The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

¡ SOLVA, The shipping arrivals for the pa t week j aNI :8arab. culm Laden, from Saundersfoot; 15.3. Norseman, -from Bristol, general, sailed J the same day for Fishguard. #»*•»•# Mr. John Phillips, Folly House, occupied ihe pulpit of Horeb Baptist Chapel on Sunday evening, and delivered a very practical for mon. There was a large congregation pre- sent. •••••«• 1 Wo understand that MT. Dewi Watkins, Tre- lodan, is going to try his luck the other side' of the "herring pond." He intends sailing shortly for Ontario, and will be accompanied by his cousin, Mr. Sidney Arnold, Penarthur. Mrs. Captain Evans, Chapel Lane, planted a pear tree in her garden in November last, and this week it may be seen in blooin. For the benefit of those interested we may state that it is called the "Pelmartin Ducliesse." On Good Friday services were held, both morning and evening, at St. Aidan's Church, tlus vicar. ltev. k,. T. Jones, officiating. The services were bright and hearty. Special hymns were sung and excellent sermons preached. Visitors are coming early this year, and are favoured with granQ weather. The following are at present slaying here:—Harbour View (Mrs. Davies)—Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Culley, the Grammar School, Monmouth; Mr. A. W. Wiseman, The Hill, Monmouth. Bank House (Mrs. Joseph Evans)—Mr. C. H. Bicknell ana ( family, London. it The Council School is closed for the Easter holidays. The popular headmaster, Mr. W. D. Evans, accompanied by Mr. J. J. Jenkins, Hendre Cross, and Mr. J. Davies, Croosgoch, left on Monday for a cyole tour through Car- diganshire. We wish these three stalwart educationists a right happy time and a plea- sant holiday. Miss A. E. Thomas (the head mistress of Solva School) is spending her vacation at Cardiff accompanied by her sister. Providence works in a mysterious way. On Good Friday morning two Solva fishermen found a porpoise weighing about two hundred weight in their net, and we are told that this bit of seasonable good luck was much appre- ciated. As this was the first time a por- poise has been caught here, there was a rush of sightseers. Our local photographer, Mr. C. M. Bees, got a capital picture of it, and within a few hours pictorial postcard^ of the visitor were on sale.

GARDEN GOSSIP. Weakly Chrysanthemums. aH collections of chryeanthemums there are, ^gentfrally, a few ge plants which are not as stlcong as one could wish. Tite newer varieties are often in great demand, and to m&el the demand propagation is carried on at express speed. In ordinary cases, where strong cuttings are selected and propagated in a comparatively cool tempera- ture, their strength is not only maintained but increased. Those propagated at express speed nre naturally weaker, and should be grown apart from the others, and given special treat- ment. The writer firmly believes in growing chrysanthemums under fairly cool conditions, Hut it is a mistake to expose newer sorts, which have been recently received from nurserymen, 118 much as those which have been grown at home. Place all new plants and naturally weakly varieties in a frame by themselves. Be extra careful in applying water, and do not ad- mit air quite as freely as to the stronger grow- ing varieties. Also, keep the plants in the frame a week or ton days lopger than the others, and when placed outside put them in a sheltered position. Preparing the Ground and Sowing.—To get the utmost value from annuals, the soil should be as efficiently prepared as ,for the choicest bedding plants or perennials. It is not, gener- ally speaking, necessary to manure the ground especially for them, as thev aje usually grown in borders of herbaceous plants, for whose re- ception the soil has been admirably prepared. But it is essential to dig if. deeply, make it moderately firm, end to have the top 2 or 3in. in a friable condition, so that there shall be no obstacles to progress in the form of stones or. hard lumns of earth. Then the sowing shonld be done very thinly, and the thinning carried out early, so that a sturdv growth shall be en- couraged from the outset, and the plants have every opportunity to develop their branching proclivities to the fullest degree. It is only by these means that one can bring out the extra- ordinary floriferousness of annuals. When the period of flowering arrives, the grower must be persistent in the labour of removing dying blos- soms to prevent the setting of seed. Fish Netting.—Those who grow fruit trees on walls appreciate the value of fish netting for purposes of protection. It is desirable that there should be a sufficiently large supply to allow of its being doubled when necessitv arises. French Beans.—We must not make the out- door sowing until the beginning of May, but a little time may be gained by sowing seeds in boxes under glass, with a view to subsequent transference to the open quarters. 0 0 0 Holly Hedges.-A really well" grown holly 'hedge is sornatung of which the owner may feel justifiably proud, and to which his friends will always be envious. The present is an ex- cellent time for clipping, ana the more care- fully the work is done the better. Mutilated leaves always look bad. • » • Helichrysums for Winter.—There are many people who do not care for go-called everlasting flowers, but their utility for winter decorations cannot be disputed, those who would have a supply of helichrysums, which are very beau- tiful and well varied in colour, must lose no time in sowing seeds thinly in boxes of light soil, in the greenhouse. The seedlings must he thinned, pricked off, and planted out in due course. Asters in Cold Frames.—The main supplies of Asters are usually sown in gentle heat, about the third week in March, but a sowing a month liter in cold frames will produce plants which will be especially welcome for late flowers. Asters arc now extremely varied in character, and we are constantly get.t.ing accessions of forms \Vh08e fiukability for decorative purposes is pronounced, and the longer we can have a fivpply of flowers the better. Use a light com- prfit. containing leaf mould that, has been rubbed ill rough a fine riddle, and sow the seeds very tbinlv. Climbing Nasturtiums For training up strings or covering trellises in town garden1*, no plants are superior to the climbing na«tur- tiums. Eren if the plants did not produce any flowers, they would be fully entitled to inclu- sion on account of the abundant, attractive leafage with which the growths are furnished and thev are so accommodating that they will grow utmost anywhere. The seeds should be covered to s, depitli of on.- inch or rather more, and if mowing if* done, thinning out to a dis- tance of at least five inches from plant to plant must. be attended to very early. < « Planting Ivn'es.—In town gardens walls and fences are apt to be great eyesores, and it is not always easy to find permanent occupants that will continue green throughout the year. One can always have the common ivy, but for low positions it is not particularly recommend- able, and except, when putting forth young growths not as chee.rFul as one could wish. As alternntives. the gold and silver variegated ivies are really admirable. They do not grow as rnpidlv. or yield such large leaves, but. if they are well looked after they make steady progrc" and invariably look attractive. The present is an excellent time to put, out wvll rooted, healthy plants from pots. Dig the soil deeply, work some f manure into the second spit if the ground is poor. and make the soil firm about the roots. Water must. h. nnpVed to the rools and the tops should the weather prove very dry during the I season of planting. < < Violas.—It. is a common error to defer the plan t in rr of tli»ve nnt.il bedding plants are put out. WIfn this is the ttnd the soil is not n»tur*-lly perfectly ndnpted to them, they never flourish as well A thev ought to do. They should be prs4 out on that t.he rootn rwav be thoroughly ¡, before wea'her becomes hot and dry. Tlvv N'onire abundance of water in light soiVi during the summer. Fertilising TonRf,e-Tt is frequently im- perative to aid th" distribution of p6llen in tomato culture, and the most satisfactory method is to tan the stem of the bloom truss shnrply with a light -tick. This operation has the merit of simplicity, and is much more effec- tual than the use of a camel hair brush or other similar contrivance. • VeTet.aWe Marrows.—I? seeds are flown too qnd the rcs'dtant plants. for peveral "f¡ in Qmnl1 pctf*. giv. those-Sin. in diameter, the l^nrA«. mid eren the -tern- turn yellow, and th-, p'ant receives a rl-k. It is important that fh" plants are kept jjrowjn™ from tb-, very first. Wh ^re frames are available especially if a slight heat can be obtained from pipes or a ho'A-l—sow the in note, and place the Infl, i" the fraroKv A litrht. fibrins 10"1 thrf-o • ir!s. and le"" «oil one nart with a smnU ona-ti*v of "and will roaV" a suitnh'e Use 5-;Yt,h oofs and thoroughly 11-m, putting quite two inches of crocks or cifd-*r* in the bottom. Sow two near the centre in e-teli pot. and burv tl em a little more rt-n,v one inch n,pp. The soil hould be in a lJ1",rl:rnl state 11 regards' moisture, ns the seeds will decav if it is kept very wet. Pinch out the wakest plants. • « • Keep Them Growing.—Endeavour to procure rapid germination, and then keep the plants growing steadily right up to the time of planting ( them out. Prepare a good bed for them in a sunny corner, but do not make up a. large hof- bed of dry straw. If procurable, make up a l"d containing p'enty of rich maiiure. and af.o rich soil. The depth of such a bed should average two fept, and the centre the plants are should be raised a few inches above the rest of the surface. Put out the plants towards the end of May. and protect t.)i-m for a few datii and nights from the sun and cold. Moore's Vegetable Cream. Career's Trailing White, Long White. Long Green Striped, and Pen.. y-Byd are good varieties to grow. If only one it wanted, choose the last. » Planting Out Early Brussels Sprouts.—It is useless taking the trouble to sow the seed& in box give them valuable space in a hofhouse, and then allow the seedlings to remain starving im the boxes. The soil in prdinary boxes is t shallow, and the roots of the plants soon exhaust the goodness in it. Therefore, do not wait for a vacant space in the vegetable garden, but make up a temporary bed somewhere, placing the soil at least seven inches deep, and enriching it with some decayed farmyard manure; or, if a portion of the border is available, dig in some manure, and then transplant the Brussels sprouts at four inches apart all over the surface of the bed. If a few pea sticks are laid dl1 carefully amongtrt the plants, the la-iter will soon be?in to grow. Duuos rolt FLOWERS. Experiments that have been taking place are said to show that plants can be forced to grow with the aid of druge. They are fed on ether ox other potions for twenty-four or thirty-six hours until they are thoroughly permeated with the fumes. They then grow with the greatest rapidity. Easter lilies treated thus hane put out magnificent blooms in a. night, and narcissus flowers have doubled their size after a few hours' treatment.

CHARITY COMMISSION INQUIRY AT ST. 'DAVID'S. VERBATIM REPORTS. from lust -? ] Dr. Propert: Tilez;e meetings are of the sub- chanter and vicars choral, and the overseers are called in to aid ihem in nomiuat iug and appointing cd recip,etit-; under the Local GOT- eminent Act. The Parish Council now makes T h appointment in place of the overseers, ana have no further rights than had the over- seers; no new rights, no new duties, and n>» new responsibilities whatever have been givtn them. They are simply in the place ot the overseers. As to the appointment of a secretary or correspondnt none is required. -L-0 only thing is the Central XiUdtees write to the sub-chanter as the man who receives the money and says, "We have got the money, j will you meet and say to whom it is to be distributed." That is all. Therefore no secretary Is required. As to the right of convening meeting, I have already said t-ke representative trustees have acquired no new rights orer and above those pertaining to the overseers, nor have they the right to convene a meeting. The Commissioner: la it qnite clear I am net expressing an opinion, but is it quite i clear that before the Act of 1884 the sub- I chauter kad nuder a trust of this sort tho right to be cli-tiriiian. Dr. Propert: Always the right of his own Chapter. The Commissioner: Is this his own Chapler Mr. Janle: It is not a meeting of his Chan- ter. The Commission* r: I am not expressing an opoiuion, but in the case of a charitable trust, such as this, in the absence of any diree iou on the point in the trust de,-(I, aA the tius ees of ttoe Charity stand on an equal footing, and the majority bind the juino; rty in aay matter upon whkh they are acung within the TiU-t, Is there any ciae by which a trustee can say by virtue of my office I am ipso facto chairman t Coulu not the members of the Trust settle this when they uieett I suppose the sub- chapter and vicars choral number live, and there are four representatives of the Council. 1-0 the sub-chanter in a superior position to the Parish C<juijd8. representatives.' Are they Rot nine inuividual members Dr. Propert: He i. in this position. He has to r-ceivo the money anl disburse it, aad the overseers are only subordinate parties m the performance. The Comm ssion-r: When they meet it is for a special purpose to discharge their joint duties, viz., to make out a list of recipients; but is theie any decision you can refer me to which says that any of the trustees shall be in auy superior position to another. Don't they all stand on the same platform i Dr. Prepert: I have nothing further to add to what I have said. The Commissioner: I have always under- btood that a majority binds a minoiitv. Dr. Propert: The sub-chanter and vicars choral are a-J.ways in a majority. Thev are a Corporation. I"h« Comiiiisr-io.it r: They are not a Corpora- L'un on thi-i Charity, are they I They staarl in a1 ex officiu position, but you would not argue that they are tiustees as a Corporation. Dr. Proper' Dr. Jones left it to a Corpora- tion. He says flu money shall be paid to the sub-chanter all I vicars choral, and they aie plainly nautd in rh3 deed. The Co;nm.ssio;ier: Jn the deed, but would you argue thru ilit, sub-chanter and vica. choral are m ;licir capacity as a Cor- poration. Don t they all stand there on an equal footing. If you press the point that the sub-chanter has the right, to be there as chairman, i there any authority for it Dr. Propert: I have no authority except that lie is the head of his own Corporation. The Commissioner:! suppose the practice is for him to take the cluur, and he ha,s done so from ti.i,e immemorial. 1fr. R. T, P. Williams: You have now got the point, Air. Commissioner. Fn.m 1698 down to the present time the sub-chanter has always taken the chair, and his right has never been disputed. The Commissioner: He has always occupied it, but whether he has a legal right to do so is another matter. Mr. R. T. P. Williams: You have put the matter in a sentence. He has done so from time immomoriaL Mr. James: He may have taken the chair all these years, and no doubt he ha, done f so, and no doubt in meetings of his own chapter has the right to do 60. The fact that the sub-chanter and vicars choral havo crther persons appointed to deliberate with them in a matter affecting the parish gener> f ally, cannot be held to give the sub-chanter the claim to take the chair. It is uot a meeting affecting only his own chapter. Dr. I Propert has shown to you that perhaps under a misguided view, the sub-chanter has been allowed more power than he really had under this Trust. It is very likely if he had submitted to an diection he might have been elected. I don't know that there is any bad blood. The Commissioner We are here to brins it to a head. (Laughter.) i I don't believe there is any bad blood. The Commissioner: There is no evidence be- fore me yet. Mr. James: The:, tQ no doubt the linh- ohautr-perha.p quite properly, and with the oeat Intentions iu the -,Torl(I-ha.,i had mo e power over this body, and in the administia- tiou of this Charity thau he really has urid,,i- he Trust De<sl. The people who have com- plained to the Charity Commissioenrn wish | to have II. ruling to timl- out what his real 1 sanding 55. j h*ve representitive trustees e^^<, keen members of that body, and they will fell you what difficulties th<>y have had to contend with from 1893 down to I the present day. Since tho Act of 19.. The representatives of the Parish Council have nad equal rights with the sub-chanter and vicars cho:al. at any rate in allocating the funds of the Charity, and since I have read the letter of the Charity Commissioners, I unnt I am no,- wrongly construing it if I ^ay mat the represent*:ive tru.-tees have an absolute right to be present at the rli.-t ibu- tIon. The Commissioner: That was not in the letter addressed to the sub chanter. It VTHS only a suggestion by a member of Parliament *ho raised the question as to the light of Sm °ra^er5' 1° at the di. t list of t> 111476 to asl< uow is» ,i; ""pients and the accounts K. CouncTl ? 1C rePresenta'ives of the Pa.i:-h 1ú. James: Since 1897 tlier have. inf^l ♦ Th"n ir talk- mg about it now? Mr James: r admit sonic of the <:i;Uul- ties have been ieinoved. Mr. Williallis: Then if they harf been re- ITow? 13 W°rth While to {alk al)OUt ;h'"lu Mr. James: But f have to put hdore -on the ground, of my complaint. be«n S^T"r: >"> ?•><"<«» .«• Mr. James: It hac. n^The Commissioner: Then it d.^s not exist lfx. Jaiiie. rt Showa the trend of afi'ai.s. [ s«n who "U ^Uter being ^e onlv per- ?,° cai1 tako tlie chair. The Commissioner: under the local (ioveri ment Act of 1894 we hav« h.,i V, c^and°itg^nft rU,iUg iA ^^rticVu'r | trustees ^iner^iue"0^ a^ That i iiH%e misappifheii'^on as to their duties. The rv-ii V- i.t p. a ■l,ie <xal Government Act, Section 6, was quoted by the Co.nn.is ion- er ho thell a::kcd: Am 1 to utidei-t-:itici that sine 1897 an a-count has been fu.ni h.d showing the income of this Charitv enf/ J*UC3; Yes' aild the liHt of the recij i- Mr. Williams: I can prove that. The Co Ili iii And the Parish Council ades? 1Urmdherl wi,h a 'i;f of beneHcia- Mr. Willi,ml.: ïe;, and it i; pkibli;lieri on the church on the fr)lln;%iii-I uurla". The Comiiu. ionur: Then may I take it thai so far as (,1.1 i, e concerned, the la v i, com- plied with Mr. Jaine-: Y<• J7he rol",ni- '"u": That has been done since 1897, nearly leu years? Mr. James: Dr. Propert has referred to the fact that the Deed of Trust places the over- seers in a subordinate position. At the time Dr. Jonas made his ill he probably inserted the e»ver.=eero because thev n ere well acquainted ith the parish, an 1 that H as certa nly one nf the grounds upon which th0 representative trustees claimed to b- rre sent at the distribu i"u of the usoney to the beneticiaries. I have nothing to say person ally against the sub-chanter or th *e vicars choral: no doubt, they are gentleman who know their work, and do it vcy well, but f-ur gentlemen appointed by the Parish- Coun- cil who are elected by the parishioners «. ould be much more likely to knor the poor people in e.verv corn"r of the parish than tl>« ciprgy of the parish, especially in a scattered pf-i-h, 'vhere the clergy live in one district of e parish onlv, or outside the parish ilto gether. Rev. Biggerton Evans: Do you say live cut of the parish? Mr. James: They live in the Cathedral Clo>o. Mr. Williams: This is trifling; they aie only technically otuside the parish. Rev. Biggerton Evans: Not one of the clergy lives in the Close. Mr. James: It does not affect my argument at all. Dr. Propert: The Cathedral is not in the parish. Mr. J. Howard Griffiths: One actually lives in the Close at present, but it is not very material. The Commissioner: The Cathedral is prac- tically the parish church. T-he Sub-Chanter: One of the clergy iiv?s three miles away. The Commissioner: But if he is not a vicars choral he may live where he pleases. Dr. Propert: He was curate of the J E' ¡,h for 15 years. Mr. James: The complaint of the -il is formulated with the object of j?«tti.ig at an understanding as to the positiru rbirh the trustees appointed by them occupy. They are liable to their constituents to s" that whatever charities 7 are in any way nnd-er thpir co.tiol azo propetly admiuk-tered. The Commissioner: They have statutory duties. lb. James: They have their dnty to their constituents. The Commissioner: What they regard as their duties. Mr. Jauies: They are seut to safeguard the interests of their constituents. The Commissioner; 80 far as the charities are concerned the "duties of the Parish Coun- cil are confined to appointing trustees, except 1 ha: they can receive lists of the doles. Mr. James: Knowing the trustees are not i given their proper rights according to their ilea:" in the administration of this Charity, theh- "equal rights" according to the re- marks which have been made, I thint they are perfectly justiiied hi making a com- plaint and asking for this inquiry to be held, and that this should be decided. The Commissioner: That is tho reason I am here. The Commissioners cousideied you wers entitled to make complaint, and after hearing it they will give a ruling. Ilifin." no power to give a ruling here, or to make any changes. Mr. James: All we want is equal rights. We contend that the trustees appointed by the Pa-ish Council have equal rights with any- other trustees. The Commissioner: At the meetings of the trustees, of course, but they are only en titled by courtesy to be present at the dis- tribution. Mr. James: At alL meeting they are en- titled to be present at as trustees they should have equal rights with any other person as trustee, such as the sub chanter and vicars choral. I did not know of the letter of 1893 and I w;L- going to ask if the representatives of the Pa ish Council have the right to take part in the allotting of the money. The Commissioner: They have that power. Mr. James: I don't think it was understood t they had that power. i The Commisiones: In the archives of the Charity Commissioners we have a copy of a lttter addressed to the overseers of St. Davids, dated 7th November, 1893. Mr. James: That shows that in the opinion of th Charity Commissioners this is a paro- chial charity and not an ecclesiastical chanty. The Commissioner: There is no doubt about it. Mr. James: T should suggest, that in the fa'lied al city of St. Davids the overseers of St. Davids were the proper persons to carry out the charity, and that so far as the sub- chanter and vicars clicrral were associated with them, it was iu their capacity as churchward- ends. or as parish officials with the over- seers. The sub-chanter and vicars choral a! e pract rally the churchwardens of the parish. (Laughter.) The Local Government Act in Section 14, Subsection 2. provides that tho Palish Coancl has the right with regard to this Charity to appoint not only the four trustees, but they have the same right as the oversee, s. The Act provides that where .th-i Charity is not an ecclesiastical charity, at d is administered by churchwardens and overseers, then the Parish Council takes over the appointment of trustees to carry on the duties. The C- nitnissioner: Your argument is that tiic sub-chanter and vicars choral are church- wardens. You will have to prove it. Mr. James: I can call evidence that thert ¡H.' no o her churchwardens. The Commissioner: That won't do. You will have to show that they perform tho dtilies "f churchwardens. M. James: There arc no churchwardens but them, and they must have churchwardens if the work has to be carried out properly in the parish. The Commi sioner: You must put it down in the form of an argument. It is new to THS. Mr. James: The sub-chanter and vicars chor- al are churchwardens in this particular parish, and were appointed by Dr. Jones ts trustees under this Trust, simply because of their position as churchwardens with the overseers of the parish. Mr. h illiam: You are on the wrong track, Mr. James. Mr. James: The duties of the churchward- ens are carried on by the sub-chanter and vicars choral. This is not an ecclesiastical charity, and why should they have more power than the other trustees? The Commissioner: You are arguing as to hat ought to be done in the future. Mr. James: The Act of 1894 practically cleared that point. Instead of churchward- ens and overseers, parochial charities are to lie admiuistered by trustees elected by the Parish Council. I do not know whether i' would apply to a cathedral parish, nor does the Act speciticajLly apply to plaoetl where there are no churchwardens, except there are other persons who are carrying on the duties of churchwardens. The Commissioner: You are trying to am- plify the Act. Mr. YV illianis: My friends' facta are not ac- curate by a long way. The sub-chanter and vica.s choral are hot Churchwardens. Mr. James: They carry on the duties. Mr. Williams: They never have done. Who is respon-ibte to- the fabric? The Commissioner: I should like to have it explained what duties of the churchwardens do the sub-chanter and vicars choral carry out? Mr. James: My point is this: Where there ;g a chaiity which is not an ecclesiastical ify, if is against the spirit of the fec- i ,11 ot the Act that a body which has but an c-ksia-itical existence only should, since ",(I Act of 1894, be on an equal or superior loot.ng to trustees appointed by the Parish < ouncil, who are the proper persons to ad- m'll sier the Act. The Commissioner: Your point is that tho ecclesiastical trustees ought to be replaced by Parish Council trustees; but it is a most i omnzon thing to find the vicar and church wardens associated with the overseers, and It your contention that they have no light io act. ° James: If the vicar is IlletitioIle i: is dec.del that he would be tantamount to a elm; chwarden. Mr. Williams: Will you kindly tell us what I a- L icular duties of a chrchwirden axe (lis- (h-tr,e(I by the sub-chanter and vicars choral? Mr. James: That is a matter I can call evidence upon. Mr. Williams: Can you tell us in opening your case? Mr. James If I find that I can, I will do so. The pornt of my argument is that thev are an ecclesiastical body. The Commissioner: quite see your point and I will mention it to the Commissioners! They know perfectly well what the duties of a churchwarden. The Act only refers to churchwardens, and it can apply to no- i o y e.b". Churchwardens have a good many dutcg to perforiy, overseers' duties, and that is the reason why they are associated with overseers. M-. James: And that is why many of their duties were taken away and given over to the Parish Council. The Commissioner: The sub-chanter is here. Iay J ask, have you ever performed anv ecuiar duties such as a churchwarden would hive to do? The ub-Cranter: Never. The Commissioner: You =ee tho deed has ;i, en the sub-chanter and vicars choral pikker up to the present time. Mr. James: The deeri gave the overseers power, but the power was taken a ay from them .and given to the Pari h rpout) il, Might it not tise ha, e taken the aiar from the sub-Chaster and vica's choral? Another point which is brought as a complaint, is that the distribution takes placo at a sectarian place of worship. I don't say that anv undue preference was shown, nor d o I believe that there was. but in a matter of a parochial charitf, there are any number of places a^il- able y hit h are paroohial in their cha'-ae+e-. I and it ought to be an instruction to the trustees that the distribution should take place a a place nut. in connection with Any part.cular sect or denomination. The Commissioner: Where does it take place no Ifr. T. Ho>ard Griffiths: At a chapel-of-ease. The Commissioner: But where is it ? Mr. J. Howard Griffiths: The sub-chanter is responsible. I think you should ask him where. The Commissioner: Where is it? Mr. Williams: It is described as a sectarian lace of worship. If Mr. James is perfectly instructed he can tell us where it is. I ask him to kindly state it. Mr. James: My instructions are that it is a sectarian place of worship-a ehapel-of-ease. Mr. Wililama: Where is it situated? Mr. James: Those are my instructions. The Commissioner: We must have evidence upon this point. Mr. James: It is a building in which ser- ices are held every Sunday. I presume it to be a sectarian pla<e. Mr. Williams: It is under the control of the County Council at present: that is the sectarian place of worship. The Commissioner: We will deal with the distribution of the charity last year—1905— and we will deal with the place of distribution later. The complaint to the Charity Com- missioners is that four Parish Council re- ) presentatives have not been allowed to have their full Toice in the discharge of their duties iLq trustees. Subject fo what you wish ) to address to me., I think the Commissioner? are of opinion, so far M I can gather, that i each trustee has aa equal voice, they all start on as equality. We must take the Trust as we tind it We fiud the trustees axe the swb-chaat«r and t.he vicaw choral, j and four trnteefl appointed by the Parish Council. I think it was said there are five trustees on the side of the sub-chanter and ) vic-irs choral, so we have nine trustees. In j April, 1905, a letter was addressel to the Rev. -tir. Gabriel, He sub-chanter, by Mr. Eaton urans, in which he reformed him that there was a certain sum to be applied to the parish of St. Davids, to be used for t.ie placing out. of apprentices, and for the relief of poor people. You have nine trustees, and the" Rine trustees have to meet and select the beneficiaries. The fenr representa- tira trustees say they have not been properly consulted. I want evidence to show on behalf of the sub-chanter and vicars choral what steps were taken to call a meeting at which to select the beneficiaries. Mr. Williams: Would you pardon me? Do you wish me to call evidence to show how things were done? In what order do you want it ? The Commissioner: I want evidence on statements I can place before the Commis pioners of what meetings were convened. Were notices sent out? Mr. Williams: You are taking rather an unusual course. Ought you not to call upon the complainants to show what cause they have for complaint* The Commissioner: J)o yen wish me to call them first ? Mr. Ytilliains: Those who make the charge are usually called upon to substantiate it. The Commissioner: Mr report to the Com- missioners will merely state the facts. I do not wish to put one party in a better position than the other. Mr. Williams: Very well I call Mr. Gabiiel first. The Rev. G. P. Gabriel said: I am at present sub-chanter at St. Davids Cathedral. I have been a member of the Lower Chapter for six years, and shall have been sub-chanter for three years in another month or two. Since I have been sub-chanter I have' followed this practice. Upon receipt of a notice from the Central Trustees' Clerk, I have sent out notices to the representative trustees, and to my brother trustees, fixing the meeting. and have stated in the notice that the meet- ing is for the purpose of preparing the list. These meetings were held in the Public Reading Room. At these meetings we have invited personal applications. These (pio- ducing the list) are the apprentices for last vv*r, and these (producing a second list) are the others. The Commissioner: Do yon invite applica tions, and do people receive notice when to make them ? The Sub-Chanter: It is the custom for them to come in to us. People know the meeting is held about the same time every year, and they send in their applications. Mr. v» illianis: They come about the saine t me every year, and the people get ready. The Commissioner: There is no evidence to show that the trustees give notice that the meeting will be held on a certain date. Dr. Prope-rt: We have tried that before now, but we found it no use. People did not a-tend to them, but consulted their own con- venience, so we discontinued the notices. 1 Mr. Williams: It has been your custom to receive written applications from intend- ing recipients? > The Sub-Chanter: Yes. Mr .Williams: Are these applications gone ) through very carefully? I Tke Sub-Chanter: More than carefully. 1 The Commissioner: At the meeting? I The Sub-Chanter: Yes, and very carefully J considered. f Mr. llliams: May I as-k you—leaving out 1905—in previous years have the parochial representatives had full cognizance of the matter? The Sub-Chanter: Yes, they have. II Mr. Williams: And taken an active part in the matter? The Sub-Chanter: They hare. Mr. W illiams: They had every sfTect given to their wishes in the matter of ac- cepting or refusing an application? The Sub-Chanter: We dealt with trery cast on its merits. lh. Williams: Did you make any distinc- tion either as to creed or to politics? The Sub-Chanter: None. Mr. Williams: Up to 1906 were the meet- iliv. you attended harnionion, The Sub-Chanter: Most harmonious. j Mr. Williams: I may take it that between yonr-elf and your bfother members of the Chapter, and the parochial lepresentatives you practically knew every applicant ? ] The Sub-Chatper: We did. Mr. Williams: Now, Mr. Gabriel, after the list had been checked, what did you do next ? The Sub-Chantor: I sent it to Mr. Gilbert Harries, the nearest trustee, for his approval. Mr. Williamh: And after you received it back from him, you forwarded it to another trustee? The Sub-Chanter: That is an. r,MrL; WiUjanis: After that you sent it to the Clerk of the Central Trustees? The Sub-Chanter: Ye&. Mr. Williams: From whom yon r»<-eived a Tho%nhChe a,m°Univallott*d to tha Parish? Ixio Sub-Chanter: That .is so* Mr. Williams: When you received the cheoue what next did you do? <-neque, The Sub-Chanter: Convened a meeting of j -ecipients as soon as possible. j In "h" "'sy dW The Sub-Chanter: I sent out the usual no- t ice of the The Commissioner: Did you send a notice to each recipient? } d 4 V",tten The Sub-C'hanter: Not a written notice T Put out a poster, and had a notice in thl shop windows. "le The Commissioner: How did v,„, recipjents who had been selected at theTneef Mr6 James^I ^^nd^stand^lfe011 the chance. to each individual ? th6rC ,S n° noti(>c ihe Sub-Chanter: Thev soon i i ■f >hv have anything to JT k"0*' alT" his secnrianpl.ee take place' d°M ,he distribution Sehooi"k",al 8ch001- 'rTie"nb Ch. rs«r7',r Th! rw ave not done so- you have beeu ? r)om alwap been the place of distribution i The Sub Chanter: It has. Mr. Winums: That is not a sectarian place j of worship. (aughter.) P f The Commissioner: You have to find -i Place large enough for these fortunate peoplel Propeit. The schoolroom is large enough rtafs;LJh" would come wherever it as The ('nnl]ni;¡;illner: I have sen places u.ed for suc-h purp03e". here peopile ould get more harm than the ,mall doles they recefvc uoulH compensate them for Mr Wiiiian,^ yp to 1903. have the parochial trustees signed the li,t 4ach year? The hub-Chanter: Since I have been here! The Commissioner: The list for 1904 is signed by four per,ons-M,r. Gabriel, Mr. Harries, Mr. Lvans, and Dr. Propert. Mr. \yilliani3: That has been the case everv 3 etr up t,o 1905? The Sub Chanter It has. Mr. Williams: During the six Years r)t, have been a member of the Loer Chapt-r at these meetings for setting li.t and apportioning the money between 1he different recip-ent= hs the Sub-Chanter always taken the cha'r? The Sub-CHantcr: klwavs. Mr. Williams: Your predecessor was here for a short < ime ? The Sub-Chanter: Over three years. Mr. Williams: Were you under the Rev. John PhtlUps 1 The Sob Chanter: Yes. Mr. Williams: Did. he take the chair? The Sub Chanter: Yes. Mr. Williams: When you were appointed sub-chanter, you followed the custom from time inimemoriall You took the chair? The Sub-Chanter: I did, Mr. Williams. Mr. Williams: Was there any protest raised until 19051 The Sub-Chanter: Nn; I may say this: one of the overseer trustees, Mr. John Owen, did say something about irf, but he signed the list. V Mr. Williams: When did he say something? The Sub-Chanter: In the year 1904. Mr. Williams: With the exception 1905, was that the first year in which exception was taken to your taking the chair? The Sub-Chanter: Yes. The Commissioner: You have taken the chair as a matter of course. The Sub-Chanter: Yes, as the head of my Chapter, I thought I had the right. Mr. Williams: Do you, the sub-chanter or the vicars choral, discharge any of tho duticn of churchwardens, Mr. Gabriel? The Sub-Chanter: I am not aware of it. Mr. Williams: You have nothing to do with the fabric of the cathedral? The Sub-Chanter: Nothing at all. Mr. Williams: We will come to 1905. The Commissioner: That is the important year. Mr. Williams: Did you in April of last year receive the usual letter from the Clerk to the Central Trustees? (To be Continued.)

ANOTHER REWARD FOR BRAVERY. SOLVA GIRL'S PLUCK AGAIN RECOGNISED. Many of our readers are aware of the cir- cumstances, reported some months ago in the cournns of the "Guardian," under which Addie Prance, the eleven year old daughter of Mrs. Prance, Post Office, Solva, was awarded a certificate on vellum by the Royal Ilumane Society for pOuckily rescuing her little sister from drowning by jumping, at great risk to her own life, into the Solva river, which at the time was in flood. Her action was reported to the authorities, who at chce asked for all particulars, with the re- sult that they decided to confer the honour mentioned. Last week little Addie was the recipient of a further reward, and we have pleasure in publishing the letter which ac- companied it:— Kingsland, Fingringhoe, Colchester. April 10, 1908. Dear Mrs. PranCe,-I- hope I may be al- lowed to intrude upon you,, though I am a man whb is a stranger to you., I con- sider the conduct of your, little girl, Addie, in saving the life of her sister, January 6, 1905, worthy of the notice of everyone. I congratulate you in having such a brave little girl. 1 hope you will kindly deliver into her hands next Sunday, (Easter) the enclosed present and card. Please return it if it Cannot be cashed at Solva. I learn it in the report of the Royal Humane Society, which I have only lately received. I hope a life so early distinguished will be happy, I as it deserves. Please inform me where her photograph has been taken that I may send ior one, as I have an album for brave girls. With kindest regards and best wishes for little Addie, and kind remembrances for the family. Believe me, yours truly, F. W. PARKINSON." »

AMBLE8TON. Eastertide.—The church was very beautifully v Ea^- by the foIlowi»g:-Miss Harriett Evans, Miss Eleanor Evans, Miss Catherine Mathias, Miss Elvira Llewellin, Miss Martha Llewellin, Mr. William Evans, and Sb7 M Llewellin. The services were nnmk therB Were a "U"ber of communicants. On Monday the \ndr«wWFS 5 w V1Car aPPoi»*ed Mr. Andrew Ford, Hayog, as his warden for the ensuing year, while Mr. Francis M. Raymond elected parish r'1' T-P" Ml" Wg were elected .>ides-n'.e 1 — Col. Edwardes, Mr. B. Francis, Mr. John -Her, Mr William Evaa.s, and Mr. James he"fy of thanks was passed to Mrs. Edwanles, Hook, for the sum of £ 6 the proceeds of a sale of work, towards church expenses.

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