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THE WELSH PRESS FBY Ctwyliedydd."] NONCONrOEMIST INTOLERANCE. How few there are who realise what true liberty is, or can measure the restrictions by which iu should be governed? The mean between the extreme of tyranny and the extreme of personal licence is difficult to maintain. It is an inherent instinct of human nature to use power for personal aggrandisement at the expense of the weak, and professing Christians, strange to say, are the most given to the practice of it. When the down-trodden succeed in their resistance to oppression, they, in turn, apply their newly-acquired powers to injure and punish j their former masters. History bears out the fact. It was strongly illustrated in the struggles between the Puritans and Royalists in the seventeenth century. The haughty and: insolent treatment of the common people by the aristocracy bred a spirit of resent- ment wnd revenge, and now, the masses having come into power, retaliation is the order of the day. That spirit is shown in Ireland to an alarming extent; it is extend- ing in Wales, and is gradually taking pos- session of the House of Commons. 2slo ":e, mercy, is Shown, and injustice is done in the name of liberty. As the Church is re- garded by extreme Nonconformists as the -io patrimony of the landowners, it is placed in the same category as its patrons. The vernacular press represents this class of Non- conformists, and the Church is, consequently, a .special object of their hatred and hostility. When the Intermediate Education Act was passed a few years ago the Legislature un- wisely placed its administration in the hands of the county councils, the majority of which is composed of Nonconformists, who are, for the most part, ignorant of the nature and purpose of that kind of education. As a consequence, the chief aim of county councils has been to damage the Church, and through the Church, the landowners. They took possession, as far as they could, of the endowed schools, so as to deprive Church- men of any hand in their future manage- ment, although these schools were endowed I by Clmrohmen. The Ruthin Grammar School is a, striking case in point. This school was founded three centuries ago by Dr. Goodman, Dean of Westminster, and has b-ui managed by Churchmen evei since. The Denbigh County Council, of which Mr. Thomas Gee is chairman, proposed, not only to take possession of its revenues, but to remove its location from Ruthin. And to eliminate every trace of the wish of the founder, it was decreed that sons of Church- men, pupils at the school, should not be allowed to use the Common Prayer Book in their lodgings The Bishop of St. Asaph drew the attention of the House of Lords to the proposed scheme, and her Majesty was asked to withhold her sanction from it, which she graciously did- The "Baneiy' "Herald," and other papers atfa.ck Bishop Edwards in bitter terms, and accuse him ot being hostile to higher education. This is what the "Baner" Bays: -"It is full time to get rid for ever of the rotten 'Estrones and the unworthy wiles that characterise her. As far as the Established Church is con- cerned, the Welsh nation will be deprived of the advantages of education, unless it is imparted in. her way." The plan of the. council was purely unsectarian, but that did not suit the narrow High Church notions of the Bishop of St. Asaph, and Ruthin School was withdraATii from the scheme." The "Herald" blames Churchmen for not subscribing to the county council schemes, and charges them with opposing education. "The Bishop of St. Asaph," it 'says, "is the leader of the mutilation. He asked Lord Salisbury—the enemy of Wales—to help him to destroy the Denbigh scheme, and suc- ceeded. He has attempted to explain away the disgraceful conduct of his shrunken soul. He had the audacity to say that Churchmen must protest against the hard and bitter persecution of the county council committees- Save us, the Established Church complain- ing of persecution! It is enough to make a gatepost to laugh. This is another stimulus to utterly destroy the authority of the aris- tocra.cy." EISTECCFOD BSFOKM. The after-criticisms of the Eisteddfod this year are of a, higher order than usually appear in the columns of the Welsh press, and there, are indications that the judiciou's action of the National Eisteddfod Association is bearing fruit. It requires skilful and deli- cate handling whilst dealing with an old institution. When the association was formed, fourteen years ago, the Eisteddfod was iii very unsatisfactory condition, and at the mercy of individuals and circumstances and yet i,t was a rkk to meddle with it lest it should fall to pieces under your bauds. The late Sir Hugh Owen endeavoured for years to utilise the Eisteddfod for the eleva- tion of the Welsh people, but it was reserved for Ms successor—Mr. M-arciia-nt Williams— to carry out the work. That gentleman ha's shown extraordinary tact and patience in manipulating the personnel of the Eistedd- fod. The bards, as is well known, claim the absolute control of the old iastitucio). and the Gors.edd is the only- seat of authority and Mr. Mareliant Williams wisely availed himself of them as instruments to serve his purpose. The Gorsedd has sensibly improved under the auspices of the association, and the proceedings at Carnarvon last m mull were a great improvemej-it upon tire past- Onoe the Gorsedd is placed on a sound basis, it will be an ea,sy matter to organise the programme and make the meetings all that can be desired. It is to be regretted, there fore, that the "Heirald Cynaraeg" should allow its columns to be the medium of anony- mous attacks upon the National Eisteddfod Association. The "Bauer" contains an able and temperate article, by on the Carnarvon Eisteddfod The writer says: —"The Gorsedd was very popular this yeai. One reason for it, no doubt, was that the bards appeared in their robes. 'Elis Wyn o Wyrfai' delivered1 an excellent address on the occasion, and 'Mcriea' m. amusing in his line. 'Eos Da«r' is the best reciter m the whole world, and lifted the old harp to the admiration of everybody. It is a pity that so few of our popular tenors practice singing with the harp-our national instrument. I am glad that the adjudications a,re to be published, but, if they are like that on the chair prize they had better be left where they are. Why should the .same persons be always judges? The meetings were ilat, owing to the absence of skilful conductors. Oh! for 'Mynyddog' of happy memories The next to him now living is 'Llew Llwyi'o-' Why should he be passed over ? The musical adjudications were good, but why so many Englishmen? Who can do the work better tha.n Emlyn Evans? The Welsh dhoirs dis- played much culture. There was too much time wasted over the piano. The best things at the Eisteddfod' were the essays. The chief topics of the day should be the sub- jects. Those for Llanelly are anything but interesting." DETERIORATION OF THE QUARRYMEN. The quarymen of North Wales are a in peculiar people. One would imagine from their love of public speaking and the interest thev take in party polities that. they are a highly civilised people). And yet their wages are lower than those of skilled work- men in any part of the kingdom., and they cannot agree among themselves to have a union tG protect their own interests. A few months ago Miss Ellis, sister of the chief Government Whip, accused the wives of the quarrymen with negftecting to provide proper food for their husbands and spending their time in idle gossip. There was a hue and cry over it, and "Miss Ellis had to explain*. The Labour Commissioners have reported th.us -"Much evidence has been given to us about the food of qiiarrymen, We are of opinion that the WCllsh quarrymen might with advantage copy their brethren in Scot- land and elsewhere, and make use of a more varied diet, such as porridge and milk, both with vegetables, &c. and be careful to avoid stewed tea, for we were struck by the fact that the physique of the Scotch Cornish quarrymen was decidedly supeiior to that of the Welshmen." Last week the North Wales branch of the British Medical Association met at Bangor, when the subject was discussed. The "Herald," "Genedl," and "Celt" report the proceedings, and para- graphs appear in the "Baner" and "Cymro," but the condition of the quarrymen does not appear to cause any surprise or anxiety. The "Genedl" recites the circumstances with as little interest as it would an epidemic in Russia. Thus —"Stewed tea is the great curse of the quarrymen, say the doctors. It was said that their constitutions were dege- nerating, and that they attribute it to tea drinking. The doctors recommend a greater variety of food. One doctor who lives among them said that they are very weak, and that their muscles are as soft as pudding. They remain in their wet clothing, and never dream of taking a bath from January to December." The paper then proceeds to blame the employers for not making proper provisions for the men, but Dr. Mills- Roberts, Dinorwig, said that Mr. Vivian was prepared to give them every accommodation, but he did not believe they would take advan- tage of it. If the quarrymen are in the condition described by the doctors, they are a disgrace to a civilised country, and ministers of religion in the localities ought to take immediate steps to remove the stigma from their midst. If a Tory landowner or a Church parson fed his workpeople with ce stewed tie?. he would be branded with infamy by the whole Nonconformist vernacular press, but when- a body of men—of Radical pro- clivities—voluntarily injure their physical constitutions by and in-sufficient food not a word of censure is passed upon them MISCELLANEOUS. The "Goleuad" and "Tyst" devote lead- ing articles to the Mansfield College Summer 11 Meeting, The "Tyst" says that it was a greater success than two years ago, but the "Qoieuad" states that the attendance was less. "There were present 119 Independents, 110 Wes-leyans of every degree, 68 Pres- byterians, including ten or eleven C-aivi- nistic Method,sts; 36 Baptists, seven Cnurch of England, six of whom were from America, and one Unitarian. Some laymen paid the expenses of 70 Primitive Methodist minis- ters." The "Celt" gives an, interesting sketch of the personal experience, as a minister, of the Rev. J. Ossian Da,vies, of Bournemouth. Mr. D avies writes Ms sermons at length, and savs that he finds his experience as a compositor in his youth most useful, in that he can use his manuscript without any- one knowing that he is reading it. The Methodist -origan, PH-erring to the statement by the Congregationa,lasts—that the preaching at the Union meeting at Cardiff this rear was stronger than it was eighteen >ye<ars ago—asks:—"Does that prove that the Independents are to gain more ground in the future than the other denominations?" The same paper (suggests that the Methodist delegates should take their wives with them to the next cymanfa, as the Independents did at Cardiff." The "LIan" discusses the position and work of laymen in the, Church. It does not approve of laymen appearing in the pulpits, but urges that their services should be utilised whenever practicable. It quotes the Bishop of Wakefield, who recommends that the authorities should take the question into their serious consideration. Methodist correspondents of the "Baner" complain of breaches of faith on the part of deacons in the matter of preaching engage- ments. One states that a minister received a postcard on a, Saturday stating that his services would not be required at a. certain chapel the following Sunday, although the engagement was made two years previously, The minister was den rived of the chance of securing a fee elsewhere. Names of persons and places are given. The "Seren" attempts a repCy to. the very able article of Principal Owen in the "Geninen" on Mr. Asquith's Bill, but most of the other papers pass over it as if afraid to tackle it. "Rasmus Jones, of the "Lla.n," recommends the re-printing of the article in pamphlet form and circulating it freely throughout the Principality.
INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION.
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INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. On Tuesday afternoon the governors under the Welsh intermediate Education scheme met in the council-chamber, Cardiff, Mr. J. Duncan presiding.—It was resolved, a*^er some discussion, that the sites commutee r-nd tem- porary schools committee should be merged into one, to which the names of Canon Ihompson and the three ladies present should be i, ided. Hie report- of the sites committee stated that a letter had been received from Sir \v. 1. l ewis in answer to the request tendered by the committee that the Marquess of Bute. should allow the- proposed new schools to be built on a nortion of the Cathays 1■ aric. The ti. letter stated that, although Lord Bute had not definitely stated that he would not gorant the required plot of ground to the governors yet, to prevent disappomment, oir. Vv. 1. Lewis thought it was his duty, knowing that the marquess was averse to letting the ground, to refuse the application. The committee's report went on to state that those present at the meeting had taken this decision as final, and had asked for tenders for --ites. Sevei-,iLi. had been received, and the committee, with one dissentient, had decided, pending the approval'of the governors, to accept, the offer of Mr Billups, who placed at the disposal of the board his house at No. 28, The Parade, Tredegarviile, -Several of those pre- sent spoke as to the suitability of this site, those who had visited the premises reir^rk- ino- that thev had found tuat the rooms wuuld be°most suitable.—The house belonging to Mr. Lee which occupied the corner of the Parade, the committee thought they would have no difficulty in acquiring, and if this could be done, the eytra. ground available by so doing would be quite sufficient to provide an ample Dlayground and gymnasium for the sœol. Ihe ground rent for the building was £ 18 per annum, and the owner of tne land was Lord Tredegar who, Mr. Lewis \V llliams stated, woild be sure to 00 his ut-mosi/ to help them to obtain their purpose.—Mr. E. J. Beava-ii was sorry that he felt it, his duty to put himself in opposition to the rest of the meeting, but he thought it was necessary for him ,0 speak up for the western and south-western part of the town, who, if the site in question were, decided upon, would be dealt unfairly with. All the educational advantages were at present. possessed by the eastern portion of the town, and he thought that the building should be placed in a more central position. He urged his colleagues to pause betore they .Ll decided definitely, for they might in a short time be able, to choose a better site.— After further discussion it was decided, on the motion of Mr. Xjewis illiiims, to authorise the finance committee to take immediate steps to effect the purchase of Mr. Bilrupe s pre- mises, subject to the approval of the Charity Commissioners.—The, meeting then proceeded to discuss the election of a lady to fill the post of head mistress for thegfrrte school. Sixty-six applications had been received, and out of this list the lady governors had selected the Misses Shakepeare, S. Smith, Vicars, E. C. Young, Brown, Colin, and Eaves, who will be requested to appear before the governors for a final selection at a future date. r.. --at
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The Central News correspondent at Rome telegraphs on Saturday evening • —Puring the last three days the Roman police have effected the arrest of 40 more Anarchists. The prevail- id.di- ing condition of affairs is rather forcibly indi- cated by the fact that the prisons in Rome and district are all full, in consequence of which these 40 men have been divided between Naples and Civita Yecehia, I
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NEWS IN BRIEF. P' A Central News telegram from New Orleans says —Dispatches from Bluefields state that a crisis has. been reached. A battle seems immi- nent. Ships are preparing to receive foreigners and non-combatants. A mass meeting of delegates from all parts of the country of the Postmen's Federation, held in L011 dan on Saturday, emphatically protested against the Postmaster-General's refusal to hear I their grievances. At Thornton on Friday night a labourer named Shaw and his wife were cleaning the house. The wife placed the baby in a shut-up bed, and just after the husband unwittingly closed it. The wife returned an hour later, and found the baby suffocated. A Renter's telegram from Paris says :—Judg- ment was pronounced on Friday by the Second Chamber of the Correctional Tribunal in the case of Dr. Cornelius Herz, who was sen- tenced in contumaciam to five years' imprison- ment and a fine of 3,000 francs. Mrs. Mary Ann Barber obtained a decree nisi on Saturday because of the adultery of her hus- band, a curate, who had belonged to Southsea, It was stated that respendent eloped to Aus- tralia with another woman, and subsequently returned to England with a third woman. The case in which Mr. Fox Bourne, late editor of the "Weekly Despatch," claimed from the proprietors salary in lieu of proper notice, concluded in vhe Queen's Bench on Friday. Plaintiff had six months' notice, but claimed twelve months.—The jury .iound for the defen- dants.—Judgment accordingly. Flooding is reported to have taken plai-6 at the Aston Hall Colliery, Hawarden, and ic B feared that the pit will become unworkable. If this anticipation is realised Hawarden will suffer to a considerable extent, as nost of the working men living there are employed at the pit. A costermonger named Field was awarded £350 in the Queen's Bench Division on Thurs- day against the London General Omnibus Com- pany. Plaintiff, whilst crossing Piccadilly with his ba.rrow, was knocked down by one of defen- dants' omnibuses. One of his legs had to be amputated. A special telogram from New York on Sun- day to the Central News says :-Yesterd:lY at Waltham the well-known cjclist, H. C. Tyler, is stated to have ridden the mile with a flying start and pacemakers in Imin. 53 3-5sec., or a second better than the world's record up to date. A Reuter's telegram from Cape Town dated July 18 says :—The remains of Major Wilson's party, under the charge of Mr. Ivan Fry, are being conveyed to Zimbabye by wag'on. The Matabele War Fund Committee have declared their first dividend of £10 per man. About 900 men participate. Particulars have been issued by the Wands worth Official Receiver of the failure of Edward Dillon Lewis, a solicitor, of Richmond. The liabilities amount to £ 39,272; assets £ 1.818. The debtor offers a composition of 7s. 6d. in the zC. He attributes his failure to the non-succes s of two companies in the formation of which he took a prominent part. Another serious fire broke out on Saturday in a large cotton warehouse in Pacific-road, Liverpool. The outbreak was first observed in the fourth floor, and, notwithstanding the efforts of the Liverpool and Bootle brigades, the fire made rapid progress, fears being enter- tained hat the '.vhole building and contents would be destroyed. The damage was heavy. A Reuter's telegram from Berlin says:— While two men were breaking into a house in Buelow-strasse on Thursday they were disturbed by a policeman. One of the burglars promptly fired several shots at the officer, who received a ball in the back, while one shot struck his com- panion. On seeing the latter fall the burglar turned the pistol against himself with fatal effect. His wounded associate was arrested. A Central News telegram from New York on Saturday says :-The "Herald's" Quito corre- spondent states that the Republic of Ecuador has decided to demonetise silver, and in lieu thereof to issue paper on a gold basis. This action, it is thought, will benefit the country's financial position considerably and materially assist in meeting its obligations. A Reuter's telegram from ? ew York says:- The "World" states that the projected fight between Corbett and Jackson is off. The jo an al bases this statement on the dispatch sent by Jackson from San Francisco, declaring he will not fight in any of the Southern States under any circumstances. New Orleans and Jacksonville, it is added, are thus both included in Jackson's objection, and there is no other place which is suitable. A Reuter's telegram from New York ma,ys According to a telegram from Caracas pub- lished by the "World," the troops of the Venezuelan Government have attacked and routed the insurgents in the province of Bolivar, after three hours' fighting. The rebels are now concentrating in the Sarima Mountains, while the Government are mustering all their available troops. A Dalziel's telegram from Limoges on Satur- day says:—A young tailor, seventeen years of age, named Soncha-reichas, was executed this morning for the murder, under peculiarly atro- cious circumstances, of his master, M. Henry. He was led out of the prison at-4.25, and upon arriving at the guillotine he raised his eyes, and cried, "Seigneur." The assistants of M. Diebler then seized him, and a few minutes afterwards the knife fell. At an inquest held in London on Friday on Charles Hatton and his wife, a respectable married couple, who poisoned themselves rather than go to the workhouse, the jury found they committed suicide while of unsound mind, brought about by distress, and the coroner remarked that the horror of the workhouse might be in a great measure done away with if all unions adopted the system of classificat'on in vogue at Sheffield, whereby the habitua-Py improvident were separated from the, deserving poor. Writing of the banquet to Sir William Har- court the London correspondent of the Liverpool Courier states that it was originally intended to have but one toapt-ilia,t of the guest—but at the last moment the Queen was added, and, speaking quite without prejudice, but rather as a cynical commentary upon the seeming over- sight, Mr. Labuuchere jokingly suggested that the toast should be "Sir William Harcourt and the rest of the Royal Family." This apropos of Sir William's claim to Royal blood. An amusing incident occurred at a fashion- able wedding the other day. One friend, who determined tQ save her money and credit at the same time, took' a broken ear-ring to a famous jeweller in Bond-street, and ordered the little stone to be set as a scarf-pin for the groom. As she sagely remarked, "It does me 1.0 good, and coming from such a famous etablishment, they are sure to prize it, and think I paid a lot of money." When the package returned from the shop the wedding guest failed to examine her proposed present, and merely dis- patched it with her card and compliments. Imagine her disgust, when strolling through the rooms where the bridal gifts were displayed, to find a dozen people about her offering, and each one smiling. For a moment she hesitated, then pressed forward, and lo! there was the precious white satin-covered, box I earing the prized name, it is true, but, alas below "From repairing department;" and even worse thau all, resting on the blue cotton beside the pin, was an old broken bit of ear-ring returned by the conscientious firm.
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lfIILFORD AND THE ATLANTIC TRADE. The hopes held out that -Milford would be selected as the terminal port in this country for the new line of mail steamers which Mr. Hud- dart and his supporters propose to establish between Great Britain and Canada are, we are afraid, not likely to be realised. Mr. Huddart, it will be remembered, on his visit of inspection to Milford a little time back made the announce- ment that the port was selected for the" final heat." It seems now, however, that the chances of its winning that desirable event are very slight indeed. That Southampton will be the port finally fixed upon is now very little doubted. Information received, though rather delicately put, yet so clearly points to this, that the friends of Milford have almost resigned them- selves to disappointment once more.
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SATING BANK BOMANCE. Through the instrumentality of the mayor of Middleton (Alderman John Thorpe), the sole survivor of an old Top-o'-Middleton family has just received a sum of money under peculiar circumstances. In the year 1844 a woman, who was born in Rack High-street, Middleton, was convicted at the assizes on a charge, of larceny at Manchester, where she was in service1 and was sentencd to seven years' transportation. At that time the convict had invested in a savings' bank in Manchester the sum of £ 96, and in those days all convicts' property becama confiscated to the Government. In January, 1893, the niece of the person convicted got pos- session of the bank-book showing the amount deposited, and this was handed to Alderman Thorpe, in order to see if the money could be recovered and paid to the niece, who is in poor circumstances, and now resides in Ashton. Mr. Thorpe at once instituted inquiries. His first step was to have an interview with the principals of the bank in Manchester, and he was informed that the money was still in the savings' bank, and over thirty years ago it was reported to the Government as being confiscated property, but the Government, never claimed it. Acting on the advice of the bank authorities, Mr. Thorpe set to work to find the certificate of marriage of the woman who had been convicted, and in this he succeeded. Mr. Thorpe next wrote to the clerk of the peace at Preston, asking for infor- mation about the convicted woman, but lie could glean nothing, and the clerk of the peace advised Mr. Thorpe to communicate with the governor of Millbank Prison. This was done, but with no better result, and Mr. Thorpe then communicated with the Home Office. He re- ceived a reply to the effect that-in 1844 the woman named was convicted of larceny at Man- chester, and sentenced to seven years' transpor- tation, and that in the beginning of the year 1845 she sailed in the ship Tasmania for Tas- mania, since which time all trace of her had been lost. The Home Office advised Mr. Thorpe to write to the Governor of Hobart Town. He did so, and in reply received a, letter to the effect that the woman named arrived there in 1845, and was liberated in 1849 —two years before her time, on account of her good conduct. Since then nothing was known of her, "but if still alive," added the Governor, "she must be 85 years of age." On receipt of this intelligence Mr. Thorpe communicated with the solicitor to the Duchy of Lancaster and the solicitor to the Treasury, and represen- tatives from these offices have paid several visits to Middleton to make inquiries as to whether the convicted woman was dead or alive, and, if dead, whether the niece referred to was the sola surviving relative. Month after month passed without any definite result. At length, how- ever, Alderman Thorpe's energetic labours were rewarded, as a few days ago the niece received a cheque for 2163, being the amount originally invested in the savings' bank, together with £ 67 accumulated interest, less expenses in- curred in making the necessary inquiries.
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The pedestrian Girandin, who has walked over 14,000 kilometres in America and Europe, is about to embark for Africa, where he intends to endeavour to walk from Oran to Timbuctoo, crossing the Sahara. He will be accompanied by a party of ten picked non- commissioned officers representing both ser- vices. L f,U't
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CHARMING MUSIC FOR SUMMER EVENINGS. \\JiPBELL,' Jf§ COLD -BROAD MEDAL E&EO j They have Organ onù Celestial Tone and Charming Bell Accompaniments. No home should be without one. The Solemn Psalm, the Soul-stirring- Hymn, the Cheerful Song, anc. he Merry Dance can all ba played on these clia .-ling instruments. No bow. edge of music is required by the player. HAPPY HOURS FOR ALL. Special offer to the Beaders of the 3 g. Cardiff Wefldy Mail. < «■ Cam-obeli's Gem Melodeon, Ss. 6d. S2 S =3 Campbell's "Miniature" Melodeon, 10s. 6d. ^§. 1:40 Campbell's "Paragon" Melodeon, 14s. Campbell's "Favourite" Melodeon, 16s. 6d. og o Worth double the money. Selling in Thou- o -p sands. Either of the above sent carriage § jpaid in Great Britain on receipt of P.O.O. g, 100,000 TESTIMONIALS AND PRESS NOTICES Professor Brown, the Champion Melodeon Player of Great Britain, Ireland, and Wales, says Camp bell's Patent Melodeons are the finest instruments that have ever come under my touch, and only require a trial to advertise themselves." N.B.—CAMPBELL'S MELODEONS ABE THE ONLY GENUINE MELODEONS IN THE MAKKET All lovers of music should at once send for our New Illustrated Privilege Price List for Season 1894. 150,000 of those valuable lists sent out yearly. Send penny stamp to CAMPBELL and CO., MUSICAL INSTKUMENT MAKERS, 116, THONGATE, GLAS- GOW. ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS. [Lc990 A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. "gERCHAM'S pILLS jgEECHAM'S J3ILLS E E CH AM' S pILLS FOlt ALT, BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS, SUCH AS SICK HEADACHE, WEAK STOMACH IMPAIRED DIGESTION, CONSTIPATION, LIYEIl COMPLAINT, AND FEMALE AILMENTS LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. In Boxes 9 £ d., 131d., and 2s. 9d. each. LOllfl A N I E L S' a JQEFIANCE 0ABBAGB This is undoubtedly the finest variety of Cabbage in cultivation. It is early, short-legged, and com- pact, grows rapidly to the weight of 10 to 15 lbs. each, and is of the most delicious marrow flavour. Should be in every garden. Sow now, seed, our true stock, per oz. Is. 6d., post free. DANIELS BROS., SEED GROWERS AND NURSERYMEN, NORWICH. A N I E L S' GOLDEN ROCOA ONION. The most superb variety in cultivation. The bulbs are of fine globular shape, with bright golden yellow slim, and when well grown will weigh 1 to 3 lbs. each. Of the most delicat-a flavour, and one of the hand- somest and finest Onions ever introduced. Splendid for exhibition, and the best variety for autumn sowing. Seed, with full cultural directions, per oz. 2s., post free. DANIELS BROS., SEED GROWER.8 AND NURSERYMEN, NORWICH. LOlJOi