South Wales Daily News

TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1875. TORYISM ON THE STUMP. MR. HARDINGE STANLEY GIFFARD-the twice-re- jected of Cardiff-is nothing if he is notplatitudinis- ing and demonstrative. This learned gentleman is still the perpetual candidate," a title which he acquired by tenaciously clinging like a burr to the skirts of the Cardiff constituency. He, however, learning wisdom from experience, has changed the object of his quest, No longer does he in softly modulated and dulcet tones, and under BUTE- SHERLEY patronage, woo the reluctant electors of the Cardiff boroughs, but he still remains "per- petual candidate for the Solicitor-Generalship, to gain which coveted honour he once fondly hoped to make Cardiff his steppipg stone. Memory would fail to recall the innumerable times Mr GIFFARD has been named for the Solicitor-General- ship since the advent of the DISRAELI Govern- ment, and the many boroughs with which his name has been linked in fleeting notoriety from Berwick-upon-Tweed to LauncestoD. But the con- Btituencies upon which he turned his love were either strangely coy, or Mr GIFFARD is a chilling and repellent wooer, forlborough after borough re- fuses the rejected of Cardiff; MR GIFFARD is still out in the cold; and the Solicitor-Generalship recedes daily farther from his grasp. These con- tinued rebuffs and disappointments appear to have soured a temper not naturally the most meek or JeB-like; and as a consequence Mr. GIFFARD loses no opportunity of avenging his blighted hopes by puncturing his political foes. At the "Conserva- tive banquet" at Brighton, on Ssturday night, which followed the ninth annual Conference of Conservative and Constitutional Associa- tions," Mr. GIFFARD was dangerously com- bustible in style and temper, and sur- passed that fiery son of Mars General SanE-in the fierceness of his invective and his bitterness of anathema against Liberals anti Liberalism. It must surely be a cause of no small disquietude, if not of dismay, to Mr GLAD- STONE to discover that Mr GIFFARD is still nursing his wrath against him, and that he will keep it warm, if not burning, until the time when some pitying constituency compassionating the political sorrows and destitution of the future Solicitor- General shgl send Mr GIFFARD into the House of Commons. The member for Greenwich must then indeed beware, for Mr GIFFARD intends to teach him that he will not be dependent on —what he with strange indefiniteoess describes as the casual will of an imperious Minister." Wixing more bellicose in his utterances, Mr GIFFARD, like the Irishman at Donybrook, dealt his blows most impartially on friends and foes alike, and "hit straight all round." He con- demned the House of Lords for not making a more strenuous resistance to Liberal legislation, or, as Mr GIFFARD called it, the burning questions which had been brought under its consideration, and hoped it would yet repudiate the bad and mis- chievous legislation which would abolish the very names of our judges, and injuriously affect our system of jurisprudence." Considering that the Tory LoRD CHANCELLOR ((Lord CAIRNS) is one of the most earnest and resolute supporters of the Judicature Bill, it does seem indiscreet, if not ungenerous, in Mr GIFFARD to flog him with the same severity as he castigates those wicked Liberals and the imperious Minister who seem to be the bane of Mr GIFFARD'S life. We fear that the Solicitor-Generalship will not be more easy of attainment after this slap at Lord CAIRNS. But we suppose repeated disappointments have ren- dered Mr GIFF AltD desperate, and that he has now reached that point of abandonment where despair is mistaken for resignation, and the outcome of whose creed is-" Who cares 1" The Brighton Banquet in some of its aspects was a success, in others a conspicuous failure. It suc- ceeded in bringing together a number of Tory notables, and one at least of Her Majesty's Minis- ters, but it failed to give any satisfactory reason for its own existence, or for the existence of a Tory Ministry. We were told that its object was "to make the posi- tion of the great Tory party secure and last- ing," and if the gathering of a Tory mutual ad- miration society can perpetuate the existence of a Government without a policy, or whose policy is to do nothing, and,ito do that badly, "the great Tory party" will probably not be doomed to extinction within the present year. With the exception of disappointed politi. cians like Mr HARDINGE STANLEY GIFFARD, who sees the Solicitor-Generalship fly from his embrace at each effort he makes to. clasp it; and discon- tented and irascible officers like General SHUT*, who cannot forgive the Liberal Government the abolitwo. of purchase, the guests at the banquet were dispeeed to accept the good the gods provided with contentment if not with gratitude; while the speakers l^udatqd eaph other and their party after the most approved fashion. Only eighteen mantha ago under the rule of the pestilent Literals, H the country was rapidly descending to— Mr HØLBY in DOt describing our country's doom suddenly pulled up," as Mr TONY WELLER would have described it, and indicated his meaning by a dash. Judiciously and timely employed, there is as much virtue in a "dash" as in an "if;" and so the country was painfully assured by Mr DISRAELI and his following, that the Liberals were sending it to Then we bad armies that could not march, and ships that ceuld not swim. With the advent of Toryism all these evils vanished as if by the stroke of an enchanter's wand. Our army is in the best possible condition, and in the highest state of discipline; and as for our navy it is perfec- tion itself. Such is the emphatic declaration of Lord HAMPTON—once better known as Sir JOHN PAKINGTON—and who, having been First Lord him- self, can readily distinguish between a ship's stem and her stern. His LORDSHIP was graciously pleased to declare that "there never was a period in our history when the British army and navy were in a state of higher discipline or animated by a spirit of greater gallantry or patriotism than at the present moment." And all these astounding transformations, which under the most com- petent management it ought to have taken years to achieve, have been accomplished by the 1/ISRAELI. Government in a little more than a year Verily, Mr CHILDERS and Lord CARDWELL have had their revenge; their policy and admin- istration vindicated by the very men who once so recklessly denounced them The Duke of RICHMOND was more complacently exultant, and more satisfied with himself, his Government, and Toryism in general, than even Lord HAMPTON. Everything goes on rightly; the universe is in the very best possible condition, the stars in their courses are working in harmony with the Tories, and even the Colorado beetle and the POPE have ceased to trouble now that Mr DISRAELI is Prime Minister, and the Duke of RICHMOND, President of the Council. The Times, whose proclivities are somewhat Conserva- tive, evidently thinks that a Government which exists solely to do nothing had better be chary of sounding too much its own praise. It had better let the country forget its existence if it can, because its only safety is in its obseurity and its escape 'from public notice; hence the Times thinks that as Mr DISRAELI sets his colleagues an example in being most chary in attending such gatherings, they ought to imitate that laudable example and plead the pressure of business, or make any con- ceivable excuse to keep away from them. They have seen," says the Times,. that their policy was to do as little as possible, and, when it was neces- sary to make a show of activity, to take care that their measures should be of a permissive character. In this way a show. of work is realized without the consequent loss of popularity which attends upon compulsion. The same principle is observed throughout. Whatever class "be the object of the Ministerial plans for securing the good of the people in their every-day life," the success of these plans is made dependent upon con- ditions likely to make them nugatory just where they ought to be kept in trusty operation. In truth the admirers of the Ministry will act wisely if they praise them for their masterly skill in doing nothing, and we do not see why they should hesitate to claim for them the credit of thus realising the ideal of Conservative aims." We quote this language of the "leading journal," inasmuch as it is an endorsement of opinions frequently expressed in the South Wales Daily News, and very clearly shows what is the sole end and aim f a Conserva- tive Ministry. But a Government .vhose policy is to do nothing, is only possible in j. time of abso- lute political stagnation; the moment the country awakes to political life the fate of the do-nothing Government is sealed.

ARBITRATION-WHAT IS IT? (WRITTEN FOR THE SOUTH WALES DAILY NEwS.) LETTER No. II. How far arbitration, in the long -run, is likely to prove the effectual substitute for strikes and look-outs, which its advocates predict, remains to be seen. So long as awards are confined to a compromise between the conflicting interests of Capital and Labour, as they now are, arbitration may possibly serve the purpose intended. Bat let the time came, as come it will, when arbi- trators, forsaking the prudent middle coarse of action, strike out a fresh line, and begin to base thefr awards upon strict evidence, without regard to the conse- quences a too rigid j ation of their duties may entail upon the losing side, then will the efficacy of arbitration be fairly put to the test. Perhaps the strongest argument in its favour is, that the system as at present adopted offers a convenient mode of compromise, of which, in case of difference between masters and men, either side can avail itself without the appearance of weakness or inability to resist the claims of the opposite party. For, after all—arbitration as now constituted is but another name for compromise. Now a compromise, as everyone knows, m nothing more than a concession of a portion of their claims by each party to a dispute-for the pnrpese of effecting a settlement. Indeed, it is: difficult to understand how, without some legal enactment to render an award binding and its acceptance compulsory—and such an enactment if possible, would soarcely be desirable-arbltratlon can be otherwise, since the only means now available to enforce an award is the coercion, purely moral, en- gendered by a community of interests and self-respect. Now, a wholly adverse verdict wool no o Y a strong tendency to upset preocmoeived ideas of a community of interesto, but would be pretty certain to community of interests, DU* v • u if it did not!altogether destroy, the S* i- the good feeling wbich had dispintants. it may be asked, would be the for enforcing compliance with the award? ITtbese views are correct, arbitration can only be warded as an enactment, the efficacy of which, as a tribunal fer the settlement of labour disputes to be proved. It does not follow, however, that on this aeecnnt arbitration is to be hastily rejected, or pat and* •■impracticable. On the contrary, it may expedient—advisable even —to give it a fair trial; and if BO, the better the experimental character of the pro. oeecJiDga is understood, and the absolute necessity thai exists for the exercise of calm judgment, mutual for- bearance, and fair play, is recognised by all eoneemed (men as well as masters), the greater will be the chance of ultimate and enduring success.

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EVIDENCE OF TME CONSERVATIVE REACTION. One of the most remarkable evidences of the reality of the Conservative reaction is to be found in the revival of those manly British sports in which our forefathers delighted, but which it was thought had been stamped out by the advancing foot of civilisation. Cock-fighting is making desperate eSorts to recover its former proua position, and the police in some districts are now con- tinually on the qui iive in pursuit of cock-fighters. An attempt is also being made to resuscitate badger-baiting which will possibly in a short time become as popular and fashionable as polo or pigeon shooting.Palt Matt Gazette.

A DEAF AND DUMB MARRIAGE AT CARDIFF. On Sunday morning, at the Tredegarville Baptist Chapel, an extraordinary marriage took place, both the contracting parties^ being deaf mutes. The marriage now under notice is believed to be the first of the kind which has taken place in this town, and had it being more generally known would doubtless have attracted a large concourse of persons, but as the happy pair were de- sirous of being joined together in a quiet way, there were only about a score of spectators present to witness the interesting event. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. Tilly, and was interpreted to the bride and bridegroom by Mr Rowland, the deaf and dumb missionary. Mr Rowland subsequently addressed the young couple and their deaf-mute friends in the sign language, Mr Tilly delivering a suitable speech to the rest of those present. A handsome Bible, the gift of their fellow members of the mission, was handed to the bride by Mr Tilly, who generously returned his fee to aid the funds of the mission. The few spectators present were evidently much interested in the proceedings, and were paany of them much affected at seeing what is generallyes- teemed to be the greatest event of a man or woman's exist- marriage—performed by signs only. The necessity is beginning to be felt of having an ordained minister T* with the mission, so that the sacrament of the .Lord s Supper may be administered and marriage cere- m?n^ ^"formed without the intervention of an hearing minister, which would be more to the edification of the deaf and dumb, and we believe that steps are about to be taken to have this desirable plan carried into effect by the ordination of Mr Rowland, who, by his Scriptural, equally with his general, attainments, by his zeal, energy, devotedness, and Belf-denial on behalf of hia afflicted brethren, has shown himself eminently fitted for, and worthy of, the distinction.

THE ARMY.—STRANGE EXEMPLARS. A leading military journal, the Broad Arrow, contains the following startling paragraph "Can it be a fact that out of six school assistants in one regiment the senior is undergoing a stoppage of 3d a day for the maintenance of an illegitimate child; that one was punished for disgraceful language to a married woman that another one had seven days' cells, some months ago, for criminally assaulting a child and that two more have lately come out of hospital, where they were under treat- ment for misconduct,' as it is clled !If this state. ment, in a journal highly and uniformly favourable to the army and its interests, is to be accepted as representing the condition of regimental subordinates, even to a very partial extent, it goes far to explain one of the causes of the notorious profligacy and demoralisation of the British army. And it also throws additional light on the grow- ing unwillingness of intelligent English workmen and farm labourers to become soldiers, and so to subject themselves and their children to the foul and debasing associations which barracks too often surround them with. Whatever can be the efficacy of the Sunday exhortations of regimental chaplains, if the above paragraph is a fair picture of the condition of any tolerable proportion of the authorised instructors and exemplars of the army! And in view of the longing desire expressed by the Duke of nd Cambridge, and other well-paid officials, for the introduc- tion of conscription into England, it will be well for the working classes, in particular, to remember that not only will conscription tear them away from their homes and families and substitute for their wages a small pittance in bar- racks, but it will involve their being subjected fo the con- taminating influence of such very black sheep as the Broad Arrow implies are to be found even amongst the exemplars and schoolmasters of the British Army. Peace Society's Journal.

RITUALISM AND ROMANISM IN CARDIFF. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAlLY NEWS. DEAB SIR,—I observe in your issue of this date an ex- tract from the Bock of last week. Feeling a deep interest in the parish of St. John, may I ask you to insert the fol- lowing few remarks ? lat. Cardiff is not entirely "given up to the Philistines." It is true we have two wolves in sheeps' clothing in the persons of the vicars of St. Mary and Roath, but the Rev. C. J. Thompson, the new vicar of St. John's, must not be set down as a third. 2nd. The" wealthy lady referred to by the corre- spondent of the Bock withdrew her support months before the Rev. D. Howell accepted the living of Wrexham, and it cannot, therefore, be said that his successor has any- thing to do with the matter. 3rd. The Church Pastoral Aid Society continues the grant to one curate and the Scripture reader. 4th. Let us not show Protectant zeal without know- ledge." If there is anything about which we have to complain, our first duty seems to me dear, and it is this Communicate with the Vicar upon the subject, probably we should find a difference of opinion existed only on non-essentials. Of one thing we may be quite sure, while the two Vicars referred to hold the Roman Catholic doctrines upon confession, absolution, prayers for the dead, &c., the Vicar of St. John's is as sound as any Protestant in the parish.—I am, &c., Cardiff, 21st June, 1875. G. J. WEBB.

SCARLATINA AT COWBRIDGE. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIB, Your correspondent, in your issue of yesterday, who signs himself A Sufferer," is, as every reasonable person will agree with me in Baying, one not very par- ticular as to what he says, and an alarmist who seems to have in view, in the construction of his letter, the desire to do as much harm as he can to the inhabitants of the place, more than the allaying of the effects of the epidemic. iV His letter opens, "It appears that the scarlet fever, &c. Now, why has he adopted this style of composition ? because he is non-resident, or that he has obtained his formation second-hand. If either, he should have taken caro before rushing into print, to obtain more re^nt information, as he is all -'i » Well may he ask, What is the cause of it**» "Howi, ttto tad-owr ^T„r to the latter question would be a boon desired by anxious parents. Whois to say why so severe a ^Station that has already thinned so many homes in oar midst has come upon us? Truly, G<xi_oiily knows. If it can in any w?y V? attributed to deficiency in drainage, or\ront o £ cleanliness, surely no householder or owner will wilfully allow such to exist, and if they do, the house-to-house inspection now being carried out by the Inspector of the Urban Sanitary Committee, assisted by medical and pnvate gentlemen, will soon bring the same to light, and, I trust, wherever met, will be dealt with summarily. The open dlitch, with its attendant adornments, are greatly minified, so much so that I fear your correspon- dent has drainage on the brain." He goes on to say that nearly the whole drainage of the town empties ♦K1Vfr* r .^18 SL not correct, and a flagrant falsehood on the face of it The houses in the village, or that portion of the town so called, situate east of the river, have cesspools to their houses, with the exception a l w •J8? lanes on the river aide. The same may be said of the south side of the town, situate to the west of the river, with the exception of Church-street and a few houses immediately connected. Ata vestry meeting h«d on the 10th, convened "to con- sider whttt measures had best be taken to check the pro- gress of the fever, at which the principal inhabitants were present, the medical gentlemen of the town being also present to render their assistance* said, 11 maintain that (provided certain nuisances be re- medied, which can be done at a trifles °ost, m which case there is no necessity of imposing upo» inhabitants a costly and elaborate system of dramas* that may prove a greater evil than the present), Cowbnaga, natural position, may be ranked M one of the healthiest towns in ftWthgthTutter portk» of his letter l iwy deai up°n at some future ocoaiotL Apologising for trespassing upon yov I WIN & AN OLD INHABITANT. To ti* Wvtor of S £ WTH Wjua* D*n,r Nm In some boosts three and tour deaths have "TsSi *• tor* "?T the adjacent 2m^»a*4 farm bouts* Ih*ve no doubt the water is Immediate Government aid f&ould be pro- č-d.- 1m, ao., A MAGISTRATE.

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