South Wales Daily News

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SWANSEA BOROUGH. WELCOMING THE RECORDER. INTERESTING HISTORICAL REFERENCES. The newly-created Court of Quarter Sessions for the county borough of Swansea was opened at the Town-hall on Thursday, and was the occa- sion of a hearty welcome to the Recorder (Mr David Lewis). The learned gentleman, on taking his seat, was supported by the Mayor (Sir John Llewelyn), Mr J. Coke Fowler (chairman of Glamorganshire Quarter Sessions), his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, Messrs Ignatius Williams and W. North (stipendiary magistrates), a number of county and borough magistrates, aldermen, and councillors of the borough, and a laage gathering of leading citizens. The Mayor expressed the very great pleasure willi which he welcomed Mr David Lewis as first Recorder of that newly-created court of quarter sessions, and at seeing so many borough and county magistrates and citizens of the borough there with a like object. This was the first court of borough quarter sessions which had been held 0 in that hall. They had had county quarter sessions there over and over again, but it was only natural that with so great a county as Glamorgan, with such a large and still increas- ing population, the work of quarter sessions should be divided between the various large towns in it. Cardiff was the first town to have its own quarter sessions, and now Swansea had fol- lowed her example. Previous to last spring, when the census was taken, it was not .11_- 1_ 1 .f iictuiuty Known now tho population of the borough had increased, but now it had been proved that it had sprung from 76,430 to 90,423, a fact which indicated not only an increase in the population but also in the work of administering justice. This great borough of Swansea, which till so recently was the largest of tho boroughs in the United lvingdr.m without a separate court of quarter sessions, was now elevated to its proper position, and he ventured to think this was not merely important from a sentimental point of view, but also from a practi- cal one, for the effect of the new court would be the saving of a great deal of time, and as a population and its business increased so did the value of time. He thought he might congratulate the town on having Mr David Lewis as first Recorder of the new court. He was personally vy gratified to see him in his new position. He was born in that borough, and very near to the place where they were now assembled, and he knew the wants of the people and not only that, but tho language of a large number of those whom he would be called on to try. He had won a most honourable position at the Bar in South Wales and amongst the legal pro- fession in the United Kingdom where he had been employed. Then he had been employed most honourably outside the circuit, and with respect to his services in connection with the Charity Commission, he (Sir John) knew quite well he had performed them to the great satisfac- tion of the Chief Commissioner and of the rest of that Board. Therefore, having dealt with the public aspect of the case, he wished to say he felt sure the new Recorder would be acceptable to the inhabitants of the borough—(hear, hear)—and that in the administration of his court justice and equity would be tempered with mercy to all with whom lie would come in contact. He had great pleasure indeed in welcoming the m'w Recorder, and, as mayor, in shaking hands with him. The Mayor and the Recorder then cordially shook hands amid the cheers of those present. Mr Abel Thomas, M.P., as senior member of the Bar present-, wished on behalf of the Bar to join in the welcome given to the Recorder. Mr Lewis had been a member of that circuit 17 years. He had practised amongst them during the whole of that time, and they had learnt to like him, to have faith in him, and to believe he would make a most excellent Recorder. He had been ap- pointed to one of the chief offices in his native borough, and while this was an honour to himiiid to his family, he ventured to say Mr Lewis would prove that the appointment was an honour to the town. (Hear, hear.) He had been a success at the Bar he had also been [a success in other branches and in other places as well. Tne report he had compiled in regard to the Charity Commission summed up the whole position of the ancient charities in a. large portion of Wales, and was one of the most valuable reports to his (the speaker's) own knowledge published on such a subject for many a long year. In addition to that, he had an excellent knowledge not only of the Welsh language, but of Wales, and had shown his knowledge and appreciation of Welsh character and feelings; and they, as Welshmen, were so pleased to find him-,a, Welshman, like them- selves-appointed to that position. (Hear, hear.) The Learned Recorder, who was received with enthusiasm, after expressing his thanks for the kind sentiments which had been expressed, and the gratifying proofs of approval he had received from his fellow citizens and bis friends at the Bar, since his appointment was made public, said, he need scarcely assure them of his appreciation of the honour which had been conferred on him. He then proceeded to say that the administration ot justice in that ancient borough had been for centuries a very varied business, and perhaps 4ta would not be taking, up time unduly if he gave a sketch of its history. For a period of 400 years— from the end of the eleventh century to the end of the fifteenth—Swansea was in the hands of the Lord Marchers, situated as it is in the ancient lordship of Cower and Kilvey, and was subject to the jurisdiction of the Marcher Lords. Unfortu- nately the records of that old lordship had mysteriously disappeared and they were not able to get a continuous history of what took place during that long period, but happily the researches of the late Mr Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Col. Grant Francis had brought together a collection of documents which. while not enabling them to write :t connected history, did give occasional glimpses of the I history and social life of the people during those times, and threw lights on the administration of justice which, though imperfect, were exceedingly interesting. These documents do not go further back than the charter granted by William del Breos in 1305 to the burgesses of Swansea, and might be looked on as equivalent to the great Charter of England. By reading that alone they were enabled to see how like a king was a lord of tho seignory. They found words and expressions in it identically the same as were used in Magna Charta, and above all they had the phrase, "Nor will we sell nor will we deny justice to everyone." In fact, the lord of the seignory was a king in his territory—as much a king as the King of England, with the difference that the lord of the seiguory had no check from Parliament to lessen his authority. They did not know, indeed, whether he accepted the statutes passed by Parliament from tune to time. Nor did they know whether those improvements suggested by the judges from experience were introduced by him. They did not know whether in such a matter as trial by jury he introduced such reforms that as time went by, were introduced in England. They did not know whether a jury, as they now under- stood it, was ever used before the reign of Henry VIII. From his time started a new period. The power ot the Lord Marcher was clipped, and the English system was introduced by that monarch to Wales, thoujrh it was at the best only an imitation of it. In the matter of assizes, England, as they were aware, was separated into circuits, and that had continued. But Heury VIII., in incorporating Wales with England, only imitated that system. A series of courts were established all over the Principality— one in each county—in which were held sessions. One for this county was held at Cardiff. The judges of these circuits were different from those in England, and that was perhaps the most material difference of the whole whereas the judge of England were of the highest type. In Wales the judge of great sessions, after praiforni- ing the duties of his office, might go into Eng.and and practise in London as an ordinary barrister, and thus he might give an opinion >»dvisiug the oommanceinentof an action and afterwards come down to Wales and reverse it. lhat unsatis- factory condition of things was allowed to con- tinue from the reign of Henry Vlll. to within the recollection osrhaps of some persons now in courc-til) to 6& years ago, at the commence- ment of tho reign of William IV. All the while these continued in 1 .T' Quarter sessions, instituted in Waies by J 'mrv VjJ{ ajs(, fcoIl. tinued regularly down pretty much in the position in which they are now. Quarter-se.ssiotis all over the country bad done excedeut work, but in no county bad toe w-ork been more efficiently done than in this couny, It was his good fortune to join the South V ales eiteuit at a time when the Glamorganshire court was presided over by the iiioat eiiui.ent cnaunian Uut cver pr6sidwi over it—tno E Lh Jon^s. ii« .so efficiently ptfr- formed it. u ie^, as to win not only the admiration the c<rcui">ut also of those gentlemen eminent ut t at brought down to the sessions in specta important cases, and the frequent remark in t,if. mouths of those gentlemen was that of aU the gentlcllwlJ they practised before no one strHck their admiration mure than him. Uttus.succossors it would not become him to speak then, because they hall (lont) him the lonour to welcome him thaI; day but ho might "e permitted to say that the traditions of the time of the late Air It. O. Jones had been Worthily upheld by them. (J lear. hear.) Coming there as ho did, he felt the task he had before him a diflicult one in order to keep up that stan- dard maintained by them, but he trusted and hoped with the assistance of his friends on the South Wales circuit that he might be able to satisfy that enlightened public opinion which every day takes a livelier interest in the adminis- tration of justice. (Cheers.) THE <5 RANI) JURY. The following were sworn on the Grand Jtxry Joseph Hall (foreman), Wm. Howell, Christopher James, P. Jenkins, T. Jones, J'\ li. Jones, lhos. Jones, W. Dowle Jones, James Madge, William Mansel, W. Meager, Geo. Phelps, Philip Richard, Edward Roberts, Philip Rogers. Win. lhomas, and Stephen P. Wills. THE CHARGE. The Recorder, in charging the Grand Jury, said fortunately the calendar was not long, nor were the cases of a very serious character. It cou- the names of 11 prisoners, five of whom were charged with misdemeanour and six with felony. Three of the misdemeanours were for unlawful wounding, three for simple larceny, two for house- breaking, one for indecont asaault, one for at- tempted suicide, and the other for malicious damage. All the cases were of a simple character, and called for no directions from him. I'LEAS o' GUILTT. Ivor Surridge was indicted for breaking and sntering the shop of Elizabeth Runney, in Castle- square, Swansea, and stealing 2s 3d. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred. Sidney Courtney, aged 16, a labourer, was in- dicted for breaking and entering the Swansea Bay Station of the London and North-Western Liailway. and stealing a bottle of aueut. a waist- belt, a. silver brooch, and other articles, valued all the property of the Railway Company. Mr E. Jones prosecuted. This prisoner also pleaoed guilty, and, as he bore a good character, he was let off with two months' hard labour. William Jones, a labourer, aged 39, pleaded guilty to stealing two boots, the property of George Auckland, 'of High-street, Swansea, on the 8th inst.— Sentence was deferred. Julia Padley, described as a hawker, aged 29, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Martha Halliday, at Swansea, on the 5th of October. Mr S. T. Evan", M.P., prose- cuted.—During a brawl in the Welsh Harp Irn the parties came in contact with each other, and prisoner threw a glass at prosecutrix, inflicting a very serious wound on the head. — Prisoner pleaded guilty, and expressed sorrow for whaB had occurred.—She was sentenced to two months' hard labour., A CASE BREAKS DOFFX. Richard Jones, a labourer, was charged with breaking a pane of glass worth £5, the property of David Thomas, of Lower Oxford-street, Swansea. Mr L. M. Richards prosecuted, and Mr Benson defended. After the case had pro- ceeded for some time, Mr Benson took the objection that the damage had not been proved to be so much as the indictment stated.—Mr irnillips, plumber, was then called by the Recorder, and stated that the damage could be made good for JB4. 5s.—Thereupon the jury, by direction of his worship, returned a verdict of not guilty. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Frances Read, a married woman, of Landore. pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide by talcing a dose of vermin poison. She now expressed her regret at doing so. The Recorder said he believed the act was due to a mere passing temporary aberration of intellect, and he now in the hope that she would hereafter think seriously of the grave cnme she tried to commit, he let her off witn one day's imprisonment, which meant her immediate discharge. Had there been anyone present who would have promised to have looked after her he should, instead of sentencing her at all, have handed her over to them. WOUNDING A MOTHER. Thomas Sullivan was found guilty of wounding his mo'her with a knife. Mr L. M. Richard's prosecuted. Prisoner's mother unsuccessfully tried to screen her son, and at first deviated from what she had said before the magistrates. Pri. soner was sentenced to four months' hard labour. MORE PLEAS OF GUILTY. Edward Lewis, a labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing some lemons from a case at the docks. H. admitted previous convictions, and was sent to gaol for three months. Elizabeth Jenkins, a woman with a bad record, pleaded^guilty to stbaling a shawl, the property of Mr E. Siedle. Sentenced to nine months' hard labour. ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT AT MORRISTON. Richard Lewis (29), a labourer, was indicted tor unlawfully and indecently assaulting a girl named Mary Maria Roley, at Morriston, on the tli mst. Mr Stephen prosecuted.—Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to four months' hard labour. SENTENCES. Ivor Surridge, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, was sentenced to one month's hard labour. William Jones, who pleaded guilty to stealing two boots, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude. ? DISCHARGED. John Bale, a joiner, was found not guilty of cutting and wounding William Davies, and was discharged.—Mr Benson prosecuted and Mr Glascodine defended. Phis was all the business, and the Court rose.

APPEALS. GEO. THOS. HUTCHINGS V. THE LICENSING J USTICES OF NEWPORT.—This was an appeal from the decision of the magistrates of the borough of JN ewporfc declining to renew a beer licence to a hcensed house there called the Luncheon Bar.- and Mr ? Taw6 ap|)ear!u for the appellant, ana Mr A. J. Ram for the respondents.—Mr Bailhache said, unaer the Licensing Act 1872 u was necessary that a notice of objection should be served upon the licence holder, and it was for his learned friend to prove the proper service of this. If the notice y,ely ,n°k properly served then the justices had no power or discretion to entertain any question as to the renewal of the licence.— Ram admitted that the notice had not been personally served on the appellant, but urged that it was unnecessary in this case as the licence holder was present at the inquiry, heard the witnesses, and himself gave evidence. Hutchings was offered an adjournment, but declined to accept it.—After some argument on the point. the Bench retired for consultation, and on their return into court, the Chairman said they had decided to hear evidence as to the offer of an adjournment, and Mr T. Kessick, magistrates' clerk, was put info the bov. Thftcoun decided there was no formal offer of tn adjourn- ment, and subsequently the decision of the justices was quashed, with costs. LEWIS v, THE PONTYPOOL JUSTICES —- lms was an appeal from the decision of the Ponty- pool Juices refusing to renew the licence of the New Ian, Pcntnewynydd. or to transfer it. Mr A. J. Ram and Mr T. M. Phillips were for the appellants, and Mr Daniel for the respondents. A legal discussion arose as to the recognizances, and the court decided that only the appeal against the refusal of the renewal could be heard. —Mr Ram contended in the last case that no notice of objection had been served Upon the appellant.—Mr Daniel argued that the appellant was not the licence holder, and that as temporary transferred he was not entitled to notice —The Court upheld the appsal, and Mr Daniel asked to note his last point in the event of the matter being carried to a higher court, and Mr Ram called Mrs Watkins, the wife of the former occupier, to show that she and not her husband received the notice of objection. JOHN DICKMAN DARK V. THE JUSTICES OF THE BOROUGH OF NEWPORT. This was an appeal against a bastardy order, Mr Ram and Mr Reginald Jones were for the appellant and Mr Bailhache for the respondents. After hearing the evidence of Rosa Nethercott, the mother of the illegitimate child, and others. Mr Ram contended that there was no need to call his witnesses. The Court, however, decided to hear them, and the appellant, his mother, and Dr were called. the result the Court up. held the decision of the justices with costs. This was all the business.

CHARGE AGAINST A BANK DIRECTOR. A t the Mansion House, London, on Thursday. Arthur ivjward ftmitiiers was charged on remaiio with that he, being the managing director of th< English Jxiver Plate, did unlawfully applj seven thousand pounds to his own use- Mr Avory, for the prosecution, said the banl was recently wound up under an order of the t"! nlr ."l1 ?,llatters being placed in the hand; of the OoiCial Receiver attention was drawn tc prisoner s accounts, with the result that it was round prisoner was indebted to the bank in the of -877, made up under three heads. Irsii of all, there was the loan account, which auiounted, with interest due, to £ 11,843 he.^e loans had been made from time to time to prisoner, with the sanction of the directors, upop securities which he had deposited with the bank ^id which were estimated to produce, possibly, -j7,4'i0. Prisoner thus, owing to his influence with the directors, had been able to obtain £ 4-1,3W upon securities the utmost value of which was not more than one-fifth of that sum. Secondly under the branch entries floating account £17,817 were due from him, and then there weJe in acldi- the £7,000 odd which were the subject of th present inquiry, and which consisted entirely oi cash appropriated by prisoner from time to time. For the present he proposed to limit the inquiry to this last-mentioned sum. Prisoner had been helping himself for years, and had deceived the auditors by transferring money from one account to another, while the clerks, being under his con- trol, did not disclose whatever knowledge they might possess of what was going oi|_ The case was adjourned, acauseil being allowed bail in one surety of £3,000, and three sureties of each. Mr Lewis said the accused had been a large sufferer by the stoppage of the bank, and his desire was to have the case investigated.

THE CLARENCE BRIDGE, CARDIFF. At a, meeting of the Cardiff Public Worlu Committee, held on Thursday, Councillor Shackeli referred to the complaints made respecting th6 Clarence Bridge. The men in charge, he said, opened the bridge too soon. When they heard the hooter of the steamers at the extreme point of the canal they opened the bridge. The bridge waR almost always open during meal hours, and it was a serious thing to working men.—Councillor Morel instanced a case where the bridge was opened two hours, and he had to go another way round.—Alderman T. Roes said t.hat he had heard the men were impertinent who worked tha bridge,.and if so tbey should be dismissed at once. It was mentioned that the eomigittee should con- sider the question of proper machinery, and II was deeided that the Borough Engineer should submit a report as to the adoption of hydraulic power.

LLANDAFF DiOCESAN CONFERENCE. THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS. CLAIMS OF THE CHURCH. INDIFFERENCE OF ROYALTY OWNERS. PARISH PRIESTS AND SOCIALISM. A meeting of the Liandaff Diocesan Confer- ence was held in the Assembly-room of the Town- hail, Newport, on Thursday. His lordehip the Bishop of Liandaff presided, and he was sup- ported on the platform by the Very Rev. the Dean of Liandaff and Archdeacons of Liandaff lnd Monmouth. There were present-Colonon Roberts, Canon Hawkins, Canon Edmondes, Canon Allen, Revs C. R. Knight, J. T. Harding, r. Jenkins, F. W. Edmondes, J. Lloyd, N. S. ■Barthropp, W. H. Williams, W. N. G. Eliot, J. W. Evans, Chancellor Wood, Mr H. M. T. Bed- well. Mr Jonas Watson, General Lee, Messrs G. T. Clark, James Lewis. R. W. Llewellyn, J. E. Gladstone, Griffith Phillips, J. C. Llewellin, and others. The delegates numbered upwards of 150 present. ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP. The PRESIDENT, in delivering his address, said it would be within the recollection of those who were present at the last conference that a very important resolution was passed by which the number of elected lay delegates was increased from 84 to 186, and clerical from 64 to 148. That change had tended to increase the popularity of the conference, and so to increase and create a wider interest in the welfare of the Church throughout the diocese. The one question of all others which engaged their attention at the last meeting was the proposition to pass a measure of free or assisted education which was before the country. As they knew, that measure had now become law, and, although he was not less persuaded now than he was before that the principle of relieving parents from the responsibility of providing education for their children was a wrong one, he was well aware that the passing of that measure was inevitable, and the only consideration for them was whether it should be passed by the present Government or by that which would probably succeed it in office, l'iley would, he thought, be able to give one and the same answer to that, for if it had been left to others it would have been jast in such a shape as to render he future existence of the voluntary schools scarcely, if at all, possible. They, as Churchmen, awed a deep debt of gratitude to the Government for the fairness with which they refused to accept :he amendments of the Opposition on the Educa- :ion Bill, and their readiness to accept others relieved the hardships of the voluntary schools. Now that the Government's measure had become law it was the duty of managers of Church schools to make themselves acquainted with its provisions. Difficulties wouk arise, but in no case should those difficulties be regarded as insurmountable, or leading to the closing of a single voluntary school. Much good would come from the grouping of schools, but he thought that the one thing above all others needed in their schools at the present time was increased efficiency. He would express his own confident oehef that if Churchmen did not come short of their duty the new Act would be a means of :mproving their present schools, and also of pro- moting their further extension. There was on the agenda a reference to the past work and claims for further work of the Liandaff Church Extension Society. The society was formed 41 years ago in order to provide more adequately for the spiritual needs of the diocese, for grants for new churches, &c. It had expended upwards of £58,000, and had probably been the means of drawing £300,000 from local sources to supplement its grants. But the finances were at the present time anything but satisfactory. The time had come when they must be prepared to see the work of one of the most important societies brought to an end, and the other carried on inadequately, unless they strengthened their hands by a liberal replenishing of the funds of the treasury. It might be argued that the more recent establishment of the Bishop of LlandafFs Fund had rendered the Church Ex- tension Society unnecessary, but it was not so. The bishop concluded by referring to a report which had reached him to the effect that some of the delegates recently appointed were ineligible because they were not communicants. He hoped if there were any such present they would abstain from speaking or voting. The Ven. Archdeacon of MONMOUTH (the Rev I W. Conybeare Bruce) moved :— That the Conference, in receiving the report of the Parliamentary Committee, desires to express its opinion that the interests of the Church demand more systematic communication between the Parliamentary Committee of the Central Couucil of Diocesan Conferences and the Parliamentary Committees of the various Diocesan Conferences. It was seconded and carried without discus- sion. MISSION WORK IN THE DIOCESE. General LKE-moved the following resolution :— That this Conference, in receiving the report of the ommittee, desires to express its satisfaction at the steady progress of mission work during the past year, hopes that during the coming one it may be still further promoted by a, substantial addition to the number of lay and clerical workers. He said they had much to be thankful for in the report which was taken as read. It was a report of steady work done. Th Rev J. R. BUCKLEY seconded the resolu- tion, and remarked that it would be very helpful if more workers could be appointed. The resolution was carried unanimously. CHURCH EXTENSION SOCIETY. Mr GODFREY CLARK moved That tha work done by the Liandaff Diocesan Church Extension Society during the past 41 years entitles the society to gratitude and increased support." He said he hoped greater attention would be called to the work of the society and to its financial needs. The migratory character of the population and the rapid rise of populations in mining districts made it an exceedingly difficult diocese to work, and a difficult matter to supply th. districts with chinches. No doubt stormy times: were ahead of them. He hoped Churchmen in the diocese would come forward and support largely the Church Extension Society. Dean VAUGHAN seconded, and said that since he had the privilege of belonging- to this diocese he had taken a humble but a, very sincere part,iu the endeavour to promote the interests of the Liandaff Church Extension Society. The con- current action of the Church Extension Society and the bishop's fund was a little confusing, and he found it a little difficult to distinguish bet ween the two to persons enquiring about them. He thought it would be a gain if some line of demar- cation could bo found. As it was they had the liberal help of the Bishop of LlandafFs fund set by the side of a meagre help from the Liandaff Church Extension Society, and the comparison could not be favourable to either. There were drawbacks in the multiplication of societies, but the work of the Church which needed to be done demanded the help of all of them. (Applause.) Mr JONAS WATSON spoke on the need for fetting more subscribers for the Church Extension Fund, and read a number of extracts from a report to show how the Church had pro- gressed. General LEE, as treasurer of the fund, made an appeal for funds and subscribers. The Rev D. EVANS (Llanmaes), spoke of the small parishes, and suggested that eaca parish which subscribed should be entitled to representa- tion on the committee. (Applause.) *ii ^ev BECK (Roath), suggested that J, 'wo funds should be amalgamated, v Oh, no.") Referring to the rapidly growing district of Barry, he said the only way of meeting the difficulty was for the There we willbuildyoua church." nue the incumbent was getting togesher the und was lost. The population j v. ? 1.nt0 Nonconformist chapels, which j1,1* straight off. Nine Dissenting ™ ,1^, k?en erected while the Church had managed to omld one small iron building. And 1w,anv'^?-ffrue"f Barry was true of great towns n"erff tir1 ► £ e ^ast census the increase of Cardiff was at the rate of 53 per cent., whereas the increase of London had been 14 or lb per cent. What could One individual incumbent do with sricn an incre^e of population? What he felt w a» y .should be able to appeal to a strong united society for it was the work of the Church and not ot individual Parishes The Rev D. LEWIS, rector of Me'rthvr said he hopeu the two societies would never be'amai- gamated, because they had different objects. Ho reterred to the difficulty o. getting subscriptions from the royalty owners who are at present drawing enormous profits from the hill districts of Glamorganshire. He tnought that something- should be done, for great discontent lay at the hearts of many of the priests who had to work in the parishes where enormous fortunes were taken away, and they Old not get a penny piece in the way of return. The heart of the parish priest went a long way with the people, who cried for a reconstruction of affairs. (Loud laughter.) They felt like falling in with the cry for it. He Said it with all earnestness, and gave it as a quota of opinion on the subject. The Rev F. J. BFCK moved a rider to the reso- Intion, to the effect that the amalgamation of the two funds should be considered. The BISHOP asked for his fund to be left alone. He further said that his experience as a parish priest convinced him that the poorest classes made the largest contributions. They were far more willing than the rich to give of their substance. Referring to Barry, he said the district of CII- fynydd was quite as important, and was just as large as Barry. He hoped the feeling of paro- chialism would pass away with that conference, and that they would remember that the diocese was one body, and had one work to perform for the Church. (Applause.) After further discussion, the resolution was carried, only the proposer voting for the rider. THE CHURCH HOUSE. The members then adjourned for luncheon, and on resuming Mr LARCOMBE made a statement as to the Church House. THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ACT. In the absence of the Rev J. R. Jones through mMSS, the Rev W. H. WILUAHS, Portskewett, read a paper on the Elementary Education Act by way of moving the following resolution: — That the Education Act of 1891 would seem to make it expedient that our Church schools should be placed, plU'tly at least, under representative management and that those schools within suitable areas should be confederated under the supervision of a voluntary S j u oart'' c°nsisting at least of one representative of the managers of each school therein and further that the Education Board in each archdeaconry should be in a position to help with a. grant any school that may be unable from local sources to secure the necessary funds to make it efficient. The paper advocated the establishment of volun- tary school boards, and stated that they could only accept the assistance of the communicant members of their Church on the board of manage- ment of Church schools. There was a great need of money to carry on their day schools. Mr H. J. THATCHER suggested that the great •«ed was ta increase the attendance. If they 1 increased the attendance the schools would "pay." He found that in Cardiff ten children had been admitted to the Ely School who had never attended an elementary school. They paid about a thousand pounds a year for the attendance officer scheme, and that, in his opinion, failed. (Applause.) The Church schools had an advantage over the Board schools in the sympathy of the Church for the children. The ladies might do a great deal in increasing the attendance at school through visiting. Mr KIRK spoke of the necessity of placing the Church schools under popular control. The Archdeacon of MONMOUTH gave an account of an experiment in Newport for tho representa- tion of the parents on the Board of Management, but they found that the parents were satisfied with the management as it was. The Rector of MERTHYR said he agreed with any action which would make more firm the position of voluntary schools in the future. Rev J. R. HARDY asked why the parents were to have any representation on the boards of management. Let them get out of their minds the sentimental idea. Dean VAUGHAN said he regarded the cry for representation of parents on the boards of manage- ment as a mere passing ephemeral demand which ought to be considered with the utmost possible pams. It was a most serious consideration to introduce. He remembered making one remark on the subject when it came before the Lower House of Convocation. When he was about to undertake the management of a great public school, the eminent head of another great school, still greater, gave him a piece of sagacious advice. He said, "You will find the boys generally reasonable, the masters sometimes, but the parents never." (Loud laughter.) He could not say that his experience was confirmed the latter part of the statement, which was intended to be epigrammatic. He remembered a proprietary school being wrecked by a parent on the manage- ment. He was inclined to say that if parental representation was to have any part in their future system, the parent so representing should be either a past parent or a future parent—(loud laughter)—and that under no circumstances should the representative parent be a parent of a boy now in the school. The Rev W. H. WILLIAMS replied, and the Bishop having made another plea for the repre- sentation of parents on the boards of manage- ment, the resolution was put to the meeting, and carried by a large majority. The Conference then proceeded to appoint dele- gates to the Central Council and the various com- mittees. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Bishop for presiding.

ST. DAVID'S DIOCESAN CONFERENCE. MEETINGS AT CARMARTHEN. ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP. KINDLY REFERENCES TO NONCONFORMITY. The meetings in connection with St. David's Diocesan Conference, which were this year held in the Assembly Rooms, Carmarthen, were pre- ceded by a celebration of Holy Communion at St. Peter's Church at ten o'clock on Thursday morning. The president of the Conference was the Lord Bishop of St. David's, and among the clergy and laity present were the Bishop of Swansea, Sir Charles E. G. Pnilipps, Bart., Picton Castle Mr H. G. Allen, Q.C., the Ven. Archdeacon James, Carmarthen the Ven. Arch- North, Cardigan the Ven. Archdeacon De Winton, Brecon the Rev Canon Lewis, St. David's; the Rev Chancellor Philipps, Letterston the Rev Prebendary Williams, Aberystwith the Rev Canon Bevan, Hay; the Ven. Arch- deacon Hilbers. St. David's; Mr J. II. Barker, diocesan registrar Mr T. W. Barker, lay secretary of the conference Mr Wilfrid de Winton, Haverfordwest Rev F. Forster, Prendergast Mr Charles Lloyd, tVann, ivor Mr Thomas, Clynmeredith Rev D. Pugh Evans, Lampeter Velfrey Mr H. J. Laurence, Waungron Rev S. Jones, Llangunnor; Mr T. Davies, Aberayron Rev C. G. Brown. South Wales Training College Rev D. E. Williams, Llawhaden Rev T. G. Cree, Cosbeston Rev Eli Clarke, Swansea Mr Albert Harries, trea- surer of the Conference; Mr E. H. Morris, Brynmyrddin Mr Bonsall, Cwm; Rev W. O. Edwards, Aberayron Mr E. Lewis, Cillefwr, &c. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. pr BASIL JONES then delivered the presidential address. He offered his hearers words of counsel and encouragement in relation to the anxieties by which the Church is beset. "When I speak of such anxieties, it is probable," proceeded the Bishop, that most of those who hear me will think first of the vigorous and organised attacks which are being made upon the Anglican Church in Wales. I am not about to speak to you of Church defence, a subject which, however necessary to be faced, has always been very dis- tasteful to me and I will only say this much I with regard to it. I deprecate legislation which shall sever the historical connection between Church and Stato in Waks and leave it standing in England, far more than I should deprecate a general measure o^.disestabli^hiQient in England and Wales, and that not so 'much for the sake of the Welsh Church as for the sake of the Welsh people. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Nobody would deny the existence of Welsh nationality in its true and historical sense although I do not receive it in the sense in which it is held by some modern expositors. But I am certain that it will be an evil day for Wales and for England, too (but most for the former), if ever their complete political and social unity is broken. (Applause.) Another source of anxiety which alarms me far more than any attacks from without, is a smouldering dis- content which occasionally makes itself seen from within. This is found mainly among the laity, and perhaps most commonly among those of the laity whose sympathy (on account of their personal character) one would most earnestly desire to conciliate. Their discontent is sometimes very reasonable, and sometimes the reverse, and very often arises from somo circumstance which is either inevitable, or which could only be removed at the risk of losing some attendant advantage. But it is certainly necessary for us of the clergy to have our eyes open to such dissatisfaction, and to do our best, each in his own sphere of duty, not merely to allay i t, but to remove the causes of it. Let Churchmen who differ in opinion also be fair to one another, giving each other credit for true religious zeal which may not always be according to knowledge, and avoiding shibboleths and irri- tating party watchwords. Can it help forward the cause of Christ either to speak contemptuously of Protestantism, while our very existence as a Church is staked upon the protest, or to call those Romanized to whom Rome is doubtless as distasteful as to those who use the term ? Then, as between Nonconformists and Church people. It is not for me to say whether the former are in- variably fair and considerate in their utterances about us but I think they very frequently are so, and I am inclined to think that they would be so in almost every case if it were not for the exigencies of party warfare. But are we invariably just in what we say about them ? For example, we, Church people, in our public utterances are very apt to distinguish between religious and political Dissenters. Can- not a. man be both at enœ? I freely concede that many religious Nonconformists hold aloof from taking an active part in politics, and study to be quiet and do their own business, while there may be others who trade upon religious differences for political purposes. But it does seem to me that a very large number (I cannot say whether they are the majority or not) are not only thoroughly religious men and strong politicians at once, but are strong politicians just because they are thoroughly religious men. In the case of two, at least, of the great Noucon- formist bodies, Liberationism is the natural and, perhaps, the necessary outcome of their theory of Church government. Wo may think them wrong (I am sure I do) both in their principle and in the consequence which they draw from it. But I cannot refuse them credit for sincerity, or for a desire to better the condition of their country. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I know very well that it is commonly said among defenders of the Church, that if she is let alone for say 10 or 15 years she is safe—safe, I mean, as a national institution. This may be true. I do not know whether it is true or not. But it is not that which I have in my miud; neither do I plead for patience on that account. I want all, Churchmen and non-Churchmen alike, to wait nuietly, to trust God, and to believe that out of the present confusion and contradiction He will, in His own good time, bring forth order and harmony. My best counsel is prayer. Prayer for the Church and for the success of her work on the part of those who belong to her; prayer for the success of the particular religious organisa- tion to which they may belong, on the part of others; but, 4bove all, prayer on the part of all, whether in the Church of England or with- out it, that God's holy word may be for ever glorified, and His blessed Kingdom enlarged. For the sake of all, for the sake of Christ's work upon earth, and for the sake of that unity among Unnstians which all must acknowledge to have been His intention and ideal, I press this duty upon all whom my words may reach. (Hear, '*PPl»use.) I can quite imagine that m ch of that which I have said will only evoke a sneer rom the professed politician very possibly on either side. What then? These differences which divide us now seem very largo when we look. forward from Mount Pisgah. now very small they will appear when we have crossed the (Aei"'lSi^ blessings ofGeriziin The Conference then proceeded to consider reports of various committees. THE PROPOSED NRW BISHOPRIC. It was reported that the following among other subscriptions had been promised towards the endowment of the proposed new Bishopric to be taken out of the Diocese of St. David's Earl Cawdor, £1,000; Lord Tredegar, £looo; Sir Joseph Bailey, Bart., £1,000; SUo John Llewelyn, Bart., £1,000; Mr R. D. Cleasby, Mr Mrs Gwvn, Duffryn, £1,000; Mr W S. de Winton, £1,000; Anon, £500; Mr Arthur Gil- bertson, £500; and Mr Wood, Gwernyfed, £500. IMMORALITY IN WALES. Rev T. G. CREE presented the report of the St. David's branch of the Church of England Purity Society. In the course of the report appeared the following :—The terrible revelations as to tho extent of pre-nuptial sin, the wide- spread existence in some counties of brutal and demoralizing customs show plainly that there is terrible need for plain speaking with regard to this form of vice. It matters little whether the Principality can be said with truth to be more immoral than some of the English counties the plain speaking of certain of the English bishops and iodsea mav indeed make us doubt tbia accusation but no patriotic Welshman and no real Christian can rest satisfied so long as there is so large an amount of immorality and gross in- decency practised in our midst. The hiring fairs have this year come under our notice, and steps have been taken to mitigate the evils. Specimens of handbills and placards, which have been used, may at any time be obtained from the hon. secretary. In one case men were employed to visit every every show and exhibition in order that the sales and exhibition of indecent pictures, &c., might be discovered, and the offenders, if necessary, prosecuted. CHURCH DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS. After luncheon the Rev C. G. BROWN, prin- cipal of the Training College, introduced a dis- cussion by reading a paper on the diocesan scheme for the combination of Church day schools, i.e., the formation of Church day school associations, with a view to the defence and im- provement of national schools. In conclusion, lie moved" That the cause of religious education and of the efficient working of the voluntary schools in this diocese will be greatly strengthened by our loyal and hearty support of the diocesan scheme for the federation of day schools."—Archdeacon Hilbers seconded the resolution, which was carried nem. con. THEOLOGICAL STUDY AMONG CLERGY AND LAITY. The Rev Chancellor PHILLIPS introduced a debate en "How to promote theological study among clergy and laity."—A discussion followed. The benediction having been pronounced, the Conference was adjourned to ten o'clock this (Friday) morning.

A MONMOUTH CHARITY. DEPUTATIONS TO THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. On Wednesday afternoon, deputations from the districts of Newport, Tredegar, and Pontypool waited upon the Charity Commissioners at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, for the purpose of lay- ing before that body the reasons why the school under Mr Jones should be placed in their respec- tive districts. It will be remembered that the Commissioners decided that the school should be located in West Monmouth, but did not decide where. On Wednesday the Commissioners con- sisted of Sir George Young, Bart, (in the chair), Mr D. 0. Richmond, Mr Anstie, Q.C., and Mr W. Bruce, assistant-commissioner. Representa- tives attended from the local bodies Of Newport, Pontypool, Newbridge, Abercarn, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar, Abersychan, and Blaenavon. There were, however, only four schemes offered to the Commissioners, namely, those of Newport, Tredegar, Pontypool, and Mynyddislwyn, the other districts having thrown in their cause with one or other of these towns. Dr BROWN, J.P., introduced the deputation from Tredegar, which consisted of representa- tives from Bed wellty Union and School Board, Tredegar Local Board, and Rhymney Local Board. Heclaimed that the town was the mostcon veniently- situated in the northern division of Monmouth- shire. The population was composed of working people, for whom the charity would be most bene- ficial; and, on, behalf of Tredegar, he was in- structed to oiler a site for the school, consisting of five acres, more or less, with a substantially-built house upon it, which for some period was occupied as a public grammar-school. The site was situated within walking distance of Rhymney, Ebbw Vale, and lredegar. Trains were convenient, and the u'D 11 railways were prepared to afl-ord them additional facilities. They had no school at present to which they could send pupils who would be likely to attend such schools, and he urged thattheTredegar site was the most fitted for the charily. Mr Dauneey. clerk to the Bedwellty Schools, next addressed the commissioners, and placed before them educational statistics showing the superiority of that town over the general statistics of England. They claimed that the site should be given not on account of the ratable value of the town, but the mental value. He thought that a town with a high ratable value ought to bs able to afford schools for higher education much better than one with a lower ratable value.—Mr Shep- herd. clerk to the Trcdegar Local Board, Mr Henry Boweu, of the same body, who de- scribed himself as a working collier, and Mr Prit- chard, Rhymney Local Board, also addressed the commissioners. The claims of Pontypool were then placed be- fore the commissioners, Mr T. P. Price, M.P., in- troducing the deputation. He stated that his depu- tation contained representatives from nearly all the public bodies of Poncypool and the immediate neighbourhood. He argued that Pontypool was the absolute centre of West Monmouth, and on that ground the site should be placed there. He called Mr Sandbrook (chairman of the Joint Com- mittee of the Eastern Authorities, and chairman of the Local Board), Mr Edmund Jones, J.P. (chairman of the School Board of Trevethin), Mr Winson (member of Llanfrechfa School Board and chief timekeeper of the Great Western depot at Pontypool), and Dr Andrew Davies, J.P. (member of the Trevethin School Board), the last- named contending that at Pontypool there were not the temptations for the scholars as in a big town. There were not the number of loose women in that town, and living was much cheaper. Mr Sandbrook urged that, if the school were placed there, the people of Monmouth would benefit more than they would if the schools were situated in Tredegar or Newport. He was also authorised to offer a site of six or soven acres for the purnoses of the school. The Rev Jacob Jones, chairman of the Myii- yddisilwyn deputation, urged the claims of his own parish on the grounds that a site there was the most suitable. He was not prepared to offer a free site at present, but held out hopes of doing so shortly. Parents in other towns could afford to send their children to their town much better than parents in his town.—Mr Evan Phillips and Mr David Bowen supported him. The Newport deputation was introduced by Sir George Elliot, M.P., and the claims of the town put forward by Alderman S. Batchelor, Alderman Jacob, and the Rev J. S. Darby.— Alderman Jacob contended that not only did Newport possess a larger population, but the growth of the town was correspondingly rapid. The artizan class ill the town paid far heavier than those living in Pontypool or Tradegar, and owing to the great liabilities of the town, it had not so much wealth at its dis- posal as might be supposed. The town was pre- pared to find a site, but was not prepared to erect a suitable building; in fact, if the town did not receive the assistance of the charity to establish a higher education school, the town would have to go without. It was also con- tended that the railway facilities were superior to those of the competing towns.—The Rev J. S. Darby stated that if the school were established at Pontypool or Tredegar the great portion of the people of Newport would be cut off from every one of its privileges, whereas so advantageous were the services of the trains that people of those towns could easily come there.—Sir George Elliot, M.P., came, he said, quite unbiassed in the matter, and had listened as a commissioner. He had been in Parliament 25 years, and had never heard con- tending claims so ably put before an assembly. (Laughter.) But speaking of the school, and in an unbiassed manner, was it likely that a grand school such as that was going to ba should be established anywhere but in the centre of a big population such as Newport ? The Chairman, in closing the proceedings, said that the arguments iJlaced them would make their task difficult, although the re- sponsibility was rendered not so great by the passing of the Weish Education Act, which would greatly aid them. The decision will be given, it is expected, in a fortnight's time.

DEATH OF THE VICAR OF LLANGYNWYD. We regret to record the death of the Rev R. P. Llewelyn, M.A., Vicar of Llangynwyd, Ma&steg, which took place at the Vicarage on Thursday morning. The deceased gentleman was 78 years of age, and had he lived until the 29th day of this month he would have been 50 years vicar of the parish, which extends from Aber- gwynfi to Tondu, and includes Maesteg, Llau- gynwyd Higher, and Llangynwyd Middle. He was a man of fine physique, and with the excep- tion of the last few years had enjoyed very robust health. He and the late Mrs Llewelyn were large contributors to the Press, their productions generally appearing under thename 11. and M." He was a thorough master of Welsh history and literature. As a public reader, he was Ltl. surpassed by anyone in the Principality. His sermons were characterised by lucidity, and the parish records for the past 50 years are models of accuracy, neatness, and arrangement. Mr Llewelyn was a clergyman of very Liberal views. Years ago, before tho Disestablishment question was rreneIlly discussed in the Welsh press, and when but a few members of Parliament for Wales advocated it, he remarked to Church- men and Nonconformists, "It is sure to come, but possibly not in my time." He leaves several sons and one daughter. Very great sympathy is felt for the family throughout the district. The living is worth E300 and a residence, and is in the gift of the Bishop of Liandaff. It is a fact worth chronicling that the Rev R. P. Llewelyn never charged burial fees.

MRSPURGEON. Mr and Mrs Spurgeon desiro it to be known that, as they are about to proceed to the South of France, all letters respecting the Sfcockwell Orphanage and the Metropolitan Tabernacle College should be addressed to those institutions respectively. One of the annoyances to which Mr Spurgeon was subjected as soon as con- valescence set in was a plague of beggiDg-Ietters for sums small and large, and for situations. No minister's purse could meet these numerous de- mands. Certain of the requests were examined by one of the pastor's helpers, and such as were not satisfactory were declined, bringing as the result another series of letters tinctured with abuse. Mr Spurgeon says that as all this is a severe trial it may be well for professionals to save their stamps, for they are overdoing the business, and tho Mendicity Society must be called in. Among the passengers by the City of Paris, which has arrived at Queenstown, is the Rev Arthur T. Pierson, D.D., who is coming to London to officiate temporarily for Mr Spurgeon.

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CARDIFF LICENSING APPEALS. NOVEL TECHNICAL OBJECTION. APPEALS DISMISSED. At the resumed Quarter Sessions for the county of Glamorgan, held in the Town-hall, Swansea, on Thursday, appeals were taken against the refusal of the Cardiff licensing magistrates to renew certain licences. The court consisted of Mr J. Coke Fowler (the chairman); his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams (the vice-chairman), Mr Ignatius Williams, Mr Walter North, Mr O. H. Jones, Mr Edward Daniel, and Mr W. Hunter. The first case called was that of Elizabeth Evans, the holder of an off" licence, who appealed against the decision of L. M. Browne and other magistrates refusing to renew it. Mr Pattersou, London (the well-known authority on licensing laws), and Mr Abel Thomas, M.P., instructed by Mr J. H. Jones, Cardiff, appeared for the appellant; and Mr Arthur Lewis and Mr S. T. E vans, M.P., m- structed by Mr George David, Cardiff, for the respondents. Learned counsel for the appellant called wit- nesses to prove the service of notices upon certain of the justices who took part in the hearing at the Brewster Sessions. John Yorath Walters, clerk in the employment of Mr J. H. Jones, deposed to serving notice of appeal in this case upon Dr. Paine, Alderman Jacobs, Mr Lewis Williams, and Mr Rees Jones, l ii ?eniT Bullock, another of Mr Jones's clerks, said he served notices upon Mr Daniel Reece (magistrates' clerk) and on the Chief Constable (Mr Mackenzie). Mr Daniel Rciece and Chief Constable Mackenzie admitted having received notices of appeal. The tormer, cross-examined by Mr Arthur Lewis, said the licensing bench on the occasion of the refusal of the licence in question consisted of, among others, Me«srs W. Sanders, J. W. Vachell, J- Cory, R. Lird, 1. Price, R. Cory, and Major Sloper.—Re- exammed Witness had no record of the particu- lar magistrates who sat in each cave, but he be- lieved they were always the same. Lewis objected that the validity of the ser- vice was not established, inasmuch as only some j^ot all the magistrates who heard tne case had been, served with notice of appeal. In sup- port of his contention he quoted sec. 27 of the Licensing Act of 1828, under which section Mr I attersou hiinpolf admitted that appeals against refusals to renew licences must be taken. The section provided that the poison aggrieved by any act ot any justice should give notice in writing SUA s''ue bis intention to appeal against the Act complained of; and Section 37 of the same Act interpreted the word" justice" to in- clude any number of justices. He said, supposing some members of the bench were in favour of renewing a licence, and the majority were against it, the person who felt himself aggrieved might serve notice o? appeal only upon those magistrates who, it had come to his knowledge, were favourable to him, with the result that the majOTuy of ji^j 11JK„jsf.raj.e^ not having received notice, might not put in an appearance at the quarter sessions. '1. 1""1 .L J" ^nairinan agreed that, according to the sections quoted by Mr Lewis, ■prima jack every justice ougnt to be served with notice of appeal. rePiy, Mr Patterson called attention to tne distinction which lay between ap- peals against convictions and against t censing sessions. In the former eac.i justice taking part in the conviction appealed againso rmght become personally liable for his decision but no action could be brought against licensing justices who performed merely a judicial act. Mr Oliver Jones remarked that in a recent case justicesbad been mujcted in costs. AH l!terson (continuing) said there was no instance in the books which was direct authority on this particular If the Act of George IV. anH™ c aftw the manner of the pract ce of quarter sessions up to that date it was only necessary to serve the chairman of the licensing justices and one or two of his colleagues wi til rl(ltict"i of appefl]. No injury could accrue to au> ot the justices who were not served with no-ice. 1 he chairman was the regular organ of tile CI)IIIli,, and he would ii a Lu rally communicate W'. 18 when he received notice of ap- pea aud they would agree upon some united action. Judge Williains: But each magistrate would i\r-pU'er to act independently. att«'aon concurred that that would be one ox. e ^'us of the construction of his learned friend. If each lllau-jstrate was to act for himself, ana he appointed a separate solicitor, as he might do, an appellant might beruined atquartersessioas by the number of respondents whom he might r V6+v>° because there was no lav/ compel- ling the justices to join together in the employ- ment of counsel. If the appeal was dismissed, enclI justice might get an order for costs, and the poor man would be ruined. He pointed to the practice of the High Court, where in a rule for « certiorari or a. mumlawus notices simply upon ?^justices were deemed sufficient. Jucige JVilliamg Supposing we decide against; them, what ig (0 prevent thesa justices beiug mulcted in costs? Mr Patterson They are generally mulcted in costs, and properly so. Judge Wiliianis But do you say that Mr Peter 1 rICe and other gentlemen, who have received no notice of appeal, should be mulcted in Coits ? Mr '> | attersori replied that the court which mulcted them had the power of recouping their expenses o\it of the county rate. Judge VVillianis But do you suggest that we shculcl mane a distinction between the justices who have been served and those who have not ? i i. ?rs<Jn ^°» because they are acting as one bcxlj, and there is no reason for drawing any distinction. Mr Oliver Jones -aid in the event of the appeal being upheld, and the court not making any special order as to costs, those gentlemen who had not been served with notice, and had conse- quently had no opportunity of defending themselves, would be saddled with expenses. !rV iSOn re-i°ined that that was an imagin- ary oinieiuty. not conceive justices concerned in a certain decision being totally unawaie ot an intended appeal, aud any justice who thougnt he might be sub jected to costs might apply to the court to be struck out of the notice of appeal. Judge Willi-tills supposed tbe case of a magistrate who, numediately after the decision, took a trip on trieOontinent. How, he asked, was he to know anything about an appeal ? Mr Patterson thought the common sense of man- kind made it utterly impossible that such a case as that could happen. Mr Abel Ihoinas supported the contention of his leader. Ho quoted the statute, and submitted that it was sufficient if notice was served upon the number ot justices required to constitute a court —in this instance, two justices. In pronouncing the decision of the court, the Chairman said this apoeal had been entered against an unusual number of justices of the borough of Cardiff. Some of the justices had been served with notice of appeal, and others had not. No doubt it might have been enacted by statute tnat the clerk to the magistrates should be served, and that he should inform all the justices, either personally or by circular, of any notice lie received, or the chairman, might be obliged to do this. But no such enactment had been made, and they must take it that every justice of the peace who acted in the case now in question entitled to have had official intmation of an appeal against any decision in which he took part, so that lie might, elect to take any course he pleased—to retain counsel for himself, or to join with others in so doing, in order that tie might appear at Quarter Sessions in some attitude or other as a respondent. At that moment the court had really no official knowledge that all those justices whoso decision was cha.llenged were aware that it had their [lames before it. Yet the court was asked to enter upou a trial in which they were concerned and deeply interested. It was contrar y to the first principles of the administration of the law that a trial should be forced upon anyone who had not been informed, in full form, officially that he had a right to appear, and to answer anything that was brought against him. Under these eircnmstances the appeal was not allowed. On the application of Mr Arthur Lewis the appeal was dismissed with costs. Mr Patterson intimated that the decision of tho Bench governed all the other cases, except one, in which notices were served upon all the justices who had acted. The following appeal cases were then called, and were agreed to be dismissed, with costs against the appellants Edward John, of tho Roath Castle; Da.vid Gorman, of the Seven Stars, Bridgo-street • Morgan Evans, of the Princess Royal, Lower Grangetown and Elias Evans, of the New Sea Lock, the Docks. AN OFF BEER L1CDN0E. 1 OUTINfiEU., Ar-l'ELLANT; CAIIIHI'T MAGIS- TRATKS. RESPONDENTS.—The appeal of William Portmgell, the holder of an "otf" licence in Constellation-street, then cyme on. Mr Abel Thomas, IAI.11 appeared to support the appc.d, and Mr Arthur Lewis and Mr S. T. Evans, M.1 to defend the decision of the justices. It was admitted that the notice of objection to the 'I] of the licence was not served upon the appellant himself, but upon his son, 15 years of age. Mr Thomas submitted that according to sub- section 2, sec. 42 of the Act -of 1872, such notice of objection, stating the grounds of opposition, must be served on the holder of the licence not less than seven days before the commencement of the general annual licensing session. It lay with the resj)ondents to prove that the notice got into the hands of the licence-holder seven days prior to tho licensing session being commenced. He might have insisted upon the strict letter of the statute, and required proof that the notice of objection was actually served upon the appelianfc. The Chairman But did he not appear at the licensing sessions? Mr Thomas: Yes, through me; but that ma.kes no difference. ::Proof of legal service was precedent to the right of appeal. Mr Arthur Lewis submitted that it was sufil cient if the notice was left at the residence of the person far whom it was intended, and that it need not lie personal service. In support of his posi- tion he quoted from section 70 of the Act of 1872. Personal service, ho urged, was only necessary in the case of an owner the licence of whose premises was threatened to be withdrawn. The Bench, after deliberating in private, held I that the notice of objection in this? case was valid. The Chairman added that the Bench were not unanimous, tut a majority consisting of more than lipif were of opinionthat the notice was good. Mr North: With all respect to my brother magistrates, I may say I dissent fro n this de- cision. Mr I. Williams I agree with Mr North. Mr Arthur Lewis than entered into the merits of the case. He proved that there were two con- victions against the appellant—one on June 19, 1891, for selling beer to be consumed close to his premises, and the other on Oct. 30, 1839, for al- lowing beer to be consumed on the premises. There was not an endorsement in either case. Learned counsel also called evidence to show that the licensed premises in question were not re- quired in the locality. Mr Thomas, for the appellant, emphasised the evidence for the respondents that the house was in a populous locality, and he pointed to the fact that there was no endorsement of the licence. In the latter connection, he quoted the'ruling of Mr Justice Charles that in the absence of an endorsement, the licence had not been endangered, and to take away such licence would not be a "judicial exercise" of the discretion of magis- trates. Witnesses were called to speak to the usefulness of the appellant's beerhouse, which is in proximity to a large slaughterhouse—a point that was emphasised. The Court dismissed the appeal, with coats. THE CROSS KEYS. APPLEGATE ANIJ MESSRS PEARCE, APPELLANTS CARDIFF JUSTICES, RESPONDENTS.—John Apple- gate, occupier, and Messrs Pearce and Company, Limited, owners of the Cross Keys Inn, Canton, appealed against the decision of the Cardiff Bench withholding the licence of the premises. Mr Abel Thomas, M.P. (instructed by Mr Harry Cousins), was for the appellant, and Mr Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr Geo. David), for the respondents. Mr Thomas said in this case notices were served upon 11 of the 12 magistrates who adjudi- cated at the hearing in Cardiff. Mr Bird was the gentleman who was not served, he iiaving left for the Continent and his house being closed. No attempt was made to serve the notice by a regis- tered letter. Learned counsel supposed the same principle upon which the court had decided in the other cases would apply here, although so vast a proportion of the magistrates had been served with notices. The Court again ruled that the whole of the magistrates should have been served with notices, and dismissed both of the appeals with costs. A QUESTION OF PAUPER SETTLEMENT. PONTYPOOL GUAP.DIANS, APPELLANTS THE MERTHYR MAGISTRATES, RESPONDENTS.—The Pontypool Poor-law Guardians appealed against an order of the Merthyr Tydvil Bench, of July 6th, of this year, making a pauper lunatic named William Davies chargeable to their union.—Mr Arthur Lewis for the appellants; Mr Abel lhomas, M.P., for the respondents.—The ground of the mag-istivites in charging the maintenance of Davies, who is an inmate of Bridgend Asylum, upon the Pontypool Guardians, was that the place of the last legal settlement of the pauper was within the Union of Pontypool. The man was born in that Union 50 years ago, but the Act of 1876 pro- vides that after 0 the age of sixteen has been attained, a person may obtain a settlement in another parish, after three years' residence. Davies, it was contended by the appellants, had in this way have got a settlement at Beau- fort, in Moiiiiiotittisliire. For the respondents it was argued that the Act of 1876 was not retro- spective, and as Davies was born before the pass- ing of that measure, his case did not come within 1 C) its provisions.—The Bench upheld this view, and dismissed the appeal, with costs. AN AFFILIATION APPEAL. William Rufus of Gorseinon, appealed against an order of theSwanseaJ usticesadjudging ban the father of the illegitimate child of Mary J ones. The case was only partly heard when the court adjourned till to-day. -==

CARDIFF CORPORATION. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, A "wting of this committee was held on lliursday, Alderman presiding. There were also present Alderman T. Rees, Councillors Evan Owen, E. Thomas, T. More], W. Symonds, E. W. Shackell, J. Ramsdale, and C. Shepherd. TEIE CHANNELLING OF ROMILLY-ROAD. A letter was read from a Mr Austin, dated 15th of October, respecting the notices issued calling upon property owners in Romilly-road to channel the lane there. The writer protested against this, contending that only half-a-dozen houses had been erected there, and the lane was not required at I)resept. -Coil tici Ilor Symonds said lie had received a similar letter of complaint from Mr Austin, and he told him that as one of the 'pro- perty owners there he (Councillor Symonds) was glad to see the notice up.—It was decided to send a reply to the effect thac the notice must be com- plied with. ( BAD CONDITION OF THF. CARDIFF POAT)3. A letter was read from the clerk of the School Board stating that the roads and the footpaths in the neighbourhood of Moorland-road School were so bad that many of the parents refuse to send their children to school, which was a loss to the Board, nnd a hmdraco to education. It was decided that Lord Tredegar's agent be written to, calling his attention to the condition of things, and asking him if he was prepared to carry out the private improvement works, or to guarantee the expense which would be incurred if the O. i poratio'.i undertook the work. OBSTRUCTIVE HOARDINGS. ItwasMpoited that, its ueeordimee with the notices previously issued, all the hoardings. said to be an obstruction had been removed except one belonging to Mr Solomon Andrews, situate in Penarth-road. It was decided to enforce its removal. THE BOROUGH ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT. The resolution of the Watch Committee draw- ing attention to the inadequacy of the staff employed in the Borough Engineer's office was read, in addition to a letter from the Borotisdi Engineer, who stated that it was not possible for him to get through the work of the department with the necessary despatch. During the last few years his stall, instead of being augmented in proportion to the work of the department, had been decreased, as he was not allowed to take pupils. If the work was to be turned out rapidly he would require one architectural assistant at a salary (if:0100, rising to £ 150 per annum, one assistant engineer and surveyor at a salary of £ 100, rising to £ 150, and an otiice boy at a salary of 6s to 8s. A good deal of work was being done in the department by well paid men which might be done by a pupil. A pupil would bo found very useful in th office, and he thought the time had arrived when he might fairly be allowed an articled pupil-—Alderman Rees No, no it is a great mistake.—Councillor Shackell said he had never been able to understand what objection there was to Mr Harpur having one or two articled pupils in the office. As far as his experience went', it was a cc nimon thing to have articled pupils all over the kingdom, and it seemed to him they were in a favourable position in Car- diff for getting a superior class of young men in their offices. — Aid. T. Rees Are you going to discuss this matter now ? I should like to ask what was the man doing who designed and supervised the erection of the bridge across the Taft—the Clarence Bridge—what is his special work tionv The assistant engineer pointed out that the man referred to was a very capably man, able to turn his hand to anything, and did so.—Alder- man T. Rees said he would like the matter post- poned, as he had several questions to ask Mr llarpur. He had 110 objection t:) an architect's assistant being appointed, but lie couldn't under- stand why an assistant engineer was wanted as well. As for articled pupils, he should do his utmost to persuade the Council not to do any- thing so prejudicial to the interests of the Council and tht town as to permit the taking in of articled pupils. He would much rather prefer the employment of thoroughly qualified men.— Couacillor Morel supported the opinion of Councillor Shackell, and the latter remarked that Mr Harpur had made a strong appeal for assistance, and was entitled to have what he asked for.—The Chairman pointed out that they could empower Mr Harpur to call in any tem- porary aid he required, and the matter then dropped. THE FLOODS. Councillor Morel drew attention to the flood- ing of the cellars in Bute-road and Loudouu- square.—It was decided that the borough engineer report on the subject.

"PUNCH" AND THE JUDGES. Wanted, a few good extra Judges, who will be prepared to do all the work at present delayed or neglected by the existing members of the Bench. They will be expected to dispense with all vacations except a week at Chrismas, five days at Easter, and a fortnight from the 1st to the 15th of October. They will devote their entire time to the service of the State, both day and night. Their day will be devoted to business in the High Court of Justice in the Strand, and when required they will go Circuit (by sieci-il express), sitting at the various assizes from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m., returning to London by trains timed to reach the metropolis sufiiciently early to allow of the usual morning sitting. They will be further recpiired to consider their leisure (if any) entirely at tho disposal of those members of the Bar and solicitors who require it. If 1 do this punctually and diligentlv, without knock- ing up, they will be permitted" to draw salaries computed at the rate of about one-third ot the emoluments received by a third-rate Queen s Coun- sel and if they grow lazy, or are incapacitaoeu by illness, they will be rewarded by a numbei ot personal attacks in the London newspapers. Applications to be sent to the Lord Chancellor (endorsed Extra Judges to suppress outside clamour ") as early as possible. Lvery canoidate for an appointment will Ic expected to be as strong as a horse, and as insensible to feeling as the back of a rhinoceros. —Punch.

MONMOUTHSHIRE. The adjourned Quarter Sessions for the County of Monmouth were held at Usk on Thursday, when the magistrates present were Mr S. C. Bosanquet (chairman), Sir H. Mather Jackson. Bart, (vice-chairman), MrE. Grove, Lord Raglan, Colonel W. Donnell, General Dunn, Mr V. A. Williams, Mr R. Cory, Dr J. W. Mulligan, Mr Mark Mordey, &c.

COLLAPSE OF A SCAFFOLD. On Thursday some workmen were upoc scaffolding 25 high, at the new Ophthalmic Hospital, VVaterloo-road, Southwark, London, when the rim of the scalfolding slipped. probably owing to the wet, and the men were precipitated to the ground beneath. One of them was buried beneath the debris, but was speedily rescued by the police attracted by the crash. Four men were removed to St Thomas's Hospital, wher, they received prompt medical aid. Three o' them were able to be taken home subsequently, ISews reached Dublin on Thursday that Petei Ma her, the Irish champion, who recently left for America, has met and defeated Davis, tha American heavy-weight, in 13 minutes.

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