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(i LAMOKfiAN ( ()l NCIL. THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION AT CADOXTON. Dr. E. Treharne, of Cadoxton, a member ot the district council and school board, and chair- man of the Conservative Club and Institute, hag definitely decided to contest the Cadoxton Ward at the forthcoming county council election. He will be opposed by the Rev. W. Williams, C.M. the official Liberal candidate.

SOLICITOirs AFF AIRS. MR. NORTON REFUSES TO OBEY THE COURT. On Monday last an order of the court WAS made in the case of Mr. x\orton, solicitor, Swansea, whose estate is now in bankruptcy, directing him to tile a certain statement of accounts before four oclock on Friday after- noon. That order not having been complied' with,, it is the intention or the Official Receiver (Mr. Thomas Thomas) to adjourn the publio examination of the debtor until February 7, so that a still further opportunity may be given Mr. Norton of obeying' the order of the court. In the meantime the debtor remiuns incarcerated ia Swansea, Gaoh

k WORK OF EXQUISITE MAGNIFI CENCE." AS HONOUR TO THE LIBRARIES OF THE COUNTRY." 'CREDITABLE TO AUTHOR, ILLUSTRA TOR, AND PUBLISHER." HANDSOMELY GOT UP PORTFOLIO OF PORTRAITS." w ELSH LYJEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, MR, T- MARCHANT WILLIAMS S NEW BOOK, ILLUSTEATED BY WILL MORGAN, THE WELL-KNOWN WELSH ARTIST AND CARICATURIST. Imperial 4to. Printed on Highly Finished ,tout Friction-glazed, Pape r. Handsomely bound in Cloth, Gold Embossed. Price 10s. 6d.; carriage, Is. extra. PRESS OPINIONS. The Welsh and English Press is unani- mous in its praise of this remarkable work. The following are excerpts from some of the criticisms that have already appeared :— -SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. "As far as the get-up is concerned, it leaves nothing to be desired. The portraits by Will Morgan, of "Welsh Review' fame, are worthy of the reputation of the artist. The sketches abound in smart sayings and in barbed witticisms. On the whole, and rant- ing the standpoint of the writer, the book is fair, and deals out equal treatment. • There are any number of good stories in it of Welsh politicians which have never before been published, and the reader will carry away with him a clearer estimate of the characters of the Welsh members and a better knowledge of the inner workings of Wenti polities than he had before. We welcome the appearance of the handsome volume, not only as a credit to a. Welsh publishing firm. but also as evidence of the high character of the Welsh representatives of to-day. FROM 'WALES." "W ebh Members of Parliament. 1894, is something new in Wales. It contains full length portraits of the 34 Welsh members, with a short, racy article on each. It is published at the "Western Mail" Office, a.nd it is impossible to give too much praise to the letterpress or to the way in which the illustrations have been re-produced. The portraits are excellent—the face, the pose, all peculiarities of expression and of dress—and the members of 1894 are brought very vividly before the mind of anyone who has happened to see them. There is an occa- sional dart of the caricaturist—for example, Mr. Herbert Lewis-who is described in the letterpress as a "very, very good young man," and who is really one of the best representatives Wales has ever had-is made to look more like Mephistopheles than Machiavelli. But, undoubtedly, this collection of portraits will be a delight for many a day, and Will Morgan has given himself a lasting place in Welsh history. Mr. Marchant Williams has a way of saying thing*. His stvle is pithy and forcible: if he has to choose between making an enemy and holding his tongue when he has a srood thing to say he generally says the srood thing. It would be a great mistake if Mr. Marchant Williams claimed accuracy as one of his virtues: but. his. I believe, is not one of his mistakes. He cannot be expected to know everything about the immortalised 34; but what he says, accurate or inaccurate, is highly entertaining—except, of course, to the 34 themselves. There is too much in the book about the late Montgomeryshire election and one is made to remember quite well the exact number of the 34 who totally abstain from in- toxicating matter and who cannot speak Welsh. I found the descriptions very interesting, but Vme to the conclusion that rather than have alefie in the Temple of Fame I am content vffifc being, like the author himself, out of Parliament, and out of a certain "set"' he denounces so freely. Mv friends when they see the book say they will buy it. MERTHYR TIMES." "Rarely, if ever, has a Wel*h firm turned out a work of such exoui«ite magnificence as this volume. The cover is a work of art. The printer has performed his part of the work in a, manner that is beyond all praise. In fact the get- 11P of the book would be a credit to any print- ing and publishing firm in the country. The artist also has ion* his work admirably. Air. Will Morgan's form as a character artist has spread ovr all the land. and praise of him sewns almost superfluous. From a mere literary point of view Mr. Marchant Wil- liams's work deserves high commendation. Inane platitudes and fulsome adulation are avoided; the style is piquant and racy, and the peculiarities of our M.P.'3 are handled in a sprightly, genial manner. There is not a dull or unreadable paragraph from start to finish." "SEREN CYMRU." -This is a. particularly nice volume to look j at. and will be a valuable addition to every Welsh family. The portraits, on the whole, axe good. The descriptions by Marchant Williams are neat and comprehen- five. No doubt most of the honourable jrembers will feel that the light thrown upon them is veiy strong. The work of the publishers is all that could be desired. The volume is a credit to them and an honour to the libraries of the country. The Welsh section of the present Parliament is too im- portant to b" inlifFerent to this handsome md popular illustration of it.' "WREXHAM A DYERTISER." The work is admirably printed, and. al- though the political bias is strong, is credit- able to the a.uthor. illustrator, and publishers." "Y CYMRO." A book which we have been expecting for "DAILY TELEGRAPH." A handsomely got-up portfolio of por- traits. The artist has a bold and, on the whole, successful stvle, and his aim has evi- dently been to catch, not merely the features, but the manner of the man without accentuat- ing individual peculiarities as a caricaturist would do. As for the letterpress, if th«re is a long time, and have read with avidity. It is easy to perceive that the author s favourites are those members who in full sympathy with the Welsh people L — lor there is no more faithful Nationalist than *Ir. Marchant Williams.. We do not agree with all that is said S book indeed, we think it would take 50 men to agree with all the statements, many of which are exceedingly original. The volume is of historical value and interest, which will make it readable in years to come. The publishers' work has been most artistically done, and is worthy of the great and famous firm of Messrs. Daniel Owen and Co. A volume of such beauty, rreahneys. and absorbing interest to every Welshman, and withal so cheap, onsrht to any serious purpose in it at all. it is concealed bv a certain flippancy, which, however, renders the book light and readable." sell by thousands. GWALIA." A ntw I wok, which is really worth buy- ing and reading. As to the pictures, which are Mr. Will Morgan's work. the artist has been o successful that he has conveyed not only- the fares of the hon. members, but also the particular bodily ex- pression of each. The pictures themselves a.re well worth the price. The writer of the sketches 33 a roaster of his task. It would be difficult to have written them better. Once you commence reading it is difficult to lay the book aside. Deals impartially with Radical and Tory, pointing out the virtues and blemishes of the one and the other We advise nur readers, especially the vounger portion of them, to buy and read the book." TJ-AN AR "YWYSOGAETH." The volume is an honour to the author and the nublisher^ The first time in the history of the countrv that a similar undertaking has been taken in hand. • • • The ability and aptitude of Mr Marchant Williams are well known, anu he has shown considerable skill and wisdom in this work of his. The pictures also are good and striking Mes«r?- Daniel Owen and Co. have done their nar, of the work, as usual- admirably It is fullv w-Tth the price indeed, one wonders that the work, so well hmmrl and so well got up. could have been published at such a. low price." "THE JOURNAL." A lane and handsome volume. A well trot up book. and will be most interest- ing in the Principality Such a book will always be popular. particularly when ornamental a- well. This great Welsh National Work, on which Author, Artist, Engravers, and Printers have been engaged for upwards of seven months, is Now Ready, and can be •btained through all booksellers, and from the publishers, DANIEL OWES and CO. (Limited), St. Mary-street, Cardiff. The Book is undoubtedly the most elabo- rate worl- of the kind ever attempted, and contains a FULL PAGE PORTRAIT, etched in half-tone, and Biographical Sketch of everv Member of Parliament for Wales and Monmouthshire. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY D. OWEN AND CO. (LIMITED) I CARDIFF. SEPARATE PORTRAITS of the ib-.ve Members, printed on enamelled card and mounted on bevelled mount ready for framing. Is. 6d. each; by post, securely j>a«ked. 2*. ^ufcltratums* BOOKS FOR THE MILLION. TO BE OBTAINED AT w ESTER.N MAIL OFFICE ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF. 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Burned Away. igublit Compamesu In Accordance with the Provisions of the Company'* Act of Parliament, luterest will be paid during Construction at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. The LISTS will OPES on TUESDAY, January 29tn, and CLOSE on THUKSDAY, January 31st, for LONDON", and on FRIDAY, lebruary 1st, for COUNTliY APPLICATIONS. PORT TALBOT RAILWAY AND JL DOCKS COMPANY. Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament, 31-;t July. 1894. AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITA! £ 600,000. Issue of £ 500,000 in 50.000 Shares of JE10 each, !'arable as follows— 10s. on Application, JSl 10s. on Allotment, and the Balance in Calls not exceeding E2 per Share, at Intervals of not less tha.n Three Months. The Liability of Shareholders is Limited to the Amount of the Shales Held hy Them. PIHECTOIfS. The ItighG Hon. the Earl of DLNKAYEN, K.P., Dunraven Castle, Bridgend, Chairman. Colonel JOHN THOMAS NORTH, Avery Hill, Eltham (Chairman of North's Navigation Collieries). Colonel W1UOHT, J.P. (Chairman Messrs. Wright, Butler, and Co., Limited, Gowerton, Paateg, and Cwmavcn. Steelworks, Gowerton, Panteg, and Port Talbot). S. H. BYASS, Esq.. J. P. (Messrs. R. B. Byass and Co., Tin-plate Manufacturers, Port Talbot). T. E. WATSON, Esq. (Messrs. Pyrnan, Watson, and Co., Steamship Owners and Coal Sliippers, Cardiff, and Director of the Ffaldau Collieries Company, Limited, Garw Valley). Colcrel C. R. FRANKLEN, R.A., J.P., Clemensfcone, Bridgend (representing Miss Talbot, of Margam Abbey, Glamorganshire). BANKERS. THE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL BANK (LIMITED), CAKDifc'F, and their Branched, or their London Agents (Messrs. GiYII, Hills, Currie, and Co., 67. Lombard-street). ENGINEERS. J. A. McCOXXOCHiE, Esq., 12, Victoria read, Kensington. P. W. MEiK, Esq., 16, Victoria street, S.W. iUKSTljli BROWN, Esq., Guild-hall-chambers, Car- diff. AUDITORS. Messrs. DELOITTE, DEVER, GRIFFITHS, and CO., 4, Lothburv, E.C. SOLICITORS. MMsrs. CHESTON and SONS, 1, Great Winchester- street. E.C.. London. L. G. WILLIAMS, Esq., 8. Charlei-strect, Cardiff. BROKERS. Messrs. SOPPER BROTHERS, CO, Throgmorton-atreefc, E.C., London. Messrs. FAITUEULL BEGG and CO., Bartholomew House, E.C., London. Messrs. THACKERAY and CO., Cardiff. SECRETARY AND OFFICES. EDWARD KXüX, Esq., Bank-chambers, Port Talbot. and 1, Great Winchester-street, London. The Port Talbot Railway and Dojke Company has been fornied for the following objects: — (1.) To acquire the existing harbour and dock* a'. Port Talbot, in the South Walea Coal- field, and to equip them with the best modern appliances for the shipment of coal, and for the Import Trade. (2.) To construct a new dock, with deep water lock and pi?rs, and to equip it with nc-.v tips and the best modern appliances for shipping coal, and for the Import Trade. (3.) To construct railways about 15 iniles in length, connecting the extensive coalfields in the Llynvi and Garw Valleys with Port Talbot, and opening up lajgu coaiReide at pI esellt undeveloped. DOCK ACCOMMODATION. The first instalment of the new dock will be nine acres in extent, which will be capable of considerable enlargement at a comparatively small expense. One spt-cial advantage possessed by the Company is that no extravagant expenditure on new docks is likely to be required, as the small new dock will be connected by means of the existing lock with the old dock. This latter contains a water area of 90 acres, the whole of which can be made available for deep water traffic as the trade develops. The outer sill of the new lock is at a lower level than those of the Roath and Penarth Docks at Cardiff and the best dock at Swansea, and will afford a depth of 31 feet at high water of ordinary spring tides. The total area of the Company's dock property exceeds 300 acres It is estimated that, after reserving ample quay space for all the requirements of an import trade, the new dock and the existing dock will provide sites for the erection of 18 coal tips of the most modern type, capable of shipping 4,000,000 tons of coal per annum. The new pier to he constructed to the north-west of the present entrance and the extension of the old pier are designed to make the docks easily acces- sible in all states of weather, and it is confidently anticipated will give the port all the advantages of a gcoddeepwaterPort. The coal tips, dock raihvavs, and dock sidings will he the property nf and will all be worked by the Com- pany. and will l>e so designed that the Great Western and the Rhondda. and Swansea Bay Railway Com- panies will, by arrangement with this Company, have full facilities for handling all import and export traffic. The construction of the new dock will not interrupt the trade now carried on at the present dock. RAILWAY. The Railway will run from Port Talbot Dock through the Dyffryn Valley Coalfield to the important Colliery district of Maesteg in the Liynvi Valley, and thence to a junction with the Great Western Railway at Pont-y-rhyl in the Garw Vallev. The railway will have junctions with the Great Western Railway and the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway at Port Talbot. The Company has by its Act obtained running powers over the Great Western Railway to the head of the Garw Valley, which will allow the Port Talbot Company to have direct access to all existing collieries in that valley. Tlius the Llynvi, Garw, and Dyffryn Valleys, and the Glyncorrwg and Ogmore Coalfields, as well as the Rhondda Valley (access to which is given by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway), will be brought into direct and closer communication with Port Talbot Dock, and a shorter route will be created to Swansea and the manufacturing district in that direction. The distance to Cardiff, which is at present the principal port of shipment, is 25 miles from the Llynvi Valley and 27 miles from the Garw Valley. The distance to Swansea by the existing route is 29 miles from the Llynvi Valley and 32 miles from the Garw Valley. The distance to Port Talbot will be about 9 miles from the Llynvi Valley and 16 miles from the Garw Galley, thus effecting a saving on the journey to port of 16 and 11 miles respectively all against Cardiff, and 20 and 16 miles respectively as against Swansea, and rendrrins: Port Talbot the natural place of shipment for these valleys. The wholf of the Port Talbot Railway lies within the South Wales Coalfield, and the average distance to the p.ft from the collieries intended to be served by the railway will be only 13 miles. The Barry Railway runs frnm Rarrv Dock for 10 miles before it reaches the coalfield, and the average distance to Rarrv from flip collieries i* 23 miles. Thp Port Talbot Railwav and Dor-k. therefore, offer to frpiq-hters such a substantial advantage in the savins; of tolls, ax compared with every possible com- peting line, that it must he to their interest to "end their traffic over this C'ompnnv's undertaking COAL TRAFFIC. Mr. Forster Brown, Mineral Agent to her Majesty's Commissioner of Woods and Forests, the Ecclesias- tical Commissioners, and the Duchy of Cornwall, whose I exceptional knowledge of the South Wales Coalfield was so remarkably demonstrated bv the accuracy of his forecasts in connection with the'Barrv Railway Company's undertaking, makes the following estimates as to the capabilities of this district:- LLYXVI VALLEY.—North's Navigation, Garth Merthyr, Maesteg Merthyr, and Llynvi Valley Collieries produce 700,000 tons per annum, which T'OKT" '"creased within the next three years to 1,250,000 tons per annum bv developments alreadv in progress. GARW VALLEY.-International, Ocean. Ffaldau Rraichycynimer. Nanthir, Llest Collieries, &c., produce about 700,000 tons per annum, which, with the improved railway facilities, will be consider- ably increased. r I'iJ^'1X, 'ORRWa- AVON, AND OGMORE !M ™^ mTT'iese coalfields now produce upwards ot l.UUU.OOO tons per annum. In the above districts there are 1,000,000.000 tons still undeveloped, besides a large Coal Area at Aberavon now ;n course of development by the Sandhills Company, and actually sur. rounding the Company's Dock. DYFFRYN* VALLEY AND MARGAM ESTATE.- Here th.re are 375,000,000 tons of undeveloped coal, which it is anticipated will be opened out immediately railway communication is established. .Negotiations are now in progress for sinking two pits to the Steam Coal measures in the Dvffrvn vallev. RHONDDA VALLEY.-The shorter distance to Port. will slni -st certainly secure a portion of the output from the collieries in the neighbourhood of rreherhert. frIh*' .Cr'T nP V fi^rantees cf traffic from the following collieries:—North's Navigation, A Merthyr. Maestecr Merthyr, Llvnvi Vallev Ocean, Ma»lau, and Llest Collieries, while as to the Marsram Estate, which comprises more than 20 000 acr.« nf coal Miss Talbot has inserted in her leases and will undertake to insert in future leases cove- nants compelling lessees to shin at Port Talbot'50 per cent, of the output destined for shipment nie best guarantee for the success of the under- taking hes however, in tile fact that Port Talbot is to* njftira! and moed economical outlet for one of the nchest portions of the South Wales OalflHd. to which f 1' ° m':e« nearer than Cardiff or Rirrv ,nd n to zo miles nearer than Swansea. The Port Talbot Kailnav will put an end to the excessive cost of eonnnjunieation witJl the sea and with the creat cenfrea of inland consumption, which has hitherto retarded the full development of this important, coal area his will be clparlv seen on reference to the afpom- nanmng man. on which the area in aueotjrtn u eol-nired erey. OENETTU, TR AFFIC. In addition to coal, n 1arare passenger traffic and a considerable import traffic in pitwnod. copper ore snd pb'tTlndT :7* 'ni*rp are 7 tin- Plate and cnvipor work; ,n active operation ,t p„rt fraW ;lA::rTn' ^i '*r-*iT,wa,<i ^twar* trarno mav he depended u-n from the important snirltin? ,-r,rh nf the U'o Tint. rnmranv an(fth; Co" rvm T1 W°rV* Wright. ltiitler, and Co. ('wm SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS. ihe Company has acquired from Miss Talbot 154 acres of freehold land adj iltz the docks, in con- sideration of a royalty of ,d. per ton on all minerals and foods shipped to and from the docks The Company has unlimited rights r4 user of this 'and which surrounds the dock, and will afford ample and convenient upace for the erection of works and ware- houses. and for everv possible requirement. This ar^iiv.-nnent is materially better than the corre- sponding arrangements in existence at Cardiff, Barry, in I Penarth. The pxistintr Harbour and DrY'k Works have been acquired for the sum of £ 50,600, payable in Ordinary hlures of the Company, and the Company have secured frrm Miss Talbot a lease for seven years from ti:c 25th March, 1S95, at a rent of £ 1,000"a year, of the wharf and land fthirtv-four acres in extent), w.tli 4,500 feet of wUer frontier, now in the oceupa- tien of Messrs. Wright, Butler, and Co., and with the option of acquiring her interest therein at anv t ine during the tfonn at the price of £ 30 000. SHARE CAPITAL. Of the authorised Sh.ire Capital o«f le600 030 the Company has issued £ 53.600 for the purchase of !,iie existing Dock, and £ 13,400 is reserved to be i-sued for the purchase of land and the erection of additional Coal-tips when required. The Directors have received undertakings from Miss Talbot and othe- persons of undoubted stability to apply for and take at par. without any under- writing commission, £ 480,000 of the present issue in the event f an insufficient puiiiic subscription- but no preferential allotment will be made except to freighters. The Company has thus arranged that nearlv the whole of its Capital shall lie subscribed without the payment of anv promotion moriev or underwriting I ;un\.08'J'I. and. with the nr(')(:liew of the Debentures t pibltr Companies* it will have funds more thin sufficient to secure the completion ot t,he Railway? and Dock. EOR ROWING POWERS. The Company is authorised to raise £174,000 capital by debentures or debenture stock, which will be issued at a rate of interest not exceeding 4 per cent. COST AND COMPLETION OF WORKS. Messrs. Pearson and Sons, Contractors, of West- minster, have entered into a. contract to construct the whole of the dock and railway works without any, extras, at a fixed lump sum price of £527,000. By this contract Messrs. Pearson and Sons undertake all risks of construction of every kind and undertake to hand over the whole of the railway works com- pleted within two years, and the whole of the dock works wittii-i three years, of the commencement of the works, and to maintain all works for twelve months after completion. ESTIMATED REVENUE. The Company will he secured in a large and grow- ing Coal tralfic, both bv substantial Colliery guarantees and hy the fact that the undertaking will afford a more direct and less costly communication ■vith Coal Ports than any existing or possible competitive route. A history of similar undertakings in South Wales de- monstrates (as will he seen from the following tahle) that these conditions must result in substantial profits. Prices Per Cent. January, 1895. Last Half- 4 p.c. year's Deben- Pre- Ordi- Divid'nd tures. fer'nee nary Stock. Stock. -1-1-1- £ I;t; £ Barry Railway Com- pany 10 p.c. (4 D.C.) 132 241 Bhymney Railway 137Jxd Company 7J p.c. (4 p.c.) 137J 205 Taff Vale Railway 156Jxd Company 3J p.c. (3 p.c.) 136xd 80 'equal to 108xd equal ,8i p.c. on to 200 |the old for the Stock. Old ,8i p.c. on to 200 |the old for the Stock. Old Stock Ti e Taff Val» and Barry Companies are Dock Owners, and the accounts of the latter go to show that their dock is the more remunerative part of their undei taking. Mr. Forster Brown estimates that on completion of the Dock and Railway works 1,250,000 tons of coal per annum will be shipped at the docks, and that two years after their completion the shipments will increase to 2,000.000 tons. £ 30,000 of Capital will be reserved for the erection of additional tips to deal with the increased tonnage. The smaller quantity., with the import and passenger traffic, may be expected to yield a revenue of 64 per cent., and the larger quantity a dividend of 10 per cent., after providing for Debenture interest. The amount from time to time paid up during the construction of the works will bear interest payable out of capital at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum during the period limited by the Act for the construc- tion of the works, and not exceeding in the whole the sum of £ 75,000. Copies of the Act of Parliament, and of the Con- struction Contract, can be seen and other information obtained at the offices of the Solicitors of the Com- pany. Application for shares must be made on the ac- ccmpanving form, and forwarded with a deposit of 10s per Share to the Bankers of the Company, or to the Secretary at the offices of the Company, on or before the dates named at the head of this Prospectus. Application will in due time be made to the Stock Exchange for an official quotation. Prospectuses, Maps, and Forms of Application can be i"btained of the Bankers and Brokers, or of the Secretary of the Company. January 23rd, 1395. Xo PORT TALBOT RAILWAY AND DOCKS COMPANY. To the Directors of THE PORT TALBÜT RAILWAY AND DOCKS COMPANY. Gentlemen,- Having paid to the Company's Banker* the sum of E-, l)eing a deposit of IN. per Share 011 Shares of B10 each in the above-named Company, I request you to allot me that nvniher of Shares upon the terms of the Company's Prospectus dated the 23rd day of January, 1895. And I hereby agree to accept the same or any less number that mav be allotted to me, and to pay the further sum of El 10s. per Share upon Allotment as provided hy the said Prospectus. And I authorise you to register me as the holder of the said Shares. Name in full Address Description Date 1895. Signature The Directors will accept applications made upon this form gent to the Secretary or the Bankers. 34916 Business Çtbbrt5sts. 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TEMPERATURg AND RAINFALL. T,1TW TEMPERATURE. BJ,INPAIX Tute- Max. Min. Mean. Tuesday |22 49 38 43-5 0*00 Wednesday <25 50 40 45 0 0 05 Thursday J24 49 38 43'5 003 Friday |25 50 39 44*5 0*20 Saturday 25 — — — 020 Sunday (27 48 32 40D 000 Monday 128 47 37 42'0 Q-QO TheTemperatura represents extreme reading of the ihermometer for 24 hours ended 9 a.m., taken in the shade at Cwrt-y-Vil, Penarth.. The Rainfall registered at C wrt-y-Vil,Penar h, for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m.

LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Monday, January 28.-Stewa.rt in G anthems, Now we are ambassadors," How lovely (Men- delssohn). Tuesday, January 29.—Gnrrett in F hymn, 299. Wednesday, Jauuary30.-Sta.iner in E flat; anthem, II Sjng", 0 heavens (Sullivan). Thursday, January 31.—Hopkins in F hymn, 220. Friday, February I.-Turle in J); anthem, Keep innocency (Macarren). Saturday, February 2 (ThePurification).—8.30a.m. Holy Communion. Five p.m. Barnby in E; anthem, I will wash my hands (Hopkins).

Telephone, National, 502; Post-office, 95. Telegrams, Mail, Carliff."

NOTES. i BY "OBSERVER." CARDIFF, Monday Morning. Second thoughts are jiroverbially best, and it is much to be hoped that our teetotal friends will re consider tiheir very foolish .and unwise 'attitude towardsl tL* plebiscite taken by Mr. Lasoelles Oarr. Assuming that t'he Sunday Closing Act is the righteous tund holy tiling thrift the temperance party would have us believe, and that its adherents at Cardiff are in an overwhelming majorty, one is struck with amazement at the aHitudle of the teetotaler. One would naturally think they would ha.ve welcomed this plebis- cite-, tuud that they would have efen how extremely difficult it would be to conduct fruch a plebiscite on wrong-lines,for the huge prepon- dering teetotal vote would ensure suoess for the tempera,nee caueq, wihilsfe any such thing as tampering with the Sards would sooner or later be detected or exposed. Instead of welcoming the plebiscite a¡;i a happy meaais of gaining a triumph for the Aob at the very hlands of its enemies, the teetotalers (or, rather, the more fataahical section) iStroe screamfiiig tirades denouncing the whale thing as a sham, and wildly calling upon one another to have nothing to do with it. Wild as have been their statements in public,, in private they h«ive been still WOTM, and the loweit motives have been freely im. puted to all concerned in the hated plebiscite. Occasionally these fanatics; have made use of their rodomonttade in my presence. Tl^ey would not accept the vote under any cirtnnn stances. They were certain it would result in a. victory for Mr. Carr, and so on, and so 0.0. All this, viewed in the light of the faot that nearly 14.000 properly qualified persons have duly recorded t'heir votee, is supremely ludScrousi. It proves d^mr-lwively tihpjt the fanatics are desperately afraid of their own position,, as, indeied, tlhey are. It is difficult to convey an adequate idea of the terror that pervades their ranks. So long a they were secure in the recesse of cowards' castle, they wiere very bold; but, a plebiscite vote does not suit thear book(, and, like tlie keen strata gi.«fe some of them a.re they find their cup in a wild attempt in public and in private to diccsredit the plebiscite, without even waiting to assure themselves of its re.ii.lfc! In making these remarks, I hope my position will not be misunderstood. 1 have evwy" reepect for the honest teetotaler who holds tenaciously to his own conviction, and yet has sufficient broadness of view to believe that those who do not think precisely as he does may be perfectly sincere. Men of this stamp may be as fervent in their advocacy of Sunday Closing as the wildest fanatio that ever breathed. Yet with them I cannot quarrel, so long as they a.re willing to accord me and others who are opposed to them the same fair play that we cheerfully extend to the teetotalers. If the credit of the temperance party in the borough is to be saved, it will be by the action of these men, and, as I said at the outset. I trust they will see their way to join cheerfully in a second plebiscite, and thus prove that second thoughts are wisest and best. Mr. Ebenezer Beavan, in his letter printed elsewhere, has put the matter very straight- forwardly and plainly, and all I can say is that, if the teetotalers still hold back, if they still declare or pretend to believe that the terms of the plebiscite are unfairness itself, then I give them up as a hopeless case. In this case the first plebiscite will be considered as final, nor do I think the second is likely to give a different result, however it is worked. Alderman San- ders may descant eloquently on a subject with which he is obviously familiar, viz., "geese." but he and more who think with him will find that it is no easy matter to set aside the views, whatever they may prove to be, of 13,791 elec- tors. This plebiscite has worked so easily and smoothly and with such an absence of turmoil and disturbance (especially when the vexed nature of the question is concerned) that it has strengthened me greatly in an opinion I have held for years, viz., that the system might with benefit be much more extensively used. Take, say. questions like Sunday opening of museums, Sunday running of trains, the new Town-hall site, the question of public baths, a station for Roath, and the weiring of the Taff, these could by a pro- perly conducted plebiscite be settlede once and for all within a very few days; and the same excellent principle might be extended to question^ more general still—indeed a national plebiscite on disestablishment or on the Sunday Closing Act. or the problem of the House of Lords would do more to bring things to a head in a week than by years of our present shinible-shamble methods. Returning once more to the suggested second plebiscite, with which I hope the temperance party will eventually) concur, it cannot be too widely or too generally known that Mr. Carr, with that impulsive generosity which ever distinguishes the Chief, has offered to pay half the expense. There is, therefore, so far as I can see, nothing to hold the teetotalers back except the fear (pro- bably only too well founded) that their oherished Aot is but a thing of straw, and that it&. great army of supporters is a mere idle figment of the brain. A very graceful tribute was that paid by Mr. Alfred Thomas, M.P., to the brilliant politician so prematurely called to his rest. It is pleasant to know that Lord Randolph Churchill and Mr. Alfred Thomas were such friends. If I may be allowed to say so, it sets both off in a better light, and it certainly shows how close together after all are the ultimate views and opinions of sensible men even when they seem as far asunder as the poles. Put a dozen rapid Radicals and a dozen furious Tories round a table—a dinner table, for choice—and you'll see what good fellowship menas. After all. is not Eng- lish to agree to differ, if differ we do, and yet be good friends through it all? Wales played pluckily on Saturday, and the doughty Scotsmen were only victorious by one point. A point declares our dear old friend Euolid) is that which hath no parts or mognitude, and I feel sure this victory of one point will simply spur forward the Cymry to pluckier deeds. By the way, I noticed that whilst there was a Wiesh in the Scotch team there was a noteworthy absence of Welsh names amongst our boys It wa-s a bold thing to ask Mr. Lewis Morris to write an ode, even about so national a subject as Llewelyn, and Mr. Morris in hia reply seems to have given a hint in that direction. Odes and poems in general oannot be made to order (''office poetry" is diffe- rent), as witness the balderdash so often penned at coronatiooa and other public cere- monials. A man has died at Penarth of excitement caused by a football match. We shall soon have the "Lancet" (which gives us such plea- sant tit-bits from time to time) conjuring the public not to run any risk by viewing these dangerous displays. A splendid game-all oritiot are agreed— Was that between the Thistle and the Leek A stubborn contest-though the Scotsmen WOII, The Welsh with pride will of the battle speak. Though unsuccessful. Dark the frost and dour "— 'Twae feared the tussle would abandoned be. One portion of the ground's like flint as hard. Out spake the Cymric captain, and quoth he, The lists had best be shortened." Scotia frowned, At length agreed, and Wales led off the match. Oil, proud array-Edina. never saw A doughtier fight: fleet Elliot strains to snatch Points for his side, but fails. The Dragon feels The fury of the fray—will Bannockburn Be now repeated? Bancroft's to the front. And Badger stalwart—if he could but turn The tide of fortune. Hø. t brave Parfitt falls; Xathlees the Welsh fight bravely. Scotia bold Forges ahead, and then they cross our lines, Though Cambria's sons stand like the hills of old: But why prolong the tn.le? Behold tile score- A goal to each, though five points make The victory of the North. A glorious game— Praise to each foreman. Now the bumper take: Here's to the Thistle, likewise to the Leek, And better luck to Taffy when again The chanmions meet. Defeated, not disgraced. Scotland has learnt the proW8&> of our men OFFICE POET'.

LIBERAL FEDERATION. DISCUSSING- THE NEW AMAL- GAMATION AT SWANSEA. On Saturday a meeting of the committee of the Welsh National Federation appointed by the North Wales Liberal Federation and the Cymru Fydd League took place at the Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury. The chair was taken by Principal Edwards, chairman of the committee. —Mr. B. Evans was elected provisional secre- tary of the committee.Acting on the recommen- dations received from previous joint conferences it was resolved that, pending the election, a meeting of the constitution council of the con yention and joint constitution committee be elected by and representing respectively the S-;mbh Wales Liberal Federation, North Wales Federation, and the Cymru Fydd League to perform the duties of the executive committee.— Arrangements were made for the due representa- tion of the first convention to be held the second week in ADarch, and every existing Welsh Liberal or national organisation, and every hranoh of this federation which may be formed aifter the date of holding the convention.—Act- ing on the recommendation of the South Wales Joint Conference, Mr. B. Evans was invited to act as the geneial organising secretory for the whole of Wales until a permanent appointment was made.—Mr. A. Thomas. M.P., Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., and Mr. H. Lewis, M.P., were eleoted treasurers pending the meeting of the national council. — It was resolved that appeals be issued forthwith for subscriptions to meet the expenses incurred in connection with the new organisation.—It was deoided that the seci-etary take steps to obtain designs for the card of membership for the federation.—Arrangements were also made for the full discussion at the national convention in March of the prinoiples and details of the new Government nieanure for Welsh disestab lisbment.

DEATH OF A COUNTESS, The Countess of Kinnoull died at Dupplin Castle, near Perth, on Sunday morning. She was a daughter of the seventh Duke of Beaufort and leaves five sons and two daughters, baring married the Earl of Kinnoull in 1848.

The Merthyr Board of Guardians on Satur- day resolved, upon the motion of Mr. Evan Leuis, to altar the dietary table, so that the workhouse inmates may have bread to eat with their soup oil Tuesdays. Jj

Political and Personal. "WESTMINSTER'S" NOTES OF THE WEEK- Government and the Country—When Par- liament Meets-Late Lord Ran- dolph Churchill. The present feeling of the country wit!, I regard to the Government may be described as one of absolute indifference to anything they may say or do. They have lost any moral authority they may once have possessed, and who can respect Ministers destitute of any policy except that of trying, by one shift or another, to cling to office for a few weeks longer? Lord Rosebery is completely played out. His lamentable speech at Cardiff, and especially the appalling crudity and ignorance of his remarks on the Welsh Ohurch, have simply deepened the impression that he is, as Mr. Chamberlain said of him, a man who talks a good deal about matters he does not understand. Sir William Harcourt has since come to the rescue, but the Evesham election made his speech a mere empty show, and I have not found anyone outside the small circle of professional critics who has ever taken the trouble to read it. The set of public opniion is too clear to be any longer denied or resisted, and the "Westminster Jazette" practically admits that the Ministry is doomed by pointing out that no member of it, as it is now constituted, commands popular sympathy and support. Ministers have. in fact, simply been floundering in the mire since they lost Mr. Gladstone. Every- body flouts and jeers at them. Sir Chavlos Dilke cruelly sums up the judgment passed on Lord Rosebery by saying that, if he could win the Derby, he could not win an election. Sir William Harcourt is getting past the age for active work, and. besides, he has always been esteemed rather a professional gladiator than a statesman of the first rank. Of the younger men on the Treasury Bench Mr. Asquith is the only one known to fame, and he has not fulfilled the expectations formed of him. It is not necessary to use Mr. Labouchere's blunt language, and to say that he is a Prig, but his speeches are those of a cold-blooded, mechanical rhetorician, and his manner is simply detestable. There is not, then. one attractive figure on the Minis- terial side of the House, while, on the other hand. the Opposition are fortunate in having two leaders of great individual force and popularity. Mr. Balfour has succeeded to the inheritance which poor Lord Randolph Churchill threw away, and his name is now a name to conjure with in all parts of the country. Mr. Chamberlain, again, is per- sonally a tower of strength, and his pto- gramme of social reforms falls in with the popular sentiment of the day. Mr. Asquith twits him with having framed the 'unautho- rised programme," first of the Radical, and then of the Tory party; but the secret of Mr. Chamberlain's power in the country is that he has shown himself to be a consistent and high-minded patriot by standing aside for nearly ten years, in the prime of his life, and refusing to accept any office :n the State, rather than ally himself with men who had entered into a conspiracy w;vh traitors to destroy the unity of the State. I wonder when Mr. Asquith will give such a proof of self-denial. Lord Spencer, even now, turns wistful eyes towards Mr. Chamber- lain, and hopes—so unbounded is his credulity that the master of some 40 or 50 votes in the House of Commons will before the general election re-join his old friends, while Mr. Labouchere, somewhat late in tie day, has discovered that Mr. Chamberlain is "a serious; loss to the Radical party." But alliance of the Conservatives and die Liberal Unionists is more firmly cemented than ever, and there can be no doubt that Mr. Chamber- lain will take the position to which he is entitled in the next Government. His own desire, I understand, is to be either Minister of War or First Lord of the Admiralty, and his reforming energy would have ample scope in either offioe. Attention is now mainly directed ro the tactics to be pursued whew Parliament meets on Tuesdav week. Lord Rosehery's boast that he Will carry.on with a majority cf one is likely soon to be put to the lest. Ihe Opposition will muster in full strength and excellent spirits, and the probability ;.8 that an amendment to the Address will be awed in both Houses, calling upon the Government to produce that revolutionary resolution against the House of Lords the terms of which the Prime Minister has up to this time refused to make known. A suggestion has been made that the House of Lords might pass a resolution refusing to consider the measures of legislation mentioned in the Queen's Speech until the oonstitutiomi ques- tion aflecting their authority has been sub- mitted to the judgment of the constituencies. But it is always a mistake to nut into a Parliamentary motion anything more than is absolutely necessary to meet the immedUte circumstances of the case. The Lords have a perfect right to demand that Miey shall be informed what the Government provve-is to do with them. and that is enough for the present. Whether such .1 motion will be carried in the House of Commons dep^-rds on the willingness of Liberal malcontents to translate their threats into action. If the Parnellites can be depended upon, the Minis- terial majcritv will be reduced to fourteen, so that a defection of eight members, count- ing sixteen votes on a division, would suffice to turn the Government out. Obviously, Mr. Labouchere, Sir Charles Dilke, and other English Radicals aught to i ote for a motion which will precipitate a dissolution, but whether thev will do so remains to be TIf' Keir H;,r{1ie SAY*' the great aim of the Independent Labour party is to dis- miss the worthless Liberal Government; but, although this party seems to be gain- ing strength in the constituencies, it 'has, so far, onlv a solitary representative in the House of Commons. Tlu division ought to be a very ciose thing, and its issue will depend on the chance of sickness or indif- ference keeping a few men a way. I do not believe that any of the Anti-Parnellites will vote with the Opposition. If they were to do so. Lord Tweedmouth, the functionary who draws the cheques, might tell tales. Besides, Mr. Healy. who has lately denoun^d so bitterly the educational policy of the Government, has distinctly said that he and his friends will never vote for turning the Liberals out in order to bring the Tories in. Mr. Impey, who has been explaining to a sympathetic interviewer how he lost Evesiiam, makes a startling admission. "An alarm- ing feature," he says, "in our country dis- tricts, as well as in the Evesham Division, is the lessening influence of Dissent of all kinds. Some remains there are of the old. sturdy, freedom-loving Dissenting ieelin,g, and where this prevails Liberalism has "a sure hold but it is undeniably waning, and the faot is of serious import to our future as a party in very many country districts. This is Gpid comfort for the Disestablishes, who must get a majority in England before they can compass the destruction of the Church in Wales. The political power of Dissent was very great 30 years a.go, when the suffrage was not extended below the small shopkeeper class, who have always been the principal chapel-going folk. The working classes are not so partial to the chapel in England, and the extension of the franchise has greatly strengthened the position of the Established Church. English Nonconfor- mists. too, have become much more tolerant of late years. All their grievances have been removed, thev have good endowments of their own and do not covet those of the Church of England, and they ftel that socially and politically they are placed OIl an equal footing with Churchmen. The old malignity of Dissent now only prevails in the more unenlightened districts of Uie Princi- pality, for it has long been ox* the wane m the great towns of Voiles, and notably in Cardiff. The extremely coarse a.nd violent language used by the Young Wales party in speaking of the bishops and other defenders ¡ yf the Church shows their consciousness that thev are fighting a battle in which they are certain to be beaten. I do not refer merely to those members of the party whom the late Mr. Paine] 1 would have spoken of a £ "gutter-sparrows." But one expected better things from Sir G. Osborne Morgan. Evil communications, however, seem to have corrupted tlie Radical baronet's good manners. He is the author of a recently-published leaflet against the Church in which the statement is made that the small subscriptions to the Duke of West- minster's Church Defence Fund only amounted to the paltry sum of jBo Is. 3d. Principal Owen wrote to the "Times," to point out that these figures were wrong, and that the amount really was £813. Sir G. O. Morgan had copied a mis-print in an advertisement; .iut, instead of being thankful for having his mistake corrected, he wrote an angry and insolent letter, saying he would take nothing from Principal Owen. The secretary of the fund has since written to confirm the princi- pal's version of the figures, and Sir G. 0. Morgan ungraciously and grudgingly says he now confesses he was misled, and that he will correct the* blunder in the next edition of his leaflet. The papers are full of interesting personal reminiscences of Lord Randolph. It is a pity to make so much of the old "Marshall and Snelgrove" story. Lord Randolph never got over his dislike to Lord Cross, and 1 well remember the hearty shout of laughter with which he hailed the announcement that Lord Cross's last act, on leaving the India. Office, was to decorate himself with the Order of Grand Commander of the Star of India. But he lived to appreciate the merits of Mr. W. H. Smith, who led the Howe of Commons successfully for five years after Lord Randolph's retirement. It may be true, of course, that Lord Randolph once said in his haste he would not dine with "the book- seller." But I have myself had the honour of meeting him at Mr. Smith's house m Grosvenor-plaoe. I read in one memoir that his friends nearly succeeded in persuading him not to tender his resignation in 1886. But my statement that his friends knew nothing at all about the matter till it was all settled is quite accurate. Sir Henry Drummend Wolff, his most intimate and trusted friend, told me himself at the time that even he had not been taken into Lord Randolphs confidence. There is a ceremonv known as "the trial of the Pyx," which takes place every year at the Mint, and on this occasion the Master of the Mint gives a luncheon, at which the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the chief guest. Sir H. D. Wolff, as a friend of Lord Randolph, who was then the Chancellor, was invited tft this luncheon in 1886. Lord Randolph talkeB and laughed as usual, and on leaving the Mint he drove away with Sir H. D. Wolff. The latter happened to make some remark about the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Randolph quietly observed, 'Well, I don't know if I am Chancellor of the Exchequer any longer, for I sent in my resignation this morning." This was the first intimation his friend had of what he must have felt to be a political disaster of the first magnitude. I daresay much influence as afterwards used with Lord Randolph to induce him to withdraw his resignation, but he could not have done this without humbling himself to Lord Salisbury and taking a back seat in that car of State of which he had aspired to be the driver. This would never have suited his impedious nature. The Duke of Devonshire has come to the conclusion that the system of finance intro- duced by Sir William 'Harcourt will have the effect, in a. very short time, of breaking up the great landed estates of the country. As the great proprietors of land are not a very numerous class, his grace frankly says that he does not suppose their sufferings will excite very general sympathy. Most of us, probably, are of opinion that it would be a very good thing for the country if the number of owners of land could be greatly increa-sed, and any legislative efforts in this direc- tion would be cordially welcomed. But any great change of the kind should be carried out directly, and with a due regard to existing private rights. What Sir William Harcourt has attempted is to effect a revolutionary change in the land tenure of the country indirectly and by means of ruthless spoliation. lie has acted cm tit. hint given by the Socialists, who say, "Wo will not confiscate the estates of the gI..t landlords, but we will tax them out of existence." The most scandalous part of the business is that Sir William has adopted this policy for the sake of gratifying a private grudge. He has never forsriven the great Whig landlords, of whom the Duke of Devon- shire is the chief, for becoming Liberal Unionists, and, as they broke up the Liberal party, he has now taken his revenge by breaking up their estates. This is the real meaning of his "democratic Budget." The great expectations entertained by many advocates of small freeholds are not likely to be fulfilled. "The magic of property' can do much, but it will not change tho English climate, or enable a farmer to grow pineapples in his garden instead of cabbages. We shall stil1 be dependent on the foreigner for our supplies of tea, coffee, sugar, cotton, most kinds of fruit, spices, wines, and a hundred other articles which we have come to regard as necessaries of life. As regards our own crops, the peasant proprietor will find he can make no profit upon them while he is exposed to the competition of un- restricted Free Trade. It is only the great wealth of oui LlIlIIH: proprietors that has sustained them during long years of depression. If they art re-placed by a multitude of small owners p08:>essing very little capital, either we must revert to Protec- tion, which ensures a certain amount of prosperity to the peasant proprietors of France and Switzerland, or the whole landed interest of the country will soon be reduced to a state of bankruptcy. Mr. Fowler, who is the most level-headed member of the present Government, is anxious, I hear, to re-open the Indian Mints to the coinage of silver. Nobody now defends the blunder lIIaJe last year. wh«n the Mints were closed. The only persons who profited by that transaction were certain Jewish capitalists, who got information beforehand of what was going to be done. Our happy-go-lucky Government never made any effort to expose this scandal, or to find out who had been guilty of so grave a. breach of confidence. A good deal of curiosity has been felt as to what became of the very large imports into India of silver in bars which took place during 1894. The suspicion, naturally aroused, that a good deal of it must have been privately coined into rupees, gains colour from a statement made by Mr. Curzon in one of his letters from Ca-bul. He tells us that among the wonders he saw at the Ameer's capital was a mint in which the coining of rupees wa-3 going on merrily at the rate of 20.000 rupees a day, and that machinery had been ordered winch would increase the production twenty- fold. The unsuspecting Mr. C'urzon, whose thoughts are always fixed on the topmost peaks of the Pamirs or the Hindoo Kush. did not see the significance of this little inci- dent. But it is evident that his astute friend, the Ameer, is makinrr a profit on the coinage now at the rate of £1.000 a day, for the silver required to make a rupee of the nominal value of 2s. can now bo bought for less than Is. I daresay a good many people within the limits of India itself are doing a good stroke of business in the same way.