The Cardiff Times

LOCAL WILLS. MR W. MORGAN, NEWPORT. Mr William Morgan, of 35, G ibbs-road, New- port, retired general dealer, who died on the 22nd January last, left estate of the gross value of £ 2^68 16s 2d, with net personalty E2,237 8s 8d, and probate of his will, dated 8th April, 1908, with two codicils, has been granted to his sons, Mr T. Morgan and Mr W- Morgan, Newport. The testatqr left his estate upon trust for his wife, Mrs Eliza Morgan, for life, Mid subject to her interest be left his premises and one part of his r&iduary estate to his son, Alfred, if he shall claim the same within seven years, but if he shall not claim these bequests within the said period, then the testator's daughter, Laura, is to take these bequests. The residue of his estate he left to his chil- dren, Laura Steer, Eliza Burns, Herbert James, William and Thomas.

MRS MARY JAMES, MERTHYR. Mrs Mary James, widow, of Tygwyn, Church- street, Merthyr, who died on January 2nd, left estate of the gross value of fA,319 and £ 4,155 net. Probate has been granted to Mr Arthur Perkins James, of Garth House, Taff's Well, and Mr Frank Treharn James, of Penydarren House, Mer- thyr, sons. Testatrix leaves a legacy of iClOO to her housekeeper, and divides the residuery estate amongst her sons and daughters.

MRS MARGARET JAMES, YSTRAD MYNACH. Mrs Margaret James, widow, of the vicarage, Fstrad Mynach, formerly of Hengoed, ap- pointed the Rev. Lemuel John James, her son, and the Rev. Llewellyn Rees, Llandogo Rec- tory, Chepstow. executors of her estate, valued £3.080 gross and 11,798 net.

MFT W. H. MONK, CARDIFF. ¡." Mr William Henry Monk, retired postal supeV- intendent, of 13, St. John's Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, who died recently, left estate of the gross value of JE699, with net value of £661. He appointed Mr Edward Arthur John, manufacturer, of 5, Talbot-street, his sole executor, and,, after leaving a legacy of .£20, to him. together with some articles of jewellery, and t50 to the Rector of St. Mary's Catholic Church, ordered that the remainder of the estate be divided between his half-sister and nieces.

MR JONES GRIFFITHS, LLANGADOCK. Mr John Griffiths, of Gurney House, Llan- gadock, Carmarthenshire, retired farmer, who died on the 7th October last. left estate of the gross value of iEI,002 18s 2d. with net per- sonalty nil. The testator apy o nted as execu- trix and executor of his will his wife and Mr Thomas Hopkins Powell, Llandilo, solicitor. The testator left the Glantoddeb, Gwynfi and Brynamman estates to his wife for life, with re- mainder as to one moiety of Glantoddeb estate to each of his sons. Morgan Lloyd and David Nathaniel, and the Brynamman estate he left to his five daughters, and the residue of his estate to his wife.

TARIFFISTS' TIRING CRY. Swansea Member's Protest. The annual meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom was resumed at the Whitehall Rooms, White- hall-place, S.W., on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Lord Brassey, the president. The proceedings opened with a discussion on Tariff Reform, on a resolution moy#d by Mr Cochran, of the South of Scotland Chamber of Commerce. Sir Joseph Lawrence, supporting the motion, said they would be bound to accept some measure which would widen their basis of taxation. (Applause.) Mr Alfred Mgtid. M.P. (Swansea), said they Were tired of hearing the cry, We want Tariff Reform." As business men they wanted to know what the tariff was to be. A tariff meant a schedule of rates, and such a schedule would ruin and bankrupt hundreds of people carry- ing on business in this country. l" No.") Take the man who sold motor calrs made abroad. A duty on motor cars would compel him to shut up his premises and dismiss his clerks. (" Quite right too.") Well, let them not deny then that a tariff would ruin some people. All these years l-hev had not had one authoritative announce- ment from the leader of the Tariff Reformers as to what he intended to do. They had not had a single schedule of tariffs produced or even indicatol to them. Yet they were asked to stultify themselves and make themselves ridiculous in the eyes of the world by passing resolutions of this vague character. After further discussion the motion was carried by 51, against 12 neutral 41. In the voting Swansea and Cardiff Chambers both voted neutral, while Newport Chamber's Representatives did not answer when called upon to vote.

RU8&IAN PRINCE SHOT. Prince Dennis de Scibor, a wealthy young Russian nobleman from Kieff. accidentally shot himself dead while dining in one of the principal hotels at Geneva. The accident happened while the Prince was showing, a friend the mechanism of a Browning revolver. The trigger was pulled, and the unfortunate young man was shot through the liver. The police found several revolvers on the Prince's person and in his room.

BIG FESTIVAL LOSS. An adverse balance-apart from donations— Of £ 1,17? was reported upon the working of last year's Birmingham Triennial Musical Fes- tival. This was due to a falling-off in the attendance at the whole of the eight concerts. The deficiency has been met in part by the absorption of the reserve fund of £ 500, and steps are being taken to raise the remainder. Dr. Richter has int imated that he cannot again act as conductor.

MOUNTAIN ASH COMPftOMISE. At Mountain Ash County Court on Wednes- day Mr A. T. James (Messrs Morgan, Bruce, Nicholas and James. Pontypridd) asked his Honqur to agree to a compromise between the applicant in a compensation case, Amelia **iflu Mead, and the insurance company in-' |«f«6tod. William Mead, applicant's busband, \i-QIII in the employ of John Sutherland, a J^ntractor, at Abcrcynon, and complained of j^ing hurt. There was, however, no corro- boration. As the three years' earnings were only £ 210, and the insurance company had agreed to paN- 1150, ho had advised the appli- cant. to accept it"anti he no-A- asked his Honour to sanction that compromise. This his Hon- our agreed tu, and allowed the applicant. 13s a Week.

Mr Redm@nd's Offer. WILL TAKE BUDGET FOR VETO. Mr John Redmond arrived at Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon. A reception in his honour was held in the County Hotel, when a cheque for £100 was presented to him on be- half of the Nationalists in Newcastle for the Irish Parliamentary Fund. Acknowledging the gift, Mr Redmond said the last General Election cost the Irish party icio.ooo. Nearly three-fourths of this sum were provided by their American friends, and if there was a General Election in a few weeks'timc-hc was perfectly sure there would be-their Ameri- can brethren would again come to their help, and he thought others would also. In the evening he addressed the St. Patrick's Day annual demonstration of the Irish party on Tyneside in Newcastle Town Hall. He said the Government was bound to stand or fall by the policy of Albert' Hall, a policy which declared, that the Government would not assume or retain office unless they had safeguards to enable them to pass into law a measure limiting the veto of the Honse of Lords. (Cheers.) The policy of leaving go the grip on the Budget before they knew what was going to happen with the Veto was a false and rotten policy. (Cheers.) That was a policy which they from Ireland could not uphold. (Cheers.) Some people thought the Irish attitude was because of their objection to certain taxes in the Budget, but, in the name of the Irish party, he declared he would accept the Budget in 6ne hour without change of one comma so long as they had the assurance that the Government would- be able effec- tively to deal with the veto of the Lords. (Ch eere.) Irish Were Consulted. The Daily Chronicle says there is no foundation for the statement which is being circulated in some quarters that the. Irish mem- bers were not, consulted on hehaJf of the Government. Besides many unofficial conver- sations between the parties a member of the Cabinet was delegated to see the Irish leaders. They wer? consulted and the policy fully dis- cussed. Although an agreement was not ar- rived at that is not due to any lack of consul- tation and intercommunication. A movement is now afoot among advanced Liberals to con- fer with the Irish leader with a view to avoid any possibility of any rupture with the Nationalists.

HEAVY SACRIFICE OF LIFE. Paris, Wednesday.—According to advices from the Azores, says a telegram to the Gaulois from Lisbon, the Portuguese ship Amigo is. a total loss, and 33 of the crew of 40 have been drowned.—Reuter. Lisbon, Wednesday.—The Civil Governor of Horta telegraphs that the vessel, which was lost off the Island of Pico, was crowded with emigrants on their way to North America, and that they lost all their belongings. The Gover- nor states the vessel was badly found and badly steered. Forty persons were drowned and 23 were saved. Lisbon (Later).—As soon as they reached shore the emigrants fled in terror to their homes in the interior of the island. Twenty- eight bodies have been recovered and placed in.the church.

LINER'S WRECKAGE. Amsterdam, Wednesday.—The directors of the West Indian Mail Service have received a communicatioh forwarded to the Minister for Foreign Affairs by the Dutch Consul at L'Orient. stating that a lifebuoy, and a boat's oar marked Prince Willem Second, Amster- dam," have eien found in the sea near Belle Isle on the West Coast of France and that a propeller blade and named board evidently belonging to a mail steamer have been washed up on a neighbouring island; Although the dis- covery of these articles is no direct proof that the vessel has been wrecked it justifies, the gravest fears.—Reuter. •

BARQUE'S CREW THINNED. Palma Majorca, Wednesday.—The barque San Bartolome has been wrecked on a passage between Cette and Gandia Valencia. Five of the crew were drowncd.-Reur.

Swedish Royal Romance. THE IDENTITY OF A LADY. Stockholm, Thursday.—A remarkable case against the Swedish Crown is pending in the Stockholm Courts. The plaintiff is a member of the Diet, named Jphanssen, and he is bring- ing an action against the Royal House to deliver up possession of four letters which Anna Helga de la Brache gave in 1842 to the then Croswn Prince of Sweden, afterwards King Oscar I. Tha plaintiff alleges that King Gustave XIV. and his Queen Frederika Dorothea Wil- helmina of Baden, who were divorced, secretly married again in Germany, and had a daughter, who wa5"liamed Ahnrf Uelgii "de"la Brache. 'Fofr the support of Anna, whcT Could not be ac- knowledged publicly, the Emperor Alexander 1. of Russia, who was her uncle, gave the then King of Sweden, Carl XIV., 6,000,000 kronen in trust. ^Deputy Johanssen, who is the grandson of Anna de a Brache, asserts that this money was never handed over to her. It appears that up to 1879 a lady called Anna de la Brache received an annuity from the Government, but in that year her identity was disputed and the annuity was stopped. It is supposed that the four letters which are the subject of the pending suit prove Johanssen's title to the money which the Emperor Alex- ander handed over to King Carl XIV. Amongst the witnesses summoned to give evidence for the plaintiff are the Dowager- Queen Sophia, the present Queea of Denmark, and Princes Karl Eugene and Bernadotte.

Wife and Housekeeper. STRANGE STORY IN SLANDER SUIT. The story of a young farmer's unhappy mar- riage was told at Birmingham Assizes on Wed- nesday, when Florence Beatrice Davies, house- keeper, brought an action against Arthur WU- liams, a publican, for slander. Counsel stated that for seven years Miss Davies had been employed as housekeeper by Mr Stevenson, a young farmer, of Wishaw. In November, Mr Stevenson married a barmaid. It was arranged that plaintiff should remain as housekeeper until the bride knew the routine. Miss Davies's sister got married, and plaintiff went to Birmingham to attend the wedding. In the evening she called at the Acorn Hotel. Erdington, and Williams made remarks reflect- ing on the morality of the plaintiff. Mr Dorset cross-examined the plaintiff at some length. Has the bride complained about Mr Steven- son kissing you ?—No, he has never kissed me. They were married on November 17th and parted before Christmas ?—No. Mrs Steven- son used to go away for a few days. The magistrates made a separation order on March 7th ?—She used to tell her husband that she liked city life and was going to the man she loved. On the wedding day did Stevenson say to his wife, You must not order her about, you must do it yourself ?"—No. There were wait- resses on this day, and I was a bridesmaid. On one-occasion the wife raised a gun- at her husband, but the weapon missed fire. Defendant said Mrs Stevenson accompanied him and his wife to the Gaiety. Mr Stevenson was there with the plaintiff, but Stevenson never spoke to his wife. Mrs Stevenson stated that ahe had never been out with her husband alone side her marriage. The defence was that defendant did not use words which suggested unchastity. The jury found for plaintiff, awarding damages 920 and costs.

POCKET EXCLUDED BY STATUTE. At Abergavenny on Wednesday, Wm. Prit- chard was summoned for assaulting water bailiff Sidney Taylor, and further for resisting search by an authorised water 'bailiff. Mr R. F. Lyne (Newport) appeared on behalf of the Usk Board of Conservators, and Mr Lewis Jones, Brecon, defended. Mr Jones submitted that the water bailiff had no right to search the pockets of the defendant, as the section of the Act under which he was charged authorised the search of any baskets, bags, boats or other instruments generally used for the carrying of fish, and stated that the pocket was not an instrument within the meaning of the Act. The Bench decided not to convict on either charge.

POOLE'S MYRIORAMA AT,CARDIFF. The C. W." Poole's myriorama, which opens at the Park Hall, Cardiff, on Monday next, March 21st, for two weeks only, pro- mises to be something unique in this class of entertainment. Mr John R. Poole, under whose direction the entertainment runs, makes a ppint of the fact that the C. W." is far and away above its predecessors. The scenery of its uiyrioramic section the talent of its turns, the clearness, steadiness, and interest of its bioscopic productions, all go to stamp it as a high-grade form of entertainment. Mr Poole's boast this year is that not a single picture of the myrioramic section has ever been seen in Cardiff before, that the artistes presenting the vaudeville entertaiijrment arc exclusively en- gaged, and that they are staged with a com- pleteness hitherto unattempted. The stage this year will be illuminated by a special plant of electricity installed for the purpose, and Mr Poole claims that from the farthest seat off the stage the facial expression of any artiste, or the beauties of any picture will be clearly dis- cernible. The attention paid to detail by this exhibition will be apparent from the first moment the spectator enters the building. There will be special performances Good Friday at 2.30 and 7-45, and twice daily at 2.30 an 1 7.45 from Saturday March 26th to April 2nd (inclusive).

Unidentified Body. MR HENRY WILLIAMS ALIVE. The Coroner Not Satisfied. The adjourned inquest on the man found drowned in the Taff Fechan river at Pontsarn on Sunday, 21th February, was held at t he Aberglais Inn, Pontsarn, on Tuesday, by Dr. Jones, coroner for Breconshire. It will be recalled that at. the proceedings a fortnight ago Mrs Rees, wife of the landlord of the Adam and Eve Inn, Pondside, Merthyr, said she believed the deceased was Mr' Henry Williams, formerly a hay and corn merchant, of Treherbert, and late of Cardiff, and a dis- tant relative of Sir W. T. Lewis. Since then, however, Mr Williams has called at the office of the Sf)uth Wales Echo," and a letter from his pen has appeared in this journal. The Coroner ga. id the inquest had been adjourned for a post-mortem examination and to enable the police to make further inquiries, inasmuch as there was some suspicion that the deceased might possibly have been connected with the Cefn Cemetery outrage, which occurred gn the 19th February. P.S. Davies, Cefn, said that since the last inquiry several persons had viewed the body, but had failed to identify it. Mrs Rees was recalled, and said that after what she had seen in the papers she was bound to change her opinion. Dr. Webster, who had made the post-mortem examination, said death was due to drowning, and he thought the body had been in the water for about 10 days. R eplying to Deputy Chief Constable Ti ands. Breconshire Police. Dr. Webster said the deceased did not appear to have been' a man of drunken habits, and there was nothing which would enable him to say whether or not he was a man whose mind was deranged. The Coroner said he was not. at all satisfied of the present existence of, Henry Williams. If he were still alive he might have attended the inquiry. The jury returned an open verdict of Found drowned," and found that the body was that of a person unknown.

DEATH OF MR JAMES WAUGH, CARDIFF. CONSPICUOUS H EADMASTERSHIP. We regret to announce that Mr James Waugh, M. A., headmaster of the Cardiff Inter- mediate'School for Boys. died on Tuesday after- noon. Mr Waugh was to have undergone an operation that day, but the specialist con- sidered he was in too critical a state. Mr James Waugh was born at Lanark in 1852, and was a graduate in arts of Edinburgh University. After a successful career at Moray House Training College. Edinburgh, he was appointed a master in George Watson's College, and in 1885 became the first headmaster of Car- diff Higher Grade School. His career in that institution is well known. He showed himself to be a teacher and organiser of high eminence and when Mr J. J. Findlay was ap- pointed to a professorship in Manchester, Mr Waugh succeeded him as headmaster of the In- termediate School for Boys. Here his work was again brilliantly successful. Late MR JAMES WAUGH. (Photo by Freke, Cardiff.) I (Photo by Fteke, Cardiff.) Mr Waugh held for a year the office of pre- sident of the Cardiff and District Teachers' Association, and in 1895 succeeded Principal Viriamu Jones as president of the local branch of the Teachers' Guild. On his appointment as headmaster of the Boys' Intermediate School in July, 1903, many tributes were paid his genius as a teacher. He had the gift of insight into the character and ability of hispupils, and his personality was magnetic. The famous Dr. Ogih ie, of George Watson's College, Edinburgh, said of him that it was difficult to say in which branch of teaching he was most at home he taught with such ability and success as I have rarely witnessed." Mr Waugh had highly distin- guished himself in classics and English litera- ture at the University, and some of his trans- lations of EuribIdes have won tne Highest praise. "He had fine "literary tastes, and; at Cfiirtis' featheHrtg^ "WfX3' among the most elo- quent speakers. His name will always be associated with the work he did in advancing the education of the children of the workers. He made the Higher Grade the centre of widespread interest, and he took a parental pride in the Old Boys' Club. Many of his pupils occupy distinguished positions to-dav, and it is not too much to say that in many senses he was the Dr. Arnold of South Wales. The deceased gentleman for the last two years suffered from cancer, which became acute two months ago. He attended to his duties until a fortnight ago. He leaves a widow and two sons and a daugh- ter. The elder son is at Cambridge, where he has won eminence as a mathematician. Mr Waugh was an active member of Windsor- place Presbyterian Church, and he was a fellow-student at Edinburgh of the late Rev. Mr Watters. Mr Waugh was attended in his illness by Dr. J. J. Egerton Biggs.

MRS A. JEFFE'RIES, PENARTH. The death is announced of Mrs A. Jeffieriee, of Plas Newydd, Penarth, who passed away on Tuesday night. Mrs Jefferies was well known and had a large circle of friends, and her death is much de- plored. She was the widow of Mr H. Jefferies. at one time inspector of the Bristol and West of England Bank, and late manager and re- ceiver of the old company, which owned the Melingriffith Steelworks, then situate at Wal- nut Tree. Mr Jefferies died some 15 years ago.

MID-G,LAMORGAN WORTHY.. Death has removed a fine old character in the person of the latdmr Bradford James, of Kenfig Hill, at the ripe age of 85. Mr James for many years kept the flannel factory at Aber- kenfig, and was known,'all over Glamorgan. He was a ripe scholar, both in English and Welsh, and was besides a lineal descendant of one of the chief bards of Tir Iarll John Bradford, of the Pandy Bettws, who trained lolo Morganwg in the mysteries of Bardism. Mr Bradford James, like his great grandfather, John Brad- ford, was a keen Welsh scholar. He was born at the Pandy Bettws, the old home of the Bradfords. He was an ardent Welsh Baptist, and for many years worshipped at old Penyfae Chapel, the mother church of the Mid-Glamor- gan Baptists.

STRANDED BARRY STEAMER.' The s.s. Gisella Groedel, of London, 1,603 tons net register, has arrived at Barry and proceeded to the Commercial Dry Dock to re- ceive extensive repairs by the firm of Messrs C. H. Bailey after an eventful voyage. Whilst on a voyage from Galatz to Rotter- dam, loaded with a cargo of 30 distinct par- cels of cereals, about 4,000 tons, the vessel stranded in the Sulina branch of the river Danube, and in endeavouring to refloat the rudder post and sole piece of stern frame and the rudder were completely carried away and lost. With the assistance of three tugs the vessel was refloated and towed' a distance of 21 miles to Sulina. Mr H. Meldrum, consulting engineer, of Cross-lane, London, went out to the vessel on behalf of the owners and underwriters, and effected temporary repairs, Sulina being a place practically without facilities of any kind for doing large repairs. A portion of an old rudder post and rudder was found on the river bank a few miles above Sulina, and about eight feet of the rudder post was cut off and secured to the upper part of the vessel's stern frame. Four long iron stays were made, two being fitted. to each side of the vessel. The lower ends were bolted to the' lower end of the temporary rudder post, and the upper ends were secured to the main frames and shell plating. The temporary rudder, the lower end of which only extended to about the centre of propeller, was increased in surface by rivetting an extra piece of iron plate to the back, and was further secured to the rudder head by means of plates, bolts, and nuts, and two large bolts were made to do the duty of pintels. The whole of the work was completed, including cargo re-shipped, in the short time of 15 days, which is the more remarkable in that it was winter time, with the thermometer registering 20 degrees of frost, and that nearly the whole of the work was carried out by hand labour. The vessel sailed and in due course arrived at Rotterdam, having experienced weather which has been recorded as about the worst ever seen.

PEER. AS STOKER. The Earl of Lathom, whose death Is an. nounced, was the Conservative candidate for Southport in 1898. Addressing a meeting at the gas works, he was taunted by one of the men with a supposed incapacity for hard work of the physical kind. Whereupon Lord Skelmers- dale (as he then was) challenged his critic to a stoking match at the fires, took off his coatand waistcoat, and, being a big, strong man, was able to acquit himself very well. The audience was delighted with the tournament, and Lord Skelmersdale's popularity went up a good deal. Hut he did not- o-et in.

MID-GLAMORGAN. Liberal-Labour Rupture. PROTEST TO CHIEF WHIP. The selection of a candidate for Mid-Glamor- gau has resulted in an op3n i-upture between the Liberal and Labour parties iu the constitu- ency. On Wednesday telegrams passed between Mr Morgan Owen (chairman of the Mid- Glamorgan Liberal Association) and the Master of Elibank (the Chief Liberal Whip). Mr Morgan Owen wired (to the Chief Whip that unless he sanctioned the contest a resolution expressingprofound indignation at the conduct of the party officials in London in handing over the seat to the Socialists would be carried by the association. The Chief Whip replied that he had entered jnto no arrangement with the Labour party, but seeing that the South Wales Miners' Federation had earmarked the seat, and had refrained from fighting the late member (Sir S. T. Evans), he was of the opinion that it would be inadvisable to oppose the miners' executive. The Mid-Glamorgan Liberal Association ac- cordingly, at their meeting onW ednesdaynight, passed the resolution of protest, and selected Mr F. W. Gibhins, Neath, to contest the seat, and Mr Gibbins intimated. his readiness to stand. A meeting was held at Nantymcel in support of Mr Vernon Hartshorn, the Labour candidate, when Mr George Barnes, M.P. (chairman of the Labour party), said no one would be more sorry than he if there was a split in the democratic forces at this vital juncture. Mr W. Brace, M.r.. said he was amazed to learn that there could be any feeling against Mr Hartshorn- on the part of the Liberals. Writ IssueO. In the House of Conjmons on Thursday afternoon a new writ was issued for Mid- Glamorgan.

I Doctors Sued. 8WANSEA PATIENT'S CLAIM. Alleged Negligence. In the Civil Court of Glamorgan Assizes held at Cardiff on Wednesday, an action was commenced before Mr Justice Pickford in which David Lewis, Lynnstrect, iliansel- ton, Swansea, an engine driver employed at the Cwmfelin Tinplate Works, claimed damages for alleged negligence, from Dr. Hubert Thomas and Dr. R. J. Farman. the works doctor and his assistant respec- tively. Mr Griffith Jones appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr B. F. Williams, K.C., and Mr Ivor Bowen (instructed by Messrs Hempson, London, solicitors to the Medical Defence Union) for the defendants. Plaintiff's Statement. to Plaintiff stated that on Easter Monday, 1908, he fell ill, and a few days afterwards he went to Dr. Farman's surgery, said he was ill, and complained of pain in his side. The doctor felt his wrist, examined his tongue, gave him a bottle of nedicine, told him his stomach was out of order, and advised him to take the medicine once every four hours. He saw the doctor some days later, underwent the same examination, was told he had indigestion, and was given another bottle of medicine. A few days later he was unable to go to work, and sent for the doctor. When the doctor came he said, Do you know that we object to be called out, in the eveming ?" Witness said, No," and the doctor said, You know now t,ben." The doctor told him he was much better than when he had seen him before, and witness said that be had awful pain and could not breathe. The doctor told him he had a lot' of wind about him. and that he must get up and move about. This was after examining him with the stethoscope. Unconscious in a -Field. On a subsequent occasion the doctor saw him, told him it was a nice day, and advised him to go out. He went into a field and there became unconscious. His wife, when he got home, sent for Dr. Davies, Mans el ton, who examined him thoroughly, and came again the next day and removed three pints of fluid from his chest. Next day Dr. Hubert Thomas called and asked if Dr. Farman had sent him out in that condition, and when he replied in the affirmative, Dr. Thomas said, The old fool," and added that he supposed witness would now have Dr. Davies to attend to him, and upon witness replying to that effect, Dr. Thomas said, Very well.. and left. Witness said that in consequence of neglected pleurisy he had been unable to resume -his ordinary work until August, 1909. Special Juiys Payment A question was raised as to the payment of the special jury, the Under Sheriff stating that he had not been paid and that he was entitled to payment before the special jury entered the box. Mr B. F. Williams stand it was the plaintiff who required a special jury. „ Mr Griffith ) ones-said that the master had directed for a special jury and the plaintiff was suing in forma pauperis. He asked that the matter might stand over until the morning. The Judge consented, and the hearing was adjourned. The hearing was resumed on Thursday. I Sued In Forma Pauperis. Under cross-examination by Mr B. F. Wil- liams, plaintiff, who sued in forma pau- peris, denied that Dr. Fannan advised him to stop in bed. On the con- trary, he repeatedly told him to get out and about. and that the sunshine wo-ald do him a 16t of good. When his wife sent for Dr. Davies, Manselton, Witness .felt very ill. Dr. Davies examined him and tapped his chest, drawing off fluid. Dr. Hubert Thomas called the next day, and when witness told him Dr. Farman's advice to him had been to get out, Dr. Thomas said, The old fool." On almost every occasion witness was seen by Dr. Far- man he told him he had pains in his side, and that he felt too weak to get about. Plaintiffs wife and daughter gave corrobora- tive evidence, the former adding that when she asked Dr. Farman whether she should apply a poultice to her husband's side he replied uNo." Dr. J. D. Davies, Manselton, said he was sent for, and on examinatiod* he diagnose(I that plaintiff was suffering from pleurisy. His temperature was 103.5 and pulse 104. The chest was tapped several times and a considerable quantity of water removed. His account for attending the plaintiff and his family was LW. Under cross-examination by Mr B. F. Wil- liams, witness said when he sent in his account he did not know it was for the purpose of this action. Dr. Davies denied that this was his action or that he urged it on, or that he had found a penny for it. Dr. Thomas brought an action against him for libel and was awarded 950 damages. He had not since spoken to Dr. Thomas. In re-examimarbion by Mr Griffith Jones, witness said he attended plaintiff because he was sent for. It was quite wrong to send a man out with a temperature of 103.5 whether he had pleurisy or not. The Defence. In opening the case for the defence Mr B. F. Williams said there would never have been any suggestion of want of skill or improper treat- ment on the part of Dr. Farman but for the feeling entertainfed towards Dr. Thomas by Dr. Davies. Dr. R. J- Farman said that when he examined the plaintiff be found he was suffer- ing from influenza, and prescribed accordingly. He advised him to stop in bed, but one day, on going to the house, he found that the plaintiff had been out. It was not correct to say that he advised Lewis to go out and not to stop in bed. Cross-examined by Mr Griffith Jones, witness said he should not remember the case so well, but for the "dirty manner" in which he lost it. I The Judge: Supposing it was true that Dr. Davies was sent for, could he do anything but go ?-No, but I think I might have been noti- i fled before the operation (the first tapping of the plaintiff's chest) and not afterwards. In further cross-examination witness said Mrs Lewis brought to his surgery three bottles of the fluid which Dr. Davies had drawn from her husband's chest. She was not indignant with witness, and did not say he had impro- perly treated her husband. Five Medical Gentlemen. Five Swansea medical gentlemen were called, Dr. Griffiths, Dr. Lancaster, Dr. Elsworth, Dr. Brooks, and Dr. Stephens, each of whom said that if Dr. Farman's diagnosis of the plaintiff's ailment was corrrect, then the treatment he prescribed was also corrrect. If the plaintiff's story was true as to his condition the treat- ment was improper. Pleurisy was very likely to follow an attack of influenza if the patient exposed himself too soon. Dr. Hubert Thomas, one of the defendants, denied that he referred to Dr. Farman as an old fool." This concluded the evidence, and the Court adjourned until 10.30 (Friday) morning.

DEAR BUTTER. The abnormally high price of butter which lias obtained for soine considerable time past has had the effect of checking Bales. The buyers," said a big broker yesterday, have been frightened by the prices and are holding off. There was very little activity to-day, and if this continues it willlca.d to lower prices That is what the buyers are hoping fQr, but it is impossible to give a definite forecast of what may result."

FLIGHT IN ALPS. Captain Engelhard, a pupil of the Brothers Wright, has made a new flying record at St. Morits. Starting from the frozen lake, 6.033ft. above sea level, he remained in the air 32 minutes. He came down on the ice. As far as actual altitude goes this i", a record. Engelhard found it difficult to rise even 60ft., in the rarified atmosphere.

LEAGUE DINNER AT CARDIFF. The annua) dinner of the United Irish LcaKuf of Great Britain (Daniel O'Coimell branch), Cardiff, was held at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday. Mr A. W. Callaghan pre- sided over a large and representative gathering, which included Father Hayde, Mr P. li. Turnbull, Dr. and Mrs Cantillon, Councillor Harold Turnbull, Dr. and Mrs McKelvie, Mr J. Frogarty, Mr J. Finucane, Dr. D. A. Fitz- gerald, &c. "The Day We Celebrate" was submitted by Father Hayde in an excellent speech, in which he paid tribute to the work and character of St. Patrick, and spoke with en- thusiasm of the future of the Irish nation. Letters regretting unavoidable absence were read from Bishop Hedley and Mr D. A. Thomas. M.P. Mr P. O'Brien sang a patriotic song specially composed for the occasion by Dr. James Mull in. Mr J. T. Burke gave Ireland, a Nation." and emphasised the claims of his country to be regarded as a distinct nation. The Irish Parliamentary Party was pro- posed by Councillor Harold Turnbull. Irish- men and Irishwomen, he said, were loyal and grateful to the Irish Parliamentary party because of the many benefits it had been in- strumental in conferring upon Ireland. Even the democracy of England were grateful to Mr Redmond and his colleagues for what they had done in the present political crisis. Mr William O'Neil supported. Mr J. McVeagh, M.P., in responding, said that in the House of Commons they were in this parodoxical position-that nobody there wanted a General Election, and nobody seemed able to prevent it. (Laughter.) The next elec- tion could only be won by the Tories if the Liberal party adopted a policy of cowardice and skid-dad die from the crisis on which they undoubtedly won the last fight. (Cheers.) The tactics recommended by the Irish party were- the best calculated to lead to success for the cause of progress and to the defeat of the Peers, who alone were responsible for the present financial chaos. (Applause.) Mr P. B. Turnbull submitted The Land we live in," and Mr J. Frogarty responded.

AT CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. Councillor Edward Nicholl presided at the 17th annual St. Patrick's Day concert at Car- diff Workhouse in the evening. The programme, which had been arranged by Mr G. H. Green, included many well-known names, amongst them Miss Taylor, Mr Andrew Whyte, Miss M. Jones, Miss O. Bennett, Miss Jenny Edwards, Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir. Mr and Mrs Mor- gan, Messrs W. F. Morgan, J. J. Bowen. Oliver John, T. Andre;vs, Tony Lucas, Tom An- drnws, Conibear, F. Rivers, Mrs Bowen and Mr G. H. Green. Mr G. H. Green at the close pro- posed a vote of thanks to Councillor Nicholi for presiding, and Mrs Dr. Mills, who sup- ported, thanked the councillor for an offer to entertain the inmates during the summer. Barry. Irish folk at Barry celebrated St. Patrick's Day with customary enthusiasm. The local Catholic schools were given a half-holiday, and at Culley's Hotel in the evening a large company sat down to the annual dinner of the John Mandeville Branch of the United Irish League. Dr. P. J. O'Donnell, the chairman, submitting the toast of Ireland, a Nation," said he did not think, since Mr Gladstone's Home Rule Bill, had the prospects been so bright for Irish people as they were at present. Mr Edgar Jones, M.A. headmaster of Barry County School, responding to the toast of The land we live in," dwelt on the great aims of patronalism which the Welsh and Irish—as Crftic people—had in common.

Unborn Beneficiaries. WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC BEQUEST. The question of who was to benefit under certain bequests made by the late Rev. J. J. S. Bird came before Mr Justice Neville in the Chancery Division on Wednesday. Plaintiffs are the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff, and de- fendants the University of Wales, Mr A. A. Strong (trustee), and Miss Bird, daughter of the testator. Mr Greyson (instructed by Bower, Cotton and Bower) appeared for the plaintift Mr Wood (instructed by Faithfull and Owen) for the University of Wales Mr Lavington for Mr Strong andMiss Bird, «-T>d Mr Sargent for the Attorney-General. Mr Greyson said the questions for the Court to decide were—first, as to the identity of the charity to be benefited secondly, whether the gift was a charitable one and if it was to extend the time of sale. Mr Lavington sa,id he appeared for the un- born children of Miss Bird. and submitted, under these circumstances, the application for the sale of the property was premature. He added, in reply to his Lordship, that the pro- perty was devised to the testator's wife, and at her death to his daughter, with a reversion to the University College at Cardiff to found a Welsh National College of Music. The present tenant, for life was Miss MabelGwendoline Bird, who was only 26 years of age. Until she died there was no direction under the. will to con- vey the property to any other person or source. The property went from Miss Bird to her children, and if none of her children attained the age of 21, then to the next of kin. The beneficiaries might come into being during the next 50 years. Until those circumstances arose the Court could not consider the ques- tion. Affecting Unborn Persons. Mr Greyson said the gift was only subject to one life, and the Court was capable to decide upon the reversion of the interest. If it was a charitable devise under the Mortmain Act it was vested in a trustee, and should be sold within a year. His Lordship said he had no doubt about the power of the Court, but the question was the one affecting unborn persons. It was only a personal matter between the parties, and he thought the time for sale should be extended until the death of the tenant for life. He also thought the plaintiffs should pay the costs, especially as more persons had been brought before the Court than necessary. He could not dismiss the summons under the Mortmain Act, but he would make no order except that the plaintiffs pay the costs.

MR JONES, PONTNEWYNYDD. Mr Percy Howard Jones, of Ty Ceirios, Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, formerly of Snatchwood Park, near, Pontypool, mining engineer, a director of Messrs Partridge, Jones and Co., a member ofthe Pontypool Board of Guardians and of the Abersychan Ujrban Dis- trict Council, who died on the 18th January4 last, left estate of the gross value of iE23,700 lls 3d, with net personalty 119,904 11s 5d, and probate of his will, dated 10th November last, has been granted to his widow, Mrs Helen Jones his brother, Mr Godfrey Ernest Jones, of Snatchwood Park and Mr John Johnson HaJsall, Southport, Lanes. The testator left his estate to his wife for life, with remainder to his children in equal shares, and in the event of the failure of these trusts then he left his estate to his brothers, William Rees, Edward Hubert Gunter, Thomaa Arthur, and Godfrey Ernest, in equal shares.

MRS A. M. DYER, SWANSEA. Mrs Anna Maria Dyer, of Richmond ViBas, Swansea, who died on the 30th November last, wife of Mr John Dver. left estate of the gross value of L9,959 10s lOd. with net personalty £ 9^554 8s 6d, and probate of her will, dated 28th February, 1907, with a codicil of the 15th February, 1909. has becfo granted to her hus- band. to whom she left the whole of her estate. the other executors in the will and codicil having renounced probate.

MR d. EVANS^VERLLANDOY. Mr James Evans, of Y-Dolan, Llandovery, retired farmer, who died on the 14th December last, left estate of the gross value of £1.,686 5s 4d with net personalty £1,492 Os 6d, and probate of his will has been granted to Mr William Nathaniel Evans,' of Penllwyn Park. The testator left £ 400 upon trust for his wife during widowhood, and he left the residue of his estate to his sister, Sarah Evans, and his nephews and nieces, Madge Roderick, Sarah Price, James, Annie, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Agnes Rees, and William Evans.

Fatal Fumes in a Pit. MNM- SINKERS OVERCOME. During blasting operations at a new pit at Thorne, near Doncaster, on Thursday, 11 pit sinkers were overcome by -the fumes and had to be removed from the pit. Nine of the men became seriously ill, and last night a man /named Alfred Smith succumbed. Another man named Wooley is in a critical condition. The nm- pit belongs to Messrs Pease and Partners, of Darlington.

SOMERSET MANSION TRAGEDY. At Chew Magna. Somerset, on Wednesday morning Mr Saxby, a gentleman who oceup Chew Court, was found shot in his room. The upper portion of the head had been shot away ana other injuries inflicted, apparently with a double-barrelled gun which was lying on the floor near the body. The discovery was made at 7 o'clock, and the doctor called said death must have occurred some time previously.

POISONED LUNCHEON P The Exchange Telegraph Co. is informed that M. Bourtzcff, the Russian Sberlock Holt-ae-li, has died at Kazan. It is aid that after partaking of luncheon he fell dead.

65 YEARS' LOCAL CONNECTION Dr. D. Davies. J.P., Bryngolwg. Aberdare, passed away on Thursday at the. advanced age of 89 years. Dr. Davies was the son of the late Mr Willianl Davies. of Cwcnsa^bren, Treher- bert, Rhondda Valley, and ii-as born in May. 1821. When Dr. Davies went to Aberdare there was only one doctor in the town. thr late Dr. ■lames Lewis Roberts, of, Gadlys, father of Captain Roberts, of Caorleon, and there was not, a single house in the parish, except farm- houseson the side of the hills between Victoria- square and Mountain Ash. There was no waterworks of any description, no gasworks, and no sewerage. Dr. Davies moved in the matter of getting a water supply, and became a shareholder and director of the old Aberdare Water Company. He also took part in the establishment. of the first gas- works. He was an excellent racon- teur, and the stories he could tell of Aberdare 55 yea.rs ago Were absorbing. There was no railway of any description running into the town, and there was only one carriage in the parish, owned*- by the late Lord Aber- __I The late Dr. DAVID DAVIES. dare. Being a keen speculator, he invested largely in railway under- takings, and some time ago said that he had been present at the opening of every dock at Cardiff and at the opening of every section of what now forms the Great Western Railway from Cardiff to Milford Haven, as well as the opening of the Taff Vale Railway, the Rhym- ney Railway, and all the local rail. ¡ ways in South Wales. In 1887 he wa.s placed on the commission of the peace for the county of Glamorgan and I was also an income tax commissioner. lie was an ardent Churchman and Conservative. He retained the best of health almost to the I end, but late last year he was unfortunately thrown out of his trap and sustained somewhat severe injuries, and he had not since been able to be out very much, and was recently com- pletely confined to his bed once more. He had retired from practice for some years pat, the practice being carried on by his late part- ner, Dr. W. Llewelyn Rhys. He leaves an only daughter, with whom much sympathy is felt in her bereavement.

DR. BECKET ROBATKAN, RADYR. Dr. George Becket Robathan died last night at his residence, Summerlands, Radvr, in his 65th year. The deceased gentleman was the second son of the late Dr. Edward Robathan, of Risca and Pontypool. Educated at Llan- dovery and Epsom College (Surrey), he entered St. Thomas's Hospital and took his M.R.C.S. (England), in 1869. Subsequently, after a short residence at Brighton, he took over his father's practice at Risca, where he became surgeon to the Pontymister Steel, Iron and Tin Works, and Cox's Quarries. In 1905 he took Dr. Noel Wade into partnership, but owing to ill-health he retired in 1907, and took up his residence at Radyr about two years ago. Dr. Robathan leaves a widow abd five son-, one of whom is Mr Percy Robathan, chartered accountant.

In Charity's Name. CARDIFF LORD MAYOR'S ATTACK. It is no use contributing to the charities as they exist to-day, and it is time a day of reckoning came, and rather than go into that controversial side of the question. I would ask you to put your heads together and form a committee worthy of the city." This is what the Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman Cliappell) said at a meeting held in the Council Chamber on Thursday,called for the purpose of considering the overlapping of local charitable agencies, and of considering the advisability of establishing a central committee to co-ordinate the efforts of the existing agencies, and to act as distributors for a Lord Mayor's Central Fund, which it was proposed to form. The Lord Mayor, who presided, said that if anybody knew how much overlapping there was it was the Mayor of a city like Cardiff. He had -i v-en a subscription to a man who came to him on behalf of a certain object, and he soon afterwards found that another man, to whom he had never given a subscription, was going round with a book purporting to have been contributed to by the Lord Mayor. He had asked for balance-sheets, and he had received two, of which the lesr, said the better —thev would not bear investigation for a minute if investigators had in view the charit- able help of the helpless. The Lord Mayor appealed to all present to drop all their pet schemes there was no pet scheme" which had come under his notice which would bear talking of. People when they gave to the Iufirmary or to the Nurses' Institution gave for a special pur- pose, but a society had been formed for the I purpose of assisting other charities. He had refused to give to this sdbiety, which had the Infirmary and other institutions on its list, for it seemed to him to afford a loophole for those I who wished to be mean to say, when appealed to for support for either of the institutions on tho society's list, that they had already con- tributed. There were nearly thirty societies on that list. Then there were five or six socie- ties collecting money to give children a Christmas treat. It would be much better even at Christmas to give 2s to the mother of poor children rather than give a feast to two or three children from her house with 1.500 others. If they formed a Central Committee they would not only better employ the money now at their disposal, but they would also get funds from people iyho now refused to subscribe because they had no guarantee that the money was properl3- spent. He had in his hand on one sheet of paper the balance sheet for a charitable object. He said that that balance sheet was fraudulent, and he did not make that statement without knowipg what be was say- ing. No man who bad anything to do with the, statement would dare come forward and defend it. He was anxious honestly to deal with his salary to the best of his ability. He should. however, refuse to give subscriptions unless he was satisfied that the money was being spent for the purpose for which it was given. The Central Committee must be the committee to receive the money. The income from charitable people would be doubled at less than the present cost in administration, this being now more than was actually received by the poor in relief. They must not introduce religion into it, or he was off." It was no use trying to carry religious bodies with them or poli- tical bodies. There were charities organised for religious purposes as there were for political purposes. He would ha.ve nothing to do with any charity of that. kind. Suggestions were made by Mr G. l?ercy Thomas, who, with Mr Frank Higman, con- vened the meeting, and after observations made by Mr H. M. Thompson, Mr C. H. James, Mr S. Fisher, Mr J. J. Ames, Mr Tudor Rees, Mr Leonard Rea, and Principal Edwards, it was decided that the representatives of the charitable organisations present should report to their organisations, and that in the mean- time a committee should consider the obser- vations of the Lord Mayor and the suggestions of Mr Percy Thomas, a future meeting to be held further to consider the matter. Remarkable Figures The report of the Charity Commis- sioners for England and Wales, issued last night, shows that the total sum of stocks and investments held by the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds on December 31st last amounted to 928,443,946, divided into 29,123 separate accounts. The aggregate income derived therefrom during the year amounted to £ 790,005. The new endowed chanties, or augmentation, of old ones, which were created or came to the knowledge of the Commission during the year, amounted to £ 2,152,515. Of this total no less than £ 1,237,892 was for medical charities. This sum was nearly as much as was received for medical charities during the whole of the six preceding years, and was largely due to the benefactions of Mr H. J. Barnato and Mr Otto Bcit, amounting to 1465,000.

,.V' r To Reform the Lords. EARL OF HOSEBERY'S PLAN. I L"rd Rosnbery nn Monday brought forward hi* motion ior rofor:n t hf House of Lords and delivered ) reiv»;i.rkaMe speech. He coupled self-admission by their lordship- of defects in the < (instruction of the isweoud Chamber with the declaration that it is older branch of the L.*islatur- The hereditary pr.n-'ip'o open to Grave objections ,md he favoured an elective prin- ciple the only means of giving new Jif and strength -(A the H<ets ■—not. popular election, however, but by association with co"poritk>a-» and County Councils. The Governrnt-nt p >i:cy hf -denounced as | tendingto thee.tHhiishmunt of an unrestrained 1 Single Ciia.nibjji*, to th^ Throne, and, fraught with eariistroph*- to tiic Empire. I In the midst of tlu- record attendance of r°crT l his year. Lord Rosdbery in the House of I Lords on Monday niailc a notable speech in un- folding uis pian lor the relorm of the House of Lords. lie moved at t he close of his oration that the House go into Committee in order to consider three resolutions consider three resolutions :— 1. That a strong Second Chamber is necos- sary to the well-being of the State. 2. That such a Chamber can best he ob- tained by t he reform of House of Lords. 3. That the possession of a peerage "bould no longer of itself the right, to sit and vote in the House ot Lords. Lord Morley. who followed the Earl of Rose- bery, said the House of Lewd" had first of all committed homicide by slaying the nuql, and it then proceeded to commit suicide by denouncing itself as entirelv -unfit to have the very thing tint it had don". 1 he debate on Lord Roseherv's resolution was resumed on Tuesday in the House of Lords in a much smalter and less interested House than assembled 11!1 th" previous day. The Tory Benches were indeed tolerably full, but on the other sido of tho there were givsit many empt y seats. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who spoke first, appeared in favourite character as the preacher of modera- tion. It would have been well, however, if he had taken this part more conspicuously when the Finance Bill was before the House of Lords last year. Magnifying his own office,he remindedtbe Peers that there had been an Archbishop of Canterbury 600 years before Parliament had arisen, and that the Archbishop who led the barons at Runnvmede was the 42nd of his line. He also observed that to-day was the Ides of March, an omen which would be variously in- terpreted according to the views of members. His conviction was that any partial observer would declare that nothinchad really occurred big enough to justify the sweeping away of the independence of th's House. He was in favour of a libera] read.iusf ment of the composition and working of the House, and he theeefbse supported Lord Rosebery's motion. The Marquis of Salisburv followed in a feditle and singularly tactless speech. He made it quite clear that he was not only against the pqLicy of a single Chamber, but of any real d effective reform, of the House of Lords. TTin references to the House of Commons wereoffen- sive, if not insolent, in their character. He declared that there had been a great change in the character of the House of Commons, and that it was undergoing a slow process of decay. The noble Marquis had something to say about inaccuracy of statement, and made the somewhat remarkable declaration that if an archangel addressed an electorate meeting he would bound to b" inaccurate. He defended tue principle of hereditary right in the most unflinching manner, and seemed to regard the House of Lords as a unique pro- duct of nature. So far as could be judged, he was opposed to any system of popular election in the case of the House of Lords, but he in favour of modifying its constitution by the introduction of life Peers, who would be ap- pointed by the Crown Minister of the day, and also of selecting a number of hereditary Peers from the existing members of the House of Lords to be Peers of Parliament.

Unwatched Coasts. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE DECISION. The proceedings at the annual meetings of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom came to an end on Thurs- day at the Hotel Metropole. London. Mr \V. H. Mitchell (vice-president of the association) presided. The recent allegations that the Bristol Chan- nel coasts were unwatched were discussed by the Chamber. Plymouth Chamber had placed a resolution on the agenda that the Council of the association be requested to press on the proper authorities the necessity of establishing an effective coastal watch in the interests of life and property. In the course of the discussion it was pointed out that although the coastguard service was most efficient in many respects, more atten- tion might be paid to the important work at watching the coast line in the directions sag- gested by the resolution. The meeting after a brief debate decided to adopt the suggestion of the Plymouth body. The association agreed to a resolution of the London Chamber that it was advisable that all passenger ships for overseas traffic should be fitted with wireless telegraphy, and that the Executive Council be requested to urge upon the Government the introduction of a Bill with this in view. A resolution from Sunderland requested the Postmaster-General to grant equal telegraphic facilities under like circumstances to all sea- ports in the United Kingdom, and urging that there should be day and night telegraphic communication throughout the year at the chief seaports in the United Kingdom. Strong Denunciation At llfracembe. Mr William Cole, local secretary to the Lifeboat Institution, speaking at lifracomhe to lifeboatiuen. asserted that in the Bristol Channel a proper look-out was not kept, through coastguards being removed and their duties delegated to labourers in fact, along the coast two coastguards were now expected to do the work of six. On dark and stormy nights recently two large steamers went down and many lives were lot. One burnt the regu- lation flares for over six hours but they were not seen: yet at the same time the Ilfra.- combe lifeboat crew were on the pier in the cold and rain, waiting for a call that never came. If a proper look-out had been kept the Ilfracombe and Clovclly crews might haite saved the lives of their fellow sailors. The authorities, he declared, were anxious to save twopence at the cost of sailors' lives.

Broader Wales Wanted. GREAT INDUSTRIAL FIELDS OPEN. Dr. Hartwell Jones, distributing the prizes tm Wednesday at Llanberis County School .said in reference to Welsh ed ncation that there was a need of the adaptation of methods to the locality. (Cheers.* In Carnarvonshire it seemed to him that technical instruction was of paramount importance. The native took kindly to literary pursuits and the cullivatipa of poetry and oratory, for which his in sense of pro ortion and style, his sensibility and impressionable n iture, well equipped hirou But nowadays tliC State had thrown to him wider are.. The coalfields and industries of South Wales had been developed largely by outsiders owing to < he Welshman's want of opportunity rather than lack of capacity jar scientific undertakings. The fact that in London some of the largest commercial houses were erected by Welshmen's enterprise, and in the United States, South Russia, France, and Italy that Welshmen bearing Dowiiufl credentials held responsible posts—(cheers) • showed the race possessed talents for the azfe and crafts. Welsh talent had gravitated to the Ministry, and at present the current seemed tie have set towards the teaching profession. Honourable as was that profession, the market was becoming overstocked, while the Civil Services, which offered a wider scope, wme comparatively neglected. (Hear, hear. Dr. Jones pleaded for greater cultivation of t&0 English language and English literature. did not involve a surrender or less enthusiasm for Wales, on the contrary bi-lingual races all the world over possessed an advantage ag regarded mental equipment over the monoglot. (Cheers.) Those who limited their vistonto the products of Welsh genius were denying themselves incalculable privileges.

THE APPOINTMENT OF J.P.'S. Lord Shuttleworth (Lord-Lieutenant of LaD- cashire) gave evidence on Tuesday before the Royal Commission on the Selection of Justices of the Peace. He stated that the general practice in appointing magistrates in the county of Lancashire was for the Chancellor of the Duchy to bring before the Lord-Lieutenant the names of any persons whom on special grounds he might desire personally to appoint to the magistracy. The custom had been for the Chancellor to appoint magistrates so far as the Duchy was concerned, and the responsi- bility of deciding on the number of appoint- ments required in any petty sessional division remained. as hitherto, with the Lord- Lieutenant. The system had worked smoothly and he recommended that it should be con- tinued.

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