Barry Herald

DISTRICT NEWS. CADOXTON. GEORGE F. HASKINS, Upholsterer and Polisher 60, Main-street, Cadoxton-Barry. All kinds of Furniture made and re-made to order. Dining and Drawing Room Suites re-covered from 35s. Spring Mattress and Hair or Wool overlay made and re-made on the shortest notice by experienced workmen, N.B.—Orders by post promptly atten- ded to. BARRY DOCK. SUPERINTENDENT EVANS' TESTIMONIAL.—Another meeting of the commi tee formed to inaugurate a testimonial to Supeiintendent Evans, of the Bute Docks Police Force, and late of Barry Dock, was held on Mo day evening last at the Windsor Hotel assembly room, Mr W. Fowler presiding. It was reported that the subscription list was steadily increasing, and a small committee was formed to draw up a suitable address, which will form part of the presentation. TABERNACLE LITERARY SOCIETY.—A meeting of the inenibt rs of the Literary and Debating Society connected with Tabeimcle Welsh Congregational Chapel, Barry Dock, was held on Stturday even- ing last, Mr D. Lewis presiding. There was an interesting discussion on the subject of Whether Novel-reading was Productive of Good or Evil?" Mr W. Lewis taking the affirmative side of the question, and Miss C. Havard the negative, the deb I te being also taken put in by several of the members. During the evening musical selections were given by Miss B. Thomas and Mr D. Jones. CLUBS RAIDED.—ON Sun, lay evening list Police- InsDector Williams, together with Acting-Sergeant Gill, Police-constable R. Thomas, and Police- constable William Evans (415), invaded the premises of the Mechanics Club and Institute, Barry Dock. There were ab ut 20 persons present at the time. Several barrel- of beer and a quantity of spirits were seiz d.—Police-Inspector Williams, together with Police constable's Harris and Thomas, paid another surprise visit to one of the latest, estab- li-hed clubs, which is known by the popular title of Diamond Jubilee Cluh and Institute, conducted on the-premises at 22, Holton-road. The closest inves igation into the bona-fides of the institution was made by the p .lice, who seized the whole of the beer and spirirs, and thel) included ten 36- gallon casks of oeer and a quantity of utensils, and at a late hour on Monday evening these were all removed. THE BARRY DISTRICT COUNCIL is a go-ahead body, but Mr E. JONES, of the Central Stores, Holton- r ad, B .rry Dock, has resolved to keep in front of them by supplying the inhabitants of Barry, Barry Dock, and Cadoxton districts with the Highest- class Provisions at the lowest possible prices. TONTINE SOCIETY SMOKER.—In connection with the Btrry Dock representatives Mutual Aid and Tontine Society, an enjoyable smoking concert was huld on Saturday evening last at the Assembly- room of the Windsor Ilo el, Barry Dock. Mr O. H rt-m presided, and the room was crowded with members and friends of the society. During the evening interesting presentations were made, the secretary (Mr C. Petersen), and treasurer (Mr P. Evans), bei. g presented by Mr H. Holland, on behalf of the local lodge, with a handsome cruet

Some Shops are noted AND AVOIDED Far the impertinently familiar manner which the clerks think proper to adopt towards their lady customers. When a lady goes into the shop in search of some article that she is in want of, as soon as the gentleman sees her, he comes for ward, makes a grimace, pulls up his shirt collar, runs his fingers through his Wr, and assumes an air pf easy familiarity quite refreshing. It is true he may not have much sense, but he has a wealth of smiles, indeed, to listen to his conversation with a victimized customer, a byestander might come to the conclusion that he was proprietor of the establishment, and the lady had made the article in question a mere excuse for a morning call. This is annoying, but in this case one can leave the article and walk out. Other shops are perfect traps—once in it is impossible to get out. 'If the article does not suit you, you are worried and talked at; if you attempt to move towards the door, you are run after and brought back if you tax your genius to give a must uitmistakably minute description of what you do want, the reply is, "Oh, yes, madam, in the back store, if you will walk back, we have exactly the article you describe." And so they cr-t you further in. After looking about on the shelves they profess to have found the object of their search, and down comes the very opposite of anything you ever wished to possess. After having made half-a-dozen attempts to reach the street door, and being each time per- severingly caught and brought back, you give it up, become submissive aud willing to buy anything they wish, making at the same time a firm resolve-as you see your money going for things you don't know what to do with-tha,t if you live to be as old as Methuselah you will never enter that shop again. NO GRIAIA -CE! No ONE WORRIED TO DEATH AT D. L. EVANS & CO. GIGANTIC L -i e-k- NOW PROCEEDING. No Exaggeration. No Bounce. = But Bona Fide Bargains. To see them is to buy them. LITTLE TO PAY. LOTS TO SAVE. Buy your = Drapery FOR CASH AT n. L. EVANS & CO. tZr THE GENUINE CASH DRAPERS, 704 and 706, HOLTON ROAD, BARRY DOCK.

x &4k X* I Danish Dairy Co.'s meadowsweet is Ist-rate Danish Dairy Co.'s Danish Butter is lst-rate Danish Dairy Co.'s CANAmcAHBEsHEBDBAB is lst-rate CHEESE Danish Dairy Co.'s Margarine on toast is Ist-rate Danish Dairy Co.'s TEA is Ist-rate SAMPLES GIVEN FREE to demonst-rate The above to be accu-rate THIS DAY'S PRICES- Per lb }) Fresh Dairy Butter Is. Pure Dairy Butter 10d Fine Margarine, splendid on toast 4d. T^ll TP /Drawing a Strong Liquor, with great\ C X CyCX Pungency and Fragrance. j t Note the only address in Barry Dock- DANISH DAIRY CO., 80, Holton Road, Barry Dock. jj No connection with any other firms in Barry Dock.. Branch* in all large cities and towns,

territory and commercial interests without securing its equivalent. They had undermined their presume without increasing their authority they had smetred tin ir honour without protecting or safe- guarding their honoured name and, recording to Mr Cham 1 erlain, they had succeeded in making them the best-hated cation in Europe and, nc- cording to L rd Salisbury, they could not get their way—their present Tory ti-ay-in the Conceit of Europe. If these statements were true, it was full time that they, the common people, the electors of this country, asked themselves for what purpose then did they serve in the Concert of Europe. Hated and helpless—what an ignominious position for a gt (at power in the Parliament of nations. Such H humiliating position Gn-ar, Bitain, the land of their bitth and the pride of their I earr, never occupied before, and this was brought about by the weakest Foreign Minister of modeln times. He stood condemned as the apostle and the exponent of the exploded integr ty of the Turkish Empire he stood condemned ti e betrayer of Armenia, the gaoler of Crete, the tyrant of Ireland, the enemy of reform, and the opponent of a tiatiotai system of education. (Clik-k What were they to do in face of such a i e-a(:tion i ry G..vernm, nt ? They had principles which were vital to the State, dear to til, ir hearts, and sacred to their homts. He urgt r1 tin m to keep them in a fi; in grip; keep their i yes on them, lest -ome unscrnpul us com- bination, labelled by Mr Cham'1 erlain, Mould take them front t.,cn-i. (App,aus .) Alderman J. C. MKC.GITT. i- seconding the reso- lution, said it w-.s quite p- sside for all of them to make mistake:. The Lib ml Party had mad mistakes, indi\id J.'IH tnr.d.- mistakes, and so did nations, ai d he ventured to say that. their ration marL. a gl eat IlIistalu:! th. e Y""lrs agn ill retur,.iil the |-cs in Govi romet't t.> power. But the nation was lieding ou: it had made a mistake. Now, he thong-t i'. would be admitied tin t the majoiity of tiio, tii,(,, years aijo did n't vote, so much in favour (,f a Conservative administration as ag ins" tile, ) i-e(-f-tling G:veriinient. It was the polcy of the Liberal P-riy to break up vested interests, and when thes, int, r. sts were a> sailed, m I.at i it, ut,z,l tii !n th, ,e who had been dis- turbed s'lonld wieak their venae anee In the patty. (Hear, And ti e pel cy of the pnseit inter(sts. There wei e three great interests which the Conserva'iv. Gave, nml nt. end- avoured to serve. First. thel e was the clergy and tin y had seen evidence of that in the education policy of the Government, which was roundly condemned two years ago by the Liberal Party, under the leadership of Sir William Harcourt. (Cheeis.) Secondly, the gnat interests which tie Government desired to preserve were those of the landlords, and they had evidence of thfit in the Agricultural Ratings Act, which should prop-rly be culled the Bill for the Relief of Landioids. (Hear, hear.) The third interest was that of the Trade." Wrhat WI re the Government doing for "the Trade"-the brewing interests? No branch of legisla, inti was m re urgently needed thau reform in the drink traffic but it was left alone. Wiih reference to foreign affaiis, Mr Meggitt s"id he bad recently been leading "The Life and Memoirs of the late Lnrc: Iddesleigh," and w as deeply inter* steel in tracing how there was a remarkable par.d'el between the foreign policy of Lord Beaconsfield's Government from 1874 to 1880 and the foreign policy of the present Government. He pointed out the Bulgarian atrocities, the war between Turkey and Servia and the neighbouring States, which occuned during the former period, and compared th, it with the Armenian aId Cietan insurrections. Following the Bulgarian atroci ie- came the Russo-Turkish War, and la't year they had the war between Turkey and Greece. Lord Salisbury taid iu Lot,don lecently, speaking of the policy of the Tory Government 20 years baik, that this Government, through its policy, had placed its money on the "rong horse. Then, to pursue the paral el, after the Rueso-Tuikish War came the massacre at Cabul, and to-day they had the dis- affection between the tribes on the frontier of India, which received the conde urination of all classes. And then they had the Zulu War and the troubles in Afiica, and who could say they had been free from their troubles this year or last year, or any year since this Government had been in po" er. Fo lowing the-e events 20 years ago came the memorable General Election of 1880. when the Tory Government ot Lord Beaconsfield was routed and a Liberal Party leiurned to power with a large rntijoiity and South Glamorgan had to answer wheiher this should be repeated at the next Central Election, and he hdd no hesita ion in saying they would complete the parall, I and return a Liberal Government to power ly a Jal ge majority when they had the chance. (Applause.) They did not believe in programme-sptnung, as it was there the Liberal Party bad made a mistake. Their pro- gramme should consist of two tilings first, to turn out the Tories and secondly—but not least impor- tant—after they had turned out the Tories, to turn out the House of Lords. (Cheers.) MR MORGAX THOMAS next spoke in support of the resolution. Do what they would, he said, with this Government, and criticize it in whatever fashion they liked, they found it wanting. With reference to the home policy of the present Govern- ment, there was one question, of all questions in Wale-, they felt most keenly about, and that was the education question. (Htar, hear.) The action of the Government in reference to this question stood condemned in the strong'st terms. Since 1870 they were told by Lord Salisbury they had had too much education. But what were the facts? Were they under a disadvantage to-day since the introduction of the School Board system, into the country ? Was it a disadvantage to say that they bad had too much education ? In 1860 the number of children in their prisons under 12 years of age was 1,480 in 1895,.55. (Hear, hear). In 1870the number of primary schoo s in this country was 8,281, the number of scholars 1,693,000, the popu- lation being a little over 22,000,000. There were 135 prisons at this time, with 29,000 prisoners. In 1895 the number of schools was over 19,000 num- ber of scholars 5,000.000 and the population had increased to 30,000 000. The number of prisons had been brought down from 135 to 66, and the number of prisoners from 29,00 to 18,000. (Ap- plause.) The school maintenance charge per child throughout the country was 92 12s per annum convict prison maintenance, 1:39 16s 7d county gaol maintenance, 924 3s lid cost of pre secution of each person committed for trial, £10. And he (the speaker) would like to know which was the better expenditure. Regarding the foreign policy of the present Government that, he considei ed, ought to be one of their most prominent watchwords, if they were spared, at the next General Election. The war on the Indian frontier was a scandal and a disgrace. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the war between the Turks and the Greeks, had Lord Salisbury exercised as much influence on the Sultau as he did after the war had finished there would have been no war at all. He (Mr Thomas) found that the greatest man of the century, whose sua was set'ing gloriously at this time—the Right Hon. William Ewart Glad- stone (loud applause)—had cotidemed the policy of the Foreign Minister. Alluding to Mr Walter Morgan, Mr Thomas said, iu spite of what Mr Waddington and Mr Jeffries might say—and he noticed they had come on the scene they wel- comed any number of Tory agents, especially when they could not g,-t much from the member himself —(laughter)—Major Quin had something to take on to eclipse Alderman Moigan. (Hear, hear.) They had a great fight before them, which could only be won by educating and organisation and if they were spared he felt confident South Glamorgan would be won back to Liberalism. (Loud applause.) ALDERMAN MORGAN'S ADDRESS. Mr MORGAN, in rising to address the meeting, was received with loud and prolonged cheering. He said :— I am here to-night at the invitation of your Liberal Association, and 1 need hardly say that it gives me much pleasure to visit Barry, the most rising and enterprising town in the kingdom. You are progressing by leaps and bounds, and I wish you every success in your prosperity. THE >X N" LCTINO LINK LIL.TWEKX BARRY AND THE RHONLLUA, There is a close c. nneotion between Barry and ti e Rhondda, my nath e place, for you depend upon us for the production of our coal for your shipping, and we rely upon y u to find a sale for it. The two places a 1 e like the Siamese twins—one cannot exist without the other. The Rhondda is the feeding tube for Barry, and Barry is the spinal cord of the Rhoi el .a. The idea of making Barry a port was, I believe, first conceived by Rhondda men, and some of the chief promoters of the Barry Railway were Rlu.ndda colliery proprietors. Th're -hould, t'>e;ef;<re, be a community of interest between tin- inhabitants of Barry and those of the Rhondda, and possibly Fortune may have sebcte«t me as the connecting link to biing and bind you together. BARRY LIBERALS AND RADICALS IN HARMONY. I am glad to find that the Liberals and Radicals of all shades aId cdollrs in this town are working in harmony and peace. (Cheers.) LABOUR AND LIBERALISM. I also observe that Labour and Lib raism here are we.rking hand-in-haed, as they ought to d" and as one who, in conjunction with my friend YJahon-(app'ause)-lias taken some intel est in the cause of labour for 21 years, 1 venture to say that labour will commit a fatal mistake if it ever deset ts the Lib- r J party, or if its leaders fall into sue errors as Mr John Burns committed in York. I congral ulate tire ex-cl airman of the 1 rades' Council of Barry uP' n the assistance he rendered at the Plymouth election. (Heir, hear.) The T01 ies have no illtel (St in labour, they care r.othing about lal our matters, and understand less. Ev, ry labour measure they pass is bungled and rundero • of little practical effect. Takp, for instance, tht Truck Act of 'hi- Gov. rnment. which is about tIe most miserable piece of labour legislation that • v< r as i),, s, ed, It. ha- given mas;er- a lot of troubb and has not only done no good to the workmen, but, on the contrary, is likely ro have causeel injury to many of them who are not protectd b., organisations or agents. The mineis of Glaniorgau- -hire would have been in a sad plight if it were not for the protection of Mabon and his colleagues and they are not yet (Jut of the wood. It is what is called negative legislation and much of the Toty law is of that kind. It commences by stating—"The Employer shall not fine unles- he does so and so." It reminds me of an incident that once occuired at Oxford When an election was on, a crowd of angry stu- dents were surrounding a man who was opposed to their views. A don was passing through the courtyard, who sympathised with the boys, and he shouted out, "I will expel any one who puts that man under the pump." No sooner were the words uttered than the man was under the pump, but no one was expelled. (Laughter.) No one thought of doing such a thing until the negative aivice "as given, and so under the Act many a master never thought of fining at all until the Act implied that a fine was legal, and put it into his head and made him believe that he was bound under a penalty to do so. COMPENSATION ACT. The Government think they earned the e'ernal gratitude of the working men for pa-sing tin' Compensation Act. Well, it lemains to be se< n how it will work Let us consider if it fulfils the promise made by the Tories at the busting*. They said compensation to all workmen." Well "all" is a simple word and we understand its meaning— let us see if it is carried out. There are 13 million working men and women in this country. To how many does the net pretend to apply ? To six millions only—leaving 7 millions out fj ltogether- tl,at i, far fjoiyi "all." The majority are left in the cold, and even those included have no security. I Im not able to say whether in Barry those who are excluded are in the minoiity or majority. CAPITAL AND LABOUR WORK HAND IN HAND IN THE SAME PROHIBITED CAMP. There is another gratifying fact that in many instances masters and men here are found in the same po iticil camp. I know of nothing that tends to gnater harmony between capital and 'about- 'ban to find the masters possessing the same pI litical faith as their men and joining and helping them in their aspirations to better their own condi- tion, and the condition of their children. (Hear, hear.) SOUTH GLAMORGAN LISTENED TO THE VOICE OF THE CHARMKR. At the last Genera! Electi. n, you in this Divi- sion listened to the voice of the charmer. You fallowed the exampl>- of Eve, and have been equally deceived. When the Tories got in by the \otes of the democracy, how did they use them? NV I,Y, not to be'p the general community, but to help their friends—the landlords and the Chut ch. They seem to think that the greatness of England is due to those two elements, but, gentlemen, if that had been the principle of Liberal sm in the past, England to-day would have been known not as the leading commercial country in the woild, but a small island that supplie d eaily potatoes and beans to other n-itieins. (Hear, bear, and laughter.) Is not the greatness of the Empire due in a large extent to free trade advocated and carried by Liberals in the face of the most bitter oppcsition from the Tories, and is not one of the results of that measure the creation of your town of Barry, for without an expansion of trade it would not have been required. POLICY OF GOVERNMENT FAVOURS PROTECTION. There is a danger that the Colonial policy of the Government is disposer) to depart from the princi- ples of Free Trade. Liberals do not look with favour upon the Custom- Union, or the granting of hounti-s to the West India sugar planters. They sound in the nature of protection, and if this bounty system is to be continued, one class will always be paying another class, as Mr John Morley said the other day. I don't think that an arrange- ment whereby A makes a gift to R, and B makes a gift to A. will make either of them any richer. It is like a game of battledore and shuttlecock with one ball. (Hear, hear.) LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT. One would have thought that, if a Government had the interest of the country at heart, the first ihing it would have done would have been to intro- duce and pass legislative measures which would have benefitted progressive towns iike Barry—the main springs of the empire—and removed grievances which tend to check their growth or impede their prosperity, especially as the Tories know that they could command the support of the Liberal Party for such measures. What tends to retard your progress here ? Does not the present state of the land laws interfere with you ? What about the uncertain and precarious nature of the tenure of your houses, woiks, and shops? Are not all, or most of them, of a leasehold tenure, depending to a large extent upon the honour and goodwill of your landlord, for I do not suppose & single one of you does not frequently commit breaches of coven- ant which would entitle your landlords to take the houses from you which you have built at your own expense. If the tenures had been freehold, those who required money would have been able to borrow easier and cheaper on freeholds than lease- holds. You could also have afforded to build better and more substantial houses. It is true, you have fine buildings here, but, like other towns of the kind, I expect you have many shoddy ones. The selling value of your properties would also be higher, and it would be much easier to find pur- chasers if the tenure was freehold. TAXATION OF LAND VALUES. Take the incidence of local taxation. If values were taxed, what a difference it would make to you, the merchant tradesmen and general public, for the larger the assessment the sniallei- the rate in the f. Instead, however, of relieving you of any burdens they have made you contribute towards the maintenance of the landed aristocracy of England, who are treated by this Government as out-doer paupers in receipt of relief. These are non-party measures, and if the Government wished to help progressive people, who keep up the life of the nation, they would have passed those measures which have been on the carpet for ma;:y years No, they prefer to benefit their friends, with the hope of getting support at the elections; for they know that progressive people are generally on the opposite side. WILL SOUTH GLAMORGAN STRIKE THE BLOW. Will you, a Liberal constituency like South Glamorgan, tolerate such a state of things much longer ? Will you allow the votes for which your forefathers shed their blood to obtain, to be bar- tere I away in this fashion? It must be gall to your hearts when ycu find the votes of the gallant Major recorded, and I am told that he is so servile to his party that he has entpred the lobby more frequently than any other Wtlsh member except one All the worse for South Glamorgm, for every vote he gives is against the wish of his constituents and opposed to the welfare of his constituency. (Hear, heir.) Shall this comedy fit eirors be re- introduced at the next General Election, or are you determined to put an > nd to it ? Those Liberals who left ere now returning, and I had at Cymmer—the place which is credited with having returned the pies nt membe r-a crowd d meeting, full uf enthusiasm in the cause. (Applause.) UNIONISM MERGED rNTO TORYISM. It has been a wonder to many how this mongrel Government has kept together, for it is composed of iii(-ti of the in, st opposite principles but the swt ets < f office have a congealed effect, auli Slelll to s 11Jo 111 all difference*. At Pe iarth I quoteel the proclamation of Mr Balfour, to t!¡e effect that the ancient principles of Toryism were in future to pr vaiI-prillciplps wbich !Jre kl.own to us in the Rhondda as the stop block system. I then ,,on ;ered whether Mr Chamberlain would bow to the ruling of his superiors, or whether he would assert his independence, out since then he has spoke n at Liverp> ol. and declareel his absolute submission to the ru'iiitr of his chief and his ad- h' sion to Tory principles—principles which he used to condemn in the stror,g,st language but lie has now sacrificed all the old Liberal principles which he held to tvirh such tenacity and expre-seel with, such force, and he is now the Tory of Tories. lie has out-Herodeel Herod himself. But can any reasonable man believe in his integrity or sincerity as a statesman ? A man who acts as he dees cannot command the confidence of the country any longer. England belitves in the principles of government based upon honesty and justice, and none other. ALDERMAN W. H. MORGAN, J.P. I (Cheers.) What is his last declaration? Why, he warns the country that if it elects a majority of Liberals (and he evidently sees it coming) it does not matter iu the least, as the Peers in the House of Lords will throw out every measure the House of Commons passes, and will compel the Liberal Government to go to the country the second, third, and even fourth time. If this had been said by a statesman of influence, the menace would have been regarded as an insult to the democracy ot England, but his influence has gone, and his words fall 011 the ears of the democracy as "a er on a duck's back. (Loud applause.) This is the man who once declared himself in favour of manhood suffrage. Now he ridicules popular government by the people. This is the man who was strong in favour of disestablishment, and it is he who, in 1870, was opposed to any compromise on the question of religions instruction in schools, but is now jubilant over the Voluntary Scho Is Act. This is the man who once said I say in this matter, as in many others, Lord Salisbury constitutes himself a spokesman of a class—of the class to which he himself belongs, and who toil not, neither do they spin." This was the man who condemned in the strongest possible language the action of the House of Lords against Dissenters, and yet he has now taken Lord Salisbury's place, and is the spokesman of that very class, and declares in so many words that in future England is not to be governed by the people at all, but by the House of Lords. The only consolation it affords is that if that doctrine is to be carried out, it will be the speediest and most effective means of pulling down the House of Loy ds-the obstacle to all reform. Mr Chamberlain compares his connection with Lord Salisbury as a blend of vintage wines. The description, however, is not a particularly happy one for the honourable gentleman, for he should know that the blending is done because one of the elements is bad, and the process is put into opera- tion to improve the quality of the bad article by blending it with the good article. Would, how- ever, anyone in his senses think of blending two bad things ? Why, it would make them worse than they were before, and the Unionist blend of Salisbury and Chamberlain could only have a similar effect. (Hear, hear.) The Birmingham Pharaoh, as he has recently christened himself, may well say of himself When I was stamped, some coiner with his tools made me a counterfeit." (Laughter.) TORIES COMPLAIN OF LIBERAL POLICY. The Tories are loudly complaining of our policy. They must notice that the country is with us, and they are getting alarmed. They feel that our strength is improving, and they can see that at the next General Election they will have to g > bag and baggage. It troubles them very much that we do not declare our policy and programme. Their conduct reminds me of a gentleman going along a road, and seeing two men on the greiund, one of whom was shouting and yelling most pitifully. The gentleman quickened his pace so as to lend a helping hand to the sufferer but when he came up to them, to his astonishment he found that the upper man was shouting, and not the lower one. He naturally asked him what oil earth he was yelling for? Oh," he said, "I feel he is rising." Ar,d so it is wi h the Government. They feel we are recovering our strength, and will soon be the uppermost party. (Cheers.) LIBERAL MEASURES. The Tories are trying to induce the Liberal Party to abandon the measures to which the late Government was pledged. They are three 1st, Home Rule for Ireland. (Applause.) I pointed out nt Penarth how the affection shown by the free Colonies during the Jubilee year towards the mother country had proved the wisdom of granting freedom to Ireland. The second measure is the Disestablishment of the Church in V* ab's. (Cheers.) How can anyone iustifv State control over religion, and the inter- vention of Pailiament between a man and his God ? Such a thing is untenable, and absolutely inconsis- tent with religion. Why should Parliament have the right to say how you shall worship ? or that a Prime Minister shall appoint bishops? or that patrons of livings shall appoint parsons ? or that livings shall be subject to a sale to the highest bidder? I will just read to you the words of a great man upon this subject The young gentle- man who has been brought up from his earliest infancy to look to the family living as his livelihood is solemnly asked by the bishop whether he believes himself to be moved by the Holy lih, st to under- take the office and millistration.' \\hich is to introduce him to its revenues, and he as solemnly answ ers that he does. With a like engaging sim- plicity the Archbishop announces that he 'trusts the Holy Ghost hath called to the work of a bishopric ti e gentleman whom it.suits the political purpeises of the Prime Minister of tie day to appoint to a seat in the House of Lords. But tin most shameless instance of this ecclesiastical pro- fanity is when the dean summons his chapter to elect a bishop, and prays with solemn unction iliat the Deity will deign to assist their choice with his inspirat:on, when the result of that choice has already been in the newspapers several days before." Who is the author of those words ? Can you guess ? No less a person than the great Lord Salisbury himself. They are not woids uttered in has-te, nor are they on instance of his blazing indiscretion," but written delibtrately in carefully prepa eii e ssays penned by his Lordship. If the Church was freed front State control and the Stat' crutches removed, it would, like the Irish Chuich, be much healthier and more prosperous as a religious institution than it is now. (Hear, hear.) This is well illustrated by the tale of the three brothers. One of them was always ill, and could not move without being wheeled in a chair or carried. One day the two brothers were carrying hirr on their shoulders across a field when they saw a bull making towards them. They said John, you must gc down," but he begged "of them not to do so. Nearer and nearer came the bull, and at last little John had to be dropped, but to the astonishment of all the little fellow was the first to arrive at the house. (Laughter.) He ha j no idea until placed upon his own resources that he could run or even walk. CHURCH A POLITICAL INSTITUTION. There is another aspect to the question. The Church is now a political institution returning to Parliament 28 members, namely, 26 bishops and two archbishops, and these members take part in the making of all laws, even in the laws affecting Nonconformists, and often assist in thwarting the will of the nation. We are sometimes twitted that chapels are used as political agencies, but how can Churchmen make that charge when the Church itself is a legal political institution. (Applause.) The Nonconformists have no such representatives, and I don't believe there is a single; Nonconformis t in the House of Lords. Is that a law whieh is faic or just, and is it to be tolerated much longer. LOCAL VETO. The third item which the Tories strongly object to is the Local Veto. (Loud cheers.) As to that, it is a simple measure carrying out the principle of the Local Government Act of 1888, of transferring to the people the only administrative work left to the justices. Theatrical licenses have been already transferred to the County Council from the justices, and not only the public-houses, but every channel through which drink is sold or supplied, must come under the same law as public-houses, other- wise any reform will be a farce. (Applause.) Local veto is now in force with respect to the action of local authorities in some matters. It was about to be applied in Cardiff last week as to Cathays Park so that even that is not altogether a new principle. THE DERBY PROGRAMME. With respect to the Derby Programme, the chief items in it are only military roads to assist us in accomplishing the three battles we have started. I hope they will prove to be more useful than the Government roads to Chitral. FOREIGN POLICY. I have on several occasions adverted to the foreign policy of. the Government, and have shown what a miserable failure it is, and what dishonour and disgrace it has brought upon our country. No Government of this century has shown such weak- ness. We have, out of unnecessary fear, sacrificed the lives of Chiistian people we ought to have protected. We have handed over Christian people to other Government?, and sacrificed the best mission we had in the world. We have given up trade rights and valuable territories, and sometimes against the wish of the inhabitants' of these teiri- tori s. By these actions and our weakness we hnve lost our i' lfuence and pre-tige amongst the u ti IDS of the world. We are engaged iu all unjust and cruel war in India against tribesmen who have helped, us in the pa,.t-all because of our breach of faith and a violation of our word of honour. You have observed with sorrow the serious loss of life we have just sustained, and all through a blunder. What a number of English families must to-day be in mourning owing to it The Tories are talking of increasing our forces, and at the same time allowing the flower of the English Army to be ruthlessly torn away. The whole of the action of the Government is such as to compel one reluctantly to re-echo the piinful words of the poet, who said :— Weep, wiep, w, ep for England, And bow your heads with shame Fur sullied is her honour And branded is her name." I commend to you the latest speech of Mr John Morley-(hear, hear)—upon those subjects. With respect to China, that is a matter which should be left to the Government. If they adopt a wise, fair, aud firm policy, they will command the support of the Liberal Party. WHAT WILL SOUTH GLAMORGAN DO ? Now, the question after all for us to decide is How are we going to win back this seat ? Will you jird on your armour ? Are you prepaid to fight in earnest and in redity, notwithstanding that you nave a sol lier in sc .rL t oppos d to you ? ill the bull go for the scarlet, or you allow the scarlet to rush at the bull ? Charles Dickens used to say that the discus>ieiis in Parliament showed the difference between the bull of Spain and the bull of Nmeveh. In the case 01 Spain the bull rushes at tJie scare, but in the Nine vite case the scarlet rushes at the bull. ill you, the electors of South Glamoigan, act as the bull of Spain or the bull of Nineveh ? We are agreed upon the recognised reforms, and w hat we have to do is not unnecessarily to extend our measures, except in the direction of the non- party measures I have already mentioned, but to uphold such Liberal principles as are sound and healthy, and which can be applied at any time and to any measure by whomsoever and whensoever introduced. (Applause.) Our success depends, to some extent, on the inherent rottenness of Toryism, but to a much larger extent on the vigour and healthy organisa ion of Liberalism and our fidelity to the faith than is in 11s. Complete unity is what we want united we stand, divide I we fall. The candidate then resumed his seat amidst loud and continued cheering. "MABON," in the course of a humourous speech in support of the resolution, said because of the knowledge he had of Alderman Morgan he ha I confidence in him, and when they knew him s he did he could pr. diet that a strong love would be created between them, and woe betide those who would try to out him afte r that. They were told these days that it did not matter very much whether they were represented by a Conservative or Liberal, and that the policy was for one to endeavour to go a little beyond the other. As a working man, and as workb gmen's represtiitativt, lie wished them, however, to take care of the fallacy of that assertion. He had not a word to say against their present member personally. Personally he liked the man. Personally—it he were 0 the same side of the House of Commons— he would always tiy to help him. Personally, he knew he was a gentleman. He was not t; ere to detract from him, but he was there to advocate- the cause of Lil), ralisin. As working men, a- Liberals, and as Ridica s, they wanted something more in the House of Commons than mere representatives, who were prepared to fo-I w the nictates of the Government here, there, and every- where. They wa tell advocates—men who would stand up on the floor of the House of Commons t., advocate their tight. They wanted men the, e- such as Alderman Morgan will he when returned— who would advocate the lights of the working men for a reduction of the hours of lb u,. (Applause.) The late Lord Randolph Churchill, Ahen he paid a visit to Newtown, in Montgomery- shire, drew a di-tinction between the two Pr gressie e parti, s, as they were cailed. He cal ed hims, If the leader of the Tory Democrats, and as such he placed his programme before the country. He (the speaker) had no time to ask them or explain what might be a T. ry Democrat. (Laughter) The thing was inconsistent in itself. Lord ChurchiL, how, ver, said these remarkable words We. the Tory Democratic Party, while we are prepared to extend to you all the legislative. improvements possible within the present limits of the British Cons itution, we are also prepared to stand or fa 1 against extending any further organic r, forms." What was the. British Cons itutiou composed of. As it was at present, it would not exteud any further political power. It would stand or fall ëlgainst further extension of organic reform. Mabon then put four questions to the audience, viz: Are you iu favour of disestablishing and disendowing the English Church in Wales?" "Are you in favour of ending or amending the House of Lords ? Ai e you 111 favour of uniyers d suffrage—one man one vote ? Will you vote for the Liberal candid ite at the next General Election ?" In each case unanimous replies were given in the affirmative. Proc.eding, the speaker arid, while the House of Lords existed with its veto over the Commons, Liberal measures would never be pas-ed according to the wish of the Liberal Government and the wish of the p, ople. Oil the que stion of foreign affairs, Lord Derby once said th.,t the greatest interest of Great Biitain was the interest of peace, and they knew it. They must have the seas free for their ships to carry commerce, and unless it be so their country could not prosper. The prosperity of their country was so intermixed with the peace of their country that they could not separate them. He was sorry to state that since the present Government had been in power "S»MI y frwydr yn y wiad ile maent yn byw" was descriptive of the nation's position. The greatest demand they could make on the Government at the present time was to ask them to do away with that war-like spirit, and endeavour to create peace between nation and nation. If, however, they wanted to 'fight, let them fight people who were prepared to fight them, and not act the bu ly, and run away from the big na ions. (Applause.) With regard to the Armenians, if ever England was called upon to fight for the cause of justice and righteousness, it was in this case and if the Grand Old Man had been at the helm, Armenia would not have suffered as she did. (Ci eers). The res'-lution was then put to the meeting, and carried with unanimity. RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE. Mr T. EVANS, ex presilent of the Barry Trad s Council, then proposed the following resolution :— That, having heard the views of Alderman W. H. Morgan, we approve of his candidature for the South Division of Glamorgan, and we heartily pledge ourselves to support him and return him as our representative to the British House of Commons." The Rev W. WILLIAMS seconded, and on being submitted to the meeting the resolution was canieel amid loud cheers, there Deing only one dissen- tient. The Rev T. PANDY JOHN proposed votes of thanks to the Chairman and speakers, and refer- ring to Alderman Morgan, said he heli ved he was within measurable distmce of being a member of the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) During his remarks Mr John was continually interrupted by Mr Arnold, a prominent member of t ie Conser- vative Peirty in the district, but he caused a great deal of amusement to the audience and consider- able chagrin to Mr Arnold by stating that Narrati was a good man, but lie was a leper." Mr W. J. FLOWERS having ccconded the resolu- tion, it was carried unanimously. The successful gathering then terminated.

stand and jam dish and spoons respectively, both gentlemen afterwards suitably acknowledging. Several toasts were also submitted, that of "The Queen," being given by the Chairman, while the toast of the" Army and Navy," was proposed by Mr S. Davies, and responded to by Mr H. Holland. An excellent programme of vocal and instrumental music had been arranged, a pianoforte soli) being given by Mr Woodfieid, duett by Mesrrs Rainer and Parry, sang (with banjo accompaniment) by Mr Littlehayes, violin solo by Mr Lane, cornet solo by Mr Hopgood, and songs by Mrs Herbert (en- cored), and Messrs Angove, Dyer, Gritiiths, Morris, Wareham, and Taylor. Mr E. R. Dowdall carried out the duties of secretary of the concert ia an efficient mauner. A vote of thanks was heartily accorded Mr Horton for the genial manner in "hich he presided, and a similar compliment was paid the hostess (Mrs Herbert). The singing of Auld Lang Syne terminated the gathering. BARRY. JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. -To do this riaht Royally, the System must sustain a certain amount of loss in tone, energy, and vigour and, consequently, unfit to face the real battle of life which follows the fun. But never despair, for a dose or two of Hopkins' Health Saline will put you right again. Try it for yourselves. We confidently recommend it as a cooling, refreshing, and invigora- ting preparation in 6d and Is Packets, of W. R. Hopkins, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Barry. NKGLECT OF CHILDREN.—At Leicester Borough Police Court on Fri iay last Robert Scot;, described as a dark, of 82. Queen-street, Barry, and Frauces Eleanor Scott, of 49, Occupation-road, Leicester his wife, were charged—the former on a warrant— with neglecting their five children in a manner likely to caue injury to their health. Their acres ranged from 7 months to 12 years, and the Iate f the offence was between October, 1S97, and the 24th January. Inspector Rich ings. of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children spoke to a shocking state of filth and dirt iu which he found the children. When the male prisoner was arrested he was working for Messrs Price and Wills, contractors, of Barry Dock, .-is a labourer. —The woman was now ordered to be imprisoned for three months, and the man for 14 (la, ri. WENVOE. MARRIAGE OF MR CLAUDE THOMPSON On Friday evening last at the Wenvoe Arm Hotel Wenvoe, there was a large gathering of the tenants of the Wenvoe Castle Estate, on the interesting occasion of the presentation of a case of sdver to Mr Claude Thompson, heir to the estate as a mark of regard upon his recent marriage' Several speeches were made, both Mr and Mrs Thompson being congratulated upon their nuptials