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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEAXIB Notices of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, art chxrgtt; »t the rate of Is for the first Twenty Words, ami 6ijor toery additional Ten Words, and must be PREPAID, i mU cases the notice must oe authenticated oy. the nam mid address of the writer BIRTHS. JAMES.—February 2nd, the wire of C. Henry James, 8, Courtland-terrace, Merthyr, of a daughter. SFICKETT.—January 3ist, tne wife of James E.Spickett, Solicitor, Pontypridd, of a. daughter. MARRIAGES. DAVIDSON—GRANT —On the 6th inst., at Tomatin, Inverness, by the Rev E. MacLeod, M.A,, James Davidson, Aberdare, to Annie. only daughter of Donald Grant, sheep manager, Corryborough, Inver- ness. EVANS-DAVIES.-On February 1st, at Bethel Congre- 'VANS aational Chanel. Cwm-Amman, Carmarthenshire, by Rev Towyn J nes, Mr D. Evans, son of Mr T. Evans Tygwyn, Llansadwrn, to Miss Matilda Davies, daughter of the late Rev J. Davies, Cwm-Amman. JEFFREYS—CHARLES.—On the 5th inst., at St. Clement's Churcb, Briton Ferry, by the Rev. F, J. Sloan, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. D. Lewis, M.A., vicar, and the Rev. J. Li. Thomas, M.A., curate, Llewellyn Griffiths, eldest son of W. :\1. Jeffreys, Briton Ferry, to Lizzie, only child of Mr H. Charles Charles-street. Briton Ferry. JONES—PHILLIPS.—At the Tabernacle Congregational Chapel, Aberavon, January olst, by Rev J. Foulkes, Mr John Arthur Jones, Grocer, Aberavon, to Maggie, only daughter of Councillor Phillips. Aberavon. WALTERS—SALWAY.—On the 30th ultimo, at S Peter's, Langford Budvilie, by the Rev F. J. Fowle, rector, Thomas Ewens Walters, only son of Thomas Walters, of Roatfa, Cardiff, to Catherine Caines, younger daughter of Wm. Salway, of Gundenham, Wellington, Somerset. No cards. 4352 DEATHS. DUTIES.—On the 20th January, after a short illness, at 65. Babershon-place, Cardiff, Daniel Davies, aged 66 DAVIES.—At Dan-yr-allt. Pentre, Rhondda Valley, on the 4th inst., George H. Davies, deeply regretted, in his 4lst year. Public funeral on Friday, at 1 p.m., for Treorky Cemetery. DCRDFORD.—January 30th, at Sidney House, Soufchsea, General Edward William Dumford, Colonel Com- mandant Royal Engineers, aged 85. 814 KIDD.—January 23rd, suddenly at sea. Captain Robert Kidd, of Penarth, aged 48. Was interred at Madeira, January 26th. Friends please accept of this the only intimation. MORGAN.—On February 3, Miles, eldest beloved son of Philip Morgan. Llandaff, aged 20. 836 MORGAN.—On February 4th, Thomas Edward, the dfarly beloved son of John and Fanny Morgan, Brvntirion, Caerphilly, aged six months. Funeral will leave the house at 2.30 for Groes Wen. 931 BSES.—On February 1st, 1839, Evan, the beloved hus- band of Elizabeth Rees ana son of William Rees, of 45, Sapphire-street, Roath. aged 29. 815 YOKES.—On the 1st inst., at 1, Working-street, Cardiff, Daniel Yokes in his 83rd year. 776 W ATKINS.—January 31, at The Three Cranss, Blaen- avon, Mr Thomas Kvan Watkins (Eiddil Ivor), at the advanced ago ot 87. 742 IN MEMORIAM. HLLEY.—In loving memory of Jane Hiley, of this town, who entered into rest February 6th, 18S6. A beloved mother deealy mourned. 876

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1889. The leading topic of tho week has been undoubtedly Mr W. O'Brien's imprison- ment, and the indignities heaped upon him in illustration of Mr Balfour's practical Christianity, What an outrage upon common sense, and what a carica ture of the principle of "equal laws" is here presented The Parnell Commission Inquiry oontinues to wind its weary length along. Th e value of the sensational evidence now and again brought forward to relieve the dull 1 edium is sadly discounted by the recantation of Molloy, who asserts that hia evidence w as a fabrication. Some of the most sensational rumours respecting Prince Rudolph's death are afloat. Among these are the statement that he was really killed in a duel, and the equally circumstantial statement that the dead body of a beautiful lady of noble birth was found lying beside his corpse when the attendants found him. Cardiff has been honoured with a tithe sale. One of the direct results was that an old woman, aged 70, whose goods were dis- trained upon, had her arm broken in a scuffle with the bailiffs. Church property will soon be at a premium if this goes on. The heavy gale of the beginning of the week caused a number of disasters at sea. Among these was a terrible collision in the Channel, both ships being sunk, and 23 lives lost. A still worse disaster is recorded as having taken place off Beachy Head on Tuesday morning, when a barque was sunk and 100 lives are reported to have been lost. There is a spirit of unrest abroad in the labour market. Capital and labour are coming into conflict, and the prospects of a serious disagreement in the early future are causing some anxiety. Sailors in the Northern ports have struck. At the time of writing over 20,000 men are out. At Cardiff the conductors of the tramcars struck on Tuesday last. After some nego- tiations, their demands, which were admitted to be reasonable, were wisely conceded by the directors, and work was resumed the following morning. In the mining world attention is being centred upon the Ocean Collieries, where the men demand an advance of 10 per cent., and where they have resolved to discard the sliding scale. At Morriscon the tinplate trade is affected; a section of the men having given notice, the proprietors have responded by issuing notices to all engaged upon the works. The meeting of the Taff Vale shareholders at Bristol on Wednesday is likely to lead to important results. It appears that a pro- visional arrangement has been entered into I with the Bute Docks Company to enable a joint committee of the two companies to work the two concerns together for their joint benefit.

THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF'S CRUSADE. THE Bishop of LLANDAFF continues to betray a marked leaning towards the Chu.rch militant. Had he lived six hundred or seven hundred years ago, he would probably have assisted, if not initiated, such a crusade as PETER the HERMIT preached. Whether 1 in that case his crusade would have been successful we cannot, of course, take upon ourselves to say. We can, however, venture to affirm that if he would have taken up no stronger and more easily defensible ground than he has done in his recent attacks on Nonconformity, his venture would have been foredoomed to disaster. Some time ago he made a perfectly uncalled for attack upon Welsh Nonconformist ministers, gratuitously insulting a body of hard-working and oft self-sacrificing men, by stating that a large number of them were annually beating in vain at the door of the Church of England for admission into Holy Orders. No sooner was the assertion made than it correctness was challenged. We published at the time a number of letters which showed how impossible it was that the charge could be substantiated. The Bishop, having been challenged to produce his proofs, took refuge under the plea that the communications made to him were ot a confidential charac- ter. Even this ground he was unable to maintain, for the Rev Dr. JOHN THOMAS, of Liverpool, at once proposed through the public press such terms for settling the dispute as would have enabled the Bishop of LLAXDAFF to have preserved intact the confidential nature of the communications alleged to be in his possession, and at the same time of effectually proving to the world whether his conclusions were correct or otherwise. Though this challenge was given nearly twelve months ago, it ha.s not yet been taken up. On Tuesday night last his Lordship made another onslaught on what apparently appear to him to be the infidel forces of K onconformity. He took part in what is called a "Church Defence Association "Meeting." The tendency of the speeches was to endeavour to prove that the Church was really in no danger, and the Bishop himself spoke in support of a resolution congratulating the Church in Wales on its continued progress and ex- tension. Jf what the speakers said were true, then the title of the Association under whose auspices the meeting was held was a misnomer.. We fail to see what Defence so successful a Church as these "defenders "pictured it to be can need. W. would venture to suggest that the title of the Association be changed, and instead of a Church Defence Association," it be called "The Church Assault Association," or at least "The Church Defiance Associa- tion." The value of the "Defence" afforded to the Church of England in Wales by this Association may be gathered from the fact that the chief speaker of the evening, who had been specially engaged to address the meeting, prefaced bis remarks by naively, if not indeed boast- fully, stating that he understood no Welsh. Having thus gloried in his ignorance of the language of the people to preach to whom was the mission of the Church he came there to defend, he proceeded to attack the vernacular press. He said that "if the words used in the Welsh papers were uttered in the English papers, those responsible for thus inciting the people "would be made to answer for it." Now it appears to us that Mr MOORE was either grossly mistaken, or that lie must have taken his audience to be fools. He tells them first of all that he knows no Welsh; he tells them next what is in the Welsh papers and finally tells them that if what is in the Welsh papers appeared in English, the conductors of those papers would be prosecuted. This to us seems to afford a new and very novel light upon English Jaw. t To say that what is libellous or felonious if uttered or written in English is not so when given publicity to in Welsh, is absurd. Then, again, Mr MOORE could only have obtained his knowledge of the Welsh papers through an English medium, so that it cannot have been ignorance of the alleged libellous or feloni- ous utterances which has kept the authorities from coming down upon the Welsh papers. Perhaps, too, Mr MOORE is not aware of the fact that the contents of the leading Welsh newspapers are regularly and systema- tically translated by order of, and for the especial behoof of, our present Conservative Government, and that so far they have failed to find any- thing upon which action could be justifiably taken. So much for Mr MooEE. But to return to the Bishop of LLANDAFF. In his speech he referred to the allegation freely made by Nonconformists that the Church used her influence to secure perverts from Nonconformity rather than- converts from the irreligious. In the reports we have seen we fail to see that the Bishop denied this allegation. Indeed, he seemed to feel some amount of pride in it, for he asserted that of 61 persons confirmed at one, of his churches, "31 were converts from Noncon- formity over 21 years of age." We know that no pains are spared by an ever industrious section of the clergy over whom the Bishop of LLANDAFF is placed in authority to secure "converts from Non- conformity." They use every effort to wile the children, and youth, and weak-minded adults from Nonconformist folds to the bosom of Holy Mother Church. In Cardiff we have had evidence of this in the almost daily visitations paid by some of the clergy to Nonconformist homes with the avowed object of winning them over to the Church. We* have no hesitation in saying that some of t hese men use far greater efforts to secure one proselyte from a Nonconformist Chu.rch than they do to reclaim a hundred men from the paths of sin. When clergy- men of the Church of England openly assert that "freer forgiveness may be expected "for stealing a £5 note than for entering a dissenting place of worship when they teach children at school that "unless they were baptized by a clergyman of u. the Church of England they would "g^o to hell"; when a pastoral letter is sent to the parishioners warning them that at the Day of Judgment they wculd be asked whether they attended cht'.rch or chapel; when at a diocesan con- ference a clergyman gets up to say that all Nonconformist places of worship are built by th e Devil;" we can scarcely wonder that ewen the Bishop of LLANDAFF publicly rejoices in what he alleges to be the fact that out of "61 persons "he has confirmed, 31 are converts "from Nonconformity." It is possible that if scrict proofs were required these 31 might be as shadowy as the "large numbers of Non- conformist ministers" who have sought Holy Orders. In any case we can wish him joy of the success on which he prides him- self. At the same time we are glad to think that even in Wales many clergymen and dignitaries of the Church have a higher opinion of its mission than that of winning perverts from sister churches, and churches, too, which will contrast favourably with the Church of England in the purity of their morals and of their teaching. Surely Cardiff is not the place, and the present is not the season, for the Bishop of LXANDAFF to boast of the proselytizing powers of his Church. While the country is aglow with the fame of the successful mission carried on by the voluntary efforts of Nonconformity when the. town is roused as it has never been roused before by tne Gospel trumpet and while the haunts of sin are being stirred to their lowest depths with aspirations for a better life while all this is being done by the voluntary efforts of Nonconformists, surely the Church, which has been established and endowed by law to perform this work, but which sits idly by taking no part in these efforts to save, should not for very shame boast that she converts from Nonconformity

AN UNHAPPY PRINCE. CAr.L no man happy until he be dead, said SOLON, and the Grecian sage's aphorism appears to be especially appropriate to the unfortunate Crown Prince of AUSTRIA. To the wodd's ken this scion of Royalty possessed everything which made life worth living. He had health, youth, riches, and was heir to one of the greatest thrones of Europe. Are not wealth and power the things for which ever)' mortal strives? Who pray doubts that the attainment of them is productive of perfect bliss ? But the young man at Meyerling was wretched despite the fact that the fates had awarded him all the gifts which it was in their power to bestow. He apparently could find no peace for his mind, and in one rash moment he left all and became as the poorest of his subjects. It is not for us to inquire into the reasons for this catastrophe. It may be that a lawless passion placed him in auch a position that nothing remained but to seek death or to face dishonour. It may be that matrimonial troubles preyed upon a brain which was not over strong, and the rash act which followed was the consequence of a lapse into insanity. Undoubtedly the intention was premeditated, and the anguish which that young man suffered is terrible to contemplate. He was no valetudinarian in whom the disease of the body had invaded the mind. On the contrary, he was active, and devoted to field sports—a condition which would induce a person to cling to existence rather than to quit it. Moreover, the future, which hides in it "good hap or sorrow," did not exhibit any signs of frowning upon him. The Emperor of AUSTRIA reigns over many nationalities, but they are all contented with his rule, and there was every hope that the son in course of time would succeed his father and reign over a loyal people. It has been universally acknowledged that un- easy lies the head which wears a crown. But Prince RUDOLPH was not likely to experience this trouble for some years to come. It was certainly not this thought which daunted him it was something more real. But spectre or not, the unhappy man—and unhappy he must have been—was afraid to encounter it, and chose the frightful alternative of passing from this world into the next. While his companions were waiting for him to join the chase, while dependents to whom his words were law were expecting him to come forth to order, and they willing to obey, or anticipate his smallest desire, the lord of all this domain was lying with a bullet in his brain, tired and weary of all the pomp for which the majority of people would have sold their souls. Never- theless, human nature is very similar. A man always wants that which he has not. We know that ALEXANDER sighed for more worlds to conquer. However, this was not the reason which led to the deed in the Austrian palace; misery was evidently the cause. May be, there are different kinds of misery, but they would be exceedingly hard to define. The half-starved wretch who flings herself from the Bridge of Sighs, the poor betrayed woman who hides her shame in the waters, or the bankrupt gambler who pays his debts by shooting himself all destroy themselves from different motives, but the promptings come from mental misery. There are many morals to be drawn from this sad tragedy. The principal is that happiness is not always to be found where everybody looks for it. We express no astonishment when suicide is dressed in rags, bat we are apt to wonder when it is clothed in gorgeous apparel. Yet, after all, the bitterness of life is often more keenly felt in the mansion than in the cottage. Some wise man said very truly that the hypochondriacal countess with nothing to do was more to be pitied than the scullery maid who envied her position. Possibly Prince RUDOLPH was to be commiserated. Had he been brought up to honest industry, he might have escaped those evils which proved his ruin. Unhappy young man, he is now in his grave. There is something in- expressibly sad in the fact that aU his great- ness was cut short by his own hand. Ah, "DAVID, DAVID," cried JOHNSON to GARRICK, who had been showing him his house and grounds at Hampton, these are the things which make a death-bed terrible." But in this perhaps JOHNSON was wrong.. The things which we are accustomed to we do not so much value as those which are be- yond our reach. Nevertheless, the hum- blest individual would not part with his life until it became unbearable. That it should have been unbearable to Prince RUDOLPH is only one more instance that gold and authority are not necessary blessings.

A WORD TO WELSH TEACHERS, The elementary teachers of the country are now engaged in the work of selecting tho executive of their National Union for the coming year. Under the new regulations which now come into force for the first time, each individual member of the union records bis vote in the election of the executive. In looking over the list of nominations, it appears that only one schoolmaster from Wales has been nominated. This is Mr Tom John, the popular headmaster of the Llwynpia Schools. No stronl1;er or more fitting candidate to represent Welsh teachers could possibly be had. Last year he headed the poll in the general ballot, and his popularity among his fellow teachers has certainly not decreased since then. Still, in order to ensure his return, Welsh teachers must be careful and united. The teachers of other districts are straining every muscle to get their own men in. Yorkshire teachers, for instance, will vote solid for four or five only out of the two dozen. London teachers will do the same. In London an energetic canvas is being pusiled in order to secure the retnru of the nominees of the metropolis. If Welsh teachers, then, wish to secure Mr John's return, they must not only vote for him in a body, but must also be careful not to give their surplus votes to many others. It is somewhat disappointing to find Mr John the only representative from Wales. He should at least have had one colleague. There is no doubt that many English teachers will vote for Mr John—and very wisely, too. His defeat now would tend very materially to strengthen the movement already initiated to form a Welsh National Union. If English teachers wish to avoid this danger, not only must Mr John be honourably returned, but, at the first opportunity, a colleague must be found for him from North Wales.

ECHOES FROM SWANSEA. THE LATEST VICTIM. One of the latest victims of Balfonrism is a gentleman well known at Swansea. I mean Mr M. A. Manning, of Waterford, one of the iallest and most promising youog Irishmen I know. From the London papers I glean that with three M.P.'s—one two inches taller than himself—Mr Manning has appeared at Tipperary charged on a warrant with conspiring to compel persons un- kuown not to take evicted farms. He had been in gaol awaiting trial-bail being refused—for a fortnight, and it is therefore no wonder that, always popular, he should suddenly bscome a hero. His railway journey from Clonmel to Tipperary was a triumphal one, the greatest enthusiasm being expressed by the thousands who crowded each railway station passed, and a big escort of police being necessary to keep the enthusiasm within bounds. Eventually be was sentenced to two months' imprisonment without hard labour but notice of appeal was given, I see that the only evidence against Mr Manning was the shorthand notes of a policeman. I have bad some experi- ence of Mr Manning's oratory, and I am sure no policeman in the kingdom could supply an intelli- gible report of his utterances, delivered as they always are at lightning speed. Only the accom- plished journalist could tackle Mr Manning successfully and satisfactorily.) OCR BOROUGH BENCH. The public will fully sympathise with Dr Raw- liugs in the course which he is about to adopt. Like most people, he very strongly objects to the mode in which borough magistrates are made and, bearing a short time ago that it was more than probable the mayor would send up a list of persons he thought suitable for the borough magistracy to the Lord Chancellor, he publicly challenged his worship on the question, and elicited from him the reply that it bad been suggested he should send up a list. Pressed as to whether, he intended acting on the suggestion, and whether before sending in, the name of the town a list, be would first present it to the council, no direct reply was given except a reference to the awkwardness of the position in which he might be placed. Notwithstanding this, it would seem that the mayor has not yet abandoned his desire to add to the borough bench, for I observe that Dr Rawlings determined to see if more effectual steps than a mere protest cannot be taken, has convened a special meeting of the council U to consider the numerical strength of the borough bench of justices, and to move a resolution thereon." If magistrates are to be made at all, they must be chosen from amongst our best cit zens, and in the full light of day not in a hole- and-corner manner by two or three individuals as has hitherto been the custom here. I hope the newly-formed ratepayers' association will add its protest to that Dr Rawlings is making. PROPOSED MEMOBIAII TO THE LATE DR REES. SIB,—Some time ago a committee was appointed to carry into effect a suggestion of yours as to erecting a suitable memorial to the lata Dr. Rees, and the initial steps taken by the secretaries in the way of subscriptions were of the moat hopeful character, but beyond this nothing baa been done, and I fear the committee are in a somewhat somnolent state at present. If the movement is to be a success, some more vigorous action must be taken to awaken public interest than that hitherto adopted, and I trust you will, like Captain Cuttle, "make a note" of the matter in your influential journal on an early date. I observe that the Baptists are at last going to make some reparation for tbeir neglect of the undying claims of Christmas Evans upon the gratitude of his countrymen, especially his ci-religionists and there is no reason why the two great Nonconformist bodies, Congregational and Baptists, should not vie with each other in a spirit of friendly rivalry to do honour to the memories of those two eminent Welsh preachers, each of whom did so much to enlarge the sphere of their respective denomina- tions.—I am, &c., ONE OF THE COMMITTEE. Swansea, February 2nd, 1889.

THE WELLS CHARITY GOVERNORS. The Question of Leases. At a meeting of the Governors of Wells' Charity. held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Thurs- day, there were present:—Dr W. T. Edwards (inthe chair), Aldermen Waring, Taylor, and Carey; Mr Thomas Rees, Mr J. S. Corbett, Mr Franklen Evans, andTDr Paine. The clerk (Mr J. L. Jenkins) read a letter which he had written to the Charity Commissioners, to the effect that the audit of the accounts showed a difference of £1,390 between the total amount expended in the construction of roads on the estate and the total amount contributed by the lessees, the rate of payment by the latter having been fixed some years ago at 10j per foot frontage. This step had been taken for the purpose of facilitating the taking 01 land, and Mr Jenkins explained in his letter to the commissioners that, in consequence of the reasonable charge made for private improve- ments, the ground had been taken up more rapidly than it otherwise would have been. The governors proposed that the deficiency should be paid out of the capital account and not out of the revenue, and that it should be deducted from the 4!um of dB2,750 recently paid by the Great Western Kaiiway Company for a piece of land, the value of which had been enhanced by the number of houses built in the vicinity.—The Commissioners bad replied, asking for a statement of accoun ts, winch bad been supplied, and the matter bad progressed no farther.—Oa the recommendation of the sub committee appointed to inquire into the foregoing deficit, it was resolved that charges for sewers and private improvements in respect to certain named plots should be divided into two equal portions, whereof one part should be paid by the lessee on taking up the lease, and that jM per cent, be chaiged on the other half by way of increased ground rent.—It was also resolved that the charges for the construction of roads and {>rivate improvements be paid on taking op the eases.

MONMOUTHSHIRE. Tuesday was the last day for receiving nomina- tions for the three vacancies in the three Newport divisions caused by the election as aldermen of Messrs Thomas Goldsworthy, G, H. Llewellyn, and D. A. Vaughan. In the Central Ward, which lost both its representative^ in consequence of the honour conferred, the Liberals have gained a decided moral victory. No Conservative was nominated against Mr T. Jones, the secretary of the Liberal Association, and, Consequently, in the seventh and eighth districts of the ward no contest will take place. It is true that someone nominated Alderman Huzzey, J.P., but the paper was not received until after the last hour, and therefore the nomination ¡ is invalid. In the ninth and tenth districts of the Central Ward the return of Mr Mark Mordey is almost a foregone conclusion, the nomination ot Me John Williams, of the Trout Inn, Market- street, by the Conservatives being regarded more as an exhibition of election humour than as seriously intended. In the East Ward Mr George Greenland (Liberal) faces Dr J. T. Thomas, who comes out on independent lines. It is curious that the first of the doctor's nomination papers is signed by a lady voter, Mr T. Jones receives the highest number of nomination papers, namely, seven, and his unopposed return is a distinct tribute to his strength as a candidate, and to the adhesion of the entire Irish vote to the Liberal caulie. The following are the candidates :— CENTRAL WARD, 7 and 8 districts—Mr Tom Jones (Liberal), shipowner and merchant, proposed by Mr W. E. Heard, seconded by Mr Charles Arthur Williams; seven, nomination papers. CENTRAL WARD, 9 and 10 districts—Mr Mark Mordey {Libarai), shipowner, proposed by Mr Samuel Thomas Harse, seconded by Mr Anthouy Phillips Williams five nomination papers. Mr John Williams (Conservative), licensed victualler, proposed by Mr John Moxon, seconded by Mr David Daviea one nomination only. EAST WARD.—Mr George Greenland. (Liberal), newsagent proposed by Mr Robert Lyle, and seconded by Mr John FoxaH six nominations. Mr John Tubb Thomas (Independent), surgeon and physician, proposed by Mr John Pickford, seconded by Mrs Emma Hooper three nomina- tion papers. The rumour that Mr Edwin Grove has declined to allow himself to be put in nomination for the chairmanship of the council is without foundation. 00. Monday evening a demonstration was held at Risca to commemorate the Liberal victory in that division. Mr J. R. Jacob, it will be re- membered. left a safe seat at Newport for the purpose of wresting the representanon of Risca from the Tory party, who have attempted to dominate in that district. An alderman, in the person of Mr Edwakd Edwards, of Risca, was also chosen at tne meeting at Usk. The proceed. ings partook of a substantial tea, followed by speeches, aud winding up with a torchlight pro. cession. There was a very large gathering at the tea, which was served during a certain period of the evening, the hall was decorated, and at the meeting, over which Alderman Edwards pre- sided. a working man moved a resolution con- gratulating the working men of the district on the victory they had achieved for the popular cause.

CARMARTHEN COUNTY COUNCIL Meeting of the Liberal Members, A conference of the Liberal members of the Carmarthenshire Ccunty Council was held at Carmarthen on Saturday. The representatives of East and West Carmarthenshire respectively first mot separately, and then followed a joint meeting, with Mr W. Howell, solicitor, in the chair. The proceedings were protracted, the chief matter in discussion being the choice of aldermen. It was agreed to allow the Conser- vatives a number of aldermanic seats proportionate to their number of coun- cillors, namely, three out of the 17 aldermen allocated to the county. The following are amongst the gentlemen selected for aldermanic honours :—East Carmarthen Lord Dynevor, C.; Mr D. Randell, M.P., L. Mr D, Evans, Welifield, Llanelly, L. Dr Jones, Lanelly, L. Mr Hugh Nevill, Llanelly C., & West Carmarthen: Mr W. O. Brigstocke, J.P., Farkygors, L. Mr W. de G. Warren, Tenby, L. Mr J. L. Philippe, J.P., Bolahaul, C. Mr J. Bagnall Evans, J.P., Nantyreglwys, L. Mr James, Bailiebedw, L.; Colonal Gwynne Hughes, J.P., L. Two of the Conservatives selected are members of the council, but all the Liberals named above are fjorn outside the council. No decision was taken as to the chairmanship of the council,

BRECKNOCK COUNTY COUNCIL. The first meetiug of Breckucck County Council was held at Brecon on Thursday. On the proposi. tion of Sir Joseph Bailey, M.P. (C), seconded by Mr Basil Jayne (L), Mr Charles Evan Thomas, Llaugammarcb (Independent), was elected provisional chairman of the first two meetings. It was deudod to admit press representatives and the public. Mr H. Edgar Thomas, clerk of the peace, was appointed clerk to the provisional council. The council subsequently adjourned for half an hour, and on reassembling proceeded to the election cf aldermen. The attendance of councillors was large, only two being absent. A later telegram says Of the fifteen aldermen elected a large majority an Conservatives. The following are the names:—Messrs Vaughan (senior), Watkin", Lloyd, Powell, Miller, Doyle, Jones (Talybont), North, Colonel Thomas Morgan (of Courtlacca), Williams (Llyswen House), Joseph Williams (of Havod), Walters, and Lewis Jones.

OFFENCES BY COUNCILLORS. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, yesterday—before Mr Baron Huddleston and Mr Justice Wills—relief was granted to Mr Edward John Parry, a candidate for one of the divisions of Glamorganshire in the county council, who had been guilty of an offence in omitting from certain bills tha name and address of the printer and publisher. Mr E. Bray applied on behalf of Lord Dynevor, a candidate for the Liandebie Division of the county of Carmarthen, for relief on two points, the one being the holding of a meeting in a public- house, and the other the issuing of circulars without the name of tbe publisher. The meeting had been held at a public-house by a Mr Bishop, and the court last week gianted relief to that gentleman. Lord Dynevor was then ill, and there was no affidavit from him and only the certificate of his medical adviser. The court did not think that sufficient, aud adjourned the caso. Lord Dynevor was still ill, and there was an affidavit from the doctor that he was unfit to make an affidavit at present.— Mr Justice Wills We adjourned the case to get Lord Dynevor s affidavit. We want to know that he acted inadvertently, and we must have an affidavit to that effect.—Mr Bray said he had the affidavit of Mr Bishop that he alone convened the meeting at the public-bouse, and he said he did it on his own authority without any communication with Lord Dynevor.—Mr Justice Wills did not see the object of dispensing with Lord Dynevoi's affidavit. The application for relief would be just as good a month hence as now. It would be a bad precedent to allow anyone who sought relief on the ground of inadvertence to obtain it without his own personal oath that that was so. He had not the smallest doubt that the acts in this case were the results of inadvertence, but be thought it better that the affidavit should be filed by Lord Dyuevor to that effect,—Mr Bray said that being so he would mention the case at a future day. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, before Mr Baron Huddleston and Mr Justice Wills, sitting as a Divisional Comt, Mr Abel Thomas said he bad to apply on behalf of Mr Pendarves Vivian, now a member of the Glamorganshire County Council for the Margam Division, for relief under the Municipal Elections Corrupt and Illegal Prac- tices Act of 1884. The learned counsel stated that in bills and posters issued by Mr Peudarves Vivian's cashier on his master's behalf, the words "and published" were omitted, although the name of the printer was given. Mr Pendarves Vivian did not discover the mistake until the 29th of January. The proper notices had been given, and there was no objection.—Baron Hud- dleston said the application would be granted. Mr Lloyd Morgan made an application on behalf of Mr Morgan Jonos, member of the Cardiganshire County Council for the Llandyg- wydd division. The candidate had been guilty of an illegal practice by issuing an address which contained the name of the printer, but did not say who was the publisher. There were two addresses, one in Eughsh and the other in Welsh. The candidate subsequently published a card with instructions to the electors how to vote, and that ca.rd, too, while giving the name of the printer did not furnish that of the publisher. The proper notices had been given, and there was no opposition. The court granted the relief asked for. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Wednesday, Justices Denman and Wills excused Mr J. C. Harford, a candidate for the Lampeter Division of the Cardigan County Council, for having inadvertently committed an offence which made him liable to penalties under the Municipal Elections Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act of 1884, in issuing posters not containing the name of the publisher.

WELSH OPINION AFTER THE BATTLE. THE COUNTY COONOIC TRIUMPHS.1 All the vernacular papers last week devoted considerable space to a review of the county council elections in the Principality; and gratifi- cation is expressed at the unmistakeable testimony which they supply to the Liberalism and the Nonconformity of the Welsh people. Toryism in Wales, it is generally observed, has never been so badly beaten, and the result of the contests in tbe different counties must have filled the reactiona- ries with consternation and dismay. Relying on the cry" no politics," they had counted confi- dently on a fresh lease of power. It is notorious that in more than one county they had practically decided who was to be chairman of the new council. Captain Jones- Parry, for instance, the Primrose League orator, of Tyllwyd, seemed to have known months ago, apparently by a process of intuition, who would preside over the Cardiganshire council. At any rate he is reported to have stated at a public meeting that it would be most undesirable to nominate as candidates gentlemen ignorant of the English language—and why? Because, don't you know, the chairman would be unable to follow anyone speaking in Welsh ? Alas for the prophecy How wide it was of the mark. The gentleman who has been appointed chairman is actually a Welshman and the visionary person- age whom Captain Jones-Parry's prophetic soul had singled out for the distinction is still un- honoured and unsung—though, perchance, not unwept. The Baner is jubilant over the elections, and, describes January as a month of victories—a month to which Wales is unable to find a parallel. The days of Tory—magisterial domination and oppression are ended. The principality is healthy to its heart's core:—Seren Cymru (" The Star of Wales ") pays a warm and thoroughly deserved tribute to the share which Mr R. N. Hall, of the South Wales Liberal Federation, had in bringing about the conspicuous victory in the southern half of the principality. Alluding to Breconshire, it complains of the Laodicean interest evinced in the struggle by Mr Fuller Maitland, M.P. But for Breconshire we should have had the pleasure of announcing the funeral of Toryism in South Wales, and of making an urgent request to that valiant old hero, the Rev Kilsby Jones, to preach the funeral sermon." LORD OAWDOR, THE FRIEND OF NONCONFORMITY. It would seem that Earl Cawdor, after all, is animated with the most kindly feeling towards Nonconformists, In Carmarthenshire, as is well known, quite a contrary impression prevails, but we have it on the high authority of Gwalia that that impression is utterly erroneous. The Tory organ complains that in the Carmarthenshire elections much time was occupied in throwing mad at Earl Cawdor (the lord-lieutenant) and at Lord Emlyn. I know more of these noblemen," proceeds the scribe, than do their detractors, fk • veQture to say—let who will deny—that their reputation is too pure to be blackened. Lord Emlyo was attacked because be is the tower of loryism in the county. As to Lord Cawdor, I never knew that he was an enemy of Noncou- tormity. The number of Nonconformist cbapeia on his estate proves that he is not. Lord Cawdor is too much of a gentleman to allow party or secta- rian feeling to interfere with the discharge of high tji1C •<la^e3*" Gwalia speaks from the fullness of authoritative knowledge, and we must perfoice accept its statement that the lord of Stackpole l/ourt is overflowing with the most affectionate feelings towards Nonconformity. It has to be confessed, however, that Lord Cawdor has been singularly successful in ccucealing this friendli- ness. But, after all, the mode of appointing magistrates In Carmarthenshire may be the outcome of profound affection for dissent. Who knows ? Addressing the lord-lieutenant, one- may well exclaim— 4 Perhaps it was right to dissemble your lover But why did you kick me downstairs f

MEETING OF TAFF VALE SHAREHOLDERS. 1BY OUR OWN REPORTEB.] The 106th half-yearly meeting of the proprietor! of the Taff Vale Railway was held on Wednes- day in the Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol, Mr James Inskip, chairman of the company, presided. The report and statement of accounts, » synopsis of which has already appeared in these columns, having been taksn as read, The CHAIRMAN rose to move their adoption, He said that not only on his own behalf, but on behalf of his brother directors and the officers ol the company, they met the shareholders that day with great pleasure, because, not from any meric of their own, but in consequence of the happy circumstances existing in South Wales they were able to present a balance-sheet and accounts, and of a character wh:ch be hoped they would deem exceedingly satisfactory. (Applause.) He did not propose to trouble them with many statistics. It might, however, be interesting if be mentioned a few figures for the purpose of illustrating the rapidity with which the traffic of South Wales had recently grown. He found that during the year 1888 the company carried minerals and goods to the amount of 11,326,000 tons, of which 10,428,000 tons consisted of coal and coke. Tha t showed an in'creano in round figures of 1,000 000 tons in the year 1E88 as compared with theyear 1887. If he were to go as far back as the commencement of his own connection with the board of directors, he found that in 1881 the total tonnage carried by the company was just below 8,000,000 tons, so that in the course of seven years they had an increase of more than 3,000,000 tons, or more than three-eighths of previously existing traffic. (Applause.) He thought these figures must be very satisfactory to the shareholders—(applause) —not only in regard to the pecuniary results, but also as showing the manner in which their com- pany and their officials bad adapted themselves to the exigencies of increasing trade. They had shown that they were able to deal with a tar larger traffic than was contemplated when a few years since it was said before Parliamentary committees that they were not able to deal even with the traffic they had then. (Applause.) These figures he knew were chiefly interesting to shareholders from the results which ap. peared in the pecuniary columns. He there- fore turned with satisfaction to their revenue account for the past half-year. There they found that the increased receipts as compared with the corresponding half-year in 1887 amounted to rather more than £40,000. He felt bound to express his obligation on the part of the board of directors, and he thought he might on behalf of the shareholders generally, to the oflicials of the company, who had devoted them. selves to their service and had dealt with a largely increased traffic without unduly increasing their expenditure. (Applause.) For instance, he turned to tbe traffic expenses and found an increase of only £31. although their receipts showed an increase of JMO.OOO. (Hear, hear.) It was easy to drift into increased expenditure when money was plentiful, andh" thought they would agree with him that these figures reflected great credit upon the traffic manager. (Applause:) In like manner, when he turned to the maintenance of way, works, and stations, he found only a nominal increase in the cost, although the mileage had been much heavier than in the corresponding period of 1887, Coming to the cost of loco- motive power, there was a considerable increase, but that was one of the consequences of the improved state of the coal trade, which raised tho price of fuel for them as well as for every other purchaser. Tha aggregate result was shown in simple form in the directors' report, which placed at their disposal a balance available for dividend of £ 168,671, as against £ 150.063 for the corresponding period in 1887. Their report mentioned other matters which would come before them at the extraordinary meeting which was to take place that :ifternoon, and he did not propose to enter into details regarding them at that moment. He would simply observe that the directors had deposited a bill with the view of carrying out the wishes expressed by many shareholders at the meeting last year, and had embodied in that bill proposals which he then hinted at for the purpose of complelely amalga- mating with the Taff Vale Railway Company several subsidiary companies-lines now worked by them. The directors had also entered into a provisional agreement, entirely subjeet to the approval of the shareholders, with the Bute Docks Company, for the purpose of enabling the Taff Vale Railway Company, or rather a joint board or committee, to work the two concerns for their joint benefit, upon terms which were to be explained. (Hear.) A bill including this agreement had been deposited by the Bute Docks Company, and which of course, although not deposited Oy the Taff Vale Railway Company, must be submitted to their shareholders for approval before Parliament could deal with the application thus made. (Applause.) The report was carried unanimously. A DIVIDEND OF 15 PIm CENT. The CHAIRMAN moved that a dividend be declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 5 per cent, per annum be declared for the half-year ending December 31st, on tbo ordinary stock and shares and on the preference stock-No. 1. Mr GEORGE FISHRR seconded, and the resolu. tion was carried with applause. THE BUTK.TAFF AMALGAMATION. Mr INQLKDEW read the text of a bill to confirm an agreement between the Bute Docks Company and the Taff Vale Railway Company, with respect to the maintenance and working of the Buce Docks undertaking, and for other purposes. He also read the schedule of the agreement. A SHAREHOLDER I suppose if the incomes of these two companies are to be thrown into one Common fund we shall be made acquainted with the apportionment that will be made to one or both? THE CHAIRMAN: Certainly. Others were about to interpolate the board, when The CHAIRMAN said that before there was any further discussion, it would be more convenient if he were to move a resolution adopting the bill. (Hear, bear.) They bad heard the bill and the agreement road, and neither was very long. They, nevertheless, dealt with very important questions. He had never wavered, and so far as be could juuge on the subject of his own convictions, he never should waver in his firm belief that for the interest of the Taff Vale proprtetors these two important undertak. ings should be worked, managed, and controlled by the same hands. (Applause.) Tim Taff Vale Railway Company during the year 1888 carried coal and coke to the Bute Docks for shipment amounting to nearly 6,000,000 tons. They carried during the same period for shipment in their own Penarth Dock rather more than 3,000.000 tons. (Applause.) When he mentioned that enormous traffic of. 9,000,000 tons of coal and coke, and showed bis iellow-shareholders that two-thirds of that large quantity were carried by their railway for shipment in the Bute Docks in the year 1888, he thought he had said sufficient to show the prudence of taking safe steps to prevent any contlict; or collision between the controlling powers of these two companies, (Hear.) Any conflict might be of a very serious character. Of course, the Taff Vale Railway Company must believe that whatever conflict happened they could hold their own. Whether they were right in that belief or not, they would certainly do their best to make the belief true, but there were dangers in every possibility of Warfare. The arts of peace might be cultivated in commercial undertakings as well as by the imperial government. He assured them ttfat the directors were desirous to in every way meet, and if possible amalgamate, the wishes of every section of the shareholders. Speaking for himself, for the deputy chairman (Mr Fisher), and for every member of the board, he could say that they had endeavoured to reduce those wishes to practical shape by the agreement that had been read. The features of the agreement might be very precisely described. In the first place it was pro- posed to place the two undertakings under the management, for working purposes—that was to say, for the purposes of traffic- of a joint committee, consisting of 15 persons, of whom ten were to be their own directors and five directors of the Bute Docks Company. (Hear.) That appeared to their board to bs a fair main- tenance of the interest, the predominant interest, now enjoyed by the Taff Vale Railway Company in the traffic of the two undertakings. In this matter the representatives of the Bute Docks Company and of the Marquis of Bute met them with much fairness and candour, and had shown in a practical way that they were willing to trust them by placing the power in the hands of the Taff Vale Railway Company rather than in their own. (Hear, hear.) The second feature he alluded to was the settlement of any dispute that might arise out of the agree- ment. Here, again, he might claim that they were fortunate in securing the services of so experienced and able a. man as Mr George Findlay. the general manager of the London and North-Western Railway — (applause^ — whose experience in the railway world was probably not surpassed by that of any other man now living in the country. The only other point to wbieh he would direct their attention was the provision relating to the apportionment of the aggregate revenue to be earned by the two companies. This was a matter which had yet to be settled, and it would be entirely in the hands of the Taff Valo Railway Company to agree to that apportionment or to refuse the agreement. He had every confidence that, judging from his experience of the spirit in which they had been met on other points, they would be met fairly on afthis point also. If there should be a divergence of opmiou, they would be able to submit it to Mr Findlay for his advice and assistance before they came to the shareholders upon any point that might arise. Questions had been asked, he understood, whether there was to beany provisioh for dividing the revenue from time to time according to tbe earnings of each company. (A voice, Hear, hear.") Some gentleman said U Hear. bear." Such a course as that would absolutely destroy the amalgamation, and would render it utterly useless as a means of benefiting the shareholders. (Applause.) It would involve the keeping of separata accounts. It would involve constant struggles whenever the question arose as to reforms in the way of reduction of tolls were to be made by the railway company or by the dock company. This question bad been considered by Mr Fisher, by himself, and by the board of directors, by their legal advisers, and by their parliamentary advisers again and again it bad been submitted to counsel, and it bad been their unanimous view that it would be impracticable to frame and carry out a working agreement on that basis. There would be, In commoo expression, a common pot. (Laughter.) It was proposed to put the accounts into a common pot and to divide them for three years in tbe first place by tbeic — experience upon the basis which must be agreed upon without reference to tha proportions hitherto apparent by contrasting the earnings of one company with the earnings of the other. But after three years' experience, if the Taff Vale Railway shareholders should think that the Bute Docks bad been too liberally treated, it would be quite open to them to ask for a reconsideration of that apportionment, and to have the matter, with the additional light of three years' experience, i submitted either to Mr George Findlay or his successor, who would be appointed by the joint committee. This was one of the fairest and simplest arrangements that it would be possible to make in the shape of a working agreement of any sort. He believed that every line of the agreement had been carefully considered, not only fey their legal advisers, but by Mr Fisher and himself personally. The original draft was gone through with the greatest care; they had altered it very materially, and tbey then appended their names to it in the confidence that they had done their best for those whose interests were entrusted to their care. (H3ar, hear.) They had done their best under the circumstances to reconcile the views of every section of the shareholders, and be earnestly hoped that the scheme would be carried into effect. He hoped that not only their shareholders, but the borough of Cardiff and the colliery proprietors would derive the advantages which he believed their officers would be able to grant when they had control of the entire traffic. (Applause.) Mr GEORGE FrsHER seconded the resolution, ancUas the chairman had requested him to make a few remarks, he could say that he was entirely in accord with everything done in the matter. He hoped that they would continue to prosper, and go on to the end united and prosperous in the extreme. (Hear. hear.) Mr W. D. FROST said that the Bute Docks Company were now in a very much better position than they had been previously. If the revenue were to be apportioned on this improved rate, the shareholders must be very serious losers. Then, again, if they went for a three-years' run upon the fresh basis, and paid for it out of their earn- ings, this, of course, would be disadvantageous to the Tall Vale shareholders. It had been repeatedly stated that the Bute Docks earned 3i per cent. Then to make over a much more beneficial settlement without some corresponding real advantage to the Taff Vale Railway Company was a proposal of which he could not exactly see the force. The CHAIRMAN: If you assume that your duectors intend to give to the Bute Docks Company money they don't earn, I entirely agree with you. (Laughter.) All I can say is that your directors have no such intention. Continuing,he said that if the Bute Docks Company supposed they were going to make them a present, they were mistaken. They wished to do justice and justice only, and believed that in doing justice they were acting best in their own interest. The apportion- ing of the percentage paid to shareholders could never be nscertained uutll they first ascertained the amount of capital upon which the money was distributed. To pay 10 per cent. on an undertaking with a capital of £2,000 required £200, but the same sum of inonay would h", required to pay 5 per cent. on a capital of £4.000. The principle of this apportionment would not be arrived at by calculating dividends on the gross net earnings, if he might use such a term that was to say—by taking the entire amount of the net earnings of each company. The net earnings of the Taff Vale Railway Company amounted during the half-year to £168,671. Now, let them suppose that they, as a body of shareholders, were procweding to adjust the apportionment with the Bute Docks Company. They must not look at the dividends of the Bute Docks Company, for dividends could be managed in various ways, but they must look at the net earnings for the same pariod-then place the two amounts in comparison and see what proportion they bore to each other. That was one element, he did not say the only element, to enable them to ariive at a conclusion so as to draw up a fair and honest basis of apportionment. They bad for years past considered this question, and if he or his colleagues, or the officials of the company, could give any additional information they would be most happy to do so. In aoy case the share- holders should not allow suggestions from any quarter to excite suspicion,or d'strust.or jealousy, and thus endanger a very important arrangement which had already done good service to their revenue and to the capital value. Mr W. M. WEBB Where shall we beat the end of three years? (Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN: I hope you will be in this room attending a meeting of the shareholders, (Renewed laughter.) Mr WEBB: That is not what I meant. At the end of three years can the Taff Vale Railway Company or the Bute Docks Company say, We have bad enough of it," and terminate tbe agreement? The CHAIRMAN: The position is this. If, after three years' experience, the shareholders in either companysbould think that the apportionment had been unduly favourable to the other company, it will be open for them to ask that the apportionment should be reconsidered. If that request is made, a year is allowed for reconsidera ion by the two companies, and if they are not then satisfied, the question is to come before Mr Findlay or his successor. Mr WxBB 1 want to know this definitely- at the end of three years, will the directors or shareholders have the power to conclude the agreement T The CHAIRMAN- Certainly not. The arrange- ment is to be a permanent arrangement. Mr WEBB As far as I am concerned, I would like to buy up the whole concern at cuce. The resolution was then carried unanimously with loud applause.

THE EFFECT ON TAFF VALE STOCK. Immediately on the result of the meeting of •hareholders becoming known, the effect was perceptible in the stock and share market. Quota- tions published on Wednesday morning showed that Taff Vale No. 1 Stock opened at 251 and closed at 262, The 4k per cent. advanced 2 to 123, and the 5 per cent, advanced 2 to 145, the 6 per cent, rose 3 to 170, and the pet cent. advanced 2 to 117. On Wednesday evening in London a further all-round advance of 8 was reported, and our Bristol correspondent telegraphs that in that town there was an advance of 10. It is expected that the stock will shortly rise to 300.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. The Progressives Carry the Aldermanic Seats. At the adjourned meeting of London County Council on Tuesday, the election of nineteen aldermen took place. After a spirited contest, the following were declared. elected :—Lord Lingen, Lord Hobhouse, Mr Quintin Hogg, Sir T. A. Farrer, Mr Frederic Harrison, Mr John Barker, Mr E. Routledge, Mr Frank Debenham, Mr S. S. Taylor, the Hon. R. Grosvenor, Mr Arthur Arnold, Mr G. H. Moriey, Mr Eccleston Gibb, Mr George Russeli, the Earl of Meath, Mr Spicer, Mr Mark Beaufoy,Mis8 Cons, and Rev 1. Williams. Out of nineteen candidates on the progressive list, eighten were elected, Mr Green being defeated by the Earl of Meath,

SWANSEA JOTTINGS." THE FREE CIRCULATING LIBRARIES. — The 1,200 books which have been placed at the four branch libraries were placed at the disposal of the ratepayers on Friday. There are in each library 300 voJumes, and every three months they will be changed from branch to branch. THE UNITARIAN CHOROH.—The annual general meeting of the members of the Unitarian Church took place on Thursday evening. The report (read by Mr Perkins) shewed a very satisfactory state of affairs. The committee was re-elected, with the addition of Mr R. Craik, and the other officers were re-elected. CoppKR TRADE Usrom.—According to Messrs Richardson and Company's monthly report of the copper trade issued on Friday it appears that the total stocks unsold at Swansea are 1,805 tons of ore, 732 tons of regulus, 1,209 tons of copper, and 2,344 tons of precipitate, equal to about 3,100 tons of fine copper. In addition to this, there is in stock at Swansea. 4,407 tons of tough cake copper. The private sales during the past month consist of 770 tons of Cueva de la Mora precipitate at 15s, and 20 tons of Spanish ore at 14s ll £ d. About 1,000 tons of Libiola ore was sold by tender on the 17th at about 14s, only 200 tons of which was taken by smelters, the balance being taken by the syndicate and regains in stock. Chili charters for the first half of January were reported as 1,000 tons, and for the second half 900 tons fine. THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MAGISTRATES.— Councillor Rawlings, with a view of preventing the sending up by the local authorities of a list of names for the borough magistracy, has taken the necessary steps to convene a special meeting of the council, the object being, according to the agenda, to consider the numerical strength of the borough bench of justices, and to move a resolution thereon. It will be remembered that Dr Rawlings at the last meeting raised a protest against the custom by which the Mayor for the time being selected eligible candidates without consulting the council. URBAN SANITARY DISTRICT VITAL STATIS- TICS.—Weekending February 2nd. 1889.—Births registered, 47 annual rate per 1,000, 32"0. Deaths registered, 26; annual rate per 1,000, 17 7.—EBEN. DAVIES, Medical Officer of Health.

OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF BARRY AND CADOXTON. Dr Blaxall, medical officer and inspector to the Local Government Board, together with an assistant, visited and inspected tbe Barry and Cadoxton district on Thursday, being accompanied by Mr J. Arthur Hughes, clerk to the local board Mr J. C. Pardoe, surveyor; and Dr Neale, medical officer of health. Dr Blaxall meets the local board at Picnic Hill, Cadoxton, to-morrow morning.

HAVERFORDWEST SCHOOL BOARD. The gentlemen nominated as candidates for the Haverfordwest School Board have at the last moment decided to avoid a contest by allowmg the old members with the exception of Mr William P. Ormond, who has resigned to be re-elected without opposition. Mr John Lewis (Baptist) will fill the vacaucy created by the resignation of Mr Ormond. The following gentlemen now constitute the boardMr George Phillips (Society of Friends), Rev T. Davies (Baptist), Mr Samuel Thomas (Independent), Me Jam^sPrice(Churchman),Rev F. Foster (Church), Mr W. S. de Winton (Church), and MI: Johu Lewijf (Baptist),

THE WELSH WILL FORGERY CASE. Police Court Proceedings at Swansea. Defendants Committed for Trial. The hearing of the summonses was resumed against three persons, named John Hughea Davies, Cwmlawrla; Thomas Lewis Davits, Xieath-road; and Philip Mainwaring, Brynby- fryd, on two charges of feloniously forging a will and testament purporting to be the last will and testament of William Mainwaring, with intent thereby then defraud, ia October, 1885, add in May, 1886. fr ba previous bearing, it will be remembered, tue counsel for the prosecution explained the circumstances which had led to the institution of the proceedings, viz., the evidence given by the defendants in the Probate Court to the effect that p ™.Mainwaring having died intestate, bit son Philip met John Hughes Davies, who offered to make a will, and did indeed do so, that Davies P,U fmer 18"atl?re °.f testator to the will} and nat l. Jj. Davies signed the will as a witness. The widow threatened to contest the will, and a com- promise was arrived at by which she was given a share of the property; but, other members of the family interposing, the will was contested in th. Probate Court, and, after the evidence of the defendants to the effect that it was a forgery, it was declared null and void. Stephens, of Cardiff, again appeared M ^easary. Mr Glascodine, who aDpaared at the last hearing, was detained in London, and Mr Monger, who instructed him, expressed hit wuiingness to allow the case to proceed in Mr Wascodine's absence, providing ,an adjournment were—if necessary—allowed at a later stage foe he continuation of the cross-examination of Mc ustm Williams, whose cross examination was no^ concluded at tht last hearing. fn n n eph^ That wi]1 be fa,r- Now I want! (Wbte?) Monger), if you don't mind. Mr Herbert Monger, a solicitor practising at owansea, was then sworn. He said be acted fot ry Vvilliams and Jane John against Ann aiowaring, widow, and Philip Mainwaring, in an action that letters of administration, with will annexed, granted to Ann Mainwaring, should be revoked, and William Mainwaring declared to have died intestate. Philip Mainwaring made a \faen'' 'n k's signed it. ^Al1'Stenbens read this statement, which was t« 1 tbe effect that Philip's father on the Tuesday befor* n9 •1jasked him, in tbe hearing of his brother avid, to go to chapel and bring back some people^ as he wanted to have a service in his room, and te speaic to the people about making things right for a. wIll. In case he did not he (Philip) would be a..loser. He went to the chapel, but did not j._ij | • people back, as his mother and sister mm they did not want any people there, foM? i place was not tidy enough. Hi* did not bring the neopla with him, and told him to go to his (the father's) trousers pocket and take the money, ot th! J* MCr/ „ruid take ifc a!J- He took all he gold ( £ o5) and left the silver. His father TW orie.re^1 him t0 sr» and get some one from tbe nntreClab to make a will for him but his L J-I? mother and sister again objected, and as e aid not like to take people to the bouse for feat or oemg abused.bo again failed to comply with hit tather request. The deceased, on the following day, told him if the parties he wanted to see him were not admitted, a policeman must be got to see \n" -^9 day after, telling bim irnuip) 't was very foolish of him not getting so^ie one to make a will, as it was all for him, but he wished him to look after his younger brothers. A fortnight afterwards he saw John ilughes Davies, who. on bearing that the deceased had made no will, offered to make oue if he would give him oopies of his father's signature. Davies said U I will draw this out for vou ngbt enough as near your father's hand' as possible. Davies said he could write in different bands, and Philip told him to take care ho did not draw either of them into trouble, and received the reply, U I'll do everything right, never you fear, and told Davies that he wished to have tha horses and carts and some building society shares. Saw Davies sign the deceased's name to the will.. It was a forcery, and it was agreed that Hughea was to have £20 as soon as the will was Droved. A further statement made by Thomaa ,,P.av'es. and Hughes Davies and rhilip Mainwaring was then read. In it Thomas Lewis Davies, who witnessed the forged will, said A n°' 800 Mainwaring sign the will. A further statement was handed in, in which it was stated that all the parties made the foregoing statements voluntarily. i • lu ^■on^er here said I am in this position- in the absence of Mr Glascodine I must cross-examine myself, (Laughter.) I would say that the statements made by the threo men were made by them voluntarily, and with a desire to make amends for the error they had fallen into. They gave every possible assistance to that end. JL Charles Britton, official shorthand writer in the irrobate and Divorce Court and to the Parnell Commission, said he heard Phillip Mainwaring give evidence on 8th December, 1888, and pro- dUM^lrn8^fc of that "rtence. of John TTnwi" kh^kfield produced the evidence ^a?,e8 and Tfa°mas Lewis Javies. Tbe parts taken by the defendants in the forgery were confessed, the last named saying he signed the will as a witness to please his brother. Both witnesses said tha evidence watt given straightforwardly and readily. The defendants were committed for trial.

THE TRAMWAYS STRIKE. I At a meeting of the Cardiff Cabs Committee^ pi.08 Thursday at the Town-hall, Councillor E, Beavan in the chair, the chairman alluded to the recent tramways strike. He was of opinion that the conduct of Inspectors Harris and Tamblyn and the men under their charge in St Jobn's-square on tbe day of the strike was highly commend; able, and that their conciliatory action prevented the strike assuming an alarming aspect.. No applications for licences were received in con. sequence of the strike, and it was presumed that all the conductors had returned to work. One conductor was reported for misbehavionr during the strike, and was cautioned. Tba lown Clerk reported that the bye-laws of the corporation with reference to bicycles and tricycles would on April next be repealed by the Local Government Act coming into force The act provided that in every case all persons riding bicycles or tricycles would have to Use a lamp between the hour after sunset and the hour before sunrise, and sound a bell or whistle within reasonable distance before passing any carriage or passenger, )

CARMARTHEN TOWN COUNCILI ..The quarterly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Mayor (Mr Howell Howells) presiding. 4 REMINISOENCE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION. Mrs E. A. Evans, ot tbe Seren Cymru. office, Hall-street, sent in a claim for 30s for damage done Jo her windows and goods stolen through the nroken windows by the crowd who were waiting the result of the county council election on the nitfht of Thursday, the 24th ult.—The Clerk said the council bad no right to pay the money, and the letter was ordered to lie on the table. — FIRE BRIGADE. A he Superintendent of Police certified to tha, emciency of eighteen members of the volunteer nre brigade, and uniforms were ordered, A SECRET LETTEB. j fK Griffiths asked whether ifc was true that a letter had been sent to the mayor and laid before the watch committee in which the conduct of a gentleman residing in the town was made the subject of reflection and imputation.—The CJerk said the watch committee did not report to the council.—Mr Griffiths said it was very unfair that reports should be allowed to get about damaging to the reputation of people.—The Mayor advised Mr Griffiths not to listen to reports.—-Mr Griffiths said the members of the watch committee should keep their tongues quiet.. In connection with the report of the sanitary committee, the Medical Officer called attention to the fact that the control of the inspector of nuisances, which had been hitherto partly in his hand, had been assumed by the committee. He aid not, he said, complain of this, but wanted tha' council to clearly understand that he was no longer responsible for the work of the inspector.— Alderman Norton thought tbe new arrangement would work badly, and that tbe former waf better. THE BOROUGH ACCOUNTS.—WHERE ARE THII AUDITORS ? The Borough Treasurer asked for authority to make certain periodical payments without orders. —Mr W. Morris called attention to tbe fact that the borough treasurer had issued areport which had not been audited. It there was a disagreement between the treasurer and the auditors, the financial committee should take the matter up. The rate-books had not been added up for two years.-The Clerk sa,d that some of the books had been in the possession of the auditors for a considerate length of time. The rate-books bad not been audited for a number of years.-A motion A'aaas— p°W8t asked was lost by six votes to five.

A NEW riN-PLATE WORKS FOR LLANELLY. r-w0 bottRr proof of the buoyancy of the tio- piate trade need be sought than that supplied by the naw works which are spriusing up in the district. The most recent addition to the list of manufacturers is a Llanelly company, which has acquired the promises formerly owned by the Old Lodge Iron Company. The new company was registered on the 1st instant uude* the style of the "Old Lodge Tin plate Limited." Tbe capital is £50,000, in £50 shares, and the objects are to manufacture iron, steel, tin.terne, and black plates. The subscribers ares- Henry Rees, Llanelly, tin-plate nuinufacturert Aaron Stone, 1,lanelly, shipowner; T. Herbert* Llanelly J. Williams, Llanelly, timber merchant J. Powe.l, Llanelly, ironfounder; J. Williams, TAlanelly, accountant J. A. Jones. M.D., UMeUy and Samuel Williams, Llanelly, timber merchant, who take on. share each. The number of directors is not to be less that three nor more than seven qualification, £5oa in the capital the subscribers are to appoint; the first direoto/s the company in general meeting will determine remuneration.

'n_ THE SEE OF 8T ASAPH. The Press Association has the highest authority for stating that the announcements that hav< appeared in several papers that the to the vacant see of St Asaph had been referred by the Pnitne Minister to the Archbishop ot Canterbury, and by the Archbishop referred tit too Welsh Bishops, is entirely without foundation*