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public ffiamjiauies. &c. The LIST of SUBSCRIPTIONS WIuVoPEN" TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 13:11 inst., and WILL CLOSE TO- MORROW (TUESDAY), the 19th inst at 4 o'clock p.ru ^for Town, and on Wedtiesdiy, the 20th inst., at 10 oclock a.m., for C"untry, Amalgamation of Messrs KEGAN PAUL. TRENCH, and CO of Paternoster-square, E.C. Messrs TRUBNER and CO, nf Ludgaie.hili, E.C. and Messrs GEORGE REDWAY and CO., of York- street, Coventgarden, W.C. KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER, JLY. & CO., LIMITED. SHARE CAPITAL, £100,000, divided into 5,000 Seven per Cent. Cumulative Preference Shares of £10 each, and 5,000 Ordinary Shares of B10 each. DEBENTURE CAPITAL, £ 50,0^0, consisting of 500 Mortgage Debenture Bonds of £100 each, bearing interest '1.t the rate of b per cent. per annum. The Shares are payable 10s on Application, St 10s on Allotment S2 10s on December 16th, and B2 10s on .December 3lst. The Debentures art* payable, £O on Application, JB40 on Allotment, and £::0 on December 16th. Both the Snares and Debentures may be paid up in full on Allotment, in which CMe Dividends and In. tereat will be calculated accordingly. DIRECTORS. COLERIDGE J. KENNARD, Esq. (Director, Consoli- dated Bank, Limited). W. CROOKES, Esq., F.R.S., 7, Kensington Park Gardens, J,olllion, W. *C. KEGAN PAUL, Esq. (Messrs Kegan Paul, Trench and CHENEVIX TRENCH. Esq. (Messrs Kegan Paul Trench and Co.), *F. DUFFING, Esq (Messrs Tiiibner and Co.). P. SINNETT, Esq. (Messrs George Redway and Co.). "HORATIO BOTTOMLEY, Esq. (Hansard Publishing Union, Limited). join the Board after Allotment. BANKERS —THE CONSOLIDATED BANK Limited, b2, Threadneedle-street, E.C. and Charing Cross, and at Manchester. BROKERS.—Messrs HAGGAliD, HALE and PIXLEY, 26, Austin Friars, K Coo and Stock Exchange. SOLICITORS.—Messrs WILLIAM WEBB and CO., 6, Es-ex-street, Strand, W.C. AUDITORS.—Messrs MONKHOUSE, GODDARD, and CO, 28, St. Swithin's-lane, KC., and Newcastlts-on- Tyne. SECRETARY AND TEMPORARY OFFICES.—ST. JOHN W1NNE, Esq 12 14, Catherine-street, Strand, W.C. This Company has been formed for the purpose cf amalgamating the businesses of Messrs Kegan Paul, Trench and Co., Messrs Tiiibner and Co., and Messrs Georg Redway and Co,, and of carryin them on in future under one central administration, thereby effecting great economy in management expenses, to. gether with many other advantages which will accrue from the combination. Messra Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co. are well known as one of tbe leading tirm of London publishers, and have for many years past carried on a highly successful and lucrative business, which embraces a. large and varied list of publications. The business of Messrs Triibner and Co., which is of .JI, unique character, is known throughout Europe, India, America, and the Colonies, and ha3 lon been regarded as chief amongst the firms engaged in the foreign department of the publishing trade. Messrs Triibner and Co. are moreover appointed agents for the sale of the publications of tl1e Government of India and a great many of its subordinate departments the Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, and other ColollitjS of the Koyal Society, and many other learned bodies. They are also the appointed agents for the supply of over thirty public libraries and official departments all over the world. The business of Messrs Redway and Co., although of tnore recent origin, has been thoroughly successful, and js, in character, very closely similar to that of Messrs Triibner and Co., to whose undertaking it will form a, valuable adjunct, especially as the co-operation of Mr Redway in the management ol the Company has been provided for by the articles of association. After the fullest inquiry and consideration, the directors are satisfied that the businesses proposed to be amalgamated will work admirably together, and that the combination will constitute a very powerful ).ud protiöable publishing 01 ganbathn. It is intended to concentrate tile whole business at liudgate Hill, by utilising the spacious premises at present in the occupation of Messrs Tiiibner and Co. and their various tenants. By this means great savings will be effecletl in staff expenses, rent, and general Toanagement charges whilst, on the other hand, the varied and special experiences of the heads of the three businesses will ba available at all times for the benefit of the Company. As an illustration of the practicability of working publishing businesses upon the limited liability principle, reference may be made to the great prosperity of Messrs Cassell and Co.. and others, whose shares stand at very high premiums, whilst in a more general class of business may mentioned the Hansard Publishing Union, Messrs Waterlow and Sons, Messrs Waterlow Brothers and Layton. and others. The present amalgamation has been regulated by a strict regard to the values and profits of the busi- nesses. Valuations of the stocks have been made by Mr George Bell, Mr Bernard Quaritch. and Mr A. M. Burahes, and have also been examined by several of the Directors personally. The accounts of Messrs Kegan Paul and Company have been regularly examined for several years past by Messrs Tnrquand, Youngs, and Company, Chartered Accountants, and those of Messrs Trubner and Com- pany by Mr Philip Crellin, Chartered Accountant. The Directors have submitted all the Accounts, Reports, and Valuations of the amalgamating firms to Messrs Monkhouse, Goddard, and jCompany. the Auditors of the Company, and from their Rsport, which can be seen at the Offices of the Company, and the Directors' own investigations and knowledge of the bu&iness, the Directurs are satisfied that after pro- viding for interest on the Debentures and the Dividend on the Preference Shares there will be ample margin for the payment of a highly satisfactory Dividend to ihe holders of the Ordinary Shares. The Debentures will form a first charge upon the whole undertaking of the Company, and the Directors ",ra satisfied that the security i ample. The Company takes over the Businesses as from the first of Januaty last, and will thus have the benefit of llie accrued profits from that date. The purchase price for the stuck, fixtures, premises, goodwill, copyrights, &c., has been fixed by the vendor at £ 130.000, (Jf which the vendor reserves th3 right of taking £;0,00 in equal proportions of debentures, preference, and ordinary shares (this being the largest amount allowed by the rules of the StocK Exchange), the balance being payable in either cash, debentures, or shares, or cash, debentures, and shares, at the option of the directors. This will ieave the sum of £20,000 available as working capital, which is con- sidered ample for ail purposes. ApplicHlOn woIl be made in due course for a. quota- tion on the Stock Exchange. The following contracts have been entered into :— An agreement dated 17th August, 1889, between Marie Cornelie Claire Catherine Tiiibner, Edward Hanson, and Frederick Duffing, of the one part, and frank Ernest Julian of tile other part. An agreement dated 14th November, 1889, between, Bharles Kegan Paul and Alfred Cbenevix Trench, of the one part, and Frank Ernest Julian of the other part. An agreement dated 14th November, 1889. between George William Hedway and Alfred Percy Sinnett, of the one part, and Frank Ernest Juiian of the other part. An agreement dated 15,h November,1839, between Frank Ernest Julian, of the one part, and James JSlliott(as trustee for the Company) of the other part. There are also numerous Contracts incidental to the iiusinesses of the vari jus amalgamating firms, as well 11.8 for the employment (if certain persou a managers or otherwise as employes of the Company, a.nd with reference to the issue of. and guaranteeing subscrip- tions for the capital, which it is impracticable to set out. Applicants for shares must ue deemed to waive the insertion of dates and names of the parties to any such Contracts, and to accept the above statement as notice thereot, and a sufficient compliance with Section 38 of the Companies Act, 1867. The above Contracts, together with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, may be inspected at the Offices of the olicitor3 of tbe Comp1any. The Vendor will provide all the preliminary' expenses and the charges for the formation of the Company up to and including the first allotment of shares. Applications for Shares and Debentures should be made on the forms accompanying the Prospectus, and forwarded, together with the amount of the deposit, to the Company's Bankers. If the whole amount applied for by any applicant is not allotted, the sur. plus of the amount paid on deposit will be appropria- ted towards the sum due 011 allotment, and where no allotment is mad" the amount will be returned in full. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained at tl1e Uffices of the Company, or of their Bankers, Brokers, or Solicitors. November 18th, 1889. Cuo late far Ciassiixration. TO GROCERS. »Vanted immediately, a stroug Lad _a. from country, to Deliver Goods—Apply Knill and Thomas, Tonypandy. P, Jr WANTED, a good Cook, able to wash and iron well; good wages to a suitable person —Apply Mrs J. H. Powell, Draper, Aberaman. • W £ oo^SF' ^00,(l baking Kitchenmaid, £ 2d thoroughly experienced Parlourmaid, £ 20 aged O; no beer. —V, Hean Castle, Saundersfoot. T^fKATH,—Premises, suitable for dry stores, work- .1. shops. manufacturing, &e., with stables yard, gas centre town.—Tige.- Inn. Neath. DEPOT FUR ALL CLASSES OF MACHINERY, COLLIERY HAULING, AND WINDING ENGINES, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS Combined. Steam Hoisting Machinery, Pumping Machinery, Portable and Semi-Portable Engines, Horizontal and Vertical Gas Engines, Lathes, Punching and Shearing Machines, DRILLING, PLANING, & SHAPING MACHINES, Shatting Pulleys and Mill Gearing. BRASS STEAM "FITTINGS and GAS and STEAM TUBES. CROSS BROTHERS, £ > 8862 21 & 22. WORKING STREET, CARDIFF. Telegraphic Address—•' wTlfingtonea, Bristol." WELLINGTON BRASS, COPPER, VV AND ENGINEERING WORKS, "WEST-STREET & WATEHLOO-ROAD, BRISTOL. A. G. WILLIAMS & CO, Mr C. J. WILLIAMS, Son of the late Proprietor of the above old-established Business, having I,urchased the PHEMISES, GOODWILL, and PLANT, begs to annouKce that he is carrying on the Business under the OLD STYLE and JI ILK, and he hopes that the patronage so liberally accorded to his late Father will be extended to him. 9046 Set One Guinea. JL Single Tooth, 2s 6<1.. Five years' warranty. Re- models, repairs, &c. Painless Dentistry, Gas, Ac,— GOODMAN AND Co., 1, Old Dock-street, Newport, and 61:) t^ueen-s Cardiff. 13041 1114 "VTO NAME OINTMENT! -Ll This Ointment is confidentially recommended as an ohl, tried, amI successiulremedy for Scurvy,scrofula glandular swellings, ringworm, old wounds, ulcerated legs. scald heads, blotches on the face and body, St. Anthony's tire. burns, chilblains, bruises, pile", fistula, rheumatism, bunions, &c. It will soon heal up tb most obstinate eruptions of tl1e skin of every kintl. Please note the Trade Iark Label 011 each pOt. No NAME PILLS. JL3I For scrofula, scurvy, ulcerated legs, erysipela.s iblotches on the face, eruptions on the body, piles fistula, glandular swellings, &c., 4c. They may be taken by persons of either sex, are Ionic anti invigorating, and, acting upon the secretions, they are a truly valuable blood purifier, and may be nsed ill conjunction witl1 the" No Name' Ointment In any of the above diseases. Sold in pots and boxes by all chemists, price 7jd. Is lid, SUM! 23 9d each. No Family should be without them. SOLE PROPRIETOR :— J WHITEHOUSE, 194 DERITEND. BIRMINGHAM. 6686 CAltDIYli ADVERTISING, BILL- J POSTING. AND CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTING^ COMPANY (LIMITED). OFFICES CASTLE CHAMBERS, 21, CASTLE-ST CARDIFF. » SECRETARY FRANK H SIMPSON. t Best Permanent Posting Stations in Cardiff and' "Neighbourhood. Contractors *ar ailaescr D JOUS OI. Advertising Circular Distributing &c,, i9 ÅÛ oraera promvtiy attended^'■ ¡001. t public Companies, &_ The Subscription List will open TO-DAY OIONDA YI. the 13th day of NOVEMBER, 1339, and WILL BE CLOSED on or before WEDNESDAY, the 20th. for London, and THURSDAY, the 21st, for the Country. THE UNITED BACON CURING .&. COMPANY, LIMITED (OF LONDON AND HOLLAND). Incorporated under the Companies' Acts, 1862 to 1836. The firms taken over are!—Thompson & Co., Wolff. Hamburger & Co., Zwanenberg & Co. These firms, being the only curing businesses in the whole of Holland, have practically the entire monopoly of the Bacon-curing business. Two of tbe Firms supply to the London Market daily Fresh Pork from Holland, which is a well-known slaple article. THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. Fresh Pork imported into the United Kingdom from Holland from 1884 to 1888. Declared Cwt. Value. 183 20,985 £b9,b78 1885 36,210 93,815 1886 53,840 1.53.066 1887 113,238 293,692 1883 192,286 435,726 SHARE CAPITAL £110,000, in 11,000 SHARES of B10 Each. Issue of £110,000, in 11,000 £ 10 Shares 10s on appli- cation, £ 10s on allotment, £3in one month, i:2 in two months, and £ 2 in tl1ree months after allotment. In addition to the above shares £30,000 of Six per Cent. Debentures, secure as a first charge upon the property and undertaking of the Comp9.ny, redeem- able at par ou the 1st January, 19CO, or earlier at the option of the Company, by payment of five per cent, premium, are offered for public subscnptlOù,payable as under B5 per cent. on appl cation £25 per cent. on allotment and £70 per cent. on December 24, 1889. The debentures will be issued in any multiple of £ lo. In. terest will run from the 1st November. 1889, payable half-yearly, on the 1st January and the 1st July, the tirst payment to be made on the 1st July, 1890. DIRECTORS. W. THOMPSON, (Messrs Thompson and Co.), Hibernia Clumbers, London Bridge, S.E., Chairman. *S. HAMBURGER, (Messrs Hamburger, Pool and Co.), 17, Water-lane, London, E.C. *A. VAN ZWANENBERG, Esq. (Messrs Zwanenberg and Co.), 65, Great Tower-street, London, E C. C. B. GRAHAM, Director cf the Washington Brewery Company, Limited, and Partaas and Com. pany, Limited, 120, Mount-streetj Grosvenor-square, WILLIAM HORTON", Esq 4, Coleman-street, London, E.C. "Will join the Board after allotment. BANKERS.—The LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED, Lothbury, London, E.C., and all Branches. SOLICITORS.—Messrs INGLE, COOPER, & HOLMES, 20. Threadneedle-street, London, E.C. AUDI TORS—Messrs TURQUAND, YOUNGS, WEISE, BISHOP, and CLARKE, 41, Coteman-street.London. SECRETARY (pro tem.).-SIDNEY W ALTElt HUM- PHRKY. OFFICES (pro tem.).—HIBERNIA CHAMBERS, LON- DON BRIDGE, S.E. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed to take over. carry on, and develope three well-known lucrative Bacon and Pork Businesses, together with the several Freehold Factories, Warehouses, and Goodwill. The three following Firms as above stated have practically the monopoly of the Bacon-curing Busi- ness of Holland, and their mild-cured Bacon is mostly sold on the London Market. Messrs R. H. THOMPSON, CORDEROY & Co., Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S.E., will act as Agents for the Company. Messrs Mackay & Co., Chartered Accountants, 3. Lothbury, E.C., certify the profits to be £17,052 4s 2d per annum, as per report herewith. (See full pro- spe tus.) R. MACKAY & Co., Chartered Accountants November 6th, 1889." I have had submitted to me the officially trans- lated valuation of Mr Pieter Antonius Bouwhuis, Sworn Government Valuer. Further, I have inspected the Report of Messrs R. Mackay A Co., Chartered Aucountants, 6, Lothbury, as regards the profits of the business, which their report..states to be £17,062 4s 2d. This profit will be sufficient, after pay- ing £1,800 Debenture Interest, to pay nearly 14 per cent. on the £110,000 Ordinary Shares." "By the amalgamation competition wIll be reduced, and considerable economies of expense should be effected, whereby material incieasein the net profits may be confidently anticipated, which should enable the Company to pay the £1,800 Debenture Interest and 20 per cent, dividends on the proposed Share Capital of and place it in the front .rank among successful commercial enterorises. JOHN HENRY BETTS, 3b, Eastcheap, London." The amount to ba paid by the Company for the free- hold properties, bacon-curing factories, buildings, building lands, machinery, plant and goodwill has been fixed by the Vendor at £114,000. lcaying clear for workiIJ capital, wiiioh tho Directors con. sider ample. The Vendor will take one-third of the Share Capital of the Company as 'part payment of his purchase money. The Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Contract for le, and the Valuers' and Accountants' Reports can be inspected at the Offices of the Solicitors to the Company. 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I had also a. painful cough before taking the Bitters, but now the cough has left ma, thanks again to Quinine Bitters. I shall reommend them to everyone I hear of who is ill or suffering, as I believe there is 110 medicine in the world to equal GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. You may make what use you please of this voluntary testimonial.—Yours fa.ith. fully, ELIZABETH DERBY. BRONCHITIS. Mrs Captain Davies, Steam Packet, Llaneily, writing April 18, 1839, states :—" I feel it a duty as well as a pleasure to inform you of the great benefit I received through using your excellent preparation, GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. I am 57 years old, and for upwards of seven years have suffered greatly from bronchitis. Dnring that period I have consulted several medical men, and have taken many kinds of prescriptions, hut all were ineffectual in affording ms relief. At last I became so ill that for four months my breathing was very difficult, and at times I was nearly suffocated. For weeks I could ea.t no solid food, nor could I attempt to sleep except ill a sitting posture. It was painful to people in the same room to hear me gasping for breath. At times 1 thought I could not live five minutes. When in this low con- dition I was urged to try your noted Quinine Bitters, but as so many doctors and such a. number of remedies had failed to afford me relief, I had but little faith in it when I commenced. But I soan felt that I was slowly improving, and resolved to persevere with the Quinine Bitters, and in a, short time I could enjoy refreshing sleep, my appetite was returning, and my cough becoming less severe, while my breathing became much easier. I continued the use of the Bitters until I lelt that Bronchiti had entirely left me. I am DOW as well as ever. but believe that I should have been in the grave before this had it not been for Gwilyni Evans' Ouinine Bitters. I trust this testimony will encourage others who suffer from this painful malady to give a fair trial to what has proved so beneficial to me.—Yours gratefully, SARAH DAVIES. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. I HE RENOWNED VEGETABLE TONIC. At this season of the year no one should be with out GWII.YM QUININE BITTERS, A coursetaken now wiü be invaluabl in giving tone to the system, new life to the blood, and in bracing the nerves. Avoid imitations. Remember that none are genuine except GWILYM E ANS QUININE BITTERS." See the name on the stamp, label, and bottle. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring it, write to the Proprietors, who will forward it per return parcels post, carriage paid, to any address. In Bottles at 2s 6d and 4s 6d each. Sold by all Chemists. 1130 23 Proprietors—QUININE BITTBRS MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited), LLANELLY, SOUTH WALES. 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A Special purchase hasjust been effected of FUR CLOAKS,with coverings of plain eoloured cloths (such as red, brown, navy, and green) LINED WITH REAL GREY AND WHITE SQUIRREL FUR, 58 inches long, 39s 6d. VKRY MUCH UNDER VALUE. Any ol the above sent on approval. CAVENDISH HOUSE COMPANY, c LIMITED, CHELTENHAM. 1279 c ROSSLEY'S II OTTO" GAS E N GINF, OVER 28,000 IN usE' From 2 man to 100 b.p. REFERENCES for ALL TRADES and in ALL TOWNS. Second-Uand Engines. Deferred Payment System. QROSSLEY JgROS., J^IMITED OPENSHAW. MANCHESTER.
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LORD DUNRAVEN NO LONGER DULL. FROM Mr GOSCHEN to the Earl of DUN. RAVEN it is a long leap downwards, but the impartiality of journalism requires us to publish speeches good, bad, and indifferent. To which of these classes the speech belonged which Lord DUNRAVEN delivered on Saturday at Bridgend to the supporters of Sir MORGAN MORGAN we may leave the public to judge. His lordship intimated that in his opinion Mr GOSCHEN'S recent speeches at Cardiff were of a healthy and bracing character, which is more, we believe, than ninety-nine out of every hundred who listened to the CHANCELLOR of the Ex. CHEQUER on these occasions would admit. If, however, we compare Mr GOSCHEN'S utterances with the Bridgend rodomontade, we should be bound to style them brilliant. We cannot be surprised at a spetlker of Lord DI^NRAVEN s calibre being enchanted by eloquence much less sparkling than that of one of the dullest Cabinet speakers of the day. At the same time we must give due credit to Lord DUNRAVEN for having become somewhat lively and even racy in one portion of his Bridgend speech. When he began to attack the South Walts Daily News he seemed to wake up suddenly as if some torch had lighted him up or startled him out of his sleep, and also inspired him to a degree which he seldom reaches. We cannot be too thankful for having enlivened the noble lord, and given him a text on which to found the discourse which he delivered to his friends and admirers at Bridgend.. We can readily forgive the blunder which he perpetrated when he endeavoured to interpret some of the comments which appeared in our edito- rial columns on Saturday on Mr GOSCHEN'S speech at Cardiff. We certainly did describe the Cardiff meeting as we might also have described the meeting held at Swansea on the evening of the same day as "Liberal." We were bound to give it that description be- cause those pauses in the speech) of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER which were purposely made in order to give the audience opportunity of hooting and groaning at the names of GLADSTONE, ROSEBERY, aracl JOHN MORLEY were filled with cheers so deafening that the hisses of the Tories and Liberal Unionists; icould scarcely be heard. Mr GOSCHEN-tttade these pauses, because his Chairman had led him to believe that those who had come to listen to him were all, or nearly all, bona- fide Unionists, but the unexpected cheering almost took the speaker's breath away, and so convinced him of the absurdity of-, sup- posing that the Unionists of Cardiff could or would muster in such force at one o'clock on a Friday afternoon that he thanked the numerous Gladstonians fojr hav- ing allowed him to proceed without any of these unmannerly and uncivil interruptions with which a Tory audience would have been certain to endeavour to break up a meeting of Mr GLADSTONE'^ sup- porters. As for Lord DUNRAVEN'S com- ments upon our style and metaphor, vge must also express our gratitude. At the same time it is quite evident that any metaphor which we employed went a little beyond his comprehension. To imagine that we compared a Nonconformist chapel with a bunghole was to show that he had altogether forgotten the beer and Bible, publican and parson controversies of rocent days. It wa3 by men of Lord DUNRAVEN'S religious persuasion and political creed that the public-house and the conventicle were generally described as alike degrading to the morals of the people, and as pro- moters of immorality and loose conduct generally. To their shame be it spoken, these representatives of Churchism and Toryism never lost an opportunity of putting the lowest beerhouses and the Noncon- formist Churches on a level with each other, so that it was by them and the like of them that the bunghole and the porch of the dissenting chapel were first associated. But what we said on Saturday, and what we now repeat is that many Churchmen know so little about the Nonconformist and the Non- formity which they are always censuring that their opinions on such a topic cannot be of any value whatever. Such Churchmen as would consider it to be as much beneath them and their dignity to enter a Noncon- formist place of worship as a teetotaler would deem it to be inconsistent to be found lingering by the bunghole of a barrel of ale, are not the men to go about the country and criticise the religious habits and the religious services of the majority of the Welsh people. They know nothing whatever about these matters. They are prejudiced against the Welsh Nonconformists rather because of their utter ignorance of them than because they have duly considered their reasons for dissenting from the Church by law estab- lished, and clinging to the faith of their fathers, who were compelled to leave the Establishment because it refused to allow them scope to carry on the work of preaching the gospel, spreading from town to town the glorious truths of the Bible, and building up a spiritual Church in the nation. We admit that it is a doubtful compliment to compare a Nonconformist chapel with a bunghole, but the comparison originated, not with us, but with Lord DUNRAVEN'S religious and political party. We made no such comparison. Our com parison was between the Churchman's attitude towards Nonconformist places of worship and the attitude of teetotalers towards the public- house. It is true, and it is disgracefully true that the desire of many Churchmen to put down and to crush Nonconformity in Wales is as evident as the desire of the more extreme teetotalers to sweep away every public-house. It is also notorious that the contempt which such Churchmen heap upon the Welsh Nonconformist can only find its parallel in the fierce inv ectives with which the more ardent teetotal orators assail the drinking customs of the day. With xeference to Lord DUNRAVEN'S repe- tition of Mr GOSCHEN'S remarks on the re- sults of the recent bye-elections, we can only say that we can very well afford to allow him and his friends the pleasure of discovering that they constitute the majority so long as Mr GLADSTONE'S supporters win all the seats. We can very well allow them to make mince- meat of their arithmetic so long as we defeat them at the poll. At the same time we may remind them of their omission of Dundee, where their prospects were so poor that they could not muster up courage to run even a Liberal Unionist. It is evident that Mr GOSCHEN left Dundee out of his>calculations, otherwise he would have found the balance on the other side of his sheet.
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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. WHILE the trumpeters of the Government are blowing blasts in honour of the states- men who have given certain great measures to the country, loud whispers are going abroad to the effect that, in one of the most important of them all, the Education De- partment is already beginning to disappoint those who have been grateful even for small mercies. The Assistant Commissioner, in whom the Welsh people were to have bound- less confidence, is gradually receding from view, and there have been fears expressed in all quarters that he is fast becoming a myth. We are now inclined to suspect that any reality he has evof had was no more per- ceptible to the touch than PEPPERS "ghosts." There have been several candi- dates for the new office, some of whom have excellent credentials, but the Education Department either is or pretends to be too poor to pay a salary to such an official. There is reason to believe that one of the present Assistant Commissioners under the Endowed Schools Department is to be told off to do the work. The Commissioner named is the Hon. WILLIAM NAPIER BRUCE, son of Lord ABERDARE, a gentleman of some little experience, but certainly not one who can be said to be in living touch with the Welsh people. We can say this without uttering a word in depreciation of the merits of the gentleman of whom we speak. There are positions which he is doubtless eminently qualified to fill, but we are satis- fied that the majority of Welsh Educa- tionists will not regard this as one of them. The training of Mr has not been such as to qualify him for it. This is no disparagement of his capa- bilities. We express our opinion regarding him from the same point of view as we should feel bound to look from in judging of any person's competency. There are in Wales several very capable men who have had large experience in educational work, who are well acquainted with the condition and wants of struggling youths and students, who are proficient in Welsh as well as English, and who could devoto their time to the work de- volving upon an assistant commissioner. It is much to be regretted that the Govern- ment will do things only by halves. In this case they must be charged with having kept the word of promise to the ear and broken it to the hope. There ought to be some sense of honour in a matter of this kind. The Intermediate Education Act has not yet begun to be put into operation, and we are sure that the great majority will deplore the faithlessness which recoils from its own engagements at the very starting of an en- terprise which was to shed light and blessing upon tha Principality without further delay.
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[BY COSMOS.] THE LOSS OF THE ZEPHYR. AND this is justice—the managing owner of the Zaphyr, Mr John Thomas Duncan, for sending a non-seaworthy ship to sea and endangering the lives of many good men, is merely mulcted in the costs of the inquiry Such an individual as Mr Duncan ought to have had a heavier penalty. In this course of conduct ho was aided by the negligence of the Board of Trade officials. Even Mr Vachell, the defending advocate, was obliged to admit that the Board of Trade surveyors had not done their duty. Mr Vachell, in his speech, said (I give the substance of his words) I will ;admit, because it has been proved in evidence, that the ventilators were only two feet from the bulwarks, aod, perhaps it would have been better if they bad been placed nearer tho centre of the deck, bub the Board of Trade surveyors passed them." Now, listen to, what the court says The documentary evidence and the testimony of the master, Mr Sloggett, and Mr Frank Swan, conclusively established that she (the Zephyr) was on many occasions grossly overladen on leaving Cardiff, and no action was taken by the officials until, on the 18th of September, set in motion by private individuals, and further, although a portion of the cargo was then discharged (the ship being then overloaded), she did not appear to have been looked for or seen when she returned to Cardiff nine days later, and was loaded for the last time." This is the opinion the court has of the Board of Trade officials, and it is not much more than a month since I anticipated tbem in a note which I wrote.
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A KOTTSN* SHIP. IT did not nned any evidence to demonstrate that when the Zephyr left Cardiff she was, as I the court found, "not at t.bat time in a good and ssaworthy condition," The facts are quite sufficient. Before she reached Lundy she had sufficient. Before she reached Lundy she had gone to pieces, and this only in a stroug breeza. The captain said it was a gale, but it waa proved that the boats were got out without any difficulty, and remained with men in them (presumably being towed) or a considerable period Moreover, a fireman asserted there was 110 gale. How weak the the bulwarks must have been was shown by the fact that they were stove in on the lee aide. Fortunately, happily, no lives were lost. But to make this case blacker, if it could assume a darker shade, is illustrated by a passage from the findin¡;t. of the court. Listen to this: "Mr Duncan's inaccurate statements respecting the cost of the vessel, and the want of candour dis- played by him when first in the witnoss-box in withholding full information, caused the inquiry to be much prolonged, and the court was thereby much embarrassed in the discharge of its duty;" and they added, alluding to the vessel, If over-insured, one of the most powerful incentives for keeping a vessel in good condition and seaworthiness,was removed." Was the vessel over-insured? Hear what the court have to say on this point "The court was clearly of opinion that the outside value of the vessel was £ 4-,000. The following insurances were effected, and appsrtioned as follows, viz., £4,COJ on the hull and machinery (of which Mr Duncan stated the owners held £500), on the height £500, and on the premiums £ 400."
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WELSH SURNAMES. Tit fiils does not know everything. In its auswers to correspondents I find the following. I greatly question whether this philology is correct, but perhaps some of my readers will have something to say on the matter :— W. D. F. believes that all Welsh surnames end with the letter "s," and asks whether this is true. Not all, but certainly a great many do, it being an abbreviation for the word son. Thus John's son becomes Jones Hugh's son becomes Hughes; David's son, Davis; Harry's son, Harrip, and so on,
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ROBYK DDU. I HAVE waited before sending Robyn Ddu the small subscription which I received. I have delayed for two reasol1-firstly. in the hope that I should have some additions to the trifling amount and, secondly,because I have mislaid the worthy author's postal address. Will Mr T. W. or anybody else kindly furnish me with the latter, and in the meantime will no one supplement the pittance which has come in answer to my appeal?
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PKOFIT SHAKING BY WORKERS, ACCORDINQ to a report LJy the labour correspon- dent of the Board of Trade, a firm at Glasgow has attempted the introduction of the co-opera- tion principle by the distribution among the workpeople of a certain portion of the profits. Somehow or another the plan does not seem to have been a sucoess, but only the owner's explsnation of the reason is forthcoming. The greatest difficulty in this business in making such a scheme a practical success was the irregularity of employment and chanes of men, partly due to the fluctuations of trade, and partly to the men's habits. When there were sigus of coming slack- ness, also, the men relaxed their efforts and spun out the work to avoid or delay being paid off. It was also evident that a large proportion of the men were so ingrained by the ordinary bad system, and the distrust of employers which accompanies it, that they are unfitted to enter into such a scheme in the only spirit that will ensure success. I am sorry," adds the employer, "that as yet the 8cheme of profit-sharing is not a success here. It seems to' me that the trades unions are jealous ot anything that may seem to weaken their influeuce in dealing for tho men with the employers. The manager, Mr —— (oow my partner), reported that the workmen were evidently tak- ing no interest in the matter, and, indeed, seemed to be looking upon it with suspicion, as disguised selfishness attempting to establish a kind of spy system of some men over others, and I announced to the men that it was thought best to discontinue it in the mean- time until they had given more thought to the subject, and to the result of strikes and strife between employers and employed. As soon as they express a wish for its revival, and appoint a committee to represent them, it will be revived,"
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ALL IN THE FAMILY. IT'S all in the family" is an old and familiar phrase. A thief at Merthyr made its application a most ludicrous affair, Tue fathor and the son both keep shops in the same street. By means of representations that a well-known keeper of a hostelry wanted some brushes ou trust, the old man was induced to part with £1 worth of stock to a stranger. The latter did not go far with his goods, but turned iuto the emporium of the offspring and actually sold his articles, or the father's, or the I cannot tell which, for the Bum of 89! Possibly the son is now con- sidering that he was too liberal. But to the public tho situation is the thing. What farce is much more No doubt the son would like to purchase his father's business at the same price. I don't know, though. It means a loss of 8, upon every pound, for doubtless the parent will claim his wares,
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SENDING SAILORS TO SEA IN COFFINS. Now, I ask all those who have read this evidence, and have the finding of the court before them, if to be condemned to pay the costs of the enquiry is a salutary punishment ? One regrets that in this case the punishment cannot be made to fit the crime. Mr John Thomas Duncan ought to be compelled to sail in similar vessels to the Zephyr. No one would wish him anything worse than that; they could not. It is a matter for intense satisfaction that poor Jack hagPlimsoll to fight his cause, and it is as much a matter for dissatisfaction that another imbued with this great philanthropist's spirit was not sitting on the bench to adjudicate cn the "loss of the Ziphyr." However, these "deeds of "hame" would not be possible if the Board of Trade officials were competent to do their duty. It rests with the public whether they will any longer sanction the employment of such man. Pres- sure can be brought to bear upon the President ef the Board of Trade to dismiss these servants, and put in their places those who are capable of carrying out the lawa of the country. I am sorry to say that our local members of Parliament take no interest in these cases. When Caerau foundered with all hands, no notice was taken of it, although the managiug owner was fined £100, and it strikes me that the Ziphyr will be treated with the same indifference. Oh, for such a man as Plimsoll back again in Parliament, not a mere political Tommy Atkins, who faithfully obeys every word of command, but a general who can plan out a campaign, and lead the privates on to fresh conquest.
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LONDON LETTER, (fROM OCR lOSDúS CORRESPONDENT.) SPECIALLY W(BEI>. LONDON, Sunday Night. THE MELBOURNE PAPERS. The papers of Lord Melbourne, which will bt issued to the public in a day or two, are rather disappointing. The process of editing so as cot to give offence to any living person, has been carried to the extent of being: careful of the feelings of people to the third and fourth generation. Much that might have been said of his contemporaries now deceased has evidently been omitted here and there. However, there are scraps of information behind the scenes in the Cabinet and Court which show that political life is no much different now from what it was then. Here is a entence which may be commended to Mr Chamberlain :—"In politics you may serve the cause of wisdom and of justice better by remaining with those to whom you have attached yourself, even after you disap- prove much of their conduct, than by leaving them." The well-knewn story of the Queen's engagement to the Prince Consort has some new lights thrown on it, as showing how affairs of the heart are looked at by matter-of-fact statesmen. MR R. W. BOTLE. The remains of the late Mr Boyle, editor of the Daily Ckronielc. were cremated in private at Woking yesterday. The ashes have been removed to London, and a special service, at which hit. colleagues and friends will be present, will b& held at Highgate Cemetery to-morrow afternoon. Several names have been mentioned as his suc- cessor in the editorial chair, but it is thought that Mr Lloyd will appoint oue of the present staff. BAKERS ON STRIKE. There is not a grsat deal new to be said re* garding the state of the labour question in thf metropolis. The bakers ara now out on strike, bat they have practically won their battle before it has begun. To-morrow or the next day a. manifesto will be issued on behalf of th( men, stating their case, and urging thr public to deal only with the shops whicfr. have accepted the union terms. In the Eud the appeal, which has already beet* made privately to this efhct, has been responded to with a unanimity which would be surprising if the cause of the men were not so just. lit recent years the tide of trade has set towards the great baking establishments, where the work hat. been carried on with proper organisation and sanitary surroundings. The small retail baker, who conducts his business in an underground hovel, recognizes this, and now that the great establishments have giveu in bo will be obliged, in self-defence. to follow their lead. The strength of the recent labour movement has been showll in many ways, but the altered condition? under which the agitation has neen conducted has been shown in no way more significantly than in the relations between the police and the public It is not long since that Sir Charles Warren pro- hibited all torchlight processions, and one pool fellow who was alleged to have contravened the order was sent to prison for two months. Tbi. past week the bakers, with the full consent ot the police authorities, held a big torchlight pro- cession, and it is imputed to Mr Monro fot righteousness, although Mr Norwood and some ot the master bakers may consider that he has been guilty of a dereliction of duty. ANOTHER RAID ON A GAMBLING CLUB. There was another raid on a gambling club yesterday, and the police timed their visits with so much success that all the occupants were captured. The rooting out of these dens is part of the policy which Mr Munro set before him when he was appointed Commissioner,and it must be admitted that for practical work his regime has been much more successful than that of either Sir OharIe3 Warren or Sir Edward Henderson. It is rather unfair to him that be should ba charged with interfering with clubs of the poor, whilst he tolerates gaining in high places, and that he has aho to make a distinction between clubs established for gaming and clnbs established for legitimate purposes, but where occasionally gambling does take place. This matter ef the low-class clubs, generally estab- lished by foreigners, and frequented .by sharpers, is, as many women in London will tell. one of the curses of modern life, but their repression is not the only matter which Mr Monro is silently but surely pursuing. That the receiver is worse than the thief may not be logically defensible, but it is in many respects true. and the commissioner, recognizing that if it were not for the ease with which stolen articles can be disposed of there would be fewei thieves, has set his mind on rooting out, as far af possible, the receivers of stolen property. fortunately, in this matter the police have tcr make use of information of certain of the basei sort—criminals themselves, in short, wbco act as police spies. But these, I whilt they are open to sell their comrades, are likewise ready to sell the polics for a consider- ation and thus some of the chief receirert manage to escape. But it is a satisfaction that most of them are pretty well known, and if they escape conviction,the organised system of espionage on which the police are now engaged will have a restraining iuflueuce, and make them very careful. Tha police, in fact, like th< High Chief Executioner, have them on theit list, and they never will be missed. METROPOLITAN POLICE RE-ARRANGEMENTS. Mr, Monro is now engaged on a work whicb, while it has been anticipated in some borougb., might with advantage be copied in others. Tbi, is the framing of a measure which will be intro- duced by the Home Secretary providing the members of the Metropolitan police shall, after so many years' service, be absolutely en- titled to pension, instead of as at present coming into a pension only when declared medicallj unfit for further service. The latter system necessarily leads to a good deal of abuse and malingering, and, considering the risks they rus from fire, assault, and night work, few peopJt will be prepared to contest that after a service the policeman is not entitled to retire on his moderate allowance. TORY INVENTION. A statement, on the authority of a writer for < Conservative paper, has obtained considerable publicity to the effect that Mr J oIm Morley had the intention of retiring from political life, and ot exchanging the senate for the study. It need hardly be said that there is not a word oi truth in the statement, Mr Morley does regrel that the exigencies of public life leave him little or no time for those pursuits which are congenial to him, but anybody who has read his recent addressea at Newcastle will realise, if he had no direct information, that Mr Morley believe* that he has to share in much good work for the amelioration of the lot of the working classes. The paragraph wh ch was recently circulated stating that he would confine his address at the Eighty Club' ta the consideration of pressing social question* was an official communication, and it may bf relied on that Mr Morley will seek re-election foi Nowcastie at the next election. ENTERTAINMENTS. The attractions in the entertainment world to morrow night are calculated to meet all tastes, Sandow, the man who is stronger than th< strongest man on earth, is to appear at tht Alhambra in company with Professor Attila, his trainer and agent, and at the Albert Hall Madame Patti makes another appearance. If goes without saying that both houses will be crowded. There was a time when the incompar- able prima donna was not partial to Itondol audiencos at ballad concerts, but the more knows the better she likes us, and she rarely gata off without consenting to eiog twice a( many songs 1\3 there are for her 011 the programme. Speaking of Sandow, it is remarkable that his opponent, Samson, continues to draw crowded bonses at the Aquarinm. His recent experiences seem to hava had a good effect on him, for be is much pleasant now than be was aforetime. We art threatened with a visit from another strong man, namely, The Greek Champion Wrestlet of the World." A triangular duel between tht three champions would be a great draw. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL. Up to a lato hour no further official informa- tion bad been received respecting the unexpected revolution in Brazil. There is a strong suspicion that there is a censorship of cables until th< provisional government has firmly established itself. It may be, of course, that far- ther troubles have taken place; but this is not generally believed. One ol th9 Sunday papers which is in direct communication with America mentions that thl news was received in New York from Loudon, Information from other sources states that tht Emperor will yield without a struggle. Th. danger is that the outlying provinces may not readily accept the situation. A revolution which results in only one person being wounded is in the approved manner of the South American republics, where the American humorist statai ladies, in sending out invitations for a garden party, specially request that there will bone revolution on the day appointed, or that if then be, the young men invited will manage to get if over before noon. SUBTERRANEAN RAILWAYS IN LONDON. I Yet another local subterranean railway fa
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THE UNIONIST "FIZZLE" AT SWANSEA. "SENTINKL writes :—Mr Goscben has come and gone, and yet the Tories are not happy. Rarely has such disappointment been experienced by thsm. They were so jubilant a few days ago that an outsider might have thought the Liberal rule in the town was going to be crushed with one single speech. Now the speech has been delivered, and the reaction has come. Mr Goschen was as disappointed as his speoch,was disappointing, and he has gone back to London with a melancholy idea of the strength of Liberalism at Swansea. But for the Liberals I don't know how the hall would have been filled. Tories were brought in from Neath, Llaneily, Gowerton, and more distant places, and yet so great was the prepon- derance of Liberals in the meeting that its managers were afraid to put the vote of con- fidence they had prepared. Moreover, there is ground for saying that the Liberals present did not keep out any Tories. Had they done so there would have been no need to abandon the overflow meeting through lack of an audience to address there. There was some misapprehen- sion about the vote of thanks to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Swansea Liberals are always ready to accord thanks to any gentleman who is kind enough to address them; and that one or two hundred held up their bands agamst it is due to the fact that they thought it was a vote of con- fidence. I was really sorry for S:r J ohu Jones Jenkins and Mr Llewelyn. They never appeared so uncomfortable on a public platform. Whether it was the speech or the meeting that disappointed them I can't say. Tho London papers certainly thought little of the speech which a Cabinet Minister bad comq aU the way to Wales to de- liver. None of the penny journals used more than one-fourth of what was wired to them, and all (the Times included) refrain from editorial comment. Hard, is it not?
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SINGULAR RESULT OF A SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. On Saturdays the nominations for filling up the five vacancies about to occur on the Langan and St. Maryhill United School Board were to be made. when it was found that only the rector of the pansh had been nominated. The question has given rise to much interest and discussion. In the same week, for au adjaceut school board district, there were only four nominations for five seats.
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