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LOSS OF A HOLYHEAD STEAMER.
LOSS OF A HOLYHEAD STEAMER. FIVE LIVES LOST. The intense anxiety which had prevailed sincta .3a.turday morning as to the fate of the London and North-western Railway Company s cargo steamer Admiral Moorsom, which left North Wall, Dublin, at one o'clock on Thursday, was relieved on Sunday morning by the intelligence that she had collided with the Santa Clara, an American sailing ship, and that only 14 of the 35 souls on board had been satved. It seems that the Admiral Moorsom, which was tin old and somewhat slow steamer, little used by passengers, but mostly for the conveyance of live stock and caxgo, left the North Wall, Dublin, at midday on Thursday, and encountered some- what rough weather, which delayed her passage. There were on board at the time eleven pas- sengers and a crew numbering 24, with a general cargo, including 80 tons of goods, 678 pigs, 34, head of cattle, and one horse. Late on Thursday night, when she reached a point seven miles off west, known as the South Stack Lighthouse, one of the seamen, named Hart, who was on lookout duty, reported seeing the lights of a large British vessel, which was close ahead, sailing down Channel. Captain Weekes, the master of tho Admit-al Moorsom, at once gave orders to port the helm, and his steamer got under the stern of the other vessel; but as soon as she got clsar an American sailing ship, the Santa Clara, of New York, whose lights had not been seen, suddenly bore down upon them, and ran violently against the steamer. The Santa Clara, which was uuder the command of Captain Dunn, left Liverpool on Thursday morning, and was sailing down Channel before the wind, in company with or closely following the British vessel, both going athwart the course of the Admiral Moorsom. The force of the collision swept away the funnels, mainmast, and rigging of the Admiral Moortom, and also smashed the two boats on her starboard side, and did other damage. The smaller of the two boats on the other aide was at once launcaed, and must have been overloaded by the 13 persons who are believed to have crowded into it, and there is reason to fear that it was lost with all on board In some aanguine minds there is still a hupe- although but a faint one—that this boat may have survived, and that its passengers were after- wards picked up. In addition to the thirteen persons who are believed in this way to have perished, the sixteen lives lost include the case of the man not yet identified who was seen dead on board the steamer when she afterwards foundered; also the second mate (Abbott) and a cattle-dealer from Stoke-on-Trent, named Woolridge, both of whom were lost in their attempt to get on board, the American ship. In the case of Abbott he fell into the sea when leaping from the steamer to- wards the Santa Clara, whilst Woolridge was cut in two by a sudden lurch of the small boat into which he was getting, just as it was about to be put off. A larger boat was launched with some difficulty, and by its means twelve persons, in- cluding two of the passengers, were got safely on bf)ard the Santa Clara, in which they were subse- quently conveyed to Holyhead. The chief officer (Mr B. Jones) and the lookout seaman (Hart) were also saved, having contrived to jump on board the ship from the steamer. Amongst those saved, in addition to the chief officer and Hart, are the chief engineer, leading stoker, quartermaster, four fireman, carpenter, several seamen, and the deck boy. The master of the steamer, Captain Weekes, is among those lost. Several witnesses state that when the collision occured he gave three loud shrieks, and some of them add that he then jumped overboard, but as he was on the bridge at the time it is considered quite as likely that he was suddenly swept overboard by some of the flying chains or dislodged gear, which so quickly cleared his deck. Captain Weekes had been in the employment of the London and North-western Company for about six years, four and a half years of that time as chief mate and one and a half as master. He was formerly in the service of the Guion Line, and was still earlier in the service of the Cunard Company as a second officer. There was no reason, therefore, for any misgivings as to the competency and experience of the deceased master, who was well-known and ranch respected in Holyhead. In token of regard for his memory the flags of the vessels in the harbour were hoisted half-mast high. It is a noteworthy cir- cumstance that Captain Weekes and the same crew as manned the A'lmiral Moorsom were on board the Steamer Stanley when she ran down the Eleanor off Holyhead harbour on Wednesday last. Upon that occasion both of those vessels were considerably damaged, but fortunately no lives were lost. On the same day the crew in question were transferred to the Admiral Mour- ■iom, and at six o'clock on Wednesday evening they left for Dublin. After discharging cargo there they started at midday on Thursday for the return voyage, which ended in e>uch fatal disaster. When the steamer was overdue and there was some reason to fear that an accident I had happened, Admiral Dent sent out the Roue, one of the express steamers of the company, in search of the Admiral Moorsom. Two trips were made with this object, but she found no trace of the missing steamer. The only female passenger, and she has been rescued with her child, was Mrs Hardwick. of Preston. It is stated that there were live soldiers on board the ill-fated steamer, all privates in the 1st Royal Dragoons. In addi- tion to Joyce and Witty, two more soldiers were saved in the second boat which reached the Santa Clara, viz.. Thomas Steel and George Hill, both I x L of whom proceeded to Norwich. One of these men stated that on Thursday he heard the second mate call out in alarm, My God, tilers is a ship running into us," and almost immediately the bowsprit of the Santa Clara passed clean over his head, whilst at the same time he heard the crashing of the paddle-box. The other soldier got into the lifeboat by walking over the oar which was used to keep it from the steamer, but when he also tried to do this the oar broke under him and he fell into the water, where lie remained for about a quarter of an hour, cling- ing to a part of the broken oar which a seaman held for him. He afterwards got hold of the gunwale of the small boat and was dragged on board. The same soldier adds that he thinks the other small boat was swamped; that he saw Captain Weekes apprarently jump overboard, and that the first officer and a sailor saved themselves by jumping into the rig- ging of the ship. The chief officer of the Admiral Moorsom (Mr Bradwen Jones), when interviewed, said I was asleep in my berth at the moment when the ,ada Clara got near to our steamer. What awoke me was hearing the captain's voice in the speaking tube near my berth calling out 'Stop her.' I at once started up. and then followed instantly the crash of the collision. When I rushed to the deck, I found it a scene of indiscribable confusion and alarm, with the bowsprit and sails of a large ship moving over us, whilst our steamer heeled over very much, as if about to sink. All around me in the darkness there were broken or breaking funnel, masts, ropes, spars, Ac., with steam, smoke, and flame coming I knew not from where. Hearing the voice of the second mate (Abbott), for I could not then see him, I ad- vised him to save himself at once if he could. I then groped my way along from the bridge to the after part of the steamer, and on the way saw a soldier who was lugging his box along, and '711 said he wanted to save it tool^ I advised him to look after his own life. At this time the ship, being still under the pressure of full sail, seemed to bo chopping into the sides of the Admiral Moorsom. so I watched my chance and contrived to throw myself oil board the Ameri- can vessel. Poor Abbott, who has six children. tried to follow my ex.;r.m>le, and I threw him a rope from the Santa Clam by way of help. but in attempting the leap he fell between the two vessels and was lost. I found that on board the American ship, as in our own case, there was quite a panic. I should certainly not have left my steamer if I had not iirnily believed that she was at once going down. And the others were all of the same opinion. On getting on board the Santa Clara, I asked its master, Captain Dunn, for a rocket, but he gave ms instead a blue light, although I told him that it would be of little or no use, being a pilot signal, and not one for danger. However, I fired the blue light. It was nearly ten o'clock when I got on board the Santa Clara, but neither myself nor any of our crew got any refreshment from the officers of that vessel until breakfast time next morning.—H. M'Grath, able seaman of the Admiral Moorsom, stated I was in my berth at the time of the collision. I rushed up, un- dressed. on deck, and heard the captain scream out. after which he disappeared, and I hurried on some clothing, as a large ship seemed to be grinding at the sponson of our steamer, and to have already caused very serious damage. The bowsprit of the strange ship was right across our deck. A boat had been lowered and filled with people, but I don't know what became of it, as I did not see it again. We had altogether, twelve on board. The fireman (William Williams] and I were the two last to go into the small boat. which four of us rowed in a wild sea. I intended to be the last to go on board, but Williams made a desperate leap after us and landed in the small boat. Before we shoved off from the side of the Admiral Moorsom I was trying to save the passenger Woolridge. when a sudden lurch of the boat caused by the waves crushed him between it and the hull of the steamer, and he fell into the water. When we left our steamer she certainly looked as if she was about to sink. Amongst these saved in our boat were the four firemen, carpenter, leading stoker, quartermaster, the deck boy, two seamen, and two of the soldiers who were passengers. The following is a list of the saved, viz, :—Mr B. Jones, chief officer John Hughes, chief engineer John Jones, lead- ing stoker; Lewis Salmon, quartermaster; Wm. Parry, carpenter: H. M'Grath and William Hart, seamen; William Jones, W. Williams, Owen Roberts, and William Owen, firemen; John Thomas, deck boy Thomas Steel, George Hill, Joyce, and Witty, the four soldiers who were passengers Mr Lawler. of Kilkenny; Mrs Hardwick, of Preston, and her young daughter. The missing, all of whom are believed to have been lost, include Captain Weekes. William Abbott, second mate; J a !n"s Owen, third mate: Isaac Price, seaman; O. Griffiths, seaman; Robt. Davies, second engineer; Thomas Bagnall, Rd. Owen. O. Roberts, and Oven Pritchard, seamen; Lewis Jones, cook also Mr Woolridge, of Stoke and Mr Woodward, said to be a cattle dealer of the same town. As may be judged from the names, most of the crew are Welshmen, and re- side in Holyhead, where much sympathy is felt for the bereaved families. LATER PARTICULARS. The barquentine Stanley arrived in the Mersey oil Monday night, from Demerara, having on board ten of the crew and one passenger of the London and North-western Railway steamer, Admiral Moorsom. As has already been re- ported, a portion of the crew and two of the passengers were rescued by the Santa Clara and landed at Holyhead, whilst several were taken off the sinking steamer by the Cork steamer Falcon and taken on to Queenstown, where they were landed; but it was feared that the remain- der of those who had been on board the ill-fated steamer—sixteen souls in all—had been drowned. The arrival of eleven more of the survivors reduces the number of drowned to five. The names of the eleven rescued men are Robert Davies. second engineer; Joseph Owen, quartermaster; William Parry, Owen Griffiths, Isaac Price, and John Jones, seamen; Thomas Bagnall and Richard Owen, firemen; Lewis Jones, cook Owen Pritchard. coal trimmer and Edward Woodward, of Hanley, Staffordshire, passenger. When the Stanley was off Point Lynas an intimation was sent on shore through a pilot belonging to one of the Liverpool pilot boats as to the rescued men being on board the Stanley; and on the arrival of the latter in Liverpool, in tow of a Liverpool tug, the rescued men, on reaching the landing-stage, were met by representatives of the London and North- western Railway Company and taken to Lime- street Station, where they had refreshments sup- plied to them and every attention paid to their comfort. Upon arrival in Liverpool, the survivors named. when informed of the reported conduct of the master of their vessel in leaping overboard, ap- parently iu a panic, stated that they had seen nothing of the kind, and expressed their belief that Captain Weekes was by no means the sort of man to lose his presence of mind and to act in such a manner. They regarded as mu :h more probable the other report that Captain Weekes was carried overboard by some of the torn gear, either of his own or the American vesse 1. In accordance with instructions received from Ad- miral Dent, marine superintendent at Holyhead, to whom information of their arrival was tele- graphed, the men were sent on from Lime-street Station by the 8-50 p.m. train for Holyhead, to which place they belong. The passenger Wood- ward left during the evening for Hanley.
.-.,..>-...,. OVER THE SUNSHINE…
.> OVER THE SUNSHINE OF EXISTENCE HANGS A BLACK CLOUD. With the uncertainty of life is mingled the dark mys- tery of death the one we catch the wdcome soiure. of a new breath of life that tells of an oldition to our issues, on the other we shudder as we livar the rushing wings of the Destroying Angel! The mighty voice of the Great Influence which rules tha Universe has pronounced our fate; the dread fiat has .¡le forth, and every mortal man is doomed to die ? J jt. though we cannot prevent, can we postpone death- t'he question is momentous, even if it concern the pro longation of life but by a single hour, inasmuch as every instinct prompts us to fight the boldest battle we can for this glorious boon of existence. The promptings of instinct are but the spontaneous voices of nature, and it is our duty to obey. But there still remains the question can death be postponed by a single hour ? Yes; for the world works in obedience to certain laws and a study of these proves that those who have the judgment and the will to buckle on the shield, which nature placei ready to their grasp, may ward off the insidious attacks of the implacable enemy of life, until, in a ripe old age, the vital faculties gradually deciy, and the Angel of Peace glides softly into our presence, leading us, as it were, in a gentle slumber to the regions beyond the shadow of the tomb. The Fell Destroyer makes his first approaches in many forms, but none are more favoured by him than that of a deadly foe now preying upon the very vitals of Modern Society. What is this foe? There are few among us who have not been or are now to some extent its victims. Would the reader know if he, too. is under the ban of this frightful scourge? Let him ask himself whetlur be experiences any of the following symptoms There are pains about the chest and sides, and some- times in the back. The mouth has a bad taste, especially in the morning; and there are feelings of dulness and drowsiness. The appetite is poor, a sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth, there is a feeling as of a heavy load on the stomach, and sometimes a faint, all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken, the hands and feet be- come cold and feel clammy. After a while a cough sets in, at first dry. but attended in the course of a few months with expectoration of a greeaisli colour. The sufferer feels constantly tired, and sleep seems to afford him no rest. Nervousness, irritability, and evil fore- bodings follow. When rising suddenly, there is a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head. The bowels become costive the skin is dry and hot at times the blood becomes thick and stagnant the whites of the eyes are tinged with yellow: the urine is scanty and high coloured, depositing a sediment after standing. There is frequently a spitting up of the food—at times with a sour taste and at others with a sweetish taste, This is often attended with palpitation of the heart or impaired vision, with spots before the eyes. accompanied by great prostration and weakness. All of these symptoms are in turn present. It. is thought that nearly one-third of our population has this disease in some of its varied forms. Medical men have mistaken the nature of the malady. Its true name is Dyspepsia or Indigestion for which a certain remedy is to be found in Mother Seigel's Curativw Syrup-a medicine which has won in both hemispheres a confidence founded only on its great virtues. The Syrup can be obtained from any chemist or medicine vendor, or from the proprietors, A. J. WHITE (Limited), 17, Farringdon Road, London, E.C. WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY. YOUR PREPARATION IS AX EXCEPTION. The Pharmacy, Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, Dec. 2yth, 1883 Dear Sir,—Your medicine must be a great success You can quite understand that I have not much opinion of what are called quack medicines, which are generally cure all and worthless, and I should be glad to see them swept out of existence with the begom of destruc- tion." Your preparation, however, is an exception, and is undoubtedly useful. One of my brothers took it with considerable benefit and, to be candid with you, I only laughed at him, and said, His faith had healed him." I was very ill myself this year with Congested Liver, Indigestion, &.C., and after much persuasion by my brother, to please him, I consented to try Mother Seigel s Syrup, and I am bound to say, that in spite of my pre- judice and unbslief, it did me more good than anything else. I am better in health now. but not quite well. and probably never shall be again, as my heart has become weak, although I am considerably under fifty years of age. I mention my case to you, thinking it might be of some interest to you.-I remain, faithfully yours, W. Sheppard Pole (Ph. C.)." I HAVE NOT HEARD A SINGLE COMPLAINT. "Baldock, Herts, January 4th, 1863. Gentlemen,—Perhaps it would be appropriate to state, that it gives me great pleasure to push and advance the sales of vour medicines, on account of their worth. I have not had or heard a single complaint about your medicines, since I have sold them, but, on the other hand, unbounded testimony as to their worth, therefore I can with confidence bring them to the public notice. During 1882 I sold 11* dozens of the Syrup, and 71 dozen Pills. This. I think, taking into account that the inhabitants are under 2,000 and there are two other agents in the town, will give you a good idea as to how it is appreciated here.—Faithfully yours, II. J. Izzard. Pat. Med. Vendor." ITS EFFICACV IS ACKXOWLLDIIED BY THOUSANDS. Ileglier Town. Berckfastleigh. December 21st, 1883. "Gentlemen.—It gives me unfeigned pleasure to bear testimony to your remedies for the many ills that flesh is heir to. Of all the medicines I dispense, I know of none superiour to yours for all internal bodily ailments. Al- though Seigel's Syrup is a patent mcdicine.' and. con- sequently, despised and maligned by the Faculty, there is no sham about it, and its efficacy is acknowledged by thousands of sufferers, and its sale does not diminish, which is about as good a barometer as any I know. -I am, yours most respectfully, J. Reed, Chemist."
A SINGULAR CASE OF THEFT AT…
A SINGULAR CASE OF THEFT AT MOLD. At the Mold Police Court, on Monday. William Morris, who had previously been convicted of felony, was charged on remand with stealing two leeks and two onions, growing in the garden of Dr. William Williams. Sergeant Pearson stated that at o-o a.m. on Saturday morning last, he was standing with his brother at the entrance to Garden-place, in Xew-street, nearly opposite the house of the prisoner. They heard the Brewery dog barking, and shortly afterwards the prisoner appeared bearing a bag upon his shoulder. His brothar seized the prisoner, who said the bag con- tained coal he had received from a married daughter residing at the Lead Mills. Having examined the bag, they searched the prisoner and found two leeks and two onions in his pockets, which he also stated he had received from his daughter. They took him into custody on suspicion of stealing the vegetables, and upon I I careful enquiry found marks in Dr. Williams' garden where they had been uprooted, and also foot-prints exactly corresponding with the shoes of the prisoner. He subsequently stated that when he went to fetch the coal he found the onions and leeks under his feet near liis daughter's house. The prisoner having been previously convicted, was sentenced to one calendar month's imprisonment with hard labour. '-r"'
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. UPPER BANGOR RAKGEUS ù. VICTORIA F.C.—. This match was played at Upper Bangor, on Saturday, the 17th inst., and resulted in a victory for the Rangers by two goals to one disputed. for the Rangers by two goals to one disputed. FOUNTAIN ROVEKS (2ND ELEVEN) v. EXCELSIOHS. -This match was played on the ground of the former, aud cwlcll in a victory for the Excelsiors by one goal to nil. LLANDUDNO GLSDDAETH ROVKKS v. HrnL WISTE E GARDENS.—A match was played between the above- named clubs on the Rhyl grouud, and resulted in aa e isy victory for the visitors by 4 goals to one. The home team refused to play the last quarter of ail hoar, as the visitors had tho wind in their favour.
ICARNARVONSHIRE & ANGLESEY…
CARNARVONSHIRE & ANGLESEY INFIRMARY WEEKLY REPORT, Jan. 12th, 188o. In-Patients 17 Total number of Out-Patients admitted since October 25th, 1S84 during the past week ;-tl Home Patients 4S Visitors for this week—Ivight Hon. Lady Penrhyn and Rev. John Morgan. Hon. Physician 11 Dr. Richards, Hon Surgeon „ Dr. Hugboy. 1 It. ROLAND JONES, liouse iur0eoa. I
MORGAN LLOYD, U.C., M.P.,…
MORGAN LLOYD, U.C., M.P., AT HOLYHEAD. HIS CANDIDATURE FUR CARNARVONSHIRE. Mr Morgan Lloyd, Q.C., M.P., addressed his con- ituents at Holyhead on Wednesday. The Rev. Mr 1(?yd presided. -Morgan Lloyd, who was cordially received, said i~~ 'le last meeting I attended in this county was the ^rge and enthusiastic meeting held at Llangefni, for 8 Purpose of protesting against the action of the OU!!e of Lords in rejecting the Franchise Bill, and a ^rrogating to itself a riuht to appeal to the people Sainst a decision arrived at by an overwhelming ma- jority in the House of Commons. The agitation was riginated by the Ministers of the Crown, and in that filiation the Government had tha unanimous and of n US ,uPPort °f the Liberal members of the House Commons (hear, hear). They could also upon that arti ti lar issue rely on tha co-operation of Mr Par- s followers. An autumn session took place, and e second reading of the Franchise Bill was carried J even a larger majority thau in thu previous session j^Pplause). The Tories were half-hearted in their Pposition, and It was evident that if the Lords should Itgain throw out the Bill an appeal to the country r,°Uld. result in a Liberal triumph (hear, hear). What ,,as since taken place is well known to you. The c anchise Bill has become 1 aw, and householders in ^Untieg will henceforth have the same right to vote Js possessed by their brethren in the borouglu. The attained is a great one and worthy of a sacri- s(hear,hea.r). The price paid has been a virtual Mission of the right claimed by the Peers and a Bil?eU(ler manipulation of the Redistribution f 1 Into the hands of Lord Salisbury. In what light jj0 Ure generations will look upon the compact is what U us can foresee. I simply make a plain and tiQ^fished statement of the facts. The Redistribu- 11 Bill ha* been read a second time, and theGovern- bv *8 P^dged to the Tory leaders to stand or fall do t part of the price, and the Tories, will, 110 file ft'' *nB*st upon their bargain. 1 do not deny that Dr e 'las muc'1 t0 recommend it, but I should have far 4rre<l 'he Bill originally drafted for the comtide- ba '0IK ^'le Government. That Bill would have pae^ for the country and better for the Liberal Tvitl^' ^lear' hear). it made the changes required 1<JUt revolutionising the whole representation. It ja 9 a considerable additional representation to the disf* an(^ ^10 Bamc time to the county tlj llcts a fair share of power. The present Bill, on Mil °-Uer hand, unduly favours large towns, which gov 1U t'le have a controlling power in the »Ur °f country. It gives London aud its arer°UQ(fiug populations seventy-one members, which ev 00 m&ny to be given to any one community, how- ^ith lm?ort'ant- The whole kingdom of Scotland, to 1 ^ts varied interests and extent of territory, is (>1 no more. The opinion expressed by Mr do*' Sfoue' ^hat the more distant parts of the king- tin have a proportionately larger repreeenta- th ^lan the more concentrated population around centre of Go vernment, commends itself to my Uj.1 &s a wis« policy. The influence of Paris has on p occasions produced serious evils in France, but n ans never had half as large a population as London adr f founders of the American Constitution Sibl^ ] aU ex*relrie c°urse to guard against the pos- Se ,e (faUg«r. The city of Washington has no repre- BinatlVe *u Congress. As regards Wales, the original to iProPose^ to disfranchise three const it usncies, and Htid tVT° *dditional members to Glamorganshire Pro 0118 t0 Carnarvonshire, -whilst the present Bill C P?"" *n addition to these three to disfranchise the ■^vitli 1 an<^ ^le Angksey boroughs. Cardiganshire, b«r a P.°Pulati°n °f 73,271, is to have only one i*em- whilst, many new boroughs in London with a Tii C 1 srQa'ller population are to have each a member. "16 trough of Finsbury, with a population of all Futham. with 42,'JOo IIamj>.ite.nd, with 45,4.")2, hav George's in the K«st, with 47,157, are each to Toi a memher- Some people say that Wales is fa- hut that is a mistake (hear, hear). Wales is the* as Part England, and has had precisely part8illUe rules applied to it as are applied to other sh, 3 England. If any favouritism has been ]ajlJ^ 11 h.V the frainers of the Bill, it has been to Ire- °Uew ^'le ca^e *'ie Anglesey boroughs is a hard ajl^.T^^hear, hear) —for they are the most populous of t'le I!e,,c;m»tituencies proposed to be disfranchised by looa Clear> hear). They fall short of the limit of a,*•'hy only 15-4, according to the cenni6 of 1831, f,n. uLl have exceeded that limit had it not been tj( absenee of hundreds of the seafaring popul.i- hv ° ^11B town when the census was taken (hear, to\v^' Locking at the commanding position of this a ar>(l harbour, and t.h» probable great increase of m lobulation in the near future. I think the Govern- lip'lit well have excluded these boroughs from f" schedule of disfranchisement (hear, hear). I To,however, that the compact entered into with the and"' ^e:i!lers niust ba carried out to the letter, (>f p^t whenever the Bill passes the borough arli will be a thing of the past. the"l n°W more than ten years sines you first did me p honour of returning me as your repressntatire in w "'anient and no constituency has ever displayed to- fid mciliher more kindness, consideration, or con- ter^nce' t'han you hare shewn towards me during those tu-*Vears' -^° consideration would hare induced me to y0,U 'n^ hack upon rou so loug as I continued to possoss jjl 'u cotlfidenee, (hear, hear)—and now that the blow is lifpJ be struck, which will destroy your political wU#r a ^oruugh, and sever the connection between u. uc f s° highly value, I felt the pangs of separation LI"H keeu' than I run able to express. (Hear, hear) vear I came ii-noiivst you as a stranger to Hu t tUe battle of freedom, (hear, hear) and you received °PU!1 arms. I came amongst you alone a.ndunat- foule1, but' yen at once ralliodjaround me. In that year we a ?ut under great disadvantages. The powers arrayed rc, truly formidable You had no ballot I) \J1' Vopi,°T^ you, and many were the risks audi dangers el ()" to'eiiec)unici-. Our battle cry was freedom of rnv 10n' aUt^ k',le rights of the people to choose their n 11 represent;itivc without being controlled by mug- ari.eS °r cliques." (Hear, hear). The powers were Jed against us, but even then the moral victory was *k°uoh the el.;ction was lost. In 1874 the conflict Y'ouletlewecL and the people were victorious. (Hear, h«ar). tn-Q1 ^en returned me by au euormous majority against the rJPP,ouents. and ,You know that at the last election 0d Majority would have been overwhelming, if ray I lS°FENT ^lat^ no^ eSecte!l a thnely retreat. (Hsar, hear) th ,0^)ac^ with satisfaction to tkose contests, bacause 1^ 6y have bc«n a moral training to the people of these 0^0u»hs, Jand are an example to our countrymen in eff 6r Pai't5 of "Wales of what can be done by the unaided jD^r's ,Jf the people, when determined to maintain their 1 I'S'idence, and to .insist npon their rights (Hear, Kow that I shall probably cease to be your re- w;sf»tative at the end of the present Parliament, if 1 t'rp -^° COll8ult niy own ease and comfort, I wonld re- h, .'nto Pr'vate life, and e«cape the fatigue aad late which are inseparable from a regular attendance in tf'd use °f Commons, but those feelings which promp- j t° do battle amongst you are still active, aud Mi ne to seek another field where a similar victory he won. Under these circumstances, seeing that i4l!' I'ropoies to take away a member from County, and to give an additional member t I tiiouglit it my duty to inform chairman and secretary of the Liberal Association n°r. th'lt county at the earliest moment, that it was tC ^atentiou to place my services at the disposal of Liberal electors of the new constituency, should think fit to select me as their candidate. Some P'aous have found f lnlt with me for announcing my -ntion, but I consider that the electors should have 0"ae'-v uotice, so that they may have an opportunity considering and discussing amongst themselves tht j.e ative merits of the different candidates, and make 11 own thei r wishes to those who may represent them g the central association (bear, hear). This is not the ,s*t occasion on which I hive taken part in the Tulitical affairs of Carnarvonshire. In July, 18tiS, I eg,,Tl the electoral campaign m Merionethshire in (:(}I11pany with a man to whom the Liberals of Wales v l 6 ^e'Jt of gratitude, and whose name. Golaeb- ^ad, ijj a household word amongst us (hear, hear). ln August of that year I received a numeronsly signed t'Taisition from Llandudno asking ruetocome forward a candidate for the county of Carnarvon. On the ~(|th of August that was announced in the Bimer news- Paper, .-md on the 10th of September, "Gohebyrld's a|nous lelter, Y lluVien^iid," appsared, which stirred llP the county from one end to the other. That was flowed on the 30th by another letter, Lhiuriau'r tîrrri ar v maes." Mr Jones-Parry then appeared in "le field, in the southern part of the county, where- ^Poa I wrote declining the invitatifm, and in due course came amongst you. When but a child pandering over the mountains of Merionethshire, I felt a keen desire to live to be of some service to my Cc"intry men, and that dssire was rekindled in my 7°uth.bv the teaching of Dr. Edwards, at Bala (hear, hear). The performance has »ot been equal to asy •desires, b*jt I trust that I may have kad some little S l;*re in the good work which has been already accom- plished for Wales (hear, hear). The Welsh members have not been noisy or obtrusive, aDd some of us might Probably have done more than we have done but the -return of a compact body of 28 Liberal members, has "'4t been without its effect upon thu Government and ^Pon the House of Commons (hear, hear). The wants and requirements of the Welsh people have been Atudied and attended to in the present XJarliameat in ) a manner and to an extent they were never studied or attended to before. Three Colleges have been esta- blished and endowed with public money, and a measure for the establishment of middle class schools ins been promised, acd is actually in preparation. The passing of Mr Roberts' Sunday Closing Bill wa* rendered possible only by the united action of the Welsh members, and their more recont action in con- nection with the proposed Redistribution Bill, has shown the Government tha.t they were all of one accord, and ready to maintain the just rights of the people whem they represented (hear, hear). You will theref»>e see that we have made some progress in our onward march as a nation. We were neglected and ignored asunworthytfthetttentton of the Govern- ment or of the legislature. We are HOW listened to, and some, at least, of our claims hava been admitted. If it had not been for the union prevailing amongst the Welsh members, and their concerted efforts and perseverance in pressing upon ministers of the Crown the claims of cheir countrymen, the present Govern- ment would have followed the example of their pre- decessors, and done nothing for Wales. I have always been in favour of united act on and the formation of a Welsh party in the sense that Scotch members form a Scotch party. What I have protested against, and still protest against, is the suggestion that we 'should adopt the obstructive tactics of some of the, Irish members (hear, hoar), What has been done is but an earnest of what is to come, and what may be equally within oar reach if we persevere in our efforts. "Onward" should be our cry until we shall have recovered the ground which was lost through cent- uries of oppression and lioglect. I confess to you frankly that I have a desire to take part in the work we have, before us, and hope I may continue in a position to co-operate with those who are labouring for the advancement of the people of Wales. The present is an important crisis in the history of our country. The people have now power in their own hands and the future will depend upon the naimaer in which that power will be exercised. If the people are consulted in the choice of candidates, and union prevails, Wales will for many years to come return a compact body of Liberal members to Parliament. But if disunion prevails, if the yrcat body of the electors are not consulted and narrow cliques are formtd—(hear)— our ever vigilan opponents may triumph, and the pro- gress of the nation will be arrested. I would recommsad to your attentive consideration the following worth of Mr Chamberlain — Everything depends upon your organisation. It is essential that in each district there should be a thorough] v representative organisation on a popular basis, which all Liberals should be earnestly in- vited to join. No condition by way of subscription or otherwise, except the profession of Liberal opinions, ought to be prescribed. If an association so formed en- joys the confidence of the electors, it will make division impossible by selecting only candidates who have already secured the suppoit of the majority of the party." These are words of wisdom and the result of practical experi- ence, and I would earnestly commend them to the con- sideration of my couutrymen. The new electors as well as the old should be consulted, and should have a. fair and full opportunity of selecting their candidates. One effect of the Franchise Act will be to render canvassing difficult and unnecessary, and candidates will have to de- peud upon the effect of public meetings, and the volun- tary efforts of the electors. I have twice brought in a Bill to make the practice of canvassing illegal, but have failed to secure an opportunity of proceeding with it, though some of its provisions have been incorporated ia the Act recently passed for the better prevention of Cor- rupt Practices at Elections. I have often told you that is my opinion every elector was bound to exercise a free and unbiassed choice, and to select the man wbo, in his judgment, would be the best available representative, and that any solicitation by the candidate personally or hy his agents is au utidu interference with the exercise of the free judgment of the electors (hear, hear). Under the men- system, personal canvass will be impracticable, and the employment of a sufficient number of paid agents will be illegal. Candidates will therefore have to rely in the future upon moral influence, upon tho effect of public meetings, aud upon the advocacy of the Press. That is as it should be, as personal solicitation is incon- sistent with the principle of the Ballot (hear, hear). One of the main principles upon which the Redistribution scheme, now before Parliament, is founded, is the division of the couutry into single constituencies, each returning ene member, and I consider that the nearest approach to the representation of minorities which can be safely adopted by a free people. For, if any party is so weak and unpopular as not to command a majority in any con- stituency. it cannot fairly complain of being unrepre- sented in Parliament. The House oi Commons is the representative of the will of the natien, and not of cliques and crotchet mongers (hear, hear). Every other system of proportional representation that has been yet sug- gested is fallacious in itt) object and unworkable in prac- tice. In lSlj7, a system of minority representation on a small scale was engrafted into the Reform Act of that rear, through the instrumentality of the House of Lords, b-r the creation of a few three-meinbered constituencies. But that experiment has proved a failure. It was con- demned at the time by Mr Disraeli as well as by Mr John Bright. Mr Disraeli, in the debate in that year, thus spoke of a minority representation :—" He was not prepared to enter upon a campaign to carry out a system which so far as he understood it was alien to the instinct, manner and conditions of the country, a manner opposed to any sound principle, and the direct effect of which would be to create a stagnant representation which would bring about a feeble executive. If the scheme should be applied to the vast majority of constituencies, almost all the re- presentatives for the United Kingdom would be reduced to the position of nominees. They would not be elected by a free people in the light of heaven, but. would be nominated as much as were the mem- bers for all those boroughs extinguished in lö: and at a general election you would be able to calculate with exact precision and painful accuracy on the return of members elected by thousands of persons, just the same as agents could formerly calculate on the return of members for Old Saruin. He had always been of opinion that this cumulative voting, and other schemes having for their object to re present minorities, that they were admirable me tnt- for bringing crotchety men into the House. Thjy were the schemes of coteries and not the politics of nations, and if adopted would end in discomfiture and confusion." Mr Bright even more strongly opposed the scheme and said If the system of representing minorities—according to the propositiou now before the House had been established, and had been in existence during the war (between the Northern and Southern States of America) the United .Slates Government never could have been borne up at. they were by the entire people, and never could have possessed power sufficient to suppress the desperate rebellion oi the Southern States. Every American knows that well, and every Englishman ought to know that anything which enfeebles the representa- tive powers and lessens the vitality of the elechonnl system, which puts in the nominees of little cliques, here representing a majority and there a minority, but having no real influence among the people, every system liko that, weakens and must ultimately destroy the power and the force of your executive Govern- ment. A principle could hardly be devised more calculated to destroy the vitality of our elective system, and to produce stagnation, not only of the most complete but of the most fa-tal character affecting our public affairs. Such were the opinions of two of the greatest states- men of our time who agreed in condemning the. visionary schemes of proportional representation though belonging to opposite and hostile parties. Mr Gladstone again in 1SJO dealing with the same question said "The principle of Parliamentary re- presentation is that we should recognise each con- stituency as being itself an integer, and what we want in this House is to have the prevailing sense of the community. We do not want to have represented immature particular shades of opinion that may at any time prevail in it, but the sense of the majority which represents the whole community, because the community is in the spirit and sense of the Con- stitution recognised as being in itself an integral quan- tify." The scheme now advocated by Mr Court- nev's is substantially a revival of what ,l 11 had been suggested by Mr Stuart >uin, ami reduced to a tangible proposal by Mr Hare. It is ingenious and plausible, but complicated and uncertain in its results. It commends itself to some minds not of the highest order, but is rejected fey great statesmen and by the common sense ef the nation, alike the scheme on which the Goverment have framed their bill on the other hand commends itself on acconmt of its simplicity, and because it is in accordance with the bjst traditions of the people (hear, hear). Single tueinbered constituencies have always been the rule in Wales, and we know hy experience that the system has worked satisfactorily. What will be the ultimate effect npon parties of the changes now taking place, it is impossible tojforesee. Whether it willjbe to strengthen or to disintegrate the Liberal party in Eagland, no one can foretell. The increased number of Scotch mem- bers will probably and strength to the Liberal party in Scotland, whilst the extended Franchise in Ireland will give additional strength to the Home Rule, and separatist party. But in Wales we can with some certainty foresee the results. If we be true to ourselves, if we remain united and trust to the people, if we dis- course all mean jealousies and narrow local cliques and combinations, if weprefer the welfare of the nation to the interests of individuals, if we select as eur leaders men who love their country, sympathize with the aspirations ef the people, and are trusted by them —then indeed may we look forward with coan.icnce to a time when Wales will send a united phalanx of thirh Liberal members to Parliament- ready to advocate its just claims, aad to support the cause of freedom and progress (hear, hear). But if wa let pass the oppor- tunity of forming a powerful and united Welsh party— if by self-seeking, by cliques and combinations, by tttetupting- to force candidates chosen by a few upon the electors, we disgust the people, and produce apathy in the minds of honest voters, and drive many in despair into the camp of our opponents, then indeed may we cry Ichabod," for the glory will have departed from our land (cheers).
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THE NORTH WALES COLLEGE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. A meeting was held at Llangefni, on Thursday, of the committee of agriculturists appointed to ar- range a course of lectures and experiments in agri- cultural chemistry under tbe auspices of the University College of North ales. There we" present: Captain T. J. H. Lloyd, Tregaian (in th- chair) Messrs H. Roberts, J.P T. N. Jones, vV Roberts, Cefndu; T. Owen, Llanfawr: R. Owen. Lledwigaa W. Jones, Taihirion J. W. Palme. Amlwch; T. Owen, Peninynydd; J. Williams Ddreiniog E. R. Owen, Bodsuran O. Chambers. Castedior; J. Prytherch, Tvndrvfol J. Muir, Bodorjfan Owen Llias, G-lyn; J. Lewis, Llan- llibio D. Williams, Trefri Lewis Hughe", Am- lwch J. Chambers, O. Evans. Tregarnedd W. Prytherch, Bodfeddan O. H. Foulkes, Bodrwvn J.E.Jones, Bodfeirig; J. Richards, Ynys; Wm. Owen, Rhosbeiro; — Griffith, Cefneock; E. Lambert, Tanygraig: J. R. Hughes, Cordan; J. Crewdsou, II. O. Hughes, Cefnmawr; T. Jones, Hendrefadog Thomas Thomas, Cefn; M'Killop, and others. Mr Cadwaladr Davies, secretary of the college, explained the provisions of the extension scheme of the college, and detailed the steps which had led to the formation of the committee. He then read the following letters: "Menai Bridge.—Dear Sir. I am unexpectedly prevented from attending the Agricultural Chemistry meeting of to-day at Llan- gefni. I have sent you a letter from Mr Lloyd Jones, Gwredog. stating that he also is unable to be present, but that he is willing to pay the sub- scriptions that. will be necessary. I undertake also to attend the lectures; please say that I will give £ 1 Is, if it is wanted, with pleasure. I also had a letter from the High-sheriff, expressing his regret at not being able to be present.—Yours truly, C. F. PRIESTLEY. January 15th.—Mr Cadwaladr Davies. Gwredog, Rhoeybol, January 14th, 1885.-Dear Sir,—I am sorry I cannot attend the committee to-morrow, but will be most happy to subscribe whatever you decide each member ought to pay. and will endeavour to attend tbe lectures regularly.—Yours truly, O. LLOYD JONES. Rhiant'a, Bangor, December 2-ith, 1885.—Dear Mr Davies,—If the first meet- ing of the committee to arrange for the agricul- tural lectures at Llangefni is not to be held until the 15th, I shall he unable to attend. Two things will prevent the attendance of the people we want; first, the fee, however small; secondly, the Welsh languags. To meet the first difficulty, I would not admit any one free. I he ir t'jere are to be ten lectures. I would, therefore, charge a shilling a lecture, or 5s for the course, payment to be in ad- vance. I would have a paid interpreter by the side of the lecturer, to interpret every now and then a sentence in Welsh, and to interpret any sentence any one at the 'cture might ask to have interpreted. The lecturer must encourage hi* audience to use the interpreter, aud must himself use the interpreter to ask questions in Welsh to see if his audience are following him. There should be a very full syllabus of each lecture printed in English and in Welsh, and given to each student. Female students should be very specially hunted up to attend, and one or two ladies of the neighbourhood should make a point of attending some of the lectures. At the end of each lecture, the lecturer and the interpreter should remain to answer questions. At the end of the course there should be an examination, with considerable money prizes, the papers to be set in English and in Welsh. There should be a first prize of JS5, and a second of t3, and then a good many 10s prizes, so that no one who attends regularly need be out of pocket. It is of the very utmost importance to make this first experiment a success. I shall be happy to give C5 towards the expenses. Please submit these suggestions for the considera- tion of the committee, and believe me, sincerely yours, EDMUND II. VKUN'KY. It was resolved that Dr. Dobbie ^should be asked to deliver a course of lectures on agricultural chemistry at Llangefui, a sum of Y-20 being guaranteed in the room towards the expenses. It was also decided that the lecture should take place every alternate Thursday at three o'clock in the afternoon, the course to commence on Thursday, the 29th inst. A discussion took place as to the fee to be charged for the course, which was ultimately fixed at 5s, the charge of admission to a single lecture being fixed at Is. It was announced that the lectures would be illustrated by practical experiments. About thirty farmers were then enrolled as mem- bers. and Mr C. F. Priestley having been elected honorary secretary, with Mr H. O. Hughes, the assistant secretary, the following subcriptiona to- wards the expenses fund were announced :—Captain Verney, 1,5 1 Captain T. E. J. Lloyd, £ 5 Messrs Hills and Sons, Amlwch, t2 2s; Mr C. F. Priestley, J.P.,mis; Air Hugh Roberts, J.P., £1 Is, &c. The usual votes of thanks brought the proceedings to a close. STATUTES COMMITTEE.A meeting of the ^Statutes Committee was held on Saturday, at the Queen's Hotel, Chester. Present: Mr A. C. Humphreys-Owen (chairman), Mr R. A. Jones, Principal Reichel, Dr. Easterby, Rev. T. J. Jones-Lewis, and Air Cadwaladr Davies (secretary). Statutes were framed dealing with minutes of meetings, mode of conducting elections. &c., drafts prepared by the chairman and Mr R. A. Jones, and communications received from Lord Powis. Col. West, and the Rev. Ellis Edwards being considered.
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A SUCCESSFUL WELSHMAN AT MELBOURNE.— The Melbourne Argus of Saturday, November Rth, 1884, contains a very interesting account of the vineyards of Mr J. Davies, of Ngarveno, on Moonee Ponds Creek. Mr Davies is a Welsh- man, and left Treforest for Australia in 1853, and for some long time lie and Mr Daniel Owen. of Ash Hall, near Cowbridge, were working together and sharing the same tent. The Argus says :— Another of the features is Mr J. Davies's Ngarveno Vineyard, on Moonee Ponda Creek, where the well-known and popular wines of that brand are produced. Mr Davies was once a member of the City of Melbourne Council and of Parliament. But politics soon ceased to have any charm for him, and about 28 years ago he settled down in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, buying the land which he subsequently made into a vineyard at C32 per acre. Shortly afterwards he could have purchased some adjoining land 1100 acres") for £:22 per acre. It is now worth about ce200 per acre on the average; but, of course, on the Sydney Road it would realise con- siderably more than that. At the time he bought there was a good deal of talk about the establish- ment of vineyards, and it struck him that he would enter into that pursuit. He had no diffi- culty in getting vines, and planted many sorts. Since 1862, when be began planting, he has care- full,, watched the different varieties, and he has weeded out the least useful, and now he has only three kinds—reisling, verdheillio, and hermitage These are the fittest that he has allowed to sur- vive. All the knowledge he has he has acquirod by experience here, for he came from Wales, which is not ? wine-growing country. His vines cover about sixteen acres. and yield on the ave- rage about 5000 gallons per annum, the wines being of a light hock and claret class. Some of the vines that he put in at the beginning are bearing well every year, and about a third in number of the vines have been grafted—that mysterious process whose results have puzzled agriculturists, doubtless, from the days of Abel. The produce of a graft is invariably that of the scion—that is to say, whatever be the stock into which the twig is ingrafted the grapes are such as the vine produces from which the twig was cut. It is obvious that under such a rule vines can be improved more than would be pos- sible if the rule were reversed; and it will also probably be clear to all of us that if we had had to elaborate these contrivances we should have done just the same as Mother Nature. HOLLOW AY'S PILLS AND OINTMEXT exert a rapidly favourable effect in all those diseases which are induced by exposure to damp or by great changes in temper- ature. They will therefore be found eminently service- able to those who work in iron foundries, copper mines and collieries. These well-known remedies present manifest advantages iu respect of use and effectiveness, being entirely compounded of vegetable drugs selected with the greatest care aud regardless of price. When used in accordance with the ample printed directions which accompany ththey act surely but mildly, and do not interfere with the daily work. Therejare but few diseases which are not capable of etire-or, at all events, of great relief—if Hollo way's remedies are persevere- ingly used.