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WELSH GLEANINGS. By Lloffwr. The Bishop and the Archdeacon. Although there are flying excursions to other p Jects, the one engrossing topic in the Welsh this week is the controversy between the ^jshop of St. Asaph and Archdeacon Howell, to j. ch I briefly referred last week. Attention is )) ra t exclusively concentrated on it; and it l'rns the leading article in almost every paper. Church papers seem to be halting; but \1. e Liberal papers are unequivocally on side of the archdeacon. Apart from intrinsic merits of the quarrel, this is only We would expect; for while Llawdden alwaya been a favourita with Nonconformists, e Bishop of St. Asaph has never been a persona with them. The Herald Cymraeg, after ?V'D6 a resume of the dispute, says"It is not ▼teasing to find a religious leader attacking a 'ow-labourcr in the same vineyard still less j^sing js jj. see a man like the Bishop Asaph, of all men, accusing a ,an of the undoubted honesty and in- of 4 Llawdden' of being two-faced, tnough the archdeacon has refused and em- J»tf^CaHy denied the bishop's allegations, the tit r has persistently continued to repeat I ,f The Gwyliedydd gives excerpts from the deacon's letters reflecting on the bishop, and Ji i IneQts upon the controversy as throwing a *> t on the views entertained by some Church- ^°ple of the Bishop of St. Asaph. The Genedl Vtoireiff remarks :—"It is nob likely that the jj 6 between two such champions from the ? 0ees° of Sb. Asaph will remain where it is at The archdeacon feels very wrathful at charge of a 'dual attitude' brought against j, » and at the suggestion that he has for two years a disguised advo- °f Disestablishment The chief J** in the controversy is this Is every clergy- wbo differs in views from his bishop to be *d to account ? If so, we pity the clergymen ^*e Church of England." The Goleuad does Oh ^eserfc "Llawdden," for whom, though a Lehman now, it has a liking as having been v from its rock. It speaks \ehemently cn u a" of the archdeacon, whom it describes as ghne of the purest and ablest men in the 4 Urch." "What is all this dispute?" it asks. 8 ib merely a little personal correspondence of importance? It implies a good deal more 11 that. Rules of conduct are laid down for clergy. No clergyman can dare to r Uut to a pulpit to speak the truth j- the Church without being liable to persecu- The Celt infers from this quarrel that the bishops ought to be in the hands h« Church-people themselves. Mr Gee, in the •er, does not let this opportunity go by witb- oafitigating his old opponent, the Bishop of | •Asaph, and congratulates Archdeacon Howell his part in the controversy. The Ty$t also r^Ptoves the shining hour and the Welsh clergy .?* a unique experience in having their "rights" 9?^ "privileges advocated by the Celt and the the Qoleuad and the Genedl, the Herald and the The Government and the Welsh Language. The generous encouragent given by Mr Acland j. the study of the Welsh language, of Welsh 'J^nre, and of Welsh history meets with ^huslastks approval from all writers in the oish Press. Churchmen and Nonconformists, ftservatives and Liberals, the stranger that is °tw gates," and the Welshmen of a hun- fceH? seem to be gladly joining to- ner in promoting not the least beneficial aspect °0r nationalism—the due acknowledgment of f language, 44 The great wonder of this age," is work of Mr QJ' ia advocating the proposal of the liardigan,,bire magistrates to ask the Government to appointanv officials unable to speak Welsh j, Government posts in Wales. It is to Mr Tobit vang that we owe this. The fact that we have a ^tform where a Tory like Mr W. Bund, a Dl°nist like Mr Tobit Evans, and a Radical like th* Morgan Evans can meet together shows that old country is settling down into its right Let us be thankful that in the Welsh ^gUage we have one common meeting-place." Jottings. Bowen Rowlands' unopposed return for faJr,Ra.nshire seems to have given unmixed satis- ■g The South Wales correspondent of the *>*ves venfc to this view, and Bays that even jjj \~°ries speak with respect of him. Eynon," Tofe6 ask3 what has become of his friend, Evans?"—The London correspondent of the a4s. describes the Welsh present to the Duke U ~uchess of York: it is singular how little t'le R°yal wedding in the Welsh papers, th Golcuad says 4' Sir Edward Reed is better k*j*his word. When many Radicals turned their » Sir Edward consistently voted with the q Vernment."—The Celt, the Goleuad, and the ari*anx'ous t° ou':—they have been j. by this time—if there was any truth in jj6 ^oaour that Mr Gladstone would contest j^°Htgomeryshire. —The Celt hopes that, in case ^r.^ndel is given a peerage, no Englishman he allowed to succeed him as chairman of the .s^ Party. John Jones must have a thorough to guide his little ship."

PRINCESS MA V'S HOM E- LEAVING old White Lodge retainer has been inter- by a representative of the Richmond w'*h reference to Princess May's leave- and some touching little incidents are Ocorded in Saturday's issue of that journal, with the *t* V'ew °f showing how very close was the achment and affection of the princess for rj^tything and everybody about the old home. writer says" As her Highness about in the morning many a w word of half-regretful leave-taking Mio u "estowed not alone on old servants Chjijj d known her in sunshine and calm from Waoo1 but even the dogs and horses about the VQJT Were the puzzled recipisnts of parting «8t and tender endearments that must have I SiHrt touching indeed. Dogs, cats, and animals ttFo blrds of all sorts in and about the place in' for a kindly passing word, and th* heP J? and house servants all had some token of stailp dly regard; and it is a curious circum- oy), that as the carriage turned the i ttie grounds and wound down is v.'0vely drive through the park, what *6^ f°TB as a Wedding' formed aloft and *°"owed it's course with much twittering down almost to Sheen Gate, the 6 tie feathered songsters, all unconscious of totyj^teful act they had performed, turned off loj)R j?s White Lodge again, and circled off in a 6 the two leaders, presumably the thg couple." Detailing other incidents hom-1 Writer say. "The sentiment of ll^aving moments is heightened by the that on the piano generally used by the He bi.?fS Wa5! observed, after she left, her favour- San» h f Daddy,' probably the last song she ^Itrinri e !eavlnS home nnd entering upon the ^hich txe(^dinglife which is nowhere, and m *'shea *"te Lodge and every one around it lady so j* every happiness and joy. As the old fident t Parting, My Princes3 was very con- •he d« ppiness with the Duke of York, and Hever ?rvt3 it, for a better lad to all around her stepped in shoe leather.'

A FAMOUS 'CELLIST'S STORY. ^'Vl^re Si^es some interesting notes of the vio)o struggies of Auguste "Van Biene, the great J^°r(.LCe'hst, who lived ai one time in a garret in borr Ulnberland-court, Charing Cross. Biene a stool from his landlady, and betook and street, where he earned sometimes V^tUv^n,etinie8 20s a day. One afternoon he J^ttlM6,? Hanover-square, and had not long Wag j^n t° play cue of his best pieces when Jfhy k„a_r., esse(i by a gentleman who asked him 'eHe t- u ^'s* u Parceque j'ai faim," replied 5atd fully. The gentleman gave him bis told'tv. Z1 bore the name of Michael Costa, and P'ayer to call and see him. The result, was an engagement.

Parliamentary History of Monmouthshire. f W. R. WILLIAMS, SOLICITOR, TALYBONT.] 1593. Sir W. Narberte (again elected) and Edward Weymys, or Wemeys, only son of George Wemeys, became Eschaator for Mon- mouthshire 1585, member 1593, Dsputy- Lieutenant 1599, and Sheriff 1601. He married Joan, daughter of William Lewis, of St. Pierre, and died February, 1623. 1597. Henry Herbert, of Winistowe (again elected) and John Arnold, of Llanthony, Llanfi- liangel (Quaere, son of John Arnold, Llystaly- bont). The name will be found again later on. 1604. Hon. Thomas Somerset again blected, and the Right Honourable Sir John Harbert, Knt., of Neath Abbey, Secretary of State, and a member of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. This distinguished member wss the second son of Matthew Herbert, of Swansea, and married Margaret, daughter of William Morgan, of Penolawdd. He was elected for Grainpound (Cornwall) 1586, Gatton (Surrey) 1588, Christchurch (Hants) 1593, and Bodmin (Cornwall) 1597, and in September, 1601, being then described as the Hon. John Harberte, Second Secretary of State and Privy Councillor (and at the time when the Right Hon. Sir Robert Cecil, Knc., M.P., Hertford, and the ancestor of the present Mar- quis of Salisbury, was Principal Secretary of State) he was returned both for the borough of Wallirfgford, in Berkshire, and also for the County of Glamorgan, when he made his choice to represent the Welsh constituency. He received the honour of knighthood, between that date and 1604, when he was returned for Mon- mouthshire, and he enjoyed his office of Secre- tary of State for some years under James I. as well as under Queen Elizabeth. His colleague was the third son of William, third Earl of Worcester, K.G., and was created a Knight of the Bath 1605, and in December, 1626, was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Somerset. His lordship married Eleanor, daughter of Dktvid,Viscount Buttervant, and died in 1651, when the title became extinct. 1614. No returns found, and no fresh Parlia- ment called for nearly seven years. 1621. Sir Edmund Morgan, Knt., of Penhowe, and Charles Williams, of Langeby. The latter was the eldest son of Sir Rowland Williams, Knt. of Llangibby Castle, was sheriff of the county 1627, and was twice married (1) to a dau. of Sir William Morgan, Knt., of Tredegar, M.P. 1624, and;(2) to Anne, dau. of Sir John Trevor, Knt., of PI as Tee, Flintshire. He afterwards received the honour cf knighthood, and again sat for the county 1640 till his death in 1641. His eldest son, Trevor, was a sturdy Loyalist, and for his eminent services was created a baronet Sept., 1642. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth baronet in 1758. Llangibby Castle belonged in the reign of Edward I. to Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, and was granted by Henry VIII. to Roger Williams, the grandfather of Sir Charles. It was situated on an eminence, and stood a siege in the time of Cromwell, when it was destroyed by Fairfax (Burke). Sir Edmund Morgan was the second son of Henry Morgan, of Llandaff and Penllyn, and brother to the member for 1601. He was a captain in the Army, sheriff of the county, 1602, and married a lady of the name of Francis, and was M.P. for Wtlton (Wiltshire), 1601, and co. Monmouth, 1621. 1624 and 1625. Robert, (Sydney), Viscount Lisle, of Penshurst, Kent, and Sir Wm. Morgan, Knt., of Tredegar, who was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan, of Machen and Tredegar, M.P., 1588, and married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Wm. Winter, of Sidney, and (2) Bridget, daughter of Anthony Morgan, of Heyford, Northampton. sbire, and widow of Anthony Morgan, of Llan- vihangel Crucorney. He was high sheriff of the county, 1612, and had the honour of receiving King Charles I. at Tredegar, in July, 1645, and he lived to the great age of 93, dying in 1653. Viscount Lisle was the eldest surviving son of Robert, Earl of Leicester, K.G. (brother to the celebrated Sir Philip Sydney, the hero cf Zutphen), who had married Barbara, Gamage, the heiress of Coyty, and had been M.P. for Glamorgan, 1585. He was born December, 1595, and married the Lady Dorothy Percy, dau. of Henry Earl of Northumberland, and, having been made a Knight of the Bath at the creation of Henry Prince of Wales in June, 1610, was elected M.P. for Kent, 1620, and for Co. Mon- mouth, 1624 and 1625, and succeeded his father as second Earl of Leicester, 1626. His lordship, who was esteemed of great learning, observation and veracity, lived to the age of 80 years and 11 months, and died at Penshurst, 1677. His second son, the celebrated Algernon Sydney, was beheaded on Tower Hill, 1683. 1626. Wm. Herbert, of Colbroke, and Nicholas Arnold, of Llantowy (Quaere son of Nicholas Arnold or), son of John Arnold, of Llystalybont, M.P., Co. Mon., 1597, and married Margaret, dau. and heiress of John Evan (?), of Dorsetshire (Clarke's Genealogies), He was M.P. Cu. Mon., 1626, and 1628, and sheriff, 1633. His colleague was the son of Wm. Herbert, of Cold- brook, was born, 1593, and married (1) Priscilla, daughter of Sir Edward Pigot, of Laughton, Bucks, and (2) Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Claypole, of Co. Northampton. He was Sheriff of Monmouthshire 1638, and member 1626, and died 1646. 1628. Nicholas Kemeys, of Llanvayre Discoed, and Nicholas Arnold. Mr Kemeys was one of the younger sons of Rhys Kemys, of Llanvair Castle, barristor-at-law, and on the death of his elder brother, David's grand-daughter, Eliza- beth Kemeys, heiress of Cefn Mably, in January, 1637, came into the Cefn Mably estate, and likewise inherited the Llanfair estate under the will of his kinsman, George Kemeys. He married (1) Jane, daughter of Sir Rowland Williams, of Llangibby, and (2) a daughter of William Price, of Monmouth. Having received the honour of knighthood, he served as sheriff of County Monmouth 1632, and of Glamorgan 1638, and in the unhappy civil wars Sir Nicholas, who was created a baronet May, 1642, fought zealously for the Royal cause. He was colonel of a regiment of horse, and being made Governor of Chepstow Castle, he took the castle for the king by surprise early in May, 1648, and immediately afterwards had to stand a siege against a superior force under the command of Cromwell in person, who was replaced by Colonel Ewer, against whom Sir Nicholas and bis son Sir Charles continued to hold out, and to make frequent and brilliant sorties, till at length, worn down with fatigue, the garrison suffered a breach to be effected, when the governor and forty of his men died sword in hand, defending the castle to the last. "-(Btukoj

Miss ri oitts: Louise, have you got the flowers I am to wear in my hair to-night ? LOUISE (her maid): Yes, madam but-" Miss ri oittz But what ? LOUISE: I can't find your hair. I can't recollect where I put it.

A reverend Canon of the Anglican Church're" relates that one occasion it fell to his lot to marry his footinan to his cook. The footman would persist throughout the service in putting his finger to his forehead every time his master addressed him, on accordance with custom. The reverend gentleman remonstrated in an under- tone, Don't touch your forehead, John, but say the words after me;" then, aloud, "Wilt thou take this womau to be thy wedded wife?" etc. John, bearing in mind the canon's hint, replied, After you, sir," and the a?seiflbl?d friends burst) into laughter.

[ALL IUGHTS RESERVED.] HOLIDAY HUNTS. --6- 1.-NORWAY: FELLS AND FJORDS. By Paul Lange. As the summer months come round almost every family raises the question—Where shall we go for our holidays this season ? Let us imagiiK such an occurrence. Amongst the different members of a family there is one enthusiast who strongly advocates going out of the usual beaten tract of places in which to spend the summer vacation, and abandoning th" coastiug resorts of this island, and also the usual Continental t rips to Holland, Switzerland, or France, he finally decides to visit Norway, The Land of the Midnight Sun." During the last tew years there has been no country more run over than Norway, with its fjords. Ten years ago tourists could be counted by hundreds, whilst during the last season of 1892 they amounted to as many thousands, and in point of fact had nearly doubled from the preced- ing year. Greater facilities have been provided for reach- ing Norway, and while there were only half-a- dozen lines of comfortably-equipped steamors running from the East-coast ports of the United Kingdom, there are now more than double that number, and some starting even from the West- coast piuts. It does not matter much which steamer you take, the line nearest to your own abode being preferable; but if you are ipnd of sailing, you may visit that wonderful country, Western Norway, by one of those steamers that traverse the whole of the country from the south to the north, some even including in the tour the northernmost point of all, viz., the North Cape These steamers show the traveller a great portion of the wonderful fjords and places, visiting the most famous of them but as they do over 1,000 miles of a coast line they naturally hurry over the ground, and although the traveller who had never seen the "land of the midnight sun" would tv greatly interested in it, still he would miss a great many wonderful sights of the interior, and would not encounter the more interesting episodes which the other mode of travelling would provide. The more eligible and interesting way is to choose a line of steamers that merely carries you to the mainland of Norway, from whence each traveller can select his own route and mode of travelling as suits his taste, time, and means. One of the most favourite routes, which only during the last season or two has been opened up, is that from which Stavanger, a little sea- port south of Bergen, is made the starting point, and almost every steamer line of note is now making this place a point of call. Some people cannot be satisfied, and, shall we say, like our American friends, they desire to see too much in such a journey, which may last two, three, or four weeks. It is a thousand pities if any intending tourist chooses suoh a "racing" way of visiting Norway. To 5!1t6 the country properly, two seasons should be spent of, say three weeks' holiday each, one season to visit from Soguefjord southward, and the other season from the same fjord northward. Each district comprises two or three hundred miles in extent, and will amply repay the travel- ler when he has time to stay at any places that strike him as specially beautiful and suited to his taste, and of such each fjord offers many examples. The great rush of tourists takes plac9 during July and August, when the traveller might be incon- venienced sometimes as regards hotel accommoda- tion but if be does not go far from the beaten track no fear need be entertained 6n this point, as during the last few years a large number of new hotels have everywhere sprung up on these routes, and ample accommodation is thereby provided for all visitors. The month of June is considered the finest for the visit, and though an idea exists that the be- ginning of June is too early.it is only so in imagin- ation, as Norwegians are ready to start the season whenever the English or other nations are ready to visit their country. Generally speaking, June offers the finest weather, and also the additional charm of viewing snow-capped mountains, which can then be seen to perfection before the heat of the summer sun has melted most of the snow away. The hardier traveller will then also delight in opportunities of crossing some of the paths and passes still snow and ice-covered, and will not unfrequently be able to traverse a portion of these high roads with sledges. English is spoken at almost every hotel, and the captains and mates of the native steamers that ply on the fjords apeak the English language, and are ever ready and willing to provide the traveller with all th3 information he may re- quire..Their politeness and attention is un- equalled, and they almost outrival the owners of the hotels, who are hosts in themselves, and do everything in their power to make you comfort- able should you stay in any of their houses they will treat you as one of the family and are tireless in their efforts to make you feel at home. You will feel loth many a timo to leave these charming hostelries, where your every wish is almost anticipated, and you will look back with pleasure to the happy hours spent in them. We will now strike into the interior of the country, and for the benefit of the traveller it may be mentioned that the Norwegian steamers starting from the East-coast ports now make an average journey of about thirty hours. During the summer months the German Ocean is not over-boisterous, and except when approaching the Norwegian coast and crossing the Gulf Stream the unpleasantness of mul-de-mcr need not be much feared, so that even ladies can venture across with ease of mind. Let, then, Stavanger be our starting-point, and from it small steamers ply continuously to a little placo called Sard, crossing over from Osen to Suldalsvand, where first the traveller will be impressed with the magnificence of Norwegian mountains and waters. He will also here experience his first ride on native conveyances, and become acquainted with the most sturdy and hardy set of ponies that he can wish for. The wonderful sagacity and surety with which the ponies accomplish their work fills the traveller with amazement. It is very rarely indeed that accidents happen. Do not travel Norway in large parties; two or four, or at most six, is the best number. First, the amount of cost, or better, division of expenses, comes into consideration and, secondly, in larger numbers you may be inconvenienced in the way of finding good quarters. The Stoolcar or Stolkjarre is the most com- fortable conveyance in Norway, as it holds ttvo people, with the driver or Skydsgnt sitting behind you driving, and thereby enabling you to convey to your companion impressions of the wonderful scenery you constantly pass through. When you want an exciting ride use these car- riages, as there is no doubt you will get plenty of that m them when you travel on the everlasting up-and-down roads at a fast and neck-breaking pace. It is nob our intention to describe each place separately or the scenes you pass through, but to mention points of interest or note which the traveller is likely to meet with in traversing the interior. Let him proceed northward over Rdldq.1, Ha.r- danger Fjord, Vossevangen, Naerodal, Sogne- fjord, thence overland to Noudfjord, further north via Geiranger, Komswalen to Molde, *hd higher north still to Trondhjem, and let him be guided by the time at his command, and also by the funds he has provided himself with. To make a stay in any of the branches out of these fjords he cannot do wrong, and he need only make it a point to re- member that from these he can any moment strike westward and that steamers are always available to bring him back to the tourist halting- ground, or the chief town of the west coast of Norway—viz., Bergen- from which he generally returns home in the particular line of steamers he has chosen. At the Hardanger Fjord, Odde is one of th chief centres, from whence excursions may be made and a week well spent. The Buar Glacier, an outrunner of the Folgefjord, is to be seen, and a more toilsome excursion to the famous Skjaeggedalsfos should be tried, as Norway con- tains no finer fall, a whole river, so to speak, falling over a precipitous mountain side.sheer 700 feet, into the lake below, and so offers a sight never to be forgotten. A few miles from the fall an hotel has recently been erected, where the traveller can spend the night and thereby divide the journey over two days. A Sunday at this centre ia an interesting sight, especially if it should happen to beithe third Sunday, when church is held at Odde. The natives flock there from 20 to 30 miles away, and as the chief communications are by water, dozens of most interesting' boatloads of families are brought here to land. Not many countries have national costumes left, but we are glad to say Norway is one of the exceptions and here on Suaday the Hardanger costume can be observed and studied. The position of the women is denoted by their head-dress, the unmarried girls wearing either no head-dress, or a simple hand- kerchief on their heads, while the married women wear a stiff-starohed picturesque-looking white cap. During the season Odde is in daily munication with Bergen; and little native: steamers ply on tlje fjgrd*, and ope of themoefr.; interesting sights for travellers is to watch the scenes on board. These steamers call at every pier, where the natives come out to welcome friends and to receive messages and provisions. The shipping of cattle also forms another interesting feature. The Norwegians show great affection for all domestic animals, and for none more so than for their cows and ponies. When the hay crop in their own immediate neighbourhood is exhausted, they board and lodge these animals with friends miles away, in some more fertile region, and send them by these steamers, and are not even satis- fied with this, but accompany them to see them safely landed and housed. The same perform- ance takes place again after a month or two, when they go to fetch them back to their own homes. The hay crop to them is a most valuable com- modity, and the treatment of it shows the thrift which the Norwegians exercise throughout their lives. They do not allow the hay to be wasted or perish, but erect simple and effective hurdles, on which they carefully stack it and guard it thereby against all freshets, or rains and storms. During hay time it is a peculiar sight to see the care which they employ to secure their crops without any chance of failure. At Vossevangen we enter one of the most important agricultural districts of Western Nor- way, of which not many exist, and from which most of the vegetable are sent out to the various places both north and south. It is one of the characteristics of Norway that vegetables are rarely met with in hotels, and are not often obtainable. Against this is to be men- tionwl that the Norwegians understand the pre- paration and treatment of joints, and in most places you will be able to obtain dishes deliciously and tastily prepared. The railway carriages are similar to American cars, and the traveller stand- ing on the platform can view mountains, valleys, and rivers, and to increase the pleasure during the sixty miles run, he will pass through more than fifty tunnels. North of Vossevangen one of the sights, almost the grandest in:Norway, is the Naerodal, and on a promontory stands one of the best hotels, viz., the Stahlheim Hotel, now able to accommodate about 300 visitors, the adjoining falls providing power to light the hotel with the electric light. Through the Naerdodal to Vossevangen is one of the most visited tourist routes, and sometimes there is a drawback when these large steamers discharge two or three hundred hungry travellers at Gudvangen, who, like grasshoppers, will devour everything in their path and inconvenience other travellers that they come across in the hotels. As we mentioned the delicious sweets of Nor- way, we must not omit another feature and that is the excellent "coffee" obtainable all over the country and this is not confined to the better-class hotels, but even the smallest hostelry and inn will furnish you with this exoellent refreshment. Entering Sognefjord, one of the cbief sights is the Borgund Church, to be reached from Laerdalsoeren. It dates from the 12th century, and is fantastically built like a Chinese pagoda, and originally made of pinewood which has, through age, gone to the colour of dark mahogany. A similar old church has been moved from the interior by the American Consul at Bergen to his suburban residence near that ci y; and if tourists cannot visit the one at Borgund, it would be as well to see the one at Bergen, which, although not so old, is equally interesting. The largest icefield, four thousand miles in extent, and called Sostedalfjord, is to be visited from the Nordfjord, and forms one of the most romantic excursions from the village of Loen in Nordfjord. The Queen of Fjords is the Geiranger, and the finest valley is the Romsdalen in the north, which, of course, the traveller must not miss. North of it lies Molde, another tourist walking place, and where a week or more can be spent; here the tourist will have endless pleasure in the different excursions if he feels so disposed. In point of fact, all these fjords give endless opportunities; each individual taste can be con- sulted, and, whenever possible, halts should be made, which will amply repay lovers of nature, whatever be their special study or hobby. For the photographer of course the oppor- tunities are innumerable, and by travelling through the interior, and using the native I steamers, he will, come in contact with the manners, customs, and characteristics of that homely and stil! unspoiled nation, which he could never see if he visited the country in the large touring steamers. Sufficient opportunity is likewise afforded in choosing this mode of intenor travel, to view the il^ijwnerable little islands, which fire dotted all along the Nor wegian coast. On returning to Bergen the steamers ply amongst dozens of islets, stopping occasionally at interesting little ports or landing places, and running through narrow channels, until you wonder how the captains, or pilots, find their way safely through. It is no exaggeration to state that in some of these narrows you can throw biscuits ashore on either side from the' steamers. and it is only in very few places that the steamers are obliged to run a Tew miles outside into the ocean and out of the shelter of these islands and channels. The coast (more especially the northern) is an important trading centre for lobsters, which are here collected and sent in large quantities to the United Kingdom and' other countries. The features of Bergen are its picturesque situ- ation, its museums, and its fish market. On a Saturday morning it is a sight never to be forgotten when the fisher folk (almost a nation in themselves, with a language of their own) come in hundreds to Bergen and bring chiefly live fish to market. Here you can study Norwegian character, and the bargaining that takes place between some of the iadies of Bergen cannot be forgotten if once seen. For the photographer it is an El Dorado lie rarely meets with elsewhere. Everything must end, and with this we bring our little description to a close, and can only hope that intending tourists will benefit by some of the hints herein given. We feel sure that anyone visiting this wonderful country will be amply repaid, and have only the one desire to revisit the scenes he is leaving. Norway is still unspoiled, and in spite of the present rush of tourists, prices of living and travelling are reasonable, and we express a hope that they may remain so for some time to come.

A TRIBUTE TO MR T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P. Among U writers and readers" (says the Ch, onicle) the most devoted is certainly the journalist, and among journalists hardly anybody writes and reads more than Mr T. P. O'Connor, M.P. He is therefore peculiarly fitted for con. sideration in this column, and we would add our congratulations to those so conspicuously fifiven him on Wednesday night after dinntr at Willis's Rooms, in commemoration cf his twenty-six years of active journalism. He began, as he told his distinguished hosts, at th3 very bottom of the ladder, and he has worked his way to within sight of the top by ceaseless diligence, a remark- ably sympathetic insight into the popular feeling- of the time, and a natural gift of fertile imagina- tion, which exceeds even that which is the traditional gift of his countrymen. And no more striking proof of his ability as a journalist—eveu a more convincing one than the compliment paid by the banquet—could be given than the fact that he has always been a welcome and successful journalist in England through all the ups and downs and ins and outs of the Home Rule fight. Mr O'Connor's friends cannot wish him anything better than that his future shall be as successful a.9 his past.

Envious. A young business man, formerly of Cleveland, but now located in the West, has recently been East, and in coming through West Virginia had a little spare time at one of the stations. As he promenaded up and down for exercise a tall, lank specimen of a native sided up to him with the reroarkf- "How'd ye?" How do you do, sir ?" "Don't live m this part of blis kfehtfy, Bflebbe "Wo, sir. • • ??. "Trdveffin' toatt t" Yes, oir." Ever in this kentry beftSM ?" "Oh, yes!" What line are ye in, stranger T I hold the position, sir, of loafer at Itirgo.0 The stranger eyed him long and earnestly, then suddenly reinarl-,ed,- 1, Gosh, stranger, but I'd like to have your job I"

BRLL: Yes, I've knocked about a bit in my time-in fact, have experienced every sensation bar hanging. WELLS: Well, donHi be done, old ohap; that, may come in time. -=- j

When a boatswain pipes cloesn't do things by halves. i'

FARM AND GARDEN. -i Fodder Crops. Sir Richard Paget writes to the Times .—I have just received from Mr John E. Russell, former secretary of. the Massachusetts State Board of Agrioulture, a letter containing so much valuable information on the subject of the present scarcity of fodder that I venture to send you, with his permission, the following extracts Irom his letter. The two special points of interest are: —(l)The reassuring statement as to probability of supply of American hay at a fairly moderate rate; and (2) Mr Russell's practical experience of the large amount of fodder which—at any rate in a Massachusetts climate—may be obtained by sowing rye, either with or without grass seeds. This latter suggestion, I may observe, is also to be found in the admirable practical letter of Professor Bernard Dyer, addressed to you a few days since, in which he recommends the sowing of rye "top- dressed freely with nitrate of soda." Mr Russell says: Before saying a t. words about forage crops, let me remind you that the present high price of hay at Bristol and other ports does not prove that bay cannot be had much cheaper later in the season. It is now the end of the hay year in America, the crop is being harvested, and the price of it will not be fixed for two months. That which is now imported has been taken from the baled hay at convenient ports, a stock never large, and the demand is unexpected. I should think that in November hay could be delivered from any American port at about R6 per ton. The demand will bring it forward from the in- terior, set up presses in places where it has usually been handled in bulk, and the price can- not be excessive. In regard to forage, in Massa- chusetts we are lucky if we have but two severe droughts in Eve seasons, and our farmers keep small herds and few flocks. It is our habit each year to plant maizo (Indian corn) to be cut green to help out dry pastures or to ripen for grain if not wanted. Maiza will not grow in England, but next to maize in forage value is rye; in our climate this grain, pub in during July, and getting ram, will make excellent hay if cut in the bloom. It can be sown until late in the fall, and will afford late fall And winter keep for cattle and sheep. Nor will this pasturing expend the force of the rye; it will grow in the spring, and make an early crop of hay. I have often sown grass seeds with rye: in September, pastured sheep on the young rye in October and Novem- ber, and had a heavy crop of rye to cut for hay in early June then the grass takes the plaoe of the rye, and on rich land will give two crops of hay. I have the feeling that if I had one of these West of England farms, with a stock of cattle and sheep, I could carry them through the winter without buying bay; but, of course, climate must be reckoned with. My interest in the situa- tion will excuse me for writing, and if by writing again I can be of service to you (or England) I should be glad to do so." Let me add that from an Australian correspondent I have had the suggestion that if oats were cut now a large quantity of valuable hay would be secured and land set free to be utilised for another crop." Flower Garden. s Those who want flowers to cut must grow plenty of hardy herbaceous plants. The tender exotics are useless for the most part for this purpose, but the hardy thingasMhe gaillardias, coreopsis lanceolata, gypjppnila paniculata, stenactis speciosa, alstroeaferia aurea^ white everlasting peas, lilies in larS^^v oarnaiflfcs and roses, sweet peas and mi^nonette itre dfily a few of the charm- ing things which can be bad without the spend- ing of money upon glass or fuel. The rain comes in very small quantities, hardly enough to make budding a successful operation, and as the season is moving on those who find the bark in a stub- born, unyielding condition had better water heavily until the bark is loose and works freely. A very few waterings, if copiously given, will effect this. There must be no'further delay in layering carnations. And if the weather con- tinues dry, these must be watered or the layers will not root. Lay some light, gritty soil round the plants to peg the layers into. Cuttings of pinks will root in frames any time during the next two months, but there is a best time for this work-and is now fast ebbing away. So far as regards the beautiful laced pinks, unless these are rooted early enough to be planted where they are to flower early in October, the lacing cannot be depended on. Fruit Garden. Up to the present this has not been a satis- factory fruit season, except in the most favour- able districts. Here, in the eastern counties, strawberries have been very poor under ordinary cultivation, but where exceptional pains and labour have been given, the crop has been good. 44 Where there's a will there's a way," and if any of my readers have been dissatisfied with their strawberry crop and desire to do some- thing better, and be in a measure inde- pendent of the weather, get the ground prepared for the new strawberry beds by trenching deeper and manuring liberally. The best time to apply labour is on the preparation of. the ground for tho crop. In a dry season the crops must fail on shallow, badly-worked soils. And the grumbler is only condemning himself and his short-sighted practices, for it is short- sighted folly to scamp work at the beginning, and those who do it in fruit culture must put up with small and inferior fruits. The fruit of young- trees-apples, pears, and plums-should be thinned if too numerous. To obtain fine fruits, apples and pears should be five or six inches apart, and plums two or three inches. There is no loss in thinning the crop when heavy-rather the reverse, as ths extra size gives increased value to the crop. A gopd pear to plant for market on a large scale is hazsl—or hessel i is sometimes called. It is, in a general way, a sure cropper, and early pears are not required for keeping. What is wanted for making money is something that can be purchased in large quantities, and for this purpose the hessel pear does woll. The Lammas pear hardly anybody would grow for home QS, ut it has a value for filling the coster's barrow in summer. And what grand treos they make! I know a tree that, taking one year with another, produces annually 20 bushels of pears; that it is a big tree gooe without saying, and when in blossom it lights up the neighbourhood. Vegetable Garden. There is a good deal of work to be done now in finishing the planting of winter greens, celery, etc. Very few grow the turnip-rooted celery (celeriao), but I think where it is once introduced its culture would be continued. Tha seeds are I sown in the same way as those of other celery; tbeplantsmaybe planted out at once in well. hte ap land, in fovyf eighteen inches apart and nine inches apart m the rows. Plant on the surface; it is no* necessary to make trenches. The turnjp-tike bulb forms on the I surface, and for cooking purposes blanching is unnecessary, though I have seen them blanched by earthing up. When winter comes the plants may either be covered up where they stand, or they may be lifted and buried in trenches. I Tho most useful greens to plant now are Brussels sprouts, Veitch s autumn broccoli, Savoy cabbages, and Chou de Burghley. The last-named is a hybrid between the cab. bage and the broccoli, and is quite as hardy, as the cabbage — in fa°t, I have never known it altogether destroyed by frost. Sow turnips after early potatoes. Spinach will not be so likely to bolt now, but it is too early yet to sow the winter and spring supply. Those of my readers who planted the New Zealand spinach will have a supply of that now, and it is but little inferior to the genuine article. This is the proper time to make the first sowing of brown cos lettuce for autumn use. Also sow a good supply of green curled endive. Keep the hoe going every opportunity. Cottage Gardening.

They were talking about the beef, whioh was very tough, at the boarding-house table. Someone suggested that it was from an old cow. 44 It seems strange," said Mrs G., but the tenderest beef I ever saw was from a cow 15 or 20 years old." 44 That's easily explained, said a big Irishman at the foot of the table U the cow was so old she was childisb." My friend," began the solemn man with the red nose, "we all ate dust. C'TOwan!" replied the new policeman, "orlli "Sik yQu, A, then year name will.be mad, as r,

Andrew Fletcher, ef Saltoun, in a. letter to the Marquis of Montrose, wrote I know a. very wiso man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads he need not care who should make the laws of the nation."

TOKENS. Only some scentless blossoms, Once sweet and passing fair. Only a few old letters, Bound with a tress of hair Only a knot of ribbon And a glove half-torn in two Only a satin slipper And a ring of turquoise blue- Only some rusty needles, And silken thread flung by, Only a palette laden With colours hard and dry Only a picture lying Half-finished in the shade, Only a jewelled hand-screen Upon the table laid. Only a book with pages Turned down just here and there, Only a Strad with broken strinfts Upon a favourite chair Only a bowl of rose leaves, In the dusk of the silent room, Only a song once echoed In the huth of the twilight gloom. Only moonlit garden, With rows of lily sheaveB, Only instead of footsteps The sigh of falling leaves; Only a window opened To the balmy evening air, Only a wistful yearning For a face no longer there. LINA ItOWILL.

SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE. Say not the struggle nought availeth, The labour and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not, nor failetb, And as things have been they remain. If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars, It may be, in yon smoke concealed, Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers, And, but for you, possess the field. For while the tired waves, vainly breaking, Seem here no painful inch to gain, Far back, through ere ks and inlets making, Comes silent, floodhg in, the lnnin. And not by eastern windows only, When daylight comes, comes in the light, In front, the sun climbs slow, how slowly, But westward, look, the lsnd is bright. ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH.

The Household. Ill-mannered Children. It would be a blessing, indeed, if many a mother could see her children s behaviour through her neighbour's eyes. It would, no doubt, remove some scales of maternal blindness, and result in the better governing of her offspring. There is no more disagreeable object in life (unless it is an ill-behaved man or woman, and such conduct in mature years is more generally the result of early training) than a thoroughly ill-mannered child. How often we see,, on the street, at enter- tainments, while both visiting and receiving visitors, children who, by their obtrusive or objectionable ways and constant talk, render everyone near them uncomfortable. That home discipline has in a measure degenerated in the last score of years no one can doubt. The quiet, respectful child is almost a thing of the past. I do not mean that children are to be restricted from ever making noise. I like the. hilarious racket attending childish sport when it is made in proper season. But that season is certainly not when the mother is entertaining company or when a child is a guest in another's home. It seems strange that any mother who realises her responsibility AS a. mother does not reason to herself in this wise relative to her child's character :—" When my little one was born it knew absolutely nothing. It had no realisation of morals or manners. Only as it is taught the difference, bad ways and good ways, pleasant ways and disagreeable ways, are alike to it. Consequently it rests upon me as its mother, its most constant companion, the one most deeply interested in its welfare, to be earnest and vigilant in teaching it such ways only as will produce pleasant and desirable traits of character." Hints. SAVOURY RICK.—Wash one-half pound o £ rice, stew it gently in a little chicken or beef broth with an onion and some seasoning. When soft, dry it before the fire, and put it in the centre of a dish, pouring round it the broth in which it was boiled. Very nice with cold meats. WHITING.—Fillet the dish in the usual way, passing the knife from the tail to the head, and lifting the flesh from the bones on both sides. Divide each side m two, trim the fillets into good shape, pepper and salt them, and boil them in salted water, to which a few drops of lemon-juice have been added. Let them simmer gently for a few minute3 till cooked through, but they must not be over-cooked. Take up carefully with a slice, dish prettily, pour oiled butter over, aud sprinkle chopped parsley on the top. Treated thus the dish will be so easily made ready that housewives may be inclined to despise it. It will, however, be excellent if only it is served hot, and everything about it is hot. If it is half cold it will not be worth eating. SERD CAKE.—Take lb. of flour, work lb. of butter well with the hands till it is like bread- crumbs, then add one teaspoonful of baking powder, pinch of salt, %lb castor sugar, l^oz. citron, 1% teaspoonful or carraway seeds. Then take two eggs, separate yolks from whites. Beat up yolks with pint of milk, then whisk whites till quite solid. Add all together, and mix well. Put into a tin lined with paper and well buttered. Bake one hour in moderate oven. Weight when baked, llb. POACHED EGGS.—The frying-pan should be filled about half full of water salted. Have your water just up to the boiling point; break each egg one at a time in a cup, then turn it carefully into the water. There is a. knack in doing this that can be acquired only through practice; after several trials I found it possible for me to turn the eggs in without its spreading or becoming uneven on the edges. The properly poached egg will have a liquid yoke, while the white will cover it and be just firm enough so that it may be taken form one place to another without breaking. Broiled rice is an excellent breakfast dish, and served with a poached egg on each portion is nutri- tious and strengthening. The rice is boiled the day before and put away in a deep dish. The next morning it should be cut in slices, brushed lightly with melted butter, and broiled on a fine wire broiler over a rather slow fire. The eggs are poached, and one put on each slice of rice. Send to the table on a hot platter garnished with cresses or parsley.

A Sleepy Little Schoel. A funny old professor kept a school for little boys, And he'd romp with them in playtime, and he wouldn't mind thelr nOlse; While in his little schoolroom, with its head against the wall, Was a bed of such proportions it was big enough for all. It's for tired little pupils," he explained, for you'will find How very wrong indeed it is to force a budding mind; Whenever obe grows sleepy and he can't hold up his head, I make him lay his primer down and send him off to bed; And sometimes it will happen on a warm and pleasant day, When the little birds upon the trees go tooral- looral-lay, When wide-awake and studious it's difficult to keep, One by one they'll get a-nodding till the whole class is asleep. "Then before they're all in dreamland and their funny snores begin, I close the shutters softly so the sunlight can't come in; After which I put the school-books in their order on the shelf, And, with nothing else to do, I take a little nap lDyselt" ST. NrcHOiiAS. -J.

A Genuine Enthusiast. It was man of evident taste and talents who engaged in conversation with a Pennsylvania- avenue merchant. Music had left its imprint all over his countenance. While his voice was gentle his eye sparkled with expression. 441 baf a g.r.r.eat scheme," he said, and all dot I need is to take up a subscription of six oder eefen thousand dollars." 44 Indeed." 41 Dots a fact. I am getting der money now. I have two dollars and a half alretty," 44 What is the scheme ?" 44 Id gosts only twelf bunert dollars to fire der big Krupp gun by Chicago." 44 Yes. Vat I am doing is to get up a pand vofc vill haf a monopoly of blayiug Wagner mid a KruPP gun aggroropanment.

ECHOES FROM THE CALENDAR. JULY. 23. SUNDAY-Sth Sunday after Trinity. 24. MONDAY-Window Tax repealed, 1851. 25. TUESDAY—Dean Stanley buried in Westminster Abbey, 1881. St. James's Day. 26. WEDNESDAY—Irish Church disestablished, 1869. 27. THURSDAY—Atlantic Cable laid, 1866. 28. FRIDAY—panish Armada (fispersed, 1588.-Robes- pierre guillotined, 1795. 29. SATURDAY-William Wilberforce died, 1833. The Seven Sleepers. The festival of the Seven Sleepe.s, com- memorated on the 27th July, was introduced into the Christian Church at a. very early period. The legend on which it is founded relates that the Emperor Decius, having set up a statue in the city of Ephesus, com- manded all the inhabitants to worship it, Seven young men, disobeying this mandate, and being unambitious of the honour of martyrdom, fled to Mount Ccelius, where they concealed themselves in a cavern (Anno 250). Decius, enraged, caused all the various caverns on the mount to be closed up, and nothing was heard of the fugitives till the year 479, when a person, digging foundations for a stable, broke into the cavern and discovered them. Disturbed by the unwonted noise, the young men, who had been asleep all the time, awakened feeling very hungry, and thinking that they bad slept but one night, they despatched one of their number into Ephesus to learn the news, and purchase some provisions. The antiquity of the coin proffered by the messenger at the baker's shop attracted suspicion and the notice of the authorities. After an investigation the whole affair was declared to be a miracle, and in its commemoration the festival was instituted. This legend, which is merely an adaptation of an older one, has found a place in the Koran. A Child of the Revolution. Francois Maximillien Joseph Isidore Robes- pierre was the son of an advocate, and practised the same profession, holding for a short period the position of judge in Paris. In 1789 he was elected deputy to the States-Genera!, and was a zealous supportej of democratic measures. At this time he became a prominent member of the Jacobins and other revolutionary club. In March, 1791, he was appointed Public Accuser to the new Courts of Judicature. He re- mained in the background during the September massacres of 1792, which he assisted in planning, leaving the work with Marat and Danton. In the same month he was elected a member of the Convention, and in the proceed- ings against Louis XVI. distinguished himself by the relentless rancour with which he opposed every proposal to delay or avert the fatal result. On March 19th, 1794, the Herbertists fell victims to his jealousy. Eleven days later he caused Danton to be arrested, who, after a trial of three days, was guillotined, together wiih Camille Desinoulins, on April 5th. Robespierre's power now seemed to be completely established, and the Reign of Terror was at its height. On June 8th, he, as president of the Convention, made the Convention decree the existence of the Supreme Being and on the same day he cele- brated the Feast of the Supreme Being. In the meantime a party in the Convention was formed against Robespierre, and on July 27 he was openly accused of despotism. A decree of arrest was carried against him, and he was thrown into the Luxembourg prison. He was released by his keepers on the night of the same day, and con- ducted to the Hall of the Commune, where his supporters were collected. On the following day Barras was sent with an armed force to effect his arrest. Robespierre's followers deserted him, and he was guillotined on July 27th, 1794, together with some 24 of his supporters. The tendency with modern writers is to modify the character for infamy whioh at one time obtained regarding Robespierre. The Patron Saint of Spain. The 25th July is dedicated to St. James the Great, the patron saint of Spain. According to legendary lore, James preached the Gospel in Spain, and afterwards, returning to Palestine, was made the first Bishop of Jerusalem. He suffered martyrdom by order of Herod Agrippa in the year 44 A.D., shortly before the day of the Passover. Some Spanish converts, however, followed him to Jerusalem, rescued his holy relics, and conveyed them to Spain, where they were miraculously discovered in the eighth century. The Spaniards hold St. James in the highest veneration, and, if their history was to be be. lieved, with very good reason. At the battle of Clavigo, fought in the year 841 between Ramiro, King of Leon, and the Moors, when the day was going hard against the Christians, St. James appeared in the field in his own proper person, armed with a sword of dazzling splendour, and mounted on a white horse, having horsings charged with scallop shells, the saint's peculiar heraldic cognisance; he slew sixty thousand of the Moorish infidels, gaining the day for Spain and Christianity. The great Spanish Order of Knighthood, Santiago del Espada—St. James of the Sword-was founded in commemoration of the miraculous event.

PRINCIPAL ENGLISH PORTS. Cardiff's Position in the List. Writing on the tonnage frequenting the various ports of the United Kingdom, Engineering says —London takes first place, so far as artivals are concerned, the tonnage being about 15 per cent. of the total for the kingdom. But Liverpool tops the list so far as departure is concerned, with a slightly greater total, forming rather over 10 per cent. of the total. Were foreign-bound tonnage only to be considered, however, London would take first place by nearly a million tons. London in this respect, however, shows a steady increase, whereas Liverpool is stationary. In arrivals Liverpool is second, with nearly te* percent. The three Tyne ports combined come third on the list, while Cardiff runs them hard. These four ports claim 38 out of the 67 million tons, or sixty-two per cent. of arriving vessels, while 31% out of the 61% million tons of depart- ing vessels sailed from these ports. The principal English ports stand in the following order Tons Arriving. Tons Leaving. London. 13,564,644 8,205,326 Liverpool. 8,570,099 8,416,424 Tyne Ports 7,361,711 7,385,116 Cardiff 7,106.182 7,390,264 Hull 2,667,392 2,638,194 Sunderland 2,102,875 2,058,798 The next in order come Newport, with nearly two million tons, Southampton, Cowes, Portsmouth, Swansea, Bristol, Beaumaris, and Middlesbrough. The fifth port on the list for the kingdom is Glasgow, with over three million tons arriving and departing, but several of the outports on the Firth of Clyde seem to have absorbed some of the traffic, which otherwise would have resulted in a greater increase in the vessels frequenting the chlet Clyde port. In Ireland Dublin and Belfast run closely together with about 2 millions arriving and departing. Cork, Water- ford, and Derry follow. Of the total, England has 76 per cent., Scotland 14"per'Sent., Ireland about 8% per cent., the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands taking the remainder.

A NOVEL AGENCY.1 It is suggested in Truth that there should be an agency for providing householders with servants, and, to use an Americanism, running the entire establishment. The agency would engage all servants, be responsible for them, and change I them if they did not suit. It would pay all bills I and order all provisions. The first step towards carrying out the plan would be to find cooks of various capacities, but all good in their way. Without the provisions costing more to the house- holder, the agency would make money by the catering, because it would be done on a large scale. A plain cook might be provided for ordi- nary requirements, and a first-rate cook for parade dinners. A householder would state the exact number of servants he required, and would be told what the wages would be, and what it would cost to feed them. He might explain how large his family is, and an approximate estimate would be given of the cost of catering for them.

Not long ago two puddlers that worked not far from the tramway terminus down Tinsley way were walking on the Rotherham road. They were father and son. The son had a bull pup with him, about half-grown. They bad got near the toll-bar, when the son says, "Feyther, goit behind t' 'edee and mack a fall noise, and I'll slip pup at thee.' Father goes and makes a noise when the son slips the pup at him and it grasps, the old man by the nose, and he cries out, Tak him off, tak him off; he's got ma noose." Tom says, "Nay, feyther, let him taste blood ? bit; it will bo t' making of t' pap,"

Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wreichion Oddiar yr Eingion. [BY CADRAWD.] I The Ancient British Kings. Here are the names of twenty-four of the most worthiest kinges of the Hundred Kingee of Brittones, and the names of the principal citties and townes which they have buylded herein," from a very old unpublished MS. 1. BRUTUS (B.C. 1108).—Brutus ab Sihnus ab Ascanius ab Aneas buylded a cittie at the sid of the Rivere of Thames, and called hitt in the British tongue (Troya Newydd), viz., Newe Troia, in remembrance of ould Troia, and aftere augmented bye Kinge Lud and called Ludston, and now in English, London, and in Welsh or Brittish Llyndain. II. MUMBYR (B.C. 1009).-Mompricins ab Madoc ab Corrainus ab Bruttys buylded another cittie at the side of Tems and called hitt after hus owne name, Caer Membyr, in Brittish, and after Caer Bossa, and now in English Oxford, and in Welsh or British Rhvdychen. III. EPROC (B.C. 989).-Efroo ab Membyr ab Madoc ab Corrainus buylded a cittie at the saide of a rivere called fa Brittish Tyedd, in the north part, and called hitt after his owne name, in Brittish Caer Efroc, and in English Yorke, and this Efroc had 30 daughters and 20 sones, which went oute to Germania, and there did inhabitt, saving one sone called Brutys, which stayed to possesse and enjoye this realme of Brittain. IV, BRUTYS DARIAN-LAS (B.C. 929).—Brutys ab Efrog was King of all Brittain, hee erected a cittie and a castle at the sid of a rivere called Alclyd in the British tongue, and afterwards called Castell y Morwynion, and now called in English Carlyle. V. LLEON (B.C. 917).-Lleon ab Brutys ab Efrog, buylded a cittie at the sid of the rivere Dyfrdwy, in North Wales, and called hitt Caer- Llyon, afters his owne name, and soe hitt is called in Brittish or Welsh, and in English, West Chester, and at that tyme was the cittie of Jeru- salem buylded. VI. RHUN BALADR BRAS (B.C. 892).-Rhun ab Brutys ab Efrog, he buylded three citties, viz., Caergaint, Caerwynt. and Caerfynydd. Caer- gaiut is Canturbrie, Caerwynt is Winchester, and Caerfynyd is Exeter. VII. BLAIDDYD, ALIAS BLADUD (B.C. 853). -Bl.tidyd ab Vun buylded a cittie at the lid of the rivere of Ffaddon, in the Brittish tongue, and called hitt Caer Vaddon, now called the cittie of Baeth. He made the hot Bath bye art of Igramanncy. He made feathers and whings, and did fley as farre as London, and there he broke his neck, because he could not light downe for lack of a taell, in the place where nowe standeth the styple of St. Paul the Appostle. VIII. LLYU (B.C. 834.)-Llyrr ab Blaiddyd ab Run buylded, a cittie at the side of the rivere Soram, which rivero is called in English Owr (Soar) and named the same cittie after his owne name, Caer Llyr, and now in the English tongue hitt is called Leicester, and this Llyr had three daughters, which did inherit this Land Bryttaine after their father, because he had noe male issue, and in byme theere ended the linial heire male of Brutt. IX. DYFNWAL MOELNWD (B.C. 441).-Dyfnwal ab Cloden, Duke of Cornwall, made all Brittain one Monarch, which before was divided between five Kings or Dukes, hee buylded a cittee at the sid of a little rivere called Odornant-y-Baedd, this cittie is called in both languages Bristowe. X. BELI (B.c. 491).-Belyn, the sone of Dyfn- wal, was Kinge of all Brittain, and his Brother Brenny was made Emperor in the East. Pee,— hee made a cittie at the sid of the Rivere of Uske, where onould Castle of Llyon the Great was, and called the Eame citti-) Caer Llýon ar Wyrge, and this was the principal cittie of all Brithayne and the head cittie, and hitt was all the Rialte of all Brittaine, the 7 liberal arts, the Rounde Table, and the head Arch Bishoppricke of the 3 Archbishopprickes, and she was called the Seconde Rome, because of her fairness, myrthe, strength, and riches, and also he buylded Wattling Streit in London. XI. GWRGANT FARFDRWCH (B.C. 373).- Gwrgant ab Bele was Kinge of all Brittaine, and he did war against the Tourke, Denmark, and Llychlyne, and he gave habitation unto n the Irysmen in Ireland. He buylded a cittie at the sid of the rivere Van, and called hit Caer- wessydd in the Brittish tongue, and in English hitt is now called Lancastle. (To be continued.) The Book of Baglan. Last week we finished that which was, as it appears—the Pedigree of the Right Worshipful McGregory Price, compiled by Mr Thomas Jones, of Tregaron, alias Turn Lion Cattle." Now we will proceed with another portion of this very interesting and curious old book, which is quite as instructive. The writer prefaces that which follows the above article, thus "The authors in setting forth this book are as follows ;-The Chronicles of Gwallter of Oxford IU I Givaldus Cambrocius; Caradoc of Llancarfan; The Eattle of Princes; The Book of Morgan Abbot; The Book of Llwydarth; The Book of Lewis Morganwg, which was made of late days, contaynetbe the pedigrees of Sir Richard Williams, alias Cromwell, with manye othere books, Roulls, and notts (notes) that I found and gathered in sundrie places. CROMWELL. Thomas Cromwell, Lo. Cromwell, Earl of Essex, had to wife Anne Williams, bye whome be had issue Gregorie, -Lo. Cromwell. Gregorie, Lo. Cromwell, ma. Anne Semor, sister to Edward, Duke of Somersett, and had issue Henrie and Thomas. Henrie, Lo. Cromwell, ma. Elizabeth, da. to Thomas, Marquis of Winchester, and had issue Edward and Gregorie and Thomas ma. daughter to Lioell Thalmage, Esq., in Suffolke. Sir Edward lo. Cromwell ma. Frances, da. to Win. Rugge, of Norfolk, Esquire, and had issue, Thomas, Francis, and Anne. Gregory Cromwell ma. the da. of Thomas Gryffynf, of Aingley, in Northamptonshire, Esquire. EINION AB EKES, ALIAS SAYS. Einion had issue, Rees and Howell. Rees had issue, Adam, who was the father of Rees Lloyd, the father of Gwillym, the father of Llewelyn, the father of Gwillym Gwyn, who had Rees and John Vaughan. Rees had John Miles, the father of Gregory Price. John Vaughan had William, the father of David Miles, who was father of Henrye Miles, of Gweryfed. Howell ab Einion was the father of Howell Ychan, the father of Llewelyn, who had David and Thomas. David Garn Miles had Morgan, who was the father of Ieuan, the father of Morgan, the father of John, the father of Edward Games, the father of John Miles, of Newton. Thomas ab Llewelyn bad- Gwillym, the father < of Thos Gwillym, of Gilfach. Llewelyn, the son cf Morgan ab David Garn Miles, had John, the father qf John Games, the fatitfF «f Thri^yi the father of John Games, tof Aberbraa. Richard ab Gwillym had Thomas ab Gwillym, who was father of John Gwillym, of Ffurnhope.

A TOUGH CUSTOMER. (Scene at the theatre when the lights were lowered and the mnsic started.) SHit (nestling beside him): And do you really love me ?" HE: I could eat your boots."

Doctor Well, my tine little fellow, I was sure that the pills I left for you would cure you. How did you take them, in water or in oake Ob, I used them in my pop-gun."

GOSSIPS'CORNER. The widow of the late Vicat Cole, R.A., it entitled to a pension of £300 a year from the funds of the Royal Academy. A marriage has been arranged between Sari Batburst and Miss Lilias Borthwick, daughter of Sir Algernon and Lady Borthwick. Miss Corrie Corelli is said to enjoy the widest popularity of any of Mr Bentley's authors, and one of her books is being translated into Hindustani. The Dutch Governor-General of Java holds the most lucrative post in the world's Colonial service next to that of the Viceroy of India. He draws a salary of £14,000 a year. Miss Ellen Terry and her daughter, Miss Ailca Craig, start for Canada as soon as the Lyceum closes. Miss Ellen Terry is very anxious to see this part of America, where she has many friends. On Sunday Field-Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, Governor of Chelsea Hospital, completed it years of military service, he having received hit first commission in the Indian Army on Jult 16th. 1820. Mr Frank Selous, the latest hero of Airioai) exploits, fell a victim very shortly after his return to the charms of an English young lady, and ip now engaged to be married to the daughter of thp Dean of Gloucester. A day or two ago a lady applied for a lost umbrella at the lost property office, Scotland* yard. When it was re&tored to her she went away leaving behind her another umbrella ud # brown paper parcel. Dr. H. H. Behr has presented a collection of 20,000 butterflies to the California Academy of Sciences. He had been 48 years gathering them, and among them ars specimens from all sections of the world. Edison prefers women machinists for the detfcik of his electrical inventions. He says they baye more fine sense about machinery in one minute than most men have in their whole lifetime. He has 200 women on his pay roll. Mr Owen M. Edwards, after being confined to bed for over a fortnight, is now rapidly recover- ing, and is once more able to go about. Tha Goleuad says that a man who tries to do the work of three men must pay a penalty. Mr Hendrick, chief assistant to Professor Kinch, of tbe Royal Agricultural College, Oicen- cester, has been appointed lecturer and demon- strator in agricultural chemistry by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. Mr J. R. Seddon commenced his life in New Zealand as a young emigrant without means, and lacking even the most rudimentary education. B. now occupies the highest post his fellow-colonist* can bestow upon him—that of Premier. Lady Katherine Coipe, who is to be appointed second lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of is a sister of the Earl of Wilton, and she was married in 1861 to the Hon. Henry Coke, whoik a brother of the Earl of Leicester, K.G. Paderewski, whose hair and pianoforte playing make him the idol of the ladies, has already been married. But the history of his wedded life ia a sad one. His wife died a year after their marriage leaving him with a baby boy, of whom the jgreati artist is devotedly fond. At Jositz, near Posen, in Prussia, a girl o £ 20 has been asleep for six days, cannot be awakened except for a few moments at a time, and then only by external irritation. She haa to be artifically fed. The doctors declare th* case to be a very interesting one. The Duke of York, in the midst of bis henay* moon, has become a tonant farmer, and on Friday he purchased a number of pigs of the black Berk- shire breed. This is rather a bold proceedia considering what the state of tbe pig market ha« been during the last year or two. "I Certainly it is a very pretty idea to present Miss Charlotte M. Yonge, on her seventieth birthday next month, witk a gift purchased with shilling subscriptions from her readers. No authoress has given healthier and greater pleasure to young readers—especially girls—than Miss Yonge. Mrs Walford, the clever authoress of innu- merable novels, is the daughter of the seoond son of Sir James Colquhoun, of Luss. She began to write as a cbild: But all her early MSS. she destroyed, and did not publish her first book—" Mr Smith "—until four years after her marriage. Another American notion is what is called c forget-me-not luncheon." It is given by the bridesmaids of an engaged young lady in honoui of her approaching marriage. All the decorations are bine, the guests wear posies of forget-roe-no" and the flowers on the table are arranged in this shape of hearts and true lovers' knots. Mr Gladstone is not alone in crowding great activities into years past four score. Dr. Frederick Godet, the eminent Biblical scholar of Neuchatel, has just issued in French an introduction to the New Testament. It is a volume of 700 pages, which he hopes to follow with two more volumes, representing the latest researches in New T. ment study. r Wilhelmina, the little Queen of Holland, it* passionately fond of all dumb animals. She ha* a great collection of pets of all kinds, to whom she personally attends. Her dolls' house is fitted with every 41 modern convenience," and is kept in the most beautiful order by its little Royal mistress, who does all the washing and oookifg of her dollies' establishment. It was decided, at a meeting held at Taunton, to invite the Bath and West of England Society to bold their show at Taunton in 1895. It W88 said that £1,100 had already been subscribed towards a guarantee fund. An opinion WM expressed that the society might be willing to take less than the usual sum in consequence of the depressed condition of agriculture. Mrs Crawford, the well-known Paris oorre. I spondent, declares that steady work isthe btwt medicine for mind and body. 41 After my htM- band's death," she says, I do not believe ( could have rallied hut for the neoessity of getting through my daily task." The secret of her su* cess is that she writes about things exactly a they strike her, avoiding dryness, and nefti prosing." Happy are the cattle of Scilly. In othor Jeu. favoured spots the scarcity of hay is tbe source pain and hunger, but in the islands of the west (and blest), according to the Comishman, th. cattle are feeding luxuriously upon great scores ot narcissus. Wcrdsworth has sung of forty cattle feeding like one we understand that when theii diet is narcissus foliago, you may often see OM feeding like forty. It is the fashion just now to wear the hair low in the nape of the neck, especially at the tbeata (where it has one advantage of not obstructing the view of those immediately behind). It is not a generally becoming style, however, and siotpU as it looks really requires a vast amount ofr elaboration and attention to detail to be entire! successful, as one inartistic touch is sufficient w spoil the entire effect. Count Edward Romero, one of the wealthiest men in Portugal, recently lost iHsOrfe through bet. He had wagered 20,000 francs that be would perform a feat that was carried out by /tIIR JH&F at tip .Wrous. SQpsisted iff falling head over heels to the ground from the horse while it walked on its hind legs. The horse, however, fell backwards on the count, wfof died after several hours of great agony.

} A SATURDAY SERMON. The idea of an Internal Force is a conception which we cannot escape if we would adhere tcr the teachings of Nature. If in order to escape ifc we were to consent to regard the instincts of animals as exclusively due to the conjoint aotiee of their environment and their physical needs, tIC what would we attribute thr origin of the. physical needs—their desire for food and safety, and their sexual instincts! If, for argument*! sake, we were to grant that these needs were the mere result of the active powers of the cella which compose their tissues, the question hot returns—whence hsd these cells their activ* powers, their aptitude and needs! And if, by a still more absurd concession, we should grant that these needs and aptitudes are the mere oat. come of the physical properties of their ultimate material constituents, the question still again returns, and with redoubled force. That the actual world we see about us should ever hav* been possible, its very elements must have possessed those definite, essential natures, and have had implanted in them those internal laww and innate powers which reason declares to be necessary to account for the subsequent out* come. We must then, after all, conoede at the end as much as we need have conceded at tfar outset of the inquiry.—ST. GlOBe. MIVAJSX.