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"OWEN GLYNDWR."|
"OWEN GLYNDWR." (Continued.) A kinder fate would have placed Owen with his 10,000 men by the side of Hotspur at the Battle of Shrewsbury against King Henry on July 21st, ■ 1403. The course of history would at any rate have been different. At the time that one tradition credits him with watching the event of the battle from the safe shelter of an oak-tree he was invest- ing the castle of Dynevor, little knowing that the seal was then being irrevocably set upon his own fate and that of his cause. His march through South Wales had been more like a triumphal pro- gress than a conquerors march. The castles of Llandovery and Llandilo Fawr were burnt, and Car- marthen reduced to ashes. Having heard that tho men of Flint had seceded to Henry IV. after the Battle of Shrewsbury, he hurried up North to inspire them with fresh courage, invaded Herefordshire, and raised a large sum of money at the sword's point. The Dean of Hereford wrote to the I £ ing in great, great haste that the whole country will be lost unless he marches night and day to save it, and added P.S. Carmarthen burnt." lost unless he marches night and day to save it, and added "P.S. Carmarthen burnt." Gn the 15th September the King was at Hereford, and a few days later amongst the ruinn of Carmar- then issuing vain pardons, proclamations, and de- crees of confiscation. Glyndwr was invisible. With- in four days Henry was back at Hereford with Owen at his heels capturing Caerphilly, Newport, and Caerlon Castle, and threatening even Hereford and I Gloucester. j 1404.—In January, 1404, Harlech Castle fell, and Owen transferred his family there, as Svccartli and Glyndyfrdwy had been burnt by the Prince of W_ales in the previous year. 1404 was the year in which Owen, as "Tywysog Cymru," convened his first Parliament to consider the future of Wales. It met at Macliynileth in a house which stands to tins day, nearly opposite the gates of Plas Machyn- <L ai w as composed of "four persons of sufficient consequence from each cantref." Amongst those who attended was Dafydd ap Llewellyn ap Howell, Dafydd Gam (squint-eyed Davy), a dis- tinguished landowner from Brecon, whose great, grandfather had fought at Crecy and Poitiers. As a youth he had been compelled to flee from Brecon for killing a neighbour, to the household of John of Gaunt, where he was brought up with Henry Boling- broke, who restored him subsequently to his pro- perty in Brecon, and appointed him to high positions in S. »V ales. Feigning that he had seceded from Henry IV. he attended parliament with the inten- tion of assassinating Owen. His design was dis- covered, and he was imprisoned, probably in Dol- badarn, whence ho was only liberated just before the death of Glyndwr in 1416. Ho lived to fight for Henry V. at Agincourt, with his son-in-law, Roger Vychan: both fell on the field of battle, Davy the credited original of Sh&kespea.re's Fluellin, being knighted while dying. About 18 months before this another attempt had been made upon Owen's life by his host and' relative, Howel Selo at his house at Nannan overlooking the Mawddw. Whilst they were both out in the park, Howel, pretending to take aim at a deer, discharged his arrow full at Owen s breast. The latter had, with what proved to be but necessary forethought, put on a shirt of mail beneath his tunic. Howel was never again seen -lit6' Nannan was at onco burnt to the ground. *orty years afterwards, near the spot where ho was le.,t seen, a skeleton, supposed to te his, was found in a hollow oak-tree, and is referred to by Sir Walter Scott in his "Marmion.' What his aspirations were for Wales Owen pictures in a letter to the French King dated from Pennal, near Machynlleth, March 31st, 1406, and still pre- served amongst the national records in Paris. (1) Wales was to be independent and governed by a Prince and Parliament. (2) The Welsh Church was to be independent and served by none but Welsh-speaking clergy. St. David's was to be restored to its position of Metro- politan Church. (3) The foundations of two universities, for North and South Wales respectively. Owen was now at the height of his power. lie, held royal court at Harlech. His envoys, John ne' Hanmer and Gruffydd Yonge, his chancellor were received by the King of France as those" of a sovereign King; his support was welcomed by the Avignon Pope XIII. On January 12th, 1405, Owen signed a treaty of alliance with France at. Llanbadarn, near Aberv twyth. There was a plot to carry off the young earl of March, the Teal heir to the English throne, from Windsor to Owen's headquarters, and was only frus- trated by the capture of Lady Despcncer and her Gloucestershire, just as they were about to cross the Severn into Wales. Four years it took "our dread and illustrious prince to become the reigning Princo of W ales": four years more he was but a solitary wanderer in his native land. In 1405 Rhys Gethin was severely defeated at Grosmont, near Monmouth, with a loss of 80 dead. At Mynydd-Pwli-mclin, in Breconshiro, Owen's brother Tudor suffered a still worse defeat, Tudor himself being killed and Glyndwr's son, Gruffydd, being taken prisoner. In July, 1405, 10,000 French landed at Milford. The. combined Franco-Meisli army, after capturing Haverfordwest, and ravaging Glamorgan, were en- camped at Woodbury Hill, nine miles from Worces- ter, by the 10th of August. Here Henry met them, but did not venture upon an attack. After a week of inaction tho allied army retreated into Wales followed by Henry, who gave* up the pursuit when the whole of his supplies were captured by Glyndwr's soldiers. On September 10th, 1405, Henry, with. a large force started out from Hereford on his fifth invasion of Wales. It was the same old story. The heavens shed rain in sheets, every brook was a torrent— every river an angry flood; the provisions, which were not carried off or captured, were ruined; the soldiers were drenched, starved, and spiritless, and by October 1st, what was left of the army, was back at Worcester. Just before Christmas Owen saw. with equal pleasure, the departure of the French; the alliance had not proved useful. On February 28th. 1406, Glyndwr and Mortimer crossed over from Harlech to Aberdaron to meet at the house of David Daron. Dean of Bangor, the Earl of Northumberland, and Earl Bardolph. who were in rebellion against the King of England, and here was signed the "Indenture of Agreement," whereby Owen was to have Wales ,and England equally divied between Northumberland and Morti- mer. Little was to come of this. Northumberland and Bardolph wore defeated and killed on Brancliam' Moor in March. 1408. and with them died Owen's last hope of outside lielp, During the years 1407-8 Owen remained unmolested; at Harlech. By this time, say the lolo (Morganwg) manuscripts, "Wales had been so impoverished that. even the means of barely sustaining lifo could not be obtained but by rewards of the King' Glamor- gan and the Vale of Towy in the Southland in^le- sea in the North, fell away from Glyndwr "from sheer weariness of strife" and threatening, destitu- tion. from Anglesea alone 2,112 men purchased their pardon at Beaumaris at a cost to themselves of Disheartened by these important defections he is said to have Wandered about the country in tTI kW1SCf° v-r ,th<r/ea- sentiments of his people. in^n^ L°{ Vale C[UCLS' near Llangollen, walk- W, ^w^ns earJy morning, came across mm Sir Abbott you have risen too early," said txlyndwr. No, answered the Abbott, "it is vou who have risen too early-by a hundred years." silence1™' 'turned on his heel and departed in In the Iolo manuscripts is a story that unarmed and accompanied, by a servant he came to tho Castle of Coity and requested, in French, a night s lodging from the castellan, Sir Laurence Berkroil^ who placed the best that the castle afforded before b unknown guest, and begged him to prolong his V • inducement he informed the traveller that ir was quite possible ho might in such case be fortunate enough to see the great Owen Glyndwr who, it was rumoured, was in the neighbourhood, and to secure whom, alive or dead, was his great. l Yni"' -?n t,u' -no,nt his departure, Owen dis- posed his identity, and the storv goes on to 6ay that Sir Lawrence was struck dumb with amazement and Iolo CP^rCr-°f-Speech- from that "SSST -iolo Lrocil, in impassioned verse, anneals to S.ore™o ricto°/.r°m 1"d'°l?' ""d lMd ,he P™!1* °°« more to y ,P7 ni'th gar Harri, Adfyd aeth. a wyd fyw di? Ai od wyd, a gwayw o dan Dyred, dangos dy darian! Deigr Cadwaladr Fendigaid Dyred a dwg dir dy daid: Dyga ran dy garenydd, Dwg ni o'n rhwym, dygn yn rhvdd. His re-appearance is dramatic. Aberystwith Cattle- was being beseiged by PrincD Henry, Earl War- wick, and the Duke of York, by land and lea with cannon and siege train, towers, and scaffolds' It, wa-inoblydef ended by Rhys ap Gruffydd ap Llew- ellyn. It is characteristic of Owen th~hr hH Henry, finding it impregnable, sat down to reduced by starvation. Provisions soon began to fad and We[ h nn TT ?ladVn Ju!? a compromise Tho *? £ *$$■ \Ua(Lk'C'to tho aPProaching fall of Tter- y^twith that the Prince was publicly thanked for his services. But on the verv d-iv +W "/■ a ror was passed Owen slipped into Aberystwyth 4ith° a strong force, repudiated the agreement and hranrl But star was on the wane. In 1408 their during the siege, and his wife and children"died In taptrnty in London. Of the fate of Glyndwr's nothing is known. Owen relapsed "TaduaHv fnt of11u" Ls,f Lri onei-,l<"t V .«■ £ battle or executed Bi sJam in him so much of tlw tar of war, and who, though knee. frK,ndk>s. was too proud to bend his a s^°Pherd Owen wandered down Itor' 1 °r l11^' found refuge in his dau«-h M°nnington, where he died in 1416 S«traKW[? ?T llOS Chiefly in P^ience of hi, • tlreless energy, his strength of will his :W^»{ £ KDC°' hi> iver One picturesque old tradition has it that he and Oeof fetTvSl their arms in a °"|V H"r cc'">7'* "y of distress S read at a meeting of the 1,5 Dr- Ilw«.
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND NABOTH'S…
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND NABOTH'S VINEYARD Under the heading Tho People's Budget" Mr. Lloyd George has published his Budget speeches in book form (Hodder and Stoughton, Is. net). For this work he has written a preface, the last para- graph of which is destined to prove of very great importance in tho coming controversy. It is Mr. Lloyd George's own account-and no man can pro- fess to know better in this matter than the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer-of the policy which inspires the land clauses of the Budget:— Those provisions must have the effect eventually of destroying the selfish and stupid monopoly which .now so egregiously mismanages the land. Only the business community in this country, and those who have been associated with it all their lives, can fully appreciate the extent to which the present ownership of land hampers and embarrasses trade and in- dustry. Ask any man with a growing business in town or village in this country, and he will tell you aiioro than all the theorists and agitators in Europo about the mischief done by the unintelligent greed ■of some of the land-owning classes. It is not merely that extravagant prices are demanded and impossible conditions imposed; but what a business man minds oven more is that an atmosphere of uncertainty is created by the powers of incessant interference and inquisition reserved for the landlord and his agents. The Budget strikes the first real blow at this tnechanism of extortion and petty persecution. No class of the cotnmunity will have greater reason to feel joy at the triumph of the Budget than the men engaged in putting their beet quality of mind it nd morale into the building up of the commercial -greatness of our nation." Certain things are clear from this passage. It is tho intention of the Budget to destroy "the selfish and stupid monopoly which now so egregiously mis- manages the land." The present system, we are told, hampers and emoarrasses trade and indus- try." Finally, we are informed that the Budget "strikes the first real blow at the mechanism of ex. tortion and petty persecution." Surely this passage is a complete justification of those who hold, as wo have always held, that the land clauses of the Budget strike directly at tho principle of private property in land, and are the first step towards the policy of nationalisation. Mr. Lloyd George, it will be noted, does not talk about the necessity of being able to acquire land easily and cheaply when it is required by the public-a. proposition to which all reasonable men will assent. What he does is to arraign the present owners of land in this country as being guilty not only of a selfish and stupid mono- poly," but of egregious bad management. The' landowners of England-there is the enemy. Thero are the men who are throttling the trade and com- merco of the country, and on whom the swift and just vengeance of the community must fall. We arc glad that the issue has been put so clearly and so plainly, for we can now discuss it unhampered by the genial sophistries with which Mr. Asquith, and those who have been termed the serious members of the Cabinet," have dealt with this question. They have asured us, it may bo remembered, that confisca- tion, vindictiveness, or anything ir the nature of an attack on private property or in favour of land nationalisation is absolutely and entirely foreign to the ideas of the Government. The first point which we desire to make in regard to the attack on the institution of private property in land is that there is nothing new about it. That attack is one of the oldest things in the world. From time immemorial there has been a desire on tho part of a section in most communities to seize the landed property of individuals on various pleas. Curiously enough also, from time immemorial a predatory policy of this sort has almost always been indirect in its nature. Mankind at largo instinctively realise the immense importanco to human civilisa- tion and human freedom of the institution of private property in land as well as in other things. There- fore a frontal attack has seldom been made upon the institution. When people have wanted to take other people's land they have seldom said outright that there should be no privato ownership of land. Instead they have denounced the existing holders as bad men, who might on that ground very properly lie deprived of their property. This, as the passage from Mr. Lloyd George's preface shows, is the policy which is going to be put forward on 'behalf of the Government and the Liberal Party at the coming elections. Curiously enough, it follows al- most exactly the analogy of what happened in the famous case of Naboth's vineyard. As our readers lenow, we have often had occasion to point out in these columns examples of the practical and poli- tical wisdom of the Bible. A particularly good ex- sample is to be found in the aforesaid story. The fiarallel between the action of the Socialists who in- spire the policy of the present Government and the incident recounted in the twenty-first chapter of the First Book of Kings is curiously close. Ahab the King, who represented the sovereignty of the Israelitish nation and constituted its Govern- ment, desired to get possession of land owned by a landlord named Naboth. But Naboth wished to keep his own possessions. Ahab, after the custom universal in such transactions, began by talking about his entire willingness to deal justly and 'generously and to pay the full money-value of the land re- quired.. But Naboth replied; "The Lord forbid it me, that I should give tho inheritance of my fathers unto thee." Note hero that there was no allega- tion, as some Socialistic-ally minded commentators I may have declared, that the ground was required for an urgent public purpose. Ahab wanted tho field, .inO that was enough. lie did not profess to give any other reason.. Like the persons who now happen to be in power, he was full of I anger and disgust at the refusal of Naboth to part with his 'land. "And he laid him down upon his bed. and turned away hit, face. and would eat no bread." Then came to Ahab the cunning and in- genious counseller who inspired, his policy, Jezebel asked him why his spirit was sad, and when she heard the reason, she acted after the manner of so many counsellors of rulers, whether sovereign demo- cracies or sovereign Monarchs. Sho at once invoked the implacablo and irresistible powers of sovereignty, and used the words which are sounded so often In the ears of tyrant mobs and tyrant Princes. Doet thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." What was her next action? The analogy with tho policy of Mr. Lloyd George is really so close as to be almost comic. This astuto cle-ctionecrer was far too wise to seize the land at once by sending a body of soldiers to take possession. Instead: She wrote letters in Ahab's name, and Sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. And she wrote in the letters, saying. Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth en high among the people: and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he die. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him: and the. men of Belial bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vinevard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. And it came to Pass* when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the Tineyard I of Naboth the Jezrelite, to take possession of it." Note how closo is the analogy. When our modern Naboths resist the first step in the process of taking their land from them, a. campaign is orga- nised against them exactly like that organised by Jezebei. Two ingenious orators-Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill—are let loose, not to prove that private property in land is a bad thing, or to declare that when the sovereign power desires land it ought to bo able to take it, but to denounco the existing holders of the land for being "Dukes," for having opposed the will of the people, and for having spoken against the democracy,—the modern equivalent of cursing God and tho King. Just as the two sons of Belial denounced Naboth for an act of treason, so we are, in effect, told by Mr. Winston Churchill and Ir. Lloyd George that Dukes and landlords are bad citizens, and deserve no mercy at the hands of the State. Whether the analogy will hold good remains to be seen. It is obvious, however, that it is the intention of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill not merely to denounce the Lords and landlords as guilty of treason to the demo- cracy, but to induce the democracy to take them out and stone them with stones till they are dead.- that is, put an end to landlords altogether. For ourselves, we believe that the analogy will not hold good; but even if it did, and if at the fast. which is so soon to be proclaimed—i.e., the General Election -the landlords of England are set on high among the people and stoned to death, the triumph of our Jezebels and Ahabs, and of those who are their instruments, will not last long, even though we may be sure that the punishment will not be so drastic as that described in the Bible narrative:— And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying. Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it. And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? and thou speak unto him. Raying, Thus baith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick they blood, even thine. And Ahab said to Elijah, Haft thou found me. 0 mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord." But though that was the final outcome in Israel of tho policy corresponding to that now preached by Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill, we have little fear of its being repeated in Britain to. day. No doubt our demagogues will continue to bring their accusations against those who own land in Britain, but they will, we believe, preach to deaf ears, for the people of this country are not only not predatory by nature, but they instinctively realise how much the things which they value—liberty, security, and an economic system which by stimulat- ing production makes provision for human wants- aro based upon the principle of privato property, including private propery in land.—("Tho Specta- tor.")
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LLANDDAROG A branch of the Church of England Men's Society is to he estabhshed in this parish, and a meeting was held for that purpose on Thursday, December 2nd, when the Rev. T. Madoc Jones, Gowerton, Swansea, gave a stirring address on the objects and aiiiis of the society. Notwithstanding the rou.rh weather a large number attended, and it is hoped the^jnatte £ _jvill_be_taken 11)) warmly. I
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CARMARTHEN COUNTY
CARMARTHEN COUNTY SATURDAY, December 4th, before Mr. F. Dudley Williams-Drummond, Hafodneddyn (chairman), and Mr. Hughes. Middleton Hall. DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES. W. P. Davies, Abergwili, was fined 5s. and 11s. 6d. costs for being drunk at the White Mill Inn on the 15th ult. P.C. Evans proved the case. ALLEGED NIGHT POACHING. John Evans, labourer, Cross-street, and Benjamin Williams, Penybont Cottages, Llanvbri, Llaristephan, were summoned by P.C. J. Ll. Thomas for night poaching and assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty on the 12th ult. Defendants did not ap- pear. The Chairman said that it was a serious case, and defendants should appear. If they did not turn up next Saturday (to-morrow) a warrant would be issued for their apprehension. DRUNK IN CHARGE OF A HORSE P.S. Williams charged John Jones, farmer, Llwyn- ygwew, with being drunk in charge of a horse on tho Llangunnor-road on the 15th ult. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 7s. 6d. and costs. ADJOURNED. William Jones, timber haulier, Greenfield Cottage, Ferry-side, was charged .by P.O. Richards with being drunk and disorderly on the 3rd uit. The case was adjourned until the following Saturday (to-morrow) in order to enable defendant to put in an appear- ance. HAD TO LOOK AFTER THE CHILD. John Wiiiiams, labourer, Plasbach, Llangunnock, was summoned by P.C. J. LI. Thomas for being drunk on the 24th ult., was summoned. Defendant did not appear, and his wife appeared and said that he had to stay at home to look after the child. The -Chairman—I should have thought you were the proper person to look after the child, not a man who gets drunk. Defendant's wlfe-He was not drunk, sir. The Chairman said that he thought it was a very reprehensible tning for men to send women to answer charges of that sort. The Bench did not approve of it. They ought to come and answer the charges themselves. If he got drunk again and did not turn up he would be brought here. He would be fined 2s. 6d, and costs or 14 days. REFUSED TO COME TO COURT. o/i^ charge of being drunk on the highway on the 24th ult. was preferred against George Williams, farmer, Giasfryn, Llangunnock, by P.C. J. LI Thomas. Defendant did not appear, but his wife was pre- sent, and said that he refused to go to court. The Chairman—Oh! does he? In that case if ho doej not appear next Saturday a warrant will be issued for his apprehension. W o aro not going to listen to women instead of strong, lusty men, who ca1 afford to get drunk. If he does not come on Saturday he will be brought in custody. GAME TRESPASS. T uIr'T^nnry Puxley> Lletherilestry, summoned John Williams, junior, collier, Llwynfilwr, Llangen- deirne, for trespassing in pursuit of game at Alltv- "Guilty "°°dS °n the 15th Ult" Defendant Pleaded Mr Thomas, the tenant of Alltycadnor farm, said that he found defendant in the wood about 7.60 on the morning in question. He had a gun, dog and two rabbits. Mr. Puxley said that in January, 1909, defendant was fined £2 and costs and had previously been fined tj 1 and costs, both for similar offences. Defendant admitted the conviotions. The Chairman-You should behave yourself and stop at home and work instead of breaking the law and trespassing on other people's property. Fined £2 and costs or one month. Defendant said he only had a sovereign. NO TICKET. Joseph Farrell, of no fixed abode, was charged bv Inspector Gwynne, G.W.R., with having travelled on the G.W.R. without having paid his fare and with intent to avoid payment. John Morgan, foreman on the G. W, Railway, said that on the night of the 3rd inst. he was collecting tickets at the junction. Defendant travelled by that tram, and when asked for his ticket produced a cigarette picture-card, saying, "That is the ticket I was given at Swansea, for which I paid 2s. 5d." Ha was under the influence of drink. He said he had no other ticket, and was making for Man- chester. A constable was sent for, and defendant was locked up. Defendant said he lost, his ticket, and added, "I don't know where in the world mv ticket was 1 was drunk myself." He was fined 10s. and 5s. '8d. costs with the option of 14 days hard labour. THEFT OF BUTTER. Elizabeth Phillips, wife of David Phillips, Conwil, was brought, up in custody charged with the theft of 41bs. of butter, value 4s. 8d.. the property of Evan Evans, farmer, Blaenantcoch, Conwil, that morning. Evan Evans deposed that he set out for Car- marthen market about 5.30 that morning having about 241bs. of butter in a basket at the back of his gambo. The butter was covered with a towel and a sack was thrown over the busket Near tho Cwmgwili Arms he met the defendant, who asked him for a lift. Witness said he could not give her a lift as his horse was too restive. Defen- dant caught hold of the tail end of the gambo and walked behind as far as Quarry No. 1, when she 'et go, and witness drove on. He stopped Cvn- dwyfran, and on going to the back of the saw that the sack and towel had been taken off the basket of butter, but he did not think then that any butter wa missing. He got to Carmarthen and drove to the Grey Cow Inn, where he put up, and asked the landlady to count the butter. She did so, and found that there were only 20 lbs., and that 4 IKs. wei-o missing. Ho at once went and gave inform"r.i)11 to Borough Police, and a constable went with him as far as tho cross-roads on tho Abergwili-road and they waited there together. About 8.30 prisoner came up on the Bronwydd-road with a basket (produced) on her arm. Tho constable opened the basket and in were 41bs. of butter, which witness now identi- fied as being his by the mark on them. Defendant said she never saw tho witness. P.C. John Williams, of the Borough Police Force. corroborated. When witness opened the basket and saw the butter prisoner said, "You might take the butter but let me have the basket." Witness tock her to the County Police Station and handed her to Sergt. Wiiiiams. P.S. Williams gave evidence as. to charging and autioning the defendant, and said that she did not say anything. Defendant at first elected to go to the Quarter ■Sessions, but while the question of bail was g considered she changed her mind and asked +0 < o dealt with summarily. The Bench were perfectly satisfied as to her guilt, and she was fined £2 and cost or one month's imprisonment, and an order wus made for the restitution of the property. The court then rose.
CARMARTHIN" BOROUGH
CARMARTHIN" BOROUGH SATUBDAY, December 4th (special), before the mayor (Alderman Walter Lloyd, Lammas-street) Mr II, E. B Richards, Castle House, and Dr. Denzil Harris, King-street. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. John Bushe, of no fixed abode, was charged by P.C J. Walters with having been drunk and dis- orderly at 4.30 p.m. on the previous evening. The •constable stated that he had to eject defendant from the common lodging-house in ater-street j which defendant refused to leave. Defendant was sent to gaol for 14 days with hard labour. MOXDAY, December 6th, before the Mayor (Alder- Walter Lloyd, Lammas-street); Mr. Thomas Thomas, Hatddfan; Mr. John Lewis, Gwynfryn; Mr. Thomas Davies, Picton-terrace; Mr. H. E. B. Richards, Castle House; and Mr. John Crossman. Penllwyn Park. NO DOG COLLARS. David Lloyd, farmer, Yrondale, Lampeter, and David Phillips, farmer, C'rofte, Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardigan, were summoned by P.C. Lodwick. for al- lowing their dogs to be without collars bearing the owner's name and address, in Lammas-street on the 27th ult. < Supt. Smith said he had written to fiio defendants to say that they need not. attend. They were each fined 6d. and costs. The court then rose.
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LLANDILO SATURDAY, December 4th, before Mr. J. Lewes Thomas. Caeglas (in the chair), and Co. J, D. Lloyd, Pare Henri. THEATRICAL LICENCES. During the proceedings reference was again made to the difficulty experienced in obtaining theatrical licences under the present regime. THEFT OF A PAIR OF BOOTS. Frederick Williams, a travelling labourer, who had been at. service at Maerdv Farm, Taliaris ,was charged with stealing a pair of .boots. Joseph Richards, son of the occupier of the farm, said he took off his best boots on Sunday night, 28th of November, about 10.30, in a bedroom which w-'s occupied by himself, the prisoner, and witness's brother. Witness went down before the prisoner on Monday morning They had dinner together. On his return from work in the evening witness found that prisoner had gone, and on going to his bedroom found that the boots had also disappeared. On the following morning witness reported his loss to the police. Ho valued the hoots at 18s. That was the price ho paid for them new, and he had had them about two months.—P.S. Jones deposed to gomg- 111 search of the prisoner and finding him at Glantowy Farm, Llanarthney. When prisoner saw him coming h.) ran away. Witnes chased hilll utilI overtook hun
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•" -LJ1 FOOTBALL CARMARTHEN TRAINING COLLEGE v. LAMPETER COLLEGE. This match was played at the Carmarthen Park on ^aturday last, both sides being well represented. Carmarthen were on the aggresive for the first lifteen minutes, until a Lampeter forward brought off a fino dribble, but the ball was kicked out of bounds. Carmarthen then showed a decided im- pro\ement. and transferred the venue of operations to the visitors' territory. Hero they set up a vigor- ous attack, and W. J. Roberts, picking up smartly, scored an unconverted try. J. D. Lloyd, a visiting three-quarter, was injured, and had to retire, but returned after the interval limping. Carmarthen continued to attack strongly, and for the next fifteen imnutod the Lampeter defence was very severely tested. A kick brought much-needed relief to the visitors. Carmarthen were having the most of tho game, several of the rushes brought off by the forwards being well nigh irresistible. Davies, the Lampeter wing, then made a brilliant, run, and was just pushed into touch when he had only the full- back to pass. This put Lampeter on the attack. They rushed on the line, when Brinlev Griffiths, the home captain, only saved by touching down in the nick of time. Failing to return the kick, the visit- ing custodian allowed Carmarthen to retaliate, but no material advantage was gained. The match on the whole was very interesting, and very keenly contested. Final score: Carmarthen Training Col- lege, 1 try (3pts.); Lampeter College, nil. SWANSEA II. v. LLANDILO. Llandilo visited Swansea Seconds at "St Helen's on Saturday last, for tho first time this season when a good game was anticipated. Llandilo kicked I on and a. misfield by Howel Lewis gave the visitors an opportunity of assuming tho aggressive. Swan- sea, however, worked out of danger and subjected their opponents' line to a determined attack. The Hey. R. A. Roberts, the visitors' left wing, who is an old Llandovery Collegian, and who had very hard lines in not getting his "Blue" at Oxford was loudly applauded for great defensive work, bringing his side relief on several occasions. A brilliant run was made by Dick Williams on the blind side of the scrum, but lie slipped when only inches from tho Llandilo line. A moment late Chris. Hole dived over the line with a try for Swansea, Roberts fail- ing to convert. After this a fine break through by George Davies, the old Welsh International, who was playing centre for Llandilo, took play to the homo line where a futile attempt tc drop a goal by one of tho visitors was made. Half-time score: Swansea II., 1 try; Llandilo, nil. On tho restart, play was of a very mediocre charac- ter, being exceedingly scrappy and uninteresting. A fine rush by the Swansea forwards almost resulted In A. John crossing in the extreme corner, while a little later A. Roberts made a good but unsuccessful attempt to kick a penalty goal. A cleverly taken pass by Harold Richardson put Llandilo line in danger. Arthur Roberts, the home custodian, kicked a magnificent goal in a favourablo position, putting the homesters six points ahead. Llandilo then at- tacked, and for a brief period play was taken to Swansea territory, forcng the homesters to concede a minor. Final score; Swansea IT., 1 goal (from a! mark). 1 try; Llandilo, nil. Mr. I). E. Hughes was the referee.
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in a field on the farm. He cautioned and charged prisoner, who replied, "It's all over. I took them They had promised me boots at Maerdy, and I did not think I was doing much harm in taking them 1 nsoner was wearing the stefca boots at the time. Witness arrested him on the previous day and con- veyed him to the cells at Llandilo. Recalled Joseph Richards said that prisoner had been at service at Maerdy about a fortnight He was working in another farm in the neighbourhood before coming there. Questioned bv the Bench, prisoner said that he was a native of Aberdare. Asked as to the wages paid prisoner at Maerdy, Richards said it was a. shilling a day and his food. There was 14s. due to the prisoner when he left Prisoner, who burst into tears, said that he had only three ounces of tobacco out of the lot. He had not received a penny in money. Mr. Richards brought him the tobacco now and again as he went to town. Since he had not received the money due to him he did not think he had done much harm in tak- ing the boots. D.C.C. Evans said that the prisoner was a tramn- mg labourer. He was before the Llandoverv bench in February last on a charge of "being drunk and dis- orderly. He had not the certificate of the conviction with him that day, but he had evidence of his ad- mission. If he denied it he could ask for an ad- journment to enable him to produce the certificate which would cost about 5s. The Clerk held that it would be very unfair to the prisoner to accept an assertion of that kind. A charge of being drunk and disorderly would have no effect on his (the learned clerk's) mind in coming to a decision on this case, Prisoner was committed to three weeks hard labour.