Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser

SILENCE. Think not 6ilence the wisdom of fools; but, if rightly timed, the honour of wise toen who have not the infirmity, but the virtue of taciturnity and speak not out of the abundance, but the welli-weighed thoughts of their hearts. Such silence may foe eloquence, and speak the worth above the power of words. Make such a one thy triced, in whom princes may be happy, and treat counsels successful. Let him have the key of thy heart, who hath the lock of his Own, which no temptation can open; where they secrets may everlastingly lie, like the lamp on Olyvius's urn, alive and light, but close and invisible. SIR THOMAS BROWNS

REDEEMING PUBLIC LIFE. If there is one tendency of the day whdoh Dioro than any other is unhealthy and unde- sirable, it is the tendency to deify mere smartness,' unaccompanied by a sense of raoial accountability. We shall never make our republic what it should be until as a people we thoroughly understand and put in practice the doctrine that success is ab- horrent if obtained by the sacrifice of tll' fundamental principles of morality. The successful man, whether in business or in politics, who has risen by conscienceless of his neighbours, by deceit and oh i •anery, by unscrupulous boldness and un. tcripulous cunning, stands towards society 8 a dangerous wild beast. The mean and ,Dri,ngi,ug admiration which such a oareer Commands among those who think crookedly £ r not at all makes this kind of success the most dangerous of all the influences that threaten our national life. Our stan- dard of public and private conduct will He er be raised to thie proper level until we -friako the scoundrel who succeeds feel the eiht of a hostile public opinion even more cngly than the scoundrel who fails. THEODORE ROOSEVBLT.

GRIEF. There are divers sorts of hypocrisy in SWef. In one, under pretence of lamenting loss of a person who is dear o us, we *aT!ient ourselves, we lament the diminution oar advantages, of our pleasures, of our Consideration. We regret the good opinion hl.t was entertained of us. Thus the dead the credit of tears which are only shed *°r the living. I call this a species of hvpo- Cfisy, because in this sort of grief we deceive ^selves. There is yet another species of Jail's which have very petty sources, whioh easily, and as easily are dried: we weep acquire the reputation of a tender heart; frp weep to be pitied; we weep to be wept ^V(-'r in fine, we weep to avoid the shame of weeping. LA ROCHEFOUCAULD.

—-—— -o——-——. MAN AND NATURE. I wonder at the beauty of this world. I "IM amazed before a little flakelet of snow, *t its loveliness, at tbe strangeness of its bonder at the stars; I am astonished at the Marvellous chemistry which brought these JUriaus atoms together. I revemiice tlie ^finite God, who made the ocean, earth, air r^'ee sister graces, ior handmaids to attend ^is fledgling of the sky. j look up and Render at the stars j Iam astonished at the ^6;Uity of that great constellation Oj-iojnl, f hich every night unveils its majestic fore- to the eyes of men. I study its nebula "'Ith a telescope, and it resolves itself to ?Ws so distant that those mighty orbs seem >llt flakes of cloud to the unassisted eye. *? fancy I clothe them with verdure, trees ■, :v f heir own, and people them with beasts, f > fishes, insects, and the like. I have Tt1. ence in the laws which lead and guide m, and thoy are a great revelation of the Omnipotence of Go i. But I compare them j^tli man, with spirit, its laws, its powers, imperial duration, and its faculty of un- P'lnded growth—and Orion, with its jiehu- K' seen to be stars, is as much inferior to A^ as that snow-flake to the constellation. iJ?d when I reflect upon this world of con- ^*°Usness, the powers born in us—which but as flakelets of a cloud now. but ft^ch, seen through my telescopic faith in resolve themselves into stars too distinct seen, and only dimly brought to con- ^cUsness (in <9uch a soul as Christ's—then I Set the constellation and all the starry ^Uty of the world, forget the joy of trust ijjconstellation taught, and find delight ,hat higher ioy and nobler trust which °v, n nature has revealed to ceo THEODORE PARKER.

PENMORFA. Ministerial.—Mr. D. E. Thomas of the above church has now definitely accepted the call to become pastor of the C.M. Church at Tumble, Llanelly, and will take up his duties early in the New Year.

FELINFACH. Stiecess.-Tlle many friends of Mr. David Edwards, eldest son of the Rev. James Edwards, Neath. and grandson of Mrs. Jones, Glasfryn, will be interested to learn that he has successfully passed the examina- tion recently held in London, for an Associ- ate membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Mr. Edwards' ability, energy, and tact were well known when he was en- gaged by the Hull and Rochdale Corpora- tions, and Hhondda Urban District Council. He was engaged some 18 months ago by the Borough of Taunton as their engineer and surveyor of 300 applicants. This speaks volumes for one of the sons of the Vale of Ayron. TT?

liUW 6AAItiuil. Welsh Congregational Minister's Death. -The Rev W B Marks, Congregational min- ister at Criccieth for 32 years, died on Thursday last at the age of 65. A native of Kenfig Hill, Glamorganshire, Mr Marks studied at Cai-marthen Presbyterian College and his first pastorate was Salem-; Bow Street, removing thence to Criecieth. He was prominently identified with the public life of Criccieth, having served on practical- ly all the local authorities, and was one of Mr Lloyd George's staunchest lieutenants in the campaigns in the Carnarvon bor- oughs. The connexiomal appointments he had held included the presidency of the South Carnarvonshire Congregational As- sociation. The funeral took place at Cric- cieth an Tuesday. cieth an Tuesday.

PENCADER. Marwolaeth. Dydd Mawrth, Hydref 9fed, bu farw Thomas W Phillips yn Jud- son, yn yr Unol Dalaethau. Bu yn wael j a llesg am amryw wvthnosau. Yr ydoedd yn enedigol o ardal Pencader, sir Gaerfyr- ddin. Hanai o linach yr onwog Dr. Phil- lips o Ysgol Neuaddlwyd. Ganwyd of yn v flwyddyn 1826.' Aeth/ i America yn y flwyddyn 1845. Treuliodd y pedair' blyn- add cyntaf yn Nhalaeth Pensylvania, yna symudodd i amaethu yn aidal Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Bu yn byw yno hyd 1855, pan v symudodd i Jordan, Minneapolis. Yn adeg y symudiad liwn ymunodd mewn pri- odas a Miss Mary A. Phillips. Ganwyd lddynt bedwar o blant, o ba rai y mae tri yn aros, sef Miss Annie Phillips, William a John Phillips. Tra yn cartrefu yn Jordan cyfarfu a phrofedigaeth lem yn marwolaeth ei anwyl briod. Yn 1869 symudodd i ardal Judson. Dygwyd e i fyny gydag enwad yr Annibymvyr, ond er's blynvddau bellaoh yr oedd yn aelod o eglwys y T. C., Salem.

MACIIYNLLETII Plas.-I,ord Herbert Vane-Tempest has stocked the new lake with about 5,000 trout. The Forthcoming Eisteddfod.—The united Choir and the Male Voice Choir are busy practising the test pieces, under the con- ductorship of Mr. J. 0. Williams, for the eisteddfod to be held at Aberystwyth on Boxing Day. Temperance Sunday.—Sunday last being now universally known as Temperance Sun- day, the preachers at the various chapels made special reference to the subject of temperance. The Curacy.—The Rev. D. T. Hughes, the curate, appointed in the place of the Rev. I S. Jenkin Evans, wh'o has gone to Bangor, commenced his duties at Machynlleth about a fortnight ago. Mr. Hughes comes from Blanau Festiniog. Monthly Market.—The November monthly ™j*rket was held in Machynlleth on Monday, there was a good attendance, but the un- favourable weather told against business. made from £ 9 to £ 13; cows from £ 11 V- o110 ca^ves- Small pigs made from 1/s. to 23s. per head. Fair number of horses and ponies. \Vesley Guild.—On Monday evening of last week the first meeting of the Wesley ^u 2_w;1,'s held in the schoolroom adjoining tie Wesley Chapel. The pastor (the Rev. G U. Roberts) presided, and there was a good « en dance of wiembers. It was decided to have weekly Biblo meetings, and a miscel- laneous meeting once a month. The follow- ing officers were appointedPresident, the Rev. G. O. Roberts; vice-president, Mr. John Jones, Tymawr; secretary, Miss Susan Jane Humphreys; treasurer, Miss Jane Jones; committee, Miss Annie Pugh, Miss Edith Jones, Miss Jane Evans, Mr. J. Jen- kin Ellis and Mr. D. Jones. The time of the meetings was fixed for Monday even- ings. There seems every prospect of a successful session. Lantern Lecture.—On Thursday night the Graig Young People's Association held their usual weekly meeting at seven o'clock. This is a new thing in the history of the churches of the town. The elders at Graig are making an experiment this winter in the direction of making a bold bid for the hearty co-operation of the young men of the church in the religious work connected with the church. They have agreed to devote the whole of the Thursday evening service to the work of the Young People's Asso- ciation, and so far, the experiment has been an undoubted success. The room was crowded on Thursday night to view some lantern illustrations of Galilean life and customs, when Mr. H. Lloyd Jones threw some fifty views of Biblical persons and places on the screen, bearing on this winter's programme of work. Sabbath Dirwestol.—Arddangoswyd pwys. igrwydd mwy nac arferol eleni yn nglyn a'r Sabbath dirwestol yn Eglwysi Rhyddion y dref. Traddodwyd pregethau dirwestol gan y Parch. Josiah Jones, y Parch. F J Davies, a'r Parch. Mr. Jones (Corris), ar yr ach- lysur—nid oedd gweinidogion yr eglwysi eraill yn digwydd bod gartref ar y Sul h/wn. Traddodwyd anerchiadlau tawel ond argyt- hoeddiadol ar y pwnc yn y gwahanol Ys- golion Sabbathol yn y prydnawn; dadgan- wyd gan rai o Ysgolion y Plant; argym- hellwyd aelodau y seiet i daflu eu coelbren dros ddirwest a rhoddi eu henwau ar lyfrau dirwestol yr eglwysi. Gwnaed pob ynlr drech ddichonadwy i ddarbwylio y rhai sydd yn proffesu credu yn llghrefydd hunanym- wadiad yr Iesu; mae y bara wedi ei fwrw ar wyneb y dyfroedd, ac ni ellir mwy oaid aroj am gyflawniad mesur llawer o ddydd- iau, a cheisio hogi gwyneb brawd a brawd, chwaer a chwaer. Nos Fercher, yn Ys- goldy y Capel Seisneg traddododd Nurse Pryce anerobiad tarawiadol lawn ar I- Y modd goreu i noddi a thrin y claf." Cyfar- fod agored ydoedd o dan nawdd Undeb Ddirwestol y Ohwiorydd a manteisiodd nifer luosog ar y cyfleusdra i wrando ar gyfar- wyddiadau ymarferol Nurse Piyce, yr hon a eglurodd y pwnc pwysig yn ei ffotrdd syml a meistrolgar ei hun. Talodd Nurse Pryce syhr neillduol i anghenrhexdiau mwyaf evf- fredin ystafell y claf, ac yf oedd syhv astud ei gwrandawyr yn brawf eglur o'r ddyd;loT- deb greai ynddynt wrth ei gwrandaw yn ymdnn a phethau mor gyffredin ag oeddynt o gymaint o bwys i deuluoedd y dref. Football.—Enthusiasm for football is re- viving in Machynlleth. New faces patron- ised the game on Saturday, as Mr. David Davies, Maengwyn-street cleared the lines for action on the Institute ground on Sat- urday afternoon, and Albert Evans the school linesman unfurled his flag for an in- teresting football match which was played between the friendly foes, Institute v. the County School, who played their second match of the season. The day was such an one as reminds an athlete of cricket and of tennis, and this was fatal to the powers of some players that were not in training. The Institute team was far the heavier, and a smart lot they are, on the whole; they are very keen and they play a very clean aiad a very gentle manly game. Their combina- tion is not yet worthy of their individual skill, but with organised practice games they should make a clever little team be- fore the close of the season. Eldred Davies the captain, was seriously handicapped on Saturday on account of a spilled' knee but he played a most useful game, and had the satisfaction of scoring a goal or two. Billy Vaughan played centre forward where he showed his usual cleverness, but he played with much reserve on Saturday. Willie Thomas played an attractive game through- out, and Holt was as keen as ever. Jack Jenkins has the making of a splendid full- back being a. clever long kick full-back. With Willie Evans as his colleague the In- stitute would be well served in the last line of defence, the Institute halves worked very hard, Jones doing the lion's share of the work, but they all played the game of full-backs, hardly ever feeding their front line. The school team was more even than their opponents, and with one or two ex- ceptions played a very neat game. Stuart Williams made his first appearance for the sohool in goal and he played A sound de- fensive game, but owing to a gap in the front line he had to advance after making a few good saves. The two full-backs play- ed uncommonly well, Evans doing some excellent work. He is captain this year and he would do well to make the half in front of him do more work for him. the school halves played too much on the de- fensive side, leaving to the forwards the work of initiating all forward movements. The two brothers Evans played an effective game, and young Breese did well, he fed better than any half on the field, but he was very nervous. The choicest pieces of play of the whole match were seen amongst the school forwards, little Hughie Jones on the extreme left and his cousin, Richard J. Jones on the right m-ereo very clever, but they were not spoedy enough to keen out of the way of their pursuers, and they should have given the ball to Lloyd, their fleet centre-forward. Reggie James' game was all head, though he carried out the orders of the head with. his deft right foot: this clever little player nlayed for the school last season, bilt the football was too big for him then; this year, however, he takes his re- venge on it. This pleasant game ended in a win for the town by five to two. RFRAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The monthly meeting was held on Wed- nesday week. Mr. Edward Hughes chair- man, presided.—The Surveyor's estimate for the next month amounting to £24: 7s., was agreed to.-A letter was read from the Uwchygarreg Parish Council calling atten- tion to certain obstruction placed at the entrance of an ancient right of way leading fiom Forge to the Common and asking the Rural Council to confer with the Urban District Council as to the steps to be taken to preserve the public rights.—The Survevor was directed to consult with the Urban Dis- trict Surveyor thoreon and report to the next meeting.—A letter was read from the Mallwyd Urban District Council calling attention to the state of the Walton bridge. It was decided to carry out temporary re- pairs only pending the decision of the Mer- ioneth and Montgomery county councils with reference to this bridge.—Mr. Evan Morris Jones, Cwypenllydan, Llanbrynmair, was reelected governor of Bangor College for next year. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. A meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday week. Present: Mr. Rd. Gil- lart, J.P. (chairman), Mr. M. E. Francis (vice-chairman), Mrs. Thomas. Messrs. D. Evans, Ed. Hughes, D. Gillart, R. Owen, Jlù. Morgan, Wm. Jones, John Edwards, Penegoes; Dl. Davies, Evan Jones, E. M. Jones, John Edwards, CommiHs Coch; Ed. Jones, Thos Jenkins, Rd Hughes, with Mr David Evans (clerk), and Mr. D. Morgan (assistant clerk).—During the past two weeks the following amounts were paid in out-relief per Mr. John Jones, Machynlleth, £ 21 12s. to 77 recipients; per Mr. Wm. Jones, Pennal, P,33 13s. 4d. to 122 recip- ients; per Mr. D. Howell, £ 37 16s. to 134 recipients.—The Master reported there were 10 men, 13 women, and seven children in the house. During the past four weeks 194 tramps had been relieved compared with 257 in the same period of last year. In accord- ance with the arrangements made with other Unions 20 tramps were detained over four Sundays.-It was resolved to write to the Rev. Josiah Jones, the senior minister of the town, to remind him that the arrange- ments made with regard to the holding of religious services in the workhouse by non- conformist ministers, were not being carried out.—On the motion of thie Chairman, sec- onded by Mr. David Evans, the following resolution was pa&d: Tbit, in the opin- ion of this meeting it is desirable that the,

THE LEISURE HOUR. Can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-speat koorP TheM, when the trembling spirit wlmgs her Itigo, Pour round her path a stream of living light. -ROGIMB.

GOVERNMENT. Popular commotion is always to be dreaded, because tad men always arise to mislead its efforts: how desirable it is that it may be prevented, by conciliatory measures, by timely concession of rights, by redress of grievances, by reformation of abuses, by convincing mankind that govern- ment have no other object than faithfully to promote thie ccmlort and security of in- dividuals, without sacrificing the siolid happiness of living men to national glory. Or royal magnificence. JOHN KNOX.

OBEDIENCE AND LIBERTY. It seems to me that false notions respect- inn; liberty are strangely common. People .talk of liberty as if it meant the liberty of doing what a man likes. The only liberty that a man, worthy of the name of man, ought to ask for is to have all restrictioinis, inward and outward, removed which pre- vent him doing what he ought. I call that man free who is master of his lower appe- tites, who is able to rule himself. I call him free who has his flesh in subjection to his spirit; who fears doing wrong, but who fears neither man nor devil besides. I think that man free, who has learnt the most blessed of all truths, that liberty consists in obedience to the power, and to the will and to the law that his higher soul reverences and approves. Ho is not free because he does what he likes, for in his better moments liis soul protests against the act, and re- jects the authority of the! passion which commanded him as an usurping force and tyranny. He feels that he is a slave to his own unhallowed passions. But he is free, when he does what he ought, because there is no protest in his soul against that sub- mission. Some people think that there is no liberty in obedience, I tell you there is no liberty except" in loyal obedience—the obedience bf the unconstrained affections. Did you never see a mother kept at home, a kind of prisoner, by her sick child, obeying its every wish and caprice, passing the night sleep- less? Will you call the mother a slave? Or is this obedience the obedience of slavery ? I call it obedience of the highest liberty, the liberty of love. F. W. ROBERTSON.

LIFE'S ECSTATIC MOMENTS. Life has two ecstatic moments—one when the spirit catches sight of truth, and the other when it recognises a kindred spirit. People are for over groping and prying around truth, but the wisdom, is seldom vouchsafed to them. We are daily handling 'and talking to or fellow-creatures, but Tarely do we behold the revelation of a soul in its naked sincerity and fervid might. Perhaps also these two moments generally coincide. In some Churches of old on Christmas Eve two small lights, typifying the Divine and Human Nature, were seen to approach one another gradually, till they met and blended, and a bright flame was kindled. So likewise it is, when the two portions of our spiritual nature meet and blend, that the brightest flame is kindled wit-hin us. When our feelings are iiimt vivid our perceptions are the most piercing, and when we see the furthest we also feel the most. Perhaps it is only in the land of Truth that spirits can discern each other, as it is, when p Ii-I I they are helping each other most, that they may best hope to arrive there. A J. AND J. C. HAltE. A

ABERMEURIC. Cyfarfod Diwylliadol. Y mae'r cyfar- fodydd diwylliadol yn troi ailan yn llwydd- iannus iawn. Cafodd y trydydd cyfarfod ei gynal nos Wener ddiweddaf, ac yr oedd y lie yn orlawn o wrandawyr yn ogystal a gweithwyr. Cvrcorwyd y gadair gan y Parchus weinidog, John Evans, a phenodwyd Mr John Davieo, Factory, yn arweinydd am y tro. I agor y cyfarfod cafwyd araetb addysgiadol ar y testyn "Moesoldeb," gan Mr. Edward Jones, Tynfran-isaf. Ar ol yr araeth cvmerwyd rhan yn y gwaith gan wahanol bersonau, trwy adrodd, canu, dadl- eu, ac areithio. Rhoddwyd gwobrau ar y cystadleuaethau canlynol: Am ganu "Gwen yr Iesu" i rai dan 12eg oed, Anna Jenkins, Pentre; am ganu unrhyw don ar fesur a roddid ar v pryd; yr cedd 5 yn cystadlu: rhanwyd y wobr rhwng Miss M J Jenkins, Tanffordd a Mrs. Davies, School House, Felinfach; am ysgrifenu Cymraeg (dicta- tion), yr oedd 14 yn cystadlu, cipiwvd y wobr gan Mr. Thomas Davies, ^Factory; am araeth 5 munud ar y estya "Ymddygiad teilwng o wr ieuanc." yr oedd 5 yn cystadlu ac yr oeddynt oil mor dda, fel y cafodd pob un o honynt fel y gweision iiyuy gynt "bob un geinwg beirniaid oeddynft: gerddariaeth, Mr I)an Jones, Bwlchyllan: amrywiacth, Mr .D B. James, C.M., Athen. Terfynwyd y cyfar- fod trwy i gor plant y lie ganu, dan arwein- iad Miss Jenkins, Tanffordd.

ABE Ul) O V E Y. Funeral of the Late Mr. Gwilym Williams. —Last Friday, November 23rd, the inter- ment took place at the local cemetery of Mr. Gwilym Williams, stationer and b-ook- seller of this town. It was a public funeral, and one of the largest ever seen here. The procession was headed by the Dyfi" Tent of Rechabites, follow od by the Com- mittee of the Literary Institute and the members of the Towyn D'strict Council. Thei< followed the hoarse, and aiirriajgea, and last of all the general public. The chief mourners were Miss Maggie Owen (niece), Mr. J. Morgan Williams (nephew), Miss Davies, Mr. Wm. Jones Hughes, and Mr. David Hughes (cousins). The- were several beautiful wreaths covering the coffin, and blinds were drawn at every house along the route as a mark of respect to the dead. A short service was held at the house, conducted by the Rev. H. Curry (W.), Mr. E. L. Rowlands, and Rev. J. Lewis (C.M.), and another service at the grave- side conducted by the Revs. W. D. Evans (I.)- D. W. Morgan, B.A., Everton Brow, Liverpool, and J. Lewis. lhe old Welsh hymn Ar lan Iorddonen ddofu was pathetically sung at the graveside. In the evening at the English cliapel a funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. D. W. Morgan of Everton Brow. The chapel was filled to every seat, and the preacher in a powerful sermon referred to the deceased as a man of sterling character, who, despite some foibles, had, undoubtedly, during his lifetime "sown wheat and not tares." It will be a long time before Aberdovey real- ises fully that Gwilym" as he was affeo- tionately called, is gone, never more to re- turn. He filled an important part in the life of the town. He was one of the found- ers of the Literary Institute, and was for the last sixteen years the secretary. Some three years or more ago he was elected on the Towyn District Council, and he devoted himself zealously to the work of the Council, giving special notice to the footpaths around Aberdovey, and endeavouring by all means in his power, to make the places of interest in the neighbourhood accessible to the visitors. For many years he acted as the local correspondent to several news- papers, and though a stern Radical, he did his work, as a correspondent;, with praise- worthy impartiality. One of the strangest features in his character was his almost utter inability to take a public part in any meeting, either religious or secular. It may have been extreme nervousness. This was a misfortune, as he was an exceedingly well-read man, and the public would have greatly benefitted from his words. But there was one acini-public work in which he excelled, and that was as a Sunday School teacher. He was one of the very best at the Tabernacle C.M. Chapel, and his class will sadly miss him At school, when a boy, he was a contemporary of Principal Rob- erts, Aberystwyth, and a warni lifelong friendship was kept up between them. He was very fond of long rambles, and nature I study, and his chief delight was a good book. It may be well said of him, that L After life's fitful fever he sleeps well."

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Education of Women. PROFESSOR ANWYL'S VIEWS. The prize distribution at Dr. Williams's Schbol for Girls at Dolgelley took ulace on Tuesday. Mrs. Burton presided and the prizes were distributed by Mrs Haydn Jones, of Towyn, a former pupil of the school. Professor Anwyl said that it gave him great pleasure to be able to accept an invi- tation to their prize distribution and to express his good wishes to Miss Diana Thomas, their headmistress, who was new leaving them, as well as to the school. Mis. Thomas had done excellent work and had left, her impress for good in a clear and till- mistakable manner upon thie school. She was now leaving the school for another sphere of usefulness with the heartiest good wishes of all who knew her. (Applause.) The Work of Boarding Schools. A school such as theirs, being very largely a boarding-school, had a task allotted to it and opportunities granted it which went in their scope beyona those of day schools, where the child's education for the time being was partly in the hands of the school, partly in the hands of the parents. In a boarding-school they had to see in the first place that in thle absence of home associa- tions, home care, and home responsibilities, the child lost nothing that was essential to the training of the body, mind, and char- acter. They had also to go further and to see that certain elements of training were supplied which might be lacking in the more local associations of a home—the habit of cordial and smooth co-operatioln with strangers, the appreciation of a large variety of shades of human character and disposi- tion. the gaining of a wide and non-local outlook upon life, the ready adaptation of the, mind to ,new conditions. (Applause.)) Each type of school had its place in the complex civilisation of our day, and each type could make a material contribution to the enrichment of human society. A board- ing-school such as theirs must of necessity be its very condition aim, both formally and informally at the development of char- acter on lines which tend to promote smooth and easy co-operation in life, and success in promoting such co-operation is a feature of which any school might. well be proud Future Sphere of Women. Side by side, however, with this invalu- able social training modern life was making greater and greater demands upon the in- telluectual powers of women in the life 01 thought and of practice, so as to require on their part more and more mental energy, strength of will, tenacity of purpose, and independence of action; and this involved the development of highly individualised types, who were able to co-operate and to complete successfully with one another and with men in the strenuous life of to-day. To this end women had a right to expect in their education a thorough training in all that made for mental strength, clearness of insight, skill in argument and expression, both oral and written. Moreover they were expected to a far greater degree than men to conceal their neoessary strength of mind under a perennial charm of manner, and it was no small tribute to their natural ability that so many women succeeded in this difficult task. The Ideal Woman. It would thus be aeen that the education of women under the complex conditions of modern life was something which it was very difficult for any man to fathom. In throwing out these suggestions he hoped that it would not be thought that he was trying to sketch the ideal woman. He could not honestly say, and, being a bachelor- (laughter),-lie was not bound to say that he had only one such ideal. He merely wished to show how, as it seemed to him, as far as his observation and experience cf the education of womcto went, new social conditions were creating new deeds and new demands, as tho late head of Ctieitenham Ladies' College and others had forseen, upon i L ijfc. '1"9_- our educational institutions for women as well as for men. In the foreground of these demands was that for the highest discipline I of the mind on its intellectual no less than on its artistic side. In conclusion, the speaker wished the school continued pro- gress and prosperity to carry on the work of education in every essential phase of it— social, moral, artistic, and intellectual—in such a way that those who had been pupils at the school would ever be grateful for the ] discipline which it had given them in the formative vears of life. Might their suc- cess be no less in years to come than it had been in the past. (Cheers).

r=- CHIPS OF NEWS. On Saturday evening the nine suffragettes re- maining of the eleven who were committed to prison in connection with the disturbance in the House of Commons on October 23rd, and subse- quently appeared at Westminster Polioe-court, were released from Holloway Gaol. At the Northampton Divisional Sessions, Ter- ence Shine, described as a London comedian, was fined, with costs, JM, or one month in de- fault, for riding from Euston without a ticket. The German steamer Zar, bound from Abo to Huelva, put into Plymouth on Saturday for coal, and reported that in the North Sea a seaman named W. Adam committed culcide by jumping overboard. He was apparently seized with mad- ness, for before jumping over the side of the ves- sel he attacked the captain, whom he held by the throat. At the inquest on Emily Mary Tillett, twenty- five, a nurse at Westminster Hospital, who leapt from BIackfriars Bridge into the Thames, a ver- dict of suicide whilst of unsound mind was re- turned. A handsome Celtic cross, 18ft. high, erected to the memory of Thomas Moore, the Irish poet, was unveiled at Bromham churchyard, near De- vizes, Wilts, on Saturday. Gravel-lane Chapel, Salford, erected towards the close of the eighteenth century, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday. I Holy Trinity Church, Gravesend, has in its choir three brothers, whose combined service as choristers at that place of worship amounts to over ninety years. The King, on the recommendation of the Home Secretary, has appointed Mr. Frederick Low, K.C.. to be Recorder of Ipswich, in the place of Mr. T. C. Blofield, resigned. In a printed reply to Major Anstruther-Grey, Mr. Haldane says that a pattern for the new cavalry sword has not yet been decided upon, but the matter is now under consideration. Near Hawarden a motor-car dashed into a flock of sheep, and twenty of the animals were either killed outright or so severely injured that they had to be slaughtered. Docking Board of Guardians, Norfolk, re- cently discharged the master of the workhouse owing to irregularities. He has now applied for admission-as a pauper! Three thousand eight hundred and three com- plaints were received by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children during October, according to a return just issued. General Sir Richard Harrison on Saturday in- spected the Bristol Crimea and Indian Mutiny veterans, and conversed with several old warriors who served under him during the. Mutiny. By selling matches in the streets on Saturday I and Sunday, it was stated at Clerkenwell County-court that a woman earned as much as her husband did for his whole week's work. One thousand three hundred and four years is the total of the ages of sixteen persons who have been buried at Yarmouth during the last fort- night. This averages .over eighty-one yeara apiece. Owing to a roof collapse and inrush of water at Cabbage Hall Colliery, Edward Onions, a miner, was suffocated, and at the inquest at Dudley a verdict of accidental death was re- turned. At Leicester Assizes a shepherd was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour for stealing thirty- five lambs, value L61, belonging to his master, William Blundell, a well-known Leicestershire grazier. A man named Barker netted sixty-five stone of eels in two tides at Wisbech. There are 427 banks in operation in 224 L.C.C. schools, and the amount deposited during the past twelve months was £ 34,137. The death is reported from New Zealand of Mr. James Paul, who captained the Maoriland team of bowlers who visited the Motherland in 1901. Diana, Lady Mount Stephen, has placed two stained glass windows in the Princess Mary Vil- lage Homes at Addlestone, in memory of the late Duchess of Teck. In contrast to the 4,550 games at a penny each played during the past season with the bowls purchased by the London County Council, there were, according to a return just issued, no fewer than 156,908 players who paid a penny each on the public greens of Edinburgh. The Queen of Norway, third daughter of the King and Queen, oolebrated her thirty-seventh birthday on Monday, having been born on o- vember 26th, 1869. Mr. Andrew Carnegie completed his sixty- ninth year on Sunday, having been born at Dun- fermline on November 25th, 1837. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Lytton, and Lord Claude Hamilton have consented to be patrons of the historic pageant at Bury St. Ed- munds next year. Sir Robert Anderson, K.C.B., LL.D., who preached at the Kenyon Baptist Chapel, Br) m- ton, on Sunday night, was formerly the Assist- ant-Commissioner of Police of the metropolis, and head of fhe Criminal Investigation Depart- ment. A Royal Commission, with the Right Hon. Arthur Cohen, K.C., as chairman, has been ap- pointed to inquire into the operation of shipping rings and the system of deferred rebates. Mr. W. A. Lindsay, K.C., has been elected a Bencher of the Middle Temple, in succession to the late Mr. Richard Harris, K.C. Lieut.-General Sir A. Paget has been selected to succeed Lord Grenfell as General Officer Commanding in Chief in Ireland. The Dee estuary and a large tract of re- claimed land were included in the Dee estates offered for sale by auction at Chester on Saturday. The Hon. Edward Wood, son of Viscount Hali- fax, has accepted the invitation to become the Conservative candidate for the Ripon (Yorks) Division. In the Channel, near the Eddystone Light- house, the Plymouth trawler Test came i*.to col- lision with a steamer on Saturday, and bad her bowsprit carried away, her stem split, and her decks started. While ploughing at Ossery St. Mary, Devon on Saturday a farmer turned up a watch which he lost while ploughing in the same field four years ago. In his will the late Mr. Sali Schloss, of Vienna, Austria, who left estate in the United Kingdom of the net value of B5 176, said that he desired in his last will to secure what had been the un- varying aim of his life, namely, the calm exist- ence of his wife, free from all material care, and the prosperous and honourable future of his children. Hull maF!(,r engineers have given notice that all men refusing to work overtime after Satur- day next will be discharged. During a thick fog on Sunday morning the Spanish steamer Montancs, from Seville to Lon- don, stranded off St. Alban's Head, but the cap- tain and crew of twenty-seven hands were rescued by the coastguard. Sir Thomas Lipton has announced his inten- tion of building two more Shamrocks as chal- lengers for the America Cup in 1908. Mr. Chisholm, the Chiswick Christian Scientist who was indicted for the manslaughter of his son, was found guilty of misdemeanour at the Old Bailey, and bound over in his own reoog- nisances. A conference of hospital representatives is to be held in London on December 6th, to discuss the problem of hospital abuses. Lord Derby heads the list of winning owners on the Turf with a total of £ 32.936. While an office-bov was lighting a fire in an office at Shipley, near Bradford, on Saturday, an explosion of gas occurred, blowing out a large window and injuring two men ,ho were opposite the building at the time, but the boy escaped with the singeing of his hair. Five cheviot ewes belonging to Sir Nathan Wood, of Wiggonby, Cumberland, have been worried to death, and two others were so badly worried that they had to be killed. The sheep had been gripped by the throats, which tends to shew that an old dog is the culprit. On Mount Vesuvius on Saturday afternoon a considerable mass on the northern side of the crater fell in, and there were slight shocks of earthquake and a light rain of ashes. the provision of additional electric tram- way-cars, the London County Council will be asked by the Highways Committee to approve an expenditure of £ 255,000. Embedded in some bread, which a young woman had obtained permission to send in to a prisoner awaiting removal at the Thames Police- court, the gaoler found tobacco, matches, and a pipe. The woman was severely reprimanded by the magistrate. Mrs. E. Spinner, an Englishwoman, who re- cently died at Manchester, has left £ 4.GC0 to the Cantonal Ho-pital at Zurich, and another £4,000 to be divided among Swiss charities.

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number of representatives for the electoral division of Machynlleth on the County Council should be increased, and that this resolution should be forwarded to the County Council.—A letter from the Urban District Council, complaining of the size of the stones supplied by the Board, was re- ferred to the Visiting Committee.—Com- plaints having been made as to the rating of the new houses in Graigfach, which was said to be heavier than the. rents, it was agreed to hear the appeals on January 6th.