The Aberystwith Observer

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THE OBSERVER AND IrS POLICY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERYSTWYTH OBSERVER. Dear Sir,-Allow me, as a Churchman and a pro- gressive Conservative, to enter a friendly protest against the way in which the Aberystwyth Observer has, for some time past, been conducted- It is admitted on all hands that your paper has, for years, done very good service to the Church and Con- servatism in North Cardiganshire and there is no reason why it may not Iyet do greater service, provided it be moderatoly and judiciously con- ducted. If it is still intended to be the organ of the Church and Toryism in this part of the county, it is difficult to understand the motive of the writer of the Observations which have appeared of late in the editorial columns,—Observations which seem to me to be most indiscreet, and calculated, if allowed to be repeated, to estrange from it the support of every good Churchman and Tory. I may refer to the following editorial notes, &c.. which 1. ail such. take excontion to:— 1. A few weeks ago there appeared a noto" with a touch of sarcasm with reference to the Bishop of the diocesD. 2. The allusion made in lait week's issue to the Rev J.Bell Cox was most uncharitable and uncalled- for, and moreover utterly unwarrantable. 3. Your observation on the Reformation of the Diaconato appeared somewhat detrimental to the clergy of the Established Church. 4. In referring to the Nonconformist deputation which waited upon the Queen a few days ago, tho writer of the note proja out of his way to sneer at the status of tho clenry of the Church of England. 5. You sot apart a larger space under "Church and Chapel" to reports of Nonconfoimist than of Church items—e.g., in last week's impression there are six of the former, while there are only 'hree of the latter. Now I maintain that the spirit in which these observations are made is not appreciated by one in every fifty of those who take in the Aborystwyth Observer." Why not leave such reckless notes for the "Cambrain News," whose readers pretty generally would exult over them, and endeavour to make your own paper a good, sound, and respectable journal one which would, on account of its respectability and general merits, claim the support of all right-minded people within the radius of its circulation ? Trusting I may be considered as actuated by the most friendly motives towards the welfare and success of the Aberystwyth Observer," and that I may soon see a decided chango for the better in its tone,—Bolieve me, yours faithfully, D. DAVEN JONES, 8, Station-torraC^, liampetor. Curate of LimPotOr- May 24th, 1887. [We will not enter into a discussion with our corres- pondent in relation to matters of opinion but we cannot allow what is virtually an accusation of unfair reporting to pass unchallenged. Mr Jones is not the only clergyman who has blamed us because the chapel items are more numerous than those of the Church. Are any items of local Church news omitted from our columns? We believe not. It stands to reason that there should be more Chapel than Church paragraphs, because there are more Chapels than Churches, and the ministers of the former change much more frequently than those of the latter.—ED. Ab. Ob$.]

WELSH BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. In the House of Commons on Friday weok, in reply to Mr Mason, Lord G. H tmil'oa said,— It is the case that the guirdship lying at Queensfcrry has been supplied with Welsh coal which coat 13s Per ."°n alongside. The Scotch coal wou d cost less, but bow much less cannot be stated, as no actual purchase of a large quantity has been made. The tried coal from Scotland, as stated in the QUESTION, but it was not found nearly equal t> the best Welsh coal. The Welsh coal has tho great advantage Of bamg smokeless and not choking the flues, neither of which qualities pertain to the Scotch coal. NONCONFORMISTS IN FLINTSHIRE. In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, Mr S. Smith ask d the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he was aware that there were over 30 Nonconformists in Flintshire legally qualified to hold the Commission of the Peace and, why none of those wero appointed, seeing that two- ti irds of the population of the county were Noncon- formists. Mr Mathews said ho was not awaro of the fact sug;e-ted in the question. The information he had was to a contrary effect, as he had twice informed the House. Later in the evening, Mr 3. Smith again called attention to the sabject of Nonconformist magistrates in Flintshire. He said there were no Nonconformists on the Bench in that county, although there were 30 gentlemen fully qualified legally as well as by their social position. It would be a great satisfaction to the great mass of the population if the Lord Lieutenant could be led o nominate as magistrates some Nonconformist Gentle- men who could also understand Welsh. Almost all the present magistrates under-tood English only and as a consequence it might befeared that injust.ice'was sometimes done. Mr O. Morgan said such a state of things as existed in Flintshire was not to bo found in any other ennn+r in England or Wales. The great bulk of the poople were Nonconformists, and they had not a Noncon- formist magistrate among them. The answera which the Heme Secretary had given on this subject had been very unsatisfactory. THE ANTI-TITHE AGITATION IN WALES In the Houso of Commons, on Monday, Mr Hubbard asked the First Lord of the Trea~nry whether, in view of the renewod agitation in Wales against the recovery of tithe rent charge and of the violent resistance opposed to officials fUlfilling their lawful duty by bands of men organised and directed by the A iiti-Tithe League," the Government would issue preclamatons in Welsh and English declaring- the illegality of these tumultuous proceedings and nld also direct prosecutions to be instituted a&ain^tha leaders of this criminal conspiracy ? mo Mr T. Healy, rising to order, inquired whether the House should allow a question to appear its records which assumed that the agitation in Wales was a criminal conspiracy. I The Speaker: I think the assumption onoU fn bo made in the question. n Mr Smith said, in replying to the quest;™ he would omit all reference to the character f the agitation. He was very glad to say that he was in. formed the agitation was subsiding, and tl t tha inhabitants of the Principality were beginninsTto see the necessity of complying with the existin" law. INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION IN WALES Mr Cornwallis West asked the First Lord'of the Treasury whether her Maiesty a Government wa9 prepared to offer tho same measure of assist™™ to Wales as was given for educational purges to Scotland and Ireland, by an annual grant of mo n81 for intermediate education, including training colleges for teachers, in the event of a bill dealing with this subject, and commanding the general sup- port of Welsh representatives, being submitted to Parliament. Mr Smith said the university colleges in Wales received an annual grant amounting to J>19 nno a year, as against .£16,000 paid to the Scotch univer- sities as teaching colleges. While her Majesty's Government recognise the importance of this sub- ject, they were not prepared, for obvious reasons to make a statement as to the nature and amount of the financial assistance that could be looked for from the State in the event of any bill being brought forward

£ HOLIDAY KEFLECTIONS.—With the approach of Whitsuntide the mind seems naturally to turn to anticipations of Swiss climbing and Rhine experiences, the remembrances of which go so far to make the remainder of our English year bearable. Talking of the Rhine, one of, perhaps, the most pleasant experiences to the traveller is—next to the contrast in tho scenery—the change in the style of living which his holiday there introduces him to. Take the matter of wine alone. How his knowledge of that article seems to be suddenly enlarged by the light refreshing bottle of Hochheimer, which he gets —say at St. Goar or Coblentz-and which he mentally resolves, shall, in future, appear on his table at home. Circumstances have, it is true, hitherto prevented the realization of this resolution, but, in future the new scheme of Messrs W. & A. Gilbey, for supplying the light table wines of Germany and Hungary—Hoch- heimer and Karlowitz-at One Shilling per bottle, should do much to meet what is a rapidly growing do mand.—" The Morning Post," 21st May, 1887. At a committee of N orth Wales College governors, held at Chester on Monday, a resolution was passed recording tho committee's disapproval of the ado ption of the system of payment by results applied at p resent to Elementary schools, and recommend- in? i n. preference a system of p ).ym ent for the general xoelience of the schools.

) I E. P. WYNNE, i FAMILY AND DISPENSING f CHEMIST, 4. -E- S PIER STREET, ABlillYSTWYTB.

I JHst of 0isitars. I ( j f MARINE TERRACP. *♦,— Capt and Mrs Boas&ll and f>*7Qi' Miuhynllath Mr and Mrs Hngbes-Bonsnll, Gl"m-t-¡f.l 16, Mrs R. Jones — Miss Harrison, Master Moore, MLss Mot ae- ..1111 Tinrae, Welshpool Miss Betney and Miss Iloore, l}irstia^\sna Miss Jones, Vochriw Miaa James, Monmouth Miss Cornell, London j 11. Miss Thomag- Mrs and Miss Cnnn;ek, Southsea j Mr Cannick, London y Mrs Hurst and family, Lichfield j 15, Miss Evans— j Mr and Mrs C. C. Smith, Wolvprham.ton j Mrs Ellington, Wolverhamptcn MifS Follwood, Sedgeloy Mr and Mrs York and nnr.se Pi-uleti, S ifnal ] 16, Miss H. Hnghf s— Mrs Allen, Pool Quay ] Miss Newill, Welshpool BE LE YUE HOTEL, Mr W. H. Palmar— Mr B. Pearoe, Birmingham Mr and Mrs B -»an. Brithdir Kill, Berri* w; Judge Bishop, M-rkbyr. Capt Pryce, Welshpool; Capt Gallen^a, Newport Mon Mr Boswdl, Osforl Mr H. Granny, Brecon; Mr and Mrs Hardin?, Shrewsbury; Mr and Mrs W. D. Smith, London; Rey. and Mrs Owen, Derby; Mr Evans, London; Mr Motilbart. Manchester; Mr L.%rg-low, Birmingham; Mr Henderson, Maccle?fi< 1<1 Mr talker, L»«-rby Mr Dtmsford, Bristol, Mr Gosilinu, Leed^; Mr Williams, Carmarthen; Mr Walla'ip, London 484 Mrs Kenrick- Mias Wilkinson, Birmingham Misa Clifton, Loudon 28, Miss Hughes— Colonel Williams and fami'y 29, John Evans— Th« Rev. S. T., Mrs and Mr W. M. Sproston, Wolverhampton The Rev. E. F., Mis and Master J. F. O. Lewie, Llanfellteg Mr and Mrs Crosltnd and family, Manchester SO — Mr F. Gwyther and Sons, Ward End, Birmingham Gloucester House, Mrs Roberts- Mr and Mrs Geo. Ev ions, South EUnk, Middletown The Rev. T. Locke't Hinchco, H.A., Stoke-on- Trent The Hon. T. Young, Newcastle, Staff I Mrs Caneick. Brouon 35, Brynymor Hjase, Mrs M. Nel;ton- Mr and Mrs Mallory, baby and maids, Warwick Mrs Mycock, Stafford Mrs Turnook,. Heywood Mrs and Miss Campbell, Edinburgh R iv. D. A. Jones & Mr C. W. A. Jones, Aher >yron 36, Moreland House, Mrs Edwards— Mr and Mrs Ku?s-ill and family, Wolverhampton Mrs Burn and maid, Shrewsbury I 38. Mrs Bicldulpli- I Mr, Mrs, and Miss Eytcn, Walford Hill, Shropshire Mrs Dayrell, Baschurch Miss L. E/ton M'damoisel e GeuTa;n 39, Glyndwr House, Miss Griffiths- Rev J. and Mrs Jones Misa Nagler, WednesLury 40, Mrs Nebo- Mr, Mrs and the Misses Lowe, Warwick Mr and Mrs M/1nn, Leamington Mr Holmes, Leamington Mr Mallory, Warwick 43, P.cton House, Miss Oimotherlay- The Misses Drew, Master Drew & none, Oswestry Mrs Beech and Miss IIngheo, Longton Mr Hughes, Newcastle Mr and Mra Wildin, Longton 44, Miss E. F. Jonf's- Mrs and Mr B. Woodhonse, Leominster 47 ,Chatham Home, Mrs E Iwards- Mr and Mrs Beutey, Loudsn Mra Heighway, Polemere Mrs and Mis" Medlicott, Shrewsbury Mr and Mrs Nit-hob, Miss Miy and maid, Bridg- north 43, Marlborough House, Mrs Porton- Major Corbett and family, Yatnor Park. Welshpool 49, Mrs D. Lewis- Mrs, Miss and Master R-,i-r. and Miaa Duadas, Biscliurch Virarage, Shrewsbury Miss Preen, Ross ■53, Miss James- Mrs Owen, Mrs Geo. Owen and baby, Oswestry B6, Crniglais View, Mrs W. Williams— Mr John Allen Williams, Alltyfran, Llanelly Gl, Mrs Hogg- Miss Jones, Hereford Mr Evans, Lledrcd Mr and Mrs Willes, Peckham, Loadoa Mr E. Jonefl, London C2, Mrs Davies— Mrs Craig. Ludlow Mrs Corfield, Ludlow Miss Wilks, Cheltenham Mrs Smith, Shrewsbury €4 York House, Miss Russell— Mra and the Misses Chester, Locaom Mr A. Diivies, London -€5, Clifton House, Mrs Powell- Mr and Mra Clegliorn and family, Bedfordshire Miss Chaundyfc Lady Sap erintendeot 01 Salop Infirmary 1 Mra Sprott, Shrewsbury Dr., Mrs and Master Harold Wilkins* Springfield, Merthyr Tj dvil VICTORIA TERRACE. "3, Ocean View House, Mrs Kenait- Mrs Brown and maid, Welshpool Mr and Miss Groom, Highfield, Wellington Mr and Mrs Wilkinson and family, Birmingham Dr and Mrs Brown and family, Tredfgar Mr and Mrs Sackey, Manchester 7, Brighton House, Miss Lewis— Mr and Mrs Belham, Wimbledon, London Mr and Mrs Apple ton and family. London Abergeldie Honse, Mrs Ju'iac— Rev. A. G. Hofg, London Miss Bruce, Loudon Mr Gntridg" Liverpool f Mr Williams, Dowl tis Mr Chatterway. Birmingham Mr Andiews, Birmingham BRYNTMOR TERRACE. 3, Mrs Klli?— Mr Ro" e, Liverpool Miss Pojtt-, Manchester PORTLAND STREET. .33, Mrs Edwin Jones— Mr and Mrs beard, Cheshire BAKER STREET. 5, Mrs H. Lloyd- Mrs and Miss Wintonr, Iron Bridgo

THE TROUBLES OF NONCONFORMIST MINISTERS. "it is painful to read of the various schemes of minii-ters in search of Churches. The Dryeh refers to the swarm of preachers from Waloswhoare on the look out in the United States :— Toor ministers, whose salaries are in arrear, are Biade to suffer by reason of the visits of sstrsuige jninLstcrs from Wales." who take the money which ought to go to replenish their scant exchequers. The publications of those" strangers" are often thrust upon weak Churches, not only on Sundays but also cn week days. The practice is becoming an imposition and a. nuisance. A minister writes to the Seren recommending an American" brother to the Baptist Churches of Wales, iutding that his friend has a three and six- penny book which he wants to sell. The Congrega- tional and Bapti^trf Unions, suffer from the same misfortune. Tha matter was discussed at the rcccnt meetings of the Unions, and resolutions were passed recommending the county associations to take steps to check the evil. The Tyst" has a leading article on the subject, in which the editor says Devices are lre-orted to which are far from horonr cM. Small Churches are often burdened with oan- "/■('•Vt^s nti-erU uiikix-'wu to them, b'omo send their OLO", another a history of his life, a third sends an .i"„a t from a newspaper wherein his praxes are L'o- arcl another a copy of a sermon he had printed, '-p'-aries of the Unions are often troubled with the j^cat'ens of thc-se persons, which sometimes end in illustration of the voluntary principle r'f Vhat Pisestablishroent and Disendowment b' brinj,' about.

FIFTYI BRIGADE, WELSH DIVISION, ROYAL ARTILLERY. The above regiment has now absolutely completed I" its campaigning business for this year, and will, in a few hours at any rate, be disbanded for another year. Tho camp has been, within the last twenty-eight days, the resort of many hundreds of people from Aberystwyth and the neighbourhood around, and all have expressed themselves surpristsd with the elaborate arrangements which have been made for officers and men- That the men hail to rough it those who havo- experienced the weather of the past four weeks will readily admit, but nevertheless they have proven themselves good soldiers, and have withstood all the elements with a hardihood which ha.s done much eredit to their physiqno and constitutions. Of coarse, the officers of the regiment have suffered from the Taafortonate state of the weather equally with the men, but thero was one tiling in their favour —they were under the extremely judicious care of soch caterers as Mr J. Gnlly and his daughter- in-];-tw-Mr,.i W. Golly, who provided the choicest viands that could b& obtained, and each mess" was served up with dishes that could not fail to please the most epicurean taste,. The guests during the training have b.»or» numerous, and we nay give one 'r-f u, aaasatopleofm&ny, which has been placed before tlie officers and their friends: — SOITPS. (' Clear Turtle and Pnrie a la Riene. FISH- j Boiled TnrUot (HoQosdsis Skuce), Fried Soles, and Whitebait. KTiTRttiiS. ? Chrfrken, Patties, Fillets of Pigeons, and Mushrooms. Limb. Cntlets anfl Peas. Lirdid Sw.cclbrealt" and Spinach. JOITfTS. Siiloin :3-)(_.f, Rorwt Turkey and Ham, Svvddlo Mutton. Dwckliiags and Peas. Qttiil and Aspanvgns, and Royals of Parmezam. SWEETS. Gatean, Jarrebon eri saprere, Gooseberry I T:rl >ts, Neiipolitaii a b Beino, Iced Puddings, and deviled Bisionits. It will thm be seen that the bill of fare provided Mich Iby wts of tho choicest description; and we believe that the men were also highly satisfied with the treatment they receive the cooking being sspe«ially worthy of mention. Tho annual review took pffiee on Thursday, and the weather was gloriously finef the consequence being tha;t hundreds of people assembled on the review ground to witness the proceedings, which took place on Mr John Roberts' field adjoining Llan. badarn-roacl. Among the numerous company present were MrYaugluin Davies, Tanyhwlch and carriages containing parties from Gogerddan Carrog, Fron- fraith. Nantceirio, Llidiarde, Lovesgi-ove, Bryn- yreithiia, Glanrheidol, Cwm, besides whom we noticed Mr B E. Morgan and party, Mr W. B. Powell, Nanteos, Mr R. C. Richajtles, Ponplais, Major Bassett Lewis, Mrs Lewis, and party, Mrs Scarlett, &c. The inspecting officer was Colonel Tyler, commanding officer of the auxilary, and he was s.c :ompanied by Major Pitman, of tho Glamorgan A rtillery Volunteers and Captain Gal ton, of the Worcestershire Artillery Volunteers. The regiment, headed by its excellent band, under the leadership of Sergeant Watts, marched on the ground aboat eleven o'clock, and' I were formed into column, after which they were drawn up in lino for the general salute. After a short delay the inspecting officer arrived on tbo ground and inspected the ranks, after which the men were formed by Colonel Williams, the commanding officer into quarter column by the right on No, 1 after which tW moved, to the rkhtia TOTK, Wheeled to the left. Thoy tb<?n ffiaretied {vast in column, and marched back in quarter column, and then doubled marched back in quarter column, and then doubled in quarter oolnran. They then wheeled to the left and formed line to the left, after which they were brought into their original position. Major Lloyd at this point took the command, and put the men through the manual aj>d exercises, after which they were advanced into line, and retired by the right of companies. After one or two other movements Capt J. J. Bonsall took the command, and put tho men through Beveral movements Tery smartly, upon which he was afterwards complimented by the inspect- ing officer. Capt J. J. Bansall will, in all probability, be promoted to major next year, and we can say that his promotion is right well earned. At the close of the drill the men were formed in to square, and Colonel Tyler, addressing them, said he was very highly pleased with all that he had seen that day, and that he should be very happy to make a good report to headquarters. Colonel Williams said that was the last parade that he should have the honour of being in command, and ha took the opportunity of thankim* the staff for the able assistance which they had ren- d&red him during the time he had been in command. In his opinion it was the staff which made the regi- ment, and their example thronghont the training had been most exemplary. Ho especially mentioned Battery Sergt -major Wakeling, whom he had the pleasure of promoting, Battery Sergt.-majors Dallison, Henderson, and Grmiey, and the other sergeants for the very efficient services which they bad rendered, and also Master Gunner Long, who bad taken great trouble in the education of the young officers. and brought them to such a state of efficiency. He also especially alluded to Sergt.-ma.jor Holmes, who, he said, had set all of them a most exemplary example, and who was an excellent man. doing his duty in that sphere of life to which God had called him. As to tho adjutant (Major Scarlett) it would be fulsome praise for him to say nmch. It was bis last training* with the regiment, and when he left it he hoped that Major Scarlett would ioin that eorps of which he was was so bright an ornament—the Horse Artillery. Referring to the men, he said that he trusted many of them would enlist in the artillery, and that they would always remember the oid regiment from which they came. It was the old regiment which marched from Aberystwyth 600 strong to meet the French enemy at Fishguard, and in conversation with an old man who was one of that number he asked Were you not afraid to which the reply was Afraid the Koyal Cardigan never knew what fear was." Ho believed that whatever badges or feathers the men of the Royal Cardigan ever wore, there was one feather which they would never show, and that was the "white feather." The men then inarched back to camp, where they were dismissed. In the afternoon Colonel Tyler inspected tho barracks, &c., with which ho expressed himself highly satisfied.

CWMRHEIDOL. THE BOARD ScHOOL. A tea was given to the children attending the LI wynygroesschool on Friday, May 20th. Everythisg was carried on in a very satisfactory manner, and the ladies of the neighbour- hood are to be highly complimented for the great in- terest taken by them in the school. After the children (about 55 in number) had psurtaken of the good things laid before them, they were taken out under the superintendence of the master. The various standards were arranged in order, and races of 100 yards and upwards were- ran. The parents of the children were afterwards treated to a tea and cake. A vote of thanks to tho ladies for their generosity was proposed) in a humorons way by the master of the school, and seconded by M r Thomas Morgan. At seven p.m. a concert was held at the schoolroom, under the presidency of Mr J. Morgan, Tyllwyd-ucliaf. The meeting was conducted by Mr W. Jones, schoolmaster. The chairman performed his duties in an admirufclo manner, and, although the schoolroom was fuli, everyone was very orderly. His wit and wisdom, kisown in an extended circle, were to the point, and has remarks on the advantages of education evoked great interest. The following rendered excel ent services to the singing, which was of a very high ordt-i Eoa Melindwr. Eos Brwyno, the school children, Messrs Jonathan Kichards, E. A Morgan, E. Davey- Jones and David Davies. An address was given by Mr W. Jones, schoolmaster, on the Importance of sending children regularly to school." The usual rotes of thanks to the chairman and others, and the siting of '1 Hen wlad fy nhadau" brought a very successful, meetiivg- to a close.

ABERAYRON. PETTY SESSIONS, M&y 25th, before C .1. Lewes, Capt Longcroft, Messrs. John Parry. M. Evans, and H. T. Evans. Timtthy Evans, labourer, Difefnewydd-fawr, was charged by Supt. Williams, Llandyssi], with allow- ing cattle, his property,, to stray on the highway on May the 22nd. Fined & anderats or seven days. Mary Griffiths, Llwyndafydd, charged I). Diviesj labourer, of the same plaee^ witb vuitaorfnlly damag- ing, to the extent of 5s^ a wall, it&i property, on the 13ih May. Ordered to pay St. and cost*. John L'oyd, mason, Llanina, was chared by Mr C. E. Lontrcroft, Lone, with trespassing in pursuit of game at Penlan, LlauiLa, on the 9th of May last. Fined 5". and costs. Evan KVABS, labourer, CiSeenshij summoned T. Evans, Drtfupwydd-fawr, with refa.-m;» to pay the sum of J21 104. duo to him. f< t srag^.a. Timothy Evans also summoned Ev&n for absentia" himself from his ttrvice on &Bd iroaa t»w> 10;h M iy, 1887. thereby doing damage to th.e asaonnt of xi GJ. 8d. Timothy Eva'ts was ordered to pny Kv.tn Evans up to the 10th of M iy. Each party to pay his own costs. John Williams, saddler, Llam*s<ys»tyd, vra. charsed by W. H. Puub, supervisor of Is,Revenue, | Abery&twvth, with kc.Jp:B_rndojmlhoQt a licence. Case comproaaispd.

Colonel H. T. Jones- Vastghan, a Welshman, lias boon appointed a"j;tant aJrj:nt->nt andq nartcrlllf1.sor- general iit Devonp<>rfc. in tho riaec of Cjlonel G.D. Barker, about to bo promoted".