South Wales Daily News

f R°SELYTISIVI AND PARENTAL ti AUTHORITY. it S^ority 0^B and what extent the absolute ^hen J Parent over his child should cease. i ti Stat1 ^0Wr ^ar ^ie sa^e^5r or well-being ,i aj.fe 6 £ h°uld limit or supersede parental «^°^Hdesf^eS^0Ils »°t yet settled, although tlie ■lects of the age are engaged in i °-D* *3 no^ a debateable point 1 dces not admit of a doubt—that l^^ts orer^ ^er^od releaae the authority of °^4reil jg61", training and education of their 61 all s°iute against any private individual every pretence. The independence an ^dividual over his own Sffc Cau on^ predicated of human yotiu„ e :Qlaturity of their faculties. Children y flj ag +u6rSOns ^elow the age which the law manhood and discretion are in lltll aO of tutelage and subordination to their ^cipjg j ^fully constituted guardians. This S^^HDA0^ ^TTJART MILT, distinctly lays down ^eiltal institute of human liberty; and 'eqtl- thixt 1. those who are still in a state to ^a^en care of by others—which state ^Ust te' 6 saysj up to the period fixed by law as ?*°"ected against their own actions, as kg ;.]Is, el eiple I exterual iujury." Liberty as a 4Pp4tatil lie says in another place, has no any state of things anterior to the ^lQan^ind have become capable of being q1 *his a and equal discussion." Viewed f 0tlli t}le 8a^f aQd only standpoint of human free- ,"in a.ctIon of EDWARD, Bishop of Notting- d HQ^Jtising to theRoman Catholic Church 6 >1^ 8l^teen years of age, in deliance of ^5fiiQll his widowed mother, is a cruel °f th 4 ^arent's rights, and a violation of ^rst and fundamental principles of ^Tty. The whole proceeding, as we find ^-ingham Jovrn-al, bears an ugly and 3 °°K. and EJJWAED, B-shop of Not- to' ■ aQlentablv fails to justify his action, or to it a creditable or plausible °^43J0 appears that a school-boy—JOHN —under sixteen years of age, hud 5 ^°P ab Ql1111^Ca^on R°man Catholic religion. In what shape the matter 0 6 ^rres 6 9 ^sh°P does not appear from t4()I¡c 1>?ndence. Most probably some Roman Plia^rj6s' ^ad sounded the boy and had found j e> and it is possible—but this is not correspondence—that the lad e^^s^°P- The first letter, dated The ,e^jsj1 -^ottinqham, Sept. 6th, 1870," is from ,0^ biruaelf to the boy. After excusing if^te for not writing sooner, the Rouiau Catholic Catr78' Undoubtedly you ought -to jom °lic Chnrch. since you are quite old oiw:4 be responsible to God for your "ef and profession, and you know c "1te Catholic Church is His Cliiireli, e commands all to belong. Can you I f^^>ly See 1110 on Friday at twelve V' "Very jjj interview at twelve ou Friday 8t^' f°r on that very day—Septem- "^he lad wrote the following letter to A gtet (dated from her and his residence):- rOItford square, Nottingham. My dear &0ij have to-day embraced the Catholic Q°* convinced of its truth, and I am ti4 vL eno^h to be responsible to deeds. Believe me, your affec- ^0l! The lad would seem, from this bo an unsophiatocated and in- possessing strong emotional of v devout religious feeling; just the t most likely to be persuaded by the appeals and the alleged authoritative 4 5 EDWARD, Bishop of Nottingham." P* ha,j ently not a difficult convert, however, 110 kn°tty theological questions to any puzzling cases of conscience to e trained Roman Catholic athlete had any puzzling cases of conscience to fesy "^ne trained Roman Catholic athlete had b the untaught stripling, for the h^011 ,riday, "September the 8th," was twelve o'clock, and the lad was Q^aPtised, and received into the Roman J- hurch before he went home to dinner. t (Cii tned, he wrote that brief, boyish letter to y7e have quoted at length, S his conversion, and that he had ^^raced the Catholic religion." Mrs & acti^ Ilatnrally. felt pained and astonished 011 of the Roman Catholic Bishop, and 5Ntra mother would over what phe con- 0 Perversion of her boy, and the £ < clan- .°^ea of action" resorted to for the formed EDWARD, Bishop of Not- am surprised and wounded Si i ^ho • ess*on that you should re-baptize my 8 Hie ye<; years of age, without con- 'S j, ■' and she appeals to the honour of the ° interfere henceforth with the lad Qe0lllau q ar^ solemnly warned not to enter the ,i *ge.» 4 rp°^c Church again, "at least until he is <{ ,0llc^ing]y informing the Bishop that £ ?tkcy,> ,^dowed mother," had "a most sacred j Q boy10^11 dead father to. instruct tK Protestant Jaith, and ^ish0^a^ Heaven," she requests Altlixrl, op that neither you nor Canon ;Q,j' ib.te' fnor any of your emissiaries, will in any • c as heretofore." The ifc Ptemva Prelate, in his letter dated ^le 10th," makes a very lame and toy ^a^ence* He expresses his belief that j, () !lk.e hs of age and intelligence quite sufficient SioQ (( responsible, and that in choosing his Vn^ c0Us°ne ^^t obey God rather than man," «ottT6n,tIy' says the Bishop, "when totUCtio* andPHed to me for religious in- lh- ,^6Qy aid' ^t was not lawful for me e^lllistratjongS,)re(3Uest or to refuse him any y for^e|.a", the Bishop most conveni- (• charg3 gravamen and serious character delate e^a^Dst him that he, a Roman Catho- ». so'h8 °-U^ convert and receive into his of ageas^f'y f- mere youth under sixteen » 'without informing his mother, who. was his lawful guardian, or consulting with her. The Bishop seems to deny and ignore the mother's rights utterly, and puts the authority of the boy's conscience and his own authority as a Roman Catholic priest against the natural and legal authority of the mother and the guardian. The Bishop, evading the real charge against him, very dexterously replies to a mere subordinate charge, or what really amounted to no charge at all. He begs to assure Mrs DRAKE that he did not "baptise her son, but "I performed a ceremony conditional only, as i here is reason to fear that in the Church of irhigland the sacrament of baptism is sometimes administered incorrectly and invalidly. Let polemical theologians in the Church of England I'dVly to this; it is a matter worthless at the best. it isof grave importance, however, to the sacredness of the family tie to the preservation of parental rights and authority over children under age and to the cause of civil and religions freedom in Great Britain, that no priest or cleric should dare to interfere between the parent and the child, or clandestinely usurp the parent's right to train and teach his children in his own religion and creed. This assertion of priestly prerogative and power is fatal to the confidence and happiness of families, and 'to the social well-being and free. dom of communities. The Roman Catholic Bishop may assert his right to proselytise this young boy without the knowledge of his parent, but we deny utterly the existence of any such right. The Bishop's right can only extend to a right to do what he likes in his own concerns, but, as the great author of the treatise on "Liberty" savs, a man "ought not to be free to do as he likes in actin^ for anotner under the pretext tnat the affairs of another are his own affairs, for all that makes existence valuable to anyone depends on the enforcement of restraints on the actions of other people." The action of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham sup- plies the newest instance of the absolute necessity of enforcing restraints on the proceedings of clerical proselytisen who think that they are doing God service by "converting," without the know- ledge of their parents, emotional school girls and boys under sixteen years of age.

THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ELECTION. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, the model Tory county, the political asylum to which Lord BEACONSFIELD fled for refnge when he was summarily rejected by Shrewsbury, has distinctly and definitely pro- nounced against the policy of the Government on the Bulgarian question. True, the Government candidate was returned this i:i Buckinghamshire was a foregone conclusion. But such a victory as this is a damaging defeat to the Government. The vacancy was created by the elevation of Mr DISRAELI to the peerage, and the coatest was for the seat which he so long filled. The electors of Bucks were appealed to by the memories 'Of his long services to uphold the prestige and the repu- tation of the Government of which he is the head, and to pass a vote of confidence in the policy of Lord BEACONSFIELD on the Turkish question. How have they responded to the call ] At the last election, in 1874, on a purely party question, the votes stood thus-DISRAELI (Tory), 3,004; HARVEY (Tory), 2,902; LAMI^EKT (Liberal), 1,720. So utterly hopeless was the prospect of Liberalism in this eminently Tory county that no second Liberal candidate was proposed. At the election on Thursday last, for the seat vacated by Mr DISRAELI, the numbers were FKKMANTLE (Tory), 2,725 CAKINGTON (Liberal), 2,31. The appeal to Lord BEACONSFiELDS own constituency for a vote of confidence in Lord BEACONSFIELD'S Turkish policy resulted in a vote of "No Confidence," fo-r the Tory candidate received 177 less votes than the lowest Tory candidate polled in 1874, on a mere party question, while the Liberal candidate actually polled 819 more votes than the united strength of the Liberals could give their candidate in 1874. The Government of Lord BEACONSFIELD appealed to Buckinghamshire to approve its policy ou this Turkish question. Has Buckinghamshire done so ? The partisans of Lord BBACONSFIELD will be unable to console themselves with the mere return of their candidate in such a county, for that return by a dwindling and narrow majority is a moral and damacin" defeat to the Ministry. The real signi- ficance of the election on Thursday lies in the fact that on this Turkish policy question the Govern- ment candidate polled 177 votes less than on a party question in 18/4, while the Liberal candidate polled 819 votes more. This is the verdict of Lord BEACONSFIELD'S own county on Lord BKACON.SFIELD'S Turkish policy.

GLAMORGAXSniRirilEVlSIOX COURTS. o i-D n:r,.rfvmtmued his revision of the lists of Sergeant Pullm^contmuea^ton^ Tlmrsday_ Mf the county voters Liberals, and Mr Glascodine i 'lt» result of the work U SS- c. I, Cheriton 1 •• 16 0 5 Laneenoith ..II •• o 3 •• 0 2 Lanm»doch 14 19 0 5 Lanrbydian Higher 2 2 *• 1 o Lanrhyaian Lower 2 1 •• o 2 0 2 Penrice 0 0 0 0 2 o Pennanl i w •• Q J o i Reynoldatone ..00— — 4 is -4 Liberal gain. In Llanrhidian Higher the put in 41 new claims, but finding for their opponents, they objeete overseer said • The Revising Barrister, addressing tne overseer saicl: How comes this 1 Did anyone come to you for mforma- "%>«„ee;= <>' ti«y did he do then < rtSir?h?.l*n .=«». aU these objections (Jonservatn es had claimed for Liberals, and then sent in noticesftDfwe°rb^°n, and upon several old voters appearing in answer to Conserva- 41 vising Barrister said that he considered they had been most harshly dealt with, and that unless Mr Glascodine settled their claims for c0°^e °" out of court, he should visit the Conservative objector with eXMHLxl;)flcodine thereupon paid the amounts of their claims amidst much laughter. It was shown by Mr Morgan tha- the claims had been put in in the same handwriting as the objections to them produced by Mr Glascodit e. I fOn Friday Serjeant Puliing continued his revision at Yniscedwin and at Pontardawe. and ine and Richards were for the Liberals. M,r Williams for the Conservatives. The result of the day s m/Milr .irna na fnllnWJ •— m/Milr .irna na fnllnWJ •— Ubjectioneto Old Regiater. Claims. Gaina. 'SSTub. <»?■ «"• »• h IJanguloke.. ? i l u I o uisymond 0 O -• on In Killybebill.0 1 •• » Llansamlet Higher. 1 < • • on "in Ejhnflwyclydachdo. 0 1 •• a i t> JI Do. Lower 14 1 •• 67 15 21 16 Liberal g ain.. 0..6 In these, as in other parishes, tne conservatives ais- tinguished themselves by objecting to persons who were not on the register. After considerable research it was discovered that they had got hold of the £ 12 occupiers list of last year, and objected to persons who had been carefully excluded by the overseers from this year s lists. The Conservatives also put in a number of claims for Liberals, whom they afterwards objected to. though in great pail without success.

The following is a report, crowded out of our yesterday's issue, of Mr Rogers' speech at the great disestablishment meeting at the Music Hall, Swansea, on Thursday evening Mr J. G. ROGERS said he had been told by one of that class of Nonconformists who seemed to have been born without a backbone, th it the conflict which they were waging in the metro po I is- ent,-red upon to prevent a certain class of clergy from getting hold of the schools—was nothing more than a religious faction light, for which he would say they (the Dissenters) were responsible. He supposed there had never been wanting in this world wolves who had first troubled the waters and then endeavoured to throw ths re- sponsibility upou the lambs—(applause)—and he supposed that there never would be any want of that class. They would say that this ireeting was being held to stir up controversial antagonisms, and to create a religious faction fight. He hoped they would understand that that was not what they were there to do in Swansea. The Church of Christ was one thing; the Episcopal Church was one thin and the political Establishment by which that Church had a certain political status was an entirely another thing. If they understood that thu Church was a spiritual power, that the Establishment was a political institution, that they were tht-re not at all to attack the spiritual power, doctrine, liturgy, or any- thing else of the Episcopal Church, but that thsv were there as citizens to attack what they believed to be an unjust, an unequal, and an injurious religious Estab- lishment, which was a political institution if they understood that, there need noc be any religious bitter- ness infused into it. (Applause.) There were Episco- palians who believed that their teligion need not have the stamp and arms of the State put upon it. There were Kpiseopaliuns who bad so much faith in their own doctrines that they were prepared to say that it would be a better thing for their Church to he freed from the Statp. That being the case, the question with which they had to deal was a pure question of politics. They might' ask the question, What have you to do with politics But every free-born citizen had to do with politics. (Applause.) If they were speaking in England he should teel that there was a certain strength which the Estab- lishment had, owing to its relation with the national life of the country. It was impopsible for them to deny the fact that there were in England numbers who loved the Church of England, and who defended it, not simply because they were satisfied with the logic of their posi- tion not because they saw altogether the religious benefits derivable from that institution they did not defend it at all from purely logical reasons, but they defended it out of a kind of sentiment—sentiment which it would be foolish in them to ignore because sentiment was often a great deal stronger than logic. They talked of their "o!d Church," of their "venerable Church" and "beautiful,Church," and there was something in that sentiment. He believed that we cuing very fondly to I that which was old. (Applause.) They (the Church party) told them that there never was :m England with- out a Church, and they were inclined to argue that there conid«ot be an Knglaud without all Established Church —(a Hu-rb)—and they even went further, and told ns that the Church of Kngland existed before England, (daughter.) That was before there became any great kiiiijdoin that could be called ETIgland, whilst it was split up into different states. At that time they said there was a Church of England. He (the speaker) did notquife understand it, but that was their thiory. They told us that the Archbishop of Canterbury hwi a title and ancestry that went back quite as far as those of Queea Victoria, and ttHJ.t; the Church had .m antiquity as \enerable ami sublime as that of the Crown. The English Church was certainly a distinctively Wnglish institution. It was marked by English ^characteristic. It was English in its weakness and English in its strength—English in its love of compromise, and English in its admiration of laws, and English in its reverence for authority of a certain kind-that was for authority confined within itself but it did not care much about authority from the outside. Eor all these reasons deeply had it struck its roots into English society, and inti- mately was it connected with the events of our history. Well, amongst all classes this Church had a strong hold upon the Euglish people -it was an Eng- lish institution. But when he hid crossed the Ji ,;e which divided the Principality from England, then he thought he was in an entirely new region, and that he w^s dealing not with a Church which was the historical Church of the nation, but deaHtig with an alien Church, which had bevn brought into the country by an entire.y different nation. (Loud applause.) There~was unqu s- tionably—and lie felt sorry for it (a laugh)—a clear line of demarcation between Englishmen and Welshmen. The difference was apparent. They could see it iu the names of Welsh towns, and they saw it as soon as they begun to talk with the ().)I e. It was even said by some that the Welsh were the conquer- ors. (Laughter.) It was perfectly manifest, whoever were the conquerors, that the Church of the English nation Iml been transplanted into the Principality. It was not the Church which had grown up aniong-t the people, it was Hot imbedded in the deep convictions of the people it wa.s not ingrained with their grandest historical traditions; it had not done the work which had been done for Christ for the nation in this country. (Applause.) It had been imported, it was alien, not native it had been pressed upon the people, not chosen by them they did not owe a debt of gratitude to it; it bad done nothing foi their freedom or their religion, and there was no sentimen tof chivalrous regard which bound them to it as the people of England were bound to it. (Cheers.) On the contrary, the Establish- ment had left otiiers to du the religious w(irk-tlitt chapt-Is and churcnes of other denominations which studded the land, and which had made the people of Wales an example to the people of England themselves. (Cheers.) Those churches and chapels had to a very large extent been built by the people with their own funds The Church of England of which he was speaking that night aras not the Church of Wales, but an alien Church in Wales. (Cheers.) That being so, he thought the most devoted defender of the Establishment would confess that he was right in this matter. The Princioa- lity was specially interested in this work of disestablish- ment, because in Wales they had been trying experi- ments, and so by looking at Wales they might judge of the power and validity of acme of th<- arguments advanced in behalf of the Establishment, They were told that if the Church were disestablished, there would certainly be a great dearth of religions supervision in the rural districts. The people in those districts were said to be behind the rest of the world. They had no great resources. The Nonconformists could do very little for them. They were told that the agricultural people of England enjoyed the ministry of the Establishment, and that if that ministry were withdrawn thece people would he given over to per- dition, to a position little better than heathenism. Taking the argument as it stood let them look how Wales threw a light upon it. Eo far as Wales was concerned, up to a recent date she was without the benefit of an Establishment, although she had a full complement of bishops, deacons, canons, minor canons, rural cIean. rectors, and curates, according to the necessities of the Principality. There was a large staff, and, a large expenditure of money upon it. He was told that the Church of Wales was poor. Perhaps it was. Fovertv was. after all, a relative term. But if the Church was poor he should certainly like to see what became of the money. A statement was made in the House of Commons that in the diocese of Ht Asaph, un till 1830, a sum of E47,553 was spent every year upon certain dignitaries, abstracted from the revenues of thediocese of St. Asaph and, therefore, if the Church of Wales was poor, it ought not to be. A good deal of that money ought to come back to the Church of Wales, as well as to the Church of England. He said that the Church in Wales at that time was practically without the benefits of an Establishment. And why ? For a clergyman to minister to his people he ought to know how to speak to them. They w^re told that it was necessary to have an educated Christian gentleman in every parish, and surely one would think that the language to preach to them in would be the language of the people. (Cheers.) Considering that his power was all to come from his deeds, and not through his words, the clergy ought to have been eminently good men, since they could not supplement the power of their lives by the words of their lip; (Lautrhter.) A man who could not speak to the people in their own language was after all a dumb dog, and they might get any number of dumb dogs, who had not the power to warn off the thieves. They might establish those people to their heart's content, but what was the good of an Establishment which failed to instruct the people. If the clergy of the Church were to a large extent Englishmen, and could not speak the Welsh language, then the people were left to the Nonconformists of Wales. Was Wales given up to heathenism ? Were there no means of religions instruc- tion, no churches or chapels,_ no schools ? Had the people forgotten their faith, their Bible, and their God ? He said that there was no part of Her Majesty's dominions where reiigion bad a stronger home than in this Principality of Noncomformists. (Cheers.) There was a statesman in England, the words of whose eloquent speech, and stilly more eloquent action, were still ringing, in his ears. With the spectacle before him of his coming forth from his retirement, sfrnply to utter a word on behalf of outraged humanity, and in condemnation of an imbecile, not to say cruel, policv, he (the speaker) thought there was one statesman on whom they could rely, he meant William Ewart Gladstone. (Loud cheering, again and again re- newed.) He wished Mr Gladstone were wholly with them on this question of Disestablishment. He was, however, open to conviction, and he had tpl-en a ground in regard to this Establishment question, which showed that he bad flung to the winds the old idea that it existed by Divine right, and had stated thaf he c-nild only recognise two conditions upon which it could be perpetuated. The first was that it was the Church of the majority of the, people of the country, and secondly, that the clergy of the Established Church should conduct themselves with courtesy and consideration to those who happened to be Nonconformists. He (the speaker) wajited to see, looking at Wales, how these two conditions were fulfilled, Pgotlftnd wonld not bear the yoke of what was called the black policy of England, and j in our day Ireland had been set free, so that now the I question was confined to England and to Wales. Well, i was there a majority in favour of the Established Church I of Kngland in this Principality? (Cries of No, no.') Certainly not. Then why was it that they dealt with Wales differently from Scotland? If they took this majority principle it did not apply to Wales. Then, :is to the second point, the second ground upou which our Established Church could exi^t—viz., th:.t the clergy I must manifest that Christian spirit towards all Noncon- formists which under all and every circum- stance shou'd b" expected, need he remind them of the c;¡se which It -,t, Ilee:i recently carried to three courts of law, as to whether a Wesleyan was entitled tq the title of reverend," and when it was decided by the court that,as a matter of courtesy,he was entitled, several gentlemen wrote to the R<c<,r<! news- paper nillg that, as Wesleyans were now entitled to the title, they wished never again to be so called, and hoped that no clergyman would allow his name to be so asso I' ciated. (Cries of shame. Had they never heard of such things in 'Vales'! Did not the clergy of the »'rinci- pality treiitthe Nonconformists as though they were not ministers of Christ at all? Were not the men who were called by the free voice of the people men who gave proof of their ministry by the abundance of their labours, by the purity of their lives, by their devotion to the service of Christ--were not those men toid that they were not ministers at ull by the authority of Christ, that their ministrations were no ministrations, that their ordinances were no ordinances, that their teachings were not teach- ings? Did they not know anything of that kind in Wales? Was it no grievance that in the most solemn hour they were forbidden to administer a sacred rite, or to rffer a few loving words of consolation over the grave of a departed friend—that they were not permitted to offer up a few words of prayer at thrave of a relative ? Oh if those men understood the heart and nature of man at. all, if they understood how the whole instinct of every true and right-minded man revolted at this priestly tyranny, they would spare the sanctity of ths sepulchre, even if they dared to insult and dis- honour the living. (Cheers.) Adverting to the conditions laid down by Mr Gladstone as the only possible grounds honour the living. (Cheers.) Adverting to the conditions laid down by Mr Gladstone as the only possible grounds ftrt- the existence of the Established Church, the rev geutlennn submitted that he had proved that it was not the Church of the majority of the English nation, nor did the clergy conduct themselves with a proper Christian spirit towards those who differed from them. (Hear, hear.) They had this Church amongst them, and how were they to be fr.-ed from it ? The most active men-not only in the Church, but out of it-were endeavouring to introduce amongst us principles which were abhorrent to us as a Christian people, and that side of the evil was not declining. How were they to get rid of it? The salvation of Wales in this respect was in the hands of Welshmen. He did not think he was going too far In saying that the eman- cipation of England from the power and inequality of the Establishment depended to alarge extent on the action of Welshmen in the Principality. Let the thirty- two members in the House who represented Wales give their votes for religious equality, and if they did that he felt sure that the day when equality would be established would not be very far distant, (Cheers.) Thay h:;d 1 vresent on the platform thateveninga gentleman ofwhom Swansea had just reason to be proud, a man who never trimmed his sail to catch the passing breeze, a man who had a conscience and who knew how to use and keep it. He repeated Mr Dillwyn was a member of whnmSwansea. ought really to bt proud. (Prolonged cheers.) What had theiilhon. member done ? When he first went it to Parliament he soon intermeddled with the Endowed School-. He found that the schools which had been endowed for the good of the whole nation were being -itonopoiised for the good of a. particular sect. What was the result? He set the stone rolling, and though it had been impeded to some extent by obstructions placed in the way, the Dissenters, hnd now got a footing even in t,il,(., e endowed schools which promised very fair for the Then, again, Mr Dillwyu, was about the firt to sp-ak in the House of Commons on behalf of th,) Disestablishment of the Irish Church. (Cheers.) He had no doubt that- when iVI r I !illwyu did so lio, was told that he was dreaming, and that he would never live to see the day when that. Church would be disestablished, but so it was. None of the terrible calamities predicted had come upon England and Ireland in consequence "uf that measure of justice which he supported. There \8 no knowine what a detei-inittea ma:i could ae. complish. (Cheers.) Then they had another Welshmau (If whom they ought to lie proud, his honoured friend Mr Henry Hichard, — (loud cheers) -and who was also on their si ie. Then if the,, went to the northern part of the Principality they found another loyal defender of their principles—he meant Mr Osborne Morgan. (Cheers.) If they would only multiply those ni-ri-if they would only let one unanimous vote go forth from Wales—if they would send an unbroken phalanx from the Principality ss they bad seDt from the county of Glamorgan, they would be sure to succeed in accomplishing the work of disestablishment. (Cheers.) Why should they do this? Wales was Nonconformist, and Nonconformists were Liberals. To these who bad the voting power in their hands they had to look for an expression of opinion. There were landlords in England, just as there were in Wal es. There were very few things more unworthy or more threatening to. the peace of ociety, and which would tend to bring about the downfall of the Establish- ment, than the attempt of the landlords to coerce their tenants in the exercise of their political franchise, and thus to make them serfs and slaves instead of freehorn Englishmen. They had a very extended franchise. The l twhad done almost everything it could do for them. [t had given them the suffrage, but not so far ns it ought to have done. The present state of the suffrage created a difference between the town and country voter which was so contrary to logic and all good feelinr that it must be swept away, and the franchise of borough and county be assimilated. (Cheers.) They had now protection in the exercise of their vote, Ti;e\ h.:¡] the ballot, and although he knew there were streauous eff oi-tz; made to make them believe the ballot was not secret, they were the attempts of people clutching at power that was slipping cut of their hands. On th-ir integrity, on their principle, on their political hJcorrup Î- bility, on their loyalty to Nonconformity and Liberalism, depended to some extent the history of the future. There was a law that yet reeded to be passed-a Jaw against canvassing. No man should be allowed to go and ask another for his vote, and he would punish canvassing everywhere. But if tbpy were canvassed, let them pre- pare to protect their own integrity. Let them not give any promise, let them resent it as an insult to themselves, to their manhood, their patriotism aud intelligence. Let them learn to love. and study, and practice those great principles by which Wales bad been made what she is to-day. Owe no man any- thing, and then they would be able to hold their own in the face of all the world, and claim that right which belonged to every free born citizen of this great State. (Cheers.) They in England could occasionally do some- thing to help them. They could come a-d. gather up their views; they comedown here and there, now and then, and give them a few words of help, and counsel, and encouragement, and strength, in that great struggle which belonged to them in common. But after all, the issue rested with themselves. Let them trust to no pro- mises. to ro party leaders b-t them trust to nothing but their own clear instincts, their own conscieucs,their own deey sense of what was right and just. Know, ye valiant Welshmen, know— Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow (Loud and protracted cheering.)

To the Editor of the SOUTH. WALES DAILY NEWS. Silt,—I are surprised to see the Rev A. D. Campbell's letter iu your issue of to-day, unaccompanied by my reply to that letter. There surely must be some mistake or omission, as I cannot conceive Mr Campbell would be so discourteous as to insert his letter t > me, and purposely withhold mine to him, especially ss n v reply was in hi bands early yesterday, with a nq es, to allow both letters to be published. Will you kindly insert both letters in yo-,ir next. snd oblige, Yours. &c.. J. LI VINC ST ON. Swansea, 22nd September, ts-i Cl. [coi, Y The -Vk;¡,r,),e, Swansea, Sept. lllthl, My dear Mr Mayor,—At a conference to-day with regard to the announced meeting of the Liberation Society, on Thursday next, a unanimous resolution w as adopted to refrain from any opposition at the meeting, as we fully recognise the tight of all to put forward their views on the subject of a Church Establishment as well as on any other question. We will only hope that this will be done in that spirit which becomes true lovers of civil and religious liberty. I beg also to say that a resolution has been arrived at to hold a Church Defence meeting here shortly, when the statements put forward at the meeting on Thursday next will be revipwed. 1 We think, in adopting this course, that angry and un- seemly contention will be avoided, and the interests of pure religion be most advanced. As your worship, in your oflicial capacity, is justly j regarded as belonging to no party during your period of L office, I have much pleasure in asking you to take the chair at the proposed Church Defence meeting on the 5th of October. I make this request by the unanimous desire of the conference held at the vicarage to-day. I need hardly say that your compliance will much gratify me. May I ask you to read this letter to the meeting,—I am, my dear Mr Mayor, yours very faith- fully, ALEX. Locum Tcnems of Swansea. His Worship the Mayor of Swansea. [COPY.] 21st September, 1870. My Dear Mr Campbell, — Iu reply to your kind note of the 19th inst., I am very glad my Church friends intend exercising a wise discretion as regards the meeting in the Music Hall to-night, on Disestablishment. I am sure you will pardon me when I say tlut you have quite misunderstood the position in which I hope to stand in connection with that meeting. I shall not be presiding as Mayor of Swansea, but simply as a citizen. whose sympathies for a number of years have been strongly in favour Disestablishment, and who happens at the moment to be the mayor of the borough. of course you know the meeting has not been convened by me. With regard to the meeting that you intend to hold on Church Defence," you will at once see that I could not, at mayor, convene such a meeting, and, therefore. could not, as mayor, preside over it. And row that you know what my sentiments are as to Church Defence," I am satisfied you would not care to have a chairman whose sympathies were not in harmony with the object of your meeting. I have in conclusion only to express the earnest hope that the time will soon come when every member of the Church of Christ will realise the fact that a State-created Church is au unmixed evil, from which nothing but mis- chief can possibly come. As a Wesleyan, retaining very vivid recollectious of recent insults from the bishops and some of the clergy of the Established Church, you will hardly expect me to modify my opinions very much. I will, however, add that some ot the best men I know are, unfortunately I think, members of the Establishment, I need not point cut to you, however, that our quarrel is with the system, and not with our brethren who happen to be connected with it. I think, on further reflection, you will not consider it desirable that 1 should read your letter at the public meeting. In fact I do not see how I can well do so. I shall be glad, however, with your permission, to insert this correspondence in our local papers. I think this is due both to yourself and me.—I am yours very truly, Rev. A. D. Campbell. J. LIVINGSTON.

MURDER BY A FATHER. At Haverhill, near Sudbury, Suffolk. yesterday, a weaver named Moses Whiting murdered the youngest of his four children, a girl aged 2 years. For some time Whiting nas been out of work, and, as a result, has suf- fered from sleeplessness, Yesterday morning he sud. denly left his work at a loom, and, taking a bill-hook, went into another room. His wife heard a noise, and on going into the room saw her child lying on the floor, its head cleft in two. Her husband was standing over it trying to cut his own throat. He was secured, and in the afternoon was committed for trial by the magistrates on a charge of wilful murder, The man is believed to be quite insane.

THE BUCKIXGHAMSHIRE ELECTION. The result of the tiolling in the Buckinghamshire election was made known yesterday afternoon. The official declaration was as follows Fremantle (C) 2,723 Caringtou (L) 2,539 Majority 186 The announcement of the poll was cheered by both parties. Mr Carington subsequently addressed the electors from the County Hall steps. He congratulated the Liberals upon the number of votes they had polled ac- knowledged the fair manner in which his opponent had conducted the contest; apologised for any hasty ex- pressions he might have used during the heat of the I contest, and promised to come forward asrain on the n xt vacancy. Mr Fremantle will return thanks, at the George Hotel, to-day.

WESLEYAN DISTRICT MEETING AT SWANSEA. The usual meeting of the Wesleyan Ministers, and lay officers of the Swansea district, appointed bv the con- ference to assemble in September for the,tra-x)saction of financial business, was held on Tuesday last, in the schoolroom of the Brunswick Chapel, St. Helen's road, Swansea. The Hev Joshua Mason, recently appointed as superintendent of the Swansea circuit, and chairman of the district, presided; the liev -Ta-tues Pearce, of Aberystwith, acted as secretary. In addition to the routine business, having relation to the distribution of grants, the appointment of officers,the holding of meetings to further the interests of home and foreign missions, the erection of new chapels, &c., the details of the scheme proposed at the la<t conference for the admission of laymen during I a certain portion of its sittings were submitted for dis- cussion, and occupied the attention of the meeting during especial session. A i-tsoluiion expressing the sense of horror awakened by the outrages in Bulgaria, and urging I the Government to adopt suitable measures to prevent similar atrocities, was passed, and copies will be forwarded to the Premier and Lord Derby. It was further resolved, in accordance with the suggestion of the president of the conference, to hold during the autumn and winter months a district revival mission, in which it is hoped each circuit will heartily co-operate. The Kevs Lancelot Kailton, Carmarthen, and Alfred Martin, Mumbles, were appointed the secretaries of this movement and Mr Samuel Bevan, New lioad, Llanelly, treasurer. It is intended to hold a week ot special religious services in each principal chapel. The tone of the district meeting augured \vell for the future interest of Wesleyan Metho- dism in South Wales.

THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS. At the meeting of the Trades Union Congress on Thursday, it was announced that the employers and working men had each contributed their 3-:500 towards an annuity for Mrs Kane, and they were now purchasing an annuity of £75 for their late friend's widow. A reso- lution wa, adopted condemning tbe "sweating" system in the tailoring trader and pledging the meeting to bring the homes of outworkers under the notice of the inspectors of workshops. Mr EITZPATIUCK moved "that this (ongress, whilst according its appreciation of the Merchant Shipping Act of lust session as a step in the right direction, desires to express it sense of the inadequacy of the measure as an intended settlement of the question, and especially this Congress protests against the omission of the clauses relating to deck cargoes in the House of Lords, and we earnestly hope that Mr Plimsoll will seek to amend the same by the addition of clauses rendering deck-loading illegal." Mr PLIMSOLL, M.P., who was received with loud applause, concurred in the resolution. The Act, he said, was inadequate, and weak in most of its parts, but it was for them to get all the good out of it they could, rather than moan over its deficiencies. The powers of survey were valuable if the Board of Trade would avail them- selves of them in the way that Parliament intended. He bad suggested to Sir C. Adderley to issue in- structions for the examination of the load line. of vessels and then, if they found the load line too high up for safety, the attention of the owner could be called to the matter, when in nine cases out of ten, shipowners and surveyors would arrive at an agreement where it should be placed. When a ship was no longer fit for any clai-s it was time for that ship to be surveyed, and it would be found tbat it was time to be broken up. He had prepared a list of such vessels. There were no fewer than 2,400 vessels which had run through all their classes. Their surveyor knew of no case where any vessel had been voluntarily broken up for 30 years. These 2,400 vessels were kept goiDg, and would continue running until they went down altogether, and the owner received her insurance. A great many of them would not admit I of any repair at all. and should at once be broken up." He hoped the Parliamentary Committee would give at- tention to this list of ships. He would forfeit all he had, if, at the end of twelve months from the time this list was made. they had not bepu lost in numbers lire times greater than the rest of the mercantile marine. A resolution condemning the Truck Act was then carried. The following resolution was also adopted :—" That this congress recognises the importance of the representa- tion of labour in Parliament, and calls upon trades unions and other bodies of workmen to take every opportunity of returning n'en of their own order." The auditors' report, which was read on Friday and confirmed, showed a balance in hand of £ 115 14/ 91 but from that sum is to be deducted expenses of the congress. Leicester, Bristol, and Oldham were mentioned for the next place of meeting the voting resulted in !í4 for Leicester, 32 for Bristol, and 10 for Oldham, the feeling being that the congress must work its way to Bristol by degrees. A motion wa. submitted by Mr KNIGHT strongly con- demnatory of piece-work, but he withdrew it after a fall debate of a rather antagonistic character. Arbitration and conciliation were approved as a means of settl ng disputes, though there was a slight objection raised to applied*.0 m K'h theS6 Principled were sometimes The congress adjourned at 12 o'clock.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDKNTS, REUTER'S ACEXCI PRESS ASSOCIATION, AND CENTRAL KEWS.) THE WAR OF RACES IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, Friday.—The conflicts between the whites and the blacks, announced yesterday, occurred in South Carolina, and not in Georgia, as at first incorrectly reported. The Federal troops were called out, and on their appearance both white and blacks dispersed. The authorities of the State ask for more troops in order to pre- serve order.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, Tiiursday.-Aii accident has oc. curred on the Panhandle Railroad, in Ohio, whereby six persons were killed and thirty wounded.

SPAIN. MADRID, Thursday.—The King will go to- morrow to the Escurial, to receive ex-Queer Isabella. At a Cabinet Council held under the presidency of the King, the addresses of the Protestani clergymen and the diplomatic representations oi England respecting religious toleration were dis. cussed. The question of a Guban war, and of sending farther reinforcements to Cuba, were also undei discussion.

A PRESENT fO T-HE EMPEROR OF MOROCCO. GIBRALTAR, September 17.-Eight women who, are reported to have been sent as a present to the Emperor of Morocco, and who belonged to the harem of the late Sultan, have arrived from Alexandra, accompanied by one Turk and three servants, and have proceeded to Tetuan.

THE EASTERX QUESTION. BELGRADE, FBIDAY. The Servian Government has recalled from the front the soldiers of the reserve and the wounded meu. The plague has broken out in the army of Abdul Kerim Pacha, in consequence of which the Turkish commander is compelled to change his positions before Alexinatz every three days, and to burn the teuts and huts occupied by his troops. A report is current that the Turkish si^-ge artillery destined for the bombardment of Beiprarle h-a q ] £ en* lost while crossing a bridge over the Maritza at Tatar Bazardjik. The weight caused the structure to give way, and the guns fell into the river. BELGRADE, Fnir-AT. The proclamation of Prince Milan as king is enthu. siastically received by the population, and is believed to be only disavowed by the Prince himself arid his ministers on account of the strong diplomatic pres- sure exercised by the Powers, and particularly by t Russia. When proclaiming Royalty, the army also declared the Servian Constitution to be abolished, snd absolute authority conferred on the Prince. Colonel Mouverde,attached to the staff of General Tchernaieff a army, has arrived here on a confidential mission to the Prince. CONSTANTINOPLE, FRIDAY. Mr Baring, Second Secretary of the British Embassy, will leave to-morrow for Philippopolis, to attend tbt sittings of the Judicial Commission, under the presi, dency of Sadoullah Bey, sent to that placo by the Porte to try the authors of the Bulgarian massacres. VIENNA, FKIDAT. The Political Correspondence states, on what it de3 cribes as authentic authority, that an agreement oa the question of mediation has just been arrived at between the Great Powers, on the basis of the propo sals made by the British Cabinet. Diplomatic action on the part of the Great Powers will in conseqnence be continued at Constantinople within the next few days, with a view to the restoration of peace. In ad. dition to this the efforts of the Powers have recently been directed in a more energetic manner to the con- clusion of a formal armistice. Count Zichy, th3 Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at Constantinople, has been instructed to urge the Porte to adopt this course. ST. PETERSBURGH, FRIDAY. Tha Golos of to-day, in reviewing the present polili* cal bituation, expresses its firm belief that the peace of Europe will remain undisturbed, as Germany, Russ-fa and England are agreed with regard to the East". 11 Question. The Journal de St Petersburgh also takes & peaceful view of the state of political affairs, unci speaks with appreciation of Prince Milan's action in repudiating the Pronunciamento of the-army, The Official Gazette of to-day publishes a telegram from Livadia, dated 21st, stating that the Czar, who is enjoying excellent health, will remain as usual in the Crimea until the latter part of November. Thus all rumours announcing that his Majesty intended to return to St Petersburg by the 27th inst., and attributing his early return to polittcal complications, arehown to be unfounded.

TWO PERSONS BURNT TO DEATH. A fire took place yesterday morning, at the Telegraph Tavern, Stratford-le-Bow, at which Mrs Knox, the wife of the landlord. and a little girl were burnt to death. Mrs Knox, with her husband and two servants, had escaped from the house, when, remembering the child, she returned to fetch her, and both perished.

FROM LAST NIGHYS GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. John Uther Burt, 332, Goswell road, St Luke's, bedige sex, carriage builder. James Haywood, 6, Rochester square, Camden road, Middlesex, no business or occupation. Frederick Trower,Thicket road. Penge, Surrey, a captair iu Her Majesty's army. Isaac Cook, 6, Argyle street, Sunderland, oil merchant and dealer in paint, trading as Isaac Cook and Co. D. Davies, 30, Hayworth street, Everton, Liverpool, linen draper. T. W. Fhay,5, Duncan street and Saddle yard, Briggate, and of Nassau place, Leopold street, New Leeds, all in Leeds, grocer. George Henry Longley, of Wells Mills, in Haddersfield, and of Reap Hirst, near Hudderstield, yarn Bpinner, formerly carrying on business with E. Watson at Hull Mills, Delph, in Saddleworth, as Watson & Longley. yarn spinners. William Burton. and Henry Webb, both of Richmond, millers. Emily Hallet, 47, Castle street, Ryde. J. 0. Wight, Rants, butcher. ANNULMENT. Thomas Haynes, of Short wood-in-Puck, Lechurch, Gloucestershire, farmer and general dealer.—Date of adjudication, 12th January, 1876. LOCAL LIQUIDATIONS, J. Andrews, Eisca, Monmouthshire, farmer and dealer in coal. J. Bettridge, Newport (Men.), fish and fruit salesman, herring curer, and commission agent W. G. Maddocks, System street, Splotlands, Cardiff grocer. D. Davies, Shon Norton Bridge., near Pontypridd, quarryman. *1' M°rsan, Quaker's yard, Glamorgan, innkeeper. draper. &m ,n Pend«*yn, Brecon, trrocer and AinnV^ BuIlypi°rt 'a P Carmarthershire. innkeeper and butcher.

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