South Wales Daily News

FIRE CAUSED BY A RAT. The Borough of High Wycombe narrowly eacapcJ another disastrous fire on Monday after- noon. In a room adjoining the Half Bloon public- house, Oxford-street, a large quantity of corn wa.s stored in bags, and the occupants were greatly alarmed by an outbreak of fire, which emanated from the floor. The discovery was most timely, otherwise loss of property must have been enor- mous, as the house is situated in the midst of a- very crowded and populous neighbourhood, with valuable business promisea adjoining. The flames were extinguished by the application of buckets of water. An examination subsequently revealed a large hole in the floor, and underneath was a portion of a box of matches and a dead rat. The rodent had evidently carried the box oflttcifers, down the hole and commenced to gnaw it, and in- that way caused the fire.

PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND; RECALLED. JULY 26th. 1838-The Internal Discipline of the Church Bill was read a third time in the Lords. 1841—Daniel O'Connell issued a declaration that the object of the Peel Stanley party- was to deprive the people of Ireland of all constitutional channels of exertion, and force them if possible into insurrection. 1848—The London evening papers published a report, fabricated in Liverpool, of an alarming outbreak in Ireland. 1850—Baron Rothschild attempted to take his Beat in the Commons, but withdrew on the refasal of the Speaker to swear him upon the Old TeelamerA onty.

A TIGHT FIT. QUESTION FOR "SARTORIAL ARTISTS." Judge Addison, Q.C., at Southwark County Court on Monday heard the adjourned case of Edwards v. Silver and Co., which was a claim against a firm of tailors, of London-road, South- wark, for 41s, money paid for a suit which was a misfit. At the list hearing defendant's mantger suggested that the hot weather had caused the plaintiff-a short, thick-set, obese man—to shrink, thus causing the trousers to be a little baggy. The plaintiff, who is a dairyman, of Blackfriars- road, now appeared in the suit, looking profoundly uncomfortable and ill at ease, and complained that the coat, though altered, was still too tight under the arms. '<0 Defendant's manager said the hot weather always made coats bite under the arms. Plaintiff When I took it back he told me to wear it on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and then to see how it fitted but I could only wear it for a little while on Sunday-just to go to chapel and back. Mr Foakes (for defendant) Isn't it a fact that there was a betting slip and some tobacco dust in the pockets ? Judge Addison But you don't suggest that betting slips and tobacco dust in the pockets made the coat tight. (To plaintiff) Where did you get the betting slip ?-not at the chapel "<1 went to. (Laughter.) Plaintiff: I never had one in the pockets. Defendant's Manager I found the slip, and on it was 2 to I on Is, one, two, three." (Laugh- ter.) Judge Addison Very well, you got his tip, but it was no good to you. (Laughter) After a second careful examination of the clothes on the plaintiff by the Judge and Mr Farmer, the veteran chief nlerk, his Honour ordered the defendants to return JE1 and take back the coat. Mr Foakes I really can't see anything wrong with the coat. Judge Addison But Mr Farmer, who sat in this court before you were born, is of a different opinion. (Laughter.) Mr Foakes But may I ask if Mr Farmer is a sartorial artist ? (Laughter.) Judge Addison Yes, he is. (Laughter.)

WHOLESALE BIGAMY. On Tuesday at Preston Francis Blakey, 49, mechanic, was summoned at the instance of Ellen Colthurst for committing bigamy by marrying Amelia Holmes. The evidence disclosed a re- markable state of things. It appeared that de- 6 fendant was married on the 29th March, 1870, to Sarah Taylor at Preston Parish Church. He was then 20 years of age. He hved with his wife for 18 months, when she left him and went to live with a man named Dolphin, by whom she had several children. Defendant enlisted in the army, and during his absence Dolphin died, and defendant's wife afterwards married a man named Cross. When defendant returned to Preston, and learned these things, he courted, and eventu- ally in 1881, went through the form of marriage with a woman, named Baker, whose husband was alive at the time. Defendant lived 10 year. with Baker (who had of course also been guilty of bigamy), when they separated, and Baker after- wards made another illegal marriage. After this the defendant courted for four years a woman named Coulthurst, who, though she knew he was married to Sarah Taylor, relied on his promise to obtain a divorce. Under promise of marriage he so dnced Coulthurst, and kept company with her until the 14th Jan. of this year, when on going to his mother's honse, she foundhimm the company of Amelia Holmes, whom he married at St. Paul's Church, PrestOD, on the 30th January. This was the charge preferred against him, and on it hewas committed for trial to Liverpool Assizes, bail being allowed. L

A DRUNKEN MAN. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FÐOlVI DROWNING. A Icbourer living near Ross-on-Wye bad an extraordinary escape from drowning on Monday Early in the morning the proprietor of a pleasure fair stationed in a field, which is skirted by a brook, was aroused by the report that a man had been found drowned in the stream. He and his workmen went to remove the body, and they were in the act of so doing when the man supposed to have been drowned awoke and roundly abased them for disturbing his sleep. It transpired that them for disturbing his sleep. It transpired that the man started home in a drunken condition the previous night and that he had fallen into the brook. His head, however, rested on a stone in mid-stream, and in this way he had slept soundly in the water.

COWLEY DIVORCE SUIT. Iu the Divorce Division on Tuesday application was made to Justice Barnes with reference to the recent divorce suit of Violet, Countess Cowley, against Henry Arthur Mornington Welleslev, Earl Cowley. The application was on behalf of Earl Cowley for leave to serve short notice of motion on three matters, viz., as to the maintenance order, as to access to the child of the marriage, Viscount Daugan, and also for an injunction to restrain the Countess from continuing to use the name of Cowley. Leave was given to serve notice of motion on the petitioner.

CAPTURED BY BRIGANDS. A MURDERER'S GALLANTRY. Paris, Monday Night.—M. Chevalier, a French engineer, who was captured some time ago by Xarkish brigands in Chalcidis, has been released on payment of a ransom of £ T15,000by the Porte. When the capture took place the soldier accom- panying M. Chevalier and his wife attempted to defend them, and was shot for hi-i paias. Madame Chevalier fainted. The chief of the brigands. named.Yorgaki, has now sent a present of XT500 to the widow and orphans of the soldier, and has 'requested Ma.da.me Chevalier to accept a present of XT7 to drink a few glasses of champagne on 'her,release in order to recover completely from, herfright. Daily News."

A FRAUDULENT PROSPECTUS. In the case of Davoren against the promoters of the Components Tube Company, which was an action brought in the Dublin courts to recover value of shares, pl&iutiff alleged he was induced to apply for shares in the company by reason of fraudulent statements in the prospectus. The Master of the Rolls delivered judgment on Tues- day, holding that the deféodants-IIarvey Ducros junior, Frederick Cuthbert. Daniel Bulger, Frederick McCabe,and ttobert Wooten—were the promoters of the company and were responsible for statements in the prospectus, some of which were fraudulent misrepresentations, and accord- ingly he ga.V3 judgment for the plaintiff with costs.

-_vr- OWNERSHIP OF A DIAMOND TIARA. On Monday in the Queen's Bench Division (before Mr Justice Ridley, sitting without a jury) j the case of Shaw v. Shaw was heard. It was a dispute about a diamond tiara, the application being brought under Section 17 of the Married Woman's Property Act of 1S32. to determine the right of property in the tiara. It arose out of an action brought by a husband against his wife for the return of the jewelor for its value, and for an- injunction restraining her from parting with it. Mr Justice llidley now gave judgment. Pending divorce proceedings he made an order declaring that Mrs Shaw was entitled to have the posses- sion of it, but she was not to dispose of it, and subject to such right the ownership was in Mr Shaw. He directed that the ornament should remain in the custody of the bank until farther orders, allowing no costs on either side.

THE PARIMUTUEL. The gains of the Parimutuel, the official and only recognised way of getting the odds in France, continue to increase. Last year's takings amounted to very nearly nine millions sterling. As strong efforts have been made of late to suppress bookmakers, this large total will pro- bably be much increased in the returns for 1899. Eight millions is the proportion received on the courses in the neighbourhood of Paris, so it is reasonable to hope that the mischief is almost limited to that area. Still, year by year there are Bigns of an increased interest in this kind of speculation in the provinces among servants, cab- men, and even artisans, who are beginning to buy sporting papers very eagerly. The French system has of course one advantage over oar free trade in betting last year the poor received no less than £ 170,000 as their percentage on the gross receipte of the Parimutuel.

BRITISH BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED. The battleship Vengeance was launched at Barrowon Tuesday. The Vengeance is of the Canopus class, and was constructed by Messrs Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, Limited. he is of 12,950 tons displacement, and will carry four' 12-in:h guns of 50 teas, mounted in pairs in heavy barbettes, in addition to which there are twolve 6-inch quick-firers and thirty smaller guns. The big guns fire shots 8501b. in weight.

A CHAPTER OF HORRORS. Vienna, Monday Night.—A most horrible domestic tragedy has just taken place at Podwo- loczyska, a village in Galaeia. A peasant, on re- turning home after selling his cow for 50 florins, incautiously placed the banknote close to his little child, aged 5, who began playing with it, and tore it to pieces. The father in his rage split the child's head on with his hatchet. The mother. .seeing her child dead, was seized with a fit and died. The peasaht then hanged himself in a garret.—" Standard.

THE QUEEN'S BOUNTY FOR TRIPLETS. The Queen s bounty of £ 3 has jast been received hy Mrs Black, wife of a labourer living Rt;j-huriiia-ton. Dear fjoicestGr. who recsntlv gave birth to triplets. Mother and children ar, flU doing welL

LATEST JTEWSFROM THR TRANSVAAL.—A Gentle man travelling in Bechuanaland en route for Buln- wayo writesI have been very bad with fearful headacne for over a week. I took two doses of Munday's layer Pills, and tun all right again."—Sold in boxes, Is, Is 6d, and 4s 6d, free by post.—J Chemist, J25

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. TO THE RDTOIL. Sir,—Everone will, I think, agree with the pro- position that it is very desirable that amicable relations should exist between the members of Friendly Societies and their medical officers. It will also be allowed that there are times when friendly discussions should take place between the two bodies. It has been with a, view of bringing about a more cordial relationship that the association of medical officers has been formed. Those who have been interested in the growth of Friendly Societies.in this district know 'perfectly well that a council has been formed with a view of conjoint action and it therefore seems orlyrigilil and fair that the members of the medical profession should unite in order that there should be opportunities of discussing questions which affect both bodies. The General Mcdical Council have, after due consideration, proposed that a board of concilia- tion should be formed of representatives of the medical profession and of the Friendly Societies in order to bring about a settlement oi differ- ences that have from time to time arisen between tbe two-bodies. As the Friendly Societies have already an organisation for selecting the most fit aud proper persons to represent them, it follows that the medical profession should also have an organisation which should fully represent the members of it who are connected with Friendly Societies. In conclusion 1 may be allowed to express a hope that the High Court Of Foresters will Cad an opportunity of discussing the question of a board of conciliation. For our own pait we are endeavouring to obtain the views of these mem- bers of the medical profession which will assemble at Portsmouth next wee.I am, etc.. T. GARRETT HOKDER, Hou. Sec. Cardiff and District Friendly Societies' Medical Officers' Association.

SMOKE LAMBERT AND SUTLERS FLAKED GOLD LEAP HONBTTOEW, in packets and tins of ail j. ,Co nirts and dealers throughout the Kingdom, K

GEORGE G-STFFITH, one of the most present-day novelists, coir .ites liis new stor* iirotners oi the Chain," to the Cardiff Times baudi Wales Weekly News." I

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CARDIFF CORPORATION EXTRAVAGANCE. ITS EFFECT UPON THE RATEPAYER, TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—In my last letter I drew, or attempted to draw, the attention of the ratepayers to the position which Cardiff occupied in the financial world in consequence of its heavy overdraft at the bank. I now propose, with your permission, to say a few words respecting the effect of this overdraft on the ratepayers themselves. I am one who thinks that the financial position of the town should be placed more clearly before those who have to find the money than is or hps been done. The members of the Corporation appear to think that it is a p-trt of their duty to paint everything in a rose colour but there are times when it is their iuty to show what is the actual state of affairs, that the ratepayers may judge for themselves whether further expenditure or not should be undertaken. Either from want of thought or want of business aptitude, the members of the Corporation have placed the ratepayers in a very difficult and awkward posi- tion. For years there ha.s been a reckless course of expenditure pursued which business men would have avoided. The municipal government of a town should be placed upon the same basis and carried out on the same principle as a large coimmercial undertaking. When a man having an income of £ 300 spends £ 600 a year it requires but little reasoning to conclude where he will end. Before expending any serious sum of money the honest man says to himself, Can I afford it ? The Cardiff Corporation has not done so for years. Some time ago a great clamour was made that owing to the action of certain members of the Corporation a proposed rate of Is 6d in the pound was reduced to Is 3d in the pound. The business capacity and the aptitude of these rather junior members of the Corporation in the manipulation of municipal affairs was eulogised. I have DO hesitation in declaring that it was one of the worst steps that could have been taken. It did not originate the present difficulty, but it accen- tuated it. The Corporation income was red-,cod, but the balance that was necessary to meet th" deficiency of the income was drawn from tbe bank, and so increased the overdraft, bat this fact was concealed from the ratepayers. The liabili- ties of the town were not paid out of the rates, as they ought to have been, but out of money borrowed from the bank. and upon which interest had to be paid, so that for every £100 the rate- payers have to pay S-105, probably L120 or P,130, for until the principal is paid the interest is added to the principal every year, and the ratepayers have to pay interest upon interest until the money is paid in full. Your overdraft at the bank commenced soon after 1895. Ii now amounts to £ 500,(XX). Just think of the enormous amount of interest you must pay for a large sum of money like half a million remaining unpaid for four c.r five years. Remember each year's interest is added to the principal every year, and you have to pay interest upon it, and so like a snowball it grows from vear to year. Would not this in commercial circles be called reckless trading ? Another effort is to be made shortly to float the loan for £ 696,000. If floated at £95 for £ 100, the ratepayers will receive £ 681,000— £ 15.000 less— but the interest on S-696,000 will have to be paid. Every penny of this loan will be required to pay off your overdraft and the other liabilities, and with the very first payment afterwards the over- draft will be renewed. This will go on for four or five years, when the Corporation will want another loan to remove the overdraft then. The income from the urban rate—upon which the loans are mortgaged—should have produced last year X134,884, but it did not. There are always vacancies, etc.. etc., to be allowed, and one rate is not collected in fall until the other is made. The ratepayers now pay annually nearly £ 50,000 for interest upon stock already issued by the Corporation. The £ 2,0.000 or £ 25,000 interest on the overdraft is Dot felt because it is added to the principal. Should the loan be floated, pay- ment of interest and a certain sum to liquidate the loan in 30 years will have to ba paid annually that will add another E20 0,10 or £ 25.000, making X75,000 a yes.r to be paid out of th,- rates for interest annually. The salaries ior your chief officials amount to neatly £20000 a year. Yon have to assist the Waterworks Committee to the tune of another £3,0:)0. and what will be loft out of the £ 134,000 when this loan is floated for the repairs and improvement of the towji ? Nothing but au overdraft on the bank and another loan. And so the Corporation will go on and on. And what a nice legacy vouwill leave vour children.— I am, &c., AN OLD INHABITANT.

THE LANTERN LECTURE ON SUNDAY- ¡ TO THE EDITOR. I Sir,—Would you kindly allow me space in your columns to acknowledge my great indebtedness to the many kind friends who helped tc make the Eisteddfod Pavilion lecture a success. I desire to gratefully thank the Eisteddfod Committee for the use of the building. Madame Clara Ncvello Davies and her Royai Welsh Ladies' Choir, Mies I Mildred Howell, Miss Jennie Ffouikes, aIr Nor- man Kendrick, Mr W. B. Bees, and Mr J. Li vs- 5ev for their services Messrs Jones Brothers, contractors, for darkening and making altera- tions in the Pavilion Mr W. I. Vaughan, ueen- street, for the lighting arrangements; Mr James Howell for the loan of over 2,000 chairs Mr E. H. Grafter for the loan of the powerful biuniat lantern used Messrs Heath and Sons for a piano for the rehearsals Messrs Thompson and Shackell for the use of piano on Sunday night,not forgetting the many kind friends who helped in the disposal of the tickets, and those who willingly acted as ushers at the Pavilion. Thanking you in anticipation.—I am, &c., I J. GLENELG GRANT.

REVIEWS. AN ATTACK ON REALISM. We have just received a little book by ML- David Martineau Haylings entitled "Realism A Paradox." The author bewails the pes"imism of the present day, and declares his belief that no progress can take place till some true pioneer shall point cut the way. He deais with the various forms of art in the present day making a vigorous attack upon the realist school, Among whom he singles out Henrik Ibsen, the great Norwegian novelist, for special onslaught. The author sums up his points by remarking that whatever view we take of art we cannot overlook the fact that its influence, whether for good or evil, must be great. Degenerate art springing from degouer ates is not in itself bad but'is as it were a mani- festation of the trouble which infects them. Yet it has the effect of inducing persons to look upon it as good, and consequently to lea.d them astray in their ideas of what is really true art, and to cause theui to seek delight in those productions which have their birth in mental disease, having for its aim the propagation of unhealthy, morbid ideas. To men of bright, hopeful natures this exhibition of peevishness is agonising. Such a man's instinct shudders at the notion of dragging down the 3rama to the lowest levels of existence and confidently looks forward to the time when by its sublime and subtle agencv the soul of man shall expand mightily, and, uiTder its influ- ence, grow out of misery and doubt that at pre- sent beset him iuto the auroral radiance that lies slumbering in our hearts ready to kindle even at- the word beauty. The book is published by Mr Fisher Unwin. CRUX OF THE LAND QUESTION. Land nationalisation and spolia have goner ally been regarded as synonymom- l-jnas by those who-have only read the ces of its extreme advocates. A new pamphlet is now issued by the Land Nationalisation Society in order to dispel this erroneous impression. It is entitled The Crux of the Land Question or, Compensation to Landlords," and is written by Mr Joseph to Landlords," and is written by Mr Joseph Hvder, the secretary of the society, whose offices .-are at 432, Strand, W.C. He does not look upon landlords as robbers who have to be punished, but apon landlordism as a system which has to ba I equitably abolished. He takes the common-sense view that landlords are not worse than other men. He opposes the taxing-out proposals of the Georgeites, and declares for a system of fair com- pensation, He argues that the whole of the land could be so acquired by the State without borrow- ing a penny, and without putting a burden upon the taxpayers.

THE WORTHAM MURDER. The young man George Nunn, charged with the wilful murder of Eliza Dixon, at Wortharn, Suffolk, on the 8th inst., was brought before the high hench of magistrates on Tuesday. The Treasury prosecuted. The prisoner made a lor, statement adhering to his former statement im- plicating his companion Churchyard, who on being called as a witness was not forthcoming, and prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes on the charge of wilful murder.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN WALES. THH "BAD THIRD "-CAUSES AND REMEDY. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Dr. Ma-cnamara did Wales a good turn when he called the Welshman's attention to the irregularity of his child at school. Perhaps 11.11 he said was not quite palatable to a nation proud in letters; but we Welsh people mast leMn to give a readier ear to criticism than to flattery for while the latter only nurses an illusion the former wakes us up to the presentment of reality. I had expected to see the matter seriously dealt with by some Welsh educationalist, for our English friends can have no knowledge why things are so, but I ha.ve been disappointed no one seems to have touched, no, not even the fringe, of the question-" How is it that Wales in the attendance of her scholars at the Elementary schools is a bad third ?" With your kind per- mission, sir, I shall endeavour to point out to Welshmen the reasons, as they appear to me, for this unfortunate state of things, which means imperfect education and a substantial loss of money to the ratepayers. 1. Voluntary schools in the Principality have not that prestige which they have in England they are not so well equipped in any way, and consequently suffer in the attendance, which draws down the average for the whole country. 2. Wales, hating but a poor variety of in. dustries in her populous centres, suffers greatly from strikes, which threaten to be quite perennial in some place or another, causing much distress and unrest where nothing but comfort and con- tentment might have reigned. And their effects are far-reaching. I need only mention the great slate and coal strikes, the recrudescence of which might give little Wales in these days of keen competition a withering blow. And our tin trade unfortunately is not such as to give master or man r. sense of industrial repose a presentiment of impending evil seems blooding over all causing considerable disquietude among families, who are often on th3 mov* 3. Members of Welsh School Boards are generally elected on denominational lines, i.e., to represent the religious sect to which they belong. This is a palpable disadvantage, for the members oftentimes are not free to act, and to prosecute their fellow-church members is out of the ques- tion. And ministers and clergymen, who con- stitute a very large percentage of the members of Welsh School Boards, cannot withstand the pleadings of a woman for exemption or mercy- her tears dissolutionise them. 1 hat is no fault of theirs it is their nature-their Welsh nature, which is ever ready to look for mercy and never slow to extend, the same. Fancy a jury of Weish ministers Why, theiiihesrts would break to see a woman in trouble before them. Sym- pathetic men are they, and the working man owes them much. 4. 'Attendance officers are not so well paid M in England, though in country districts their duties are more laborious, for half of Wales is in the air. Nor are they so well supported in the discharge of their duties as are the like officers in England. The Welshman's sympathy again. 5. Holidays in Welsh schools are not so numer. ous as thev are in English schools, which, I surmise, will account for much. In the country districts of the Principality schools are open upon festive days, with but a miserable percentage of the number of scholars on the registers present— a direct loss to the ratepayers and a source of much annoyance to the teachers. I should like to draw School Boards' attention to this matter, for I entertain a lively suspicion that it accounts f-ir much ofijthe badness in Dr. Macnamara's and Mr Gray's condemnation. A day's holiday is a day of sunshine to the child, and the Government has made provision for it. There is nothing gained, not even educationally, when festivities proclaim and charm the day. The social ideas of the Englishman are broader than those of the Welshman. He likes his life to be rounded with a holiday. Bat the Welshman is an inveterate worker, and is never so contented as when he is at work. But the little things that we have to deal with are made of flesh and blood and when their hearts are on the green fields it is useless appealing to their understanding. I would say to Welsh School Boards, "Don't bsgruc. he half- holiday it pays well." The Engtisji-j. iu under- stands it, for it means financial gaiu --just like the Sais. The Teacher.Und,r this heading we may consider :— (a) The schoolmaster's social status. That, unfortunately, is not what it is in England, and nothing like what it is in Scotland. The result is that the Welsh schoolmaster's social influence among the parents of his scholars, despite his acknowledged ability and goodness, caleultttes for less than aoes'that of the English and Scotch masters. That, I believe, can a,dmit. of no refuta- tion. The ysgolfeistr, sir, u.3eds socia! enfran- chisement. I h ewe* of Leu noticed how at public gatherings and functions the schoolmaster in Wales sits ingloriously mute, while the aspiring lights of the district, often with bad English and worse lo^ric, dilate—much to their own delecta- tion, doubtless—upon the advantages of educa- tion, the duties of citizens, &-c.. &o. Of coarse, the reason for it lies in the fact that the teacher is paid out of the rates it is politic and wise on his part to be dumb when ratepayers meet: sufficient for him is his salary. In that way the ysgolfeistr becomes an important nobody. Inter- mediate ma.sters in this respect have a great advantage over elementary teachers; and I hope, with their superior education, they will make themselves felt outside the confines of their schools, so as to exercise greater influence, not only with the parents of their scholars, but also upon the public in general. Our elementary teachers, like Nonconformist ministers -who are almost invariably the best and ablest boys ia tne Sunday scbool-are generally the ablest among day scholars; and from whose ranks have emanated such men as Dr. John Rhys, Dr Henry Jones, Dr. Reginald Phillips, Principal Prys, Mr Marchant Williams. Mr William Jones, M.P., Mr Beria-h Evans, and a host of other brilliant Welsumen-leaders of thought among every denomination. In England schoolmasters are often leaders in their social environments, aspir- ing for high honours as citizens, which alone accounts for the very clever speakers to be found amongst their number. But the Welsh teacher, one,- he leaves school scarcely breathes, but retires into himself, looking on with remarkable complacency whilst he beholds men less gif-ed than himself possibly shape' he destinies of hia country. (b) School teachers amoQgst us are not always selected upon their merits their denomination in too many instances determines their appoint- ment Hence the staff in many schools iii Wales is Dot the best that might have been obtained. This again can a.dmit of no controversy. This state of things arises irom the prestige of the Church, which, though counting but one-third of the population among its followers', has nearly all the school appointments in the land open to its teachers, whereas the remaining two-thirds is restricted to Board schools only. Naturally thir very anomalou? state of affairs puts the ministert, and their followers on the alert, and in their efforts to circumvent the Churchman manage to checkmate one another—cleverly. Oh, that we were on common ground with every appointment for the man of merit '■ Gwawried y dydd. (c) Welsh people being so fond of home and of one another—for the Cymro s heart is a big tiiing-).re anxious to get their c.iiliren bettle down amongst them, partly because they them- slves being invariably oL the working com- munity-are in need. goodt people, of pecuniary asri^tance, but chiefly fiom parental affection, to have their children at home. The resuit is that such do not always command that respect which is due to them. and which would have been readily extended to them elsewhere. Of course there are numerous and grand excc-ptions- teachers whose force of character would win them respect anywhere; to know them is to honour them, even at borne..But Wales wants new Welsh blood in her villages and hamlets, and in some towns as well. I am not surprised, how. ever, that female assistants should remain at home, for their salaries are not sufficient to enaole them elsewhere to put on that appearance which wine respect. This is a pity. The assistant mistress deserves a more liberal recognition of ber ser- vices, and I hope she'll get it. (d) Welsh schools, especially upon a Friday, which is generally a bad day for attendance, do not have recourse to those special attractions for their scholars which is extensively practised in English schools. English m-iiiiigers interpret the Code more broadly than do Welsh managers—to the teacher's no less than to the schoiai's delight. The Welsh schoolmcster is a hard-working, capable, conscientious worker-like most of bie race-but he might easily make things more agreeable to himself, and consequently more pleasurable to the scholars. Much has been done of lato to beautify the school wall* with pictures that almost breathe perhaps we might now do more to interest the child and eu. liven the school days, butithese remarks have a general signification, and I am forgetting. In conclusion, permit me to express the opiniot that the immedia.te cure for this bad attendance- if the half-holiday be not i'urgottan—lies With the teacher, ^apposing he works under ordinary cir- cumstances. All inspectors maintain this, and they are right. Tiien the question arises, How is it the Welsh school master is unable to secure better atiencizf!.ea ?' How The Welsh school master, it must be remembered, is very much of the people he is the son of the work.i.Dg" Man- that lovely working man who struggles to get on. All honour to him but the schoolmaster, in consequence, does not command that authority which he ought to possess. And he has nothing like the-tnithority which his predecesspr under the British school system had 25 years kgo, before the establishment of the School Board. Then indeed be was the embodiment of authority, with the inevitable result that his average attendance with all his disadvantages, was better thau it if now. The master of & school must ever be the master there must be no compromise. Then his Welsh natu.re-his kindly, considers.teiheart— has sometbling to do with the matter. I know ic He is too ready to listen to the specious ^zoasai.' of some parents. The Welsh woman, you must know, sir, is a ennsnmrnateiorator in her own tongue, and cannot by any means be silenced except by it pasp-iona-te outburst of rhetoric by ihe teacher in a.nother language. And then het tears will flow, more eloquent still, and the pool Welsh schoolmaster collapses. For the benefit of young teachers I may lit excused, perhaps, for tendering this advicel "Deal with the absentees regularly and thoroughly at each opening of the school, and see parents about bad cases. They will thank you for it by-and-by e." This has been my own experience, and I have the testimony of a very capable attendance officer in Mid-Bhoadda, that it is e veritable panacea for the ill. In short, doff the Welshman occasionally, and don the schoolings- 1 am, Ac., J. ROWLANDS. Wannarlwydd School.