The Cardiff Times

Pontypridd Mission. IMPRESSIVE MEETINGS. Dramatic Scenes. Sandty's meetings in connection with Mr Dan Roberts's mission at Pontypridd were held in the Graig district in the morning and evening at the Presbyterian Forward Movement Hall, and in the afternoon at Temple Baptist Ohapel. The evangelist was accompanied by the Misses Annie and Maggie Davies, Maesteg, Miss Mary Davies, Gorseinon, and Miss S. A. Jones, Nanty. moel. The morning service at the Graig Hall was of a very quiet character. The evangelist urged the importance of praying for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The two prayers which were uttered at Loughor prior to the revival were, "0, Lord. send the Roty Spirit just now," and 0, Lord, send the Spirit in His power for Jesus Christ's sake." These remarks of the evangelist gave a distinctive tone of reverence to the subsequent portion of the meeting. In every phase of the service was this rejected; in the singing as well as the prayers, the latter being subdued and fervent, whilst the former was tender and quiet, and in keeping with the charac- ter of the meeting Miss Annie Davies gave a very beautiful rendering of her favourite, Djma Feibl anwyl lesu." whilst Miss Maggie Davies's rendering of Marchog lean was also very effective. The afternoon meeting was held at the Templa Chapel. Miss Annie Davies was indisposed and nnable to attt-nd, bat the other three ladies and Mr Roberts were early in attendance. The missioner urged upon the people to sins "Pen Calfaria. with a realisation of what it meant, for it was quite a fact that. as the hymn put it, they would" ne'er be forgotten," and then the words were repeatedly sung with mush fervency and feeling. Mr Roberts afterwards delivered an address, in which he dwelt on the absolute- necessity of translating belief into action. If only all present did their duty the aspect of the meeting would be changed, and if the Christians of the place would only do theirs then Ponty- pridd would soon be a different place. Tte sub- sequent part of the proceedings was very fine, and particularly affecting was the powerful xendering of the hymn For you I am praying." A man's lemark that therovivatiats were being characterised as mad formed the subject of a very effective address by Miss S. A. Jones, who remarked that if there was any madness" about it then it was a glorious kind of mad- ness." But, friends," she urged, '/itis sanity. It was before the revival I was mad, and it is now I am sane." The singing of 0, na bawn i fel Efe (" 0, that I were like Him ") was the prelude for an oat bar st of praying, the other section of the congregation singing at the same time in an undertone, and the effect was very impressive. v Tbeconcludiug part of the meeting was dramatic. The pastor, the Rev. D. Parston, asked the people to sing the Doxoiogyto conclude the meet- ing when a man in the body'of the chapel ex- plained that there was a man in the cbapelwho -was in conflict of soul, and he besought the congregation to remain a iittte longer, and his nqueat was, of course, immediately acceded to by an outpouring of player, and" songs of praises presently heralded another conversion. Graig Hajj. in the evening, at which all the evangelists were present, was crowded at an early hour. A feature of the meeting was the remarkable character of some of the testimonies. One young fellow said that his" salvation" bad been brought about through his having gone to lodge with a godly family- The Rev. Mr Rowlands, the pastor, said that the singing of a hymn brought about his conversion. Before the conclusion of the meeting the feelings became very intense. Miss Maggie Davies's rendering of M Dyma Gariad fel yr Moroedd" was exceedingly effective, one old gentleman was unable to restrain himself and broke out into praising whilst she was singing. The close of the meeting was characterised with much fervour and enthusiasm, a number of conversions peing re- corded.

UNDERGROUND SERVICE. j Attended by Lady Missioners. ? Miss Mary Davies (Gorseinon), Miss Maggie ] Davies (Maesteg), and Miss S. A. Jones (Nanty- moel), accompanied by several others, visited the Maritime Level on Sitotnrday morning, where prayer meetings are conducted every moruiutr, and took pari in the sarvice. The revivalists travelled in trains to the place where the meet- ¡ ing was being held. and it is esti- mated that 200 were piesent. Misa Maggie Davies gdve a very touching rendering I of "Oe eaf Iesu." Miss S. A. Jones addressed the gathering in EDglish and Miss Mary Davies in Welsh. The service was a very impressire one- and upon emerging from the level the party sang Lead, kindly light" and other hymns. friendly Societies and Public Houses, j At a meeting of the Garw Baptist Church Couu- cil, held on March 1st, a resolution was unani- mously moved strongly appealing to all mom- beta of the Baptist churches of the Garv? Valley to exercise thair influence in favour of the move- j menJ to removeall Friendly Societies from public houses to other and more desirable buildings. And farther, that in the event of a reqnest being made by any of the lodges, thev ask the churches to place their vestries at the dispcaal of tbe various societies.

Missioner at Home. REMARKABLE STORIES. Mr Evan Roberts remained at Loughor throughout Monday. At night he attended the anniversary services at Penuel Baptist Church. No Photograph. A correspondent writes —The missioner had sunshine in his Bool on Satmday. He told his host and hostess (:\1r and Mrs Rhys Jones) that he felt stronger tban ever, and that he would be glad when be was allowed to get back to work. Go sang and shonted in his joyonsness. On the previous day (Friday) Mr Rhys Jones asked him if he would favour him by allowing him to have his photograph taken. Mr Roberts said he would ask, and give Mr Jones the answer later in the day. In due coarse the photographer arrived, and Mr Jones was bopefol, bot it was but for a moment, for Mr Roberts said he had been clearly told that he maat not be phots- graphed. "To Your Knees. A remarkable incident occurred on Friday afternoon when Mr Evan Roberts, Mr and Mrs Rays Jones, Mr Dan Roberts, the Rev. Mardy Davies and the four lady evangelists were taking teatogether. They were proceeding with the meal when suddenly Mr Evan Roberts began to tremble. Taming to his brother Dan he said, They are holding a revival meeting at Ponty- pridd." "Yes," answered Mr Dan Roberts. "Thereiaaaoolatrngghng at this moment," exclaimed Mr Evan Robarta. To yoar knees. Pray, pray, all of you," There was earnest prayer, and presently Mr Evan Roberts said That will do. The victory has been won." The game day a letter was received by the missioner from Rotterdam asking prayers for a brother. All in tbe room wheD tbe Jetter was opened were at once ordered to their knees. A Talk with Satan. The following belongs to that period of silence which Mr Evan Roberts spent at Godrecoed, Neath. The experience was related by Mr Evan Roberts himself. In one of my darkest sea- sons," said the missioner, Satan came to De and in a taunting tone said, Evan Roberts, it's only lies yon are preaching.' My answer was, Well, Satan, if that is so we are both the same, because you are the father of lies. You ought to be glad if I am preaching lies. But have you thought, Satan, how different is the effect of your preaching and of mine ? Yoar preaching drives people from the churches, mirrs draws them into the churches.

SERVICES AT CARDIFF. Tabernacle and Bethany Chapels. It was announced at the Tabernacle, Hayes, last evening that (as the church is to be closed one <iay-for cleaning) services would take place to-day in the schoolroom adjoining, and it was also announced that, in order to provide for an overflow, Bethany Chapel, St. Mary-street, would be opened at the same time this (Tuesday evening) in order that sufficient accommodation might. be afforded. Work at the Docks. The prayer meeting announced aboat two months ago as having been commenced by the staff at the office of Messrs Gorv Brothers and Co., Limited, Docks, Cardiff, is still carried on. In connection with the same a weekly class for Bible study has been instituted, and the princi- pal of tiJelfirm, Mr John Cory, has presented a pocket Bible to each one becoming an enrolled member of the International Bible Reading Association and the weekly class for Bible study meeting at Cory's Buildings. Ethical Transformations." At the Tabernacle meeting Principal Edwards read an interesting letter from a missionary student in Paris, who lately visited Cardiff, ask- ing for further information concerning the re- sults of the great awakening, especially asking for instances of ethical transformations," as these, be added, appealed meat strongly to the French spirit. Some of yon," said the Princi. pal, may not know exactly what is meant by ethical transformations, but I ask you, is there a change in your life, are drunkards made sober, dishonest people honest, liais truthful, impure lives chasta and sweet I" Ah, yes, that it is," said a voice in the gallery, there are hundreds of tham." The stndent added, Let me pay 1 how I am happy to have seen th3 power of God how I am happy to have seen tbe power of God working in your country, Sometimes when I thought of my France, so dark and stony, I went ¡' to doabt whether the power of God coald be powerful enough to quicken it. Now I know, without a shadow of doubt, God is always and everywhere the same living God. May I ass: yon to pray for my country and for myself in order that I may b3 able to testify strongly as to what I saw in Wales ?" New Cardiff Mission Choir. It has been decided,, to continue. the choir organised during the late Torrey-Alexander mission in Cathays Park as a mission choir for religious work in the town, the leader and secre- tary being Messrs W. Samuels and L. Mably respectively. The first practice takes place on Wednesday evening at Charles-street Wesleyan schoolroom. A prayer meeting was held at the Bethel Cbapel, Mountstuart square,, on Monday at 1.30 at the invitation of the Rev. T. Davies. The meeting was attended by several business men, and it was decided for the future to hold two prayer meetings every week between the hoars of 1 and 2 o'closk—one on Monday at the Bethel Cbapel, and one on Thursday a t St. Stephen's Church on the invitation of the Rev. S. Russell. All are welcomed at this meeting.

BISHOP HEDLEY AND THE REVIVAL Enlightened Instruction Needed. In his Lenten pastottti letter the Bishop of Newport (Dr. Hedley) makes some indirect refer- ences to the revival. It would naturally, he says, be too wide a subject to speak of all the mistakes tha.t leaders and followers are liable to fall into when they are not directed by the teaching authority which God has placed in tbe world. It would be too long to deseri be the strange views of God, the distortion and misapplication I of holy Scripture, and the wild mangling of the Christian creeds, which arefamiliar to those who follow the utterances of self-constituted evange- lists.*) To the all-spiritual, unehanKinK God. they attribute the limits and conventions of the society they live its. The Blessed Lord was sometimes a mere Man. at others nothing but a name for what was called salvation." And as for conversion," they could only cry out and vainly repeat what their forefathers had in herited from the evil sources of Luther and Calvin. Conversion, in the Catholic teaching, involved three things at least the real turning of the heart to God with some kind of filial love, the detestation of all past sin without exception, and the firm resolution to avoid sin anel the dan- gerous occasions of sin in the future. How much of this was to be found in that so-called" accept- ance of salvatiou which was preached in Pro testantism ? Was this anything more than a blind feeling, an unreasoning assurance, or etren an empty formula ? It was trne, the Saviour offers salvation to all. But the souls of men were not stones or clods that could be saved" without their own co-operation. The bishop contends that it i3 necessary to bear in mind the truths concerning the Sacra- ments when they, as Catholics, found them- selves in thomMence of religions movements which pretended to do without the Church of God. The question of Chnrch or noChurcb," continues Bishop Hedley, is so vital a one that the devil is not unwilling to allow men even to become better, if thereby he can persuade them that they do not need tbe Church. When they leave off drinking and swearing, sing hymns and cry aloud, and, in all sincerity, turn to God and their Saviour, these things are good, whether in the Church or out of; it. Bat they are not the whole of the religion of Christ. At the best they are only beginnings-they are first step. in a narrow and hard road. To stop at this point is practically to go back altogether. There must be sure leading, enlightened instruction, and strong »and solid help, if a man is to complete the vague aspirations of his pricked conscience by the rnB reign of sanctifying grace in his soul, and tbe adequate exhibition of Christian conduct in his life. Even Catholics lose sight of this. There are those amongst us who con- tent themselves with gome kind of conversion, at a. mission for example, and almost wholly neglect the Sacraments, by which alone the effects of a mission can be made lasting,"

REVIVAL BREVITIES. Prayer Meeting at Penrhiw Pit. The lady evangelists, Misses Mary and Maggie Davies and S. A. Jones, accompanied by some visitors from Ireland, and the manager, Mr Henry Jones, and his son, Mr O. Evans, de- scended the Penrjhw Pit, Pontypridd, on Mon- day morning, and attended a prayer meeting of tbe workmen in the main double parting. Miss Mary Davies prayed and Miss Maggie Davies sang with gieat fervour, and testimonies were givec by many workmen. A striking address was delivered by a miner, tbe assembly breaking forth into rapturous song. Great Work by Btaenavon Boys. About ZU lads are doing a. great, worK at; oaen- avon. During the past week they held a num- ber of meetings in pnblic plaees, and large con- gregations were deeply impressed. The band, under the leadership of a boy of 14, conducted no fewer than eight meetings on Saturday night. Crowds of-people gathered around them, and so earnobt were tbe prayers and addresses that many eyes were filled with tears. Successful Ebbw Vale Church. On Sunday the balf-yeariy meetings of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Ebbw Vale: were held. This church, of whicb the RGv. Mathew Thomas is pastor, has been exceptionally success- ful in securing converts, over 140 having enrolled tbemsehesI The meetings were of a revival character,and with the asistance of Madam Eate Morgan-Llewellyn, great fervour was shown. Thirteen conversions \\ere announced as the resali of the day's proceedings. Madam Kate Morgan-LleweHyu continued the meetings on Monday evening.

A CLASSIC SACRIFICE. The Times," referring to Lortl Selborne's appointment as High Commissioner of South Africa, says The sacrifice on his pari; is not small, and his consent to make it is a token oi the reality and of the strength of his Imperial patriotism, His prospects as a statesmau at home were brilliaut and well secured." Splendid self-abnegation." Daily Telegraph." Chorus from Behind Can't we be sacrificed too ? Cartoon by F. C. Gould. Published by arrangement with the Westminster Gazette." -r- „ 1' —

Carmarthen Boroughs. I MR ALFRED DAVIES, M.P., AT LLANELLY. Criticism of Mr Lloyd George, M,P. A meeting of the supporters of Mr Alfred Davies. M.P., was held at the Parish Hall, Llanelly, on Saturday night. The hall, which will accommodate about 500 or 600 people, was crowded. It bad been made clear in the posters announcing tbe meeting that only the supporters of the hon. member were expected to attend, but it was evident that in addition to these a fair number of others were present, and though they offered no active opposition to the proceedings, they indulged in a little good humoured banter now and again. On the motion of Mr W. B. Tones. Mr Wm. Howell, solicitor, was voted to the chair. The hon. member was accorded a waim reception when be made his appearance. The Chairman,"in the course of his opening) speech, referred to the singular poaicion of locaf pjlitics, and said that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of forming an associa- tion which would see that their member was retarned at the next election at the top of the poll and with an enormous majority. (Applause.) He had wrested the seat from a Toi y. (A. Voice '• He has a safe seat." Cries of Cigars and laughter.) Mr Davies bad bten a good Radical, but his opponent had been selected by a Liberal Association who got Mr Herbort Gladstone to write three days before Mr Llewelyn Williams was adopted n. candidate stating that be would support any man selected by a responsible Liberal Association. (Shame.) The previous night the association had brought down Mr Lloyd George—(cheers and Boo '')—to attack -—ho would not may tojeurse—and he bad remained to bless. He (the ebtirman) felt sure that Mr Lloyd George had been brought down under u misapprehension, and had he known the trno state of politics in the united boroughs he would not have been present. There was no reason why their member should be turned out because Mr Llewelyn Williams was a particular friend of Mr Lloyd George, especially since their member had not been guilty of any misconduct. There were already ubont 160 lawyers in the Honse of Commons. (A Voice: Too many.") Their member had satisfied tlieLiberal Whips, ani bad always voted according to the wishes of the party, and he had a perfect right to pursue the conraahowasnowpursuias. There was no pre- cedent for bringing a man to oppose a sitting I member who had at all times discharged his duties to his constituents, and it was because the ttsaociation bad adopted that course that be (Mr Howell) and many others had retiisdfrom it, and had decided to support the sitting member, because they believed in the great principles of truth and justice and risht. Much as he respected and admired Mr Lloyd George, he felt certain the hon. member for the Carnarvon Boroughs had placed himself in a false position whou no came to Llanelly to interfere in this matter. (Applanse.) Mr Alfred Davies, M.P., who was well received, said that be was not to blame for the present crisis, which he deeply regretted. If tbsy could only get Evan Roberts, the revivalist, there thay would have the truth again. (Cheers and laugh- ter.) He had endeavoured to the best of his abifitv to fulfil his obligations to the consti- tuency. They knew he was a business man, and he was proud;of it, for be would rather be a business man than an orator, He had endea- voured to act in a business way, and be had been congratulated by the members of both sides of the House of Commons, bat since his enemies had caused, trouble in the boroughs he had been silent in the House, in order to see whether ho could please tbam, by being a silent member. (Laughter.) No member of the House of Commons had been persecuted as be bad been by the whole crew, and if he revealed all the facts thev would astonished. He had a clear conscience and had nothing to fear if everything were disclosed. (Cheers.) The hon. me.nber said be sought no social distinction, no office, no judgeship, county or otherwise. (Laughter.) Some people had tried to thwart his efforts of doing good, but it was impossible to make peace owing to tbe little cliques. (" Quite right,") His enemies hac1 done all they conld to minimise his work, and had made it elear that they wanted a new man, but their efforts, he believed, would be thwarted, for Welshmen would not consent to anything but fair play and justice, (A. Voice You have had it.") Vtben a working man had done his duty he did not expect to ba dismissed without cause, and if he had done anything amiss he would not stand before them. He would retire with grace, but no one had suggested that be had done wrong. (" No, no.") The men who wanted to hound him had some axe to grind, some pocket to fill-(applause, and cries of Well done ") -some agencies to secure. For God's sake let them rid themselves of these men, and let them bd.ve pure politics—a matter of the conscience and not of the pocket. (Cheers, and a Voice: "No more cheques.") The question woald be decided at the polls, for there would be no going back, even if there were a hundred Gladstones and a hundred Lloyd Georges in his path. He wonld die on the battlefield he would never give fn; for he was a man who when thwarted became more obstinate. If everyone was against hi m he would go on. The bon. member thanked the people of Carmarthen and Llanelly for the excellent reception they had given him, and said be knew the working men of Llanelly were going to work for him and going to return him trinmrhantly to Parliament. The hon. member resumed his seat amidst cries of Hip-hip harrab," and the singiiig of 11 For he's a jolly good fellow." Alderman Morris Jones, Carmarthen, "id that nearly all the Nonconformist ministers of Car- marthen and between GOO and 700 of the 1900 Liberal voters in the sister borough would sup- port the sitting member. Mr W. B. Jones, Llanelly, said that he did not consider that the name of Mr Alfred Davies had been regularly excluded from the list of can- didates for the boronghs, and when the chafr- man ruled the name out of order about 27 mem- bers who were the supporters of Mr Alfred Davies left the meeting jast as the Liberals left the lloase of Commons when the D-sfaaltiog Authorities Bill was passed. If that Act was illegal so also was the selection of Mr Llewelyn Williams. He proposed that the meeting should constitute itself into a Radical Council for the purpose of advocating the return of the sitting member. Mr Lones seconded, and the resolution was carried. On the motion of Mr Badger, seconded by Mr John Davies, a vote of confidence in Mr Alfred Davies was passed, and a resolution was carried axpreasing regret that Mr Lloyd George, M.P., should ennsidar it exnedient to intervence in the Carmarthen Borougrha ac the present jnnctnre against the interest of the sitting member, Mr j AJfred .Davies, who had served the constituency faithfully during the last five years, aDd who had carried out his pledges to the letter. Mr John Lewis asked what the views of Mr Alfred Davies were on the temperance question, and the hon. member said he took a deep interest in it. He bad kept every pledge he bad made ou the temperance question. The meeting waB then adjournea for a week, iu order to carry out tbe details of the first rosolu- tion. _—.—

James Baxter, Corporation emplove, was en- gaged at work in a. sewer at Warrington on Monday, when a sudden rush of gas overpowered him. Two fellow workmen went down to rescue him, but they were also overcome. The three men were with great difficulty goi out, but Box. ter died almost immediately. The other two meu were conveyed in an unconscious condition to the Infirtnnrj,

Clubs in Glamorgan. "t- AN INQUIRY PROPOSED. Brewery Companies Criticised. t SPEECH BY JUDGE GWILYM WILLIAMS. Councillor GWyn Morris at to-day's meeting of the Glamorgan Standing JointCommittee moved, in accordance with notice, that a. sub-committee be appointed to consider -he chief-constable's re- port upon the registered clubs in the county, with special reference to their bona fide nature, to recciva such evidence as might be obtainable, and, if necessary, to reconJmend the institution of legal proceeding8 when deemed desirable, in order to te-st the bona fides of such clubs." He said he though* they wonld all sgree that the report disclosed a serious state of things. Thev had a return rf 92 cloba with a membership of 23,000. Many Of the clnbs certainly were apparently of a politieal nature, and in giving I notice of his motion he disclaimed all hostility against political clubs as such, although hp. was entitled to the opinion that if their objects were political they should submit themselves to rules of conduct consistent with the objects they had in view, more especially with regard to hours of closing and Sunday opening. (ilear, hear.) But, unfortunately, these clubs in many instances offered opportunities for illicit Sunday irinking. (Hear, hear.) Some people who of necessity spent a. little time in their neighbour- hood on Sundays were appalled at the sight of hundreds of people who reaorted to them on Suu- days, in order to obtain driuk. He thought that tbeywould agree with him that these clubs were [J menace to the GOO(I work as long as they were allowed to go on unchecked in their methods. They would also doubtlaag agree that in the interest of licensed victnpliers theae clubs should be subjected to more stringent regulations, and another reason for tbat was that they were in many instances a refuse for batting men when cas driven by the po e-S from the streets. The resolution was secoydeu. Judge Gwilym illia a aaid he failed to see beR Mr Morris coufd gIVe effect to the xeaolntioii If it was carried. It was within the recollection of that committee ihat he had moved in that matter, when, having found fault to a certain I extent with the police for their want of super- vision of licensed houses, founded on the great amonnt of drunkenness that existedinthecounty, he afterwards came to tbeconclosion that a great deal of the drunkenness which they all, de- plored was due to these clubs. Then the ques- tion came in how they were to bring pressure to bear upon them. Pressure could be brought to bear upon licensed houses, because thopolice had very extensive powers with regard to entry, and so on, bnt with regard to ctubs their powers were limited. Therefore, although he sympathised entirely with the spirit of the motion, he could not see that they as a committee could do any- thing more than they had done, viz., by telling the chief constable to exercise his authority ovor bis men by instructing them to be moro vigilant, if possible, and that whenever they had cause to apply to the justice9 'n the neighbourhood wharo the clabs were located for an order of in- spection and a warrant, to make Buch inspection as the circumstances warranted with a view to getting the clubs closed. Personally, he was sorry that when the Licensing Bill was?brought before Parliament something WIUl mt done to give the justices more power over clubs. One of the things he advocated when he made the strong assertions bo did with regard to the crime of the county was thac he considered a great deal of excuse was dne to persons who were not house- holders, because they had no ether place tago to but the public-house, find therefore employers of labour, landowner8*sfid representatives of the working classes should join together and put up clubs for workmen, bat. Of course, when one i saw that thn system was s0 terribly abused, it was very difficult now to anything iu favour 'of any club at all, he ventured to sav that the great majority of these clnbs were really ani truly nothing better than dunking dens. (Hear, bea-r.1 Bnt notwithstanding that fact, it was impossible for them to take action unless the justices obtained great01 powers than they now possessed to inspect these places. It seemed to him that the only tbi11^ l?nanli3 licensed houees could do was t0 pressureits bear nnon the brewers to who™ t"6? were tied. He knew as a fact that tber0. were c!ilb3 wbich would not have come into existence if they bad not been financed by brewery companies, and although it seemed to ba very extra.ordinary that a. brewery company shonlcl finance a club almost wi thin a stone's throw Of a 1 houce of their own, yet they did it, roegibJY to extend the sale of their own liquoriv. The Chairman expressed the hope that after what Judge Williams bad saId the motion would be withdrawn, 4. „ Mr Morris, however, .preferred that the motion should be voted upon/aO^ the result was that it was negatived by a lar £ 0 n°ajor|ty- At an earlier stage meeting the com- mittee unanimously na8ee:l. a resolution that it be an instruction to the Olice, in the cancelling of licences, that they confine themselves to making such reports as the naagistrates requiicd, and are not to initiate any proceedings except on the ground of misconduct.

1- BURGLAR DISTURBED By Wakeful Penarth Tradesman. Early on Monday a» attempt was made to break into thinremlaes ocetl!? a. ^rs Wood, St. Augustioe-ro^. Pen"rth: bnrg'*r was interrupted by the pe*t door neigh hour, who, on he'aring a noiae inst after midnight, opened hi. bedroom window, on 1?1°km^ ,atk° tbe next garden saw a man »pparent,j 5 'ltnPunK >. force tbe front door On being»sk"d what he was j doing, the intruder an^red- I can t get in^ Later on, hesring the noises continued the neighbour again opened the w.ndow, and on looking out, saw the man atl" hanging about the premises, and when 8P°.^e° to n}an walked awav. On ScrfM*"?11 ,,n tb? "lor.n,Q° it was found that the w'"d°w bad b«en cut by a diamond. apd tho ^°r marks of a jemmy, another door at the side 6f the house had also been with. Tbe man seen by the neighbour j^described as being 5ft. Bin. in heisht,Waarii)g » br0.wa °!-0,'c°!,t a"d bowler hat. The police are investigating the affair.

BREAKDOWN'TN A TUNNEL. Accident on the Cambrian. An accident oecurred on Monday evening to the train on the coast section of the Cambrian T"» i I'll .r t. nn lliitn ar h a r»! n/* IT ivmiway, wlucn leaves Lua<■* and is due at AberdoveV at 5.20. Whilst proceed- ing through the bie tunnel near Aberdovey Station, the right side craok of the engine broke The disabled engine t0 a 3t.aP Vi, 1n G tunnel, which caused considerable anxiety amongst the Passengers- ^he. w»lk back to Dovey Junction with tbetabiet and bring an engine to the disabled train, which was taken along to AberdoveV- Some damage was done to the carriage next tho engine, but no one was injured, The accident caused an hours delay.*

REFORMATORY BREAKER. The lad, Jatpes Morria (15), of Aberdare, who ezcapc'J from Little Mill Reformatory School, near Pontypool, on Sat«rrfjjy>was arrested at Ponthir on Monday by P C Ware, l Th'Z 18 the second time in three years that the boy has escaped. He will be brought before the Ponty- pool magistrates to-day.

"Black Glamorgan." tf GRATIFYING IM-PRO VEMENT IN POLICE i STATISTICS. Judge Gwilym Williams and the. Revival. j At a meeting of the Standing Joint Com- I mittee of the Glamorgan County Council, held at Cardiff on Monday, his Honour Judge Gwilym Wiliiams called attention to the statistics in tbe I Chief Constable's quarterly report. Theso showed that during the last quarter there was a decrease in the number of persons proceeded against for non indictable offences of 1,364, and the Chief Constable remarked that the decrease in drun- kenaeashas undoubtedly been most marked where I the Revivalists have had the largest following.' Judge Gwilym Williams congratulated the comm?ttee and the whole county upon this very j excellent report. Some time ago, ho said, the tiMe" Black Glamorgan was applied to the county, and although he did not give it lhat name-as Sir John fJlewelyn (who was sitting next to him) aeemed t3 think he did- poa-obly he did refor to the county in such a. mauner as to justify that title being applied to it; Therefore, it was all the more pleasurable to him that day to be able to congratulate the county upon the improvement, at any rate, in the number of non- 1 indictable offences, He noticed that theChlefCon- stable considered thepmprovement waspehapsdue to the decrease in drunkenness, and that was a. matter for sincere congratulation. He also paid-; a marked tribute to the efforts of those people who had been called Revivalists. He (Judge J Williams) haa no doubt, from what he bad heard, that that credit was justly :lue to Mr Evan Roberts, who started the revival, and to those persons who had identified themselves with him in the movement, and he therefore, occupy- ing the public position he did, was very pleased to bear testimony to that, in order that it might be known that they who administered justice in the county cousiclered that they were indebted in a great measure for tho ■ improved condition of things to the efforts of Mr Evan Roberts and his co-revivalists. (Hear, hear.) He certainly did not approve of the cavi1. i ling that had taken place with regard to tho Revivalists' methods. To him. the methods were nothing; the result" were everything—(hear, hear)-aud they found from the Chief Constable's ) report that the results were good. (Ilear" hear.) Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn remarked that, if bia Honor: Judge GwiIvni Williams was not the first to apply the title of Black Glamorgan to tbe county, he ^Sir John Llewelyn) first heard it used at that table. He felt that nothing but good could come of calling attention to the very serious state of the county frjm the alaudpoint of crime. It led to a great deal of conaidelation in all parts'of the '• county, and no doubt a great deal of care and attention had been given to the extreme indul- 1 gence in drink. They were told that one of the marked effects of theievival had been not merely decline in drunkenness, but also the pavment of old debts. (Laughter and "Hear, hear.") That j certainly pointed to something which could not be other than a very good thing. (Hear. hear.) He was very glad to see the report, and hopect that that pleasing state of thing9 would continue. • (Hear, hear.) j

ELECTRICITY IN MINES. The New Special Rules. After careful consideration and consultation j with tho Chief Inspectors of Mines, the Home j Secretary has issued copies of the special rules for the installation and use of electricity in collieries. Under the head of "Definitions" it is provided that wheu the pressure at the terminals where the electricity is used does not exceed 250 volts the supply is to be deemed a low-pieasure one where it does not exceed 650 volts it is to be deemed medium-pressure where it does not exceed 3,000 volts it is to be considered a high pressure supply and where at any time it may exceed 3,000 volta, it ia to be regarded as an extra high-presaure supply. All electrical apparatus and conductors are, a3 far ns is reasonably practicable, to be efficiently covered and safeguarded, and are to be of such construction and so worked that the rise in tem- peretnte caused by ord'nary xvorking will not injure the insulating materials. No higher pres- sure *;ban a medium pressure is to be used in any place or part of the mine to which general rnle No. 8 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887, applies. A competent person is to be on duty at the mine when the electrical apparatus or machinery is in use, and when the amount of electricity delivered down tbe mine exceeds 200 v.b.p., a competent parsan is to be on duty above ground and another below ground- The rules also provide detailed regulations respecting generating stations, machine rooms, cables, switches, fuses, cut outs, motors, &c. Electricity from lighting or power cables is not to be used for firing shots, except in sinking- shafts or stone drifts. Under the heading of Exemptions," the following provision is made Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, any electrical plant or apparatus installed or in use before the coming into force of these rules may be continued in use unless an inspector shall otherwise direct, or sobject to any condi- tiona affecting safety that he may prescribe. 10 case any difference of opinion shall arise between aninspectot and an owner under this rale, the same shall be settled as piovidod in section 42 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887."

FREE FOOD LEAGUE To Support Mr Churchill. ^uaiTTt'D** ttle Food League was held c? 1° oa Monday afternoon. Sir Michael s-IJeach. Presided. The proceedings were private, but it is understood that the members present decided to snpport Mr Winston present decided to support Mr Winston Chnrchtl] s motion on Wednesday night. Another telegram says ;—It is understood that whilst all present were in favour of the principle vOi tne motion and several were disposed to go so far as, a pledge to vote for it. tbe prevalent feel- ing was to dofer any definite decision until it was seen what conrse tbe Government would pro- pose in the matter There is an impression that there maj be moved on behalf of the Govern- ing was to dofer any definite decision until it was seen what conrse the Government would pro. pose in the matter There is an impression that there maj be moved on behalf of the Govern- ment a reasoned amendment urgiug that the question should be l*ft over until after the oolonial Conference. In the meantime strong pressure is being brought to bear ipon the Government to leave the queation an open one so that members may be free to vote upon it at thair discretion withont th«r»^ i_r_ gm. to the Government. Mr Char chill's motmn

NEIGHBOURLY WARFARE, J The Bany magistrates (Messrs Howell Rees and J. G. Thome.3) heard another caseon Monday from the Cadoxton district of neighbourly f juabbles. Mrs Jane Forse was ttgpin the de. fendant. it bein £ alleged against ber by Emily Shire, of Treharne-road, that she broke into her house, anri strnck her in the eye, blackening it in such a manner that it still remained discoloured. Defendant followed this up by catching hold of her hair, dragging her into the street, throwing her on the pavement, and knocking her head. Two witnesses corroborated Mrs Shire's evidence, Rnd Nfrs Forae, with volubility. declared it to be a made-up affair. A fine of 41 was imposed, or in default 14 days' imprisounawati with bard labour. >

Library and Museum. £ 1,000 FROM LORD WINDSOR. Mr James Howell Promises £500. A special meeting of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce, convened to consider the advisability of inaugurating a Docks fund so as to assist in bringing1 tbe Welsh National Museum and Library to Cardiff, was held at the Exchange on Monday. Mr Franklin Thomas presided, and the Mayor and town clerk attended. The President thonght they ought to try and do all that was possible to make Cardiff the Metropolis of Wales, and in order that the town might meet the conditions laid aown by the Government, the town authorities wore particu- larly anxious to raise a fund of about £50,000, so that Cardiff might be the setected town. He would therefore propose That this meeting is of opinion that it is desirable that every effoit should be made to secure the location of the National Museum and Library in Cardiff." Mr Wm. Jones seconded The Mayor, invited to speak, outlined the Cardiff proposals. Aberystwyth and Swansea would prove very serious rivals, but it was of the utmost importance to Cardiff that they should get both library and museum, and therefore they had fixed upon £ 50,000 as the sum they should require. If the two institutions were separated they would as a town lose their national charac- ter, and it was therefore important that Cardiff should make strenuous efforts to see that this ahoutd not be done. Tho .Mayor said he had received a latter that morning from Lord Windsor Dromising £ 1,000. Mr James Howell bad also promised £ 500, and lhe total subscriptions promised were about £ 25,000. Mr J. L. Wheatley dealt with the esti- mate of Sir Isambard Owen as to the cost of j maintenance, and said that his experience was that the actual cost of these Government insti- tutions far exceeded the original estimates. There was a. feeling among the Welsh members that Aberystwytb. should have the library and Cardiff the mnseum, but he did not believe people would go as far as Aberystwyth to visit the library. Swansea, bad not hesitated to besmirch the fair name of Cardiff, but they wonld not lend them- selves to that business. The landowners had responded generously to the appeal, and be hoped the merchant princes at the Docks would also give their hearty support. The President then announced that he had received a letter from Sir William Thomas Lewis stating that be had arranged to contribute 200 guineas on behalf of the Lewis Merthyr Company. (Applause.) Mr E. O. Jones said that he also took a. deep interest in the matter in common with Sir William Thomas Lewis, not only because they wdrs both Welshmen, but because they were citizens of Cardiff. The resolution was then put to the meeting and carried. Mr William Jones then moved, and Mr W. B.. James seconded, a resolution appointing the Council of the Chamber of Commerce a com- mittee, with power to add to their number, with a view to assist the Corporation. The report was passad, and the names of Mr E. O. Jones and Councillor Renwick were added to the com- mutes. Swansea's Fund. The Mayor of Swansea has received from the Duke of Beaufort a promise of JE250 if the National Museum is located at Swansea. Llanelly has decided to support the elaims of Swansea.

LABOUR BUREAU FOR CHIL- DREN LEAVING SCHOOL. A special meeting of the Cardiff, Barry, and Newport Schools Attendance Staffs was held at Maskell's Restaurant for the pnrpose of consider- ing the advisability of satting in motion an organisation for the above purposes as proposed by Mr Tom Maliett (Cardiff). There Was a capital attendance, amongst those present being the Rev. David Davies, rector of Canton, and president of the National Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children and Mr Donald Maclean, bon. secretary to the same society, Mr W. Seig, president of the National Association of School Attendance Officets, in the chair. Mr Mallett stated briefly that his proposal was to establish a register and labour bureau, especially in the interests of poor and neglected children over 14 years, who were drifting into evil bubita and society, and becoming addicted to ergophobia owing to the carelessness or poverty of their parents at R period of their existence when the natural inclination was to obtain em- ployment. If the head teachers, attendance officers, and the police would co-operate witn the philanthropic societies in finding suitable cloth. ing and situations for these children a great number of useless lives could be prevented and made valuable assets to the nation. Mr Day (Cardiff) thonght the proposal should go further, and embrace the registration of all children as they left school. Mr Seig said land laws were responsible for most of the distress. Messrs Williams and Rees (Barry), Messrs 1. Thomas M. A. Barke, J. J. Ames, and R. Hawkes (Cardiff), and A. Harrison gave instances where boys had been unable to obtain employment and where girls had drifted as servants into houses of ill-repate. The Rev. David DaMes was of opinion that something further should be attempted to obtain a practical solution of the problem. He thought they would be wise to console with the head teachers, the charity organisations, and the N.S.P.C.C., and proposed 1 (1) Tbat as a number of children are unable to receive a fair start in life on leaving school becaose they are not provided with proper cloth- ing, a register shoatd be kept of such cases and steps taken to secure a proper provision for them. i (2) That a copy of the above resolution be for- warded to tbe Head Teachers' Association, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- drea, the Charity Organisation Society, and the Chief Constable, and their co-operation invited. ) Mr Mallett seconded. Mr Donald Maclean j supported tho resolutions. He was satisfied a j case bad been made out, but thought the evi- dence should be collected, and the whole subject aabmitted to a meeting of the societies men- tioned in the resolution. He hoped each officer would prepare a list of dednite cases, so that their testimony could not be shaken under what- ever criticism they encountered. The resolutions were carried, and hearty thanks were accorded to the Rev. David Davies | and Mr Donald Maclean for their attendance. f 1 1 —

THREE NEW BISHOPS. Southwark, Rochester, and Gloucester. We are officially informed that the King his been pleased to approve the following appoint- ments — The Right Rev. Edward Stuart Talbot, D.D., Bishop of Rocbestftr, to be Bishop of the new See of Sout.'iwark, The Right Rev. John Reginald Harmer, D.D., Bishop of Adelaide, to be Bishop of Hocheater. in Buccession to Dr, Talbot. The Rev. Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson, D.D. Mcar of LeedH, to be Bishop of Gloucester, in succession to the Right Rev. Charles John Ellicott, I). D. Dr. Ellicott resigned the See of Gloucester some time ap-o, and at last week's Privy Council tho Eing signed an Order de- claring the vitcftucy under the Bishops Retire- ment Act.

Sub Rosa" in Cardiff- NEWSPAPERS FROM A NEWSPAPER MAN'S POINT OF VIEW. Mr Spencer Leigh Hughes, Sub Rosa" of the Morning Leader," lectured ai- Cory SaIl, Cardiff, on Monday night, under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A., on l< Newspapers, from a NeW paper Man's point of viaw." For nearly hours the clever journalist faced an uucomfort" ably crowded audience. For only fire minuteS was be serious. The lecture was brimful of rich humour it was given in an easy, pleasant, con- versational styte laughter was often loud and beeu welcomed. Sub-editors were described by Mr Haghes a8 grim creatures, who parsued the dreadful t:ade of cutting down into reasonable limits the pro- duct of better men than themselves, and the wasie-paper basket a great institution su £ ported entirely by voluntary contri ba tiODS." There were 200 publications which called themselves newspapers, and which represented various interests or trades or profassious. Mr Dooley had thus summed up the purpose of the modern Press The newspaper commands the army, it controls the legislature, it bap' tisestha young, it marries the foolish, it com- forts the afflicted and it afflicts the comfortable buries the dead and roasts them after." There was a Fleet-street legend which traced the origin of the Press back to the Garden of Eden. Adam bad been taught that labour was a curse, so be elected himself editor. Then be looked about for someone to do the walk. So Eve was the first real journal- iat, bat she had little to write about. There were no crises,no Wanklyna,and no Winston Churchillsi no Parliament, and although it was hardly con- ceivable, no unrest in the Balkans. Eve could write about dress fashions, bat there was a sort of irreducible minimum to that. The London Letter writer was the lineal descendant oftheserpent. Twelve Different Truths. The Press was originated to tell the truth-to contradict false reports. It ought not to be very difficult for oven a journalist to tell the trotb, because there were 12 different sorts. He would take three—(1) complex truth, which was trnth as it existed in the mind as distinguished froai reality most of them could reach that humble level. ;2) Contingent trnth-not absolute, but contingent on something else. (3: Formal truth -—agreement with the possible. For instance. Supposing he ^rrote of something which never took place—a glowing account of the fall of » legation, with picturesque details of theslaughter of the appearance of tbe landscape, and how the tun rose, it would be no answer to him to saf that the legation did not fall, because it might have fallen. That was formal truth. Mr Hughes ultimately passed on to newspaper mistakes, which most people were so pleased to point out, and they were guiltily conscious of the pleasure. In 1886 a telegram was sent to New Zealand that dynamite had been found in a Gladstone bag at Charing Cross. It was the time of the Fenian trooblee. The New Zealand paper commenced its leading article thus; The complicity of Mr Gladstone with the Irish dynamiters, of which we were always eonvinced. must now be placed bayond all doubt." Other mistakes, equally as funny, were cited. And Parliamentary Bulls. Mr Hughes evoked much applause when be said he had watched Parliament for 14 years, missing only three sittings in that time. He witnessed the opening that day. The journalist in the House of Commons claimed to be only a. liule lower thim the angsls, because the Press Gallery was just below the Ladies' Gallery. The lec- turer referred with pride to the distinguished men who had worked in the Press Gallery, and then he PaBiledon to some of theiittts trivialities which relieved the tedium of Parliamentary de- bate. Bulls or verbal slips were peculiar to Scotchmen, Irishmen, and Englishmen. Tbe Welshman was too clever to perpetrate a bull. Here are a fcw- Bnt, sir, the well is running dry, and they tbiuk that by putting in the pruning knife they will bring more grist to the mill." My right bon. friend has this year come to the top of tbe tree and landed a big fish." Now that we have cleared ail the barbed wire fences, it is to be hoped we are in smooth water at last." It is unreasonable to suggest you should throw the Government of this country into the melting pot just to see who would seize hold of the handles of the amp's eatate." Dublin Castle is being absolutely iron- bDnnd in red tape" The Some Secretary shakes his head. I amsorrytohearit." Majorities always, and merits never, settle disputes in Parliament, declared Mr Hughes amidst laughter and applause. Having paid a tribute to the woman journalist. who has come to stay and a good thing too," the lecturer said it was not trne that the average successful journalist was prepared to writeon any side of a question. Honesty was the best policy in the Press, and the man who honestly wrote what he thought was the man wbo succeeded. In conclusion, Mr Hushes declared that the British Press was the best Press in the world, t but it would not hold that position for ever if g more rings of capitalists and millionaires went on buying up groups of papers expressing differ- eut view*, bat all controlled from the same ti quarter. J

A COMMON POLICEMAN." 1 Revival and Obstruction, The Ystrad magistrates had before them 00 Monday a case in which a Revivalist, William Perry, a haulier, of Pantre, was charged with obstructing the street by conducting a. meeting at tbe Bridgend-sqnare. P.C. Evans sta.ted that the defendant was con- ducting a meeting at theBridgend-agnttreoo Saturday evening, the 18th ult. Upon witness asking Perry to go away the latter retorted that witness was only a common constable, and had no right to interfere. Ab;mt 8.30 p.m. witness again returned to the square, where he saw tbe defendant with a crowd of about 300 or 400 people around him, and the square was completely blocked. lie then asked the defendant to go away as people complained that tbey were unabie to paes through the crowd, but Perry again refused to accede to the request. Acting under instructions, wit- ness, having gone to the police station, agaiff came back in company with P.S. Rees. The de- fendant was at once requested to go and ho!d the service at some other place, but refused to com- ply with the request, maintaining tbat the police had no light to interfere. P.S. Rees corroborated, and stated that after he had taken Perry's name andaddreas the meet- ing was closed and the crowd dispersed. The defendant denied that he had either con- ducted the meeting or made use of the remarks attributed to him by the officers. He had., be aaid, simply started a, hymn to quell a disturb- ance which was being occasioned through a dis- pute between aCbristadelpbianand an evangelist who were debating some doctrinal paints at the time. The Benell said tltat tbedefendantjif he wanted to conduct meetings, v.onld have to do so at more convenient places, and had no right to cause ob- struction in the street. A tine of 10s having been imposed, the defendant left the court with- out paying the fine, and remarked that he did not intend to do so.

BEHAVED LIKE A MADMAN. One Month for Police Assault. A young man named David Michael, a. resi- dent of Touypaady, was on Monday sentenced to one month's imprisonment on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting the police. According to P.C. Smith, a large crowd had con- gregated outside the White Hart Hotel on Saturday night, when a man, who then bore marks of violence, complained that he had been strnck b, the defendant. The officer then re- quested Michael to go away, but he refused to do 80, and afterwards strnck the witness on tbe ja* and kicked him several times. The witness was having the worst of matters when P.S. Jones. came on tbe scene, and defendant, who was then acting like a madma.n, was with great difficulty conveyed to the police station. P.S. Jones said that several people had come to the police station atating that a police officer was being ill-nsed. When witness saw both men the defendant waI behaving most violently, and the resistance ol two civilians had to be requisitioned to convey the defendant to the police station. s — —■

JOURNEY HOME FROM RUMNEY James Robertson (35) stood in the dock at Cardiff Police Conrt on Monday charged witM being drunk and incapable in Clifton-street on Sunday. lIe was very contrite, and his forehead N and nose were much disfigured with bruises* He was at Rumney on Sunday," said Court- Sergeant Evans, and was brought home part of the way by two men. They could bring bilØ. no further, and loft him in Clifton-street. Mr Herbert Cory What have you to say ? —I'v* no excuse whatever, sir.—Defendant, who wat ujà to be a commission agent, was hued 109 and costs.

H. J. LAWSON SURRENDERS. At the Old Bailey on Monday Mr H. J. LaW- son surrendered to hi* recognisances to under- go sentence of 12 montha* imprisonment passed on him in December in connection with the Electric Traction Construction and Maintenance Company. The Recorder, addressing La.wson» said all he (his J-iordsbip) Bad to ao was to man* a formal order of commitment. Lawson thelI surrendered himself to the gaoler, and was takelu to the cells. He appeared to be in a weak scatl of health.

ALLEGED POKER ASSAULT AT SWANSEA. At Swansea Police Court on Monday, EJizt- betb Ann Nicholson, married, of Roe's LvJgipt Honsc, Greenhill, was charged on remand wit" woanding William Burdock by striking him off the head with a poker. Prosecutor said he he*1 been out all the moruinor and returned to tb* lodging house in a drunken condition. All be remembered was prisoner striking him on tb* bead with a poker, and subsequently finding b!«* £ self in the hospital. Defendant Dii you as* me to leave my hnsband and go away with — Not as 1 kucw oi. Defendant was for trial at the Assizes.