Towyn-on-Sea and Merioneth County Times

THE KING'S FORTUNE. Friday. The House of Commons yesterday went into ponimittee on the Civil List. Sir M Hicks-Beach In moving the necessary resolution said it was no IImall advantage that the proposals of the Govern- ment should have been accepted almost with unani- mity by the Select Committee. Nothing could be tnore unjust than that the Civil List should be cut Jjown to proportions such as would not support the honour and dignity of the Crown or as would com- pel the Sovereign to resort to Parliament for the Paym ent of his debts. After explaining the proposals of the committee, he it said was a fact that could not be too widely known that the King had no personal for- tune and was entirely dependent upon the revenues the Duchy of Lancaster and upon the Civil List. °lr H Campbell-Bannerman expressed his belief that the proposals would be held to be reasonable. -M.r J E Redmond said he intended to vote against the resolution, on the ground that there remained ^repealed statutory obligations upon the sovereign to take an accessien oath of a character ^suiting to a large number of his subjects, that Ireland was unfairly taxed, and that the country Was governed in direct opposition to the constitu- tlonally expressed wi&h of the majority of the Irish People.—Mr Labouchere moved to reduce the amount from £470,000 to £ 415,000, which was the sum voted to the late Queen and the Prince Consort, ^nd was supported by Mr Hardie and Mr Burns.— Ihe amendment was defeated by 250 votes to 62. ~^r Labouchere then moved to omit the provision or an annuity of £ 20,000 to the Duke of Cornwall York, but after discussion the amesdment was defeated by 261 votes to 58. On the general ques- tion being put, Mr Hardie challenged a division. The resolution was carried by 307 votes to 58. The House went into committee on the Demise of the Grown Bill. Au amendment exempting from the ?Peration of the Bill offices held by members of the House of Commons was defeated, and progress was then reported.

LIBELLING THE KING. Saturday. In the House of Commons yesterday Mr Dillon asked the Chief Secretary to state the reason for the Insure of the Irish People newspaper in Dublin on "hursday night. Mr Wyndham said the seizure was made by the Government under the comlllon law, to prevent the further disemination of a seditious libel contained in an article attacking the King. The officers, who effected the seizure were not pro- vided with warrants. Mr Dillon moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the action of the Executive, and contended that it ought not to be left to the officials of a Govern- ment to say what ought or ought not to be written In a newspaper. Mr W Redmond seconded the motion. Mr Wyndham said the article was telegraphed to him from Dublin on Thurs. day evening, and in consultation with his colleagues, but at his own wish, he directed that paper should be seized. He described the language of the attack on the King as outrageous, 8currilous, gross, and coaree." Mr J E Redmond said the action of the Executive was part of a Bettled policy of interfering with freedom of speech and of the press in Ireland. Mr Balfour strongly condemned the language of the artice and defended the action of the Government. Mr Asquith, who SQpported the Government, said that the House Wonld be going beyond its constitutional rights if it sanctioned the motion that it was its duty to pro test against an act which could be judicially Inquired into. After further discussion the motion J^aB defeated by 252 votes to 64, a majority of 188. ■"■he remainder of the sitting was occupied by Consideration of the Scotch Estimates. In the division the following members voted with ^he Nationalists Messrs Lloyd-George, J D Hope, ^irns, Bryn Roberts, Weir, R Cameron, Labouchere, Humphreys-Owen, and Sir G Newnes. The Press Association has received the following cottimunication from Sir George Newnes:—"On riday last, on the motion for the adjournment of the debate, which came on early, I arrived at the House of Commons immediately before the division, was informed that it was a question of the J'egal suppression of a newspaper in Ireland, and I *°ted with the Irish party. Had I known that it Evolved a scurrilous attack upon the King I should Certainly have voted the other way."

;¡ ALKALI WORKS AND COAL STATION. In the House of Lords a second reading was given 0 the Alkali Works Regulation Bill, the object of ^hich is to amend some of the clauses of the exist- Ing Act with regard to the discharge into the tniosphere of noxious gases. Earl Spencer asked nether the Admiralty had decided, as suggested y Mr Brodrick, the Secreoary for War, to take ^narge of certain coaling stations now garrisoned y five regiments of the army. Lord Spencer spoke y.Q the question and condemned the proposal. *scount Goschen offered strong support to the if^ticisms advanced by Lord Spencer, and remarked at it Was a somewhat peculiar and unusual pro- 8 that the Secretary for War, on a question yitally affecting the Admiralty, Bhould give his P*i'8onal opinion without having ascertained the j,1.6"8 of that department. The Earl of Selborne, on*8*' Lord of the^Admiraloy, stated that & decision the subject of the coaling stations had not yet been reached, but he pointed out that at present there was no body of men under the Admiralty which could be used for the purpose named. The proposal, he explained, was not made by the Cabinet but was merely an aspiration of the War Office and the personal opinion of the Secretary for War, and he added that he did not see anything whatever to be surprised at in the way in which Mr Brodrick had introduced it.

TURKEY AND THE MAILS. Tuesday. In the House of Commons yesterday Lord Cra.nborne informed Mr J H Heaton that the Ambassadors at Constantinople had protested against the recent seizure by the Turkish authori- ties of the mails addressed to the foreign post- offices, and it bad been ascertained that, as regarded the incoming mail, there would be no repetition of the proceedings complained of. With regard to the outgoing mail, in consequence of the refusal of the Porte to convey them, the foreign mail bags were at present conveyed to the frontier in charge of an officer of one of the Embassies.

THE ZULU FRONTIER. In reply to Mr Bryce, Mr Brodrick said that the Zulu chiefs were allowed to protect their own frontier, and unarmed natives under British officers had also been allowed to collect cattle outside Zululand. Though reports of native raids over the frontier had been received, these raids in no case had military support or authorisation. The reports had mostly emanated from Boer souroes, had not been substantiated, and most probably were much exaggerated. In answer to Sir H Campbell- Bannerman, Mr Balfour said the Whitsuntide recess would probably extend from the 24th inst to June 6.

THE ARMY SCHEME. AN AMENDMENT MOVED. Mr Brodrick formally moved-" That it is ex- pedient that six army corps be organised in the United Kingdom, with the requisite staff, stores, and buildings; that a reserve for the militia be enrolled, not exceeding 50,000 men; that the establishment of the yeomanry be raised from 12,000 to 35,000; and that eight regiments be enrolled for garrison service." Sir H Campbell. Bannerman criticised the scheme at length, and maintained thit to attempt to give rigid reality to the army corps organisation was not suited to the practical needs of the country either in peace or war, and that the maintenance of three army corps for service abroad was unnecessary and politically undesirable. He moved as an amendment that the House, "while desirous of supportiug measures for improving the efficiency of the army and securing Imperial defence, is of opinion that the proposals are in many respects not adapted to the special wants of the Empire and largely increase the bur- dens of the nation without adding substantially to its military strength." Mr Wyndham said that the Government's plan was that instead of one War Office, which tried to do everything and failed, and sixteen districts with little enough to do, they should divide the United Kingdom into six great commands, each sufficiently large to embrace the amount of raw military material which could be built up together, progressively trained, and turned into an army corps, and to provide each with generals, staffs, transport, and equipment. It was on that scheme that they invited the judgment of the House. Lord Salisbury was present at the sitting of the House of Lords, and received the congratulations of the members of the H- use on his return in re- newed health. The Alkali Works Regulation Bill passed through Committee, and the House ad- journed.

DISCUSSION OF THE SCHEME. Wednesday. At the morning sitting of the House of Commons yesterday the discussion was resumed of Sir H Campbell-Bannerman's amendment to Mr Brod- rick's resolution dealing with army organisation. The amendment declared that the House, while desirous of supporting measures for improving the efficiency of the army and securing imperial de- fence, considered that the proposals of the Govern. ment were in many respects not adapted to the special wants of the Empire, and would largely increase the burdens of the nation without adding substantially to iLs military strength.-Lord Stanley defended the scheme of the Government, which, he said, was the joint production of Mr Brodrick and Lord Roberts, and was based on what was the chief leasou of the war—the necessity for the develop- ment of the auxiliary forces.— Captain Freeman- Thomas described the War Office proposals as unbusinesslike and said the scheme had been brought forward in too great a hurry.—Sir J Colomb said he could not support the resolution, but, although he agreed that the scheme would add a burden without any corresponding military strength, he could not see his way to vote for the amendment.

THE LENGTH OF SPEECHES. At the evening sitting Sir Joseph Dimsdale called attention to the duration of speeches in the House, and moved that in future no member should (except by leave) speak for more than twenty minutes, or twice on an amendment in Supply, Ministers, ex-Ministers, and movers of bills and resolutions excepted. Major Rasch, who seconded the motion, said that the man who could not say all that he had to say in twenty minutes was not flt to be a member of the House. Mr Emmott said he did not consider the proposed rule either feasible or desirable. After further discussion, Mr Ritchie said that the Government were sensihle of the evil aimed at, but were unwilling to see so drastic a resolution adopted now. He hoped the question would not be pressed to a division. An amendment moved by Mr Parker Smith putting Ministers and ex. Ministers on the same footing as others was agreed to, but the resolution as amended was defeated by 117 to 83.

LICENSING BOARDS BILL. In the House of Lords the Earl of Camperdown moved the second reading of the Licensing Boards Bill, to create new licensing authorities oontaining representatives from county and borough councils and new boards to hear licensing appeals.-Lord Bel per, representing the Home Office, opposed the bill, and said the Home Secretary was of opinion that, before altering the licensing system, Parlia- ment should deal with tne regulation of licence holders and with the question whether licensees should be compensated.—The Marquis of Salis. bury, in reply to criticisms upon the Gov. ernment's inaction,: said the Government hail come to no conclusion in reference to this par- ticular subject, and therefore it was not their duty to introduce a measure. He had strong personal opinions on the subject, but the matter was not now a Government question, and he did not feel that he was at all justified in attempting to represent the opinions of his colleagues. His own view was that we had wandered too far from the doctrine of Free Trade, and had attempted too much to play the part of a paternal Government. He did not think the subject had deeply attracted the attention of the vast body of the people, or that they would join in any effort that was made. Neither positively nor negatively was he authorised to pledge the Government in the matter.-The Earl of Rosebery said that the Premier filled him with feelings of despair in regard to the subject of temperance reform.-On a division 30 peers voted for the second reading and 51 against. The bill was thus rejected by a majority of 21 votes.

SALMON FISHING IN S KLOP AND MONTGOMERYSHIRE. A well-attended meeting of Shropshire and Mont- gomeryshire Conservators was held at Shrewsbury on Saturday to make arrangements as to the evidence to be submitted to the Royal Commission, and to consider what steps should be taken with the view of improving the salmon and trout fishing in the upper districts of the Severn, and securing to the riparian owners and the public the advantages which must necessarily ensue. The Earl of Powis (lord lieutenant of Shropshire) presided, and among those present were Lord Bradford, Lord Forster, Sir W 0 Corbet, Sir C H Rcuse-Boughton, Capt D H Mytton, Capt A Lloyd, Messrs G Kempster, G Butler Lloyd, C Kempster, J M Hughes, J H Morris, H H Hughes, E Goff, T Pryce, A W Pryce-Jones, H M Westby, J Cock, T Allen, J Williams (hon secretary), &o.—The Chairman explained that the secretary of the Royal Commission bad intimated that the Commissioners were prepared to receive evidence from the counties of Salop and Montgomery, and this had led him to call a meeting of the Conservators of the two counties.—Mr T F Kynnersley, an owner of property on both sides of the river, said that the scarcity of both salmon and trout was due to too much netting in the lower waters and too many obstructions on the river before the fish could reach the upper waters.-Lord Bradford said they should endeavour to secure a longer close time for netting, and steps should be taken to reduce the number of coarse fish in the river.—Mr J Williams gave statistics to show the great decrease in the number of salmon taken from the Severn. The number Juring the year 1900 was 10,000, as compared with 27,000 in 1891 and 30,000 in 1883, which was a record year. The average yearly take of salmon eagimating the price at Is per lb — from 1870 to 1894 was zCll,250 in value, but during the last six years the average value was only £7,812 per annum. If the decrease of salmon was due to over netting, it was evident that this occurred in the lower districts, the value of the licences taken out last year being as follows :-Upper or non-tidal districts, £ 32 7s; lower or tidal districts, £417 7s. He questioned very much whether the value of the salmon caught in the upper districts was equivalent to the licence duty, apart from the cost of nets, boats, and men. With regard to trout licences (rod and line) the receipts from Salop and Montgomeryshire last year amounted to JE227 13s, whereas for the remainder of the Severn these licences yielded R124 13s only. The income of the Severn Fishery Board, however, was practically expended in the interests of the lower water net fishermen. The navigation weirs, which had been constructed, were doubtless a great impediment to the salmon ascending the river, and therefore proved a great assistance to the lower Wilter net men in securing the fiilh, but there was nothing in the shape of close time to compensate the upper districts in return. Captain Mytton said the riparian owners were losing considerable money through the Severn not being a salmon river. He had always advocated that the upper and lower districts should be under separate management. The rules applicable in the lower distiict were not applicable to the upper districts. There were sev- eral arbitrary restrictions against fishing in Mont- gomeryshire and he considered that through their connection with the lower association, fishing in the upper water was going to the bad. It was agreed that Mr G Kempster (Montgomeryshire) and Lord Forester (Shropshire) should be delegated to give evidence before the Royal Commission, and in the event of the Commission being willing to receive two witnesses from each county it was decided that Mr A C Humphreys-Owen, M.P. (Montgomeryshire) and Mr John Williams (Shrop- shire) should also give expression to the views of the conservators of Montgomeryshire and Shrop- shire.

THE CENSUS. RETURNS FROM THE COUNTIES. DECREASE IN MID-WALES. The Registrar-General issued on Thursday some further results of the recent census. The total population of England and Wales is returned as 32,525,716. This represents an increase on the return Gf 1891 of 3,523,191. The rate of increase for the 10 years is 12 15 per cent. as compared with a percentage of 11'65 for the 10 years from 1881 to 1891. Thus the present population turns out to be 168,985 more than it was estimated, taking as the basis of the estimate the rate of increase for the 1881. 91 period. Those showingdecreases are the counties of Cambridge, Devon, Hereford, Huntingdon, Kesteven (Lincolnshire), Norfolk, Oxford, Rutland, West Suffolk, and Westmoreland in England and Cardigan Merioneth, Montgomery and Pembroke in Wales. The populations of the other counties have in- crpased. The county in which the largest increase has occurred is that of Lancaster, where an additional population of 262,634 is recorded. Below are the figures for this district:— 1891 1901 Cardigan. 63,467 61,068 f2,399 Merioneth 48,859 48,786 t73 Montgomery. 58,003 54,892 t3,111 Salop. 236,827 239,297 *2,470 Increase, f Decrease. In Wales Glamorganshire shows the greatest increase—133,126.

Y GOLOFN GYMREIGr. CARIAD PLENTYN AT EI WLAD ENEDIGOL. Mae cariad plentyn at ei wlad Fel cariad rhiaint mwyn, Mae pobpeth yno iddo'n swyn Er mwyn ei fam a'i dad. Er mwyn yr amser hyfryd aeth, Pan gerddai tua'r Llan, I dderbyn dysg yn ieuanc gan- Rhyw athraw yno ddaeth. Mae cariad plentyn at ei wlad, 0 hyd yn para'n wyrdd, Fel blodau tlws min y ffyrdd, A gasglodd gynt yn rhad. Fe hauir Ilawer math o rawn, Yn nghalon plentyn bach, A ffrwyth y cariad dyf ft iach, 0 fewn y fynwes lawn. Nid oes un lie mor dlws a'r Llan, I mi, na gwell na'm gwlad, A gofal tyner mam a thad, A ddaeth a hyn i'm rhan. Mae rhywbeth yn ngwyrddlesni'r tir Mor dlws,-yn dlws dinam Mae gwenau'r ddol fel gwvneb mam, Mor fyw-mor iach—mor glir. Mae rhywbeth yn mhob cornant faCIo, Yn swynol iawn i'r plant, Sydd wedi byw ar fin y nant, Yn nghwmni'r pyagod iach. Mae'r pysgod bach yn llawn o hwyl, Yn nghwmni plant y fro; A llamant ar y traeth ar gro, Fel llu o feibion lion. Mae'r adar bach—hen gor y llwyn, Yn hoffi plant y fro, A chanant iddynt yn eu tro, Wrth fynd o dwyn i dwyn. Mae delw'r plant ar goed ein gwlad, Ac enw llawer un Am oesau eto yno lyn, Ar lawer boncyff mad. Mae delw'r coed ar lawer pen- Ac ysgwydd plant y wlad, A llawer craith a dd'wed yn rhad, Hen hanes cwymp o'r pren. Mae delw'r wlad-ei hyd a'i lied, I'w gwel'd ar gyrph ei phlant, Pob bryn a dbl, pobffrwd a nant, Eu hanes distaw dd'wed. Mae delw dyn ar ddyn yn ffaith, Yn mhob rhyw lan a thre' Mor wir agydyw delw'r Ne', Ac felly bydd, tra pery iaith. Os delw Duw fydd ar ein gwlad, A delw tad a mam Fe dyf y plant o gam i gam I fyw mewn llawn mwynhad. Towyn, S. EDMUNDS. Mai 13eg, 1901. —

LINES ON THE MARRIAGE OF THE REV J M WILLIAMS (TOWYN) WITH MISS M J JONES (OF COEDPOETH). 0 into the rich golden land of love, Through the shining and beautiful gate, You have entered, my friend, where God above With His blessing does ever wait. And with the fair maiden loved beat of all, In thy strong hand thou hast entered in; To both your young hearts may Peace softly ca'l, And both Prosperity's welcome win. I wish you well, O! my friend, and I pray- With a thousand others-this wish of mine, That the glories bright of your wedding day On all your coming days may shine. The light of your home be the smile so sweet, The smile of a w,fe-so rich and rare; It's music the patter of children's feet, Coming and going upon the stair. And one in heart and soul, strong hand in band, So journey on, and enriohen life With gentle words and with deeds that are grand, With the love that made you man and wife. May your life be brighter and better far, The good fight fought with braver heart, And no cloud come hiding love's steadfast star, From now to the day that death does part. Aberdovey. W D EVANS, -♦ —

E. A rt& S& R. 5TH VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. REGIMENTAL ORDERS By LIEUTENANT-COLONEL E. PRYCE-JONES, M.P., Commanding. Headquarters, Newtown, 11th May, 1901 TRANSFER.-No 865 Bugler W G Jones, F Co, is transferred to the ranks from this date. THE ATTACK.—A revised form of the same is about to be issued. Every N.C. officer should obtain a copy from his Company headquarters. CAMP.—Regulations have been issued to Officers commanding Companies, and can be seen at all Company headquarters. A pamphlet entitled Health hints for camp" can now be obtained free of cost from the Clr-Sergt-Instructors RECEPTION OF THE SERVICE SECTION.-The head. quarter Companies with Band and Buglers and those from outlying Companies will assemble at the Armoury on the day of arrival and march to the station to receive the Service Section. They will then proceed to church where a thanksgiving ser vice will be held, and afterwards to the Armoury where they wilt be dismissed. The dinner will in all probability be held about 6 p.m. (Dress- Re view order, without rifles. The date and hour will be telegraphed to all Company headquarters as soon as known. By Order, C WALKER, Captain, Adjutant 5th V.B. South Wales Borderers. PRINT] NG of every description executed neat qniok and cheap at the CoWNTY TiMM Oftiee Welshpool.