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REVIEWS OF PUBLICATIONS.
REVIEWS OF PUBLICATIONS. CONTINUITY OR COLLAPSE?—[Is., by Canon McCave, D.D., and the Rev. J. D. Bren, B.A. edited by the Rev. J. B. Mackinlay,O.S.B.] The object with which this little book has been pub- lished is given by the eiitor in the preface. It seems that some members of the Church Defence visited Warwickshire, endeavouring to impress upon the minds of the simple and unlearned that the Established Church is the old Church, and therefore justly inherits the ancient endowments. Their object is partly religious—to prove Angli- canism a portion of the Holy Catholic and Apos- tolic Church: and partly political—to save the State Church from disestablishment anddisendow- ment." Two of the losal clergy, therefore, de- livered four lectures to prove that the ancient Church of this country was Roman Catholic," and thatHenry VIII. broke the chain of continuity Elizabeth shattered and annihilated it." We admit that the work has been very well done. The lectures, as published, are most readable, and should prove equally interesting and instructive to the scholar and to the unlearned. To those who have been used to hear of the historic and legal continuity of the English Church from the earliest times till now, this little book should prove wholesome reading. It conclusively shows on how slender a thread hangs the claim of the Anglican establishment to an unbroken con- tinuity of priesthood. We dealt last week in our review on li Britain's early faith with the earlier portion of the Church's history. The lectures now before us go still further to prrve how impossible it is to be a true Protestant unless it is on the ground, not of authority, but of individual and personal judgment. Though we admit that there was no break in the legal continuity in the reign of Henry VIII.. there was an undoubted break in doctrinal continuity as well as in continuity of priesthood in the reign of Elizabeth. The sturdy Protestants of Elizabeth's reign rejected with scorn the idea that their Church was the daughter of the Church of Rome. They cared nothing as to whether Bishop Barlow had or had not been con- secrated under Henry VIII. The Homilies taught that the old Church of England had been steeped in damnable "idolatry" for 800 years, and as for the ordination of priests they believed and said with Whittaker, keep your orders to yourselves. God is not so tied to orders, but that he can with- out orders, when the good of the Church requires it, constitute ministers in the Churches." There was no thought of continuity or any claim to the so-called" Apostolic succession." It was only when Laud, in the first instance, and the post- Restoration High Churchmen afterwards, came into power that these claims were put forward. These lectures not only prove this. but also— although incidentally—show how absurd it is to cry sacrilege" when the revenues of the Established Church are threatened. It quotes Drydale's Warwickshire to show that the parish church of Alcester was endowed with money and lands in order that the priest serving there might sing mass every day at six o'clock in the morning, and pray for the souls of the founders." The ministers who hold such endowments," it is added, "not only dare not attempt to comply with the conditions mentioned under pain of being unfrocked, but they are obliged to sign the article which binds them to the principle that any such saying of mass is a 4 blasphemous fable and a dan- gerous deceit. While, however, we agree in the main with the conclusion to which the lecturers come to, we must differ from them in one or two details. For example, as a preface to the first lec- ture, a quotation is given from the Black Book of Carmarthen, beginning with the words, I love to praise Peter." It is only fair to say that though some portions of the Black Book are of great antiquity, there are other portions of as late an origin as the reign of Henry II. or Richard I. The fact, therefore, that there is a couplet in the Black Book lauding Peter is no evidence in itself that the early British Church was submissive to the Holy See. We quite believe, also, that the alleged speech of Punawd, the Abbot of Bangor, to St. Augustine, is a forgery, but we cannot accept the Teasons which the lecturer gives for thinking so. It is utterly wrong to say that f was always used for r, and that 7: was unknown in the old Cambrian alphabet. Equally wrong is it to say that the fact that the writer uses duw for dduw, and gives both yn and ynn, is an evidence that the speech is a forgery. For in the oldest Welsh MSS. d is used for d and dd, and nothing strikes one more than the variety in orthography. On one more point we must beg to differ from the lecturer. The first article of Magna Charta provides that the iEnglish Church must be free." This undoubtedly meant freedom of election, and not freedom of appeal to the Roman See, which had been expressly forbidden by the constitutions of Clarendon. These, however, are only minor points of differ- ence, and we are glad to be able to recommend unhesitatingly this little book to such of our read- ers as take an interest in the question. The book is written from a partisan's point of view, but on the whole it is very fair a.nd impartial. The know- ledge of history displayed is both wide and accu- rate, and it would be well for others who pose as authorities on the question to make themselves as acquainted as the authors with the real history of the English Church—[Art and Book Company, 23, King Edward-street, London, E.C.] ANGLICAN* ORDERS.—[By J. D. Breen, O.S.B.] —This is a little pamphlet written to show that the Anglican orders are not valid. The question whether Bishop Barlow, of St. Asaph and St. David's, had been really consecrated or not, is very carefully gone into, and the facts are brought out very clearly. e regret that our space is too limited to deal exhaustively with this excellent little work, which displays great ingenuity, erudi- tion, and painstaking effort on the part of the author. CATHOLIC BELIEF.—[Bv the Very Rev. Joseph Foa di Bruno, D.D.]—" Catholic Belief is a most complete and useful Manual of the Doctrine and Devotion of the Roman Catholic Church, and should prove of benefit not only to those who wish to know more of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, but to members of that Church themselves.—[Burns and Gates, Limited, Granville Mansions, Orchard-street, London, W.] Y GEXINEN.—[Is.]—The October number of the Geninen." the quarterly Welsh national maga- zine, is to hand. The place of honour is given to an insufficient answer by the Rev. Evan Jones to Deau Owen's article on "Welsh Disestablish- ment," which appeared in the last issue. Mr. Lewis Morris has a slight article on Ii Wales of to-day, Wales of the Future." Mr. Henry Owen has a short readable paper on Gerald the Welshman and the Welsh Church," and Ap Ffarmwr writes engagingly on the difficul- ties of being a patriotic Welshman. Mr. Charles Ashton, the policeman living at Dinas Mawddwy, who won the £ 50 prize at the Swansea Eisteddfod, lias an erudite article on Old Welsh Printers of Books,"and Principal M. D. Jones inveighs against the extinguishing of the Welsh language." The Row. J. Puleston Jones writes a characteristic article on Welsh Welsh," in the course of which he alludes to the fact that the old Welsh were proverbial for their use of "strong" language. But what is a shame of a nation is the glory of a language. For what is this power to convert ano-er but a small instance of the power of the Welsh language to denote feeling. This is what makes it the language of the bard. This is what makes it the language of yearning (' hiraeth ') and religious longing, till those who have let go their hold on it for every other purpose still choose it as the language to worship in." Mr. E. Anwyl begins a series of articles on Penillion Telyn y Cvmry and Gwenenydd contributes a short paper on the Old Ballad Singers of Dyved." The October number is one of the best we remember seein"- and it is a credit to the indefatigable editor. rW^Gwenlyn Evans, Carnarvon.] WALES AND WELSHMEN (6D.).—[By the Rev. T. D. Matthias.]—This is a little book which every Welshman and every Englishman who wishes to know something of Wales should read. It is written in the author's well-known genial and happy style. Its great charm lies in the fact that the reader can follov.-the author's inmost thoughts, and can see. not only the character the writer pourtrays, but the character of the writer himself. He discourses very pleasantly on a variety of topics-the Rev. John Morgan (Blaenffos), Caleb Morris, and the late Bishops of St, David's and Llanda'ff- Weddings, wakes, and wassails, Thos. Jones of Walter's-road, and Wm. Evans Tonyre- fail singers and singing from Jubal downwards to ballad singing in Welsh fairs; a strange talc of a wandering schoolmaster, who seems to have suffered from remorse Trades' unionism in the Principality Welsh rustics and literature, &c., &c. In fact, nothing comes amiss to the versatile writer, like Juvenal's, it is a farrago libelli." We refrain from any quotations it would be hard to know where to begin, and still harder to know when to -top. Our readers should get the book for themselves.—[63. Wind-street. Swansea.] CVSSELT/S STOREHOUSE OF (TEXERAL IXFOR- MATION (7d.).—The ninth part of this excellent little encyclopaedia is to hand, and fully bears out the promise of the previous numbers. The frontispiece of this number consists of a map of Europe, of seven different colours, showing the density of the population in different parts. The articles are characteristic by accuracy, pithiness, and shortness, and all are thoroughly up to date. The scientific articles are especially good and full, and illustrations that accompany them should prove most useful. The articles on bookbinding, botanv, and brain are especially good.—[Cassell -lIond Co., Ld., La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.].
CORRESPONDENCE.
CORRESPONDENCE. PROPOSED GYMNASIUM FOR BARRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES STAR. DEAR SIR,-N ow that winter cometh on apace, and outdoor amusements are limited, might I sug- gest that in order to prevent our young men from losing the benefits they have derived from such exercises as the long days have allowed, that a public gymnasium be formed. It is unnecessary to dilate on the advantages attendant on gymnastic exercises, and I feel sure it only requires some enterprising spirit to take the matter up. I think that the Barry and Cadoxton Market Halls would be very good places to have a gymnasium, and would permit of a large number exercising at the same time, and I believe the directors, if approached on the subject, would not be exorbitant in their charges for the use of the halls. You, yourself, Mr. Editor, as a Univarsity man, and a man of muscle, why not take the lead, and earn the gratitude of many young men in this district.-I am. &c., W. Barry, October 6th, 1851. RESULT OF THE REVISION COURT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES STAR. DEAR SIR,—It may interest your readers to have a detailed statement of the result of the Revision Court that was recently held in this district- PARISH. LIBERAL. CONSERVATIVE. St. Andrews. Occupier — 1 Owners 1 1 Wenvoe. Owners 1 — Barry. Owners 20 — Occupiers 2 7 Lodgers — 1 Merthyr Dovau. Owners 22 — Occupiers 19 1 Lodgers 1 3 Cadoxton. Owners 51 — Occupiers 14 4 Lodgers 2 2 133 20 The following particulars may also be of interest to your readers :-Barry Parish—1 Conservative was objected to, and the objection was sustained. Merthyr Dovan Parish-there were altogether 32 occupiers' claim, 2 of them being Conservative, 1 of the Conservative claims was sustained, and 19 out of the 30 Liberal claims. There was an objection entered by the Liberals against 1 Con- servative occupier, and this was sustained. Cadox- ton Parish-there were 70 occupiers' claims, nine- tenths of them being made by the Liberals 14 of the plaims were of persons already on the lists, and where simple amendments of mistakes in Christian names, &:c.; I was disqualified through non-payment of rates, and 2 through receiving parish relief, several were disqualified through the fact that they had occupied unrated houses. There were 2 objections entered by the Liberals—1 against a Conservative occupier, and 1 against a Conserva- tive owner-the one objection was withdrawn, and the other was not sustained. There were 8 lodger claims, 2 Conservatives, and 6 Liberals 2 Conservative and 2 of the Liberal claims were sustained. Owing to the fact that several of those who kindly gave their services in connection with registration work on the Liberal side were new to the work, a great many of the claims put in by the Liberals were not sustained, the persons claimed for not being entitled to vote. The whole result, however, of the registration in this district is most satisfactory for the Liberals. 133 Liberals to 20 Conservatives is a sufficiently large majority to satisfy the most ardent of Radicals, and it is the more satisfactory because the new register is the one on which most probably the next General Election will be fought.—Yours truly, J. ARTHUR HUGHES, Liberal Registration Agent. THE CONSISTENCY OF TEMPERANCE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES STAR. ADVOCATES. SIR,-I noticed in your report of the recent Licensing Meeting at Penarth that Mr. Lewis Lewis gave evidence in favour of the application for a licence for the Bassett Arms. Mr. Lewis was formerly a very active member of the temperance party, and is, as far as I know, still a teetotaler. Has not the time arrived when glaring acts of in- consistency such as this should not be allowed to pass unnoticed .'—Yours truly, TEMPERANCE. [We cannot undertake the herculean task of explaining Mr. Lewis Lewis' actions.—ED. S. W.S. ] THE COITY SCHOOL BOARD AND THE DEPOSED MASTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES STAR. SIR,-Hitherto I have studiously abstained from expressing my opinion anent the above, the reason being that I had cherished the hope that that Board would deem it expedient, ere this, to inter- pose with an explanation. I have no doubt the adverse parishioners' petition would have been readily responded to. were it not for the harsh and contemptuous attitude which has been so character- istic from the beginning, more especially for the imprudent and indiscreet manner 'manifested by them when they approached the Board. It is beyond all doubt that a great number of people have been hoodwinked by such plausible ideas that the Board, though unanimous, were animated by 'sheer malice and animosity, that that impression-which is obviously wrong- pre- vails, I need not enlarge, for that fact is evident to your readers from their repeated reports, and nothing was more conspicuously absent than a single argument in favour of the deposed master. My object in saying that is not intended as a re- proach, but to effect a reform if possible. Hence, Mr. Editor, I crave your indulgence to state a few facts in order to dispel some glaring misrepresentations which have been put forth. I do not think it is necessary here to indulge in personalities it is well known in the place that two members in par- ticular are accused of having borne an ill-will to- wards Mr. Peters these years ago, and have by their unwonted perseverance succeeded in their endeavour to shape the whole Board to the same mind as themselves, viz., to dispense with the head-teacher. To disprove the above assertion, I can give the unequivocal testimony of those two members to men that they have invariably acted quite to the contrary. To relate one instance. Another mem- ber. who is recognised by them as an upright person, about a twelvemonth ago suggested that Mr. Peters be dismissed, being that, among other irregularities, the pupil teacher did incomparably better than the head-teacher himself, when both they and the chairman successfully prevailed to his sufferanco a year longer. That alone ought to banish such a false idea from any unprejudiced mind. The same people are labouring under an- other false impression that the aftendance of this year was less than that last year, notwithstanding the fact that the average attendance of this year was 69, compared with 62 of last year. The falsity of that contention should be plain enough to the most illiterate. There are others, also, credulous enough to believe that the grant of this year is only £ 1 2s. 4d. less compared with last year. A reference to the figures will convince any arithmetician, capable to work the Rule of Three, of its absurdity. I will append the figures only, and I may add that I make the difference £ 6 14s. 4d. :—Year ending 1890—Grant, £ 56 6s. 4d. average attendance, 62. 1891—Grant, £ 55 4s. Od.; average attendance, 69. These are facts which should be manfully faced, and not silently ignored. When these and other facts are carefully and im passionately considered, I feel confident that the people of Coity will not be backward in pronouncing that the Board have acted honourably and wisely, and have given tfiem a boon and a blessing by the change. As a parishioner. I much deplore seeing the place degenerate from its usual right-minded course of thought by the display of such folly and sentimentalism. Let us endeavour to generate a better feeling among ourselves, as it behoves every citizen to assist to promote and elevate the education of the rising generation. Apologizing for trespassing so much on your space,-I am, &c., VERITAS. October 1st, 1891. A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF BARRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES STAn. SIR,—I am sending you a few of my first im- pressions of Barry. There are several things that strike a stranger upon coming to the place for the first tinie. The gigantic docks and the magnificent ships. The buildings are, some of them especially, excellent. Things that seemed to me queer are the vast number of dogs to be seen about the place. What a number if all the dogs at Barry have the tax paid for them. There must be a good revenue from them. Another thing that puzzled me is the super-abundance of flies I see everywhere at Barry. But the greatest piece of nuisance I ever heard is the maddening hooter of the Barry Dock Company, it is the most un- earthly and unmusical I have ever heard it made my head ache every time I heard it. I think I could bear the whistles break and otherwise of | a dozen engines or a dozen steamboats all melted down into one better than the shop-hooter of the Barry Dock Company. One thing that Barry in particular lacks is a good hall, where the people can come together to hold meetings and have good sound singing, not exactly what is to be got in chapels and churches or, to be more plain, a good music-hall unattached to any public-house. I hear that it is more than likely that a theatre will be built at Barry ere long. I am very pleased to see that there is a small boat on the blocks building at Barry it augurs well for a place like this that there are men and appliances at hand for such work. We wish the promoters God speed in such work.—I am, &c., RAMBLER
CONGL Y CYMRY.
CONGL Y CYMRY. [DAN OLYGIAETH LLWYDFRYN.] BARDDONIAETH. CWYN CYFAILL. Un dydd tra'n eistedd yn y tren Wrth ochr cyfaill cynhes, Ei gwyn ddywedai ef fel hyn Mewn geiriau glan dirodres :— Byddloni wnawn ar wely gwellt, Awn trwy y byd dan ganu, Pe gallwn roi fy'm serch a'm bryd Ar rywbeth gwerth ei garu. Mae pobpeth yma'n myn'd ar ffrwst, Yng nghanol trwst diddiwedd; A mynych ocheneidio wnaf Am lanerch gudd unigedd. Ac er nad wyf ond ieuanc iawn, 'Rwy'n gweI'd yn eithaf eglur Nad oes dim ar y ddaearhon A all roddi i mi gysur. 'Rwy'n gweled y genethod tlos Yn denu llawer adyn, Nes myn'd o'r diwedd tua'r llan, Heb feddwl beth ddaw wed'yn. 'Rwy'n 'nabod llawer bachgen hoff Wrth enill punt yr wythnos Yn ceisio cadw gwraiga phlant, Ond, yn wir, chant ddim ond tatws. 'Rwy'n cofio am un eneth lan, Professor' o'r berdoneg, Un dydd wrth bobi 'gcadenyn fresh' Yn chwilio am ei floneg. Adnabum fachgen ieuanc lion Bob nos sy'n arfer meddwi, Ynllawen heno, a'i fol yn llawn, A'i ben yn dost yfory. Hoff wyf o natur ambell waith, Caff ychydig gysur yno Mae'n dda pan fyddo'r hin yn deg, Ond tlawd pan fo hi'n gwlawio. Beth. ynte, gyfaill," meddai ef, Yw'r cynghor roi di i mi, Ti weli mai un rhyfedd wyf, Ac anhawdd ei foddloni." Edrychais arno gyda gwen, A dywedais wrtho'n eglur, "Yn gyntaf oil, adnabu'th hun, Ac wed'yn ti gei gysur. A wed'yn daw'r holl feiau 'i gyd Fel heuliau man i'th loni, Tra lleisiau Natur fydd fel un Ei Chrewr doeth yn moli." D. PUGHE MORGAN. ENGLYN I BARRY DOCK. [BUDDUGOL.] Y Barry Dock,—ei bwriad yw—hollol Wella masnach ddadfyw; Oamp-ymgais, dry'n fasnach fyw I deg wlad y glo," ydyw. i NATHAN WYN.
ORIGINAL POETRY.
ORIGINAL POETRY. THE FUTURE. Death's not our end, 'tis but a night of sleep- A night of rest for weary bodies. True That 'tis the end of all your earthly deeds, All earthly things in death bid us adieu. But what of that I Is there no more to come— Is there no heaven, no hell, no God ? Aye, man was made in vain, if it is so, And we reach the end when laid beneath the sod, Ye sceptres, stand, a lesson from Nature take. Must not the seed first die, and then to spring To life from death—a truth we can't deny, The seed that dies a thing to life doth bring, Some deep, unfathomed, mystic voice Speaks to our conscience in its secret way. There is a morrow man hath not the choice This earthly life is but a brief to-day. Our days are short; life's journey's quickly done There is no rest for any man beneath yon cloud- cast dome. To-day we are to-morrow we are gone To spend eternity in an eternal home. D. PUGHE MORGAN. -<>- CADOX 'TON. [Ix IMITATION OF LONGFELLOW'S "EXCELsron," BY A BOY 12 YEARS OLD.] The shades of night were falling fast, As through the town of muck he passed, The man who thought that even then He'd reach the village before ten. Cadox'ton. His brow was sad, his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion in its sheath, And like a prized thing afar, Gleamed the new town like some bright star, Cadox'ton. In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright, And yet the man stayed not a bit On the rough homely bench to sit, Past Barry. Try not to pass," the woman said, High is the muck and mud o'erhead, The sea of mud is deep and wide But yet that young man's voice replied— Cadox'ton. 0 rest," the children said, and stay HIn our warm home, and with us play, 0 stay, and wipe thy gaiters wet," The one reply, Not till I get To Cadox'ton." At early morn, at break of day, Breathless and mud-covered he lay, But still his voice was heard from far. While shouting by the South Wales Star, Hail Cadoxton." ALBERT EDWARDS.
VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. ANNUAL CARBINE COMPETITION AT CARDIFF. The annual carbine competition of the Cardiff, Penarth, Barry, and Bridgend Batteries of the 2nd Glamorgan Artillery Volunteers took place at Grangetown range on Saturday last. The shoot- ing was considerably below the average of recent years, which is, perhaps, to be accounted for by the dulness of the day. The officers present were Captain Rigg, Lieutenant Taylors, Stallybrass, and Tellefsen. The following were winners of prizes —1st prize, Battery-Sergeant-Major Wakeham, 11th Battery; 2nd, Gunner Ridgway, 3rd Battery 3rd, Sergeant Harding, 7th Battery; 4th, Gunner Farr, 9th Battery 5th, Sergeant Brown, 8th Battery 6th, C. S. M. Daly, staS 7th, Gunner Evans, 8th Battery 8th, C.S.M. Hill, 8th Battery 9th, Gunner Hodge, 9th Battery 10th, Battery- Sergeant-Major Brimson, 5th Battery; 11th, Gunner Collins, 8th Battery 12th, Gunner Trace. 3rd Battery; 18th, Bombardier Brown, 5th Battery 14th, Lieutenant Taylor, 5th Battery 15th, Gunner Jenkins, 8th Battery; 16th, Sergt. Sutcliffe, hth Battery 17th. Gunner Thomas, 9th Battery; 13th, Battery-Sergeant-Major Wheeler, Cyclist 19th, Quarter-Master-Sergeant Wilkins, Staff 20th. Battery Sergeant-Major Crawley, 2nd Battery 21st, Gunner Newton, 10th Battery, 22nd, Gunner Jenkins, Cyclist; 23rd, Gunner Haste, 1st Battery 24th, Sergeant Vincent, 8th Battery, 25th, Battery Sergeant-Major Hill, 6th Battery 26th, Corporal Sidford. 9th Battery 27th, C.S.M. Hyde, StaS 28th, Corporal Nicholls. 6th Battery 29th, Gunner Osborne, 8th Battery 30th, Battery Sergeant-Major Irwin, 3rd Battery.
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
AGRICULTURAL NOTES. [BY A WELSH FARMER.] Another week of unsettled weather has further delayed the completion of harvest work in the later portions of the earlier districts, there being a con- siderable amount of grain still to be secured, which is scattered over the English counties, and, pos- sibly, quite as much south of the Thames as in any other part of the country south of the Humber. On the whole, the weather has not been bad for J September, and it seems to have been exceedingly variable, the rainfall having been essentially local in its character, with more in the south and west than in the north and east. The season during the past fortnight has been a very favourable one for sowing trifolium on the wheat stubbles, there being just moisture enough for the purpose, and, probably, quite an average breadth has been planted. The bean crop hangs about, but peas were secured fairly well. The land ploughs up very dry, and not at all fit for orthodox wheat- sowing the rainfall of August was quite a sur- face affair, and. although excessive for the time of year, was quickly absorbed and evaporated. In some clay-land districts the main drains have not been running for these two years past, and every- where the subsoil is very dry and the springs low. —Agricultural Gazette. The rules and regulations of the live stock de- partment of the World's Fair at Chicago, have been drawn up and awaited approval when the last mail left. At present the division of the prize money is as follows: — Horses, 52,000 dols. ( £ 10,400) cattle, 30.000 dols. ( £ 6.000): pigs, 20,000 dols. ( £ 4,000) sheep, 15,000 dols. ( £ 3,000) poultry, 10,000 dols. (£2,000); and dogs, 4,000 dols. (£800). There is also a balance of 19,000 dols. This is to be held as a contingent fund for other classes, which the chief of the department is authorised to add if,' in his judgment, they are desirable. The total prize money will thus amount to 15,000 dols., or over £ 30,000. When those figures are compared with those of the largest show of live stock held in this country, the Windsor Show in 1889-the whole of the stock prizes then being under £ 10,000—the magnitude of this affair is strikingly evident. Raisers of live stock in the United Kingdom will not feel very much sympathy with the River Plate Fresh Meat Company. At the second annual general gathering the Chairman said that their condition, instead of improving, had become worse and worse. They had lost in their trading opera- tions during the year ended April 30th last £12,449, and with the debenture interest they now had a debit to profit and loss account of £ 4.015. Of course, it was clear from this that they could not pay any dividend, either on the preference or the ordinary shares. They were, however, only in the same position as all similar companies import- ing meat. The directors imputed the unfortunate result of the year's trading to the unsatisfactory state of the sheep stock in the Plate and to the depressed condition of the English frozen meat market, The first cost to the company during the year embraced in the accounts had been nearly double what better sheep cost them during 1888 and 1889. and, on the other hand, they had been compelled to sell their sheep at lower prices. The Lire Stork Journal says r—Considerable activity has recently been exhibited among breeders of black cattle in South Wales. The North Pembrokeshire Society has just held a very successful show, and at the annual dinner one of the judges said it was the best exhibition of black cattle he had ever seen. The show of the Pem- brokeshire Farmers' Club, held at Haverfordwest, was also a great improvement over those of late years. In addition to these signs of awakened interest in the local breed of cattle, we note that the fifth volume of the Welsh Black Cattle Herd- book has just been issued to subscribers. It is satisfactory to record renewed exertions being made to maintain and improve the ancient and useful breed of black cattle in South Wales. Speaking at the Wetherby Agricultural Show on Friday, Colonel Gunter said he was a great advo-' cate of the dead- meat trade on two grounds. First and foremost, because there would be no suf- fering on the port of the cattle and, next, because meat in a dead state could always be told by but- chers and consumers, whilst, on the other hand., cattle killed at Deptford and sold cheap was palmed off by certain butchers as prime English and Scotch beef. to the great detriment of the English farmer. If the importation were restricted to dead meat, those who wished it would still be able to buy the cheap dead meat, and those who desired to pay for English meat would know what they were getting. The export trade in frozen meat from New Zea- land is growing very rapidly. During the twelve months ending June 30th last, 500,000 carcases of mutton, 308,000 carcases of lamb, and 100,000,0001th of beef were shipped from New Zealand to Europe. The total weight of the meat was 113,000.0001b., and the estimated cash value over :C 1,300,000.. The increase in the weight of shipments over the previous twelve months was 12,000,0001b. A writer in Baihfs Magazine thus refers to a subject of much interestOne of the features of the Cardiff Show was that Mr. A. J. Brown's General, a three-year-old, won in the light-weight class and this gave rise to some argument as to whether a three-year-old should be allowed to take a prize in the saddle classes, which many people appear to think that should be con- fined to horses now ready to be taken into the hunting field. There is. of course, a good deal to be said in favour of this view but, on the other hand, people do hunt three-year-olds. We well remember seeing in Essex a somewhat aged sports- man going well on a rough youngster for about 30 minutes. Condition then told its tale and an awkward bank and ditch brought the pair down. Never mind,' said the ancient one, as he picked himself up, that's good enough for a three-year- old '-and so it was." Lord Tredegar has fixed the date of the annual show at Newport for November the 24th and 25th.
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