The Cardiff Times

ECHOES OF THE WEEK. I lBY PETER PLAYPAIiU J CONSERVATIVE CHAGRIN. The Conservatives of the Monmouth Boroughs, and more especially of Newport, are in high dudgeon, They cannot reasonably account for their defeat on Tuesday, and are driven to all manner of shifts to make out a case of trickery or treachery against some party or parties unknown. Radicals are denounced hip and thigh, and could Conservative spleen have its way, they would be consigned wholesale to the place v. here 'tis said the bad niggers go." Bigotted Tories are wont to regard Mr Thomas Cordes as the paragon of excel- lence. The county of Monlllouthbsay they, cannot match him. The more the pity, but it is fortun Ite that Leeds can More moderate Tories would have readily conceded a county seat, but to turn out Mr Cordes is, in their judgment, a standing disgrace. It undoubtedly is to the Conservative party, but Liberal electors regnrd it as a signal triumph. Unquestionably as a Conservative representative Mr Cordes would have been the best of the three by experience and by his capability, for thiuking and speaking hence the Liberal victory is the greater. The real truth of the matter is that the Conservative committee were over-confident, and wrongly estimated the result of a fallacious can- vass. Buoyed up by such assurances, Mr Cordes was deceived by his "friends and admirers." The Liberals on the other hand looked forward to the result with "calmness and with confidence," feeling assured on the day of election that they had won the seat in spite of (fabricated iTory esti- mates of a majority. One of the leaders of the, Liberal party, before leaving Newport for Mon- mouth, preparatory to counting the votes, said,— "Our success lies in a heavy poll. The electors have polled splendidly, and weare bound to have won the seat. The greater the number the greater is our majority." This prediction was literally verified in the result. Because Tories chose to deceive themselves it is most ungracious to attempt to fix blame or asperse the characters of any section of the electors. CONSOLATION STAKES. The defeated Conservative candidate for the Monmouth Boroughs is to be testimonialised, and he well deserves it. He has spent a heap of money to regain a seat in Parliament, but he lost. He would not accept the notice to quit given him by Messrs Jacob and Parnell a few months ago, but stub- bornly persisted in remaining in his place. Pos- sibly the candidate would have listened to good advice had he not been persuaded by over-zealous admirers that they would reassure him his place at the expiration of notice, Having been thus badly advised, it is only meet that the expenses incurred should be liberally defrayed by the chairman of his committee, or those surrounding him. There is a splendid opportunity for Tory generosity, as some thousands of pounds will be needed in order to raise a substantial "consolation stakes" tor Mr Cordes. I earnestly hope he may get it. A METAMORPHOSIS. I wonder if it is true; and yet there is little rooia to doubt it, because it is in almost every- body's mouth. Four splendidly-harnessed and gaily-cap .risoped grey horses were attaohed to a spacious break, and sent to meet Mr Carbntt, at the ancient borough of Usk, and to bring him back to Newport. The postillions were dressed in red, red colors were flying at the heads of the horses, and the" turn-out" was decidedly a gay one. But it ii whispered that the greys were originally destined for quite a different route, and had the Conservative candidate been returned to Parliament, the gay equipage, decorated in blue" colours, would have found ita way on Wednesday toChepstow Races. The change was an extra6r<iinary one, but to the worthy proprie- tor of a hoateit-y that could send forth four greys it;matt&red little whether red or blue were the predominating colours to be worn and he is pre- pared to accommodate Liberal or Tory alike. A CLERGYMAN AND HIS VOTE. The Be v. Mr Wrenford, ol Newport, is endea- vouring to lionise himself. Someone is said to have accused him of having voted "red" at the election for the boroughs. Mr WreWord says, I didn't." Beyond this, who cares a button which way Mr Wtenford voted, or whether he voted at all. But it is evident the rev. gentlemtu) is not satisfied with saying "no," but must needs say "no" with notes and comments, and go out ot his way to insult a gentleman, and gravely hint that this nation is not what it professes to be. First, he pens an epistle to one of his congre- gation, and then causes the document to be printed on a blue placard, which is posted throughout the borough, informing whoever cares to read it that he did not vote for Mr Carbutt, the Liberal can- didate. No Liberal ever expected that Mr Wren- ford would so vote, and he could well have saved the expense of printing and placarding the town on Saturday night, preparatory to the Sabbath. YANKBB ADVERTISING. Our Merthyr reporter writes:—It was generally concluded that the art of bill posting had been exhausted during the recent election contest, but a Yankee" Cheap Jack" heralded his arrival at the spot by an announcement which eclipses all the efforts of election agents in that sphere of genius. Those Aberdarians whose eyes had not been blackened and closed during the election fray, opened them in Outmost wonderment, and those Tories who had not become prematurely b »ld through the worry, or who had no: torn off their locks in anguish at the issue of the contest, felt each particular hair to stand on end like quills upon the fretful porcu- pine," when the following astounding announce- ment met their gaze, posted in big letters on the blank walls of the town on Saturday:—"Ex- pected visit of the Queen to Aberdare on Wednes- day, AJ?ril14th." Upon adjusting their spectacles —for everyone wears spectacles in Aberdare now, the Tories having shrunk so small since their recent defeat that one cannot see them to do busi- ness without some aid to vision—however, they deciphered in minute letters, connecting words which made up the following advertisement, which deserves to be reproduced gratuitously for its daring ingenuity — The working man's friend and great American auctioneer is ex- pected' to arrive with the largest travelling shop iu the world, and during his visit' will oner for sale all kinds of London, Birmingham, and Shef- field goods, of' the best quality, and useful articles for the public, either fit for the Queen' or peasant. His monster travelling shop will arrive 'to Aberdare on Wednesday, April 14th.

r I A LAD'S ROMANCE. At !.I8wes Assizes, on Saturday, John Verrall, aged 15, pleaded guilty, before Baron Pollock, to three indictments, charging him with forging cheques for different amounts with intent to de- fraud the London and County Bank, at New- haven. The prisoner is the son of an auctioneer at Tunbridge Wells, and was employed by his father as a clerk, The father of the prisoner, in answer to questions put by the learned judge, said that the only way in which he could account for the prisoner's conduct was this. He was some time ago in Paris, where he appeared to have formed an intimacy with a young lady who was engaged in an establishment for training governesses, and they appeared to become very much attached to each other. The young lady bad since gone to Russia, but a correspondence was kept up between them, and he believed that the prisoner, when be ran away, intended to make his way to Russia to join the young lady, and that he forged those cheques in order to obtain the necessary funds. The prisoner had always, he stated, behaved very well; he was very young, and he believed that he had acted entirely from thoughtlessness, and did not know the serious na- ture of the act that he had committed. He added that if a lenient sentence was passed upon the prisoner he should at once reinstate him in his former employment. The prisoner, when called upon to say if he had anything to urge why sentence should not be passed upon him, began to cry, and said he would never do such a thing again.—Baron Pollock sAid that forgery was a very serious offence, but as he really believed the prisoner had acted from thoughtless- ness, and that he was not likely to repeat the offence, he was unwilling to destroy his character entirely by sending him to prison. He should, therefore, only sentence him to one week s im- prisonment, the enect of which would be that he would be discharged in a day or two. rne sentence was received with a burst of applause.

JEWISH CANDIDATES" AND MEMBERS. There were 11 candidates of the Jewish faith before constituencies at the present general election. Of these five have be n elected members of the ue v Parliament, asfollo vs Sir Nathaniel deR' VihiH "art., Liberal (re-elected), for Ayles- burv Baron Henry de Worms, Cowservative, for Greenwich Mr Serjeant Simon. Liberal (re- elected), for Dewsbnry Mr Arthur Cohen, Q. •» Liberul,for Southwark;Mr Sydney WoOlf,Liberal forPontefracfr. The unsuccessful Jewtshcaniidates were :~Sir Julian Goldsmid. Li^ '^il, candidate for Rochester Sir Julius Vi>ge\, Conservative, candidate for Penrhyn and Falmouth Mr Saul Isaac, Conservative, for Nottingham ;Mr Sydney Stern, Liberal, for Mid-Surrey; Mr Edmund P. Davis, Liberal, for East Kent; and Mr Alderman Hartity Home Ruler, for Kildare County, Ire- land. At the last general election .there were nine Jewish candidates, viz. :— Baron Lionel de Rothschild (City ot London), Sir Francis Golds- mid (Reading), Sir j&?thaniel de Rothschild (Aylesbury), Sir Julian Goi<&nid (Rochesterj, Mr Serjeant Simon (Dewsbury), 2*r Saul Isaac (Nottingham), who was the first Conservative Jew elected Baron Henry de^Woriiis (Sandwich)* and Mr Arthur Cohen (Lewes). Of those the iC. lowing were elected .•—Sir Francis Goldsmid, Sir Nathaniel de Rothschild, Sir Julian Goldsmid, Mr Serjeant Simon, and Mr Saul Isaac/

The Tablet announces the nomination of the Rev. A. G. Riddell to the Roman Oatkoliq swof Uorthfl-mntoB. Uorthfl-mntoB.

WELSH MARTYRS.. Co. — A Brief Hi-story of thc Sv^ferings and Triumphs of Welsh Nonconformists under the Meigns of th6 Stuarts and tlw Georges. FBY THE REV. EDWARD DAVD39.J CHAPTER XXI. Mr Herbert Spencer, though, as a theologian, he is a heretic, is an able thinker. His obser va- tionsinhiawork on the "Study ef Sociololiy" are very true and very forcible in relation to Non- conformity. He criticises the notions of Mr Mathew Arnold severely for regarding Dissent- ing organisations as anarchy, the antithesis to culture. Such religious organisations are ouly matohinery." Srencer says—"In pursuanceof this conception Mr Arnold regards the desire to get Church rates abolished, and certain restrictions on mar- riage removed, as proving undue belief in machinery among Diesentars v.-bile his own dis- belief in machinery he considers proved by wish. ing for stronger Governmental restraints, by upholding a Church-establishment." What Mr Arnokl calls "Governmental re- straint." is old persecution painted in modern language, because that restraint is desired by Mr Arnold in favour of a Church-establishment, and against Dissenting-organisations, which are anarchy and machinery But an unprejudiced and an unsophisticated critic could not see that voluntary religious organisations and agency, more than a compulsory religious organisation and agency, would be machinery. Mr H. Spencer says, "Avoiding that provincial- ism of thought which Mr Arnold says characterises Dissenters, I should have expected him to estimate Dissent, not under its local and temporary aspect, but under its general aspect as a factor in all societies at aIr times. Though the Nonconformists themselves think of Nonconformity as a phase of Protestantism in England, Mr Arnold's studies of other nations, other ages, and other creeds, would. I should have thought, have led him to regard Nonconformity as a universal power in societies, which has in our time and country its particular embodiment, but which is to be understood only when oonteniplated in all its other embodiments. The thing is one in spirit and tendency, whether shown among the Jews or the Greeks-whether in Catholic Europe or in Protestant England. Wherever there is disagreement with a current, belief, no ma' ter what its nature, there is Nonconformity. The open expression Of difference and avowed opposi- tion to that which is authoritatively established, Constitutes Dissent, whether the religion be Pagan or Christian, Monotheistic or. Polytheistic. The relative attitudes of the Dissenter, and of those in power, are essentially the same in all cases and in all cases lead to persecution and vituperation. The Greeks who poisoned Socrates were moved by just the same sentiment as the Catholics who burned Cranmer, or as the Protest- ant Churchmen who imprisoned Bunyan and pelted Wesley. And while the manifestations of feeling are essentially the same, while the accom- panying evils are essentially the same, the result- ing benefits are essentially the same. Is it not a truism that, without ^divergence from that which exists, whether it be in politics, religion, manners, or anything else, there can be no progress ? And is it not an obvious corollary that the temporary ills accompanying the divergence are outbalanced by the eventual good? It is certain, as Mr Arnold holds, that subordination is essential, but it is also certain that insubordination is essential- essential, if there is to be any improvement. While the political Nonconformity we call Radical- ism has the function of gradually modifying one set of institutions, the religious Nonconformity we call Dissent has the function of gradually modify- ing another set of institutions. That Mr Arnold does not take this view, which would lead him to look on Dissenters with less aversion, may in part I think be ascribed to that over-valuation of foreign restraints and under-valuation of home freedom, which his bias of anti-patriotism fosters, and serves further to illustrate the disturbing effects of this bias." The plea put in by Mr Spencer oh the advant- ages arising out. of the resolve of a man, to act according to the different opinion he may form about religion, from the opinion and practice of others around him, is founded upon his individual rights, as one responsible to God alone for his religious views, dispositions, and acts. Mr Mathew Arnold, as a disciple of the State Church, would put a persecuting reetraiht" upon a man's rights of conscience in religion, and make him subordinate" to an ecclesitstical hier- archy in the religious punctilios of a State Church. Talk about machinery 1" If Mr Mathew Arnold does not advocate a per- secuting ecclesiastical machinery, he advocates nothing. Voluntary religion in all its individual and social varieties, under the name of Dissent, cannot be a united machinery. It is religious life developing itself in various embodiments, or forms of action, wliich are eminently effective, whilst the Established Church is a united machinery without life in itself, and is handled in such a way as to oppose life in the religious activities of Dissent. The persecuting character of the sentiments of Mr Mathew Arnold tally exactly with what was done formerly by Churchmen against religious life among Dissenters in Wales. There was an old woman in Oswestry, in the early days of Welsh Methodism, whose name was Susan, who was sorely persecuted because of her attachment to real Christianity. She went to hear one of the Methodist preachers, about ten miles from Oswestry, on one occasion. The name of the preacher was John Ellis. Susan prevailed on him to promise that he woold venture to go and preach at Oswes- try. For tho purpose of making every thing straight with the legal authorities, she obtained a licence for a house in which Mr Ellis was to preach. After doing this she informed her neigh- bours that a preacher was coming to deliver a ser- mon in the house she had lioenaad. He would preach in Welsh. The wicked rabble resolved on giving a warm reception to the Roundhead, as they designated the preacher.. Hundreds ot them surrounded the house where he was to preach, on purpose to persecute both preacker and hearers. As soon as ever the preacher began the service, a man went up to him, and with very authoritative airs commanded him to appear before the mayor of the town. The preacher showed a little re- luctance to obey the persecutor, but when the ruffian said, that lie would break his head with his staff if he would not go with him at once, the preacher obeyed. It appears that the man was a constable. On the appearance of the preacher in the custody of the constable among the crowds outside, the rabble set up a shout of victory. They beat frying-pans at the appearance of the man of God in custody, as if he had been a murderer. The following conversation took place in the Mayor's court :— Mayor: Why did yon bring that man before me ?" Officer We found him preaching in a private house in the town." As it was in Susan's house the great crime of preaching Christ as a Saviour to lost men was commenced, Susan was called on. She was asked— Was it in your house that this man was preaching ?"—Susan Yes, sir." Has your house beeD registered according to law r—Susan: Yes, sir." "Has the preacher a licence to preach?"— Susan Yes, he has, sir." Tbe legal documents were shown to the mayor, and the authorities were satisfied that all had been done according to law. Seeing that, the mayor ordered the constable, with considerable seventy, to take the preacher back, and to leave him v. here he had found him. The constable, in a state of shame, was obliged to obey the orders of the mayor. The persecutors were sadly disappointed that the protecting wing of the law was put over the preacher and over Susan. But though they were disappointed then, they resolved on a course of persecution in another way to pot an end to the preaching of the gospel in the town. They succeeded in getting Susan turned out of her house. She removed to Willow-street, and obtained a licence for her house there, to make it legal for preachers to perform their sacred work there The enemies of religion compelled her to quit that house again, and to quit another after that. They resolvedon driving her and all Methodistical Christ- ians out 01 the town. At last, however, she ob- tained a house from a gentleman who sympathised with the disciples of Christ. In that house preac ing was continued until a chapel was built in the town in 1813. SusanVatchedfover the intereets'of religion in the town with affectionate vigilance for many years. She was delighted to converse about religion with every one she met, whether they were rich or poor, When she had ah opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ her language would take fire, and she slipped naturally into her usual expression, Blessed be His name," whilst her eyes filled with tears of joy. The great God took care of his faithful hand- maid in her old age, when she was infirm and poor. She persisted in giving 2s to- wards the chapel out of the depth of her poverty in her old age, A friend of hers passing along the street one day, heard a tap at the window of a certain respectable house. But he went on thinking the sound he heard was accidental. He had not gone far, when he heard the maid of the house calling after him, and invit- ing him into the house to her mistress. When he entered that lady asked him if he belonged to the Welsh chapel? and was he acquainted with the old womall that kept the Chanel house? He gave her an affirmative reply. The lady then told him that she had dreamt more than once that old Susan was suffering the want of food, and on account of the uneasiness which her dream had caused her, she had sent the old woman a basket full of the necessaries of life. The lady did not then know much about Susan, but what the generality of the inhabitants knew. She never had any personal conversation with her. Her friend told the lady her history, how useful she had been to the cause of the Redeemer, how riously the had lived, and how poor and destitude she was then. The lady said tbat jjhe had seen the face of the friend of Susan in her dream, and knew him on the street from his likeness to the person she saw in her dream. That was the reason she had called him in to talk to him about Susan. He soon went to see Susan after he had conversed about her with the lady. When he went to her house, Susan showed him the basket and its contents. Tears filled her eyes and trickled down her pale countenance, and she said, "see, friend, the fruit from the two shillings I gave towards the chapel." She did not then know who had sent the basket, because the lady bad forbidden that her name should be disclosed. Soon after that, however, she sent for Susan to Eay her a visit, and she had such a satisfaction in er religious innocence and simplicity, and such proofs that she was acquainted with the Divine pin of salvation, and of her love to the Redeemer, that she resolved at once that Susan should not be in need of food any more so long as she lived herself. She made an arrangement that Susan should have wttol!' she needed so long as the old woman lived. The laa> also left money in her will towards the Welsh chapei because of her high esteem of Susan. The Rev. John Berridge, the vicar of Everton, was a warm fellow'-labourer of the persecuted Methodists of the kingdom. He was a great iriendof the Mefchodiafca in Walaa. HeeuSerod much at the hands of the irreligious clergy. His church at Everton waa tilled with the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. This caused the churches of the neighbouring parishes to be thiuly attended. This was the cause of much grief to the cierirymen of those parishes. The ministry of Berridge was too keen and po prfal also for the happiness of some gentlemen in the palish of Berridge himself. The neighbouring clergy :tn t those gentlemen resolved on moving him out of his position as vicar of that paiish. For that pur- r ose they v ent to the bishop of his diocese, and set their complaints against Berridge before that prelate. The bishop sent for him. He did not much relish the summons. But he went. The bishop received him in a very dry manner, because no doubt he was destitute of sympathy with tho gospel. The following conversation took place :— Bishop Well, Berridge, I am told that you go out of your parish to preach". Have you had of me some livings besides that of Everton ?" Berridge No, my Lord. And I make no claim in other parishes. The clergy in them enjoy their livings without a murmur from me." Bishop Yes but you go there to preach, find you have no right to do that." Berridee "It is true, my Lord, that I was one day in E-n, and that some poor people were assembled. I exhorted them to repent of their sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for tho salvation of their souls. And I remember, my Lord, seeing six or seven clergymen that day all out of their parishes on the bowling-green of E n." Bishop: Pshaw! You have no right, I say yet, to preach out of your own pariah. And if you will not desist, you will be very likely put in Huntingdon prison." Berridge "As to that matter, my lord, I have no more love to Huntingdon prison than other persons; yet I would prefer being there, in posses- sion of a peaceful conscience, than to be free with- outsuchaconscience." Bishop, looking astonished c. You are beside yourself, and you will be in a few months either better or worse." Berridge If so, mv lord, you will be quite easy, for if I will be better, I shall give up my habit voluntarily. If I will be worse, you will have no need of sending me to Huntingdon prison, beause lodgings will be provided for me in Bedlam." With that the Bishop changed his tactics. Iu- stead of threatening he began to beseech. Bishop: "Berridge. you know that I have been your friend, and I wish to continue to be so. I am pestered continually by clergymen with com- plaints against you. Give me your word that you w ill keep within your own parish, and you shall do as you like there. I have but Utile time to live. 'Do not bring my grey hairs down to the grave." With that the bishop was informed that there were two gentlemen come, who wished to see him. He then said, "Berridge, go now to the inn, and return here in an hour to dine with me." Mr Berridge, in giving an account of what followed, said, I went, and after I reached my room, I instantly went on my knees. I could have borne threatening, but I did not know how to resist the wish of a revered old man. I re- turned at the time he mentioned. I was treated at diuner with great respect. The two gentlemen dined with us. I understood that they had been informed who I was, because I observed them glancing at me sometimes as if I had been a mon- ster. After dinner his lordship took me to the garden." Well, Berridge," he said, have you consi- dered my request ?" Yes, my Lord; and I have been on my knees about it." Well, do you promise that you will not preach any more out of your parish ?" "It would give me great pleasure," I said, "to be able to comply with your lordship's request, if I could do itlwith a pure conscience." Pure conscience!" said the Bishop." Do you know that it is contrary to the canons of the Church?" There is one canon, my lord, whioh says, 'Go ye and preach the Gospel to every creature. If But why would you interfere with other people's duties, No man could preach the Gospel to everybody," "If they preached the Gospel themselves (1 said), there would be no necessity for me to preach to their parishioners. But as they will not I cannot refrain." The Bishop left me in a state of anger, I re- turned home, not knowing what would await me; but I felt thankful to Goa that my conscience was not polluted. I made use of no means to defend myself, but Providence fulfilled my wishes in an unexpected manner. When I was in Clare Hall, in the University, I was friendly with one of the fellows of that school, and we were both friendly with Mr Pitt, the late Lord Chatham, who was also then in thelUniversity. When I began to preach the Gospel my friend of Clare Hall turned against me, and he caused me the loss of some privileges which I bad formerly enjoyed. But when he heard, however, that I was likely to come to trouble, and to be turned out of my living, his heart melted. Probably he thought thus within himself, 'Between us we will bring destruction upon this poor man.' This was about the time I was sent for by the bishop. That friend sent to Mr Pitt, without saying a word about my Methodism, as follows :—' Our old friend Berridge possesses a living in Bedfordshire. I understand that some esquire in his parish gives him trouble. He complains on him to the bishop; and it is said he shall be turned out of his place.' Mr Pitt was a young man then, and as he did not choose to send to the bishop himself, he desired a certain nobleman, to whom ¡the bishop I owed his elevation, to interfere in the matter. In a few days that nobleman met the bishop in Lon- don. He told the bishop, My # lord, I am informed that you have in your diocese an honest little man of the name of Berridge, and that he is wronged by a gentleman in his parish who seeks to turn him out of his living. I shall feel obliged to you, my Lord, if you will not pay any attention to that gentlemen in his complaints against Berridge, and that you will not suffer the honest man to be injured.' The bish >» was surprised at his re- quest, and could nl." imagine how it could have originated. But he could not help complying with the request of the nobleman. And 1 had quiet ever afterwards in my parish and in my work." The above narrative tallies witb several cases in Wales. Several Methodistical clergymen were annoyed in a similai manner. But they had no Roble advocates in high quarters, such as those who took the part of Berridge. The above narrativo also shows that the bishops and clerev of the Church of England in the last cen- tury paId no deference to the commands of Christ. They put their own canons supreme above the .Bibbs. The prelate did not find that his grey hairs were going to the grave in sorrow as soon as the command of a nobleman above him came down upon his energies. He never talked about his grey hairs to the Aobleman. as he did to Berridge. He was obliged to be a crouching, fawning, humble servant to his superior, or abide by the consequences himself. He threatened consequences for disobedience above the head of Berridge. He had to look conse- quences in the face for himself if he would injure a hair of the head of the humble, but good, Vicar of Everton. Those who would enslave others, contrary to the Bible and to reason, are the readiest to become slaves themselves to a superior power, because they are not sustained by the heroism, of conscience, either as perse- cutors of the fweak, or as slave; of the strong. Nothing can be more degrading to human natare than an educated man divesting himself of all the manliness of conscience, and cringing to a mere earthly power regardless of the throne of God, in order to secure a high sacerdotal and epis- copal position among men; for the brief period of his life, at the fag end of his earthly career. Analogy would suggest that the abjectness of such men before God's throne, after their oppor- tunities to be the palatial slaves of time have passed away, will be a loathing sight, under the condemning power of the Divine Majesty, after making light of that Majesty during their life- time on earth. In the light of eternal facts, the Methodist who is "persecuted for righteousness sake is a prince, in poverty or in prison, and the mitred conscience- less persecutor an ignoble and woeful objeot, con- signed to an endless and pitiless misery as a reward of his tyranny against the people of God, whom He regards as His "jewels."

A MAD SHIPMASTER. HORRIBLE SCENE. While the Rye fishing sinack Frolic was off Beachy Head at midnight, on Saturday, the mas- ter, John Peters, in a state of temporary insanity. attacked one of the crew named Cuff, who waa keeping watch on deck, and after rendering him insensible proceeded to the cabin where another man. Small, and Peters' son were sleeping, Peters attacked Small with a knife, wrd after a struggle ran on deck and jumped overboard. Swalllies in a dangerous conditio

NORTH EAST LANCASHIRE ELECTION. ADDRESS BY LORD HARTINGTON. Lord Hartingtcn issued the following address to the electors of North East Lancashire, on Tuesday nightTo the Electors of North-East Lancashire,—Gentlemen,—I have to return you my warmest thanks for the honour which you have conferred on me ia electing me, by a great majority, as one of your representatives in^the House of Commons. When I offered myself tte a candidate for the representation of your division, I stated at some length, but I hope clearly, the grounds on which I solicited your confidence. You have decided in a manner which admits of no doubt or question in favour of the opinions advo- cated by political friends and myself, and I rejoice that the verdict which you have given has been confirmed by a large majority of the constituencies of the United Kingdom. It will be my earnest endeavour, by my conduct in Parliament, to prove myself not unworthy of the great trust which you have confided to me.—I remain, your obedient servant. HARTXKGTON. —Mr Grafton, Lord Hart- ington's colleague, says .—The untiring efforts and zeal of the Liberal party have at least been rewarded by a decisive and signal success. To all. whether leaders or helpers, in whatever capa- city, who have contributed to achieve this splendid result, I tender my warm heartful thanks, and trust that now the contest is over, my constituents, including those who hwe hitherto been my poli- tical opponents, will find me ever willing, accord- ing to my power and ability, to afford them my best services, and anxious to prove myself worthy of their confidence and regard.

Mr Gladstone has received telegrams from Ser- via and Montenegro congratulating him upon his election for Midlothian. A congratulatory ad- dress is being signed, expressing confidence and sympathy towards the Liberal party in England. A sad case of fraticide occurred on Saturday morning at Rathconrath, near Mullingar. Two brothers named John and Patrick Owens were working together carting manure, when Patrick suddenly struck his brother a violent blow over the head with the pitchfork he was using, inflict- ing such serious injuries that he died soon after. The perpetrator of the deed was arrested, when it was found that he had become raving mad. The prisoner was removed to Mullingar, and taken before A magistrate, who oomuiitted him for trial*

j Y GOLOFN GYMREIG Dymunir i'n gohebwyr Cymreig gyfeirio ea goliebiaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolygu, &cM fel y canlyn :— DAFYDD MORGANWG, Hinsain, Aberdare. Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am olygiadau ein gohebwyr.

I AT EIN GOHEBWYR. "Mab y Weddw o Nam."—Cymeradwy, fe ] eich daman yngygiedinot. Os genyt ti rywbeth i fyny ?"—Darn teilwng iawn. "Claddu fy mam,"—PenlUion xratra o deimlad awenyddol. "Tyred yn ol."—Cymeradwy. Englynion i Mr T. G., Cymer."—Nis gallwa gyhoeddi y rhai hyn, am nad ydynt gywir, ac nid ydym yn gallu gweled ffordd i'w gweRa.

BARDDONIAETH. I'R NEUADD NEWYDD. (Ivorites' Hall), Cross Inn. Hed lyw welir neuaud ddelaid,—arwydd Erys o'r Iforiaid; Olwg trun dihalog paid I Bwyno y Crosiniaid. Motherwell. Ioah AfaIT. ——~—

Y DELYN DEIRlfs. Y delyn deires, hir deil yn dirion, A thyn a manwL ei thanau meinion, A phur y cynwys ei pher acenion, Yn foddus hynod hi fedda swynion; Anian hyd linynau hon-chwareua. A dyfal gana ei dwyfol geinion, Tregarth, Bangor, OOWKCTDD,

LLYN GEIRIONYDD, YN AHFON, Ar fin yr hwn y bu Taliesin, ben beirdd, ya byw. Lie enwog ei riniaw yw Llyn Geirionydd, Is helmau anian yn nghesail mynydd, I swyno byw awen Taliesiubeunydd, A'i arddull hynaws a'i ddyfroedd llonydd; o fynwes hwn afon sydd-furmora, A'i miwsig a lona yn mysg glenyda. OaWKWTDD.

ENGliYNION I DR. J. D. JAME9, J,Pm V Myrtle Grove, Coed-duon. f Ein Dr. James glodfora—ein goror Hawddgarol, tra Gwalia, I'r tlawd mae'r gwr yn dwr dä. A haeddfawr ddinas noddfa. 1 W-ail feddyg ddyg ddegau—ydyw of o dir a chrafangau Afiechyd a'i boll feichiao, A haws bedd i iachus ban.. Ar fin stryd bywyd buom,—a'r ddinawdd i Iorddonen o danom; Yn nhir ei swn, end, er siom rr augau, safodd rhyngom. Haelionus wr, hwnw ei sedd-yn hawdd Ar fwrdd addysg cainwedd, Dyn y wlad fel ynad hedd, A'i goron yw trugaredd. Coed-duon. J. Jjorsum (Pereiddiog%

OLWYN Y BYD., Mae olwyn y byd yn troi o byd A minau gyda hi, Mae llawer ffrynd i lawr yn myn'd Yn isel a difri; ■ Y rhai sy'n awr yn drist ar lawr Yfory fyny fydd, Ã!r rhai sy' i'r lan mewn Uwyddiant ban A dd'-ont i lawr ryw ddydd. ■ Ond peidiweh cenfigenu mwy Wrth lwyddiaut neb na'u bri,' Mae'r ffordd yn rhydd a gawsant hwy Yr un mor rhydd i ohwi. w Rhyw fyn'd a d'od fel hyn eri<r Yw hanes pawb o'r byd, Rhoed asgwrn yn nghefn pob un mewn trfifa I blygu ambell bryd; r. Beth bynag fo'r bin, a'i tawel a'i blin, Mae llawer un yipa a thraw, Ya myn'd yn rhwydd i olud a llwydd. A faneg yo wyn ar ei law. Un arall trwy'i oes sy'n byw tan groes, f" Wrth fethu d'od yn mlaen, A'i waith i gyd yn darfod mewn Hid, A d'ryswch yn y drain: Ond*peidiweh byth a theimio'n Nac mewn anobaith ffoi, Fe all mai chwi ddaw nesa' i fri, Mae'r rhod o byd yn troi." Rbiw Syr Dafydd. Truer. Vrmnur,"

AWDL 0 DDIOLOHGARWCH AM Y CYNAUAF, 1879, Ary pedwar mesur ar hugain, a gyfansoddwyd 1D benaf er mwyn meiatroli y oynghaneddion a'r mesarau, yn 01 dull a threfn Yagol Farddol" Dafydd Morganwg. • Rhoed pob gw&r ddiolchgarwch, Trown ein dawn yn llawn o'r llwch. I ganu gwir ogonedd, Yn llawen iawn yn llawn hedd, Moliant rhoed y plant uwch pla, Yn hyfwvn i'r Jehofa— o nodvvedd dda—y dydd hwn Ni a seiniwn hosana. Teilwng, teilwng iddo'r taliad, Yma'n ddylwyr mewn addoliad-j lUniawn, endarn yw ein Ceidwad, Iddo'n gynil rhoddwn ganiad. I.—Unodl Union. Mehis, diau, yw moli-ein Porthwrj > Mae'n perthyn, mae'n gwoddi ttI ddeiliaid i addoli, Am eu llwydd yn rhwydd en Rbi. 2.—Tawddgyrch Cad wyn og. Bloeddio melus ablwedd moliant; I'w Duw canant—dacw unoedd Y cenedloedd-cu anadlant, Yn nes nesant yn oesoesoedd; I'w ogoniant bytbol tremiant, o lys nwyhant i'w lwys nefoedd Am ei haeddiant ef y seiciant, A myfyriant mwy i'w foroedd. 3.-U nodI Grm Fw enw mwy seinio mawi, Gweddus ydyw'n dragwyddawi; Yn y byd o hyd ei hawl-yw taliad Pur syniad persona u l. ■ 4.—Hir a Thoddaid. OI na folianem yn hyf eleni Duw y Rhagluniaeth. Awdwr goleuni, Y ma i ddynion am ei ddaioni Ie, mwyneiddiaf, O mae'n haeddi, Ei drugaredd iawnwedd ini—welwa Wed'yn taranwn—Duw yn tirioni. Eto. {Er iddi d'w'Ui mor ddued allan, Yn erwyn beunydd ar wyneb anian, fr haul yn welw ar ohryn wiwlan, O'n trwydd aVn siriol ei agwedd seiriaT Wedi hir lwydo ein daear lydan • Heb bajd o'n gofal y byd yn gyfan. Dow o i wenau da ei hunan—uliriodd. Ddilesg yr hwyliodd o'i ly8 g^SnT T • », —Byr a Thoddaid. teilwng iawn yw fculu—diolcfy Gwneud awydd i'w garu, Am y cynal, dyfal dyfn, Am eginiad a myg wenu Hedd i fydoedd bu'n aeddfedt^\ Asur enweg yn ee ruHm, Raws anial boeth swyno! bu—yn ddittlS, Y n foddus i n' feddu. 6.—Cyhydedd Fer. Ymborth dyn 'rol gofyn A'r anifail ei ran hefyd; Ao o fin-fin y cyfanfyd Yn wir odiaeth a waredyd. Etc. o lawenydd i ydlanau, Dacw nodweda coed y cnydaa; Da yr edwyn daw yr ydau Yn saig barod i'r 'sguborian. 7.—Proest Gadwynodl, lor da, fyth byw ar dy fwrdd Mae pob dyn, hyn sydd ya harddi o dy law y daw 'n ddiawrdd, A'n lluuiaeth yn doraeth dardcL &—Gwawdodyn Hir. Yn ol difesur rad dosturi. Tad ein oyfoeth, tydi a. cofi. Eto'n raddol yr wyt yn rhoddi Hin deg hynod er eio digoni; Dwyfol daeth dy ofaldt-yn gjxJvn-^ II Dduw y perthyn heddyw ein portfcf, 9.—Clogyrnsch. Dy hen arfer di ni orfydd, Hedd i ddyfod sydd o Ddofydd j Batyn yn wastad, Mewn hedd a mwynhad, A bwriad-O I Berydd. 10.-Cybydedd Hir. ■Melus yw moli, ) „ Dawnus od i ni, Wedi ein llen wi-da ein llunlaeth, Geli y galon, Rhoddi arwyddion, Mae yn bryd union—mewa brwdanlaetW II.—Hypunt Hir. ,Caef ein gwala ydym yma, Ni chynylia, ni cbawn alaeth, Gan ein Porthwr, trwy ein Dyaconca A'n Cynbaliwr, i'n owynhelaeth, Etto. (01 na theimlem fel y dylem. Yna gwelem enwog Hylydd Gyda gofal mwyaf dytal Am ein cynal ni mewn oynydd. 12.-Hypunt Byr. Ef ga deyrnged, mawr ein dyled, O mor deiiwng &.m ein gwrando ni a'n cofict Yn ein cyfwng Etto. Rhoi y cynyrch gyda Hewyrcn, Gwedi llawer Ofnau cnawdol—nid priodoL Yw gwneyd pryder. < v. v IS.—Gwawdodyn Byr, (Ac er llesiant y ceir y llysiau, o ddawn odiaeth i ddwyn M1 hadad U weh haeddiant ein bucheddau-y oanlyx .fishywfodd wedyn ei ryfeddodaa. 14.—Cadwyn Fer. 0 drugaredd, da rhagorol I rai marwol er am orwedd J Ei dymeredd wedi 'moral, • Anniweidiol yw ei nodwedd, 15.—-Cywydd Llosgyrno^ Nid ein haeddiant fu'n dwyn iaidb* lAm ein cyfoeth yma'n cofio; Ond etto Dnw ni attal; I wlad erys ei law dirion, Er i gynal y rhai gweiuiou. Yn hyfion yn ei ofal. 16.—Toddaid. Trwy'n gorawr yn awr i ni—mad ynKcw ^jrel'd i ddynion ol dy ddaioni. 17.—Deuair Hirion. fY Gwanwyn fu yn dwyn daft, O wyrddion bTfryd irddaill. ISgino wnai y gwanwyn, I Yr had maes hyfryd a mwynx f Haf ydoedd i aeddfedu, I Ond ganaf yn fwyaf fn; Yr hydref yn fawr o drist (l A ddaeth a'i ly wodraeth dris £ .Hin wlybaidd yn wael heibicy.^ jpydrai'r enwd oedd trwd i'r frb> jiyn fn'r lief hyd y nefoedd, [Anian flin hon yw y floedd =- ¡.. Carlo'n nghyd mae'n bryd i'n faro, ddaeth mae'n gwywifc v IDyoa'r Hais a dynai'r liu, Ar diroedd i brydern Yn gwyro roedd gwair ar yd- Ala fuan yn ddify wyd i Pawb yn syn at hyn bob tu Heb edrych rhoeut e' i bydru Ond llygad y Tad a' todd, Ein goiwg ddrwg a welodd, A'n Duw ni a dd'wedai'u awr j- "Tr vm yw eu buich a tramawr, Estyn fy Haw ar hyn raid, Yn fwynaf niyn fy enaid." 18. U nod! Oy rch. Yn ddidraul yr haul a rodd. Naws anian hynaws u^odd Meusydd ar ei Llywydd lion, Yn wynion arno wenodd. 19.—Deuair fyrion-Hirion-ao Awdl Gywydd Odiaeth ydwyd Di lan Duw Iwyd Er t'w'lli o'r tu allan, o Dduw, yn rhydd, fe ddaw em rnMt; Iddo etto'n ddiattal, Ein gofal ni yn gyfan. 20—Awdl Gywydde, Ni fedrwn, 0 Anfeidrol, Yn liollol osod allan Ein calon, 'rym yn coelio, A'i gwylio yn deg wiwlan. 21—Proest Gyfnewidiog Seith BallA Br mai blin fu hin ein ha'; a Oer a llaitli bu drwy bob He, 4 Rhoddaist wawr ya awr i. ni; t Y n ein byd mewn pryd, pob trO, a Lanwai'n gain o 'leini'n gu « Gwiw i'r llawr yw gair y llw; w 0 hynt ffawd aflwyddiant ffy, y (Cyhydedd Hir.) 0 unol wenall I ddynol ddoniau, Rhoddi ei gorau—i'r hawddgarol • Ganu yn gynes Fynu o fouwes, I dywydd eres,—a dyddorol. 22-Cyrch a Chwta. o lwyddiaut I ni gawa wledds* Yn niwedd y cyueua; L Un tylwyth ni attalia, Godidog a'i dyweda; Yr hwyfwyn pur lehofa A gwylaidd iawn y Kwela, Ar dda a drwg (golwe gawn), Yn fawriawn y dyfera. 22—Gorchest y Beirdd Er braw oer bryn, Eilawalyn: T5 ddaw i ddyn heddyw dda, O diry dod', rhoddi, I Yn elir iawn glod, Yn wir ei ndd—'nawr wena. 24—Cyhydedd Naw Ban. Ini heddyw dygir newyddion, Am oludoedd hwnt moroedd mawribn f Nodau llewyrch a chnydau llawnion, A mwyn degweh,—dyma ein digon! Rhoddi yn fwy na'r llaeddiant-ýr yd,a Mor odiaeth er llesiant, Bob blwyddyn dyn ei dant, A gano dy ogoniant. ingoedd ein angenion—aohubwyd Ni i iach obaith graslon, Trwy y ddaear hygar hon, [ ;Gwawria ein anhebgorion. < Nodau haf pan nenidir £ £ agwedd tuedd y tir. Duai nefoedd a daear—pylai Pob pelydr llachar; Gwywai'r oil, aeth gwewyr ar Agwedd y nefoedd hygar. Ei drugaredd, hedd o hyd, Dyr elfen daearolfyd A pbob deddf a wna Jeddfu Ar Ei arch, i'w barch y bu. Ein bywyd i gyd fo'n gAn I'th enw mwy a'th anian; Tra'n. mwynhau y trown mewDbedd I ganu, mewn gogonedd; Deiliaid trugaredd, yn bur prysurweh, Oil o nwyf frawdol, yn llawn hyfrydwcb. j >Mwyneiddiaf luman heddweh. Wele'n lion, > s i >0 daliwch goron hardd diolchgarwch. i Ah! trwy gyrhaeddyd y trugareddau, O dlodi seddol ein dyled.-wyddau, j f/O nodion gwiwrudd, yn gwneyd ein gorau Em ddatododd y ffordd y tidau; Rhy j manwl rwymynau—ffordd rydd, Ar air i Berydd yr hwyr a'r borau. P. LUDSODIAV DAVIXB. Swyddffynon, Ion. 31, 1880. -=- O.Y.—Teg yw hysbysn ddarfod i mi efrydu llawer o reolau barddoniaeth ein prif ramadegwyr, ond gallaf sicrhau hyn, mai mewn tywyllwch y buaawn yn eu cylch oni bai i mi gael yr Ysgol Farddol," a phwy bynag efryda hon y mM yn lÎer o feistroli y cynghaneddion.—LitD,

TRO YR OLWYN. Rhyw dro rhyfedd sydd wedi cymeryd lie yn olwyn fawr boliticaidd ein gwlad yn ystod yr etholiad—tro ag y mae holl wledydd gwat-ein byd yn edrych arno gyda Uawenydd; ac yr ydym yn beiddio dweyd y bydd i'r tro mawr hwn a roes yr ohvyn wleidyddol effeitldo yn fuan ar holl ol- wynion maanachol ein gwlad ni a gwledydd eraill. Rhaid i ni gyfaddef nad oeddym heb ein hofnau am yr etholiad cyffredinol, ar ol etholiad Liver- pool yn ddi« eddar; yr oeddym yn lied ofni nad oedd y wlad yn hollo! addfed a i harod i daflu yr hunllef Toriaidd oddiar ei g.\ art ond erbyu hyn y mae yn dda genym ein bod wedi ein siomi ar yr ochr oraf, a'i bod wedi ei danui lawr, a hyny gyda dinnygteilwng. Ymddengys tod y llanw Rhyddfrydol yn cronl er ys cryn amser yn mynwes y wlad, a phan dor- wyd y gwrth-glawdd Seneddol i fyny gan y Tor- iaid, gorlifodd yn amlwg dros yr holl wlad, gan ysgubo Toriaith ymaith fel sothach pydredig a di- werth. Ychydig amser yn ol buom yn dumuno ar etholwyr Cymru gadw cymeriad ein srwlad fel "Cymru Lan," ac yn awr, wrth edrych ar wyneb wleidyddol ein hen wlad anwyl, ymae nid yn unig wedi oadw ei gwyneb mor lan ag arfer, ond y mae wedi llwyddo i olchi ymaith rai ysmotiau duon a'i llychwinent yn flaenorol. Yr oedd hen grachen ddu Doriaidd yn hagru wyneb tref syber Aber- hcnddu erys oesoedd ond trwy ddefnyddio plastr Rhyddfrydol y liysieuyn a elwir "Flower," syrthiodd y grachen ymaith, ac y mae gwyneb Aberhonddu heddyw can iached ag iechyd. Ymdrechodd y Toriaid daflu huddygl ar ddillad glân Morganwg mewn dau fan, ond daifu iddi hi fel arfer eu gwahardd gyda gwawd, fel y mae yr holl sir-y sir bwysicaf yn Ne:hymru—yn laD, heb un ysmotyn Toriaidd ar ei gwiag, Efelychwyd hi gan Sir Benfro hefyd—mynodd hithau ei vrwisg yn lan; a phe buasai Ymneillduwyr Sir Gaer- fyrddin yn ymddwyn yn gall, a gwneyd eu rhan, gallasent yn hawdd iawnlwyr lanbau y "Wlad Fawr" hefyd ond dyna, mor bell agyr aethant, gwnaethant yn ganinoladwy iawn. Y mae Cere- digion hefyd heb yr un ysmotyn Toriaidd ami. Y mae Gogledd Cymru hefyd yn yr ymdrechfa hon, wedi ysgubo Toriaech agos yn llwyr o'r siroedd yn o gystal a'r bwrdeisdrefi. Nid oes yn Nghymru benbaladrond rhyw ddau Dori wedi eu han- rhydeddu a'r teitl A.S."—dim ond rhywbeth fel math o gywreiurwydd—cadw un yn y Gogledd, a'r llall yn y Deheu Ur. yn weddillion hynafiaethol, er mwyn daugos i'r plant y fath greaduriaid yw Toiiaia. Y mae Cymru yn lanach yn awr nag y bu enoed o'r blaen me^vn ystyr wleidyddol; ac ar ol i ni gael Cydraddoldeb Pleidleisiol i'r siroedd a'r trefl, yr hyn a geir yn fuan bellach, yna gellir cyhoeddi trancedigaeth oeeol Toriaeth, a'i gladdu wyneb waered, a chanu uwch ei fedd—"Melus yw y waredigaeth." Da genym weled Scotland hefyd wedi cadw ei ohymsriad mor ardderchog. Y mae Alban a Gwalia wedi arfer bod yn lin iawn mewn ystyr wleiayddotj a pbra buasai pob rhan o'r deyrnas yn magu plant mor Rhyddfrydol a hwy, ni fuasai Llywouraeth Do.Mudd wedi byw awr wedi dydd- iau y Reiorm Bill.

AN. EXPENSIVE KISS. At the Brentford petty-sessions Walter Waklyn, son of the landlord of the Rose and Cro n, Ealing, was charged with committing an assault upon Martha Theobald, a good-looking young woman, who had been servant in the house, by kissing her against her will. Prosecutrix said she was recently married, but her husband having gone to sea she went to the house of the accused as general servant. He went into the kitchen and kissed her. He repeated the assault, and when she went upstairs u ith the baby he followed, and kissed her again. He afterwardssaid, "Mirth aj are you going to tell the missus?" and she said she wouli. She left the same evening. In cross-examination witness Siijd it was true she came from a garrison town, but site did not see what that had to do with it, or why a young woman should not be protected from such an iu- sult. She went there without a character, be- cause it was known she was married and her hus- band was at sea. She produced her marriage hues, and. bursting into tears, said she thought that waa a court where a woman would be pro- tected. Mr Woodbridge, the solicitor for the defendant, called several persons who were in the public-house and did not see any impropriety. Mr Glossop (the chairman) said it was not likely they would. The magistrates were sorry to have to fine a married man for such an offenc*, especially as it was likely to lead to unpleasantness with his wife, but women must be protected, and he would be fined J31.

A SHIPWRECKED CREW. Part of the crew of the Norwegian brig H. Galmar, were landed at W eymouth on Tuesday. Their vessel wasiun down off Beachy Head,and it is feared that the captain and four men are drowned.

..RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS. Considerable indignation prevails round Biggles- wade, Bedfordshire, consequent on the arrest of 20 rioters, 18 of whom were, on Tuesday, com- mitted for trial. The riot arose oat of a dispute between the pirish and a local miller, who stopped a public pathway. A mob overthrew a wall he had erected, and broke his windows.

Wages in the cotton trade, in Wigaa, have been Adranoed 6 per oenW

THE LATE WEST OF ENGLAND BAM. IMPORTANT CLAIMS. In the HigirCourt of Justice, Chancery Division, on Saturday, Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Malins heard the case of the We t of England an Soutii Wales District Brnk ex parte Booker. This « as a claim by Mrs Booker to be admitted as a creditor against the bank for £18.000, that being the estimated value of a guarantee dated the 18th of January, 1876, and given by the b Ink to secure to her the payment of principal and interest of certain de- bentures of Booker an 1 Company (Limited), on which default had been made. That company was formed to carry on the extensive iron and tin plate works of the Bookers, and it was explained that the bank, having made heavy advauces to the original owners of the business, promoted the limited liability company as a means of getting out of the difficulty, an I as part of the transaction gave the guarantee to Mrs Booker, who took the debentures as part payment of her interest in the property. MrHiggins, Q. C" and Mr Macnaglateu ap- peared in support of the claim. Mr Romer,for the liquidator, submitted that the bank had no power to give the guarantee. It was, j however, intended, he believed, to impeach on a I whole the action of the directors in connection with the formation of Booker and Co., Limited, and he suggested that it would be inconvenient to have the point argued twice first, on the simple question whether such a guarantee could be given by the directors of a company, and, secondly, whether it could be given under the circumstances in which it was given. He proposed, therefore, that the present summons should stand over till the counter summons of the bank could be heard. Mr Macnaghten agreed that it would be incon- venient to hear the case piecemeal, but this was the first he had heard of a summons raising the whole question of the part taken by the direc ors in the promotion of Booker and Co. The Vice-Chaucellor They did that which was most imprudent and improper for any bankers- they allowed one particular "ompany to absorb all their assets. They allowed the Bookers to get into their debt to the extent of something like £ 500^000, and then to recoup themselves assisted in the formation of this company, which was the origin of their difficulties. Mr Romer added that the trial of the directors was expected to take place in about a month, and their conduct in regard to the formation of Booker and Co. (Limited) was part of the case against them. Mr Macnaghten considered it undesirable that a question such as that raised by the summons sbould stand over for any length of time, and Mr Romer assenting, It was arranged that the summons should be postponed for a fortnight.

ALARMING FIRE ON THE EAST M.00R& CARDIFF. A fire, wnieh at one time caused very serious apprehensions respecting its results, broke out on Saturday afternoon at the extensive "orks of Messrs R. Bird & Son, oil, grease, tar and pitch manufacturers, East Moors. The works are divided into departments for the manufacture of each par- ticular article. At the eastern side is a large building fitted with hydraulic presses, and con- tiguous to which is the boiler where the oil is ex- tracted from the tar at a great heat, the residue after a time becoming pitch. The pitch in its melted state is run into a vat from the boilar, where it remains for several hours, and from this it is run into an open bay, where it remains until it becomes cold. It is then broken up dug out and stacked on the side until removed in casks. On Saturday morning 120 tonsof pitch were sent away in trucks, leaving from 80 to 100 tons on the pile. The vat con- tained 36 tons, the contents of which had almost entirely passed into the bay at four o'clock, when the workmen left the works. No one as near the bay or the vat; neither was there any fire for a considerable distance. A few minutes after four o'clock dense volumes of smoke issued from the melting pitch, and these soon spread so that in a short time a thick mass of smoke rolled to the westward over the Docks, causing the most serious apprehensions in the town, as the huge mass of smoke appeared to issue from a fire of unusual magnitude, and it was reported th it the Esparto sheds had taken fire, In half-an-hour hundreds of persons were to be seen running to* wards the M ors from all parts of the town. The Bute Dock engine, under the direction of Mr Edwards, the Superintendent of the Dock police, was brought to the works as .quickly as possible, and attached to a hydrant near by. The.hose and' reel from the Bute-street station were brought down, and these were soon followed by the steam fire engine and the fire brigade, under the com- mand of Head Constable Hemingway. The whole surface of melted pitch was at this time a mass of flame. The stack of dry pitch by the side was on fire, while the wind was carrying the smoke and flame to that portion of the works where the oil. naptha, and creosote were stored. The heat from the burning mass was intense, and the fumes from the melted pitch prevented men from going close to it. Near the burniug stack of pitch were about a hnndred casks of tar, resin, and pitch. Mr R. Bird arrived soon after the fire had broken out. Many willing hands were standing by, and under his direction the casks were rolled down the embankment to a place of safety. The Bute Dock engine was, as the hand power was insufficient to cope with such a burning mass, detached from the hydrant, and the steam fire-engine was soon got to «oi k, but the dock police remained and ably assisted in ex- tinguishing the fire. For a time the engine had to be «orked slowly, owing to the tar mixing with the water which supplied the engine, but when this was remedied it worked splendidly. Two hose were attached to it, one was directed on to the heap of burning pitch, and the other on to the bay containing the melted pitch. The large build- ing to the back containing the hydraulic presses had caught fire, and the flames were r pidly ex- tending in all directions. The wood fencing at the boundary of the work was pulled down to prevent the flames from spreading. One of the Bute Dock engines pushed into the works about half a dozen wagons laden with ballast, the contents of which were used to form a mound round the pitch stock, to prevent the melted pitch from flowing over the yard. Mr Bird, Mr Lewis Williams, Mr J, A. B. Williams, the borough engineer, Mr Peter Whyte, and others rendered valuable assistance in directing the labours of the men, while .the t Head-Constable controlled the efforts of the fire brigade, which were mainly directed towards extinguishing the flames. After an hour and a-half unceasing work of the steam fire-engine, the melted pitch in the bay became covered with water, so that the flames were cut off. T wo streams of water {were then poured on the burning pitch, and after a time the efforts fof the brigade in this direction were also successful and the fire here was extinguished. The building at the back continued to bum until it was entirely destroyed, only the external walls now remaining, while the machinery inside, from the exposure to heat, is rendered valueless. Unfortunately for the proprietors, the whole of the material and the building destroyed are uninsured, while tbe build- ings in the other part of the works are insured. This has arisen 4partly from the fact that the building has only been recently erected, and it is not usual to insure pitch or similar material, from the high premium required. How the fire originated is quite a mystery. The men lemployed at the wortcs are all experienced and careful workmen. The two men who were last on the premises do not smoke. No spark from any place could have reached the melted pitch, and the same process of running the melted pitch into the vats is carried on daily, and has been carried on so for years, without anything of the kind occurring pI eviously. About 100 tons of pitch has been destroyed, as well as the valuable machinery, and the loss is roughly estimated at over £1,000. A similar fire is said to have occurred to Meters Bird's works near Bristol some years ago, and it was then stated that the fumes from melted pitch will, under peculiar conditions of the atwoaphere, ignite when coming in contact with it. to the Editor of the Cabdiff Times, Sir,—Will you kindly permit uø, through your, columns, to express our thanks to the Cardiff Fire Brigade, under Mr Superintendent Heming- way to the Bute Dock Brigade, under the Bute Dock Police Superinten lent, and to the numeron* friends who so readily and so earnestly assisted in staying the progress of the flames at the fire which i • •ou,t the9e %vorlc9 this afternoon. By their kind effort* the fire was confined to one part of our establishment, leaving the main buildings and stock untouched, and which, but for the assist- ance rendered, would, we fear, have been very seriously damaged.—We are, &c., „ „ BIRD & SON. East Moors, Cardiff, 10th April, 1880.

SUNDAY TRAVELLERS AT LLAN DAFF. George Leonard was charged before Colonel Hill and Mr Doruford, at Lland df, on Monday With keeping his house (the White Lion, Uandatf) onen during prohibited hours, on March 21st. This, and several other cases mentioned below' arose out of the fact that persons from Cardiff and near that town are in the habit of going over to Llandaff on Sunday and calling at the public- houses in the vicinity.—Mr Ensor appeared for defendant, who has a manager called McTar.— P.S. Bees's evidence showed that to men were seen standing outside the door of the White Lion, and the sergeant afterwards found they were drinking two "blues" of bi-er. They said they came from the Docks, Cardiff.— The magis- trate's clerk said there was nothing to answer, as there was no evidence to show a guilty knowledge. — Another case yr s brought against the same publican. The sergftfiftt saw three persons in the house, and a blue'' was supplied to one of these after the sergeant had spoken to the landlord. The evid- ence was agaiu considered unsatisfactory, and the bench dismissed the case.—John Moore was charged with keeping open the Red Lion. The evidence of Serjeant Rees was to the same effect as in the preceding cases. In e .ch case the per- sons said they came from Cardiff, and the cases were dismissed.—David Mo:gan was charged with keeping open illegally the Three Horse Shoes beerhouse, Maindy. P.S. Roberts gave evidence. Defendant was fined 20s and costs,—Several per- sons w re then brought up charged with being on the premises of the various public-houses. Cor- nelius Madden, Canton, and Evan Gratrcx were fined 10s an costs William James, Charles Griffiths, Louisa Grini hs. and Ann Galvin were each fined 10s including costs, aud JOhn; Evans was discharged.

The Sanitary Institute of Great Britain will hold their annual congress in Exeter this year. The story of the capture of the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen in Sicily by brigands is a pure invention. The governing body of the Exeter Endowed Schools have accepted P'ana for a high-class school for girls in Barnfield. °" Tuesday, the Ramsgate fish- f1C?vAN4 d br°ught in the crew of six persons of the French fishing ketch No. 46, whom they fonnd in an exhausted condition, about 6 a.m., S.S.W. of the Kentish Knock. The ketch went ashore on the Knook. and became a •omolete wreck- [

NOTES ON AGRICULTURE. LET A PRACTICAL FARMER.) OOBN, LONDON, Saturday.—The price of wheat hat again declined, in the'face of fine weather and a large increase of imports, but more on account ol the latter. American shipments have iucreased considerably during the last few days. The visible supply, at the same time, is upwnrds of 24,000,008 bushels against 19,250,000 at the same time last y.?ar. Here I may advisedly adduce an abstract of Australian views. The Australian papers b, the last mail all agree that the abundance of wheat in the worid will keep prices down to the present rates, if it does not lower them, between now and the next harvest. The Queenglandsr is an excellently-conducted weekly journal, and this is what it says in effect in an agricultural note. Wheat won't be any dearer. In London it is 61s per quarter, or 7s (>d i er bushel. Here it is 4s in inland places, nnd 4s lOd lo 5s at the port. The carrying charges to London make the values here and there about equal. These charges wil be interesting to my readers, viz., the cost of transit to London II. d Freight per vessel .1) Other challrcs. 0 4 Railway freight at 20s per ton 0 64 Cartage to railway 0 3J Terminal charges, unloading, &«., Is per ton •• 0 0J Loss on bags ..0 8 3 0 Tile (Jueenslandcr adds that only 6d per bushel balance is left for the risk and profit of the exporter, while now there is the chance of a falling market. English barley is a slow sale for all qualities, except best Burton sam| .les, which are no v almost unknown, while mMdlinf and inferior sorts have fallen during t; e last few weeks as much as 5s per quarter from the highest price made since last harvest. The scarcity of oati in London during the past month has caused addition d sh pments from Russia and Sweden, and prices have accordingly risen from 6d to li per bushel. Maise is also c caper, as the i eecnf high prices have resulted in the arrival of 60,001 quarters in London, v.hile other ports have alSf beenfredy supplied. An eric n mixed is now making 26s 3d to 26s id, while so much is coming that'cargoes on the way are valued at 2s 1,81 quaiter less. LIVE STOCK AND MEAT. Stocks are at present being dealt in at various rates. At Barnet steers and barren heifers sold freely, and at good prices, as they have done in most of the provincial markets. This begins to show the importance of the a ivice I have given recently, more than once in regard to farmers weaning all the calves thoy can possibly manage well, and breed all the oalvee the females at their command will allow. The trade in sheep further confirms this view, for there is still a strong suspicion that many have flukes in the liver, and the result is store sheep mav almost be mentioned as going a begging." We shall have to eat bed instead of mutton to a large extent next year, unless high prices bring a large supply of foreign. The live stock trade has been brisk since Mon- day, as the unusual event, at least for some months past. has come to pass that the demand has been greater than the supply. I expect to see good meat very dear when the grass and cloven begin to grow—that is, if trade and manufactures revive, and the mass of the people CAn afford H buy more animal food. In the Metropolitan Meat Market to-day trade was very brisk. f was there when some splendid quarters of Amerioan beef arrived in fine con- dition. This was at 11 a.m. The sal sman was in high spirits, as be had been expect- ing the consignment since yesterday at noon. As the quarters arrived butchers or rather "fleshers,"as the buyers and retailenr of carcases are termed in Scotland, soon began tf congregate. How much for four quarters r asked one. as 4d," said the salesman. Whilt this bargaining was going on about 30 buyers came up. How much 7" said another in as under tone. 5s 8d," shouted the salesman at the top of his voice, his quick eye having deteoted the increase of his u ell-known customers. O-o-o-h 2" shouted several voioes in a mock. groaning style. But the salesman u as master of tbe situation this morning, and if thev had the American beef he was instructed to sell they had to payrid per lb. for it wholesale. AUSTRALIAN KKAT. By the authority above quoted I have details of the jubilant way in which the news of the sucoess of thestialhaveu which brought over the oargs of frozen meat in the winter was received. The QveendancUr says a new opening is made for out colonists at the Antipodes. This led me to turn to the market reports of this journal. There I found the following quotations, which will probably startle some of my readers. One firm of auOo tioneers sold 100 cattle of very nioe quality, and in excellent condition, at L2 17s 6d jto U per but. lock. One splendid pen of cows sold at 94 a head. Another firm sold 100 head from Manumbar, the picked p"n averaging 850 lbs. per head, which sold from 23 7s 6d to 24 ISf.averaging about £3 12s 6d. Fancy, after our experience in t is coun-, try, 850 lbs, live weight, of beasts being sold at S3 IZs 6d. It is further added that abuyet in Rockhampton has recently bought 12,000 head of fat cattle with ths object of preserving them, at the price of £3 5s to C4 per head. "Surely the success of the Strathaven's experiment," one authority adds, will embolden other cai itals te buy in anticipation of the good time coming." f give this as news to my readers, but not with < view to discourage their practical exertions. If 1 have any motive for influencing their opinion, it it to encourage them to insist openly ami fearlesslj that they should have absolute fieedom ot crop. ping, in selling their produce, if they buy equin. lent as fertilizers, and security for the capital they invest in the land they hire. THE ELECTIONS. Practical questions—even the losses of pheen, and the value per acre of last year's crops of g ain —have been eclipsed directly by the exci emsnl of the local speechifying, nomination days. and the polling booths. But there h 's been a strong agricultural under-current at work that will makt its influence felt at the next general election. Into the new combinations that will be formed by that time I cannot enter to-dav. My views on this point, too, would probably startle some oi mj tenant farmer readers, and more than astonish some landowners, if landowners condescend to read what I have to say from week to week. But a few words on the M.P.'s re- turned and rejected in the agricultural interest. Noticeable among the rejections is Mr C. S. Read. I was not at all surprised at this, for he has clearly sold himself to the landlord in- terest. After having been returned on the Malt-tax question, he dropped the subject for years, and only revived it and advocated in a mealy-mouthed way the imposition of a tax on barrels of beer when the general election was impending. Tbea in regard to game, be has been half -hearted, while he ought to continuously have insisted on the free- dom of culture, freedom of sales, and security for tenant's capital, which his chief put in his usual wily style last Monday fortnight—when it was too late, as the return of the county members, and of members for agricultural boioughs like Cricklade sufficiently shows. I think I intimated last week that the speech In question of the Premier was an electioneering ora- tion. The Ptemier should have practised when in power what he preached when the Carltoa Club no doubt funked- to use a vulgarism that in appropriate—in consequence of the news that .11 pouring in respecting the feeling in the counties. But some points of im|x>rtance have beea Bined. Mr Ihickham has been ret umed for erefordshire. Mr James Howard has bees elected for Bedfordshire at the head of the ioll Mr Biddell has been returned unopposed for West Suffolk. I know Mr Biddell well, and he is a good and oaltn speaker, with plenty of intelligense to represent tha farmers. He calls himself a Conservative, but as he is opposed to most of the agricultural anomtf lies as regards the interest of tenant farmers, it oannot be said that he is desirous of conserving antiquated agricultural views and practice* MI Everett, a tenant farmer candidate for Eaat Sid- folk, has been rejected. This is to be regretted, but he bad an unfortunate advocafe in the Man Lane Express, which said to the effect that because Mr Biddell differed with Mr Everett, that .11 the best possible evidence that Mr Everett was S Rood man for representing tenant farmers. This Whitechapel logic, no doubt, lost Mr Everett his election. Then there is Mr John Clay, the tenant farmer candidate for North Northumberland* I had great hopes on his behalf. I have partaken of his hospitality, and had several days farming with him, and always had a long chat on agricul- tural matters when I have met him at agricultural meetings in the border counties. Mr Clay is t hard-headed politician of the Freedom or Liberal school; he is opposed to the law of hypothec and the present unfair form of distraint, while he is an excellent practical farmer, and at the same time he has a fine nervous energy, and could haft faced the House of Commons in advocating the interest of tenant farmers without fettf or trem- bling. For these reasons I am sorry that his ex- cellent minority was not swelled into a oreditabU majority. I intended saying something about the coming Session, and the probable work of the Government this year, next year, and the year after, as it will affect the agricultural interest. But this I must defer. I may add, however, that I anticipated a Liberal majority after I read the Premier's speeoh ot last Monday fortnight. 1 have no means of learning how things are likely to go from actual information. But I have an intimate friend who is tl:e literary secietary of a society which has correspondents in eveiy village as II ell as town in England. So I went to him as the Premier's speech hin raised my curiosity. In reply to my quest ion, he said the Liberals would be sure to net a majority of from 20 to 30, if not more. At ths pvresetit time more" is the word. On repeating this view to friends in a public room, a stranger jumped up and said that man was a lunatic. But results have proved that his information \v <& good, and his brain not addled.

THE WEATHER AND FARM WOHK. The 3fai'Jc JLdttc Expr?$$of Monday 8*ys f* In nearly all parts of the kingdom weather of A veiy oenencial ciiavncU r to vegetation has been experienced. Six e. ks of thoroughly seasonable weather has made :1 wonderful improvement in tha aspect of the country, and the rapidity with whic.i those welcome changes which mark tha advent of spring have occurred has been the sub- ject of general congratulation. Grass has IfrollD vigorously, and blossom is beginning to show upon the fruit trees. Although the thinness of the wheat plant has been made the subject of remark in several localities, the advices continue, on the whole, favourable as to its present appearanoe, and the backwardness of growth.is not altogether to be regretted, seeing that May frosts are not un- known in our canricious climate, and often inj«« crops. The frequent showers of the past wees have somewhat delayed the termination of spnn| sowing, but the acreage yet unsown is oompa! a- tively small, and the season is not yet suffioien y advanced to render this a matter for any anx>^iy» Supplies of English wheat have again j both iu London and at the provfm: m .lksts, a decline of Is per auartcr has isoic^s a tone in the itada.

MR E. J. REED WITH THE FORESTERS. Mr E, J. Reed, C.B., M.P., was iuitiaten as an honorary member of the Court Lord Tredegar of the Anoient Order of Foreatwa, No. S351, on Taesdayeventng. Mr Reed was met at the Great Western Station by about 300 mem- bers of the lodge, and escorted to the eourt, the Volunte r Inn, Hayes, Cardie The ceremony was performed by Bro. P. Read and Bro. T. W. Jacobs. Several hon. members were also present, including Alderman Jones, Council- lors Sanders and Stone. After the ceremony Bro. Reed eulogised friendly societies, of which he was a warm supporter, aud promised to do everything in his power to enhance the influence of the order. Mr Reed also gave two recitations, one of which was bis own composition, Several glees and songs were sung by Bros. T. and D. Bryan aud E. Morgan. A concertina solo as given by Bro. A. Murdoch, and a recitation was given bv Alderman Jones..