The Cardiff Times

SURRENDER OF CETEWAYO'S BROTHER. THE ATTITUDE OF THE BOERS. CAPE TOWN, April 26.—Lord Chelmsford and his staff proceed to Utrecht. Magneza, brother of Cetewayo, with a few followers, has surrendered to the British authorities. ST. VINCENT, Saturday.—The organisa- tion of the troops is being actively carried on at Dnrban under Lord Chelmsford. The Newsfrom the Transvaal is re-assuring, the attitude of the Boers having given no further cause for alarm. CAPETOWN (via Plymouth), April 16th, per Duart Castle. —A telegram from Kimberley, yesterday announces the arrival of the High Commissioner at Pretoria, on the 10th inst., and his interview with the Boer Committee. It was arranged his Excellency should meet the people on the 12th, at Erasmus Farm, about six miles from Pretoria.

THE DEATH 0IM3APTAIN CAMP- BELL. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE WITH EARL CAWDOR A vote of condolence with Earl Cawdor, opon the death of Captain Campbell, killed in South Africa, unanimously adopted at a public meeting con- vened at Newcastle Emlyn, the Rev. J. P. Jones, vicar, in the chai r. was forwarded by Mr Thomas Jones, Bee Hive, sub-agent, on Friday last. The resolution read :— Heavy as your sorrow, and that of your family must necessarily be, we would hope ihat it is in some degree mitigated by the sonsideration that Captain Campbell has fallen in the path of duty, and that he met m honourable death in the cause of his country.

rIlE SCHEME OF INTASIOX CON- DEMNED. The special correspondent of the Daily Ntia has lent home an important telegram detailing the Bche:ne for invading Zululan 1. There are to be two principal columns operating from b'1.se3 per- haps dangerously wide apart, their common ob- jective being concentration on Uiundi, Cetewayo's headquarters. The fit-.it column consists of General Crealock's division. Its composition is :-FiNt Brigade (Pearson) Buffs, six conpa,nies of 88th and 99th artillery attached, two 7-pounders; one company of Engineers, one company of Pioneers. Second Brigade )1::h Foot, 60th Rifljs, 91st Foot, 400 men of the Naval Brigade, two 9-pounder uns, four 24-poun ler. rockets, two Gattling guns, savalry, 120 mounted infantry, 50 volunteers, 200 mounted natives, one company of Army Service Corps, and 250 CapJ Volunteers. This fairly strong division his its base oa Fort Pearson, near the mouth of the Tugela, and is concentrating about Gingililova, some eighteen miles north of the Tugela. The compulsory abandonment of Ekove M unfortunate. That position would have formed a concentration point further into the iaterio- of General C.-ealock will march northward, keeping the low country near the coast, advancing with caution, and en- trenching each position &3 he advances. He bai iiie scope an A discretion, but the calcula- tion is that he can scarcely-inle.;s the enemy be occupied, partially at ileist, by a di version-ven- Tire to corn nit hi nself beyond the Lrmlatoosi River, or about half way between the frontier and Uiundi. On the banks of this river he will pro- b tbly halt entrenched, waiting for tidings of the advance of the Second Division from another direction towards Uiundi. So much for General Crealock. The Second Division, uuder General ate, will concentrate about the position marked on the maps Dournberg, close to the Bio >d River, in the Southern angle of the Utrecht dis- trict, about seventy miles almost west from Uiundi. The following a-e the details of Nawdigate's force :—Infantry Brigade Six companies 21st, Ieven companies 58th, six companies 9ith, 1st Battalion 24, with one battery of seven- pounders. Cavalry Brigade (General Marshall) King's Dragoon Guards, 17th Lancers, detach- meut Mourned Natives, two companies of the Army Service Corps, one battery of nine- f ounders, four Gatling guns, and one company of ioyal Engineers. The native road runs from the Blood Kiver to Uiundi by a somewhat circuitous route. The division will probably follow its line. There retnaius to be accour, ted for General W ood's flyiug column. located about Kanxbula, thirty mdes north of Newdigs'te's line. The advance of Wood's command consists of the 4sh Foot, first battalion, 13th and 90 Foot, Bailer's Frontier Light Horse, a detachment of mounted Infantry, and one battery of artillery. The present project is that Wood marches down the White Umvolosi River until he touches Nawdi- gate's line, whereupon the two forces coalesce And continue their joint advance OIl Uiundi. Considerable time must elapse before Ne vdigate •will be ready to move from Dooruberg. Marshall's cavalry will only leave Durban to-da.y, and march at the rate of 10 miles per diem. The distance is close on 200 miles. I am not surprised that a large section of competent professional opinion is dead agiinst this scheme of operations. There is some relief to know that the Lieutenant-General does not stand irrevocably committed to it, and is quite prepared to allow circumstances to modify and even alter it. I venture to express the humble but emphatic opinion that it is ra.dically and irre- trievably bad, and leaves risks open atwhicuone trembles. Between Ne-.vdigate at Doornbergand Crealock at Gingiiilovo there extends a stretch of British frontier ne irly 15') miles i^g^ totally un- guarded save by a handful of British infantry about Helpmakaar, and three or four unreliable native battalions along the Tugela River. By the only available line of communications the distance apart is coasiciemoly further than from Grey town to Dooruberg, Ne digate's line of communication with its base at Durban for reinforcements, Ne A S and supplies will be perilously precarious, with hostile territory on the flank continuou-lv, his b:,se rO:J.d u, country very hilly, with continuous ascents and descents -,in I by the middle of ilav forage may have failed from the almost universal practice of grass burning by -,lie natives. It must be said, ho ever, that up country the climate is bracing and healthy. On the coast line of ad- vance it is feverish and relaxing; but the savage uzi(lerstan(in best a swift, direct, straight assault, and the Coomassie rush strikes home to him with startling emphasis, that is cheaply won by a small per-centage of fever cases. JVieautime, and for an Indefinite period. Natal lies at the mercy of Cete- wayo for there are no reserves, and tiie forces for its protection are being diverted. For the next Six months the Tugela will be fordable.

THE DURHAM MINE IIS. Mass meetinzs of Durham miners were held on Tuesday at Minton, Haswell, an li other places Bear Sun ierland, an 1 resolutions were passed by the men regrerti g the inability of the joint com- mittees to arrive at a settlement of the dispute, and terminate the strike. I A large and representative mass meetin" of miners in the Chester-le-sfcreet district was held on Tuesday at oiuvlows-hill, the men Droceeuing to the ground headed by bands of music. The object of the meeting was to withdraw power from the miners' executive committee, to settle the dispute with the masters' committee, and offer only open arbitra'ion a id no reduction. A feeling of con- siderable bitterness against the coalowners was m ;uitested. It is reported that at the meeting of the Joint Committee, Oil Saturday, the owners offered to settle the dispute, if eleven per cent reduction were accepted by the men. Tais was declined, the nli/Je¡''1. standing out for seven and a half per cent. Pending the settlement of the dispute by reference or arbitration, the question arose upon what terms tiie men should resume work in the mean- J time. The owners offered to split tiie difference, and open t/ieir pits pending die settlement, at a j reduction of 6.1 per cent, but the miners then rece ie i fronithe i offered, and refused to go in on greater reduction than 6t per cent. At the meeting on Wednesday it is said that the samel dead-lock existed, and at the last moment a. tmatler committee was appointed to fix the teiuia tpoa which the men should resume.

EFFECT OF TRADE DEPRBS vrox.—A most re Veshing, nui .f.\i:ig, ;oi(i coo nig Spring an-l Sii*nmer Beveiatre ISSUSDSAS' KFKKRVBSCKXT SAM.VS, which is enual t to any, and otdy half ihe price, is tfi aud i* \>d. —S:m lyrs, (Jrocfciier'ro-.v ), Car,;i:r. 4112S FLOAILIXE FOR THE TEETH ASS ESSAI-A 1 tew drum of the liquid Fioriline" sprilJkced on a wet iooth-brusii produces a pleasant lather, which thoroughly JJear¡.¡e the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the guim, prevents tartar, stops <ieea\\ girw to the te8th a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a delightful iragraace to the breath It removes ail unpleasant xiour arising from decayed teeth or tobacco 'smoke. 'fh3 Fragrant; Floriime," bein( composed m part 01 honey and -sweat herbs, is delicious to the taste, and tfca 1"'ea.t toi 'et discovery of the ag-e. Priee 2s W, of 1t2i 1 Chemists and Perfumers.Prejwirwi BY HBNEY C. vs/vvi-»lr»et. jLoixioo ûú41 j.

THE AFGHA-N W-IR. YAKOOB KHAX AT THE BRITISH CAMP. REPORTED ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF PEACE. SIMLA, Monday.—There have been several meetings between Major Cavagnari and Yakoob Khan. The results are unknown. SIMLA, May 10.—Ceremonial visits have been exchanged between the Ameer Yakoob Khan, Sir Samuel Browne, and Major Cavagnari preliminary to the opening of definite negotiations. LAHORE, Friday.—The Standard corres- pondent, telegraphing on Friday, said :-At four o'clock this afternoon a grand Durbar took place. The Ameer was first received by General Sir Samuel Browne, and all the general officers were then presented to him. Previous to this meeting a long conference took place between Major Cavagnari and the Ameer. The terms of peace were discussed, I and the Ameer accepted the whole of the British proposals. It is agreed that upon the Candahar line the frontier shall be advanced to Kojak-Amram this will give us the Kojak Pass and the Pisheen valley. The whole of the Khoorum Valley is to be ceded to England as far as the Shatur- gardun Pass, and we are to have the Khyber Pass as far as Loargi. We are to have the right of keeping an agent at Candahar, but I have no information as to our right to agents at Herat and CabuL I understand that Yakoob expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the terms as explained by I Major Cavagnari. A Central News" telegram says:—The Indian Office have received telegrams from the Viceroy stating that conferences have taken place between Yakoob Khan and Major Cavagnari, for the purpose of con- cluding peace, but that everything further reported is premature. Nothing has been received relative to the Ameer's satisfaction with the British proposals. Yokoob Khan returns immediately to Cabul after negotia- tions are arranged. SIMLA, Wednesday.—The report of the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Khan, eldest son of Shere Ali, is contradicted. He isf however, seriously ilL The negotiations between Yakoob Khan and Major Cavagnari continue.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SPAIN. LOSS OF SIX LIVES. MADRID, May 10.—A mail train between Madrid and Cadiz has run off the line. The van containing the mails for Cuba was smashed, six persons were killed, and several injured. The cause of the accident is not yet known. ————

THE EGYPTIA CRISIS. CAIRO, May 10 (7.50 p. m. )-It is reported that the Khedive still refuses to appoint European Ministers, pretending that the proposed Council of State will be sufficient for every purpose, but he offers to appoint a European Secretary-General to assist each Pasha administrating a Province. CAIRO, Tuesday.—Communications con tinue between the Khedive and the British and French Governments, represented by their Consuls-General, regarding the State of affairs created by the Khedive's action of April the 7th.

VISIT OF tORD DUFFERIN TO ENGLAN O. BERLIN, Tuesday.—Lord Dafferin, the British Ambassador to Russia, now on his way to England, was received by Prince Bismarck yesterday, and proceeded for London to-day.

THE EASTERN QUESTION. CONSTANTINOPLE, Monday.—The Porte renounces the proposed occupation of Ichtliman, but persists in claiming Bourgas.

NEWS FROJI RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday. -Intelligence received here from Baku states that a cable is being laid across the Caspian Sea. Swarms of locusts are destroying the crops in the Caucasus, thus impoverishing the population. to According to news from Kieff, the police stations in that town have been connected by telegraph, and a system of identifying the inhabitants and examining passports is being carried out at night time.

GREAT FIRE IN RUSSIA. A TOWS PARTIALLY DESTROYED. kj c ST. PETERSBURG, Monday.—Intelligence received here to-day from Perm states that a fire broke out at Irbit on Friday evening last. A high wind prevailing at the time, the flames spread rapidiy and destroyed the best part of the town. The loss of property is considerable. MORE FIRES IN RUSSIA. ST PETERSBURG, Wednesday. The Governor of Orenburg telegraphs that two more fires have occurred, the latter being serious. The Governor of Uralsk also reports a serious fire raging.

THE FRECH MINISTERIAL CRISIS. PARIS, Monday.—With reference to the reports of the ministerial crisis, the general impression in Paris is that the journals have exaggerated the importance of the difficulty.

GREAT FIRE IN INDIA. BOMBAY, Wednesday.k great confla- gration occurred last night at Poonah, des- troying Boodwa's Palace, the law courts, the post and police offices, and fifty private houses. ———

A TOWN INUNDATED. PESTII, Wednesday.—A great part of the town of Halas, in the county of Pesth, has been inundated.

THE RELATIONS OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. PARIS, Wednesday. The Journal des Debats, in an article to-day npon the claims of Greece, says that French public opinion demands to be informed what will be the definite attitude of England in the Greek question, as on this may depend the continu- ance of that mutual confidence which has hitherto governed the relations between the two countries. THE WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA. SANTIAGO (via Lisbon), April 19th.—The Ministry have resigned, and a new Cabinet has been formed. An engagement has taken place between a Chilian gun-boat and two Peruvian war vessels. The latter were re- pulsed. The Bolivian troops have re-taken Ataeamo. Valparaiso is being actively for- tified. ———— SIR GARNET WOLSELSY. LARNACA, Monday.—Sir Garnet and Lady Wolseley left here to-day, on board the dis- patch vessel Sal amis, for England. THE NEW CARDINALS. ROUE, Tuesday.—The ceremony of pre- senting the Baretta to the newly-appointed Cardinals took place at the Vatican this morning. Addressing Dr Newman, His Holiness said he felt he had made a happy choice in his selection.

MARRIAGES BY THE MICnOSCOPE. Dr. C. Heitz-nan tells us that marriages should be alio ved in doubtful cases ooly upon the permit of a reliable micrcscopist. Last season,1' he says, a young physician asked me whether I believed in the marriage among kindred. He had fallen in love with his cousin and his coiisi-i with him. I exaiiiined his blood, and told him that he was a nervous man, passing sleepless nights, and having a moderately good constitution. The similar condition being suspected in the lady, marriage was not advised, for fear of degenerate offsprings So great, was his faitil in my assertions that he gave up the idea of marrying his cousin, offering her the last ellince-viz.. the examination of her blood. This beautiful girl came to my laboratory, and, very much to my surprise, I found, on examination, her blood of first-class I constitution. The next dav I told the gentleman, You had better marry her.' }

A PASSENGER STEAMER 'J WRECKED. Advices received from Astoria announce the total wreck of the passentrer steamer Great Ke- !lu¡,Jic, aud the IuS;! of I? lives. TLe Greatite- public was one of a line of steamers runniog between San Francisco and Oregon. On the 13th uic. she was on a voyage from San Francisco to Astoria, iiaving <>n board a large number of pas. sengers and also a large crew. When en- deavouring to enter port, the night being I d.u-k, the steamer struck on the Columbia bar. and very rapkliy filled wish water. The last boat to leave the unfortunate stean.er was one containing t-e first and second officers, I the boaiswaiu. two sailors, and eight stewards, but before it could reach tLe shore it wag f swamped, and the occupants were left struggling for their lives in the water. Three of them man- aged to swim naliore, but the 0, inclnd- i:iioC the t.,o oüieNs, !;eri.shed. According to the Litest accounts the Great Republic had biuken in fcwo, and WLW a comolete wreck.

THE EUSTON SOUARE i MYSTERY.. 0 IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AT THE IHQUEST. EXTRAORDINARY STORY, ALLEGED CLUE TO THE MYSTERY An inquest was opened on Tuesday afternoon at St. Pancras Workhouse, before Dr Hardwicke, on the remains of the woman found in the coal cellar at 4. Euston-square. Law representatives from the Police Department watched the case on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, while Mr Jones, solicitor, attended in the interest of the proorietor of the premises at Euston-square. William Stroman, aged fourteen years, deposed to having been sent for eual for the new lodgtrs. He picked up a basket full of coal, and found a bone with a foot on it. There was a uasty smell. He went andj told# one ,of Mr BastendorfFs workmen, named Savage. George Foulcher, coal carman, testified to taking a load of coals to the place. The lady of the house said the cellar v. ould not be ready for an hour. Witness refused to take the coals back unless he was paid for his time. He law the boy at work in the cellir. Saw a man come and sprinkle some white stuff about, as if to take a smell away. The man had a spade, and seemed as if he did not know < hat to do. Asked him if he was going to clear the cellar out or not. He then threw something like a wrapper over something in the corner. The man then pulled something forward, when witnsss said, "This seems like a human body." Another witness, named Savage, here interposed, saying he was the man. Foulcher, continuing, said on there being no intention shown by anyone to get a policeman, he went himself and brought one. Mr Basten- dorff deposed that lie been residing at No. 4, Eus- ton-squars for upwards of three years. Had had more than six tenants for the upper floors of the house in that time. Had used the cellar con- stantly. It was always open. Had managed to give part of it to a lodger. Had himself seen a bone there last Christmas. There was flesh on it. He thought it was a leg of mutton, and complained to his wife of the servant's waste- fulness. There was no smell at the time. The house was in charge of a housekeeper when he took it. Dr. Davies testified that the joints were separated through decomposition. Ihe hair on her scalp was of a light brown. The woman had lost all her upper teeth. The curvature of the spine might arise from the body being placed in a strained positioq. The deceased was well formed. The body had lain about three years. He could form no opinion of the cause of death. The coroner here suggested that the intestines should be tested for poison. Sarah Carpenter, a servant, deposed to finding a bone, which she took to her mistress, saying she thought it was a human bone. Her mistress said it was nok but that it belonged to a u ild boar which had been kept in the cellar. It was thrown into the sink. Other bones and rags which were then found were thrown into the dust bin. Some rags were burnt. The inquiry was adjourned for three weeks. Our Plymouth correspondent telegraphing on Wednesday night says :—After reading the West- ern Morning News account of the Euston-square mystery at Bi ieford, Devon, on Tuesday, the parents of a young woman named Hannah Dobb, not Dodd, as stated, came to tne conclusion from the description given, that the murdered woman is their daughter. The parents of Hannah Dobb reside at Bideford, where they keep the Black- smiths' Arms public-house. Their daughter was near 30 years of age, and resided at Eustou-square, London. Last summer she came on a visit to Bideford with two children, and then stated that she was married to a man who lived in Euston- square, but the children, she said, were not hers. In November last a man, who gave the same name as the one mentioned by their daughter, came to Bideford and stayed several days, and passed as the husband of Hannah Dobb A photographic likeness of this man is in the possession of Mrs Dobb. Hannah Dobb did not return to London in company with her supposed husband, but having missed her ticket was sent back by the railway without any extra charge, and after her supposed return to Eus- ton-square a telegram wassent back by the than who accompanied her, saying that she arrived safe. From that day to this no tidings whatever have been received from Hannah Dobb by her parents; Though repeated letters have been sent to Easton-square, they have invariably been re- turned through the dead letter office. While home at Bideford she stated that on her return to London she was going abroad to Germany with a brother of her husband, and her parents naturally supposed she had so gone abroad. They received a letter some little-tiuie after she had returned to London from a person in Euston square, asking what they should do with some boxes belonging to Hannah Dobb, who had gone away. Hannah Dobb was a fine built woman, with fair complexion and light hair, worn in ourls. She had lost a front tooth and had another decayed, and answered in most particulars to the description of .the murdered woman. Superintendent Chipman. of the Bideford borough police. has gleaned the above facts, and forwarded them to Scotland Yard with a photographic likeness of the man who visited Bideford. The only point of uncer- tainty in the matter is, whether the Hannah Dodd, said to be undergoing imprisonment, is the same woman as Hannah Dobb, of Bideford. One thing seems to be clear, that the man accompany- ing the woman to Bideford was not her husband at all.

LORD HENRY BRUCE AND MARLBOROUGH, Lord Henry Bruce has written to the Local Conservative Association that, as a man of honour, he is compelled to relinquish his intention of becoming a Conservative candidate for Marl- borough.

FUNERAJTOFMR BUTT, M.P. The funeral of Mr Butt, M.P., took place on Saturday afternoon at Stranorlaaj a village in the county Donegal. In accordance with his own wishes, he was buried in an angle of the church- yard, a spot which was his favourite place of resort when a boy. A very large gathering of judges, lawyers, and distinguished citizens accompanied the coffin to the stttion. 'A

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY AT NINEVEH. Mr Rassam, whom is carrying on the work so well begun by the late Mr George Smith, has just discovered at Babylon an octagonal cylinder, on the sides of which are engraved a history of the campaign of Sennacherib against King Hezekiah. This important find is to be sent to London, for safe keeping in the British Museum.

THE BRISTOL TRADED"COUNCIL. The sixth annnal report of the Bristol Trades' Council states that the financial year of that body has been mast satisfactory, and from the balance sheet appended it appears that there is a balance in the hands of the treasurer. While the council are anxious to promote the interests of those whom they are specially deputed to repre- sent by seeking to avoid disputes, and by the ad- justment of grievances that may arise between employers and employed," they are ready to pro- tect the workmen from injury.

LORD GRANVILLE ON 40 YEARS OF POLITICAL LIFE. Earl Granville, speaking on Monday at the annual meeting of the British and Foreign School Society, said it was now 43 years since he himself entered t e House of Commons, and there was a marked contrast between the state of education now and then. During the last 40 year, so many grievance# had been redressed that they had HOW so many clients clamourously howling. he might say, for support. Of this he was convinced, that so long as men were willing to do good work there would be plenty for them to do both in social and political life.

LORD ABEHlJARE AND UNIVtR SITY EDUCATION. Lord Aberdare presided at a meeting in London on Wednesday niehfc, the object of which was to promote the extension of university teaching in the northern district of the Metropolis. His Lordship contended that the middle class could not keep themselves apart from the intellectual activitv of the time, as there was no excuse for anv neglect of education. Mr Thomas Hughes M.P., speaking at the same meeting, said he looked forward to very considerable steps being made even in the direction of what might be called university education, as well as university teaching. _———

CARDINAL NEWMAN, SPEECH ON RELIGION IN ENGLAND. The Glcibe Rome correspondent telegraphing on Monday B-iys :—A consistory was held this morn- ing, at which the Pope delivered an address. Subsequently Dr. Newman having received the Biglietto of nomination as cardinal, said lie had been made cardinal, an hononr he never dreamed of, in recognition of his services, and to the honour of England. Hs had made many mistaken, but always wrote for Christianity. He attributed the religious condition ot England to the rise of indifferentism, infidelity, and liberalism. He de- plored the movement for separating Church and Scate, as banishiDg religion from public and social life. -—— Many English and strangers were present. life. Many English and strangers were present.

During the stay of the Queen in London last I week Her Majesty took an opportunity of driving along the V ictoria Embankment to obtain a vitsw of Cleopatra's Needle. ^FRENCH GALLAXTar, — "What age do you think I iIll ?" aÙeJ a lady of Mirabeau. I don't know, ma.dame; but whatever it is, you don't look it," was the reply. Have you the song Saccharine Futurity ?'" asked a girl of the music clerk. We have," he answered, as with a. pleasant smiley he roiled up a copy of "I he S.veet By-and-by." .ADVICE TO C'RH;,K-■. J\re you broken in jouv rest byja sick child snfferirg with the pair! ,>f rut- ting teeth ? Go at once to a oJicmiit au« get a bott'e of Kr, WissiOW's Soonnxa SVRO. It will «lieve the pcor simerer lmmeiliatelr. Tt is |xsrftect!y Harmless end p easant to taste it produce natural, quieTsteep bv reo ievinir the child from paiu, and the little cbsrab awakes bright as a button." It soothes the child, ii ns the <rum3, alky* all pain, relieves wind, reflates th* bowels, and is the best known remsdy for dyseuterv and iliirrii^a, whether arfsirg from t.ething or other eauvs Mrs WmsJow's Soothimr Srrup is soli fov ML-helra deaers everywhere at Is Itt prep bottle-. Manulacturei ¥ûlk Mau At i44, \Î;oÛ,¡nJ.Lra<oi' I.o.>d. i

THE MAY MEETINGS. CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPER- ANCE SOCIETY. Under the presidency of the Primate the annual meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday afternoon at Lambeth Palace. The Archbishop addressed the meeting, observing that the report of the Lord's Committee on intemperance showed how difficult it was to deal with the subject. It was necessary to provide counter attractions for the people, whereby they might have a wholesome vent for their desire for amusement and social intercourse, with- out having resource to the public-house for intoxi- cating liquois. He moved for the committee, which was obtained chiefly through the aid of the Church of England Temperance Society. The committee had observed with satisfaction the efforts made in London, Liverpool, and other parts of the country, to provide on an extensive scale, and in an attrac- tive form, for the physical refreshment and national recreation of the working classes, and based their hopes on the fostering of a better public opinion on the subject, and in the spread of Christian enlightenment throughout the land. Men no longer shut their eyes to the political, social, and religious dangers which might result from the great evil of intemperance, and he hoped that this the chief nation would puree itself from the blot hich seemed to darken its character as a Christian community, and to which its enemies pointed as one of the darkest features in his character. His Grace had observed among the younger clergy a growing desire, by abstaining altogether from intoxicating drinks, to set an example to those whom they could influence, and all honour was due to those young men. The report adopted stated that the total number of members in the 10 dioceses was 109,603; the total income amounted to £ 7,895. Branches of the society had been established at Colchester, Woolwich, Gibraltar, Malta, and by the chaplains on board Her Majesty's ships Minotaur, Defence. Agincomt, Hecla, Thunderer, Temeraire, and Hercules.

CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE SOCIETY. At Wallis Rooms, St. James's, on Tuesday, the annual meeting of this society was held, under the presidency of the Bishop of Peterborough, who was supported by the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the Earl of Harrowby, Mr Cow per Temple, M.P., Bishop Claughton, &0. There was a large attendance. A long report was read by the organising secretary, the Rev. T. S. Water. man. of the society's operations. The Right Rev. CHAIKMAN in justifying the existence of the society, said that some years ago the Church was under a reaction from the cold evidential character of orthodox Christianity, but Christianity was an historical religion, and rested I upon facts, therefore they must have historical I evidence and answers to the men of science, who said that those facts were impossible. It was said that if Christianity was divine, what need of props? -He did believe that Christianity was divine, and for that reason he feared for it. It was not natural to earth, but a divine exotic. They should contend for the faith, because it was divine. Thea they feared for the souls of men. But, it might be asked, why did they have a society for this while they had the Church ? He replied that the work of the society was to popu- larise Christianity, and to meet the infidel propa- ganda. which was active. It was necessary to deal with the shallow, supermini mind of modern times by means of a society like this. The un- belief of the present day was different to that of the last century. Modern infidelity was against religion altogether, instead ot being merely against the truth of revelation. Prayer, which was the breath of religion, was taken away by the scep- tics, and if that was gone, earth became iron and thti heavens brass. The idea of the supernatural was necessary and essential to religion. Sweep away religion, and it left morality without any strength. He never could believe in the morality of machines. The adoption of the report was moved by the Bishop of GLOUCESTER and BRISTOL, and seconded by Mr H. B I R L E Y, M. P. Addresses were given by the Rev E. R. Condon and Canon Barry on the present aspect of unbelief amongst the more educated classes, and the relation to it of Christianity. Mr Thomas Hughes, Q.C., and Canon Fleming spoke on the importance of counteracting unbelief among the working classes.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST MISSION- ARY SOCIETY. Primitive Methodists are usually to the front in the London May meetings, of which their an- nual missionary gathering in the Metropolitan Tabernacle is one of the 1-irgest. No departure from previous rule was shown on Tuesday even- ing at the assembly under the presidency of Mr J. S. Parkman, of Bodmin, the vast edifice being nearly filled with a real, live, Methodist audience. The Rev W. Cutts submitted the report, showing that since 1870 the society's operations had been much extended. Various new missions have been established in the United Kingdom, in New Zea- land, Queensland, and other colonies. Consideiable progress has been made, and in heathendom beyond the British dominion work has been commenced. At present a heavy debt exists. The gross amount contributed on the home stations during the past year for home, colonial. and foreign work was £ 17.967, which added to the income from Austra- lasia, Canada, and Africa, made a total income of 921,415. Various sums given for special purposes still further increased this amount to £ 32.230. The expenditure has exceeded the income by kl.987, the present liabilities being £ 10,501. For existing stations in Australasia, 22 additional missionaries are needed these were forthcoming, but could not be sent forth for want of mean*. Eighteen new chapels have been erected in connection with the home mission, 14 preaching stations opened, and 18 additional Sunday-schools formed. An addition of 501 members has been made. In the United Kingdom there are 75 stations and 131 missionaries in Australasia, 86 stations, end 101 ministers and mis- sionaries; in Canada, 63 circuits and missions, and 102 ministers in Africa, three sta- tions, and two European and two native mission- aries. The Fernando Po mission has suffered from the interference of the Spanish Governor. The Chairman energetically summarized his ex- perience of Methodism, particularly alluding to its remarkable development in Cornwall, in conse- quence of which, at Bodmin, the Roman Catholics had tried in vain for 40 years to establish a church. Addresses followed by the Rev. J.Wood, M.A., of Leeds, and Dr Davies, of London, a resolution being adopted recognizing the missionary zeal of Primitive Methodists, but recording the convic- tion that increased zeal and libei ality are needed for the Evangelization by that body of iieathen- don, especially on the vast continent of Africa.— The Rev H. Phillips, president of the conference, dwelt upon the work at home and in the colonies. —The Rev J. Fletcher Porter, late of Canada, urged a claim to the extension of this branch of operations. The Revs C. C. MacKechnie, W, Lister, J. Phillips, and C. Smith also spoke, the proceedings throughout being much enlivened by a well-trained choir of Sunday-school teachers and scholars.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE. Following an interesting breakfast and confer- ence at Cannon-street Hotel, at which several papers on Sunday school work were read, Exeter Hall was much crowded on Tuesday night at the 35th annual meeting of teachers and friends of this institute, the platform containing quite a phalanx of eminent and well-known supporters of the movement. His Grace the Archbishop of York presided, and in his opening address dwelt upon the t importance of reiigious education, especially in view of the recent school board educa- tion. Alluding to the Birmingham controversy, he urged the usefulness of the institute, especially by its publications and its valuable diocesan connections, which fitted the teachers to give the young the religious training which was needed. According to the report submitted by Mr Joha Palmer, the secretary, it appeared that notwith- standing the severe commercial depression which had prevailed during the present year, the institute had maintained its rate of progress and prosperity, The new subscriptions received during the year were 384. of which 18 were from branch associa- tions, representing 64 schools. The receipts and donations to the general fund amounted to £ 2,225, being an increase during the present year of £ 135.' The subscriptions to the special fund amounted to £ 1,732, which sum included a legacy of £ 1,000, less duty, from the executors of Mr Henry Percy Hamer, of Piccadilly. The publication sales for the year amounted to 212,690. The total gross receipts from all sources amounted to 216,648, being an increase of E922 on those of the preceding year. Important additions had been made to the publi- cations of the society, and the total sales of copies for the year exceeded a million and a quar- ter. The organisation department had been largely extended, and much progress had been made towards covering the country with branch Sunday-school associations. The committee had proceeded as far as possible upon the plan of working under the auspices ot the diocesaa board of education, and school dioceses had been dealt with in this manner with most satisfactory results. The committee had also been able, during the year, considerable to extend their operations in Ireland. The number of branch associations had increased to 212, of which 32 were in the Metropolis, and the rest in the provinces. The teachers' examina- tion continued to be held with the most favour- able results. The number of local centres at which examinations were held was 118. The re- port of the examiners sho ■ ed the papers to have been distinguished as a whole by a high standard of merit. The committee were at the present time engaged in collecting Sunday-school statistics on an extended plan, through the local clergy of each diocese, with the approval and sanction of the irespective Archbishops and Bishops. In conclusion, the report made si eeial reference to the year 1880 as being the 100th of the establishment of Sundsvy-schools, and of the prn- posal of the committee to commemorate th, event in a manner worthy of the occasion. The com- mittee also hoped to provide a suitable memorial of th" event, and with this object harl resolved t > < establish a "special centenary fund," for the erection of a building more adapted to the neces- sities of the institute in carrying on its opera- tlOnø-now so much extended as to have outgrown the building in which they are at present c:u-ried on. The commitee hoped that the response to trie invitation wontd be such as to evoke the liberality of English Churchmen, and that a building would be erected suitable for the requirements of the society, and worthy of its impor- tant work ia connection with the Church. The Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man moved, and the Earl of Aberdeen seconded the formal adop- tion of the report. An interesting address upon the reflex benefits of Sunday-school teaching was delivered by the Rey F. F. Goe, M.A.—A reso- lution recognizing the usefulness and necessity to the Church of the Institute, and determining upon a special effort in connection with the forthcoming centenary, to provide means for extending its operations, was spoken to by the Hon. and Rev. £ Carr Glyn, M.A. Vicar of Kensington, and by Lord Goo. Hamilton, M.P.—The Rev G. T. Palmer, M.A., and Mr Thomas Cave. M.P., also spoke.—Organ performances by Mr Thomas Bull were given during the proceedings.

THE ROYAL NAVAL FEMALE SCHOOL. ^Established in 1340, for educating the daughters of na^al and marine o(Ri-ers, this society, which w uuuer the uatranaee of the Queen, ludd its < annual meeting, on Wednesday, at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, Admiral the Hon. Arthur Duncombe presiding. Mr Fitzroy reported that there were 84 pupils in the school at Plymouth. Legicies; of 9100 from the Admiral of the Fleet, JE500 from Mrs Dobie, £300 from Mrs Poole, klOO from Admiral Sir George Buck, andf £ 50 from Sir G. Biddlecombe, had been received during the year. The annual subscrip- tions amounted to 21.258, the donations to £224, and £1,492 was held in trust for the six scholar- ships in the school. The death of Admiral Sir George Back, and the addition to the vice-presi- dents of Vice-Admiral the Marquess of Northamn- ton was recorded. Admiral Duncombe moved the adoption of the report, which was agreed to. He said that there had been an important change in the institution during the year, relative to the teaching of music, which was an important feature in the education of young ladies, especially those who were likely to become teachers aud governesses of the young, much more individual attention being now paid to that subject. It II as also resolved to give more care and attention to the particular aptitude of each scholar, especially in sketching, drawing, paint- ing, and other accomplishments. The public, he believed, were fully satisfied with the conduct of the charity, but he trusted the ladies would take more interest in it, because it was I essentially an institution for females. He pleaded for extended contributions from officers and others, so as to enable the managers, as far as pos-ible, to extend the benefits of the charity. Mr Richards contended that there was no service in the country in which greater interest was taken than in the navy, and it was only necessary to appeal to the British public, who would respond with liberality. It was resolved, before separating, to invite the aid of all classes of the community, and of the naval service in particular, in order to give efficiency, and to secure the permanency of the establishment.

RE-OPEING OF KEN FIG CHURCH. THE ARCHDEACON OF LLANDAFF ON THE SIGNS OF THE THIES. The old church of Kenfig, which dates from the year 1120 was on Wednesday re-opened for public worship, after nndergoing restoration, and special services were held on the occasion in the forenoon, afternoon, and evening. This church stands on an eminence overlooking the Bristol Channel; between these is a wide expanse of bar- ren, samly waste, and not far off tradition indicates the place where the former church was, until it and the town was covered with the shifting sand. The spot is singularly bleak and cheerless, and not calculated, one would imagine, to inspire feel- ings of enthusiasm in the heart of a young incumbent. But tfie Rev. Watkin Davies, the vicar, who ministers to a large but scattered flock, has set earnestly to work. He has two churches under his care. That at Pylehe has had restored, and now itenfig Church, where the ministrations are chiefly conducted in the Welsh language, and which is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, has come in for its share of at- tention. The work of restoration was commenced about six months ago, when Mr Thomas Hop- kins, of Cornelly, was entrusted with the duty of carrying out the designs of Mr Prichard, of ilan- daff, architect. The parishioners have reason to congratulate themselves on the result. A new flooring of wood has been laid down with tiles in the middle; convenient heating apoaratus ar- ranged; 1 and a new base constructed for the font. The nave of the church has been renovated throughout. Instead of the old partitioned high- backed pews there are now vsry comfortable seats of pitch-pine, stained and varnished—in the modern style. A plain, but exceedingly neat pulpit replaces the antiquated structure of former days, and the new reading-desk forms a handsome addition to the furniture of the sacred edifice. Three new windows of quarry glass have been placed in the south side, and the roof has been renewed. The stairway up to the belfry has had a new door, and the font has been supplied with a top. Outside, the walls have been pitched and pointed, and so has the tower and a coping with cross placed at the end of the nave. The bell requires re-c isting, and other work still remains in the chancel, which is supposed to be repaired by the lay rector, Mr Talbot, M.P. Mr Talbot has very handsomely come forward and placed Q200 to the credit of the restoration fund, on account of which B400 has already spent. Probably the restoration will not be completed under 2550, the porch and the chancel included. There was Holy Communion at eight o'clock on Wednesday, and morning service at half-past 11 o'clock. At the latter, among the clergy present were the Ven. Archdeacon of Llandaff, Rev. Watkin Davies (vicar), Rev. J. S. Davys, vicar of St John's, Swansea; Rev. Wm. Rees, Bettws; Rev. James Jones, curate, Aberavon Rev. Mr Roderick, curate, Briton Ferry; Rev. George Thomas, curate, Coity; Rev. Melbourn Davies, curate, Tondu Rev. H. Davies, curate, Llan- ginor; Rev. J. Clougher, curate, Lalerton Rev. D. Lewis, vicar of Briton Ferry; Rev. J, Griffiths, vicar of Cwmavon Rev. H. Lewis, rector of St. Bride's minor; Rev. F. W. Edmondes, rector of Coity Rev. C. R. Knight, Tythegstone, rural dean. The 397th hymn, from Hymns Ancient and Modern," was sung as a processional hymn, and the other hymns used throughout the service were the 242nd, the 395th, and the 215th from the same hymnal. The Vicar read the first part of the prayers, the Rev. D. Lewis concluding, while the Rev. F. W. Ed- mondes read the first lesson, and the Rev. C. R. Knight the second lesson. The psalms were chanted, in a way one seldom lie-irs them in country churches, in excellent taste, and indeed the whole of the musical portion of the service was beautifully rendered. Mrs Davies was at the harmonium. The singing of the choir was at once accurate and devotional. The Ven. ARCHDEACON took for his text the wor(is:-(isaiah 6th and 13th), But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten, as a teil tree and as an oak hose sub- stance is in them, when they cast their leaves so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof." But he dealt with the message of the prophet, commencing at the 9th verse. In the Lord's answer to the prophet, when he asked desparingly how long ? was evidently a representation of a hpavy and sweeping judgment to fail upon the Jews as a nation. "Until the cities be wasted, without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate. And the Lord have removed men far away, and there he a great forsaking in the midst of the land." Yet He would preserve a remnant to Himself. a remnant, who might grow eventually into a better and bolder people. The words seemed to indicate that God had not forgotten his ancient people Israel. What was the application ? How were the words, applicable to ourselves in the pre- sent day. It was known that ungodliness, wicked- ness, spiritual apathy very largely abounded in the present day. The condition of society was generally acknowledged to be anything but satis- factory. There appeared to be a falling off on the part of many in the interest they should feel in their own spiritual welfare, and in the interest they display in the religious or spiritual welfare of those around them. Many of our institutions, philanthropic and religious, were languishing, and Beeined ready to die. And there were some people tempted by these signs to think the davs of ChTiqtiqnitv numbered that thA power and influence of Christianity was on the decline-tbat the efforts made by the Church to bring men under its influence were efforts that promised a very small amount of success. Minis- ters of God were very often asked who hath believed; very few comparatively speaking, seeming to consider the influence of religion; they heard, they understood, but still they did not receive. In consequence, there were prophets of evil who predicted that England was losing the great influence that once belonged to her and the Church in her unfavourable aspects was pointed at. We should carefully look to these things, to the want of unity, to the bitter conten- tion and constant strife going on among us, we should lay to heart our many sins, our great apathy, our contempt of God's word. But, so he c impressed upon the hearers, there was no need for despair. There were promises, great and grand promises which they should at all times lay hold of. However the outward manifestations changed, there was one great and grand Church of Christ which could never perish, and which was in itself unchangeable, Though there might be a con- siderable amount of neglect shown towards God's ordinances, and though some might be inclined to deBpair ot the amount of the influence religion was having upon the people, we should lay hold of the figurative promises in the text. God was never without a faithful people. Religion was situated more in the heart than in the head. There was but one way to heaven, and that by Jesus Christ; no man professing himself a Christian could deny this. The Ven. Archdeacon alluded to things not essential, pointing out that the Protestant Church of England did not profess to be infallible. Notwithstanding the differences which existed there still ought to be unity of faith, unity of feeling, unity of Christian effort. ^We should never be strong in the absence of this unity. It was the holy seed." In conclusion, the Ven. Archdeacon showed how there were many good men among m, the salt of the earth as it were, men ot prayer, men of action, powerful sympa- thisers and staunch friends. Meu of prayer and he felt perfectly sure that the country which I abounded with people who praye I faithfully, would never cease to be a prosperous country. There was a capital luncheon provided by the ( farmers of the neighbourhood, after the service, Dr Lewis presided, and there waa a large attend- ance. The usual toasts on these occasions were duly honoured. In the afternoon, service was at three o'clock, when the Rev J. S. Davys, vicar of St John's, Swansea, preached in Welsh. In the evening the service was again conducted in Welsh, the preacners being the Rev Daniel Lewis and the Rev J. S. Davys. Mr Penhall, Cornelly, played the harmonium. There were large congregations on each occasion. 0

ILLNESS OF IIP, CLIVE, M.P Mr George Clive, Liberal member for Hereford city, lies seriously ill at his residence, Perristone, Herefordshire.

THE QUEEN A GREAT-GRAND- MOTHER. Her Majesty received on Monday the gratifying intelligence of the birth of her first great-grand- child—the Hereditary Princess of Saxe Meiniugen (Princess Charlotte of Prussia) having given birth to a daughter.

BOILER EXPLOSION. On Wednesday a boiler exploded at the works of Messrs Geldard and Co., sawyers, Leeds. The engine-house and an adjoiuiiig building were wrecked, and damage to the extent of 21,000 « as done. Mr John Geldard, a son of one of the partners, was struck in the forehead and badly hurt.

The death is announced of Professor Grisebach, the celebrated botanist and geographer. Much resistance is made in Spain to the reduc- tion of Ve duties on coril and flour. The landed interests unite with the manufacturing, merirn. tile. w.i eitiymnir interests to ouoose all reforms.

MONMOUTHSHIRE CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. LOCAL TAXATION. On Wednesvlay a special meeting of the mem- bers of the Monmouthshire Chamber of Agricul- ture was held at the King's Head Hotel, New: ort, for the purpose of hearing a paper read by Mr R. Stratton, the president of the Chamber, on "Local taxation," There was a good attendance, and amongst the gentlemen Dresent were—Mr John Lawrence. Col. Relph, Messrs J. Murphy, Daniel Baker, Rees Keene, Chandler, T. Parry, J. S. Stone (hon. secretary), and others. In introducing his paper, the President pointed out that it was now ten years ago since he had the honour of reading a paper on Local Taxation before this chamber. He believed it was the first subject that was ever discussed by this chamber. He then dwelt upon the fact that the whole sys- tem of local taxation required revision. At that time he entertained great hopes that a settlement of this vexed question would have been accom- plished ere this. But the question still remained unsettled. The present Government had done something in the way of lightening the burden of taxation, but there were other sources of indirect taxation opening up. Only on Saturday last he learnt that the public auditor would have to be paid out of the union, instead of :8 formerly. He regarded the incidence of local taxation as most unjust. It is a natural duty for all to contribute towards taxation, and all kinds of property should equally contribute. The tax levied under the name of the poor-rate ought to be levied in a more equitable manner, and he could not see how any exception could be taken to this. All classes should contribute to the maintenance of the poor, but the land and houses had to bear the whole of the charges. It was argued that there would be great difficulties in assessing properties in stock and trade, but it was not thought advisable to encumber it with taxation. Times had greatly changed. Time was when this country had mainly to supply the food of the people so that the consumer paid his proportion to the local taxes. These halcyon days are past. Ten years ago he had hoped there would be a radical change in the country, that the whole Incidence of taxation would have changed. He contended that the income- tax system should be the basis of assessment, instead of the system at present in vogue. For the more economical administration of the poor- law system, he recommended the selection of the best men as guardians and overseers. (Hear, hear.) These office" are too often taken without consi- deration. How could they wonder if expenses increase ? Manufacturers and public companies ought to contribute their share in its administra- tion. For some time past snch was the effect of diminished trade, that rates had to be paid out of capital. Alluding to the increase of taxation, it was pointed out that although the food supply had reduced in value 20 uer cent., yet nothing had been done to revise the officers'salary. Why should such officers be 20 per cent, better off, whilst those who found the money had to endure privation. The guardians were the direct representatives of the people, and that behoved them to be most careful in administering relief. There were 792,211 paupers in this country—175,503 indoor paupers, and 616,708 receiving outdoor relief. This was a return of about 30 per thousand of the population. It showed an increase of 83,809 paupers in the year. This state of things he con- sidered as the result of utter recklessness on the part of the poorer classes, and was largely to be attributed to drink. He recommended that out- door relief should be diminished, if not entirely abolished, and the working classes should be taught that unleasthey were frugal the union would be the penalty, and that there is nothing but the union to look forward to. That may be some incentive for such to put by something for a rainy day. Mr Stratton read some remarkable statis- tics bearing upon the question of relief, which pointed to the conclusion that out-door relief was only another term for extravagance and high rates. For a few years pauperism had diminished, now the tide had turned, and it was increasing again, and for the last year the increase had been 86,000. Contrasting this state of things with France, he contended that Great Britain figured badly, and yet in this country the wage rate was 50 per cent higher than in France. It would tend to the good of the nation if out-door relief were abolished, and would teach the labourer to make provision for coming infirmities. (Hear, hear.) Whatever may be said to the contrary, he con- tended that statistics proved that the manu- facturer ma le the pauper, and the land main- tained him, after having educated him for the manufacturers' benefit. Mr Stratton further argued that those who used the roads ought to maintain them, and that this additional burden ought not to be thrown upon the land. After the timber carriage or brewer's dray had used and cut up a road, they should be called upon to put the road in repair. He also dealt with the education rate, and showed how even this bore hardly upon the rate, because the poor rate was the basis of assessment. The argument was clearly worked out, and showed how unjustly the farmer had to pay in contrast. with the shipowner, or professional gentleman. The farmer was now deprived of the labour of boys until they passed a certain standard of education. He did not say that the working classes ought not to be educated, but it was a hardship that the fanner should be largely deprived of boys' services thereby. In the course of his arguments Mr Stratton maintained that certain taxes, such as the carriage tax, or the malt tax, ought to be handed over for the benefit of those who had to pay on land, or otherwise a contribution from the consolidated fund. He condemned the new County Bill as a miserable apology for legislation on this important subject, Tsever had he heard one single word in favour of this Bill. The original Bill misrht have been licked into shape, but the present Bill could never be. This subject had been recently discussed by the Central Chamber of Agriculture, and in support of the course proposed to be adopted, and in concluding his paper, he begged to move, "That, in the opinion of this chamber, income and property of all descriptions should contribute equitably towards the maiutain- ance of all burdens which are of common interest, many of which are now provided for out of the local rates, and feels the increasing necessity of Government dealing more fully v. ith the subject." (Applause.) Mr D. BAKER, in thanking the chairman for his excellent paper, endorsed the arguments adduced therein, spoke of the new county Bill as a perfect farce, and contended that two elective guardians from each union ought to be on the county board. Without disparagement to the present gentlemen who held control, he maintained that they ought not to represent so large and important a matter. Mr CHANDLER also agreed with the argument of the Chairman in his valuable pper. As a guar- than of 30 years standing he was glad to learn that Wales and Monmouthshire showed favourably in the matter of paupers. Times had greatly altered, and having his farm on a lease, although the prices of food were so reduced, he could not go to his landlord and ask him to bear his propor- tion of the loss. So far fiS the education burden is concerned, he maintained that it ought to be placed on the proper shoulders. Mr THOMAS PARity had given some attention to education, and in his parish they had succeeded, by means of a voluntary vote, in keeping off the opration of the School Board. and had thus saved the payment of heavy salaries to officers. He thanked the chairman for the very valuable in- formation contained in his paper. Colonel RELPH discuseaed the question of the poor-rate, and hoped the time would come when there would be no poor-rate in this country. Could he have his way, he would cause the poor-rate to be abolished in, say 30 years, and thereby teach the working-class that they must provide for themselves. In very strong terms he condemned the money-lenders, who preyed upon and ruined the farmer. Mr BAKER asked permission to express his approval of the Poor-law system if it were properly administered. Mr STONE showed how expensively the present system was worked, and particularly in the em- ployment of high-salaried officers. As many as three rate collectors had called at his office de- manding rates in one day. The exist- ing system was outrageousiy extravagant. Then again, certain property paid nothing to 1, cal rates. If a man invested C7,000 in land he had to bear his full burden to local rates, but if he invested it in shipping he did not pay one penny on this class of property. Mr RELPH remarked that a ship had no local habitation, and had to pay charges in every port at which it went. After a few remarks by the Chairman the motion was put to the meeting and unanimously adopted. A vote of thanks to the president for his ex- cellent paper, with a request that he allow it to be printed and circulated, was cordially passed.

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION. FIVE MEN KILLED. On Wednesday night, a terrible boiler explosion occurred at District Ironworks, Walsall, by which five young men lost their lives, and another man was seriously injured. The deceased were at the back of the boiler getting their suppers when the disaster occurred,

THE TRAMPING SYSTEM IN WALES. At the Llandovery police-court, on Monday, John Henley, a tramp, was charged with begging in Broad-street, on Saturday night. The prisoner, when taken into custody, had in his possession a sheet of paper, upon which was written full in- structions and information how to get at the best places from New Milford toWindsor. Prisoner was committed to gaol for one month.

A FAMILY DOCTOn, A CO- KESPONDIiNT. The case of Frentzel v. Frentzel and Welch was before the Divorce Court on Wednesday. The parties married in.1805, and in 1873 Mrs Freut- zel took to drinking. One night she was found drunk, and her husban-i, thinking she was poisoned, sont for Dr. Welch. This led to an intimacy. 1 The respondent frequently went to Dr. Welch for advice, and in her husband's absence he would return with her and stop for a long time alone with her in the dining room, the door beiug locked. On one occasion a young lady returning suddenly from the garden discovered gross improprieties taking place, and upon this the present proceedings were based. Emily Frentzel was called, aud staled that Dr. Welsh had more than once remained alone in the dining-room, and in Airs Frentzel's bedroom, in the petitioner's absence, with that lady, the door being locked. The case had not concluded when this report was dispatched.

Lavina Goodell and M iss Annie King have formed a partnership for the practice of law iu .r >ieaviile, Wisconsin. WARNING.—RECKITT'S PARIS BLUE.—The Man- ufacturers beg to Caution the jmoiic aguinst imitation square Biue of very inferior quaiity. The Paris n ¡ g<>uu-e i (used in the Prince of VVaiea' L'uiuiry.' Soiu ia wi-anners hearing Iheii; na.mf1 suiij Trade Mark liMb 3463

r THE REPRESENTATION OF MERTHYR. MR CHARLES H. JAMES AND THE ELECTIONS. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT ABERDARE. On Tuesday evening a largely-attended meeting of working-men was held in Ebenezer Chapel, Trecynon, the object being to hear Mr C. H. James speak on political questions, and to form a Working Men's Liberal Association. On the proposition of Mr John Williams, London House, Mr David Davis, Maesyffynon, was voted to the chair. In opening the meeting, the CHAIRMAN advo- cated the formation of Working Men's Associa- tions, so that they might enlighten each other, and get to understand their obligations and duties in connection with the franchise. He argued, in a Welsh speech of some force, that the represen- tative of every constituency should hold views similar to those of the electors, and as the electors of that borough they should have a thorough Liberal, whose views would be identical with theirs. Mr Davis warmly condemned the existing state of things in connection with Parliamentary elections, by which a man h id to spend some thousands of pounds before 11. 'iid be elected to serve them, and give them his time and talents. That was not, in his opinion, fair and he thought the expense should come out either of the county or district rates. Mr JOHN WILLIAMS then proposed the follow- ing resolution:—"That this meeting views with regret and alarm the unrighteous foreign policy and extravagant expenditure of the Government, by means of which the present alarmintr depres- sion in trade is being aggravated, and the well- being and progress of the countrv endangered in its most important relations. They cannot re- train from withholding their solemn protest against the unrighteous wars into whieh the nation has been plunged, by which its fame is sullied and its influence for good neutralised." The Rev. B. EVAtii having seconded the adop- tion of the resolution in an excellent Welsh speech, Mr CHAS. H. JAMES was called upon to support it. His rising was the signal for much cheering, and from the commencement to the end Mr James's reception was most cordial. He remarked that it gave him much pleasure on that occasion, as it had on the several previous gatherings which he had spoken at in different parts of the Aber- dare Valley, to come over and help his friends, and stiengthen their hands in forming Work- ing Men's Liberal Associations, Nothing seemed to J thim better, or more for the interests of all parties in this country,, that the workmen, and, indeed, everybody else should con- sider and ponder very deeply over the political matters that were now coming before the people of this country. He knew no time within his political memory, which went back some 50 years, when he felt a stronger desire to see something done for their country than In the days in which they were now living. (Auplluse.) lIe would read the resolution which he had to support at the outset, and having done so. Mr James said that sometimes it was desirable on aft occasion like the present, to measure if one could, reasonably and within reasonable time, how thev had been going on since their memory extended back. It seemed to him, and must do so to his friends, able to go back with a pretty accurate memory some- thing like 50 years—they could remember pretty well how things were in those days. They would please remember that in those days the Tories were the governing parties in this country, and had been for a great number of years, and the present Tories were the political heirs of those who governed when he and the chairman were young men. This was the state of things-—that places like Birmingham had no member, Merthyr had no member, and the whole country was in a great hub- bub requiring that they should be represented in Parliament. Every engine that could Dossibly be devised, and every power was brought to bear so that there should be proper reuresentation, and there were repeated divisions in the Houses of Par- liament. A Reform Bill was introduced into Par- liament when the country was on the eve of a revolution. The Reform Act of 1832 was passed, and he was sorry to say that in one of the latest divisions, something like 23 bisbope voted against it. That was also a time of great distress, wonderful distress. Their colonies, especially Canada, were nearly in rebellion, and the country was governed, not for the benefit of the whole classes of the community, but governed for a par- ticular class and body. At that time no Dissenter could even be a tide waiter without taking the sacra- ment: and he could not be a member of a corpo- ration, much less an alderman. The Tests and Cor- poration Act opened up the matter. Another grievance which Dissenters had to endure, and which pressed upon them, was that they could not get married without going to church. People did not want to go to Church to get married, but they were compelled to go to Church to be married, and he was going to say that they could not be born without going to Church—(laughter and applause) -at all events there was no evidence that one was born unless he was christened in the Church. (Continued cheering.) All that sort of thing made the people of this country perfectly savage with the Government, and it was not until the Govern- ment itself gradually changed these things by the Reform Bill that the people began to be quite satisfied with their condition. At that time tnere were also heavy duties upon everything they con- sumed. Lump sugar was Is per pound, ordinary sugar was 8d or 9d currants, Is raisins, 8d to 9d; butter w as heavily taxed, and salt was 6d per pound. That was the way they were governed at the time their chairman and himself were boys. Happily that state of things got changed, and a new sort of men got into the Housejof Commons, and swept away the obnoxious taxes and measures which oppressed the people. Free trade brought in corn, and corn was one of the things which was heavilv charged with duty. They (the rulers) then thought, no doubt, in havftig those duties upon corn that it would help to make the corn more dear, and therefore rents would rise, thus making the rich richer and the poor more poor. Thank goo In ess, they were all gone. but what they had to think about was that they did not go back, for these (the members of the present Government) were the very men—they were the successors and heirs, as it were, of the people who did all that. Ten years ago he would not have thought it possible that this country could have slid back at any time to a Tory Govern- ment. But they saw from a variety of causes, the Liberals having put their armour by, as it were, that the Tories got in, and they might de- pend upon it they would stick in to the last no doubt about it. All that having been changed, and having got this Government, these old men of the mountain upon their necks, let them con- sider for a moment what was it they were doing for the country. It seemed to him at present, at all events, that they were a Government of war —that they really seemed to think of nothing bnt war the affairs of this country were neglected, the country itself was neglected, and no attempt was made to ameliorate the condition of the people but there was ar here, war there, and war everywhere. (Applause.) If their friend Mr Richard were here he would say that there should be no war, but they must look at the world as it wns. There would be a great many ot them who would be delighted it the world were such that there need be no wars, but in the present state of things—seeing the world as it was-,vhether they could possibly carry on the governments of kingdoms wWhollt any war was a matter they need not pledge themselves, as their friend Mr Richard was pledged. But unnecessary and unjustifiable wars. as he would show those in which the Goverment had indulged in, were quite another matter, and they had to deal with them as statemen were bound to deal with them when they got into the House of Commons or elsewhere. (Applause.) The people should have a notion what these wars cost. If they had any serious matter on hand the first thing a wise man would do was to try and find out what the thing would cost. He should be obliged to tax their patience by giving figures, but he would do so a, shortly as possible. Mr Bright, in a speech which he de. livered in Birmingham in the year 1858, spe iking of wars and as to the cost of wars in that day, said that within the previous 20 years—that was looking back to 1838-the annual military expenditure had risen from 12 millions to 22 millions. That was the military expenditure in 1830, 12 millions; and by the time he was speaking, in 1858, it had risen to 22 millions. He went on to argue that they were living on a small island, where there was no necessity for so great standingjarmies. He had given the amount in 1838 and 1858, but what was it in 1878 ? It was a very convenient thing that they could make compari- sons every 23 years. From 12 millions in 1838 it rose to 22 millions in 1858, and in 1878 it had risen to 226,645,000. They must remember that in this was not included the war they had lately, and were now engaging in that was the ordinary expenditure, the common-place charges for keeping up armies ready for war. In India they had another army. Perhaps it might be said that they did not pay for it; but they would see. In 1877 this Indian army cost £ 15,792,000, That was a great army in India-as much money was spent upon the army in India as upon the army in England. Let them just consider that they in England were ruling some- thing like t vo hundred millions of people, but how they became the possessors of two hundred millions of people in India was a thing which greatly puzzled ldm and everybody else. Some 250 ye ago they did not possess a bot of terri- tory there, but somehow or other, for he could not account for it, they ousted the people, a numerous people, as far as the Government was concerned, and they residing in a little space of country took upon themselves the government of 200,000,000 of people living on the other side of Asia. How they got the right to do it he never could understand. They had done it, and perhaps gome people would now say they could not with- draw, for if they did something like chaos would follow, as the people could not govern themselves, Having done thi?, right or wrong—wrong he (Mr James) con-idered—they should do the best they could to govern the fcountry as well as they could. But when they came to govern a people, and a very poor people, because within a couple of years past a million and a-half of people uuder the English Government had actually died of sheer stareation, and raised some £ 50,000.000of taxes from them, he would ask any reasonable man whether such a thing lay very easily on their con- sciences. What did it mean? Oneanda-holf million of people under our Government had died from utter starvation. Why all the cattle in the country must have gone, eaten up, before that could come about, and all the sheep disappeared —everything must have gone before men would lie down on the roadside and die of starvation. That was a country which they in 'Eiiglaud were governing, and out of which they got some £ 50,000,000, and in which they keep a army to keep the natives down. Mr James went on to state that there were only some 64,000 British born subjects in India, and the army in India cost £ 15,722,000, so what they paid to k- ep the army there was equal to £ 246 annual in respect of every British-born subject .there." Did it not 8trike them as being a singular fict, and a wonderful fact, thatjif they governed them righteously, what necessity was there for the great restraint put upon them? Where was tie necessity for an army ns big as their own if it was not to keep them down, so as to have people fiom this country there to receive large salaries, the younger sons and young b others of their nobility, and tiie army die was afraid was keufc un for the uuiuoae of urg- tecting them, and not for the purpose of the poor Indians. When they talked about millions, it j was very difficult to give them an idea of what it was. He had not the slightest notion when he talked about 15 millions what it was if brought into that chapel. Now the war taxes, and what he called war taxes, consisted of two tlnngs-old wars which their fathers, who were a terrible fighting set, brought about, and which they had to pay heavily for, and wars of the present d ly. Like their forefathers they were, a nation of Tom Sayerses. (Laughter.) When the Liberals were in power, the way Mr Gladstone did was to try and pay off a little, and what he was going to do, and did, was to set apart £ 27.400,000 as a fixed charge to pay the interest on the old debt. He (Mr James) called that war taxes, for it was.in respect of debts of old wars which their fathers indulged in. Well, then, the Army cost 15 millions —they need not go into the odd figures-and the Navy 11 millions, making together 2G millions, and the items altogether came to £ 53,900,000, or say in round numbers 54 millions. Now they came back to the old difficulty. He (Mr James) had not the slightest notion what that amount was like. In England, Ireland, and Scotland, there were 5 £ million houses, and dividing 53 by 5 gave them JM 10s per year for every house, so that every home in England, supposing that every house was of the same size and the same sort, there would be paid in respect of them for war taxes alone the sum of 29 10s per year. Was not that wonderful? Was it not a terrible tax in re- spect of war for a country which was surrounded by sea, with no one, as far as they could see, wishful to trouble them? Certainly not France, Or Germany, or Russia, for, poor fellows, they had trouble enough of their own, and it was impossible to say who would be mad enough to trouble. They were mulcted in tixes re- specting an army and navy, and the interest on old armies and navies, to the extent of £ 9 10s per house. Let them not run away with the notion that they paid 99 10s in respect of each house they occupied, for he was desirous of being fair. There were some large houses in London that paid R500 t and 2 1,000, but after all small houses and cottages are the bulk. Now thia;C9 10s per house appeared to him to be so much taken from the wages of the people. If it were not necessary what would happen? Why the money would go into the wages of the people, and would be spent some way or other for the production of the land, and perhaps in that way would permeate through the whole com- munity, and.they would be so much the better for not having to pay for a large army and navy. Having said so much about general wars, they must now turn their attention to what these good people had done ia respect to these war expenses. As their friend, Mr Williams, who had spoken before him, had said, they recently had had a budget. He knew not whether the couple of pence per pound put on cocoa paste was put into the Budget to pay these war expenses or not, but so it happened that on the 3rd of April Sir Stafford Northcote made his Budget speech, and what they did about these war expenses wasthis-The e»- penditure in 1877-8 was 82 millions, and in 1878-9 it_ was 85 millions. This was for the ordinary things. Sir Stafford Northcote in the Budget did not provide for the extra charges for the wars ou hand, which mugt be dealt with by-and-bye. What he did reminded him much of young fellows who came to lawyers) (if&-eff, having run through their funds, and desirous of putting off their debts to the next year. They wished to leave their debts to another time. But an honest man paid his way m he went. (Cheers.) It was a very serious thing what the Conservative Government was doing about this matter. The speaker then went on to refer to the six millions got to make preparations for war with Russia. They said at the time they did not want to spend it, but they only wanted it to show Russia that they were in earnest. They said they could not spend the money, being se near the close of the financial year, and that it was simply a vote of confidence. But they spent the six millions, and they spent £ 125,000 .is well. Was that not too bad ? Was it pot getting money under false pretences ? They said they did not want to spend it, but only to rattle it in the face of the Czar but they did spend it. Then there was the war in the Transkei, which cost half-a-million. He had been looking on the map to see where the place was. He did not know whether any of his friends could enlighten him, but there it was in Sir Staf- ford Northcote's speech, and it was one of the items they should have to pay. Thea they put the cost of the Zulu war, at 91,000,000, making 28.276,000 which they would have to provide for in future for the three wars which they had had within the last two years. That had nothing to do with Indian war, and it had nothing to do with the Zulu war, except to the extent of £ 1,000,000. whilst everybody said that it would cost 210,000,000. Mr James went on to point out that the "little breeze" in Abyssinia cost 29,000,000, and he predicted that the Zulu war would cost 210,000.000 and much more. Afterwards, he said, they were told that India was going to pay for their own wars. But how could starving people pay ? lbut what had the Government done ? They had given'a loan of 22,000,000 without interest. Now what did that mean—why, nothing but lend- ing the money and never expecting to get it back. Was this acting like honest men ?—lending two millions, charging no interest, and no day of re- payment fixed. They knew what that meant. So during the past three years the wars they had been engaged in, and they were now in the middle of the last the Conservative Government had spent on war alone, outside the ordinary cost of the army and the navy-they had spent 21S,766,000, and not a farthing, so far as he could make out, had been provided for out of the revenue. It was a shameful and cowardly budget. The Government had spent the money recklessly, but had not the face to go to the country and tell them they had spent it, and pay it out of the revenue of the day. No they let it hang on, leaving someone else to pay it, and having the discredit of putting on taxes to pay it. At considerable length the speaker in forcible terms criticised the circumstances leading up to the snecial wars, as he called them—the Afghan and Zulu ars, arguing that both were unneces- sary and unjustifiable. He again strongly criti- ci'ied the conduct of the Queen in having private communications with Lord Lytton, the Governor- General of India, the transmission of whose reply cost 9110. He argued with much force that that was against 'the) constitutional usages of the country. He argued that everything should be done by the Mmsters of the # Crown, who were amenable to Parliament and the country for what they did. Mr James went on to show how unjust was the war declared upon the Zulus, explaining the facts that led up to it—the annexation of the Transvaal, the award of Sir Bartle Frere, and the demand made upon King Cetywayo to reduce his standing army. He argued that both the Afghan and Zulu wars had been entered upon without any injury having been inflicted, and without any justifica- tion. They had not, he considered, the slightest pretence for justification, and he could conceive notliing rriore dishonourable or more contrary to the Christian character than for a nation like England to do so. But then some people said that the Natal people were in favour of the war. Very likeiy they were, but were they in England going to spend 10 millions for the 22,000 Europeans in Natal ? Why that sum meant 2441 per head; sufficient to pension all off, and take them to Australia, or somewhere else. Having shown what trade, to the value of the imports, wa3 now done between England and Natal, Mr Tame4 went on to discuss the causes of the present depression in trade, quotir>g figures in proof of his statement that England's trade with America and other foreign nations had considerably diminished, the Iron exported to the United States in 1872 being 4,800,000 tons; in 1875. 228,000, and in 1877 it had come down to 10,000. In the export of steel t^ere had also been a great decrease. He con- cluded by likening the present period to a night- mare, which they must shake off. He then called upon all to put shoulder to shoulder, and with all might get rid of the nightmare, and he hoped that God in his mercy would give them help to get rid of these people who had done England more injury, and left her in more disgrace, than any Ministry he could remember in his time. (Loud auplause.) II Mr BENJAMIN LEWIS then proposed That this meeting, after hearing the political opinion of Mr James, l is of opinion that he is a fit and pro- per person, in every sense of the word, to represent them in Parliament, and that this meeting pledges itself to use every legal and legitimate nieaus to return him as soon as Parliament shall have been dissolvei." Mr DAVID JOHN seconded the proposition, and the Rev. Mr MOBGANS supported it. Subse- quently it was agreed to unanimously, and with acclammation. Mr JOHN PBOSSEB moved a resolution to the effect that a brauch of the Working Men's Liberal Association for South Wales be formed in that district, and that the same support Mr C. H. James, especially in those matters which materially affect the working men. This was seconded by Mr DAVID BOWEN. and supported by th9 Rev. W. JAMES, and adopted sem con. i." Mr JAMES afterwards returned thanks, stating that ho was exceedingly obliged for the honour they had done him in proposing to adopt him as their candidate when the next election came. He hoped, whenever that time came, to place himself at their service. (Applause.) If they pulled together and worked zealously, he had no doubt they would succeed in getting in two men who were of similar opinions. He was a Liberal: in fact, Liberalism was engraved in his very bones. He concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman. This was seconded, and after a brief reply from the chairman, the proceedings, which throughout were enthusiastic, terminated about half-past ten o'clock

A NEW MAIL JETTY AT CHER- BOURG. The Public Works Department has drafted a scheme for a jetty at Cherbourg, which would thus become accessible at all states of the tide, and might serve for the transmission of mails to the West of England and Ireland na Portland. It is calculated that, taking Geneva as the starting calculated that, taking Geneva as the starting point, this route would save 140 kilometres to Birmingham, 165 to Manchester, and 230 to Milford as compared with Ostend or Antwerp and London. The scheme will uudergo the usui.1 ex- amination.

THE COMMISSION ON MINES. Memorials from several of the Miners' Assocla- tions in the country have been forwarded to the Home Secretary in connection with the Royal Commission on Mines, about to commence its sittings. The petitioners complain that the scope of the Commission has somewhat altered. As originally fixed, the inquiry was to be purely scientific but, as the question of boy labour and other matters have been introduced, the miners contend that a practical element has been imported into the Commission. They have accordingly asked Mr Cross to increase the number of the J:oyal Commissioners, with the view of giving better representation to the interests of the miners as those of the coalowners. These repre- entations are no-IV under consideration.

Another meeting of the Tenint F;irrriirs' Aqso- ciation for me 1 in Warwickshire ias heM held at Athersione, and resolutions paweed in Stvour oi tenant fanners' members being

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA. A SERIES OF LETTERS TO INTEND ING EMIGRANTS. [BY THE REV. JOHN DAVIE3, PASTOR OF TIIS CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH, NORWICH, CONJFCJ UNITED STATES. ] LETTER NO. 4. WHEN AND HOW TO EMIGRATE. If anyone has read the letters I ha" already sent you on emigration to America and resolved to come here, I suppose i,he mow natural questions for such a person to ask are- When and how shall I go ? It is these questioo3 I mean to deal with in this letter. And let me ssjr that in answering them I shall not draw at all aD my imagination, but shall tell you the plans which are and have been pursued by men who ba. made successful emigrants. I have spent a goorI part of this day in consulting those who know much of emigrant life both from observation uo3 experience, and my object now is to give tbe results of what we know on the points set forlla above. It is the universal opinion of those who tindop stand this matter that the best time to emigrate here is towards the close of winter or at tiie retf beginning of spring, that is at the end of February or the commencement of March. I kno. some steamship agents in England will mf that any one time of the year is as good SO another, but this is not true. For years I bav& now watched the movements of men ill this matter, and spring has always been selected as the time for moving on to lands in the West*. Tins year it has been especially so. Never in the history of this country has there been siieh & strong movement towards unoccupied lands during the past few weeks. In the streets oi Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, hundreds persons have been seen daily making their way t* new places of abode. While at the stations of the principal railroad lines you can stand and at multitudes of men, women, and babies en route distant homes. Some of these railroad compani<# have been running trains of from seven to 14 caf* full of emigrants every day for some time past* And on what are called "emigrant days" tbt traffic is very lively. But such scenes are peculiar to the spring, as that is the time selected foir moving West. A moment's reflection shows the wisdom of tbt course. If men come here to farm it, of courw spring is the best time in the year for that put* pose, as it enables them to build a dwelling, get their implements, and plant their grain egaiaat the following winter, or if men come here to fol* low any trade, spring is the best time to come, t* say nothing of the advantages which they enjoy owing to the temperature. Spring in this country is the time of the year when all kinds of change* are made. We hire our houses and stores from spring to spring. Ministers are engaged and dis- missed in the spring. Old business partnership* are broken up and new oneil made in the spring New enterprises are entered upon then, and so for whatever purposes men come here, spring is tN time of the year. The question How to emigrate" will require* more extended answer, as in it are involved many points of great importance. The first thing to be done is for you to fix in your mind the district ia which you would IiW to settle. Maffy poor fellows get into trollh1. bw cause they fail to do that; they start out for nO place in particular, and I notice they generally get there. But I would strongly advise yø against such a course. If you intend coming hert inquire first of all what would be the best Part of the country for you to settle in, and then go fol it. If you are a married man and have a family# my advice is that you do not bring your family with you. Let them come afterwards when yoO find out where you Are going to live, and have got a place ready for them. It is too bad to subject women and children to the trials incident to get* ting a place to locate and live in. Besides which, a man will have much better opportunities to get about and look out for the best pi ces if he it alone, while the expense of maintaining < family in England is much less than here. In ithe West you must pay at least 2-50 dols. per week for board, or tea shillings English money, and uhen you come to multiply that amount by four or five, it takes good deal of money before you can get started ii your new home- I know there are objection^ against suoh a course as this, and one is that if < man comes alone he may not persevere to find ( place and exert himself to get settled as he woulf if his family were waiting for a home. He mai be tempted to do as the young lady did whom 4 married a few years since. Before the wedding, her mother said to her, You may go and try i Mary, for three months, and if you don't like it you can come home again." With such an assur- ance, Mary did not like it, and she was separated from her husband, and back with her mother ia less than the time named. So if a man coires here feeling he can go home aga'n if bt don't like it—he may perhaps get discouraged at his first hardships, and not sta.y here long enough to conquer them. But after all it is better to leaY" your family behind if you have nothing certain to bring them to. Again, it is very much better for a number of emigrants to combine to come together than it it for one to come alone, that is, if they come to taKe up land. If men come here as mechanics or miners they may just as well come singly. But for those who go into new countries, and intend ta settle West. I would say it is decidedly better t<- come in companies. This is the way in which thd Russian?. Gertnanq, and Americans dOlI The other day six hundred people from Pennsylvania went in a body" to settle in Kansas. A few pioneers of the company went ahead, and then the whole colony followed. They were going into a wild district but they were filled with a spirit of confidence anj contentment, and they cheered and encourage* each other by the way. This is the true way it which to emigrate. It is the way Welshmen haW adopted. In the year 1870 there was organised ill New York a Welsh colony, under the name of the "Welsh Land and Emigration Society of Ame- rica," and under'the auspices of this company large number of Welsh famili s moved into Eastern Kansas, and settled there, giving th< name of Bala to their township. This town wat laid out and speedily developed into a thriving vilj lage. A general store was established by one of the company. Mr Roland Davies, which he stifl maintains. In 1871 a post-office was established, and Mr Davies appointed postmaster, which office he still retains. The to w nship has steadily increased iii population, and as the land haw come more and more under cultivation the town has continued to grow. The first church waS built in Bala in the year 1872. by the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. And since then tWW other churches have been put up, the one a Con* gregational, and the other a Methodist Episcopal* A good schoolhouse has also been built, in which the children of the place receive instruction for nine months in the year. Now, 'if men wottla only club together as these persons did, the e** periment carried out in the settlement of Bala might be repeated with just as much success hundreds of times. Let Welsh men coming her* agree to colonise during the coming summer, let them save all the money they can, and then to- wards the end of next winter let them start for these shores, and by so doing they will cheer eacl* other, and add greatly to each other's comfort and success. As to what line of steamships emigrants shall take. I have nothing to say in favour of one lin* take. I have nothing to say in favour of one lin* above another. You may have a good line starting from Cardiff, and it may be the best thing for yotJ to come on. I am acquainted, more or less, witlj all the prominent lines which come into New York, and I think there is not much differanc* between them. Most of them are now running io connection with our principal lines of railroad, anil they give tickets to emigrants in Englano which vi ill carry them clear through to their de8' tination here. Thus the American line operate in connection with the Pennsylvania rail road, the Cunard line runs here in connectioi with the Hudson River railroad, the Anchor lin4 runs in connection with the Erie road, and th* other lines, such as the Ininan White Star Bristol, have arrangements with some of the COIU. panies here for carrying passengers West. Tiier4 is no difficulty to get West now, and to get there at low cost. All the railroads are bidding for western travel, and they are willing to make the most favourable terms with emigrants. Froni New York and other parts, what are called emigrant trains" are run for the benefit of those brought here. They are made up of cars like the shabbiest of your third class carriages, and on these trains the fare is only about one-half what it is on the regular ohes. If you do not buy your ticket in England for the whole of the journev you can get now in New York or other places of landing what are called "limited tickets." These are tickets which entitle you to ride in a first-class carriage, but they reauire that you shall continue on the train to the end of your journey. In this country we need not do that aD a regular ticket. If I start from here to New York I can get off the train half-a-dozen times, and stop over at as many places on my way as long as I like, and then go on and finish my jour- ney without extra expense. But a "limited ticket does not allow you to do this. By it you are compelled to ride on one train till you come to your journey's end. But if a man knows where he is going to, and does not need to get off th* train, these tickets are a great source of economy- After all that has been said about the horrors of a steerage passage, I should certainly advise melt to tnke it rather than spend the extra money a cabin passige. I know what the steerage sage is, for I had plenty of Opportunity of wit- nessing it in my own trip here. But stroag ir-eO who are bent on improving their condition in lift can endure it. In these days it does not last long- The steamships m )ke the journey here in about nine or ten days, and men C:ID do much to lightett their trials during that time. They can pack up, a hamper of nice food whii-h will last them halt the way over, and put in a few comforts in th- way of bed-clothing, and these will wake a steer- age passiige endurable. My belief is th it a man coming here needs w' the money he can bring, and that wi.ich one ca^ save out of the steamship company or railroa* corporation will be found most acceptable wheO you come to seek employment or settle on yon- new land.

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