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SOUTH WALES NOTES. rBY COSMOS.] A BHONDDA COLLIER'S GRIEVANCE. DEAR is sub jvdice, TbePermanent Fund officialscannot be blamed for any delay in ths matter. Legally the man is out of court. The local secretary, therefore, could not pay relief. As the rules had not been com- plied with, the local committee also were power- less. They pursued tho only course opsn to them by referring the case to the board of management. No meeting of that body has been held since the case came to hand. It is, however, on the agenda for consideration at the next meeting, which will shortly be held. If members fail to comply with the roles—copies of which areissued gratis -surely they should not blame the society or ita officials for any inconveaie-ice which may result from thuir own irregularities. Might I repeat that there has been no unnecessary delay on the part of the society in this case 1 The maohinery of a huge society, containing nearly 42,009 member", cannot be set in motion so quickly as a. small society con- taining 60 or 100 members. THE PLKA OF THO: WltLRH ARGONAUTS. THE Welsh Argonauts object to conforming to the deteriorating influences of civilisation. Free air and Romany liberty renderlthem impatient of re- straint. No wonder they decline to recognise the authority of the licensing law,"or of any other, for the matter of that. Citizens of the world they claim to be, and under no control except that which a cosmopolitan custom enforces. Evi- dently they believe in free trade—especially in beer. A bevy of them found themselves before the Penarth bench yesterday. Their defence may be described ancivi$mwndisum,aad in oonsequence they owed no allogiance to an insular power. Samuel Faulkner had been cheerfully disposing of malt liquor without even dreaming of asking the permission ot the Inland Revenue, much more thinking of paying them for the privilege, and two ladies and a younger man accompanied him to court, each on their own account, having com- mitted the same indiscretion. The first mentioned of these led off pleading in mitigation a command ment which is not in the decalogue, but which is ) an unwritten axiom in most strata of society, f viz., You must not be found out." H »w like a wild son of the W 6:!t it was. Mr Faulkoer stated with pride, nay, almost with arrogance, that he bad been running about the globe for the last forty years, and had never been caught before. He considered that, if anything could, would mollify the hard hearts of tLe magis- trates. Having delivered himself of this trium- phant confession, he paused with a smile of satisfaction and self-complacency on his coun- tenance to observe the effect caused. He thought that bard to beat, and he exposed his hand with perfect coDfidence. But however fully acquainted with the wiles of a mundane oareer, the waysaod sentiments of an e/de community were quite out of his ken. His offence was valued at £10. The other took up much the same line of defence. The widow bad a nomadic experience of thirteen years, and, to soften the punishment, she moistened her eyes and threw into the erratic scale something about being a lone widow. She saved £5 by this device. The others capftuUted after exhausting their forensic attainments, DANL IN THE LIONS' DEN. A DANIEL came to judgment yesterday at the Newport Police-court. This Daniel, far from being in any danger from fierce brutes, on the contrary is protected by a beast of prey in the shape of a bull terrier. Whenever Daniel takes his walks abroad he is accompanied by this dog, and as the master requires the whole of the pave- ment for bis peregrinations, he is not infrequently brought into contact with the pedestrians of the locality. When this happens he of the canine race takes the side of his patron and the rear of the enemy. No doubt, such devotion is touching, but it is not appreciated by those who experi- ence the effects. The attentions of a bull terrier may serve for the illustration of the affections of dumb animals as compared with the ingratitude of man, but when those attentions lacerate the feelings, together with the trousers, the moral to be extracted loses much of its pungency. The real truth is that Daniel is a thorough nuisance. He invites a quarrel, and then, afraid of the consequences, calls in the assistance of the cur. The dog certainly sets his owner a good example, for it does its duty re- gardless of result. That the magistrates thought fit to let the culprit off with a fine of half-a-guinea proves that the stimulus of a dog's teeth has not quickened their perception. Pity they did not encounter Daniel and the bull terrier. They would have reckoned the damage to frame and tailor at more than current coin of the realm. But Daniel was like the prophet. He Was placed in the lions' den, and got out comparatively un- harmed. OUR SAILORS' WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. THE sailor's occupation is necessarily a dangerous one, and notwithstanding the noble efforts of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and the excellent service they have rendered, there are still hundreds of our brave sailor lads who every year nnd a watery grave, and leava widows and orphans unprovided for. A bill has been intro- duced into the House of Commons by Colonel Hill and a few other members intended to relieve, at least to some extent, the sufferings of these widows and orphans. Though there is no chanCe of the bill becoming law this session, a short summary of its provisions will not be ont of place. It is proposed, then, to raise a fund for the benefit of the widows and orphans of seamen who lose their lives while in the British merchant service by accidental causes, such as drowning, wrecks, casualties, murder, or other homicide, or causes other than disease or suicide. To secure this fund, owners of ships will be empowered to deduct from the seamen's wages, and compelled to pay to the fund whether they deduct or not, a sum at tha rate of sixpence for every ten days of the voyage or period of service. In addition to rthis, the owners must pay an amount equal to one-third of this sum from their own pockets. For example, say that a Cardiff owner engages 12 neamen for a voyage or service extending over 60 days. He would have to pay to the fund sixpence for each man for every ten days—that is six, six- pences, or three shillings for each man, and as there arc twelve men would mean thirty-six shillings. This sum he could deduct from the sea- men's wages bat be would have to pay one-third of this sum, that is 12s, out of his own pocket, raising the total contribution for the voyage to The a dministratioJ1 of this fund would be vested in a central committee of thirteen, six elected by the masters, six by the seamen, and one by the Board of Trade. On proof of claim, a sailor's widow residen t in the United Kingdom would be allowed a pension of 5s a week while she remained unmarried and chaste, and each orphan would he allowed Is 6d a week until his or her fourteenth birthday. CRITICISMS. IT will be seen that the bill provides practically for the com pulsory insurance of seamen, their premiums being supplemented by contributions from the mas ters. I think it is only just and right that the men should have to contribute a certain amount towards the fund, and it is evident that if the scheme is to have general application, the men's contribution must be com- pulsory. Neither can there be two opinionsastothe necessity of compelling the owners to contribute. They reap the benefit of the peril undergone by the men, and suffer comparatively little loss in case of wrecks, as the loss is generally covered by insurance. Thus.wnile poor Jack Tar's widow and orphans are left totally unprovided for by the disaster which caused bis death, the owner gets recouped from the underwriters to the extent of his loss. Looking at the facts broadly, I should be inclined to say that one-third of the men's con- tributions from the fund is too small from the owners, and that a sum equal to that demanded from the men should be demanded also from the owners. This is, however, a point of detail which can easily be amended in committee. It is evident the bill has been somewhat hastily drafted. For instance, local committees are pro- vided for at certain ports to assist the central committee. "Every local committee," says the bill, "shall be composed of six members," and then it specifies that these six members shall con- sist of throe representatives of the owners, three representatives of the seamen, and one nominated by the Board of Trade. How the framers of the bill are going to compress these seven into six is not explained. The object of the bill is certainly a most worthy one, and deserves every support. I hope tbt from being simply a "bill," it will become an "act at a very early date. WKMH EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS. TITKKE has just been printed a return of some interest and importance. It is a parliamentary return supplied on the motion of Mr T. E. Ellis, and shows, for Wales and Moumouthshire, the endowments subject to the provisions of the Endowed Schools Act, (1) for which schemes have been finally approved, and are in force (2) for which schemes have been published, but not yet finally approved and (3) for which schemes under those Acts have not yet been published. Referring to South Wales, I find that schemes have been finally approved for Christ's College, Brecon (1880) Carmarthen Grammar School (1879) Lady E. Morgan's and J, Oakloy's Chanties, Carmarthen (1880) Kg- Iwysilan and Bed was, Aid worth's Charity (1874 and 1881) Gelligaer, E. Lewis's Charity (1381) Havprfordwest Grammar School (1880), Taker's Charity ditto (1882), Pilleth and Whitton, Rad- norshire, Dame A Child'* School (1878), Presteigu Grammar School (1878), Williams's Charity, Caerleon (1878), Llantdlio Crosseny, Powell's Charity (1877), and Roger Edwards's Charity, U k (1878). Schemes have been published, but not yet approved, tor Ystrad Meurig and Lledrod Grammar Schools and Craddock Welts' Charity, C\rdiff. For the following endowments no schemes have yet been published:—Cardigan Grammar School, Lampeter Grammar School, Llandovery Giammar School, TreIech-ar-Bettws, Davis's Charity, Cowbridgo Grammar School, Swansea Grammar School, Pembroke Grammar School, St. David's Oh'pter School, Cwm Toyddwr (Radnorshire) Grammar School, Aber- gavenny Grammar School, and Monmouth Grammar School.

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