinking funds within the next few years, although the stock issued in respect of the loans will not be cancelled. At the expiration of 70 years from 1881, the position will be—that a sinking fund amounting to £800,000 Is.mvested at (say) £3 per cent., and as such sinking fund will be insufficient to buy up the stock (assuming that the market value at that time is the same as at the present time), the Corporation will receive £3 per cent., and have to pay £3 10s. per cent. upon the same sum. I would suggest that arrangements should, if possible, be made with the present stockholders for conversion of the 3J per cent. stock into a 3 per cent. stock, redeemable at par in 1951. It will be necessary to offer a premium as an equivalent for the difference between the market value. and the nominal value of the present issue. The capital debt would be considerably increased, but (assuming that fair terms were arranged) the charge for interest should be unaltered. The amount standing to the credit of the Loans Fund, created under the provi- sions of the Swansea Corporation Loans Act 1881, for redemption of debt is £59,997 8s. 2d: The aggregate amount standing to the credit of the several sinking fund accounts, created for the redemption of loans not yet con- verted into stock is £9,8978s. lOd. EXCHEQUER CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT.—The amount received in respect of the licences and share of probate duties transferred to local authorities under the Local Government Act, 1888, for the year ended 25th March, 1893 was £12,138 16s., and the amount paidout was .£10,370 6s. 7d., leaving a surplus of £1..762 Us. 5d.. which was carried to the credit of the Borough Fund. The amount received from the Local Government Board on account of the sums to be paid in respect the year ended 23rd March, 1894, was £1O,5ô8. The further amount to be received in respect of the same period will be about .£2,000. The sums paid out of the Exchequer Contribution Account during the year ended 31st March, 1894, was £9,834 Is. 2d. The estimated surplus for the year ended 31st March, 1894, is, therefore, £2,734. The payment to the Board of Guardians in respect of salaries, &c., of the officers of the Union, amounting to £1,821 9s. 6d., being a new grant, should be added to the surplus of £2,734 to shew the net gain to the Borough for the past year under the provisions of the Local Government Act of 1888. The amount received from the Local Government Board out of the Local Taxation (Customs and Excise) duties during the year ended 31st March, 1894, was £1,719 5s. lOd. This sum was applied as follows :—Technical Instruc- tion, £751 14s. 7d.; Welsh Intermediate Education, £a75 17s. 4d.; and Police Super- annuation Fund..B591 13s. lid. Under the scheme of the Charity Commission for the administration of the funds applicable to Intermediate and Technical Education, it was provided that the whole of the moneys received from the residue of the Local Taxa- tion (Customs and Excise) duties, during the three local financial years, 1890 to 1893, should be applied to the purposes of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, and for every succeeding local financial year, one- third only of such moneys. After the year 1893, two-thirds of the sums received are to be applied for the purpose of Technical Instruction. THE BOROUGH FUND. — The estimated deficiency for last year, amounting to £7,040, was provided for out of a special borough rate made on the 21st June, 1893, and this sum was sufficient for all purposes in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1894. During the present year it is necessary to provide for an estimated deficiency ot £ .7,702, and at the last meeting of the Council it was resolved to make a. borough rate to raise this sum.

The British Vice-Consul at Zante says that the disease called peronspero has attacked the leaves and branches of currants on the vines, even those already sprinkled with the mixture of salphur and sulphate of copper, which has hitherto been regarded as efficacious against the disease.

PARISH CHURCH I RE-BUILDING. I FURTHER DONATIONS. £ s. d. Mr. J. R. Davies. 1 1 0 Rev. G. Emery 1 1 0 Mr. Wm. Thomas 5 5 0 Mr. Gwynne Brader 10 0 0 Mr. A. Paton •• ••• 1 1 0 Card No. 52 0 4 0 Mr. Down senr. 10 0 0 Mr. Ritson 3 0 0 Mr. P. Rogers 0 10 6 Mr. W. Atkins 5 00 Mr. E. C. Evans (Carmarthen) 0 10 6 April 1 0 0 Miss Turberville Llewellin 5 0 0 Mr. Wm. Wallace 2 20 Mr. M. H. Tyack 2 2 0 Rev. C. Dunlop Smith 5 0 0 PROMISES PAID UP. Mr. Sutherland 1 1 0 Mr. W. H. Forester 10 0 0 Mr. G. Barwick, junr 3 0 0 Mr. D. L. Evans 3 3 0 Mr. Vignoles 2 2 0 Mr. J. E. Stevens 5 0 0 Mr. Joseph Hall 50 0 0 Mr. T. Bullin 1 1 0 +

CHARACTER SKETCHES— (No. 4). ALDERMAN RICHARD MARTIN, J.P. [BT GADABOUT."] Alderman Richard Martin, J.P., is the smallest member of the Swansea County Council; and he is not ashamed of the dis- tinction, either. He is also one of the ablest and most experienced men of business who sit round the Council board week after week, and month after month, to conduct the affairs of the ratepayers. He is one of the popular veterans, who served Swansea faithfully and well long before the majority of the present members were heard or thought of. He be- longs to the school made up of such men as the genial and kindly, yet astute, Mr. E. Rice Daniel, the energetic Alderman H. A. Chapman, the stoical and hard-headed Alder- man Mason, the impressive Alderman W. Richards, the persuasive Alderman M. Tutton, and others of that ilk. Alderman Richard Martin's disposition is hard to define, and quite as hard to ascertain. That he is brim- ming over with good spirits and excellent intentions is well-known to those who come in contact with him. He is sociable; but he does not court sociability, or companionship. He may meet a person twenty times a day; he may sit near him at a meeting, or in a railway carriage, fifty times a week, but unless the worthy Alderman receives an introduction he invariably takes not the slightest notice of the said person. Perhaps he may peer at him from under or over his glasses, and that s all. Like many others, Alderman Martin must be known to be appreciated. Among his friends he is a hail-fellow-well-met; a companion whose cheerful spirits seem to affect those around him, and whose amiability is in striking contrast to the reserved manner he assumes when at business, and toward almost all to whom he has not been formally introduced. Mr. Martin's business aptitudes are generally acknowledged. If I were asked who was the ablest public business man on the Council I should have to take Mr. Martin's claims into serious consideration, and I have no doubt I would find them hard indeed to dispose of in favour of the claims of others. He is hard- headed as well as clear-headed he is prompt to grasp present-day facts, as he is to forsee facts that may eventually present themselves and he is not slow to enter upon a scheme once he has made up his mind as to its utility. He is chairman of the Water and Sewers Committee, the most important and exacting committee of the Corporation. In this capacity he has rendered the town much good service. He has the whole water problem at his finger's ends, and it is contended by many that were it not for him Swansea would not be in the position she now is with regard to her water supplj' It is well that a business *ian like Mr. Martin is at the head of the Water and Sewers Committee. The import- ant and intricate questions which are con- tinually brought before the Committee require to be dealt 'with by a trained business mind, a mind as ready and competent to take up large, as as small, points. Mr. Martin is conscientious and earnest. I am afraid he errs on the side of earnestness, but it is an error to be at once forgiven. His earnestness is unmistakeftbly evident in all his speeches, but more so when he is defending himself, or rather the Coimmttee, against an attack. In proof of this I have only to refer to his speeches during the last six months in answer to Mr. Leeder, Mr. Harris, and a few other of the younger and less experienced members, in regard to the tap inspectors &c. The little Alderman As Mr: Martin has been termed, strono-ly dislikes his motives and arrangements being0questioned by those who are not in full possession of the facts. His motto seems to be "Find fault if you know what you are talking ahout, but in the name of common sense, propriety, and with due regard to the time of we business men,keep your tongue still if you don't know what you're talking about." If Alderman Martin's motto were acted upon, how much happier we should be, and much more real and good legislative work would be done, and how much more money would be saved! sad part of it is that men think they know what they talk about, and upon that assumption they talk and talk and monopolise time and everything else. Alderman Martin is energetic and zealous in all he undertakes. He is one of the best speakers in the Council, and possesses a style peculiarly his own. He is fluent, he knows bow to round off his points, and how to modulate the tone of his voice. If he does not really know these things, then they are natural to him, and I believe they really are. His speeches are always full of argument; he is fond of similes and analogies; and he possesses the happy, though rare, knack of winnino- the attention of his hearers in the first few sentences. Then again, Mr. Martin has a somewhat pleasant voice, which is more than can be said of some members who I have in my mind's eye. So that, altogether, he possesses nearly all the qualities which go to make up an effective speaker. It has long been a matter for surprise why Alderman Martin has not accepted the Mayoralty, but it is on the tapis that he will very probably succeed Colonel Pike in November. I should imagine a new and specially made gown would have to be o-ot for Mr. Martin! The present one would certainly be much too large for him Pressure of business has prevented him acceptin0* ofice in the past. Unless this pressurels eased somewhat toward the end of the year, the Council will have to look round for someone else, and as Alderman Tutton does not seem to care much for the honour just yet, I am afraid some difficulty will be I experienced in finding Colonel Pike's successor. Alderman Martin is a Justice of the Peace, the honour being conferred upon him a few months ago, in conjunction with Mr. B. Evans, Dr. E. B. Evans and several others. Strange to say. Mr. Martin's name did not appear in the first published list of new honours, and considerable surprise and disappointment was expressed when it was found that he had been over-looked. A week after, however, that surprise and disappoint- ment changed into satisfaction, and many were the congratulations poured upon Aid. Martin. The subject of this sketch is part- proprietor of the Birchgrove Tinplate Works. He is a temperance reformer, and takes a deep and active part in religious and social move- ments. Next Sketch Alderman Albert Mason.

SWANSEA HOSPITAL.—The following is an abstract of the House Surgeon's report to the weekly board, from May 10th to May 16th, 1894 In-door patients—Remained by last report, 87 admitted since, 15 discharged— cured and relieved, 15; died, 0; remaining, 87. Out-door patients—remained by last report, 402 admitted since, 46 discharged— cured and relieved, 34 died, 0 remaining, 414. Medical Officers for the week-Physician, Dr. P. Knight; Surgeon, Mr. W. F. Brook. C. A. GRIFFITHS, House Surgeon.—Jho. W. MORRIS, Secretary, Offices, 9, Castle-street, Swansea. May 17th, 1894. N.B-—The Matron will thankfully receive toys, flannel jackets, and night gowns for the Children's Ward; also Nightingale cloaks, old linen, books, prints, flowerB, and any useful article. t..

LOCAL TRADE NOTES. It is satisfactory to record that the trade of J the port during the past month has been fairly good, although somewhat un- settled. "Taking the imports all round, there has been an increase of 13"2 per cent., although a decrease is recorded in some of the items. 00 The exports of tin-plates are still low, and they show a decrease of 6,000 tons. At the same time, the prospects just now are brighter than they have been for some time past. An international exhibition will be held at r Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, m November next. Great importance is attached to the manufacturers and producers of the United Kingdom doing everything in their power, even to the extent of incurring some pecuniary sacrifices, in order to show to our fellow- I subjects in Australasia the manufacturing pre-eminence of the United Kingdom. We are well aware of the efforts which are being j made by foreign producers and trades to ob- tain a portion of the lucrative commerce which at the present time is being carried on between fhe United Kingdom and its depend- encies but it is to be hoped that the Britishers will do all they can to retain for this country the extensive trade which it already enjoys. This is a splendid opportunity for the tin- plate manufacturers of South Wales to come to the front. New markets are urgently j wanted for our tin-plates. Our great manufacturers are crying out for new markets. They should do more than cry out." They should seek for them. Tasmania is a country where tin is getting into large use. Fruit culture is carried on there on an extensive scale, and the fruits have to be packed for transport to other countries. Nothing is better adapted for fruit-packing than tin, and if the Welsh tin-plate manu- facturers only set to work Tasmania would prove a splendid market for them. Let the manufacturers be represented at the Hobart international exhibition, and by that means pave the way for future business. The im- portance of the Hobart exhibition is not to be measured by the commerce of Tasmania, ex- tensive as that is. inasmuch as there is every reason to believe that the exhibition, held as it will be during the summer of the Southern Hemisphere, will be largely attended by visitors from all parts of Australasia. Full particulars anent the exhibition may be ob- tained of Messrs. M. P. Jones, Bro., brokers, &c., Albion Chambers, Swansea. The statement that the experiment of direct imports from America to Swansea had proved to be a partial failure happily turns out to be unfounded. So far from this being the case the experiment has been a success, as the Brooklyn City, belonging to Messrs. C. Hill and Sons, Bristol, the pioneer vessel, has brought a cargo of about 1,300 tons which has been discharged at the port. The cargo con- sisted principally of good stuffs. ■ The Swansea Harbour Trust have received a letter from a New York cattle exporter ex- pressing his willingness to ship cattle to Swansea if proper facilities were provided. The matter was brought before the Trust on Friday last, when it was resolved, after some discussion, that Mr. Law (Harbour Superin- tendent) report upon the requirements of the Board of Trade, and the probable cost of complying with them. Considerable differ- ences of opinion exist among the farmers of Great Britain concerning the importation of American cattle. It is said that three-fourths, or more, of the farmers' of the United Kingdom are averse—nay, bitterly opposed,— to the re-introduction of Canadian cattle alive. They hold that the advantages—if any— gained by the free admission of Canadian 1 stores, would be vastly outweighed by the constant peril to which it subjects our herds and flocks-the live stock interests of the United Kingdom. It is not the competition which farmers fear—it is the danger which free importation means, of spreading disease, and with open ports it is impossible, as has been proved over and over again, to obviate this danger. 0 Pleuro-pneumonia is one of the most in- sidious and treacherous maladies that human skill has to combat, and its prevention is the only cure for it. In the initial stages of its development it is most difficult to detect. It may exist for several months before beino- discovered. The uncertainty of its incuba- tion, indeed, is one of the worst character- istics of the disease, because it affords time and opportunity of its being spread over the country before being detected, by the distribu- tion of cattle that are either actually infected themselves, or that have been in contact with infected stock, says the Field. The dangers arising from the unrestricted importation of Canadian cattle, in spite of official assurance to the contrary, are, to say the least, tragically serious. Letters of allottment have been posted in connection with the Clifton Rocks Railway Company, Limited. j The impression is strengthening in America that the Tariff Bill will be abandoned, and that tariff reform will be postponed until the return of the conditions upon which President Cleveland's first message was based. The Journal of Commerce, which has strong reform sympathies, contends that the pending bill satisfies nobody, that it is so im- perfect as not to be worth enacting, and it recommends the making of a fresh start free from the tactical errors which embarrass the present bill. Swansea is making progress in the matter of new lines of steamers. Donaldson Bros., of Bristol, have arranged to run a new line between Swansea and Montreal. On the 1st June the s.s. Warwick, will start from Swansea, followed by the s.s. Concordia, on the 15th, and the s.s. Alcides, on the 29th June, and regularly thereafter. Cargo will be taken at lowest thro' rates to all places in Canada, Western States, and British Columbia. In the event of any of these steamers not calling at Swansea, owners reserve to them- selves the right to forward the goods at the ship's expense, but shippers risk to Avon- mouth or other Bristol Channel ports for transshipment. M. Jones and Bro., Albion Chambers, are the local agents. The tinplate trade in the Cwmbwrla district is now, on the whole, in a satisfactory condition. The Swansea Tinplate works are fully employed in every department, and pros- pects of the future trade are cheery. The new tin-house department at these works is fast nearing completion, and it is expected that two or three of the new stacks will be fired about the middle of next week. The steel and mill departments are working fully, and turn out a large amount of work weekly. The Cwmfelin tinplate works, on the other hand, are not in so flourishing a condition as the Cwmbwrla Works. The slackness in the trade, which has been so keenly felt by the men employed at these works for the past two years, still exists, in a small degree, but there are prospects of better condition of things in the near future. We are informed that the two or three mills now lying idle will commence work next week. In the steel works two furnaces are now working, and it is expected that a third will be fired shortly. Employ- ment in the tinhouse department continues to be slack, and here the outlook for the future is not at all bright. To-day (Friday) five mill-men leave Cwmfelin Works for Baltimore, U.S.A., where they are to be employed in the iron-works in that town, under an American firm. It is stated that some of the tin-house men who were sent out to the States by the Cwmfelin Tinplate Company to work in the tinhouse department of the tin-works erected by the company at Baltimore, are now on their way home, and that they will arrive in Swansea early next week.

LOCAL WEDDING.—The marriage of Miss Annette Eliza Bvan", youngest daughter of Mr. Nicholas J. Evans, late examining officer in H M. Customs, to Mr. David Bayne, eon of the late Mr. John Bayne, of Wick, Scotland, was solemnised at St. Athanasins's Church, Liverpool, on Saturday la-t. The bride wore a pretty and handsome gown of cream and ioral silk, trimmed with point-de Venise lace, and a picture hat with Prmce of Wales Plumes and ribbon.

THE LATE MR. REIN HARD MANXESMANN, SENIOR. 3IR. Reinhard Mannesmann, senior, head of a t^ann^smann family, died at the end of April in his native town Hemscheid (Rhenish Prussia). Descended from an old nianu- facturmg family, which, even in the middle of the last century, exported its products into France, Belgium, Luxemberg, he < 3tablishcd about 1830, with his brothers, the first German File and Tool Works, and, in 1850, one of the first Cast-Steel Works in Germany. The superior quality of his products was recog- nised at nearly all the International Exhibi- tions, and gained him in 1851 the Prize Medal in London, and in 1855 and lci67 <r0ld medals in Paris. 0 He was a man of great intellect, ability, and energy, together with a rare love of justice and kindness of heart. The Cologne Gazette writes :—" He was the Nestor of the German file-manufacturers and a prominent promoter of the German first rate quality tool industry. He was a friend of a great number of the most important manufacturers of Germany, and stood in close contact with the growth of the German industry and the reform of the German Tariff Bill of 1879. The Ken- York Herald says:—" In labour disputes the working men of his district chose him as their representative." He voluntarily paid his workmen wages which stood far above those formerly prevalent, but required excellent work from them. Between him and his workmen existed the most cordial relations, because they knew very well how he sympathised with them. He took great interest in the famous social problems and tried, by practical charitable arrangements in his works and by interesting his workmen in agriculture and economv, to improve their existence. ,w^.° gave to his sons the first initiative of the invention of the Mannesmann process to roll a weldless tube from the solid bar, an invention, so ingenious, that for years even the most prominent mechanicaleno-ineers declared it impossible, and which gave quite a theoretical view of the working of metals. He was for twenty-five years president of the Bank of Remscheid, took a prominent part in the public life of his Fatherland, and was a member of a great number of public societies. His house was the centre for scientific men of all kinds. The A'ew York Herald writes :—" In him the German nation loses one of its oldest a.nd most capable iron-masters and manfacturers. The funeral procession was the greatest ever witnessed in his native town. He leaves a family of four daughters and six sons, one of whom is Mr. Charles Mannesmann, late managing director and still a director of the Mannesmann Tube Company in Landore.

THE COPPER TRADE. SWANSEA, 17th May, 1894.—Opening metak c°PPer- £ 39 10s. Od. to £ 39 lis .3d. clsh.Tnd £39 17s. 6d. to £39 ISs. 9d. three months.

+. THE TRADE OF THE PORT AND DISTRICT. SPECIAL REPORT BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. SWANSEA, THURSDAY.—The trade of the port during the past week has been very quiet, owing to the extended holidays, and but little was doing in any department. The imports are slightly better than in the corresponding week of last year, when there were no holidays, but the exports are much less. A fair amount of tonnage has arrived in ballast, and four snips are due to load anthracite coal for San Francisco. The Donaldson line steamers, Glasgow to Canada, and the States, will commence calling at Swansea next month, the first steamer being- the Warwick," which will be Ion berth about Jnne 1st to load goods for Montreal, kc. An effort is to be made to induce the Board of Trade to grant a certificate for the landing of American cattle at this port. A large exporter in the States has offered to give the experiment a trial, and as the general superintendent of the harbour, Mr. W. Law, has the matter now in hand, there is a certainty of its being prosecuted with energy. The imports amount to 7,908 tons, and exports foreign to 20,205 tons, as against 7,687 tons, and 36.235 tons respectively in the corresponding week of last year. ° The clearances of tin-plate and general goods, 3,890 tons, include 360 tons for France, 700 tons for Italy, 880 tons for &t. Petersburg, 1,350 tons New York and 600 tons for Philadelphia. The only improvement in the tin-plate trade is a better inquiry from merchants who would now like to place some orders, but as they will make no advance in their offers, business cannot be done, aod transactions are still of a hand to mouth charaater. There is an absolute dearth of information as to the date when the final vote on the Tariff Bill will be taken, and as to the amendments introduced since the Bill has been before the Senate. IMPORTS COASTWISE.—Tin-plate bars, 400 tons steel scrap, 428 tone tin-plate, 135 teas- pitch, 457 tons: manure, 80 tons; building material, 751 tons; grain, 463 tons; flour. 90 tons potatoes, 124 tons sundries, 1,424 tons. IMPORTS FOREIGN.—France, pitwood. 1 088 tons general, 190 tuns. Bilbao, iron ore, 1.700 tons Sestri Levante, copper ore, 405 tons. New York, general, 155 tons. Philadelphia, general 18 tons. EXPORTS FOREIGN.—Coal, 11,355 tons: patent fuel, 4,960 tons, tin-plates and general goods 3,890 tons.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. THURSDAY. [Before Dr. E. B. Evans, and J. C. Vye- Parminter, and John Lewis, Esqrs.1 ASSAULT.—Joseph Locke, labourer, Hafod, was charged with assaulting Solomon Glitermicb on the 14th inst. Defendant, it seems, ran up against Solomon and struck him in the face. Defendant said he was in a hurry to get home and did it accidentally.—The Bench ordered him to pay a fine of 15s. inclusive. THEFT OF PATENT FUEL.—Joseph Locke, the same boy, and a labourer, named David Grey were brought up on a charge of stealing patent- fuel bricks, value 6d., the property of the Graigola. Merthyr Company. Mr. W. P. Smith prosecuted and said the lads had been observed by a watch- man to take the fuel and attempt to run off with it. The watchman accosted them, whereupon i they dropped the fuel and made off.—A fine of 10s. inclusive, or seven days, was imposed upon each defendant. A FOOTPATH CYCLIST.-Arthur Duncan shop- assistant, for riding a bicycle on the footpath on the Mumbles-road, on the 10th, had to pay 10s. including costs. DANGEROUS.—George Cole, 16, Fern-street, Cwmbw rla, Vias summoned for allowing a danger- ous do? to wander abroad in Orchard-street, on the 10th inst. The canine had tested the rifrht leg of a youngster named Edward Thomas, who I was, at the time, talking to a friend.-—Cole was j ordered to keep the animal .under control and pay j the costs. ] YOUNG COAL STEALERS.—Joseph Morris (14), David Morris (12), and Samuel Jones (17) three boys hailing from Plasmarl, were summoned for stealing 1J cwt. of coal, value Is., from a truck at Landore, the property of Messrs. Vivian and Sons.— lhe three pleaded guilty, and Jones, who had been previously convicted, was fined 10s.. while the other two were each ordered to pay 58. LADY TICHBORNE. — Mary Norman, alias Lady Tichborne', was this morning- sent up to tke Workhouse, in accordance with her request. Her previous convictions number close upon a hundred. THE ASRAULT WITH A BEER GLASS Bridget Rowan was charged on remand with maliciously wounding Agnes Dent on the 15th inst, at the Cork Porter Stores, Greenhil'i-strf e* -Three or four aiditional witnesses^ wer S who deposed to seeing the as.anlt and the wound on prosecutrix s head.—p.e_ vort^ ?a posed to arresting prisoner and a fhe Wlord and th? landia.i/"LdS'd him no as?istance, but denieri + £ *?. complainant had been there Tlwr f j6 admitted, however, that shehnd > J afterwards Forsyth describe the woTnd dW she knew noihing aiiout it sa,1801161' now.8f'1d to the Quarter ses-ion* Wil K con?mitted ViRiorrc baii being allowed. street, was fined^lO, ?teve°s>. 29> Ebenezer- Quick.-Philip G.iffiiS," n" 'Vary ,Ann m?KiimTn™nSj th- a seaman of Laadore, Griffiths! rl striking his wife, Mary Ann ot'hei-m^ ra,?fT1IJF her upstairs by the hair, and „ assa^uiting her. Defendant said there i cleanliness or comfort to be bad in the se. lie expressed his willingness to maintain is wife. She now asked for a separation.— Deiendant was fined 20s. and costs, and a separa- i(?U waB made, defendant being1 ordered to pay 10s. a week towards his wife's maintenance.— Ellen Walters, a young single woman, of Mynydd Newydd, was fined 56. for damaging the windows and crockery of her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Walters. AN UNRULY BULL.—Thomas Mabe, butcher, was sunsmone i ior no' bavi g a ball under proper control, in Orchard-street, on the 8th inst.—P.C. Porter (44) said the bull was being driven up Orchard-street to the Slaughter-Honse, and as it did not relish the idea of being- eventually eaten by a greedy pubik:. ran into a iew Lous-?, and was u.timatelv secured in Mr. Benson, the' fish. mo-.j:er s. Mr. Ma be was fined 18". and costs.

MR. J. W. TURNER'S OPERA COMPANY AT SWANSEA. Local lovers of music are being well catered for this week, as the audiences at the New Theatre during the week have testified. The great attraction at this popular Wind-street amusement resort is the renowned Turner's Opera Companv (now on its ninth year of tour) and they came with a repertoire of operas which the most fastidious cannot but be satisfied with The first performance took place on Whit Monday afternoon, when Balte's pretty opera, the Bohemian Girl" was produced. The theatre was crowded, and the audience was more than pleased with the high-class singing of the members of ;the company. "Thaddeus" was taken by Mr. T. O'Hare, Count Arnheim by Mr. Ottley Cranston, both the possessors of fine voices. Miss Clara Cummings. who took the part of "Arline," is a charming singer and actress, especially noticeable in I dream't that I dwelt." In the evening: Auber's "Fra Diavolo" was produced. Before 7.30, a quarter of an hour before the performance commenced, every available seat and standing space was occupied by a most enthusiastic audience, and many, failing to find sitting accommodation, had to go away. Mr. J. W. Turner appeared as "Fra Diavolo," and his rich, clear, tenor voice, high in its range, and extraordinary in its power, evoked loud applause and encores. Miss Annie Roberts, as Zerlina," was very successful. Her singing throughout was admirable. The same may be said of Miss Amy Martin as "Lady Ailcash," and Mr. Percy Martin as "Lorenzo." The coram element in "Fra.Diavolo" is plentiful, and the large house was sent into roars of laughter by Lord Allcaiih" (Mr. John Ridding), Beppo (Mr. Richard Cumming) and "L>laCOmO" (Mr. (Sidney Clifford. The audience was not much smaller on Tuesday. Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regimentis undoubtedly extremely pretty, in music, and the libretto is as full of rich humour as "Fra Diavolo. Mr. J. Turner did not appear in this piece, and the principal tenor of the evening was Mr. Walter Gray, who acquitted himself satisfactorily in the role of "Tonio." As "Sergeant Sulpice 11. John Ridding was given opportunities to'show his powerful baritone voice to the highest adwnt age This he did. especially in A Soldiert, life for which he received a vociferous encore The heroine of the piece was "Marie" th* i Vivandiere of the 20th, claiming as her father^ every man in that regiment "L c, r* C are allotted to this character Vth'T ho Miss riimminm. i^uer, nuicli was taken by Miss Cummings, are remarkable for their animation and their beautv Mi* j 5 mil justice to the viva^W f dld the atr tendres alike Shp J 5 pleasing voice, and she throws re^ sion into hoi- r• r°ws a natural expreB- [U1 if not +Vio One of the most beauti- is 'Ti^ ♦m0 + Most beautiful—airs in the opera hood q ^xr-° Guardians of my Cnild- Sweetnp«?Q punmmin»s sang it with iueffable th* n pathos. On Wednesday evening, T1. eDa'i was again staged, and on Thursday Wallace s Maritanadrew a packed audience, "Maritana" was entrusted to Bliss Cummings, and Mr. J. W. Turner, as "Don Caesar de Bazan," fairly captivated the audience. Miss Amy Martin took "Lazarillo," and sang that most beautiful of melodies, "Alas, thoae v.h:mes, with remarkable depth of feeling, which brought forth aspontaneotis encore. The. chorus and orchestra. are all that can be desired. The choruses throughout have been rendered in strict equal time, and with brilliant execution, and the overtures bave been worth hearing. Exalt art. and art will elevate you is a truth- ful saying, and the language of the music in such operas as are being performed this week is pure and elevating. To listen to it is an ine.-timable pleasure, and it can safely be said that they have never been performed in Swansea, by a better all round company. To-night Flotow's Martha" will be producel, and to-morrow (Saturday) Gounod's Faust. A visit to tue theatre either to- night. or next week. is strongly recoinmcnded, and in order to obtain a seat, it is liece-sarV to g> early as possible. Ou Tuesday uext Mascagm's great opera, Cavalieria Rusticaua will be given by Mr. Turner s Opera Company and the cast, wnich is a powerful one w ll r.rln, Mr. Turner himself, Mr. John Ridding. Mi si Amy Martin, Miss Ann e Roberts, and Mi-<s A n a. Sin.co. No doubt all W» of muS eagerly forward to this performance. wLich is said to be one of the fi^t- ri, -r repertoire. the lurner

BIBLE Chatkl. Wfit-Suriday Miss North, the popular t' PfeDC-^Ct to lar?e congregations at the O ford-street Bible Christian chapel. At the evening service Mrss North delivered a t! ful and inspiring address based upon the word- of Isniah c. Thou ha-t multiplied the nation-, and nut increased their joy." Special hymns and an anthem were rendered by the choir, and encou:- aging collections were made at the close ct the services towards the Snndav School funds.