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SKETCH-ES of EMINENT I WELSH CLERGYMEN. i ( By J. Kilsby Jones. THE REV. GRIFFITH JONES, OF LLANDDOWROR. Griffith Jones was born in the parish of Rilrhedin, Carmarthenshire, of respectable Parents, in 1683 He lost his father at an early age, but having an eager desire for study, he was placed under an able master at Carmarthen Grammar School, where he *ade rapid progress. He was ordained beacon by Bishop Bull in 1708, and in the Mowing year he was admitted into priest's °r<kfs. In 1711 he was presented to the Jiving of Llandeilo Abercowyn, and in 1716 t{) the vicarage of Llanddowror, by Sir John Phillips, Bart., of Picton Castle, who, Unsolicited, selected him on account of his learning and piety. Jones also used occa- sionally to serve Llanllwch, near Carmarthen, where he had as one of his congregation Miss Bridget Vaughan, married afterwards to Arthur Beavan, Esq., of Laugjiarne, whose Christian munificence makes her name so deservedly honoured among the Welsh People. The eminence of Mr Jones as a zealous clergyman brought him under the Notice of the Society for the Propagation the Gospel to Foreign Parts, who thought him admirably adapted for a missionary to India. He acceded to their proposal, and prepared himself for the undertaking, but, happily for Wales, some hindrance arose, and his exertions were preserved for his Poor and ignorant countrymen. On the high road from Carmarthen to Haver- fordwest, and distant about eleven miles from the former place, is a small Villas or hamlet called Llanddowror. It consists of a good inn, much frequented by anglers during the fishing season, a number of scattered cottages, a church, and a meeting-house. But the chwch, is the 10.. chief object of attrition not on account of any architectural beauty, for it can boast (,f none. It owes its whole interest to historical associations. These serve to hallow it, in spite of its dirty, damp ^Urior, and its insignificant outward Appearance* A hundred years ago this Ilttle church used to be crowded on Sundays far beyond its capacity and the throng that "'aa too numerous to be admitted within the Gilding surrounded its walls in eager hopes catching the wofds which fell from the hps of the eloquent preacher. Since then a Sreat change has come over the prospects of the Established Church in this place, and the large Calvinistic Methodist Chapel hard hy too clearly shows whither the people gone. The name of the minister who thus Sphered around him the population of the Grounding localities is the subject of this sl^tjjh, and the founder of what were CaUed the "Circulating and Cateche- tical Charity Schools." The epithet circulating may sound a little odd in the ears of persons who are ignorant of the circumstances which led to their establishment, and the adoption of the descriptive epithet applied to them. The founder shall himself state those conditions In the following passages extracted from the ,tepoft of the schools published in 1744 — "Jehovah Jireh-^The Lord will pro- vide." Having had frequent demands ^Pon me from several persons for a full j Illformation of the Circulating Welsh Charity Schools, set up of late years in ^Veral parts of this country, for the catecbetica1 instruction of the poor, and -for teaching them to read the word of in their own British tongue, I am Educed to think it my duty, as well as out of humble respect to all those who make this demand, as also with regard to the further successes of this design, and the ^indication of it from misrepresentations, to &Ve once for all a full and just satisfaction *Wut the nature, method, necessity, itnd benefit of it, as I am able. fhe oceasion which (through the grace of <*od) led gradually to the thoughts of them ^as a catechising exercise after the second Won in Divine service upon Saturdays, **ore the monthly sacrament Sundays, *hen several adult and elderly, as well as S-oung, people (particularly such as desired partake of that blessed ordinance) were **amined, not only in the catechism, but in a brief system of divinity, and is coursedwithaneasy, familiar, and very serious banner about every answer they made, ex- Plaining it clearly to their understanding, and strongly applying it to their consciences, fiut the greatest part of those who most I Wanted such kind of instruction, and the application of it, stood off; being old in ignorance, they were ashamed to be thus taught and catechised publicly; while many '-ihers, after a proper and friendly way of dealing with them about it, submitted to the "Method willingly, and at length could not be content without it. In compassion to the poor (yet precious) souls of others, Public notice was given in church on Sunday tv summon them (I mean all the poor people) to come thither at the same time with the *6at, to receive a dole of bread, provided for them with part of the money the communi- cants gave at th i sacrament. Being come together, and placed orderly in a row, to deceive the bread, a few plain and easy ques- tions were asked them, with great tender- ness and caution, not to puzzle or give them cause to blush, having instructed and made private interest with the beat disposed of them, beforehand, to lead on and encourage the others. This being Repeated once a month, the number of the elder catechumens increased, and all came Willingly, giving opportunity to proceed from easier to harder questions, and by degrees to teach them in all the plain doctrines of Christian knowledge needful to salvation, and cheerfully learning by heart two or three verses out of the Holy Scrip- tures as would be given them to be repeated at next catechising. This Was designed to fix better in their Memory the doctrines and duties such texts of Scripture contained in them and it tleased God tu give such a blessing that they improved much, and many of them became visibly conscientious in a good conversation and religious duties. No Minister who wishes to see the success of his ministry, it he knew what pleasure it Avould give himself and what advantage it would be to the people, even to the 'tftndevs-by, as well as to be cate- chised, how much ,Lt would gain him their We, and prepare them for eternity, far beyond preaching all his days, but would about this, IT of some better Method to uiscr.ct lijs ijhargc. In this way, cjuitc t,) bo discovered 1u.ti; how deploiably the poor people ;11\ who cannot even where constant preaching is nut 'tt:&n,lù, ¡ft while catechising: is omitted. This ,%lwW'r cH?-covv>v of the brutish. ?ro5s, I and general ignorance of things pertaining to salvation gave great thoughts of heart and painful concern the case being the same, if not worse, in most places, as here and diffi. culties beingfoundinteachingChristianknow- ledo-e to those who cannot read. After many years' practice of the above method, it occurred at length to wish for Welsh charity schools, to instruct both the young and old ignorant people, which thereupon were attempted to be set up in some places, without any great prospect of success. But, through the blessing of God, they have pros- pered beyond expectation to this time for seven years past, which gave frequent opportunities for further discoveries of the most deplorable ignorance among the poor. When they were examined at their first coming to school they could not answer the easiest questions in religion, especially in those places where non-residence, plurality of curacies, and English preaching to Welsh congregations abound, or where there is only a sort of preaching neither well adapted nor so much as accompanied with a fervent desire to enlighten and con- vert the blind and the wicked. And it is very amazing to consider how long and how incredibly ignorant the generality of the people have continued, even under very plain and powerful preaching, where catechising is omitted, or performed without a familiar explanation of its doctrines to all the people. We are dangerously mistaken if we should imagine that the whole work and duty of our ministry consists only in reading the public offices of the church and in preaching, or conclude that when we do these things ourselves, or hire another to do them for us, we then do all that lies upon us to do, and that God neither requires now nor will expect us to have done any more when we are called to an account of our ministry hereafter. But how many other ways to lay out ourselves to reform and save our people I do not take upon myself to say nor do I presume to instruct any of my brethren, of whom I would be glad to learn. I would only beg leave to observe that there was greater need of exerting ourselves in the use of all religious and orderly means to revive sound knowledge and piety among the people and it is hardly possible or probable that this desirable end can, to any extent, be accomplished by our discourses from the pulpit only, be they ever so plain and instructive in them- selves, unless the people are previously and distinctly taught the necessary and fundamental principles of Christianity, ac- companied with some sound, judicious expo- sition of them." (To be continued.)

-+ WORKMEN'S TOPICS. BY W. Abraham, M.P., Mabon. ♦ THE CHECKWEIGMER CLAUSES. The checkweigher clau-ea of the Mines Bill provide that the persons employed in a mine, and are paid according to the weight of the mineral gotten by them—may at their own cost station a checkweigher at the appointed place, for the weighing of the mineral, and at each place ap- pointed for determining the deductions, in order that he may take a correct accouut of the weight or the deductions as the case may be. THJt COLLIER'S RIGHT. The clause clearly gives the coal cutters and iron- stone hewers the power to place a person in the weighing-machine, billy-box, and anywhere else where deductions may be made from the mineral contracted to be got by them, in order that they may have their weights and deductions correctly made. Wherever the employer places a man for that purpose, the workmen also have a right to place a man. This is the firit time that this matter has been clearly and definitely stated. The act leaves out that portion of a former clause, limiting the man selected to the mine at which be was to be stationed, or to any other mine belonging to the same owner, thus leaving the men free to make their selection of the best men to serve them, independent of his previous employment. The second clause, or sub-section appertaining to the check-weigher provides that he shall have every facility afforded him to fulfil the duties for which he is engaged, including facilities for examining and testing the weighing-machine, and checking the tareing of tubs and trams where necessary. And if these facilities are not given him, the owner, agent, and manager of the mine shall each of them be guilty of an offence against the Act. NEW FACILITIES. This also is the first time that, by an Act of Parliament, facilities for examining and testing weighing-machines and checking the tareing of tubs and trams have been recognised. True, they have been given ungrudgingly in a vast number of places under the operations of the old Act, being, as a matter of course, essential in carrying out tbo moaning of the words, truly weighed," as applied to the mineral got by the miners. It is also true that in a great many places these extra facilities have not been granted. hence why they are placed in the present bill. However, the third sub section of the clause pro- vides that the check weIgher shall not be authorized in any way to impede or interrupt the working of the mine, or to interfere with the weighing, or with, any of the workmen, or with the management of the mine, bnt shall be authorised only to take such account or determine such deductions as aforesaid, and the absence of the checkweigher from the place at which he is stationed shall not be a reason for interrupting or delaying, the weighing or the determination of deductions at such place respectively. The same shall be done or made by the person appointed in that behalf by the owner, agent, or manager, unless the absent checkweigher had reasonable ground to suppose that the weighing or the determination of the deductions, as the case may be, would not be proceeded with. Provided ahoags that nothing in this section, shall prevent a checkweigher giving to any workman an account of the mineral got by hiin,or information with respect to the weighing or weighing machine, or the tareing of the tubs and trams, or with respect to the deductions, or any other matter within the scope of duties as checkweigher, so always that the working of the mine be not interrupted nor impeded VALUABLE ADDITIONS. The portions of this clause that are in italics are all new, and contain very valuable additions to the same provision under the old Act. The sections praveating the checkweigher from inter- fering with any of the workmen or with the management of the mine" are new, and are being condemned as limiting the power of the check- weigher. But this is not so in fact. They only express in words what was known to be the case under the old act, for under that act the check- weigher never had any authority to interfere with the men, nor with the management to the extent of impeding or interrupting the working of the mine. Moreover, the latter part of his sub-section gives the checkweigher at the mini when the mine is not raising coal inlinitoly more real power to discharge his duties to the ineu than ever he had under the old Act. Now, either before or after winding coal time lie may call the men together and state to them anything that is necessary for them to know from him as checkweigher. All that he has to guard against is that the working of the mine is not impeded or interrupted." The friends who argue that preventing to interfere with the workmen in this subsection will keep thecheckweigher from acting as the \vorktneii'* secretary in their union lodges, or o.' their mines committee, must have disregarded entirely the words "at the mine" in the next clause. This clau.se likewise prevents the indiscriminate wo ghiner of coals ill the absence of the checkweigher. Ignoring him in the matter now or being indifferent as to whether he knows or not that coals are being weighed will be an offence against-th* A. 1 HOW TO REMOVE A CHECKWEIGHER. If the owner, agent, or manager of a mine desires the removal of a checkweigher on the ground that he has impeded or interrupted the working of the mine, or interfered with the weighing, or with any of the workmen, or with the management of the mine, or has at the mine," to the detriment of the owner, agent, or manager, done anything beyond taking such account, determining such deductions, cr giving such information as aforesaid, he may complain to a court of summary jurisdiction, who, if of opinion that the owner, agent, or manager shows sufficient prima-facie ground for the removal of the checkweigher, shall call on the cbeckweigher to show cause against his removal. If at the hearing of the case sufficient ground is shown to justify his removal, he shall, upon receiving a summary order from the magistrate, be removed, and'another checkweigher may be stationed in his place. The court may in every case make such order as to the costs of the proceedings as it thinks fit. Where measures and gauges are allowed to be used, as is the case, by the consent of the Home Secretary, in small mines employing less than 30 persons, the provisions of the Act will apply as if the term weighing included measuring and gauging. MORE FREEDOM. Evidently from the foregoing clause?, while the checkweigher is strictly confined when at the mine" to the discharge of his statutory duties, be is not to be liable to removal for anything done elsewhere than at the mine. The words other- wise misconduct himself," so objectionable in the old Act, have been expunged from this Act. Moreover, there is in the new Act an additional precaution securing for the chechweigher full freedom in his duties, and for the miner correct weiglit,for it has been enacted that if the person appointed by the owner, agent, or manager to weigh—viz., the company's weigher—impedes or interrupts the chechweigber in the proper dis- charge of his duties, or improperly interferes with or alters the woighiug machine or the tare, in order to prevent a correct account being taken of the weighing and tareing, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act." PAYING THE CHECK.WUMHKR. Facilities are also given for the payment of the checkweigber by means of deductions from the wages of those who employ him. Where be has been appointed by a majority of the colliers in the mine, and has acted as such, he may recover from each and all of them individually their proportion of his wages, notwithstanding any change that may have taken place in the men who actually employed him. That is to say, once a check- weigher is appointed by the majority of colliers in the mine, all who are paid by weight (every person so paid in the mine, and who afterwards comes to the mine while the checkweigher is so employed) are in duty bound to pay him their quota of his wages. If they do not, he can, by this Act, compel them to do so in a court of justice. The sooner the better this is explicitly understood, for it may spare some people a great deal of trouble. This clause was taken from the Bill of 1886, and so is the next clause, which makes it lawful for employers (where the majority of the men agree) to retain the men's contribu- tions for the payment of the checkweighor's wages. HOW THE CHECK WEIGHER'S CLAUSES WERE MOULDED. There can be no doubt about the checkweigher's clauses in the amended Act. While, as I have already said, they confine the checkweigher strictly to hi" own lawful duties at the mine, yet they give him considerably increased facilities and protection for the prosecution of those duties. And when not at the mine he will have full free- dom of speech and action like any other work- man. True, that is far from what the clauses were when they first appeared among the Govern- ment grist. That they are what they are is due to three causes:- (1.) The consistent advocacy of the necessary rights and privileges of checlcweighing by a certain class of representatives in the House of Commons. (2.) The conciliatory manner in which the ma- jority of mineowners and their representatives in and out of Parliament met the representatives of the men in the matter. (3.) The passive, submissive, and quiescent manner in which the Government endured the mutilation and reconstruction of its own pro- positions. MB SMITH SHOOK HIS HEAD AND THE HOME SECRETARY SAT DOWN. | The Home Secretary once resisted and protested against the clause empowering the checkweigher demanding his money from those who had not had any share in appointing him. But Mr Smith shook his head, the Home Secretary sat down, and the clause was allowed to pass. It is not to be thought that no thanks or credit are due to the Government. Ministers had a docile majority behind them, and could have resisted any altera- tions bad they desired to do so.

SHAKESPEARE ON FOOTBALL. One of the Society papers has given a prize for the best quotations suggestive of Shakespeare's knowledge of modern football. Here are some of the answers I'll not be struck, my lord, nor tripped, nei- ther, you base football player.—" King Lear," i, 5, ,j' And when he caught it he let it go again; and after it again, and over and over he comes, and up again.—" Conolanup," i. 3. Is the union here?—"Hamlet," A. v. a. 2. I bruised my shins the other day with playing.— Merry Wives," A. i. s. 1. I should kick, being kicked, and being at that pass.—" Comedy of Errors," A. iii, s. 2. I would I were invisible to catch the strong fellow by the leg.—"As you Like it," A. i, s. 2. Very nobly held.—" All's Well," A. iv. s. 6. Beseech you, cease, you have made fair hands. —" Coriolanus," A. iv, s. 4. What's here? A cup.—"Romeo and Juliet, A. v, S. 3. Who has measured the ground ?—" Henry V," A. iii, s. 7. Marvellous welishot -"Love's Labour Lost," A, iv, s,1. Who keeps the gate ?—" Henry IV," A. i, s. 2. Because you are marvellous forward.—" Taming the Shrew," A.,ii, s. 1. Oh, let the hours be short, till fields, and blows, and groans applaud our sport.—Henry IV. A. i, s. 3. We must have bloody noses and cracked crowns, and pass them current too.—" Henry IV. A. ii., s. 3. The game's afoot, follow your spirit and upon this charge.—" Henry V. A. iii. Now one the better, then another best, both tuggling to be victors, breast to breast,—" Henry VI. A. ii,, s. 5. I must yield my body to the earth, and by my fall the conquest to the foe.—" Henry VI. A. v., s. 2. 11 Get goal for goal.—"Antony and Cleopatra," A. iv., s. 8. Trip him that his heels may kick at heaven— '^Hamlet," A. iii., s. 3. I'll catch it ere it comes to ground,-UMncbeth," A. iii., s. v. Pass and stay not.—" Timon," A. v., s. 5. Altogether, there are about 500 quotations which could -be taken as having reference to the game.

WELSH MUSIC AND MUSICIANS. By Dr; Joseph Parry, Principal of the Musical College of Wales, Swansea. No, 20.-WELSH NATIONAL TUNES. In dealing with the subject of our national congregational music, I feel it to be one of great importance, and one of some difficulty. Im- portant because (1) our national devotion and characteristics manifest themselves therein and (2) for this very reason these should be retained and nourished. And difficult because (1) it em- bodies Welsh hymnology, and (2) the Welsh congregational tune. OUR HYMNS WILL BEAR COMPARISON. Our hymns, no doubt, will stand comparison with those of any nation. The genuine type of the purely Welsh tune, in its warmth, ardour, and inspiration, though resembling somewhat the German chorale, never- theless stands out quite distinct, and reflects a true and faithful musical photograph of our national fervour and devotion. The hymns which mostly rouse us are those hymns composed by our own people—those who have been under the same influences and impressions as ourselves. So it is with our congregational tunes. The tunes which carry us to the greatest pitch of enthusiasm and inspiration are those given us by our own people. It is my conviction that the peculiar influences, that is, impressions of each sphere and circle in life. adapt men to best supply the wants of their own nation or social sphere. We are moulded by ever present influences. We always sing our own hymnf, but mostly sing the cougre- gational tunes of other countries written by men of musical habits and impressions not like our own. SELF-TAUGHT COMPOSERS. The Americans, Germans, and English have developed a chorale or congregational tune quite different in style from each other. So have we to a great extent. Theirs is the result of having the best musicians, especially in Germany, where they have had such giants as Bach, Mendelssohn, and a host of others and in England, Dr Dykes, Dr Monk, Dr Stainer, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Joseph Barn by, &c, who are the most gifted and cultured musiciaus amongst them. But the development of the Welsh chorale has been effected by self-taught men-men moved by inspiration, but without that mental discipline and knowledge necessary to guide their inspira- tions to the best and highest results. Such guidance is necessary in order to secure greater variety in style, rbythym, and adequate treatment. Still, we in Wales have been blessed with men who have worked wonders in the development of our chorale. The late John Ambrose Lloyd must take the chair of honour amongst them. He was our Dr Dykes, having given us our best tunes. Then there are the late Ieuan Gwyllt, whose influence in this direction has a lasting effect, and the late Rev E. Stephens, Tanymarian, together with the late Owen A law and others. How sad it is thus to prefix the late" before so many who have done so much for the music of our country. But much remains to be done, and it is the heart's desire of the writer to tender his services in this great cause of the Welsh congregational tune and singing. A NATIONAL TUNE BOOK. He is now devoting much of his time in com- posing, compiling, re-arranging (where he thinks advisable),, and better combining hymns and tunes. He is reviving the purely old Welsh chorale and ex- panding and maturing the true Welsh spirit by collecting and arranging all the old Welsh tunes, and compDsing many of his own in all metres in the same spirit, style, and devotional warmth. In short, he is getting up a National Tune-book for Wales. The results and effects of the tunes in Part I. of this book are convincing proofs to the writer that he is on the right path in which to catch and embody the true spirit of our people. By bringing the whole work out in small parts he will be able to obtain advice from many. Each part contains new and old tunes in various metres, so that each part will have plenty of variety. The writer hopes this may prove to-be another contribution on the great subject: of Welsh hymns and tunes, though he in no way claims to do all that can and will be done. Therecepticn already given to Part I. far exceeds the expectations of the most sanguine. WHAS IS NEEDED. There is no doubt but that we need in our tunes greater (1) rhythmic variety. (2) Greater flow and melodic life and devotion in all the four parts. (3) Greater variety of subjects in our hymns, there being some subjects having no hymns at all, and too many hymns on the same subjects. (4) The harmonic position and treatment of the parts should be more con- sistent with the effects to be produced in certain hymns, verse", lines, and thoughts, so that the breathings and yearnings of joy and praise, and the manifold emotions and expressions of the soul be more easily and naturally reached and secured. (5) We are in need of pathetic and plaintive tunes in the major key. (6) We are also in need of metrical chants in each metre, as well as ordinary chants. (7) The sixth of the minor key presents a difficulty in the melody of many tunes for our congregations, but that can be remedied by proper arrangements. (8.) Many of our oldest Welsh tunes offer great difficulties before they can be clothed in a suit which is quite consistent in character and style, they having peculiar tonal idioms which make their harmonization a study. MUSICAL DENOMINATrONALlSM. May the happy time come when musical denominationalism will be a thing of the dark days of the past. We do not want the painful results at funerals and public meetings where Christians meet caused by each person singing hisown.harmonization. Let there be a truly uational tune, chant, and anthem book, so that there may be uniformity, as there ought to be. A NATIONAL HYMN BOOK. Mr Gee deserves well of his countrymen for having compiled and published a National Hymn Book, containing as it does all the best hymns in our language. And it is the writer's idea and wish to bring out a Welsh National Tuna Book to suit it, numbering the hymns as in Mr Gee's book, also indicating how each expression and thought should be sung, so as to secure oneness and uuity of feeling in the singing of the hymns and tunes by every member of the congregation.

HER FIRST PARTY SINCE THE SUMMER SEASON. I Miss BARHAVEN.—NO, papa, I'm not tattooed. It's the effect of that high-necked seaside dress. You would insist on my wearing it, you know,

A man escaped from a Rhode Island jail by making a rope of newspapers twisted together. Another illustration of the power of the press. Now is the time to sobscribf). ;.1

WELSH GLEANINGS. I (By Llofftyr.) Considering the natural igtitndfl of Welshmen for literature, it bas been a surprise that so few of them have in the past distinguised themselves as journalists. There have been reasons to account for this. The first perhaps is that most of them devoted themselves to the service of the vernacu- lar press, which, whatever its merits, certainly does not afford that scope for genius or even ability which may be fotmd in the field of English journalism. The ab«enioer«jf suitable educational facilities fettered the aspirations of many a possible genius, and neoKsitated his confining himself strictly within the limits of the Welsh press. Even thus we have bad some who have shown such ability as would have made them distinguished among English journalists. Take the dear old Gohebydd of the Baner, for in- stance,-the Father of Welsh special correspon- dents. Had his lot bsen th-own on the staff of any of the great London dailies, and had his com- mand of the English language been sufficient, he would have been almost 4 widely known as Russell, Forbes, or Sala. Thea, again, Hiraeth- og" as "Yr Hen Ueilivr or "Yr Hen Ffermwr," is another illustration of the bent of Welsh genius. *'• So much for the past. For the future I think we can safely predict that with the increased educational facilities of the present day, Welsh- men will soon take a share of the prizes of English journalism. I see by a nofe in a Welsh paper that a young Welshman from Bangor has recently obtained an important positiDn on the editorial staff of the Bombay Gazette. I have reason to think that I shall soon have the pleasure of announcing the appointment of two well known Welshmen to important positions on the editorial staff of two of the leading London dailies. Meanwhile let me again urge upon all young Welshmen to retain a knowledge of their native tongue and at the same time to acquire a thorough knowledge of the English language. To this let each one add a mastery of both Welsh and English shorthand, so as to be fitted for any posts which may come within their react. Whether their future field of labour be Waiet or England, none of them will ever have cause to regret having followed this advice. Reference has been made ou wore than one occasion to the distinguished positions in the English religious world attained by some of our young Welsh preachers. The salaries offered by strong English churches place a great temptation in the way of Welsh clergymen, as the best salaries in purely Welsh Churches, with one or two exceptions, will not compare with those obtainable in England. High as the latter are, however, they dwindle into comparative insignifi- cance when placed side by side with those enjoyed by some American preachers. Salaries of £1,000 and J31,500 a year are not considered very re- markable beyond the Atla.ntic; £2,000 a year is by no means rare, while a favoured few reach £ 2,500. America is evidently the El Dorado of the ministry, and I very much fear manj of our promising Welsh preachers will be casting longtng eyes towards the rich plums which grow in the States for popular pulpit orittors ♦ A religious contemporary points out that there is a very striking coincidence between the amount of salary enjoyed and the degree of ill-healtb suffered by the American clergy. Ex- tended experience, it appears, goes to prove that a clergyman receiving a salary of £ 2,500 a year cannot labour in the Lord's vineyard for more than seven months in the year without such serious injury to his health as to require a five months' holiday trip to Europe. The man who receives £2,000 a year is a little more robust; he is able to hold out for eight months, and to manage with a four months' holiday. When we come a step lower and reach the £ 1,000 salaried servant of God, he, happy I man, is able to labour for ten months, and only asks two months' grace. But apparently the most favoured physically of the whole brotherhood is that portion which has to be content on just a. hundred a year. These fortunate individuals are so healthy, presumably, that one never hears of their health breaking down, and demanding a holiday trip to recruit it! I wonder if the same connection between salary and health exists in AVaiea ? Has anyone collected the necessary statistics to answer the question? V Referring to welsh patronymics, a correspon- dent of the Manchester Examiner and Times says: I think it will Interest some of your readers to learn that the names Jones Williams, Rowlands, Lewis, &c., &c., all date from a period subsequent to the annexation of Wales by Edward I. To complete the conquest (or juggle as seme people call it) it was necessary to surround the coast of Wales with strong imposing looking castles, which, of course, would be garrisoned by Anglo-Saxon troops, with, aa it appears, mostly Norman names, such as Robert, William, Hugh, &c. There are ten such places in North Wales between Flint and Aberysfcwith equal to the accommodation of some tive;or six thousand men, a, foreign force that wag sustained for several centuries in this part of Wales. It does not appear from history that^ these new comers had very much to do in the way of fighting. The countrv was weapied of the turmoils of long-continued wars within its own bor- ders and without, and probably the male population was largely decimated by these troubles. The country soon settled into the ways of peace and quietness. The soldiers being Christians woul.. attend the churches, and, like the inhabitants, would sprinkle themselves with holy water, and devoutly make the sign of the cross. The priest would welcome them as Catholics, and as guarantors of law and order. Gradually they would become assimilated with the people by inter-marriage; the mother naturally would call her son after-her Norman husband's name—John, Richard, or Edmund, as the case nru might be, exactly in the same manner as the Saxon women named their sons after that of their Norman husbands, such as Johnson, Williamson, &c., &c. The Welsh issue would be called John ab John, William ab WiHiam, relapsing ulti- mately into the John Jones "nd William Williams of our present day. These names are not Welsh the JSnglish are responsible for introducing them into Wales." « I So much for the opinion of the ManchAster man. Can any of my readers comVhent upon the theory advanced in the above pakagraph A correspondent writes^* asking me for the address of the secretary Sf tfce Society for Utiliz ing the Welsh Languige, A letter addressed to Mr BeriahGwynfe Evans.Cardiff, will reach him. i k' The following letter £ af .been placed in my hands: Sir,LNlay f suggest publicly through your columns that the ^cottimittee upon whom devolves the selection of Sailable subjects for com- petition at the national jg^Uierings should seri- ously consider the advisability of offering prizes of fair value for the besfrCcfonty Bibliography (in the English tongue). jjSsgf the counties were taken alphabetically, and that two premiums were offered each year ^frnfei the work is com- pleted, it would only takp six years. Say prizes wers offered for the best, biographies of Anglesea 0 and Brecknockshire in i&89; &nd so on. Rowlands' painstaking History of .weJù Books only comes down to the end of the eig^ita&ith century, and is unfortunately in the Welsh tongue. There have been hundreds and thoiiHnlUs of Welsh books and books relating to Wales jnif^ed in Wales (and in Englaud and America) or by Welsh authors since 1799. I know of no more interesting study than that of bibliography. The books of a county et&ran its literary status or the reverse. I take deep interest in the subject, and in my "History of Brecknockshire have done some little towards inaugurating a list of Brecknockshire books and Brecknockshire authors, but even in the short time that has elapsed since my work was pub- lished, I have collected notes, with the help of kind friends, relating to scores of other books and pamphlets printed in Brecknockshire. Or twosub- stantial prizes may be given—oc« for an English catalogue of books relating to North Wales, and the other for books relating to South Wales-in both cases "from the earliest times to the year 1887." The bibliography of Wales is a subject of deep interest to Welshmen, and to all lovers of books the world over. Therefore my suggestion is free from local bias.-Yours faithfully, EDWIN POOLK. Caxton House, Brecknock, Oct. 13th, 1887.

Musical and Eisteddfod Notes. By Maelgwyn. I find that in my allusion to the great Tonic Sol-fa demonstration to be held at Merthyr next Monday, I omitted two important facts, first, a composition by Mr Tom Price, A.C., entitled I Dollars and Dimes," which will be sung by the cheir at the evening meeting. With the exception of Handel's "Great Jehovah," all the works sung will be the productions of local composers. The eeoond fact is that all the day echooli. in the district will be closed on Mon- day. It is understood that a very large number of candidates for the elementary sol-fa certificate mill come forward for examination. Since music has been included in the code of the day-schools, every child learns the sol-fa notation, and, naturally enough, the children will want tc, see how Mr Bonner teaches it, and for the same reason the number of candidates for examination is likely to be larger than on any previous occa- sion. The arrangements for holding the demon- stration are now all complete, and fine weather is all that is wanted to make the affair a great success. Whilst so much is being done to revive Welsh literature, ani to make mufic more popular, cannot something be done to bring about the re- vival of old tunes at our places of worship ? In all but the old country villages in England aud in Wales the old tunes have given place to tunes of the modern school—syllable tunes, as they are called, and even in Wales there is a tendency to supersede the grand old melodies of our fathers by frivolous jumbles, which to my orthodox mind are not worth hearing. What has become of such noble old tunes as Rochdale," Nottingham," Northwood," or "Bantam," Caerfyrddin," Church Street," "EbenezerNew," Lmgham," Milford," and a hundred others equally beautiful? Those were tunes which were the work of musicians, and some of them were so full of devotion that I have heard them repeated half-a-dozen times at the close of a great.. cyfar- fod blynyddol." How the grand melody swept along, and how the different parts worked in ae the whole congregation joined in the hymn of praise Now all that is changed—the good old tunes have been exorcised from our tune-books, and what have we in place of them ? Hundreds of worthless tunes, unworthy of the name. Be it remembered that the tunes I have named were sung in England as well as in Wales, and it is in England that the change has been the greater. Wales still hts its Eifionydd," Talybont," Babel," Hud. dersfield," Telyn Aur," &c., but England has forgotten them all. Can nothing be done to bring those glorious old melodies to the notice of our church and chapel choirs ? I am led to make the above remarks because a week or so since I attended a great meeting of the Independents at a place where formerly choral singing was not neglected, and where the old tunes found their staunched sup- porters, but where they are now all but forgotten. The service, for the most part, was of the old fashioned nature, which would convince even an Ingersoll that there is something after all in the religion of the Welsh people besides mere talk and sham. The two preachers were in the hwyl," and everything reminded me of the old times—that is to say, as far back as I can remem- ber-but there-was one terribia drawback—the tunes. They were flimsy, soulless composi. tions, without the pathos of North- wood," or the vivacity of Church Street." Alaw Ddu, of Llanelly, is a Welsh oomposer whose works seem to find a ready and extensive sale. He has recently published a new cantata. and at the present time more than a dozen choirs, in various parts of Wales, are rehearsing it with a view of performing it at Christmas. This mark of popular favour is, however, no more than the work deserves. Alaw Ddu's works are all melodious, but the present one is even more so than any of the others, nrtt even excepting the anthem "Cannf i'r Arglwydd." There is little or no difficulty from beginning to end, and no better work of its kind, and suitable for a young choir, could be fixed upon. There are 13numbers altogether, fairly distributed, and the compass is strictly limited throughout. The cantata is entitled, "Y Bugail Da" ("The Good Shepherd "), and is fnrnished with -English and Welsh words (Is 3d sol-fa, 2s 61 staff nota- tion). A recent number ot the tvgaro contains the following Madame Patti has a fan on which are the autographs of all the sovereigns of Europe." Here,^ follows a selection of some:- The Czar, Nothing is so soothing as your singinfr;" Emperor of Germany, "To the ever-singing nightingale Queen Christina, "To the Spanish woman from a Queen who is proud to have her for a subjectQueen Victoria, "If King Lear is right in saying that a sweet voice is a precious gift in a woman, you are the richest of women;" the Emperor and Empress of Austria have merely signed. M. Thiers, at the time he was President of the Republic, wrote, Queen of song, I stretch forth my hand to thee The Cardiff Orchestal Society deserves well of every man in Wales for the splendid example which it has set, and which every other town ought to follow. The "Cardiff orchestral" is one of the few permanent musical societies of which Wales can boast, and it is an example of what patience and perseverance can do The first concert of the season will be held at the Park Hall next Wednesday week (November 2nd), when the society will be assisted by Madame Georgina Burns, the fine soprano of Oarl Rosa's Opera Company, and Mr James Sauvage, the well-known Welsh baritone. The concert, from a musical point of view, will certainly be a treat, for Mr Sydney Fifoot is an excellent conductor, and he leads a body of instrumentalists who are the envy of many towns in Wales and the West of England. There is a childlike innocence about the follow- ing which is really quite overpoweringMr X. (a well-known and highly successful choir leader) is about to form a large choir in this town for the purpose of taking part in the competition at the i> — Eisteddfod. New we fcrast that all those choirs which are practising eantatas, oratorios, or other pieces for Christma!! will at once dissolve themselves and join Mr X øhoi-J." The simplicity and modesty oof the, --reqaOst*e charming. But I am afraid that the other choirs could not appreciate such a beautiful appeal, and unless Mr X can get a choir on his own account, he is likely to be without one, and one choir the less will be present at the B- Eisteddfod, From Mr William Cz-srny, 72, Berners-street, W., comes Intermezzo Meuuet," a very pretty piano piece which will be welcomed in the schoolroom (Is 6d). "Lubinka" is rather more difficult, but the left hand has little to do (2s). "Je l'amerai touj.mrs" is a very melodious but difficult little piece for the piano. It is well worth learning by heart (Is M) Aubade Tyrolienne, for violin (or flute) and piano, is good as a study, but considerable practice will be required to make it effective at a coftceri (2s). tf Happy Days is anything but a happy soug-there is a good deal of mechanical writing about it (2s). "I'll lavish all my love upon thee is a capital song which is sure to find many friends, although it requires very careful singing to be effective. It is furnished with English and Ger- man words (2s). Messrs Metzler and Co., 42, Great Marlboroagh- street, W., send Hampton Courtship"—a song which, when sung as an encore, will itself be encored. It is very vivacious, easy, and melodious (2s). Gold, Gold, Gold," is a merry basa iong, without any difficult passages—a song which will become popular with all who want a new theme (2s). Spring Legend is as good as anything Cctsford Dick has yet written, which iseaymg a. great deal. The refrain is sweet and taking (?,-) American Organ Journal, No. 14," contains eight pieces, many of which will serve as. volun- taries. With the exception of "J ackson1s' Jubi- late Deo aud Te Deum." and one or two others, the pieces are copyright. From Messrs J. B. Cramer and Co., 201, Regent-street, W., comes Isobel Waltz," whioh is very good indeed, but the second dance is not nearly so charming as the first and third (2s). In the Twilight Grey is a fine song in keys for all voices. The melody is pronounced and flowing; the accompaniment is effective, and the word" are very sweet (2,). Ot quite a different character is "The Fi-hert" a bass song,full of bold melody,and with a swinging refrain which will make it a general favourite at concerts (2s). ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.—May I ask correspondents not to enclose stamps for reply through the post? I am willing to give any information in my power, but I cannot find time to answer through the post. L. M. (Bute Dock") and T. J. Da vies, 94, Mansel-street, Swansea: Sotfa copies cost a few pence. Seth P. Jones,) Penclawdd, near Swansea: "Hen Ffrindiau," staff and solfa together, Is. C. J. (Aberaman): It is not correct to say cres sen-do; the proper pronunciation is cresb-en-do Ciro Pinsuti is an Italian; his Christian name is pronounced Cbe-ro, with the accent on the first syllable, and the ch sounded as in each." Madame Albani is a Canadian, and Mr Barton McGuckin in an Irish- man. Eos Rhondda The London Music Publish- ing Company, Great Marlborough-streett London.

THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO. (By Walter B. Harris, of Treharris.) Quite the hero of the hour has been his ltn- perial Majesty the Sultan of Morocco, to jUiige from the many bulletins we have seen daily of his health, He may be dead or he may not; it is hard to say but it is not with the Sultan dead, or even the Sultan ill, that I have to do, but with his Majesty in decent health, a«, in fact, it was my pleasure to see bitu in April and May last. Tall and of a commanding aspect, Muley Hassan was undoubtedly a handsome man. His every movement was majestic, and he appeared as he really was, an Em- peror. Black blood showed itself in his thick lips and dark complexion, but not to any very great extant. On the various occasions on which we saw bid Majesty we found him pleasant and talkative, even friendly, when not surrounded by his retinue and courtiers. He spoke only in Arabic, but that much more purely than the majority of the Moors, whose tongue is more of a direct. His life was a bimple one. As is the custom of all good Mahommedans, be rose at dawn, and, after the appointed prayer, held his court. At eight o'clock 4# received officials and officers of his army, after which he spent the day in bis houtie or garden, the latter a marvel. lous enclosed park. many a.-cr,. in extent, and full -of orange trees, lemons, and pomegranates, while trellis work over the paths supports vines. In the centre of this great garden is a tank, almost a lake, so large is it, on which there is a steam launch, rather out of date, however, now, and out of repair, too, for the matter of that. However, his Majesty was gracious enough to put it at our dis- posal one day, and we went, a party of us, for a trip round the pond. The Sultan was very much married in fact, it is said in the capital that his wives numbered some fourteen to tifteen hundred, more than any European is ever likely to require. Howevsr, as soon as they got old or passee he sent them out to the market, where they were openly sl\Jd. No doubt one could buy a sultana for about five pounds ten, and what a sensation she might create in London drawipg-rooms. Of the palaces of the Sultan no one knows much, as besides himself and the eunuchs who keep his ladies in order, no male ever visited their interiors, save only the audience halls and one or two of the courts, which for the most part are disappointing. However, in some of the palaces that are no longer used one can sere exquisite little courts, decorated with the Baestworkinarabe-qup, that most in their days almost have rivalled the Alhambra. Of the treat- ment of his wives we bear nothing. Woman is a I;tiiiject never mentioned in Morocco, and it would be au enormous breach of etiquette tb ask a man after his wife or wives. However, there is one story with regard to the harem of his Majesty that is worth repeating, whether it is true or not. The Sultan some few years back had a present made him by theFrench Government of a bicycle. Now, uo one- could for a moment imagine an Emperor learning to ride such a: machine, so he turned it to a far more useful purpose. When there was a. row in the h < rem the delinquents were brought before the Sultan and the case heard. For punishment the ladies were made to ride the bicycle round the courtyard in the presence of the Emperor. The pnnishment varied in severity. A lady who bad slightly erred had to ride till she had fallen off five times, whereas an old offender had five-and- tweuty. falls to make. Meanwhile, the Emperor was immensely tickled at watching their exertions. Mulry Hassan was the fourteenth Sultan of his dystasty-that of Feleli-who came from Tafilet, and who have occupied the throne for over two hundred and fifty years. Of the advisers of the Sultan the least said the better. They-are as a rule men who rise front the lowest ranks, and by means of favouritisD1 tind their way into some lucrative position, from which, by means of the before-mentioned favouritism intermingled with bloodshed, poisonings, and every variety of bribery and corruption, they raise themselves to the proud position of Vizier au" confidential adviser of the Sultan. However, it is not a position entirely without risks, for therfr is the jsaltru'sy of others who are rising in the same way to be fought against, and, ag-un, there is. always the risk of poison in a cup ot coffee, the jjawtie- manty and' graceful way the Sultans have of doing away with an unappreciated Ooartier. Should the Sultan really be dead, bis coantry has suffered a severe and irreparable loK.—Pait Mall Gazette. We are indebted to Mr Harris for permission to publish the above interesting sketch, and he has drawn the portrait speoialiy for US. Mr Harris was announced to lecture on Morocco at Treharris on Wednesday, and f. nn oJ. Thursday last. It is also possible that he may give Cardiff people an opportunity of hiring him discourse on that ancient and interesting country.

Elderly spinster (in chemist's shop): "I de clare to goodness, I've forgot what I caine in for. Am' n. was on my tongue's end j'"<t a minnit ago." Clerk {trying to help her out) Er-face powder, ws%'am ? or hair dye ? or—or Exit elderly spinster. THE SMALL BOY AGAIN. <■ An elephant is werik and mild, 'V He can be guided hy a child. The small boy studies his soft eyes, With their quaint look of pleased surprise; Beside him innocently stands, And pats his trunk with two soft hands, Slips from his mouth a bent.-up piu, And smiles t-ome as be drives it iu. One secoud, and the boy has flown, But not exactly all alone. The elephaut, with snort and bound, Catches the youngster from the ground, And pltys ball with him for awhile, Till he furgetshts bent-pin smile. '>

TALK OF THE TOWN. I THE RUSSIAN PA MKR-HIS HORRORS—HIS TEA- HIS RUSSIAN DISHES—BOULANGEB S REJECTION- THE FRENCH SCANDAL—KATE RORKE AS SOPHIA —SOME NEW PLAYS-THE MARCH OF NEEDY LABOUR — THE BLANKET OF INDIGENCE THE LADIES' WALK—A FLOURY PATH—FAIR PLAY- AL" THAT CAN BE SAIl )-A TOUCHING I-TOKT- THE BLACK H'JESK—AND THE WHITE HORSE—THE FLOWERLXSS COFFIN-A WORKIXG PRINCE. WHY is it that strong painters so often exprees their powers through the violeut aspects of life ? I It requires more subtlety of thought and action to touch the deeper issues of existence—to give to outer sight the inner workings of motive, as evinced by the expression of the poee. We have all been startled by Van der Beer, who has degraded his gifts by subjects for the reproduction of which only one excuse can be offered, and that II-they exist. Following in Van der Beer's steps, but with muoh stronger and more daring tread, comes I THE GREAT RUSSIAN ARTIST, V ERESTCHAG IN, who, after an absence of eight years, has made his third appearance before the British public in the Grosvenor Galleries. M. Verestchagin enter- tained us knights of the journalistic guild right royally on Press day, and elegantly on the following private view day. On the first day we bad Russian dishes with Russian tea, which latter-" Oh to dream of it, oh to think of it"—I have drunk no voyage tea since. On private view day, I indulged my fragrant verbal sense to the fuli, and I have been awfully nervous ever since. On the whole, perhaps, the pictures had something to say to the nervous action. This show, however, is one of the things to aee. The entrance-hall is hung with Oriental carpets, weapons, and trophies from the far and near of the mysterious East. There are two cases full cf queer objects, curios of all sorts and conditions and, besides all, extracts from newspapers, bound in volumes, concerning the artist himself and his art, with portraits, pamphlets, and even carica- tures ot the same noble self, all exploiting that individual. Some of the canvases are large. But, aa if to show his many-sided power, he gives, side by side, a minute architectural subject in detail with a dramatic incident boldly limned. Do you wish a catalogue of the horror subjects? Trunkless heads overswept by birds of prey, bodies mutilated beyond recognition, executions, carnage and death the very festering sores of th*. corpse are surgically displayed. One Blowing from Guns in British India is wonderfuliy treated. The soldier-executioners stand beside the culprit, seemingly unfeeling and rigid unfeeling for the wretched murderer of helpless women and children they were naturally. I have no more spaoe to spare for this "great Russian naturalistic painter"; he opens to us a new vista in art, in characterisation, and in method. Country cousins, come and see j How virtuous our Gallic neighbours have become! The Caffarel episode does judicial France credit, always presuming that there is no political wire-pulling. The arrest of General Boulanger has struck terror into his party. I cannot creait that a brave man could descend to low all to traffic with Honour's Orders. THIS, I IAKK IT, WAS HOW BOULANGER TREATED IfSIE. DE LA MOTTE DU PORTAIL. Let us give him the benefit of the doubt. The sweep may be good, even if it does raise the deoce of a dust. Every country has its social scandals, and we who live in glass bouses need throw no stones at our neighbour, I daresay, even in upper suckles," the Honi Soit appendage would find a money market. --But the jingling of the gum a helps the hurt that honour feels, And the nation^ do but murmur, snarl ng at each other's heels, But when all is said that the broadeet charity can say, a military officer ought to be beyond sus- picion. Some say Boulanger is a big fraud. All the same the French soldier swears by him. I give this week I PRJTTTJ KATE BORKE. AS SOPHIA. in Buchanan's delightful play of that name. Both the Miss Rorkes are popular favourites and charming artistes. The play itself is a clamic-that goes to say, it has made its fame, and as a classic is accepted. At the Gaiety, "Miss Esmeralda," the new comedy, made a successful debut. The burlesque is an established favourite, and in a little we shall be having II Esmeralda." novelties from grotesque paper-weights to ladies' corsets but I forget- there are already figure-factors of that name, by which a goooly number of the fair sex swear. With regard to the burlesque, one misses some of the old, familiar names associated with Gaiety triumphs but the oast has not suffered-the subetitutes are up to the mark. The dresses are lovely, the women are lovely, and the ballete too. The dialogue sparkles with wit, and, to cap it all, Mr-cbarlel Harris, a stage-manager with few equals and no superiors, hp* stage-managed it to admiration. Mist Marion Hood is a great attraction. Mr Mayer announces a season of French plays to commence at, the Royalty on Monday. The repertoire given b appetising several opera bouffes will be in- eluded. I stood on the pavement by daylight last week in the Strand, and watched the stream of human misery fl iw rapidly past-the march of the uu- employed, bannering the foggy air with "Bread or Work, By their side at only a few paces aparf, walked couplets of policemen, to guuri the provision shops from the real caset, the jewellery and other shgx from the roughs, of whom there were hundreds, I oio.-eiy scanned the faces, rupidiy reading the various faces. on lome-not the most-I read misfortune, honesty and suffering pride, misery borne silenuly and hardly; on others I read the seven deadly sins ia suppressed but ready action-these were terrible faces, born into the world with their heritage of evil indelibly fired there. I felt what revolution meant as I went on my way awed and pitiful. The nights are cold aud dreary now, but still Trafalgar-square gives its stony shelter to the out- casts of civilisation. There they sleep, protected —God help ual-by sheets of newspaper frota the biting air. S 'mw turn in with their legs cased in paper, "done np" by strings, with for pillow bill atiekere rolls of unused posters. A writer in a contemporary pens the following relative to the night side of London I counted 37S young ladies, at one o'clock on Tuesday morning, between Piccadilly and the bottom of St. James's-street. A curious remark I beard, made by an emaciated individual at the corner of the Circus, was to the effect that ..me of this noble family had as much flour on their feces as wou:d make a 41b. loaf." I have been axked to insert the following part- graph in the interests of fair play, and I do ao. reserving to myself the right to state that I have no sympathy with the gentleman in question with retpect to his foul crime It has been found un investigation that the charges against C-iouel Hughes-Hailett, in tha matter of the jE:5,000 he received for investment from Miss Selwyn, are false. It appears that it was at her own request that he consented tie lay it out on mortgage for her at 4i per cent. Her sister, however, subsequently deprecating this form of security, Colonel Hughes-Hallett recom mended Miss Selwyn to purchase Consols. BLiet Selwyn, however, entreating him to get her, ir some way or another, 4i per oent. instead of th, 5 per cent, she was then receiving, he at last coa sented to do what he could on her behalf. Ir this he acted towards her in the position of trus tee; and immediately Miss Selwyn1* solicitors, in structed by their client, verbaliy demanded the money back, the investments were realised, and the money lodged by Colonel Hufrhes-Hallett with his solicitor. Colonel Hnghes-Haiiett de- clined the responsibility of investing any further same than this JB500. And now I am goiu^ to tell a little story, true and sad, true and noble. The other Saturday, at the riverside village of Hamptan-on Thames^ Grtmef, one of the members of the Hampton Court Volunteer Fire Brinade, was carried to his rest. He had met his death not by fire, but by water. Grimes was a worthy feilow, and happily married the right-hand man of his chief. He was devoted to his wife, and to a hlack horse which he had trained to lush forward and start off at a moment's notice with the fire-engine. The horse loved his master, who used to say he sbonld like nothing better than that it should drag him to his funeral. His wish was granted. It was the fourteenth anniversary of his marriage, and Grimes said to his wife on parting, Put a light in the window, dear, and I shall see it coming home." She did II", but he never saw it. With his borse and gig he was entrapped in a water- splash," near Maidenbead the borse got oat of his depth and plunged violently, but the cart floated, and Grimes was safe The screams of the poor animal, however, so wrenched bis heart he cried, By Heaven, I can't stand it 1 so I HE CRAWLED ALONG THE SHAFT TO RKLSA~S THE HORSE. Then there was a wild plunge, the cart aver turned, the horse got safe to land, and Grimes was drowned. Hours after he was brought to laud-a. dead man. Grimes was a Nonconformist, but his friends wished him to be bnried by the vicar, and in the oonsearated part of the cemetery. The vicar at onee consented. The body was boms on the fire-engine, draped with a Union Jack, with the dead man's jelmet, hatchet, and j..ck boote, and the black horse dragged his master to his rest. All the comrades, filing past, oast tribu- tory flowers on his grave. Flowers on the grave-how the custom has become part of ail our funeral ceremonies I It seems sort of pitiful, forlorn-like now to see a flowerless cflSn pass by in its ear. At the funeral of the four victims to the incendiarism which burnt out Whiteiey in QueenVroad, three of the cuffins were profuxely covered with lovely fhwers the fourth waiibare., When the tragie procession stopped at the open graves, before tb8 officiating clergyman, A AWFT FMMW FN eroolt IN-THAOE ON .TEE BAKE COVJC*. She had done what ebe oould," and I think the forlorn coffin had the richest, garland. A word before I close about our r-ria- Wales," a prince who manages more in a eutae foot of time than uiany a woiTr ng man. Here is a summary of his ten days in Scotland. Not only did he unveil the bronze Juhilee statute of the Queen at Balmoral, bat had three glo-d days* shooting in the Royal forests, and then went to stay for a day or so with Colonel Fa<quHar»on, at Invercauld. Thenoe he went to Lord Fife, at Mar Lodge, where m three day. he shot ten tine stags, finishing off his visit by dauchig the lito long night, into the early riaOrning. at a ball given as adieu. H.R.H. did not nuns a waltz. He re turned on Tuesday morning to town a little after 8 o'clock, and went down to Newmarket by a train leaving aminute X so before midday, arriving in time to see Lord Rodney's horse, Hnmewood, win the Ces&rewitch. Btill, there are few wctking men who would not ohaiige plaees with him, aDd probably they would do the work better than he does it. -V

J GETTING UITDCR W<LI.—itaoht owner; "Ilaw I wh«,t. tbe ut-xt imfjia. Drop the liawear. "-Yacht owner; "Haw J do you mean to insult me, sir?*" Before you oall attention to the faot that a pit has no u«e for his tail, piease remember tliat yov have two buttons on the lower back of your ooafc that don't butted anything.