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JOHN CARGILL BROUGH. JOHN CARGILL BROUGH. |Fro £ H the Journal of the London Institution, of VUICH Mr Brough was editor reprinted (says the Journal,) with some trifling alter- ations, from the Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions^ At Eaher, on Sept. 7, 1872, this man of the large heart and intense human sympathy passed away, aged thirty-eight. If it be true that He prayeth well that loveth well," John Cargill fulfilled to the letter the divine command, Pray without ceasing." The end was not unexpected for years he was a reed shaken by the wind, a lamp flicker- ing in its socket. One Saturday morning, at the break of day, the reed WAS broken and the light expired. Then lie entered into-life. It is very difficult to say anything about him, or about any brave and gentle spirit when lie is gone. Good things appear so meagre in cold print whimsical fancies, the iufinite pleasantry of a passing honr, alike with the unstudied pathos of the moment, bearing no i epenting. Mr Brough (if his frieiitia will pardon the use of any term hut Jack) was not known as a writer to the readers of this journal. Before bis strength began to fail he was the Editor of the Chemist and Druggigt. He was essentially London literary man circumstances led him into the domain of Pharmaoy, but from his boyhood his fingeig were smeared with printer's ink, and the Press claimed him for its servant. Why be was not legally qualified as a Pharma- cist iamtplained in one of his most mournful AND most exquisite notes. Bis was a hand to hand fight with Time, the rusult of constant physioal weakness the res angustce domi pressed heavily upon him. and we are *acting on the dearest wish of his heart in quoting, "There are two friends, whom to know is in itself an honour, who have spent themselves in turning my sick oouch into a bed of roses." toy Mr Brough was born at Pontypool in Mon- mouthshire his father was a brewer, and suf- fered severely in the Charriat riots, the events of which will be found narrated in a work called" Hidden Fire." We need hardly state that be was a younger brother of the Brothers Brough, well known to literature and to the stage. He was first, we believe, employed on the Illustrated London News, and subsequently was connected with the doming Star. He passed on through strange apprenticeship,Type being usually the master, aud thus he was thrown in contact with all sorts of people and Intimately knew so many who have made their mark AND become distinguished. This period most be passed over, though it supplied him with an inexhaustible fund of anecdote he never lost his interest in the geography of Fleet-street and the Strand, or as he himself expressed it, "1 hope I may never be so respect- able as not to be able to siiow a fellow-creature the way to Covent Garden." V, The first undertaking that brought him into P notice was the Editorship of the journal al- ready mentioned, the prosperity of which he strove his utmost to seenre. He was also the Editor of the Ironmonger, writing the technical details of machinery Sub-editor of Nature, which he soon had to relinquish Editor of a scientific periodical called the Laboratory, one of the ablest that haa ever been issued, and patronized by our most celebrated contributors, English and Foreign, yet commercially it was a failure and lasted only six months. He was elected as the first Editor of the Year Book of Pharmacy." Great hopes were entertained that his remarkable knowledge of his subject and skill in abstract and arrangement would have produced an authoritative compendium these hopes were never destined to be realised, as sickness always gave its inexorable veto, and forbade the attempt. There is a little Look of his which may strongly be recommended to the young—it is called Fairy Tales of Science the style is throughout delightful, while the chapter devoted to an Atom is particularly good. fie prepared for the press the last edition but one of "Cooley's Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts." He un- dertook various literary work, reported lectures, wrote articles, and spoke the truth when he aigned himself a journalist." There had been a long and bad quarrel in Pharmacy some time since, the particulars of irhich need not be recalled, the Society supposed TO favour science and education on the one hand, and outsiders supposed to exalt trade Interests on the other there were two journals, the official and the opposition. One thing is certain, that both parties knew very little of each other. Mr Brongh, with a tact beyond praiae, endeavoured to effect a reconciliation or rather a mutual understanding, which amounted to the same tbiug. 441 am convinced," he writes, U that the proposed extension of the Pharmacy Act meets all the requirements of the trade, and I have been working day and night to bring about a settlement of the ques- tion." [Feb. 16, 1867]. Again-" You may be quite sure that I shall not sneer at the Pharma- ceutical Society, for I am convinced that the reform of British Pharmacy can only be worked out by that body." Never surely was there a better peacemaker. His amiability assumed the shape of genins and be is fairly entitled to be chronicled amongst us, if only for bis devoted and successful endeavours when his aid was urgently required. Let him not pass, however, without a word respecting his marvellous social influence. No other adjective will do. It was a gain for one's entire after-life to have enjoyed his companion- ship, he was so utterly unselfish-" so purpose- less in his friendships"—he loved his neighbour better than himself. How many of us can re- collect the broader atmosphere we breathed in his society how we learnt with him to make allowance how instinctively we began to covet the excellent gift of charity nor is it too much to say that his childlike and guilelegfc character, bright with habitual cheerfulness. rippling over with quaint humour, softened and spiritualised by the peace of God, has left behiad it an effect for which hundreds of us reioice. Less we cannot, more we dare not say. We MAY turn for an instant to tbe lighter shades of character—hoping that some who may read this need not be told that Mr Brough not only was wonderfully well versed in the lore of books, but that he had a special gift in letter- writing. His pen talked—that is the explana- tion of the secret: there was simply a mecha- nical difference between his notes and his conversation. Both were the revival of Charles Lamb, with too often a pathetic tinge of Hood. He was beet in. amusement when he had no definite subject, and positively nothing to say. The ability displayed in his serious communi- cations was rare, and iu the power of hinting compliment he has scarcely been surpassed. One of his cleverest public efforts was the introduction at the meeting of the British As- aociation in 1869 to a jeu d1 esprit called "Exeter Change," the appearance of which stimulated not a little the curiosity as well a9 the admira- tion of the scientific men, to some of whom it proved bis first introduction. That brochure contained, besides, the" Ode after Tennyson," which was unique. Nothing was in sprightlier taste than his verse and pencil sketches, which tempted the Follows of the Chemical from their severer studies nor must it be forgotten that the one title of honour of which Mr Brough was Justly proud was that of F.C.S. In 1870, he beoame Librarian of the London Institution, a post for which by nature, training and all his antecedents he was specially quali- fied. Some may not be aware of the continu- ance of that noble library, nor pleasurably acquainted with the courtesy of its officers, nor ret know by experience the large resources it SAS to offer in the way of reference. Here Jack (he was never recognised by any other name) was in full glory, surrounded by books which found themselves in an unusual position close to the Bank, and beaming placidly on his visitors. The old personal fascination followed him to his City home. He wore it like a charm. Those who were fortunate enough to be present at the course of lectures on "Magic" which he delivered to a juvenile auditory last Christmas, will know how great was the delight with which be waa liatened to by the little folks, and how pleased he WAS to DO anything wiiijh could amuse and irratruct them, as Ins affection for children, whether his own or those of others, waa strongly marked. A mysterious Providence aumuroned him from the very midst of bis labours. The decree makes us wonder, but we are silent. His work was done faithfully and to the uttemoot with scarcely a vestige OF what is termad health he literally took np his bed and walked. and as we stood round his grave at Norwood, thinking of bis orphan children, there was this strong consolation, that we knew assuredly that his name was written io the Lamb's own book, and we rejoiced that bright example had IEU others to share that FPERFECT peace which was his bl< ssednpss in the if* that cow is, wailing only for its full ac- #09PH«BIPEQT in that which i,8 to come.
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ISCA SILURUM. A PBIM SKETCH OF THE HISTORY, ARCH-EOLOGT, AND MINERALOGY OF RIBCA AND IBB KEI6HB0UKH00D. By the Author of "Fersnal Recollections of Rome." I ( COfttin u ed.) [TM Camp at Twynbarlwm.] After having fol- lowed or traced the history of Twynbarlwm as well as our scanty information would permit us to this degenerate age, and to the ignominious ending of its martial glories in a fight of bees, we must return to th" history (such as it is) of RISCA. We find that the Romans departed from Britain in the year 426, and this being an impregnable stronghold, was probably one of the last plaoea tlust they withdrew from In the year 449 the Suxon invasion commenced. Between this and tho year 481, when Vorti- gern, tfra* British King, was burned in his castle of Genoreu (supposed to be Ganarew, near Monmouth) then; was undoubtedly great fighting in this neighbourhood, and in all pro- bability the fortress of Twynbarlwm was the principal stronghold of the Britons against the Saxons. In the year 517 King Arthur (as we have already noticed) was crowned at Caerleon. His history is so much mixed up with romance and legends of one kind and another, that it is impossible to find ut with certainty what plaoes he visited a. d what great works he really did in his short reign of seven years. As the Roman Camp of Twynbarlwm is only six miles from the city of Caerleon, and as it would form an excellent tilting ground, it is not improbable that the Knights of the Round Table had many a tournament there; and it may (under another name) have been the scene of many of their exploits. This, however, is only conjecture. King Arthur was killed in the year 524, at th,. battle of Camlan, and-was buried at the grand old Abbey of Glastonbury. In the year 610, we find that the Saxons under Ceolwulph, king of Wessex, invaded this part of the country, which then formed part of the kingdom of Gwent. Theodoric (or Teudric), the king, had resigned his throne to his son Meurig, or Maurice, and retired to his hermitage at Tintern (where, 521 years after, tho magnific nt Abbey of Tintern was built by Walter de Clare) for the purpose of devoting, like the Emperor Charles 5th, the remainder of his life to prayer, and to the work of preparing his soul for eternity. Theo- doric however, at the call of his duty, emerged from his cell, and once more girt on the sword. At the head of his subjects he defeated the Saxons at Mathern, near Chepstow; but was himself slain. As Coleridge says of the glorious knights of old— His sword is rust, bis bones are dut, His soul is with the saints, we trust." The Saxons, in the year 6 85, totally expelled the British from what is now called England, (with the exception of Cornwall) and drove them into Wales. Monmouthshire was then a part of Wales, and remained so till the 27th year of the reign of Henry 8th, A.D. 1535, when upon the abolition of the jurdisdiction of the lordships marchers it was created by him an English shire. In the mountains of Wales, (the strongest among which was the fort of Twynbarlwm) our forefathers made their final stand, and were never driven any further. The Saxons, made occasional incursions into their country, as the Welsh did into that of the Saxons; but the men of Gwent were never entirely conquered by the Saxons. From such strongholds as Twynbarlwm they could never be driven; and had the native princes been faithtnl to each other, neither the Romans, Saxons, nor Normans could ever have defeated them. In the year 776 one of these Saxon incursions occurred under King Offa, and a great part of South Wales was then devastated. In the year 784 he constructed a dyke between the Saxon and Welsh territories, for the pur- pose of protecting his dominions from the raids of the Welsh, At this time the Welsh king- doms had become very small. The- grand old kingdom of King Arthur (of which Caerleon was the metropolis, and Twynbarlwm proba- bly the principal fort) had dwindled down to the kingdom of Gwent, which did not com- prise much, if any, more than the present county of Monmouth. Brecheiniog, or Brecon; Morganwg, or Glamorgan, had each its king; and the one occasionally fought with the other without "rhyme or reason," except the love of fighting, which is inherent in the Celtic race. In a II petit guerre" of this kind in the year 848, Ithel, king of Gwent, was killed by the men of Brecheiniog. Soon after this, the Danes commenced making their way into Eng- land, and A.D. 894 they overran and devasted the greater part of England and the Welsh kingdoms of Gwent—Morganwg and Bre- cheiniog. According to the Annates Cambrics the great king BOWEL THE GOOD died in the year 950. He seems to have had the greater part of Glamorgan, as well as Gwent, under his rule. He is famous for the justice of his reign and the excellent laws which he promul- gated. There is, in the Assembly Rooms at Cardiff, an excellent painting, by a nativep artist, of the Surprise of Cardiff Castle by the Welsh Warriors under Ivor Bach. It was then held by Robert Fitzhamon. The object of this assault was to enforce upon. him the observance of the laws of this HOWEL THB Goon. Upon Fitzhamon's swearing to observe and enforce these laws, and giving security to that effect, Ivor and his men withdrew. The pose of Fitzhamon, his wife, and child,—the frightened look of the two latter (the castle having been taken by a midnight assault, and the occupants surprised in their sleep), and the fierce attitude and looks of Ivor and his men, does infinite credit to the artist, who was a novice in art at the time that he painted this scene. In the year that HOWEL THE GOOD died, there occurred a great fight between his sons and the sons of Idwal on the Carno Mountain (one of the mountains seen from the fort of Twynbarlwm), near Abergavenny. About twenty-one years after this (A.D. 971), the Saxon King Edgar assembled a very great fleet at the city of Caerleon. At that time Caerleon appears to have been very near the sea, but since then the sea has receded several miles. The whole of the moors from Caerleon to Cardiff is evidently alluvial soil, for the sea at one time came up to the churchyard of St. John's church, Cardiff, for some of the old sea wall still remains there. It may be asked What has all this to do with the history of RrscA. ?" We answer, whatever concerns Caer- leon concerns RISCA for the fortress of Twyn- barlwm was evidently the stronghold of the city of Caerleon, and its connecting link with the Fort of Senghenydd, or Caerphili; and in ancient Roman accounts ISCA Silurum is always mentioned as it were before the city of Caer- leon, being par excellence the stronghold of the Silurian kingdom. King Edgar appears to have first visited Caerleon in the year 958, for the purpose of settling a dispute between the reigning Prince Morgan; and Owen, son of Howel the Good. On Morgan becoming his vassal, he of course decided in his favor against Owen. In 962 he again came here, and Mor- gan then agreed to pay him an annual tribute of One Hundred Cows. Owen, in the year 967, seemed to be seized with a sudden fit of kleptomania; for (apparently) apropos of noth- ing, ho marched his men into Gower, beyond Swansea, in Glamorganshire, and ravaged the country thereabouts. Upon Edgar hearing of this he marched an army into Caerleou, to the assistance of his vassal, Morgan. However it was managed, it would appear that Morgan was ousted from his position, and that Edgar gave the city of Caerleon, with its forts Twyn- barlwm, Caerphili, and the rest, to the afore- said Owen, ap Howel lJda (which, being in- terpreted, means Owen, aon of Howel the Good). # Owen and his descendants held it and the kingdom of Gwent till it passed to the family of the Marshals. The fleet which was collected here by King Edgar in 971 (some chronicles say in 970, others. 971, other 972) is supposed to have been under the command | of Alfere, Earl of Mercia, and was intended to intimidate the Welsh and enforce the annual tribute to Edgar, which appears to have fallen rather into arrears. The fleet, however, was repulsed by the Welsh with great loss. In 976 tbe Danes landed here, and ravaged the whole of the country round about and razed to the ground the city of Caerleon, tho ancient metropolis of the western part of the Island of Britain. The bishopric of Llandaffwas founded A.D. 982. The church here was first built by Lucius, or Lleirog, king of Gwent, in the year 156 (great grandson of the Welsh king, Carac- tacus, who was in Romo at the same time as St Paul). It is supposed that the old church at RISCA was built about the time of the founding of the diocese of Llandaff, as it has always been a chapelry attached to that cathe- dral. The writer of this essay was present almost daily at the taking down of the old church (for the purpose of replacing it with the present handsome stiucture) a few years ago, and one day witnessed the disimmure- ment of a skeleton of%xtraordinary size,which was found standing erect in one of the walls of the church, with a rosary in his hand. This person is supposed to have been immured there 800 years. One of the beads of is rosary has been set in a beautiful silver cross of con- siderable value, and is now attached to the door of the Sanctuary, over the altar, in the little Catholic church of SS Anthony and Clare at RISCA, as a connecting link between the old and the new Catholic chùrches of the place. The cross is Maltese in shape, and has engraved upon it a Latin prayer for the soul of the per- son who for so many centuries held the rosary in his hand, and also an account of the cir- cumstances connected with the discovery of the relics. Some suppose the remains to have been those of one of the ancient Welsh Saints; and this is not at all improbable. The writer saw and handled the bones, which seemed to belong to a man of almost gigantic stature. Some bones, together with some silver coins, were discovered in a similar manner in the ancient church founded by St Cattwg (or Cadoc, a brief sketch of whose history has already been given in this essay), at Trevethin, near Pontypool, when it was taken down in the year 1847. The old church at RISCA was for several centuries a place of pilgrimage on account of a well in the churchyard, which, from its healing properties, was considered miraculous. Not many years ago this well was, by means of pipes, drawn out of the churchyard, a distance of some fifty yards or so, and it now supplies a great part of the villagers with water for domestic uses.
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YR ISCA. To the Editor of the Free Press. DEAR MB EPITOB,—On the above subject I have just received a letter from Welsh friend, who is considered a very high authority on Celtic or ancient Welsh derivations. I bofein give a few passages which will, I believe, throw some light on the subject. They are as fol- lows give YRIsOA a pure Welsh etymo- logy would be very simple—Yr, tbe, Is, lower, Cae, field. But it is an historical FACT, that the Romans called the district' The question then would be whether the Romans gave the place a new name as a MILITARY STATION or did they adopt the old Celtic name lsea 1 They ad- opted both plans iu many instances, and often Latinized Celtic names so that one could hardly I know them. It appears to me that your oppo- nents (Messrs M'Kerrow and Earle) fetch their derivation too far to derive it from uisg or wysg. Wy is the original for water. Wysg, according to Dr Owen Pugh, is 8.m. a tendency forward, tendency, course, direction, bias, a current, course, or stream, e.g. :— Welsh—Ar wysg y Csesariaid, English—In pursuit of the Romans or Caesarians, 44 It is maintained by many writers that the names mentioned by Mr Earle (viz., 'Usk, Ux, Wis, in Wisbeach, Wash, Exe, Axe, Ouse, and Ox') are derived originally from wysg. I cannot see well that ISCA can be a deriva- tion from Wy or Wysg, which would mean Wy, water, Wysg. water in motion. I am not a sufficient Latinist to find out the Latin meaning of the word IscA, but as your opponent (Mr M'Kerrow) appeals to ancient Celtic, let him do so, and here is a more reason able derivation, 4 Yr-is-cae1—the lower field, —taking the bottom in juxta-poeition to thQ. higher grounds and adjacent mountains." Thus far my Celtic friend. In next week's issue I hope to be able to go further into the subject, and to satisfy Mr M'Kerrow that to de- rive "uisg" and its derivatives from" IscA," or vice-versa, or to suppose them synonymous terms is a mistaken idea. Kindly permit me to correct a few misprints which crept into last week's [Sept.21] insertion of "ISCA SILURUM," probably through my bad pen- manship. In my letter in answer to Mr M'Kerrow I find only one misprint, viz., "Cas- tra Strativa" instead of "Castra Stativa-which it should have been. This is in the 29th Line of the letter. In the 5th Line of "ISCA SILU- EUM" read in instead of" on." In Line 19, read. They instead of" These." In Lines 21 and 22, instep of the allied foreign troops and the na- tive Roman troops," read" the allied foreign and native Roman troops." There is a redundancy of words hero, but whether it is my fault or that or the" printer's devil," I can't say. In Line 26 read, by the Consuls, instead of "o/'the Consuls." In Line 27 read. who had the privi- lege, iuatead of II who had had the privilege." In Line 32 read, after them, instead of after these." In Line 38 read were, instead of was, and in Line 40, the same. In Line 43 read, the foreign troops, instead of" they" In Line 36, leave out the comma after Extraordinarii. In Line 48, please read among them, instead of "of these." And last and least, in Line 85 read possesses, instead of "posesses." I am sorry that my carelessness in writing should have made so many corrections necessary.X have the honor to remain, Mr Editor, your obedient servant, THE WRITER OF 44 ISCA SILURUM."
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BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES, for the cuie of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, or any irritation or soreness of the throat, are now imported and pold in this country at Is d per box, put up in the form of a "lozenge." It is tbe most convenient.. pleasant, safe and sure remedy for clearing and strength- ening the voice known in the world. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says 44 I have often recommended them to friends who were public speakers, and in many cases they have proved extremely serviceable." The genuine have the words" Brown's Bronchial Troches" on the Government Stamp around each box. Sold by all medi- cine vendors.—London Depot, 493 Oxford Street. VALUABLE DISCOVERY FOR THE HAIR! !—A very nicely perfumed hair dressing called "The Mexican Hair Renewer," now being sold by most Chemists and Per- fmoert at 3s 6d per bottle, is fast superseding all "Hair Restorers"—for it will positively restore in every case Grey or White hair to its original colour, by a few ap- plications, without dyeing it, or leaving the disagreeable smell of most" Restorers." It makes the hair charm- ingly beautiful, as well as promoting tbe growth on bald spots, where the hair glands are not decayed. Certifi- cate from 1)r. Versmann on every bottle, with full par- ticulars, Ask for 44 THE MEXICAN HAIR REN EWER," prepared by H. C. GALLUP, 493 Oxford Street, London. MRS WINSLOW*S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN Should always be used when Children are ontting teeth it relieves the little sufferers at once, it produces natural quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakwa "as bright as a button." It is per- fectly harmless, and very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known re- medy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by thousands of Medicine dealers in all par's of the world at Is ld per bottle, and Millions of Mothers can testify to its virtue.—Manufactory, 493 Oxford Street, London. FLORILINE!—For the TEETH and BREATH.—A few drops ot the Fragrant Floriline on a wet tooth brush pro- duces a delightful foam, which cleanses the Teeth trom all impurities, strengthens and hardens the gums, prei- vents tartar, and arrests the progressof decay. It gives to the Teeth a peculiar and beautiful whiteness, and im- parts a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth, a dis- ordered stomach, or tobacco smoke. The Fragrant Flori- line is purely vegetable, and equally adapted to old and young. It is the greatest Toilet discovery of the age. Sold at 2s 6d by all Chemists and Perfumers. Prepared only by H. C. GALLUP, 493 Oxford Street, London. The word "Floriline" is a "Trade Mark."
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MAILS The following are the days of sailing of the mails for Australia and New Zealand. Papers and letters must be posted a day earlier. The postage via Southampton is Papers Id.; letters 6d. The postage via Brindiai is Papers 4d.; letters 9d. Australia, via Southampton. Oct. 24(morning) „ via Brindiei .Oct. 4(evening) New Zealand, via San Francisco, Oct. 17
POLICE COURT.
POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. Before Colonel Byrde & A. D. Berrington, Esq. CHARGE OF PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS. Richard Broom was charged with permitting drunkenness in his house, at Blaenafon. Mr Plews defended. P.c. John Hughes deposed that on Monday evening, the 9th of September, he was on duty, As he passed the Bridge End beerhouse, he heard a great noise and disorderly conduct. He went inside and saw several men. About a dozen or fifteen were all under the influence of drink and two or three men were quite drunk. Saw the landlord, and asked him if he had had any row or fighting in his house. He replied no, nothing had been the matter. Witness re- ported the circumstances to the sergeant. Cross-examined Made his report in about a quarter of an hour afterwards. Witness was inside the first room, utraight in front. He be- lieved it was the kitchen. Did not ask the names of any of the men, nor know them. Did not notice the landlady there. Saw the landlord coming out of a back room. Saw that very disorderly conduct was going on in the house. Did not ask the names of the men, because he knew he should see the sergeant very shortly. and he would be sure to know them all. Did not say anything to the landlord about the men being drunk. P.s. Coombes deposed that from the report he received from last witness, be visited the Bridge End beerhouse. In a large room, termed, be believed, the taproom, he found several men affected with drink, and Edmund Jones drunk. In another little room, at the back of the house, he found Henry Williams drunk. Called the landlord's attention to this, and he said it was impossible for him to be more careful than he was. Told him he should report him, and then left the house. The men were turned out im- mediately after witness left. One of them went back in, and witness paid a seoond visit there, and found that the men had been turned out again. Cross-examined Thought this was after a draw" or a "pay." Conld not see why land- lords should have any difficulty at such times. They did not say they did not know that Henry Williams was there but the landlady said they had not supplied him with any beer. He came out with witness. He waa in a room by him- self. Knew Edmund Jones, the other man who was drunk, very well. Did not notice whether John Thomas and bis wife were in the room. The landlord followed witness into the room. Mr Plews asked if Jones was" drunk," or merely" three sheets in the wind," or "mixed," as he believed the term was now. Witness said that Jones was drunk. He could tell that by his appearance. Edmund Jones was very noisy when be came outside, and he had to threaten to lock him up. Mr Plews said Jbat the sergeant had given his evidence very fairly, and it would be well if such officers appeared in all courts but he would ask the BDCh whether they considered that the charge had been made out sufficiently for a conviction. Under the new law. it was ^exceedingly difficult for innkeepers to carry on their business at all and after 44 pays" and 41 draws," the behaviour of the men was fre- J quently clamorous and noisy, without their being actually. drunk. He suggested that the defendant might have sailed very" close to the wind," but it was* only a matter of opinion about the drunkenness of the men there being so many degrees of drunkenness, atd opinions as to what constituted drunkenness. Colonel Byrde said it was a pity there was not some test. Mr Plews said it was to be regretted that there was not but for himself he would not attempt to define what constituted drunken- ness.. In answer to the Bench, p.s. Cooinbes said that defendant had been summoned befoee^ bat not convicted. Mr Plews said that was six years ago. Colonel Byrde remarked that this wast. first case of the kind that had come before Bench under the new Law the clause was very stringent, but in this instance, the defend- ant would be let off on paying the costs, and without a conviction being recorded against him but he and all other publicans must be made awate that for the first offence of this nature they were liable to a penalty of £10. The police, the Colonel added, were quite justi- fied in entering the bouse and had done quite right in bringing the matter forward. A DOG IN THE CASE. Thomas Jones was charged with assaulting a little boy named Ophin Llewellin. Mr Watkins defended. Complainant deposed that on Wed- nesday evening,defendant "hissed" a dog on him, and it bit him. The case was adjourned for a week, as there was a mistake in the summons. The Bench recommended a settlement in the meantime. BUILDING WITHOUT SUBMITTING PLANS. Zephaniah Lloyd was charged with an offence against the rules of the Llanfrechfa Upper Local Government Board, by building certain premises without submitting plans to that Board. Mr J. H. Wainwright represented the Board, to which he was clerk. Mr W. H. Lloyd de- fended. Henry Morgan, surveyor to.the Board, said that the building consisted of certain alterations to the back kitchen and the bedroom over it, at tho back of his houae.and he had not submitted the plan. Mr Wainwright said it was important that plans should be submitted, as the bedroom should be of a certain height. In answer to Mr W. H. Lloyd, Mr Morgan said he saw the building a long time before the alteration. Believed it was a back-kitchen, but could not say whether there was a bedroom lover it then. Did not know whether tbe roof projected over the wall. Had not inspected the alteration, but could see that there was new building. Saw two new walls, back and side one of them was entirely new believed it was about four feet from the old one. The present roof was flush with the wall. Mr W. H. Lloyd questioned whether this was such a building as came within the requirements of the bye-laws. JFhis was not a new building, but merely increasing the size of a room and his client did not dunk that plans were neces- sary. The wall bad simply been pushed out a few feet, and the roof had not been touched at all it was a slope roof of corrugated iron, and had not been raised, or, as be had said, even touched. Mr Morgan, in answer to the Bench, said that was not the case. The roof had been raised. Mr Wainwright said that in his opinion, from seeing it at a distance, he thought the roof had been raised. Defendant, in answer to the Bench, said that the room over the back-kitchen was not to be used as a sleeping room but as a lumber room. Mr Wainwright. said that some of the family told him that it was. He called the attention of the Bench to the worda of the Act. Mr W. H. Lloyd said that if his client had fancied that plans were required, he would have given them in a moment. He could prove by a number of witnesses that the roof bad not been raised. Mr E. B. Edwards said that there seemed to be some opposition on the part of MrZephaniah Lloyd to the Board, as this was not the first case in which he had been summoned by them. Mr W. H. Lloyd asked that the case might be adjourned, for the production of witnesses. Mr WainNright said that there seemed an opinion on Mr Zephaniah Lloyd's mind that the Board were persecuting him but there was nothing of the sort; and if he would even now deliver the plans, and pay the costs, tho Board would not press the matter further. Defendant consented to do this, and paid the costs, 6s. THROWING A BOTTLE* Selina Gage was charged with assaulting Eleazer Parry. She pleaded not guilty. Complainant said that on Saturday night, he was coming out of the market bouse, near Mrs Gage's stall, and she picked up a bottle and threw it on the pavement, calling out" D- thee, get from here." The bottle broke, and one half struck his leg, and cut it, making it bleed very badly, Theie was no one else but him near there. Defendant said she was quite ignorant of anything of the sort, and was quite taken by surprise when she first heard of it. Com- plainant's wife had a great spite against her, and had said she would summon her. Complainant's wife said she saw the defend- ant throw the bottle, and heard the words. Defendant said that this woman had said that if the bottle did not come from her, it came out of the market-house. She was in the Win- ning Horse, having tea, at the time this was said to have taken place. Complainant said that a month ago Mrs Gage ptruck bis wife, and sent her tumbling. Defendant said it was because Mrs Gage 1 struck her child. P.s. Young said Parry reported the throwing of the bottle to him immediately after it oc- curred. For the defence, Mrs M'Car'hy and Mrs Moss said they kept standings near Mrs Gage's, and they saw nothing of this. Defendant was fined 16s. THE CASE OF ALLEN SMITH. Allen Smith, the landlord of a beerhouse at Blaenafon, whose license had been in abey- ance for a month, for the consideration of the Bench, was now called forward, and told that he could have his license, but ho must be more careful in future about the way in which his house was conducted. THE IRISH AGAIN. Michael Harrington was charged with as- saulting Richard Kale. Complainant said that he was passing along the road when defendant got off a wall on which he was sitting, walked up to him, struck him twice, and knocked him down. Thomas Williams corroborated this; and so did Benjamin Williams. Defendant was fined 30s., or 14 days' hard labour MISS PROSSER'S 44 BABBY"—WHO WAS ITS FATHER ? A FOXEY QUESTION. Rosanna Durson was charged with assaulting Sarah Ann Prosser, at Garndiffaith. Complain- ant said, that, without provocation, defendant set upon her as she was going for water, beat her, and swore she would have her gnts out; and defendant's father came out, and invited witness to come out and fight his daughter fair, but she replied that she had not learned to do that. Defendant said that complainant was continually annoying her, used very filthy lan- guage, and boasted that defendant's husband was the father of her (complainant's) child, but said if there had been a little difference in the time, the child would have been George Fox's. Colonel Byrde asked if this was true about de- fendant's husband being the father of com- plainant's child. "Yes," said defendant, with unblushing impudence; Colonel Byrde observed that defendant seemed to have received great provocation, and she would only have to pay lls and they warned complainant not to aunoy her in future, DRUNKENNESS. Cecilia Lewis, "an old acquaintance," was charged with being drunk on the highway at Poutnewynydd. P.c. Gardner proved the case. Cecilia had one month's hard labour for her last freak, and she was now sentenced to pay a fine of 20s., or go to the House of Correction for 14 days, with hard labour. Josiah Winter, who did not appear, was charged with being drunk at Blaenafon. P.c. 36 proved the case. Fined 10s., or 7 days. Lewis King was charged with being druuk and riotous at Pontnewynydd. P.c. Gardner proved that he was called to the house to pre- vent defendant fighting with his father be was very violent. Fined 10s and costs—19s alto- gether. Alfred Hill, charged with a like offence at Blaenafon, was fined 10s. or 7 days. SELLING BEER TO A DRUNKEN MAN. David Price was charged with selling beer to a drunken man, named Charles Brown, at Garndiffaith and Brown was summoned for being drunk. Price was fined 20s., with a cau- tion that he was liable to a fine of E20, and Mr Haskins, the owner of the house, was to have notice that Price had been convicted. Brown was fined 10s or 7 days. DRUNK. Adam Lewis, of Pontnewydd, was charged with being drunk at Pontypool. Fined 10s or 7 days. William Dando, a youth, was charged with a like offence at Abersychan. Fined lOa or 7 days. AFFILIATION. Alonzo Browning, of Cwmafon, was charged with being the father of the illegitimate child of Ann Lloyd. He said he was the father, and would pay 2s 6d a week. Order made accord- tiufly. MONDAY. r Before Josiah Richards, Esq. Stratton, charged with stealing grow. ibg apples, the property of Nathaniel Wilmot, fl^t^landewi Vach, was fined 20s. or 14 days. paid. Before C. Llewellin and C. J. Parkes, Esq. Richard Fox and Edward James were fined 10s. each, for bpetng drunk at Blaenafon. Thomas Williams, charged with assaulting p.c. Raymond, at Ulaenafon, was fined 20s, and in default was comtnitted for 14 days. William Dando,.« lad, was fined 20s. for being drunk at Abersychan. WEDNESDAY. Before C. J. Parkes, Esq. James Smith, a navvie, was committed for seven days, in default of paying a fine of 10s. for being drunk and riotous at Pontypool.
BLONDIN AT CRUMLIN.
BLONDIN AT CRUMLIN. The folks from a distance who fondly pictur- ed to their imagination the dauntless hero of Niagara fearlessly careering across the Crumlin Valley, side by side with the world-famous vi- aduct, and at equally dizzy height, were woe- fully disappointed. Those who visited Crumlin on Sunday and looked at the preparations (and of such visitors the number was wonderfully few), had their conceptions of the II sensational quickly dispelled. Alas, the rope was merely stretched, at a comparatively very moderate height, between two poles in a scrubby little meadow between the canal and the turnpike road to Newbridge, parallel with both, and immedi- ately underneath the quaint tower of Crumlin Hall. One little tent, labelled" Blondin," at the foot of the rope-bearing poles, and one big one for refreshments in a corner of the field, were to be supplemented by the erection of another refreshment tent; and that was all. "Were there to be no sports, or what was to be doue to kill time?" asked we, dolefully. "No," was the answer, II nothing but Blondin, except the folks liked to dance a bit." To those who had seen Blondin several times this offered sorry prospect of amusement: but it came out after- wards that "There was to be an Aunt Sally!! I" The attractions of that good lady have been con- siderably II custom withered," in most places, but at Crumlin they yet seemed something con- siderable. Well, at least, the weather promised to be fine, and there was the ever beautiful scenery, and the fairy-bridge, and a store of good things laid in at the inns (by-the-bve, the I condition of some back premises of the Viaduot Hotel is simply horrible, and worthy the atten- tion of th« local inspector of nuisances), and Blondin, it was said, had really arrived, and there would sure to be thousands of merry folks come, among whom it was onlyilikely that a few old friends would crop up, and so, though there might be a sell" in the opinion of those who had thought to see the great ropewalker trip- ping on high across the valley, perhaps Mon- day would not turn out so badly after all. Wet or dry, Blondin was to perfor.n. And although Monday was stormy, the fact of this assurance brought into Crumlin more people than have visited that place for many a day. At the railway station, the platforms were so crammed with people anxious to go by the ordinary trains, to say nothing of the special excursions, that very many, who lived within reasonable dis- tance, took to the road, and trudged along, heed- less of the showers, rather than put up with the discomfort of riding. The writer was among the pedestrians, and did not want for company. As we reached Hafodyrynys, something was seen in the air that excited the wonder of the folks in front of us. "What's that?" "I'll be blowed Taint a crow or a kite." Crow be 1 Thee'st never seen a crow that size I" Good God It has got legs I" It's a pig A pig flying in the clouds No, took There's his trunk It's a flying elephant!" And as true as truth, an elephant it was careering majes- tically overhead, and slowly turning round and round as if doing the courteous to the human 44 critturs" who had never seen such a sight before." A very ingenious balloon-maker had been at work, and had turned out the monster in perfect style. And hardly had the elephant, slowly wafting on the wind towards Pontypool, been lost to gaze, when another cry rose .1 Look out I Here she comes By G- a flying wo- man I" 44 Dhu Dhu II Diawl take me I In a blue dreas and red bonnet And see the old girl's doing the Grecian bend "No, it's the Roman fall." "Well done, lassie!" U Lord, Lord what shall we come to next ?" 44 Well if that aint worth coming to see, I'm I" And the old girl alluded to (another fanciful balloon) sailed off after the elephant, and was lost to sight. And then, down the rapid slope went the pedes- trians, with quickened steps. And there, before them, nestling in the hollow and creeping up the opposite hill side, was the village, and 44 Diawl, diawl, diawl Look across yonder. There's people 1 Black with'em 1" Sure enough, the streets were thronged, and the trains were every moment arriving and discharging fresh ahoals. 44 There's the rope I" Where ?" Down ip the valley, seel" "No, no that aint it I He's going across along-side the bridge." But he wasn't, and the rope down the valley was the rope, and just by Tommy Dodd's a full view of it was obtained and at 44 Tommy Dodd's" house a very refreshing drop of beer was to be had, after a great deal of pushing and strug- gling, from the hostess and her energetic and courteous little barmaids. "Going into the field, Jack? Don't thee be a fool Keep thy shilling for a couple of quarts of beer, for we ean see him better off the road for nothing 44 And do you think it is Blondin ?" asked one. By Devil," said another, 44 if it is, and I could get near him, I wouldn't mind fetching him a crack on the head." 44 What for ? What has Blondin done?" "Oh, he only cost me two pound for nothing when I was America. For see, he was to perform at Niagara, and I lived at Buffalo, and went to see him aye, apd thousands, and millions went too, and it was all a do, for he never came, although the papers said he did 44 But surely the papers did not tell lies, my man perhaps you were not there on the day on which he really went ever." 44 No, no 'tis all lies if ever he went over, I'm d-d, and I'd punch his head for my two pound if I could get at him." It was of no use to- argue, and we pushed down into the village, just as the level crossing gates were closed and a train came down from the Hills. Talk of close packing I Ii those pleasure-seekers found much pleasure in that mode of conveyance they must have queer notions. And perhaps, although hot enough themselves in all conscience from the crowding, they didn't get jolly well roasted by the earlier comers "Come out of that, you bags of potatoes I" Ha, you barrels of herrings I" "flow many more of you in one truck ?" And some of the greetings were even more uncomplimentary, and it won't quite do to put them in print. I wish I was at home again in Monmouth cried one gentle- man 44 it's all a regular sell 1 It's no Blondin at all 1 I know Blondin, I ought to; I've seen him at Newport in Shropshire; I wish to good- ness there was a train going back to Monmouth now I never knew such a d-d sell in my life." But four o'clock struck, and up went a rocket. 44 Rather early for fireworks I" As if by magic, a young man in black was drawn up to the top of one of the poles that sustained the rope and after some mysterious poking aloft, down he came, with speed that would take the breath out of any lamplighter. And then, look again, up swiftly went somebody else. 44 Thei* he is 1" 44 That aint Blodin," said the Monmouth man II if that's Blondin I'll eat him It's all a swindle I I know him, I do 1 I ought to, I should think I have seen him in Shropshire." But it was Blondin and the discontented gentleman did not eat him, although he had promised to. The brass band of the 5th Mon. Rifles, which was efficiently condncted by Mr Hubert King, then struck up, and the great rope-walker stepped out on the rope, clad in imitation armour of silver, with a gilt helmet and red plume, the costume in which he appeared at Newport. That diffi- cult, eh ? Why the man was as much at home up there as on the solid ground. It was child's play to him, anybody cotildsee. The sight was a pretty one, the sunlight gleaming on tlie 44 armour," as Blondin advanced along before the beautiful greeu wodfls that clothed the slope in th" background. The weather-clerk was not so bad as he looked, after all and the rain kept off very well, with the exception of a sprinkle now and then. And then up VENT the man in black again, and a little tent was con- structed on the top of the pole and there Blon- din changed his dress, and came out every time in fresh costume. It is needless to describe all his performances, for everybody has heard of them. He went over, with a bandage over his eyes and his head in a bag, and pretended to tumble off the rope, lay down upon it on his back, and got up again, stood on one leg, and did just as well without his eyes as with them. He went over on his glittering bicycle. He carried the man in black on his back. He dressed as a cook, planted his stove on the middle of the rope, and did his cooking. And at last he wound up by performing in a perfect shower of fireworks, amid the applause of every- body. Blondin himself was no sell, though folks were disappointed as to where he was to fix the rope. He is undoubtedly one of the wonders of the age. His performances could not fail to please and his arrangements were admirably carried out by his agent, Air- W. Gammon. With such crowds, of course, the public houses were crammed with customers, and more bungling was never seen than waa shown by some of those publicans and their assistants. In the principal hotel, the bar was locked against gentlemen of position the cigars bad quickly run out; and not even a drop of cold water could be had wherewith to dilute the spirits I With good management these folks (who certainly showed themselves no respectors of persons and seemed to have little care as to customers coming again) might have doubled their takings. In despair, the writer and many others went across to Tommy Dodd's, and there, although plenty were crowd- ing, a really good cigar and a glass of good drinkables, were promptly supplied, aud that with courtesy and thanks. And something stronger than water to drink was required, for the crowding and heat were really awful. Heaven help those who, packed densely on the platform at the railway station, found them- selves unable to get out again, and had to wait goodness knows how long before the train started. The road was preferable, and so, with 44 Shank's pony" for a steed, merrily home, armed with pipes and cigars, and some armed with damsels, went many to Pontypool, pleased with Blondin at Crumlin, although there were no other amusements offered there except the bal- loons and fireworks. W. H. G.
THE EMIGRANTS.
THE EMIGRANTS. The following vessels, some f which prohably p Of bore emigrants from this district, have arrived out:— Wisconsin Sept. 25 Queen 26 City of Antwerp 27 „ Brussels 29 Malta 30 Samaritan 30
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PRICES OF DOMESTIC ARTICLES. In almost every branch of trade an advance in prices has taken place, nor is there any present prospect of an improvement in favour of the consumer it is, therefore, with much satisfaction Messrs Hor- niman announce the fact that their Pure Teas are still being sold at the old prices, which will remain unaltered, and are now so moderate as to meet the wants of all classes. The decided preference for Horniman's Tea, arises from its having a strong dark-coloured liquor, rich and full flavour, grateful to thepalate,and invigora- ting to the system.
Family Notices
DEATHS. Sept. 25, at the Old Furnace, Race, aged 30 years, Mr George Henry Jones, coal miner. Sept. 26, at Crumlin-street, Pontypool, aged 73 years, Mary, widow of Mr Thos. Jones. Sept. 26, at Sebastopo], aged 34 years, Emma, wife of Mr Benjamin Horner, engine-driver. Sept. 28, at Garndiffaith, aged 96 years, Mary, wife of Mr John Morgan, carpenter. Oct. 1, at the Horse and Groom Inn, Llanvihangel, aged 64 years, Mr Thos. Jeremiah, contractor and inn- keeper.
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We can only insert the letter containing financial state- ment as an advertisement. The charge will be 5s. A letter on Good Templary" and another on a concert at Blaenafon would take up too much of our space, and probably lead to trouMfSome discussions, II (W CRANE-SRREET CHAPEL.—The ladies' committee con- nected wth this church held a kind of supplementary bazaar and a social tea at the Town Hall, on Thursday, the 26th ult. Though the bazaar last year wm a great success, and £170 was realized towards the a of the debt on the chapel, there remained anaold a large uumber of articles of different kinds which were regarded as devoted to the good object. To these, several ladies now added contributions of considerable value. A large stall was erected, and neatly adorned with evergreens and flowers; and the Hall preeented a very cheerful appearance. Several hundred penou came together, and evinccd the kindest interest in the proceedings. By the indefatigable efforts of the ladies* the stall was completely cleared at an. early hour, and all seemed to think that much more might have beAa sold if more had been provided But the object ia view was fully realized, and about £20 obtained clear of all expanses. Thus the proceeds of the bazaars amount altogether to little short of .£200. Seldom has an evening been more agreeably and profitably spent: and the pleasure of the company was much enhanced by excellent performancea by ladies on the piano. At the close, the Itev Dr Thonus, on behalf of himself end his congregatiou, warmly thanked all the friends who bad in anyway favored them with contributions andMaticw. THE RECENT RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR thb^<w PONDS.—A number ot operatives were on Sunday busily engaged in clearing away the wrecks of the disasters on the Great Western Railway last week.' The accidental Cwm Glyn was a singular one. Several ladea truckt were standing on the siding on Thursday evening, when they were literally blown away by the wind on ttt the line just as the goods train was advaDoinrrra. Crumlin, and the engine of the latter dashed into tk* trucks, and sent them flying. One of tbe trnckaj be* longing to Higginson, of Birkenhead, filled with seve* or eight tons of coal, was hurled down tbe embut.. ment—a considerable depth, and crashed through the fence into the field below while another track, ladea with coke, was thrown off the line in an opposite diree* tion, towards the mountain side; both, of course, being crippled. A long time was taken in raising tbe ooai truck up the embankment on Sunday. Just aa the top was reached the chain cable snapped, and the truck again flew with lightning speed back down into the valley. Again it was raised, and again the chain broke; but perseverance was at last rewarded. One young man, however, unfortunately got the fore finger of his right; hand entangled in the eogs of the wheel of the crane, and before he could extricate it, it was whirled round and torn off near the upper joint. A number of traeka, standing near, were filled with debris that had been 801. lected from the smash at Tredegar junction. The eoU lision which took place on Friday night leeml to have been one of very great violence, as not only was the en* gine No. 325 rendered hors de combat, bat th* break talk- and several trucks were reduced to mere matohwood. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.—The monthly meeting was held on Friday. Present: Messrs £ B. Edwarda (chairman), Revan, Gol<Kng, E. H. Davies, Knipc. Be* derick, Bunning, J. F. Williams, Wilton, and Wood. On taking his seat, Mr Edwards said: I again thank you, gentlemen, for electing me as chairman of you Board: we went through the last year so comfortably and unanimously, that really it is a pleasure to be ofer such a very nioe team, and I hope that during the next year we shall be able to go on as well as we have done heretofore. (Applause.) The principal subject appointed for the consideration of this meeting was thePubhcBealtb Act. Relative to this, the chairman said tbis statute gave power to the Board to act as the urban sanitary authority and two or three things were required by the. commissioners, who had been down here and held a, meeting. In the first place, it would be necessary to appoint an inspector, for a short period, say three or sU months, to devote the whole of his time and go through the entire district, and examine and report on all nuia* ances, 80 that the Board might be able to act on that report and do their best to remedy auch naisanets. It would also be necessary to appoint a medical inspector for a short time, and it was especially recommended that such officer should be a gentleman not connected with the district, and therefore perfectly unfettered and inde* pendent. He (the chairman) thought that the Board of Guardians would appoint an independent medical man as their inspector, and if so, the Ioar4 night per- haps take advantage of that, and secure the services of the same gentleman. He ought to mention tbat one half of the salary of such inspector would be paid by the Government, a very important consideration* Tbfe Public Health Act gave this Board immense power* as, under the 7th section, it was enabled to carry oot "alt the powers, rights, duties, capabilities, liabilities, and ob* ligations," of the Local Government Acts, Sewage Utii* ization Acts, Nuisances Removal Acts, Common t<ade- ing House Acts, Artizans' and Labourers* ».11.. House Act, Bakehouse Regulation Act, Bath and Wasb* bouses Acts, and Labouring Classes' Lodging Hootae Act, and adopt these if not already in operation. He thought that, as instructions would be sent down the Local Government Board in London, it would ba well to defer further consideration of the Act until theae instructions (for which he had written) bad j)e«a f«t ceived; as they could hardly appoint their inspector* without being able to tell them what their duties weald be. This snggestion was adopted, and it was agreed to bold a special meeting after the instructions came dowa* The chairman mentioned that the returns required by the Rivers Pollution Commissioners had been filled up, declaring that Pontypool was one of the healthiest towtta iu the locality, and he believed it to be ao. Mr Wiltoa characterised as ridiculous the Gaa and Water Coat. pany's claim for £2 for water used by the surveyor ia making mortar but the surveyor said that on reflection he remembered that a good deal of water had been used in setting the road, and therefore he thought the obarga reasonable. A conversation ensued as to the gas tadt water supplies for the Town Hallj and it was agreed that for the future, panoramas, &c., should be requir14 to pay for use of gas. Mr Golding recommended that there should be two meters, OtIe for down stairs and on for up stairs; and the Board went oat to look and sea what was desirable. THE PROPOSED WORKING MEN'S CLUB.—A wet liminary public meeting, to take into consideration the formation of a Working Men's Clab in this town wa* held on Tuesday night.' It was considered that the chair should be filled by a bona fide working man, and Mr Evan Thomas' was therefore voted to tt. It WW hoped that copies of rules of similar cluba in ot places could be obtained in time to lay before tbe meeting, so that the operatives might know exactly what was contemplated. Replies had not, however, been yet received from several towns; but Mr W. H. Greene read letters which he had received from Lord Henry Somerset, M.P., Osmund A. Wyatt, Esq., tbe Hon. and Rev O. W. W. Forester, and the secretary to the Working Men's Club at Clerkenwell, as well as the speech recently made by the Earl of Carnarvon on the same subject. The object of the ^romoteva was em- bodied in the remark of Lord Carnarvon, who explained that the London club was a large house, very com- fortably fitted up, to which a certain number of gentle- men subscribed every year a moderate sum of money* where they could dine, interchange opinions frankly and freely, and where they could meet their own frienda and acquaintances where, in short," they enjoyed aty the advantages of a large house and establishment for a very small expenditure; and just as this has been 84 very popular with one class, he never could see why it should not be adopted by other classes in the coon try." This principle received the warm approval of-MrWyatt^ representing Lord Henry Somerset, the county member, and he had promised to come to Pontypool to disease the subject. The Hon. and Rev Mr Forester** letter contained the following frank testimony to the kuat. worthy qualities of the working classes :—M 1 have the greatest confidence in tbetkood sense of the working classes, having been for nearly 36 years connected wittt populous places, and had opportunities of knowing their virtues as well as their vices. In every class of life there are black sheep, but not more in tbe lowet walka of life than in the higher-perhaps fewer, considering the disadvantages under which tbey labour." Tba Secretary of the Clerkenwell Club wrote We have f no rules yet to our club. Our object in establishing, this club is simply a public house without drink. Our terms are Id per day, or 2d per week, or Is 6d per quarter; and we get lecturers as we can (and you know London abounds with lecturers and singers), and hold a lecture every Monday and a concert every Saturday." It seemed that some of the working men wW had come to this meeting entertained erroneous ideas of th*" object in view. One thought a new benefit society was to be started, to hold its meetings away from a pnblia house; another that there was to be a benefit eociety (or rather a charity society"), in which tbe higher classes should contribute and take nothing oat mother tnat there was to be merely a private "guzzling" shop, at which" Meg's diversions" were to be kept up at alt hours, in defiance of the law. All these were mistaken notions. Very sensible speeches were made by Mr Harris (Pontuewynydd), Mr Lewis, Monsieur Alfiw Yinet D'Estat, Mr J). Davies, Mr Thomas Hall, end others; and the gist of these was that the club .1iaí& be of mental and moral advantage to the working classes, as well as conduce to their amusement. Thai" might be done by opening a well-appointed reading room and library, in which the use of a pipe of tobacco would be allowed, and where a cup of coffee, or a glut of ale (if the majority thought fit), or evea a dinner of supper could he procured at a cheap rate on the co« • operative system; by providing appliances for amuse- ments, such as draughts, chess, billiards; by getting an debating classes, inviting imcrchange of ideas, oigant* zing readings, lectures, and concerts; and, in short. opening for the working man a place where he could feel himself thoroughly at home, where he need not fear to be snubbed" by others who fancied thsmselrea above him (although the co-operation and prennoeof the upper classes and tradesmen would be invited and esteemed), where he would gratify his social iDaûDcta without being annoyed by low language around him (as is too often the case in the public bouses), where ha could walk in and out and take a friend or transact business at any time. Such is the design of the Fo- moters of the club; and a u benefit society" could ba added, if thought desirable. On the motion ofMr D. Davies, seconded by Mr Harris (Pontnewynydd), it was Unanimously resolved "That in the opinion of thfr meeting, it is desirable that such a club be formed in Pontypool," A deputation was appointed to meet Mr Wyatt, and explain to him the objects in view. On the motion of Mr Thomas Hall, seconded by Mr C. Davis, the thanks of the meeting were voted to the Hon. and Rev 0. W. Forester, for his outspoken testimony to the good qualities of the working class. Votes of thank* were also given to Mr W. H. Greene, for the he had taken in the matter; and to the chairman for presiding. Mr D. Davies hoped that at the next meet- ing a goodly number of working men will attend. It the meantime all willing to join the movement should send their names to Mr W. U, Greene, Nicholas-streetr