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Cusinces aa&i-fssts. J OETZMANN & CO., I COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS, 62, 64, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, and 79, IIAMPSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, W.; 61. GRAFTOX-STREET, DUBLIN; r' 75, UNION-STREET. RYDE (Isle cf Wight). Oi S. oft. Iron Bedstead and Bedding complete, wl with Woven Wire ilattresa, Bolster, and, Feather Pillow .¿j, Under Blanket 2s. 6d.; Pair of Real Witney Blanket3, 7s. lid.; Pair of Cotton Sheets. 3s. lid.; Coloured Quilt, 2s. ii(l.; Down Quilt, 6s. 3d. A Black and Bras3 Bedstead and ^fc*J Bedding complete, with Woven Wire Mattress, Wool Mattress, Bolster, and Two Feather Pillows 4os- Under Blanket, 4s.; Pair of Real Witney Blankets, 14s. 9d.; Pair of Cotton Sheets, 7s. 7d. White Quilt or Art Cretonne Bed Spread, 8s. lid.; Down Quilt, 10s. 9d. ALL CAKPETb MADE UP FREE OF CHARGE. Lc2 N OTICE OF REMOVAL. F. GRAHA)1 YOUNG. DENTAL SLRGEON (By Examination), 37, PARK-STREET. BRiStOL, Sega to inform his CARDIFF PATIENTS that ais Address is now 17, PEMBROKE-TEuRACE. QUEEn-S'1 REET. 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GWILYM EVANS* QUININE BITTE 3 GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC. BRACES THE NERVES, FORTIFIES THE MUSCLES. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC. Is sold everywhere in bottles, MOST 9d' and 4s' 6cL- each- IMPORTANT. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS See the name Gwilvm Evans" on Label. Stamp, and Bottle. SOLE PROPRIETORS: QUININE BITTERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED LLANELLY, SOUTH WALES. — Ll80D EADE'S PILLS. ^gADE S PILLS. All who suffer from Gout EATTF'st T\TT T cj Kheumatism should ADE S piLLS. immediately have recourse X^ADF'S TTiTT t <s -kADh S PILLS. Hun- FJ T3ILLS. dreds of Testimonials ha^e Eat-jtt'o Tr»TTTa °een received from all ADES JOILLS. sorts and conditions of jgADE'S t>ILLS. Sifpow^ S XHF W0If CASE3' T^E^°8 KNF AR/OURELY1 VE^ table, and perfectly safe in their action INSTANTLY RELIEVE \\D p \PTT)LY THE WORST FOl;Vl OF GOT'- RHEUMATISM. RHEUMATICUOUT FACE, AND LIMB3 And have the largest recommendation ever ~ngrfTen any ^tent Medicine of its class. (t "16, ,Burton-crescent, Dews- JJHEC1UTISM "llV&dSs*. G001 EHEUMATIS\r T-,1 m Praise of your .litaiHSM nivot excellent Pills. It is six n OUT ?lnce 1 first Rhei* Ct mafic Gout, and I had three: lr» TnrTT\r aTTaxr rnontils in bed with it. Qf RHEUMATISM course, I had the doctor, a^d i~ OUT tr t t down almost It skeleton. The next T-Tt1]i"\f \TTQiir 1 -had another attack OHEUMATISM and was persuaded by a o out £ ;Pd to XJy •vour pm* I did so. and am quite sure TTF-T^nTTaxr ney Preyented mv being laid RHEUMATISM up again Ever since when I f~ OUT 1 leaat pain I Or £ *ve tuken 2 or 3 Pills, and O HEUMATTSM aI1 right again n OUT 1 WT^ BE WITHOUT « THEM IF THEY rnsT RHEUMATISM Y PcrxD A BO LE RHEUMATISM You a re at liberty to (JOUT thi,. to ^HZUSUTISM yon every Youn truly, ALBERT MOUNTAIN iifr. George Eade." EADE'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PTTT <3 £ 'SqHld by aU Fheciktes- ia Bottles. Is. ljd. and t>' or.sent- P°st free, for Postal Order bv Sad FT'GEORGE BADE. 72, Goswelf- road, E,C.sk fr¡r and he snre vnn ohtain EADE'S GOUT AND RHEFlIA TIc' PILLS. EADE'S PILLS. L1960 fp^N'T COUGH-USE L¡, JJON'T COUGH-USE D0N T COUGH-USE There is absolntely no remedy BO speedy anc! effr-Mia!. One Lo"m,S alone gives relief; can be taien by the most delica'p ajsen J^EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, JJEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, KE.ATING'S' COUGH LOZENGES, If you cannot sleep for coughing, riD-V,?eaLiR?r s will setvou they are Doctor will tell j.ou they are TJTTERLY UNRIVALLED. 1JTTERLY UNRIVALLED. UTTERLY UNRIVALLED. j2-W*eT3There inrtins t5id- each- or free on -ece.pt of stamps, from THOMAS KEATING Lhemist. London. 1-312 THE CAILMARTHEN^LL^TING COMPANY 13. BRIDGE-STREET, CARMARTHEN. iiL-postmp and Advertising in all its Branches Throughout the Counties of Carmarthen. Pembroke, and Cardigan. FOR COUGH AND COLD. Suffering from bad cold, with cough, found R PValuable Rfarceuy-—K.F.Letcher Ummeroinl-tpr r.eyton ó:\ fS3 CASH Nothing liio it for Cold.—W. Hird, Norwich. BAFfi AND PLEASANT FOB CHILDREN. L1710 £ u5!iir55 Isrrssy»r<5» r- rTH2 L3 'J 3^4 C^j Li\ i y s \J Itchine, scaly, bleeding pal no 3, shapeless nails, ar-. gainful fmger ends, pimples, blackheads, oi]\ niothy skin, dn~, thin, and falling hair, itching 'Caly, crusted scalps, all yield quickly to wan' ■aths with COTICURA SOAP, and pentieanointing vith CUTICLUA (ointment), the great akin cure. <, 11? p WW 'i ia Uii il lli sold tnrou^hout th. woild. British depot: F. >'?, I.oi!«on. P'lTTEK Di'.co & (:iiKM. CORP.. foie trc- -.ton, TJ. S. A. 153-" Alt About the skin,"poit free. 1a 5PQ Instantly re'icverl hy Jnl'JtCI P .» ct"ricuiiA Ken; o" 1,1763 31!ûtr!£5. LONDON. r :> r7 rl m C1 V/ ■■■■■■■ \j ]TZJ.i 'Ai'Ci i- r- 14 19 t >. I8 ?y^sj B B h-^ ^4 fcf!t'& -Mo 5p?.'5-;l ip^ -■ .-q,( Near the HOUSPS of Parliainent and Westminster Abbey. 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HOT AND COLD LUNCHEONS. TEAS AND SUFPiifiS. GOOD BEDS. %6c HKNRY BOULTOX, PROPRIETOR. j^OR REAL ■Y ALUE V VISIT H, SAMUELS STOCKTAKING SALE. LARGEST AND FINEST SELECTIONS OF SPLENDID BARGAINS, IMPORTANT DEDUCTIONS. NEWEST DESIGNS, HIGHEST QUALITY. THOROUGHLY RELIABLE and THEST- WuilTHY conditions, ajsurins the fullest satis- faction to the purchassrs. rpHIS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY JL for securing Goods of First-clas3 Quality aad Reputa- tion at Remarkably Low Prices is dsrcctiy to the interests of purchasers, and is unique in the Special and Valuable Advan- tages it affords in return for only a very Moderate Expenditure. STANDARD QUALITIES AT SALi. PRICES. CLEARANCE REDUCTIONS I GEM RINGS. GOLD ALBERTS. SILVER ALBERTS. GOLD BROOCHES. SILVER BROOCHES SCARFPINS. STUDS. WATCHES. SPOONS. CUTLERY. TEAPOTS. CLOCKS KEEPERS. u.aii-marKHd Gem Rings, set with re-d stones S-carat gold. 4s. 15-Carat Go!d Rinsrj, sst with real diamonds, rubies, pearls, Ac, 10s. 6d., 153. lS-Carat Gold Gem Rings, 173" Ds. 6d. Real Goid Alhertfl, for ?Tent:emen. .3,1" 45s. Lcid'.aa'Real G-old Aibert3, 12s. 6d„ 17s. 6d. Ladies' Real Silver Alberts, £ s., 3s. 6d. Real Silvar Alberta, for gentlemen, 4s., 7s. Handsome Real Silver Brooches (assorted). is. Solid Peal Goid Brooches. 5s., 6s. fid. Real Gold Scarf Pin- 2s. 6d.; Real Silver. 5d. Red Gold Studs (sets of 4), 6s. 6d., 10s., hail- marf.ed, Rpal Silver Studs (set1; ci 4). 2s. 9d.. hnll-roarkod. Centre-eecrrnds Watches 6s.; Black C-dized Gun-metal Watches, 83. 6d.. 103. 6d. Real Gold Watches, Z5s.: Real Silver Watches, 93. 6d. Electro-silver Teaspoons. 1" per half doxen. Trble Spoons and Forks 3s. per half dozen. Teapots, £ s.- Breakfast Cruets. 2s. 9d. Table Knives, 3" per hn!f d^:ren. Le-er Clocks. 1< 6d. c-ich; Alarum Clocks, Is. lid. nail-marked Gold ICeeper Riri72, 9-carat, 3s. ca. I EVERYTHING GUARANTEED J1:J for E'cellezice and Endf.rance. 11. Q-mu el, conditions of sale are the strongest in the nurchver- favour. A MONTH'S FREE TRIAL allowed. If dissatisfied the full amount returned. RAILWAY FARE PAID tip to 30 miles to all purchasers of good" amounting to 25s. and upwards during the sale. H. SAMUEL'S larse descriptive Catalogne of Bargains, with 3.000 Illustrations, presented on appli- cation or sent to any address gratis and post free. HC^amuel, • O 7. ST. MAHT-STREET. CARDIFF, and at Markot-street. Manchester. e7263

'I IDE TAELE. SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. •. 2 o | j H £ j I 3 -> 5 3 L" o < H r- C.4 55 Frirlo, ( Mor'insf 10~35 10 24 i0 .31 11 19 11 21 ■F^V I ^Ten-ii* 10 57 !0 45 10 52 11 33 il 41 x eo- J in. o-ut 30 4 27 1 21 11 29 7 28 9 J-ntur- i Morm'-r | 11 21 I 11 11 I 11 17! — day, KveniV 11 50 11 42 11 47 12 2 12 4 Fob. 4 H^isriit 29 2 La 4 27 6 — — Siindav I 12 31 12 33 vV i, 1'^eniV 12 25 12 15 12 23 1 7 1 9 0 28 5 — — 26 2 25 3 Monda77^< 1 12 57 1 3 152 154 T. K 1 56 1 40 1 47 2 39 2 41 -teD-° li^ia-iir |23 8 24 2 26 1 25 5 24 7 Tues- ( 31 or'i.TV 2-6 2 23 2 36 3 29 3 31 day, < Ereuin 3 29 3 5| 3 24 4 12 4 14 Feb. 7 ( Heisrh? 30 3 25 3 27 10 26 9 26 0 We-T (A!onn'? 4 6 3 45 4 3 4 53 5 0 nesday, < Ev'ni'.i? 4 40 4 21 4 35 5 29 5 31 Feb. 8 Tleiir'nr 132 4127 9 30 5 29 8 29 2 hurs- (Moi'U'ig 5 111 4 53 5 6 6 5 6 7 day, < Ev jn ns 5 40 5 23 5 34 6 26 6 23 Feb. 9 (.Height [34 1 50 4 33 0 133 1 32 8 .East Dock Sill. t Alexandra Dock t Boa. tl1 Basin.

LOCAL. The main portion of Rean Castle Estate, near Tenby, has just been sold to Sir W. T. Lewis, Bart. The Monmouthshire County Council on Wed- nesday decided, to oppose the London water scheme. Mr. Alfred Davies, of Hampstead, was on Saturday selected by the executive councils of the Llanelly and Carmarthen Liberal Associa- I tions as Liberal candidate for the Carmarthen Boroughs. At a meeting held en Saturday at Cardiff of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Slid- ing-scale Joint Committee, the auditors sub- mitted their report, the effect of which will be a reduction in colliers' wages of 1i per cent. oil and after February 1. The Marquess of Bute has decided to double his subscription towards the erection of a per- manent seamen's hospital at Cardiff condi- tional. y upon the other subscribers doubling theirs during the next six months. Lord Buts's subscription wiil now be £10.000. The Very Rev. Watkin Herbert Williams, D.D., Dean of St. Asaph, was confirmed on Tuesday at noon in his election to the See of Bangor. The ceremony took place in Bow Church. Cheapside, the old home of the Court of Arches. A protest was made against the election by Mr. John Kensit on the ground that Dean Williams had shown Ritualistic proclivi- ties. Á Judgment was given on Saturday at Cardiff in the Board of Trade inquiry respecting the cclh-ion in the Bristol Channel of the Cardiff pilot cutter T. A. S. No. 33 with the steam- ship Throst'.egarth, of Liverpool, on December 15, when the owner, Isaac Greatrex, and two hands were lost. The court held the master of the Throstlegarth blameable, and suspended his certificate for six months. At a special meeting of Cardiff Town Council on Monday the deputation appointNI by the "indignation" meeting held on Saturday even- ing attended for the purpose of asking the council to defer any further action in the matter of the pierhead settlement until full information had been submitted to the public, The report of the committee was presented, and it was decided that all documents con- nected with the case should be printed and sent to the members. Afterwards the report of the committee disclosing the reasons which induced the members to come to a settlement was read, but discussion was postponed. At Neath County Police-court on Friday Evan Jenkins and seven other colliers, employed at the Seven Sisters Colliery, were summoned by Mr. Evans-Bevan, colliery proprietor, for breach of contract by observing Mabon's Day as a holiday on December 5 and January 2. Mr. Meager, for plaintiff, sought to show that there was an implied agreement between the non- associated aad the associated collieries because tho wa;;C3 of the non-associated colliers were subject to the same changes 'as those of the men employed at the associated collieries. In the end the Bench decide, that there was no implied contract, and dismissed the summons, which was for a nominal damage of Is. per head.

GENERAL. The Rev. Dr. Berry, of Wolverhampton, fell dead while condacting a funeral service at Bilston, Staffordshire, on Tuesday. The Glasgow seamen's strike for an advance of wages has broken down in the same manner as the dispute over the Shipping Federation ticket. Mr. Thomas Ellis, Chief Liberal Whip, has arrived in Loudon, and was on Saturday very busily engaged with correspondence and party business. The booking-office and waiting-room at Littlemore Station, near Oxford, on the Great Y>V-tern Railway, were destroyed by fire early on Tuesday morning. Howard Simcock, son of a Portsmouth doctor, was at Newport on Wednesday sen- tenced to two months' hard labour for steal- ing jewellery and money. At Kingston-on-Tham'33 on Wednesday John Sprayeth, with several aliases, was lremanded charged with obtaining by certain'false pre- tences £2 from Viscount Valentia. t The Scottish ironworkers will have their wag"3 increased per C.3nt. from Monday, as the result of the award under the Conciliation1 Board for the manufactured iron trade. Miss Yates, in her will, which has just been proved, leaves £2.116 net. After bequests to her mother, solicitor,, and a friend, the re- sidue is left to her sister and Lieutenant Wark. The American Red Star Line steamer Rhyn- ?and was driven ashore on Wednesday on Fenwick Island, off the Delaware coast. She lies in a bad position, and may become a total wreck. A Bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister was passed by the House 01 Keys, the representative branch of the Manx Legis- lature, on Friday. Only one member of the House opposed the Bill. Mr. Chamberlain was present on Saturday at the annual dinner of the Birmingham Jewel- lers and Silversmiths' Association, and spoke in response to the toast of her Majesty's Minis- ters. Mr. Balfour delivered several speeches at Manchester on Tuesday, and, replying to a deputation, defended his scheme for an Irish Roman Catholic university, and vigorously maintained his right to express his views in the matter. On Tuesday morning there occurred a colli- i-a between a manure train and a ballast train at Arlesey, Bedfordshire. A platelayer was killed by the impact, and teveral other men who were in the break of the "ballast train were severely injured. A serious accident occurred on iTuesday morning at the Netherr;al Colliery, near Ashby- de-la-Zouch. caused by an explosion of acety- lene gas. A man named John Betts, of I 'l:cton. who was in charge of the gas appa- ratus, was instantly killed. The hearing was concluded at Chester on Saturday, before tho Consistory Court, of the charges of misconduct brought against the Rev. C. E. Jackson, M.A., rcctor of Nantwich. At the close of t,he evidence the court found the defendant "Not guilty," and he was accord- ugly acquitted. In the Queen's Bench on Friday two solicitors were struck off the rolls for misappropriating to their own use the moneys of clients. Their names are Thomas Howard Bell, Queen- street, Wolverhampton, and Charles Roberts, of Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, and Alderiey- road, Hoylake. A meeting of tho Cabinet was held on Wed- nesday, Lord Salisbury presiding. The absen- tees were Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Ashbourne, Lord Cadogan, and the Lord Chancellor. Before the Cabinet meeting commenced the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mr. Rhodes called at tho Foreign Office. The newly-formed Conciliation Board in the coal trade held an important meeting on Fri- day at the Westminster Palace Hotel, London. The men's representatives met at 10.30 to pro- mulgate their demands. The employers' repre- sentatives on the Conciliation Board also held a private meeting, after which there was a joint conference. The important point for consideration had reference to wages, the National Miners' Federation having proposed an advance of 72 per cent. The preliminary meeting of the men's delegates determined to support this demand of the federation. After considerable discussion the question was ad- journed for a fortnight for further considera- tion.

THE NATIONAL GLADSTONE MEMORIAL. The Press Association is informed by the secretary that there appears to be some mis- conception with regard to the national memo- rial to Mr. Gladstone. The subscription list, up to Saturday last shewed a total sum or £ io;l'\6, which is about one-half of the least amount which the committee hope to have available for the purposes specified, namely, monumental memorials in the three capitals and the building for the library at St. Deinioi's. The committee, therefore, do not consider that they have at present sufficient funds at their disposal to meet the charges of the undertaking, and subscriptions, whether large or small, are welcome. It is proposed to allocate a specific sum to the building for St. Deiniol'a Library, and not merely to hand over to the trustees any balance t11at may remain after the statues are provided for.

CRIME IN ENGLAND AND WALES Criminal statistics for 1897. just issued as a Parliamentary Blue Book, show that the total number of proceedings taken at assizes and quarter sessions during the year was 11.215, being less than in any year since 1857, with tho exception of 1896. If the indictable cases dis- posed of summarily are added, the total, 50.756, is lower than in any year since 1850, with the exception of 1875 and 1895. The gene- ral conclusion from these returns is that, while minor offences are continuously tending to increase, serious crime is steadily diminish^ ing.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS ELECTION AT NEWPORT. The election of a member of the Newport Board of Guardians to represent the North Ward in place of the late Rev. C. Aviiffe took place on Wednesday. The candidates wc-re the Rev. William Munro (Conservative) and Colocd Ingram (Liberal). The result, as declared at Stow-hill Board School, was:—The Rev. Wm. Munrc. 838; Colonel Jbigram, 673; | Conservative majority. 165.

COLO FX Y CYMRY. GAX "IDEISWYN." ADFYWIO HEX GREFFTAU CYMRU. 0 fiaen Cymmrodcrion Caerdydd nos Wener duveddaf, traddoddwyd anerehiad gallucg, dycidorol, ac vmarferol gan Mr. T. O. Edwards, un o arolygwyr ei Mawr- liydi o dan Ddccldf y Ffactrioedd. Y mae Mr. Edvrards wedi cymeryd rlian flaonllaw yn sylfac-niad Cymdeitlias y LUuv- vreitkraoedd Cymrcig—cymdeitlias sydd eisoes wedi gwneud gwaith mawr a rhag- olygon dysgla&r o'i blaen. A dyna oedd y testyn a ddewisodd Mr. Edwards i draethn arno. Dangosodd, i ddechreu, sefylLfa pethau yn bresenol yn Nghymru— fel yr oedd hen grefftau oedd yn flodeuog ar ei dechreu bron yn many gyda'r bed- waredd eanrif ar bymtheg, megys nyddu, gwneud Ihvyau a basgedi a chlocsiau a hetiau ac e-g:diau. Gyda'r eithriad o wau, y mae pob gwaith wedi darfod o deuluoedd Cymru, ac nid yw hwnw haner mor flod- euog ag yr oedd haner can mlynedd yn ol, pryd yr oedd dros dair mil yn eniil eu byw- oliaeth wrtho, tra nad oes yn awr haner hyny. Givelir clogsiau yn cael eu gwisgo yn y dyddiau hyn, ond wedi eu gwneud yn nghymydogaeth Maneeinion; gwneir def- nydd o gawgiau a Ihvvan a thrwnserau prcn. end nid rnwyach wcdi eu gwneud ar aelw^avcid Cymru, eithr yn Switzerland a gwledydd eraili. Xid coiled arianol yn unig ydyw hyn y mae'n diboblogi y wlad yn gcrfodi miloedd i adael eu hen gartrefi am y trefydd mawrion ac i ymgymeryd ag unrhyw lath o orchwvlion a gynygir iddynt. Gofidir eu gweled yn marw fel hyn o un i un, ac ofnai llawer fod dydd yr olaf wedi ei rifo. Ychydig gyda bhvyddyn yn ol, fodd bynag, daeth y meddylddryeh o tefydlu Cymdeithas y Llaw-weithfaoedd Cymreig i feddwl boneddiges—nid Cym- raes, and yn hanu o'r cyff Celtaidd ac yn meddu cydymdeimlad at y Celtiaid yn rhanau cwiedig Cymru oedd yn crorfod gadael eu enrtrefi, o herwydd prinder gwaith. Y foneddiges heno oedd Lady Eva Wyndliam-Quin, a chafodd gvnorthwy Mrs. Godfrey Clark a Miss Mabel Hill ac eraill i ffuriio y gymdeithas; erbyn heddyw y nute o dan nawdd Tyvrysoges Cymru a phob teuki pendefigaidd yn Nghymru yn cymeryd dyddor- deb ynddi; ac iddi ystordai, neu siopau, yn Llunden a Chaerdydd yn 11awn o nwyddau o bob math wedi eu gwneud yM Nghvmru. Amcari cyntaf y siopau ydyw dangos, a thrwy hyny greu galwad am nwyddau Cymreig, yn "nghyda pwella y llivriau a'r patrymau mewn gwlaneni a brethyn; ond, wrth gwrs, y mae pobpeth sydd o'u mewn ar werth. A gwnaeth Mr. Edwards apel at y Cymmrodorion a thrwyddyat hwy at Gymry Caerdydd i ymweled a'r mas- nachdy sydd yn v dref hon i brynu dilladau ac anganrheidiau eraill. Byddent, fr.ry hyny, nid yn unig yn dwyn cysur a hawen- ydd i gannoedd o deuluoedd yn y w.ad, ond hefyd yn enillwyr eu hunain, am nad yw y wlanen Gymreig byth yn "mynd i fewn" a bod bron yn anmhosibl gwisgo allan y brethyn cartref.

-;0:- A OES GOBAITH? Er mor anhebyg ydyw: er mor luosog y peiriannau a'r melinau a'r ffactrioedd sy'n cynyrcliu nwyddau o'r un natur a'r rhai a weithid gynt ar hyd aelwydydd Cymru, y mpe Mr. Edwards yn fawr ei ffydd yn y dyfodol. Dvsgwylia weled addysg gelfydd- ydol yn mynd ar gynydd yn Nghymru, ac awgrymai y dymunoldeb i'r Colegau Cenedlaethol anfon darlithwyr i blith y bobl i'w haddysgu, fel v byddo ein gwe- hyddion yn alluog i roddi eu holl fedr ar waith ac fel y byddo brethynau a gwlaneni Cymru yn ded mor fyd-enwog a chanu Cymru. Ac cs ydyw yn anmhosibl i'r llaw gystadlu a'r peiriannau, nid oedd Mr. Edwards heb obeithio gweled yr amser pan fydd yn bosibl i'r gwehydd gael nerth i yr ei wenol i'w dy ei.hun a'r tuæiwr i droi ei beiriant ynta. Nid rhyw ddych- ymyg gwyllt ydyw hwn; gwelwn beth cyffelyb bob dydd yn v trefydd mawrion yn y defnydd a. wneir o'r trydan ac onid ellid gwneud defnydd o'n haberoodd llu- osog i droi peiriant i gvnyrchu trydan, a ohr.sy'ltu tai y giyeithwyr a hwnw trwy witrau? Gellid yn hawdd; a thrwy undeb feliv fe allai gweithwyr un o'r trefvdd gwledig gystadlu yn marchnadoedd y byd n'r ffactrioedd a'r melinau mawrion. Pwy wyr na does dyfodol dysglaer o fiaen Cymru mewn ystyr weithfaol. Fe ddywed Her- komer cin bod yn gelfyddydol wrth natur a chwaeth arbenig at yr arlunol; gadawer i ni gael ychydig hyffcrddiant at hyny i'n gallucgi i argrafiu ein hathrjdith ar waith ein dwylaw ac yna fe fydd ein nwyddau i fyny ag eiddo unrhyw wlad o ran J>n- sawdd a thlysni. Y mae natur weai cm breintio a digonedd o 10 a dwfr; fe elhr g'lvneud digonedd o drydan a'r naill a'r Hall yn rhatach yn Nghymru nag un wjad yn y byd ac os rhoddir y gallu awnw yn nghyrhaedd pob ty yn ein tren gwledig, fe ailwii hefyd gystadlu yn y marehnadoedd o ran prisiau ein nwyddau. Yr unig both sydd eisieu "W cydweithrediad pob bonedd- wr a boabeddiges sy'n caru dyrchafiad eu gwlad yn yr ystyr fwyaf vmarferol ac uchaf. Y mae hwn yn gwestiwn o bwysigrwydd mawr i Gymru; y mae hapusrwydd a lhvyddiant ein cetiedl yn y dyfodol yn ym- diJibynu arno; a'r ffordd hon yn unig y get:ir atal diboblogiad y siroedd amaeth- yddol—problem sy'n dyrysu gwladweinwyr y dyudiau hyn.

0: AXGEN MAWR CYMRU-DYNION. Y mae troion iselwael o fath yr uchod— troi ffeithiau syml yn wirfoddol i amcan lleilJdnol-yn peri i mi gredu fwy nag erioed mai angen mawr Cymru yn yr oes hon yw dynion—dynion yn mhob cylch; ie, hyd yn nod yn y pulpud ac yn y wasg. Dichon mai dyma yw angen pob grwiad dan haul—dynion ond nid yn nulle yn fwy na Chymru, ac nid oes wlad y gellir'^n rhesymol ddysgwyl gweled mwy o ddynion ynddi na Chymru—g\v!°.d sy'n ddvlecfus yn gyfangwbl am ei chenedl- actholdeb a'i phobpeth i Gristionogaeth; ac nid oes eto-a ddaw byth ychwaith— neb wedi cynvg i'r byd v fath gvfundrenf o foes-wersi a'r Proffwyd o Nazareth. Y maent yn cydnabod liawliau dyn yn ei holl wahanol gysylltiadau; yn ei goroni yn ar- glwydd y grcadigaeth ac yn adfer iddo ei ragorfreintiau fel bod moesol, cyfrifol i Dduw yn unig am ei opiniynau a'i farn. Does yr un genedl yn deall yr egwyddor- ion hyny yn well na Chymru; y mae ei charia'c! at ryddid yn angerddol; a'i hanes er's canrifoedd yw ymbcld ei brwydrau. Ond y mac'n brin o ddynion, yn fwy felly, dichon, na'r un wlad wareiddiedig arall; hyny yw, dynion yn byw i fyny a'r hyn a broffesant; dyniou yn cario eu hegwyddor- iou i bob cyich o gymdeithas ac ar bob amgylchiad—pan mewn dadl a gwrthwyn- ebvdd yn gvstal a phan vn cefnogi cvfaill. A dylid cefnogi pobpeth sy'n tueddu i gy- nyrchu mwy o ddynoliaeth mewn dynion i gvndabod galluoedd arall; i gymeryd eu gorchfygu gydag urddas; ac i yrnostwng mewn ufudd-dod i ddyfarniadau personau annibynol; mewn gair, i wneud pob vm- drech i gario'r dydd, ac etc yn gyfeiMion calon a'u gwrthwyneby/vr. Y mae hyn, meddaf, yn sicr o eangu meddyliau dyn- ion, ac nid wyf yn credu y gellid caal gan un o chwareuv.'yr v bel droed i vmastwng i wyrdroi v gwirionedd fel y erwneir yn v "Seren" am yr wvthnos ddiweddaf, a hyny i ddim ond i foddio mvmDwy creaduriaid bvchain sy'n credu na ddichon neb weled pethau yn eu lliw priodol ond hwy eu hunain. Druain o honynt; wn i am yr un feddyginiaeth iddynt ond mynd i weled ymdrechfa rhwng pencampwyr y bel droed.

—— o —— LLYFRGELL SALISBURY—APEL. Fel y gwyddys, y mae hon bellach yn eiddo Prifysgol Coleg Caerdydd, ac y mae un o'r casgliadau llawnaf o lenyddiaeth Gymreig yn y wlad. Cynwysa dros ddeu- naw mil o gyfrolau o bob maint, yr oil yn dal cysylltiad a Chymru a'r siroedd ar y cvfFmiau o'r flwyddy nIi;08 hyd 1862. Y mae'r casgiiad er yn y Coleg mewn ystafell gyfleus i fyfyrwyr oddiallan yn gystal a'r rhai oddifewn a phan nad ellid mwyach roddi ystafell ar ei phen ei hun i'r lyfrgell hon, o herwydd y cynydd yn necwaith y Coleg a phrinder lie, svmudwyd hi i dy yn y Parade yn yrnyl y Coleg. Er yn perthvn i'r Coleg, v mae croesaw i'r cvhoedd wneud defnydd o honi, a gwneir pob darpariaeth ar gyfer hyny. Ond y mae eisieu cael "mvnegai" neu "gynwvs- iad" llawn i'r miloedd.. cyfrolau hyn; y mae lluaws heb eu rhwvmo, er wedi eu parotoi at hyny gan y casglwr; ac y mae eisieu dwyn y casgiiad i lawr yn nes atom na'r flwvddyn lw62. Bydd yn angen- rheidiol cael pum' cant o bunnau i wneud hyny, ac v mae pwyilgor y lyfrgell wedi anfon apel at garedigion Cymru am y swm hwnw. Y mae'r cylchlythyr wedi ei ar- wyddo gan v Prifathraw Viriamu Jones, y Proffeswr Pcwel, a'r Cofrestrydd J. A. Jenkins, a gobeithio na bydd un anhaws- der i gaol yr arian at amcan mor deilwng o gefnogaeth pawb sy'n caru Cymru, ac. yn neillduol, y rhai sy'n dysgwyl gweled Caer- dydd vn Birf-dref Cymru. Dyma gyfle arall i'r evfryw ychwanegu un cldadl gref vn ffafr Carrdydd-gwneud llyfrgell Salis- bury yn gyflawn.

o :—— CANTATA NEWYDD. Llongyfarchaf y gantata. sydd newydd ddod allan, sef "Dilyn vr lesu," od1 gyscgr- edig, gan Mr. Vi. T. Rees ("Alaw Ddu"), wedi ei threfnu i'r Sol-ffa, gyda'r geiriau Seisnig, gan Pedr Alaw, Mus. Bac. Pris 6c. Cnywysa saith o ddarnau swynol, ac y maent vn neillduol o briodol i gorau bychain. Cymer yr odl, neu v gantata, ychydig dros haner awr i'w dadganu, ac v mae ar ddull holi ac ateb rhv/ng yr athraw R'i ddlynwyr. Nd yw'n anhawdd. ac felh ni fvdd eisieu cantorion proffesedig i ym- gymeryd a'r rnanau unigol. Mas enw r awdwr, "Alaw Dclu," va ddgion i bron teilyngdod v gantata, a dylai gael ei chroes- awu gan Ysgolion Sul Cymru o bob enwad.

-r. HEALTH OF PH IX CI2 AL T, C. EDWARDS, RESIGNS HIS POSITION AT BALA. For some tiipc, greatly to the regret of Welsh- men of all classes, the health of Principal T. c. Edwards, of Bala Theological College, has been very unsatisfactory, but it was hoped that eventually he would be ablo to shake off his illness and proceed uninterruptedly with his duties at the college. Last year he was able to carry on his work with the help of two assistant professors, and by the end of last session he had so far recovered his strength and spirits that he had decided this year to do with the aid of only one assistant, in addition to the members of the college staff. Some three weeks ago. however, after attending the funeral of Principal Michael D. Jones, Principal Edwards wa,s taken seriously ill. and has been confined to his bed practically ever since. It was announced a day or two ago that his hea. th was much better, and it is to be hoped that such is the case. On Wednesday, however, it was stated in some quarters that Dr. Edwards had made up his mind to retire from the principalship, and, in fact, had already placed his resignation in the hands of the secretary (the Rev. R. J-l. Morgan, of Bangor). In order to confirm the accuracy of the report, we wired to Principal Edwards himself, who cour- teously replied, directing us to communicate with Mr. Morgan. This we did, and that gentle- man informed us that Principal Edwards's re- signation had been sent in. but that the college committee had not met to consider the same.

WOMEN CLERKS AT THE G.P.O. The Puke of Norfolk and the Postal Execu- tive Staff have resolved to make another con- siderable addition to the staff of women clerks employed in the Post Office. Few people have any knowledge of the army cf women clerks employed at St. Martin's-le-Grand alone. There are no less than 1.374 women daily at work who are never brong'ht into contact with the public at all-whcse duties, in fact, are purely of a clerical character. Not only are their number to be at once added to, but a significant addition is also to be made to the number of girl clerks, young ladies who are distributed throughout the country, from whose ranks the women clerks are recruited. Of course, the position of a woman clerk is in a sense a desirable one. It is true that her salary commences at only JE50, but if she should reach the first-class she would secure £130, and if she should becom'e one of the prin- cipal clerks she might^be paid as much JE190. This no doubt explains the great anxiety which prevails among the sex to secure these posi- tiona.

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SALISBUBY LIBRARY* CARBIEF. APPEAL FOR PUBLIC AID. The committee of the Salisbury Library. Car- diff, issue an appeal soliciting public aid in order to assist them to place their collection of hook, on a more satisfactory footing. The appeal is signed by Principal Viriamu Jones, Professor I-owel, and the Rev. J. Austin Jenkins, registrar, and states that since its removal to Cardiff the library has been kept in a separate room, arranged nearly as it was on Mr. Salisbury's shelves, in order to render it as far as possible available to students uncon- nected with the college. A number of such students have from time to time made use of the library, and have been always welcomed. But the rapid growth of the college 1/as for some time necessitated the use of this room as a class-room, and this circumstance, together with the crowded state of the general library, where alone readers could be accommodated, has rendered the consulting of the Salisbury Library by external students less easy and agreeable than the council would desire to make it. The Salisbury Library is, probably, the most comprehensive collection of works relating to Wales and its people ever made. The catalogue, a chronological one, compiled by Mr. Salisbury himself, contains over 16,500 entries, representing upwards of 18,000 volumes of ail kinds and sizes; these include books in the Welsh language, books about Wales, works in general literature by natives of Wales, and works relating to the four border counties. In date they range from 1508 (the date of the first edition of Geoffrey of Moumouth) downwards. The accumulation of these books was the life- work of a very well-informed and devoted bibliographer, and at the present time to bring together so comprehensrve a collection would be impossible, even with the command of un- limited funds. The difficulty in regard to room is now partially removed, as the council is enabled to devote to the purposes of the library one of the houses it has acquired in Thp Parade. It has, therefore, been decided b take this opportunity to do what may be possible towards rendering the valuable col- lection more useful to students in general, and a committee has been appointed to solicit the aid of friends of Welsh culture in carrying out ths work. The work immediately to be done includes (1) the compiling of a general "Subjects and Authors Catalogue," the want of which is only imperfectly supplied by the existing chro- nolog-ical catalogue; (2) the binding of a large number of books, which, though prepared for tho purpose by the original owner, remained unbound when the library was sold. It is desired also to form a fund for continuing the collection, which in its comprehensive form comes down only to the year 1862. It is esti- mated that for the two objects stated a sum of £500 a year for three years will be required.

MR. L0N(x AT "NEWCASTLE DOG MUZZLING .eND PUBLIC GRANA-RIE3. The President of the Board of Agriculture on Saturday was the guest of the Newcastle Fanners' Club at their annual dinner in the Masonic-hall. Mr. Long was loudly cheered on rising to speak. He said that thorny must undoubtedly be the path of the Minister of Agriculture who endeavoured with determination to exterminate disease from the animals of this country, but his department was satisfied that its policy in reference to contagious disease was a right policy in the interest both of the higher and lower animals. (Cheers.) One word in refe- rence to the establishment of public granaries in this country. Whether we established granaries, and thereby had in the country a great reserve store of corn, or not, the ulti- mate settlement of this question must depend upon the protection of our shores by our Navy, and also on the protection of those ocean water- ways along which the stores of food for this country must always be brought. (Cheers.) If we admitted the possibility of starvation, we could not avoid ths conclusion that we were admitting the possibility of the defeat of our Navy oil the seas of the world; and he said. without hesitation that if we were to be I defeated on the great oceanways of the world it mattered very little whether our store of food were sufficient or insufficient. We must main- tain our naval supremacy. (Cheers.) Th'ere were one or two agricultural subjects on which he asked permission to say a few words. The Agricultural Holdings Act was one which had long called for amendment, and he was hope- ful that it would fall to his lot before he left ottice to deal with it. (Cheers.) His idea was that its amendment should take the form of simplification in regard to procedure and of economy in regard to cost. He should like to deal in tll") coming session with another sub- ject, but, as he was not the only Minister of the Crown, he must take his chances with the others. He referred to adulteration of agricul- tural products. Ho would introduce on the subject a Bill which he believed would largely reduce, if it did not wholly get rid of, that unfair competition by adulterated produce with pure produce against which the British farmer had every right to complain.

THE INEBRIATES" ACT. PROPOSED N STATE REFORMATION. The Press Association states that, in connec- tion with the Inebriates Act of last session, the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea- sury have, upon the recommendation of the Home Secretary, consented to contribute out of money provided by Parliament the follow- ing sums towards the expenses of the detention of persons in certified inebriate institutions: — (1) A weekly grant of 16s. for each inmate com- mitted under Section 1 of the Act; (2) a weekly grant of lOjj, 6d. for each inmate committed under Section 2; and (3) a weekly grant of not more th,1Il 6d. per diem in respect of each inmate while out on licence for a period not exceeding three months for the reasonable expenses of the removal of an inmate from one certified reformatory to another. This Echeme of contribution will be in force for a period of three years from the 1st of April next. The Home Secretary has also addressed a letter to judges, chairmen of quarter sessions, and recorders on the subject of the Act, in which he says "it is believed that, with a short experience of the working of the Act, it will be possible to form an estimate of the number cf persons who are likely to require accommo- dation in a State reformatory, and if it is found that the step is desirable in the public interest I propose to seek authority from the Treasury to provide, on an appropriate site, a building specially designed for the purpose to which it will be put, together with such lands and appliances for the outdoor employ- ment of the inmates as will, I trust, enable the curative treatment contemplated in the Act to be carried out effectually, and as a model to other institutions."

PEMBROKE BOROUGHS. A meeting of the delegates from the Con- servative associations in the Haverfordwest and Pembroke Boroughs was held on Wednes- day at Haverfordwest. Dr. Stamper occupied the chair.—General Laurie, who delivered an address in approval of the policy of the Government stated with regard to his candidature, that he would remain their can- didate as long as he was alive and able. He had not the slightest intention of retiring from the representation.

A TILLAGE TRAGEDY) t SAD SUICIDE OF A YOUNLI WOMAN". Mr. Edwin Docker (coroner) held an in(litoo on Tuesday, at the Plough and Harrow | Selly Oak, c n the body of Emily Harrison. | who was found drowned m the canal at Se | Oak on Sunday. „ | Harry Wharton, landlord of the ? tion Hotel, Ilarbcrne, stated that f!. ceased, a single woman, was his niece. i had lived with him practically ail her life— last time for about four-and-a-half years--3^ assisted in the business. A barman, i John Clark, who was 35 years of age. also li* j i i the house, and witness and his wife had & occasion to speak to the girl about her attej tions to him. About half-past twelve o'd0.. on Saturday night witness found deceased j* ting in the bedroom of the barman, who in bed apparently asleep. She was leaning t\ the side of his head. Witness remonstrat^ with her for her indiscretion, shook the man, and told him to get out of the Witness's wife, who was ill. left her chamber, and fainted at the foot of the On proceeding downstairs he found ctecea:otlJe making an effort to leave the house by ;11 front door. Ho stopped her, and locked her et the sitting-room pending the arrival of Ute. father, with whom ho intended to communic3. Shs remained in the £ itting-room all ni?^ and when lis took her breakfast at a <lua^ej to ten o'clock she fell on her knees and aS jy for forgiveness. Only a fortnight the mother attended, at his request, on accoo of "her carryings on with the barman," A she gave an undertaking to behave herself- t made a piteous appeal to him not to inform father. At a quarter to one o'clock he that someone had liberated her from Fitting-room, and she was sitting in the room, and refused to have dinner. He told h to return to ths sitting-rootn, which she "i and he turned the key of the lock. She, ever, forced the lock with a knife, and left d1 house. He discovered her departure about past two o'clock, and, being suspicious of intentions, immediately communicated the Harborne police. The next he heard that her body had been, found in. the canal a Selly Oak. ■ g The next morning he received the letter:—"Junction Hotel, January, 1899. V^X aunt and uncle,—A few lines to tell yott -0 have got more than I can bear—more for me to say so. I have done great vi'r0l^'e but I am just as right as ever I was. I jj that you will both forgive me, and also those whom I have wronged. Give my lo^6 mother and all tho rest of them—both T t tions and friends—but tell them I could bear to hear my wrongs repeated. ilopi-il that God Almighty will forgive me for th crime I am about to do, and which I hope to have completed by the time you receive thl9. I now conclude with best love and wishes froØ yours, cannot do any better, EMILY." ness, continuing, said on Saturday deceased said she had got the idea that son10' thing dreadful was going to happen to her' His object in locking her 111 a room was ]!l order that she should not escape before arrival of her parents. To witness decease repudiated the imputation of blame to th9 barman, and said that if anyone was in t119 wrong it was herself. For some little time clig had been rather "flighty," but there wai mothing to suggest impropriety. John Clark, barman, 23, Victoria-place. Stirchley, stated that on Saturday night th9 girl went to his room, at the top of the houSe, with a quantity of wastJa paper. He was ill bed, and deceased entered into conversation- After a little time he told her to go to her own room, before her aunt and uncle came. Wit" ness went to sleep, and was disturbed by Wharton. Deceased was then in the rooiC- He and the girl were merely friends, and he emphatically denied that any improper con- duct. had over taken place. Saturday night was the only occasion she had been in his bed- room. Witness left the hotel on Sunday morn- ing, and went to his father's house. About half-past four o'clock in the afternoon h9 received a visit from deceased, who stayed to tea. She seemed bright and cheerful, and, in reply to his father, stated that she had "got somewhere" to go to spend the night. She declined to stay with them, lest her uncle might send for her, and she left in his com- pany shortly after six o'clock. He walked witli her as far as the canal bridge, and watched her out of sight down the Harborne-lane in the direction of the "Golden Cross." Deceased was well known in Harborne, and he concluded that she had arrang-ed to stay with friends. Ho offered her money, but she assured him that there was no necessity for such assistance. When they parted deceased said he might near from her again. Witness applied the words great wrong in deceased's letter to the fact that she was caught by her uncle in his bed- room. He alleged that the way the aunt remonstrated with her was sufficient to cause her to drown herself. A Juror: The aunt and uncle were respon- sible for her conduct under their roof. Too ought to have kept her out of your bedroom at midnight. Clark: What would you do if she refused to go when requested? The Juror: I should have put her out. Clark: Then that would have created just itS much uproar as allowing her to remain has caused. William Smith, Selly Oak, deposed to finding an umbrella, hat. and jacket under Browning's Bridge. The body was in the middle of the caual. Dr. Hollinshead, who had made a post mortem examination, said the suspicion that the girl had misconducted herself was ground les;. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide. committed whilst in a state of temporary in- sanity."

MEETING O? THE CABINET. The Press Association says:—A Cabinet Council, presided over by Lord Salisbury, and attended by the majority of his colleagues, was held at the Foreign Office on Wednesday after- noon, and lasted for about two hours. The business, it is understood, was principally to approve, finally, the form of the Queen's Speech, to be submitted to her Majesty for approval at to-day's Privy Council. Mr. Cham- berlain was detained at his Highbury residence by slight indisposition. Mr. Cecil Rhodes, who was desirous of seeing Mr. Chamberlain before the meeting, and being unaware of the right hon. gentleman's indisposition, called at the Colonial Office at three o'clock, and afterwards went to the Foreign Office, and remained there nearly half an hour. Lord Salisbury had reached Downinj-street some time earlier. It has been authoritatively announced that Mr. Rhodes is awaiting the decision of the Govern- ment in respect of the African railway scheme, and, doubtless, his visits to the Government departments on Wednesday were connected with, this matter. Before the Ministers met, the Archbishop of Canterbury also called at the Foreign Office, and this unusual circumstance was assumed to have some significance, in view of the acute stage which certain Church ques- tions have attained. Mr. Balfour returned from Manchester for the meeting, but prior to his arrival the Archbishop of Canterbury had left the Foreign Office. Lord Cadogan was detained in Dublin by a State function at the Castle. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S AILMENT. The Press Association Birmingham corre- spondent states that, on inquiry at Highoury on Wednesday, it was stated that Mr. Cham, berlain was suffering from a. slight attack of gout. It is not expected he will be kept indaorfl more than a day or two,