The Cambrian

THE AMERICANS DECLARE THAT THEY ARE NOW MAKING GOOD TIN-PLATES. TWELVE DIFFERENT WORKS NOW IN OPERATION, AND THIRTEEN IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. ONE SIXTH OF THE AMERICAN CON- SUMPTIOM CLAIMED TO BE PROVIDED FOR. Mr. Arthur Gilbertson, of Glanrbyd, Swansea Valley, calls our a tention to the Metal Worker", a New York paper ot Feb. 26, 1892, in which, under the head of''Progress of tue American Tin-plate Industry," some remarkable statements ure made. The article purports to be an accoui,t of the eiguth annual convention of the Western Packers' Canned Goods Association, held recently at Chicago. Tae members of this association are naturally interested in knowing what progress is being made in the establishment of the tin-plate industry in America, and in order to meet them the American Tinned- plate Manufacturers' Association have made an official statement of whit has been done. The report in brief is all folluw» :_u The Manutacture¡¡¡' Association has never, before this time, made any statement of what has been done towards the establishment of the tiu-plate industry in this country. They have, however, asked for a hearing before yon, nemlemen, first, because there is some- thing to say; secoud, because the canners are large, if not the lftigest, couBumers of tin-plates; and last, but not least, it appears that the caun rs in some parts of the country are the ones who seem most inclined to discredit the efforts so far made. It can be said that no business topic has ever received such general attention by the public as the tin-plate question. Why that is so is hard to understand. Each and every one of our many and great industries had a beginning, and that beginning a small one in every instance; and why should more than this be expected of the manu- facture of tin-fj ates? If all of eur now great enterprises had in their infancy met with such hostile treatment, the United States would not be what she is to-day, the greatest manufacturing nation of the world. It is fortunate, both for its friends and its enemies, that this question has been made a political issue. Its eneiuies have shown their un-Americanism; its friends, by their en- thusiastic patriotism, have over-estimatsd the situa- tion, and both have been ridiculed. Those who have studied this subject do not believe for a moment that manufacturers in this country will continue for a very long time te use or even adopt the Welsh methods. There have been improve- ments made right here in Chicago which, though not quite perfected in every detail, are so nearly so that we are sure they will prove successful, for they are in the hands of men ot mechanical genius and capital, who will not allow them to fail. The framers of the tin-plate clauie" in the new Tariff law realised it would be au immense undertaking to transfer so large an industry 3,000 miles to the land of the consumer, the place where it belongs. They asked, demanded, and obtained five years tor this object. As yet one ot these five years has not gone by, and we are criticised because we are not prepared to supply the entire amount for the American market. SJme of you may have been out to Jack- son Park, have seen the hundreds yes, thousands -of men at work, the tons and tons of mater,al piled up everywheie; and yet you do not douiit but thaf out of that confusion will rise the grandest exhibition the world has ever seen. The tin-plate works now under construction are in this same condition. It will take §16,000,000 andtbreayeais of time to prepare the World's Fair; it will take $25,00U,U00 to firmly eatablishjthe American tin-plate industry, and should we not be entitled to at least five years time to do it? The American manu- facturers have started by trviug to make the best grades of plates; first, because there is a chance lot a little prutit, but mainly because they know that every tea-kettle, every tin cup and every tin roof made trum American plates will be watched with an ta^le eye for yearli to come, and the material must be of such a quality to stand this severe test. There are now in successful operation 12 different tin-plate works, varying in size from the one 7x9 feet, whicti Governor Campbell's lieutenant claimed he found at Apollo, to tho,e at Demmler and St. Louis covering from 4 to 6 acres. There are 13 others in course of erection, some nearly completed, and all of which will be in full operation by midsummer. These 25 works will contain 55 mills, with a capacity of about. 35,000 boxes per week, or between 60,000 and 70,000 tous per year, which is about one sixth of the present consumption. The 25 works when completed will represent an investment of between$3,000,000 and $4,000,000. If this be done in one year's time, what may be expected in three or nve ? Those of you who still have doubts of something ever being done toward su: plying the American market with American plates, come with me to Sr. Louis, Mo.; to Maywood, III. to Elwood and Anderson, Ind. to Cleveland, Iromiale and Piqus, Quio; to Demmler, Apollo, t'itèsburg, KeusuigtoiJ, Blairs- ville and Philadelphia, Pa.; to Biltimore, Mi., and to Brooklyn, N. Y.. anusee the works now in operation and otuers nearing completion. Some of you may say this is a very bmall number compared to what will have to be built to supply the American market, which is true but tell me of any new business which had a greater iinmbtr of works in the first six months of its existence. You know, as soon as a few works have rnn for a time, and capitalists find what money is being made, ic will not b" long oelore they will invest in tin-plate works. Gentlemen, though we have a protective duty, we cannot make a success of this mdusUy Without the aid, co-operation aud patience of the tin-plate consumer. Grant us these, and I assure you the manufacturers will do the rest."

"FREE HOMES FOR THE PEOPLE." BARON PROFUMO AND THE PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION. On Monday evening the am Hal concert and ballot in sonnection with the Provident Association Of London (Limited), WLS held at the Albert Hall, "hen an address was delivered by Baron Profumo, the Liberal uiludidate tor South Monmouthshire, on Free Homes for the people. There was a fairly large attendance, mostly of the working passes. Alderman Monger presided, and Baron *^ofntBo was accompanied by his wife, the Baroness. Afte hall was tastefully decorated, and presented a Ivory pretty sight. A capital musical proppimuie "Was gone through by the Orpheus Glee Party, **bose singinu, individuafly aud collectively, was JhUch admired. Mr. Isaac Edwards, trie talanted leader, gang a few songs in fiue style, and was loudly applauded, as were also Mr. Tom Davies, ~Jr. Tom James, Mr. Tom Oweus, Mr. Jahn J^fay and Mr. Giiffith Thomas. Mr. D. T. Williams accompanied at the piano with his ac- customed ability. The Chairman, in briefly intro- ducing Baron Profumo, said he was instructed to that any questions affecting the Piovident Association should he put on paper and sent up j? the platform, and would be answered by the -a*°.n if possible—Baron Profumo, in the couise his address, iu which he set forth the advant- i les of the Provident Association, of which he the managing director, said they did not Wean by free homes that they could produce them »8 the rain from the heaven?, but that tliey could so by a system in accordance with the osdinary "Usiuess transactions of life. Men could, by joining the Provideno Association, at the end of years obtain a loaa with which to purchase a ouse, and the repayment of the principal and rJ?^erp»t would aot amount to more than rent, he Association now had more than £ 100,000 in- in securities, convertible at a moment's °tice, and ready to be advanced to borrowers. tLU^nfs the laBt year they had advanced to *Q«r members £ 100,000, and the fact that they v another £ 100,000 ready to be advanced showed a doubt that it was merely a question of i CQr'ty, and security only, which governed 'hen1 t, dealing with applicants. Baron Pro;umo n»?+ proceeded to deal with several questions sent P to him. One was, how could he recommend •'king men to invest in the Association's Class ■p shares when there was such a thing in existence the Eritish Government Post Office ? To this "a Baron replied that if anyone chose to 8° to the Post Office, they could do so. He would object, but the Post Office would not leud to build houses. Luce (who had sent up the question): Head tlle question. Baron Profumo said the comparison between the O^^ident Association of London and the Post race was one which did not bold water. ^r- Luce Certaiuly not; I quite agree with r,°~* (Shouts of Order Get on the platform," hUck: him out" &c.) Luce: He refuses to allow me on the plat- °*Jn-—There were further shouts of "Order," and Chuck bim out, and it looked as though vrk-re was to be a row. The Chairman a few words in the ear of the Baron, "ho continued: There is such a thing as core- petition, and my experience is that it is almost for a company, which is enrolling about ,000 members a year, to do an enormous business ithout treading upon the corns of other societies and Upsetting their apple-carts. He went on to *that the Provident Association offered better lfttIantaRes ^an the Post office. He admitted the tter was safe, but not safer than the Provident. ey not get more security than what was in the word absolute, and that was »o A-8So0iation offered—as good a security if Office or the Bank of Eugland. He cilln.- TTUi.RSket^0 reP'y to the criticisms of Couu- to neonln was Bot in the habit of replying plauae Tf u n0' meet lxim face to tace- (Ap- be fnn'ho^ Usher was present he should only to an.8Wer bim.—The ballot then Stamina mrL the remainder of the pro- gramme was rendered by the Glee Party.

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FOOTBALL AND GENERAL ATHLETIC NOTES. NEATH V. SWANSEA. "OH 1 WHAT A SURPRISE." HOW THE II WHITE" BACKS PLATED. By "ARGUS." An "away" fixture with Neath is invariably regarded with considerable anxiety by the "All Whites" and their many supporters. A peculiar characteristic—though common to a certain extent iu all teams—of the" Black Boys" of that ancient town is, that they play like Trdians on their own ground, and are as hard a nut to crack as many a more powerful combination. This Llanelly, Cardiff, Penarth, and even Swansea know to their cost, and as the constitution of the 11 Ail Whites" on Saturday last was a matter for speculation, it was but natural that the match should excite a no small amount of excitement. Dr. Pegge, the good skipper that he is, set his men a good example in training, and as the determination to lower the colours of the Swanseaites was as keen as it was general, every man turned up in the pink of condition. The home partisans placed considerabls faith in their men, and many were not loth to oack them. And so the excitement grew as the day of strife drew near, Ifeathites wildly enthusiastic over a probable draw or a narrow win, Swanseaites calm and dignified, a calmness and dignity created by the uncertainty of the result. I like such games as these; they generally result in such surprises, affording full scope for the respective partisans r to sing Oh! what a surprise" and "It's another colour now." And this is what happened on Saturday. # # When it became rumoured in Swansea that Jack Davies had returned to the fold, and that Bancroft would resume his place at full-back, people were delighted, and their hopes rose wonderfully. Still, Doubt predominated. It was felt such an arrangement would vastly strengthen the team, aud make it much stronger than that which did battle against Newport on the previous Saturday. But, despite this, the supporters of JBowen's meary men revelled In aglorious uncertainty, which some seemed to enjoy to their heart's content. The Great Western Railway Company, which reaps such a harvest from football in South Wales every season, did not let the opportunity slip by, for they ran a Is. excursion from Swansea to Neath, and about 1,000 people availed themselves of it. Arrived at Neath, I found the match almost the sole topic of conversation, and great thiugs were expected of the home men. It was beautifully tine. It almost made me believe we were having the first touch of Thomson's ethereal bliss," but when I thought of the weather we shall probably experience during the next month, I dispelled the thought at once, and attributed it to one of Nature's charming freaks. By 3.15 the :N eath ground was seized upon by fully 5,000 people; every coign of vantage was tatien possession of, and the match was waited for with much excitement. A number of men aud boys, anxious to have a bird's-eye view of the contest, mounted the skeleton of a shed on the left side of the ground. Here they were perched like a lot of crows; but they were not allowed to remain there long. The structure gave way, and men and boys all came to earth in a heap. The incident created considerable merriment, some of the players even turning round to see what had happened; and when they saw they smiied broadly and turned to the game again. Fortunately, no one was hurt. 0* The appearance of the teams was the signal for loud cheering, and so equal were the cheers that a stranger could not have told which was the home team or the visiting team. Tba" black boys" looked as tit as fiddles, and confidence and determination was writ largely oil their brows. At 3.30 the aspirants for football honours faced eacu. other in the following apple-pie order Swa11iea-Back. W. Bancroft; three-quarter backs, J. Davies, Whapham, Coke and Thorogood half-backs. D. James and E. James; forwards, W. Bowen (captain). Deacon, P. Jones, Jlainwaring, Alfred Lewis, Arthur Lewis, H. Bevan, and HolCe..Nettth--Back, G. Callard; three-quarter backs, G. D. Trick, F. W. Phillips, E. T. Morgan, and W. John; half-backs, C. Steer and Alec Cross; forwards, Dr. i. V. Pegge (captain), LI. Morris, i\ Hutchinson, J. Edwards, P. Evans, H. A. Buwen, J. Thomas, and T. Thomas. Keferet, Mr. VV. E. Jarman, Cardiff. # # # Deacon kicked off for Swansea, and Jack Davies, who was loudly cheered as the ball fell into his hands, put in a useful kick. This was suppl mented by another from Thorogood, and the homesters found themselves defending their lines against a strong attack. Play had not been in vogue teu minutes before it was seen that the" Whites" were far and away superior, that every de- partment worked admirably, especially the three- quarters, whose passing elicited rounds of applause. Jack Davies was the first to score, and this lie did very cleverly. Shortly afterwards Thorogood dropped for goal, but failed. A race ensued for the ball, and JacK jJavies dashing up at top speed touched it down and scored. Bancroft failed to do the needful. The Neath forwards, by smart dribbling, got into Swansea's territory, but good back play drove them back. The Bros. James, who fed the centres beautifully, passed to Jack Davies. The Pontardawe man made off in his usual style, and judiciously passing to Thorogoud the latter raced in and scored very cleverly. Although the angle was an easy one, Bancroft failed to rise to the occasion. At half-time the score stood: Swansea, two tries and two minors to one minor. # # # The second half was a repetition of the first, although the" black boys" went off with a rush at the start. Bat the machine-like play of the Swansta backs, and the hurd scrimmaging of the forwards, proved even too much for "tplucky little Neath." Jack Davies again got possession, and cheer after cbser was raised as he dashed ahea t, eluding opponent aiter opponent, until he grounded over the line of demarcation. Bancroft, evidently "riled" at his previous failures, now pulled himself to, and landed a fine goal. Shortly afterwards Thorogood did some smart work, and then Jack Davies was en evidence. He gave a nice pass to Cuke, and the sprinter inade the run of the day, rounding his men in tine style. He scored behind the posts, but Bancroft was "orpb," and so was his kick. JCoke received another good pass and again scored, and then time was calltJd-Swansea winning a splendid game by one goal, four tiies, three minors to one minor. # The game was a remarkably interesting one; there was not a dull moment from the start to the hnish, and both victors and vanquished have every reason to feel proud of their play. The Neath men played as pluckily at the end as at the start, but they were beaten by the all-round superiority of their opponents. The" White" three- quarters fairly excelled theDlse. ves; their passing came up to Cardiff's of last season, while their kicking and tackling was judicious, smart and strong. Jack Davies was accorded an enthusiastic welcome on his return to the team. His recent idleness has not affected him in any way, for his play was as good as ever it was, which is saying a great deal. He played most unselfishly, with the result that Coke found plenty to do. Thorogood played a fine game, but I wish he would pass more. Whapham did not have enough to do. With his pace Thor.igood should see that he was well fed. Coke was in excellent trim, and the way he raced in and scored the first time astonished the spectators. Now that our back divi-iion is strengthened by the return of Jack Davies, I should iike to see them practice passing. This would render the games prettier and much more interesting, and with such a lot of forwards and halves as we have thare should be no difficulty to do this. #*#. Trick was the best of the Neath three-quarters, who, however, had little to do except tackle, find this they did very creditably. #*# Alec Cross and Steer sorely puzzled by the irre- pressible Bros. James. The internationals fairly danced round them, and the way they fed the centres was a positive treat. It was chiefly through the Bros, con- tinually getting the ball that the Neath backs had no chance of showing what they could do. The Swansea gems got over the line three times, but were each time cailed back. **# The Neath forwards all played a hard game, but they were no match for thtir powerful and clever opponents. Dr. Pegge led his men on in capital style, and he was prominent throughout in rushing and dribbling. He was well supported by Hutchinson, H. A. Bowen aud W. Thomas. Deacon, Mainwaring and Bowen were the pick of the Swansea forwards. Arthur Lewis and Sam Rice were as lively as 011 the previous Saturday. They are two smart players and well deserve their places. Harry Bevan was never found wanting, while Alf. Lewis and r. Jones put in some genuine hard scrimmaging. Frank Mills was on the sick list, so his valuable services were lost to us. Bancroft was better than CUlard, but he has not yet re- turned to his old full-back form. It is evident be spoiled himself at three-quarter, but no doubt will retrieve him- seff against Ireland to-morrow (Saturday), WALES *IRf £ LAND. SELECTION OF THE WELSH TEAM. A meeting of the Welsh Football Union was held on Saturday night at the Angel Hotel for the purpose of selecting the team to represent Wales in the match with Ireland,at Dublin to-morrow. The following were chosenBack, W. J. Bancroft (Swansea); three-quarter backs, A. J. Gould (captain) (Newport), J. Conway Rees (Llanelly and Oxford), W. M'Cutcheon (OMham and SwaBsea). Bert Gould (Kewport); hall-backs, D. and E. James CHwansea) forwards, C. B. Nicholl (Llanelly and Cambridge), A. W. Boucher (Newport), T. Deacon (Swansea), E. Mills (Swansea), J. Hannen (Newport), T. C. Graham (Newport), W. H. Watts (Newport), and H. T Day (Newport). Reserves: Buck, T. England (Newport); three-quarter back, Norman Biggs (Cardiff); half-backs. H. W. P. De Winton (Blackheath and Brecon), and H. P. Phillips (Newport); forwards, Percy Bennett (Cardiff Harlequins) and F. Hutchinson (Neath). It will be noticed that the team is, with one exception, identical with that chosen to meet Scotland, Pearson's fthe Cardiffian) cap being given to Bert Gould. A resolution was passed regretting the treatment meted out to the referee by a section of the crowd at Swansea. A second resolution was ordered to be sent to the English Union asking them in the future to appoint competent "to act as referees in International matches. With d to the outbreak of disorderly conduct iu South w io« it was resolved that notice be given to all club secretaries that they will be held responsible for the safety ofthe referee, and in case of any offence the Union shall penalise the greiuid by keeping it closed for any period they may decide. I am thoronghly satisfied with the constitution of the but I do not think Bert Gould is class Welsh He will be under the advantage n? nlfvinralongsTde his brother, still-but there, we «h»?i £ !Thow he/ll li°ure to-morrow. The Irish team is exceptional!^ strong this year and their fight against exceptionally a"o s Welshmen will have a warm Ume of it The rumours about the Brothers James and Bancroft being unable to undertake the journey across the Channel is Incorrect. These champion footballers will leave for the Emerald Isle with the rest of the team this (Friday) morning. I wish them a pleasant journey, and hope the mal de mer will bejonspicuuus by Its absence. Wales awaits the result of this, the third and last inler- uational fight for the season 1891-9-, with a peculiar interest. Upon it depends the winner of the wooden spoon! Wales won it last year. I see no reason why sbe should not win it this. # It was rumoured in Swansea on Wednesday that one of the Welsh wing three-quarters would not be able to play against Ireland, and that Norman Biggs, the reserve man, declined to fill the vacancy. # oil< A PROTEST! The following has been handed to me by the Editor: SIR,-Just a word or two in reference to the opinion of Argus" in your issue of February 26th. Argus" says there are only two teams in the running for the Premiership (Swansea and Newport), and that one more fight will decide which is the best. Nonsense," Argus! It has already been decided that Newport is the best team this year, and suppose Swansea did manage to de- feat them when they meet on the 26th of March, even that would not be sufficient to place Swansea in the i Premiership, am the three matches already played be- tween these clubs has ended one in a win for Newport and two drawn, decidedly in favour of Newport. Besides this, Newport has a far better record th-tn Swansea so far this season so how can the next matcll between these teams be the deciding one? Now, ''Argus," I am a Bristolian, and am not prejudiced in favour oi either team, but I don't like reading such stuff as you put in your football notes this week. You say the record of the Newport team is a splendid one, and then you go on to say it is only on paper. Then vou say Swansea is as strong as Newport forward, dozens of streets ahead of them at half-back, and superb at full-back to Newport's good; yet, with such a superior team, Swansea is only able to secure a draw. Why, if the teams were as you represent them to be, Swansea ought to have won by goals. Now," Argus," if you wish your Dotes to be ap- preciated just try and criticise a little more fairly. As regards the mobbing of the referee, I hold with you that it can not be tolerated at all, and strong measures should be taken to prevent such disgraceful exhibitions of bad temper and ignoranc^—I am, Sir, yours truly, BRISTOLIAN. # Morriston, under the popular and able captaincy of that veteran player. Jask Meredith, is looking up in the football world. Although this is only the team's first season, it has a record which many another older com- bination would feel proud of. The Morristonians are a strong lot, a fact evidenced by the bold stand they made against the Cardiff Harlequins at Cardiff on Saturday. Thevisitois were beaten by a goal and a try to a try, but they deserved a better fate, for in the second half they had hard luck three or four times in not crossing. The forwards all played a sound game, notably Meredith, G. Jones, Edwards and Davies, Ivor Grey did a lot of work, and was well backed up by Ivor Davies. The Morriston halves were beaten, and this was where their chief weak- ness lay. To-morrow, Captain Meredith will take his men to Penarth, determined to give ttie Seasiders a hard game. I do not expect them to win, far from it, but I feel certain the" Butcher boys" will not have all their own way. # To-morrow (Saturday) the All Whites" meet the Cardiff Harlequins at the St. Helen's Field-a fixture which is causing the team some considerable anxiety. If we had our full team one would uot mind so much, but with the Brothers James, Bancroft, Mills, and Deacon away, we shall find the doughty 'Quins a tough lot to deal with. Nicholls's men are far and away superior to the Cardiff first; they play a good all round game, possessing a smart lot of forwards and backs, who can adapt themselves to the passing game with effect. I trust Bowen and his men have been training hard this week, for even with the flower of the team away doing battle for Wales, it wouid not be pleasant for the Harlequins to beat them on their own ground. Harlequins to beat them on their owu ground. # # Speaking of the Cardiff Harlequins reminds me of the difference which the Cardiff First and this team hold in the football world. A few seasons ago the "Blue and Black brigade spurned the 'Quins, and even weut so far as to almost boycott the energetic secretary, Mr. A. J. Davies, who has done more for sport than any other man in Cardiff. When he first mooted the idea of a County Club, he received the unanimous support of every club in South Wales, with the exception of Cardiff. That was last season, when the "Blue and Black" men wereinthe height of their glory almost. This year we see them fallen as low as it is possible for a team to fall; the whole structure is retten to the core, and, unless there is a great change, it is likely to go from bad to worse. This is a lot to say of the Club of a town which aspires to be the Metropolis of Wales, but 'tis true the pity 'tis, 'tis true. The Harleqnins could now ront V. W. Evans's men, and jet they have been refused fixtures season after season. The socce.s of the Harlequins as a Club may well be attributed to the tact and skill of Mr. A. J. Davies. It is such a man as he who is wanted at the head of the I Cardiff Club-one who will work earnestly and zealously for the team, and who will strive to stamp out all petty jealousies and feelings when they first appear. It is hoped that next year a revolution in the Cardiff Club will bring about an improved state of things. It Is wanted, and badly too, if only for the sake of Welsh football. # THIRD G.B.V. "A" TEAM V. LLANSAJILET HARRIERS. THIRD G.B.V. "A" TEAM V. LLANSAJILET HARRIERS. —This match was played on the ground of the latter before about 200 spectators, and after a very hard game before about 200 spectators, and after a very hard game ended in a draw in favour of the Harriers by 2 minors to 1. The ground being in a very bad state scoring was almost impossible. My readers will be interested to learn that Jack Longdon, late of Oxford and Swansea, played for Plymouth Garrison against Redruth on Saturday last, and made himself quite a hero. He scored two tries, and made several capital runs. He initiated what passing there was, and altogether played such a game as delighted the Devonians. Well done, Longdon I Swanseaites are always pleased to learn of the success of old players who seek their fortunes in fresh woods and pastures new." I shall be as proud to learn of Longdon's success as of David Gwynn's or -McCutcheon's. They are Swansea boys, and so is Argus." # # The match between eighteen of the Eastern Province and the English team, under the captaincy of Mr. W. W. Read, ended on Monday in a victory for the latter. The visitors went in first, and the hopes of the Colonials rose high when the Englishmen were dismissed for 77. But the Eastern Province were in their turn all out for 50, and the Englishmen in their second innings made 113, against which the home team only managed to put together 74. Thus the visitors won the match by 66 runs. #*# 1<> SWANSEA'S FIXTURES. Marun 5—Cardif fHarlequins Home 12—Llanelly Home 19—Penarth Away „ 26—Newport Home April 2—Llanelly Home 11 9—Cardiff Away 16—Salford Home IS—Swintoa Home A

THE CHURCH PASTORAL AID I SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LOCAL I BRANCH. On Monday evening at the Assembly Rooms, St. Helen's-road, the annual meeting of the Swansea branch of the IChurch Pastoral Aid Society was held, when addresses were delivered by the Deputation from the Parent Society-the Rev. George S. Streatfield (vicar of Emmanuel Church, Streatham Common) and the Rev. John Parry (vicar of St. Stephen's, Islington). Canon Smith presided and there was a good attendance, among whom were the Revs. D. Wilson, A. A. Mathews, R. Jackett, E. J. Wolffe, T. Meredith Williams, W. Evans (st. Thomas), J. G. Mathias, W. Watkin Edwards, W. LI. Lewis and J. Pollock. The Secretary (Mr. D. Jones) read the annual statement ef accounts, which showed that the total amount remitted to the Parent Society from Swansea was £ 170 17s. 9d., or £ 11 5s. lOd. more than in the previous year, of which over £ 123 was collected from the St. Mary's Parish, while the total for Swansea and district amounted to £ 249 15s. lid., or an increase of < £ 12. (Applause). The Chairman in calling upon the Deputation to address the meeting, said that possibly all present did not know the objects for which the Society existed. To those he would say that the Society entirely and exclusively assisted the dear old Church of England, and the objects were to see that the pastoral work was more efficiently carried out. That was done by the Church Pastoral Aid Society stepping in with grants to raise the stipends of clergy and lay readers. The principal grounds why support should be given to such a Society were (1) Bacause its plans and operations were in connection with the Protestant and Evangelical Church of England (applause): and (2) Because it was the bulwark of the Church of England. (Hear, hear). During the past year a sum of -850,000 had been paid in grants, but the entire sum raised, practically meant JE90,000, as a large portion was raised locally for Church work. (Applause). The Society had also sent out some 750 clergy and lay readers, who all worked in connection with the parochial system. When he said that during the past year Wales obtained £ 4,056 in grants, and 69 workers, he thought they would agree with him in saying that the Principality obtained a very fair share of support. (Applause). A third reason why the Society deserved aid was because it taught them the value of individual effort. There was a danger nowadays of depending too much upon numbers. They were all thankful when they had large congregations, but he believed the secret of success lay in individual effort. (Applause). The Rev. G. S. Streatfield then addressed the meeting, and after a few preliminary remarks, observed that the Society was not intended to build churches, but to increase the number of workers. The tide of public opinion was nowadays in favour of the plan of working large populations from one centre, rather than to go on building churches and dividing and sub dividing parishes, because IHqe populations believed in the support, of parochial machinery. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, the Society came to the rescue of the overworked clergy. The most import- ant proof of the work of the Society lay in the fact that the tottt population in which the Society did its work was 5,150,000. (Applause.) The rev. gentleman then referred to the rapid progress the Society had made in Birmingham, and went on to dwell upon the Society under different aspects. He thought the Church Pastoral Aid Society was a very strong bulwark against the social discontent of the present day. (Applause.) And also that the parochial system of parish work tended very largely to arrest, to modify, and to direct that social move- ment. or, he might almost say, thutsocial revolution, which was certainly threatening them with dangerous rapid,ty. (Applause.) Anything that gave effectiveness to the parochial system added stability to the social condition, and he believed that Disestablishment would entirely do away with that system, which would be as true as applied to Wales as to England. (Applause.) He thought the Society was also a bulwark against superstition. There was a small body of men, whose deliberate aim and policy was to undo the work of the Reformation, and bring back into the Church of England that doctrine and ritual which she cut aloof with the blood of many of her noblest sons. (Applause.) He wanted them also to remember that the Society was a grand bulwark against secularism, and it was in that they had their greatest danger at the present day. The direct purpose of the Church Pastoral Aid Society was to get men to Christ. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, the rev. gentleman contended that education, and tke monotonous lives of the working-classes would all be benefitted and changed by turning their thoughts to divine things. (Applause.) The Rev. John Fxrry test gave a short address, and created no small amount of laughter by saying that Swansea was the most peculiar place he had ever gone to, inasmuch as he found that all men were tall. (Laughter.) On the previous day be preached at St. Gabriel's, where h £ had to use three cushions to stand upon, in order to see thecongrega. tion—(laughter)—while at St. Mary's those were substituted for stools. (Renewed laughter.) The only pulpit which seemed to suit him was the Holy Trinity, and he was told that Caaon Gauntlett, whom be had not seen, was a little wee one like himself. (Loud laughter.) With reference to the Society he thought it deserved support because it bad been instrumental in building 385 churches throughout the length and breadth of the land. (Applause.) He believed in the placing of the moral laws at the east end of the church, and submitted that if they wanted better respect for property, purity, truth, ka., no better way could it be obtained than by a study of the Ten Command- ments. (Applause.) The rev. gentleman then detailed the work which the Society had done in his own parish of St. Stephen's, and after submit- ting that a hcuse-to-hoxse visitation for the carry- ing on of the work successfully was essential, made an earnest appeal for more funds. The singing of the Doxology terminated the pro- ceedings.

♦ RIGHTS RBSERVED.] THE NATURAL ADVANTAGES OF SWANSEA AND GOWER AS HEALTH RESORTS. [BY C. D. M.] (Continued from our last.) Leaving Park Vale we reach Penmaen, where we get the sea breeze, but not rude and boisterous--the headland of Oxwich having broken the force of the i western winds. Cefn Bryn comes next, and it would be difficult to find a healthier spot. The S.W. and W. winds having to pass over hill and dell lose much ot the saline which they had taken from the Atlantic, and in its stead there is the fragrant odours of honeysuckle, heather, and from the myriad wild flowers on mountain and hill. On this hill, which is 600 feet above the level of the sea, and three miles from end to end, the sufferers from pulmonary affections may inhale the veritable elixir vitae. and bid the disease defiance. The mountain is on the old red sandstone, and is very dry. There is a broad green path from Penmaen to Reynoldston the air is fresh and invigorating, and the view all the way is superbly grand. So it pure air and delightful scenery are at all essential to health this is surely the place. From this elevated position we view the Bristol Channel, the smilieg fields of Carmarthenshire, the wild Downs of Rhossilly, the sequestered valleys of Gower, and the rained castles of the Peninsula. After leaving Cefn Bryn we approach the village of Reynoldstou, the Metropolis of Gower, distant 12 miles from Swansea. Re/noldstom is nestled at the foot of the hill, and shielded from the northern winds. The air is mild, but not enervating, and there is an ex- cellent Inu here. Ten minutes walk will take any- one to the top of the hill, where the strengthening breeze can be inhaled, and that interesting crelAlecb, King Arthur's Stone, viewed. Having noticed the principal health resorts between Swansea and Reynoldston, I would now direct attention to the seaside village of Horton. Tbo soil is dry ud the air very strong, and the sea bathing can not be sur- passed. There is much here to charm the visitor. He can wander at will ever burrows and clifis and to the well and strong this is the place for enjoyment; and the consumptive will receive great benefit. Rhessilly tomes next, and here the pare oxygen direct from the Atlantic will set the pulse off to double-quick tim." and put the heart and langs in full aetiou. Straight from the Atlantic the wild wiads oome laden with brine from the ocean." The bay is the grandest in the British Isles. The waves are blue as the summer sky the sands are bright as gold ltuLl there is a walk of three miles from Worm's Head to the Holmes. There is no pollution in the Waters here. The filthy drainage of city or town it kooweth not; the waves are pellucid and powerful the air hai nothing epidemical or enilemical about it; the oxygen afv1 nitrogen have not beeu eliminated and replaced by carbonic acid gas. Tiiere is nothing miasmatic to be found. It has not been borne front stench- rooted dens or fever-stricken alleys it has been generated in the hurricane, and there is life in its breath. Another, yet another, health resort, viz., Llangennith. This place is more sheltered than Rhossilly; the air considerably milder, and, in common with the other places, has a iine marine view, a dry situation, and a fresh sea breeze. Llaumadock and Cheriton come next. Here the air is soft and balmy, and the walks up through the Cheriten Valley, where wild flowers cluster and yield their fragrance to every passing breeze, is ad- mirably suitable for the weak and weary unable to withstand the strong air of Rhossilly and Horton. Having thus given a brief sketch of the health re- sorts of Gower, I shall endeavour to put (itS con- cisely as I can) before the reader the natural ad- vantages of Swansea and Gower. Swansea, as I have said, has a fine bay its bathing facilities are faultless, the suburbs are really delightful, the parks are well-situated, the town is sheltered from the east and north, and its close proximity to the favourite bays of Mumbles, Langland and Caswell must commend itself to all in search of health, and who would delight in fine coast scenery, pure air, and unrivalled sea bathing. Gower, again, I can- not say enough about. It has a most equable temperature. The winds are almost always westerly or south-westerly, as all the tiees leaning to the east will testify; the soil is dry, but not parched up the valleys are like fairy dells, where the oak and pine stretch out their wide arms to ward off every rude blast. The hills are lofty and breezy the western winds psssing over them are filled with the fragrance of wild thyme, gorse and heather. There is no smoke or vile vapours in the atmosphere; there is no "hurly-burly;" nothing but peace and quietude. The iron horse does not go snorting through the valleys and dashing through the hills, but all is calm and serene, and natuse reigns supreme. Here be invalid may lead a soLt-r, quiet and temperate life the emotions of the soul may not be disturbed by the outer world, and the mtud may remain calm and sereue. Being the ex- treme end of Glamorganshire there is nothing but the Atlantic between America and Rhossilly, so tne oxygen and nitrogen are genuine as imported, and possess more tonic propeities than all the drugs in all the chemists' shops in England. The death rate is perhaps lower in Gower than in any district in England or Wales", and the average duration of life is simply astonishing. The Peninsula is well supplied with lodging-houses, and all sorts of con. veyances may be had, and in two hours you can transport yourself from a place of primitive sim- plicity to the busy, warring, commercial world, or vice versa. But Gower is full of attractions; it is full of objects of interest to the geologist, archaeologist, antiquarian and botanist. The flora is rare, and would have charmed Linnaeus himself. The old castles, caves and cromlechs, with all their historical associations, afford never-ending delight. There are grand cliffs for the robust to scale, and lofty hills for them to climb. There are woodland walks for the weak and weary, and, as Byron says There is Society where none intrudes By the deep sea with music in its roar. And here in Gowerland that society can be found. There is no solitude. If the fighter in the world's battle desires change, and would brace up his nerves for the conflict, Gower is the place for him or if the invalid wishes rest and peace, and would like to listen to tne songs of tbe wood birds and inhale the odour from the flowers that bloom in every valley and on every mountain and dell-Gower is the place for him. In short, the natural advantages of Gower as a health resort cannot be surpassed. There is everything here to charm the eye and de- light the heart—so if glorious scenery, perfeot quietude, and pure air are conducive to health, then those in search of that inestimable blessing may go to Gower and exclaim EUREKA." APPENDIX. Having endeavoured (to the best of my ability) to show the natural advantages of Gower and Swansea as health resorts, there is more to be said in favour of Gower from another point of view. It is one of the ''old world places" rarely mst with to-day, and I should imagine that it is the sort of place that Cowper sighed;for when he exclaimed "0, for a lodge in some deserted wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade- Where rumour of oppression and dread Might never reach me more." As soon as you say:good-bye to Swansea and enter Gower you have left all the strife, turmoil and din of city and town behind, and are in a land of Goshen. The Peninsula is 20 miles long by seven broad, and there is not a single manufactory of any sort in the whole district. There are no roaring furnaces or whistling steam engines to disturb, nor noxious vapours to pollute the atmosphere neither are you anDoyed by crowds of city swells as at fashionable watering-places. If you mount one of the old busses for Rhossilly, Horton, or Llan- madock, it will take you longer to get to your journey's end than; if youl went from Swansea to London and when you do reach your destination you are, as it were, shut out from the world. You need Dot fear any disease, for epidemics have ever been unknown. During the several visits of the cholera to this countiy tuere were only five cases in Gower, and those were people who caught the in- fection in Swansea. The scourge, however, did not spread, and Gower escaped the ravages of the de- stroyer. The cleanliness of the people is proverbial and the natural sanitation of the place (if I may use the term) is perfect. The rivulets that flow through the valleys bear all tbe impurities to the sea- but so little is there to pollute the streams that they are all as clear as crystal. For generations there was no doctor in Gower; the natives died from sheer decay of nature. They had no organic disease, neither have they to-day, although they do not live on the homely fare they used to. Iu the good old days of yore gerlbra, shickan, flathin, whilepot, milk, meat and bacon broth made up the dietary ot the people, and the staff ot life was drough bread" by barley meal and flour. I used to delight to got the pilcorn after the shelling at the mill, acd shelling day used to be an event. But the natives could live well and cheaply. Butter was 8d. and 10d. per lb. of 22ozs.; eggs, 20 for Is. geese, 2s. and 2s. 6d.; fowls and ducks, Is. each; rabbits, 4d. each and hares, 9d. and Is- crabs, 9d. a doz and lobsters, 6d. each; and manes of Epicurus listen-120 Port-Eynon oysters for is. to say nothing of sewin and trout at 4d. per lb. The bays and brooks swarmed with tLb. Flocks were Id. per lb.; and a man out rying w uld sella good bass six or eight lbs. for Is. or 6d. This, with beef, butter and bucon 4d. per lb., and potatoes for almost nothing, made Gower a place where a man could eat, grow fat and laugh, for rents were low and rates and taxes virtually unknown. Peace and sweet content (her handmaid) wandered hand in hand together through the Peninsuin, aud the peasant proprietors sat under their own vine and sheltered 'neath their own fig tree. How hardy the people were may be inferred from their living on such strong unadulterateufood; and m.iny a time I have asked the rosy. cheekttd girls when I have helped them to spread the carthan preparatory to their wimbling out in the opail field, whether they were not cold in the wild March winds, and they would laughingly reply That love kept them warm." The boys, too, driving the oxen in the bleak fields seemed maile of iron, and cared little for their masters' threats of honing them if they didn't yuk the oxen right. Yet hundreds of those sturdy lads, when they grew up to I, man's estate," distinguished themselvts as master mariners, although deprivod of their educational rights in Gower, where they could not obtain know- ledge, not even an A.B.C. book, n.inus a ferrel, to instruct them. In this golden age in Gower— When peace and plenty cheered the labouring swain"- he had also freedom. He could shoot over moun- tain and marsh; the hares swarmed, and wood- cocks, snipes and plovers came in fliegs. and the wild ducks in countless thousands. Now the most skilfully-constructed decoy will not lure the duck, the hare is almost extinct, despite the gamekeepers watchfulness, and the woodcocks visits, like angels, are few and far between. The rabbit is about the only survivor, and on some burrows where they are privileged to die of old age, you may see some veneraole bunneys whose fur have grown grey with years. All is changed in Gower. Ouly the ever- lasting hills and smiling valleys are the same. All my old friends are gone over to the majority, and newakings are reigning who *'knoweth not Joseph." Bat Gower is still Gower, and as bretzy and healthy as ever, and a tit resting-place for the weak, worn and weary. It is a common sajing that you cannot have a healthy mind in a diseased body, and perhaps it is correct; but if tne mind is b, alell the physical part will stand a better chance of oeing re- stored. Here, then, in Gower there is food for both. The lover oflnature can behold the glorious handiwork of the Creator all arouud. There are the hills towering to the skies valleys locked in the arms of Flora, and radiant with her charms. Here are moorlands, where the furz s will shame the burnished gold and in the distauce we can hear the trampling of the wild surf 0.. the iron rocks; or pause to listen to the skylarks matin song as he soars away up into the dazzling sunlight until lost to sight. And now, after the soul is charmed with loveliness and harmony, here is the purest of pure air to invigorate the feeble and stimulate the strong. ALd now to conclude I would say that If thro' the wide world I'm fated to roam, Yet my heart will be ever iu Gower my home. GLOSSARY. -Get lbi a, porridge; shickan, boiled oatmeal and milk flathin, curds aud milk white- pot, flour, milk and currants boiled poicoru, the oat germ after denuded of the hush shelling, pre- paring the oats for making oatmeal by wimbling aud lying carthan, a sheet to put uudrr the coru when wimbling or winnowing honing, a Ciisti- gatioD rying, fishing from the rocks on the coast ferrel, the cover of a book yuk, ycke. — ♦- —

POOR RATES AND EXPENDITURE I IN SOUTH WALES. [Compiled expressly for The Cambrian] A Parliamentary paper just issued gives the amount of poor rates collected, and the manner expended, during the parochial year 1891. With this we give for comparison the figures of the parochial year 1881-2. In South Wales the poor rates collected amounted to £481,152, against < £ 479,529; in aid the Treasury allowed £18,880, against £ 14,015; and £8,820 against £8,875 was received from other sources. Of these amounts, £257,774 against £285,104. was expended in relief to the poor, and included cost of main- tenance, £30,360, against £31,028; out-relief, £ 148,467, against £172,153; maintenance of lunatics in asylums and licensed houses, £ 32,262, against £ 30,929 workhouse and other loans repaid and interest thereon, £7,917, against £ 7,467 salaries, remuneration, rations, and superannuations of officers, assistants, and servants, £25,068, against X24,751 and other expenses immediately con- nected with relief, £ 13,700, against £ 18,776. The expenditure out of the rates for purposes unconnected with relief, included payments for or towards the cost of the police, £97,114, against £ 90,906 contributions to highways, &c., £ 40.012, against £ 13,650; to Burial Boards, £ 2,212, against £ 2,038; to Sanitary Authorities for general and special purposes, £ 6,291, against £ 4,471; to School Boards, £78,342, against £ 63.415; to School Attend- ''T,nce Committees, £999, against £ 3,394; pay- ments on account of the registration of births, &c., Acts, viz., fees to Clergymen and Registrars, outlay for books, offices, &c., £3,618, against £ 3,467; Vaccination fees and expenses, £3,693, against £ 4,025; expenses i allowed in respect of Parliamentary registra- tion and cost of jury lists, £5,739, against £ 3,235; legal proceedings, £785. against £ 370; payments under the Assessments Acts, £2,384, against £ 2,343; salaries, poundage, super- annuation of parochial officers and other charges, £20,653, against £ 20,044.

♦ LOCAL LAW CASE. THE AFFAIRS OF SIR RICHARD MANSELL. JOHN HILL MUNDAY V. CHARLES NORTON. I On Monday the Court of Appeal, consisting of the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Fry On Monday the Court ef Appeal, consisting of the Master of tbe Rolls and Lords Justices Fry and Lopes, disposed of the appeal of the defend- ant from an oriier of Mr. Justicn Lawranc« and Mr. Justice Wright refusing to set aside a jndg- rueut of the official referee, Mr. Edward Ridley, who found after a trial before him thst there was due to the plaintiff by defendant, Mr. Charles 'Norton, a solicitor of Swansea, the sum of £ 2,06J 5s. lid. balance of legal expenses, counsel's fees, shorthand writer's noten, &c., in connection with ihe liquidation of tne estate of Sir Richard Mansell. The plaintiff was Mr. Norton, London agent, and it was alleged that the amouut claimed was largely in respect of moneys paid out of was largely in respect of moneys paid out of pocket.—Mr. Gregson Eliis, who was counsel for j the rt spondeut, raised rha legal point at the outset that there was no appeal from the decision of tbe official arbitrator. After a long argument the court decided that there was an appeal to them.— Mr. Kisch then opeued the sppeJlnnts' case. He Mr. Kisch then opened the sppeJlnnts' case. He said that the finding of the Official Referee was against the weight of evidence, and that, he had decided the case without bearing the evidence of Mr. Faraday Lister, managing clerk to the plaintiff. An affidavit was put in from a medical practitioner at Worthing, stating that Mr. Faraday could not attend the hearing of the case before the official referee who refused to believe the appellant. The Master of tbe Rolls And now) ou ask this Court to say that the Official Referee should have be. lieved the affidavit.-Mr. Kisch said the medical man who made it was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and bad a high-class practice at Worthing.—The Master of the Rolls, after reading tbe affidavit, said it was evidently pre. pared by a solicitor. —Mr. Gregson Ellis said that the affidavit was in tbe handwriting of a solicitor. -Mr. Kisch said his contention was that the learned referee took a wrong view of the case, and that he should have had all the evidence before him, especially that of Mr. Faradav, who knew allabeut tbe items of expenditure on the defendant's account on the part of the plaintiff.—The Master of tbe Rolls said the learned referee had decided the case on the evidence of Mr. Munday, and on his cross-examination by the defendant. That seemed a perfectly satisfactory way of arriving at the truth.—The Court, in the absence of mis- conduct being alleged and established, could not interfere with the award of the official referee. Therefore the appeal must be dismissed, with costs. Lords Justices Fry and Lopes concurred.

The airls of the Women's College, Baltimore, have decided to don the cap and gown. They are to be worn on all college days and on al college occasions. CAMPANOLOGY IN SWANSEA.-We are pleased to see that the local campanologists are making rapid progress in the art of change-ringing1. On Sunday last, they succeeded in getting through with a couple of good touches of Grandsire Triples. In the morning ringing for service, they went through with a touch oj 500; and in the afternoon, there being a children's service in con. nection with the Church Pastoral Aid Society, they went in for a quarter peal, and succeeded in getting through with 1,260 changes, there being fairly good striking. This is the first time that 10 many changes have been recorded by a looal band in Wales: although, a few months ago, at Llandaff, there was a peal of 5,040 changes scored, but that was by a band of ringers from Gloucester. The names of the ringers in the order they stood were E. Serle (1), F. Curtis (2), J. Houre (3), G. Serle (4), R. Yoe (5), W. Rees (6\, C. Smith conductor (7), and H. West (8). We must con- gratulate the Swansea Guild of Ringers on the satisfactory progress they are making, thanks to the tuition of Mr. Charles Smith. We hope shortly to be able to record a peal of 5,040 changes by these ringers. Premier Vinolis Soap yields an emollient lather. 4d Prwnier Vinolia Soap is of rare, delicate fragrance. 4d Premdtr Vinolia Soap-no soda or irritating scents. 4d Premier Vinolia Soap keeps skin smooth and soft. 4d

I SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. FRIDAY. rB, fore his Honour Judge Gwilym William?.] PERKINS AND PERKINS V. PERKIXS.— In this action, in which the plaintiffs sought to recover possession of a chestnut mare, harness, and dog- cart, which the defendant, a widew, residing at Sketty, was alleged tu have unlawfully detained, we regret that, owing to a printer's error, the report of the case in our last issue gave judgment for the plaintiffs, when it should have been for the defend- ant. AUGUSTINE COXNERY V. HALL AND Co.— Plaintiff. a ship-owner, sued the defendants, Messrs. Hall and Co., sUIp-hrokers, &c., for JM 16s. 8d., as demurrage.—Mr. Wilson Paton represented the plaintiff, and stated that in January last the plaintiff's vessel entered the Prince of Wales Dock, hut for some reason it was afterwards taken to tile North Dùck, which caused a delay in discharging the cargo of two day.<. The charter party stating the nature of the cargo and the time allowed for dischalgiug was handed to his Honour.Ir. Hall, one of the defendants, who was unreprest.n ted, alleged that thu delay was tlie result of a dispute between the caphin of the ship and the men.-His Honour observed :h it defendant was bound by the contract, and judgment was given for the plaintiff accordingly. JONES AND CO. V. JAMES AND HALL.—This was a claim for work done aud goods supplied, by which the plaintiff-, Messrs. Joaes and Co., machinists, &c., of Wind-Street and Waterloo- street, claimed a sum of £ 30 -Is. 21, from the de- fendants, Messrs. James and Ban, who recently set up business in Swansea. There was also a counter- claim for breach of contract. Mr. Jones appenred for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. H. Glascodine repre- sented the defence.—George and James Jore., brothers, gave evidence as to undertaking a contract to fit shafting. &c., to defendants' premises, in November, 1891, ..nd also as to tendering the bill for £ 40 4s. 2d., £ 10 of which bad been paid on account. In reply to Mr. C. H. Glascodine, plaintiffs stated that they did not agree to allow the defendants six months' credit, nor did they know tbat the counter claim was because the work had not been completed three weeks previously, accord- ing to the contract. — Mr. Waiter James, one of the defendants, stated that in conjunction wi:h Mr. Hall they had consulted a BirmilJgham firm with a view to supplying and fitting their establishment with machinery, but, in consequence of the plaintiffs soliciting the order 011 the same terms, it was given to them, the plaint ffs asserting that it was a pity to send work out of SW'1nsea. The contract was not finished until three weeks after the time specified, which incurred considerable loss to the defenilants. A sum flf £ 10 had been paid on account, because the plaintiffs represented that they were sholt of money, though, according to the terms which defendants Were offered by tue Birmingham firm, and which the plaintiffs acquiesced in, the whole of the money would not have been due for six months.—By Mr. Jones Defendant had got an action pending against the railway company fur non-dPii very of machinery, the shafting for which plaintiff; erected. Some of the llJåchinerv had been oht;-¡ined on the hire system, and defendant should say that, though they were strangers 10 10.. town, it would not be unreasonable for plaintiffs tv give six months' credit.-MI. Hall having given similar evidence, his Honour referred the matter to the Registrar. WESTLAKB v. CHEALY.— This was an action to recover £ 10, as C8stS sustainell by the damage to a phaeton in a collision with a market cart. The plaintiff, Mr. W. W estlake, contractor, Was repre- sented by Mr. R. T. C. Naylor, while Mr. Robinson Smith appeared for the defendant, Mr. Thomas Chealy, a farmer of Bisbopstone. In opening the case Mr. Naylor said that the plaintiff hired a "Stanhope" pha-ton frtlm Mr. J. Rosser's shbles for business purposes, but having a running account with him, and not wanting to use the trap after all, plaintiff allowed his c en:, Mr. Frank Taylor, to take a drive. This Mr. Taylor did, accompauied by a Mr. Marks and his wife and two young ladies. The party drove as far as the Gower Inn, and on their way back the phuetou was run into by the defendant's market calt, which was being driven towards Bisbopstone. The accident occurred on the Bisbopstone Common, and besides throwing all the occupants of the phaeton into the road, the vehicle was almost cut in two. Fortunately, the oefcupants esciped with only a sh.king and a few bruises. Plaintiff was driving on the proper side of the road, and at the time of the accident had the lamps burning, while defendant had not. During a conversation defendant admitted at the time that he must have been in fault.—Mr. Frank Taylor, who had charge of tbe phaeton on the day in question, corroborated the advocate's statement, and added that when he first saw the defendai.t's C1\rt be called out, but the distance was too short. -Mr. John Rosser gave evidence of the letting the trap OR hire, and stated that if the hirer undertook the charge of the vehicle, it was customary for him (the hirer) to pay for ar.y damage that might be done.—Mr. Gregory, plaintiff's manager, deposed to receiving the claim from Mr. Rosser of the damage done, and of requesting the defendant to pay it, which he had not dene.—Mr. Marks, one of the occupants of the phaeton, proved defendant saying at the time of t.he mishap, "If I have to pay for the trap, I will take the lamps, and then I shall not want to pay for them." The lamps, however, were not removed.-The other occupants of the phauton also gave evidence as to t hpir being on the left hand side of the road, and of Mr. Taylor calling out to the defendant when the latter's cart was almost upon tbem.—By 1\1r. Smith: It was not a veryligbt night, and the mooa was not out. Before com- mencing his defence, Mr. Smith pointed out that he had no case to reply to, as no evidence had been given as to the amount of damage done.—His Honour concurred, but allowed Mr. Naylor to recall Mr. John Rosser, who stated that the estimate handed in was a fair one.—Proceeding with the defence, Mr. Smith submitted that the market cart was going very slowly, and it was impossible for that to have overturned a loaded phaeton, which was struck from behind the lamps.—A coachman named Jones, in the employ of Mr. John Taylor (Swansea and Bisbopstone) stated that he was driving to Swansea in front of the plaintiff's trap. When he first saw it, it was about a quarter-of-a- mile off, but in consequence of the rate at which it was travelling, beinu about. 10 miles an hour, it had almost overtaken the witness's carriage when the accident occurred. Witness at once turned his carriage round and went back to the scene of the accident. He found defendant's cart clase to the ditch on the left hand side i f the road, though defendant had no lights. Witness afterwards drove the ladies to Swansea.—By Mr. Naylor: Defendant did not say in witness's presence anything about paying for the damage. Witness would swear that he himself did not, on the following Sunday, say that be was sorry for the defendant, in consequence of his having ten children. Witness did say at the time of the accident, As far as the road is con- cerned Chealy is right, but as regards the lamps I don't know."—A young man named Mereton, a market gardener, sta'ed that he was driving home behind the defendant's marlcet eart, and corrobo- rated the last witness as to the defendant's cart being on the left hand side of the road.—His Honour, insumming up, observed that the cross- swearing put him in a difficulty as to being able to discriminate the truth. It was not a mere question ot mistake, but in all such cases there was direct lying on one side or the other. His Honour then advened to the inWview between some or the occupants of the phaeton and the coachman, m which the plaintiffs alleged that Jones expresse his sorrow for the dtfendant, and which Jones absolutely denied. His Honour coul not see why three of the occupants should perjure themselves, and only Jones tell the truth, especially when their evidence was unshaken afrera cross-examination by one of the most skilful advocates in the country. It was a very serious thins for Jones to come there and make the statements he had. His Honour therefore believed 3 story, and gave judgment accordingly for £10.

WEBBER ANB BON FOB OPTICS. J455 Among facts not generally known (says the Daily Graphic) may be counted the right possessed by members of Parliament to twenty-five copies of every bill introduced into either House free of charge. There are 670 members of the House of Commons, and on an average about 300 bills are brought in every session, so that no fewer than 5,025,000 bills are distributed to legislators at the expense of the patient and long-sufferiug tax- payer. No fewer than twenty-six new places of worship were last year erected in the Principality of Wales by the Welsh and English Wesleyan Methodists, at a cost of over £13,000. The prospects of the Conference, which assembles next year in Cardiff, have greatly improved, no less than £400 having been promised towards the local expenses by churches in Wales outside Ca.rdiff. THOUGHT-READING EXTAOKDINAEY.—At a stance in Dublin a thought-reader boasted that he could find a marked pin hidden by one of the audience. Several of them came forward, among whom was a confederate. The pin was hidden by a Trinity student in an adjoining room in the presence of the committee, among whom was the confederate. The student, suspecting the man from his looks, slyly took away the pin from its hiding-place. On the return to the platform, the thought-reader gazed in the hider's face, and putting his hand to his brow, was blindfolded, and led the student to the hiding-place, but of course could find no pin. He returned, acknowledged his defeat, and looked daggers at his confederate. "Now gentlemen, "said the student, 1'1'11 under. take to say that, if this diviner of the human mind will do as I tell him, half the audience, without a single hint from me, will know where the pin is." And turning to the thought-reader, he said. "Sit down He did so. There was a yell, and, jumping up, the thougnt-reader hastily pulled from his coat-tail the marked pin. General complaint is made of the indigestibility of tbe ordinary cocoas of commerce, it having been lately shown by the medical profession that the alkalies too often used by the foreign manufacturers, combined with the fatty matters, form a soapy result which is most deleterious to health. In the case of cocoas made with ) care, such as Messrs. Cadbury's, these objections do not | exiet,— Whitehall Review. [72

SWANSEA EXCHANGE. At a meeting of this Exchange on Tuesday afternoon, there was a full attendance, com- prising:—Sir John Jones Jenkins, and Messrs. J. Maybery. Llanelly; Edward Rice Daniel, Cwmfelin W. Bright, Fairwood George Smith, Clyne: Thomas Davies, Cambria: H. Clement, Beaufort; G. H. Strick, Amman Iron Co.; W. I R. Quick, do. J. R. Wright, Gowerton Roger Beck, do.; G. H. Davey, Briton Ferry; A. Stone, Llanelly; J. H. Harrop. Grove's End; A. H. Sampson, Pontardulais; Thomas Freeman, Clayton F. S. Bishop, P. Grenfell and Sons N. McNeill, Watson and Co. George Andrews, I Swansea Gas Works D. Jenkins, Port Talbot S. S. Mock. Richardson and Co. Thomas Elford, ¡ W. H. Edwards, D. E. Edwards, J. T. Davies, Rufus Davies, Gorseinon Wm. Davies, Ebbw Vale; T. H. Allaway, Port Talbot; E. W Hampton, C. E. and H. M. Peel, T. W. Jones, Swansea. Tin-plate Co D. Thomas, Naut Merthyr J. H. White, Leeds; H. Chalk, Thomas Ford and Co.; Travers Wood, W. M. Jones, Mat Jones, E. P. Jones, J. W. Jones, Newport; George Sims, L. E. Trickey, and R. S. Lowe, Great Western Railway; F. Yates, Neath; T. Simm, Philip Richard, E. Ball, F. Haynes. Midland; E. Roberts, D. Russell, Cwm Clydach Bertie Morris, A. P. Steeds, Joseph Davis, J. Bangham. Barrow Co.: D. Imrie, W. Bevan, W. Howell, T. H. Jones, C. and G. Forester, J. R. Watson, Captain Jenkins. H. Morice, Breffit, Cardiff W. Lean. R. VV. Evans, Llanelly; John Powell, Landore Co.: J. H. Grove, Cwmamman Coal Co. Mt-ore, Hughes and Lancaster, Manchester R. Peregrine and W. Simms, Glanamman George Shaddick, Burgess and Co.; J. H. Strick, Neath; T. P. Jones, Newport; G. Smith, Midland Railway G. H. Blenkinsopp, W. W. Masters, S. Williams, Pontardulais; F. Nevill, Llanelly S. Stevens, M. J. Roche, S.C. I Bevan. Llanelly. There is an improvement In the price of pig iron warrants. The market was somewhat agitated, in consequence of the impending strike of colliers in the North. Tin-plates are in suspense, and makers are I quoting- higher prices. STEEL.—The price of steel bars remains un- altered, and no transactions were reported. COAL.-The coal market has a downward tendency, as the quotations given belww will indicate with the exception that anthracite is still in fair request without any falling off in the quotations. Copper, block tin, and spelter seem to be J looking upwards to some extent, Pie IRON.—Ciiasgow warrants, 40s. 4d., «ash buyers. Market firm. MIDDLESEB#.—SO. 3, 36s. Id. to 36s. 3d. proMft; other numbers in proportion..Market firm. ITE NATITE. -Warrants, 46s. to -168. ufd. for mixed numbers, f.o.b. Cumberland, according to brand. WELSH BARS, jEo Ss. Od. to S5 7s. 6d. Angles, Ac., at usual extras, t.o.t. at works. SHEET IRON.—Singles, £ Q 10s. to JET 101. f.o.t. at works. STEEL RAILS—Heavy sections, £ '4 0s. Od. to £ 4 5s. Od.; light do., 95 5s. Od. to £5 7s. tid., f.o.t. sleepers, angles, channels, ke., according to section and specifica- tion. STEEL SHEETS.—Singles, £ 7 10s. to dES, with the usual extras tor the higher gauges. BI:SSEIIE £ STEEL.—Tin-plate blooms, t4 2s. 6d. to £ i 5s. 0d. tin-plalll bars, t4 iOs. to £ ± lis. 6d. SIEMENS' TIN-PLATE BARS.—Best, £5 Os. to £ 0 2s. 6d. All deiivered in the district; cash, less 2j per cent. TIX-PLATES.— Mikers' quotations for iron coke tina, per box I.C., lis. ;>0. to 12s. 6d. Bessemer steei coKe, 12s. 3d. to 12s. 6d. Siemens' (coke finish), 12s. 9d. to ;3s. Od. ternes, per double box. 28 by 20 C., i ts. 6d. to 26s. Od. best charcoal, 14s. Od. 14s. iid. according to finish of brand, wasters, 6d. to Is. per box less than primes. All delivered in Prince 01 Wales Dock, Swansea casn, 3 aud 1 per cent. j The Swansea Harbour Trustees have furnisked the following official return of tin-plates received from tue vvoriko, shipped, and in stock Week ending Last week. Corresponding Feb. 27, ibiW. week last ytai. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Received 58,600 63,^21 16,135 Shipped 4?,3t>3 79,t5iO 11%11 111 stock 1O3,'O9J lt3,69«J 243,457 CorpNK.—CuHJ bars, dM4 2s. 6d. te^ £ 44. 10s. BLOCK TIN, £ O9 2S. tid. to £89. lis. SPELTES.— £ 21 5s. to X21 7s. 6d. Per telegram received un LEAD.—English, £10 17s. 6d. to .Ell 2s. 6d. Spanish, £ 10 12s. 6d. to £10 17s. Od. ANTHRACITE COAL.-Best big vein, selected for maltiug purposes, IDS. i d. to 15s. 3d.; best StCO<lJ, selected for malting purposes, 13s. Od. to 13s. 3d. ordinary large, according to quality and selection, 12s. to 125.3d. small rnboiy culm, 5s. Od. to 5s. (id. per ton. All delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash in 30 days, less 2t per cent. STEIM COALS.—Large, 12s. Od. to 12s. 6d.; secoDd quality, lis. to lis. Od. bunkers, according t* quality, 119. Od. to lis. Oci. small, .5s. Od. te 5s. Jd. per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2t per cent. BITUMINOUS COAXS.—Large (Yo. 3 Rhondda). 13s. 6d. to 13s. 9d. thro' coals, 10s. d. to L s. Od. small, 7s. 6J. to 85. Ocl. per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea'; cash 3U days, less 2j per cent. COKB.—Best foundry, 18s. Od. to 19s. Od. per ton, f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 da>s, leas 2 £ per cent. PATENT FUEL, 12s. Od. to 12s. 6d. IBON ORES.-12s. 3d. to 12s. 6d. per ton, ex-ship; cash 3o days, with an additional charge of is. tid. per ton for selected large. Pixwoon,—17s. 6d. to 18s. per ton, into trucks nett, cash, 30 days. FREIGHTS. Messrs. Burgess and Co., steamship owners, furnished the following ireight list on 'Change -Algiers, lOfcs. fuel Bari and for Barletta, :is. 3d. coal, xOs. fuel; Venice, 9s. 3d. coal, JOe. fuel; Torre Annunziata, flS. coal, 9s. 9d. fuel; Ancona, 9s. coal, 9s. 9d. fuel; Naples, Ss. 9d. coal, 915. 6d. fuol; Genoa, 8><. eù. coal, 9s. 3d. fuel Civita Vecchia, ss. 6d. coal) 9s. 3d. fuel; Bordeaux, tifrcs. fuel; Caen is. coal Havre and Dieppe, 4s. Id. coal, 5s. 3d. fuel Copenhagen, 6s. coal. —a

LOCAL RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. Description. Inc. Dec No. of Miles open. I,SOgl 1.875J 13i. TrsKSM wm « £ » Merchandise, Alin- ) erals, & Live stock -^S.iOl 140,191 1,393 Total for the Weslc. 206,651 214,637 8,046 Aggregate for S weeks 1,5ji,G6S 1.643,901 52,236 T. HOUGHTON, Becretary. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Week ended Mar. 1, 1891. Description. Weekended (Corrected to Feb. z8, 1892, tbe actual figures). Inc. Dec. M. C. M. C. M. C. • S«. of Miles open.. 2,431 2 2,481 2 £ £ £ JE Passengers, parcels, ) 59 960 e«,540 580 &<?., and mails > "Tock^'mln^ls l 9S-°'° 730 Total for the Week. 153,8'0 155,200 1,310 Amount fer pre- ) vious 8 Weeks of >1,175 810 1,199,100 23,380 half-year ) Aggregate for 9 i 1,329,700 1,354,399 24,690 Weeks f J. D. HIGGINS. Secretary. RIIOXDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY. Weekending Corresponding T Description. Feb. 29,13)2. Wees in 1591. No. of Miles open 15 15 £ £ £ £ Passengers (Local) 149 140 Goods & Minerals 327 424 Total for Week 476 564 88 Aggregate for 9 Weeks 4.306 4,317 11 TAFF VALE RAILWAY. I Week ended Week ended Feb. 27, '92 Feb. 21,191. Inc. Dec. No. of miles open 113 113 ¡' Passengers, parcels, i x £ £ £ Passengers, parcels, i £ £ £ £ Horses, <tc.,<St Mails J 2,359 2,53S 179 Merchandise, &c„ 11,843 13.275 1,432 ¡ Total for the week. 14,2.2 15,813 1,611 Amount for previous 8 weeks of £ year. 186,232 109,339 3.107 Aggregate for 9 weeks 120,434 125,152 4,718 BRECON & MERTHYR RAILWAY.—Miles Open, 61. Week ending Corresponding Description. Feb. 21, 1892. weeK last year Incr. Deer. (adjusted). £ sd £ sd £ sd £ sd Passengers, Ac. 2S6 14 5 323 5 1 Gds, roin'r'ls&c 1,063 IS 6 1,388 19 5 Total 1,370 12 1117 4 6 366 11 7 Per mile per week 22 2 10 28 3 0 f0tWeeks 9 j10-932 6 1-I3.893;i3 4 2,9C6 7 3

The consumption of alcohol in Germany is stated i\aVe-t?SSUm such proportions as to alarm the authorities and to induce them to endeavour to regulate its sale by legislation. The encourage- ment of beer drinking by reducing tke price of Leer has been proposed as one remedial measure! In a Bohemian village last week a couple were married on the same day that the bridegroom's parents celebrated their silver wedding and his grandparents their golden wedding. Also, on that day, a diamond wedding was celebrated at Heiligenkreuz, near Vienna. ST. DAVIB'S DAY AT ETON.- On St. David's Day the students at Eton College opened their aquatic season with the customary prooession of boats, which was witnessed by a large number of spectators. The boats left Winter's and Parkin's boat yards and proceeded as far as Old Surly and back, the craft being under the captaincy of Mr. C. Pilkington. At Doncaster, on Monday, a man named Revill, a shoemaker, of Broadsworth, cut the throats of four of his children, and then cut his own throat. The children died from their injuries, and the man lies in a critical condition. Revill had been low spirited for some time past.

WOMEN TYRANTS. "When a wife has the box seat and holds the reins, the world knows pretty well what the condition of things really is. Despising the man whose place she has usurped, she is at no pains to conceal her contempt. She opposes him sharply; contradicts him flatly; looks him down at his own table; and lets both him and the world see that she regards him as a. fool not worth the trouble of conciliating, or the effort involved in reasoning with. She interferes with his every action forbids him to smoke; allowances his wine; sends him out or keeps him at home, as she thinks best; despises his pursuits, and, when she can, takes them from him as she would take their toys from her children. His pet dog she banishes ? his favourite books she puts away; if he is fond of gardening, she digs up and turns over his flower beds for a tennis ground; if he is an adept at tennis, she breaks up the court to make a rose-garden. Her tyranny is like a Nasmyth hammer, and finds nothing too large or too small for its manipulation. The whole family suffers equally with the unfortunate husband. Wherever she appears, she brings with her both tyranny and interference. Her children are trained and managed till they have not a spark of naturalness or spontaneity left in them. In whatever they are doing, she must interfere and ordain. At croquet she tells them where to send the ball; at tennis she makes them nervous by shouting out un- friendly commentaries on their play; at the piano she objects to their fingering, and wishes to alter their light and shade; at the easel she bids them scumble up the whole picture as it stands and begin it anew on her lines. She is always changing her servants, with whose work and methods she interferes till they lose their patience-when either they are impertinent and so are discharged on the spot, or disheartened and discharge them- selves. She is the scourge of the family quite as much as that more brutal-natured man. He is the hornet and she the wasp—he is the bluebottle and she the housefly; and there is not a pin's point to choose between them. Each is detestable after the law of his or her kind, and the tyranny of a woman is to the full as ill to bear as the tyranny of a man, and perhaps it is more annoying because more incessant.- Queen.

Of song birds the nightingale is unquestionably the sweetest. But the common or garden hen is the one that pleases as most with its lay.