The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

THE cool effrontery- of Mr Q'Brie\1Tg act9 against Lord Salisbury is too funny for words. Last September Mr O'Brien paid a visit to Tipperary for the express purpose of preventing people taking unlet farms. Tipperary was the only quiet spot in the centre of a district sadly notorious for its crimes. It must be remembered that crime has been almost wholly confined to the South West portion of Ireland, and where the Parnellite vote numbers from 10 to 1 to 47 to 1 (Unionist). A ghastly roll of murder figures against its counties. It was there that Dempsey was shot on his way to Sunday Mass it was there that Martha I Lyden saw her husband dragged out of his house and murdered in cold blood, and, as if this were not enough, the ruffians seized upon her son, and shot him on the body of her husband! It was there that Rorke was assassinated for cutting hay as a hired labourer on an evicted farm; it was there that Tobin, a caretaker, was removed and a. coffin refused for his burial; it was there that Michael Forlian, sitting in the midst of a cart full of labourers whom he had just hired, was shot at by an undisguised man in broad day light, and, deserted by his companions, who ran away, was left to die on the roadside with his son a boy of fifteen. It was there thit Norah Fitzmiuvice, driving with her father to market with a cart full of pigs, utter seeing him attacked and mortally wounded, had the agony of watching hire slowly bleeding to death on the high road, whilst people came by and "passed by on the other side." These are only some cases of many. We have neither the time nor the space to detail the outrages in these savage spots. Suffice it to say they include poisoning of water and of cows, strangling cattle, hurling sheep lambs and horses over the cliffs into the sea, ripping open calves, cutting off the ears of animals, and even of a caretaker shooting people in bed through windows, and assaulting women and children. The victims of these horrors were in almost all cases boycotted. This is especially necessary to bear in mind when we consider what Lord Salisbury said at Watford. And now to our case. Tipperary had not been visited by Mr O'Brien for five years and had been singu- larly peaceful, when last September he suddenly descended upon it for the avowed purpose of rousing the people. He told them they were criminally apathetic and-heed- less of the terrible results of boycottiny within a few miles-he proceeded to advocate its employment on all landgrabbers. This taken in Connection with Mr O'Brien's admission (at the trial) that there had formerly been fearful outrages in Tipperary was ominously significant. Mr O'Brien went on to say land- grabbers must be stamped out, or else there was no alternative but the blunderbuss." This was at Ballyneale, and for this speech he stood hip triaj foe conspiracy, and was found guilty on March 19th of this year, at Watford. Lord Salisbury said Mr O'Brien, in language not so crude as I have used, but perfectly distinct, urged upon all who heard him,. that men who took unlet farms should be treated as they bad Ueen treated 'd'ti ring" the".ttst two years in the locality (South West Ireland), in which be (Mr O'Brien) spoke, that is to say, that they should bo murdered, robbed, their cattle shot and ill-treated, their farms devastated." For these words Mr O'Brien brought an action against Lord Salisbury for £ 10,000. The trial came off at Manchester last Friday and Saturday, and after five minutes' deliberation the jury returned a verdict in favour of the Prime Minister. As M r Gladstone himself has said that the ultimate result of boycotting was murder, we cannot be surprised at the verdict. Mr O'Brien's excuse that he only advocated legitimate boycotting, such as the Primrose Dames are allowed in England, sounds terribly unreal when we remember that he spoke in a district where the recollection of the fate of other boycotted persons must still have been fearfully dis- tinct. When a black list, such as we have enumerated of the neighbourhood of Tip- perary, can be brought against the Primrose Dames, it will be time to compare them with Irish malefactors. The evidence at the trial was very interesting, and will well repay per- usal, if only for the strange light it throws oh the Gladstonians. Is it possible they can still rely on anything that Mr O'Brien says ? When he talks about Bloody Balfour and his wilful murders," are they aware that in 1884 in answer to a question "What of Gladstone 1" he replied, WeU he is one of the best of the cut-throats." Do they know that a few short years ago he published the following article on Lord Spencer, Proofs of the most appalling crimes against the present Irish Administration (Mr Gladstone's!) are ac- cumulating in such masses that nothing short of -the impeachment of Earl Spencer not even his prompt retirement-can satisfy the Irish mind. The last English ruler of Ire- land who was impeached, and whose head was cut off (Strafford), was guilty of very much more venial offepces. Intimidating juries in- to false verdicts was one of his peccadilloes. Is it a worse crime to intimidate uncom- plaisant juries than never to allow them to be juries at all, but to put murderers-made-easy from the Orange and Freemason Lodges in their place 1 Strafford was not accused of killing men of letting known murderers go unharmed, or instigating foul criminals to assail his political opponents, and then screening them behind the Viceregal iEgis when they got the worst of it; of writing autograph letters of thanks to convicted swindlers, and placing them high in the public service; of maintaining out of secret funds a detective department which was simply a devilish factory of crime and outrage, a cave into which unsuspecting youth was seduced, to emerge on the gallows, or in a convict cell for life. These are charges for which public opinion has in vain striven, in the Press and in Parliament, to bring Earl Spencer to an account. We do not expect that his allies in the English Parliament will hand Earl Spencer over to the public executioner but we will very cheerfully force the verdict of history, when the Irish indict- mentiis unfolded, as to what would be his fate if he had perpetrated on English freemen convict cell for life. These are charges for which public opinion has in vain striven, in the Press and in Parliament, to bring Earl Spencer to an account. We do not expect that his allies in the English Parliament will hand Earl Spencer over to the public executioner but we will very cheerfully force the verdict of history, when the Irish indict- mentiis unfolded, as to what would be his fate if he had perpetrated on English freemen the daughters, crimes, and perfidies which will be the monuments of his rule in Ireland —After reading the above tirade, Unionists can well afford to smile at Irish rant and to take their description of evictions, brutality, and miseries at their true worth. When Mr O'Brien was confronted with his article, he owned that he was unhappily wrong about Earl Spencer, but right about his subordinates." Possibly, if the subordinates become Home Rulers and his allies, he may own that he was "unhappily wrong about them," too, and some day may even offer them the reparation which drew forth Mr Balfour's witty remark, "Mr O'Brien," he said, "must always be blackening something. At one time it was Lord Spencer'scharacter, and now that that occu- pation has gone, he is offering to black his boots."

SOCIETY AND PERSONAL. t." The younger branches of the Royal Family, following the example of their father, the Prince of Wales, are doing good service to the country in performing acts of public utility. Prince George of Wales, on Wednesday, 17th, laid the foundation stone of the new spacious buildings acquired at Chialehurst for the Royal Naval School. This excellent establishment has, as Bis Royal Highness pointed out, supplied more officers to Her Majesty's Navy and Marines than any other. The old buildings were at New Cross where the Marquis of Granby and a few semi- detached houses alone surrounded the building. Now it is in a perfect warren of homes, and the boys naturally suffer from want of fresh air and breathing room. The school affords many ad- vantages, and has excellent endowments in the shape of scholarships, cadetships, etc. So many Welsh boys have' been educated there that it, too, became in a measure connected with Wales. Originally, it was intended for the sons of Naval and Marina officers only, now it is open to the sons of civilians. When Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, Countess of Fife, pays her first visit to her northern home, I believe she will pass to the threshold of Mar Lodge beneath an arch of swords upheld by kilted clansmen of her noble husband, who almost rivals his late father in his love of Highland ceremonies and traditional customs. The scene should be delightfully picturesque, judging by my memory of a picture of an incident of the kind, painted a few years agotby, 1 think, Mr Caton Woodville. The making of the Princess's trousseau has been distributed most impartially among the large shops and dressmakers in London, Ireland, and Scot- land and her lingerie, of which she has a very large quantity, is made at some of the many charitable institutions in London for providing employment to women. It is said that the Princess of Wales has taken the greatest trouble not to give more to one firm than another and she has succeeded admirably, for she has offended no one, and kept the secret of where the trousseau is made. # A capital story is narrated of the Duke of Wellington by the Rev. J. Tillard Bonner. The Field-Marshal was asked for a subscription in aid of the restoration of a grand old church, but he declined. His letter was characteristic, and it was sold for £ 5, so that a subscription was obtained after all. The wonder is that the letter did not sell forR20. Here it is:—" The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr C-. As Mr C— feels that his letter needs an apology, the Duke will say no more on that subject. But he must say that, as there is not a church, chapel, school- bouse, or even a pagoda, built, from the North to the South Pole, or to the uttermost ends of the earth, to which he, the Duke, is not called upon to contribute, he is not surprised that Mr C-, having already raised seven thousand five hundred pounds towards the restoration of Church, should make application to the Duke, who has nothing to say to S—or S—shire." Mr Augustine Birrell, the new member for West Fife, has a good word to say of heckling." It is a great safeguard to the honesty of candidates, and it would be a very good thing if, within reason, it was introduced in London. It gives the working classes a real intellectual interest in politics which they do not possess here, and puts a candidate on his metal. But I confess that the practice seems to me to be liable to abuses. At one of my meetings I spoke for twenty minutes and was heckled for an hour and a half. At the beginning of the contest I was asked questions honestly, and purely for the sake of eliciting information, but by and bye my opponents sent hecklers to my meetings simply for the sake of tripping me up and getting me to argue with their representatives. It needs to be discreetly nsea." V It is said that the one awkward habit of which the Shah is still guilty is-the peculiar one of throwing asparagus ends over his left shoulder, and that this is only done in deference to an old Persian superstition, which says that the faithful must either forego the dainty altogether or consume it at the cost of perpetual ill luck, unless this awkward antidote is religiously observed. V If report be true the best and most suitable decoration for the Shah at present would be the order of the Bath. The Shah is credited with 2000 children. He imagines all the Cabinet Ministers and officials who attend him to be children of the Queen. A considerable average of oats was cut on the 18th inst, round about Maidenhead. London papers generally look on the recent Carmarthenshire election as a decided success for the Conservative cause. The Globe gives a very laudatory article. A minister not 100 miles from Carmarthen wants the names of all Irish Nonconformist ministers who signed the memorable petition to Lord Salisbury and the Marquis of Hartington. He can most surely get them. Colonel Eyre, one of the members for Lincoln- shire, who kindly came down to speak in the late Carmarthenshire election, is the 35th member of his family, who has sat in Parliament since 1400. In 1886, he succeeded in turning an adverse majority of over 1100, into a majority for himself of P5, and addressed fifty meetings in three weeks. Mr and Mrs Peel, of Taliaris Park, and their family, have gone to Barmouth for change of air. V Mr and Mrs Gwynne, of Monacbty, arrived last week at Blaise Castle from Jersey. The marriage of Alice Lady Lisburne and Lord Amherst, will take place on September, the 28th. # I should imagine that Mr Jackson, the Finan- cial Secretary to the Treasury, will hardly be en- couraged to make a second trial of the new method whereby he set himself to promote his son's efficiency as a cricketer. Young Mr Jackson, the captain of the Harrow eleven that achieved so decisive a victory at Lord's last week, was promised by his indulgent father the sum of five guineas for every wicket he should bowl and one guinea for every run he should make. The Harrow captain thoroughly rose to the occasion, for in his only innings he made no less than sixty-eight runs-the highest individual score of the match-while he contrived, when bowling to take four of his opponents' wickets. I think Mr Jackson pere has some reason to congratulate himself that the collapse of Eton deprived his son of the chance of a second innings, or there is no knowing to what sum the little account might have extended. As it was, the match cost the rash Minister no less than JE92 8s., and he is probably convinced by this time that his son is a sufficiently good cricketer to require no further pecuniary stimulus. May I suggest that the same sort of encouragement might be beneficially offered by fond parents to their daughters for proficiency in lawn tennis, and that a guinea a sett would be doubtlesa accepted as adequate remuneration.

THE Pembroke and Tenby Railway make no alterations in their trains for August. REMISSION OF RENT.—Mr D. Pugh, M.P., intends to remit 25 per cent. to his tenants at the next audit in August. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. —The usual fortnightly meeting of the Board of Guardians was held at the Union Workhouse, on Saturday, Mr J. Hughes (chairman) presiding. There was no business except the usual routine business. LECTURE.—The Rev. T. Eynon Davies, London, delivered a lecture at Lammas St. Chapel Schoolroom, on Monday last, on Glad- stone." THE NEW MEMBER FOR WEST CARMARTHEN- SHIRE.—Mr Lloyd Morgan, the new member for West Carmarthenshire, took his seat in the House of Commons on Monday. He was introduced by Mr Stuart Rendel and Mr Bowen Rowlands. OLD COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAILM-AItTHBlq.-Messre Henry Evans, Felinfach, St. Clears; D. E. Jenkins, Newport; and T. G. Lewis, Trehiddion, Llanstephan three pupils of the above school, passed the Matriculation Examination of the London University last week. SCHOOL OF ART.—The following are the results of the late May examination :-In building con- struction, Daniel Jones, passed 1st class in the Elementary Stage in practical, plain, and solid geometry, David G. Phillips, Margaret A. Jones, Charlotte H. Lewis, Emily L. Phillips, and Ed- ward D. Evans, passed. CARMARTHENSHIRE INFIRMARY.—The Secre- tary begB respectfully to acknowledge the follow- ing" :— Basket of fruit from Mrs Parkinson, Castle Pygyn toys from Misses Ethel and Daisy Wells; flowers from Mrs Harris, Bryn Towy; flowers from Dr W. L. Hughes; flowers from Mrs Finch Illustrated papers from Mr Williams, Ivy Bush fruit and preserves from Miss Hughes, Green Hall. SUNDAY CLOSING IN ENGLAND.—Petitions were presented in the House of Commons on Tuesday in favour of closing public-houses on Sunday in England, amongst others by Mr Lloyd Morgan from the Llanfihangel-ar-Arth School Board and by Mr Bowen Rowlands from the board of guar- dians, Aberayron the school board, Llangoed- more and the inhabitants of Cardigan. BOROUGH POLICE COURT.-These sessions were held on Monday, before Messrs Howell Howells (Mayor), J. Hughes, and J. Lewis.—Richard Davies, Cambrian Place, watohmaker, was charged by P.C. Barnhill with being drunk and disorderly, on Thursday (18>h inst.), and was fined 10s and 7s 6d costs. Ti e temporary trans- fer of the license of the pre n SO > cf Mr J. Hun ton Smith, in Queen-street granted to R. A. Holding. MLi* COUNTY PETTY SizssioNs. -These sessions were held on Saturday, before Messrs. Grismond Philipps, J. L. Philipps, and C. W. Jones. P.C. William Thomas charged Wm. Daniels, Bryn- gwili, Newchurch, with allowing three cows and a heifer to stray on the highway, in the parish of Abergwili, on the 11th July. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 3d. for each animal, and 7s costs. PARK-Y-VELVET-GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. Another pupil of Mr Cerridfryn Thomas has very success- fully passed on his first attempt the preliminary pharmaceutical examination, viz: Richard John Williams, son of Mr John Williams, Engineer, Francis-terrace. Miss Liza Maries-Thomas haa obtained a First Class in General Biology (Science and Art Department). MR. W. R. EDWARDS EMPLOYES ANNUAL TRIP.-The employes at Mr W. R. Edwards' place of business, The Emporium, Guildhall- square, had their annual trip on Thursday (18th inst.), paying a visit to Pendine. About 50 started about eight in the morning in brakes from Guildhall-square, reaching Pendine just in. time to enjoy a bathe in the tide. After a most pleasant day spent at this little watering place, the party reached home about eleven. 1ST V.K. THE WELSH KEGIMENT.-Urdersf(t the week ending August 3rd, 1889. Officer ft t the week, Lieut. Jenkins. Orderly sergeants, U. H. Carpenter and D. T. Llewellyn. Company drill on Monday, and guard moanting on Friday, at 7.30 p.m., in the cattle market, plain clothes. Class firing on Monday and Friday, and on Tuesday for recruits, at 2.30 p.m. (weather per- mitting). The Recruit Prize of JE3 will be fired for on Thursday, 1st August, by all recruits who have fired 40 rounds of ball ammunition previous to that date. Shooting to commence at 2 pm, punctually; distances, 400 and 500 yards; 10 rounds at each class firing positions. HIGH SCHOOL, CARMARTHEN. —The following girls have passed the Kensington Local ExaminM tion -1st Class Junior Edith Smith (honours); 2nd Class Junior Gwendolen Rumsey (honours), Lillie White (honours), Maria Lucas (honours), Annie Timothy (honours), Annie Daviea (honours). 1st Class Preliminary Marianne Parry (honours), Annie Lewis; Gwynnedd Daridf 2nd Class Preliminary Owen Williams (honours)^ Gwendoline Howell (honours), Shirley Lewis (honours). 3rd Class Preliminary Alice Olive (prize), Constance Brigstocke, Minna Morris, Marcella Phillips, Maggie Edwards (part 3rd). Trinity College, Music Gwendolen Rumsey, Junior Theory (honours) Mabel Cavill, Junior Theory (pass). SUNDAY SCHOOL TREATS -Zion Chapel.-On Thursday (18th inst.), the scholars of the above Sunday school had their annual treat, the school being conveyed in breaks to Llanstephan. On their arrival the inner man was looked to, and some 150 were treated to buns and milk, a tea being provided soon afterwards. The usual games were indulged in during the afternoon, the superintendent of the school (Alderman T. Thomas) and the pastor (Rev. T. Green) being indefatigable in their exertions to make every- thing go off well.-St. David's Church.—The annual outing of those schools is now looked for- wards to with interest in Carmarthen, and almost converted into a general holiday in the town. There was no exception to this rule when the scholars went down to Ferryside this year, on Friday morning last. After a short service in St. David's Church, conducted by the Vicar, a move was made to the Barrack-square, where a proces- sion was formed, and headed by the band of the 1st V.B. the Welsh Regiment, the scholars pro- ceeded through the principal streets to the Town Station, where a number of friends were in wait- ing to swell the numbers of visitors to the Ferry." At that place games were indulged in until, at the sound of the word Tea," a rush was made to the National Schoolroom, where it was served at something like 4 o'clock. Tea over, the company broke up again, and followed either Mr E. C. Evans, Mr Barker, or Mr Cooke, who got up the races and other contests, and gave prizes to those who 'deserved them. At about seven the scholars were got to Ferryside Station, and a start made for home, all having thoroughly enjoyed themselves. On reaching Carmarthen a halt was made in Guildhall-square, where a cordial vote of thanks was given to the Vicar, who, in returning thanks, referred to the excellent band they had listened to that day, under the able conductorship of Mr John Jones, saying he was highly pleased with them. God save the Queen" was played, and a general dispersion took place. Water-street Chapel. Ferryside was the scene of the above Sunday School's annual treat on Tuesday last. JOINT COUNTIES' LUNATIC ASYLUM. The quarterly meeting of visitors of the Joint Counties' Lunatic Asylum was held on Wednes- day, present—Messrs J. Lewis Philipps (in the chair), Morris Davies, George Griffith, Lewis James, Colonel D. E. Jones, Messrs Howell Rees, John Lewis, Enoch Davies, David Lleyd, J. F. Stamper, and Wm. Williams Dr. Heardci (Medical Superintendent), and Mr W. Morgan Griffiths (clerk to the visitors).—A letter was read from Lord Emlyn, expressing his regret at his inability to be present.—The visiting com- mittee's report and Dr. Hoarder's report were. read.—Dr. Powell's resignation was tendered and accepted, and it was resolved that the Medical Superintendent advertise for a successor. It weB resolved that the junior medical attendant's salary commence at 2100, and Dr. Lloyd gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that it be increased by 210 per year, and stop at E130 per year.—Colonel Jones proposed, and Mr Morris Davies seconded, that the architect be re- quested to examine and report to the visiting committee on the 7th prox. upon the conditluu- of the towers, and that the committee be em- powered to order the execution of the work if found expedient. This was agreed to.-A letter from Mr Treharne to the Asylum clerk as to his tender was read, and it was ordered that the clerk write to say that the tender was not ac- cepted.—The question of the admission of the Press to the meetings of the committee was con. sidered, Mr Enoch Davies proposing that re-. porters be admitted. This was seconded,. and an amendment that the question be ad. journed to the October meeting was moved by Mr G. Griffiths, seconded by Dr. Stamper, ana-i carried by seven votes to two agaitist. The I question as to the re-adjustment of fees for private patients was also deferred until the October meeting.—Dr. Ree9 gave notice that at the next meeting he would introduce the question in relation to the religious ministrations at the Asylum.

BIRTHS. JoNi&s. -On the 19th inst., at Llanybyther, the wife of Mr Jones, chemist, of a daughter. WILLIAMS. Ou the 22ud inst., at Cambray House, Parade, Carmarthen, the wife of Mr W. J. Williams, of a son. MARRIAGES. HUGHES POwELL-On the 24th inst, at St. Edmund's Pariah Church, Crickhowell, by the Rev L. S. Staley, curate in charge, the Rev E. J. Hughes, third son of the late W. Gamons Hughes, Glancothy, Carmarthen, to Lottie Auriel, eldest daughter of James PoweH, Crickhowell Breconshire. LAWRF.NCE-HOC.ARTH. -On the 16th inst., at St. Marylebone Church, by the Rev. R. Gwynne Lawrence, assisted by the Rev. T. E. Lawrence, Rector of Lathbury, Newport Pagnell, brothers of the bridegroom, Henry John Hughes Lawrence, of Waungron, Pembrokeshire, to Edith Georgina, only daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Hogarth. C. B.. 26th Cameronians. LEWIS JONES. July 19th, at Llanwenog Church, by the Rev. H. Jones, B.A., Mr. Thomas Lewis, of Beiligwyn, Llandyssil, to Miss Jane Jones, Llechwedd, Llanwenog. PLATTS—PEDLAR.—July 17th, at Rusholm Con. gregational Church, Manchester, by the Rev J. C. Finlayson, minister, Barnard, second son of Peter Platts, of Gainsborough, to Annie Maud, youngest daughter of Charles Pedlar, Green- heys, Manchester, and late of Carmarthen. DEATHS. BARRETT.—July 23rd, at 103, Lammas-street, Carmarthen, after a long illness, Charlotte, relict of the late Mr Luke Barrett, of Earlswood, Shirenewton, near Chepstow, formerly of Cardiff: deeply regretted. TAYLOR. July 14th, at 3, Barnsfield-terrace, Carmarthen, Violet Frances (Tottie), the dearly loved child of Francia Henry, and i Lavinia Taylor, aged 4 years and 7 months,