The Aberdare Times

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 'I National Musical Competition AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. On TUESDAY, JULY the 8th, EXCURSION TRAINS will leave Merthyr.at 7.30 Hirwain, 7 55', Aberdare, S.10 Mountain Ash, 8.20; Quaker's Yard, 8.30 Rhymney Ja-ction. 8 47 iredegar Junction, 8.5-3,; Crumliu, 9.3; Ponty- j-ool Town, 9.23 Monmouth, 7 50 R-«gUn Foot- bath, 8G; Ujk. 8.25; I'ontypool Road, 9.30; Abergavenny, U.50 a.m.. for LONDON, au'l .return on-the oll->wing lUESDA\. Far-fares and full particulars see Handbills. J. GIUERSON, tieuural Manager. •Pri'luin^ton Terrninu.3. DESIRABLE IN 1SST Jd 12 N 1\ MR. T. W H I T S U N JONES Has been Savoured witu instructions to Si. II. 13 V PUBLIC AUCTION AT IHE Cardiff Castle Hotel, Cardiff street, Aberdare, On Monday, the 7dl of J ldy, 1873, At 7 o'clock in the evening (subject to such con- ditions as will be then produced.) the following IEASEiI-OL') PHOPEltTY.- L ,t 1. All u those two leasehold M ssuages or Dw lling House.b;'ing Nos. 40 a d 41, G a;i-ro>td, Ab r- oare.-wtth Gardens and Out-buiidiogs in the ■occupation uf Richard Lewis and George Davies, at the rent of 12s. per lunar month each. These Houses will be sold subject to the apportioned yearly ground rent of t-2 3-1. 61. i Lot'2.—All those two L a>ehold Messuages or -Dwelling Houses, adjoining the above, being Nos. 42 and 43, in t>lan road af. resaid, with Oardtns and Out-buildings, in the occupation 01 John Stauton and Robert ReyiroI s, at the rent of 12s per month each. These Houses will be sold .subject to the apportioned yearly ground rent of £ 2. The Houses comprised in the above Two Lots are situate at a convenient distance from the Gadln. Irunworks and the Cwmdare Collieries, and overlook the Public Park; they are held by the Vendor under a lease from the late Geo. itowi anl Morgan, Esq and others, fir the resi- due of t!ie term ol 99 years from the 1st day of July, 185G, i=ubjct to usual covenants. One-halt or two-thirds c.t' the Purchase Money of either Lot, as may be arranged, may be left upou iJortg»ge at JL'5 per Crnt. per annum, and -repayable by instalments. Further particulars may be obtained on appli- -cation to the Auctioneer, at his ..affile, 35, Com- mercial-place, or to Messrs. Linton and Williaais, solicitors, Aheriare.

PUBLIC NOTICE. ■ • rpHIS IS TO GIVE NO LTrE that I will not A be rt?sp<>usil>le for- any Debt contracted by by my Wife, J ENNE1 E-'DAVI ES, alter this date. C WM. ORO. DAVriiS. 6, R-rgent-rvw, Aberaman. July <3, 1873.

MOUNT A IN. ASH LOCA.L BOARD. ,TOSCAVENGEH.S AND OTHERS. ~Vj QT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the T.^1 Mountain Ash Local Board invite and are prepared to fteCept. Tenders/for the Scavenging and Team Work required in their District for the year commencing July 20th, 1-873. Spec.frcaiion may be aeeu and form of Tender obtain, d at Hm Office of the Board, in the Work- man's Hall, Mountain Ash, on any Mo day, Thursday, orsJSa-fcr.r&iy before the Tenders are opened. Sealed Tenders to be in at or before one o'clock on Mondar, the ltt Ii July, addressrd to me, and endorsed Te d r 'or Scaveflg'ng, &c." The Board du nm bind themslvts to accept the lowest or any l ender. H. P. LINTON, Mountain Ash. Clerk to tho Board. June 30, 1873.

FREEHOLD PROPERTY, to-be sold at Aberdare, in three-Lots, consisting of 1. SEVEN COTTAGES in C Inon.atre ,t, Aeing trom37 to 43 inclusive. 2. The materials of Jrfie old W-ELLINGTON, in the same street.. 3. The GAR [)I':M>1J »ining the ol ■ WELLING- TON, oomptising about 419 »quare yards, having a frontage to C<ifiou street of 5t5 feet, and to High-street of 55 feet. Application to M. \V. Morgan, Eaq solicitor, Pontypridd.

ABMMEB MARKET AND SLAUGHTER 'VTOTICE IS HERE^f GIVEN', that the _Li Forty-First t Jaij/yearly (>enernl Meeting of the Sharel\oldersthe Ab rdare Market .•Company will W hufd al the Director's Room, in the Market HouVe/on Thursday, the 10th day of July, 1873, at Twelve o'clock at Noon. By order, THOMAS EVANS, Secretary. A,berdare, 25th'Jane,1-lS73.

AB-ERDARE BURIAL BOARD, grass. 1VTOTICE K> HEREBY GIVEN that the _1_1 Board invite and are prepared to accept Teuders for the JGRASiJ now growing in the Cemetery. Sealed Tt\nl<-r«, prepaid, and en dorsed Fender for Gfi-ass," to be sent to me on .or bttore to o'cloek on Wednesday, tiie 9tb July. The Board ilo not birid themselvua to acoept the highest or any Tender. By oriier, 4, Canon-st., Abwiiaie, H. P. LINTON, June 11th, 1873.. Clerk to the Board.

ABEltDARE BUHIAL BOARD. JO CONTRACTORS ANDjOTHERS. NOTICE IS hereby GIVEN that the Board invite and aro- prepared to acoept lenders for DIG GIN (i GRAVES and VAULTS in their Cemetery for Twelve Months from the 15tb day of July, 1870. Sealed Tenders, pre- paid, and endorsed "Tender for Digging Graves." to be sent to me at or ef .re 10 o'clock on Wed- nesday, the 9th July. The Board do not bind themselves to accept thelo v-st or any Tjn ler. By order, 4, Caoon-gt., Aberdare, u. P^INTOX, Jane 11th, 1873. Clerk to the Board.

WANTED,—A Good-^GENERAL SER- I VANT. Age a\1but 28. One who can wash, iron, and plain co >k well. Two in family, ft-t libfrat wages given.— Apply at the uttice of th s PapH. MONEY. SEVERAL SUMS to idrance on good LEASE- S HOLD S^CURl TY. ll Apply to Mr. IISAAC/D. REES, Solicitor, Aber- dare. VALUABLE; DISCOVRRV FOR THR flAIR!! A yery nioely perfumed hiir dressing, called Th« Mexican Hair Itei ,v,ir," now bein.4 sold by rant Chemists an I Perfnmer4 at :1d, 6d. per bottle. is fast 3uperspdin<r all 44 H'lir Restorers"—for it wilt posi- tively re*to*c. in even/ ea-*«, Grey or White h,iir to its original wlour by a few applications, without dyeing it, or le^'inr the disaxreeable smell of moat "Restorers." It m tkes th-: Hair charm.ngly-beau • tiful, as well as proaiot. 'I'! fhe growth of the hair 0;1 balrl spots, whortf thi gland- are not decayed. Ctir- tificate from Dr. Versma^ri on every bottle, wich fall particulars. Ask foe "THE MEXICAN HAUt BENEWBR,"prepared by H, C. GALLJP, 4.13, Oxford Street, Loudon. Tunc AT- AFFECTIONS AXD HoABSENESf.— AI! Buffering from irr tation of tne throat a id hoarse- n<'S8 will bo agreeably sarpriscd at the almost im- mediate relief afif del by tbe^ use of "Brown's Bronchia! Troohe^. ltua ■ faifious loz-^n^es are m»w sold by most respect:>ble ellernist, il this country at Is. l jd. per box People troubled with a •'hacking eou'-V'a 14 Blight cold," or bronchial affect ion-, cam.or tiy them too s-on, as similar truuble>, if allowed to progress result in eeri0U3 I'nlmonary and Asthmatic affections. See that the wor.ta Brown a D. nchial Troches" are. on the (iov. rnme >t St i,n around each bex. L-JIKI JH Lepo 4l»3. Oxford-: treat,

BIBT June 27th, the wife of Mr. F. X. Mertz, j, weiler, Trehf-rbert, of a son.

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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1873. LOCAL TOPICS. CRYSTAL PALACE MUSICAL COMPETITION. The Tenth of July-which promises to be as celebrated among Welshmen as the Fourth of July is among our American eousins—the se- cond competition for the One Thousand Pounds Prize Cup, and the decision of the adjudicators thereon, will have become events of the past be- fore another number of this journal is issued from the press. Of the results of the competi- tion the South Wales Choir is, we hardly need state, buoyant with hope and joyous anticipation which are fully justified by the success of the late rehearsals in different parts of the district. A dweller in the Principality, especially a dweller in those parts from which the choir is drawn, and which it visits, cannot fail to be in- terested in the movement and the results. The enthusiasm of the performers is contagious, and spreads with amazing rapidity. The celebrated leader, Caradog, has himself musical fire enough to inspire a whole neighbourhood with his own feelings, particularly where the love of music is so general. These combined causes have been the life of the competition movement. Their effects are seen in the enthusiastic receptions, and the successes of the choir at Cardiff, Caer- philly, Merthyr, Aberdaro, and other places. The same inspiring life has led to one grand triumph at the Crystal Palace, and will, we hope, lead to another. When|the choir leaves the station for the metropolis of the world the hopes, good-wishes, sympathies, and aspirations of Wales will pursue its course. The people of Wales will be, as it were, listening with anxiety, yet with confidence, for the swelling sounds of those five hundred voices, that they may catch the strain and cheer their kinsmen with thril- ling applause. The judgment of the adjudica- tors will be mentally heard before the electric fire can flash the news along its one huudred and seventy miles of wire. Assured of the sympathy and good wishes of its countrymen the choir will be doubly encouraged and inspired for the competition. Feeling that the eyes of Wales are upon him, and that the honour of Wales is once more put in the balance and en- trusted to his care, each member will be im- pressed with a great responsibility, and endea- vour to win the approbation of his countrymen and maintain their honour unsullied, and even add to it greater lustre. We wish God speed to the South Wales Choir! Having conquered, may it again conquer THE GAS COMPANIES. Common sense has begun to prevail among these rivals at last. We understand that arrange- ments have been made which will bring the two gas companies together. We do not know exactly what are the terms arrived at. It is worth know- ing, however, that one source of enmity, hatred, and jealously is about to be removed. Bygones will be bygones, It would have been better had this understanding been arrived at earlier. Now is better than not at all. Peace, goodwill and concord are always welcome visitors, because they are always laden with blessings. EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED. While peace and her attendants are visiting the town in one direction there are signs of conten- tion in another. The masters have given notice that all contracts with their colliers will cease at the end of the month. The question at issue is supposed to be the number of hundredweights or pounds in a ton. We shall not enter into the question, indeed, we do not understand the prin- ciples upon which the present mode of weighing the colliers' coal is based. We would simply counsel moderation, and resort to the milder methods of reason and conciliation before any animosity or ill feeling has been created. It is to be hoped that the present prosperity will not be m rredby any inconsiderate or hasty action on the part of either workmen or employer.

ABERDAKE POLICE COURT. TUKSOAY.— (Pe-frre R H Rhy>' aid D. E. Willi wis, Esquires.) DRUNKARDS' LbT. — William James wa charged with being drunk in Cwmbach-road, o i Saturday night, the 21st ult. Defendant said he was 60 years of age; he had taken two pints and perhaps he might have staggered a little. Fined 5s and costs. — David Williams, collier, was charged 'vith being drunk and riotous in Com- mercial-street. P.C. Dyment proved seeing him opposite the Pelican, at a quarter past 11 o'clock, on Saturday night, drunk and challenging to fight, with a crowd around. It appeared he had been fined a twelvemonth ago for a similar offence. He was now fined 20s and costs, or 21 days' hard labour.—John Griffiths was charged with a simi- lar offence in Cardiff road, Aberaman, on the 21th ult. P.S. Melhuish saw hila at half-past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and challenging to fight. Previous^to that witness wasjsent for to defendant's house in consequence of his beating his wife. Fined 208 and costs, or 21 days.—Daniel Griffiths, Aberaman, was charged with a similar offence. P.S. Melhuish proved seeing him at a quarter to 11 o'clock, on Saturday night, drunk and chal- lenging the landlord of the Hock public-house to fij;ht. Fined 15s and costs, or 14 days.—William Davit's was charged with a similar offence in John-street, Cap Coch. P.C. Evans stated that he saw the defendant at a quarter past 12 o'clock on Sunday morning, leaning his head against a wall. When spoken to he made use of very abusive language, and said he was a better man than witness. Defendant denied being drunk, stating that he only had two glasses of beer, and afterwards walked from Aberdarc, carrying a child on his back. His wife gave corroborative evidence The Bench considered the case was in- volved in so much doubt that they could not convict; at the same time they advised the de- fendant not to go leauing agiinst walls at such hours of the night. — Robert Whitney was charged with a similar offence in Cardiff-road, Aberaman. P.S. Melhuish saw him at 10 o'clock, on Saturday night, in front of the Royal Ex- change, challenging the landlord out to fight. Defendant was drunk and making use of bad language. There being a previous conviction, he was fined 20s and costs, or 21 days. — Martha Phillies was charged with being drunk on the 30th ult. P.C. Robb saw her near the Old Horse and Groom, High-street, very drunk and fighting with another woman. The Bench said the way in which women conducted themselves in that part of the town was most disgraceful. Scarcely a day passed without a row of some sort. The BeDcli were, however, determined to put that sort of thing down. Defendant was fined 15s. and costs, or 14 days. The fine was paid.—William Williams was charged with being drunk and riotous in Cardiff-road, Aberaman, on the 23rd ult. P.S. Melhuish proved- seeing him at a quarter to 11 o'clock, very drunk and chal- lenging another man to fight. Fined 15s and costs, or 14 days. — Morgan Price was charged with a similar offence in Mill-street, on the 27th ult. P.C. Canter said that defendant, who was drunk, went into another man's house and com- menced beating him. Both got on the ground, and witness parted them. Defendant had his coat off, and afterwards challenged to fight any man in the street. There was a large crowd present. Fined 15s and costs, or 14 days.— Mary Shea, wife of Dennis Shea, High-street, was chaige with being drunk on Friday evening last. P.C. Robb saw her at 6 o'clock \ery drunk and throwing stones. Defendant said she did not throw any stones till her husband and his sister abused her. Fined 10s and costs, or 7 days.— Frederick Fisher, a navvy, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk in Canon-street, on Monday. P.O. Davies proved the case.—Sarah Rees was charged with being drunk and riotous in High- street. P.C. Robb proved seeing her drunk and fighting with Martha Phillips. It appeared she had been fined on the loth of June laet for a similar offence, and once previously. She was now ordered to pay 20s aod costs, or 21 days. REFUSING TO QUIT. — John Griffiths wa9 charged wiih refusing to quit the Royal Oak Inn, Aberaman, on the 23rd ult. Elizabeth Jones, a servant girl, stated that defendant came to the house, drunk about ll o'clock in the morning. He asked for beer, but did not have any. He afterwards kicked up a row and refused to go out on being asked to do so by her master. Mar- garet Griffiths, wife of defendant, said her hus- band had a pint of beer iu the Royal Oak between 1 and 2 o'clock. It was brought in by last wit- ness; and afterwards her husband commencd tossing with the landlord's son. Elizabeth Jon< s, recalled, denied that she supplied any beer. The Btuch dismissed the case. TRESPASSING IN A HAYFIELD—Mary Bannett was charged with damaging a hayfield, the pro- perty of Mr Richard Richards, Monk-street. Mr David Richards, son of prosecutor, stated that he saw defendant in the middle of his father's hayfielJ. He bad cautioned her before, but it was impossible to keep her away from the field. The damage was laid at Id. The Bench ordered her to pay Id. compensation, 2s 6d fine, and costs. IMPORTANT TO COLLIEKT MANAGERS.—David Thomas, manager of the Graig Colliery, the property of the Welsh Iron Works Company, Limited; was summoned at the instance of Mr Wales, Inspector of Mines for this district, for a breach of the 15th section of the Mines (Coal) Regulation Act, 35th and 36th Vict., c. 76. The alleged offence consisted of employing a boy, named Morgan Llewellyn, who was under the age of 12 years, underground. Mr Simons pro- secuted, and Mr Linton defended, In opening the case, Mr Simons observed that, looking at the intention of the legislature in passing this Act, the persistence of persons employing juvenile labour in mines was a very serious offence. In the interests of the working men of the neigh- bourhood, and the families of working men, he would urge upon the Bench that parties who did persist in employing children of this sort in mines should be visited with the heaviest penalties. Under the Mines Regulation Act, there was a provision which made managers and agents, and the owners of collieries independently r.nd sever- ally liable for every person employed under age in a colliery; but there was a protecting clause, which, however, in this irfstanco had been dis- regarded. Now, Mr Fowler, who so long and ably served the office of stipendiary justice in this district, had laid down a rule that in every case where a child was employed underground under age he should inflict the highest penalty, unless it could be shown that every means had been adopted to prevent such ohildren from getting into the pit. Mr Fowler, with a view of preventing dtception, suggested that a certificate of the child's birth be produced. To meet this the Registrar of the District, Mr James, hai been in the habit of giving extracts from the register for a shilling to save the expense of a certificate; and this was well known in the neighbourhood, and was the universal custom, therefore there could be no excuse for any em- ployer allowing such an atom as this boy to work in his colliery; and iudeed so careful had em- ployers in this district been in this respect, that in the special rules proposed, there was a clause requesting that a child seeking employment at a colliery should be required to produce a certi- ficate either of baptism or of successful vaccina- tion, unless any person chose to take the res- ponsibility, having a personal knowledge of the child's age. This was the first prosecution un- der this Act, although identical with the former one and he would ask that the heaviest penalty should be inflicted, so that proprietors should know, through the defendant, that the provis- ions of this Act will bo strictly enforced.—Mary Llewellyn, mother of tho boy, was then called. She stated that her son had been employed at the Graig Colliery, but she did not know exact- ly when he commenced working there. She recollected the death of Thomas Edmund David, and the inquest. It might have occurred in the month of April last. Her son wont to work with David a short time before the accident. He was 11 years of age in May last, and went to school now. He found work himself. Cross- examined by Mr Linton Ilei son worked throe weeks with David, a. td earned j61 altogether. He was paid at the rate of 1 s a day. Perhaps the boy had been sent out of the level by David. He might have told her he would be summoned if the boy v/ent to work again.— The boy was then sworn,and said he remembered David being killed, and also giving evidence at the inquest. fie could not say how long he had been working before that—perhaps a month. He had previously been working with Howell y Wrangon, in the same place, but could not say for what length of time. It was a level in which he was working w:th David, and defendant was the overman. He used to con. in otifn, and had Seen him (witness) there sever d times, lie used to cut coal. Defendant saw him doing it, and once stopped him when he was working with Howell y Wr-ui^oii, hut did not stop h::n or say anything to him when he was working with Thomas Edmund David. In answer to Mr Linton, the boy said he left oil'working for Howell long before Christmas. The defendant was gaffer then, and told How-11 to btop him from working. On i he morning of the accident he had gone in before David, taking a lamp from home.—Being re-examined by Mr Si mons, the boy said he did not know whether the gaffers saw him going in and coming out from work. Defendant did not, He was eatinghis dinner once in the level when defendant saw him.—Jno. Bevan, haulier, had never seen the boy inside the level or underground at all, but had seen him outside when the men were going to work.—Mr Simons here applied for an adjournment, as it would be necessary for him to have the attendance of two witnesses who had been summoned, but were not present as the crosss-examination had put an entirely new as- pect upon the case. After some discussion, it was agreed that the case should be heard in Merthyr, on Monday next. CRUELTY TO A DONKEY.—Dennis Shea, dealer in oil rags and bones, was charged with cruelly ill- treating a donkey. P.C. Parry deposed to seeing the defendant on the 19th inst. with a donkey and cart heavily laden with bones going up the steep road to Abernant. He kept striking the animal and abasing it in a shameful manner. Wit- ness remonstrated with him, and examined the animal when he found large wales on it, and a running sore on the shoulder, caused by the col- lar. It was also v ry poor, and quite unable to work. Defc-ndint promised that if witness would let him go he would leave the load and take the donkey home. He did take it out of the shafts, but as soon as he thought witness was out of sight he put it in again. Defendant did not deny it, and asked their Worships to deal leniently with him. The Bench however thought he had been guilty of gross cruelty, and inflicted a fine of 20s and costs, which was paid.

MERTHYR BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of this Board was held on Saturday, Mr B. Kirkhouse in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were readaud confirmed. THE PAY CLERK AND HIS DUTIES. The report of the Committee appointed at the last meeting for the purpose of taking into con- sideration the duties, &c., of the Pay Clerk, was read. The Committee approved of the form of order which had been sent down by the Local Government Board, with a few alterations. They recommended that places for paying the paupers should be seleeted in different parts of the parish, that in case any pauper should be unable, from sickness, aocident, or old age, to attend at the pay place of his district in person or by a mem- ber of the family, it shall be the duty of the Pay Clerk to make the payment to the pauper in per- son, at his, or her residence. That he shall call upon and pay weekly to tradesmen and others all sums due upon orders of the Re- lieving Officers for relief in kind, and also school fees that the account for sums dis- bursed as "cash," and "in hand," be kept separately that the salary shall be fixed at £150 a year, with third class railway fare that no person under 30, or over 17 years of age shall be eligible; that candidates be required to speak both Welsh and English, and that personal can- vassing shall be deemed a dis-qualification for the office. The amount of security was fixed at £400, and it was also recommended that Mr Doyle be invited to attend, snd discuss the mat- ter before finally forwarding the order to the Poor Law Board. Mr R. :H. Rhys moved the adoption of the report, briefly detailing the circumstances which had led the Committee to make the above sug- gestions. Dr Price seconded the motion which was ulti- mately carried, after a few remarks fiom Mr Gould as to the hardship of compelling widows with young children to lose a days' work by com- ing for their relief. MA FORSTER'S ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AMENDMENT BILL. The Rev. Dr Price drew attention to the pro- viiions of the Bill now passing through the House of Commons, which be characterised as a kind of a jumbling attempt at compromise, which failed to please any one party. The original Act of 1870 had been cut and hacked about as if all the clauses had been put into a bag and shaken out. Some of theim it was impossible to make anything at all of, but the 2i>th section had come out whole. It was thought by many persons th t this clause had a tendency to pauperize the edu- cation of the country, and it certainly caused a great dial of rankling and ill feeling among school Boards on account of the provision for pay- ing money towards the support of sectarian schools,over which they had no control whatever. The amended Act sweptj away Denisoa's Act completely, and relieved the School Boards of the obligations of the 25th clause, transferring them to Boards of Guardians. It had been the option of School Boards to exercise the right of paying fees to elementary schools, but now it was pro- posed to make it compulsory on the Guardians. To show fie feeling throughout the country, only 36 School Boards, or less than one in two, had exercised the power in some places it had been sparingly exercised, but in other it gave rise to great abuse. The speaker went on to point to a Church of England School in Manchester, which took .62 per cent, out of the rates, and this he held was inviting working men to become paupers, whether thiy liked it or not. He also pointed to the fact that with a few exceptions among the Wesleyans, and one among the Presbyterians, these payments were all to Church of England and Romish Schools, while the poor Independents and Baptists stood out on the kerbstone looking on at the loaves being divided among the others. They never touched a crumb. The Rev gentleman then wept on to arguathat the Gutrdiaus were bound under the proposed alterations, to pay fees out of the rates to Sectarian Schools if parents expressed their inability to pay. He believed the Bill would retard education for many School Boards would be prevented from putting the compulsory clause in force who otherwise would have done so. He looked upon the Bill as a clumsy bungle, contrived to blind those who were in favour of unsectarian education, but he believod it would never pass, as several Boards of Guardians, and among them Manchester, had strongly worded petitions against it. Just now, when the country was in a state of the highest prosperity, and working men could earn more money than the middle classes, they were encouraged to come and ask for fees for the edu ation of their children, and bye and bye they would come and ask for their bread and cheese as well. He would, there- fore, beg to move that a petition be forwarded from this Board against the 3rd clause of the Education Amendment Bill now before the Home. Mr Thomas Willi uns, seconded the motion. The Govenrment had failed in carrying out the 25th clause, and now they wanted the Guardians to do their dirty wor Mr R. H. Rhys could not agree with his friend Dr Price. He thought they should be very grateful to tlie Government for any measure calculated to remove tae abominable 25th clause, which had been such an apple of discord for the last two years. The speaker went on to recapitu- late what had been done by the Board with re- ference to Denison's Act, and denounced the idea of depriving ,)aup-r children of education because of a sentimental notion t iat by attending this school or that they might imbibe certain religious ideas. He cared not, he said, what schoolchildren attended, so loog as they were educated. He spoke entirely without any religious feeling or prejudice, and he thought Mr Forster had taken the only course ho could have adopted in doing away with the Act, and throwing on the Guard- ians the duty of educating the children if their parents were uiable to do it themselves. Tile speaker pointed out that many people gent their cnildren to Unitarian Schools without any fear of their be; ng proselytised. It so,. how was it that there were so many Nonconformists now in Wales, when formerly all the education was in the hands of the Church? But Nonconformity was continu- ing to spread, and would spread simply because of the inefficiency of the Churca of England to do its duty (oh, oh). Yes, and the rector of Merthyr would bear him out in saying this, because the Church was getting over-ruu witn form and cere- mony which tho people hated and detested. There was not in point of doctrine between the Church of England and Noncon- formists except in the forms and ceremonies and the system of appointing ministers, and although he differed with the Caurch in this he could not support the motion. The Rev John Griffiths (Keotor ot Merthyr), also could not agree wi n the Doctor, but alter what Mr Rhys had said he would not add any- thing further. .\1'1' John James would also give his reason for not voting with Dr Price. Ihe real sore had not been touched upon at all. roa^ rt;ason for the obj eiiou was because tho parent had tho choice of schools for his child. Dr Price said it was because the Guardians had to pay-but why shouldn't they pay ? Who should pay for the education of poor children but the Guardians ? It was what they had been doing for the last 20 years, evtr 8\: ce Denison's Act came into oper. ation. And when it became law that this power houl.l -be vested in the School Board, who but these very gentlemen were then dissatisfied. They would not be satisfied, wherever tho money 1 was to come from unless they had it all their own way, and forced children into schools a;(j^«ist the wishes of their parents. They did not say so, but they meant it, and why not say what they meant ? They said it tended to pauperize the people, but he must say he had never heard that argument used before. It would be left to the Guardians to see whether they would ay or not, and they would take care not to do so unless it was necessary. Messrs Gould, Jno. Williams, and Richard Jones also spoke in favour of the motion, after which Dr Price briefly replied, and tho Board divided with the following result: For the motion, 11 against, 7. Tue motion was there- upon declared to bo carried, and the Clerk was directed to draw up a petition. This concluded the public business.

GLAMORGANSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS These Sessions were opened this week, and the following cases of local interest were heard. WOUNDING CASE. Mary Thomas, 52 years of age, a hawker, of no education, was charged with maliciously wound- ing Elizabeth Welsh, at Aberdare, on the 13th May, 1873. Mr Dunn prosecuted, and the pri- soner remained undefended, The prosecutix, a young womau, recently married, said sue entered a public-house at Aberdare, when a quarrel took place betweea her and the prisoner, who followed her to another public-house. Tue prisoner then took up a tin quart measure, and struck her on the head. The medical evidence showed that complainant was suffering from two incised wounds on the evening of the assault, and which appeared to have been recently inflicted. The prisoner, addressing the Court, said that several of the wounds were caused to the prosecutrix by her falling down a flight of steps. She was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprison- ment, with hard labour. LARCENY. Albert Allen, 25, a rag and bone collector, of no education, was charged with stealing I cwt. andSOlbs. of iron, the property of Richard Fo- thergill and another, at Aberdare, on the 30"h of May, 1873. Mr Oliver Jones appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was undefended. On the day named the prisoner was met by a police- sergeant, stationed at Abernant, driving a donkey and cart in a private road, from the direction of the Aberdare Iron Company. He discovered a quantity of iron in the bed of the cart, and in answer to witness the prisoner said he had bought it of a woman for a small sum, and afterwards contradicted this statement by saying that he had bought it cf some children. A portion of the iron found in the cart was produced in court, and identified as the property of the prosecuting com- pany. It was placed in a heap at the side of the company's roadway. The jury found a verdict of guilty against the prisoner, who was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, with hard labour, the first and last week to be in solitary confinement. HORSE STEALING. Frederic Jones, 14 years of age, described by the calendar to be a haulier, of no education, was indicted for Btealing a mare, the property of Evan Jones, at Aberdare, on the 14th of last March. Mr B. F. Williams prosecuted. The prisoner, who was undefended, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor it appeared was the landlord of a public- house at Merthyr, and employed the prisoner on the 13th of March as a haulier, and sent him with the mare to Melin-y-Cwrt. He was to have at- tended to some business, but it was afterwards found that he had sold the mare to a person named David Thomas, an overman at Hirv^io, in the employ of the Hirwaiu Iron Company, for the sum of ten guineas. The jury found the prisoner guilty, aud was sentenoed to eight montha* im. prisonment with hard labour. UNLAWFUL ASSAULT. Margaret Jones surrendered to h r bail on the charge of unlawfully assaulting a person named George Stevens, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm, at Aberdarf, on the 3rd of May, 1873. Mr B. F. Williams prosecuted, and Mr Coleridge defended the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty. The hearing of the case ooccupied a con- siderable time. The jury retired, and brought in a verdict of common assault against the prisoner, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Cardiff. LARCENCY. David James, a puddler, 23 yeatra of age, des- cribed in the calendar tu be of imperfect educa- tion, wat indicted upon the charge of having stolen one cloth coat, the property of Thomas Pugh and another, at Aberdare, on the 21st ot June, 1873. Mr Coleridge was the counsel for the prosecution. The jury fuund the prisoner guilty. A previous conviction was recorded against the prisoner, he having been sentenced to six months' imprisonment on the 2nd of Janu- ary, 1872, at the Quarter Sessions held at Cardiff. The magistrate was surpised to find that the prisoner had not taken warning by this sentence, and now ordered him to be imprisoned for nine calendar months at Swansea, and during the first two and last two days of this term to be placed in solitary confinement. Ho was told that if he again appeared he would be sen- tenced to penal servitude. _d_

IRON AND COAL TRADE. It is at least gratifying to find th it the iron- making establishments of this district are still well employed, although the reports circulating as to the state of the iron trade are not the most satisfactory. There are some makers rather dis- couraged by the competition which is growing up against them in the United States Iron works throughout the kingdo n have usually been largely employed on United States contracts of some kind or other, and the proprietors were not satis- fied if they did not get their share of American work. For the last year or two, however, this trade has been falling, and English and Welsh ironmasters are beginning to be alive to the un- pleasant fact that their Yankee cousins are going extensively into making their iron at home. It must, of course, be expected that this competition will be more and more felt, and makers took with considerable misgiving upon the limited trade which is done with the United states this season. Welsh makers may, however, console them Selves with the fact for the time being, at least, that American manufacturers have not ye given their attention so muca to rail miking as to other classes of finished iron, although American buvers do not give out rail orders this season so freely as was expected. But specifications have come from otaer quarters, aad, taking the trade altogether, there is an appreciable amount of aotivity. Whether there may be more or less in the future there may be various opinions we at least must be couteut with what is doing at present. The txports of iron from Cardiff and Newport have continued to be large throughout tie last fortnight. Sinoa the date of my list report the followiuij clearances have been effected —Rhym- ney Iron Company, 715 tons rail to L-ghoru, and 1,20J tons rail to Riga; Cyfarthfa, 138 tons bar to Lisbon; and J Bovey and Co., 12 tons bar Dowlais Company, 950 tons rail to Montreal, 100 tons bar to Rotterdam, and 600 tons rail and 70 toua wire to New York Aberdare Iron Com- pany, 450 tons rail to Calmar, and 850 tons rail to Carlscrona; Ebbw Vale Company, 715 tons to Ibraila, and 85 tons rail to Genoa; Tredegar Company, 271 tons rail to Ahis, and 100 tons rail to Stonnington; the Blaenavon Company, 300 tons rail to Ibraila and R. Getting, 508 tons rail to Stockholm. Immense quantities of iron ore are stilljimport- ed from Spain and other places. The consump- tion is more than met, and stocks are being laid in. The tin plate works are in something like aotive supply, but the position of the trade has been unsatisfactory for some time past. The differ- ences in regard to prices preveut makers and buyers entering into transactions. In rtference to the ooal trade there is not much to be said. The demand for steam qualities is held in mist parts of the district to be easier, and prices have receded to a small extent. There is, nevertheless, a very good trade being done, and colliery proprietors still entertain the belief that there will be no great change in the trade for a long time to come. All are agreed that former low prices will never again be current. The inquiry for house coal is much abjut the same, and quotations are maintained as for the last month. A dividend of 7s 6d per share is recommended by the directors of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Company, which will make 20s for the year. I hinted last week that some difference wouM probably arise betwet'ti colliers and colliery pro- prietors as to the price to be paid for the 20 civt. ton which will have to be adopted when the New ■Vlines Regulation Act comes into force. An important mating of collier delegates has sinoo been held at Brynnaawr to consider this matter, and the desirability of establishing a court of conciliation for South Wales. The following resolutions were passed — 1st. That tllis"meeting fully expects the weighing clause of the Mines Regulation Act, 1872, to be carried out in all its details, and the coal properly weighed according to the imperial weight of the realm—112 lbs. to the cwt., 20 cwts. to the ton and therefore this meeting desires to adhere to the whole of the weighing clause. 2nd. That it is within the knowledge of this meeting that miners and col- liers cut 21 and 25 cwls. to the ton and have been doing so for years past; it therefore resolves to suppress this evil by firm adherence to the stipulations of the Act with the present outting price. 3rd. That a board of conciliation be es- tablished. 4th. That all districts are requested to select competent persons to constitute the board in concert with the agents, one from each district only to bo elected. 5th. That Merthyr Tydtil be the place of meeting for the Board. 6tti. That a meeting be held at the Lord Raglan Inn, Merthyr Tydfil, on Thursday, July 3rd. For some time past the night workmen in the Aberdare Valley h ve been agitating for six days' pay for five nights' work, but the masters firmly resisted the demand. It was then deter- mined to refer the matter to the executive of the Miners' Union, the men thinking, no doubt, that they would be supported in their claim. The executive, however, have rather disappointed the men by declining to countenance their claim, but intimating that they would support them in en- deavouring to get an eight-hour night turn, and to demand extra pay for every hour worbed over the eight.

MOUNTAIN ASH LOCAL BOARD. The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Board was held in the Board-room, Workman's Hall, on Monday, when there were present the following members — Messrs G.Wilkinaon, chair- man, D. Morgan, D. Williams, J. Griffiths, T. Edwards, J. Edwards, J. Gray, and D. James. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Thf:Inspector of Nuisances reported one fatal case of small pox since last meeting, viz., William James, aged 4g years, of 10, Glyngwyn-street. Also a choked drain on the premises of Mr Eslick, leading from the privy and underground rooms to the sewer at Ffrwd-cresent. Also the following nuisances: An open, foui, and offensive sewer, leading from Forest Level to the canal, near the school at Newtown. A quantity of stagnant water in front of Incline-row, Newtown, through the want of drainage to three houses in the abo/e row, the property of Messrs Nixon and Co. A large swamp of stagnant water on the canal bank, near the schools at Newtown, the property of the Aberdare Caoal Co. An open ditch from top of Darranlas to the Foundry, containing foul and offensive water from privies and drains. An open, foul, and offensive gutter on the side of the road in Quarry-street, the property of the Local Board. A nuisance still existing in the garden attached to the Taff Vale Railway Station. A pool of stagnant water on the premises of Mr Fletcher, Oxford-street. There were a great many complaints last week through the scarcity of water in town. Notices were ordered to be served in each case. MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The following was read To the Chairman and Members of the Mountain Ash Local Board. Gentlemen,—As the present and the coming time of the year are particularly open to the in- vasion of epidemics (in which a good or bad sup- ply of water plays a prominent part), I think I cannot do better than to ask your serious atten- tion to the state of the water supply here. This is by no means satisfactory, and I have constantly had representations made to me as to the condition of the wat r supplied in the taps belonging to the houses in Mountain Ash. I, therefore, accompanied by your Surveyor, Inspector, and the Rev Mr Williams and Mr Edwards (two members of the Sanitary Commit- tee) went to inspect the water works on Friday and Saturday last On our way I was astonished to see at the spring near Craig-street about twenty women and children waiting with vessels for water, and all but fighting for it. This was a state of things I hoped never to have seen at Mountain Ash. I was told there had been a'stoppage of water oom- ing through the house taps, and the o ndition of that was such that people w nt to the springs in preference. On arriving at the Darranlas Reservoir we found the water very low indeed, and considerable deposit of mud in the comers of the stone work, which was being removed. The hot weather, no doubt, has influenced tho storage being so small, but I was not prepared at all to find the filter bed apparently not haviug been in use for some time. There was a considerable layer of mud over the gravel (about 4 inches). This filter bud, accord- ing to o.ie of the workmen had not been used for two months, how much longor I do not know, but another man who has been there three years does not recollect ever to have seen it oleaned. Now, as the quality of the water, or rather the clearness and freedom from various matters (ani- mal or vegetable) depends upon careful and clean filtration, I do not see how we can have clean water under the present circumstauoas. That this filter bed could not have been used we thought was established by the ciroumstanoe of a water chamber connecting the main reservoir and filter bed being covered with the roots of vegetation spread over its surface, upon which rested a lot of frogs and a toad. In the small ponds 4h the otherwise dry filter bed were quarts of tadpoles. Whether there is some small quantity of gravel through which the water (now evidently going at once from the reservoir into the main) goes, I do not know; but practically there is but one filter bed, and that apparently has not been used for some time, nor been cleaned at all, as far as we could find. These matters have been observed by the Sur- veyor, Inspector, and two members of the Sani- tary Committee, and these are the conclusions we come to. We also examined the lower water reservoir at Newtown. It was very low and had much vege- tation in it, but on our road I asked for a glass of water in Cardiff-road, below the Barracks, and that was bright and good, and if such water had been obtainable in the upper part of the town, people would nut require to go to the springs. The supply is stopped from some rows of houses at present.. I have collected some specimens of the various water, which is in the office for your inspection, aud upon the whole matter in asking yours and the water company's attention to this state of things, I will attach an extract from a report of mine in September, 1871, and I have no in-, re or less to ask of you than to carry out what I theu suggested [Copy of Extract referred to.] I examined the sources of supply to the re- servoir of the water works. These are far above humau habitation, and therefore not liable to be influenced by any admixture of sewage matter. The spring entering the reservoir to the north has very clear sparkling water, with but little sediment, and tastes well. That at the south has slightly more sediment These waters come ultl. mately to the filtering bed. This water I have tried with the permanganate of potash and chloride of gold tests, but have not discovered any organic matter therein. In connection with the Merthyr water works, I understand from Mr Harpur there are four filter beds; these, of course, are the im- portant parts of the apparatus for purifying water. Now, two of these filters are constantly in opera- tion, while the other two are being cleansed and recharged. I should strongly recommend a similar method of proceeding in our water works, and a very particular and regular examination of the filer beds, I think it would be extremely desirous to have the leaden pipes conveying the water works water to the various houses ooated with tin internally, &c. In my report in Sep- tember last I suggested a pipe thus protected and called Haines' patent lead encased block tiu pipe,' supplied at the ordinary price of lead pipe of similar bore. I fancy the examination of our water works water (an exact quantitative and qualitative one) by some emiuont analytical chemist (as Drs Hassail, Letheby, or Mr ilempath, jun., of Bristol) would give much satisfaction to us all in our little community, &e." So much for water supply. Accompanied by the same gentlemen, I inspected the drains whioh are offensive in the place, and which your Inspec- tor will report. I trust both these matters re- ported on will have your prompt attention, be- cause this is a dangerous time of the year coming, and the matters are strictly reported in the in- terests of the inhabitants and the proper health of the place.—I am, gautleman, faithfully yaurs, E. W. S. DAVIE8, Medical Odicer. Dalfryn Ffrwd, June 30, 1873. Some half a.dozen or more sa obtained from the watfr works U parts of the district, were placed 1 Some of these were of a milky c one of the bottles was a tadpole insects, the latter having been pool in the almost dry filter bed. A long discussion ensued as to water supply, in which most of took part. The general impressic present resorvoir was much too e tho town, the Groat Western Raili and the works and that the fill had for a considerable time been again be brought into use. On the motion of Mr David B agreed that at the close of the Board should form themselves int with a view to drawing up a m forwarded to Messrs Nixon, Tay the owners of the water works, to take immediate steps to remed plained of. The following is a copy of the t has been forwarded to Messrs and which was signed by all thE sent: — To Messrs Nixon Taylor and ( Ash. We, the undersigned Members Ash Local Board, beg to enclose the Report of the Medical Office; with reference to the water supp] Mountain Ash. We beg to infori are very serious complaints mad both of the quantity and qualit supplied to the public by your C would recommend to your earnes the necessity of cleaning the p and reservoir, and providing a3 t an additional reservoir and niter meet the urgent requirements of We are doing our utmost to se< fulness of the town in which you interested, and we feel sure that call your attention to the exist water supply to secui e your war SURVEYOR'S REPO] The following report of th< read To the Mountain Ash Lo( Gentlemen.—I beg to report t for scavanging the district expii July inst. and I would recommei for tenders to carry out the necee ensuing year. I beg also to report that I hav of a house from Mr Evan Morgai built in Fountain-street, to:wbicb objection.—I am, Gentlemen, y vant. S. O. HARI Mountain Ash, June 30th, 1873. The report was adopted. 8AITITARY STATE OF TI Rev J. W. Williams drew a fact that cholera was advanci shores, and in all probability t] outbreak in the autumn. He t the Board should do all in tl there was yet time, to get rid that might be injurious to the habitants. He proposed that th mittee meet and inspect the pli at the Board at their next meet Mr Griffiths thought their were quite competent to deal It was folly to pay officers ai themselves. The Surveyor 'recommende notices were served the Board s to enforce t hem. At present too lenient. Mr Griffiths withdrew his Sanitary Committee, and Mr E substituted. Mr Williams's proposition wa FIN ANOB. The Finance Cammittee's reI adopted. There was a balaut the treasurer's hands. Chequj were signod. ,—i

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