The Cardiff Times

In Barmaid's Bedroom. fNTRUSfON AND APOLOGY. > Perrygraig Man's Amours. •J^m Thomas, Penvgraig, was the defendant in •QlUtion proceedings at Forth on Thursday,the j?.^plainant being Agnes Hughes, barmaid, of ^(lie-street, TarOerville, Penygraigr. Mr A. b James(Messrs Morgan, Bruce, and Nicholas, ontyPridd) appeared for the complainant, 44d Mr Harold Lloyd (Cardiff) defended. h Outlining the evidence, Mr James said the *fties had been brought up together at Peny- from childhood. Defendant had become a visitor at the Butchers' Arms. Peny- th erep since complainant went into service ^?einl903. They became intimate friends, and relationship continued until Bank Holi- w* °f 1905. At noon on that day complainant oj upstairs to her bedroom to change her ^hen she was dressing, she heard 6 heavy footstens on the landing and turn- 74R round she saw defendant. She screamed, ^r'ec^ to seize her. She slipped from ?o rneatii his arm and ran into another Led •Ian?" her into the room and Dle(^ the door in the face of a Miss Price, c ° 'W'as another barmaid at. the hotel, and had w. upstairs on hearing the co'mnotion. James his back against the door. Complainant him what right he had to comeupstairs, ? he told her he wanted to see her about cq. ,8 to Cardiff with him She replied that he thi do fchafc V6ry weU downstairs. Whiie stin Conversation was going on Miss Price was outside the door pushing for all she j.- ^Hrth," and she ultimataely succeeded in jetting inro the room. Thomas used bad to^«age to Miss Price and ran out of the lh°Q the f°"ow'n8 Sunday sha told defendant *toLVir°uld Rive him in charKe unless be voi°KMed for coming, to her bedroom, and he thi rdinprly did so. Promising that such a thing would never take place again. bth,-n made up their differences. and she jh Ut out for walks with him twice a week—on £ Ursdays and on Saturdays. Misconduct took W?, gainst her will, and defendant said he ^U|d see all was put right. Afiss Hughes gave evidence bearing out her ^Vocate's statement. Cross-exami ued a« to why she had not com. gained to her mistress of the bedroom inci- nt, complainant said that she was afraid she d°uld be sent awav, and it would bo a Jfcwdhl lUi»g to „t notic In j «nC» of a vooog man coming jnto Or Oeclroom- Further questioned as to whether Uofc Thomas had his hand in a sling in con- »ec«e?Ce oC l?'oot* Poisoning after a fight on the to K when misconduct was alleged Bra! place by force near the Penv- •«j>S Railway Station, Miss Hughes replied, had something wrong with the wrist and <Wj ,tli3 arm inside his coat." Applicant tor* having ever walked out with other cus- Orners at the hotel while she was in service but bshe misconducte* herself with anyone ut Thomas. At this stage the case was adjourned, a *hseat ness for the comPlainant being

SATURDAY NIGHT INCIDENT. Quaker's Yard Woman Robbed. ylSdwin Sidney Evans, 8. Mill-street, Quaker's On chaF5ed at the Merthyr Police Court r°n Wlth robbery with violence from Jennie Licking, wife of Thomas Samuel 8* 8> Tram-road, Quaker's Yard. The J^aence of prosecutrix was to tbe effect that i Saturday night she was goiDg home jVJ'h her two children, when defendant came h'bng. and without saying anything walked by to l 8 until they came to a darlt lane leading house. There he threw her down and bed her of 9s 6d slie had in her right band. said he had been drinking on curday night, having drawn some wages tbftoTu "a"^D8f. been ill for a long time. He re- iK-^hered being in a public-house just before jP* ^>tl^ recollected nothiDg afterwards, pendant's wife said that at 11.30'her husband j £ «ie home drunk and went to bed. She asked constable who arrested him to go with her w see the complainant was not the woman jn whom she had seen ber husband drunk a public-house, but be declined, nefendant was committed for trial, bail being allowed in two sureties of £ 50.

NEWPORT "LADY DETECTIVE." the New,P°rt Police Court on Wed- ^«ay Blanche Lock charged Henrv with assault. The evidence showed a i_ Miss Lock had been employed by n* firm to trace the deiendant for money Ti?- i some difficulty she located him for j the assault. Mr Lyndon Moore fe&1 ° described the young lady as a "'aie detective. The case altogether was onlv ?ny-ha!fpenny squabble, and never *ot Ve n brouSbt in!o conrt-He was clear whether the young ladv was the et>, for.the firm or manager of a detectivc •Oe-jhut it appeared that she had been more 1 in her tfaan the Xema diamond (Daughter.) Defendant, who said j interfered with him first, was bound

Price-etrcat, I?Iivran, inet ^he fj?iiSeT'ous accident on Mouday owing to Sr I °f a stone frora tho ro°t" whilst follow- 'ryfietHJfrrlp,oymeDt as a minor at the V 7dd Colliery, belonging to the Rhymney fth^^nroPanT• He was conveyed to the y&ney Workmen's Hospital, SL I

Mines in the Solent. ADMIRALTY WARNING. We are requested by the Admiralty to circu- late the following:- Notice to Mariners, issued To-night. England, South Coast, Spithead.-Mines in Eastern Approach. Caution. Not-ice is hereby given that on Tuesday, 2nd October, 1906, several submarine mines were laid for exercise in a position half a mile S. W. from the Dean Elbow buoy in the approach to Spithead. Owing to bad weather these mines have not all been recovered and as the searches hitherto made ihow that it is probable 8 of these mines have drifted along the bottom, manners are warned accordingly. These mines are not dangerous to naviga- tion unless they break from their moorings and I float on the surface, when they might possibly cause injury to fishing or other boats running against them. Neither are they dangerous as explosives unless they are opened out or have ¡ electric currents passed through them. Masters I of vessels are consequently requested to give instant information should they observe any of these mines floating on the surface and any person who observes any cylinder washed j on shore is requested to avoid interfering with it. but to give notice of its whereabouts to the nearest coastguard station or Custom House, so that it may be recovered for his Majesty's i service. At the time the mines were dropped the easfc-p oing stream had just begun to make.,end it is possible that if the mines began to drift then, they may have been carried as far as the ) Owers Light Vessel, or even further, as the turn of the eastern stream is later and later as it proceeds eastward from Spithead, the pre- vailing winds since the 2nd October having been between south and west- It is improbable, therefore, that the mines will drift seaward. but if they have come to the surface they would tend to have drifted on to the Hampshire or Sussex coasts. The*ap- j proximate position of Dean Elbow buoy is lat. 50 degrees 44 minutes N-, long. 1 degree one minute W. (variation 15 decrees westerly in 1906). This notice affects the following Ad- miralty charts Approaches to Spithead No. 2050 (the bearings are magnetic and those con- II cerning the visibility of lights are given from seaward).

THE OLDEST ARCHBISHOP. By the death of the Most ReI I tYilliam Bennett Bond, Lord Archbishop of icntreat and Primate of All Canada, there has passed away the oldest Anglican ArchbishoD ad wel! M the oldest episcopal digrnitary in active work-and probably the tallest, tho venerable Archbishop being 6ft. 3in. in height. It is only about a month ago that Dr. Bond cele- brate( his 91st birthday He was born at Truro on September lOth,18IS-the year of I the battle of Waterloo. He received hisredu- I cation at Bishop's College, Lennoxvilio, and was ordained deacon in 1840, and priest in the following year. After eight years as a mis- ) sionary, he became curate of St George's. Montreal, and in 1%60 was appointed rector, Having been successively Archdeacon (1870-72) and Dean (1872-78) of Montreal, he was cones- crated Bishop of that diocese in 1878, and in 1901 was appointed Archbishop and Metropoli- tan of Canada, in succession to Dr. Lewis, Archbithop of Ontario.

SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. Action for Possession. At Swansea County Court on Tuesday (before Judge Bryn Roberts) Mr Edwaid Daniel, J.P.. brought an action fur possession I of a house known as Ravenhill from Annie and Trevor Q. Richard. Mr Villiers Meager (instructed by Messrs Aeron Thomas and Co.), for the applican!, said Ravenhill was mort- gaged in 1902 to the Capital and Counties Bank by Mrs Margaret Richard, mother ot de. fendant, the deed containing a clause whereby she was allowed to live in the house rent free during her life. She died last December. Plaintiff purchased the house from i,lie-baiakot-i Much 24th. but defendant had refused to pay rent or to go out. Evidence in support of this statement having been given by Mr Slater, solicitor, the Judge granted an order, for pos- session in seven days with costs. Alleged Sheep Worrying. Mrs Mary Williams*, farmer, of Killay, sued Thomas James and David Richards, also farmers, of Killay, for EX for damages done to her sheep through doga. Mr Leyshon ap- peared for plaintiff, and Mr L M. Richartls (instructed by Mr Stobo Andrew) for the de- fence. The case for plaintiff was that James owned a black retriever and Richards a ?heep dog, and a keeper in the employ of Mr Graham Vivian named Alleock alleged that he saw the dogs kill one of plaintiff':j sheep, while on the day following several sheep were found dead. For the defence David James, brother of-one of the defendants, and Thomas Jones said Allcock told them he would not swear it was Jamea s dog, but it was a black one, while other wit- nesses sa»d James's dog was chained up on the day in question. Evidence was also given to show-that Richards's dog could not have been the culprit. The Judge pare judgment for defendants. Bankruptcy Proceedings Recalled. At Swansea County Court on Wednes. day, before Judge Bryn Roberts, M. A. Shepherd and Co., glass merchants, &c., of College.street, Swansea, brought an action against Jacob and Mrs Cann, of Penrhiwceiber for £25 13s lOd for glass supplied. Mr Wilson was for the piaintiffsand Mr D. Selino for the defendant. The ques- tion involved was the liability of the husband, Mr M. A. Shepherd said he was aware Mr Cann was a bankrupt, but he was willing to supply defendants if the husband would consent do be liable, and as Jacob Cann said he had no objec- tion the goods were supplied. In reply to Mr j Seline. witness admitted that he also was an { undischarged bankrupt, and said under a ver- bal arrangement he was now a partner with William Evana, of Rhondda-street.—Mr Seline You've been in trouble, have not you ?- Un- fortunately so. through you.—Have you had four months for an offence under the Bank- ruptcv Act. ?-Yes. a-)d- I have you to thank for it.The male deiendant said he was only em. ployed by bisVife as a glazier. His wife wrote all the letters connected with the business. The Judge held that plaintiff gave credit to Mrs Cannalone, and he could not therefore bold Jacob Cann liable. Judgment for the defendants, Death Sooner or Later. The Refuge Insurance Company was sued by Mary Thomas, of Neath-road, Swansea, for 14 guineas on an insurance policy. Mr L. M. Richards was for the plaintifi and Mr Stowe for the defence. Plaintiff said 14 months ago she insured her uncle, Morgan Williams, who was a bachelor, for the amount in question, but on his death the defendants refused to pay on the ground that the proposal form contained inaccuracies. The defence was that the insured person was years before attended for bronchitis, but the proposal form stated that he had suffered from no illness nnce childhood. Had the company known of this iliness the premium demanded would have been on a hipher scale. Dr. Carroll, of Trehafod, said he had attended Morgan Williams two years ago for bronchitis and heart disease, that be was an intemperate man, and had he sobered up he might have lived many years longer. He was not a good case for insurance. In cro^s-examination. however, he said ho had been told he turned over a new leaf during the revival two years ago. Plaintiff said she bad never heard that her unfile suffered as described, or that he had been intemperate, while Erasmus Thomas, a Rhondda collier, said he had nown Williams for 20 years as a temperate man. He was at work until the Saturday befqre he died.—Mr Stowe Then it is rather strange he died at all ?-Ob. we all have to go sometime. (Laugh- ter-)-Tijo Judge found for plaintiff, saying there was no evidence that any illness existed predisposing death for more than seven months before death.

NEWPORT BURGLARY. Jeweller's House Looted. The Newport police on Wednesday received intimation of a burglary at Maxwell House, the residence of Mr Driscoll, a jeweller, who carries on business at 154, Chepstow-road. Newport. Mr and Mrs Driscoll retired to rest shortly after 10 o clock last night, and at 7 o clock this morning Mrs Driscoll found on coming dow-nstair,3 that all the rooms on the ground floor had been ransacked, and articles valued at. about £ 20 stolen. The burglar or burglars removed a case containing a complete set of silver-plated cutlery, including spoons, forks, desert spoons, &c., valued at about B10 In addition, the marauders obtained cases of carvers, iruit kiii;,es. nut crackers and cases of children's spoons and forks. The burglars migaed the most valuable property, however, a bag containing all the most valuable of Mr Driscoll s stock from his shop in Chepstow. road, which he removes every evening.

CARDIFF PILOT'S TRAGIC END.! Mr Aodrew Burgess) (51), of IT-Ftberglion- street, The Moors. Cardiff, a well-known dock pilot, died with tragic suddenness on Saturday afternoon. He was piloting thes.s. Coluaiba into lioafch Dock when he was suddenly taken ill, and before medical assistance could be summoned he died in tbs presence of the mas- ter of the vessel (Captam Styles). The body was conveyed to Habershon-atreet. Deceased had been a dock pilot for many years at Cnr. did. and was much respected.

I Calvinistic Methodism. QUARTERLY ASSOCIATION AT BARGOED. Counting Heads in Churches. REPLY TO THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. In the newly-restored chapel of Bethanial ] Bargoed, the October meetings of the Quar- terly Association of the Calvinistic Methodists of South Wales and Monmouthshire were opened on Tuesday, whe., notwithstanding the sleety showers, there assembled a large number of delegates from the seven counties included within the area of the Saaaiwn. The mem- bers of Bethania bad made very complete arrangements for the occasion. and the visitors were accortled a hearty welcome. The retiring moderatoLv ttev. T. J. Morgan, Garn, being detained in Cardiganshire on connexional busi- ness, the chair at the preliminary proceedings was occupied by the ltev John Davies, F.S.A., Pandy. Supporting him were the Revs. John Pugh, D.D., Cardiff, tbe moderator-elect; Thomas Rees. D.D,, Cefn; Aaron Davies, D.D., Cadoxton William Evans, M.A., Pembroke 1 Dock J. Morgan Jones, Cardiff, and William Jenkins, M.A., Cruglas. Dr. John Pugh. (Photo, by A. and G. Taylor, Cardiff.) —— — Dr. Pugh, in taking the chair, was received with applause, It was evident that the rev. genueman was far from well, and had the sympathies of the conference fully with him. He recognised, he said, that he had been honoured by election to that chair because God had been pleased to use in him a very humble and imperfect instrument. He had often said that God could use a crooked stick, but he had never known God to use a dirty stick. It was unanimously decided that the retiring moder- ator ahould deliver his valedictory address at the next spring association. Bala and Trefecca. Some months ago the association asked the North Wales Association to appoint repre- sentatives on a joint committee irom North and South Wafes t# consider the question of amalgamating the two colleges of Bala and Trefecca. The Rev. J O. Thomas, M.A., Menai Bridge, the secretary of the North Wales Association, now replied that in view of tho recent decisions of the monthly meetings and Presbyteries against removing the Bala College to Aberystwyth, there was no longer any need for such a committee. The North Wales Association in the same letter conveyed its cordial congratulations to the South W als brethren for the unanimity with which they had been able to decide the important questions relating to the removal of Trefecca Coliege to Aberystwyth, and expressing the hope that the college in its new home would continue to increase in prosperity and efficiency. The Century Fund. There was a brisk discussion as to the ad. ministration of the Sustentation Fund portion of the Century Fund, on a report from the secretary of the fund (Mr Thomas Thomas, Cardiff) that oniv three out of the eight monthly meetings had complied with the rule that it should collect an amount at least equal t o the amount of grant to be received irom the Sajtentation Fund. The Association Com- mittee recommended that for the first year the rule be not pressed. This was objected to by Alderman S. N. Jones. J.P., the Rev. D. A. Jones, Llangeitho, and others. Eventually a j way out of the difficulty was found, and a de. cision arrived at to pay one half-year's instal. ment now. and that the question be reviewed at the next meeting. Bishop of Sb. Asaph's Speech. On a suggestion from the Association Com- ¡ mittee that a resolution should ba drafted dealing with the Educafcito Bill before the House of Lords, the .Rev. Thomas Morgan, Swansea, hcid that it would be irregular to adopt any such resolution before the Bill was actually sent, up to the Second Chamber. The Rev. John Morgan Jones strongly defended the sacgustion. It would ha too late to pass any declaration on the question at the Spring Association, for the Lords would then have acted. Now was the time to speak out. (Cheers ) The suggestion was agreed to, and a strong committee was appointed to draft the 1 resolution. Incidentally during the discus- sion the Rev. J. Morgan Jones said he had been reading the speech of the Bishop of St. Asaph delivered on the previous day, in which his Lordship attacked the Calvinistic Methodists, alleging that they sent people to j, the Established Churches to count heads. He (Mr Jones) did not know whether they did or not, but one would imagine that Churchmen alone had the right to count heads at Non- conformist places of worship, and that Non- conformists had no right to retaliate. He knew that in Cardiff Churchmen were count- illg heads at the chapels of that city in the month of August, when thousands of children and their paront3 were away at the seaside or the wells, and their places in chapel empty. That, was the Churchman's idea of fair dealing. The Bishop of St. Asaph had no right to com- plain if Nonconformist? now followed the example of Church people in this matter of counting heads. The Rev. D. Jones, Tonna, hoped that the resolution, when submitted, would be found couched in thestrongest possible terms. (Laughter.) The Needs of Monmouthshire. Mr Roger W. Jone3. B.A., J.P., Peugam, I initiated au interesting discussion as to the. need of Church extension work in Monmouth- shire. In a denominational sense, he said, Monmouthshire meantonly tbe western portion °l ^lc ffeogiaphical county, the patch west of i <f, k~IK;t even the whole of that—with a little fringe of Breconshire on the north and Glamorganshire on the east. The population iu that small area was esti- mated at 260,000, having increased during tho Inst fi ve ypars by 20,000. The statistics for 130o showed that in tbatarea the denomination had 17 Welsh, 38 English, and nine bilingual churches, a total of 64 churches 62 ministers and preachers, 235 aeacons 47 churches under pastoral care 7,233 communicants--an in. crease of 1,127 over 1904, and of 4,668 over 1900 —(cheers)—and 19.195 hearers, an increase of 3,953 over 1900. They provided seating accom. modation for 26,270 persons, an increase of 4,300 since 1900. Last year they collected to- wards the ministry ato-tal of £ 7,432 towards chapel debts, £ .3,096; towards all purposes tileveollected 915,752-an increase of £2.024 over 1904 and the contributions averaged El 189 Bd per member. (Cheers.) The chapel debts at the end of 1905 stood at £ 31,918. The ltev. OJyn Davies, Newport, followed with an inspiring and eloquent address on the spiritual aspect of Calvinistic Methodism in the same area. They were nodonger in doubt, he said, as to whether they were of England or of Wales. The triumph' achieved by the friends of progress in Monmouth- shire at, the last General Election jafltified them in placing themselves side by side with the twelve Welsh counties, and in the hope that whatever measure might be brought in for the Disestablishment of the Church in Wales would include Monmouth- shire. (Cheers.) In fifteen years the number of churches of the denomination nad increased in Monmouthshjre from 48 to 64. and the communicants from 3,500 to 7,000. (Applause.) Pure Calvinistic Methodist work. however, was very difficult in that buffer county. On the one hand, they had the full inrush of the English flood which came upon them with tremendous impact and on the other, they were deprived ot the migration of Welshmen from other rural counties, for that migration spent its main strength within Glamorgan- shire. la spite of difficulties, Calvinistic Methodism was making considerable headway, and was becoming a factor to reckon with in the county. (Hear. hear.) For this they were much indebted to the mally.sided ener- giei of men like Alderman S. N. Jones, J.P. -(har. hear)—to the strong and safe leaders like Mr Roger Jones, and to the enthusiasm and evangelism of as fine a band of young minieters as could be found in Wales, They had turned the corner in Monmouthshire, Still, they were confronted with the grave pro- blem of Church extension. Monmouthshire was a Macedonia, and Calvinistic Methodism must give heed to the cry. Within the past two years they had in that county enlarged five chapels, they had built 12 new chapels, tbey j had opened four new causes, and were about starting another four-a total of eight liew ca.usr-6 in two years, The result was that their cnapel debts had uhot up to the enormous total of £45.000. There were at least 10 more caaes where new causcs were urgent, and this was their problem What were they to do ? They were almost at the end oi their resources in Monmouthshire, and in face of the diflaealt,v that threatened to overwhelm them, they confidently turned to the association for counscv and assistance. (App ause.) The rev. fo,eut,lenian;.aid he was appalled to find from icccjit returns that there were several parishes in 1 lie eastern district of the county in which there was not a single Nonconformist place of worship, and lhoso were the districts that were the- mosb steeped in ignorance. The appeal found enthusiastic support from The appeal found enthusiastic support from man y s-'peakers that followed. The Kov. John Williams, Gilfach, suggested tlie erection of an Islwyn Memorial Chapel at ynyaddu. (Applause.) The Rev. Aaron Davies felt that t he whole denomination should take up this queetiou of church ejcteasiaa la Mon rwiff J*' The John Morgan Jones, it would not be wise to make Nort'a Wales. Already the friends waU K to° much money from the North 8 ..8pent °n Forward Movement the v!^KtheJ3out»*. though he thought .the North Wales friends would help- J" a memorial chapel to Islwyn were erected. There had been much criticism of Dr. Pugh, and perhaps he brought much 1 Stillcrltlclsm upon himself. (Laughter.) him f C??ne3c,on was very deeply indebted i the great movement he had initiated. he work, however, was but commencing. Mr no.rff ?°7eci.fchat a 3trong committee be ap- neoH« ofMlnStituto a full inquiry as to the » Monmouth shire and bring in a com- Ll ^Port to the next association. Such a- nnTt+ k* all tho facts before them,, abe scheme. t0 deriae a wide and practice (SD- Tfaoruas, Rhymney, asked for a lead th ^?nmoufch3hire from the Association. Were H«nh2° f ° on whi!e this committee would be Tnh.n f T°r Were thev to stand still ? Mr fi Earry, ia aa impassioned speech* wifh inl'r^ ,eI1'S,n Monmouthshire to go on, with lull trust in the Master. Alderman 8. N. w!tlTthe -fciat Abey were bent on going on assoriaifo m M°nmouthsbire, whether the Cheeri f ACaTWifch Of not. (Loud ueers.) As a denomination tbey were tbe last to come mto the county, and they would be tho lZii° lk (Laughter.) The speaker hanked the conference for the cordial recep- tion given to this matter. He hoped the members of the COnamitteo when appointed would visit Monmouthshire, and see the needs of the county for themselves. 680 on Was adopted unanimously, r«mrv,1ffangements Wepe made to eiecfc on tha m £ 3S £ L> £ S. "Weatativ. from «cu What Nonconformity Has Done. ur- John pwgh presided on Wed- f bargoed over the second day's onferences of the Quarterlv Association of the Calvinistic Methoaists of Wales, The ministers met separately at 8.30 a m ( at Bethania tionif B. hf ttbe ,discussion or a dero- tional subject, while simultaneously, at a special meeting of the deacons, at Calfaria, Alderman J. M. Howell, of Aber aeron, introduced a discussion on How Best to Utilise the Sabbath." The debate will be resumed at the next association mean- J*pwell wag urged to publish his r ?v.r 9. a K^eral society was held at Bethania, when tbe liev. D. A. Jones, Llan- gei bo, spoke on the cultivation of persona! religion, a subject on wSch very telling among others by th! Kev. K. n. Williams and Miss Elizabeth Wil- liams, who are home on furlough from the oreign mission field. The business conference was resumed m the aUera00a »t Bethania. The Next Association, ti m accepted the invitation of the West Glamorgan Monthly Meeting to hold the 'spring meeting of association at, Briton t erry on April 9. 10, and U, 1907. The Needs of Alonmouthshire. The following were appointed a committee to inqnire into the needs of Church extension in the county of Monmouth, and to submit to the next association a practicable scheme to carry thIS mto effect: -N orth Cardiganshire. Mr D. C. Roberts, J.p Aberystwyth South Cardiganshire, Mr J. M. Bowells, Aberaeion Pembrokeshire. Rev. £ > j Lewis. Tenby; w!7a^ b,re' D- H Williams. Llanelly West Glamorganshire, Mr Beni. Jones, Swan, sea East Glamorgan, Rer. j. M. Jones, Car- difi Glamorgan Presbytery Mr D. Richards, Penygraig■; Monmouths^, Rev. J. Glyn Davies, ^Newport; Breconshire, Rev. John Davies, Pandy London, Mr James Epans. The Ordiaation Centenary. It was in the year 1811, nearly a hundred years ago, that the first ordination of ministers to the Cammstic Methodist ministry took i6hi a?30,Ciatioa expressed a wish to celebrate this interesting centenary when it is reached, and tbe followine were appointed a committee to consider and report upon the subject: Revs. J. Morgan Jones, Cardiff W. Evans, M.A., Pembroka Bock John Davies, Fr y p f t Dan»el Davies, Ton and Mr John Rowlands, Llangeitho. Education Bill ani- 4 ho A long resolution, submitted by Rev. Aaron Davies, was adopted reaijQrniiBg previous de. clarations of conference upon the question of education, and adding the following That the association desires IUlew- to express its con- viction that the Education Bill now before the fclouse of Lords is an honet. effort to remove .have caused so much painful n^ti^n ?■ g ab°nt a fair system of national education, and desires to place on [nhor|lj enM b°Pe may pass f II especu; y as the proposed measure S^fC7T1SeS pieTai!ia^religious senti- Sws!» country which the association The Church Commission. An interesting report waa submitted by the R*v. John Morgan Jones, cardiff, with refer- en ce to the arrangements made by a Joint Com- miutee of the North and South Walej Associa- tions to submit evidence on" behalf of the denomination before the Welsh Church Com- I.Wl0 £ f^v £ eaeKal, 3^aSenients covering ts t. a[ltt.F~ CUntcU«„f w3^J mifctee would take a broad mat com^ Nonconformity had done ior t ° Their concern as a wa<« to t +i ijenomination Committee tlie history and achievements of Welsh Calvinistic Methoc^^erlSd fdly and fairly before the ComrXFonSS ^'ar ) 4 As Calvinistic MetSsTs thlv had no desire to exasrcreMte tl.. L 7 S: d' natfen h.^tV tSametime' thev as a denomi- ih a • phases of their work which they desired to see emphasised. Hero wm one -their care and solicitude for WdshS^n in dSSTbn't uS?6-1' lThe Ch"rCh of Eng^nd haS done but little m that direction, and so tar as wW| DO ^e!sh churches anywhere out- evlr nlS.8-Cftlvmistic Methodists, bow- ever, had planted Welsh churches not only in these cities, but also in ^rigtol c,i«ster, Dublin, and all over of Lancashire. Wherever Welsh C un^'mS a, ru|e there were They h»d fellowod their T^es Stocknorf- Mid^lesbroag'l. Stocl.tor.-or.. xees, wioc^port, and even to Workington. Soufh Aft?d We!sh Churches also in America^ 7Ci' ai,d Australia, T{ the moral :^omination was to be judged from wlh i- !^3 Sen from home' then the Mefchodists Would stand high. /Ahey had al*«<Jone much lor S ?tQre' The Church of England could not claim very much in t,hi« rp«r,,»ri, TTr- the wtlsh aw lf?°?rled?e their in'iebtedness for wIinnpTnum 'W«to Bishops Morgan and Parrv, ever beon blessed-(hear, l!?^ Viace henthe Chu'Gh of England in tinn« «ri nl a few excep- o ,e sh literature the Church had Placed was scarcely Worth tbe paper it 0n" -3aQy could not f T '-nfrhtAn sensibly, Jet alone grammatically. what ^ou!f! Welsh literatuie to-'Jay had it net been for Williams Edwards, Owen Thomas, TVnrrfVinrJ Gwy>hlior>adur, and the 1i rhe Commission, too, should > ac<1 tainted With the difficulties -P ( ° Nonconformists in securing if± ?'plac0? of worship, even when they A „ a fci° Pay 1U" ^ai^et price ior landlords had acted kindly 1 i rn* but the majority of them, even when they consented to grant sites at all oaiT L iav?.°n same terms as they et for shopa n) V16?.8 P^mises. Oa one occasion they r rHifF ° jU a Welsh Chapel in Cathays, covered. The agent oaiti it was io let, but when he hsaru it was for a chapel said it could ToLaw, f°5 any sach purpose. He (Mr huf tpL.- the landlord, a Churchman, no™Pi?- He wrote again, re- mlndm. him that it was customary among ^Y^611 answerletters.( Laughter!) He then ht firV1 C,UrL that the land was not to fv Conservative Club stood upon V Proceeding, Mr Morgan Jones said that it was proposed that the follow- ing gentlemen should offer evidence to the Commission on behalf of the denomination on the points enumerated — History, formation, and growth of the deno. ramatien, Rev. John Morgan Jones, Cardiff. Foreign missions of the connexion, Rev.JR. J. Williams. M.A., secretary of the C, M. Foreign Missions Board, Liverpool- Forward Movement work, Rev. John Pugh, D.D.. Cardiff.. ° Ministry, church members, and church go- vernment. Rev. John Owen Thomas, M.A., Menai Bridge, secretary, of the North Wales C.M. Association. Sunday-school work-flev. R. T. Rees, M.A., Aberystwyth. secretary of tho Sunday-school Union. Connexional funds, Mr Peter Roberts, J.P., St. Asaph. Connexional literature and bookroom, Rev. Evan Jones, Carnarvon. Music, Mr Thomas Thomas, C-rdiff (Mr David Jenkins, Mus- Bsic., Aberystwyth, being unable to undertake the work). The Weish outside Wales, Rev. John Davies, P.S.A., Pandy. Provision of churches, increase of popula- tion. and English, causes, Rev. T. J. Wheidon, B.A., Bangor, and Alderman S. N, Jones. J P., Newbridge. Statistics and property, Mr John Owens, Chester. The report, when seconded by Mr D. R. Williams, Llanelly, tr-" tIrlanIttlously adopted. Alderman J. R, Howell, Aberaeron, speaking in support, said one might assume from the bitter tones of the speech delivered on Monday night by the Bishop oi St. Aiaph, that the Church Commission had been appointed for the sake of conferring some advantage upon Non- conforms L-- (],tug liter)-a n(i that they were engaged in some aggressive work when thus preparing evidence for it. The trnth was that Welsh Nonconformists never desired this Com- mission—(apphuise)—or they were amply satisfied with the striking demonstration in favour of religious equality made by AVales ovei and over again in her election of members of Parliament pledged to the reform. The Commission was a concession to the Church of t England. I

THE rxRxPKC'TEi) HFET, wp|com- tJl" lmc-xpertr-ii gurr-t- off an causes flit' hnu!wif( tn wnoder Wl,fj L she, csn ofor tier viRitor. The very thing for iin (if we adopt- h" advice of hir Vranejg baking, ,the King's physician) IS thinly-cut slices of Currant. Bread. Nr gj'raneis statss th^t the currants are fall o( eonccn- rrated ncuiisiimcat iu the form >A trap? eluar. f

I "CARDIFF TIMES" AND "SOUTH WALES WEEKLY NEWS" CARDS. .]" -.J.- _o: I PRIZES: | One of these Cards Hundreds of them I Many Hundreds I will be worth are worth may win I RIOOO £1 each. fipOR PRIZES, j -q QUR Cards are being distributed throughout the District. Every Card has a different number. A large proportion of these Cards will be called in, and prizes awarded to the possessors. Every finder should therefore, take the greatest care of his Card, and watch this paner week j. by week to see if it is called in. vi BOTE. The £ 100 Caid will not be called for until the close Ld of this tara, and he has placed this in his private safe. Sovereigns Half Sovereigns Five Shillings are offered to possessors of the are offered to possessors of the arc following Cards, if sent to the following Cards, if sent to the following C Poss.fssors the Editor, not later than Monday Editor, not later than Monday Editor not SCn*^t0 Next. After that date these Next. After that dale these Next aL' u Cards will be w.thdrawn Cards will be withdrawnCards will be withdra wn* 10'354 169-!76 54,715 267969 49'552 45>652 170,471 59604 60,651 44,554 ao^ 103^ 269 3?? ^5,954 214,364 195182 271 '}^c. IU'553 52,763 216,854 ] 9G071 H 143,168 110,051 238 769 199 960 272SM -tint 148846 113.468 245985 2K859 2738^ "5,957 127,776 267 861 208 748 m™ 180,645 131265 274896 2W637 Kllm ISS'Stf I 1 II II 1 1 333,764 157,855 306,666 263 681 Sr'rS Sf S 340,145 160,874 342,740 267,170 330,424 SHra tL £ S. =rd rrnt paiii Zl: 0C'°ber 13tb- "'3 199' Th6 Shop, a,Pem.. a-777d m- i-jS' 13, e,corrie-street, Monaston. 115728 J. Mordeeai 16 "Rorlr q v»H m?SS :dward^ Derwendesr. Uanwrtyd. 177851 G. Barrett 21 SUtfoa 5 S^an#e* J 2S 5fI,s^ Cwmgwen Farm. Peteader. 238548 F. Carles^/Mereita'L Hoi;ntymocL 557t0 R. D. Mason,St. James-sq., Aberystwyth. mer. mem^'e House, Maesycwm- TOTAL NUMBER OF CLAIMS PAID- 209. A Further Number of Cards will be called for NEXT WEEK .+-

EISTEDDFOD AT PORT TALBOT. The first annual Eisteddfod in connection with the Port Talbot and Taibach Temperance Brass Band, was heli at the Drill Hall, Taibach, on Saturday. The meating was highly successful, and the committee intend to make the event an annual one. The chairman was Mr Evan Davies, Pentyla. Aberaron, and the con- ductor was the Rev. E. R. Harris (Bethany), Port Talbot. Adjudicators :—Music, Mr David Thomas, P.T.S.c., Pontypridd literature, Mr David Michael (DE-wi Afan), CWmavon draw- ing, Misses J. Morris and M. B. Jones, Port Talbot; prize bags, Mrs W. A. Davies and Miss Mabel Bray; ambulance, Dr. J. H. Davies, J.P., Port Talbot; preliminary tests, Mr George IJeweilyn, F.TJS.C., Port Talbot j. accompanist, Miss Murphy, Port Talbot. Treasurer, Mr W. F. Bishop secretary, Uri- Hanson, Taibaob. Awards:- Solo, grrls, Miss May, Ffyllon, Maesteg. Violin solo (juveniles under 14), J. Wilfred^ Penycae. Port Talbot. Pianoforte solo (for juveniles), Miss Miriam Batt-, Port Talbot. Solo, boys, D J. Williams. Abera-von. Recitation, Dyngarweh," Miss Margaret Miles, Aberavon. Violin solo (juveniles under 16), Miss Aneurin Parker, Gilfacti Goch. Pianoforte solo (jnveniles under 16), J. M. Nicholas, Port Talbot. Coloured sketch (juveniles under 14). Evelyn Bond, Aberavon. Do, under 16, Evelyn Bond. Pen and ink sketch of Port Talbot Cottage Hospital (open), Harold Watley, Aberavon. Prize bag-I, Miss A. Morgan, Tonna, Neath; 2, Miss Evelyn Bond; 3, Miss Thomas, Taibach Post Omce. Four stanzas to Mr D. Lloyd George, M.P., Rev. W. Walters, (Talmai), Port Talbot. Juvenile choirs, Gibeon, Taibach (conductor Mr W. Jenkins). Ambulance, oral and practical. Port Talbot. Duet, tenor and bass, Excelsior," Gwilym Taf and friend, Maesteg. Essay, Is the Sunday School in Wales Deterioi-ating ?" divided between Mr W. Davies, Tatbach, and GHyndower." j Tenor solo, Gwilym Taf. Verses. The Welshman Abroad," Mr T. Davies. Ystrad. I Baritone solo, Mr W. John, Owmavon. Ma!e voice choirs.-Two choirs competed- Margam (conductor D. Rees) and Port Talbot (conductor James Batt); prize divided. Chief choral competition. "Yr Raf.Pive I cboi rs competed in tho following order :— Saron, Penycae (Mr Rees Nicholas), Neath Abbey )Mr T. Cymro Jones), Jffibenezer, Aber- avon (Mr T. J. Rees), We--ley Choir, Taibach (Mr Leyshon David), Skewen Music Lovers )Mr Williim Davies). The Skewen Choir was adjudgej best in every re!pect, and the verdict was a popular one. Saron, Penycae, was placed second. A special prize was given to Miss Olive Thomas for the pianoforte solo.

GALE AT FISHGUARD. Harbour Works Well Tested. The stiffest W.N.W. breeze experienced since the opening of the new Irish route at Fishguard Harbour occurred on Saturday and continued for about 12 hours, testing the capabilities of the new harbour. Numerous small craft sought shelter inside the break- water, and. with the Great Western Railway Company's fleet of cross Channel steamers, which include the Roebuck (used during the summer on the Channel Iislands route) maae an imposing spectacle. Against the new rubble breakwater and the eastern side of the harbour the breakers lashed sending spray high against the clilT, but no damage, beyond settling about 20 yards of the extreme end of the rubble tnole below the surface of the water, was done. The turbines St. Patrick and St. George, notwithstanding the "lumpy" state of the Channel, arrived some minutes before time. Passengers stated that the St. Patrick proved a fine rough weather boat and behaved splen- didly. Early on Saturday the Cork Steam Packet Company's steamer Inniscarra, landed passengers and a large number of cattle besides merchandise. leaving again in the evening without difficulty. Further sea defence works are, it is authori- tatively stated, about to be commenced at Fishguard by the Great Western Railway Company, who now make use of the Lower Fishguard harbour, recently purchased by them.

PONTYPOOL TRAP FATALITY. Inquest and Verdict. I An inquest touching the death of Mr George Newth; of the Garnett Hotel, Pontypool, was held on Wednesday at Grifflthstown bv Mr M. Roberts-Jones, coroner. Louisa Newth. widow of the deceased, said on Sunday she and her husband were driving in the neighbourhood of St. Hilda's Church when a dog startled the pony and it bolted. After going about 60 yards it ran iip, a bank and overturned the trap. They were both thrown out on to the road. Her husband was carried into a neighbouring bouse and died in about 15 minutes. Dr Clarke said death was due to failure of tbe heart, caused by shock. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. Dean Forest Cases at Sessions. At Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions.on Wed- nesday, Martha Hale (29), charwoman, was bound over to appear when called on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by strancu- lation, The Court dealt in alike manner with another East Dcaaer, Edward Millar James, by name, a retired niiiler and publican, who attompted to commit suicide by cutting his throat at Cinder- ford on the Ot,b September. Prisoner had used a razor with such effect that he had lost some three pints of blood. He was 74 years of age, bore at excellent character, and the defence out forv ard was that the sun affected his head.

I BRYNCOCH MANAGER'S DEATH. ) An Agonising Journey. i At Police Station. Neath Abbey, Mr Cuthbert- son (coroner) on Wednesday held au inquest touching the death of William Williams. Prim rose Bank, Bryncoch, for many years under- manager of the Bryncoch Colliery of the Main Colliery Company, Neath, who met with an accident at the colliery on Monday last. William Henry Evans, son-in-law, after giving evidence of identification, added that Drs. Davies and Low attended to his father. in-law, and both agreed that he should be re- moved to Swansea Hospital. He was qurte- conscious. and said to witness .— Here is a terrible blow my leg is broken all to pieces. The sheaves came loose and the rope came up against me and knocked me down and cut my leg all to pieces. I was in the act of seeing how the sheaves were work. ing when all came up against me. Every- thing came loose. Witness added .that on Sunday afternoon his father-in- IFLW and others were talkiag about the sheaves which had only been fixed that. day. Deceased said he did not know how the sheaves could do all the work which would be put upon them. The deceased did not wish to be taken to the Swansea Hospital. He said, 1 hey want j to take me to Swansea Hospital, but I don't want to go." His chief wish was to see Dr. Thomas, but he was not in Neath at the time. Witness told Dr. Davies that his father-in-law was unwilling to go to Swansea, and Dr. Davies replied that he should go. The deceased died in tbe ambu- lance as it entered High-street, Swansea. Dr. D. L. Jones and witness accompanied deceased in the ambulance to Swansea. The dead bodv was conveyed to the hospital door, and there they decided to return home, taking the body with them. Mr Thomas James, manager of Bryncoch Colliery, said he saw the sheaves put up by th" mechanic and the fitter. The sheaves worked all right until 1 o'clock on Monday. Wedges at the top of the sheaves gave way. This was due to trams running down. The vibration thus produced caused the sheaves to get loose. By Mr White. H.M. Inspector of MineLq Tho. new system was tested on Sunday with two or three trams. On Monday nine tull trams at a time were run down. The incline down which the trams ran was 100 yards in length. For 80 yards the gradient was six inches in the yard, and for 20 yards eight inches in the yard. The engine-driver had told him that be put on the brake, and when he found that the rope was sUB running be got out of the way. There was slack i ope. and since the accident the rope j had been shortened by six teat. Dr. D. L. Jones said he saw the injured man at hh borne after Dr. D. L. Da.vies and Dr. Lowe had given him attention. HLs left leg was cut off three inches below the knee. his hand was injured, and he was hurt in other ways. He was suffering ver-y badly from shock, and the case was hopeless. The Coroner It was a Kreat mistake to have had him removed such a distance as to Swan- sea. Would you, Dr. Jones, have bad him re- moved if you could have prevented it ? Dr. Jones I don't think I would. The Co roner It was a mistake, and must have increased the poor man's agony. The jury found a verdict ot •• Death from j shock, due to injuries."

THE TREFOREST DROWNING MYSTERY. An inquest was held at Treforest on Monday by Mr E. Lt. Reece. deputy-coroner. on the body of Mrs Mary Herniman. Rhydyfelen, which was recovered from the Taft river on Sunday. The evidence showed that deceased was in ill health. She became depressed owing to non-arrival of a letter containing money by post on Saturday, but which arrived on Sun- day. About 8 o'clock on Saturday deceased went into the garden, which slopes towards the river. Shortly afterwards the railings on the riverside were beard to crash,and deceased was missed. The body was recovered with grappling irons, A verdict of Found drowned was returned.

MINERS & CARDIFF INFIRMARY. Question of a Special Levy. I The question of making a special levy at all the collieries towards raising the remainder of the money to complete the £7,000 required to oquip the outdoor department oi the Cardiff I Infirmary was raised at the monthly meeting of the Rbondda District o? Miners, held at Porth on Monday. A number of delegates re- ported that their lodges had already made a special levy of 6d per number, and made an ported that their lodges had already made a special levy of 6d per number, and made an appeal to the other collieries who bad not done so to follow their example. It was unani- mously resolved that the Executive Committee be instructed to circularise ail the lodges and recommend that a special levy should be made at each colliery.

TENBY COTTAGE HOSPITAL Mr E. Laws presided at the half-yearly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Tenby Cottage Hospital on Saturday, The hon. secretary, Mr G. E. Mainland, pre-' sented a financial statement fer nine months, Jannary 1st to. September 30tb, 1906. Re- 'I ceipts showed an increase over the corre- sponding period of 1905, and the expenditure a decrease, leaving the hospital with a balance of 949 149 7d in hand. This, however, in- eluded a legacy of C30 left by Miss Cousins. I Attention was called by the chairman to the continual decrease ia the number of regular subscribers to the institution. It, was re- ported that th2 total receipt", towards the co.-t of the sew operating ward amounted to £ 161.

At a meeting l f the Swansea branch of tLe Postmen's Federation Mr J. liowon, Gowerton, ■ said the Federal ion bad n( w 9C0 branrher. and the Swansea, branch had 100 members..Mr (r. • H. Stuart, London, delivered aa address.

Passive Resisters. SCENES IN NEWPORT COURT. Proposed Appeal to Home Secretary There was a good sprinkling of ministers at the Newport Police Court on Wednesday in answer to summonses for refusing to pay part of th« ^k10^. n rate* Th«y included the Revs. TT, Abraham (B.), Gto. Et»m (B ). Wm. VivianJ i?hWa NewPort Free Church Coun- i £ "LD: D; (C.). R. w. Lowry (W.). LI. Roberts (W.), G. H. Cook (B.), T. B, Howell (C.). Alderman Wm. Edwards, etc. The magistrates sitting were Messrs A. j] Stevens (m the chair), T. H. Mordey. Tj Cordey. and M. Wheeler. Alderman A. £ T- Golds worthy (Noaconforxaists), Alderman Charming (Roman Catholic)satat the corner of the magistrates' bench. L)L_ Mr Sheppard, rate collector, said these summonses were for the balance of the education rate. He had that morning received instructions from the overseers to apply for aD adjournment. The overseers had met that morning and had unanimously decided that owing to the Wl. settled state of the law and the unsettled state of public opinion they thought it best to apply for an adjournment for three months. The Clerk: On the ground that the law and public opinion is unsettled ? Mr ShepDard Yes. ,e Chairman All formalites have been com- plied with, the summonses issued and served, and now you ask for an adjournment. lean, not quite understand what difference three months hence will make. The Clerk: The question 15 whether the ground given for the adjourcment is a lee-at one. There is a case on this very point. The Chairman Our position is this. The rate is made and named. We sit here to administer the law. At this stage Mr Enoch Law ton, one of the de .ecdants, essayed to speak, but was promptly told by the chairman to sit down. Mr Lawton No. I will have my say. 1 have a right to speak. My case is on now. The Chairman (warmly): Sit down, sir. Mr Chief Constable, I wish you would keep that man quiet. Mr Lawten: I have a right to make an ob. serration. Mr Sheppard has alluded to mT case, and so far as I am concermed I don't want an adjournment. — Superintendent Brooks and others then pro. ceeded towards Mr Lawton. and after some,, persuasion he sat down. The Clerk I don't think you have a right to adjourn the cases. In an exactly similar case a mandamus has been issued compelling tho< magistrates to bear the case While the magistrates were in consultation Mr Lawton again attempted to speak, and the- Chief Constable said, Keep that man quiet. Will you sit down, Mr Lawton T You are in- terrupting the magistrates in thai* lo- tion." ——— "Lra. Mr Lawton You sit down. The Chairman (warmly) «• Sit down, or von will be put out:" Later the Chairman said that the majority of the magistrates had decided not to grant am adjournment. Mr T. H. Mordey (magistrate): I must ex- press my own views in the matter, and that it tbst AD adjournment should be granted. I don t consider the magistrates are entitled to make an order under the present condition of the law on the subject.-Rev. W. Vivian May I ask a question ?-Tbe Chairman Yes.—Mr I ivian lhere are certain other magistrates at f 2nd tbe beach who. I under- > stand, have been disqualified by the clerk from adjudicating on these cases.—The Chair- > man; We can t go into that. We are acting on the advice of our clerk. Certain maris- trates are incapacitated from sitting Mi' ivian On what grounds ?—The Chairman* i (warmly): I can t go into that.—Mr Vivian You are advised by the magistrates' clerk.— Tiie Chainnan We have taken his advice. Ite. H. Abraham I am bound to make v protest gainst his interfering with justice. It is a disgrace to him. (Selisatievi).-The Chair- man (warmly) I cannot allow snch words to < be spoken. Our clerk does his best and advises « us to the best of his ability according to his: reading of the: law. I won't have any suelxia. i emuation made against our clerk. -1 Mr Sheppard formally proved the cues. addre^sed tbe Court oa behalf of the defendants, and asked for an ad- journimenz. Ue hoped the maistrates would not only see that they had a right to adjourn. < but it was their dutv. (Hear, hear.) Since they were last before the Court new conditions bad arisen, and they now appealed on what they c'aimed were legal grounds. The decision m the West Riding case laid it down that edu- cational authorities were not required to de- mand money for sectarian teaching. If the decision of the Court of Appeal proved &By.. thing conclusively, it proved that the i actual state of the law was in accord with the contention of the passive rmi^tnrs. < He urged it was the duty of the Court to have, regard to the decision of the Court of Appeal,, and to the- announcement of the Minister of Education concerning a further appeal to the Higher Court, aad to refuse to make an order tfntil the West Riding decision had either been sustained oreancefled. As to the remarks ho had m&de about the magistrates' clerk, he; spoke in the beat of the moment, and he was sorry for it. At the same time he wouldh-ke < to have clear proot that it was within th* power of a magistrates' clerk to order a magis- trate not to act as a magistrate. (Hear, hear I Upon the Chairman saying that they would not grant an adjournment, Mr Abraham re- marked, I "am afraid your worships are not to be convinced by reasoning, good or bad." (Laughter.) Mr Enoch Lawton said that if an order waa made against him he would carry it to the Seo. sions. Passive resisters, he went on, would not be treated in the manner they had been in that Court. The rate was being raised to train Anarchists. The Chairman That's enough. We can'fci go into that. The Rev. D. D. Joseph sated for a specific decisioo in his own case as to the adjournment, It seemed to him that the magistrates were not administering justice. The Chairman Do you think that we come here to act contrary to the law We take our clerk's interpretation, because we are not lawyers. Mr Joseph: Neither is be. Did the clerk presume to put his reading of the law above the ruling ofthe judges in the Court of Appeal ? (Bear, hear.) The Chairman You must not ask a question like that. He has come to the best decision he can. Mr Joseph If the law was not itl its present unsettled condition I would still appear before the Court. As long as I am a Free Churchman and so long a3 1 believe in free citizenship. I wili never pay a rate of this kind except under the compulsion of the law. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman We make orders for payment forthwith in all cases. -1 he Rev. U. Abraham We thank you for listening to us, but you give us no alternative but to allow distraint to take its course. I. Air Lawton I will sue them for damages if they come to mo. I want a case stated. The Chairman Next case, please; I Appeal to the Home Secretary. The decision of the magistrates has caused considerable indignation in the town. in con- sequence of the decision of the rnagistratee clerk relative to the right of Aldermen Go,ds- worthy and Bear to adjudicate, we understand that Mr Bear has decided to write to the Home Secretary. The passive resisters have also de. cided to draw the attention of the Home Secro. tary to the decision of the magistrates.

A VOLLEY OF STONES. Pentre Constable's Surprise. Six colliers living at the company housu. Pentre, were befcre tbe Ystrad Rhondda magis. trates on Monday charged with being drunk and disorderly and thiowing stones at P.C« Neyland, Pentre The officer said he spoke to the men in Llewellyn-street, and after thev bad turned towards the police station to go up the mountain side half a dozen stones came whizzing put him. All the defendants denied the charges, and declared that they were per. fectly sober. George Davies, the oldest, of the lot, said he bad only drank six pints. (Laugh- ter. )-Stipendiary: What effect would that haveon yon "Davies: ot much. (Laughter.) -Mr T. P. Jenkins (magistrate) Was it fresh beer or bitter beer, Davies ?--Davies I don't know. I didn't ask for it. (Laughter.)- Superintendent Cole ciicited from two of the defendants that they bad been having a drop as it was pension day, and Davies was crow- examined with the object of showing that he was drunk before breakfast, and had been on the spree lor several days. This he deniedi Defendants were fined 5s each for being drunk and disorderly, and the charge oi throwing stones was withdrawn. Mr D. W. Jonea, solicitor. Pentre, appeared for defendants.

PINNED BENEATH MOTOR-CAR. Major Drury, of Cynghoniy, IlandoverTi South Wales, accompanied by a gentleman, named Jame3, of London, the driver being a man nam^d Robert Solly, ha.d a very unfor- tunate experience near Ledbury on Monday afternoon Mr James was driving, and on going down a hill he lost control of the car. The brakes^ having been suddenly applied it re- sulted in the car being turned completely ovec. The chauffeur on jumping away from th* vfhicls got off lightly, whilst his passengers re- cfived severe contused wounds, Mr J.%mee being pinned beneath the car, which had to be lifted off him before be could be set free. They were both conveyed to the local cottage hos- pital and detained. The damage to the oa Ur stated to be ;CLOO.

At a special meeting on Wednesday night at Llangollen of the Executive Council of the Welsh Js ational Eisteddfod, 1908, applications were considered for the secretaryship from Mr Llew Wynne, Birkenhead, secretary of the Welsh National (Liverpool) Eisteddfod Mr B. D. Jones, secretary of tbe Llangollen Musical Festival and Agricultural Socicty Mr Robert i'osfrM', f'C rctai-y of the Coin Choral Society ( and Mr .Levi Roberts, LlnDgolleu. Mr -ionas 'as r-pr>°i'>ted at ;t salary ol £ 10Ci. toseth** witu er cent, on Eisteddfod subscription* and commission on profits.

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