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Peeps Into the Past. I A COLUMN OF NOTES AND QUERIES. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1915. The following further -extracts from copies of the Archaeologia Cambrensis are here given. E.D., Brecon. NOTES. THE GAER AT BRECON.—In 1851, a Rom- an tile was found at this important station, bear- ing the inscription, LEG. II AVG. It was pre- served by Mrs Price, the landlady of the Gaer farm at that period, as well as another tile dis- covered previously, and a drawing of them was made for exhibition at the annual meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association at Tenby. YSTRADGYNLAIS.—Prof. Westwood says "We now come to an early monumental inscript- ion built into the outside of the East wall of Ys- tradgynlais Church, Breconshire, in the Vale of Towy, near to the south-east angle. Possibly some other portion of the stone may be imbedded in the walls of the church, or, if broken, it might be found by a, careful examination of other parts of the edifice. The inscription is simply HIC IACIT; but several pecularities merit .notice. First, it is entirely in good Roman capitals, unless the terminal T has its down stroke a little angula- ted to the right" at the bottom, giving it more of an unical character. Second,—The A has the bar angulated downwards in the middle instead of be- ing straighf; and third, the mis-spelling of the second word IACIT for IACET. These several peculiarities indicate a somewhat more recent date than that of the Roman occupation of the Principal- ity. The letters in this inscription measure about -two-and-a-quarter inches in height. At the same place is another inscribed stone, forming one of the steps of a staircase on the south side of the exterior of Ystradgynlais Church. The stone measures four feet long and eight inches wide. The letters are large and coarsely cut, measuring about three-and-a-half inches in height. There appears to be a crack across the stone be- tween the first and second letters. The inscription, in its entire state, has, as it seems to me, been in- tended to be read ADUINE from its standing thus alone I take it to be a sepulchral slab, inscrib- ed with a name terminating not in the genitive I, as usual, but in E, probably intended for the ipthong Æ, and thus indicating a female as in- -tended to be commemorated. The first stroke of the A. and of the V are nearly upright; the curved .stroke of the D is slightly detached at each end from the upright first stroke; as are also most of the strokes of the other letters. I suppose this inscription to be not much more recent than the 5th or 6th century. LORDSHIP OF CRICKHOWELL.—Mr Hugh Powell Price in 1854 read, at Brecon, a Paper be- fore the members of the Cam. Arch. Soc. in refer- ence to certain customs which prevailed within the Uordship attached to Crickhowell Castle anterior to the reign of Elizabeth. The customs were ex- tracted by him from a document which was in the archives of Badminton, and are here given to throw some light over the character and quality of the feudal power exercised by the Norman Lords over their Welsh dependents. In the 5th year of Elizabeth a commission was granted by the Earl -of Worcester to Sir Roger Vaughan, Knight, and others, at the special suit of the tenants of the manor and lordships of Crickhowell to confirm upon oath those customs which were proved to be due upon them. Accordingly a body of ancient cus- toms were framed, from which Mr Powell extracted such as most peculiarly express the power exer- cised by the lord within his lordship more espec- ially as indicated by the various services and con- ditions imposed upon the Welsh tenants. The three customs which were distinctly personal were as follows The Oath of the Homagers. "All the Tenants -that houlde their lands by the said Prince ought to acknowledge the lord by the .ds followeigne, that is to saie, ffirst, he ought to come before the Lord kneelinge and acknowledge to bould of the Lord of Crughowell such rents and lands by service of homage and ought to close his handes within the Lordes deposeinge truly in his faith by God and the Holy Evangelists that he with his whole heart and soul above all thinges, he shall love his Lord, and in all places of any dread shall stand by his Lord him to defend and his bodie well and truely and without fraude and guile against his enemyes keepe. And this done, the Lorde shall command -to stand upp from his kneelinge and shall kisse liim and after that all the Tenants soe sworn, they ebadi give the Lords or his officer by him appoynted the SfID of £ 5 of lawful money of England im- mediately after the oathes and homages made." Ayde.—"The Welsh Tenants shall give to the Bjord at his makeinge Knight reasonable ayde, that is to witte, 8d for to buy him horse." "The said tenants shall give unto the Lord at his first comeing to his lordshipp 100s., and to the tnarryinge of his first begotten daughter 100s., and to the sonne of the said Lord when he is made Knight ffive pounds." The two last, it will be seen, seem clearly bur- dens imposed upon the Welsh: but the following customs will show in a more emphatic manner the distinctions which were originally made between the English and Welsh tenants :— Custome for payement of Rents.—"The Lorde of Crughowell and his heires have of oulde custome -that all the tenants of the Borrowe and village and all manner of tenants both Welshe and Fforren ehall come and paie the rents of the Lords Bay- liffes certeyne days in which the said rents be ieinable upon reasonable summoninge, that is to fwitt ,the 3rd day before the said days, and if ane of them come not with their rents to paie them to the said Bayliffes, they ought before, the Steward Sat the Lord's Barr every eaclie of them to be amerced, if he be a Welshe Tenant in 10/ a fforreigne Tenant in 7/ a burgesse in 12d. HENNES PAID.Every Tenant by the said IForest for to have libertie for their Beaste in the isaid fforestes goeing and feedinge shall paie a hen iat the Feast of St. Andrews." "If ane be summoned at the said Feast for bringing of the said hens and come not, such ought to be amercid if he be a Welshe tenant at 10/ a fforeigne tenant at 7/ a burgess at 12d. Ploughing the Lord's Domaynes. All the Welshe Tenants within the Lordship of Crick- fcowel ought by the custome off their landes to eome with their oxen to eare the Demeane Lands by certeyne days at the winter season. The saide Tenants ought to do the like by certeyne days of thei Lent season. "If any man enters the said Parke and there be founde that he ought to be attacked by the Keeper of the Parke, and to be kepte in the stocks without the gate of the said parke till he pay upp or else to loose his right foote if the Parke be closed round- about." A large portion of the remaining customs have talmost exclusive reference to the main tenants of iNflares and Mills, and will be seen how heavily that maintenance fell upon Welsh tenants. From the number and particularity of their customs, it would appear as though the old Welsh maxim that the riches of a family consisted of three things, a mill. a weare, and an orchard, continued, in the two first instances at least, to exercise a practical influence-a maxim which, in these days, would certainly fail to embody a truth, inasmuch as so little is a mill regarded as an element of wealth, that it has almost become a popular aphorism, that you cannot inflict upon your enemy a greater injury than to leave him a mill in your will. How- ever, let the customs speak for themselves. "Mills.—All the Welshe Tenants of Llanelly etc., shall sustaine and repaire the mills of Clydach with their own proper costs and expenses. This is to witt, with all carpentry, mill ponds and (all manner of other works necessary to the same Mill appertayning. And they shall find sufficient water at all times of winter and summer or any other time to the course of the said Mill. And if there be any default in the turning of the water to the said Mill turned by the tenant of the Welshe Tenure, they ought to be amerced in 10/- every each of them. To subject a Welsh tenant to a penalty on account of a scarcity of water in a dry season is certainly a strange obliquity of justice. But to proceed- "If it reigne in the Mill for default of coveringe, all the Tenants above said ought to be amerced in 10/- apiece." "If any Welsh tenant deny to come with his graynes to the said Mill to have grindinge and to go to another Mill out of the Lordship, they ought to be amerced in 10/- and to satisfie the Lord of this tolle so borne away." "All the Welshe tenants of the Lpp. of Crug- howell shall carry tvmber of all manner reparative to the Mille of Uske with their bodies, and to make the weare called the Welsh weare upon their own proper costs save the hedges and filling with stones between the hedges of the saide weare; and paie due tolle as it was used in the time of Hugh Tur- berville and his predecessors." Such was the peculiar stringency of the customs to which the Welsh tenants were exposed. They were eminently suggestive of a spirit of conquest, and their continuance must have perpetuated that strong sentiment of separate nationality which so long checked the growth of a warm intercourse be- tween two countries recognising the same sover- I eign..

BRECON DISTRICT COUNCIL. I AUDITOR AND WELSH. I RIVER POLLUTION COMPLAINT. Brecon Rural Council's meeting, on Friday, was presided over by Mr Jenkin Williams (vice-chair- man). Mr Daniel Phillips reported on the special com- mittee's visit to Abercrynog bridge. They found it was true that some of the stones bad been re- moved, but the matter was only a, small one. He understood that the stones had now been replaced. Otherwise, the committee thought that the bridge was an excellent one, and proposed that the sums due to the contractor be paid. This was seconded and agreed to. Auditor and Welsh. I Rev. Thomas Griffiths said he had, since the Board meeting that morning, been speaking to two or three assistant-overseers, and they informed him that the auditor was impatient with them be- cause they could not understand English. If he had known this before, he would have proposed a resolution. The deputy-clerk pointed out that, if there were any mistakes in the accounts, he (the auditor) would tell the-assistant-overseers. The vice-chairman thought Rev. Thomas Grif- fiths should investigate the matter further. Rev. Thomas Griffiths said that the auditor was impatient because the assistant-overseers were dilatory and not sharp enough. The rev. gentle- man considered it wrong that an Englishman should come down to Brecon and complain to people who did not understand his language. (Laughter.) I Pollution of the Usk. I A communication came to hand from Usk Board of Conservators requesting the council to take ac- tion with regard to refuse being deposited by several persons at Devynock into the river there. The Board pointed out that this was detrimental to fishing. The deputy-clerk stated that he replied inform- ing them that the matter had been placed in the hands of the council's surveyor. Mr B. L. Pritchard (surveyor) said the only way to get the nuisance stopped was to make an ex- ample of one or two of the offenders. He would like to have three notice boards erected in pro- minent places on the river side. Mr J. Jones proposed that the notice boards be obtained, and this was seconded. Mr J. Smith, in moving an amendment, said the cost of notice boards would not be commen- surate to the damage done. There was no seconder. The surveyor thought they should take notice of the letter from the Usk Board of Conservators. Mr Smith remarked that, if they stopped per- sons throwing refuse into the river, they must provide some other place where it could be tipped. The surveyor said that the complaint did not re- fer to a large number of Defynock persons, for, some tipped ashes in their own gardens. The meeting agreed that the notice-boards should be erected. Roadmen and the Harvest. I Rev. Thomas Griffiths enquired as to how many of the council's roadmen had availed themselves of the opportunity to assist farmers in the hay- harvest? Mr W. Williams (surveyor) replied to the effect that, in his district, several had been working in the hay-harvest for a month, and that one or two more would also be going shortly. Mr J. Jones suggested that the question of re- ducing roadmen for the winter months should be considered by the finance committee.

Parishioners' Tribute. PRESENTATIONS TO THE REY. H. J. I CHURCH JONES, M.A. INTERESTING FUNCTION AT BRECON. I There was a large gathering at the Parish Hall, Brecon, on Friday evening when the Rev. H. J. Church Jones, senior curate of Brecon, and Vicar of Battle, was presented by the parishion- ers with an illuminated address, a roll-top desk and revolving chair, and a cheque, upon his com- pleting 21 years of ministration in the Church at Brecon. The text of the address read as follow :— We the undersigned, desire to offer you our heartiest congratulations on the completion of 21 years ministry to the Church of God in Bre- con. Although the attention of everyone is at present fixed entirely upon the great War, yet the attainment of your majority in the Minis- try cannot be allowed to pass unnoticed. Your faithful work during these years has been a source of blessing and joy to those to whom you have ministered, and the example of your Christian life has always been an elevating in- fluence. Your work in the civil life of the town and county, so ungrudgingly given, has also been greatly appreciated. This address, and the accompanying gifts, are intended to express to you our heartiest good wishes and highest appreciation of your work and charac- ter, and we trust that you may be spared for many years to continue the work of your high calling for the -advancement of Christ's King- dom, July 1915." The Bishop-designate of Swansea (Archdeacon Bevan), who presided, said lie never felt in a more commanding position than he occupied at that moment, because he was surrounded by ladies and gentlemen who were going to make speeches. He was familiar with the topics and felt that he could support them and anticipate one after another all their points, and could pick out each speaker in turn saying: "Ah! that is just what I would say." (Laughter.) So lest he might trespass on any particular point others had treasured up and were about to put before them, he would con- fine himself to the strict duties of a chairman and merely order the proceedings and keep the speak- ers in their -due sequence. (Laughter.) He would be exercising a real self-denial, in saying nothing about a subject upon which he ventured to say he could say a great deal. He could never, if he spoke from then till midnight, ex- press in any way adequately the debt that he personally owed to Mr Church Jones. (Applause.) That was the only remark he would make, but he made it with absolute sincerity and with all the depth of feeling he possessed. (Loud applause.) Dr. T. P. Thomas, who made the presentation, said when lie was asked to do so he found it very difficult and feared he would be unable to" get hold of suitable and appropriate sentences for the occasion. (Laughter.) It became doubly diffi- cult when lie found he had to utter them in the presence of a Bishop. (Renewed laughter.) They congratulated the chairman most heartily upon his appointment. (Loud applause.) To call it a well-deserved and well-merited appoint- ment was a very poor way of putting it. Where- ever the chairman's duties as Bishop might take him, they would always think of him as Arch- deacon Bevan. (Applause.) He (Dr. Thomas) considered it a great pleasure and honour to take part in this presentation. He wondered why he had been selected to make it. He had one claim to assist, and that was because he bad known Mr Church Jones probably as long, if not longer, than most people present, for they were school- boys together at Christ College. To-night his task was far more pleasant than that of relating any of Mr Church Jones' doings at school. (Laughter.) It was to convey to him their bad thanks for all his great kindness to them, for his watchful care over them, and for his faithful ser- vice, and the excellent example he had always given them during his ministry of 21 years in their town. (Applause.) It was seldom that anyone deserving recognition as rightly as Mr Church Jones did, got it, and they asked him to accept the presents as a small token of their very great esteem and respect. (Applause.) "It is our earnest desire" said Dr. Thomas in conclusion" that you may have prolonged life and health to continue your good work and ministration to us in Brecon, and it is, to me, a great privilege as well as a great honour to be allowed to assist in handing over these presents to you. (Loud ap- plause.) Mr Jones Powell, speaking on behalf of St. John's Church supported. The name of Mr Church Jones, he said, must have been an in- spiration to him all his life. Mr Church Jones had belied the saying that a prophet had no hon- our in his own country, for the longer he lived amongst them the more honour he got. (Ap- plause). They were all glad that Mr Church Jones' aged mother had lived to see that day when her son was publicly honoured in the town. It was a, proud day for her and a proud day for him. (Applause). The record which Mr Church Jones had created was, lie thought, unique amongst the clergy of Brecon. (Applause). Mr Jones Parry, the chairman of the committee, said lie had very great pleasure in conducting the proceedings of the committee. He had never met a number of clergymen in any town he had been in who were carrying out their work in such a faithful, diligent, persevering and Christianlike manner as the clergy at Brecon. (Hear, hear). I Miss Morgan's Tribute. Miss Philip Morgan said she considered it a very great privilege to associate herself with all that had been said. She had strong reasons which gave her peculiar happiness in being allowed to take part in this presentation. She did not think that even Dr. Thomas had known Mr Church Jones as long as she had. (Hear, hear and lau- ghter). She had known Mr Church Jones from his earliest days, lie was the son of an old friend and the grandson of a still older friend of her child- hood whose memory was very dear to her. (Hear, hear). She yielded to no one in her admiration of Mr Church Jones' gifts. As a pariah priest he be- gan his training under the Rev. Herbert Williams, of beloved and blessed memory, whose holy life, influence and example had lived in the memory of all who knew him. (Hear, hear). They recalled how that training was developed and perfected under Archdeacon Bevan, who they were so de- lighted to know had been appointed Bishop in the church. During the Archdeacon's vicariate, Mr Church Jones had various responsibilities which he cheerfully and courteously carried out with great tact and wisdom. Miss Morgan proceeded to pay a high tribute to MrChurch Jones' "here- ditary virtues" of devotion, sympathy and kind- ness to the parishioners, and said there was ano- ther side of his life which was too sacred to dilate on there, namely, his devotion to his mother. The only drawback to their happiness that night was that Mrs Jones was not present to witness their appreciation of her son. (Applause). She wish- ed Mr Church Jones a long and happy life and greater opportunities of usefulness. (Applause). Mr James Morgan said, as a member of St. Mary's congregation for upwards of 40 years, and knowing Mr Jones for more than half that time, lie had found him on all occasions a true and sin- cere friend. He need hardly speak of his ability and organisation in parish work, and he sincerely hoped they might long have him with them. (Ap- plause). Mr Thomas Jones, who said he had been close- ly associated with Mr Church Jones as the printer of the parish magazine, also paid a high tribute to Mr Jones work in the parish. I Aden's Testimony. I The chairman, before calling upon Mr Church Jones to respond, said there were a great many unable to be present who would have been glad to pay their tribute. There were a large number out in Aden who, could they have heard what had been said to-night, would have loudly proclaimed "hear, hear." (Applause.) How Mr Jones man- aged during last winter in the course of his other work week after week, to. write so large a number of letters to Aden he did not know. Those letters were so highly appreciated that he did not like to think that, although their lads were so far away, they should be debarred from taking part in these proceedings, and he might be allowed to add their willing testimony of the help they had received from Mr Church Jones. (Ap- plause.) "One of Aberhonddu's Sons." I Rev. H. J. Church Jones, who was loudly ap- plauded on rising to respond, said words failed him to express, as fully and adequately as he should like to do, all that he felt of sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all, both for the splendid tokens of their affection and goodwill towards him, and for the all too kind words that had fallen

Historic Church J Restored. Crickadarn Re-Opening Ceremony I BISHOP AND ARCHDEACON ATTEND. I Wednesday was the date of the re-opening of St. Mary's Church, Crickadarn, after complete re- storation. The old and historic church had been restored at a cost of £ 1,000— £ 800 of which had already been collected. Offertories at the re-open- ing amounted to about £32. Rev. H. V. Gris- mond Philipps (curate-in-charge) is to be con- gratulated on his efforts and success. 'I At 8 a.m. there was a celebration of the Holy Communion. Evensong, with sermon, took place at 3 p.m., when the Bishop of St. David's preached. Order of service was Veni Creator, A. & M. 157 (sang kneeling), Evensong to the end of Third Collect, solemn procession to the stations of the church, special Collects, hymn A. & M. 397, ser- mon, hymn A. &M. 602, with offertory, Jackson's Te Deum and Benediction. A procession, consisting of clergy, accompan- ied by the Bishop and Archdeacon E. L. Bevan, was formed, and walked to the font, singing the hymn, "We love the place, 0 Lord." The pro- cession stood in front of the font, which was re- dedicated by the Bishop. Archdeacon E. L. Bevan read a portion of Scripture from St. Mat- thew xxviii., 19-20, and the hymn, "We love the sacred font," was sung. Proceeding to the lectern, which was dedicated by the Bishop, Arch- deacon Bevan E. L. Bevan read a scriptural pas- sage from 2 Tim iii., 16 & 17. The hymn, "We love the word of Life," was sung at the lectern. At the altar, dedicated by the Bishop, the hymn, "We love Thine altar, Lord," was sung. A scriptural reading from I. Cor. x., 16-17, was taken by the Archdeacon. As the procession passed from place to place, the hymn, "We love to sing below," was sung. Rev. H. V. Grismond Philipps, who read the Collects, intoned the afternoon service. The first lesson was read by Rev. W. E. T. Morgan (Llanigon) and the second by Rev. J. L. Bryans, M.A. (St. John's, Builth Road). The Bishop took his text from the epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, 6th chap., 4th verse. Before proceeding with his sermon, the Bishop congratulated the Rev. H. V. Grismond Philipps and all those who had assisted him in the re- storation of that church, which was in a danger- ousi condition when the work was commenced. He was glad to learn there was only a deficit of £ 200, which would soon be cleared off. During his ser- mon, the Bishop drew the congregation's atten- tion to one of the old collects, which bad been used by the Church for over 14 hundred years. He considered it was a very appropriate subject for a sermon on an occasion like that, and, also, for modern times. The service concluded with Jackson's Te Deum, the Bishop pronouncing the Benediction. Evening Service. Rev. H. V. Grismond Philipps intoned the ser- vice, and the lessons were read by Revs. W. Tho- mas (Bryngwyn) and Gordon Williams (Gwen- ddwr.) Archdeacon Bevan, who officiated, preached from a text in Nehemiah, 4th chap., 6th verse. In the course of his sermon, the Archdeacon em- phasised the following points :—(1) Order; (2) Concentration; and (3) Devotion. He referred to the order of the services that day and the con- centration of attention paid in the restoration of the edifice, as well as to the duty of devotion in the future. Twelve months had passed away since he was last in Crickadarn parish. Then, the church was in course of restoration. The date for the re-opening had partly been fixed for the autumn, but, owing to the outbreak of war, it had to be changed. The Archdeacon mentioned that one of the members of the building committee was with the Brecknock Territorial Force in Aden, and, whilst the Archdeacon was there, they had a conversation regarding the restoration work of Crickadarn Church. Chants, specially arranged by Rev. H. V. Gris- mond Philipps, were "The earth is the Lord's and all that therein is" and "I was glad when they said unto me, we shall go into the house of the Lord." Special hymns were 397 and 602. Miss Stephens (Post Office, Erwood) ably pre- sided at the organ. A public tea was provided in Erwood Market Hall between the services, the catering being car- ried out by Mr Stephens (Erwood.) Builth Wells bell-ringers, consisting of Messrs. F. S. Sparkes, R. E. Sparkes, F. Sparkes, and H. Bicknell and Miss Emily Sparkes, attended and rang for each service—a service they rendered gratuitously. I gratuitously.

Llandrindod F.C.C. 1 The Troops. SUNDAY CONCERTS. PROPOSED OCTOBER CONVENTION. A meeting of the local Free Church Council was held at the Congregational Institute, Llandrindod Wells, on Tuesday evening, when Mr John Phil- lips presided over a fair attendance. In acknowledging the letter and resolution of the Free Church Council, expressing gratification at the conduct of the members of the R.A.M.C. bil- leted in the town and thanks for the many oppor- tunities of spiritual, moral and social service, Col. Delap, the C.O., wrote as follows :—"Will you please convey to the members of your council the gratification of myself and the officers of the R.A.M.C. on receipt of the your letter dated June 28th. At the same time, I would take this oppor- tunity of thanking the Free Church Council for their kindly interest in and efforts on behalf of the men to make their stay -in Llandrindod Wells a pleasant one. Many letters from the men who have left prove the kindly feelings which existed, and their regret at leaving." Sunday Concerts. I In reply to the letter of the council asking the U.D.C. to receive a deputation in reference to the granting of permission for Sunday concerts in the Grand Pavilion, the clerk (Mr D. C. Davies) wrote as follows :—Your letter of the 28th ult. was submitted to the council at their last meeting, when I was directed to inform your council that the decision permitting concerts to be held in the Grand Pavilion on Sundays was arrived at after full consideration of the whole of the circumstan- ces, and by an almost unanimous vote. Accord- ing to the standing orders, this decision can only be rescinded after one month's notice, given at an ordinary meeting of the council, and, therefore, could not take effect, even if carried, until the present season would have been far advanced. It was, therefore, felt that no object would be served by receiving a deputation. The question men- tioned in the latter part of your letter does not appear to be one respecting which my council have any control." The last reference was with re- gard to the request that the U.D.C. should support an effort to secure the earlier closing of public- houses in the event of further troops being sent to Llandriniod Wells. The following resolution was passed :—"That the secretary be directed to write to the clerk of the Llandrindod Wells Urban District Council ex- pressing regret at the decision of the council not to receive a deputation in reference to the grant- ing of permission for Sunday concerts to be held in the Grand Pavilion, and renewing the applica- tion for the September meeting, or, failing that, the October meeting, and informing the council that the deputation has been appointed as fol- lows :—Mr John Phillips, president; Mr Morgan Morris, hon. sec.; and Rev. Stephen George, B.A." In reference to the proposed National Conven- tion in October, the following resolution was pass- ed :—"That the hon. secretary be requested to write to the secretary of the National Free Church, stating that the council is gravely concerned about the convention which it is proposed to hold at Llandrindod Wells in October next. Whilst most anxious to do everything possible to meet the wishes of the National Council, the local council feels that the many difficulties arising from the war, and the expected extensive billeting of troops in the town before the date of the proposed convention, makes it exceedingly desirable, if not absolutely imperative, that the convention shall be postponed till .the period of national danger and anxiety has passed. The council feels that it is not warranted in going forward, as there is a widespread conviction amongst local Free Church people that the time is inexpedient, and that the convention would only be taken up half-heartedly." A letter was read from Mrs Careless, chairman of the Pavilion Committee, acknowledging the re- solution of the council with reference to offensive picture advertisements of plays and entertainments at the Grand Pavilion, and expressing her agree- ment that this was a matter which called for strict attention, and promising to do all in her power to ensure that no pictures that offended the moral sense of the visitors and residents should I be posted. I Support from the Federation. I At a representative meeting of the executive of the Central Wales Free Church Federation, held at the Presbyterian Church, Llandrindod Wells, on Wednesday, the following resolutions were passed "That the members of the executive of the Cen- tral Wales Free Church Federation heartily com- mend the action of the Llandrindod Wells Free Church Council in relation to the holding of Sun- day concerts at the Grand Pavilion, and deplores the attitude of the Llandrindod Wells Urban Dis- trict Council in refusing to receive a deputation from the Llandrindod Wells Free Church Council on an urgent public and moral question." "That this federation, having learned of the re- solution of the Llandrindod Wells Free Church Council with regard to the proposed National Convention in October next, hereby expresses its judgment that it is inexpedient to proceed with the convention." At the same meeting the resignation of the sec- retary, Rev. W. O. Williams, of Builth Wells, was received, in consequence of his having ac- cepted a call to a Church outside the area of the federation. A nominating committee was appoint- ed to recommend a successor. In view of the fact that the cost of living ren- dered it inexpedient to ask councils to receive a number of guests, it was decided not to hold the yearly meetings in the usual form, but to simply hold a business session in the day-time at some central place, like Builth Wells or Llandrindod Wells.

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Radnorshire Council. I Important Committee Meetings. I SMALL HOLDINGS AGAIN. I The mettings of the committees of the Radnor- shire County Council were held at the County Buildings, on Friday afternoon,, when the several meetings were well-attended. Agricultural Matters. I Mr David Davies was re-elected as chairman of the cantagious diseases animals' committee. The acting-chief constable (Supt. Jones) reported as follows :—"I regret to have to report that, during the past quarter, there have been five out- breaks of swine fever in the county, all of which occurred in the Cefnllys division. A total of 61 pigs were, more or less, affected, 7 of which died, and the remainder had to be slaughtered. There has been no outbreak of sheep-scab, within the knowledge of the police,, during the past quar- ter. Jn reply to Sir Powlett Milbank, the acting- chief constable said he could not trace the swine- fever definitely, but, in one of the affected places, there was a case twelve months previously. The pigs were then in a field, which was disinfected, but, under those circumstances, it was difficult to be sure that they had got rid of all contagion. The fever existed in five places, but they were all close together-three in Llandrindod Wells and two in Llanbadarn-fawr. Probably, the pigs picked it up one from the other. One of the pigs came from Ludlow, but he could not say that he thought the disease was imported, as the pig was brought there some months before the disease broke out. The places were thoroughly disinfect- ed. An inspector came down to see that the dis- infection was properly carried out. A letter was read from the County Councils' Association, stating that the following resolution, passed by the Somersetshire County Council, had been submitted to the executive, held on July 1st, viz., "That this C.C. considers the Order issued by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, in re- ference to the slaughter of calves, dated 23rd June, is contrary to the interests of agriculture, and will defeat the object of increasing the meat supply and dairy produce, and is of opinion that two weeks should be substituted for twelve, as in the recent Order." The opinion of the agricul- tural organiser for Radnorshire was asked for. The chairman said there was no veal when a calf was twelve weeks' old. It was something be- tween veal and beef then. The proposal of Somersetshire was too much the other way. Mr S. B. Meredith Yes, that is going to the other extreme. Mr W. Weale thought the committee should express disagreement with the proposal to sub- stitute two weeks for twelve. The Chairman If you kill a calf at two weeks, there is no meat there. I think six weeks would be more reasonable. I am sorry to say too many kill at two weeks. I Mr J. 0. Bufton proposed that the clerk ac- knowledge the receipt of the letter, and that no other action be taken. Mr S. B. Meredith thought they should express their opinion on the matter. Aid. J. W. Stephens said they were asked for the opinion of their agricultural organiser, but the time in which they were asked to send it had passed. Mr R. Hughes' proposed that they should re- commend that six weeks be substituted for twelve weeks. The chairman said he would second that, but Mr Roberts said the words should be "not un- der six weeks." The chairman agreed. Mr T. H. Harris said the ways of farming dif- fered in different parts of the country. Where there was dairy farming, it was to the interest of the farmers to get rid of the calves. Mr J. O. Bufton moved an amendment, stating that, in the opinion of the committee, the Somer- setshire resolution was not suitable for the county of Radnor, and this was seconded by Mr W. V. Weale. The chairman said he did not agree with this amendment. The Board of Agriculture wanted instruction as bad as he did—probably, a bit worse. (Laughter.) On a division, two voted for Mr Bufton's amendment, and five against, and Mr Hughes's resolution was therefore carried. In reply to questions, the acting-chief con- stable said that farmers could dip their sheep after giving the requisite three days' notice, whether j the police attended or not. If, however, farmers dipped their sheep without giving notice, legal proceedings might be taken. No undipped sheep should be taken to a market. Mr W. Green-Price was re-elected as chairman of the general purposes committee. The report of the inspector of weights and measures was re- ceived. It was decided to renew the cinemato- graph licence of Mr Hands, Llandrindod Wells, the clerk reporting that everything had gone on satisfactorily. Mr Lant was also granted a re- newal of his store-licence, and several licences were granted under the Poisons and Pharmacy Act, including a new one to Mr Price, Abbey- Cwmhir. It was decided to issue notices advising people to buy their bread by weight, and to require it to be weighed at the time of sale. Mr H. Horace Ward, county analyst, present- ed the following report :—"Under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 14 samples were sub- mitted to me for analysis. The first sample of basic slag was deficient in phosphates by 67 per cent., the deficiency being covered by the limits of error allowed. The sample of grass seed examin- I ed contained rather too much trefoil, in my opin- ion, otherwise it was a very fair sample. The germination vigour was good. One sample of feeding meal contained a percentage of bran. I did not consider the sample of ground oats satis- factory. The sample contained too much husk, which suggested that some of the meal had been extracted. The remaining samples were satisfac- tory. In reply to Ald. J. W. Stephens, the inspector said there were facilities for seed-testing at Aberystwyth, but Ald. Stephens said they were not of an adequate character. They had not in England anywhere a really good testing-place. This was a matter of great importance, and there was a real need for a central place, where all samples could be sent to. Not one farmer in I 500 thought anything about this, and yet it was t a most important matter. The report only stated that the germination of the seed was good. There I was nothing about the purity of the seed. Small Holdings. Sir Powlett Milbank presided at the meeting of the small holdings committee, and was re- elected as chairman for the ensuing year. The land agent (Mr C. S. W. Powell) presented the following report :—"During the quarter ending June 30th, four applications were received for land. Two I consider to be good applications, be- cause the applicants have been brought up on the land, have families, and are willing to accept, at fair rent, any land within reasonable distance of their abodes. Of the other two applicants, one wants an only meadow of a farm, and the other, being skilled in a certain trade, single and young, would be of great service in another direction at the present time. I should like to point out that the walls of Garth pottage, Knighton holdings, are in a very bad state. They will become dan- gerous shortly, if not now so. Something should be done as early as possible, otherwise, after a wet period followed by frost, there will be great risk of the collapse of the house. Mr Hughes, of Cwm Holdings, has applied for a fence to be put in his field where there is a right-of-way to other holdings. At present, the animals are be- ing continually let out on to the highway. A light cheap fence would meet the requirements. I think it most desirable to erect a fence for present or future tenants. No. 2 Holding, Llanoley, has been let to Miss Price, Bank House, at X12 per annum. I attended the Board of Agriculture Con- ference at Carmarthen, on June 11th, being sum- moned by the Board to attend." t> Much discussion took place with regard to the condition of the Garth Cottage, Knighton, and it was eventually agreed that the agent should be authorised to take a mason with him to inspect the place, and that he should be given power to do what work seemed to be necessary, subject to the .sbmission of an estimate and report to the committee. Discussion also took place with regard to the proposed fence at the Cwm. It was felt that at present all possible expenditure should be avoid- ed, but the agent was authorised to confen with the tenant, and, if he makes a good offer to as- sist, the matter will be reconsidered. It was also pointed out that the cost of fencing has gone up considerably. The inspector stated that he was doing his best to secure land for the applicants, whom he con sidered desirable. The chairman regretted that they were not able to do more, but said it seemed to him that not much further progress would be possible at present, unless they went in for borrowing powers, and he was against that. They would not now be able to obtain sanction for any fresh loans for this purpose, but applications to com- plete the purchase of land or to complete work al; ready commenced would be favourably considered. Mr T. Davies said he thought they were to have a report as to the number of unsatisfied appli- cants. He never went home from a council meet- ing but what someone asked him if anything had been done about their application. The agent said he had been making enquiries,. but some of the original applicants had not re- plied to his letter. The chairman agreed that it was promised that there should be a report as to applicants whose re- quests had been met by private arrangement, and, also, as to how many were still unsatisfied. He- had expected to see such a report that day. The agent was instructed to do his best to get this list completed, and to report, if possible, to, the next meeting. Mr B. P. Lewis said a former suggestion was that the worst part of the county should be first dealt with, but Mr T. Davies thought the report of unsatisfied applicants from all parts of the county should come up together. There might be equally deserving applicants in districts where here were but few applicants as in districts where there were a good many applicants. Mr B. P. Lewis thought districts where there- were 10 or 20 applicants should be dealt with be- fore districts where there were only two or three- applications. The chairman repeated that they would never be able to satisfy all without compulsory powers. Mr B. P. Lewis said it did not follow because men had not replied to Mr Powell's letter that they were no longer applicants. Some of these men were not much given to writing. The Chairman No, and they got rather sick of applying. Mr T. Davies thought that, if they were on the alert, they might do something occasionally when farms were changing hands. When there was a change of tenancy they might restore one or two fields into separate holdings. The chairman agreed that that was an aspect of the situation which should be carefully watched- Something might be done on these lines. He was sorry so little could be done, as he would like to see land secured for many of these applicants. Health Committee. Dr. Harding was re-elected as chairman of the- public health and housing committee. The fol- lowing tenders were received for the printing of the report of the dounty M.O.H., viz., £7 IBs gLi,, £8 17s 6d and t7 13s. The latter, the tender Mr E. J. Oldbury, Knighton, being the lovvest, was accepted, but it was decided to require lvfr Oldbury to submit reasonable proofs and to wake necessary corrections without any extra charge- Reports were received in reference to the milk supply of the district, and, in this connection, Mr J. 0. Bufton said the steady work of the inspec" tor at Llandrindod Wells had done much to Im- prove the milk supply of the district, and great credit was due to the officer. (Hear, hear.) The chairman said that the question of the ad- dition of water was only a small part of this ques- tion. Cleanliness was even more important, and to that end adequate inspection of cow-sheds and dairies was essential. Mr J. O. Bufton said his urban area were pay- ing strict attention to this, and they were anxious that rural authorities should do the same. Several milk vendors sold milk in Llandrindod Wells whose cow-sheds and dairies were not under their control at all. Mr B. P. Lewis said his district had regular re- ports, and they were very satisfactory. The Chairman You won't mind my smiling, will you? Mr Lewis said he could assure the chairman that the matter was' receiving attention in the Rhayader district. Mr T. Davies said Colwyn Council also secuJ" ed quarterly reports. The chairman said he was very keen on this matter, and most anxious to help. He was try- ing to get a conference of medical officers at Llandrindod Wells, and then some common ac- tion and a plan of campaign might be agreed upon. On the motion of Mr J. O. Bufton, a resolu- tion was passed expressing the view that there was insufficient inspection of cow-sheds and dair- ies in the county as a whole. The question of isolation hospital accommoda- tion at Llandrindod Wells again came before the committee, this time on a report of a medical offi- cer or inspector of the L.G.B., but, as the Board had communicated direct with the Llandrindod Wells U.D.C., it was decided to embody the re- port in the report of the committee without com- ment. Mr J. O. Bufton asked that the committee should pay the same attention to this matter in other parts of the county as at Llandrindod Wells. They had been asked for their observations on the position in the county as a whole, but the com- mittee devoted all its attention to Llandrindod Wells, where a large isolation hospital had been erected at considerable cost. It was impossible lor Llandrindod Wells to combine with any other district for geographical reasons, and he hoped the committee would agree that that was so. The chairman and Ald. C. C. Rogers assured Mr Bufton that, if the need arose, all other parts of the county would be dealt with in the same way as Llandrindod had been. It was a question of need. Mr Bufton repudiated the suggestion that Llandrindod Wells had had more epidemics than other districts if regard was had to population. The chairman said that he had an important series of letters from the L.G.B. before him'in reference to maternity centres and schools for mothers. This was now a matter of the utmost urgency and importance, and he was glad to say that the board were willing to make grants in aid to areas which were prepared to devote some portion of their income to this work. He was pre- pared to go through these letters, etc., with other medical officers and to prepare a report re- specting the applicability of the suggestions to the county of Radnor. This was agreed to. We have received on day of publication reports of further county sub-committee meetings. These will be published in our next issue.

PARISHIONERS' TRIBUTE—continued. from the lips of those whom they had chosen to speak on their behalf. A presentation of this kind would, at any time, fill any man's heart with pride, but that it should be got up so spon- taneously and subscribed to by more than 300 names, at this particular time, made it to him all the more valuable. He was not fortunate enough to be a native of this ancient borough, but he felt that the 38 years he had spent in the town of Brecon were sufficient to naturalise him, and to make him feel that he was one of Aberhonddu's sons. (Applause.) Whatever he had been able to do during his ministry of 21 years, he only wish- ed it could have been done in a larger measure and much more perfectly than he was conscious it had been done. Whatever he had done had been done with sufficient happiness and joy to compensate for any worry or work thereby entail- ed. He would have been satisfied to have left it at that. They thought differently in the kind- ness of their hearts, and had made those splendid presentations to him, so that this day would cer- tainly be one of the red-letter days in his life. With regard to the work which had fallen to his lot during 21 years, some few facts might be interesting. It was not very often that anybody served in the same curacy for 21 years. His father was one of the earliest curates of the late Preb. Herbert Williams, and he was one of the last. Both of them served in the same town and under the same vicar. That was a very unique occurrence. It had been of immense help to him, in many kinds of way, to bear the words spoken by some of the older inhabitants of his father's work, 40 years ago, in Brecon. He (Mr Church Jones) was ordained on the 21st Dumber, 1894, and in the June following, when Mr Dickinson left, he took full charge of St. Mary's. During the 21 years, he had officiated at 29 baptisms at St. John's and 415 at St. Mary's, and at 32 mar- riages at St. John's and 80 at St. Mary's-a to- tal of 112. He had prepared for confirmation 258 candidates, and had officiated at 12 funerals at St. John's and 244 at the Cemetery. He had preach- ed 178 times at St. John's and 1201 at St Mary's —exclusive of children s services. (Applause.) With regard to other duties, such as visiting, speaking of the Watton district, there were 266 houses on his book, and he found on looking at the present list that there were less than 50 famil- ies residing in the Watton now who were there when he first took.' on the district 21 years ago, whilst there were not more than 10 or a dozen who were living in the same house as there were then. He spoke of the improvements which had taken place in St. Mary's Church, and made a very touching reference to his mother—the one who was nearest and dearest to him, and to whose kindly influence, sacrifice, and devotion he owed more than he could possibly tell. His regret was that she was not able to be present to-night. He thanked God that He had spared her to witness this day, and he could assure them that when their presents found their way into his study- where nowadays she spent many an hour—that both would look upon them with a heartfelt grati- tude. They would often talk of the message that they told of an affection and goodwill existing between them, which he hoped might yet last for many years. (Applause.) Whether his work in l Brecon was long continued or short, he could as- sure them that it would be always his endeavour to do the best he possibly could for everybody, both spiritually and temporarily. (Hear, hear.) He felt more gratitude than he could possibly ex- press in words for all their kindness, and more particularly for those splendid tokens of their af- fection. He could read it in no other light than that of real affection. (Applause.) He express- ed his thanks to Mr Jones Parry (the chairman of the committee), Mr Lewis (the secretary), and other members who had taken so much trouble. "I will only once more say," he concluded, "these two words, which perhaps are the sweetest in the English language and the truest expression of one's feelings, 'Thank you.' (Applause.) A vote of thanks to the chairman, and the National Anthem concluded the meeting.