The Cardiff Times

GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES. MONDAY. (Before Lord Justice BAGGALLAY.) THE CHARGE AGAINST A SHIt OWNER. ACQUITTAL OF THE ACCUSED. The hearing of the case in which David Parkin- son Garbutt, shipowner, Hull, was charged with sending tosta the British ship Marlborough in sucu an unseaworthy state as to endanger the lives of the crew, was resumed at Swansea on Monday, before Lord Justice Baggallay. MrMcIutyre, Q.C., Mr Mansel Jones, and Mr Dillwyn prosecuted on bebaif of the Board of Trade; hilst MrWefcster. Q.C., Mr Moulton.aud Mr A. Williams (instructed by Mr Vacliell, of Cardiff), nd Mr Scott, of Hull, defended. 011 his Lordship taking his seat, he said that he had gone through the whole of the evidence on the part of the prosecution, as well as the evidence giveu by the defendant on Saturday, and he come to the conclusion that it was his duty to suggest to Mr iXlcIutyre w eti er—wiihout considering the ques- tion as to whether the ship was or was not sent to sea in au unseaworthy state—he saw any pro- spect of leading the jury to believe that the defeudant did not use all reasonable means to secure her being sent to Ilea in a seaworthy condi- tion. He thought it only right to say that wbn Mr Webster appealed to him before commencing his address, as to whether the case ought to go on, | he (h.s lordship) entertained to some extent the views which he no entertained strongly. He now put the matter fairly before the prosecution, stating1 « hat his views w ere, but if they desired to carry it to the end, he should not at present feel himself in a position to stop the case.—After explanation of the views fro ti his lordship, a ver- dict of not guilty was returned, and defendant "ad uiscbarjjed.

WELLS' CHARITY. The quarterly meeting of the governors of this charity was held at Cardiff ou Tuesday, the Ma>or in the chair. There were also present— Aldermen Jones, Lewis, Evans; Councillors Duuehn and Sanders, Mr John Batchelor, and the secretary (Air Wheatley. town clerk]. At the last meeting Mr Wheatley was instructed to ascertain the amo.-nt paid by the Great Western Railway Company for the Jaud taken by the com- pany, the extent of land, and what became of the purchase money. Mr Wheatley had ascer- tained that the quantity of laud purchased was ona acre and se^en perches. The amount agreed pou in 1847 by the Great Western Railway Company w s £150. which sum was paid in 1857, ith tne interest that had then accumulated, makiug in all £ 204. This amount had been iuv sted in the ftlnls in tne names of Mr W. C. Luard aud Mr John Loydd, and formed part of the iuvested stock belonging to the c .a'ity. As the governors had no data of the exact quantity by the railway company, on the motion of Mr John Batchelor, Mr W. P. James, surveyor, was directed to survey the whole of the land belonging to the charity, state the precifee quantity taken by the railway company, and the quantity new lett an I available for builuiug pur- poses. T. e town cleik had written to the secre- tary of th-a Great Western Railway Company, declining their offer ot £250 for the piece of land to the south of the South Wales Railway, but suggesting an exchange with the railway company for land to the nortu of the railw: y embankment. It was aiso stated that,as the governors had a right to a level crossing over the railway, the land to the south could be utilised as buildiug land, hence its inc; eased value. The engineer to the company had replied declining to exchange the land, as tho land to the north of the railway would be required. ^V.t the same time he desired them to send a plan of the land showing how it could be utilised as building land, and if he could, with justice to the company, ste any way to in. crease ti e offer made by him he would recommend the directors to do so. Mr James as directed to prepare a plan. A letter w as iead from the Chaiity Commissioners approving of Mr Wood, of the National Provincial Bank, as treasurer, and also request ng that steps might be taken to tr nsfer the stock now held in the names of the trustees to the Charity Commissioners. The town derk was requested to take tHe necessary steis, and the meeting separated,

IMPORTANT COLLIERY CASE. At the Monmouth Court his Honour gavp judgment in the case of Moise v. Doward, which was beard iu the months of January and February last, judgment being deferred until to-day (Mon- day). This was an acsioll to recover compensation for injlls alleged to have b< eu caused to the plaintiff's cottages by the underground workiugt. of the defendant's colliery. The defendant has a lease from the Crown of a colliery called ti e Chapel Quar Colliery, near Bream; and the plaintiff is the owner of t o cot ages, under one roof, with gaiden ground annexed, d which are situate near the recent, workings of tlie colliery. This bi ilding was oiiginaiiy a Klable, an t ill 1853 was converted into two duellings, and they re- m-lined in sound condition down to the month of Mav when tne pla;ntiff for tne first time ob- served a crack in th« P ne end ot the eastern cot- Sttage, and also a crack m tne surface of the garden. The plaintift's case- as that his hou^s we, e free from crack, some time alter defendant rrr?1 & 41 th.» »d.iriy tne inspeci, 8utficieut evidence of hi closing the 00 y« miscpief a»ose from his C0DSbI«"»ne The defendant contended that as some vorkn„ lb6(1 llv uuder p! vntiff & houses, old workings were actullyunaep the miscuief. (i( jJ0 had himself obtained evidence ,ome ofwJi.ct.t.^t^ to assist him '"j 3 ti e point in «li P'lte, and special cases '^Dsit]eration, said he had come after very careful cobm o{ cenam pll. to the conchisiou a gflua- d tile old lars in the defendants t ,eg to give way. woikings underneath the c plaintiff— awl therefore gave a verdict for p damage £ 27, with cost* against deten -auw

nOCAL LIQUIDATIONS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S "GAZETTE.' IM Uuw«11". Tylerstowu, in Ystradyfod^, master?{aU<'bire* Kfocer, diaper, and i>OBt- J<c* biiiet m'ilkcr.0' Y,staIyfera> Glamorganshire, Mountain A*h Git?"' Cardiff-road, •ut of b ud, Wau*8»n«hire. ehemi-t, noe. Richard James, of Moo., grocr. c:a.-roau, Jfewport, G. Michael. High-street, Newnnrf Daniel Davi.s, late of Lari»ret^ r^n:' *a<*d:er. boot and s oe maker. ni>»of p Ire. Festinlog, county of Aleiioneth ,?u'^ ivwistan n? "orekeepera D. TIOW, Corwen, county Merioneth. buiM

-v.. In the Inrerary district the cor. y3 0f birds ar« large, i«ud ..tlnwvt £ litt l^aat sign of disease. BEAUK'B CHEST BALSAM for COUGHS AUD COLTML —Tina invaluable medicine iinnieUi<»tely relieve* u!tj "71 recent cougha, colds, mftucajs*, hoarseness, the chest, astinna. bronchitis, and pains In Vbechect and lungs. The worst cases are qa.clciy benefitted l»y «ii« reinedv, which is piea ant, does not affect the h«*d e» most eoufrfi naedichies do. Prepared only by KKABS ItaoTBeas, Chemists, Wolverhampton, and sold by most Chemists, in Bottles at Is ljd, 2s 9d, and 4a Cd each Agents in Cardiff, Anthony, Joy, and Williams, Bute. ttfMt<

AN IMPROVEMENT IN WULL MAYlGATIOii. THE DE BAY PROPELLEPW IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT AT CARDIFF. On Tuesday an experiment fraught with great importance to steamahip owners was tried, and successfully tried, in the Bristol Channel, jiist outside Cardiff. The s.s. Cora Maria (Messrs Capiier and Alexander),a coal steamer now under the commn.1 of Captain Ca.»lej', which w..s turned out from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs Sclilesinger, Davis, and Co., Wallsenci, Newcastie- on-'Lyne, in 1879, is 235 feet long main breadth, 31 feat; depth, 18 feet 3 inche Hor engiues, compound inverted direct action and surface con- densing, are by Clark and Co., of Newcastle. The diameter of the cylinders is 28 inches aud 51 inches; the length of the stroke 3 ftet; the nominal horse-power, 110. The net register tonnage is 831 tons, with a displacement 011 18 feeL mean draft, 2,800 tons. This vessel has been fitted up with a De Bay propeller, and it was to try the effect of this that Tuesday's trip was undertaken. JTortuuatcly the weather was fine. The s.a. Cora Maria steamed slowly out of dock at an early hour in tlie morning. She was followed by the steam-tug Eddys tone, which was used as a tender through the day. The geu- tlemen who w ere to II itness the trials were taken to the Cora Maria, w hicti lay out in the roads in waiting for them, by the steam-tug a like use was made of it on returning to Pei artli in the afternoon, and when the II. Cora Maria was steaming at a voy rapid rate the Ed iystone served to. warn sailing vessels by going on in fiout. There were among those present on board t- e Cora Maria—Mr C. W. prllyt de Bay, Porclies- ter-terrace, London, W., the patent e Mr 11. F. War,i (lieutenant R.N.), one of the directors in De Bay's Patent Direct Propeller Ccmpany, who superintended the arrallgements; Mr E. S. Capi er, Cardiff Mr W. J. Tanner, the secretary of the De Bay Company; Mr A. Folkand, M.I.C.E. Mr W. W, Beaumont, of the Engineer newspaper; Mr Keydell, engineer to Lloyds' surveyor Mr Jacobs, consulting engiueer Mr Robert Boyer, consulting engineer; Mr David Thomas, consulting engi. neer Mr A. Bocunde, agent for he Companie Trans-Atlantique Mr Edward Alex- ander, London Mr Albert Foa, agent, Austrian Lloy is Mr T. H. Plain,Cardiff Captain Duun, formerly captain of the Cora Maria; Captain Coward Mr Hooper, of Messrs Charles Hill and Sous; Mr D. Dnnc n,jun.,ot the South Walell Daily News Mr Hamilton, solicitor Mr John Lon don, Tjneskie Engineworks Mr E. Sevenoaks, con- sulting engineer; Captain Begg; and Captaiu Cawley, the late pilot master at Cardiff. There have been of recent years great impiove- meuts made in the mode of iittiug up stealllerfl. Our engines we have improved, and we have aiikb been careful to improve our boilers but the sciew propeller, which, it has been calculated, wastes from 40 to 50 per cent of the power ex. pen led in turning it round, remains, or has hitherto remained, pretty much in the same con- dition. The De Bay Propeller will do away with this reproach. It is has only been tried on a very few occasions before-twice we believe, and on one of these it was found that the gearing was sj faulty in design, in construction, and in erection, that it had to be taken out; and all another occasion with a yacht. The fitst named v as the case of the Elaine, a large screw collier, which was chartered for a few months and fitted up with a De Bay propeller. This, of course, owing to what has been already stated, it will be seen at once caunot be takeu as a test case. Neither can the second, for in this instance it was only in the yacht Iolair, which Mr De Bay hired for the purpose. Before this, how- ever, Mr De Bay, who, it is stated, arrived at the form of this prapeller by an elaborate mathema* tical investigation of the action of screws on water, had made experiments with a 8111ail ste m launch. This, therefore, is the first real test of the De Bay propeller. A company has been formed, called De Bay's Patent Direct Acting Propeller Com- pany, with a nomin d capital of 2125,000. The De Bay propeller consists of two screws, one four bladed and the ot. er five bladed, or one with three and the other with four bla es, which revolve round t e tame centre in opposite direc- tions. Notches are cut out of the blades of both propellers, and these are so disposed that the revolve round t e tame centre in opposite direc- tions. Notches are cut out of the blades of both propellers, and these are so disposed that the solid poitions of the blades of one screw pass, when in motion, through the notches or gaps 1" the other. The object in view is to prevtnt the water acted on by the sctew from obtaining a whirling motion; and to obviate the tendency which is always manifested by ordinary/screws to fling the water to the right or left, as the screw is right or left hanoett. It is iutenoed that the De Bay sere e sh ll force a body of water astern in a direct line with the keel, and that as little as possible of the potver of the engine shall be wa-itedin imputing any other motion to the water save one right astern. By this system ot propulsion direct pressure is brought to bear on the water, whereby its whole resistance is made available for the progiess of the Vessel. The direct action of the propeller bus the advautage of causing no wash, a point, which is of great value, especially in the case of river and canal traffic ;and vibration is avoided or minimised, so as to make its adoption a distinct gain in fighting ships, as an element in the accuracy of aim. A screw securing these objects must, other things being equal, give the greatest possible thrust, and rove the most ellicil nt propeller. In regard to the propeller gearing, that erecte- l by the Tyne- side Company on the ss. Cora Maiia is of great durability, and was pronounced on Tuesday per- fect in design and construction. When the hold is fuil this gearing will be re chcd by a tunnel of easy access, and the tonnage space occupied by the gearing is 4& tons. The amount of coal saving on hoard the Cora Maria will be 35 per cent—a day and a halt's work only being required to "clear," in sh.-pinasters'phraseology, the whole space of the gearing. As regards the details of th- gearing, it may further be said that the end of the crank shaft is fitted with a coupling in the usual way, and to this is secured a second crank shatt with the cranks at right angles. This shaft is carried in bearings, the principal beaiinc; coming between the two cranks. The shaft is continued aft. and foritts tiip screw shaft for one of ti e pro- pellers. On the other propeller are keyed two spur wheels, the bodies of which are of cast iron, the toothed rings being of cat s eel. These wheels are so disposed that the teeth of one come opposite to the paces between each pair of CUhS in the other. Of the two pairs of wheels, one pair is used for going ahead, and the other for going astern. The r ngs are made adjustable on the wheel bodies, and by means of acre s they call be so set that the following faces of the te,th of the aft wheel, which is for going i.s ern, shall always be in CUll- tact, while the leading faces of the teeth in the other wheel shall also be in contact with ttie driven wheel. In this way back-wash is entire y pi evented. The Cura Maria—which by the way is fitted up with Thomas's patent pump valves, which, made of brass, are more permanent in their character, and give less trouble than tho old India rubber ones—behaved in a most admirable manner. She gained 2 knots all her former speed; there %.at no perceptible vtbratioc when she was goiuj, at the highest rpoud nu back-was ti "ther than in a direct line ftom the keel; her steering, too, is immeasurably improved, quite like a boat—so good, indeed, that expeiunced men would not think it rash to bring her out of dock and through the drain without assistance, so perfect is it. But when the steamer is loa, led she will steer rat er better than wliat was Witnessed on Tuesday. Altogether, the trial was a IIIOst successful one, and by the courtesy of the officials we are enabled to subjoin the rt-sults side by side with the result of the tiials made with the Bame steamer when she had the ordinary screw, and in similar weather, 011 the 10th July of this year. Tliete were four runs over a course of 2 1-5 miles, two with tide and two against. Ordinary Screw. ^.ay Total TUvjlutions on 4 runa 4,279 r°^si4 Average do per mmuta 60*32 05 lbs. lbs Steam Pressure (average on 4 runs) 74*7 74 Vacuum do do 25'58 24*25 TIME. M. S. M. a. 1st huit, with Tide li 5 9 4 2tid ag-Ainst 20 27 164 3rd wi;h 12 3 9 6 4th agiliurt 19 56 16 10 SPEED. M-les per H,,ui-. I st Run iol,,24 H-a -nd „ 6*450 u 7*9 3rd 10*954 H 0 4tl1 6 (S^0 8-1 Mean Speed S* 73 11*2 TuitNIN(i TUB exixc,,B. lbs. lb. SWam Pressure 72 ti9 Vacuum 26 24 ttevcllutions 64.. (Ii! TIME- is. B. v. S. To Poi t a 44 4 3. To Starboard 6 61 C <1

DEAN STANLEY AT L LAN DA IF CAT MED UAL. Llandaff Cathedral was crowded on Pund.y afternoon, it having been announced that th Dean of Westu iuoter •• ould preach the e. More 1 au au hour befoie the commencement of the service, there Was a large assemblage patently waiting outside the great West door*. About hree o'clock the doorlS were op«i ed, and the build- ing (was immediately filled, almost ev.-ry inch of standing room being occupied. J ;i-hop Pen y read t'ie first lesson. Dean Vaughan the second, nd the anthem sung was "Bless<d is the man. Dean Stanley took for his text the 15th verse of the 8th chapter of St. Ptiul's epititle to tne Romans: "For ye have not received tie spirit of boii,injo again to fear, but ye have received the spirit of ado t-n, whereby we cry Aboa Father." In the course of his sermon, which dtalt with the fat' er- tn od of God. he aid that the -v ords iu the Lord's p. ayer. t)ur lather which art in heaven we. e t e best 1 eiit.i i n whicii occurred anywhere. fhe wor.4 i e exaa ined oue by one, and ex- plained their signiifcance, the t:Qm, slrative. ,n-tlogy ))et.ween tte relation 01 a human fan erto his chit ren and uose of t e D; v ne Father, and eat on to my that the w»r.i ou. showed t e breadth of our religion. There were »»».«• Chii.- ti n e ts some churches. ■. he* e it wv» thoiu. lv „'ui e to use the Istrd's 1'rayer n p b.ic w..iship, ,7' '-A it MITIHT then inc ude some howuie I.< T b|eC;"w O we~ notasio.ect in tllei b ha Vlttr rCr.el nan •» their ne g bou s thought them*e>^ fn-'vefv Objection. Hi his opi-iioii, p overt in be. 1 th» iir.vei. T'-e very lev. g<-niieiii«ij the vaine of J iuc.eaem, .e*e.enc« ai,c.»mimn^l.po' iilth„ |,a„its God's naiue, am. ii (illl^d lh by p r-« n* r ven swearing, so larj .iK|| n t e uj p r ia £ ma-y ma-i-ac.™. crime*, many c mn y ..tichanUb e many ua i f,a>sn ia«s, ma. y n- fru^iMiit-nU of nghttf oiled pi"o.is frauds, many mt,c'' v»rty eovery.,f truth, mod I» ««*v'' ™ T »i»Iri many hypocrisies bad b en Passed in the »f^«e of reli«n.n. that religion and the ..ame of »»«S,4>t be hujiowe I by p riiy, m ekne s. courage, by charity, by justice b Uuuuuuicss,

)) ME^VLLK'A OLD I^ITWHISKEY « recom- ? "Je niedieal proftuMton i" to world s ey hola H»e largMit *tOck ot Whiskey 111 tho P«»-tailo^tt,9!5M lf;'«a«ks ».r.d cases fw hwue »«e Suited iJilstations on spp.ioAti<'ii to liuHVUiU8 & •> w #oral lri* i)i,tW £ kvBei^

THE WELSH BAPTIST UNION. .?- ANNUAL MEETINGS AT CARDIFF, PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. VOTE OF SYMPATHY WITH MR GLADSTONE. WELSH HIGHER EDUCATION. ¡ DISSENT AND THE CHURCH. The Welsh Baptists rank amongst the most rapidly-advancing Nonconformist bodies in the Principality. TYeir sway is continually extend- ing, and their influence is powerfully conducive to social amelioiation. The greatness of their leading ministers receives not simply connexioital, but national recognition the names and memories of "Cyoddelw," Dr. Daniel Davies, Richard Hughes (Maesteg), Lleurwg," Spiu- ther," and other men of kindled stamp are re- spected wherever Welsh is spoken. Toe remark- able success of the denomination pave rise in 1867 to the formation of the baptist Union for South Wales and Monmouthshire, It was intended by means of this organisation to extend aud perfect the usefulness of the Welsh Baptists. Connexion- ally and generally the hopes of the promoters have not beeu disappointed. The Union has been the nucleus and the feeder of effective religious work. The first meeting was held at Carmarthen in 1867, the president being the Rev. Nathaniel Tho.nas, Caraiif. Then followed the gathering at Pwllheli, in 18G8, preside,.t Mr John Evans, Brecon; Llanelly, 1869, president Dr John Pritcliard, Llangollen Llanidloes,1870, president Rev. Edward Evans, Dowl.is; Cefnmawr, 1871, president Rev. John Robinson, Llansilin 1872, Swansea, president Rev. William Hughe^, Llanelly Bangor, 1873, president Rev. Robe t Ellis, Carnarvon 1874, Liverpool, p, esideot Rev. Dr. Davies, Haverfordwest; 1875, Haverford- west, president Rev. Dr. Price, Aberdare 1876, Llangollen, president Mr LJ. Jeukins, Maesy- cwmiuwr 1877, Penydarren, president Rev. Dr. Jones, Llangollen; Aberystwith, 1878, president Hev, Dr. Morgan, Lluneily and 1879, Llangefni (the home for many years of the poet-seer, Christmas Evans), president, Rev. John Lloyd, Merthyr. TIJÍs year the Union gatherings are at Cardiff—the Birmingham of Wales, as it has been aptly termed by a writer in the Here 11 Cym.ru—("The Star of Wales")—the organ of the Welsh Baptists, "The Baptists," continues this gentleman, are a. formidable in- fluence in Cardiff. The most conspicuous of the local laymen are Baptists. There is no town in Wales in which the Baptists have acquired such exceptional prestige 1 s Cardiff. There are no less than sixteen of the Town Council members Bap- tists, and some of them have been occupants of the civic chair. Several Baptists are also notable in the town for their benevolence—they give with princely liberality towards every deserving move- ment. At the recent Sunday-school Centenary celebrations there v. ere ten Baptist schools, num- bering 283 teachers and 2.910 scholars." It will be remembered that in 1867 the Baptist Union for Great Britain and Ireland heW its meetings, at Cardiff. This year's Welsh Union meetings were held at Tabernacle Chapel—the oldest and chief Car- diff Baptist cause. The proceedings proper com- menced on Tuesday morning. The attendance included Revs. Dr. Jones, principal of Llangollen College; R. Hughes, Maesieg; J, F. Phillips, Horeb J. Jones, Felinfoel; J. Rowlands, Llan- elly N. Thomas, Cardiff; A. J. Parry, Swansea; B. Thomas, Merthyr; Lemuel Jones, Treherbert.; J. Davies, Llandyssul; G, Davies, Classical tutor, Llangollen J. James, Ruthin T. Lewis, Risca; H. C. Williams. Coriren; E. T, Davies, Llanidloes; T. Davies, Car- diff; 0; Davies, ^Jjiverpool; J. LewJl. Swansea; J.P.Williams, D.LL„Rhymney; W. P. Williams, Llandore W. T. Williams, Mardy D. E. Jenkins, Can'on; R. Ellis, D.LL., Llau- gollen; R. Lloyd, Castle town G. U.. Jones, Cefnmawr; E.Evana, Holywell; G. J. Williams, Dowlais J D. Roberts, Pontygvvaith J. Evans, Pontypool; R. Thomas, Holy bead W. Jones, Ebbw Vale; J. Griffiths, Ebbw Vale, B. Evans, Neath W. Morris, Treorky, secretary of the Union G. James, Bridgend; R. Jones, LlanlJyf 'i, president of the Union J. Aled Jones, Blaina J. Jenkins, Treforest J. Reeves, Bassaleg: J. R. Morgan, D.D., Llanelly (LIeu- rwg) E. Robert, Pontypridd, vice-chairman of the Union; G. U. Griffiths, Newcastle-Emlyu G, Thomas, Porth; O. John, Corntown;J. bpif. ther James, Llandudno, financial secretary ot the Union B. Evans, Gadlys Dr. T. Price, Aber- dare; W. Williams, Mountain Ash. A. Williams, Nebo Ystrad J. Y. Jones, Ferndale; O. Davies, Carnarvon, D. Htissey, Milfotd; E. f Jones, Rbyinuey T. Owen, Britou Ferry E. B. Edwards, Brynmawr; J. Thomas, Car- marthen E. Jones, Berthlwyd W. Hughes, Llaiieify; G. Reynolds, Kidwelly; C. Griffiths, Cinderford; W. Edwards, Cefu- mawr; D. Howells, Glasbury; S. Thomas, Aher- canaid :.1. Williams, Cardigan ;G. H. L!eweli\n, Maesyberll n J. P. Davies, 'Caerphilly; J. E. Griffiths, Skewen J. Morgan, Llanewenarth J. Lewis, Victoria T. Salathiel, Cefii; T. Thomas, Denbigh K. Jo!:n, Llanelly O. Jones, Llancar- van; P. Phillips, Maesycanner; Seth Jones, I'dae igwaen; li. Roberts, Moiristou; T. E. Williams, Aberystwith G. H. Roberts, Ca. mar- then; W. Morgan Cardiff J. Davies, Brymbo; J. Jenkins, Crickliowell; J. Edwards, Llanfach- icth B. Evans, Eiim, Porth; H. Hughes, Rhos; B.Humphreys, Mane! ester; J. L. Jones, Port- madoc; J. Jones, Ogrnore Vallev; O. Waldo James, Aberavon W. Maurice, Toiza W. Mor- ton, Brynmawr; J. A. Morris, Aberystwith; W. i Rees, Blaenavon; J. Bees, Poutrhydiun; J. Robinson, Llansilin J. H, Kowlamls, Pontlliw J. Thomas, Caer-alem; C. William", Ystalyfera; H. Williams, Nantyglo R. E. Williams, Ynys- llwy-l; S. Williauis, Brymbo ana Messrs H. Lewis, Pontypool T. Morris, Birkenhead; J. B. Jones, Cljdach J. LileweHyn, Kbymney P. Price, Garth Fawr: W. (irfve, Maesteg; T. Gtiffiths. Maesteg; T. Bedford, Abeiayou; E. Owen, Liveipool; S. Howells, Llaufaircaetei- nion; D. Morgan, Brynmawr; T. Edwards, Mountain Ash, &c. THE BUILDING FUND. At two o'clock the annual meeting in connec- tion with the Baptist Building Fuud for Wales and Monmouthshire was held. The Baptist publication fund account was also submitted by the same gentleman :—Capital ac- count Fund itf hand, stock, £1:13 7a 4" (Credit)—Invested in Swansea Harbour, in Sanitary Autl on.y, £ 250; books in stock' £ 83 7s 4d. Current account: Balance in hand' .£2519s 7d; rece ved on capital inve8\.ed,£48 17s 4d fiom de; 6t, t25 214 lid— £ 24 19s 10.1. Credit To expenses paid, £63 14s 4d; balance, £3L 5s 6 t. The tmblication society's report stated that the woi k which had been done by the society during the past year bad been confined to selling th books aud replacing the depot supplies. Fair suc- cess had been attained, though not to the exttnt which the committee desired. The Building Committee reported that £960 had oeeti distribute 1 amongst 13 c urches duiing the year 1879, an 1 a legacy of £300 had been receive* by the Society, from the estate of the late Mr? JonePlastirion, from Mr E. Owen, Liverpool. These reDorts and statements were adopted. The Bap ist Building Fuwl (a fond—capital, lending money without interest, repay- able in ten years) treasurer (Mr B. Lewis) sub- mitted the subjoined statistical statement:— Capital account: Loans in band of churches, £4.563 178; cash in bank, 3d—total, £ 4,834 16 3d. Current account: By repayments fiom churches, £ 726; by legacy,. Mis Jones, £ 300: by Mr 0, en, Liverpool. £21-totaJ, £1.047. Credit Balance, £61 18s 7d to advances on churches, £ 060; balance, £ 25 Is 5 I. In the evening, at six o clock, auother meeting was held. The first to address the crowded assembly was the Rev. LemuiL JONES, Treherbert (Lx-Presi- dent of the Glamorganshire Baptist Association), who took for his theme — THE BAPTIST POSSESSIONS IN WALES*. After an able historic retiospect, the rev. gen- tleman went on to say that by tole word "posses- •dons," he for the holding of religious'services. When the IdNTOlllination first to k shape iu the Principality, it had not, like its Master," any place whereon to 1 y its head. The adherents of the cuuse met in pi ivate houses, an I went through their meetings there. In this way scores of private residences :n Wales had earned for themselves a sweet savour and an immortal ty by leceiving the ark of God in days when dense gnorance, and piejudice, MKI excited ptssio prompted the infuriated masse* to reject and •U'Urn it. The Chu cii at. t is period was very ap.ntolic, Rnd in a sense it was YIY rich. Man were the houses placed at its xervice. Just about, •lie same time, aud subsequently houses, stables, &c„ vere annually rented lor veligio ■& service Moleston. <. armarthen, Aberystwith, Llat.vdeu n, Gl nytferi, Trefdraetli were a few out of the host of oc"lities < here ti,i8 method of roccdure was tikeo. Tire" fathers" ad not rusi ed i.npe'n- o isly and marshalled forth and costly uuder- tak 118 tneir action was ed berate alld cautious, nd illustrative of the principle of growth—facia which their successors should not be ind.fferent to. ihe thir -poch which he would ailnde to, was1 the I epoch." There were t« o or three chapels (O<M at Ills oti and atio.ber at Gelli)— were reported to have belonged to the (wn. nexion in the dawn of its days, but if they had been Baptist buildin.-s they hlkl not remained s". Ihe first Welsh chapel which might be classed as a possession of the connexion was that built at Lianwetiartb, Monmontiishiie. in 1695. Mr Jones proceeded to "Xhlblt the increase of the cenuet-o-t in VVales by citing relevant decen- ial «tari»tics which he hnd collated foe the past two centime*, u was finally shown that the sum spent on the If J i £ 4l5>m > the tot 1 pceaent werth of deb?son t «,K?W*1 £ 488'6l55 were .minR ^fnra cw'1? totl,e *rt»>nut of £ 139,653, oTer »K)^h»^fl "Urpiu8 v.al«e of £ 348.962. More- not statUt^ res^cting which Mr Jones hud maVs rT6r not ^leded iu these e»U- v">) 000 n^lr- ° h<*8e was. placed nt l«-ast at api lans'e.)^ g grand oi £ 368,%2. (Loud the Rev, W. I f com °P payi«O^H^PEL dilTH. t .e B u-ti t, In r81 Ld-.varoB r make ». thatU h a J "en* wi1" Thedeno.ninaJh« 'is ii, the count y Hmi «(i il Pl^,c r-uged .0 it. and it/mon ^1^8, of CA- t. But, whilst ackno.vh^i j Wi!8. n a these circumstances he f {^'ea"d rejoicing 111 v;> tiuexion st ould b, *o h^Vhlf f°rr> dent. Certain it was t «t With t e reside of 18 ™ want of 8- Stem and o. :er IbTL^j. a,td of the e; u cht-e built were too eos'ly there was great l^t of erl we ftssted iu va< Kins ways in refer«bca t.. ft,'0*0 u,:t.,sl* ef t =e structure. Again, th»« erection cnli-ab'e n gleet w tii regard t.. t. IMICh y So.i-<-b -dy or other hud «>b erved I should be < rect«d wl.e-evtr a fopt,u.*„„ c"at eJ it—as ruanientalin its erchlttetu.. 'e<juir» d ifforde-1. and as sp-«cH»ns as Wn, Ueemrrf" < »- .cessa y /w the convenience «f th„ i cimg-egati: n. Ci.apel debt* were undtfnl>ta1ilv a hind snott to tbe of the churc e/ Loi-d B- con field hi d ;»«ei ted i« 0T; of his numeroua notions that lebt wu an 4,)nr#. eiabia oiental stiiuuloa* But 4 the matter waa accurately gauged, it would be found that this contention was erratic—the true cause of the "stimulus would be discovered to be in the miud of Lord Beaconsfield, and not in "debt," as each debt was the result of poverty, and it was naught but a loss and a discomfort to all. If debt were necessary, so would poverty be as well, and it would be the bounden duty of man to return thanks, for both churches did require mental Btimulus," but that stimulus was not debt. God had ordained that higher and more spiritual things should suffice as a stimulus for them. What was the state- ment made by one of their iiiinisiers in London ? "There is no more effectual barrier in the way of our progress as a denomination in the metropolis than the existence of large chapel debts." The remark was applicable not, only to metropolitan chapels, but to all other chapels which laboured under the incubus of debt. Mr Ed ards analysed at much length the current means of liquidating chapel debt?, viz., sending circular letters to the churches; visiting them for the pur- pose of getting help, holding bazaars, art unions, tea parties, eisted ifodau, concerts, lectures, and preaching meeting*. Touching the collecting tours of ministers, he quoted with implied appro- bation the words of a layman iu the Freeman I am h; ppy to say that the church to which I belong is too anxious for spi, itual prosperity to desire its ministers to engage in any other work than tlat of Christ's Gospel and attending to the other branches of a pastor's duty." He also adverted to Dr. Angus's protest against the so- called begging system." He Jert his hearers to judge for themselves of the morality of bazaars, &c., and concluded by observing that he believed of the present age, what Francis Hiley believed about the age iu which he lived, that the great desideratum was co-operation. If the penny per week from each member system could remove debt in the past, so could it do in the present. The debt it was true had increased, but there had been a proportionate increase iu the poverty of the churches to contribute. If the churches generally adopted the simple penny con. tribution plan —(John Wesley used to speak of the penny as omnipotent "—it would soon be found ti at the existing load of chapel debts would be removed. He had consulted anjounineiit English Baptist minister whilst preparing that paper, and that gentleman's advice was-first, that there ought to be no chapel debt; that funds should be collected before! and. that if these were not obtained money should be borrowed without interest, repayable by instalments, so that it might be easily defrayed in five or ten years; that one special offortshould be made triennially for the defraymenta of the debt that there should be special periodic collections, &c.; that churches should never droop into debt twice. In addition, the speaker sug-ested (1) that a building fund should be established iu counection with the church; (2) that a sect-eta, y and treasurer should be elected for the fund (3) that the church be divided into classes not to exceed 20 or 30 in nnm- ber (4) that collectors should be appointed in connection with such classes; (5) that these collec- tors should call upon the members of their classes every week (6) that if some of the class-members are unable to pay, other more wealthy members be called upon for the purpose of supplying the deficiencies f7) that the collectors remit their collections each month to the treasurer (8) that the treasurer and secretary and collectors confer together at intervals for deliberation. This scheme was intended to apply to home and church efforts-effotts wh'ch would be supplemented by the loanii from the Baptist Building Fund, the capital of which might be materially increased by active auxiliaries and annual donations from wealthy benefactors, (Applause.) Another inteie-tfng paper was read by the Rev. J. Jenkins, Trefdraetli, upon The claims of Lthe building fund upon Welsh churches." The second day's meeting of the Welsh BaptiA Union Annual Assembly was held at the Taber- nacle Chapel, Hayes, Cardiff, on Wednesday. At 9 o'clock in the morning there was a prayer meeting, and at 11 o'clock the union committee met. It was resolved to recommend the following resolutions for adoption on Thursday, at the general meeting :— 1. "That this Union of Welsh Baptists of Wales atid Monmouthshire, representing 732 churches and 90.000 members, begs to tender the Right Hon. W. Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister, its hearty congratulations upon his rapid con- valescence after his recent severe illness, and trusts that he may long continue to serve the country which he has so emineutiy benetited in the past by his distinguished and noble and self- sacrificing labours." 2. That a copy of this resolution be signed by the chairman, and forwarded to Mr Gladstone yo rpcreta.ry 0,1 be!ialf °f this assembly." li.at this assembly deems it exLedienh in consequence of the inquiry instituted by the Government into the intermediate and Lightr education of Wales, with a view to bring in a Bid for the improvement of the same, that a Conference be conveued representing the dif- rerent sections of the Noncouformists of the Principality." 4. "That such Conference be empowered to prepare a scheme,^ and to appoint a standing com- mittee whose duties will be to commuuicate their vie,, a to the Government, and to confer when necessary with their constituency, in order to secure such a measure as "ill be just and accepta- ble to the Nonconformists of Wales." 4. "That this assembly representing the Baptista of the Principality, appoints as delegates to repre- sent its views at. the Conference, and earnestly and fraternally invites the immediate co-operation of the other .Nonconformist bodies in this matter, which to vitally affects their common interests and responsibilities." "That a copy of the above resolutions be for- warded to the chairman of the Calvinistic Metho- dist Assembly, the chairman of t. e Welsh Con. gretatioual Union, and to the chairman of the t o Welsh districts, and also of the English dis- trict, of the Wesleyan body in the Principality. Loud auplause greeted the reading of these pro- positions. .T e committee resolved to recommend a« vice-president for next year the Rev. Mr Thomas, Newport. The present vice-president, the Rev. E. Roberts, Pontypridd, will in due course be- come the president. RZFOIRT OF THE UNION COMMITTEE. 1.1 t?,reP?r?Hf 'be Union Committee remarked that the Union met that day in a place embalmed by the memories of the ce.ebrated William Jones and the tender David Jo es, of Cardiff. Both were "Pwrinces in Israel." There, too, had laboured with success for a quarter of a century their faithful and universally-beloved and esteemed brother Nathaniel Thomas, of Cardiff. To that gentleman and to his church, the Union felt .teeiily indebted for the cordial reception accorded it during the current visit. They were not in a position to g;ve an exact statement of the statis- tical position of the connexion during t e present vear, as compared with the past year. But if the association letters which had already been issued were 'o foim any criterion, the increase had not been so g eat, possibly, as formerly. That mig t be attributed to the reaction which had followed po erful revivals in many places. The columns of some association circulars certified large numbers who had left the churc es without ,he usual members ip letters, whilst again, many members had been excluded. With reference to the lat er persons, they l ad, perhai e, in number of lusta* ces, been too rashly received by the chiirc es into membership—the necessary pre- liminary inquiries not having been properly insti- tute 1. It is requisite Lh.-tt th,re should be teaching before baptism, and teaching after baptism. Tiny were pleased to no, e t) at the s irit of litera, y re- search was not lacking in their midst, and the successor of the new Welsh quarterly—the Seren Gomer—was most gratifying. Tney (effected with emotion upon the increasing age of members of the counexional seniors—men w ho had shone in the viaptist firmament before the birth of the present ge eration, but whose sun was now nearly settin". Several of them were still, however, able to labour in the vineyard of the Master. Amongst these might be mentioned the Hev". H. Hugnes Dinas (Ar«ysol); H. Morgan. Dolgellau; G. Lloyrl, Merfci yr D. Williams, Salem, Liangyfelach; G. Nicholas, Caersna1; and T. Lewis, Ri.sca. There had res ed from their labours during the twelve mouths wllich had lapsed-Ezekiel Jones, An-le- sea T. Williauis, Feiiuganol; H. C. Howells, Clydach J. Jones (HenGloddiwr), Liatbetia; P. Rice. Blaenffos T. Havard, Glascombe J. W. Evans, Brecon Edward Evans, Do Imis and Jo n Davies, Mountain Ash. The report next expressed Fatisfaction at the prominent part taken by the Welsh Baptists in the Sunday- school Cenrena y movement, and the report im- pressed upon the chuic es t1 e pre-eminent claims of the Sun ay-school as a nursery of the Chris ian faith. They rejo ce I at the continually incieasi ig ptesttge of theUnion, They were now nearer than e\er to i-ealise t e grand object of the federation, an I ho; letl that the only association hich re- mained outside the Union w. uld speedily join it. The principal fact «>f the politic tl year had been he com je e subversion of the Tory G-.vero;m,nt, the ittrisi-ig of a united intelligent Liberal ti- ment amoimst the nipipopq and t e advent to office of the Kiiiht Honourable Wi I] ian, Evart Gladstone, th" hero of liberty, truth, and authority. Iu the fierce heat of the elections, and in the clorious Liberal victo ies, tLe Baptists bad been to .he fore, as usual, in the ranks of tliea;lv,c.-tes of political .)I.d rel g'o s liberty. (Iioud a plause.) The committee wished the Liberal Guvernn cnt a long lite, aod also a long life o the Conservative par yon the "Opposi- i.ion"henel,e,. (Laughter and apnlause.) The c", ntry mhrl,t jio expict the introduction to Parliament of measures wort hy of Great Britain as a Christian country. Luring the short period the Liberals ba,1 occupied the -Government benches they had already intiod >ced to Parlia- ment neve al excellent measur s. The Butiaa Bill wa. about to settle once a d for ever the vexed question which it oe- It wj!J,. (Hear, hear.) Ti e Baptists were profonn ily atrecd by the tidings of the Premier's illness, but his gr. dual restora-ion to health afforded ior:e«ponding talis, f;-ct.i,-n. Th* report concluded wkli slime en- gratuiattv-yrem-siksto--cl-ing tf-.eWelstiSund-ty- closing Bill an the virtually a; pioved principle of Local Option." The liev. R. JONES, Llanl'yfni, the president for t e year, then ascended ti e pulpit, and de- livered the ADDRESS FROM THE CHAIR. PRELIMINARY. Ti e rev. gentleman said that he was dee> ly sensible of the bono r witic:, bjtd been c n'tned upon iiiin by the denomination in elect ng im president of that U tOil. It was custom ry on such occ -sions to read an elabor te address, and 'I aithou h lie w tild not give a penny for & n an who read his sermons—(laughtet 1—eome latitude ought, no doub*, to be conceded a man who occu Ie-I that position. U". however. wo-ild tdl ere to his own extern -ore > tyle. He had never in his life read e t er seimou or lec.,ure-ibelar. hear, and a laugh). BBTItOSP«CTIV«. The-General Union ef ti.e Biptrsts had been in oxiu;,oo ,ry many years. L'ke mslly "Liser good movements, it l ad for a long while in the firsf portion «f its history been ss a brttived te d and Kinokiiig 3 x. But by to- lay it had uwuwed I gigantic p'opor- ions, and become a vast p-wer tor grx».i, (Applause.) Hyruew at analogous v. as the past of the Welsh Baptist U"i.i«>n. At the outset it was a weakly b urling, and many of tilt, beat I men of 'h^ connexion teared t at jr. would follow the suit of Jon. h'a gourd, and colia; ee. But t. ese fears had been falsified by actu d event*. TtteVVetwh Union had liv, d amt still lived, aud bore abundant fruit. tilftr. hearj^ or THE NATIONAL FAILING. An especiaT aud principal failing of the Welsh, he would heie, in parenthesis, remark, was their instability. They must try and avoiu this fault. (Hear, hear.) The English people were not so fieiy as the Welsh, but they were more fixed and tenacious in their undertakings. What they com- menced they stuck to once they laid their hands to anything they would not let g') their hold. '1 he Welsh should emulate them in this, and by no means allow a good movement to drop out of exist- ence for want of persevering energy. (Hear, hear.) And no one would question the excellency of the Baptist Union of Wales. He had selected for the text of that dav's discnurse, first— THE BAPTISTS THE IB CHARACTERISTICS AND PECULIARITIES," And then, The Baptists: Their Duties." (Hear, hear.) The antiquity of the Baptists stood tore- most in the counexional specialities. (Hear, hea.r.) They dated back their genealogy to the wilderness of Judea over eighteen hundred years ago. Their history had been a history of constant progression despite adverse strictures and on- slaughts, and the principles they professed spread- ing, were still spreading, and would last us long as the sun shone iu heaven's firmament. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) Even thi-ir enemies acknowledged their antiquity. The learned Dr. Mosheim, who was in no wise prejudiced in their favour, allowed in his Church History th t the origin of the sect which termed itself Baptist was shrouded in antiquity's deepest depths. Dr. Mosheim also conceded that baptism by immer- sion" was the practice which prevailed in the first few centuries of the Christian era. (Hear, hear.) Again, the Bapti ts of every age held SCRIPTURAL VIEWS. They bnsed their oithodox and united belief on the New Testament, and regaided that as their only guide and rule. No one on earth depended less on the opinionsof meothanthellaptists. Theybdd firmly, unflinchingly, that believers were the only legitimate subjects of baptism,J and that immersion was the only proper way of administer- ing that ordinance—according to the Word of God and the course adopted by the primitive Christians. They believed these trutbsjas thoroughly as they believed in the existence of God. (Loud ap- plause). The commission ot Christ to the apostles, as recorded by the evange'ista Matthew and Mark, was very explicit. He directed that men should be taught ere they were baptized, and that whoever believed t-hould be baptized. But* Baptist opponents asserted that these words were meant to apply to adults. Granted. There were a few exceptions now and then. In that case, however, he averred with emphasis there was no exception, If it was necessary that some of the Gentiles should be taught before they were baptized, all of them should be taught; if one might be baptized without teaching, all could be baptized without teaching. (Hear, hear). He defied controversion of this argument— Who denies this will dare deny The rising of the sun. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) In support of his con- tention, he referred to the words of Peter on the memorable day of Pentecost, to the question asked him by agitated multitudes—" What shall we do to be saved ?" The Apostle's instant and unmist kcable reply was-" Repent, and be ye baptized, each one—iu the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ." What of the iufants, someone might ask. He (the president) had nothing to say abou j hem. (Much laughter.) Peter's direction indicated believers solely. (Hear, hear, and 1!á applause.) When Philip, later on, pre .'Jggj in Samatia, the inspired writer said that After the hearers had "believed those T which per- tanted to the Kingdom andN<*me of Jesus Christ, they were baptized—men. women." No men- tion of infants" thejx (Roars of laughter.) The adherents of Baptism would forfeit almost anrfng and everything if they Cù111d tUG insert in the sacred text these little wordh. (Renewed laughter.) But ti,e Bible said nothing about baptism ex- cept with reference to the believer. (Ap- plause.) Dr. Lewis, in his Body of Di- vinity, plainly acknowledged that there was no specific injunction or clear example in the New Testament relative to the baptism of infants —(applause)—and there were other learned men who said the same thing. Was not this virtually a concession that infant baptism was unscripturaL for if it were otherwise the sacred v. riters « ould have distinctly mentioned it. It was lament- able to find men of learning and understanding giving their adhesion to infant baptism, and yet, at the same time, alio ing that tliev had no scriptural basis for the adoption of that baptismal method. (Laughter and hear, hear.) What was to be done with such creatures ? (Loud and con- tinued laughter.) The Lord open their eyes. Whilst there wns much difference of opi ior amongst the Baptists on secondary matters, the were as one in thtir sentiments upon the funda mental proposition of their body. The revers was the case with the upholders of infant b:'ptisn Why ? Because their baptism was grounded upot man's imagination, whilst the baptism of the Baptists was based upon God's changeless word. (Loud applause.) PERSECUTIONS OP THE BAPTISTS. Poignant and perpetual had been the sufferings of the old Baptists. Other good men had been per- secuted, but the Baptists had had to put up with greater affliction and misery in this respect than any other people. Volumes might be written without exhausting the half of their known trials and tribulations, and there were manv which were unknown—which would only be revealed in th**4* day when "all things will be made clear." He took a hurried glance at the martyrdom in apostolic times, in the immediately ensuing ages, of the Waidenseg and Albigenses-most of w: om were Baptists—of the Baptists in the reign of Henry t e Eighth—the worst Harry of all the Harrys in existence—Mary, Elizabeth, Jam&-— that fool (laughter)—and on uuiil the lut cefltury, The most hellish means were devised to torture And thumbscrew the Baptists. They were roasted bv fires. burnt to ashes, drowned, broken to pieces, Rod beheaded. The Reformers and the Puritans even were for slaughtering anda*.nihil*t- ing the Baptiuts. Everybody tried to kill them. But. thank God, they were still living. (Lond chegrs.) In the fire and in the water a third person" had been present with them, and in their gieatest agony they were able to bear cordial witness for the truth as it is in Jesus." There was an inherent vitality belonging to the Rsptist which would not and could not be destroyed. (Renewed and enthusiastic cheering.) THE BAPTIST AND THE TORIES. As for the Tories" they had always been bi ter enemies of the Baptists they stoo; ed to the most execrable of arts and tactics to damage and destroy them. He had said at Pwllheli, and he would repeat there, that if he ever a'ten ed an execution it would be—uhena Baptist as hung for voting for a Tot y. (Roars of laughtec ADVOCATES OF LIBERTY, The Baptists had been wonderful promoters of liberty. (Hear, hear.) Conservative to the utmost of their religions tenets, iu all else, tley ere staunch Liberals. (Hear, hear.) There might be some who would stigmatise that as an inconsistent utterance. Butit was not.(Hear,1 ear.) The laws of religion were the laws of Cod 'md if the Tories would but swear an.1 act fealty to those there would be nothing to reproach them with. But such was not the case. They broke and trod under foot God s laws. He eulogised the labours of the immortal Williams, who established in America, 240 years ago, the first Baptist church in America, and adverted to the noble ameliora live achievements of the celebrated Jamaica mis- sionaries. Knii b and Burcliell. Those two IV- tista were the primary means of obtaining the enatment of a law by the legislature of this king dom giving freedom to all slaves in the British possessions. (Loud applause.) THE BAPTIST MISSIONS. Foremost in missionary en' ei prise, too, figured the Baptists. The Baptist Missionary Society wa-i started years before any other. The history of the Baptist missions for 88 ears was illustrious in religious annals. In Scrip ural translation alone they had done more than any of the otl.er societies—if he v as rot ulistak n, as much as all the other denominations had dene together In 1819 the Baptist missionaries in India had translated the Bible into 29 languages. 1 eHible Society for m ny years as-is ed them to spread thus the knowledge of God's Word but 40 years ago it was intimated by the society that unless ceitain words were ch nged iu the vers oni ma le, 8<1 as to satisfy the members of other Ie. ligious denominations, the supplies would be staved. The Baptists refused to agree to so ignominious a p op",al, and eventually the 1 ap- t-ist Translation Socieiy was formed, a d he I urged upon the connexion the meritorious claims of this socie y. For years past the Bible Society had refrained from aiding the Baptists, though the Baptists largely contributed to the funds of that society, as well as to their own. He con- sidered ttie action of ti e Bible Society dilty and unjust. (Laughter and hear, hear.) THE DUTIES OF THE BAPT STS. Were then treated of by the President. There was a dancer that the Baptists sh-uhl lav too much reliance ou B -ptism—forgetting the prior an i cardinal consideration of belief in tl e Son of (f od. One of the greatest things which Wale-i in ( these times must vnard againet wa*, the rest'ng cont. nt with the mere profession of religion. He earnestly impressed upon his hearers t". t faith in Christ » as t e pivor of the Christian life. Care again should be taken to maintain i^ci. li e in the churches, ami Bible liould be 11 ore devotedly an t universally studied and me d ated There should be more spirituality in their religion. Thee were only eighty chapels in Wales eighty rears ago. Welsh Nonconformists had now over 3,500 chapels. They had trade miiacu'ous att 'de.* forward. But it w as to be fea ed that the religious tone of the country had deteriorated. A <-p i-itm-d out|K>i;ring was much neede and should lie ardently prayed for. There should also lie greater literary application. The religious public shonid read more so aq to become moie in. telligent. He hailed with delight tie p-arauce of the Welsh lanti, quar- terly. t e fkrrn Gomer, und. r t! e accomplished editorship of the Rev. Mr Roberts, Pontypridd and greatly commended the able bi«mtp. u4 which had been issued ot Dr Daniel Davies (by the Rev. J. Rowlands, LI ndly). a-d Dr rrit- chatd, Llangollen. The adoption of total nence principles he vigorously insisted moil. He entreated Baptist n it is ers ai d member? hot to stav at I nh¡ic-¡ouNe. hen att-n ed con- The evils of the riwk traffic i*e:e abhor.ent and ;er ible. Twen>-v-fiv« years since the «■>* of intoxicating liquors in the king- dom was it had since iocro .sed to £147.000,000. The religionists f to-d y were much more liberal t an their > redece sots. N vertheles*, all their contributions towards r.ll religious agencies averaged only 2cl for every pound oJl>ent un n strong .irink. I TH: OF THE BAPTISTS. In conclusion, tlie i resident Bali at, | pe secufion* and inisreor. se- ta. iou«, there was eu'd. ntly a vaemfic'tit future for the l'ap. lists. Their prii copies we e as stabie a.'d resi-t- leas as the Word of God itse'f. Th y numbered in this 00 nt>y th<e« tin es as m-nv ti 'nd*ir« as t ey did 25 y<<rs MH. A «*entu'y nbi. e. th. total Baptist strength of America was only but they nun bered now two millio. s. Ti e bap i*.m of tn« Bible ha" become so p< p lar in ti.e St* es that*ve<y Christian practiced immcrvion; were c.-mpelle'' to do so or lore host. of their niember. Infant m was fust dying in Americ, ami in tins c..un ry it was in t'w u dec me." /Loud laughter n t a >pi;m e.) Over 100.000 persons were annually b .utixed by the Bap'ists of America—a nnmber eq-al to the whole of the Methodists of Wales. With--tie-e n- eouragiog proeoecta before them he cheerfully I bade his brethren to persevere in the great work of evangelisation which they had taken in hand, and which had received in bygone days such marked tokens of Divine favour aud couutenance, (Loud and prolonged applause.) The Rev. E. ROBERTS, Pontvpridd, stated that the President's address was one ot the best ever delivered ht the Union gathering. (Loud cheers,) Tike Rev. B. EVANS, Neath, read an exhaustive paper upon" TLe Baptists in their relation to other deuomi aliens." It re-traversed, largely gro md already dwelt upon by preceding speakers. This brought the morning meeting to a close. At two o'clock the annual meeting of THE OLD MINISTERS' FUND waa held, under the presidency of tlie Rev. J. Rowlauds, Llanelly. The report (adopted) showed that the society had £1,300 iuvested in the Swan- sea Harbour Trust. There were 129 members, and also 25 new applicants. Then followed (under the presidency of the Rev. Nathaniel Thomas) the annual meeting of THE WELSH BAPISTS' TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. The report of the body (also passed) stated that 89 ministers (students included) belonged to the society, which was making steady progress. An excelleut temperance paper was read by the Rev. J. Thomas, Caersalem. At the evening meeting the Rev. Dr. JONES, Llangollen, read a masterly paper 011 the Divine scheme for evangelising of the world," and the Rev. W. Rees, Blaenavon, a paper on the Dan- gerous aspect of the literature of the age." The Hev. Spinther Jones also read a capital paper upon MONCONFOBLTLST VERSUS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRINCIPLES. Mr Jones traced in sequence the early devel- opment of Popery, Protestantism, Puritanism, the Chuich of 'England and No confoimity. He them referred tip cincaHy to Nonconformity and the Establishment, and the struggle between the two forces. Nonconformity opposed the Chulcb of England with reference to its liturgy, theology, Ritualism, and State connection. The Prayer Book Was a "human institution," and Nonconformity protested again.st that book. The Prayer Book was the incarnation of formal- ism. Nonconformists deprecated the bonds ge of the Church theology as it was put forth in the Prayer Book, for, as he proved by citing cases, it robbed man of the right of private judgment, and robbed God of his rig ,t by placing the priest as an intermediary between man and his maker-by representing the priest as capable of fulfilling the work of the Holy Spirit. Thfe speaker explained how thi was done by reference to the ordination I of bishops and priests—pointed out how the priest took upon himself to pronounce the consecration of the Ie elements" at communion, and regenera- tion at baptism, and again, how ihe priest foilo^.i a man to his death-bed and pressed his < » 1 claims by taking the dying man's confeF "f pronouncing "absolution." All these r,retelJio,s were fictitious,and deviations from ,r. Church could not be pioperly i>Pmved i long as the connection existed betw^ „ qtf Tf1J.e l morahty had If' roved, hut in other re- bers enntinued tr •^&nd tyrannous. Its mem- incensed th \Z -?ter'"eddle with people's affairs; JSded uf tocHwda against the tenants; Baa^I8teria' bench to pursue a?aiust ti™Otmists a policy of retaliation went to Y poor-law boards to oppress the poor; and mterfered prejudicially with the politics of the Country. The Church could not move without colliding against them. Then the old churches of Wales were being filled with Ritualism. Several of theseclerkymen wereaonsof Nonconformists and having bridged over Dissent into Church they were not Content with moderate Churchism the went, to use common parlance, "the whole hog," and became arch-Rituali-ts. No flights WtP.3 too extravagant for them. He pourtrayed the inevit. able struggle which would take place in the future between Nonconformity and Churchism, and called upon the captains of the Evangelical Army —notably the Ba tista-an army which had always carried religious liberty upon its banners, to act worthy of the principles which so many of their forefathers had sealed with their blood—handing them down as a legacy to posterity out of H flames of martyrdom T r-i- press forw wn- „e loiiowing reply to tlie secretary (Rev. B. Evans, Neath):—10, Downing-street, Whitehall, Aug. 7th, 1880. Sir, Downing-street, Whitehall, Aug. 7th, 1880. Sir, < —I am desired by Mrs Gladstone to thank YOII for conveying to her the kind and sympathetic resolution of tho Glamotgain-hire Baptist Associa- tion.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, G. LEVESON GOWE«. Air Benjamin Evans, Secre- tary Glamorganshire Baptist Association.

WRECKS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Two vessels were wreckea on Saturday night. On the North olnwall coast, the Marie, trom Porthcawl, was driven ashore by the gale near Padstow. but owing to the lemarkable prompti- tude of the coastguard, who got a rocket lille on board within five minutes of the ship striking, all the crew were rescued. A few minutes more and all must have perished, as the Vessel broke np instantly. The Harriet., of Barnstaple, with eels, from Swansea, was dashed to pieces, on Saturday night, near Nw Quay. Theciew got into the boat aim lay off the ahure, fearing the breakers, for seven, hours, the lifeboat crew declining to go But unti daylight, wheu tlley rescued the Harriet's crew.

SWINDLING BY A WELSH GENTLEMAN. At the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday. William Herbert Edward Jones, 22, des- cribed as a gentleman, was brought up before il W. T. Charley, Q.C., and charged with unlaw- fully obtaining by false pretences from ank Mauley Cobbett the sum of £110 aud divers otne- sums, amounting to about je500, nith intent t defraud. Mr Grain and Mr Tickle apDeared for the pro- secution Mr liibton and Mr Horace Avoiy defended the prisoner. Frank Mauley Cobbett, partner in the firm of Burr at Co.. of 14, Waterloo-place, London, said the firm had agencies for insurance cou panies, and negociated loans for them. On the 21st April last, the defendant called upon witness, and stated that be owned two farms in Llanelly, and wanted to borrow a sum of £2,000 ou a mortgage on tt,e farms, alleging that they covered an area of about 430 acies, producing a rtntal oi £S40 a year. Mr Burr, his partner, said Ilndel such| circumstances there Would be no difficultyiu r asing ttie money requited. The defendaut said this roi erty beeu leit him by his fattier, and the deeds wer. deiosited wit his fathei's solicitor, Messrs. NeMmar h and Co.,of Cirencester, i hey were so convinced of the respectability of the people whom he gave as references that the bus- ness was undertaken. The defendant was asked certain 1 articulars about himself. He stat. d tha. his father died when he was young, and lelt Mr New marsh as his guardian, and «ent on to ex- plain that Mr Neuuiarsh, when he was old enough, sent him to Eton. After leaving school hej.-ineda military academy. On the stiengtn of such representations his firm undertook the business. That very day a cheque for £110 was given to liitn. The following day witness sent do, n to obtain a c~ py of the vuli of defendant's fattier. The defendant calleo again abuut the 24th, and witness then told hiui tha the bad procured a copy ot the will, ami discovered that his name did not app ar in it. Defend«irt,.iii reply, xaid his father ad his old friend MrNewuiaish to hold the property in tru t, which tru-d; was undeclared. He ad. ed that when he came of age Mr Newmar.-di placed him in | ossession of his property, and hadalreai y drawn one-half year's income, amounting to £liO, and m the following June exp -cted to draw an- other like sum, They gave linn two cheques on that day, one for £25, and t: e otner £50. On the 4th May Vr Burr took detend; nt to t.is solicitor, aud prisoner signed the mortgage. On tlie same dav two choqu.s were handed t. defendant, one £200 and the other Between May 5th and June 5th the defendant received 11 cheout's, > mounting altogether to Uu the 9th June witness "pke to defendant about the titie needs and told him that he conl not go on advar cing money wi hoat some se- curity. The defendant s id the titie dee s weiv deposited with Mr New marsh at Ciiencstc. Witness demanded that cefeodant should go down and get them. and findinx that he had no money topfy tor the journey, MI- vance i another The defen iant never seemed to ^avegooe to Cirencester as he p oiniaed. Wit- ness knt-vrpf no rior chllre on ihe property. Charles God"dard, solicitor, of Gr y'a Inn said lie was IIcqllaiued "ith Mr Ne marsh, of Ciren. cester. Iu June, 1877, lie was it-quested to be- come a trustee in a voli.n ary settlement made hi him in favour of ti e deteudaut. He produced the deed, fbifet related to afarm cahed Y snodfa>. I aud a small part of mounts iu land called Myndd. »ylle*\ oflCOxctee. Tiiere was a mortgage of of £550 at 4 per cent. Tbt,rtI was no lowr for dete^dattfc to charge it. The trust was in the dis- cretion of tie trustees. After the execution of the dee I4fe paid various sun of m uey. Onmoie than iinetKauion witness had called defeimant's attention to t-e deed. When he came of age he a-kmi witness for a copy ofjttie deed. Witntssgiive if. Kim, abrf. o<ly explained it to him, pointing out th- particaflti clauses which related to 1 esti aint and alna It wss at their 0" n discretion w ether th»y f-aid him any income a. all a^d, iu ftet, ir» conseqneuce of communications, \erl,IK,sdÍfttlfètwise, tie had occ<sion to stop jmrt, of the iiieome fti> year. Letter ptoduced date i l<»tli F*4>r«.try, 188't, is in deiendcnt'M In nd- writii.g, sn t tise statement- it cou.aiuea were iiue. letter had been written to a Mr Hnd- \?' .for *■ 1 "f £ 3.1(00, as the farm c- li d Ystt.-dfai w«s wort between £ 7,000 and £ 8,000. 'Ih" largest amount v\ itness had «ver lianded to df fencant was ossibly £1:!5 fur the year. Mr A.-tlmr Kne lirg was next called, and Kaid h was a money- e de and in coi s- qutn e of de- ten int representing that e ad propeity in ales win: th an aunuai rental obtained a loan ot JEMO. The defendant refen e: him to Mrss < and .^tead, solicitors, Llanelly, and it in con»eque ce of tne *> tistact. ry an wer r»crii.ed b> liimv iivit r fiom this firm, in ooujonction wiih ot'.er in ters, ti st he was in- duced with the def«ti ;unt. After case w s com; i< ted, tLe jury found a ver-dctof "Gwiity," ith a tecte.nn en-atipn to men- on the g: o .nd of prisoner'* youu Tue l**r.'ed jrmge was ask.d t y Mr Gr dn, on hehait of tlie pro>ecuf.ion, to give the fillies' effect to the Te&-OU:UIl"11iat.ion of the jury. His lord .nip concurring, sentenc d prisoner to six months' im- prisonment wit out hard labour.

The Lord Mayor of London on Tuesday clo ed the Irish Reiki Fund, the total received be:ng £ 34.1S&

Bgassag SWANSEA TOWN COUNCIL. I -I' I A quarterly meeting of the Cont eli ofthX borough of Swansea was held at the Guildhall of l the town on VVednesday, the Mayor (Aldermafl Jenkins) presiding, lleie were also present Aldermen Phillips, Bro tJ, Ford, Rogers, I owelI r C< uncillors James Rogers, W. Richards W Williams, Buse, T. Davies, Tulloch, D. ,fone«| Freeman, J. Lewis, T. Rees, Glascoditie. W IL Smith, W. F. lUchards. THE MORALITY OF THE WELSH. On the police being marshalled into the room Mr JAMES ROGERS alluded to the recent largf influx of people into the town, in connection with the eisteddfod and the assizes, and said that, not.. ithstamiing this, it was satisfactory to i.otic« that the number ot drunken and disorderly casoC had been very much less than usual. Hi did not think th .t this, resulted i,x>a any increased vigilance on the part of thi; p ,{;CQj but co sidered that it was an outcor^ ,.f „rnJ b,h.™«roftl,. Welsh Deople «, K uitii^andtng the a; verse C.itiei m to which ti eV Mr fiTwrt/' nati recently been subjected. nnlir-A f JONES called the attention of the police tj furious driving in the streets, which h« said W s greatly practised by shop assistants, u h« said W s greatly practised by shop assistants, u h. were able to gather a few shillings during tta week, and spend it on Sunday. THE TOLL-GATE QUESTION. In reply to a question as to whether anythini had beeu done lth the object f testing counsels opinion as to the illegality of toll gates within th< borough, The Town Clerk replied that Mr Consin«, the borough surveyor, had driven through the Mum- bles-road and Sketty gates, and had refused to pay the fare. THB USE OF THE POLICE nAND. The MAYOR announced that he had received an application to the effect that the police band might be allowed to play outside St. Mary'a Church next week, on the occasion of a bazaar. After some remarks, Aloerman FORD said that in the event r' | request beiug acceded to other detior would ask for the same favour, and ttm ,« ,?,n: band would thus be unduly occur' { • e menfs of this kin'. 'cd in engage- Mr LEWIS remembered th"' made by him for the use <•' «C aPl/lcat,°n onc< %vitii a chap 1 was deel m couuectIoB There appeared 1 r granting the fa* a P«neral feeling against to accede to '<(r asked. and it was decided not T' TSE CONDUCT OF AN OFFICIAL. N the minutes of the W'orks and sanitary •jom nittee being proposed by Mr DAVIES, arj Tuly recorded, 1\11' GLASCODINJ: aQked how it was that nothing had been said about a misappropriation of money by a man in the service of the Corporation. All investigation into t e m tter had been made by a sub-committee, and the man had received notice^ Had he or had he not unappropriated money,and if he had, why did he get notice to go, instead of being dismissed immediately. He (Mr Giascudine) did not Hke dealing with public officers in that way. If they were defaulters they ought to be made examples of. The matter was a very serious and important one, although is r L Presen^ instance the amount about u Vie C0mI^aint had arisen could not be a Iar#e one. The man, however, liad Lecn in the position wtrch he had held a number of years, and it was utterly impossible to say t. what extent this sort of thing had been going on. Alderman IjRoWN Why not have the report of the sub-committee read? Mr GIMCOdine would like to have it read. The MAYOR said the charge was considered at the last meeting of the Sanitary Committee, when the recommendation of the sub-committee as adopted, and the Town Clerk was requested to give the man notice that his services wouJQ. b6 no longer required. He (the Mayor) understood that the man was to be dismissed at once. Several Councillors That is so. The MAYOK The money belonged to tha officer and not to the Corporation. .SCODINE The man was a servant of tha on and so is the medical officer, and to die man wronged his fellow-servant is no »the charge. 3fin POWELL: Then his fellow-servant prosecute him. THE FEVER HOSPITAL. mes Rogers, who has recently be>o ledica officer in his absence, complained •d state of repair m whic^ he g £ d t, ?pical now is. It was ncj, wind aad W;itef ) w ent on and he rx)titended that the <4 the construction of a new fever hos;>i. ich had bee* before the CounciL not to oe lost t id whethec something could not be I' [essl 8 ^tiorgau as to the construction of < helow the St. Helen's Gate. < Mr 1 Navies remarked that it was quite time the took the question of a new fever hospital uivder their consideration. The report of the committee was then carried. THE WATERS AND SEWEKS COMMITTEE-THE DRAIN- AGE OF MORRISTON AND LAN DORK. Alderman FORD reported thatau interview had taken place on behalf of the Corporation with M* Baker, agent of the Duke of Beaufort, in refer. ■ nee to ti e passage of the sewage of Morristoo and Landore into the river Tawe. The question, 11 said, was now under the consideration of M. Baker, who was waiting for an interview witC his grace. He (Alderman Ford) could not say anything definite with respect to the interview, excepting that he thought it might bring about. se. tlement of this vexed qnestion. The committee proposed that application be made to the Local Government Board for their sanction to borrow- ing the further sum of £3,(10, to complete the epairs the embankment ot the Lliw reservoir. siid the surveyor was not exactly in a position to say w h80t would be necessary. Air BuRNIE seconded. Mr GLASCODISE remaiked that the telephone communicating between the town and the reser* voir would be completed by the time of the JLe6t- ing of the British Association. Alderman FOBD was understood to intimate that a number of the members of the British Association would pay a visit to the reservoir works. The report was then adopted. FINANOIAL COMMITTEE.—A DIFFICULTY ABOUT IO TAXES. „ In moving the adoption of the report of this committte. Alderman BROWN said that the col- • ci.ors had v. iy difficulty in getting in the t ou ts due :• r rates, adding that unless tMM change were made during the current month the committee would be out of funds. At the preaent time tlie arrears amocuted to .t-7,400. Mr GLASCODINE alluded to tne inconvenience suffered by people who had to go all the way down to the Guildhall to pay their rates and suggested the High-street police-station as more c. ntral and suitable for the purpose. He said tliat they should realise something on the property which was taxing them to so great an extent, and instanced Yeo-street. The report was adopted, A TOLL ON THE ABERDYBERTHY NEW ROA, Replying to a question from Air Freeman, the TowlI Clel k reported that so long as the Aberdy. b.-rthy new road remained incomplete, he wH8 Gf opinion that the Swansea Improvement and Tram- ay Company had power to refuse to allow persons to pass r what was at present private properly without tr.»ying such a charge as might be demanded. He was further of opinion thut the Corporation could com) el the company forth. a ith to complete the road, and upon its comple- tion to open the same for public use. Mr FREEMAN moved that the report of the Town Clerk be received aud adopted, and that notice be given to the Tramway Company to muka complete, within 14 days of the* service of mch notice, the new street leading from the Aberdy. berthy OVer the CWTI1 tramway and Cwin-road to a point in Hi^h-st.eet, near Jockey-street, and < hat in default of compliance, the Town Clerk ba instructed to take such proceedings as miyht be tieeme necessary. Alderman POWELL seconded the resolution. In the course of be discussion which followed reveral gentlemen expressed the opini. n that the liamway ton pmy had been hardly dealt with fn bwansea, Eventudly, on the motion of Mr SMITH, seconded by Alderman PHILLIPS, it wa", d to I e"er the report of the to u cL rk to the train, ways commiitee. THE IRISH DISTURBANCE BILL. Amid some amusement, Mr DANIEL JoNEa moved—"That this Council enters its protest ag dust tire action of the House of Lords witII re- spect to the Irish Disturbance 11m." The MAYOR intimate that a political question was involved, and the matter dtopptd. TEO-STREET. The Surveyor (Mr Cousins) remarked that cer- t in difficulties h:.d aristn ith resect to the com- pletion of Yeo-street, inasmuch as the Council had not a quired certain p operty. The iown Clerk ad led that the difficulties were 110 removed, and the road would no doubt be completed at once. THE NEW STREET AT ST. HELEN'S. A question as to the propo>ed opening of the new sheet at St. Helen's Field was referred to the property and general purposes committee. A NEW BUBIAL GBOU.vn. On the COlncl1 resolving into a Burial Board, a report was brought up to the effect that a piece of land, 32 acres in extent, belonging to the Corpora- tion, on the To>'n-htJl estate, should bo utilised for the purposes of a cemetery. The situation >\as subsequently referred to as a convenient spot, it being stated that the spot was not more itLVci;r!;d''dr"a'" the crow flit-I! from Co(:ket Church. The matter was referred to a committee ofth. whole Couucd, the surveyor to report in the mean- t.i.. Tins concluded the business.

SUNDAY TillOTlciiNNESS IN WALES. A Fetnrn issued on Wednesday gives the con- victions since t e 29th September, 1876, till the 29t.. September, 187tf. of id pe>«< ns arrested for drunkenness on Sunday in England and Wales, slating, if possible, how many ete box a fide reeil dents of the district. We give the figures loa Number Resi- Anglesey C mnty) Sri e,ted. deuts, Br.•> (County). „0 ^5 bi«c >u (Horouifh) ia « Car igan (CoontJ) jg 11 Carmarthen (t ou ty) 11 10 Carniai then (Borou-h) 18 14 104 42 'v l.he.'i (Uerough) 6 6 (County) 48 23 Flint (County) 9 8 tiii liio>gan (County) 463 4^4 Cnn;ifl(t(4>roiiira) 77 m Neath „ 17 IS w,, risea 142 Ill Kenoneth (County) Montgomery (CountyV. 19 4 le nb.vke(Coui ty 9 & Haveifoiuwejit (Borough; J.0 17 I)Y 2 1 Ba nor (Couuty) 10 < Totals of W,Ielg 842

W ARNTNG. —RlVKfT r's PAfffl BUI;K.—T; eM n. •facturers beg to Caution the pub.'ic against imitati«j| wjuare blue oi verj iniVri -'i quaiiiy. 'Ihe tJy 1' s bin. i^| H (u«cd in the Prince of V.'aio#" l.:ui"jn.) 8ola ina Uieir wut Tl' s; 7