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WELSH GLEANINGS, Last week's Graphic, which by the way spealrs t»»f terms of his latest production, of 'a*'38 us V1*' Oavid Jenkins's Legend t«ondo shortly be performed in firal vo,ume of YTadau Methodistaidd," "TidLT ^ev* Morgan Jones, Cardiff, ti«had1 Morgan, Pant, has just been pub- praises accorded to this undertaking universal. J"*?* -American Daily Advertiser for March published in Philadelphia, U.S.A., H l.08 a rePorb ot a St. David's dinner held in A nnder the auspices of the Welsh Sooiety. Portion of the report is in Welsh. The only hobby with which Sir John Williams, j M *» relieved the pressure of his professional Is that of delving into Welsh folk-lore, and lng himself up in all matters connected with frorn the standpoint of the antiquary. Morgan, the eldest daughter of Mr W. itcnard Morgan, M.P., has more practical ftthri minin« iQ Wales than any r68 Iftdy. She accompanies her father and his Mr Hall, on a prospecting trip to •stern Australia. The Rev. Tecwyn Parry has published a very «e little volume on the life of that great e s man, the late Dr. Lewis Edwards, Bala, e complete biography of this divine, is, by the -'V. m active preparation by his son. the Revd. ■ronoipal T. Charles Edwards, M.A., D.D. The Rev. D. Burford Hook, once minister at ■Wld and secretary of the North Wales Associa- n of English Congregational Churches, who Ok U- °n a vi,it 10 the Congregational ^^wches in South Africa, is expected homo this *eek* H0 will shortly become the editor of the "itoffrcgmtional Magazine. jy We Rive Carwr Celt's successful emlyn on Yr (The Pen) at the recent Pontardawe Arosol eiriwr iesin-ar lanwawr Leni yw 'r ysrrifbin, Oun art y wasg gwneir i'w fin I siarad dros y werin. ^3° bis address to the Llanelly teachers, Mr *°oma8 Jones, H.M.L, told a good story oon- a little boy who complained to his mother didn't like being taught physiology. The wrote to the teacher Pleaso don't ™*oh our Johnny anything about them things in mside. It don't do him no good, and besides, "« rude." Somdeo, the translator of the Bible to the 8reta¡ne language, was buried at Konkin, Brit- October 12tb, 1845. The Cymrigyddwn y in 1848 offered a prize for a Welsh englyn |. Place on his tomb, and the Bishop of St. "frvid'a. Lady Llanover (Carnhuanawo), and Mr (Llandovery) were amongst the subscribers the memorial. Can any of our readers the englyn which won the prize 1 Mr Thos. Gee, the veteran Cymru Ffyddite, given great offence once more to the Church- of St. Asaph. Mr Gee was preaching at the ^orkhouse on a Sunday evening, when he noticed the cushion under the Bible had a cross lofted thereon. This he carefully moved away, and some of the Churchmen of the district bringing the matter before the Board of Tho scant and measured criticism offered f^Qrally to Mr David Jenkins's "Psalm of haa been the subject of common remark in "v, ,v musioal circles. One prominent musician, hesitating terms, recently pd had Mr David Jenkins possessed the pro. verbial mop of hair and a foreign name of a few hid.. length the magnanimous critics would have ¡ felken a decidedly different attitude, deferring to Welsh biography, a correspondent J*ites :—" While the literature of Wales can hoa., of a good number of faithful and com. ^•bensive biographies, that monumental work the late Rev. Dr. Owen Thomas—' Cofiant John Jonee, Talysarnthe Chrysostom of the \Jielah pulpit, must on all hands be accredited Place in the language. Nearer than this to no Welsh biographer has ever ap- BMoehed." Sertn (Tomer for February, 1825. contains a •W of an inscription said to be printed on a tablet attached to the organ loft of St. 2™ Church, Cornhill, London, whioh com- M follows" Bee it known to all men ■J* in the year of our Lord 179 Lueius, the first "hmtian King of this land, then called Britame, ye first church in Loodon-that is to It^pkurchof St. Peter upon Cornhill,"etc. » further stated that from the appearance of Jr" 'entering the tablet is very old. Do any of of this column know anything of it' %J?n? the most melodious, and withal literal, in Y Caniedydd Cynnnlleidfaol" is a by Mr Tom Jones, Northampton-terrace, of the well-known hymn, Art thou The following specimens from the translation are simply charming- Wyt ti'n llwythog a blinderog, Wyt ti'n teimlo'th glwy I Un a ddywel, tyred ataf, Gorphwys mwy. A. oes ar ei ben fel Brenin Boron euraidd gain, 0.. yn ddiau, y mae coron, Ond o ddrain. ^Apropos of "Kilsby,"a correspondent writes to r Waa OD the occasion of his receiving a call II "ingham that he replied thereto in his own Instead of writing an answer to the he went to. Birmingham and attended a meeting of the members and addressed these terms You have invited James Jones to become your pastor, and I am to tell you that James Rees Jones has to accept it. I am come here-not to lord but as the Lord liveth you shall not over me." Rev. W. Owen, missionary at Ohung fc Hankow, Cbina, whose wife's death was in thiB column a week ago, writing under July 21 last, before the death of his wife, to the editor of the Tyst copy of a letter he wrote to the late Rev. Dr. John but which, unfortunately, did not reach before the death of Dr. Thomas. In *he»» complains of the bitter feeling which was. by the issue of abominable literature khe Princes of Hn Nai and Hu Pek, charging ""wlonaties with the most awful crimes, the light of reoent massacres, the letter Pfophetio. recent convert from the Congregational t^'na^°n *° <>be ^nitar'an body is the Rev. Jones, of Bradford. He is a native WeK>rTba'a and was educated at Edin- Inet L rsity and Congregational and since 1885 has been minister at and Bradford. He is an excellent *eUv *r> and has much of the Welsh fire in his w- ery* Mr Jones is at present on a visit to his bUnilt p^ce* and Pr'or to commencing his \>rea«k at Unitariau Church he will TT<l fche Harvest festival of tho Highland unitarian Church, at Aberdare, on Sunday 8tory ^as been hant,ed down by |^ja 08 Cambronsis in his description of Barry It mentions a small cavity in the rock 16 entrance to the island, from which, on *t ar** the ear, proceeded a noise resembling a ^'acksroith at work-the blowing of a fcf a J*8* heating of hammers, and the roaring **1116 l* was at a loss to conjecture the ^^ard* *ffirms that the like sounds were water as at the ebb and flow of the infers that the strange sounds might 'by the influx of the waters permit ^'ities of the rocks. Were Giraldus th i»t0 rebarn to the land of the living and ioowin Island (?) of to-day, there is no tir.tji might say. He might swear |WaS blue that the strange sounds" were Soni° noisy demons of the deep at descendants had during a j Ik&l. cisis in the nether world come to the *•«» Milord.

Our Country Column. Lettuce. The m Penance of a sufficient supply of lettuce during the season is of the highest impor- tance, and although it can be easily provided, it needs a little careful forethought to enable a stock to be available at all times for salads. The present is a suitable time to sow a quantity of lettuce seed for producing plants that will come in for use during the early winter. For general crops the ground should be rich and rather friable, and deeply dug or trenched, as a deeply worked soil contains a greater amount of iatent moisture, at the same time allowmfi; a ready escape for superfluous water. On light T "ALL THE YBAR ROUND." soils the manure from a cowhouse can be used very greab advantage, and may be liberally belied. After potatoes have been dug fork the ground over, and it will suit the lettuce very well. The best way is to sow in rows, and when the olauts are sufficient size some maybe trans- planted and tho rest left to form a crop. Planted ou; in a sheltered border they willstand through winter if protected during the severer weather by a little bracken or other dry litter. A sr-ibe made under a frame, to be protected in frosty or wet weather. These will be suitable for planting out to keep up a supply iu spring, as will also a few plants raised on a gentle bottom heat in February. Water should be given plentifully in dry weather, and with good seed there is little fear of failure. There are several varieties of hardy lettuce suitable for sowing now, such as Sugarloaf Cos, Northern King Cos, Hick's Hardy Winter White Cos, and Carter's All-the-Year-Round, as shown in the illustration, a hardy, crisp, and compact variety, is as useful as any. Selecting a Goat. One of the first considerations towards achieving success is to obtain the right sort of goat, for whilst a good specimen means a small income, a bad one is more likely to result in a loss. There are few animals in respect of which such diversity in the way of quality. A good goat should yfeld when in full profit two quarts a.day; some may be met with giving three quarts, and even .his but these are rare, and only to De nhtlined at fancy prices. On the other hand, there are plenty that do not yield one quart, and ffo dry in six months. Such an animal on^.J* T where it can obtain its own living M on a large common abounding m furae but, anv case, it is not the kind I would recom- any cottaeer. There are two varieties STgoaS chommong to th.s country, the sbo £ haired or English goat proper, more or less SsSl with foreign breeds, and the long-haired S or Welsh goat. These are met with at market towns in the summer months, having come m droves chiefly from Ireland, They have long hair and 'upright pointed horns, which they are p». «•» "» when bandied. Soel. eoats can often be had very cheap by a little bargaining with the drover, bub they require to be carefully examined, otherwise in nine was oub of ten the buyer will be taken in. He will naturally look for a large udder, and frequently ret it but let him beware that it is not a fleshy one, for, if so, it will give a comparatively small yield of milk for its size. The udder of a good milker is thin in substance, and when empty can be crumpled up in the hand, so to speak, whilst the fleshy bag is solid to the feel, and appears nearly as full after milking as before. In buying a goat, it is generally advisable to see it milked twice in succession, jn other words, morning and evening, but when bought out of a drove this can Dot easily be done, the herd being in one place to-day and another to-morrow. Milking only once is but little guide as to yield, as the milk drawn may be the accumulation of_ two days. The prices of these goats range from 25s to 30s, but it is hardly possible to get one worth having for much less than the latter figure* £ goat that pays best to keep is the short-haired one with a neat head, well rounded and deep frame, and long level body. The kids from these will sell well, whilst those from the long-haired species cannot be got rid of, as there is practically mTdflmand for them. Short-haired goats cost, however, rather more to buy, and to obtain one yielding two quarts it may be n'ceS3ary *? ^,y from £ 2 to £ 2 10s, but it w'lln^^fad~rre8pond" ingly better price when sold, even if dry. Controlling Swarming, When bee keepers are not desirous of increase swarming, particularly when measures filled, is most annoying, and various me are adopted to prevent the nabura.1 mode of increase. Want of room is Ke « #»#»nnfinMv to be the cause of swarming, ^frequently, although abundant super room ^t^per's bees will swarm and upset plans. In most cases the cause, even wben supers are on, 0 unje»3 preparations appear, is want of ♦ gup0rs were for swarming were made before given in fclat case as soon as IM capped over a swarm will issue. Utting out all queen cells will sometimes Heve^ swarming when honey is coming in rapidly and ample in. room is given; and under similar ciroumstanoes after swarms are also prevented by cutting out all queen cells but one. If ean calls in course of building when tTIte supers are put on and swarms issue, the is invariably that, owing to bad Qr unfortunate weather, bees cannot ■tore in the aofwro, and ftte, ">5^™ c„„d» tsrbittsa- y-- S°fom r edl. o» .h•J-SS.'XS.™ the face of the comb, and the queen a in them eggs that in 16 days will produce queens. AB soon as the grub which issues from b« S liberal fleding attained its. full s'the pell is covered over, and the remain g £ £ £ £ f» «b. of q«?.» rtto P'JJJ » "(T,r's n s Ms=y."W XfwinB different cell.. Owing » °.pS we »te obliged W in>«l «>» "look «*► ways. Housing Fowls, The first object in keeping fowls iu confinement i, tot tbey «ho»ld>Se «» !>«•?« nure air, and this is more easily attained in a Snail movable house and run than^m^ sbou)d house of six times the size. covered with have ventilators about a foot s^«e, oove perforated zinc 8^des These fihfcfid with wooden shutters or slides. These need not be elostd in summer, and J* ground taken out and the house movedonto free^g^ daily, the fowls on a perch 18 ^he M ground will have as wholesome air to b*8 wild birds; they willalsohavethe^ ^Arr»l^,s replaced and kept covered with sifted asba; the droPPings be removed morning with a oinder shifter. who oonslder this a trouble had better not keep poultry & mant • in fact, it is only those who »n,n* Sbour of love that should ever attempt k j h manure can be put into a tub partly fined wion and can be used dry when wanted. The writer onoe, in a tw0* fnl_i>g manure so manured three drills with manured, at preserved, the rest of the field being She Of.laewt- to «»• ««' '^jXe'^h^e manure, which cost £ 7 j»r t 8Uperior to, drills were judged to be equal, if not superior bot thelrremainder of the field. Venoiiaw should always be ™|aoo°^lof|ldt°is severe, one the weather. When the cold faut „nP,n about an inch is sufficient ao I»B • they should be opened during the y- „ AS by night. and this they find in sheds and farmyards but when kept by amateurs they atrSES «nd„l1 bed*. jaffttSS the floor is raised two feet to» ««»}»m 6he roof JUys makes 'these go* ^gg^emsto difficult to keep them clean. Not g■ rt „nr„ to the fowls comfort than a W*B the front of thereof of their movable ho^ The snn shining through this, even whenthere kfiifenrlv cold wind accompanied by wui P raise the temperature to 70 d^ees. »°d ^e ° nW how they appreciate it by crowding fowls show now .uy believe a glass under the glass. In ac, hens into £ & £ AjS S^inS Si 'wh«o tbe°gro?nd PP ,blhin?o^.in| iti- VT Mfl'd''Noiemtej w ApS, to fix down tne ceosro hp^rrvtm from to divide what may becaUed thwr neoroom their play or sitting-room, 8- they worna to the glass aasb. The roof of the house should be hinged, as it can then be easily cleaned, and there is no excuse for leaving it dirty. If the front of the house is fixed on an iron axle and two wheels and the back has two shorb legs, one person can easily move it like a wheel-barrow. If not, two persons can lift it. The wheels and axle cost about 10s. Turnips. Turnips like a. well-worked rich soil, but it must not be of too loose texture, or in dry seasons the plants suffer. Frequent sowinga are necessary, both to ensure a successive supply and to provide the best quality of produce, as for cooking purposes turnips should be of medium size, solid, and free from hard fibres. Sowings should be made each month from the first week in March until the first week in September, having the seed in drills about 15 inches asunder, and when the plants are large enough, thinning them out to the same distance apart in the rows. Keeping clear of weeds is a necessity, and in some cases liberal applications of water may be advantageous in dry weather, otherwise the culture is simple in the extreme. For sorts, use in the order given :—Jersey Lily, Early Six Weeks, AK-tlie-Yrar-Round, aari|for winter work, Jersey Navet and Green-topped Six Weeks. Answers to Correspondents. Cheap Silage.—" Labourer may cut and cart in his green stuff whenever he can get a chance— wet or dry. The place for his silo-a perpendicular cutting in the breast of the hill which he has mado-will be very suitable. See that plenty of heavy weights are ready to hand, and be par- ticular about conducting the rain water from above as well as below the level. Amateur.To collect and burn the garden refuse is the most effective way of getting rid of the pests. Yell, ashes have a beneficial influence on the soil. You might also dig the ground deeply, so as to leave it exposed to the winter frosts.

Andrew Fletcher, ot Saltoun, in a letter to the Marquis of Montrose, wrote I know a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads he need not care who should maJte the laws of the nation."

TO THE PIANOFORTE. Oh, friend, whom glad or grave we seek, Heaven-holding shrine! I ope thee, touch thee, hear thee speak, And peace is mine. No fairy casket full of bliss Outvalues thee: Love only wakened with a kiss More sweet may be. To thee when our full hearts oerflow With griefs and joys, v Unspeakable emotions owe A ticting voice. Mirth flies to thee-and Love's unrest— And Memory dear- And Sorrow, with bis tightened breast, Comes for a tear. Oh. since no joys of human mould Thus walt us still, Thrice blest be thine, thou gentle fold Of peace at will. No change, no sullenness, no oheat In tbee we nnd Thy saddest voice is ever sweet, Thine answers kind. LEIGH HUNT.

BY THE SEA. Good-bye to pain and care I take Mine ease to-day: Here, where these sunny waters break, And ripples this keen breeze, I shake All burdens from the heart, all weary thoughts away. I draw a freer breath, I seem Like all I see— Waves ill the sun—the white-winged gleam Of sea-birds in the slanting beam— And far-off sails which flib before the south-wiud free. So, when Time's veil shall fall asunder The soul may know No fearful change nor sudden wonder, Nor sink the weight of mystery nuder, But with the upward rise, and with the vastness grow. And all we shrink from now may seem No new revealing Familiars our childhood's stfe&w, Or pleasant memory of a dream,— The loved and cherished past upon tho new life stealing. Serene and mild the untried light May have its dawning; And, as in summer's northern night The evening and the dawn unite, The sunset hues of time blend with the soul's new morning. J. G. WHITTIEB.

BEES AS LETTER-CARRIERS. Englishmen are determined to be thoroughly prepared for the nexb great war, as far, at all events, as the Intelligence Department is con. cerned. Not content with balloons and pigeons, they intend to enlist as letter-carriers the bumble, industrious, and swift-flying bee. An apiculturist has already commenced their train- ing After a few preliminary trials, he says he took a hive of them to the house of a friend four miles distant. After some days, when the bees had become familiar with their new surroundings, some of them were liberated in a room, where they soon settled on a plate of honey whioh had been specially prepared for them. While they were basy eating it their trainer placed on their backs the tiniest of despatches, fastened with the thinnest of thread, and so arranged them as to leave the head and wings absolutely free. They were then thrown into the air and soon arrived at their own home with the letters on their backs. The writing was magnified and quite legible. Here, then, is an opening for a new industry. In time of war bees would have the advantage over pigeons of in- visibility, and might go through the enemy's lines with impunity. Whebher they would resist the temptation of a luscious flower of the road is another thing. This, however, might be obviabed by putting a speck of honsy on their heads, just as in the old days sagacious drivers used to dangle a bunch of hay before the donkey's nose. They would pursue it with the utmost speed. The apiculturist who discovered the new letter carrier is a genius.

"Grieve not too much, my dear Mr Smith; though your daughter has left this mortal state, she is with you still." ff Thall ain't a-going to affect the insurance money, is it ?" _.————

Did She Get the Balloon P A! handsome young woman with a beautiful little girl of four years sat in a crowded market street car yesterday. You've got on mamma s dress, haven t you,. Aunt Alice?' remarked the child. Aunt Alice flushed and oalled attention to a balloon man on the oorner. Yes, the last time mamma wore that dress down town she bought me a balloon. Will you buy me one, Aunt Alioe f Yes, if you'll be good. Oh. I'll be good. Do you like mamma s hat ? It makes you look awful pretty, Aunt Alice." « Sphere, be a good "ide See that woman out there with a little girl." There was a period of silence and Aunt Alice breathed a sigh of relief. Then the child in. qU»rDid mamma say yon could wear her pin, Aunt Alice? She wouldn t let me wear it, cause she was afraid I would lose it. Yes. of course. Do be quiet, Nelhe. «• Will you buy me a balloon, then I" »* Yes." And I can carry it r, »i Yes." Alright; then take mamma's parasol. I don't want to carry it any longer, cause I couldn t carry it and a balloon, too. Haven t you got any boat dress of your own. Aunt Alice V Aunt Alice yanked the little girl out of the car by the arm, and the chanoes are that she gob no balloon.

VERY PROMtatNG —" Brown is a very promising young man." "Yes, more promising than VERY PROMISING.—" Brown is a very promising young man." "Yes, more promising than Daving. I'm his tailor. WOMAN'S WISDOM.-He Why is IT women

The Commonwealth in Radnorshire. Several letters were exchanged between the County Committee for Radnorshire and the London Committee, which contain several items of interest. On 29th May, 1650, the Committee for Sequestrations for South Wales wrote as follows to the Committee for Compounding, London We sequestered Bryan Crowtber, of co. Radnor, and sold his personal estate, which amounted to JB20 10-?, and will receive the profits of his real estate, unless he perfects bis composi- tion before his rents are due at Michaelmas. We crave allowance for ;<gents, or we cannot improve what is under sequestration, nor discover who are liable thereto, as these six counties are very spacious, and inhabitants—especially those that are guilty — are so rude and barbarous that nothing- can be had from them but what is wrested by force. We could not get a cectificate of our taking the oath, as there is no justice of the peace near. 1651, March 11.—Committee for Compounding, London, to the Committee for South Wales. You write that some of the Commissioner wish to retire. We cannot force men to act against their mind. You are to levy JB20 a piece on the former Commissioners, and if they are still refractory and do not bring in their accounts, we will send for them in custody. We find that the Radnorshire Committee received rents till 25th March, 1650, which by the Act of 25th Jan., 1650, they were disabled to do; therefore the same are to be levied from their treasurer and sequestra tors J 1651, Dec. 16.—Order by the Committee for Compounding, London, that Wm. Stephen, John Dauntsey, jun., and John Yardley be Com- missioners for Co. Radnor. 1652, Jan. 24.—Presteign. County Committee for Radnor to the Committee for Compounding. Receiving your commission, we met here to be invested before John Walsham for this county. Our trust is very great, and we hope to discharge it. The instructions we will observe: what you may send us, pray direct by the Leominster carrier to John Greenous at the Talbot. Enclosing, certificate by John Walsham that the said per. sons, viz., John Yardley, William Stephens, and John Dauntsey, came before him, and took the necessary oath as Commissioners for Sequestra. tions, co. Radnor. Feb. 14. Prestign. The same to the same. Since takmg the oath we have not slept in negli. gence. though not having received the books and papers of the late county committee, we cannot proceed as we desire. We are examining witnesses concerning new delinquents that adhered to Charles Stuart in the late invasion. We have seized some goods, and are about set- ting out some lands. We 'hear great mutterings about an Aot of Grace whioh is to be procured, and is much presumed upon, and expect your directions for our further proceedings. Feb. 28. Presteign. The same to the same. We have bad no answer to our three last letters, and fear a miscarriage. We will send up our accounts when we can safely. Pray advise as to the Aot of Grace (Pardon) in matters of delinquency. Next week we meet to grant leases of Sequestered lands, and will certify aU our proceedings. We have not yet received the books and papers of the late committee. March 10. New Radnor, The same to the same. Not hearing from you, we fear mis- carriage of tetters. We posted up the lands of the parties mentioned in the enclosed list, upon Presteign Cross and likewise in New Radnor, being the nearest towns. When the time arrived we found no tenants, but the former, who are willing to hold them according to their leases from the parties, and become tenants to the Commonwealth but we have not granted any leases, not having heard from you only the tenants keep the lands r,nd will pay no rept. We expect fctm- books of +he4ate cfammittee, whioh are at London, on reoeipt of which we hope to dis- cover some old delinquency long dormant. We have very full proofs of the five gentlemen going to Worcester to assist Charles Stuart. Enclosing, (1) Note of lands liable to sequestration in oo, Radnor, belonging to Nich. Meredith, John Bull, Thos. Gomey, Win. Taylor, Baynham Vaughan, and othors. (2) Deposition of John Lloyd, of Presteign, that Meredith Taylor, Bull, Gomey, and Andrew Higgins went from Presbeigu towards Worcester armed, and, meeting Major- General Robert Montgomery at Bewdley, told him they had sent him some wine, he being then one of the chief officers belonging to Charles Stuart, who was at the head of his army at Worcester. There being then an order to march, or an alarm, Meredith and the others accompanied the Major with his brigade of 2,000 horse to Worcester, and rode with the Duke of Bucking- ham in bis troop. When Lord General Cromwell came against Worcester, they joined the troop of the Duke of Buckingham and advanced into the Said but perceiving their party retreating, the whole troop retreated likewise, and then were all scattered llth Feb., 1652. Also depositions by four others to prove the part taken by the said persons in the cause of Charles Stuart at Worcester, or of the late King 27th Feb. and 1st March, 1652. 27 June.—John Bull, Thos. Gomery. Nich, Meredith of Presteign, Wm. Taylor, all oo. Radnor. County Commissioners send depositions to prove that in 1651, in Charles Stuart's invasion, they joined the Duke of Buckingham's troop of 2,000 horse and marched to Worcester, but on Cromwell's advance, perceiving their party retreating they retreated also. 16 March, 1652.—Order of Committee for Com- pounding that Wm. Phillips, late olerk to the committee for co. Radnor, deliver up to the pre- sent commissioners all the sequestratioa books and papers in his hands. 18 March.—Committee for Compounding to the Committee for Sequestration, 00. Radnor. We hope the late committee will fnlBl their promise of the books and papers, if not you must levy JB20 a piece on them, and Jlet.us know, that we may send for them in custody. We send you printed instructions, and Acts, and rules for your pro- ceedings. 5 May.—The same to the same. You accuse Nich. Meredith, John Bull, Wm. Taylor, and Thos. Gomey, but you do not send a oharge. You must enter one. and if proved by the oaths of two witnesses, seize their estates, give them their charge, and leave them to examine wit. nesses in their defence, 15th May.—Kinnerton. County Committee for Radnor to the Committee for Compounding. We have tried to find out old delinquents and Papists, but there are few that pay any rent. We have received some books from the late Commissioners, and will sent you a list of delinquents and Papists, and the particulars of the annual rent they pay John Yardley, one of our members, is to be onr treasurer. 17th May.—Radnor. The same to the same. There is a thing called the Corporation of Radnor, a grievance and burden to all the Godly and well affected in these parts, compacted of cor- rupt and dangerous members, most of them against Parliament, and refusing conformity to the present Government. To get at the secrets of one of our agents, their servant tripped up his heels, eo that he was wounded in the face. If they are suffered to aot as a corporation, wo can have no heart to act while thus affronted. 16June.-New Radnor. John Yardley and John Dauntsey, county commissioners, to the same. Weare doing our uttermost, but are still in the dark till we receive instructions, those we have being out of date since January last. Pray send others speedily. You spoke of sending them, but they were not enclosed. 25 June.—Radnor. County Committee for Radnor to the same. We are surprised at not receiving any instructions, and fear they have been intercepted. Ever since our commission we have endeavoured to discharge our duty, but we are still very much in the dark. 28 July.—Committee for Compounding, Lon. don, to the Committee for Sequestrations, co. Radnor. Yoa complain of a thing called the Corporation of Radnor," and the misdemeanours of its members. Certify their names and crimes and your proofs, and then we, as Commnu for; Indemnity, will proceed against them. (To be continued.)

A SERIOUS MATTER.—Y.: Whew 1 It's hotter than blazes. It is dangerous to be on the street; when the dog star rages.—Z. Yas, if"s a very Sinus tnattff. Tramp Do you kuow what it is, sir, to be shunned by all; to nob bave the graflpof a single .friendly hand ?—Straogec;4o<iwk:X4ogi&u+

I THE HOUSEHOLD. ufeuRIOuCl*mes are apb to imply a. good deal of labour iii the first place, ffbe surtound- ings have to be there -omeh d somebody has to Wpiei the trouble, whether itlio the owners themselves or somebody to whom", wholesaie order has bfM&given to make thiufffesmfciful IS a mere matter of inclina. tionand pocket. Person- ally, 1 think that anyone who has no strong loaning to decoration had better call in the technical assistauce of someone whose knowledge has been specially burned to such affairs, they can cover the ground more eaeily. For one thing, they know where everything's to be had and the best possible means of getting it, and there is no reason while the individual taste of the owner-if he or she possess any--should not be the guiding spirit all the time. In fact the art of making a house beautiful i^fcecommg one of the recognised professions, an# a boon and a blessing it proves to in ally wilo are fully, occupied in other directions. This is,of ctjifce, whatoue might term wholesale luxury, but Sijjp is a ffreat deal that can be obtained by the^aRrts of the family itself. There is nothing perhaps that lends itself more to amateur work than the various articles that can be manufactured out of bamboo. Very often too an article ready made in bamboo and matting may be further adapted to the require- ments of the individual. Such, for instance, is the charming little addition a friend of mine made to a Japanese bookoase; I give an illustration of it here, from which it will readily be admitted that she has turned it into a most delightful little writing table. She simply took out one of the shelves of the upper part aud introduced sides of Japanese paper BAMBOO WORK. and a small board edged with batnboo, movable up and down on an angle hinge- The interior she lined very neably with green cloth, screwing in little rests for pen penoll and paper-knife, filling the rest of the shelf with upright cardboard divisions for paper and envelopes. The flap, when it descended, made quite a nice spane upon which to write. She furthermore screwed in candlestick sconces on either side, so that the light is thrown exactly where it is required. Such little pieces of furnitnie make a great deal of difference in the room without very much expenditure. What a delightful thing it would be if one oould always so arrange as never to possess music that was not torn or dilapidated, but as this state of things has not vet beA" venp.h?d I lIunk tne pretty little combined music stool and music case a music stool and music case a grand idea. Open, pre- sents three sec- tion cases foi;" music, aud no sents three sec- tion cases foi;" music, aud no matter how un- tidy yourcollec tion may be. herw it can re- pose in order, unseen and out of the way. Closed, it forms a delightful modern music stool. Care should be taken to choose the frame of the stool of the same wood as that. of the Diano. A PRttTTX COMBINATION. and the cushioned top should harmonise in colour with the surrounding colours in the reem. The sides may be ornamented with a de- sign in stained woods so as to resemble marque- tor ie, or, if preferred, panels of poker work may take its place. It is the adoption of neat and natty articles of furniture of this description that makes a home possess a distinction of its own, shows clearly to all that no common mind rules supreme, and makes one feet that no other house- hold, no matter how beautiful, quite approaches one's own home, be it from the point of view of artisticness or comfort. Despite the various permanent processes" which have come to the fore of late years, it is im- possible to avoid regarding the average photo- graph as being of an ephemeral nature. It is owing to this fact that an immense number of de vices are perpetually making their appearance in which the photograph may be temporarily framed, that is to say, so long as the person portrayed be popuUr, or until a better presentment be given us. The Americans have rather a pretty fashion of framing a charming woman in a bit of the evening dress which is supposed to have become her most during the season. A bridw. of course, would be framed entirely in white. First of all must come the frame proper, made much in the fashion of an ordinary picture frame, with glass over the photograph, and hung against the wall; with this I do not propose to deal at the present, though some very charming ones may be knocked together by buying moulding at so much a foot and cutting it up to the required size and then enamelling it to match the furniture or wall paper. The two with which I propose to deal are a pocket screen and the Watteau fan fame. The former is particu- larly useful; it is made entirely of plain glass A NEW PHOTO tfKAMB. rather larger than cabinet size and bound all the way round with ribbon. Embroidered pieces of ribbon are stretched across each piece of glass and secured at the edges by the ribbon binding. Any number of these strips can be made, and the photographs are slipped into thefialis so that they show through the glass on the reverse side, thus keeping the front of the photograph clean aad free from dust. A sprpy of flowers and a butterfly or two will break the monotony of the frame. The Watteau frame is meant to be stood upon a table, and has a strong support of light wood at theback. It is made of heavy cardboard cut into serrated edges and then gilded, the front part being painted a delicate shell-pink, slightly deepening as the centre is neared. The scrolls on it ar6 cut out of cardboard and stuck on so as to be in slight relief, and then coloured pale green and pale amber. A medallion-shaped hole for the photo- graph requires to be out out with a very sharp knife the edges are covered with gold paint, bows of ribbon being placed above, so as to give them the effect of being tied up after the fashion of old miniatures. The photographs are then glued tightly against them at the back, the whole being neatly oovered with pink Indian silk. Now to close up my article, I will give you a very fine wrinkle as to how to remove tea. or coffee stains from table linen. Nothing is moro annoying than to see one's table linen stained with these unsightly marks but you need not despair, for, even when of long duratiou, tea and coffee stains can be eradicated by the application of glycerine. Take some of the best quality glycerine, and with it rub the affected parts, afterwards washing them over carefully in the ordinary way. ETmDL.

Required His Assistance. School Teacher: Your little boy Hans wasn't at school yesterday, Mr Jobanisberg. Mr Johanisberg (of the Bowery): No, I vas ir.akin' der parrel of sauer-kraut, and I vanted Hans too joomp it down mit his feet.

Miss Parique In New York do the prominent goeial lights smoke!—Miss Causliique: Yea, tbwlwmtwn tameddjwrw. •

Cheese, Butter, and Milk. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN OF THE BEST CONTINENTAL CHEESES. By dAMES LONG. VI!.—Th# Principles of Buttermaking, A sample of pure butter should contain no more than from 10 to 15 per cent, of moisture, a good sample averaging about 12 per oent., and unless heavily salted, an almost infinitesimal proportion of mineral matter. Theoretically, butter, should contain nothing more than the fat of milk, tho salt, which is added during manufacture, and the moisture, which, up to ascertain point, is insepar- able from butter. Those who understand the manufacture of butter are well aware that both by the exercise of skill and carelessness a muoh larger amount of moisture can be added to the butk than is essential, and it follows that the larger the amount of water, the greater the weight of the butter produced. To knowmgly manufacture butter with excessive moisture is fraudulent for the consumer pays the price of butter for water; but it should be remembered that the perpetrators of a fraud of this character often defeat their own object, inasmuch as butter of high quality cannot be produoed, nor will it keep if the moisture is excessive. Excessive salting is equally deleterious to tbe quality; a minute proportion of salt improves the flavour common to butter, but a large quantity masks it, at the same time adding to the weight. We have remarked that there should be no other material in butter than fat, moisture and salt. In practice, however, it is next to impossible to remove either the whole of the sugar or the casein or curdy matter, and this being the case, in the course of time—and it depends entirely upon the proportion of caseous matter left in the butter—a sample becomes rancid and unfit either for sale or consumption. The prime object, therefore, under the British system of butcer-making is to produce as large a quantity cf butter AS possible with the finest flavour, reducing the moisture and the extraneous curdy matter and sugar to the lowest possible proportions. In the first place, then, in order to produce quantity it is necessary to use the cream ssparator, which extracts more fat from the milk ;than is obtainable by any other process. If this is followed by treatment which has for its object the conversion of as much of this fat as possible into butter, a maximum quantity will be obtained. As regards quahty, it is first of all important than the milk should be obtained from carefully-fed, clean oows which are milked by clean hands into clean vessels, the milk being subsequently strained before manipu- lation. The apartment in which the various operations take place should be perfectly pure. In this case the cream from the separator will in due course ripen properly, and the correct flavour will in oonsequence develop. Having obtained quantity and flavour, we have next to deal with the conversion of the butter-fat obtained in the churn into made-up butter. As we shaH see, the grains of fat as they are first produced are floating in buttermilk, the particular constituent of which is casein. This casein is one of the most important foods of tlie lactic ferment; hence its removal is essential. Careful washing, there- fore, is the first process, and if the tiny grains are washed at a given stage, which is shown in every dairy school, the greater portion of the curd will be removed aud almost pura butter fat left behind. TO MAKE GOOD BUTTER. Let us first uf all assume that inferior butter is produced in a dairy and that the occupier is unable to improve the quality. It may be very properly asked how an inferior article can be converted into one of really high quality. The thing is easy if the work is carried out with intelligence and thoroughness. The manufacturer must condescend to recognise a scientific fact. The alteration which takes place in cream, that is to say, its change from perfect sweetness to a condition of sourness, acidity, or ripeness, is owing to the presence of an organism or bacterium which can only be discoveied by thosn who are skilled in the use of jgaicrosoope. This organism rapidly increases m mimbe?''WlT<!>n niftlc is warm «uad exposed to the atmosphere. It converts the sugar of milk into lactic acid, hence the sourness of milk. If this change is allowed to continue unchecked, the curd of the milk will coagulate, and it is for this reason that cream, when allowed to ripen for churning, becomes thioker. If oream is churned while it is still sweet, it is frequently longer before it is converted into butter; it producer less butter, and the flavour is less full and nutty. The object, therefore, of ripeuing cream is to increase the quantity of butter and improve the flavour. In every dairy the lactic ferment is present either upon the utensils or in the atmos- phere itself, hut in some cases there are other organisms which, unlike the lactic ferment, have a very contrary influence, destroying the fine flavour and replacing it by a disagreeable one which reduces the value of the butter. The object of the dairyman, therefore, should be to maintain the apartment, in which the milk or cream is placed, its well as the utensils employed, in as cleanly a condition as possible. There need be no fear about boiling water or lime destroying the lactic ferment. If it is removed from the utensils tt is present in the air, and present, too, in a clean dairy perhaps in muoh larger numbers than any other organisation is likely to be it is absolutely essential to the production of good butter. On the other band, in a dirty apartment :md on dirty utensils dangerous ferments are common, and if through conditions which suit them—and dirb is the chief of these conditions— they are induced to increase in number, they are able to grapple, as it were, with the lactic ferment, which, under cleanly conditions, obtains the mastery, and to increase and iufluenoe the flavour and quality of the butter produced. Let us suppose, therefore, as we have suggested already, that bad butter is produced in a dairy which has not been kept under the most perfect conditions. How shall a change be brought about? In the first place the whole of the uten. sils, shelves aud tables should be removed and thoroughly cleansed with boling water. In this way every colony or nesb. as it were, of the unde- sirable bacteria will be destroyed, and the clean utensils being returned to the dairy, may be em. ployed both in the raising of cream and in the manufacture of butter without any fear what- ever. If, however, the manufacturer desires to proceed upon definitelines and toomit no course of procedure which will ensure success, he may introduce from the most successful dairy with which he is acquainted a small quantity of the sour butter-milk which has been produced from the same day's churning, This butter-milk will contain the germs or organisms which have been responsible for the production of butter flavour of high class. If this butter-milk is added to the cream which has been obtained from the milk in the now thoroughly clean dairy, that cream will be inocnlated, and when it has ripened, it will be sufficiently perfect to be churned with every hope of success, and from henceforth,iso long as cleanliness is observed, there need be no fear, as the maintenance and constant reproduction of the friendly baoteria which are so desirable, as we have pointed out, in the manufacture of butter. THE PROCESS OF MANOPAOTORE. Let us now commence to deal with the actual process of manufacture. The milk is drawn from the cows and arrives in the dairy at a temperature of about 90 deg. F. or a little more. It may be at once passed through the mechanical separator and skimmed, or it may be poured while still warm into shallow vessels in order that the oteam may rise by gravitation. Under such conditions the dairy should not be more than 60 deg. F.—if it is as low as 50, so much the better. The reason is that the greater the difference between the tem- perature of the milk and the temperature of the dairy thequioker and the more effectually will the cream rise. Cream is present in milk in the form of tiny globules these globules are much lighter than the other portion of the milk, honce when tbe milk is at rest they rise to the surface jusb as a cork rises to the surface of a volume of water at the bottom of which it has been placed. The reason why the fat rises better in warm milk placed in a cold apartment is that the fat feels the change of temperature less rapidly than the rest of the milk, inasmuch as it is a non-conductor of heat. This being ao, the difference in the density or specific gravity of the fat and the liquid portion of the milk is greater and the fat is relatively lighter than it would otherwise be where there is no difference in the temperatures. In hot weather the cream rises with far greater rapidity, but inasmuch am the milk becomes rapidly acid, both cream and milk thickon or coagulate, and for this reason the smaller globulee of fat which are at the bottom of the milk vessel are not able to rise at all —they are impeded, as it were, by the coagulation of the casein, hence a proportion of the butter-fat is ioa(J to the chum. When, however, the cream Is raised upon a shallow vessel it is brought into direct contact with the air—it forms a thin layer and is oxy. dised or ripened with much geeater perfection on the other hand, where oream is obtained through the medium of the separator it is kept in bulk and is less thoroughly oxydisod, because in passing through the maohino it has been in con- tact with the air for but a few seoonds, and the air does not so thoroughly permeate the mass of cream which is kept in a particular vessel as it does when the same cream ts raised over a large area on the milk in a number of vessels. It is next to impossible to describe the exact flavour and appearance of cream whioh is just ripe for churning. Thoso who desire to know whaqb it is like shonld take a lesson from an expert— and fortunately there axe now plenty of CHURNING. When ripe the cream is passed through a strainer into the churn, and churned at a temperature which varies in accordance with the season of the year. In summer ib may be churned at 56 F. and in winter up to 64 F., but the exact degree will depend upon the heat of the atmosphere, as we have suggested: a little experience will enable the operator to thoroughly understand this point, Mixed cream should never be used i.e., sweet and sour cream mixed together. The churn should be well cooled in summer and slightily warmed in winter by the aid of clean cold water, and let us remark that nothing is of greater importance than pure water; if it is impure, containing organic matter, this matter will be imported into the butter and will assist in decomposing it. After churning gently for a few minutes the carbonic acid gas which has formed in the churn may be allowed to escape by pressing the venti- lator. Churning then continues until the grains of butter have reached the size of rice. At this point great care must be exer- cised. Some excellent makers here add a few quarts of very cold pure water, which gives crisp- ness to the grains, preventing their adhesion to each other so completely. The butter-milk is then drawn off through a sieve and more cold water added. It should be sufficient to enable the grains of butter to float in the churn, and to partially harden. The water is then again drawn uff, and fresh cold water added two or three times, the churn being turned gently that the butter grains may be washed, although they should not unite and increase in size. Lastly, thin brine may be added, and in this the butter way remain for some little time before it is removed, or the floating butter may be removed from the brine with a scoop and placed upon the butter table, or into the butter-drier or Aelaiteuse, from either of which the water is removed, by working in the one case, and centrifugal force in the other. If dry salting is now performed the salt should be weighed, having previously been thoroughly rolled as fine as possible, dried in an oven and rolled again. It may be-distributed by the aid of a dredger over the butter at the rate of half an ounce to the pound. If the butter is to be salted for keeping, from three-fourths of an ounce to an ounce may be used to the pound. The water having been perfectly expelled, the butter is made up for the market, or it may be allowed to remain in a wooden trough to still further drain, or, as in Denmark, made up into rough rolls, allowed to harden for five or six hours, again worked, and finally made up for sale. NEXT AND CONCLUDING ARTICLE CREAMERIBS AND FACTORIES.

THE SIXPENNY TELEGRAM. The sixpenny telegram completed the tenth year of its existence on Tuesday, the reduction of the minimum charge for an inland telegram from Is to 6d having come into operation on October 1st, 1885. That the system has been appreciated by the public at large is, of course, unquestioned and, although the lowering of the tariff meant at first a reduotion m the gross receipts, the growing increase in the number of messages gradually lessened the loss of each succeeding month, until, in the following June. the total sum received showed an improvement over the same month of the previous year. As the post office year dates from April to March, the innovation took effect in the second half, and for purposes of real comparison it is therefore neoessary to go back to thp last complete year of the higher rate—April, 1884, to March, 1885— during which period the number of telegrams came to more than 33,250,000. In 1885 6, with only six months of the reduced tariff, the total was over 39,000,000, and in the following twelve months, by which time the n"w system had become thoroughly settled, the number had risen to nearly 50,250,000. The increase of 11,000,000 is the largest in any year since the Post Office took over the telegraphs in 1870. During the last few years the annual growth has been of a more steady character, lOud, nccording to the recently-issued report of lie ex-Postmaster-General (Mr Arnold Morley), the messages for the year ended March last reached the immense total of 71,589,064. Thus the figure has more than doubled itself in the decade which now separates us from the reign of the minimum shilling oharge.

ART OF HAIRDRESSING. Popular interest in Princess Alexandra's mar- riage will have an additional factor when it is remembered that the Duchess of Coburg's daugh- t«is luui« way* worn 4^||igJ^ £ j^injj out and hardly curled at all, as have alrfo the younger sisters of the Duchess d'Aosta. One therefore ventures to offer a word of warning to the pretty enthusiasts who think more of being in the fashiou than of suiting their own charms. "Straight bangs," as our American cousins call them, are becoming enough to those who have straight features, fair liair, and a roguish expression, which carries out the somewhat childish coiffure; but woe betide the per- son past her first youth, or the owner of irregular features, who ventures to adopt it! In dark hair, too, this particular fringe makes a heavy liue across the face, which is anything but improving. Englishwomen should consult their mirrors more respectfully than they do before making changes in their hairdressing. If we were all as much alike as the sheep in a flock, the same fashion would suit us all, but even civilisation has not yet succeeded in effecting that result. Frenchwomen realise this; hence the individu- ality and piquancy that we so often envy without divining its source. A Partsienne asks first, not Is it smart ?" or "Is it the fashiou?" but Does it suit me

THE QUEEN'S DOGS. In the new number of the Ladies' Kennel Journal will be found the second utstatmentof a paper, admirably illustrated, describing the Queen's dogs as they appear in their well- appointed homes in the grounds of Windsor Castle. There are collies and Skyes, Darmstadt pugs. Spitzes, and Dachs dogs. Hor Majesty will not have her Spitzes called Pomeranians, as many people now term that class of dog, nor does she approve of the use of the word Dachshund, because hund is not, when speaking specifi- cally of a breed, translatable into hound." She therefore adheres to the proper nomenclature of Spitzes and Dachs dogs. The variety commonly sailed Pomeranian does not come from Pome- rania, and, except by the English, is never called by that name. Men use the term constantly, but now that her Majesty and the members of the Ladies' Kennel Association have resolved to discard it in favour of Spitz the change may be regarded as already accomplished. The Queen's kennels are unrivalled in bright, buff-coloured Italian Spitzes, and her Majesty was the first to introduce that oharminer and beautiful variety into this country. The paper gives many details respecting the various dogs whioh cannot fail to be of great interest to all fanciers—especially ladies.

BOOKS AND THE HEAT. According to some authorities who have studied tho matter, the extraordinary heat has had a peculiar influenoe on the book trade in Paris. One of the principal vendors of works of travel, fiction, memoirs, and biography states that he has lately sold a greater quantity of large-sized volumes than usual, while there is little demand for small books. He adds that he has also found this to be the case during preceding summers to a considerable extent, and that small books do not command much sale, except in the winter. This he attributes to the fact that many people read while in bed. In order to avoid having to uncover arms and shoulders during the cold weather, they peruse small books, which are easily held in the fingers, whereas large volumes require more elaborate support. The big books are therefore more favourable in the summer but, after all, there must be a fair sale of the small yellow-covered productions of the fictionists during the holidays, when people loll by the sea or stroll through the woods.

PATIENT I suppose there are still a great many unsolved problems in medicine, dootor ? DOCTOR: Yes. For insbanoe, there is the question why sick people are called patients.

The :i)eighb of tyi-aimay-to arrest a brook because it murmurs. The man who claims"thatethe world owes him a. livingmoftUy^AaToa^tber MsetAWortb^QeDtioQ* 'iog. j

Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wreichion Oddiar yr Eingion. (BY CADRA WD. ) The Oldest School in Britain. According to the old Welsh MSS. there bad been an institution for learning at Caerwrgon, established by the Emperor Theodosius, the second of that name, in the beginning of the fifth century, and called Bangor Tewdwr, i.e., the College of Theodosius. Of this college, the same manuscript says, was St. Patrick, the apostle and titulary saint of Ireland. According to the Cambrian Biography Padrig was the son of Mawon, also called Padrig Maenwyn, of the land of Gwyr (Gower), to whom there is a church dedicated near the place of his nativity, at Aberltwchwr. Again, in the genealogy of the British saints we find the following notice of St. Patrick :— "Itwasthegtoryof the Emperor Theodosius in conjunction with Uystewyn Llydaw, surnamed the Blessed, to have first founded the College of Illtyd, which was regulated hy Balerus, a mau from Rome, and Padrig ab Mawon was the principal of it, before he was carried away a captive by the Irishmen." Illtyd was placed at the head of this seminary by St, Germanus, who came into Britain, or rather was sent ill the year 429 by a Council oi the Galhcan Church, to preach against what was called Pelagian heresy, a doctrine in reahty of the ancient British Church, which blended many cf the bardic principles with Christianity, and which at that period were successfully diffused by a Welshman by the name of Morgan. When Illtyd was placed at the head of Caerwrgon lSeminary, it acquired the new appellation of Bangor Illtyd, the College of Iltutus, and the church or the mon- astery he also founded was called Llanilltyd. Besides being a powerful preacher, the name of Illtyd is honoured among the Welsh on account of his introducing among them an im- proved manner of ploughing land, for previous to this time they pioughed with what was called aradyr Arsang, i.e., the over-treading plough. He WS8 therefore, joined with'Hu and Coil to form a Triad of those who conferred blessings on the nation of the Cymry. Stillinfieeb and Carte fix the appointment of Iltutus to the charge of this seminary at about 448. It is said that 3t. Illtyd attained a great age, having presided over the college for 90 years, and amongsb his students are enumerated Gilda-, the historian St. Leonorius Samson, arch- bishop of Dol, in Bretagne St. Maglior. who succeeded Samson in that See; Macutius, first Bishop of St. Malo Paul Aurelian, and Daniel, the former Bishop of St. Pol de Leon, and the latter Bishop of Bangor. The above dis- tinguished Christian ministers are mentioned in Carte's History of England, but the Welsh MSS. add the celebrated bards Aneurin (brother of Gildas) and his 24 brothers, Talhaiarn, Taliesin Ben Beirdd, St. Teiliau, second Bishop of Llan- daff, and St. David, Archbishop of Menevia (St. David's, in Pern.). The whole number of scholars who studied under Iltutus is estimated at 2,000. This seminary seems to have continued at Llantwit till near the Norman Conquest, and a school for the study of languages continued to exist there until the Reformation, but Henry VIII. is said to have deprived it of its endow- ments, which caused it to fall into decay. Iolo Morganwg says that its remains appear to have been removed to Cowbridge in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, where it was afterwards per- manently endowed by Sir Leoline Jenkins, and few human institutions can boast so ancient and venerable a pedigree as may thus be justly- claimed by the Free School, Cowbridge. SIR NICHOLAS KEMYS. Wrestling in oldeu times was a very popular game in Wales, indeed, it is reckoned one of the twenby-four Welsh games. One of the most celebrated wrestlers was Sir Nicholas Kemys, of Cefn' Mably. This eminent Baronet is, said to have-H&eeu^Mt «xtraoxdiiM4ry powerful gentleman in his day, and many are the traditions among Welshmen of his wonderful feats. It is said uf him that once upon a time while he was walking in his deer park with some friends, they saw a man approaching them of a gigantic stature, well- built, young and active, leading a horse, on th* back of which was a travelling wallet. The stranger walked straight up to Sir Nicholas and addressed him, politely observing that by his siza and powerful appearance, he was Sir Nicholas Kemys — the very gentleman he had come to seek. Sir Nicholas answered him that he himself was that man. The stranger at once told him that he was a professional wrestler, and had come over from Cornwall; that he had never so far met with a man who could beat him. Further, he said that he had heard while at Bristol of Sir Nicholas's great strength and capa- bilities as a wrestler, and that he had at once come over for the purpose of wrestling with him if he would kindly grant him that privilege. The baronet laughed heartily, and granted him his request with pleasure. "But," said he, "befoiv we wrestle will you do me the favour of coming to my house that you might be refreshed after your long journey ?" The stranger answered that he did not want anything then, but preferred going to work at once, and would receive his hospitality after. In this he was again accommo- dated, and theCornisbmanfound himself very soon made to feel theground. The baronetassistedhim to get up, aud*inquired of him if he was satisfied ? "Not yet," said the stranger, "and will not b- satisfied until you throw me clean over the park wall." In less time than it took him to say this, he found himself put clean over the wall. The Baronet asked lum it that would please him? "Yes," answered the Cornish giant, "if you will kindly throw my horse over after me that we may depart." Sir Nicholas took bold of the horse in tns arms, and lifted him up clean over as if it bad been a mountain sheep. The professional wrestler being accommodated in all he had asked for departed, having found one gentleman who was his superior. The place in the park wall is still shown where this remarkable exploit took place. A very fine painting of Sir Nicholas Kemys is hung on the walls at Cefn Mably, which represents him as an exceptionally big man, and well proportioned. He was killed while de- ending Chepstow Castle against the Cromwellian Army, and in leading and direcbing an onslaught on the Parliamentarians from the castle, killing a good number of them with his own sword, he fell himself. THE CARDIGAN GIANT. There is an ancient tradition in Cardiganshire that a powerful giant once kepb a post on Crug Mawr, or Pentrychryd Mawr, in the Vale of Aeron. Giraldus mentions an open grave which was to be seen in that neighbourhood, which fitted the length of any man, be he small or great. This was supposed to be, and was pointed out as that of the giant, for he was the genius of the Aeron Vale. His palace is said to have been located on a hill, and according to the traditions of the place be was in the habit of inviting neighbouring giants to a trial of strength, and wonderful were the feats accomplished by these mighty men. At one of these meetings quoits were proposed, and after a severe contest tbe hero of Crug Mawr won the day, throwing his quoit clean over the sea, and planting iton the Irish shore, and this from henceforth gave him superiority over all other giants in Ceredig's land. THE LITTON STONE. This stone has been worked in South Wales for architectural purposes from the time of the Romans, having been much used by them and the Normans for ornamenting public buildings, and ili preserves its whiteness for centuries, a fact to which the ruins of Neath Abbey, Swansea Castle, and other important ruins bear convincing testimony. On the sea shore, near Dunraven Castle, this vein, which is a species of limestone, is most prominent, and the promontory at Twyu yr Hufen is cbiefy composed of it,

Something About Pressure. The amount of strength exercised in an ordinary hand-shake is eleven pounds," said Gus De Smith, who is of a statistical turn of mind. That may be so in an ordinary hand-shake but if you owe the other chap borrowed money and hope to stand him off, the estimate runs as high as fifty-six pounds at least," replied Johnnie Fewsoads, who has had some experience in that line.

BUT IT HADN'T,—Mrs Gazzam: Here's an article about an organ with fifty stops. Gazzam Um! I wish that piano next door bad even one. She Isn't my bathing suit oot ot Bight) ?—He Not yet; buUtmay>bt) itroa»ti»y;iatbe^vaier; long enough.

GOSSIPS' CORNER. Mrs Hodgson Burnett has taken to cycling. Lord Duuraven baa sailed for England on the yacht Valhalla. Chain and table suspension bridges existed before the Christian era. At his last recital in London this year Paderewski netted £ 1,087. The King of Denmark possesses some of the finest game preserves in Europe. Mr Harrison does not desire to run for the Presidency of the United States. The Upper House of Portugal is to be rein. forced by the creation of 90 life Peers. The meteoric Boulanger shot himself four ,ean ago on the grave of his mistress at Brussels. Prince Bismarck says he has now more interest in the weather and crops than in politics." The sweeping of the streets of Paris costs that city (a correspondent says) B268,000 a year. A movement is on foot at San Francisco to arect a local memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson. Mr Baring Gould's "Red Spider" hasheec turned by its author into an operatic libretto. Last year no fewer than 1,584 derelicts were discovered, most cf them in the North Atlantic. The average oost of a fully equipped lifeboat, with transporting carriage, lifebelts, &c., is £ 700. Lace handkerchiefs with the initials worked in diamonds are a late freak of costly extravac gance. The Prince of Wales returned from the Con. tinent on Sandaynight, anddrove to Marlborough House. Egg-shaped buttons form one of the latest novelties, and buttons of all shapes and sizes are to be much worn. The words "emerald isle," as applied to he. land, were first used by Dr. Drennan in a poem entitled "Erin." Viscount WoJseley's appointment as Corn- mander-in-Chief of the Army will terminate-on September 30th, 1900. Mr Andrew Carnegie has offered £ 1,000 to Arbroatit on condition that the Libraries Act in adopted by the Town Council. Cat-skins are of considerable commercial in* portance, and the fur is extensively used for coat linings, muffs, trimmings, rugs, etc. It is computed that all the houses in London and New York could be built of the lava thrown out by Vesuvius since the first recorded eruption in 79 A.D. The annual average loss of life among seamen during the last ten years has been 2,172, whilst among miners it has been 1,033, and factory hands 405. The G-rmau Emperor is said to be writing the libretto of an opera, "Roland," to be set to music by Signor Leoncavallo, the composer of Pagliacci." Mr J. M. Bar rie has not published a line since the issue of The Little Minister," with the exception of tbe rhymes commemorating the death of Stevenson. The Religious Tract Society aud the British and Foreign Bible Society receive JBlOO each under the will of Mr James Thompson, of Single* ton Park, Kendal. French paupers are provided for to a great extent by the funds arising from a 10 per oent. tax on theatre tickets. This tax averages £ 2,600,000 a year. The Queen has approved the appointment of the Right Hon Lord Lainiugton to be Governor of Queensland on the retirement of General Sir The largest belt in the world has recently been made at Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. A. It is 118 feet long, 78 inches wide, and is four-ply. It took the hides of 100 steers to make it. A roaming journalist who haa tried the opium shops of the East End and the thieves' doss- houses in Whitechapel says he prefers either of them infinitely to a Salvation shelter. The Accident Insurance Company, Limited, are greatly extending the scope of their already comprehensive policies. They will now cover disablement from fever and other diseases. In a leading article headed Trade to the Glory of God," the St. James's Gazette decries any attempt at commerce and conversion in Africa. The two, the Gazette argues, do not run in doable harness. A proposal is on foot in Bristol to purchase and retain the collection of relics belonging to Jenner in connection with his introduction of vaccination, the idea of which he is said to have conceived in 1780. A new Church paper is announced under the ? title of The Churchwomt,n, a penny illustrated weekly. A good list of contributors is put forward. The field seems limited, but un- occupied. On the subject of the treatment of lunatics Sir James Crichton Browne expresses the opinion that a hospital adopting a more medioinal treat- ment of insanity might raise the percentage of cures by 10 per cent. On the day the penuy postage in the Transvaal came into force a million and a half commemora- tive stamps were issued and sold within two hours. There is a great demand for them, and the value already exceeds Is. The present condition and approaching decay of the house in the Market-square, Lichfield, where Dr. Johnson was born, and where he lived as a boy in his father's bookshop, is engaging the attention of the Lichfield City Council. Jessamine which blossoms at night shows no special charm through the day, but at the approach of evening its little candle-shaped flowers present a picture of singular beauty, while they fill the whole air with their fragrance. Herr Robert von Mendelssohn, a partner in the Berlin banking house of that name, and an amateur violoncellist of ability, has paid 40,000 marks ( £ 2,000) for a celebrated violoncello by Stradivarius. The previous owner purchased it for £ 600. Steinitz, the chess player, sometimes becomes so absorbed in considering a problem that he will stand still in the most crowded thoroughfare. It is related of him that on one occasion be caused such an obstruction that a policeman told him to muve on. Excuse me," replied the player, absently, but it is your move." August Gemunder, the famous violin maker, who recently died in America at the age of 82, always claimed that a violin made after the models of the old masters, and of old wood would be a better instrument than an original old violin, as the wood in the latter lost much of its strength through long continued vibration. He copied Sarasate's Amati, and the Spanish artiste pub. licly declared the copy to be as good as the original.

A SATURDAY SERMON. Perhaps you may once or twice in your life have passed a person whose countenance sbruok you with a painful amazement. It was the face of a man with features as of flesh and blood, bat all hue of flesh and blood was gone, and the whole visage was overspread with a dull silver grey, and ), mysterious metallic gloss. You felt wonder, you felt curiosity but a deep impres- sion of the unnatural made pain the strongest 1 feeling of all which the spectacle excited. Yoa found ib was a poor man, who, in disease, had taken mercury till it transferred itself through I his skin, and glistened m his face. Now, go where he will, he exhibits t! e proof of his disorder and of the large I quantity of metal he has consumed. If you had an eye to see the souls that are about foq. many would soe—atM too many—who are just like that they have swallowed doses of metal- ill-gotten, cankered, rusted metal-till all purity i and beauty are destroyed. The metal is in them, throughout them, turning their complexion, attesting their disorder, rendering them shocking to look upon for all eyes that can see souls. tt you have unjust gains they do not disfigure the j countenance on which we short.sighted creatnrEIII look but they do make your soul a pitiful sight II to the great open Eye that does sec*. Of all poisons and plague«, the deadliest you can admit fto yoor bourtid gain Wbioh fraud hae won. .Bu, Wile