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CROMWELL'S OPEN LETTERS.
CROMWELL'S OPEN LETTERS. TO THE NONCONFORMISTS OF THE PARISH OF .MERTHYR TYDFIL. Dear Friends,—Holy writ • ,i:; ua that "a word fitly spoken is like apple." o* r old in baskets of silver." Once more we aro in u • Óiu of an electoral war, and it behoves 11s as Noeeon: •imiats to bo more consistent with, and more loyal t<\ our noble principles in this than in any other local election. Tho Church army and the Roman battalion «et themselves in order, and take counsel together against the Nonconformist warriorn, who have fought in the pant to the shedding of precious blood, and the sacrifice of noblo lives,^ for the social and moral progress of the people. The Nonconformist* of to-day seem to have a knack of forgetting their historical lessons, which contain a serif* of jeremiads showing the cruel and barbarous treatment our fathers and forefathers have received at the hands of English priestism and Romish priest- craft. And indeed we are not clean out of the wc-od yet. They do not seem inclined to pitch the crack. Ritual- ism is rampant even in Nonconformist Wales, inso- much that the rope has marked the Priüejpalityout as a splendid missionary field for the propagation of those pernicwn" doctrines that are deemed worthy of acceptation even in the face of the multiform tortures and barbarisms of many Inquisitions. You will 1*3 astounded to hear, perhaps, that clergymen of tha Established Church have obtained sufficient brazen- facedne-^s to make such harum-scarum statements as the following that all the ohaijel-people are damned and destined to IKS lost in eternal perditioti, and that Church-goers only will manage to reach the heavenly mansions above. If such is the ease, the redeemed will never be anum'jerless multitude to depicted in the Word of Go-1. I want to call your attention more especially this time to the tactics of the Tory Church palty in the present School Board election. During the last few months the Sectarian party, viz., Church and Catholic membei-s, professedly go in for economy in the administration of School Board affair;?. 0 yes, economy is a very plausible cry a better one could never have been devised to bamboozle the ignorant and indifferent. A certain memlter of the last Board, who made himself notorious, if not ridiculous, as a cham- pion discoverer of many a mare's nest," was in the habit of barring ever and anon on this string of economy and yet lie is a member of a religions sect that receives public money to support the most ineffi- cient school* m thecountry,ond that for the ex press and chief purj>os(i of infusing Catholic tenets und doc- trines into the minds of the rising generation. Don't furget this indisputable fact The Church party and the Catholic party are estromely jealous of the superior efficiency of the School Board system, and they go in strongly for economy in the form of reducing salaries, in order thereby to reduce the effi- ciency of our schools. This is the He phu alt ra these hypocritical chatterboxes have in view. They solicit the votes of the ratepayers with the view of stultify- ingo the Education Act as incorporated in the School Board rtJjiwf. In vain is the net spread in the eyes of any bird, and these lay wait for their own blood, they lurk privily for their own live" Beware, beware, ye Nonconformists of Mevthyr, and do not Ist! misled by that Roman Catholic layman, anent [ whose tall and belligerent talk ot late ask yourselves { quietly and conscientious!}*, cut bono ? The alcohol party are also to the front, shouting economy with all their might. Good heavens fauey men earning their livelihood upon the social and moral degradation of the serfs of John Barleycorn; men dealing in that abominable traffic that robn thousands of families of their comfort and happiness a traffic that makes it impossible for poor children to be properly fed and clad by their drunken parents a traffic that robbed the country during the last ten years of not less than £1,32ó,004,999, or £35 S". b-á(1. pfir head of the population a traffic, according to Sir J. D. Llewelyn, that is responsible 1 or aixmt 15s. out of every pound of the poor rate a traiho that dt-mon- itiea society, that makes our prisons, workhouses, and lunatic asylum* dire necessities in our beloved country, and hence must be supported by the rates and taxes of the people at large fancy men of that class trying to mislead the people to dream that they are champions of economy They may as well pose as moral reformers, or as ardent followers of Sir Wilfrid Lawson. The ancient publicans collected the national taxes but the modern publicans manu- facture them. The publicans at Evesham, during the Parliamentary election, printed large placards, and stuck them up in their bouses. "The Local Veto Bill, if pa.;)sed, will shut tin's house immediately." An intelli- gent elector got bold of one of the bills and stuck it on the workhouse wall. Let the publicans take this lesson to heart before posing before the public as economists. Consistency is a rare jewel." They imagine that we have forgotten the fact that they are members of the Bible and beer party," who have made solemn vows h kill every social," intellectual, and moral reform promoted by the Liberals, and especially the Nonconformists, of this country? Non- conformists of Merthyr, have no dealings with per- sonifications of rottendom. Men who do gross in- justice to Got! cannot be expected to do justice to their fellow men. 1 find the names of two Churchmen and two Catholicsfrom Duwlaif among the candidates for the coming School Board election. The Rector, J am ¡ told hopes to be returned by the Church vote. Very good, I hope he will not IK; caught poaching on lire- serves other than his own. But Mr. T. Jenkins, Pant, seems to make a boast that bo does not require any support from the Church, inasmuch as the chapel people are wont to .sell their political birthright in hi" favour in over local election, and he has grounds to believe they will continue faithful to him this time again. What a terrible indictmeut against the Non- conformists of Dowlais Arc you going to support a rank Tory and Churchman at the risk of jeopardis- ing the chances of your own respective candidates I can assure you the Church folk will fight with might and main for their candidates, and they will record as many votes for trie Nonconformists as Lord Salisbury wohld for Mr. Lloyd-George inaParha- mentary election. Bear this in mind The School Board Election so far is fought on denominational lines. Every denomi- nation selects it i own candidates and pledges itself to return them honourably with the express view of securing a majority of Nonconformists on the Board, ff any Nonconformist will give a single vote to any Churchman or Catholic he will help to return the foes of his own rights and principles. Are wo prepared to entrust our children in the hands of Englisfi and Roman Catholics Our principles have been trans- ferred down to us, red as it were with the blood of our forebears. Shall we bo disloyal to them, and allow them to be trampled upon by the Church and Catholic parties V No, a thousand times, 110: Remember that the right and proper education of the rising race is a sacred duty of paramount importance. Merthyr Nonconformists, vote for Mr. W. L. Daniel, Rev. J. Thomas, Councillor D. Davie. Mr. Rees Williams, Mr. Joseph OWetl. ltr>v. D. C. Edwards. Dowlais Nonconformists, be loyal to your old and tried friends—Key. James Williams, Hculah Rev. 1L S. Williams, Bethania and Mr. ltees Price. Allow no men to poach upon your preserve. Do not bo bamboozled by anyone, even tho tyrannical lords of gatferdom, and beetdom, and unprincipledom. He loyal to yourselves, to your noble and world-renowned principles, and to Him whose eyes will follow you to the secrecy of the polling booth, aud the Noncon- formist candidates will bo placed in an honourable a.nd enviable position on the Merthyr Tydfil School Buard. Your", in faith and fortitude, CKOMW;:IJ.
i METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Recorded at Brynteg. Approximate height above sea level, 685 feet. Pate. Dim-tionof Ram- Thermometer Headings. Wind fidl. Max. Min. Vet. Pry. Feb. 21 N '0 40 20 30 32 22 N -0 30 25 30 31 23 X -0 44 31 34 35 24 X -0 42 33 36 37 25 N }•: -06 36 33 33 34 26 N -0 42 23 32 33 „ 27 N -0 43 23 31 33 (0-6)
- - ff I---4-0 ! LLAXWONXO…
ff I 4-0 LLAXWONXO SCHOOL BOARD I ELECTION. IThis eJectiou took place on Monday, &c-id much enthusiasm. it not until 3 p. m., 00 Tuesday, that the result was made known, when the figures were as follows :— I Evan Morris 3,499 j Edward Jones 3,392 A. James Griffith 2.969 Gwilym Arnold Evans 2,72S John Howell 2.515 fkmiamin Llovd '«-.506 James Davies" 2,309 John James 1,845 Edward Thomas Williams 1,766 James Evans 1,705 Wjlljam Phillips 1,402 t Re*\s Priest 1,329 William Probert 1,137 Hugh Ellis 1,016 Cornelius Williams 616 Lord Alwrdare was among the candidates, but owing to bis lordship's death the nnmixT of votes polled by lJim were not officially announced. It is understood, however, that his lordship occupied the first position in a sutfstantial manner, Tilling over 5,000. ¡
¡MOUNTAIN ASH COUNCIL.
¡ MOUNTAIN ASH COUNCIL. Monday, Dr. Morgan presiding.— Art-, r. Edmonds brought forward a notice of motion that the bu-in*-s of the Council be conducted iu Welsh. —Mr. J. Wil- liams seconded.—Mr. 1, Jones pro|msed as no amendment that they continue it a* heretofore (which means W elsh and English), and Mr. Gwyliro Jones seconded. A lengthy discussion arose upon the matter, and the voting showed fix for the amendment, fire for the original, and one neutral.—Upon the worn- tnendation of a public meeting of the raterxivers of the district it was decided to oppose the Bu'to i)o^ks Bill, which is D" coming before the House of Com- mons.—Tho question of the admission of ratepayers to the meetings of the Council during its sittings was considered, and eventually MDit-d. It was thought that there would not bo many persons present. As the Council wns not a secret society it would m doing all some good.—The clerk was instructed to write to the Local Government Board, and also to the members of Parliament to further the Bill now before ihe IIov.se in the matter of combined drainage, now !<j:ng promoted by tho Incorporated Society of (V, il Engineers.— Tenders for a new cemetery at YnysbwJ brought, in these figures and Snowdon, £1,127 Johu Jenkins, Newport, £1,132; Williams Bras, Ynvsbwl, J3990 J. Howelis, Caerphilly, JE:1,260 J. Rees, Ynysbwl, £1,244; Barnes, Chaplin and Co., Cardiff, £ 1,151. Resolved that Messrs. Williams Bros, be accepted. The sureties were approved of. —A com- plaint was brought by Air. T. Jones that the graves dug at tbe cemetery were not of the proper depth, and several insatnces given. Air. Gwilym Jones referred to a case in which the grave was not of the proper width. The clerk was instructed to write to the gravedigger to prevent a recurrence of this. —Applica- tions for licenses for petroleum were made hy. W. Evans, W. Rolierts, D. Gower, B. Edwards, D, Evans. Mr. J. Williams asked if there were printed details of the building required for the storage ot petroleum. The Surveyor replied that such was not available, but that the Act required that the buiiding should not be made of wood. Mr. Williams sug- gested that special bye-laws be printed, but the sur- veyor pointed out that by so doing it would entail considerable expense upon the present sellers. It was ultimately decided that the clerk write to each of these applicants, enclosing a blank form upon which were the stipulated terms as b building. Th" circular from the Local Government Board asking the Council to give what employment was possible to the unemployed of the district, and asking for a return as to the people out of work, was read. —Mr. T. Jones asked the surveyor if there was any employ- ment requiring immediate attention.—The'Surveyor pointed out tnat the only work available was "the recreation ground if the Board would decide upon laying that out.—Mr. M. Alorgan stated that there were a large numher of tree" which required to be up- rooted and preserv ed, there were trees that shonld be destroyed.—Mr. T. Jones therefore proposed that the Chairman, Mr. M. Morgan, and the Surveyor go over the ground, see what was actually required to be done, and engage men to the necessary work, and pay them each day.—Iho Clerk was instructed to mform the County Council that they apply for the division of the south district into two w:rrli: and that the whole of the members retire together. — The Surveyor's report was re-ad and adopted. -+-
MERTHVR IUFLE CLUB. j
MERTHVR IUFLE CLUB. Private II. Chamberlain, hon. secretary of theelu!\ writes: "A Memlter" has rushed in tho press with no knowledge of the rules of the above club, and without the courage to sign his name to his letter which appeared in your last i.ssuc. Will he take the hint if given ? I hope so. First of all, let me inform him that the persons in charge of the above club are fully aware of their duties, which will be punctually carried out when the proper time arrives. He also has a word to say alxtut our future opjtonenr*. and seems to be greatly alarmed about them, simply, I suppose, because we are not frightened aud not making a great fu-s. Will "A Alember take my advice? If be wishes success of the above club keep cool, dear boy, and don't get frightened, but get vour- self prepared to be able to do your part for the above club s defence when the time arrives. You can also1 rest assured tho above club is far from slumbering. and is quite capable of holding its own in the coming season, as it has done in the past. Secondly, if A Member, instead of going to pre«s with his grievance, would first of all pay a little more attention to the rules of the a!«no club l>efore doing so, and carrv them out. he would be able to save pen, ink, and paper, as well a.-A time. I am sorry to say too many of "A Member's" sort exist already in the above clun. Take my advice, if you wish success to the club, instead of bringing unfounded charges against those in office of neglect of duty, let him work more in harmony with them and learn to abide by those riile which persons in charge try, to tbe best of their aoilitv, to carry out in a straightforward and con- scientious manner.
GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. ]
GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. A few years ago that amusing farce, Pink Dominoes," was performed at the Criterion Theatre, London. It enjoyed a most succeessfu! run both in London and the provinces, ai d the welcome always extended to the piece at Cardiff fully justifies its reproduction at this theatre during the ensuing week, The farce is based on the usual French lin- ° Three characters exchange dominoes at an hotel, and the amount of fun extracted from the various compila- tions which ensue therefrom is highly diverting. The reception given to the performance is quite as hearty as on previous occasions. The intensely humorous situation provoked continuous bursts of laughter, the artistes engaged heing well up in their delineation of the various characters, and their selection by Aliss Emma Hutchinson is more than justified by the exceptionally able manner in which their respective rolc.s are sustained A pretty lit Ie comedy-drama, entitled Mary's secret, precede the play, and the touch of pathos therein serves to bring into relief the humour of Pink Dominoes."
KILLING GROUSE AT RHHMNEY…
KILLING GROUSE AT RHHMNEY BRIDGE. Thomas Jeffreys and Arthur Malsom. young men, weie charged at Tredegar Police-court With killing grouse during the close season, near Prineetown, Rhymney Bridge. Tbe constable eaid that a dead grouse fell out of the pocket of one of the defendant". Witness went and picked it up it was quite warm, as if just shot. He was sure it had not been frozen. — Defendants denied rthooting tho grouse saving to the constable, How could we shoot it when wo were looking for snow birds ?"—Fined 10s. each and costs.
! FALSE TRETENCES AT EBBW…
FALSE TRETENCES AT EBBW YALE, James White was charged at the Tredegar Police- court, with obtaining goods under false pretences at Ebbw Yale. The evidence showed that prisoner went to the shuj. of William Rees, grocer, Ebbw Vale. ?and said that a Mr. Fear had sent him there for surtie ham aud some cheese. He got. the ham and cbee-c which were worth 12s. 4d.—Mr. Fear appeared in court. [I] and said that he had not told White to fetch him the ham and cheese. — White was fined 20s. or 14 days.
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AHIIOLIADAU YR OR8EDD.
AHIIOLIADAU YR OR8EDD. "V niae fiorsi'dd Bcirdd Ynys Brydain newydd g> ^eddi rhes-tr o r pyn^ian y byild yr Orsedd yn arholi j^'Keiswyr am urddau eisteddfodol ynddyn.t yn i^nolli. Cynhelir avholiadan mown gwahunol 'Oedd eanolog drwy'r I)>-wy;<og!u>th yehydig cyu yr ii^dfod, a chyflwvnir yr urddau i'r ymgeiswyr A .Vdtlianu-; yn nghyfarfodvdd yr Orat.dd. A Am urdd bardd yr ariiolwvr fyddantlieru", Wat jvn ,r tVn> a Cer.lanydd. Y pyneiau fvddant: I'w.ld'u- 7.0i;actl' y (iro;>8, g-an Tilew Til-.eyfo awdl Tudno ar Uawdd Offa ¡.1'r Y'sgol Farddol," gan Dafvdd -uorganwg. p A111 urdd ofydd, aiholir gi\n Dyfcd, Tlav. en, a f^van. AVclfj y pyneiau: Gramadeg Gymraeg y "f? M^r Rowland "Hanes C'ymru, allan o p- ,uni' M. Edwards) atii v tiwvddyn 1892 1 Var.ddoniaeth Gvnireig, vsgrifau hane^vddol ». ^'ruiadol," gan y parrli H. El vet Lewis, illan o'r 1 'eninen am 1833-89. Atn urdd derwydd rhaid i'r vmgciswyr baoiu yr un athvliad a bardd lieu ofydd. T 1r arholydd am raddau eerddorol ydyw Al;;w 'du, a bydd tri do>barth o raddau, sef eeidd-ofydd, 'jddor, a plicneerdd. Cotiadur yr Orsedd yw Eifmnydd, Caernarfon, gan •Vi' hwn y ceir pob gwybodaeth bellach.
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AT EIS DARLLLNWYR. J *-vfarier pob gohebiaoth Gymreig ar bynciau Ucol. ncu vreithfuol, yn njhytl a'r ^"uia-cth, i'r swyddm fel y canlju :— "10RWERTH," JJitIhvr T'iMS Office, MerthjT.
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< OI.OFN Y BE I I!DI>. Y CRWVDKYN. fc"ph'vy.ai v ervydryn vn dlawd no yn hv, j,,? u* in path o gerrig yn yaiyl e»n tv j> ohrg yn atgas, a'i vvedd ef oedd lwyd, •Jalj oba'ith o iinmau am damaid o fvvyd. feddwl a grvvydrau yn niheii bell yn ol, n gof\'o yn ami, I'ara hum i mor Sol ? •mam na/wrandawswn ar gy rigor fy nhad, '•■•"dd heddyw vn ddedwydd mcnvji llawer gvvell gv, iad" k'^treffais fy atn-er yn nghwrnni rhai drug; Ifte Duw arnat" heddjAv yn edrych me<vn gwg ^adewais yr eglvvys, ac aethum i'r byd, "yn oedd dechreiv.id fy ngotid i gyd. Ond cr mor ddivveddar, mae Nhad yn y nef ,n <b'sgwyl am danaf mi godaf fy lief *n carpiavi u'tn peehod gweddiaf a'r Dduvv, -yn at-lmb fy enaid a'm ca-dw yn fyw." Cot- CKINWK-N. GWERTH CVFAILL. f l'U'n dda gen i wrth deithio 'mhell, Cael cwrdd 11 chyfaill mad n oedd ¥j farvvj*d"d ar Lot) Haw, j Hd, ynddo fraw na brad With fynd v nils, en dros anial dir, A 11a wer Hvvybr croc"* Heb ddim ondilewyreh gu'f'.n v .^r j Yn nghanel dm lew oo. j .\r; felly bydd bob nw a dydd I mi'n arweinydd llawn, Dros dirocdd certh a chreigiau serth Wyr neb ei vverth yn iavvu. Pan byddo'i 'n brin, hel> le gael bwyd, A'r aelwyd heb ddim tan A dioddef cur y gwynt a'r gwlaw, Fy nghyfaill ddaw yniht'n Cyfrana'n rhwydd o'i roddion rhad, A'i wir ddymuniad yw, id pub geivnion yn gyiun, A gweld jx)b dyn yn hrw. Ac bydd Lob no" a dydd, kc. fauaf d't. pan syrth y dail, A'r lira al" ael y bryn, Mydd cyfaill uiwyn yn well na braud Vu mwt-h y U.-U'.t! pryd hyn A'i draod yn llaith, a'i w.dy'n lhvni, Dan bwysan gorthrv.'ui byd, Er pob hidbidon, hhuton bla, f I-ydd hwn yn rila o liyd. Ac fcilv hydd bob nœ a dvdd, &o. Pan yn gwyncbu angeu dit, y C'yfaiii <1 a ddaw v.edi addaw yn y glyn I 'mafiyd yn fy 1J!lW I'V dds-il fy luht'ti uwchhtv y dnr, I'y Mrawd a'm I'rynwr yw y cor eat chwaren cainc • 'Crbron p^orseddfaiuc I An ft-l!v bvdd yn oleu ddydd, Ileb^rudd dt-r, loea, na chiwy, Yn nghwt/ini'r Oen, heb'inrhyw boen, Xa son am otid IlIWY. ^rtliyr. DK^I DAWEL. LLTNETXAL" COFFA f;uwoli^'th y I'arL-h. J. Wvndhain Lewis a'i »i' J' Hmi a fnant felrv,* o fewn 31ain 0 oriau i'w Ch'Rtffror I5ed a'r 16>g, 189S, Ca-erfyrddin. Oct" hvydrcw'r (ilyn hir led* 1'ii gwríid o wendid -a ^lirapth vn alaeth niwI yw, p Vn dnv'li adfyd dereh ydyw dywv^og wvsiwyd— o amser 1 dref o wyndtr at dorf a nnwyd. Ow'r! by'larch fonedd R;ibi)i, ') radd iawn yn rhodd i ni (Iud angan a'i alsvad ingrol—darawodd w, ^Vr devvr ae eneiniol yndham Iæwi" ddewisol—a'i btiod f 11 anwvl by nod i'w hanel unol. Rhai ffyddlon union bo"Mnf, j Heb baid oedd fel bywyd haf; t nri goetliaf ddysg bregethwr, ( i angel oruehtd wr '•^Seion coll am oewu-wna arwain TJros rinici^ g^ul Iwybiati (!n y ^r^us:s c°d hfrc^iau— diriy;>triol ^d Duw'n wefreidiol pvd wna'i fwriadau. f imt fj'dd i'r Met'nodistiaid— o golli K y r hygall ht-ini i oer ^t-il wainiuit!. K. I f?ymanfa da fu dod—o bono K A gwtsis lor uno fvl gwas nar r.ynod K fydd t-ra dydd a dawn—atn Wyndham *■ A 1 mxlaidd tldiviaiii t-neidwcdd uniawn .^erthyr. :1. V. WAI.TKJ: Ciiwefror IS*'?, 1395. i-AfAi'. 1^93. 1 yw'r iaiJ,—daotli fjaua' a'r iw tieir yn hir ac am', A phlygion ojrion eira, « "tddyw roir ar fedd vr ha'. r,vy >' ccnlli di'ycinllyd—a ddy.-gwyd, r hanea t'nbyd » ddu wybr bair '.storm ddvliryd- i jjodi 0'; ganaf asbri fel gv. allgof ysbryd I ,pi' ein bron dynion sy'n dih<K<ni,—eraill M.v'n niarw IlWWII oerni: y lieill yn nRheudod tlodi-angh.vnes, A'u tre' a'u hanes sy'n ddryeh trueni Mtotr Tunor otr anian—in? cnw, Mis anwvd aniddan Tra lhvydda gryda rhynu'r g'.van- nid eyut N'a Iwydda'i rewynt i l:dcl yr hnaTl J'-dwina enaid an;an—aco'i jfroth (iv.-jrythia'r 'storm allan Fsgora «.;i wing a»ian~av gyuÎ, A ffv.-lawia dlodi dros ein gwlad lydan I)uw ednogiun nii;< Ionor—i'n teiau O'r tywvdd dieisor K", lyniad hv. y at ein dor—sydd wrtll raid Kr oni 11 taumid ar rynllyd dymhor. ^■foenliwrn yw'r mi, crinllyd—env. d o eivy — Cnn daearen oerllyd A'i ddadwrdd wnant dJwednt- mar fel yna Y lleinw'i n'dfa fel lluniwr adfyd Dyna Tonor dan ti enw— iuirf hir, Mis oeraidd a ehwerw Hwyrach y 1000'n thy nrw-pj lifnodd Yo otr a fwriodd hyd awr ei farw. A tiua'r hnlyu gwyn ar gynor, -y drws "It,).. drem y Ohwefror Cn \vt:l fydd 'nail i for—fel lien lliain A wisga'n gywrain am wasg pin gorur. aru'r wyf lais conxu'r wij{— yn seinio En j>er»wynol tiwsig Our] yma nid oes cani^—tia them! dail Ar l^ nirig Hdu iI, rhy lorn vw'r goedwip. n nerth ei ddydd niae llawrth i ddod -a'i wynt (jr{;a, wae a difrod Tra'n llonydd da fydd ei foJ—pan ddefi'ry Anmhara wely y mor o'i waelod I'ymunir ei dwym anian—a dw!r}ialll Gyhydeddog Alban, A gwynfyd hd. OCT gwynfan, Ory (iwalia fel gwynfu'n gan. •^LERTHYR. H ¡Irq MULUI.SNWC;. _0_
PAItCH. W. D. JOSEPH (Y MYFVK).
PAItCH. W. D. JOSEPH (Y MYFVK). n 1-yw yn nihentief Lleehfa^n, gerllaw Aber- nonddu, pan esgynoc'id ^uddug, rtiercii Due Cent, ae ^,vres Sior III., i'r orsedd, yr oedd crydd a'i wraig, .Tohn ac Ann Jo:sei'h. Yr oedd y tldau yn node dip, t r 1Hor werinol oedd en gwaith a'n sefyllfa fytlol, am (;11 Rair da. en talentau meddvliol, eu by^pryd caredjg a ehymydogol, a'u duwioldeb diragrith :J.e ysprydol. Yr oedd John Joseph yn "golofll 'j «ylfaen y L'H'irionedd yn yr eglwys rfcfnyddol fendith-fawr, ieuane y "pryd livvn,,v, unig U.-ieru ysprydol yr uehdir iarhm; hv, nw. Yr oedd yn cyn-,d dyledrtwyddau addoliadol yr eglwys drwv '*l'^ttin v canu ae etc oedd Llyfr Gweddi Gyftredin .VW c1. nev. dd y teuhi Joyful byehan hwmv ar Y Y Jn- Can lores ardde.rehotr oedd ei wraig hefyd. y.roedd y ddau yn hygar, cvfeillgar, a heddgar iawn. • au gyioudasant, er inwyn mwy o hawsder i enil! ^euuyddiol vnilv/rtli i Hrymnaw)-, yr oedd ealonau '■neymydogion oil yndtlolunis gan hiraetl) area Iiol. thieni da, div.-yd, rhinw' thiol hyn a gawsant sc 3. ant y juTgetlnvr a'r bardd rtiwog, Y Myfyr l, Htki» -Tor ej'bl. (.biuv. yd cf cyn i'r teul i ^ymud "o •'Itcufuon. i- w<ld yu ieuane iawn nan xvetbant i •i' gweiliifaol go'lrau y sir. Collodd rainantus- luVdd gwlad biydferth glun yr Wy.'g, a dvgv. vd ef i '>ny yu nghanol tevfysg a thwi-w g'waiih glo a iiaiarn ,jKvinnawr a Blaenau a Jsant-vglo. i>rwy :tddy.-g riiieni a chy'frin.ieh goreuon ey-e^r 'r,v- aeth bryd Watkin Ion, bywiog, l>ochgoeh, mor iui-an^u Hwyr at lenyddiaetli a ehrefydd ag yr Li y ?,xv|'th yn ol i'r awyr wedi dwyread teyrn y dydd. ^a.fiii nywgraffydd ddifyrweh eyflawn i olrain ei ?aniraij gydag addysg fo:et>l hyd ouis deehi ctioedd, ar ffais vr eglw ys HrefuydJvl yo lirynmawr, brego'thu --r' uo lH,ehaduriaid. Cai ef yn v Trt'fe\x-;t. tua y gv.-vtJdyn 1831, yn ymbarotoi rj!1 ddiw vd i'r Weiuidognrth, ae yn 1>arddoni yn ac helaeth, mewn y;;pc-idiau hamddenol. ac Vlr ddylasai h* yr gyflM yuo i lenM'i ei awl gafacbi? a rbeelatt n goiriau LladiT', f.ir<>eg, # nwraeg. Drweilir ef fod y'n ffraoth i.r,\ u o'i febyd, ^MMdoni hyd yn nod pnn yn elnvarau rnorbh? 3 vii'lo, Ilawdd iiiwu grnyf ^'redu hynyr 0= gwjr dd.vwed derbynwyr o.>:ol y Degwm, Megis yr OfHd yn y deehren, y dim yr awr hon." Van oedd yn Nhrefecca eniliodd serch tuwb *'i hadvraeuai: H ehaffai garedigrwydd mawr a c-hro^tuw hpiaeth. Da odd genyf glywe<l fod cyfaill aawr i'w i ricni JQ Lloeiifaen y pryd hwnw wedi rhoddi wai*h iddo { wylxxl a chartw yr amser, a chyrrol d^tlus 0 flan?9 j iaV btfmar, gon Joaiah Thomaa Jones, C-aerfyrddin. Ol.1d cofiu, ddarlienydd, nad Jtisiah • Thomas .TontiS oedd avvdwr y gwaith hwnw, er iddo ddwryd pyny ar y tudalen cyatai'. Cawrdaf ocnld vr awdwr. Yr oeddwn yn y coleg yn Nghaerfyrddin pan argreffifl ef yn swyddfa yr ileol Las yno a gwyddwn mai Cawrdaf oedd yn e. wneyd, Ht: udwaenwn cf. Yr oodd Cawrdaf yn ei gysodi heb un coj)i 0 bono, dirn ond ei dynu allan o'i ben. fel gwe'r pryt copyn, gan gj'fieithu llawer 0 bono o'r Saesneg. B11 darllen yr hanes hwnw yn gyfienwad niawr i dryRorfa gwybodueth fuddiol Watkin ieuane. UweH o lawer fyddai i laneiau ddarlleu llyfrau o'r fath na ehicio y 1.1 ar en horiau hamddenol. Wedi ymadael a'r nthrofa aeth Watkin Joseph i aros yn Merthyr fel lie canolog a ehyfleus i jfychwyn fir pi deithiau gweinidogaethol. Yno y priododd it tnereh rinweddol o deulu adnabyddu? am eu ?>■! grefyddol R'U safle laehel mewn cymdeithas, o'r enw Gibbering. Yr oecM ehwaer iddi yn byw yn Mhorth* eawl a chyn hir symudodd Mr. Joseph yno 4 fugeilio eglwys y Trefnyddion Caltinaidd. Gan fy mod inau Mr y pryd yn byw yn Penybont-a'-Ogwy, daethum i adnabyddiaeth a chyfrinach agos iawn á-i{ ef yu fuan, er mwynhad ac adeiladaeth mawr i'n gilydd. Efc oedd y cyfaill llenorol goreu a gefaia yn fv ymdeithiad ar Ian yr Ogwy.—[V I'nrch. J. 13. Jones, B.A., yn Agkeninen lhrlll Dtni. ]
THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF.
THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. The Arthur Ronsbey 0]XTA Company opened their fortnight engagement 0:1 Monday night. The opera billed for the occasion was that ever-charming pro- duction of Donizetti's "The Daughter of the Regi- ment," and the reception given to it was thoroughly in accord with the well known enthusiasm of Cardiff opera-goer*. The caste of the principals was a good one, and the respective parts were well rendered. The central figure, of course, Was" Marie," the spoilt child of the regiment.thc part of the warlike foundling being admirably sustained by Miss Minnie Severentz. This young lady, who has previously paid Cardiff a visit, has made rapid strides in her profession. Her interpretation of the part of Marie was certainly not inferior to any prev ious^representation we have seen, and the sparkling vivacity of her acting, coupled with a soprano voice of sweetness and power, give nromise of a brilliant future, particularly in these days when tho artistes who possess the duplieato qualification for the lyric stage are the exception rather than tho rule. Tho choruses were sang with finish and precision, thanks to the skilful baton of Mr. Eugene Goossens, jun. The orchestra perfoimed their duties in a highly creditable manner, and wo look forward with, plea- sure to a perfect rendering of the operas announced and we have only to add that, the staging of thoopoia reflected great credit on the stage manager, Mr. Lamaine, and we are confident that visitors from our district will accord the popular lessee, Air. Edward Fletcher, their support.
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. ! MERTHYR SCHOOL BOARD !…
MERTHYR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. j TOINTrt AT ISSUE. ¡ lev Iasto GOCH.] Dai The fellows were very much down on you, •Jim, last night. Jim At the" Roaring Lion V Dai: No, I think you'te fairly converted all them ¡ chaps. I went to the Bottomless Pit," and they Kiiid there that you were unfair to the teaehen> of our voluntary schools. Jim: Sectarian schools, you mean. Dou't call them what they are not. But how had I l>een unfair to the teachers? I said nothing about them one way or the other, or alwut the schools either, for that matter. Dai: Well, it was said that your remarks ahout ¡ sectarian schools in general would 118 held to l« appli- cable to our local sectarian schools, ¡ Jim You understand that our discussion from the I' start has been about the question in the abstract. In this election the-re is .1 general principle at stake. We have not argued alxmt particular or local cast* I fail to see how we are to stop people from applying locally what is meant to be taken generally. As this ¡ subject has crop{stl up, it may be well. Dai, to go into it ft little further. Daj Well, what is tbeie to ray about our sec- tarian schools'? ¡ Jim In the tir.t place, the teachers, as far as I know, are as capable in every way as the Board teachws. 1 would not say a single word to hurt their feelings. Unfortunately some of them are not paid up high salaries as the Board teachers, but that is their lmsine>s, not ousx. I>ai: Don't they wish tbey were under the Board ? j' Jim Like all intelligent educationists, it is a well- known fact that teachers of sectarian schools aie generally in favour of the St-ato undertaking the elementary education of tho children. Whether th« Merthyr teachers are an exception to tha rule, I do not know. I Dai: How about efficiency H Jim: I say nothing on that point beyond griming you this fact: a certain Catholic priest uted to eend every year to a certain Board teacher for ft copy of the inspector's report, in order to bold it up as a model to the staff of his own school. Dai: Thereby hangs a tale. Jim: You may draw your own conclusions. Let me give you another fact, this OU6 concerning St. David's National School. Last year tho grant aarned was 20s. 6d. per head. Out of that only 17s. 6d, was paid to the managers. Dai That's a fnnnv thing, ain't it? Jim You see, witn regard to sectarian schools the Educational Department has a rule to this effect: unless n certain amount ef money per head has !>een subscribed from o itside, only 17s. 6d. is paid, no matter what the grant actually earned may have I teen. It is a good rule, and hinders the managers from starving the schools. Dai: So the. Church people have lie en rather slow in forking out the money ? Jim: Looks like it, don't it? As I told you last week, the same, thinjj is to be found all over the country, especially where there are School Boards- People get tired of sutjseribir.g to sectariau schools and paying Proard rates as well they do not Itelieve to that extent in the ble-ssings of sectarian schools. Dai: Quite right, too. I would not "rive a single penny to a school as long fits there was a Board school maintained by the rates. Jim I'm afraid you would not make a gxjod Churchman, Dai, and that the priest would he down on yon. Dai: The priest might go to Halifax. This is what I'd tell him Here we have a splendid Board school, which is far better than your miserable little institu- tiou shut np your wretched shop, and send the kids to the Board school; it will be oetter for them and for us." Jim And the priest would reply Hut don't you see, Dai bach, they don't teach tneui teligion in these wicked Board School, whore the children grow up to be freethinkers, atheists, infidels, and even Unitarians. J We want to teach them the,Catechism." Dai And I would answer and say But don't we pay you to teach the kids religion ? I suppose you want the schoolmaster to do work for the doing of which you draw a very handaome salary. Send the kids to th* Board School, and teach them religion yourself. That's what you get your mom y for, I rather fancy." Whac could he say to that, Jim ? Jim Not much of anything, I should think. Priests are always great at drawing salaries, but a little work goes very far with them. But let me give you another very interesting little fll{.t. The accounts of sectarian schools used to he audited by the inspectors when they examined the schools. As you might think, the insjx-ctorn have a great deal of work to get through in a short- tnr.e, mv;\ thev could not go very carefully through the account books. Dai: No, of course, they couldn't. •Tim Well, a few clays ago the Education Depart- went sent round a circular to all the sectarian schools sayinsr that tho books had t8 be forwarded to Londoa to be examiued every year in future. Dai Why should that be done ? The School Board accounts are, of course, publicly audited. Jim You remember the rule ahout paying only a grant of 17s. 6d. unless the subscriptions reached a certain amount per head. The Department munt have suspected that the managers of some schools reported they had got more subscriptions in than actually received, in order that the grant earned might be jwid. Dai That'* a \?ry serious thing, .Tim. Jim Of course it i- But don't- you remeuitwr the ease that occurred some time ago ? A curate got into disgraco for falsifying the list of ?inscriptions. The Department must have suspected the game was carried on elsewhere, or it) would never have issued the circular to send the books every year to London. Mind you, Dai, I do not for a moment insinuate that the thing is done in Merthyr. Dai As you said before, we are discussing the su!>- jeet from a general point of view. It would be silly and wicked to Ray that the Department, by tending this circular to the Merthyr sectarian schools implies, that it suspects those particular schools of falsifying the list of subscriptions. Jim Exactly you've hit the nail on the head, Dai. The analogy between us and the Department in this matter holds good. Dai Well, the election is going on fast and furious now;. Jun Yes, but I fear that very little i-tdoue to enliehten the people on the real points at issue. Un- fortunately there is this denominational business— Dai 'Pon my word, that is sickening, Jim. It makes me feel as if I wanted to swear, and hit some- lxylv or something into bits. Jim Our schools are in peril. If the Sectarionv, that is, the Churchmen and Catholics, get a majority on the new Board, they are certain, under the pretext of economy, to reduce the efficiency of tho Rr-hool". Dai What will the working men of Merthyr sav to that ? Jim They will open tbeir eye.s when tbe mischief has been done, and it will take a long time to work up the schools back again to their present standard. Dai I only hope the electors will consider well what they are doing, and vote for the best men. Jim Crafty and cunning beyond measure are the Sectarians, and in the" half-crown rate cry they have a whip which they handle in the most unscru- nulous way. The real rate, you remetnlwr, is — Dai Only Is. 2 £ d. Jim And yet these sectarian fellows are going about telling people it is half-a-crown." And they talk about extravagance," favouritism," par- tiality." inventing no end of lies. Now I do not set myself up as a champion of tho old Board. T Jo not say that all the old members should by re-elected. That is not my position at all. It may bo well to in- fuse a little new blt>od into the Board. At all events, I look upon the candidates as if they stood on exactly the same ground, whether they were members of tho old Board or not. Dai Then what are your test ouestions, Jim ? Jim In the first place, I would ask every candi- date Are you in favour of giving public money to schools not under public control ? In other word?, would you tax the nation ill tho interests of sect, or aHow money meant for education to be devoted to sectarian purposes ? If the candidate said Ye1l," then he should not have my vote. Dai: Quite right, Jim. And I supjjose you would look with a certain amo-mt of suspicion on all candi- dates who are interested in the management of sec- tarian schools, such as priests, for instance. Jim I admit that priests and members of all sects have a perfect right to sit on tho School Board. Th«y Wong to the community and pay rates. I would not dream of saving that Catholics, for example, ought to be excluded because of their religion. But when I see the manager of a sectarian school anxious to become a member of the Board there is only one conclusion to be drawn he will sit on the Board, not so much to further the progress of tho Board Schools as to guard the interests of his own schoo! Dai What does that generally mean ? Jim It means that he will try his best to decrease the efficiency of the Board Schools in order to ease the competition with the sectarian schools. Then comes inv second question to the candidate, and it is this Will you pledge yourself to maintain the Board Schools in the highest possible standard of efficiency?" If he will, he gets my vote. MR. C. II. JAMES, J.P., AND THE INDEPENDENTS. Addressing a meeting of his supporters at Twyn- rodyn Schools on Monday evening, Mr. C. H. Jamea, J.P., said the letter sent him by the Independents committee had been described by them as a compli- ment. He must say they couched their compliments in a somewhat peculiar form. Was it a compliment to throw overboard a. mail who had done his level best during the last three years to serve the cause of education? lie certainly did not want many com]>li- ments of that sort. Let it not- be thought that he had quarrelled with the Independents. Hewasnotsueh a miserable specimen of humanity as to leave his denomination because he had been shabbily treated. Proceeding, Mr. James said he believed in thoroughly efficient education. In order to get this it was necessary, among other things, to secure better atten- dance. In Aberdarc tho attendance was much letter than it was bcie. This was due, in a great measure, to tho exertions of Mr. Rhys, both as a member of the Board and a magistrate. On the Merthyr Board 1\ they had a number of ministers and priests (they had 110 clergymen, "hank hcasen '■) who, he was lound to say, showed too much leniency in this matter to meml>ers of their congregation, and thereby inflicted great injustico 011 the children. I he teachers -should he treated by tho Board with much sympathy. He maintained they should get tho best, and they could not get the best men without paving them reasonable salaries. Some people, he noticed, sjjoke-. very dis- respectfully of the teachers these men wera not likely to make gootj members of the Board. He had visited every school in the district with the exception of T'engariuklu and another, and he knew what the work was which the teachers had to perform. Merthyr was a per parish. The rateable value, divided by the number of children on the books of the school-, gave. £ >0 t>cr child while in Cardiff tho rateable value g*vo per child, utyl in Abcrdare. JJ26 |>er el'iid. In oth'-r words, the rate which would onl, gi^ P f il,te.i(it>ii t<> ^0 chihlien in Mr '~thyr would onl, gi^ P f il,te.i(it>ii t<> ^0 chihlien in Mr '~thyr would suffice for 16 children in Cardiff, and 26 in Aberdaio t Couseqnently the rate here waa bound to be propor- tCMMiteiy higher than in those two town?. Referring to tha dbcirssion on the B<iard, some weeks ago, cm the | question of pnbfio etmtrol. Mr. Jiuues said it waa a | kind of deJKit-ing-soeiet'y affair gr>t up for eleetionear- [ in<r purposes, it enabled Mr. David Davies to gst riel of a lot of gas, and M). Wills of e great deal more. » The motion was worded in ft strange way, and he I could noIJ Moe his way clear to vote for :t. But he did gy fcha-t there should lie in every parish a school purely unseotarian in character, wh?re the children of all denominations would get a sumd intellectual training. Beyond that be could not go at present, I and he thought there was some danger in Wales, of gobig on too quickly in this respect. One of the speakers who followed said that Mr. James was the only member of the Board, since it« formation, to whom the teachers of the district had passed a vote of thanks for his exertions in the cause I of education I ¡ TO MK. C. H. JAMES, J.P. DKAH SIH,—1 am glad to see you coming ont to the I field as aa independent candidate, apart from aU sectarian considerations. Yon are generally and deservedly regarded as one of our ablest educationists, I and you take a deep interest in the welfare of the schools. The great thing in your favour is that you I are a thoroughgoing supporter of efficiency. That is the strong plank in your platform. But hv the side of it, I regret to say, there it a plank which is not quite as strong. I refer to your neutrality in the dis- cussion some weeks ago at the Board on the question I of popular control. The motion proposed on that occasion was in favour of placing aU schools receiving public grants under public control. The Sectarians I Toted against, and the Unsectarians supported, the motion. Y ou remained neutral. You said you would hive supported a motion advocating the establish- ment of a non-sectarian school in every parish. That does not go far enough, as it does not touch the kernel of the question at all. It is a pity you should be weak on this point, and I fear your weakness will lose you a great number of votes. For my own part, I will ufsver vote for a candidate who is in favour of giving public money to schools in the control of which the public have no voice. Such a candidate, in my humble opinion, is wrong on a principle of vital importance, and cannot be called a true educationist. I call your attention to this matter in order that you may put yourself right with the electors, if it is passible for you to do so. A fuller explanation of your position may sene to remove all doubts, and secure yon many more votes.—Yours truly, R. J. [Norn. — Our correspondent will s<-e that Mr. James deals with this point in our present issue.—Eu.] Mr. C. H. James, J.P., writes: Mr. D. L. Jones ¡ and his committee would now wish me to believe that what 1 thought something very like an insult, was really intended a-s a compliment. • I have (hiring the last fortnight had many compliments paid me, more, I know, than I deserve; but I have not had one of It fiimilar character before. I dared to hope I that when the committee saw Mr. Jones' letter in the reapers some, at any rate, of its members would have had the courtesy to ajiologise for his bursqueness, curtuess, and lack of ordinary civility. It is said that manners makes the man, tha want of thorn the fellow." I fail to see anything approachiug manners iu the councillor's letter of the lfth inst. I hope that, if I have occasion to dismiss It servant who has served me well for three yeats, I shall be able to do it in a more courteous fashion than that adopted by these gentlemeu. The committee are kind enough to say that they are satisfied with iny conduct at the Board on the whole (I am glau to hear of it) but they add they cannot foraret that I remained neutral aud did not vote on Mr. Da vies' motion. It was plaiu to me and plain to everyone else with ordinary common sense that this motion, brought forward just as the Board was going out of office, was really intended as an electioneering speech by Mr. D-ivies on his own behalf. The answer to the old riddle why does a dog wag his tail is that the dog is bigger than a sail, Although Mr. Darses oa the one side, and Mr. Wills on the other, may claim to l^e the dug, I do not feel inclined to be wagged at the sweet pleasure of either of these eloquent gentlemen. Nome of the members of our Board at times seem to fancy that it was a young men's debating society, rather than a School Board. I quite agreo as a matter of principle that every elementary school receiving aid from the State~Hhould be under puolic control; but in the present state of political parties you might flS well ask for the moon as ask Papliament to move in this direction. What would Mr. Da vies' and Mr. Wills' friends, the Irish M.P.'s, say to such a motion as this ? Make V.aete slowly let us try our 1*,1't to make our own Board Schools thoroughly efficient let us insist that in every parish in our land there skill be one or more efficient non-seetariau school, and you may de- pend upon it, if there is any truth in the survival of the fittest," and I believe there it;, the State-aided voluntary schools will soon lte a thing of the past. I am not goin» to say a word against the candidates the committee have chosen. If they were chosen because they were the I test candidates'from an educa- tional view, I have nothing more to say; but if from a denominational point of view, it is wrongf. "70 have heard of the society for the lilieration of the Church from State patronage and control. I think ib would bo well if wo could start here iu Merthyr a society for the liberation of our various Boards from the patronage and control of sects, denominations, and parties. I would, indeed, if I could, make its objects even wider than that. I i would free our Boards, if I could, from the control of ignorance an.5 drink. At present it seems that power at our various Boarda is falling into the bands, too frequently, of those least fitted to hold it. Who is to blame for this state of things ? I dare to say that no smull share of the blame is due to tha selfishness of our various sects, the desire that our own little sect, chapel, denomination, church, or trade school be represented rather than a strong desire on the part of all to choose the best representatives for the whole town. The committee, I gather, intend to stand to their guns. I do, too. I think there is surely room on the Board for one man to represent not a sect, not a trade, not a party, but the true welfare of Merthyr children. THE NOMINATIONS. The last day for the nomination of candidates was Thursday last, when Mr. F. T. James sat to receive the following nominations :— John Baines, Catholic priest, Dowlais. Arthur Daniel, provision merchant, Troedyrhiw. W. L. Daniel, ofEcial receiver. Merthyr. David Davies, grocer, Merthyr. Henry Davie*, lecturer in geologv, Treharris. I). C. Edwards. C.M. minister, Merthyr. Isaac Edwards, checkweigher, Graven terrace, Merthvr. W. M. Evans, gtocer, Treharris. H. E. Gray, mining engineer, Treharris. C. H. James, mining engineer, Merthyr. Thomas Jenkins, farmer, Pant. Daniel Lewis, Rector of Merthyr. Joseph Owen, iron merchant, Troedyrhiw. J. C. Pippett, Catholio priest,.Dowlais. Rees Price, contractor, Dowlais. Dan Thomas, Plymouth Arms, Merthyr. John Thomas, Congregational minister, Merthyr. B. S. Wade, Catholic priest, Merthyr. James Williams, Baptist minister, Dowlais. IX M. Williams, Rector of Dowlais. Rees Williams insurance agent, Union-htrcet, Merthyr. B. S: Williams, Congregational minister, Dowlais. V. A. Wills, chemist, Merthyr. FATHER B.VINES WITHDRAWS. The only withdrawal is that of the R-ev. John Baiues, Catholic priest, Dowlais, aud there are now 23 candidates for the final canter. TREHARRIS PROSPECTS. A correspondent.writes:—" Much has been written against Treharris' folly in nominating more than one candidate for the ahove election. There may be a great deal of force in this, but it should be borne in mind thatTreharris has previously been honoured by havinsr two gentlemen sitting on this Board. Indeed, at the last electiou, Mr. W. M. Evans, who was tbe highest of the two rejected local candidates, noIled considerably over 4,000 votes. At that time it was estimated that fully 100 indifferent Treha»ris electors did not vow at all. Now the area gi ve<j 230 additional voters, and that is ft powrr to be reckoned with Whilst some people think Treharris will be rejected altogether, others are of the opinion that its prospects are exceedingly bright." On Tuesday a public meeting was held at Libamts Independent Chapel, Quakers' Yard, in support of the candidature of Mr. Henry Davits. Mr. Hiscock, Quakers' Y'ard, was voted to the chair. The Co11ow. | ing gentlemen addresed the meeting :—Mr. Tom John, N.U.T. Editor (tlamorpan ]>rus; Mr. John John, Pontypridd Mr. Evans, Hafod and Mr. John Edwards, checkweigher, Treharris. There was a fair attendance. On Wednesday a public meeting was held at the Public Hall in support of the candidature of Air. Henry Davies. There was a good attendance. Mr. Thomas Davies was chosen as chairman, who at once called upon the candidate to address the meeting j Mr. Davies then in a lengthy address dealt with Ins enndidature. He had not come there to abuse his opponents, but to burst several bubbles blown bv his rivals and detractors. After a few remarks by Coun- eillor Prosser and the Rev. W. Jones the meeting terminated. { On Monday evening last a public meeting was held at Bert-hllwyd Welsh Ba ptist Chapel in support of the candidature of Mr. Rees Williams, Merthyr, Mr. S'nanldin in the chair. The following gentlemen also addressetl the meeting Mr. Phillips, Mr. Jenkins Rev. R. B. Jones, Mr. Thomas Phillips and Air! Morgan. I MR. ARTHUR DANIEL THE MODERN KNIGHT ERRANT. Boxer writes :—There are many down here,Mr. Editor, who would very much like a visit from'Vou before the present warfare is at an end. You will, I am sure, be surprised to learn that it is now we are fighting the battle which has been fought and won in most ot the towns and villages of Wales 15 or 20 years ago. There aro certain jieople, some of them born and bred in the district, whose interest it is to keep up the old order of things, and to refuse to the people the liberty and independency enjoyed by their fellowmen elsewhere.^ So far the.se believers in slavery have succeeded, an 1 the working men have )>een driven like dumb cattle to da their masters' bidding. whether they liked it or not. But there are signs of a great change. A sturdy champion has been for some time now fighting the people's battle, and it looks ;as if bs were alxnTt to (-succeed. Tt may l»o interesting to yon, sir, to know how this battle is being fought. Opposed to Mr. Daniel are all the pettifogging little interests of the district, captained by the two great powers-gatfer- dom aud beerdom. I ho way tbey conduct the fight ing i.* tlii" The hosti; of gafleidoin turn a certain serevs" I which, it at>[tears, is calculated to despoil the people j ofthorwtl). But t his screw sometimes, v hen it i* i turned, tnafces a very disagreeable noi&«. and then J thevy are people ready to pmiv oil wit, although all U)!- LL t—— the time they swear they are the firm friends of th$ poor devils who are being screwed. Should the gaffers nappen to turn the screw too high, and cause a com- plaint from tbe poor fellows, old beerdora step? for- ward; all grievances are washed down, and the devil's work is completed. That, Mr. Editor, 1 am sorry to confess is the case in a district which is really part of Merthyr Tydfil, the bulwark of Liberty aud Liberal- ism. But, thanks to Mr. Daniel and a few others, tlie days of slavery in Merthyr Yale and Troedyrbiw are numbered. He understands the situation perfectly, and the people are beginning to have confidence in 1 him. His lance ha:< already pierced the Iwer barrel, and his eye, are longingly and fiercely fixed on the I gaffers and tho oilmen. Have patience, fellow-work- men We'll be free by and bye. Let us remember Arthur Daniel iu the School Board and County Council election. He believes what we believe. His principles are our principles, and he knows better than any other how to voice our wants. For myself, I I would rather have one mnml)er in Arthur Daniel than three members in such men as Grey, Owen, and Lewis. NONCONFORMISTS AND THE ELECTION. i "Nonconformist "writes: DEAR SIB,—In view of the approaching School Board election, and the widespreading consequences dependent on it, conse- I quences which are overlooked or belittled by nearly all Britons, I think it would not be over-pre- sumptioas on my part, as an elector, if I were to offer a few suggestions on this matter. Considering the magnitude of the question of education, ana its importance to us as a nation, it strikes me as strange importance to m as a nation, it strikes me as strange that such sinful apathy and neglect should be eo marked in our dealings with the question. It has been said, with much apparent truth, thataBriton, who will not engage a groom without a character, yet bands over his child to the mercies of a schoolmaster without any inquiry into his methods or nature. To a certain extent the fault haa been remedied in these days, and now a most enlightened body of schoolmasters is the result. But Ftill, in the matter ef elections of members of the School Board, there is much to be done. Of what use is it to have fine materials, in good maatera and well-built schools, if this material is not put to proper use by a compe- tent School Board? As well have a good engine without motive power. Yet this is practically tbe state of affairs every three years. We find men returned of no practical experience or business capacity. To counterbalance these wants tbey have a superabundnuce of self- conceit, envy, and spite, and withal a most finished II selfishness. It is sad to see, with a lxtdy which ought to be an example of moderation and self- f restraint, that which is journalistically called "a stormy meeting," "a twene," is a matter of eucb frequent occurrence. Wliat an example to give to the rising generations of the benefits of a Christian education I Now, I think we are quite justified in demanding who and what are to blame for this lamentable state of affairs? I will answer the electors individually and collectively, "You!" A candidate for Parlia- ¡ ment, for the County Council, or for District Council, has his character and antecedents inquired into in meeting after meeting, and letter after letter. Yet a candidate for a seat on the School Board, the most important of them all in my opinion, is never troubled with th^se inquiries. Yet on education depends our position as a nation. The result i* an ignorant and unprincipled School Board. Whan can education be with such a band of directors ? It will still bp, as it is now, costly, inefficient, ajid de- Christianizing. Of what use to expect self-re-traint from school children or masters, when tbe governing body is a synonym for temper and spleen? In vain will you look for rational heha iourand digrnity in man or child under them when they act as irrationally as a lot of brutes, aud areas undignified as a cartload of monkeys. Now, electors, it is time to rouse yourselves from .sloth. The records of the members are hefore you. Take care lest you perpetuate the blundera of the past by returning the unworthy among the old hoard. Not only are tbe electors to blame, sir, for electing men without due consideration. They are still more to blame for encouraging sectarian iil-feeliusf. It is too much the custom to belittle the English and Roman Churches and their voluntary schools. Let us look a little nearer home. A School Board ought to be, and the members of our School Board say it is, thoroughly undenominational and unsectarian. I conld point out one that is utterly strange to such a description. Mem!>ers are not elected for their knowledge of edu- cational matter, but as nominees of certain sects. Wales is the vicrtm of a spiritual tyranny far worse than any Roman Catholic tyranny. She is literally over-run by sectarian spirit. The sooner she throws off thesa tends the better. At the Reformation Great Britain threw off the shackles of the Pope, and claimed liberty of conscience. To-day Wales has not one Pope, but hundreds iti the persons of nearly every Baptist, Congregational, and Methodist minister, and all their tri lie. Each of these Popes is quite as bigotted and far inferior in attainments to any old man of Romp. Woe 1..e to the truly independent who dares to have a conscience of his own It might b-e interesting to know what ar who are these ministers. The great majority lack an ordinary education. They are mere smatterers gifted with exu'-wrant verbosity, like so many never-ceasing mills grinding out twaddle and spite. Yet tbey cvery- where push themselves forward without sense of modesty or shame. They are found everywhere, in- terfering in everything. It is impassible to e.«eepe the odious presence of these eanktv.vorm- These ministers are the professed followers of a God of peace, yet they are everywhere known by the strife they engender. The history of nearly every Noncon- formist congiegation is ona of bigottry and spite, of splits and secessions. Just take an example of what their narrow-minded bigotry can do. The worthiest merulwr of the old Board (and there were some few worthy men on the Board) Mr. C. H. James, had a conscience of his own,"and has bad orders to quit by a religious denomination. What bigottry! A few nobodies, inferior to this gentleman in all that makes a man, are to judge Mr. James' conscience. I trust Mr. James will secure re-election in face of all these detractors and sectarians. Ratepayers have suffered enough from the influence of these little Popes in past times. Say now you will suffer them no more. With all due deference, I should like to point out the following gentlemen as worthy of election on the School Board :—Messrs. David Davies, Rees Williams, Joseph Owen, W. L. Daniel. Henry Davies, Arthur Daniel, W. M. Evans, Isaac Edwards, C. H. James, Dan Thomas, Rev. Ll. M. Williams, Rev. Father Pippett, V. A. Wills, and H. E. Gray. Some mem- bers of the old Board are fossils and deserve a rest. Messrs. Dan Thomas, Y. A. Wills, and David Davies, honest men in their own way, deserve election, some for past services, the other for his economical spirit. They are also likely to ba good watch dogs for one another. THE ATTENDANCE QUESTION. Hector" writes In your last report of the pro- ceediugs of the late School Board the subject of attendance at the Higher Grade School cropped up, and a recommendation from the school attendance committee was read, that the master and mistress refuse admission to any scholar who loses two atten- dance out of the forty in the calendar month, unless a medical certificate is produced, ltc. The chairman of the attendance committee, Mr. David Davies, as usual went out of his way to have a fling at the middle classes. The only two members who spoke against this tyrannical resolution were Mr. Wills and the Rev. D. C. Edwards, and it would be well for the middle classes and the working classes to consider who are j-their true friends in the coming struggle. There are j in the Higher (trade Schools a great iwrcentage of workmen's children, and frequently it happens that a child may l>e suffering from some slight ailment sufficient to incapacitate him from attending school, yet not sufficiently serious to call in a doctor. Y'et Mr. Davics and his friends would seek to fine you in 2s. 6d., the cost of a doctor's certificate, if a child is al>sent more than two or three times during the month. This to a working man would be a very great hardship and expense, and I hope that the middle classes and the working classes will remember this next Thursday. ABE RC AN AID. II On Monday evening last a meeting was held at Zion Vestry for tbe purpose of hearing Mr. W. L. Daniel and tho Rev. J. Thomas delivering addresses, j The chair was occupied by Mr. T. S. Thomas, and a i very fair attendance was obtained. Both candidates I spoke at length on School Board matters, and in tbe end a vote of confidence was passed. A committee was formed at the close of the meeting. MERTHYR YALE. Mr. Grey's return, writes a correspondent:, is practi- cally assured. The Merthyr Valians wiii not be satisfied unless they put him at tbe top of the poll. MR. HENRY' DAVIES. Mr. Henry Davies, Trehatris, writes You were in error in stating in your valuable paper last week that I was a "Congregat iunalist" candidate. My nom- ination papers were filled by 36 Baptists, 36 Congre- gationalists, 6Methodists, 6C!iurchm&n, 4 Wesleyans, and 10 generals." I In a letter addressed to Mr C. II. James, J.P., and read at the meeting on Monday night at Twyny- rodyn Schools, the writer, a colliery manager, said the great curse of our local elections was alcohol. Drink was guven away wholesale, and the integrity of voters sapjied and corrupted. Forward says in a letter in another column that the two ablest and moat broad-minded memlwrs of the old Board were Air. C. H. James, J.P., and the 1 Rev. D. C. Edwards, M.A. "CromweH" addresses a. vigorous and earnest I open letter to the Nonconformists of Merthyr parish with regard to their duties in the present crisis. It will be found in another column. Reports of several meetings held by various candi- dates had to be omitted owing to pressure on space. I
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RUPTL RE TRUSSES.—Referring to the inquiry made by a correspondent recently in our columns, the following- extract from the L-:twct, August 4, 1894, will l>e interesting:—" The Link Shell Truss Co., 171, Wardou 1-street, London, W., have a new truss. It is claimed that by this method of manufacture a [ truss is provided which will be more comfortable tban the one in ordinary use, aud better able to adant | tself to the various movements of the oody, especially if those are of a sudden character. The truss in fitted with a hip-joint regulator, by means of which the pressure is increased or diminished as rcquiitd, and j with a toft shell pad perforated for ventilation. Toe truss as thus completed is an efficient on«. Full par- ticularc; are sent free by the Link Shell Trir-sC" li' tninn JSctrs. August 7. Jc94.: 17^-224
STEALING BOOTS AT TREDEGAR
STEALING BOOTS AT TREDEGAR At the Police-court on Tuesday, Joseph Smith and David Bevan were charged with stealing a pair of Iwots from the shop of Mr. North, Tredegar, and Ehxabeth Holmes was charged with receiving the same.—Prisoners denied the charge.—Mr. North deposed to missing the boots which were hung up bv the door of the shop.—David William Owen, a !ad, deposed to seeing the two men meddling with the boots hanging near the door.—Annie Powell said that she saw the boots with the prisoner Bevan they were under his coat.—Alinnie Llewellyn said that she saw the girl, Elizabeth Holmes, wearing the boots.— Inspector Wilmot dejioscd to arresting the prisoners. They accused one another of having stolen the The two male prisoners were fined £2 each or 14 days the female prisoner was fined £ 1 or 7 days.
MERTHYR MAN'S CAREER CUT SHORT.
MERTHYR MAN'S CAREER CUT SHORT. A man was killed on the Mumbles Railway on Sunday morning, ami for some time bis U»dy could not be identified. We regret to state that the man turns out to be John Williams, an engine-driver, of 3, Cyfarthfa-row, Alerthyr, who went to Swansea on Saturday night with the intention of remaining with his sister till, in 10 days' time, he departed for America.
FLASTERERS A DRUNKEN SET."
FLASTERERS A DRUNKEN SET." .Tames Phillips, the landlord of the Carmartilen Arms, was charged at the- Aberdarc Police-court, of Iwing drunk uiron his own premises.—Mr. J. Evans defended, and showed that Phillips, a plasterer by trade, had suffered considerably from loss of work, And that he was drunk in his private kitchen.—Mr. Rhys, in passing judgment, stated that plasterers were a drunken set.—Fined 20s. and costs.
STEALING CIGARS AT EBBW VALE.
STEALING CIGARS AT EBBW VALE. James O.ites, who hiird Iwen previously coti\icted ot theft, was charged at the Tredegar Police-court- with stealing a l>o\ of cigars from a -hop at Ebbw Yale. Tiie prisoner entered and stole t!Jü bl)\ of cigars from under | tbe counter. Ha ran away, but was caught. One month s imprisonment.