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ffitrtbr0',I+Iarria,gt!g;,anb]Btatl)!5 BIRTHS. BRADFORD.—On the 15th February, 1897, at Coed-y- Wtin Cottage. Llanbradacn, the wife of George Bradford. of a daughter. DAVID.—On the 15th inat., at Pivinouth-road, Penarth, the wife of Thomas W. bavid, of a daughter. KYD.—On February 13th. at Fascadale, Corporation- road, Newport, Mon., the wife of Geo. Eyd, of a son. MARSHALL.—On the 9th inst., the wife of W. Marshall, A*icti<>neer, Tredegar, of a son. SlLOOCJxS.—On Hlinday, 14th inst., at 14, Major-road, Canton, Cardilf, the wife or Henry Silcocks, of a sou. MARRIAGES. DAVIES—DAVTD.— Febraaiy 11, at Ftenoscr Chapel, Treherbert, brfore the Rrgistrar and the Ren. H. Harris and M. Jones, Dan Davies, eldest eon of Edward Davies, builder, Treherbert. to Mary Elizabeth David, eldest daughter of John David, B!a?nrltnn!l<a. FORD—HERBERT.—February 15th, at Trevethin Church, Pontypool, by the Rev. C. E. T. Griffith, M.A., Vicar, aauistod by the Itev. A. W. A. Williams, Reotor of Panteg, Percy Bowers Ford, sou of Edward B. Ford, Pontypool. to Beatrice Amelia, second daughter of John Herbert, Avondale House, Pontypool. HC. WARD—.TAMES.—On February 13. at St. John's Church. Cardiff, by the Rev. Canon Thompson, D.D., Frederick Thomas Howaftl, M.A., of Balliol College, Oxford, one of H.M. laxpetora of Schools, second son of Charles Howard, of Sudburj-, Derby, to Mary Pruen, t.he eldent dauerhtcr of Ivor Jadhes, Registrar of the University of Wales. LLOYD—JENKINS.—-February 11th, at Christ Church, Cyfaithla, Mertiiyr Tyrifll. by the Ik, Howell Kirkhoufe, M.A.. vicar, Richard Llovd. son of Mr. Hr,"b<>rc Lloyd, C'farthfa Brewery, iferthyr Tcdfil, ftnd Maiy, dauphWr of the late Mr. John Jenkins, brick manufacturer, MerUiyr Tjdfll. DEATHS. BALLARD.—February 17th, at 132. Commercial- road, Newport. the residence of her daughter, K'.ronora Frances, the beloved wife of Thomas Acton Ballard, J.P. CO :-rOX.-on the 14bh February, at 20, Crwvs-road, Cardiff, Elsie May, beloved daughter of Harry and Violet Cotton, aged 12 months. DAVID.—February 15. at 9, Cwmavon-road, A hpr- avon, Eliza'ieth, wife of Mr. John David, J.P. Private funeral Friday, at Twelve. EVANS.—At the Cardiff Infirmary, on 17th Feb- ruary, after a long nnu painful illpegs, Thomas Evans, a<jed 40. school attendance officer. Funeral leaving inllrmarv Saturday next at three "o'clock. G1JAY.—On the 14th inst., at 41, Braudesbury Villas, London, Alice Markliam. widow of the late John Selby Gray, of London and Bournemouth, a<red 54. GRIFFITHS.—On Moalay, the 15th, at the Lion Hotel, Swa&sea. Lionel Christopher, infant son of George aud fiAtie Griffiths, aged six weeks. Deeply regretted. HO WELLS. -pOn 11th ,W.d; David, *XNI 30 years, son of Mr. William Horfrells, Glynfach-ro:«d, late Tyny- oynmier Arm-. Deceased employed 14 years under Coedcae Cbliierv Company. JONES.—On the 17th inst., at Olals, Swansea Vallpv, Annie, widow of the late Benju-nin Jones, of Dol- M«nwrtyrt Wells FuneraJ on Saturday at 1.2:0 for Rsthama, Clydacli. LA.WTŒN'CE,-on the 8th ilwt Adelaide Luev T,;<wrence, ag^d 88, the beloved wife Qf I/iwrenoe, of Caerleon House, Caerleon. LEWIS—On the 12th instant, at the Wheatsheaf Llantrisant, Mr. Roderick Lewi*, apod 74. PADDON.—On Saturday, 15th inst.. Elizabeth Ellen, beloved wife of .Jolm Paddon, 40. Kincrais-street, Roath. Ordiff, after a lonp and painful illness. I'EATICE—At Clarence Villa, Cowbrids?e-oad. Cai-diff, on the 15tb instant, of pneumonia, H. T. Pearce, esrpd 52. ROBERTS.—On February 15th. at t2. Penllyn-road, Canton. Caniiff, John Roberts, after srreat suffer-1 ing, ajjed 68 years, late lierthing man at the Bute Doctec. Firnrral oa Monday, the 22nd, at one j o'clock, for Cardiff Cemetery. Friends please f\r"t thl. tion, ROBERTS.—On Friday, John Rofwrti, Shipwright, 25, Courtney-rood, Cadoxton, atred 54. --on 15th inst. Edward Thomas. E.w).. J P.. Llechwen. Llanvabon, aped 73 years. Pri- vate funeral Friday, one o'clock, for Llanvabon Church. Friends wishing to attend Vindly meet at th.. Churrh. WIIJLIAMS'.—On the 9th inst., at Windy Hall, Fieh- jruiirl, Susaniiali Symmoos, the beloved wife of David Williams, aged 78.

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I TIDE TABLE. I WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 26. 1897. — I TI 1 3 i Lj £ *2 13 1; H M P 6S I s el i ° a 4 i S (Morning 9 13 r 9 7 8 59 10 14 8 aaturay < Evening 9 30 9 25 -9 IV 10 32 8 23 (.Height 35 5 [ 38 0 38 6 | 31 2 33 9 o (Morning 9 50 <M3 9 35Tlo~50 8~41 ounaay.-J Evening 10 6 10 1 9 55 11 8 9 1 (.Height I 34 8 j7 1 37 7 1 30 1 33 0 (Morning 10 26 loTs 10 14~ 11 £ > 920 oiondy J Evening 10 46 1 0 38 10 35 11 45 9 41 (.Height 32 11 55 4 35 10 28 0 31 8 (Morning 11 5 10~5T~lo"5^ — 10 0 iuesdy 2 Evening 11 24 11 15 11 14 12 2 10 20 (.Height 30 0 32 8 33 2 24 11 29 9 (Morning 11 46 11 37 11 38 12 22 10 44 Wednes^ Evening — — — 12 43 11 13 ^Height 26 7 29 5 29 11 21 3 27 2 (Morning 12 15 12 4 12 7 1 11 II 49 Thurs. J. Evening 12 49 11 38 12 43 1 45 — (.Height 24 3 26 6 27 0 17 7 24 9 (Morning 1 36 1 22 1 24 2 29 12 30 Friday, -2 Evening 2 24 2 14 2 11 3 21 1 17 (.Height 21 10 25 5 25 11 16 2 23 10

— ,„ LOCAL. The Vale of Glamorgan Railway Bill was read a second time in the Houee of Lords oa Tues- day. At Cardiff Police-oourt on Friday Captain M'Auley, of the steamship Jkaggie Barr, of Glasgow, was fined £ 25 and costs for allowing his vessel to be overloaded. At Merthyr Police-court on Monday Eliza- beth Carpenter was committed for trial at the next assizes on the charge of drowning her child at Abercynon on the 11th inst. It is officially announced that the Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rev. Canon John Owen, principal of St. David's College, Lampeter, to the Bishopric of St. David's. The shipments at the Bute Docks during the year 1896 are reported to have amounted to 10,020,713 tons. The exports showed an increase of nearly 3 per cent. over 1895, and the imports an increase of 12 per cent. A meeting of the parka committee of the Cardiff County Council was held on Monday, when a letter was read from the Local Govern- ment Board asking for further information with regard to the proposed purchase of the Llandalf Fields. A meeting of the special tramways com- mittee of the Cardiff County Council was held on Monday afternoon, when the tramway pur- chase question was further discussed. Consi. deration of the question was onoe more adjourned. The inquest on the body of the child drowned at Abereynon on Thursday was held on Satur- day when tha jury returned a verdict that the child was drowned by its mother, Elizabeth Carpenter, adding a rider that they were wish- ful to recommend the acoueed to mercy.

GENERAL. The keel-plate of a new first-olass battleship waa laid at Devonport on Monday. Hie Royal Commission on the Licencing Laws have decided not to issue an interim report at present. The hearing of the Teixeira will suit was ooncluded on Saturday, when judgment was given against tlie plaintiff. The polling at Hagger'ston on Saturday resulted in the return of Mr. Shaw-Lefevre (Progressist) by 2,2G6 against 1,925 polled by Lord Wolverton. The result of the polling on Monday in the Bridgeton Division of Glasgow was declared at night as follows :-Cam",ron (R.), 4,506; Dickson (U.), 4,381; majority. 125. The statement of affairs filed in connection with the failure of Mr. Sims Reeves shows debts to the amount of £ 1,042. with assets 23. The debtor has consented to an immediate adjudi- cation of bankruptcy. At the Gloucestershire Assises on Monday William Lionel Price, charged with the wilful murder of his sister, Rosina. at Avonmouth on January 4, was found guilty, but not respon- sible for his actions. He was ordered to be detained. The secretary of the Wesleyan Educational Committee (Dr. Waller) has furnished, at the request of the Education Department, an m, terim report showing the expenditure on the provision, as distinguished from the main- tenance, of Wesleyan day schools since 1870. Mr. T. P. O'Connor on Tuesday moved the adjournment of the House of Commons in order to call attention to the condition of affairs in the Island of Crete, and the conduct of her Majesty's Government in reference thereto. Mf. Dillon seconded. Mr. Balfour said there was no use, he knew, appealing to those people who did not care whether they set the whole East aflame or not, but he must appeal to the leaders of the Opposition to refrain at present from oon-deinniiig the Government, from criti. cising the Government, or from even cross- ejtsmining the Government. When thf- time came when they were at liberty to tell the House all that had been done they would be prepared to defend their conduct. Sir W. Harcourt said nobody could accuse the Oppo- sition of hampering the Government in regard to foreign affairs, but they must came to an understanding with them. The only informa- tion. given to Europe with regard to Crete had beem given in the HotL-L) of Lords. They were debarred from expressing an opinion in detail upon the policy of the Government, but the substance of it seemed to be the condemna- ■ ti.lm of Greece. That was a policy which he did not believe represented the opinion of the English people. The motion was eventually withdrawn. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the administration of the Chartered Com- pany, more particularly with reference to what is known as the Jameson raid, re-assembled in Westminster Hall, London, on Tuesday. A statement read by Air. Rhodes contained the following :—"1 sympathised with and, as one largely interested in the Transvaal, shared in the Uitlanders' grievances, and, further, as a citizen of Cape Colony, I felt that the per- sistently unfriendly attitude of the Government of the South African Republic towards the Colony was the great obstacle to common action for practical purposes among the various States of South Africa. Under these circum- stances, I assisted the movement in Johannes- burg with my purse and influence. Further, acting within my rights, in the autumn of 1895 i placed on territory under the administration of the British/South Africa Company, upon the borders of the Transvaal, a body of troops, under Dr, Jameson, prepared to act in the Transvaal in certain eventualities. 1 did not communicate these views to the board of directors of the British South Africa Company. With reference to the Jamesan raid, I may state that Dr. Jameson went on without my authority." Mr. Rhodes was cross-examined by Sir N-N-illiaill Harcourt. The Committee adjourned till Friday.

FOREIGN. In accordance with urgent medical advice, Sir John Robinson has resigned the Premiership of Natal. It is reported that the Hamburg Shipowners' Association on Saturday decided to raise -Ike wages of sailors, stokers, and trimmers. Mr. Tom Mann has arrived at the port. Private advices received at Cape Town from Pretoria etate that the indemnity claim of the Transvaal Government was l-canded to Mr. Conyngham Greene on Tuesday. It is stated to amount to £ 322,000. Reuter's Agency is informed that, according to the "test intelligence received from Lagos, the Niger's Company's operations had brought about no change in the attitude of the Ilorins, whose war chief is hostile. A revolt of the natives in the Society Islands is reported. The Frer.ch landed 500 troops and defeated the insurgent* with a loss of 30 killed. The rebel leader fled with only the remnant of hia followers. A Lloyd's telegram from Lagos on Tuesday says tbe He-pin expedition has captured the first village on the rood to the King's town. There was Siarp fighting, in which two British officers were wounded and one was killed. Four men were also wounded. Colonel Vassos, commander of the Greek troops in Crete, has issued a proclamation. stating that the King has decided to put an end i'' the lamentable condition of things in the island by a military occupation, in which the life and property of all the inhabitants, to whom he brings "peace and legality," will be respected. The commander of the fleet of the Powers has officially informed' commander of the Greek squadron of the occupation of Cameo. by the foreign Marines, with the consent of the Turkish authority there, and has intimated 1 to him that the Greek troops must not attack j the town. which is under the protection of the flags of the Great Powers. The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," telegraphing on Tuesday night, says:—I am enabled to affirm, on very hjgh authority, that Greece will rema/in in possession. at all costs, and for all time, and nobody believes hero that any Christian Power will shed Christian blood to maintain Turkish domina- tion. Thi., is Greece's strong point. Information transmitted from Berlin by her Majesty's Ambassador shows that, while M.e sum asked for in the German Budget for 1897- 8 on b.shrjr of the Army' sliowo a slight decrease as compared with tin turn allowed in tie Budget for 1CS6-7, th requirements of the Navy Department are estimated at £ 6,500,000 sterling, being £ 2,2uQ,CG0 more than was voted iast year. At a special Council of Ministers held at Yiildiz^ Xiosk it wa.s decided that the pacifica- tion of Crete should be left in the hands of the Powers, and that Ivaratheodori Pasha should be sent to the Island as Imperial High Cominis- sioner. The Countil also decided upon the adoption of military measures on the Greek fron- tier, and upon tha appointment of Marshal Mhem Paf-ha, who directed operations at Zeitun last year, as commander of the troops at Elassona. It is also reported tha.t six divi- sions, consisting of about 76,800 men, axe to be concentrated near t.he Greek frontier. Orders have also been given for the preparation of two Turkish squadrons. The Ministry of Marine has asked for a. credit of £ T500,0C0.

BRIDGETON BYE-ELECTION. RESULT OF THE POLL. Polling in the Bridgeton Division of Glas- gow for the election of a member of Parlia- ment in the place of Sir George Trevelyan, resigned, took place on Monday, the candi- dates being Dr. Cameron IR). and Mr. C. S. Dickson (U), Solicitor-General for Scotland. There. are 10,930 electors ou the roll, and the poll was a heavy one. The result wai declared as follows, shortly before ten o'clock: — Dr. Cameron (R) 4,506 Mr. C. S. Dickson (U) 4,381 Radical majority 125 Previous elections in the constituency bate resulted as followa:- „ „ „ 1885. E. B. Russell ;r.) 3 599 E. V. Maitland (U) 3478 W. Forsyth (Lab.) '973 IUd. majority over Unionist.. 121 1886. E. R. Russell (R.) 4,304 Celin Mackenzie (U.) 3,567 Majority 737 Bve-election, 1887. Sir G. Trevo yan (It.) 4.654 Hon. B. Ashley (U.) 3,253 Majority; 11401 1892 s wF Jrev £ ,y*'Mlt > 4,729 « W. C. Maughan (U.) 3,351 Majority j 3y8 Bye-election, 1892. Sir G. Trevelyan (it.) unopposed. ( 1895. Sir G. Trevelyan (li.) 7 ici C. S. Dickson (U.) 271Q J. B. Watson (Lab.) 609 Bad. majority over Unionist 442 1

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MILITIA RETURNS. The returns of the Militia. for last year. as presented to Parliament, were issued on Tues- day. Thsy ffhow that, reckoned by the numbers of each regiment on the day of its inspection there were m 1895 117,773 officers and E on the ro11/' 7^973T1,eS3 than the full establish- ment of 134,746. In comparison with the pre. vious year the enrolled strength shows the slight decrease of 16, but the establishment had heon fixed 126 lower than in 1895. The number Jf artillerymen at training was 14,689, of Engi- ri-eters 1.045, of in-fiaxitry 82,773, and of Medical Staff Corps men 254. The total of 77,720 enrolled Militia in Lnglamd and Wales ehowg a decrease of 698, the 14-,783 in Scotland a of 66 and the 25,270 in Ireland an inertaeo of 748. The 16,973 wanting to complete the Militia. establishment were 110 lees than were wanting in 3.395. The total number of men of the Militia Reserve effective at inspection, and included in the 98,761 of all ranks present, was 31,197, a decrease of 301; and the number enrolled in the Reserve since the training of 1895 was 5,283, a decrease of 476.

ELECTION OF RURAL DISTRICT COUNCILS. The dates for election of rural district coun- cdliors have been fixed by the Local Govern- ment Board. The notice of election must be given not later than Saturday, March 13. The latest hour for receipt of nomination papers will be noon on Thursday, March 18. Deci- sions as to the validity of nomination papers must be given not later than Friday, March 19. On the following day at latest the state- ment of persons nominated must be made out. Candidates cannot withdraw later than noon of Tuesday, March 23. Notice of poll must be given five clear days at least before the elec- tion, and the day of election will be Monday, April 7, or such other day (not earlier than Saturday, April 3. or later than Wednesday, April 7), as may for special reasons be fixed by the county council. I

A LONDON EISTEDDFOD. Under the title of the "City-road Eistedd- fod," and under the patronage of Lady Henry Somerset, Lord Windsor, and Lord Tredegar, with Mr. J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., as presi- dent, an eisteddfod bo held at the Queen's-hall, London, on the evening of the 25th inst. There will, as Usual, be competitions in literature, poetry, music, recitations, and translation. The musical adjudicators will be Mr. Randegger and Dr. Joseph Parry; and besides B20 in the chief choral contest. B10 in the contest for male choirs, and £5 in that for smaller choirs, there will be prizes fQr vocal and instrumental 3oloists. It is stilted that several well-known r-hoire, both English and WelEh, intend to compete. The eisteddfod is held in connec- tion with the Welsh Wesleyan-Ohurch in the City-road, and Mr. W. E. Davies will be the conductor.

CONTROL OF VILLAGE SCHOOLS. "Truth" gives two instances of the friction and ill-feeling that are constantly being created in country parishes owing to the con- trol of the village school being in the hands of the parson alone, or the parson and one or two co-trustees, instead of being vested, as it should be, in a public body. One of the instances comes from a village four or five miles from Cardiff. It seems that some of the village youth started a drum and fife band, and the vicar gave them permission to meet and practise in the schoolroom. The local squire, however, is also a. trustee of the school, and he vetoed the tvse of the room by the band, on the ground, so "Truth" is told, that the performances would frighten and dis- turb the game in the neighbouring coverts If he had said that lie wished to save the villagers from an affliction, many might have sympathised wtth him.

WELSH PEASANT FREEHOLDERS. Mr. Lloyd Morgan, M.P., Las intimated that he v.-ill on Tuesday, February 23, call attention to the serious effects of the long period of agri- cultural depression so far as it affects peasant freeholders in Wales, and move that "this House is of opinion that the distressed condition of the peasant and small occupying freeholders in Wales is such as to call for the earliest atten- tion of the Government, and that it is desirable that State loans, subject to a low rate of interest, should be granted to such of the said freeholders as purchased their own holdings with money borrowed on the security of their land, to enable them to redeem existing mort- gages in respect of which a higher rate of inte- rest is payable than such freeholders are able to pay in the present state of agriculture."

MR. GLADSTONE'S GLEANINGS. We believe (says the "Daily Chronicle"/ that Mr. Gladstone intends to publish a second series of the well-known "Gleanings" from his occasional writings. This was, no doubt, one of the subjects discussed the othar day between him and Mr. John Murray. The first volume of the new series will con- sist of essays, ecclesiastical and theological. Mr. Gladstone is now arranging it, and publi- cation may ba expected during the spring. The library of the aged statesman's I y "Gleanings" at present consists of seven volumes, these ranging over the long period 1843-79. The selections in them treat of topics in almost every field of thought, and ,n themselves indicate immense activities. tt

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GAN "IDRISWYN." YR ESGOB NEYvTDD. Nis galimd gwnsud gv. ell dewisiad na. tlu'wy osod v Prifathraw Owen" i eistedd yn nghadair Esgobol Tvddewi fel olynydd i'r Esgob Jones. Y mae'n benodiad ag a fydd yn sicr o fod wrth focld calon y genedl yn gyff- redinol o bob enwad a. phluid. A'r hyn ,¡¡y'n fwy pwysig na.'1' cyfan yw ei fod yr un doethaf ei- lies yr Eglwys yn Nghymru; bydd yn gryfhad a llerth. iddi, ac yn foddion i dyuu y genedl ati. Y mae'n syndod, ar ryw olwg, fod yr hen genedl-pobl o dueddiadau naturiol crefyddol; cenedl ag y mae'n ddyledus am ei phobpeth i grefydd; cenedl ag y mae crefydd er's canrifoedd yn gydwauedig a'i hanes; rhyfedd, meddaf, fod Cymru'n ymddyeithrio cyma.iut oddiwrth Eglwys ei henaiiaid; yr Eglwys a roddod 1 iddi y Beibl a'i chrefydd a'i hamddiffynwyr ffyddlonaf; yr Eglwys ag- y mae ei hen hanes yn gyfrodeddig am daui a'1' man He mae gweddillion ei gwroniaid yn gorwedd. Ond, o'r ochr arall, does rhyfeddod yn y byd yn hyn. Am genedlaethau lawer penodid estron- iaid o ran gwaed ac iaith a. theimlad yn esgob- ion ac i swyddau uchel eraill yn yr Eglwys yn Nghymru. Diystyrai y rhai hyny wedyn ein hiaith a phobpeth cenedlaethol gyda'r can- lyniad i'r genedl—hyny yw, cyfangorff y werin—ymddyeithrio oddiwrthi ei gadael yn Uwyr yn y diwedd. Gwir fod cyfnewiaiad wedi cymeryd lie yn ystod y deng mlynedd ar hugain diweddaf, a bod ein hesgobion oil yn Gymry; ond y Prifathraw Owen yw y cyntaf, mi gredaf, sydd wedi ei godi o blith v werin, o galon y genedl, ac yn cynrychioli'n iawn ymdrechion Cymru i ddod yn mlaen ac i ddringo ar hyd grisiau dysgeidiaeth. Dyma hyncdrwydd penaf Cymru—y mae ei harwein- wyr--ei dymon gwir fa-wr-wedi codi bron yn idieithriad o fysg plant y gweithwyr, ac nid yw yr Esgob Owen yn eithriad—y mae yn y sefyllfa y mae ynddi heddyw yn gwbl yn lierta si gymexiad a'i alluoedd a'i ymdrechion ei bunan.

-0:- UERDDED GHIW E MILLDIR I'R YSGOL. Nid oes dim yn fwy ännyoddefol-nac yn idangosiiid mwy amlwg o anwybodaeth y neb :¡.'i dwed-na chlywed dynion yn haeru fod rhieni Cymru yn wrthwynebol i'w plant ddysgu Saesneg; ac nad oes yn ein plith un awyddfryd uwch na bod yn allucig i ddarllen ac ysgrifenu Cymraeg. Y mae Esgob newydd Tyddewi, fel cannoedd o'i flaen, yn dystioja byw oi ffolineb yr liaeriad. Gwehydd cyffredin oedd tad yr Esgob Owen, yn byw mewn bwthyn bychan o'r enw Ysguborvven, yn agos i Abersoch, sir Gaernarfon, ond o alluoedd cryfion, ac yn flaenor gj'da'r Methodistiaid Oalfinaidd. Gwnaeth ei rieni lawer o aberth er rhoddi iddo yr addysg oreu oedd yn bosibl; ac yn 1865, mi gawn y bachgen John Owen yn mynd i hen ysgol enwog Bottwnog, tua chwe milldir o'i gartref. Gellid ei weled bob boreu Llun yn mynd a'i fag llyfrau ar ei gefn tua'r ysgol, a dychwelai adref yr un modd bob dydd Sadwrn. Wyr neb faint o aberth a wnaeth y tad a'r fam i gadw y bach- Sea }~V- yr Y sgol Raonadegol am flynyddoedd; ond cawsant eu gwobr. Enillodd ysgoloriaeth yn Xgholeg yr lesu, Rhydychen, ac enillodd iddo ei hun enw yn yr hen Brifysgol. Pan yno y torodd ei gysylltiad a'r Methodistiaid ac ymunodd ar Eglwys; y mae wedi bod vn ffyddlon iddi byth er hyny; yn addurn iddi; a. i hamddiffynydd dewraf a.'i ysgrifell ac ar y llwyfan. Bu'n athraw cynorthwyol am beth i arnsar yn Appleby; wedi hyny yn Athraw vymreig yn Ngholeg Llanbedr; yn 1885, penodwyd ef yn Brifath/aw Coleg Llanvm- vi7 Vj OD •, ?i fu 5^° ond rliy-w bedair blynedd gan iddo yn 1889 gael ei apwyntio yn Ddeon Llaoelwy. Byr fu ei arosia«l vno, ac yn laaa cafwyd gaaddo ymgymeryd » Uyw- yddiaetu Coleg Llanbedr, ac yn awr y mae'n gadael yr hen goleg yr ail waith i lanw y swydd uchaf v gal! yr Eglwys ei godi iddi yn ngwlad ei enedigaeth. Llwyddiant mawr sydd wedi ei ganlyn yn mhob cylch v inae wedi bod ynddo—ysgolfeistr, Deon, a Plirifathraw; y 1? 0 mae'n rlioi bywyd newydd yn mhobpeth yr ymafla ynddo. am ei fod yn weithiwr o daif- rif; ac nid oes amlieuaeth na. wna. yr un peth fel Esgob; gwna, fe grea. gyfnod newydd yn hanes yr Eglwys yn Nghymru, a bydd miloedd o afradloniaid yn mynd yn ol iddi i addoli Duw eu tadau yn hen iaith annyl Givvllt Walia. -:0:- 3

MOR DEBYG I'N HEN ENWOGION. Ie, gwyr cyffelvb i'r Esgob newydd sydd wedi bod yn arwain Cymru am genedlaethau wedi cadw ein hiaith a'n llenyddiaerh a'n 1 Hedsteddfod yn i'yw vn ngwyneb pob rhwystr ac ymosodiad. Dyna Jolm Blackweli ] ("Alun"), mab i rieni mewn sefyllfa isel oedd; ar faine y crydd y treuliodd ran fawr o foreu < ei oes. Y chydig fanteision addysg allodd rhicni Walter Davies ("Gwallter Atailmin") loddi iddo.; i'w yni ei hun yn gwbl yt oedd J vn ddyledus am ei enwogrwyda fel ysgolaig < %c archfeimiad Cymra. Ychydig ysgol gafodd I Jcfeph Harries ("Gomer"), cychwynydd a giMVgydd "Seren Gomer," yr lion a enillodd 1 idip- safle mor uchel yn ei wlad fel lienor, bardd, a beirniad. O'r pwll glo yn Merthyr y 1 dringodd Thomas William Jenkvn i gadair dduwinyddol Cheshunt College, ac i ddyfod 3 yn awdwr un o'r cyfrolau galluocaf a ysgrifen- wyd eto ar "Yr lawn." Ni chafodd John i Jenkins, Hengoed, erio-zd ddiwrnod o ysg-jl ddyddiol. Yr oedd yn 15 mlwydd oed eyn dysgu yr wyddor. Cymerodd ei addysg i'w law ei hun; cyrhaeddodd fesur helaeth o ddysgeidiaeth, a chyfansoddodd (Jorff o Dduw- inyddiaeth ac Esboniad ar y Beibl a enillasant idclo y radd o D.D. Ar aelwyd bwthynwr tlawd yn Mon y magwyd ein bardd enwocaf. Goro-nwy Owen. Oddiar aelwyd anfanteisiol tafarnwr a theiliwr bychan y cychwynodd y bardd a'r athraw dysgedig, gwladgaroi, Edward Richards, sylfaenydd a phrifathraw cvntaf Ysgol Ystradmeurig, ac awdwr un o'r darn a u barddonol tlySaf yn ein hiaith—"Y Fugeilgerdd." Yr atkylithgar Arfonwyson, i rieni 1 lawer mwv eu cariad na'u cvfoeth yr ymddiricdodd y Nefoedd yntau i'w" fa tm ac yn nghylch dinod llvfrwerthwr teithiol v eveh- wynodd ar yrfa ei fy wyd, heb ond vchydig o addysg foreuol. Ond cyn ei thertyn' ei- byred oedd, gwelwn ef wedi dringo i fynv vn aro!- ygydd Arsyllfa Frenliinol Greenwich, ac i o-aei ei iestru yn mysg prif fesuronwvi- (mathema- ticians) y deymas. Gwehydd hunanaddysg- edig oedd yr enwocaf o feirdd a beirniaid Cymru yn yr oes hen—Eben Fardd—v rhan flaenaf o'i fywyd. O'r gwydd hefyd y daeth allan dywysog pregethwyr Cymru, ac un o'r enghreifftiau pexffeithiaf o'r "pulpit orator" mewn anrhyw wlad—John Elids. PrÎn iawn oedd yr addysg a allodd rhieni Daniel Williams, sylfaenydd yr ysgolion gwladgaroi a elwir ar ei enw, yn Wiecsam, roddi iddo i'w gvchw-yn a.lan i'r byd; ond gwnaeth awjddfryd greddfol y bach gen ei hun am ddysgeidiaeth i fyny am eu tlodi hwv, ac mor uche! oedd y cvmeriad a enillodd fel duwinydd fel yr anrhvdedaodd d^vy Brifatlrrofa Scotland ef ar gradd o D.D. Oddiar aelwyd cartref tlawd y cychwynodd Dr. Edward Williams, i ddyfed, trwy ei allu a'i ymroddiad ei hun. mor glodfawr fel duwinydd a phrifa.thraw Coleg Rotherham. Yn aredig y cafwyd hyd i Christmas Evans oddiwrth fainc y saer y gal wyd Williams o'r Wern; mab i lafurwr tlawd oedd "Ieuan Gwynedd" ac yn bugeilio defaid ar fynydd Hiiaethog yr oedd William Rees; a r un modd am arwcinwvr lluoedd Cymru am ganrifoedd sydd wedi pàSio.

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o: "EGLWYSBACH" A'R ARAB LLADRON- LLYD. V y_gwyddys, y mae "Eglwysbach"' a'i briod, Airs. Evans, v.ed'i bod ar daith yn y Dwyrain, a pban oeddynt yn croesi pont vn Cairo un prvdnawn, sylwodd Mr. Evans fod Arab a gerddai yn eu hymyl a'i law vu llojell ft*. Evans. Ymallodd "Eglwysbach" vn ddiseremoni yn ngwddf y Ueidr gan ei lln- ,9Wnn.Sai yr yn ol ac vn mlaen, a rhoddodd naid tuag yn ol gj-da'r fath sydvr- iwydd nes y taflodd y Cymro ar lawr a cliy- meiodd y 'goes. Oiul cododd Mr. Evans mewn munyd, a chan waeddi nerth ei ben. Daliwch y lleidr, rhedodd ar ei ol. Dal- jwjyi yr Arab yn fuan; dygwyd. ef o flaen yr awduxdodau a chosbwyd ef; ond ni welwTd dim o bwrs Mrs. Evans na'i gynwys. Yn ffodus, nid oedd y swm yn fawr, ac nid oedd y pregethwr fawr gwaetli ar ol ei godwint Fe ddaeth "Ap Fychan" allan yn well ha hvna pan gyfarfyddodd a lleidr penffordd unwaith wrth ddod o'i daith Sabbatho! ar hyd ffordd lied angiiysbell rhywle tua chymydogaeth Conwy. Yr oedd yn noson dyweil, ac mewn lie yr oedd coed o bob ochr i'r ffordd, a dyma labwst cryf yn sefyil o'i flaen, gan hawlio ei holl arian. Dywedodd "Ap Fychan"' wrtho nad oedd ganddo arian; mai pregethwr tlawd ydoedd. "Gwnewch frys," meddai'r lleidr; "os nad oes genych arian, y mae genych. watch —rhowch hono i mi, a. chewcli fJnd." Oedd, yr oedd ganddo watch, ond lien watch anwyl oedd—hen watch ei dad. Ao meddai'r pre- gethwr wrtho ei hun, "Oes, y mae genyf watch, ond hen watch fy nhad ydyw, a chyn y oei di hi mae'n rhaid' i ii fynd a'm my wyd yn gyntaf." "Oauiais fy nwrn." medd>ai "Ap Fychan," wrth ddweyd y stori. "a dywedais wTtho, '0, mi welat fod genyt ti bartner.' Ar hyny trodd y lleidr ei ben i edryeh o'r tu ol iddo, a ehyda'i fod yn gwneud mi ddisgynodd fy nwrn inn ar ei wegil nes yr oedd yu llvfu'r Uawr fel derwen. Aethum ina. yn fy mlaen ar garlam, ac ni chlyv/ais bvth. son am dano, ond mae'n debyg iddo yinddadebru rywbryd— z, [jryd, nis gwa."

-:0:- "CYMRU." Ar y wyneb-ddalen gyntaf v ma.e dariun o'r tien "Dwivi o'r Nant" gvda'i ysgrifell arian rn hongian am ei w ddf. Y mae Winnie Parry '.vrthin ddoniol yn adrodd hanes "Priodas Bob" ei brawd; c-eir bra-slinelliad doniol gan v- Parch. J. Myfenydd Morgan o uii. o hen jymeriadau Blaenpenal—John Morris a chan J. s. Jones, Tyddewi, o'r hen bregethwr hynod, "Shon Clwn." Y mae ysgrif a dar- luniau John Thomas (o r Cambrian Gallery) sir "A.berdaroIl" yn ddyddorol a darllenadwy; yr un modd hefvd ei adgofion am Dr. Herber hi vans. Yr ysgrif au eraiU ydynt "Aled o Fon," gan "Elfyn"; "Ysgrifell Arian Twm )'r Nant," gan "Menaifab "Wil Talymaes," ^an "Asiedvdd"; "Caniadau Golyddan"; 'Noswaith yn Riiagfyr," gan William Griffith, Doleg y Gogledd; "Gorsedd y Beirdd, gan "Morien"; yn nghyda darnau barddonol prydferth gan feirdd galluog, hen a diweddar. Y mae y cylchgrawn hwn yn dod yn fwy o ran o fywyd Cymru yn fisol; y mae'r gol- rgydd i'w longvfarch, a gwna'r argraffwyr eu rhan yn deilwng.

WELSH FX IY E R SITv Y OFFICES. MERTHYR SCHOOL BOARD FAVOURS CARDIFF. At the monthly meeting of the Merthyr School Beard on Friday it was unanimously agreed that the seal of the boaird be affixed to the memorial in favour of the location <of the Welsn University offices at Cardiff. At the monthly meeting of the Neath Intermediate Schools Governors » oonn munioation waK read from Ae Mayor of Cardiff asking the euppo" °/ the board for tiio location ,<>f offices at Cardiff, nond was lmd wp«i ^etable, on the motion of Mr. Ediward Po\ 6 by Mr. W. B. Trick.

CARDIGAN COUNTY GOVERNING BODY, At a meeting of ^+5^^ ,0a"nty Governing Body at ednesday- Principal Roberta, was re- appointed chairman. j Comnns- sioners wrote requesting that Bteps should bo taken to induce tlie county council of Cardigan to levy and pay to the county^ governing body a ooumty rate during the whole of the period for which the council was liable. It was de- cided, however, to reaiiinn the resolution already passed, which was m opposition to the levying of an education rate at a time when no county schools were establiwied and everything was in abeyance by reason of the mutila-tion of the original scheme consequent upon the action of the House of Lords. '—.A. resolution was passed recogiusmg the importance of in- troducing the W elsh language as a subject of instruction into, all schools in Welsh-speaking districts.—Permission was given the Tregaron County School managers to open the school in temporary premises, and plans of the proposed site for Tregaron County School were approved. -Consideration. of scholarships, bursaries, &c., was postponed.—Disouesion in the subject of providing technical evening schools was adjourned.

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I PROTECTION OF LIVES. STEAM ENGINES AND :80 BILL. J In the House of Commons on W Mr J. SAAIUEL (It. Stockton), *2* mg the second reading of this Bill, r. fhrfn^Hi1 been before the Hou»ff^ u'°. 1^0 eighteen or nineteen, yes** fT principal object of the Bill was to gro- cates of competency to those men charge or winding machinery natt. It propostd to grant certificates to P charge of boilers and engines, omitti^^jik. and engines used for domestic. agripu*$A iarmmg^ purposes, boilers and *>Dg'netef & Majesty s eervioe, an<i boilers and > railway com panics or in, the Afi marine. The certificates would be {ft wo olassee. a first-class certificate to those who passed an examiuaticl" seoond-class given to those who JV,tvvo l^rsons as being undmalce the work. Men who held <5 class certificate would not be allow1*1 V! charge of winding machinery. SerTJ^jj^| cates equal to first-class certificate* .^J granted in oases W'here a man had, the passing of the Bill, been for five £ £ £ > tinuously m charge of boilers and Bill was supported by the Trades V'U grcbS and by the mining populatio^Vj^ country almost to a man, and he beU^V^ if it became law ifc would tend to &Y lives of our workpeople more secure- .< hear.) Sir A. HICKMAN (U., Wolv«T^! W.) moved the rejection of the, his view no case had been nia ( such legislation, and, further, it i exceedingly inopportune time ia Jr&i the proposals the Government wera make on the subject of Ljloj He imderstood that the Goveriunent would provide for all cas% of acdden^'i^l such as were caused by the injured negligence, and the tendency of thai to make employers more careful, present Bill would remove reapoo*ihiy^ ™ tae persons who ought to bear it. it. & would also seriously interfere with t Mr. WOLFF (U., Belfast, E.) amendment. The fact of the men m engines having passed an ex=iuoioo J not prevent accident#gjW « Mr. JOHN BURNS (R., Battersm^fVJ that the present Bill and the other it wn>3 intended to introduce on cijJrM jeefc should be referred together to -ommittee on Law, from which aP *1I S and consolidated measure might contended that the measure was nece^ 6*a- interests of the men, while it waa lated to promote the interests of the < At the same tmae, he thought thatJJrfT should apply to many class** of *1 which were now excluded from it. "jJpi\ especially the case with regard to »■ boilers and machinery. The the Bill was to b9 fouDd in the fact the iast fourteen years there explosions, in whidi 376 men were 837 were injured. Then in 1896 25 killed and 48 injured. It was true ,??^es were on board vessels, t° not apply, but that waa inent ag.ainet the BIH but in ing it to vessels. 111' a^fii AX the Government, said that thry W4<r anxious to support, any proposal have the effect of reducing explosions life and limb, but they were un*bl« tliLs Bill because they believed it increase rather than to diminish aocjd_> much as it would lessen from the of view the necessity of placing tb*^ j charge of competent workmen. certinoatpe by the Home Office must be of a perfunctory character, there were about a quarter of a in use. The best guarantee for tb* mient of competent workmen wa* oi responsibility upon the ahooldf J owners. Mr. BRYCE (R., Aberdeen, S.) K the decision at which the GovemlOgo arrived. The measure had the port of the working classes, and he rVp0ji' should receive the support of although some af ita provisions ment. If the Government deeir^ji.'T# cut their programme of sock! ^ifL) were inakmg a bad beginning by °^hic^ Bill of this kind, the principle of of •been affirmed m a previous year. _Aft) Mr. G. WHITELEY (U., StockP* j. posed the Bill. Mr. FENWICK (R., Northuf^V5^ Wansbeck) denied that the Bill woUj ifet)W tho responsibilities of employers an crease the number of accidents. ,s1j fit had been produced by requiring to employ certificated managers. did not want compensation for much as they wanted reasonable Pro, .rfjl taken against accidents. Colonel MELLOR (IT., argaed tliait the qualifications chiw^bO for boiler tenders were steadiness and_. which no amount orf technical knowl^^T take the place of. But the moet *^Tl°jteA <?3 tion to the Bill wa« that it exc!«d>f># where greater precautions were yt Mr. W. ALLAN (R., Gateehead) hTi^J day was not far distant when there w°^ a man entrusted writh the working of [J who did not know what thait machi^ and he appealed to the House to p«« reading of this Bill as a. step in th^ h# Mr. RENSHAW (U., Renfrew, WJ fPp hesitation in giving his vote against iV&.jk Mr. BURT (R.. Morpeth) workmen in the North of England, t throughout the United Kingdom. to°* interest in the measure, a<nd desired pass. He regretted that the Govern11^ decided to oppose the Bill on the ing. and was sure that their attitude iS* J would caur-'e great disappointment Jl worlang classes. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CAYZER (U., Barroir-i^J^ announced his intention of voting iat ^7 reading, though he did not appro** details of the Bill.. A Mr. J. WILSON (R., v was sorry for the official T speech of the representative of the Stf and failed to a,ppreciate the force °* fflPy ment that if persons in charge af were required to hold certificates tency the employers' gense of would be diminished and accidents likelv to increase. Men who were into a deep mine would, undoubtedly. o'Jfl if they knew that the man in wheel knew all the details of the jJfilj, he was working. J' Mr. COURTNEY <U., regretted to have heard from P labour the same argmmenta in oppsit^jDR^ Bill that were used against the machinery and the improvement of tez^eez (Hear, hear.) That boilers were be inspected was no ground for entertain this measure. Ships w«ref~^ but they did not refraift on that requiring certificates of competency and masters. The argument that if were required in the case of person** fdrfrL of engines and boilers the sense ? bility o £ employers would be open to the siniater oonstructkm on tlie other side, bub he felt sure Bill pawed, no employer would be of the lives of his workmen than bttdpfSmi (Hear, hear.) He approved of V the Bill, and would vote for the leaving the defects in details to b*) A wl by the Grand Committee. (Hear. Mr. GALLOWAY (U., Mancha^J^ had heard no argument atiduced by this holding of the proposed p single accident would be avoided, Mr. SETON-KARR (U., St ] ported the Bill. 'ihe House then divided, aod were;- For the second reading Against — Majority The announcement of the received with loud and continued The Bill having been read a zvjrffar* Mr. J. SAMUEL moved ihs* »V KM* referred to the Standing Cosnnut^f^ but several members objected, as^ aoaocdioagly lapsed..

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