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"i» "VxVUi/ UV/liUWUO. SEIE. NECESSITY AND CHARACTER. It nfijy be of importance that attention in tected to the character and to the necessity of %her board schools in places where they exist, III where, it should be added, they are doing a teessfnl as well as an important work. We we already such schools in existence in England, td they are showing results which must be very tttilying to those who take an interest in the Ideational progress of the country .• and it is -4isfactory to learn, as Lord Aberdare pointed 9t iabt week when a deputation waited upon to .rating him tu preside over a meeting for promotion of a higher board school in eounec- Mon with the Llanwonno School Board, that hvrge centres, at all events, these schools are, [^pd will doubtless continue to be, self-supporting. (Jgis in the direction of Scotland, however, that 'ijb look for the best and most general results, TPjcause it is patent to all who a.re conversant «'ith aie matter that while in Scotland the public and boards do their utmost to get the best possible ts out of the Education Acts, there is we **pM' no such consuming desire manifested in other j of the kingdom. In order to draw attention a few broad principles in connection with ti^Bondary education and the establishment of 1 ^ther schools, we may refer to some recent •arrences in Scotland. A fortrng-hi, ago Mr faster formally opened a school in connection ítb the Govan Bon-r^, and as Govan is to Glas- h" what the neighbourhood of the Bute Dock" la Cardiff, some reference to what was sa.id, done, fid anticipated on the occasion, may not be in- jportune at this moment. In the school that as opened on that occasion it is ))4eved that the higher branches of education Bl take a prominent place not only m what are JBed the university subjects, but, if the children ajpaain sufficiently long at school, in some of the gSmce subjects also and it is important to MflPtember—and it would be strange if it were not y—that as the population of the Govan district pffcs increased, so has the desire for secondary or ttfher education. As the results, so far as the ijlBsus is concerned, at Govan are even m excess S those experienced at Cardiff, it will he of Merest to point out that the increase between • Ike last two censuses at Govan was no less than BO per cent in the population. Speaking on this tbject, Mr Forster said In the last eight ■Mure before the census the children on the roll ijpcreased 150 per cent, and the average atten- dance had increased 140 per cent," and with this jbeat measure of success in elementary educa- it 5» not to be wondered at that the ovan Board is trying what it can do Mth higher education and the promotion of higher Bard schools. Are they justified in doing so ? et U8 see ? In Scotland, in 1874, 4-,407 pupils *we examined in specific subjects the next year hat grew up to 13,000, and in 1881 to no less than, 6,000. Comparisons are said to be odious, but here can be no harm done in declaring the truth. 18751,117 pupils in Scotland were passed in kathematies, and 2,703 in Latin, and these figures ad grown in 1881 to 2,809 in mathematics and ,364 in Latin. Compare this state of things with f that prevailed iu England and Wales, which has population six times as large as that of Scotland. fce pupils examined in the whole of England and tales in 1881 were 6,174 in mathematics, and tty 1,006 in Latin. | Now, it should be remembered, as Mr Forster Hfcdd hie hearers, that there is no class that pay ft both theic taxes and rates so large a Boportion of their incomes as the lower section f the middle classes and the higher section i the artisan classes. They are paying beBe rates for the elementary education of bildren of their feflow-eitizens, and they eeUlld ly—"We have a right to get a return for our ■tea by at least the same amount of money per fciW for our children and who shall say that fcis is not a demand they are entitled to make ? Sorely, it is but a reasonable concession to these highly-rated tradesmen, and others, to provide Bf them, and not for them alone, be it remenv- fcted, higher board schools where their children My receive art education suitable to their intelli- ( pace and requirements. There is another im- fortaot point which Mr Forster touched in Onsidering this part of the subject. Said he I believe you think there is a regulation in the [ which you do not altogether approve—it is k same regulation as there is in the English code 1 t no Government grant shall be given for a | tiild who pays a fee of over 9d a week." And fcie no doubt ia the case,, for there are many parents "ho would pay more were it not for this restriction. Dot there is this to be said, that under the Scotch ids, this ninepenny fee is averted that i8. here are classes to which admission is gained by the payment of about 5d per week, wir'r there Hte ethers which are entered by a fee of ever Is e.- '"eek. In the English Acts the ninepenny lee is the maximum, and no pupil is permitted to y more. In the Education Act of 1870, under the heading of definitions, it is laid down K The bnn 1 elementary school' means a school, or de- partment of a school, at which elementary eduea- tion is the principal part of the education there Pwni and does not include any school or depart- ment of a school at which the ordinary payments a respect of the instruction from each scholar ex- wed ninepence a week j" so that while in England the hands of the boards are tied, in Scotland £ *?y are permitted a certain amount of In the Scotch code it is laid 8ewn that "The ordinary payments in respect of the instruction from each child must not exceed oinepence a week. This condition has no place in either of the Scotch Education Acts, but is taken from the Elementary Education (England) Act of 1870, and forms part of the definition of a public elementary school. The Govan board interpreted it as meaning a rate of fees over the whole school equal to an average of nine shillings per quarter, or thirty-six shillings per scholar of the number in average attendance throughout the year; but the interpretation of the depart- r ment was that the fees must not exceed thirty tthiMings. A deputation waited upon the depart- tMatm 1880 in reference to this subject, and a temporary concession was granted, allowing the j of thirty shillings on the average attendance to be increased proportionately to the number of weeks in excess of 40, during which each school is epen throughout the school year. As those who are now actively engaged in the promotion of higher board schools will be guided by the experience of those who have passed initi- dory stages, w. subjoin the following letter from Mr John A. Craigie, the clerk to the Govan Parish K n0 Board, which contains particulars of int *> «s yon fc tendance e nisu w; iy so to the accommodation. rbo foe v, e charge is as high as tha code will allow .slaiiy of the parents would willingly pay more faee f;e 37 of triennial report). The cost to the rates 82 16s 4d) for the Church-street School was caused extraordinary repairs, which are not likely to eceur again. We organise our schools on the mixed ■ystem. Buildings two storeys high. Ground floor, want department and classroom; juvenile depart- ment and two classrooms. Upper floor, junior depart- ment and two classrooms; senior department find two classrooms. The headmaster has the entire charge and to responsible to the board for the management of the .»? has charge of the infant depart- "'dustrial work. In this wr,y we do not Cf? j t S¥?r>* for mistresses as is usually done roiiofiihioi'd.Schoil"eSoi <ta"'1) SKBfciiSi gJS&sB&i s$ house on the ground. WK6r. who has a P^F0. Opened Aim,* 1H70 AocoiBmod&uion, ftt oifiht Bou&vd f1879. ^6M8s 2d, or £ 8 Ss^pev iSdW ]fr\C'Jst Area of sife. 2,328. squarl i6* ftt Jt6s per gouare va.rcJ hnf .,0Zj*, by an animal feu Sf IS? U achool sates m Scotland are held in this u 0 onr Khool bWd hold, the s^ in porpetuitv atu'i '-e-' ttie rr^ttced% 1^'lU; 18821^e-7o|2a3i"3cl 1^881-<™0ntt °f M82— £ 1,140 Is. 1881—B™la^ to i ?ls 6d I wtes, £ 591 6s 4d 1832— £ 375 0s 3d pa?°j • flmd or mbjects at examinations, Aoril' IQ5O e II' sPeciflc eeonomy, 118 English Uteiuture 219 • D.om,cs«c graphy, 42 Latin, 29 mathematics 13 P <rfca.1 Seo- acholars at present studying in specific TO >» £ .*• L?f and the subjects str.died are—Phvsiral 1 ls 2°li literature, Oeck, I^atin, French, and mathemaMcsP y> Chnrch-street Public School—Opened September i R7« Acommmodation; at eight square feet 695 Th ■Aool buildings in this case were purchased anf? „„6 Itoged Year entiing January, 183l-Average attend Itoged Year ending January, 1881-Aver8.jl;e attend- mee, 390 1B32-469. 1831-Average pas«, 97^6 IM. MS1-Amount of grant, £ 370 18s; 1832^- £ <J3i 6d. 1881—Grant per scholar, 19s 1832—iss 5d JSB1—Drawing grant, £18 5s 1882-£18 191; 3d 1881 -^mount of fees, £ 412 8s 6d 1882— £ 736 6s 6d My—PTQO11^ 1°, school fund or rates, £ 5 7s Id • ttbiwk i. to rates). Passes in specific mpTiLX. ?X>r"iiry-. Domestic economv, 51 "thelStics, A. 1 Fre"ch' &4 Greek' 5 ? A cco mm oration ° r 0pene<l August, 1882. and 10 square feet S(l'1!lr5 feet for infants £ 9 16s. 4 Snnfhtr Jfer, per child. Veeific subjects, \(/f Scholars studjhig economy, literature. Lat:n studied- dom'jstiu mL J'Nnch. andinattematics. The page m the triennial report referred to in ^TfZIfon0" h T8 "■ f°ll0WS:< « parish a JsiderabWmbe^et^ ? riassand mid^e-class Wjr their Chiidren educated at .choobTder •ttspection, and were quite willing to mv » i in ";e °th» 'd;. Thf boLard were aIso of opinion that the cation to be nnparted in public schools was ly to be of an elementary, character, as shown from sectwn «7 of the Education 1) Act, 1872, "Pw/ided that due care 6n by the Scotch Education Depart- constouctjon of uch minutes, that I "»f education which now exists inthe l *iall uot be lowered, and that, ae tlwk a utaadai^ abaQ kt mm > 0, j- -■ _JU.<I JD au ichoois inspected by the s. id De-I partment.' In dealing vi th this question it must be norii.- in mind that 10 tile in England there has always I been a dispcsi'jjn to check the improvement of education, in »sj?otland the tendency has been in quite an opposite direction. As an instance of this, let us make one more reference to Mr For- ACf H-)*S^e^CiV a Scotch Education Act, L01-d OUli-T knew very well that if we merely passed an act for elementary education you i-cotchmen would not bo satisfied, and you msis ea njxm these words being inserted in the preamble, not merely to promote education, but to vil0 education of the whole people of bcotland. And this i" really what is being done, > ?ntl°n ni;,t to educate a class or classes, U, ° j,.1 eat're community up to a proper an su cient level in regard to its scholastic re- quirements. There haa been no feeUng on J6 f °/ man that his child should not be brought up with the child of the poor man, the fact being that they are educated together up to the apes of nine or ten, and it is fK' -*l i 6r ^la'; t hat the superior means of \VC1 I'arent are utilised to push his children up the educational ladder. As so much doubt appears to prevail in the minds of members of the school boards in this and 0 er istricta as to the aim and end of higher board schools, we have thought it necessary to bring every possible light to bear upon the sub- ject, and hence this article; and we think we cannot do better in conclusion than to give the prospectus and curriculum of the Polloksiiields Public School, in connection with the Govan Board, which are as follows :— Mondav^7**?be °Pened fcr the fourth session on Th^y'.7th,A^st, 1882, at 9.3« a.m. hands.oi^r00!. BUU<IINOS, which are commodious and ano-ovBri 'r.ii^aVe ^ewn constructed after the most ventilation ue attention has been given to furnialipd aud the class-rooms have been instruction w appliances requisite for efficient convenience necessary to the health are apnur^t i pupils has been provided, and there ThlPohl^pl?y<F<\und*for b°ys school in b^ard in the maintenance of this while maint^ s^ucational institution which, will sunnio^11U1^ fc c'oncy in the elementary subjects, will such a course of instruction as for cirlo fv,1 i"r lor the university or for business; edu«itir!n tu" hranohea of a liberal course of female H M he annual examination of the school by 'aTlf 13X. Suara»t«e of its efficiency. the n^ru +i° speciiic subjects, the studies of torv for rhi a<II'ai!ced class will be made prepara- tory lor the university local examinations. rpu- ™E AXtKXANDliR STEPHEN BURSARV." coain^uursa?'*lof the Talue of £ 4°. wiU be open for attends.011 b°ys a-bove 13 years of age who are in .of the 3chools under the board. The Vni^Zi! candidate will require to attend the Glasgow can Z WV sessions. Syllabus of examination can be had from the head master. CURRICULUM. INFANT DEPARTMENT. R- £ ?1,r8' 10 12 and 1 till 3. Fee, 5s per quarter. la1* lnstruction, reading, spelling, writing on states, elementary arithmetic (mental and black- board/, object lessons, singing. IT„ JUyENILE DEPARTMENT. Y-3? tll! .12 1 tiu 3. Fee, 7s 6d per quarter, (A)-Religious histruction (with explanation), spelling, writing (including dictation), elementary arith- metic, oral lessons in grammar, elementary geo- fT»\ -rP^PPy< singing, sewing (for girls). "efious instruction, reading (with explanation)^ spelling, writing (including dictation), arithmetic (simple rules and tabits), geography, grammar, singing (from notes), sewing (for girls). tt „ — JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. Hoars, 9.30 till 12.30 and 1.30 tiU 4. Fee, Ms per Religious instruction, reading (with explanation), writing, dictation, aiithmcuc (compound rules and reductions), grammar (with elementary analysis and composition of sentences), Scottish nwtory and geography, singing (from notes', drawing, military drill (.for boys), needlework (for gir 1;). instruction, reading, writing, arith- metic (practice and proportion;, composition (nar- rativx), grammar and analysis, English history, geography (Scotland and local), singing (from notes), drawing, military drill (for boys), ueedle- > work (for girls). hTRA SUBJECTS.—Latin (for boys), domestic economy (for girla), English literature. SENIOR DEPARTMENT. Hours, 9.30 till 12.30, and 1.30 tiU 4. Fee, 12s 6d per (A) Religious instruction, roading, writing, arith? mefac (fractions), English composition (narrative and correspondence), grannnar and analysis, Kftglish history, general geography (including naap drawing), siHging (from notes), drawing, notary drills needlework (for girls). l»>—Keligious instruction, reading, writing, English hterature (including history of the language and derivation), composition (corres{>ondence and assay), grammar and analysis, history (general nistory of the 19th Century and English history), general geography (with map drawing), singing (from notes), drawing, military drill, needlework (for girls). TR^ REJECTS.—Classics, French, mathematics, book-keeping, domestic economy (for girls), physiography. • • TV- r ADVANCED CLASS. local ExamlJaa,ûOD8.. SUBJECTS.—Religious instruction, reading, writing, isnglfeh language and literature, composition, grammar and analysis, general history, physio- graphy and physiology, drawing and sketching, plain and fancy needlework, classics, French, mathematics, book-keeping. PIANOFORTE. per quarter. More Advanced- Fee, <i0a per quarter. CHUNCH-sirtEET PUBLIC SCHOOL has a some- curTic»lum. except that its ordinary Preparation for university classics and mathematics, French grammar, and translation. The fees also ranjre from 5s to 12s 6dper quarter, with extra payment for pianoforte instruction. it ALBERT-ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL has precisely j same curriculum as the Church-street iSchooL the same fees. It is intended to shortly add uennan to the curriculum.
THE TAFF YALE RAILWAY AND…
THE TAFF YALE RAILWAY AND BARRY DOCK SCHEME. We have the authority of Mr G. Fisher, the general manager of the Taff Yale Railway, for stating that the following statement, which appeared in our contemporary on Saturday morning, has no foundation, nor has a suggestion of the kind ever been hinted at by the directors:- "Not only have these reductions no connection with the Barry scheme, but, if that scheme be carried out, it is probable that they will not be continued, inasmuch as neither the Taff Vale itailway Company nor any other public body in the town would find it to their interests to give a premium to an antagonistic undertaking." The writer of the paragraph is apparently in happy ignorance of the fact that the Tall Vale Railway Company do not oppose the construction of a. dock at Barry. They would probably be theoretically, if not practically, supporters of the scheme, so far as the dock is concerned, as it would relieve them of the block that is now Of daily I occurrence between Llandaff and Cardiff, and in consequence of which trains are delayed eight or ten hours daily owing t,(} want of siding accom- modation at the docks at Cardiff, and ab men are kept on the trains the whole time, the increase in the number of hours charged for in bringing the coals down to Cardiff is considerable. Should the Barry Dock scheme go on, the reduced freights will be continued, and Mr Fisher regrets if ary impression hl\8 been created that the reduced freights will be affected by any movement of the freighters in this respect.
THE CARDIFF INFIRMARY AND…
THE CARDIFF INFIRMARY AND LORD BUTE. The work at the new infirmary building at ijongcross is progressing rapidly. One of the chief events connected with the erection of any public building is the laying of the memorial stone, and we believe Lord and Lady Bute have take ?ht6ld^d tJ?f6 Tst suitable to uncfer- to visit th°y could be induced TO Msit Cardiff when the inffrmary building advanced to such a stage that the S-"tre C-°Ul-d ,b0 Pk<*d inconvenient position in the principal front. An idea has been entertained of postponing the event to the autumn, when the eisteddfod at Cardiff will br a W numtar of visitors to the town, and ^hen also Lord Bute has premised to attend the first IneetinK. A ccrTony such as that connected with the laying of a memorial stone would also be much more likely to attract spectators in the sttmmer than during such weather R3 we h&ve had in Wales for several months. Could Lady Bute bt induced to undertake the task, it would add gns.tly to the iclat of the ceremony, but some fears are entertained that her health would not permit it. Recently, we understand, the com- mittee have been considering the desirability of inviting Lord Bute to lay the memorial stone, but wint her this would be done at his forthcoming vist at the end of the present month, or at his visn to the eisteddfod in August is not decided, and will probably be left to his lordship's COli vemmce,.
THE SUNDAY-CLOSING ACT AT…
THE SUNDAY-CLOSING ACT AT LLANDAFF. On Monday, at (she Llandaff petty-sessions, before Mr Griffith Phillips and Mr Graham Dornford, Richard Williams, landlord of the Red Lion Inn, Llandaff, was eharged^n an adjourned summons with a contravention of the Welsh ounday Closing Act under circumstances which A?* **?" aIre?dy fully reported in these columns, ir Miller again appeared on behalf of the defen- ant, who, it may be remembered, set up the r*nc i iat men 8UPPl'ed with drink were th»K 1,1 st.^6ets in Cardiff which were beyond aulas radius. Those streets were S ^et' 0a^'1» Hewell-street,Grangetown; C Ti' lr,s"?re>et, and Maria-street.—Mr Waring, nravI^V+fi i°w- c^e(l for the defence, and he nlnn<r tk found by the Penhill reservoir, 1 J n turnpike-road, the distance was V 7o°r R°ath, over three miles, -being70 yards over the distance. For the police Inspector Wake contended that going by the nearest public way the distance ^ross the fields Wf 5 264 yards under the distance. I he magistrates took this view, and fined derendant 403 and costs. — Mr Miller applied for a case, which the magistrates granted on one point—as to whether the road through the fields was to be regarded as a public road or not.
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DEAN VAUGHAN AT ST. JOHN'S…
DEAN VAUGHAN AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, CARDIFF. It WaIf announced on Saturday that Dean Vauglian would preach on Sunday evening at St. John's Church a sermon in aid of the funds of the Llandaff House of Mercy. The popularity of the Dean drew, as might have been expected, an immense congregation. Long before the ser- vice commenced even standing room could be scarcely obtained, and hundreds left, being unable to gain admission. The service was conducted by the Rev. C. J. Thompson. The Dean selected for his text the 9.th chapter of St. John and part of the 4-th verse, It is the day the night comethand also the 12th verse of the 13th chapter of Romans, The night is far spent. The day is at hand." These formed the bases of an admirable discourse, having more especially reference to the closing of the year. Ha concluded by appealing to the congregation for aid to a struggling charity than which nothing could be more worthy of a Christian congregation. The Llandaff House of Mercy was, he said, intended to extend its benefits to the whole of the diocese of Llandaff. It had, how- ever, never risen to that position, and still occupied a humble dwelling in a secluded lane near their cathedral, but it was now compelled to change its position, and it was to be hoped that a bright future was in store for it, and that from the present time it was to be removed from poverty and obscurity. It was a charity in which one for whom they were then mourning took a great interest unto his death. His family also, who would soon have to quit the home which his death had forfeited, had taken great interest ion it, not only by liberal contributions of money, but also by that which could not be purchased with money, self denying personal supervision. It seemed almost as if the Llandaff House of Mercy could not survive him who had done so much for it. Some of them might possibly recol- lect the meeting at the Town-liall, Cardiff, where the late bishop pleaded the eause of that charity amid tears and sobs when narrating the terrible lives which the poor souls who had fallen lived. He believed that the bishop would consider that they could not erect a more fitting memorial to bis memory than by placing this institution in & good position. The collection at the close amounted to j623 Is. The collection in the morn- ing amounted to £4 Os 7d, making a total of j327 Is 7d.
BOARD OF TRADE PROSECUTIONS…
BOARD OF TRADE PROSECU- TIONS AT CARDIFF. At the borough police-court on Saturday—be- fore Alderman Jones and Mr G. Phillips—Thos. Daniel Moffet, the master of the s.s. Laleham, was summoned by the Board of Trade for unlaw- fully receiving a seaman and entering him on board his ship as one of the crew, who had been supplied contrary to the Merchant Shipping Act and George Hughes, a boatman in the employ of the Marquis of Bute, was charged with unlaw- fully supplying a seaman to be entered on board the ship Laleham, contrary to the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act. Mr Ingledew ap- peared for the Board of Trade, and Mr Downing for the defendants. The Act of Parliament pro- vides that none, except those specially licensed by the Board of Trade, shall supply seamen to the captains of vessels, and imposes a penalty not exceeding J620 in case of conviction, and the same penalty can be inflicted on the captain who receives a man and has him entered on the ship's articles when so supplied. It appeared that on the 10th October last the maeter of the Laleham, then lying at New-port, came to Cardiff to ship part of his crew. While he was so en- gaged in the large room at the new shipping office, according to the evidence of Mr Evans, the superintendent of the Mercantile Marine police, the defendant, George Hughes, came up to the captain, accompanied bv a man whose name was subsequently found to be Thomas Hughes, and said Here, captain, is a second mate who will fo with you." The captain went up to the man, ad & conversation with him about wages, and eventually the man Thomas Hughes signed the articles. Mr Evans asked Hughes if he had a cer- tificate from the Board of Trade for supplying seamen, and on receiving & reply in the negative, Mr Evans told him that he had rendered himself liable to a penalty of £20. George Hughes went up to the captain, and told him that he had got him into trouble. The captain pooh-poohed the matter and treated it as a joke. Mr Evans also spoke to the captain, and said that he was liable also. The captain laughed at the idea, and went away, saying that he could employ whom he pleased. It was proved that the defendant Hughes had no certificate from the Board of Trade for supplying seamen. In the ease of Hughes, Mr Downing contended that there was no offence under the act, unLess he received some ironey either from the master of the vessel or from the seaman lie shipped, and there was no contention here that any money passed between them. The captain bad a list of men supplied to him by the broker of the ship, who were ready to go as second mate, and he sent the defendant Hughes for one of them. The offence, if any, was of the most trivial character, because the object of the act wag to protect seamen from being im- posed upon by unlicensed persons, but here no money passed on either side. The Board of Trade also allowed the man to sign articles, although it was known, as they alleged, that he was illegally supplied, and then took proceed- ings against the master and the defendant Hughes.—Mr Moffet, the captain of the vessel, was called, Ind he swore that he received a list of names from Mr White, bis broker. He went to the shipping office, and sent for the defendant Hughes. On Hughes coming, he took up the list and asked him to find a man named Ingram, wbose name was on the list. Hughes said that be resided in Severn-road, Canton. This was too far. He then suggested Hughes, another name on the list, and George Hughes went and brought Thomas Hughes to him, Thomas Hughes being then standing on the opposite side of the road. Both the captain and Hughes swore distinctly that when Hughes entered, Hughes said, This is the man you required me to bring," not" This is the second mate who will go with you." The man, Thomas Hughes, held a master's certificate, and after some conversation respecting wages, the captain told Thomas Hughes to go and sign articles. The captain also wore that Mr Evans .did not say a word to him before the man Hughes signed articles. Afterwards be said he should I report the case. He did not believe at the time that it was anything more than a joke. He nc. er paid the matt Geo, Hughes a farthing. Evidence was also given that the list upon which Hughes's name was written, had been supplied by Mr White. The clerk to Mr White also swore that Mr Evans never spoke to the captain or to the defendant Hughes until the man Hughes had signed articles. He then called them aside and spoke to them. The same evidence was given in both cases, and the bench were of opinion that both cases bad been proved, and that Hughes supplied the man, Thomas Hughes within the meaning of the act. They fined Hughes £2 and costs, and Captain Moffet £5 and costs.
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ELECTRIC LIGHTING IN CARDIFF. The parliamentary committee of the Cardiff Town Council sat for several hours on Tuesday considering the report presented to the council by the town clerk (Mr Wheatley)and the borough engineer (Mr Williams), respecting the powers of the corporation as to the regulation of the arrangements for electric lighting, and as to the application for a provisional order by the Great Western Light and Power Company. It is under- stood that whilst the corporation do not desire to place any obstacle in the way of electric light- ing, they are. anxious that the safety and welfare of the public should be secured. The clauses were gone through one by one, and the committee adjourned.
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PENARTIT DOCK IN 1882. The work at Panarth Dock during the past year has been carried on with great activity, more coal having been shipped than in any previous vear since the dock has been opened, and exceed- ing the shipments of 1881 by upwards of 114,000 tons. The shipments for 1882 were aa follows Coal, 1,961,745 tons 13 cwt. coke, 19,702 tons; total, 1,981,447 tons 13 cwt. When it is considered that there are only ten tips at this dock, and that one of those was stopped for some eight months of the year, being rebuilt, the amount of work performed must be deemed highly satisfactory, and reflects great praise on those who have the management of the dock. The largest quantity shipped in one week was 49,238 tons 10 cwt., and the most in one day 11,354- tons 3 cwt.; the highest tipped at one tip in one day was 2,119 tons 5 cwt. During the year, 1,585 steam and sailing vessels entered the dock, having an aggregate nett register tonnage of 1,167,266 tons this is 90,704 tons in excess of the total tonnage of 1881, nkhough the number of vessels in 1881 exceeded last year by 125. It will therefore be seen that a much larger class of vessel visited the dook hist year than hitherto. The imports have been good, 5,000 standard of deals and 4,000 loads of timber having been re- ceived, besides large quantities of esparto, china clay, pitwood, iron ore, gas coal, cement, cotton seed, and various other merchandise. The dock exteusion work has been carried on rapidly, and it is anticipated will be completed towards the close of the year. It will provide four additional coal staiths, and a corresponding number of cranes or quay berths. At the Penarth Patent Slipway, the personnel was altered during the past year, Mr G. Cooper, the manager, having resigned, and was succeeded bv Mr B. Munroo, formerly engineer of the worktt. 127 steam and 31 sailing vessels, chiefly those of a large class were received for repairs. In addition to this work, a small paddle saloon steamer haa been built, and will be launched immediately wheu completed. We believe she is intended as the first of a small line of boats to be run with passenger? between Cardiff and Penarth. The keel of a cargo steamer was also laid at these works, and toe vessel is now in frame and partly plated. She is 120 feet in length, with a beam of 20 feet, tnd 9 feet depth of hold, and it is esti- mated will carry about 400 tons dead weight cargo wben finished. i,,r
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CARDIFF FINE ART EXHIBITION.
CARDIFF FINE ART EXHIBITION. FINAL MEETING OF THE EXECU- TIVE COMMITTEE. The final meeting of the Executive Committee of the Cardiff Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition was held at the Tuwn-hall on Tuesday evening. The chairman of the committee, Mr Rees Jones, presided. There were also present Alderman Taylor, honorary treasurer Councillors Proger, Fulton, and Trounce, Messrs P. Davies, S. O. Riches, W. P. Thompson, Captain Short, and the hon. secretaries, Mr Wheatley, and Mr E. Seward. A correspondence, which had taken place between the secretary and Mr McCullum, was read, and the honorary treasurer reported that he had, as agreed upon, paid Mr McCullum jB50 for his painting, which had been damaged at the exhibition, and the painting was now the property of the committee. It would be a. valu- able addition to the works of art for the free library, as the painting was really a good one, and it had been repaired thoroughly. After pay- ing for all expenses, and allowing for a claim from the Colbroke Dale Company for the value of some chairs, the delivery of which could not be proved, there remained a balance in hand of J6459 10s 3d. Of this sum it had been resolved to spend JB200 in the purchase of works of art for the free library, and the balance, which still re- mained at their disposal, was therefore JE259 10s 3d. A letter was read from Capt. and Adjutant Pit- man expressing the regret of the volunteer officers that the committee had declined to pay a claim sent in by them for repairs of the Drill-hall caused by the use of the building as an exhibition of the works of art. This was the more to be regretted as the volunnteers granted the free use of the hall, fo" which they paid a rent, and the capitation grant had been less owing to their inability to register the proper number of drills. Mr RICHES .stated that the exhibition com- mittee went to the expense of putting a large number of panes of glass in the roof of the gun shed to light it. And these had been left in the building. Other improvements had been done, so that the committee did not anticipate that any claim would be made on them for repairs. After some discussion, on the proposition of Mr Hooper (Mr Proger having stated that in the claim from the officers were included several things which had nothing to do with the exhibi- tion) it was resolved to offer the volunteers £5 as a settlement of their claim. The school sub-committee sent in a claim ask- ing the exhibition committee to vote, for the purchase of scientific apparatus, etc., for the use of the school, the sum of :£200, out of any sur- plus which they might have at their disposal. They also asked for j650 to spend on the orna- mental decoration of the approaches to the rooms, etc. The museum sub-committee also ask for JB200 to be reserved for the purchase of works of art for the museum. The library committee asked for JB200 out of the surplus, for the pur chase of books for the reference department. Mr RICHES proposed that £100 out of the sur- plus fund should be handed to the school sub- committee, for the purchase of scientific appara- tus, etc. Dr. TAYLOB seconded the proposition, which was adopted. The claim for ornamentation was struck out, and the balance of £159 was directed to be equally divided between the reference department of the free library and the museum. It was then resolved that the Chairman, Mr Rees Jones, the hon. treasurer, Dr. Taylor, the hon. secretaries, Mr Wheatley and Mr Seward, with Mr J. P. Thompson, Mr T. H. Thomas, and Captain Short, form a committee to purchase works of art for the museum out of the JB200 voted for the purpose at the last meeting. The CHAIRMAN said that that brought to a close their very arduous duties which had extended over a long period of time. He thought they might congratulate themselves on the fact that, although brought together under particular cir- cumstances, they had been able to meet and dis- cuss certain vexed questions, upon which, from their very nature, they could but form different opinions, and yet no one of them could point to a single instance in which an angry word bad been uttered by any member of the committee, or the least friction felt one against the other. They had acquitted themselves to the satisfaction of the public and to the credit of the town. (Hear, hear.) Mr THOMPSON thought they ought not to separate without proposing a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman of the committee, Mr Jones. He had taken a very great interest in the work from the commencement, and had, at great inconvenience to himself, attended almost every meeting. (Hear, hear.) Dr. TAYWR seconded the motion. Mr WHEATLEY, as one of the hon. secretaries, thanked the chairman for the valuable assistance he had rendered them. The amount of time which Mr Jones bad given to the exhibition was enormous, and it was to his great ability, tact, and judgment that the success of the exhibition was mainly due. Had it not been for his labours the success would not have been so great as it had been. The CHAIRMAN, in responding, expressed his opinion that the success of the exhibition had been in a great measure the result of the labours of the honorary treasurer and honorary secretaries. What they had doue had been for the interest of the town and that they done well. He proposed that the best thanks of the meeting be given to the hon. treasurer and the hon. secretaries. Mr HooPER seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr TROUNCE, and carried with ac- clamation. The proceedings then terminated, the Chairman wishing them A Happy New Year."
THE HOURS MOVEMENT ON ; THE…
THE HOURS MOVEMENT ON THE TAFF YALE RAILWAY. At the Philharmonic Rooms on Sunday, a meet- ing was held by the enginemen and trammen in the employ of the Taff Vale Railway, when a me- morial was submitted, which had been prepared by a committee, for presentation to the Board of Directors of the railway. This was adopted by the meeting, and it was resolved that the signa- tures of all the men should be attached to it, and that it should be presented to the board through the general manager. The following is the memorial:— To the Honourable Board of Directors of the Taff Vale ls ail way. The memorial of the engineers and trainmen humbly sheweth That your memorialists approach your honourable board with confidence to lny before you the desires of your memorialists, and regret we should be compelled to make this second appeal to you for a reo duction in the hours of our labour to the standard whieh other railway companies have granted to their servants, and in many cases less hours have been granted to various classes of workmen than what are now sought by you I' memoriali- s; anti we contend that there is no just reason that we should be com- pelled to work 72 hours per week when the majority of workmen work but nine hours per day, and being undismayed by the opposition given to our flrat appeal, we, as workmen in whose hands the lives and property of the public are placed, and who have to manipulate the vast traffic daily passing over your milway, ace convinced that, in justice to our employers and ourselves, we are entitled to a consideration from your honourable board; and for further justifica- tion may mention that with the increased anxiety, additional number and weight of trains, extra signals, and the night duty we have to perform is alone sufficient to justify our claim to the suggestions appended to this memorial, an,1 which is necessary for the safety of ourselves and the benefit of our employers. And, in conclusion, your memorialsts wouW express their gratitude for all past favours, and are animated with the belief that you are ready to make the same concessions as other companies, and place your memo- rialists in the position they now seek to obtam and we further pray that you will give the appended sug- gestions your favou>able consideration, with a view that the harmony that has hitherto existed nmy be strengthened, and that we may ever endeavour to merit the same is our desire, Ac. And we will ever pray. Suggestions respectfuZty submitted by your memorialists. 1 (Time.)—That for all enginemen and trammen 60 hours shall constitute a week's work, the time to be limited, as nearly as the necessities of the service will permit, to 1fthours per day. Time to be taken when men come on duty by order and when they leave duty. 2 (overtime.)-That all time worked after 60 hours have been completed be paid as overtime, at the rate of eight hours per day. 3 (Sunday duty.)—That all duty after 12 o'clock on Saturday night until 12 o'clock on Sunday night be paid as overtime at the time and a half of an ordinary (lav's work. 4 Crime off duty.)—^That nine hours at least off duty, whether the duty has been long or short, be arranged for. 5 (Men off duty).—That all men who are not called on duty in consequence of trains being unexpectedly stopped, to be paul as if on duty, if they have not worked a fuH week of 60 hours. 6 (Lodging allowance).—That when men are re- quired to lodge away from home a satisfactory amount of expense maney be allowed them. 7.—That all engmewen and trainmen on "duty more than 60 hours per week shall not have the said over- time taken and placed against any short week, and to prevent any mistake or dispute, that copies of these suggestions 00 printed and sent to every loco. station on the Taff Vale Railway, and no deviation shall take place unless by the consent of the board of directors, or the general manager," and the enginemen's and firemen's commitee. Great dissatisfaction was expressed at the meet- ing, t hat contrary to the promises of the company when last memorialised the hours of con- tinuous labour should be reduced those hours had been increased, and instances were given of detentions of men for very long duty.
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SUNDAY SCENES AT RUMNEY EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT. At Newport county police-court, on Saturday, before Mr Thomas Gratrex and other magistrates, several cases of riotous conduct by Cardiff roughs, at Rumney and St. Mellons, on Sunday last, were heard. James George was summoned for being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting the police in the execution of their duty, and George Lacey, John George, and Henry Lewis were charged with being drunk and disorderly and obstructing the x>olice.—On Sunday afternoon, the Rumney public-houses were cleared a crowd of about 60 men, who had been drinking in them, assembled in the road, and created a great uproar, the defendants being the ringleaders. Police-constables Hole and Ash, whe were on duty, were rather re- served in the face of such overpowering force; bat ultimately James George aimed a blow at Hole's mouth, which took effect on hisbrfaat, and I be would have fallen had the crowd not hemmed him in. Hole insisted on arresting his assai- lant, who struck him again and threw him down. The crowd prevented Hole from taking George away, and an hour and a half elapsed before he could lock him up.—Superintendent Gurney laid a certificate before the magistrates showing that James George had been sentenced to four months' imprisonment for assaulting the police, and that I the other George and also Lewis (both of whom did not appear) were known to the Cardiff police as disreputable persons.—The bench commended Hole's conduct, and said they were determined to put a atop to the ruffianism displayed at Rumney and other villages on Sundays since the Welsh Sunday-closing Act had come into operation. They sentenced James George to three months' im- prisonment, and fined John George and Lewis 21s each, and Lacy 15s.
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MEETING (*•>} £ o try to bribe the >OMJtt;.p crec.ii>u "at of tlw On Tuesday afternoon a«out to t'u iu t.i. committee was held in fr>na Town-hall, Cardiff. The Mayor to It'or, presided, and there were present the > II" the Dean of Liand.tif, Rev. W. E. Wiir: J. S. Lidgett, Rev. J3. Roberts (Pontyp. Rev. A. Tilly, Re. Joseph Waite, Rev. Dit Young, Rev. N. Thomas, Mr Councillor Beav* Mr Councillor Carey, Mr Councillor Fulton, J Councillor Evan Jones, Mr Councillor A. Thomat, Mr Councillor J. G. Proger, Mr Councillor Sanders, Mr Councillor Wearing, Mr Lewis Wil- liams, Mr Robert Davies, Mr John Duncan, Mr H. J. Evans, Mr T. Evans, Mr R. W. Griffith, Mr J. Gunn, Mr A. E. Reed, and Mr Louis Tvlor. A letter from the Swansea committee, which appeared in these columns last Monday, was read to the meeting. It gave rise to considerable dis- cussion, and a general feeling of disappointment was expressed that the Swansea proposals were of so indefinite a character, leaving the time of the arbitration so much a matter of doubt. Several speakers referred to the need for an early decision being arrived at, in view of the expressions of discontent which were met with throughout South Wales as to the slow progress now being made in the negotiations. The Cardiff committee unanimously felt that it was time a decision should be come to. It was pointed out that the Swansea committee were in error in thinking that the Government intended to allow South Wales to March, 1584, to prepare a scheme and that, on the contrary, Mr Mundella's pro- posal involved the placing "of the vote for j64,000 for the South Wales College upon the estimates for the coming session of Parliament, Mr Mun- della considering that the college schcme would be sufficiently advanced to justify a further vote being made in March, 1884. Some of the members of the Cardiff committee were of opinion that three proposals made by the Cardiff Committee having been de- clined, resort should now be had to the Educa- tion Department, and that the department should be asked to decide the question of the site for the new college. But after considerable discussion, it was resolved by a majority that a further effort should be made to meet the wishes of Swansea. The following resolutions were agreed to, and appear recorded in the minutes of the proceed- ings:- On the motion of the Very Rev. the Dean of LLANDAFF, seconded by the Mayor of CARDIFF, it was resolved 1st. That the Cardiff committee see no ob- jection to naming a third referee to take Lord Bram well's place in the eventof his declining to act, nor to any of the names suggested for this purpose. 2nd. That although the Cardiff Committee have no wish whatever to prevent any additional in- formation from being laid before the referees, they are confideut that further delay would be disappointing to the national -feeling, and might even imperil the Government grant for the year, and they are decidedly of opinion that the 1st of February should be the latest day for laying the case finally befor the arbitrators. 3rd. That the Cardiff Committee will offer no opposition to the Swansea Committee sending any members of their body to represent them before the referees if they so desire, reserving to themselves the same right if they think that any further information on their part is necessary. It was moved by Mr LEWIS WILLIAMS, secon- ded by Mr A. THOMAS, and resolved—" That as considerable disappointment has already been ex- perienced throughout the Principality by the delay which has occurred in arranging for the arbitration between the two towns, this committee is constrained to intimate that should the propo- sals contained in the foregoing resolutions be not accepted by the Swansea committee within 14 days, they will reluctantly be compelled to de- cline any further negotiations for an arbitration, and mast then go direct to the Education Depart- ment and ask it to give a decision upon the matter." It was resolved that the ex-mayor (Mr Alfred Thomas) should be appointed deputy-chairman of this committee; that those gentlemen who have acted upon this committee outside of the com- mittee appointed by the corporation be re-appoin- ted members of this committee. There was no other business of public interest.
THE SWANSEA REPLY.
THE SWANSEA REPLY. The following letter has been addressed by the Mayor of Swansea to the Mayor of Cardiff. It will be taken into consideration by the Cardiff general committee at a meeting which has been convened for Tuesday afternoon at the Town- hall Borou«h of Swansea, 29th December, 1882. Sill,—I an desired by the Swansea executive to state, in reply to your letter of the 12th instant—L That for the reason set forth in my letter of the 6th instant, a third refers should certainly take part in deciding between the claims of the two towns. Conse- quently,in the event of Lord finuuwell declining to act, some other Privy Councillor in his stead should be agreed on, and for this purpose the following are named from which this executive request the Cardiff committee to select one, viz., the Right Hon. Sir John Mellor, the flight Hon. Lonl Coleridge, or the Right Hon. Sir Montague Edward Smith. 2. That as the time named by the Government for the arrangement of preliminaries will not expire until the spring of 1834, no undue pressure ought to be put upon this executive to hurry to a decision before tbe preparations now in progress are fully completed. To show, how- ever, that no protracted delay is intended, the executive suggest that arbitration shall not. take place before the 31st March next. 3. That in view of altered circum- stances, and of additional facts and considerations to be laid before the arbiters, it is indispensable for this executive (in order that the merits of their ease may be truly and fully made known) th&t verbal or written statements should be made by two deputies from this town before the adjudicating authoritr.-I am, air, yours faithfully, E. RICE DANIEL, Mayor. To the Worshipful the Mayor of Cardiff.
FIRST OFFER OFXSCHO'LARSHIP.
FIRST OFFER OFXSCHO'LARSHIP. AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-As we consider the new Welsh College will be materially assisted by the establishment of scholarships, we write to say that we shall be happy to found a scholarship of £ 20 per annum for Musical proficiency." The movement being a. natioual one, we may add that this will be given quite irrespective of the site selected.—Yours, &c., THOMPSON AND SHACKELL. Cardiff, Dec. 30, 1882.
THE PROPOSED COLLEGE FOR NORTH…
THE PROPOSED COLLEGE FOR NORTH WALES. Our Chester correspondent telegraphs :—It is generally understood that at the meeting of delegates from towns in North Wales shortly to be convened at Chester, that a site on the Flint- shire portion of that city will be proposed for acceptance. Chester is more centrally situated, and accessible for Welsh people than either Denbigh, Ruthin, Rhyl, or Carnarvon. It pos- sesses the Dee for boating exercise; it is a cathedral city, and. one of its citizens has pre- sented £1,000 towards the project. Our Mold correspondent writes :—The question of higher education is exciting much interest in North Wales at present, and there is every proba- bility that much good will result from the efforts that are now being made to afford better educa- tional facilities for the Principality. The local town councils of several important towns in North Wales, are using every effort to induce tbe Government to select their respecti ve towns for the locale of the University College, towards which the Government have promised an annual grant. Several gentlemen have promised hand- some donations towards the college, notably Messrs R. H. Hudson and Henry Tate, £ 1,000 each. An important meeting, convened by Mr r T. Marchant Williams, B.A. (inspector under the London School Board), who takes an active in- terest in educational matters, will be held in Chester on the 23rd inst., for the establishment of a National Education Committee, to consider the question of a site, &c., when the following noblemen. and gentlemen are expected to be pre- sent :—The Duke of Wesminster, Lord Aberdare, Sir Watkin W. Wvnne, Ba.rt., M.P. Mr Osborne Morgan, M.P. Sir Robert Cunliffe, Bart., M.P.; Lord Richard Grosvenor, M.P. Mr Hanbury Tracy, M.P.; Mr S. Holland, M.P., &c. Representatives will be present from nearly all the town councils in North Wales.
SERIOUS GAS^XPLOSION |AT NEWPORT,
SERIOUS GAS^XPLOSION AT NEWPORT, Late on Sunday night the residents in Station- street were much terrified by au oxploaion of gas in the house occupied by Mrs Harris, furniture broker, which is a detached residence, situate at the end of the street, and abutting on the station yard. It appears that Mrs Harris retired to rest with her little daughter, leaving her two sons, Frederic, aged 16, an4 Ernest, 12 years of age, downstairs, it being their intention to go to one of the numerous watch-night services then about to commence. By some means or other the gas had been turned on at the chandelier in one of the front sitting-rooms, and one of the boys going into the room carrying a lighted candle, an explo- sion occurred, of sufficient force to blow out all the windows, and to throw the wall -of Ihe ba :k af the house (the tenement bei one rw.i jeep only) s.ime three or fc n Jn-h^a out j- of the perpendicular. The #West liif" was very badly burn' but the younger, wijo was some 1 little distaii ■ hehind hiij, was tliroVn down some steps leading to the kitchen. The elder lad gal- lantly rushed upstairs to rescue his little sister, and with Mrs Harris ran out into the street. They were sheltered at a neighbour's house, and Dr Marsh was speedily in attendance on the in- jared lad, who is severely burnt about the head and face. The others escaped with A fright. The premises present a deplorable appearance. The furniture of the room in which the explosion happened is ruined the windows and doors are destroyed, a piece of panel of one of the bed- room aoors being found some distance away in the garden whilst the fabric of the house has suatained so much damage that it is doubtful whether it will not have to be partially rebuilt. The premises, which belong to Mr Clark, carrier, of the same street, are insured, but not the con- tents of the house. The condition of the elder lad is considered critical.
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:*) SUICIDE AT W; 1,- .[1 'f 0 I;¡r MOUxN'df.OW. |c; i vniAXGF *ro»,y ',>>(]..iny Viiuaiu ¥¥ft,. •>■. 'K iwi < J-.y WMK !t .•!• .jmthe -•r>ed on -jitwouldap- i; k the is tbe only avail- •V.r: 5 Bishopric of Llandaff. ■' Vwition we strongly dis- I seR^1 consider Dean Ed wards by an. « selection for the post, Those wliv HI have watchRJ hi" career have seen muci± „. -Ili i7e, but at the same time an angularity of character would be safe to collide with opposing elements. j ANOTHER CANDIDATE. The Globe says: Amongst the clergymen whose names a.re under the consideration of the Premier in reference to the bishopric of Llandaff is the Rev. Rupert H. Morris, who is a preben- dary of St. David's Cathedral, and was for several years connected with South Wales as secretary of the Diocesan Board of Education, aud as principal of the South Wales Training College. He is now the head master of the Godoiphin School at Hammersmith. The Press Association Bangor correspondent says :-It is stated at Bangor, on what is con- sidered fairly reliable authority, that the Bishop of Bangor is to be translated to Llandaff. where he was Archdea.con before his appointment to Bangor, and that Dr. Vaughan will succeed Dr. Campbell at Bangor. Tuesday's World says :—A very unfair attempt has been made by certain newspapers to represent the Dean of Bangor as having one intirmity which mars bis many other admitted <i lalities for the Welsh episcopate. It is said that he does not pet on well with Nonconfonnists socially. This is a strange accusation to bring against a clergy- man who, having been twice married, in each case chose the daughter of a leading Nonconformist whose good offices were sought the other day by the Calvinistic Methodists to bring about a joint action between the Church and Nonconformity as to a Welsh translation of the Revised New Testament; and who has been inure than once elected chairman of public bodies composed mainly of Nonconformists. It is not too much to say that few men are more popular or genial, as well as learned and eloquent; and his appointment to the see of Llandaff would not only be an admirable one in itself, but a com- pliment to the Principality.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN CARDIFF,
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN CARDIFF, I The report of the Registrar-General for the I week ending Saturday last (Dec. SOth) shows that in twenty-eight of the largest towns in England and Wales, each containing 70,000 per- t sons or more, and of which Cardiff is one, there were_ registered 4,925 births and 4,036 deaths. The births were equal to an annual rate of 30 3 per 1,000 of the population, estimated to be eight and a half millions. The deaths were 444 above the number in the preceding week, and gave an annual rate of 24-9. The rates of mortality in the several towns, arranged in order from the lowest,were as follows: Portsmouth 16-9 Huddersfleld 25"0 Brighton 17*1 Cardiff 25.3 Leicester 19-8 Oldham 26-2 Salford 20'4 Birmingham 26'3 Bristol 20'6 Newcastle on- Wolverbampton 211 Tvne 26-5 Hull 21-7 Leeds 27*7 Bolton 22-0 Halifax 27'9 Norwich 22.9 Plymouth 28 D Birkenhead 22"9 Nottingham 29'1 London. 23'0 Mauchet:ter 29-9 Sheffield 24'1 Preston 33'1 Blackburn 24-5 Liverpool 35'9 Bradford 24'8 Sunderland. 37*7 To the principal zymotic diseases 410 deaths were referred in these towns, equal to a rate of ?*53, the towns with the highest rates being Sunderland, 9.2 and Liverpool and Preston, ♦ '8 and those with the lowest being Brighton, Oldham, and Bradford, 0'5. The highest death- ratea per 1,000 fromacarlet fever were 1'6 in Nottingham and 1"1 in Sheffield from whooping ratea per 1,000 fromacarlet fever were 1'6 in Nottingham and I'l in Sheffield from whooping cough 27 in Preston and 2"1 in Plymouth from measles, 3*1 in Sunderland and 1-2 in Birken- head and Cardiff and from fever, 3*5 in Sunder- laad, 2'2 in Liverpool, and 1-1 in Newcastle-on- Tyne. In the borough of Cardiff the number of births registered last week was 51, as compared with 49 and 72 in the two preceding weeks. That is an unusually low total, and the lowest weekly number in 1882 was but 2 less but the highest was 90. These 51 births comprised 28 boys and 23 girls, and were equal to an annual rate of 30'7 per 1.000 of the population, estimated to be 86,724 in the middle of last year. The number of deaths recorded in the borough was 42, and in the two previous weeks there were 46 and 4L The highest total in 1882 was 47, being but 5 more than the present number whilst the smallest in the year was 19. The 42 deaths in the present return produced a rate of 25*3 per 1,000, which was 0*4 more than that of the 28 great towns. There were 15 of them with a lower rate, and 11 with a higher one. In Bristol it was 20.6, being 47 less than that of our borough. Of the total deaths 10 of them were those of infants under one year, and 7 referred to adults who had attained 60 years and upwards. In the preceding week the figures were 10 and 7. To diseases of a zymotic nature 5 deaths were referred last week in the borough against 6, 5, and 7 in the three preceding weeks. "These 5 com- prised 2 of measles, 1 of scarlet fever, and 1 each of whooping cough and fever, and were equal to a rate of 3'01 per 1,000. Neither scarlet fever nor fever was fatal in the two preceding weeks. There were 3deathsd ue to violence, accidental or otherwise and 4 were registered on coroners' certificates. The 5 deaths in the public institutions occurred in tho workhouse.
LOCAL COMMISSIONS.I
LOCAL COMMISSIONS. I The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains I, the following:— War Office. Pall Mall, Jan. 2. VOLTTNTEKB RIPLKS.—2nd Glamorgan: Richard Thomas Phillips, gent., to be quartermaster, dated 3rd inst.
LOCAL LIQUIDATIONS.
LOCAL LIQUIDATIONS. [FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE."] Thomas Powis Reynolds, of High-street, Haver- fordwest, architect, builder, cabinet-maker, paper-hanger, upholsterer, and house decorator. Wm. Henry Edwin Etheridge, 60 A, Gwendoline- street, Treherberl; Rhondda Valley, grocer. Gwilyra Brychienion Morgan, of Tynevrydd Lime Works, Llantrissant, Glamorganshire, lime merchants. John Williams, 8, Crythan-road and Payne-street, Melincrythap, Neath, Glamorganshire, grocer. Richard Phillips, 45, Morgan-street, Tredegar, grocer. Thomas Welch, 73, Blewitt-street, Newport, Mon., baker and flour dealer. BANKRUPT. William Squire Firbank, of 24, George-street, Harwich, Essex, gentleman, formerly of St. Julian's, near Newport, Mon., gentleman. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Benjamin Rees, of Richmond-terrace, Penrhew- tyn, Neath, carpenter and builder. Date of I adjudication, 9th August last.
THE TRAFFIC IN SEAMEN'S DISCHARGE…
THE TRAFFIC IN SEAMEN'S DISCHARGE NOTES. At Newport Town-hall, on Monday, before the mayor (Mr O. Goss) and other magistrates, Joseph Johnson, a youth of weak intellect, was charged, at the instance of the Newport mercantile marine officials, with using a seaman's discharge note which did not belong to him; and John Holland, fireman, was charged with causing the offence to be committed.—Mr Porteus, superintendent of the Newport office, stated that on Friday Johnson came to the office and presented a discharge note in the name of "J. Holland." As Johnson had not much the appearance of a seaman, the super- intendent questioned him closely, and ultimately ascertained that lie had obtained it illegally. It appeared from the evidence of Eleanor Perrett that the two men lodged at her house, and that the note, which was believed to be a bad one, had been knocking about the kitchen in a glass bottle. Johnson, however, declared that the landlady gave it to him to enable him to get a berth and as be had been lounging about, and paying no money for lodgings for some time, there appeared to be some probability in this story. The bench fined Holland 40s, or one month's imprisonment, and sentenced Johnson to seven days' imprison- ni nt. The maximum penalty for the offence i z. or six months' imprisonment.
HEAVY FINE FOR ILLEGAL BEER…
HEAVY FINE FOR ILLEGAL BEER SELLING. At Aberdare police-court, on Tuesday, Margaret Thomas, a middle-aged woman, was summoned for selling beer, being unlicensed so to do. It appears that the defendant resides in a small house in High-street, Aberdare, to which the attention of the police was called. Inspector Thomey ordered P.S. Cole to watch on the after- attention of the police was called. Inspector Thorney ordered P.S. Cole to watch on the after- noon of Christmas day. He did so, and saw no less than 20 men go in and out of the house. About half-past nine p.m. the inspector, accom- panied by P.S. Cole, went to the honse and knocked at tlie door. Defendant from inside called out, Who'a there?" The inspector an- swered, All right open the door." The door was opened, and the inspector walked in, telling P.S. Cole to stop any of the inmates from leaving. In the downstairs room he found nine men and one woman, all drunk, and on the table he saw a number of ves-sels with be^r in them. On the floor he found an empty cask, enable of holding about two gallons, ana also a nine-gallon cask, and some empty liquor jars in' the pantry. There were also a number of bottles of ginger beer under the table.-P.S. Cole corro- borated this statement, and Mr Griffiths, land- lord of the Welsh Harp Inn, deposed to selling defendant 28 gallons of beer on the Friday pre- ceding Christmas day, and: also nine gallons on that day, besides bottles of ginger beer.—Mr T. Phillips appeared for the prosecution.—The bench dwelt upon the seriousness of the offence, and fined defendant j320 including costs, or in default three calendar months' imprisonment, with hard labour. The money was paid before the court rose.
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w -(nietii; WHS he t: '« if h:- <li,< J.1UGLS. YL* MEETING. af the Swansea School Board was ^ti.-At the Guildhall on Wednesday afternoon, r Richards, chairman, presiding, and there being also present the Revs. T. J. Bo wen, A. J. Parry, W. P. Willi iffls, Morris Morgan, Canon Richards, Messrs G. G. Sutherland, R T. Reed, Ahram Francis, J. C. Manning, R. Martin, Henry Davies, W. Morgan, and John Roberts. SCHOOLS MANAGEMKNT CO II1117TEK. This committee stated that her Majesty's in- spector had been instructed to report socially upon the registration of the boys' department at Trin.ty-place BoarOi School. The board's inspec- tor r'Y¡i<>rttd to th committee that upon his visit- ing Gorseinon School short time ago he found nine children marked upon the register as present who were in fact absent. The committee instructed the clerk to write for an explanation, m reply to 'h the mistress, Mrs Gibson, excused hersei. he ground that the monitors had misled her. te committee there- upon directed the clerk to ntortn Mrs Gibson that she should maktt up the register herself, ruid at the same time to v.xrn her not to offend again. -The inspector of schools (Mr Cole) stated that he had examined the pupil teachers and niouitors at Wati a wen, Trinity-place, Plasmari, Morriston, Graig, and Back-street Schools. Of 25 nupil teachers examined, he had been able to place three in the first.-class. 10 in the secoud, the re- maining 12 being uuclass..) The average per- centage of marks obtained by thos;; in tlw, tii>t- class was 64'3 by those m the second class, 53"6 and by all the examinees, 420 The results on the whole were certainly unsatisfactory, and a few of the examinees exhibited a lack of intelligence which was truly lamentable. The report of the schools management com- mittee was adopted, on the motion of the Rev A. J. PARKV, THE TRUANT SCHOOL. The truant school committee reported that of the 23 children admitted into the school, four had been recommended to be licensed out. The con- duct of the boys had been satisfactory on the whole but some trouble arose at the first. The most serious offence was one of theft and there had been four cases of absconding. In one m- stance the case was very daiing, two boys having j left their dormitory at one o'clock in the morn- ing, through the window, reaching the ground by means of a water pipe. They were brought back at 11, but made a subsequent escape the same day through their cell window. All the boys, how ever, were re-captured. The Rev. Canon RICHARDS proposed, and Dr. DAVIRS seconded, the report. The Rev. W. P. WILLIAMS called attention to the case of a boy named Swede, in the truant school, who he said was not reallv a truant. His mother had been paralysed for two years, and he, being tbe only chiid, was sometimes kept at home, At the time he was summoned he held a certiti- cate from a medical officer, saying he was unabie j to attend. He thought that the boy had been harshly dealt with, and asked that he might be licensed out conditionally. The Rev. Canon RICHARDS said that the boy was in the hands of the magistrates. He thought, however, he might promise that he would be licensed out at the end of the month. After some other remarks, The CHAIRMAN said the whole gist of the matter consisted in this—Mr W illiams wished the board to exercise a little clemency. No blame attached to the board or to any of the officials. Mr A. FRANCIS moved that the boy be liber- ated at the earliest possible date. The motion was not seconded, however. Mr REKD moved, aud the Rev. W. P. WTL- LIAMs seconded, that power to deal with the boy be left to the chairman and vice-chairman of the board, and the chairman of the truant school com • mittee. The CHAIRMAN added the motion to the original resolution for the adoption of the report, where- upon Dr. DAViza said he would not second the report. Mr Raw then seconded it, and it was carried. HIGHER GHADE SCHOOLS. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report of the committee on the higher board school, received at the board meeting on the 1st December, be adopted. The Clerk read the report, which recommended the board to establish an advanced elementary school at an early date. The CHAIRMAN, continuing, said he thouarht they had better first affirm the principle with re- spect to higher board schools and then appoint a committee to say how the scheme might be adapted to their requirements. Swansea stood in an unique position in this matter for in no other town in the world were there such different manu- factories of such magnitude carried on as existed in that neighbourhood and there was no town worse provided with facilities for educat- ing children, who left school at the age of thirteen, for places in the works and manufactories. That was one of his reasons for advocating a higher grade school Not that he would recommend all children to leave school at the age of 13 and pass through an advanced school, but he contended that these parents who were willing to pay increased fees should have the opportunity of conferring upon their child or children the further advantages which such an advanced school would give, and which could not be obtained at an elementary school. There could, he thought, be no question about the unfit- ness of children in this neighbourhood, with their present educational provision, to go into the different works and mines in the vicinity of the town. They could not possibly comprehend the processes there carried on, and he thought that the minds of the boys who did so enter these works were for a certain time in a state of perfect chaos. If education of this kind were not provided, the trade of the country would leave it to an extent. The question was being taken up in different parts of the world. France, which had been very backward in the matter of advanced education, was providing higher tuition, not only in big towns, but in every hamlet. They knew what had been done in Germany, and what was being done in Amerca and those of them who I had the report of the commissioners on the sub- ject of advanced education in Belgium and Hol- land, would understand that if such measures as he now proposed were not taken throughout this I country, it would be behind in the raoe. They ought to consider whether they should not confer a portion of this benefit upon the children of the artisan and middle classes. A very influential de- putation to the board had already almost begged that the advantages which they were pleased to think could be darived from school board education should be conferred upon their children. He thought that they made out a very strong cage and, speaking for hhuneli, he should he quite prepared to accord it to them, providing there might be accommoda- tion. He did not think that any of them were in a position to judge of the scheme from an economical point of view, seeing that there were so very few at work throughout the kingdom, and seeing also that they had existed only for a very short period but from information published in the South Wates Dadiy News on he previous day, it appeared that the only element of success re- quired was an ability to fill the school. Knowing what he did of the people of Swansea, he did not think that that requirement would be wanting there-he believed that the moment it was opened it would be filled. He thought it would be desirable to allow tlie question to go before a committee, to see ho*' it could be best dealt with. He should then be prewired to advo- dealt with. He should then be pieced to advo- care or support a scheme which would ensure a higher class of education to those who mignt be -ble to Day for it and at the same time he should insist upon science subjects being treated more fully than, he was going to say, dead lau- guages. (Hear, hear.) Mr MARTIN, who had great pleasure in second- ing the resolution, said it simply proposed to carry out the provisions of the Education Act and in establishing this school the board would be merely effecting the object .for vhich it was called ndo «»v\; r t;ic. lie knew that a great many ratepayers considered that the board should I do as little as possible unde *e Kduoation Act L'ut he took it, on the other r. KI 't-hst i>: was the duty of the boara to do at", 1 th. y could to prc-vide for the eleineat ary e> a tion of the district. Dr DAVIES I rise to order. A higher grade," II and not an elementary 8Chuol," is proposed. The CHAIRMAN You can speak after Mr Martin. Mr MARTIN mentioned that he was speaking correctly, as the proposal was to provide au ad- vanced elementary school. The act gave boards power to charge a fee for a child up to 9d a week. I" No, and Yes.") The gentlemen who said no would, he replied, know better if they read more. (Laughter.) He said that the act gave boards power to charge a fee up to 9d a week. Dr DAViBS Any fool knows that. (Laughter.) Mr MARTIN went on to say that unless the board provided a better class of elementary edu- cation than now existed, they would be stultifying themselves, and placing that district at a disad- vantage with others. If the act were of any use at all, it should be made the most use of and if education were of any value at all, the most should be got out of it. He took it that the Swansea children ought to have all the advantages which could be secured for them in the way of educa- tion. A great cry had been raised in Wales for better education, and a committee had reported to the Government that the people of Wales bad means in their hands for education of which they had not yet availed themselves. The Education Department had directed them as a school board to make use of that power; and the step now proposed was only in cousonanca with the demand which had been made, followed by the governmental direction. He quoted from the report of the Departments Committee on this subject; and went on to acribe the argument in favour of utilising the sent schools as a dog-in-the-manger prop* It had been stated at a meeting of denor alists that they did not so much oppr tution of a higher grade school itse" to its establishment under the set j s replied that the results of the the Swansea School Board sv schools had outrun all th' which was an argumen grade school being ui average passes i amounted to 39-4 -va, tin. '7,. rsrl I-- only 79 '30 SI stM-cf- The Rev. T. J -v in 1°-K. that Mr Mart- ru and W school by runn" -—————- Canon Ricr Dr DAVIES f > > II l„ < ) 1 >1 lv '»'• ce^^H;4n« I I f, OF SWAN SKA. The J:, Mr Mar* The ia".Itro ii, we understand, athjou- bavr > u> connection with T n held in the V", ,y tc1 ï which h:45 H" r •> j ■vs. t't"eH:i::0111"r" •>V tt< ¡,. V- \'e: I Sliuol. and -urn iw oe jJSc-'lvu by Uatt numerical success, and of Leeds to illustrate its success financially, and said he believed that such an establishment could be made a financial suceew at Swansea. But apart from that, he advocated this school becouse the ad vantages to be got from it would, he contended, amply compensate for any small expense which it might entail. Mr SUTHERLAND did not know what the chair- man meant by speaking of Swansea occupying a unique position, and went on to say that it would be an injustice to establish a higher grade school in tlie centre of Swansea, which was a town with many outlying districts. A statement which had been made Cisewhere by a gentleman now present to the effect that a higher grade school was wanted at Swaiwea because the private achools were inethcient was untrue. It had also been said that the accomodation at the private schools J inefficient and unsuitable for the purposes of education. That atso was uutrue the aceom- modation in tlw private schools was three time* more than the Education Act required in board schools. In reply to the assertion that private masters were not as well able to teach as board scht>olmasters because they were not trained, he said he could prove that the majority of them were trained men. Passing on to another phase of the question, he said that the board had no Ilg-ht tf) spend the money of the ratepayers over the education of the children of parents who were able to pay for it themselves. He asked whether tins scuool was to be for the higher classes of r\'clelLy- <>r ^or. the lower classes, and he would nice the question to be answered now. The CHAIRMAN It is intended for the com- mnuity you may trauslate that in the best wav you can. Mr SLTHKRLAND said that the higher classes of society in Swansea had agitated this question, and j opposed, would receive tlie benefit, This, he urged, was contrary to the spirit and meaning of the Education Act. If the higher giade school was intended for the working classes, however, it ought to be known that they did uot avail themselves fully of the education already provided for them. The result of enquiries showed that not more than 12 boys in the whole district of Swansea had remained after passing the 6th standard, whereas the law provided for a seventh. He moved as an amendment That as the eduea- tional requirements of the Educatiou Act of 1870 have not been complied with by the School Board of Swansea, it is unreasonable to proceed with any further expense to the ratepayers, or any further educational machinery for the children of the working classes, seeing that they do not take advantage of what is already provided for them." Mr R. T. REED seconded the amendment. Mr MANNING, iu supporting the amendment, elicited from the chairman the remark that the proposed schools would provide secondary educa- tion, after which he said that the intention of the board was to override the Education Act, and to call upon the rates to provide for an object which they ought not to be called upon to aid. Mr FRANCIS, in supporting the original motion, said that the higher grade school was made a te»t question at nearly every meeting be hp d at the last election He spoke in favour of the school, and he polled a targe number ot votes from the working classes. He charsc- tensed Mr Sutherland's speech as a inert; defence u P™vate schools, and, in passing on, said that h^ board would be failing in their duty if tliey did not give children an opportunity to rise to a higher position than the present educational ac- J com modation under the board provided for. The Rev. Canon RICHARDS, after some introduc- tory remarks, in the Course of which he referred, aund laughter, to some incidents of the last school ooard electien, said he made a protest against the establishment of this school—a protest which, however, he knew would be useless. He charged the supporters of the higher grade school scheme with picking the plums out of Mr Mundella's cir- cuiar, and leaving the dough. (Laughter.) They were, he said, going in tor ninepenny respectability which declined to sit by the side of twopenny decency. They were gointr to make poor people pay for those better o& (" No, no," and disturb- ance.) They were about to say to these poor people, "You are bourgeoisie. We Hke your money, but not your company." This school meant a Nonconformist establishment upon the rate-, Dr. HENRY DAVIES said he belonged to no caucus or cli Voice; "But beer," and laughter)—neither, continued the speaker, did he belong to any religious body. He had not bol- stered up the higher grade school question like i Mr Francis at his election. Mr FRANCIS I rise to a point of order. Much oonfusioB here ensued, Dr. Daviss and i Mr Francis speaking at the same time for several seconds. The CHAIRMAN: Let the doctor go on. Dr. DAVIES If this descends to Billingsgate, it is no fault of mine. Mr FRANCIS I say I did not bolster up the higher grade school question. Dr DAvigs resumed, amid interruption, which be said he could afford to treat with oontecnpt, and added that he was not under the control ot the "Bishop of Ebenexer "'—(laughter)—or any other bishop. He wished the press to take that j down. (Loud laoghter.) He cautioned the board not tu make a leap in the dark and smuggle this question thr-mgh. (No, no, and cries of There is no smuggling.v) He replied that there had been smuggling, and that the old board had not acted in a straightforward manner with respect to this matter. The CHAIRMAN We will take your remark for what it is worth, but I must call you t > order. All the members of this board are straightforward. Dr. DAVIES resumed that the board should not begin with a higher school until they had per- fected their elementary system, and asked whether they were in a position to make the re- quired expenditure. With respect to the chair- man's allusion to Germany, he replied that the Germans were a nation of education he admitted, but also of starvation. (Laughter.) ) The Rev. W. P. WII/UAMS, in supjxirting the motion, said he could look upon Mr Sutherland's amendment in no other light than as an insult to Ii the board. The Rev. Canon RICHARDS: I appeal to the chairman, and say that that gentleman should withdraw that remark. Otherwise I shall retire from the board. The CHAIRMAN I have already spoken to him about it. Mr SUTHERLAND: I ask you to request Mr Williams to apologise. I The CHAIRMAN I think he meant it in that light. Mr SUTHERLAND I don't care in what light he meant it. The Rev. W. P. WILLIAMS I meant that your I amendment was a reflection upon the efficiency of the board. The Rev. Canon RICHARDS Has he withdrawn the remark "Insult to the board ?" The CHAIRMAN Yes. The CHAIRMAN Yes. The Rev. W. P. WILLIAMS I withdraw the word "insult." The Rev. Canon RICHARDS: I had thought that Wt, were a body of gentlemen. The Rev. W. P. WILLIAMS, on resuming, went into figures to shew the necessity for this school, in order to provide, not for the upper classes, but for boys after their lea vine: board schools. He re narked the denominationalists in that district were working their schools as much as they could to the point of a higher grade school. Ee thought that an advanced school under the board would pay. The Rev. Canon RICHARDS, remarking that the board had sat about four hours, suggested that some tea or zoedone should be provided. (Laughter.) Tht Rev. A. J. PARRY said that the Rev. Canon Richards had occupied a considerable amount of time, and others ought to have their say. Several members Let m: "O;"nrn Dr DAVIES 2s o, we will sit here all nurht. (Laughter.) The Rev. A. J. PARRY said that although Canon Richards had exprebsed regrot at the amount of heat introduced into the discussion, cer- tainly the speech of the canon had not tended to extinguish the fire. It rather added fuel to iL He was very sorry that a gentleman in the posi- tion of the Rev. Canon Richards, of his culture, should consider it consistent with his dignity and responsibility as a member of the board to attend and triy-e utterance to low and vulgar sneers. (Hear, hear, and no, no.): Dr. 1 riae to a point of order. (" Shame.") The Rev. Canon EiCHArfos I ask Mr Tarty to recall the ex.pre*aton. He speaks of U", ? < "cila.red," and then allege# that I nae l.w language. Toe Rev. A. J. Par>:t I spoke of sneer*—of the way in which you sneer at t-lie work of the boaid and at the nieml,ers especially. Tiie CHAIRMAN I think not, Mr Parry. J Cation RiCiiA&DS I appa*l on a point of order. I will not sit heic under sur-h an imputation as j that. I have sat here tor six- %r; ,acli an imputation was never made before, i for the withdrawal of those words. The Rev A. J. PABBr What do you want me to withdraw ? Canon RICHARDS The words low. vulgar assertions." Rev A. J. PARRY I did not say assertions." Great confusion here arose, many members speaking together, giving their versions of the phrase, after which the representatives of the press were appealed to, and they said that the term used was low vulgar sneers." Canon RICHARDS Then do you withdraw that phrase, sir ? The Rev A. J. PARRY I do. (Applause x T the course of further remarks, the rev f, said that the most unruly member came from Morriston. ("Laughter Dr. DAVIES (ns. ig): Real! very witty, you kno,v and sk characterise hioi s u of the board, r mi f) '■ !HJ111. V It.li The Rev. turn tlr o • ouni, or a1 do^- .it, do yon say, m, Priyn.s Ul! f A' ,S.. .1.. L^»a •* i- ""i i¡H" -lean n-agx/Ki.?, to in to Srwat b«r pet tortie :tnw* nays Vi n.r litl..a j iikp t,. read a little >ut hu turtle iu tf'e J •;ditor, Aunt M.-igde. ch of •»«. <\Y "11 K.a' net r! f' »!.<• ■ i.v .1 t,VN i > R-*lv*p5>y as Ui»ii WiN. ifttv junoi obligi o toe Wit OV>1. ishnient of a higher grade school at Swanaott •uch committee to consist of th.- whole board. i Mr JOHN KoHtrin'^ s;voii<ied the resolution which was -an ied. SALAKIK3 OP OFFICIALS ASD OFFICKKS. On the motion of Dr. DAVIES. a committee waff appointed to report on the above. The board then adjourned.
! SWANSEA WATCH COM-I MITTEK.
SWANSEA WATCH COM- I MITTEK. MR FOWLER AND THE POLICE. A meeting of this committee, whioh is myW was lield at the Guiidhail on Tuewluj tbt Mayor (Alderma i Daniel) presiding, th<Mt bei^ft. also present Alderman l ord. Councillors -1 Jones, D. Thorns, T. Freeman, Thitnia* Jom% ■ John liewis, L. Tulloch, and D aniel JUIK». A'" j t*lscu";s",n V'0'; P 'lCt> upon the i>urc.h;u« •it goodw for the poiice department,, in tlie cotVrse ui which Mr Dauiel Jones impressed upon the com mittee the great desirability of conti acting tot cveiytlnng. bom-> remarks were also made upoa the fact that the woi'n.oi providing additional JMIIKB celli". which are much required, lias not yet I)e-tp commenced, and the deputy-town clerk- was lU- structed to call the attention of the conVractors to the iiiatter.-A letter was read from P.C. Morh% discharged by the committee upou being victed of an assault, applying for re-admivioj) t. the force. It appeared that Morris was a young officer, and that on the occasion in question was actiiifr under tlie guidance of an older 001 8table. Mr Daniel Jones remarked that be wa afraid Mr Fowler's remarks on the duties of tn. police had done a great deal of harm both to the police aud the public. The police had their instruc- tions to go by, and the proper au'hoiiues with respect to their conduct were the wat-ci I committee, and not the magistrates. The niagit trate-s had no right to controj toe j«>lice at all, and he protested against it. —I. pon a motion bein^ put, it was decided to re-admit Morris. —A r port, accompanied by drawings, was submit by the surveyor (Mr Cousins), upon the provis. of additional poliee accommodation at tlio re- the Guildhall. The plans showed the cel. built, partly on the site of the old tre-ew house. On the ground floor there wei* el1 cells and a detention room, each of which w^ separately heated and ventilated. Thcio WenJ also a charge-room, inspector's office, store-room, lavatories, etc. The cost of the work the it or estimated at £ 3,000. Upon the motion of M* Daniel Jones^ the report was adopted, and it waft- decided to invite teuuers for the execution of ÙI8 work.
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SWANSEA LlBllAliY COMMITTEE. THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS. A meeting of this committee was ttetd at th* Library, Goat-street, Swansea, on Tuesday after noon, Mr G. B. Brock, the chairman, presiding, —On tlie motion of Mr Hartland, seconded by .Nil John Lewis, it was decided to subscribe to Lhot Cymuirodorion Society. — The librarian (Ms Thompson) applied for an increase of his salary, which at present amounts to JE175 a year.—\t» John Ivor Evans moved, and Mr Jenkins secoa- dea tLc proposition, that the application be net* now entertained -As au amendment, Mr llf» ford proposed that the salary be raised from £ ¡ 7S to J6200 per annum.—The ann u lment was not seconded, and after some remarks it was derided to defer the matter until the library arrives at a better position.—The librarian's report stated that the number of books lent at tLJ central library during the past month was 3,290, as against 2,945 in the corresponding period of last year. From the Morriston Library 564 books had been lent, as compared with 286 in the correspond ing month of last year.-The Chairman re"d a li-tter which it was proposed to send to the town council, calling attention to a necessity for the speedy erection of a suitable building for the purpose i a library. Plans had been prepared, it was stated, which showed that for £ 10,000 a building oould be erected which would include a lihriry, a museum, and school (,f art. The corporation could borrow money at 3i per cent, and 'f they would do this, the committee would be atue to repay the principal and interest in 70 years, with very little or no encumbrance upon the rate- The amount to be repaid annually would be £ 406 58. The total income oi the committee last year amounted to £1,061 6s 6d, and an increase of CLOO was expected frotu the rating of the new docks and railway*. The commit- tee could count up u a surplus of JS261 a year, and upon the erection of a new buijdiuifc would be able to let the present library and of art for an amount which would au^ « <'H difference between the sum last oam> i ■;»«' .Ð406 5a.—After somediscuasion as toth >• ,¡ to bring this scheme under the notic* of < oil, it W88 decided that at the ncxtmeetii body a deputation from the library cvi, < IboUId wait upon them.—Mr Hartland wI at- tention to the fact that, according to a rough •ti- tnate, the cataloguing of the D'ttel Francis library by a method proposed tjy the librarian would occupy 14 month*. Seeing that other depart ir jnts of the library also required to be catalogued, they would, at that rat* jf progress, have tohvk forward to a wh.ie, de Jade; and he, therefore, asked whether any funds existed by the use of which this important work could be more expijditiomdy done. --Th. matter was referred to the book committee te r» )"Ct upon it.
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SWANSEA SAYINGS IU NX. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the tru^tow-- tmd i—tia ■ gers of the Swansea Savings Rank betd Tuesday, Sir H. H. Yiviau, Bart., M l' pr«: £ ing. The treasurers, Messrs Iltyd Thomas and S. S. R. Horman Fisher, having submitted the report, The CHAIRMAK saul h.. hwl again to t..ffo;r )> congratulations upou the condition of this most excellent institution. In every respect, and with regard to every item of the accounts, they might feel satisfaction. There was MII increa.te in the total deposits of the bank—that was to say, the balance or capital of the bank now invested wrw £10,700 more than during the previous year. The receipts were ut excess ol the payments to the amount of £3,500; the receipts were in excess of thobc of last year to the extent of £ 6,000—more than 10 per cent. w<j thought that was a very satisfactory cou iiti'' f thing3. It showed unabated confidence on tiie part of the working d;uise.s who wot». mainly tlie depositors in this bank, and it indicated an avidity and a willingness on tKoir part to continue to save money, and to put by for the exigoncu* which always occur. The character of the de- positors was very clearly s\iowa by the statement prepared that year for the iir>t time by their ex- cellent actuary, and which, he 11"1 cd, they would decide to print. It app^.red from that state- ment that the average veccipts amounted to L5 148 10d, and the average payments to L8 Os Id. That showed very clesHy the nature of tlie de- posits made. The deposits came ironi the poorei classes—the working ci.isse> —aud not from rich people. It was not intended that a savings bank should be a bank for the richer classes and it was satisfactory to know that the benefits of this institution really reached those for whom it was intended. The statement to which IK had alluded extended from 1[367 to the present tinew It appeared that the amount invested in GovertT ment securities in 184-7 was J6175,000, whereat now it-was £ 259,000, or 50 per cent more withui the last 15 years. There had been a gradual arUI constant increase, varied only by the extremely prosperous years of 1874 ;> ud 1875, a..J hy tlr years of great depression, when consider. amounts were overdrawn. This bank might be considered to be a true index of the condition of the working classes in that district. When wages were hig-h, more ncco"' Jt were opened. The new accounts in 1875 numbered 1,281: in 1374, 1,203; and in 1875, 1,103. Those were years of exceptional inflation and high wages. Since then the number of now accounts opened 'had remained pretty stationary, but with a tendency always to increase. Since the years of great intUtion the new accounts had averaged each year between 700 and 800. On the other hand, the accounts closed had been pretty constant. They had varied during the past t'et years from 400 >0. During the past yeai tht,r- liwl !me,. acwue it work which was some- what e\i .uional. As th y were all aware, a buy* propert y i nat of Mr C. vert Jonas, was Qrc! up :.nd son. i that -.iciehbwih od, a,"Iiy p«r*o!,s availed thc-maciw?1-t>? '*fie opix.rt^ur^- f i- i coding freeholds. Th»f b^r.k was e.metially a baak for tempoiary "1, aiment, ami i ".t for permanent in»*h-!e"il, I', v. «}•/> 1"1 which people ator*d uj» mowey aW ig invested it in more ruiauem, .,i.d remnof uitt wavs In p.* t i*ery laiye tun.s of riot, had lven iu, 6, i it. the h.>oom. i "hid* had been offered, 'od bo-^ri e appreciated— he thought; rightly i«ud il — their security. 'they all what an extent the harlxmr had issued their bouds during the past foul and it was satisfactory to know that th' had been taken up by the pub)'" at 1 bel ieved to a considerab' H public. lie >< V assured—F> tai^ being Uu s. who v I 1 P I- n i r n H" ry Farm. \t ."U. i-1 *-•- rk na* j to »*& *«•. ^n*«»ii