The Cambrian

THE EE-BUILDING MOVE- MENT. HOW IT OFIGIXATED. I When I first rame to Swansea," said Canotl Smith to Vh" x-arUh" Chn-ch, of so large a boro Within a tew wee.es ot m> aruvai Fii^m upon me t > do something t<> ta& bu: t.me to time different individuals Uy, to leave the church in its then conditio reply was that wiiih a population 01 over H on my own hands, and many of ttiose totu rnprenared n ith mea.ns of grace, so lar as txie Church of England was concerned, my bounden duty was to provide buildings in the more out- 1> mg parts of the hug-e parish, where tley were absolutely required, and to leave what would buffice for a. time to a future occasion. As scon as the four new parishes of St. Matthew's, St. Mara s, St. Thomas, and St. Gabriel's were provided with suitable churches. 1 immediately turned my^atlerCion to the question of the Parish Church. Some persons who he 73 not been in favour of tole work plfinly tcld me thai in their opinio:! any small restoration of the old building would Le money thrown away; and my own judgment certainly concurred with that opinion. 1 consumed the Lord Bishop of St. David's, who fc.Jlv advised me on several points. As the result of his advice I went to Sir Arthur Liomfield, who came down and inspectjd the church. His opinion was, plainly, ♦faa.t auy attempted restoration ot the whole buildbjg, while possible, would sat:sty no one, and he therefore advised the erection of an entirely new Duilding. Plans were prepared tor a new church, retaining the old chancel: but as that scheme iuvolvec further extension to tne west itwa.s abandoned on account of the outjry against j detaching so many graves. As soon as Sir John Llewelyn most generously came torward and oJerea a thousand pounds to start the scheme, the work was undertaken. The pians were iully discussed not only by the copffregati m of St. Mary's and the VesLry, but in ni^re tr;anoae pub'13 meeting, presided over by the Major.

THE NEW CHURCH. The nave and aisle Wei" begun in 1895, tha fir-t stone b ing laid in May, 1395. Th-s pare of riie j church wis fv-Tinally opened for service in August, 1897. luimedia'ely after.vards the order was given to proceed with tne new church, which row completes the original scheme of rebuilding prepared by Sir Arthur BlomSeld in 1G91. <> The style adopted for the de-ign of the churcih is that V.Hed "First Pointed" or "Efrly English." which succeeded or rather grew out of the Xorman. Its tftwsfc easily recognised characteristic is the abscrlCe oZ tiacery ''1 the windows. It lends itself more readily than later developments of medieval archite ;ture to a severe a.nd simple treatment without ss of grace or dignity. The d is simpie in plan and (with some slislit exceptions) pla..n in treatment, dependiujr rather on proportion than ornament for effect. The principal peculiarity is that which prises oat of the necessity of preserving the whore of the ancient :'r'. of the church. It was found to be impossible to do this u^le^s the wfcole 0: the ne v building were kept to the west of the old chancel a.ch, but as the old chancel, although long enough, is both too narrow and tjo low to serve that purpose in a church as large as the ne.v one. it has been preserved intact in the position of Lady Chapel ef a Cathedral. This will explain the treatment of the e<<st end, sho .va in the v.Mnsverse section t —a:e old chancel arch being preserved under a deeply recessed arch concentr e with it 1 the new ea.t wall. The chancel of the new church is not divided from the body by another arch. Tnis has been omitted principally for accoustic reasons, but the separation is marked in other ways, both externally and internally- In other respects then is nothing peculiar in the general plan of the church, except perhaps at the west end, where the narthex or porch with t '.e central baptistry, though not unusual in modern churches.has no precedent in Engli-h architecture of the date adopted. This particular lorm of porch is found in practice extremely cDnvenient, and it affords efficient prot ction^ from wind without disiigaring tue interior of the church with lobbies. The position of the tower, entirely I detached from the church, may also be considered unusual, and the design somewhat yculiar. The position has been chosen pa't'V for effect and partly to avo'd all risk cf t ie unsightly cracks ail,1 tettlerne»its which so often occur when a heavy tower is begin in collection with a much lower buildtnj, and cc npleted subsequently. The peculiarity of the design consists in the circular angle tarretls or buttresses and the conical slate covered jire standing en a square tower. The idea has not b.en consciou-sly borww ld from any particular example, but has been thought out in the here of producing a p.ea-iEg massive, and dignified effect by the use of extremely simple me ir Says a. well-informed correspondent :—" The old church consisted of two mam divisions, a nave of comparatively modern date and an anient chancel, with the Heroeii; Chapel on the north, and a tower and a v :stry on the couth. There was nothing in the first division except mural tablets and mom meats t^t cou i be mural tablets and momments t^t cou j be retained, or that anyoue was ani'oua to retain in the new and enlarged church. In the second dh' "n, however, there wa.s much that was h. by age and association,^ as veil as J.I.. re'-t'ng and attractive "*oni an 8,i.bæùlogical and architectural point of view. Thp preservation of as much a.s possible oc these ancient details was natu-nl'y washed for by all interested in the old chuich, a:id it has been the earnest desire and study of these entraste 1 with the work of rebuilding to carry cut these wishes, 1-9 far as they were found compatible with sound f. /uedon and architectrra: propriety Un- I '1 -ately, it was discoverel aft,r due examina- tion that the foundations and walls of the whole of tirs section of the church were in such a condition, owing Ao original b¡d construction, reckless alterations and mut. itions, and clumsy and injudicious repairs, that ever t: ese parts nich, it was original!" hoped, might have been D.esei/ed untouched Had to he taken do.vn. Most of the arched recesse", & as to which various theories and ^'>laaations had been offered, turned out to be of roughly built rubble stonework plastered over, and without a vest;g-e of moulding or wrought strne by which any date could be assigned to them. Tue wrought stone still existed in the windows had b3en so injured by ill-sxecuted cement repairs and other causes that they could not be re-used without the Illsercon of so much rew work as to deprire them of a1" interest as part of the histi -y of the church. Ai 'angenieiits have theiefore be. n made for the preservation unalfjred in a space below the new nave." The new church is faced externally with local stone, wi.h Bath stone dreesirg*, and internally e .t.reiy with Bath stone. It has a lofty Dave arcade, with attached ston"1 shafts carried up to the roof and supp jrting the principal lafters. The whole of the roofs are constructed of English oaK with some cnestnut covered with the best Westmoreland slates. The internal dimensions of the nave and aisles are as follows —length, 111 feet 6 inches; width, 66 feet height to wall plate, 40 feet, and to ridge, 62 feet in height. This is an addition noon the old nave of 32 feet ill leng th, 6 feet in width, and 22 feet in height. The chancel is built in the same style ae the nave with spacious vestries and a lofty tower, 30 feet higher, in which are rebuilt the existing corbe's under the parapet of the old one. The chancel is the same length as the old one. viz., 58 ft., the end wall standing exactly on trie lire of the former one. Tie width of the chancel is 3L fro That ot tne old one 22 ft. The height from the fl< >v to the wall plate is 35 ft., a.na to the ridge of rhe roof 5<3 ft. The chancei stalls, which include a special canopied seat for the bishop, are of oa.k, as are also the vestry fLtiug^. The stained glass window in the chancel and the canopy and effigy have also been preserved and re-erected. The Herbert Chapel has been revered the arch leading from this to the new north aislec is the ancient one rebuilt. The floor of the new nave has been laid two feet six inches above the old floor, and the ground outside in the yard has been raised accordingly. This has effected a great improve- ment both in and outside the church. Also the very dull and heavy high wall pnclosinff the north-east corner of the yard m Calvert-street has been lowerea four or five feet, and the ground sloped down. This throws open the church much more to public view and has greatly improved the locality. The principal carving which has been done by Mr^Ificholls of Lambeth, consists of our Lord in Majesty on the Vesaica over the south porch door, and of our Lord and the four evangelists over the west porch. Mr. Nicholls also carved the foliage round the hand- some uulpit presented by the Lay Rector, Sir R. A. Mortis, in memory of his late father and mother. The church is lighted with incandescents and the handsome pendant fittings were supplied by Mr. Legg, Nelson-street. It has been remarked by several people how exceedingly olain the Church —pla'ti almost to coldness. The reply to that is tint the object of he promoters has been to put np a church ■orthy of the tow .1 at the lowest possible cost, and in that we think they have sue. eeded. Had they launched upon an elaborate decorative building the cost would ha" e been enormous, and the difficulties of carrying it cut wou'd have been almost unsurmourdable. As it is, a statjly, substantial church have been e. ected, but not without the exercise of grett perseverance and energy. It will still be possible to decorate the church, by carvings, stained windows, &c., a work which will probably be accompbshed at some future date. In the meantime we would appeal for further ^donations to wipe out the small debt which remains on the rew crurch. In the course of a letter, signed by the Lord Bishop cf St. David's, Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, and Canon Smith Vicar of Swansea, which recently appfared in The Timi*. anpe8or;.>,f the "ollowing —Swansea is, next to Cardiff, the la-gest town in South Wales, and bv ff the I" ge t town in this huge diocese, of St. David's. In 1871 the population was 51,000 now the municipal Population is nearly 100,000. An act:ve work of v-hurch extension, inaugurated in 1834 by tbe late >snop. Dr. B?sil Jones, has been cariied on for P*rishl'u! are"1 the then old mother 15, sev cler?>T *iave increased from seven to and "tfT ^rarehes and five mission rooms parishes'^ have been erected, four new tical ani^ endowed by the Ecclesias- In tne mofchT10ner3, at a total cost of £ 35,000. Day, l?3o, thPariak ot on Easter while in the co-nmunicants numbered 619. they numbered I'R.'K rta Easter Day (1893) churches am frg'e All the sittings in the new chunh work in the a volunofferings for veai-i have amounted:e area durirg the last 13 The total cost of the n a. tutal sum of £94,000. of which £19,000 have h- wiU be £26,000, and distrist of Swanseahav. Ill. Tile town but we are obliged to ask for^6? v?rT ll'jerally> earnestly invite all who have t^utaide help. We Church at bea'i; to assist «f the required acionnfc ot £ /,000 that Sw fwiher have a mother churj-i worthy o{ growing p..puiation. Donations wiU L T fully received by the Vicar, the" Swansea. 3

CHANCELLOR SMITH. The Rev. Chanced- James Al'an Smith, D.D. Vicar of Swansea, a native of Suffolk, bia Tatber neing the rector of a parish In that part of Ei 'dand. In early life he snowed great zeal and ene-gy in parochial work, and wnen an under- t^adnate of Wadham Coilcsffi,. Osrovd. m the early sixties, he busied himsel'' m tue parochial matters of St. Clement's Church there, becoming 'ah energetic member of a sccietv est ibl'oJO't tor the purpose of provid:ng and < stribu' ngr puier lilera'urc! to the people. His career, previous to his appidnumeet at Swin-:ea, aftjr taking Ips degree, was confined to a curacy under the .ate Canon Cadman, Holy TLiniuy, iVTarylebona, London, to a lectureship at what is described as the magnificent Church of Eostin, itincolnsliire, and to a fonrteun years incumbencT of Holy Tr nity. Nottingham, where he erhibi^d similar zeal m Chr.rah organisation and Church ex* 'n- 3 ou to that which has been witnessed in Swan- f.pa. and in rhcoxm ion of which the laie fcshop Wo dswortii awarded him a sta'l in Lincoln Ca.;h"dl''1.' Hi3 parishioners filso showed t ;<ir apprecia work on his leaving by pre- sen tins- .:1 ;V:" "umt. i--«-;>monials. Purin his fourteen years t\r 0, Chitncel Smith ha« beer, ably -p;oi 1 by a comber taithfui ci,Tales, including the Revs. John Pollock. D. Bankes Williams, W. W«tl.»ff3- Edwards, J. G. Matbias, H. S. Williams, J. A. Harriss, and the pie-ent curates of St. Mary's. Canon Smith's efforts have been appreciated both by Churchmen and Nonconformists. The gift of the Chancellorship of St. David's Cathedral was given him by the Bishop at the end of last year, and the present .tion of the expen: es, amount ng to one hundred guineas, of his Diploma as Doctor of Div ii> The Rev. Thomas Mo. B.A., the present senior curate of the Parish Church, has held i? e appointment for 1:e. ly four ynrs. He is a native of Carmarthen, being an old St. Peter's bov." He was educated at Carmarthen Grammar School and St. Davi-i's Coll« je, Lampeter.. He was scholar and prizeman of his college, and graduated with first-class honours in science in 1892. The Rev. Evan Jenkri Davie?, I*.Th., has acted as curate of St. Mary's for a similar period io Mr. Morris. Mr. Davies is e native of Lampeter, and was educated at St. David's College there. He was ordained +0 a curacy a' St. Peter's, Cocket frem where ha came to St. Mary's, Swaosea.

CHANCELLOR SMITH'S PREDECESSOR. As we point oat elsewhere, Canon Smith's predecessor d'd good work in church extension. Sanfuel Christopher Morgin was bo.'n on J y 29, 1836, at All Saints' Vicarage, Birmingham. his father beinr at the time vicar of All Saint-' Parish. Educated at Kin?: Edward's School, Birmingham, he afterwards passed through Wadhum College, Ox 'ord, where he graduated. In I860, bis father being th"n vicar of ChepstotV, Mr. Morgan was ordained to the curacy of that place. In 1362 he married the eldest daughter of the late Dr. C. J. B. Will' ms,F.R.S. (afterwards Physician Ex' aordinary to tne Queen). After incumbencies at Aldershot and Roxetu Harrow, he was offered the "v.'ng of Swansea by the Bishop of St. David's. In this large parish, with 40,000 it habitants, he nad ft "1 scope for "8 renewed energies. The scrain of eignt years, however t01! r*i s hea^t'- ?>nd still more "nOn I. 1. t. l.i. the palish of St. Mary, Iieam ngtoa. During the closing years of his 1 e Di. Morgan was generally wthoat any reg ilar parochi: charge, in c.. "JC that he might be free to conduct missions. He held for short periods several Continental chaplaincies. ) J "er an attack of influenza he was adv„ed last winter to t the climat3 of the South of France. Here, again, be conducted services for the English resident-? every St 'day in his room in the Hotel aes Tnermes Romans. qplie-les-Bains (Pyrenees Orientales). A^'ter one ight's absence in Spain, he on his return; I Arae e, on March 22, was iound to be suffering from ,flalllmation of the riiht lung, whhdi, the wçak state of I s bJ. proved fatal oa March 23 of "-he present year.

ST. MARY'S PARISH IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. The history of St. Mary's paiish in the nineteenth century has been one of useful disintegration. According to Colonel Morgan, the parish of St. Mary's was formed by the Noruians out of the old parish of Llaugenie. It covered a vast area, and until 1845 it was served by only one church, the mother church of St. Mary's, if we except the old church of St. John's (now St. Mati/new's), which had to seive the parish of St. Mary's. The eirly years of the present century were not marked by any consider- able church progress. Tne Church of England lagged behind in Swansea, and it was not until the Rev. E. B. Squire came to the living in 1846 that a new vigour was infused into uhe work. In 1851, the parish of St. Paul's, Sketty, was taken out of St. Mary's, and Mr. John Henry Vivian bf lt and endowed the church there, and paid as compensa- tion to -he Vical." of Swansea the money which formed the nucleus of the fund for the eroction of the Vicarage. In 1856, the T arish of Holy Trinity was cut off. and an ecclesiastical district thus assigned to the handsome church which, built bi the evargelical party, was consecrated in 1843. In lb72, Chiist Church was built, and lwo years later a parish was assigned to it. The St. Peter's Church, Cockett, whion had been built in 18^6, was canyinc on a splenc'id work on the outskirts of tee old parish, and in 1878 this also j was given a pjilsh of irs own. The neit church extension work was outside the old paiish. In 18/0, St. John's Church (Hacod) wa.. bu:ltby the Vi, lans to serve the parish of that name. and the old church of St. John's passed into the bonds of the Vicar of Swansea, who mi,de it the piesent Welsh (St. Matthew's) Church. In 1881, /T Saints' (Kilvey) was built and a parish assicjo 1 to it. Ttie Rev. Chancellor Sir ith has proved himself a woirhy successor to Mr. Squire. During his incum' ency the parishes cf St. Matthews (1887), St. i'arks (IS?'), St. Thomas (1S88) and St. Gabriel's (1839) have been formed, each one possessing one or more mat, bficent churches. Day and Sunday Schools have SDrung up all around, and in recent years the building of parish halls and the establishment of various societies, apart from the re-building of the Parish Church, i'1d;cate that the spirit of church work in Swansea is moio vigo-ou3 than it has ever been.

THE OFFERINGS. The following offerings have been already made —Pulpit, Sir R. A. Moras collecting plates, Mr. D. M. Glasbrook clock, Mr. Edmund Morgan, Fernhill tenor bell, Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, M.P., Pennergaer treble cell, Mr. Evan Evans second treble be", Lady Llewelyn sedilia mats, Mrss Llewelyn kneeler, mats and stools fo- Holy Communion, Mrs. Linton, Buckden Hunts hoJy comrullüion table, Mr. G. W. Walters frontal for dit.o. Mrs. Richardson, JK- O Park holy communion rail, Mrs. and Miss Squire, in memory of the late Rev. E B Squire holy communion linen, Mrs. T Picton Richards holy communion chair, 21 r. and Mrs F. Lradford; two gas standards, Lady Llewelya and friends two clergy prayer desks, Mr Richardson, Glanbrydan Park Eishup's throne Dr. Halt Draver desk books, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs: Stuobs anc* Mrs. Oldham; service books', holy communion, Mrs. B. J. Blnns choir books, Mrs. Beor; tI-ee Glasronbur/ chairs, Mrs. Ebenezer Davies panelled screen for vestry, Mrs. Richardson, Pantygwydr; six chairs, clergy vet. Mrs. Polity; one vestry chair, Miss Ctgden surplices, Misses Fowler, Mrs. H. A. Goodwin, Mr. R. W. Beor, Mrs. D. Vi'liers Meager, Miss Lindsay, Mrs. Pride, Mrs. F. Waaswoith, Mrs. Gorringe, Miss Popplewell, Mrs. D. Jenkins and daaghter cassocks, Lady Lyons and Mr. J. J. Head; hassocks, Mrs. H. S. Will'ams, Heathfield. We understand that the two treble bells are to be cast into one. This wi" leave seven bells, and, with the addition of the three new ones, w 11 make appal of ten. It is suggested that it would be more ad\ liable to place the present eight bells in the melting pot, and with the addition of more metal make a good peal of ton, as the present last six have been quartered once. The two j "ible bells are comparatively new, as they were added in the time of the late vicar, Rev. Dr. S. C. Morgans.

PRINCIPAL DONATIONS. The foHowing are the larger donations Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Bart., M.P" £1,550 Sir J. T. D. Lleweljn (for bell), £ l05-'l'wo Bazaars, £2,213 8: 9d. Mrs. G. Llewellyn. £950 "A Well-wisher," JE700 Vicar of Swansea, £4,)0. Mr. and Mrs. (late) Gilberrson, £350: Incor- porated Chr-ch Budding Society, £350; Sir Robert Morris, £300 Sir Robert Mo-ris (Lay R. Porch), £ 50. Mr. F. Bevan, £300; Mr. D. M. Glasbrook, £300. Dr. J. G. Hall, £ 250 Mr. W. Walters, £200. Mr. J. Deacon, < £ 150; Mr. J. Clarke, Richardson, £130; Earl of Jerse- £120 Mr. W. H. Francis (late), £115 Rev. W. LI. Lewis, £106 13s. 4d.; itr. J. H. Buxton, £100: Mr. E. Rice Daniel, £100; Mr. Dyer, £100; "Friendship." £100; Mr. Trev. Jenkin, £100: Mrs. Richardson, £ 100; Mr. J. Crow iiicbardson, £100; Miss Stiic!i, £100. Mr. R. GIascodme..E80 Mr. R. S. I indley, £80.. Mr. T. P. Richards, £765". RJV. B. J. Binns (late), £75; Mr. Counop. £75: Mr. Joseph Hali, £75; Mr. A. Mason. £75: Mr. Stiick and Mr. Eellingham (late). £ 75; Mrs. P. Turbervill, £ 75; Medi,-us." £ 70 5s. Mr. R. G. Cawker, £62 10s. Mr. T. W. James, £ 60 Dr' and Ml'S' Jones' £ G0 5 Mr- Purchase, (holn an<i Mrs- Eadcliffe, £ 58 Mr. Evan Evans DnW £ 52 ^S- ^r* J0'nn Linton, £ 50 10s. Mr. <5 Beaufort, £ 50 Mr. H. Beau>rout, £ 50 Buchaiia^Bevai; (I. Wells), £ 50; Mr. and Mrs. IS £ 5? .Mr" W- T- Earr, £ 50 Mr. (late) £ "Q)r°YT -a'10P Basil Jones, D.D. £ 50;' Mrs' w' £ 50; Mr- J- Piayer, David's, £ 50 £ 50 Bi-hop of St. 'I'albot, £ 50 -n (late), £ 50 M:*s ili'd Thomas,' £ 50 iJTowe:1 Jhomab. £ 50; Mrs. Mrs. Beor (* £ ?■ M.r- l^omas, £ 50. £ 42 Mr. J. C. Fowl*' V/' £ B" ETana. (Swansea), £ 45 Mr TO- T' VSR"3' Jame3 Mr. J. W. Nicholas £ oc 6?'t i T1 (for fc^H), £ 31 10s. Mr T \i Llewelyn R Jenkins, £ 30 Mr Li"- HTeroert' £ 30 W «0 > M"- T.»KnU^K' £ 3° > M"- Mr. a id Mrs. Hac"and, £ 28 Q' AV I -r *0=.. Mrs E lL■ 1 3~- Mr- and Mrs. .1- a/S? Mo-gar I"1 T Jl-- Nash, £ 25 j Mr. P. Ia-:iiard, 2D ot Swan. Mr. E. A. William3, £25; Sir J. J. Jrei»k*ns, M.P., £22; Mr. E. H. Oakden, £22 Is. 5 Mr. P. lies, JE21 Rev. W. Melland. £ 21. 1' arl Cawdor, JElO Headmaster off Rugby, £5; Bishop of St. Asaph, JE5 Archdeacon of St. David's, JE5.

PARISH OF ST. PETER'S, COCKETT. A co:respondent sends us the fo""ov, '~>g :— This ecclesrasacal paiish was formed out of tve mother parish of St. Mary, Swansea, in the year 1879, with a snial1 church accommodating 300 and a National School for 150 ch^dien, and the Rev. D. Rodeiick as v.car. The parish extends from east to west, that is, from the hamlet of Cwmbwrla to that of Waunarlw, dr1 a slance of four mile: an(^ now compris' lg a popala^on of 7,000 perso.is. Tbe parish church (St. Peter's), siurated in the centre of the paiish, was enlarged in the year 1CS2 to accommodate 600. The i'0r0vv:ng year the day schools were eult-rged to accommodate 500 cir'clrer Two years after. ICC5, a mission church was erected at Cwmbwrla. In the year 1837, St. Barnabas Church and schoolroom were built at Waunarl- .vydd, and tt-ee years after (1890) St. Luke's Cnurch was erected at Cwmbwrla. Ctiurch accommodation in the parish in the year 188¿ was 300, one clergyman, aud two sert ces on Sunday. In the year 1C98, accommodation 2,250, four clerg/men, and 10 services and sermons on Sti'iday. The material work has cost nearly £8,000, and all has been .paid for. The coa>-nu- r can have increased lrom 61 to 645.

A TRIBUTE TO CHANCELLOR SMITH. A well-1 io» u Swansea cler^jinan writes The progress of the church in the Swansea ( strict since Rev. Chancellor Smith's adveat to the town in Jauuary, 1S35, may be ve'y Well gauged by caiefully co.isidering tiie eifeut that would be produced by the sudden removal of the following churches and mission rooms, together with the.r clergy, 'ay workers, and numerous or" -at uac -t. 'r uew, 1 St Thomas, St. Stepaen, St. Gabriel, St. Judc. y^ Augustine. St. Luke, St. Barnabas, St. David (Mollis ton), St. Paul (Laadore), St. llltyd vFiorest Fach), Bath Memorial, Wye n'e Mission Surand Mission. A" these centres of church '*e and work are within the Rural Deanery presided over by Dr. Smith, and have 8p.ijnf, into being v >h;n the past fourteen years; Illany of them owe their existence directly b him while th., e.-ec. on of the others may be fiid ."0 largely due to his powerful influence. He would iii'ie jd be a courageous critic who would dare to say that the religion of the district is not VE. much the better for their existence. Neither has the social s±de of Christianity b nfo-go^tea. York-place Gir s' School has been acqu'reu 10r the church, and the "excellent" b _.11 ut obtained yearly the church room and Chr -chmen's Club 111 James-street and the Church Ai-ny Labopf and Lodging Home in Fisher-street go Jo show that bor' y needs are not neglected by the church, while the consecration tnis week of the grand new Parish Church will provide the Rural Deanery with a cent.-al edifice worthy of its new e, and fuuisn an object !< sson to the chv -ci, ia Wales of tne possibilities cf the sanctify ene'o.' and plucky determination of one siu<ne man.

AN APPRECIATION. We feel that we should fail in our duty jf We let tne present opportunity go by without adding nu- small contrioution of appreciation that is everywhere shown of the excellent work of the Vicar of Swansea in the extension of the church in our t).\n. Churchmen can ooast to-day, the tact gives wairant t) their boast, that they possess a noble church worthy in eveiy respect to be the centre of all that is be^t in the social and religious life of the Principality that they hava ;n Chincellor Smith a man to whom the suce3gg of their effoits is mainly due, and who is ruu»iDg in his devotion to the cause of justice and truth and they may v. ith pardonable pride congratulate themselves on the progress that has been madei^ every department of the church life. Nothing succeeds like success is a saying particularly 4rue in the present instance. Her places of wo ship have increased fourfold, her clersry more than doubled, and her members da;ly increasir^ ii fact the church iu Swarsea is the very embodil ment of success. To a great extent, more pei. baps th i is genera'ly acknowledged, she owes her present position to one individual. We see }:>;m firm -1 Hs determi iat'on t accomplish his pn -pose, we see h" n nvercomiag opposition 10 wl ch many a man would have fallen, we see him constantly perseveriug in his endeavour to pro. mote the 1 'ghest i tterests of all classes of the coirm 'ly, and all through runs the same golden co.d of success, someti nes in disappo' jt- ment, sometimes iu apparent defeat, still. always triumphant in the end. It is because we rec .g. nise a this and much more that is good in the life of tne chvch in Swansea and her Vicar that we join in the uua"lUOus outburst of appreciation and goodwill.—Cor.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.—Last week's traffic returns of the local railways show tb3 following results :—Great Western Railway, an increase of £820, making an aggregate de. crease for 15 weeks of £146,390.-Londoll and North-Western Railway, an increa-e of £5,470, aggregate increase for 15 weeks, £ £ 3,165—Taff Vale Railway, a decrease of £2,610; aggregate decrease, 16 weeks, £103,735. Brecon & Merthyr Railway, a decrease of £240; aggregate decrease for 16 weeks, £ 7,472.—Barry Railway, an increase of £316 aggregate decrease 16 weeks, £49.082. SWV \SEA SCHOOL BOARD.—At a mretitig of the Schools Management Committee of tbe Swart, sea School Board on Monday, the Clerk repo ..ed that the new rcaleof ?ala ies to e iupil teachtrs would mean rn ad 'tioral expenditure for this year of £:>90, upon wi ieh Dr. Tobercs remarked that the members would have to clear out at the end of the term eve*/ one of them—(^augh- letter was read from the me-"cal officer of health ordering the exclusion from "nill School of about 100 children from Sketty, owing to the prevalence of diphtheria there.—Mr. Wig. nail opm I that danger might lurk in rncleaased d inking cuos at the school, a theory which Dr Latimer corroborated. SUICIDE A'r SWANSEA.—At 8 a.m. on Wednes. day George Evans, an old man. of New Orchard- stre )t, marine sto :e dealer, was discovered by a young man named Charles hanging by a rope suspended from a beam in bis stable. Instead of at once cutting the body down he communicated with the police, and P.C. Lloyd cut the body down. The a." i still breathed slightly, but he exp1.:ed before a doctor could arrive. It is said that deceased was in financial difficulties, and his goods were to have been sold at auction next Monday, but the matter was settled. This, it is suppo-eJ, preyed on his mind. Ten pounce in gold was found in h s pocket. THE AMERICAN-SPANISH WAR. — At the Temperauce Hall, Swansea, on Monday, the Rev. Harry W. Jones, chaplain of the United Spates battleship "Texas," delivered alecuure on bis experiences during the late war. Dr. Knight presided, and there was a large attendance. The lecture was listened to with keen attention from first to last. Mr. Jones not enly interested and instruct jd, but amused his audience. His references to the bravery of the American sadors, the good feeJiag which existed toward this country, the need ard value of an alliance between England and the United States, and lo the cause which led to the war ¡V ere loudly applauded. At the close Mr. Jones W3."I accorded a hearty vote of thanks. A s;lyer collec ion was made at the close. a poriion of which will be devoted to the i'unos of the Y.M.C.A. THE UPPER FOE-JST AND WORCESTER WORKS.—Nisw COMPANY FORMED.—This com- pany was registered on October 14th, with a capital of £100,000 in £100 shares, to acquire the Upper Forest and Worcester Steel and '1': iplate W o"ks, siirate ia the parishes of L'ansamlet and Llangvfelach. in the county of Glamorgan, lately carried on by the firm of William Williams and G: to enier into an agreement with George Rowe, and to car y on the business oi steel aad tin, i,etne and black plate manufacturers, iron- master?, i -on and brass founders, meLal workers, smeite -s, miners, engineers, boiler makers, mill, wrights, machinists, &c: The subscribers are Mr. George Jeremiah, Cwmdu House, Swansea, gentleman M's. Ann Jones, ^enybiyn, Morriston, Swansea Mr. George Clark, Fir Grove, Morriston, tinplate manufacturer; Mrs. Alice Clark, F:" Crove, Morriston Mr. Joseph D ves, Glyncollen, Morriston, tinplate m.-J.nu- fpcturer Mrs. Mary J. Dalles, Gl.vncollen, Morriston Mr. Morgan H. Jon^s, Adelaide- street, Swansea, slop'oroker Mr. Thomas Je emiah, Cwmdu, Swansea, ironfounder Mr. Thomas J. Daves, MoWydd House, Morriston, accountant and Mr. David J. Clark, Fir Grove, Morriston, accuuntant. The iiunbe- of the directors is not to be less than three nor more than seven. The first are :—Messrs. George ( la k, Joseph Davies, Morgan B. Jones, Thiq. Jeremiah, and George ROWd. Qualification, £2,000; remuneration, £ 400 per annum divided between them. EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING. —By a thoruujrh knowle'se of the natural iaws which ft • n the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a care.' application of the tine properties of weil-selectetl COCOA, Air. Kp,js has provided for our breakfast and supper a delic:llell1-flavoured beverage wnieb may save: us many heavy coctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such artiCles of diet that a constitution may be gr<1. dually built up until strong enough to resist every ten- e'ency to disease. We may escape many a fafai shaft bv keepin" ourselves well fortified with pure blood aDa a propeny nourished frame."— Civil Service Gazette. Mf de simply with boiling water or milk.—Sold only in PACKFTJ P.NRT tins, by Grocers, labelled—"JAMES ;rps Cc J tti., Chemists, London'

FASHION NOTES. lBy STBSSHS. BEN EVANS AND CO., LIMITED SWANSEA.] Yes, and 'tis fashions Wintry now, for the early mo. ting3, though bright and sunny occasionally, have a rip in the air unluown only a few short weeks ago, when everything was hot and blazing. The lords of creation are beginning to don their oN ercoats, and their dainty better halves are to be seen peering into the fur shop windows with deep consideration in their eyes, and the question of late Autumn clothes holds dominion in our dressy mind fot the moment. Here the Autumn bat claims oUr best attention. For smart wear nothing really ever beats the good black hat, and it is rarely that this proves anything but most becoming-fai, more so than the viv id colours ro often sought after and which usurp all the colour of the face that we desire to enhance. We give herewith an illustration of the new hat. The hat is a large, simple, round shape of fne black chip (but it may be felt, satin or velvet with equal success), two very large black ostrich feathers curling away either side from a ehou of black sain antique, centred by a paste and pearl ornament. A large flat bow of this satin is tiel in scarf fashion at the back, and under the brim two black chiffon rosettes are tacked on to a velvet band. We say tacked because these THE NEW BLACK HAT. can be altered to match the gown worn. Felt hats" ill be very much worn, and those will turn up at the back and then down again will be t the fore. The hat turned up in front is sure to continue in favour throughout the Autumn mouths, and for those it suits it is a pce^y fasb;on. We do not think that, as a rale, we think enough of how our garments suit us we are so apt to slrugglein vain to make ourselves suit those particular garments that strike our fickle fancy. A thing That looks pretty in a shop window dces not always look well on the wearer. Indeed, colour is one of our chief s. mb" ig blocks. "Oh, what a perfect grc.m we exclaim on seeing a ribbon in the sun,;ght of a shop's window, and forthwith buy a bow of it for a hat. Eutalas unless it so happens that we possess a compIf xion of milk and roses, the colour may prove trjing in the extreme. Opera capes will soon be in eat request for theatre and evening wear, and for these the remnant lengths of brocade, sometimes obtain- able at the sales, commend themselves very strongly. And we always think an opera cape of good brocade is as economical a purchase as any, because its wear is extremely lengthy, and trimmed with lace, chiffon, or fur proves charm- ing. It should, of course, be lined with sa'-jen, A OCADE OPERA CAPE. 1 the hue of one of the prevailing colours of the brocade, with flannel or domette between for warmth. Our sketch shows you a cape of pale blue brocade, with a lovely design of trailing roses,buds, and foliage upon it. A thick ruche of pink chiffon surrounds the neck, and a small bouillonnee edges the cascading revers and con- tinues round the cape. Inside a frill of lace prettily finishes the pink satin lining. The old-fashioned bed-pockets have b'ven way before a much larger and more elaborate affair, in which a handkerchief, a scent-bottle, a small book of poems for wakeful hours, a paper-knife, and the latent magazine may find a comfortable res ting-place. Some of these pockets have t.ny watches peeping through a corner of the brocaded outside, but the temperament of the sleeper should always be ascertained before sending one of these as a gift, as it is highly probable that j he ticking would interfere with her slumbers. Unless a watch on the dressing-table is consider- ably wrapped up many people cannot stand its monotonous tick-tick. But for the fore-mentioned odds and ends there is no doubt that the pocket is exceedingly useful, and besides this it serves as a possible note of colour to accentuate the predominating shade used in the room. The pocket illustrated is exceedingly elaborate. It EED-POOKET. I is made of white satin line'l with rose-pink, and on the outside there is a lattice-work pattern pa-t of which is reproduced here in detail, execuLed in the narrow bebe Übbon work now so fashionable. The most delicftte shades of rose- pink. palp-blue, green, mauve :and amber are all exquisitely combined. The pooket is tied up w.th pink satin ribbon and a fall of soft coffee- coloured lace finishes it off at either side and iorais a frill all the way round the top of the pocket.

Flattery as a f-ne art is (says a writer in The hidy) a thing of tbe past. Flattery, liKe strong perfume, requires to be used sparingly, o;r a.s the delicate flavouring- of some choice tviand. ageeable to the taste, merely as a "sonp^on." The perfection of flattery is to have "ibeen nattered but not to know it. A woman accept ? a certain amount of flattery as a homaere to liter charms, but she resents fulsome compliments a^ insincere and meaningless. Of courS1, there are' women who delight in gilded phrases and honeyed words, knowing them to be but fal,e coin a.'ter all, but women in general are not so easily pleased, and the flatterer must not overstep his mark. But now for the other side of the question. Are men equally susceptible to ua, e;y ? Verily they are, as much and more so, \v womeiJ a, e themselves the best of flatterers Who has not seen some ardent youth, fascinated, cajoled, and flattered by some clever woman, who knows just how to keep him at her side, listening to his hopes and fears, drawing: out his aspirations, accepting his scribbled rhymes, and implying that he has a future before him ? Or a nch old bachelor, his dull prosy tales listened to b/ seme younger woman, who-o clcverly assumed 111r of interest leads him on to giddy heights of self.sat.rfactinn. Men are as vain in their way as women-they love to be worshipped and adored. How often we see some man of mediocre talent flattered by his women-folk into thinking himself a god amongst men. They app'»ud_ his feeble jokas they listen with deferential interest to his discussions of the ^"y, and defer to his opinion, and he suns himself in the flattery of his own fireside—elated and ccntent! CHOzCbJ DULPEMOXA TFA I Young. CHOICE DULCEMONA TEir Fresh. OHOlCE DULCEMONA TFA | Imigorating. VI A ±- o- TL „ n rs IS. HU, l/U OS' ptu iu., <Ji tT.il OiUUBia. An ideal tea, refreshing, pure and wholesome.

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A WESTERN ARCHBISHOPRIC TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAMBRIAN." J SIB,—Mr. Gladstone, m his speech in the! House of Commons, Feb. 20, 1891, said:—"The| Established Church in Wales is an advancingV Church, an active Church, a living Chrreh. and, i I hope very distinctly, a rising Church from e'evation to elevation. We like to recall these woid«. A circle may be small, but must be perfect, and we hope to see a Welsh Archbishopric revived.—Yours truly, OLD BRITISH.

THE TYRANNY OF POPULAR CONTROL. THE SALARIES OF COEPOEATION OFFICIALS. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." STR, I was exceed tgly pleased to J'C d the letter by" Ant;.Demos" (in yof issue of tbe 7th Irst.) upon the above subject, and I qi 'te agree with the views expresse d therei-i but fie writer, although dealing with the ques on in a veiy able manner, does not brin? forward the point as to how the payment of ridiculously low salaties to some of the officials affect the rate- payers. The members of the Corporation who seem to pay paii-icu'ar attention to the keeping down cf salaries" think they are doing the ratepayers good; Ibut what a huge mistake is made. The veiy idea of giving a qualified Engineer and Surveyor £-50 to £80 per annum is, to say the least, F'IST.-ACEFI when one considers hat this official has the spending of thousands of pounds of public money every year, and merely by taking tl ng3 easy,1 as it were, and I am sure 1:8 sala." 7 DOES not demand much else, R ->.y lose hrndreds of pounds per annum, and I such a manner as camot possibly be found out. This we" -paid" offica! W 1 be put in charge of cerlain works and is held responsiole for the same. He has under B;m labourers getixvg more wages than himself, men who are as independent as n "LL'oraires and have no responsib "ty wbat- erer. He has also men working under his direc- tion who get £2 to £2 10s. per week, and yet the official who has been fraHed, has to keep up a good position, and cannot be half so independent as Irs subordinates, gets the piincely sail ^Y oF £11"0 £115s. per week He is informed on 1 S applying for n increase of salaiy (which as"Ar>tl Demos" puts it he does not get unless he demeans Irmself to work the oracle ") that he has pros- pects greater than workmen or clerks. Most find the said prospect' very remote and difficult to get at. Take the appointment of a surveyor at £100 per annum—" the gentleman appointed i ) devote the whole of his t'me to the duties of the office." One will find 100 to 200 applying for the appoint- ment, and Ithe majority of these applicants are fully competent men. The chances of success are indeed small. I agree with your CT .repondent, that the clerks do not get overpaid but when looking over the salaries of officials, to find a clerk receiving JB120 per ai N a or more, and a surveyor JECO, this, I am sure yon will ag ee w ith me, ia a pretty state of affairs, and a glorious idea of the relative value of officials. The surveyor holds the higher position, and the clerk is subordinate to the trained man, and yet the latter gets A salary double that of the foitrer. It is not because the clerk was appointed at ;E120andtlteSutveyorat £60; but perhaps on account of the superior ability (f the clerk in the matter of "working tbe oracle," and after persistent applications and inc-eases of £5 and £10 per annum, has managed to double his salary, while the professional man remains in receipt of the same salary, or acknowledgment would be the better te-JI, rather than demean hi*nse1c, or through 'ck' ig the necessary ab.ty before mentioned. Tl 's is the treatment received at the hands of men who are totally ig.iorant of the value 0" public officials. Why not leave +'ie recommend- atious for increases of ralaries in the hands of the heads of the various departments. These chief officials are fully competent to judge whether their subordinates meiit an increase, nd should ce.. a'nly be consulted on such matters; but members of public bod'es now-a-days imagine they Liiow eve.. J 'ng, wJ '1st they pre very much mis^ken. J" 0: Corporation expect to get £150 worth of work for £50, they are ,entirely wrong,—nd the sooner they fid this elementary fact out 4-1 ie better for all concerned.—Yorrs faxtlfuPyi Oct. 19th, 1898. A.M.I.M.E.

♦ DEVELOPMENT OF THE HARBOUR. "AN OLD SALT" AND THE SOUTH DOCK ENTEANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,—It must be very pleasing to the inhabit- ants of Swansea to see that the Harbour Trustees are still in a progressive moo1, and are trying to make the best they can out of their existing docks, and to bring them as near as possible they can up to present ('ate requirements. It has, no doubt, been a failing in the past that future expansion of trade was not taken more into consideration, and in their dec;sion on the entrance of the South Dock the Trustees are unquestionably doing the best thing, with all due respect to the opinion of the four gentlemen who voted against it, and who could see difficulties in the way of docking sb'ps. I think those difficulties will be found, after all, to be more imaginary than real. Mention is made of dreds-ing the nud bank on the east side of the river. It has been a wonder to me for years that the slag bank existing there has not been dona away with altogether, and the whole length of it pihd and made available for wharves I do net L.iow of any obstacle to prevent tb-s being done. I suppose when Fabian's Bay was converted into the Prince of Wales' Dock the formation of the slag bank, instead of a quay wall, was simply a question of £ s. d., but if this improvement came under the consideration of the lrust and their able engineer and superintendent, and this front- age was piled and the Jayerage dreJged to the depth of the channel in tha river, it would widen the navigable portion of the harbour by some- thing like 100 feet, and then what a useful place it would be in case of a derelict vessel being brought into the harbour. She could go along- side and, with a couple of travelling cranes, there would be plenty of room to put her cargo, if required or it might be found useful for small vessels entering the harbour after the docks are cdosed. They could go there and discharge their CA.R70 before the next tide, and there is no doubt it W<>ULD prove a valuable and remunerative wharf to THE* Trust. Therej is al-io ONE small improvement which mjght receive the consideration of the Harbour TTrust. namely, the signal lights of the Prince of Wales' Dock, and those old colza oil lamps now in use, which are 50 years behind the times, might fi. nd a substitute in improved paraffin lamps or elect\ric lights. The fixture of these iighta is bad at (present. If they were moved a few feet eastward -and raised a few feet higher, so as +0 be out of th e glare of the electric light alongside of them, and the triangle slightly increased in size and orirned to face a little more to the S.W., so that THR^Y might show across the West Pier, they might AV least be seen 1 alf bay up or more from the f Mumbles plainly. At present they are a complete failure. The only drawback to the electric I. I^T^T being used for signal purposes is that the time of lighting and putting out is in the hands of the engineer at the engine-house, instead of the) dock master, who t

Much harm is done daily H by the excessive consumption 0f cheap confectioneries I 11 ™a,^°colates ?f infenor quality, doubtful taste, and I Ill doubtful composition. m t B u 3Th/ if0tJ-absitSn fru°? these altogether, ani I substitute the digestible, wholesome m f| Van Houtens Chocolate 1 H (for Eating), R ||| which is of delicious flavor, and cheapest in the end ? m a Sold in the following shapes Jf ill Croquettes, in tins 5 £ d. per tin. B 2 ||| Drops, in tins. 5id. per tin. B 5 each. 2 ld. each. faM This product ranks among the existing brands of H III chocolate as Yan Houten's Cocoa does among the Bp |||11 cocoas it is the most delicious in flavor and the most i||jk economical in use. Ma

— 0 JOHN WESLEY'S a CHURCH- MANSHIFT TO THE EDITOR. OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-I have no intention whatever to either dispute or affirm the man contention of yorr ecu espondent, Mr. John Hopkins, in last week's Cambrian, as to the propriety of the Mayor and Corporation welcoirng the itchbishop of Canterbury to the town; my only putp,se in writing is to correct any rr'sapprehens-on which some OF your readers may have received from 1 's allusions to John Wesley. This chamoion of "the Chvch" tells us that Jobn Wesley said Let f U our preachers go to church, let them receive I-io sacrament at evcy, opportunity, let all our people go constantly." It would have been more satisfactory ip he had told us where these exact words are found. I presume they are a hash of irs own, the product of ce-tain general impressions he has got as to what Join Wesley wrote nd spoke. It will not be deaied by any who have but a slight acquaintance with the writings of John Wesley that up to a certain period of h's life he did indeed express a decided antagonism to any suggestion of separation from the Established Church; but to liow John Wesley's mature and final views we must I- low what he said and did (espec:ally "did") in the closing years of bis life. Let me also quote, and I wi'1 ghe the very words, chapter and verse." Turn to his seimon on Attend ng- the Church Services." Here, indeed, he agrees that it is not expedient for the Methodists to separata," though, even in this sermon, he allows tl-at "PIe of the original rules was that every member of tae society should attend the church rnd sacra- ment, unless he had bee:i bred among Christians of any other denomination," wirch in itse'f was an imnortant concession. How mpny of those who so freely quote John Wesley to-day, to prove his stff ChurcbmansHp," would concede fs much? But look! that original rule" had already been expurged! There was henceforth to be no compulsion. Evidently -n the interval of years Wesley's own counictions had relaxed, and what he once esteemed as vifal was now optional. But read a little further on, and you will find h' n defending Calvin and Luther for separating from the Church of Rome. These are his words :—" Toey did not properly seprrate.' They were iiolently thrust out of it. They I were not suffered to continue therein upon any other terms than subscribing to all the errors of j that Church. If such necessity was now I laid upon us, we ought to separate from any Church under heaven." So that even at tb-'s I stage Wesley saw that separation from an Estab- j 1 shed Church might be a conceivable propriety, not to ray necessity. As to an Established Church, let me quote his letter to bis brother Charles, dated June 28th, 1755, or almost 40 yea.rs before his death, I only fear the preachers, or the peoples,' leaving, not the Church, but the love of God, and inward or outward holiness. I dare not in conscience spend my time and strength on externals. If, as my Lady (Hunting- don) says, all outward establishments are Babel, so is this establishment. Let it stand for me. I neither set it up, nor pull it down. But let you and me build up the city of God." That would look like sorry Churcbmanship to-day. Yet such was Wesley as a comparatively young man. In another letter to his brother, written 30 years later, he says, The last time I was at SearboTo" I earnestly exhorted our people to go to Chr-ch, and I went myself. But the w retch< 1 minister preached such a sermon that I could not in conscience advise them to hear him anymore." What does Mr. Hopkins think of this? And this was only five years before Wesley d ed. Doos Mr. Hopkins know that about the same time, in the ypar 1784, Wesley actually revised the Book of Common Prayer, and, incredible audacity! even struck out fourteen of the Th rty-nine Articles of Religion." What sort of a Church- man would such a man be considered to-day? Such conduct world probably rave been sufficient to arouse the heavy inertia of even the modern bishop, and Wesley would have found himself in an ecclesiastical corrfc. Commending these facts to Mr. John Hopkins, and respectfully suggesting a more careful, study of Wesley's later life and I teaching.—I remain, yours truly, THOMAS F. RAWLINGS. St. James'-crescent, Swansea.

CAE DUKE COLLIERY. THE MINERS, AGENT CORRECTED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAJTBDAN." SIR,-Will you kindly allow me tbrough the medium of your paper to correct a few state- ments made by Mr. John Williams (miners' agent), at the monthly meeting of the miners at eath, L'anelly and Swansea Districts, with reference to the prices paid, &c., at the Cae Duke Colliery, Loughor. which appeared in the Labour Votce (Llais Llafur). It was said the colliers did the propping," and nine feet arms were used for double timber, and that they were obliged to work exceedingly hard to earn more than £1 per week also that 4-he coal yields 75 per cent. large. I now beg to contradict such statements, as they not only mislead tbe pubHc, but also misrepresent the attitude of employers towards the employees. I 1. I may say that the colliers have nothing to do with propping," this work being done by the repairers, and the length of arms used is 6Jfeet, I and not 9 feet 2. With regard to the percentage of large," I am positive, and can assure Mr. Wll'iam;^ QJ, anyone else that the yield does not exceed 40 per cent. 3. As to the men ha\ !ng to work bard to earn I more than £1 per week, Mr. Williams has, I am certain, been misguided here, as I have ample proof to convince him that the wages paid here last fortnight varied from 4s. to 6s. 8d. per day. j I greatly fear Mr. Williams is wrongly informed I by the men themselves. An instance which i j I can record goes a long way io prova- the accvacy of my statement. I had a conve-sation wiLh one of the coders on the day they left wo'k. He complained OL the prices then paii. I afterwards asked h" tl what was bis èa;'y ea. Jigs for the previom1 fortnight, and in reply said they did not exceed 2s. 6d. to 3s., but after making out the fib J'"e& he voluntarily gave me I found l 's statement was wrong, his daily earnings being 5s. 10d., which he was bound to adm:t was right. It was also stated at the meeting that the ceg, was ha-der now than it has been. Even suf- posing such an assertion to be true, it is only just and fair to say that tile Cae Duke collierg are paid £ d. per ton more than any of those in the locality who work the very same seam.—I am, &c., THOMAS JAMES, Manager. Cae Duke Colliery, Lougho", Oct. 19, 1898.

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NOTES. LETTERS OF MRS. ELIZABETH GWYNN OF SWANSEA..—These letters, eight in number, were- printed in 1873 at the Chiswick Press. They were written by Mrs. Gwyan to her husband, Captain Richard Gwynn, dr ing a temporary sojouin that he made for business purposes in London in the- year 1677. Mrs. Gwynn was the daughler of (olonel Matthews, of Westminster. Captain GWJM belonged to a family long resident in Swansea, the mate line of whicq died out about the middle of last century. He beld the patent office of Customer of the ports of Swansea Card'T, Newport, and Chepstow, and also received the appointment of collector of the obnoxious hearth and strove tax, in consideration of the services rendered to the Royalist cpuse by b's family. The letters contain, unfortunately, no references to public events, and their chief interest is as illustrating the epistolary style of the dty. There are, however, references to a few topics of local interest, such as the value of the vicarage of Swansea at that time, and the articles of commerce between Swansea and; Nantes. The original letters, along with several other interesting momontoes of the Gwjoti fam:ly, were iu the possession of their repre- sentative, the Rev. W. L. Bevau, of Hay. SIR JOHN STARLING, KNIGHT AND BARONET. —Sir John published in 1607 a volume of epigrams, pr-i icipally addressed to his relatives, and friends in Glamorganshire. The following is a star^a of a quaint poetical dedication to Theopbilus, Bishop of Llandaff, m 1625:- Loe! here a cbilde of mine, in sacred font Already dipt, repairs for confirmation To you, my lord reflect your eye upon't— I'm sureti.e for his Christ'an education.. The Lord Bishop's answer:- I iewed your child, and I dare swear 'ti3 yours, So plame, so pithy, and so like the sire, &c., &C. I poz'd him in our vulgar catechisme, And thus confirme him He is void of schisme. Your loving friend, THEO LANDAVE. A CEMETERY AT MUMBLES.—The following from The Cambrian of April 7th, 1810 The laborers employed by Mr. Yalden in the limestone qusrries at the Mumbles lately cut through a complete cemetery, in which were found immense quantities of human bones, of a very large size from the position and confused state they were discovered it, it is highly probable that this spot was a burial place of a vast multitude who perished nearly at the same time, either by pestilence or the sword, at some very remote time." It is said there was once a chapel near the eda-e of the cliff wh e the bones were found, together with a burial ground. AN INTERESTING RECORD.—The following from Mr. L. W. Ddlwyn's "Contributions Towards a History of Swansea";—"February 23,1821: I, this day, presented at the Court of Carlton House, two addresses in vVel-h from the parishes of Llangyfelach and Llandilo-Talybont, and when in the regular course I gave notice of my ntention, it was objected that no other then addresses in English could be received but I C|?4m f,.n8'ht for all His Majesty's subjects to address bim in their native language, and after much demur the claim was admitted. They were printed in the London Gazette of March 3rd, and it was said at the Gazette office that the Welsh language had never before that appeared in an official paper." THREE SURRENDERS IN ONE DAY.—In the civil wars between King Charles the First and rar'iament, the town of Swansea surrendered three times in one day in the morning to a small detachment of Cromwell's army, in the afternoon to the King's army, and in the evening General Cromwell bimself arrived with his troops and having drawn them up on the Burrows, made a speech to them, joined with then prayer,a hymn, and summoned the town to surrender, which immediately surrendered to him."

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should have them close by and entirely under his control, and avai'able. at any moment, from senset to suT'^e, when required.-I remain, yours truly, OLD SALT." Swansea, Oct. K,h, 189P