The Cambrian

GLAMORGAN ASSIZES. MANY IMPORTANT SWANSEA DISTRICT CASES. The criminal list at the Glamorgan As- sists, which open at Cardiff on Monday DeXio, will include some 14 cases from this end of the coraity, the most important being the Swansea Valley murder and the alleged gttenipw murder at Rlackpil!. The knowing are the Swan^a borough ou*&. aau the nature of the charges that paM be preferred:— George EWLlier-Aheft of a silver watch. Wm. Charles Jones-theft of newspapers. Wov Headon--unlawful wounding. Qeorge Johnson, Thomas Carpenter, and Ttaisel Salhvan-theft of spirits, tobacco, e.iiC. Hachoke —indecent assault. George Jonas (or Ralph Llewellyn)—false protsooes. Epom the county (Western Division) are fcjfea following :— John Thomas, Nantgwyn, P on tar d awe— jcirrrAptr of Sarah Elizabeth Roberts. MaírV Ann Griffin-attempted murder at BiackpilL Wili -^ra Boyce Ore-eke-thieft of -628 at Briton Ferry. Andrew R. Williams—stealing an overcoat at Gorseinon. josiah Holmes—stealing two cases oi whi-ky from the G.W.B. at Neath. David Thomas—stealing pair of boots at Neath. >lr. Justice Bray will probably take the criminal list and Mr. Justice A. T Lawrence the ei.vil business. Regarding the latter, common jury actions will be tried on the opening days, but specie jurors need not attend till the 19th mst. SWANSEA CIVIL LIST: SWANSEA LIBEL ACTION. The chief local act-on on the civil list at SHE Glamorgan Assz-es next week is the libel SALT INSTITUTED by Mr. John Hopkn John, R^ANSEA, of the Welsh Artisans' Union, against FC 'MCLLO'- Ivor G wynne, secrel-ARY of the Tin Apd T'MJIAIEN'S "URELON. P-LWATIFF claUns :00 (k aages in reepect ot oertaAa. sWtfe- TnT't^ cortto-lxkcd. in letters writ*l*vn during "Cho at the Raven Tmplate Worts, Glan- JL^> mfltii Tfr-e counsel in tb-e case wJl be Mr. O J- Francis Williams, K.C., and Mr. Llew- IROWJLIAN* (INSTRUCTOR by Messrs. Aeron THO-R^ AND Co.) FOR the RL<IITIUFF. and Mr. AW Thomas, KC, M.P., and Mr. Villiere KFOApf-r (instructed by Messrs Ran dell, baun- lers, and Randell) for the defence. It is a SPOCISVIXMURY action

iNTr RESTING SWANSEA WED- DING. DAiKiHTER OF THE REV. JAMES OWEN. M'SK:S. Pleasant Baptist Chapel, Swansea, was tJM scene of an extrecnely pretty and in- tere6Urx' wedding on. Thursday mor™"f" The bride was Miss Gertmde B- (^en> iooe <■' ihe mo.st lngUy r<»p<*tol muustere who recency resign^ the pas- torate ot Mount Pleasant ChapeJaftexfoity ^ars- devoted «rvi^) and Mrs. Owen, M^a- TST Walter-road. And the bruleg«x*n vva^ Mr. W. G. HenningA, Smga^wre, son of -he late Mr and Mrs. Charles Hennmgs, ^Nortn- arrrpton oljkoe, Swansea. It was the bride's mtemtion that the wed- ding should be a very quiet one, and the list o: invited gueste tnciiuled only the near re- ,js and very close fnends of both paj- yj However, as the time fixed for the .ony—eleven o'clock—diew near, the was besieged with friends, acquaani- and nuembeis of tbe congregation, -whom the Iwide has always been u^^Vrmiar, having taken a most active part ihe work of the chuxoh smoe chikl- rtood- Tie v. James Owen gave his daughiex ,,vvav. n-od the officiaim^ minister was the F,m'. P. Connor. M.A., i>astx>f «>f 'li° Pre^^ terian f^nroh, Swansea. Mr. Sydney Owen, brother of the bride, was the IxM man. The bride wore a',I)eautiful gown of ivory ,moix- de coone. with lovely Bi-usseis Jace bertha and enrichments of silver embroidery. The skirt fell in graceful folds to the feet, whof it was weighted with folds of the ma- terial and she wore a plain tiiile veil over a cor" net of real orange blossom, a.nd carried a bea-1 t.1 ful showex bouquet of bridal flowers («nft Oi 1bridegroom). He«r attendants were Miss Haitty Hen- "ster of the bridegrooon, and little Miss Ka Ween R'Kke, ni<« of the bride, and K;,thlieein |loy,!c nu^ groom. All were sur-ilaxly attired in very aainty gowns of pale blu^ cr pe p__ choicely relieved and trimmed w Th« net and large picture hate to ,• chief bridesinaid carried a bonq^ di's. and ihe younger one^ Da-' RARNE flu vv.; t s. wa.e The bride's mother, MTS. 0wen> gov-nftl in a uwlette of fine ptn^dL, wile over silk, trimmerl with r v;hife l«i-.v. and embroi<iered with totl< pale bin* Hi>r b'lack to al«o trunn'od with blue; and ehe carried a al«o i,run.n-.ed with blue; and ehe carried a oollqnd of roses Mrs. Ro< ke, l^ndon, sister of the bride, was attired m pale green ninon de .soie over ealk, with s-ivli >!« hat to m.-itcii, and carried x boucjW't of pink ^"arnations. Mr>. George took was toilette-! in royal h'ne taft'et,. chiffon, trimmed with chiffon ^ysjyotj arid ccrn lace, with hat en suite, and wt.med a pink bouquet of ros?s. Mrs. Hennings (sister ot the brodegToom) »ths cr>-jtjumed very smai'tly in mole-colon red ^loth and very becoming chapeau. At the conclusion of the service the bridal party Jgft thr sncred edifice with congratula- tion# and good wishes on every side to- day's bride should IKS very happ.y if the wea- ther and good wishes are aJiytbing to go by and drove 1C Miiamor, WaJt€T-roa<I, the Some of the bride's parents, where the break- mst was hitki. M)T. and -Mrs. Hennings left :t.or in the day for tendon, where the honeymoon wiil be'sowt, after which they go out to Singa- pore', wh'are they will reside. This was, per- lial-A, the only shadow that marred the brightness of the wedding, t.hat thot' briae I- will be gTeatlv misse^l hy hei relatives whom she )fvv.r« liehrnd and rJso her numerous fnends. The ( liuTch was artisticajiy decorated with trumpet lilies and markets of daffodils, and Mr. T. D. Williams, A.R.C.O.. presidwl at tl30 orgaji with choice nuptial selections. Floral ckxx^rations and bouquets were smp- viied imr oath's. KiUey.

SWANSEA TOWN COUNCIL GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE THE TERRITORIAL ARMY. WILD BIRDS PRESERVATION. GLYN VIVIAN ART GALLERY. Swansea Property and General Purposes Committee met on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. M. Tut ton presiding. CULJ-NUL AAJJ PCiiLIC HOUSES. Mr. fiopKin mew atteution to the apphca- tiou 1UL the hceuse ot the Corporation t-V. assign the SmiUvheld inn Uyiatty-street to f brewery comp;Cly Town having been m.U uaed to reply tb* toe ,OW? ,Councii opposed m houses." jnentioned that "U* houses had been trSheS been come to it had been strictly auhere-d to. Aid. Solomon raised the question of the, Workhouse extension, and the gianting o}f' an extended lease k> the Guaroians. lie did not think it right to defer the matter inde i i. I The Chairman did not think they should take any other course than tha.t recom- mended, viz., that the sub-committee had deferred consideration of the matter. Mr. Hopkro asked if in 1883 some Brvn. sifi ground had been leased for 3s. 6d. Chairman said that had been done. Ald. Solomon moved the minute be re- ferred back. Only three voted for this, and the sub- committee's recorn mend a-tion was carried. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE DEFECTS. Mr. Hopkin caiied attention to certain de- fects at the idaughter-houee, the Estate Agent having been directed thereto by the suo-committee. He called attention to the filthy condition of the room used by the master butchers. Mr. Merreils: Yon ought to be ashamed to say so. \Vhy don't you get servants?, The Chairman said the question of filth rested upon the butchers. Who brougl it into that st<ttf ? Mr. Hopkin said the authority controlled the slaughter-house, and the butchers were entitled to a decent place. The slaughter- men's rocrr. needed attention. The Chairmari .said that would be dealt with on its own merits. TOWN CRIER'S COAT AND BELL. The sub-committee recommended the town ciier be supplied with an overcoat and a new bell. Mr. Hopkin: A new bell? Mr. D. Da vies said he wished they could supply a new voice. Mr. Hopkin said he would be plea<?ed -o Ov, a new bell for the old one (which was cracked). It was certainly worth its weight in silver. The Chairman: Oh, no; we can't aHow that. We will put it under a glass case. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. Mr. Alerrells stated that the application for Forester's Yard had been deferred in the hope of getting a better offer. As regards the Liverpool Wharf, Mr. Owen raised the question, and the chairman said it was a question of laying out money fot a low rent which the sub-committee cculd not recommend. Dr. Latimer said he had been asked to induce the Council to adopt thfc Wild Birds' Preservations Act which had been largely adopted by -tfbe-' authorities in the king- dom. The obligation was that, a scheduled list- of birds would be protected in certain months and certain places throughout the yeaj. On the sands and foreshore gulls wruld be protected throughout the year. Worm's Head had been made a closed place throughout the year, added Dr. Latimer, TbP. doctor proponed that the necessary ap- plication be made, and said birds which W fore becoming extinct in certain places were re-appearing again, and this apart altogether from the humane view. The members were thoroughly in accord, The Mayor remarking that the Council should admire Dr. Latimer for the action he had taken. The resolution was carried. Mr. Hopkin said the Corporation had a piece of land to the south side of Gorse-road, Cwmbwr'a. It had been bought by Mr. Griffiths, one of their officials, who treated the property as his freehold. Mr. Hopkin contended that the land was a fragment ka*d to Paul Bevan in 1821. Deputy Town Clerk sa.id he was in com, nmnication with the solicitors. The land: in question was never part of Paul Bevan's lease and the matter W<16 in band. BOROUGH AND THE PA TEN T ACTS. Swansea Chamber of Commerce suggested a joint conference between the Trustees and Chamber and Council as regards advantages Swansea offered in view of the new Patent Acts. Aid. Solomon said the harbour managar wii* communicating with twenty people m that direction. The Mayor moved tnat a conference be arranged. Mr. Merrells said the Trust were anxious to let land they had, but the Corporation had a much wider a'-ea. Chairman thought the Corporation should no'o act outside the Trust nor vice versa. Mr. Merrells said if they couJd induce people to oome on to the marshes of Morris- to,) or in the Valley it would indirectly bene- fit, Swansea.. They should extend the opera- tiono beyond locaJ limits. It might be pro- fitable for some firms to be other than on the seaboard. The Chairman said because they had the port the surrounding district was the more valuable. Mr. D. Davies said he thought it very de sirable that the Harbour Trust should be brought in. A number of firms were af- fected by the patent laws and Mrs. Law ap- peared to be communicating with them. But there were hundreds of others outside and by including the Trust the resources j of Swansea would be increased. The Mayor agreed with Mr. Da vies. The suggestion of the Cl amber of Com- tnerce was adopted, the conference to con- sist of the three bodies. HORSE SHOW GUARANTEE. Swansea Horse Show asked for the Park I On July 9th, also for a guarantee of £50. Mr. Vivian said they made JSloO on the last show. this amount will be reckoned in the bal- ance and will have to be exhausted before the. corporation's guarantee comes in. "LA W SOCIETY SHOCLD BE ABOVE IT." i ^iety WTOte for ^rther I S, "rc lhe j ",hj t,,e cor">rati™1 ly tl)em 7 ,1,,uld -PP ^t»! Mr- HXKln:-nWwat do theT Dav, /(Voices: Jfe t})pught the Sodetv should b6 ^PoratioTS Sof W «^n m'tU,rS look up 0 mmd.: (Laughter)- Tb; Chairman thought Mr. Hopkin would sing small a* if got hold of (11>2ut7>Town aerk ?id the ww'e i th?Soperty of the county and were for th^ ^TTuxlation of the judges.. ^FTYNN VIVLAN ART GALLERY GLII OFFE:R. Dcnuty Town Clerk reported upon a poll J l,,Se been demanded by 60 burgasses with r»soS to the proposed gift of the art gallery. T answer to Alderman Solomon, t?,, 4. V fftwn Clerk said they could not levy '!» P°B- Tbe niairmar. said Mr. Glynn Vivian, tbe donor j had been communicated with on the ^AMerman Marria tbau^jt they rr^ r factory answer from Mr. Vivian. The act of the petitioners ior a poll was squeamish, mean, and contemptible. After the inter- view with one of the people in the paper it seemed the majority wanted to keep the poor from seeing any of the beautiful things at all Deputy Town Clerk said Mr. Glynn Vivian felt very strongly the action of the ratepayers concerned, and be regarded" it i as though the people did not think hit* g!Jt wcrth having. Mr. Vivian had a 1 ready!'1" tin ated that he would withdraw his offer, t ut. they would have a letter from him pro- Lably in the morning to that effect. The Chairman said the answer of a poll. wcuid be overwhelming in favour of the gIft. (Applause./) Deputy-Town CVrk ..aid if M'- V'vi^ did not withdraw bis otfer a ^11 t,.ken. The la,t po]] was done.by the pohce and cost £8). If a satisfactory reply wa."I r< ceived from Mr. Vivian a poll v»'<«ld tal^n Within a month. ,fcteT -'he Mayor said he felt upon th° serku^lv, and he sincerely trn^ e i\ian v^ould give a favourable reP'J- o»vn would be thorough!v in fav°i3r 8'ft. (Applause.) The speaker thought the matter should be left where it was- Mr. 0\,cn spoke of the scancte o i uct on the part of certain pe°p'e- hxa.n cl»srma,T Th-^ JiCuing could a.flord to see the Mr. Merrells Some can't, as we n'ybov rable num- 1 he Chairman said a cOIU!^er^frident at of the petitioners were not Swansea. 'Tliey might make nioney he.e, 1 u L some did not) i ve there. Alderman Morris: /-fTOM IT'S A DIRTY, MEAN ACH on their part. ,i ,va= one ot th° Mr. Merrells said t-nere wa^ i -i ii i trot a vote m the petitioners w!io iiad not g"1 town. M T. TA I J how many names Mr. D. Davies asked n" there were on the petition- r;t tu at- r'lerit: rnty-seven. The Deputv Town Cie» rr.i j- Nfied, but there are There are two disquahne A t i .l ,w»tition g'ood. snfhcient to make the Pe' vi T~I II i ihe ettect ot tt E action Mr. D. Davies said tan if u to defeat tre wij-Jh of a small minor;!v was w t a j -,r. „ jjetjtionors knew that ,oi the maiorit>v. The Pl b '4{ a "i a net! <ion forward Mr if they could bring a V 'Vivian would probably withdraw his offer. The petitioner^ were not eP^.° lnS uP*>n the result of the poll at .(Hear, hear.) U there was a.ny technical pomt, or they could e\ ade the petition in any way. he thought ( the Council would be thoroughly justified. (Applause.) ,t Mr Hopkin sugget;ted ,the advisability of 1. op I holding public 111 the borough. The Chairmaii sa that vva^ for members personally. Ald. Solomon moved that a small com- in.it!ee be appointed to arrange the poll. The Mavor saId Aid Martin, Mr. Tut.tor., and himself had the matter in hand. The Council decided to leave the matt»jr in the hands of the gentlemen naiw-d, who empow'erW' A I50" ;T1 the event of a favourable rep-y. CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTATION. The a,wt'jOlt having in hand the free im- portation of Canadian cattle asked for a representative k attend the xecutive meet- ings- The matter had previously been L>C- foje the committee. 1 disc-ussion followed, 10 the course of which Mr. D- Davies said th? question not only conoorned the ports of the whole Kingdom, but upo;1 it depended the price of moat everywhere The subject was of great im- portance 10 Swansea. In future a. gyeat ite- velopm-Mit of the Canadian cattle trade na* { -> b,j expected, a id »onie' of it mint come to Swansea as Ine port nearest to Canada, The Corporation had repeatedly applied to the Board of Agriculture for a permit to land a.nd kii; cattle at Swansea, and they might succeed and get the permit soon, and in the event of their getting such a permit it would probably be an immense source of revenue to Swansea a.nd the harbour.. He proposed a representative be selected, m j Hon. Odo Vivian concurred a«fid "aid the matter was an important one. Alderman Solomon thought they should have permission to land cattle at Swansea iiist. Mr. D. Davies said that was not before tine meeting. Mr. Merrells remembered hundreds being importoo alive into Swansea. Then Deef wns worth having. The Chairman Direct to Swansea? Mr. Merrells: Not direct; coining from Liverpool and elsewhere. Mr. Merrells pro- ceeded to speak of the quality of the beef in Swansea, and said they could not find vyorse. The biggest contributors to the scheme wetre co-operative societies. It was strange to see a Tariff Reformer, concluded Mr. Merrells. advocating Froo Trade and a Free Trader ad- vocating Taritt Reform. Aklennan Solomon said his position was th<T ought to free the port bcifoae talking aibout free importation. Until the tod of Agrioidture allowed them to receive slutf into Swar,f*ia they could not helo themsp!ves. Mr. D. Davies ^siid Tariff Reform provided for the cultivation of Canadian maxkets. Hon. Odo Vivian thought, in the e.enl of the embargo being taken off, the other places miould help Swansea. If it ,vas left to the Canadiafi peopue Swansea would lie one of the first places to which they would send cattle. Mr Morgan Hopkin sa: to simplifv mat- ters he would say that he was un the Ex ocutive Committee on the proposition of the general manager of the Bristol Docks and Harbour Company, so that the whole of the ports of the Bristol Channel would be orac t-n ally represented The_, wanted to hreaii down the Beef Trust, who were controlling tht food of the country, and the way to do that was to get the embargo removed that was on Canadian cattle which were the heal- thiest in the whole world. The Chairman did not see the Bristol Dccks and Harbour Company on the list. Aid. Solomon and Mr. Hopkin said it was. Mr. Dd. Da-vies said the Canadian people felt the embargo very much, and he was certain that if they could in Swansea assist them in removing it they wouid ha\e the Canadian Government aiding them in get- tint the permit. He pi >posed that Council- lor Hopkin be the Council's representative on th( Association. Aid. Solomon attempted to include the Mayor, but Mr. David Davios, supported by Mr. Merrells, pointed out that at the last meeting it was decided that they should n{);; vote for the Mayor to go on deputations but that he should attend OIl any where be thought he would be useful. Mr. Hopkin was appointed. Aid. Solomon suggested that the agenda of the meetings be first pioduced before any attendance was authorised Mr. David Davies objected to any restric- tion, but hoped it would be applicable to every member on every other body, and then U/e" would see where the shoe pinched. Aid. Solomon It doesn't pinch me. Mr. David Harris suggested that Mr. Hop km report the result of the meetings on his return, an.l the resolution was carried with tips addition. SMALL HOLDINGS' ACT. The tDeputy-Town Clerk invited the com- mittee to say whether they should advertise plot9 to let or sell under the Small Holdings' Act.. Mr. David Davies thought tbe Act should be explained, and the matter was referred to a special committee. ESTIMATES APPROVED. The estimates were approved, subject to auditions to cover the cost of repairing the market roof and the construction of the extra slipway on to the beach. TERPJTORIAL ARMY SCHEME. The Hon. Odo Vivian reported on the special meeting under the new Territorial Aimy scheme, called because the War Office had threatened to withdraw the Field Ar tillery from Glamorgan, and give it to Cheshire. He was glad to say t'hat the Glam- organ Association would, however, have tl-e raising of two batteries of field artillery. These would be raised at Cardiff. The how- itisar battery would be raised at Swansvia. Ho also said that inasmuch as Cardiff had a Drill Hal) and Swansaa. had not, he would fttiirfllwcwidygitbereitaaunyaaaey com- j jng fiom t.ic s\ar Office, to 5-ee thut ^wvin-i I J:¡ l'e t () t lqt SW" 1'. sea got its share of it j Mr. David Harris suggested that th* Cor- ul<i S° further and oner i^sne. lhe Cnairnuin and Mr. i ,ian t.i^VJi'3'1 t-re Arsenal, if dIJ ananger.ient vo'M he.; ooine to as the site for a Drill Hall, Uit was decided to instruct their rtprcsciita-U.es on the ^>.sscK:iation to say that the Swahsca Uwn Council was willing to assist m the matter. 5 MOTOR TRAFFIC. 'r!.u a'' vvas read from the Motor l:r*on a^ing ]_[ the C ouncil would support a rseo- 'ijO" to the effect that any additional tax tbit might have to be paid bv motorists be paiQ mto a wnt,a| lund fl(>m which grants should be made to local authority toward 1A .f fPen^iture on the roads. d. Solomon moved it.. ^^d Harris said the motoric n< they wore entitled to full 01 the ix>a<is, and if the resolution was, pasred they nrght tlvnk they had a.n abso- lute right, to them. (Laughter.) Aid. Solomon pointed cut that even n. cr had signed a petition in favour J-?e chairman, and he would be g!^ to ^et h!<? S1 Mature afipr the meeting. The Chairman' I don't-thank you will get It. The resolution was carried.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ARE THE GUARDIANS TO GO?' A Cardiff contemporary learns that the Government intends to aim at the creation of one body to administer local affairs ill each area. The late Government took a big this direction when they abolished .onool boards and entrusted education, to tne county, citv, and borough c-ounc R- The next step will lie the abolition oi boards of guardians, both in LOjxlùn and In "the province*. The administration of the Poor-law, like the adminiitration •>( cvju^ tion, will then be l-ruiisferrea to t-lie boroug. and county councils.

SWAUSIA VALLEY KURDER- ACCUSED REMOVED TO CARDIFF- Sixteen prisoners, who are committed tür trial at the Glamorgan .vssizes, which ope-i on Monday, were removed hx>;n >wanse.i PUN,i, ior Cardiff on Thursday morning- we unoeistr n-ci, i..eluded Thomas, li.c young timers 1><)>1, au,ifce- wibh me moruer ot oaiaa rj;^ai>t-ui Roliei^> at i>iyiiwy tn larm, near i oniara^we, iCUlwn) lltli

c .i.lJ ur .1.. n. .D.l.#.t.. i^>oinLj1 Tile aiinuaa ^eeUUjj o1 Cwniuou^u ou 1.<J. \o\o-ta.t::J JtJiU Oil .wllviUJ i-' I.L. X-yidAi, Otiiliise* tJJl' J" X P-" j fy J..M.uúJ It- • ■ j. jviiiU^'auo, i>v v. J-a.iL/wu XViVKJ, OiS^ei & OOiUiur. -tiis. OVven> iku ■ ■ \Yvii. illiif, -UOigaU 1); vv llliauls, MIA. J>r. ouv.feb, .cssrs. liowd Vv atKins, ..J.'J. a..vi Josopn nau, o.l: i..cte was a Willy gocxi j John jLleweiyu reau m-' an.»jat lepoii-. ine rsporu lueii^ioneU Ltu.t j uuprovei.uc.it6 ami lurtiislnng w ^nei^ j weis comp.e-^oa m Apiii Ui .» 1°l lis. oa., .<,<J of vvtnc.i was x.o.iateu by .aj Swansea Corpot-jtion. i'auiny uo Í1'lli a;;> orw to tAhtt 01 i.iic noil* s-rc-uKy, 1 Mis. t'ontilex, tue conuaittee Í11 «u,1e t.e- cided to appoint, a j.a.dy bupei'ior> aa assistant matron. A legacy of iiijX).less death duty, from the iale 0 .wr. oohn Thornp- sou Williams, was the fourth left 1-:) tlu Shelter in the last twenty roars. special appeal was made to meet ext., á expenses, but as they were not forthcoming- and bat for the interposition of Lady Li«wt'i> t''e Shelter would pjobal-.ly have 1\ is estimated that fully £300 Ii- 7e'Ar. w,as now required. The conunittee i-eg1 e^ttvi t.n,; resignation of Mrs. H ent.v as boTl. tJ;6â.¡;urer. Lost ve.JU- 66 were arimitt-ftrl to" the Site w>r, .seven ware vstiB-ned to rehdi^ 26 0b. taiiied situations, five were s«nt to r'ra,njn? home?, seven to the W orkhQUF-B, n'ne • of their own ao<oH, nne T:\T1 j our were discharged for ir>ifwr>r»durt> 'in • hve were remaining in the Sh"|t"-r 0,1 Decembe- 51st. Mani. happy and ¡.,rrat6'fnJ ,etfcers been received from some of the rese ;ed. j \1' i 't-a. (.4,.1. l.I. ,t- U-». -«•" 6- uaj, v.lk« tC" 43'•«>«"' LAJ IwAJcJ Lue ".L"U-e ^<t^,iv,ll^ vi ll'e* i. il-C -:1A. io.„cl» tA..Jt.l, e- CCiptS Ui -ra., tdJiu e vf'^ — vi wl -UiO<+ lew. Uu. Wle '-i JJIM 1/iS. iki., a.,1.1 ,^ui"'uwi' l.UKv! OUOCK. ,.i pj-oposm^ alopuon ot V" 14X)t't isir Joun saa^i bua, 0.41 wa., W bil>Vc: oung V>omCJl. ill d. Lo vv i4 11AtJ sUi.ii wor.noaiu '111,) l. LJU c e siippon/uu. iiit^ conwi (iù a groat inviit: II thfcj ilWti a li^ic uloh) LU\XJ<Ülc. ine> were Uivi.^ Uj llirl.vC u* u<-ui • iuoi aix^active; tney woou»j i-a<i"tia-ie I'-eii- subscription n, u Ul^- <H<i ne ueuctei tneie 'vi tUc Ofi^rtuuitieo 01 d"la^ a o- atvij more goc-u. Hev; Oscar Sueliing s¡}G'<l1Jod, *ta(i L11<J"b"" they shouia earuesLiy ajip6*1 to llle V\" for help. The town h.i»i a.,t-J suiely its wealth had not dtci"^sea tbo.ig,, everyoody was [m;ot when yúu U? ''heiii for a subscription. \.1.a.ugbter). iheu Ihst appeal was to Christian people* but it also to them as citizens eoiieemed for the welfare of the community- 1 h-•town ,vas bad enough now, but he was certain it Wu nothrng like it was 40 yeai's a.go. 0. e had been a deciease in tne na^i"of ¡ .I:a.[ fallen women, ilrs. Ebenezer Vanes had in mind a whole volume, which could teli of the blessing this work had been to Young. gills. It was a pity there fa10 't was so difficult to get £2;J() or £300 a year to carry it on. Some of the ladies had put an enor- mous amount ot work into il, Airs, especially, and Lady Lieweiyc. both oi whom gave much time and ^noughi to tn. Shelter.. Sister Kingsland gave some ^^unt 0;- tlie nature of tne work, and of the benefits that accrued from it. Lady Llewelyn mentioned that Mis. Ji4ea had kindly consented to act pro- tern" but they must have a. local secretary. Srie in- sisted that the place, should be ooaed Oil a shelter, not a home, &"d for >oll"g l^eople, whom they ought not to keep too long. The report wa,s adopted. I, Airs. Win. Waiters propped the re eiw ttonof Sir J. T. i) IJe';vei:'ri as present., and of the other omcf's. Mr. Howei Watkins ^>oondod. rl« a^reeH with Lady Ll«»^lyn» but observed it easy to make rules làl1<i dithcuit to keep them. Ho also ^ly,ail,Kl«J to "es of Swansea people that never appear OIl an.. < subscription list. The resolution «fl"ed.. On the motion of,Kfv; Dd- <oun0r t}^ committee were re-e ^ten. i Mr. Joseph Hall, -LP., proposed the ap- pointment of Mr, W. Nichols as hon. treasurer. This was seconded by Jtfrs Ebenezer Davies, and carried. Votes of thanks were accorded to the ladies and to Sir John Llewelyn for presid- ing. Tea was afterwards served. Anjoocr those present, and not already mentioned above, were Mrs. A. F. Edent (hon. sec. pro. tem.), He v. Taloot Rice, I Mrs. T. P. Richards, Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Kan. 1 cariow, Miss Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Pontifex, Mrs. iJr. Griffiths, Mrs. Morris, I Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Williams, Mrs. Ciark« Begge, Mrs. W. Smith, Mrs. R. J. Mat- j thews, and Mrs. Hentv. Apolocief- for non-attendance had hee-rl received "from T> -Rawlinjr^. Mrs. Rey. MTS. Chas. Eden, Mrs- Rice, -MFS. Gerald Ed^o and others. j

NEATH EX-BANK MANAGER. MR. A: VV. GIU2:E:N; STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS ISSUED. SPECULATION ON STOCK EXCHANGE. The statement of affairs of Mr. Arthur alley Green, Neath, was received 0:1 Friday morning by tne creditors. Mr. (*reen was for twenty years manager of the Neath branch of tne London and Provincial Bank. ^tatonient shows gross liabilities £ d,i>2o, of which £ 3,710 are expected to ranh. There arc 47 u nsocured creditors who have proved for the total amount of £2.615; SIX. partly-secured 0i-editvrs for £1,;>10. oil cf ef:timated value of securities is £ 215. ine aasets -melude: Cash at bankers, 5d. cash in hand^ jBl 128. 6d. furniture i (estimated;, £20.J: and h-gacv under will of W W. JJowiiw, (deceased). ,BI05, The de-' ficiency is stated to be- £ 3,403 12s. 9d. ItebtOr alleged as the cause of his failure speculation on the Stock Exchange." The following i« a copy of the deficiency account: —income on profit from ether sources since Fooruary 20th, 19-07, £ 430; made up of sa.la.ry. £385; commission on insurance agencies, £2..S: and dividend Swansea Har- bour Stock, £ 20—bringing the tnt.a.1 amount to be accounted for up to £ i,L<Z6. ■The estimated i>xc-?-&s of liabilities, over a,9 on Tfc- 20th of February. 1907, was £2.929; fious^hold t- ippnsep during the same period, 4 ^00. and other l. sset and expenses were:— Estimated intenest on roans, £55; legal e^pecs^'s, £9; Stock Exchange transactions, £1;'0; and estimated insurance premiums. ,.1;111; ',fl' Green ? :i? made a bankrupt on the 20th of Fobrr.ary, 1908. His salary at the 1 ank was i-,385 poor annum and he had held the pos-ition for 24 years. His connec tion vith the bank ceased in January last Phe sale of bankrupt's furniture had real- lsr>ft £.13() His uQsecured liabilities include lnitn? ior grcod« prrchas^d far household and personal pnrp £ 230: money bor- pwed principally ¡n -06 and 1S07, &S.1S9; and insurance popmiums received and not ac- c>-»nUxi for, ¡ £195: yieldiog a total of £ 195. itvl"3 aware of his insolvency in A'mit hail kept- no record of his stock e*«:hrnff« t';nn^a<tioris. The veil] under v..i' Vi is tes.a^y 0f £ 1G5, is being con- c-este-i 6 PCBLLC EXAMINATION: SOME I BOOKS DESTROYED. At N.>a:<h i'.Mikrupt/y on Tues- Tiioi. Walloy Green, formerly Pi l'1 rn:,nH-rer London and Pro^ncial • 'srtderwATjt h'*s public examination. | ( f.t»torfs !iah!lilies are £ 3.9?5, of which .■. l') /10 »p-P osf^ctp'-J to rank dcfic'encv | •!0,n2< i»3.4">3. AI'egeQ cause of iailnr? wrs 'specn'ation oa the Stock Exch;nge." Deotq»r said tha.' with regard to his saJ- ^r y, it h;vl not always been £ 3R5: k had not c-^r-n £ ,3S5 for the past 94 years, dur- ing v-:rch lie had l>een manag<>T of the l.wnk. Official Receiver: How long ha~ it been f-^5J —Since 1903. I ii-Jin a/;a.'n<-onliniK>d th^ debtor, "the l>ooks h?V'' not l>een fW.Imv^i as stated in your observations. Mo.«t "of the books arid pan,-rs have been found a.nd toi"rdej to you." Cffic-al' RecoSpr Bnt some have been .•?trst-roywl ?—Yes. It has bo-?n sugsrssted to me bv some: ere 1 *iorp t.ba,< now vrotild bp a pmper time to an'onrn this invest:ga«ion. inasmuch as the fi,Tct metinc has not yet been held. I-VtHty-Regi.et.raiF-; Anyhow, the case cannot, he closer?. Mr. Jeoityn Jeffreys: f anpetvr for a num- ¡ ber .)i c-editom. and I agree. ¡ Cffy'ia P.eceiveF': fc the cash aCowint yon bnve s;tT>pl:ed correct? Debtor: e>s. tcf |.h? best of mv knøw- ledge ?,,11 belief. Tb>e case was ad'ourrved until next month-

^ORRISTON TINPLATE (0 Si'CCIiSSFUL ACTION A(LUNSrl' LONDON FIRM. | -\1. Swansea Com vj' Ccurt o?i Tuesday, 'I Morrision J inp ate \Joittpany t.nert- -Vrejs.iv, 'I'rofl&oi', Dore and tVMnpany, Lowlon, for £ 58. for linpiates supplied, but tbe claim wae i'-dmitted, subject to a. counter-claim for Jibii, daiv.ageA arising out oi loss sustained b, non-de.1 very. Mi*. L. M, Richards (in- structed by Messrs.' Ii. and C. tt. Jenkins) ap^ared tor the p.aiiitiiis, and Air. Lleufer il.umas i.nstruct-tv^ by jlessis. lngledew, Sins, ana Piiiliips, acting tor Messrs. loss) ana Brvant, London)., It was explained that there were two contracts, which were mater- ial. but a hiid would be. referred to. i i* 1I::t was caveied into 011 Jamaiy 28, 19úi, fo;- l,iSJtJ boxes of best fciemetrs steel bright i-okr; tinjifates..i-M-ery to be <oiijp;eted not iatei th.ci tii; iinrd week m .v.arcn. The ,;tl ond ;),1 i bird contracts, maue in March wen' for i.i50 sheets/and 136 b. xes respec- ti-etv oi charcoal plates, de ivery at sjieti- 6ci.-tirtreK. Owing to non-delivery in tiine. said Mr. ideufc-r lhoriias. in support of the ccnnter-c.uum, Messrs. Brookev..i^ore, welt net iI.hle- to g" to the market and buy ct-r- tam sptK'.inea sn^is, and therei-ie had to buy yj/ -ligi.t.y larger, wnicli 1.ld to be cut I'joWJl "0' t.hit-t W.us a ioss 0:1 that wastage which vv, an element of the damages now ciainwtl. The counterclaim was ba$,J oil tlie contracts oi januaiy isdtli a:id March 2nd, and throughout* the Moiiiswui tympany were j wid in c-.i. le-spomience thai they, would be j responsible for any esa'ms made upon Me**rs. Brooker, lJoie and Co.. in oonse- tjuenw- oi tne delays in delivery. luring the opening Mr. Rurhaixis into;posed, and allecreu tii-at Messrs. lio-^er. Jkre had I ciiacge-i their g.o.md in regar.i to the par- tii 'iTr contracrs under wnich fhey enm- plamed. His Hon >n »;.td that thst would be a matter when ihe co.sts (ssrne up for consideration. "Kiiidly note tins is the last, transaction we shall ever have to do with II your firm," wa.s >< )v,.n»gi\^h in one of the concluding leil<t» from Messrs. Brooker, Dore and Compttfiy, and w;msel now invited his Honour to decide liabili.y. He was in the position of being unable to give first- the position of being unable to give first- hand tho lofv-ses -u-tained. so th.it if his Honour found liability be would ask for a commission to examine witnesses in Holl TKl. whl were Messrs. Brrx>ker, Dore and Co.'s customers in the matter. His TTononr held that defendants couJd not go outside, of the contract of January 28th without obtaining leave to amend, and added tha.t it was desirable 1-hat the whole liability under the three contracts should be decided in the preterit iction. An application wa., made by Mr. Lleufer Thomas for leave to amend, but was with- drawn on objection^ Items in the counterclaim, amo.iming to £ 16 odd, were al,*> withdrawn, and judg- ment entered for the r>!aintitTs on tne r-laim. and for Messrs. Brooker. Dore a,nd Co. on the counterclaim, the R«gristrar to assess the damages. Question of coets reserved.

"u_ LATE MR. R. D. BURNIE. PRIVATE FUNERAL AT COCKETT CEMETERY The funcira! of the late Mr. Robert J. Dicks;'ii Burnic took placo at Cockett on Monday morning, the ceremony being of a quid description- The coffin bore the in- scription: "Roi*ert. J. Jickson Bumie; born 8th of April, 1842; died 6t,h of March, 1908." The mourners were Messrs. Dickson, David, Ronakl, and Reynon Burnie (sons), J. F. Harvey, Charles, George, and Sta-nlev I Harvey, Wm. Roberts, and Trevor Gregor. There were no flowers, by request. The Rev. W. Stewart (vicaj- of Cockett) olfi- ciated. A few friends met the funeral at Cockett, including Sir J. T. D. IJewelyn and Messrs. Xareus, Moxham. and Ashton. The arrangements ware carried out by Mr. D. C. Jones, Castle-square, Swansea.

XKW SWANSEA TRAWLER LAUNCHED. There has been launched at Selby .to the order of the Hector Steam Trailing Oo.. T/tA Sv.aD;>ia, a new steel screw traw- ler 125ft by ?2ft. by 12ft. 10in„ be iue4 in the local trawling trade. Slie was ehns- Wrned the Xerxes by Mrs Norsworthy, Hwan ard will be fitted with tripJe exr-ansiou engiaee by Jie&grs. C. D. Holmee «a4 Co.. Hull.

ART GALLERY < POLl. NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS. I I LEGAL POSITION OF DEMAND. I WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY. A demand for a poll of the ratepayers has, been deposited at the Swansea Town Clark's othce, with reference to the accep- tance of the Glynn Vivian Art Gadeiy offer by tlie Council. There are tome fifty signatories, among them being M .ns Dul- wyn, who conU-nils that the ratepayers ought to have been consulted Erst. It will f>o remembered that Mr. Vivian withdrew his firet offer because of similar opposition. SIGNATORIES TO THE PETITION. The signatories to the petition ate as foi- low E. A Dillwyn, W. G. Foy (Mumbles), Edn-und A. Cieeves, F. Le Boa- Langec, Joim Ivor Evans, John F. Harvey, J. It. Dowdall, Rd. White- Boor, Chas. V Ciabb (Central Chambers, C oat- street), Frank G. Thomas (68, Walter road), Dr. E. I^ancoster (W'inchesier Hmse-J, A. Jooe btt-ick (Hamilton House), E. L. Pontifex (iSortii Hill), Dr. Lectiard Isaac, C. Thomas Passmore, Dr. Biaok, Dr. Cameron, Dr. So- den, J. Ijeeder, Geo. H. Harvey, R. L. Sails, Dun-car. C. Young (Wind-street), Josephine Saunders (Exchange Restaurant), Lewis JJ. Nichol. Alex W. Andirews, E. W. Richards W. E. Jennings <"i £ -tl., ,trc\:ti, Iltid E. Tnomas (Castle- street), Kd. Elwill (Goat-street), WiLiam W. Davies (Wind-street), G. T. Williams (Wind-1 mill-terrace), J. H. Ashbridge (Gwj^dr-cxes- cent). Reginald S. Jenkin (Castle-street), Thomas h.chard (Mirador-crescent), Astiey W. Samuel, W. I..awt'On (Lower Oxford-j street), C, Toms (Lüwer Oxford-street), Jas. Carfy iArgyie-street), G. Edwards (Arg^-ie-! strvet.i, David John Dawson (Vincen-t- street), Wm Lsaac Looper (l\ensington-<jres-! cent). ,J. Walker (Walter-road). J. Gale (High-street). T. W. Gaydon (High-st.reet\, H. d. Ganz (H:gh-strcet), A. L Fuineaux! (York-street), J. T. Coonan (Burrows Cham-: twrs), Thomas Gay (Llywell-street), Dr. T. D. Griffiths (Druslyn). W. L. Cox (Adelaide Chambers.), W. T. Bright ('Wind-street). A. Chappell (Wind-street). W. G. Si-ammell: (Wct-:t-«rn-street), Horatio W atkins (Rutland- j street), G. W. Sweet (clerk with Mesfirs. Hart.land, Isaac, and Watkins), R. A. Wil- Jett (ditto). The petition, which contains the names of I 56 ratepayers, was handed in to t,he cierk:s ottioe by Mr. C. V. Orabbe, Goat- st-tcet. CHIEF GROUND OF THE i'ETITKSSER-S The petition was got up by Miss Dillwyn, undor t he powers of the Swansea Corpora-1 tion Act, 1389, which rrovirf^, in the event o' aji irn^ease in tbe library rate, for 50 or nore ratepayers to demand a poll. The chief ground for the petition is the prospect of additional 1 atos and the fact that it is I felt that Mr. Giynn Vivian could make his lqt, bequest without calling upon the, town for t'he upkeep of a special building. On the last occasion it will be recalled | Mr. Glynn Vivian withdrew his offer on the; demand for a poll, which was therefore net taken. If a poll is taken in the present r-tLS^ it is by means of voting papers distributed over the borough. The petition will he laid before the Town Council, who at their iast nice ting decided to increase the library rate from Id. to l^d. in the £ LEGAL POSITION REGARDING THE PETITION. The petitioners are quite within their right in demanding the poll, but the Town Council Teed not take it If they do not, then the; library i-ate cannot- be increased. The peti- i tion -a, lodged within tllloA 14 days stipulat-1 ed by the Act. A suggested way ont of the diffcultv is j that the expenses for t'hf mumtenence of the library be i educed to admit of the up- j keep oi the proposed art gallery coming within the Id. rate. In this e-veht' there; would bo no inemtse necessary, and no j«l! could be dciTUi-nd-cd. WHAT MISS DILLWYN SAY, ABOUT i IT. Miss Dillwyn is very keen on the matter. "You no doubt know," she told a "Daily Post." reporter, "that tbe signatories are most, representative of all trades and profes- i sions. We believe that the sanction of the ratepayers should be aecured before this new rate is put upon us." 'It >s not a verv large one, Miss Dill- wyn." remarked t\le reporter. That isn t- the illint what wc say is that • a permanent burdon of this kind should not! be placed on os withoui a. poll, for the rea- son that the? raters are quite high mougoh without any additions for luxuries, no mat- tw how small. it n.ea-ns l h^ giv- J ing lip of ainahle paece of 'A KI T h 11' will probably niean that Ni r. "V'ivoan will, for tlie .s-xvirul time, withdraw his of- ferf "A very good thins, too," said Mhss Dill- wyn. adding of 115 think it is verv ooubtfu1 whether the t.orporalion can pro- rt'd, rertMNiiIwiag that- about one ana a half years ag;> a doifjand for a rat'ijay-^r:- p,>-] Was m-ide, but it Wa» dropped. Anv-now this time wiH decida that."

YSTRADGYNLAIS FUNERAL. THE hATE M!{. OWEN r;, MOROAN NE/w RWAN HOTEL. \stoKfe'a on Wednesday was a scene of motirning. or.ft oj tj)e ,nost popular njid respected inhabitants being borne to his last resting place at. Vytnidgynlais Churchvard -the Irfe Mr. Owen Gethin Morgan. New' Swan Hotel, stslyfera. The cortege left j the house at 3 o'cU>ji, the cohin being car- ried out by MORS.J-J. Isaac Thomas, Ted Cousins, John Williams and Philip Wil- LATE MR. OWEN GETHIN MORGAN. liams. Immediately following walked Messrs. Aubrey Davies and Harry Mor- tran- (nephews). D. M- Evans, Edgar Evans, \Vm. Morgan,- and David G- Williams (cousins o' deceived). There aieo attended Mrs. 0. G. Morgan (widow). Air. and Mrs. T. Morgan (bro- ther-in-law and sister), Miss M. Evans (niece). Mr. James Evans (brother-in-law), :\lr. and Mrs. David Evans, Mr. and Mrs- R. W. Morgan (uncle ,;nr) aunt), Misses Dorothy, Bertha and Minnie Davies (nieces), Misses d Maggie and Miriam Evans (sisters-in-law), Miss Harris, Brecon (cousin), Misses Ethel and Gladys Morgan and Miss Enid Davies (nieces), Mn. Hutchinson (Old Swan), Mrs. Eveliegh (Glyn Neath), Mrs. Tobias (Mor- riston), .fl'. T. Watkins, stradgynlais (uncle). In all there were about 40 car- riages and a very large attendance of the o-eneral public, including Messrs. Benthall, Owen Powell, S. Morgan, — WTIIiams (Pen- riViw), Dr. Owen, J. W. Jones, Wade Evans, Howe] and R. Lewis, T. and W. Watkins, S. J. Powell (Swa*if«a), Tom Davies, W. and Geo. Morgan. Mj-. and Mrs. R. C. Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Walf, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Thomas, etc. A Jarg-e numlier of beaaatifwl wreaths were ak»> efait. The service was conducted by Rev. W. J. DP vies.- M.A.. Virar of Vst-alvfera. Pr. John Thomas, Gurnos Chalet, was also pre i sent.

I SWANSEA AND EIGHT HOURS' BILL. I METAL EXCHANGE MEMBERS MEET TO CONSIDER IT. EFFECT ON STEEL AND TINPLATE TRADES. LORD GLANTAWES REPEATED CONDEMNATION OF THE BILL. A special meeting of the members of the Swansea Metal Exchange was held on Tueedav afternoon to consider the Miners' ¡ Eight Hours' Bill. 1 Col. J. n. Wright presided, and the d- ^'ridance included Messrs. J. Dyer, W. Law. Major Lewis, C. Peel, Lean, Turpin, H. Yates, Bright. E. Truhshaw, D. Wil- liams, C. Eden, J- Williams (Clayton), Strick (Gurnos), Peregrine, Brooks, Dun- can Young, Evan l^ewis, Rufus Lewis, and many others. The Chairman said the gathering was to t-ake the views of the meeting on the Eight Hours' Bill for Miners, and he thought under the circumstances their arguments should bo directed to their own trades, leav- ing the colliery proprietors to use arguments applicable to their trades. They had de- clarations from experts, who were more ac- quainted with collieries than most present, that the Bill passing would mean an extra cost of 2s. a ton on coal, tacts would show that it would require three tons to make a ton of steel bars, and 6s. a ton was the extra price they would have to pay lor steel bars. And they must remember that, however much they might modify their manufactures, once the Bill was passed —and the price would be raised as he in- dicated—they could not revert to the old conditions without another Act of Parlia- ment. As regards blacK and terne tinplates he calculated the passing of the Bill would mean an increase of about 6d. per box. lhe effect they would readily see on a staple trade which employed about 25,000 hands. Now if this trade was confined to our own country, and if the country a.s a whole, in order to give the colliers an eight hours' (lay—or rather a 6A to 7 hours work-day—was willing to pay that 6d. per box more for its tinplates. which entered <*> largely into manufacture! articles for domestic use, it might be all well and good. As the consumer paid in the long run, the country, taking for its own manufactures 5.100,000 boxes of plates per annum, would pay over £127.000 a year on this one: in- dustry for the* pleasure of pacing the Bill. But it did not :Iffed them by their own consumption in this country only, for we exported 9.537.200 boxes of plates last year, and this in the face of keen competi- tion. getting keener and keener every year. The exportation of this number of boxes j meant, on the b;:sis already given, over £238.000, and this was the sum by which t.he additional handicap against rs must bo increased veariv in this keen competition. In other words, it added 6d. per box to the heavy tariff against us in aU countries. More, it might enable other countries whoi manufactured plates to come into our own home markets with he finished product. If we took the semi-manufactured steel, this extra cost of 6s. a ton to us would pay the German manufacturers their :-ea freight to this country and enable them to cap- ture our home trade at will. It would, ho took it. completely drive us out of Canada— our own colony, which we should have to leave to the United States, Let them con- sider what an incentive this bd. pe" box would be to any country requiring tin- plates to put up its own works, and so take away our markets and increase t!v competi- tion. It had taken from the rntroduction of the McKinley TariT until now to re- cover our lost trade, and now came a blow not given by our competitors—which might be legitimate enough—but a blow given us by our own Government, which profesced so keenly to have the trade of the country at heart If there had been any real hard- ship in the present condition of the collier, then there might have been some justifi- cation for this Bill, but they as practical men knew that there was no real hardship in their present work, protected as they were in- every possible way, and they often knew also from bitter experiem-e. when col- liers' wages were fairly high, how difficult it was to obtain labour, as men, preferred wording at the collieries, thus proving that there could he no particular hardship in the wo-k. As they were there for a par- ticular purpose, vi/ that of defending their own trades against what they believed to be the evil effects of thr Bill, there was no neeit to enumerate the rnanv other indus- tries, as well as individuals, the Bill would affect, but they could not, hetp thinking of the many trades connected with the iron and steel industries, which would be quite as mueh affected as their own, such as shipbuilding and rail trades, which would have the price of their products increased h. 6s. per ton, foundry work with its cast- ings increased by 5s. a ton, and so on. Let them take spelter, the manufacture of which required about five tons of coal par ton. whi 'h meant increasing its cost by IDs. per ton. and with this additional bur- den on it. still having to compete with Bel- gian and German speii-er, with which they I "ould now o:i!v jus: hold their own. They in Swansea prided themselves upon having in their midst the manufacture,,ot" almost every meta! manufactured—silver, copper, lead, spelter, iron, steel, e'.v W<jold all the proprietors, shareholders, and men em- ployed in these various industries stand by I and see their trades ruined: He did not take the decrease in the quantity of coal which would be shipped, and so affect our shipping and railway interests, but it did seem really ludicrous that a Government should take off a tax of Is. per ten on ex- ported coal, which brought in .a substantial revenue to the connt,rv. in order to assist the collier and -he coaf trade, and then put on a burden of 2-s. per ton on the rna:mfa<- turers to enable the collier to secure easier employment. (Applause). He had avoided I alluding to jvolitics. but he could not help saying that if the Government carried the Bill through the House, he considered it would be A heir duty to pi-s tiiei views npon the House of Lords, asking them to take s,;ch anion as would bring the whole matter before the country before it couid become law. Whatever benefit it might be to the collier if such a permanent cost was added to the price of coai, the whoie of the country and the whole of Ite manufactures would suffer to an enormous extent, and it would be curious to see what a/tion the collier himself would take when his em- ployer asked him to accept an increase in the price of the coal he himseif now re- ceived for his own private use at a nominal price. (Hear, hear). That was class legis- lation with a vongeance, and he proposed the following resolution :— "That in the opinion of the Royal Jubilee Metal Exchange. Swansea, with a membership of 326, who carry on business in South Wales and Monmouthshire, the Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Bill introduced into Parliament this session as a Govern- ment measure will, if it becomes law, seriously diminish the output of coai, thereby increasing its price to consumers generally," and that such diminution of out- put and consequent :■<; vanoe in the price of coal must inevitably have an injurious effoct, upon the trade of the town and dis- trict. Swansea being an important manu- facturing centre, this Exchange views with considerable alarm the provisions of the Rill, and enters a strong protest against it. and accordingly directs the secretary to send a copy, of this resolution to H.M. Government, and also to the local M.P.'s in the hope that His Majesty's Government may be induced not to proceed further with the Bill." Mr. C. Eden said. looking at the prob- able effect of the Bill, if passed, from the point of view of a large consumer of coal in smelting and other industrial under- takings, and quite apart from any argu- ments against it upon other points, such as the undesirabilit-v of interfering with the hours of adult labour by legal enactment, the question of the safety of the miners being endangered, the unequal burden it placed upon the producer not only as be- tween district and district, but as between colliery and colliery within ihe s; me dis- trict. "and in the French export trade .> assisting the German trade crippling our own, the speaker considered its results would be little short of disastrous to many of their industries. In no class of industry did cheap fuel play such an important part as in smelting, and he believed in no ptace in the kingdom did the success and well-being of a town depend moTe on smelt- inp- and manufacture of metal than Swan- -ea. Tlie actual effect of the Bill upon ♦he production and price of coal was difficult j • '> estimate; in fact., it would differ not only with regard to the customs and usages [ of each district,, out to a great extent as

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GIFT FOR VICAR LINDSEY. I TTAFOI) 0R()IR ¡;. TRIBUTE TO HIS MERIT. St John's Church Choir, Hafod, Swansea, met en Wednesday to present the BRv. Ofcalonor liindtsey, Vicar, with an oak hall bench-- cheet and table—with the inscription on brass plate- "Presented to *tbe Rev. Charles Chaloner Lindsey by St. John's Church Choir, March. 1908." Mr. Lindsey is leaving 'or TonIJA. The gift was supplied by Mr Eddershaw, High-street. Mr J. John, senior member and secretary. spoke of the harmony that had always existed between Vicar and choir, and deeply regretted tha-t he wae leaving. He ex- pressed the hope that they would get on a& well with his successor. Mr .1. W Watson, organist, referred to the good work ot the Vioar, his broad- mindedness aDd Christian charity. Messrs. Prank Bermer, Geo. Davies and — Bowler (grocer, Neath-road), also spoke. Eiev. Chaloner Lindsey. speaking with «notioo. expressed pleasure with the pre- sent aDd the kiadneeB that ha* «wnotel

| TEMPERANCE REFORM LOGIC. (BY A CORRESPONDENT). It is always difficult to anticipate the consequences of passing a new Act of Par- liament, which affects widespread industrial interests in its endeavour to bring about social reform. Legislators are apt to see an evil which they conceive it to be their duty to remove, and they aim blindly at its eradication with- out comprehending that, their desperate step must injure and, perhaps, kill off more than one of the nation's industries. This is true in a great measure of uhe new Licensing Bill. Its object is supposed to be the reduction of intemperance by in- creasing the restrictions upon the sale of intoxicants. It is said that the withdrawal of licenses means the removal of tempta- tions, but if it be the duty of the State to begin at this end of t.he stick, it would be incumbent to place burdens upon every industry which provides the reckless with the opportunity for folly and excess. This view of the situation is taken even by many supporters of temperance reform, who have been made to realise by years of experience and work among the poor and the criminal classes that, unless letter housing, better sanitation, and better education are intro- duced for the physical and mental improve- ment of the race, inbred vice must find its outlet so long as there remain institutions for the convenience and the entertainment of the majority. The Rev. H. E. Olivier, Vicar of St. James', Croydon, who has long been an active member of the Executive Committee of the Church of England Tern. perance Society, has put before the public an appropriate case. Suppose, he says, that it was resolved to suppress an outbreak ..if poaching. The public authority which was called upon to deal with the matter might decree that th-jre should be a total prohibi- tion, an extermination, in fact, of all hares and pheasants which were productive of the temptation to poach. What would be *ho result? The owners of the property in which the hares and pheasants lived, hav- ing spent much money on the rearing and the preservation of the game, would oppose the decree, and, being the employers of labour in the district, would be deterred from giving the assistance whi&h they alone could provide for remedying the evil of un- employment which was leading to the multi- plication of poachers. Thus it is that the Government, instetid of promoting those reforms which would improve the character of the poorer classes, and give them a moral understanding of Tie advantages of industry and sobriety, leaves the "causa causans" of the evil untouched by seeking to destroy in part institution* which it dare not abolish altogether. But the proposed remedy for drunkenness and—it must be supposed—for the moral obliquity which leads to it, is more illusory still. If a man is bent on drinking, he does not ask that the neighbourhood m which he lives shall be provided with a dozen public-houses. One is sufficient for his purpose, and if that one be taken away, and he finds himself in what is known in America as a "prohibition state," he wilt either move his camp or have recourse to the ingenious devices for obtaining a-loobol which have made extreme temperance mea- sures a farce in the United States. More- over, the abolition of licensed houses has been proved already to give rise to the growth of clubs, which are ultimately more costly and more injurious to the working man than places owned and conducted by persons who are responsible for the reputa- tion of themselves and their business. Temperance reformers are discontented with the clauses of the new Bill which are devoted to this side of the question. They declare that the Bill does not go far enough, and that the more inspection of the clubs by a police officer in plain clothes affords no adequate guarantee that the pre- mises shall be kept in an orderly manner. Here Uien is an indication of the demands made upon the present Government by those upon whom it relies for its existence. From the club they would have the law reach farther still into the privacy of the home, because when the former is made intoler- able the drinking must inevitably be trana- ferred to the latter. If the principle embodied in the new mea- sure were accepted, no industry oould be assured of security of tenure. If, for in- stance, there happened to be a fashionable craze for furs, and ladies oi wealth ruined themselves and their husbands by purchas- ing great numbers of the most costly skins obtainable, aociat. reformers of the school which promoted the Licensing Bill would feel called upon, not tp impose a restraint upon extravagant wives and daughters per- sonally, but to close the furriers' shops. Again, it is sought, and rightly sought, o prevent little boys from injuring their health by smoking cigarettes, but it has not yet been suggested that the State should sup- press this evil by withdrawing tobacconists' licenses and by making the adult majority suffer for the folly of the juvenile minority. The Bill places comparatively insignificant difficulties in the way of the drunkard, and it strikes at a trade upon which an extra- ordinarily large section of the oommunity is dependent for a living. It is a charac- teristically academic attempt at social legis- lation by a Government of faddists and fanatics.

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between colliery and colliery, the older col- lieries being the greatest sufferers. A large coal owner in North Wales told him last week that he estimated the effect of the Bill, if carried, as reducing his capacity in new collieries to the extent of something like 12 per cent., and in old collieries up to as much as 25 per cent. A prominent York- shire coal owner stated that he considered his collieries would be affected from 8 to 25 per cent., and he believed South Wales, taken as a whole, had been estimated at something like an all round 15 per cent. But be that as it may. there was no doubt that a serious reduction of output would immediately result. Basing the effect ros manufacturers on a basis of Is. 6d. per ton only, the effect of such an increase in cost upon their own industries of zinc smelting and copper smelting and manufacture would be very serious indeed, and, roughly speaking. would mean at least som thing like 6s. or 8s. increase in the cost of smelt- ing zinc, and in the case of copper it was even worse, being something like 12s. to 15s.. and even more per ton of manufac- tured copper produced, and this without taking into account the inevitable increased cost of materials such as iron, bricks, etc., which was sure to follow. He calculated the Is. 6d. increase in the pric^ of coal would mean something like £ 9(000 and £10,000 a year "to us as one individual ooncern." Such a permanent tax upon the manufacturers of this country, which in no way affected the foreign producer of ke articles, except so far as their consumption of our coal might affect them, would, as far as those industries were concerned, place them in a worse position than they were already in foreign competition, more especially in the purchasing of the raw material in the open market. We were already keen competitors with Continental buyers of raw material, and any enactment which increased our coets and left them free would be a direct blow to our trades —(applause)—and it was to this danger, viz., the increasing of our own charges and the leaving of the foreign competitor free that gave one very great concern as to the future of our trades if that Bill was made law. (Applause). The following letter was read from Lord Glantawe :— I am sorry I cannot possibly be in Swansea on the 10th March, as I already have two engagements in London on that day. Had I been able to be present, ;t would have afforded me pleasure to have addressed the meeting as to the detrimental effect the Bill is likely to have on the trade of country, for if it. becomes law, it is evident that the standard price of coal will be on a much higher basis than it has hitherto been. I have carefully read the circulars enclosed in your letter, and in my opinion, strong as the expressions are, they do not exaggerate the effects the passing of the Bill is likely to have on large con- I sumers of coal." Mr. E. Truhshaw pointed out that ?n some districts the reduction in the output of coai would mean famine. As regards Col. Wright's estimate of 6d. per box, he thought the colonel had rather under- estimated, and they must view with con- siderable alarm an advance in -he price of coal. (Applause). The tin pi ate trade de- pended upon the price of the manufactured article. It was quite true they got higher prices at certain periods, but at the same time the trade of the world at, those times I was good and people could afford to pay. There were times when the trade was cut very fine indeed, and the question occurred to the consumer whether he would use tin- plates, glass, earthenware or packing mat- erial. The Bill must result in very much increased cost of tinplates and a permanent one, and so they should resist it in every possible way. (Applause). Mr. Strick (Gurnos) said he was the old- est tinplate maker in the room. Competi- tion could not grow less, and they could not expect to be as they were twenty years ago—the sole manufacturers. Mr J. Williams (Clayton) spoke of the difficulties they had in connection with labour since the advance had taken place in the colliers' wages, and it had been more difficult to carry on tinplate works. Boy labour had gone up quite 80 to 100 per I cent., and there were no hopes of getting it lower. If the Bill became law it would only add to their difficulties in that res- pect as most of them were aware, they were bound to employ a large number of boys. Mr. C. Eden said another matter was the increase in the cost of all the other materials they used. In their works and industries it would be a very considerable item, and they would have to pay more for bricks, iron, etc. The resolution was carried- The committee of the Exchange was em- powered to take any steps they- °y £ nt fit as to joining other bodies in protesting, etc. The committee will probably form a sub-committee to have the conduct of the matter. There were between 150 and 130 gentle- men present at the meeting.