The North Wales Express

University College of North Wales. ANNUAL EISTEDDFOD. The fifth annual eisteddfod in connec- tion with the University College of North Wales was held on Saturday, at the Col- lege, under the presidency of Principal Krichel. The details were carried out by a committee, of which Mr T. Hudson Wil- liams was the chairman and Miss Lowry Thomas the treasurer, the secretarial du- ties devolving upon Messrs Edward Owen and A, H. Hughes. The adjudicators were Mrs Meichel, Mrs Gibson, Professors J. Mor- ns Jones, W. Lewis Jones, J. E. Lloyd, T. Hudson Williams, Messrs W. P. Wil- liams, J. Lloyd Williams, W. R. Griffith, and Llew Tegid (Mr L. D. Jones). The subject of the "chair" prize was an ode or room on "The Poet," the successful bard pioving to be Miss Fanny Ellis, Newport, Monmouthshire. She was duly installed by Mr O. J. Griffith, who acted as archdruid, Mr H. O. Owens (Huw Hiraddug), Dyserth, acting as recorder. The following awards were also made: Lyrics (subject open), Me James Davies poem on "Goleu Trydan yn Mangor," and "Y Coleg Newydd," Mr Fred Jones; short story, Miss Robinson, London; translation of Bacon's essay, "Of vifdom for a man's self," into Welsh, Mr T. J. Jones, Ceunant; male voice choir com- petition, "Serch Hudol" and "Yn Nyffryn Clwydi" (Dr. Roland Rogers), prize awarded to choir conducted by Mr D. R. Jones, Newmarket; ladies' choir competition, "Y Deryn Pur" (Emlyn Evans), choir conduct- ed by Aliss Nellier, Liverpool; quartette, Messrs Hughes, Jones, Roberts, and Jones duet, "Y ddeilen ar yr afon" (Owain Alaw), Messrs Evan Lewis and Ll. Thomas; any solo, Miss Roberts, Dolgelley; soprano solo, v Bloueuyxi'; (W. Vnvjc^ Wivau, Roberts, Festiniog; nolo, "ir Ornest. (W Davies), Mr Evan Lewis: re«taticn of piece (net exceeding 50 linri-)? • KS L. C, Havdn; cartoon (any subjer-t connec-ted I with Bangor, or the Welsh T mvemtvUJ, Jessie Thompson, Liverpool- the pT(> gramme included a ccm^ctitwni er a ancy dress, but the adjudicators -'chel j and Mrs Gib-son) notified that it wonla be alandoned out of defero" 10 or Queen Victor™ t-

Sequel to an Accident at a Banjar Bazaar. HUGHES v. TRUSTEES OF PENRHYN HALL AND ANOTHER. In the King's BenclT Division on Thurs- day the case of Hughes v. the Trustees of Penrhyn Hall and another, came before Justices Wills ,and Channel sitting as a. Divisional Court, on appeal from a decision of the County Court judge sitting at Ban- gor, who gave a judgment in favour of the plaintiff, a young girl, for 50 guineas as damages for personal injuries received whilst attending at bazaar Tu the hall. The trustees of the hall, and Edwin Jones, a. chapel keeper, who was looking after the arrangements of the bazaar, were sued, and the verdict was aigainst the chapel keeper. Mr Marshall, K.C., who appeared in sup- port of the appeal, said he did not under- stand how the County Court judge arrived at his decision, unless it was that he con- sidered the chapel keeper negligent in not preventing a youth, aged, 16, named Ro- berts, going up the stairs on to the ceiling, and tumbling thrbugh the glass, which formed part of the ceiling on to the head of the girl. Strange to say, the vouth himself was not injured, whilst the girl was badlv injured; but he submitted that Jones owc-l no duty to her, and that Roberts was not his servarot. Mr Bryn Roberts, in supporting the de- cision of the County Court judge, said that during the day a lot of children were allowed to run up the stairs leading to the ceiling, along which there was a gangway for the purpose of decoration. Mr Justice Wills said thpt in view of the finding of the County Court judge as to the factg the appeal must be dismissed with costs. Mr Justice Channel, in 'intimating his concurrence, said it must not be taken that the court held persons to be liable in such cases, only that in view of C",e finding of the County Court judge in this case and the jurisdiction of tMeourt in appeals from County Courts, they were of opinion-^hat the judgment must be upheld.

Portmadoc County Court. TUESDAY.—Before His Honour Judge W. Evans. MARGARET MORRIS v. SAM. JONES. Mi* J. Jones-Morris appeared for the de- fendant, and Mr W. Caer Jones (Messrs Lloyd George and George) for the plaintiff. The-" action had reference to a question -of obstruction of light. It was allleged that a shed erected by the defendant obstructed the light of a window in a house that belonged to Mrs Morris.—Plans of the premises were pro- duced by Mr D. O. M. Roberts, and ex- plained by him.—Mr Jones-Morris said that part of the alleged obstruction had been removed, and that the remainder did n,.t interfere with any rights of the plainti-fl.- Samueli Jones said that he removed the ob- struction after the agent had complained. The tenant did not object in the slightest degree to the place being put up. What remained of the shed was clear from the window.—John Lewis, the tenant, dopgserl- that the sheet of zinc left did not interfere With the light in any way. The room where the window was fixed was used as a coal collar. a INTERPLEADER ACTION. Messrs Hills and Co., London, claimed £ 4 3s from Margaret Hughes, 67, High street, for goods solid, and costs. Mr W. Morris Jones was for the defendant.—Mrs Hughes said that when her husband became bankrupt in 1887 she bought all the goods and furniture from the Official Receiver, for 2240. She gave a bill of sale to her husband's sister, as she hsd no money of her own. It I was J. R. Hughes who gave the order for the goods. She was willing to pay the money, but the plaintiffs issued execution at once.—Mr Hills said that the goods were sold to J. R. Hughes, and couSd not be included in the assignment. The firm treated with him, and not with Mrs Hughes.—His Honour gave judgment for Messrs Hills and Co. MOSES JONES v..WILLIAM ROGERS. The plaintiff, who lived at Hafod Uchaf, Llanfrothen; sued the defendant, residing at Rhyd, Llanfrothen, for the recovery of £3 15s, tTTe amount plaintiff had paid to the defendant for -a sewing machine.—Mr W. Caer Jones (Messrs Lloyd George and George) appeared for the plaintiff.—The plaintiff said he bought the sewing machine from the defendant on October 23rd, 1899. on after the purchase the Singers' Sew- ing Machine Company's representative called with .the plaintiff and took the machine away, as the defendant had not Paid the instalments under his hire pur- chase agreement.—His Honour gave judg- ment for the plaintiff. THE CAMBRIAN SLATE COMPANY v. GEORGE AND WILLIAM ANTILL. Mr W. Caer Jones stated, on behalf of the plaintiffs, that Messrs G. and W. Anhll were indebted to them in. the sum of £.18 18g 8d.for elates, &c.—Mr John Paull, Carnarvon, a member of the plaintiff Com- pany gave eT"den"e -Jud--ment for the i-1r!inJ .cL.iin,J.

Holyhead County Court. T"LF.:SDAY.-Before His Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd. CLAIM FOR THE LOSS OF A ax7.IV POTATOE CROP. Villiam Thomas, Glandwr, Llaneristiol us sued William Hughes, 'Re'rw, Lla^gl 1' icius for the sum of £ 27 4s, being his daim 3 7°P of 'uP"to-date"potatoes vhich he alleged were not the proper sort he had purchased from the defendant as see ing. Mr W. Huw Rowland appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr S. R. Dew ap- peared for the defendant, From the evi- dence it appeared that the plalintiff had purchased seed potatoes several times be- fore from the defendant, but this time they were net the sort ne had bargained t-.T, and no mention irauc- ~hcn s°t- account, what- the breed was, ann he believed at the san>e time thai he was deceived. Mr S. R. Dew contended on bp- halt of the defence that the transaction came under sub-section 2 section 14 Sale of Goods Act. Moreover, the plaintiff had hiili every opportunity to examine the seeding' and satisfy himself in fore it was planted 7 further, Le had sent his man servant for them instead of going to Bodcrgan station ptisvaally to ascertain which were the proper sort. The defendant and Mr Fred- fenck Litberland, wholesale potatoe merch- ant, Manchester, having given evidence, Honour reserved judgment. a en EVANS v. ADEANE. Mr R. E. Pritchard, on behaCf of the plaintiff, stated that his Honour's judg- ment for £ 2 2s damages had been cippeale-I agaiirst to the Divi-ional Court and Court of Appeal both of which upheld h-s Honours decision, and he now applied to the Judge for the injunction to be made ?Trp!tu^Mr R R- Williams (Messrs Lloyd Griffith an I Williams), for Miss Adeane, desired an adjournment.-H Honour adjourned the application to the next Menai Bridge Court. THOMAS OWEN v. MARGARET GRAY. This was an application by the plaintiff (for whom Mr T. R. aiis appeared) fer the appointment of a. ceiverof rents and dividends in certain houses and shipping shares ot defeiT: nt.—Mr R. E. Prit- ch^rd, for the defendant, oppo'ed, and stated that proper'hotfees had not beeu given. The case was adjourned. ^^PIjIOATION FOR EJECTMENT. Bii WiJlia.ms' the assignee of the Pilot thi LUuUr PQ' "I-PlM that the firm I„d. Coopa and Con, pan j, brewers, Burton-on-Trent, should give ui possession of the said premises. Mr W SdWM?T Rnd a £ P?ared for plaintiff byMrR Tr, u • (instructed Th» r> nej? berts) for the defendants. The case was adjourned to the Menai Bridge Court, on the 5th of March.

national Commercial Temperance league. r> meeting of the North Wales anch of the above league was held at 34, under ^arnarvon> on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr W. P Wil- inrweree!jyC+r^ig'«ParnarVOn- Tbe follow- LWr^gf dMtCerS\President' Mr » Thomas ( £ f P i V' surer i* r u R-vland and Co.); trea- Humphreys °Md Le" Mr John Paull; hon. secrøtarv, Mr D. E. aetuJS secretary, Mr R.

Letters to the Editor. PWLLHELI TOWN COUNCIL. Sir,-Will yru kilidly allo, 100 Sp60Ø ia )'<ur paper to ply to the above Council and myself, writing to ° much courage is displayed ia WtItlllg to a newspaper unCler the cloak of writer K particularly when th* I ^ments upon such false ac(,ust.tions as he do,s. He intimates that UtZ to?h a^omted depa- xjtKms to the Board of Trade, &c. No d«- IZllt: Walted °U the B^rd of Trad* irontHo rough, except the one about two during the last dozen years. &*>nr+.at-ln'eetl11^ t*le Council, when the S w Wanted, I voted against S^-ough 111 connection with this I was in favour of buying the site for the r c w Town Hall, as I considered at the tïm. that the rent-roll of the houses standing thereon was nearly sufficient to pay th* yearly instalment and interest upon the borrowed money. 11 igtill aUd have said so ofteb at eommittees and at Council meetings, that the old Town Hall would have dene ior years to come. With regard to my abandomino, the rate- payers at this Period, whose fault U i ls 80 ? I have often spoken diW°tlagain1 the ^necessary eSpL- diture, but wa-s alw;¡Y6 out voted. Seeing this, and the possibility of plunging the borough into thousands of pound, further oebt, and not wishing to be a n»w + i ar. undesirable business I naid Wfl resigned. d fine aad The Cuuncil meetings of Pwllheli B.re p*yerTc^e 7^ wher* rate' tml^ attend r tney wish. In addi- tion, Council meetings are attended by re~ LW8 PreS8' and the actions the .!+^CmnCl1 ar? iuil? reported, and U Uie ratepayers wish to call a public meet- ing to criticise the doings of the Council a ri? so> no on,e caa prevent them. All the respectable ratepayers I hav* ? £ ve wove ot the action ,acts- -d "m-,t his Dame to his letter. sl-'chtest^not take th« rif SU°h rubbish- Apologis- 111E flr OCCupying so much of your valuabia I am, &c., CardiVo D- WILLIAMS, rdigan 1€rH"> Pwllheli. THE BANGOR CITY COUNCIL. W'T^laSt! ratepayers have smit fw1 a P«>ptet who would arise and t!S f °f medl°crities (with th £ Oit-v^ p ° f or two) known as rn* Council, for their gross mis- ivould W? muauaPaI ^airs, and who vav thex- one insPlr0d> in the SLi^ t d Pr°Pbet has voiced his message in no tm- ?Ur Cit-V Council members, gentlemen ;Who have met with so little sue- °wn affairs> have had so short an experience of public life, and have sac- xi • 8?i time in the interests of the tna-t disaster alone was to be ex- pected of their efforts to guide the muni- cipa jp* But as public men they are hat the P-'°Phet not arisen to denturcc then? Aye, yerily, a prophet- for his utterance is that of one inspired. Has he not attained all knowledge in thres short months v Has ho not discovered th* gas meter which, like the blessed eirS receives not ? Has he not found the tJZl yun wuion is cracsea r Mas he not pointed to the hieroglyphics oa the Garth wall ? Sav not that he has heard the cry of tV.^ ■ the street! No, 'tis onjy^ a* IT I*. well known modeoty that ascribed- derfui discoveries to others xr ,-eed our City Father, b^t a word or a phrase to ^i utterances, for has not tile juad, notice of moton appeared? u„equa!Ied ness and conciseness, scorning the artiSdal- ism of grammatical rules inspired knowledge S'ro^nt ^1 !.re and be handed down to future SnOTa- tions of councillors „ y, genera- Prophets were ever Lr j and gu,de. our latest ai P?lsecuted, and so is Jil'I reject Wm' and tarl "•J* -a invfte1 to W them T? T Wirb But ha received. -Or^d pf0pJ1C>\v-3 ever work of reform Oh i T- -vwAKyp Prophet: And wliea «*• .s«i, the we«era gate I z'-zss, P'cphet is ,il in W AMFSEB.

10. AL JOTTINGS. 1-; i A RAMBLER. The following mysterious paragraph ap- in the "Church Monthl- for Febru- r, good m any things (have been Urie<i 'ately besides, our beloved Queen." t(t same issue I find the following — 11 cu:r account of the function at the Unt-Y School finrWv last month we are sorry to and +rat soPe remarks have given offence, j. wr^r desires us to state that he fa t-o have added to what he considers sjJl" oritii'ism in other respects some allu- of°tk a Personal nature to the speeches Bo_ )^ay°r,. and Chairman of the School „ • Although the writer makes an °gy to the Mayor and Mr W. G. +1 otnas, evidently he is still of opinion that xi e Proc?edings at the County School on e occasion of the annual distribution of 68 "deadly dull." The scheme to erect public baths at and1^011 ^as keen on the head, M ft gentleman who is responsible is 0- Roberts, who, however, deserves of the ratepayers and not their at i ln;i^cn- Roberts, as was stated n, ias^ week's meeting of the Council, Xtnhr 'nc(n'ries as to the cost of erecting jjv *c 1oaths and their maintenance in 20 v towns, and in each case they had n Worked at a loss. If public baths Oldlf ^a're in large towns like Sheffiel1., ^c"' 0Re mu"t naturally conclude they would be at Carnarvon.

DO YOU KNOW the concept held at the Pavilion on J*rsday was well attended ? fbat there is likely to be a good surplus ? aid should the balance be on the wrong "r ]' p>"rate" will have to be levied or sought in some other direction ? n at disappointment. was felt at the small- the Rhondda Royal Male Voice '^hat instead of about 35 only 16 mem- including conductor and accompanist, their appearance on the platform F aho ^appointment was also felt at the j0 eUtT Eos Dar, the well-known penill- fm8er> who was announced to take Part r th;hat Mrs Jones, Minafon, intends to give and pfmbers the Ebenezer Watchnight fcight? Ul?e* Choirs a supper on Tuesday a pef^/on In favour of the scheme _;lSht the town with electricity ha8 been Ulfterou.,Iy sigiied ? toThat the Town Counclil, who have decided the application of Mr Peterson, is ndon, for a Provisional Order, have Sot* placards requesting the ratepayers hen Ji siSn the petition until they have the Council's version of the case? a public meeting, convened by the T^T11 Council, will be held to-night (Thurs- atK+ &j Guild Hall, to explain fully the 6che p the Council in regard to the ^^f-t Mr Tom Stephen, the conductor (f famous, Rhondda Royal Male Voice ?ir, met his long-lost brother during his jt to the town last week ? x fiat whilst playing billiards in a local tel his eyes fell upon a young man. who much resembled his brother, who had vj? missing for many years ? -••har cheir eyes no sooner met than they » danced towards each other and shook nds as never they did before?

Holyhead Urban District Council h lnon^ly meeting of this Council was j,11 °n Tuesday evening, under the pre- «ncy 0f Mr David Williams.—The re- ajirf various, committees were read th 2^°Pte{l-—The new scale for the hire of 6 Town Hall was adopted w;ith the ex- that the rent of the large hall for j; charity be one guinea per night. A Cla'USSi0n place as to Mr1 Cotton's s for having prepared plans of the from Mill Bank to Holborn road, a, Jt Was decided that the same be left in t0e^ance> and the surveyor was instructed j ,Prepare new plans of the scheme.—A BarS Wa's. read from Mr E- H- Tabor, » asking for leave to perforin with his on the sea beach or elsewhere dur- he summer season, and t the letter was ^1 back for the consideration of the development committee.—A letter l)pn rea^ from the Fisheries and Harbour ka-i £ artQlent stating that the Bill for the to Of the Holyhead Old Harbour to the o and North Western Railway Com- Btel Y ^11 ttot. be proceeded with during this in Parliament.

Great Railway Scheme. NPW EAST TO WEST ROUTE. TO COST TWENTY MILLIONS. "Manchester Evening Chronicle" gfp,. "at a great scheme — by far the f0l> J^^t of recent years—is being promoted itarirrUl^'n £ an entirely new railway from ^not>,1Ch ^>orth Dinlleyn in Wales, and er Tailway connecting with this at from Hull, the total cost of which, JHod ?.ecessary appliances and dock accom- a^Out o n -th Dinlleyn, is estimated at the millions sterling. The authors of are Messrs Bennett and Ward- J Ji|a ooasulting electrical engineers, of "ester and London, and the promoters hav a indicate of London financiers, who i8 • ,a preliminary capital of £ 50,000. It be _t^^ded to lodge a Bill in Parliament to Vhjj ns^dered in the spring of 1902. Mean- ■^ay6 ^°rk is being pushed forward in the t^odu ,surveying and negotiating for the 5ti°n of detailed plans and arrange- 5che>v,' ^ne of the* chief objects of the ^en the communication be- to ^01idon and Ireland, and another is Amer-^ate competition with Liverpool for Part ofa+v, steamship traffic. An essential greaf. a scheme is the construction of a *ttate j0ck at Porth Dinlleyn, and the ulti- f:rol11. rtlng of turbine steamship services t s ^ew port to IrelEind and to Se5*vicea' OT diversion thence of existing Petiti0S" ^1G two ports with which com- Livep-11 thus arise are Holyhead and andp0<iV distances between London *otad ?r Dinlleyn on the different routes land otin' .^reat Northern 260 miles, Mid- ^titi-al Great Western and Great + miles. The distance from is each^ F° is 2G4 miles. Not only than tv, three proposed routes shorter Astern Present London and North- Cr«ased rou*e to Holyhead, but greatly in- he possible. From Porth ■^■in^stown is 60 miles. From ^ch. ^ati tl,e ^if'tanco is 54 miles. But ^rbin5rla<er cPeed can be attained with ^°Hr j„ enmboHi-s (a speed of 30 knots an that aitogetheir it is bp. that a savinc of about two hours u*<biin nati,J iU the journcA* from London to Th ^tr'ca] engineers to the scliemc" are V^r and Ward-Thomas M;-m- if11!? 'J°n(lon: the civil engineer i: J if:¡ Mr E London and the solictor Davie Pwllheli.

THE PENRHYN QUARRY DISPUTE. Mr Clement Edwards writes as follows to the "Daily News" — The conflict at the Penrhyn Quarries has now beeii proceeding for more than three months, and fhe prospect of peace appears more remote than ever. From time to time I have dealt with the individual ques- tions at issue. It is well now to bring these questions to a focus, and see precisely the line of cleavage dividing employer and em- ployed. This can best be done by summait- ising the results of the Conference. The men's deputation asked for 1. The right freely to elect spokesmen from the ranks of the men in the quarry to discuss grievances with the management from time to time. 2. The right of the men during the din- ner hour to discuss matters among thiCm- selv in the quarry. 3. The reinstatement of certain victi- mised leaders. 4. The establishment of a minimum wage. 5. The punishment of unjustifiable con- duct on the part of foremen and officials tc- wards the men. 6. The introduction, experimentally, of a system of co-operative piecework in place of work hitherto done under contract. 7. The humanising of the harsh rules of discipline, and the reduction of the punish- ments for breaches of them. 8. The re-introduction of the aoinual holiday on the 1st of May. 9. More democratic control of the Quarry Sick Club. Let us see what Lord Penrhyn's manager did in regard to thisi list of grievances. He promised to tinquire into the working of the i r, sick club. He undertook to consider the re-introduction of the annual holiday. With regard to the rules of discipline, 1 c undertook to reduce the penalty for com- ing taite, sin the case of .reasonable excuse given, and gave a general promise of other modifications after the men should resume work. And upon No. 5, he promised to deal severely with any proved cases of un- justifiable conduct. These were the whcae of the concessions, tangible or intangible, which he was prepared to make. Upon all the other points he was rigid in his refusal to modify or concede. The effect of the discussion was therefore to leave practically every one of the men's grievances unremedied, and not only un- remedied, but with a refusal to remedy them in the future. And no one, except perhaps" Mr Young, was in the least bit sur- prised when tlie men contemptuousily re- fused to resume work upon such conditions. The refusal of the Penrhyn management to make any real concession effectively seems to show the spirit of administration at Bethesda. Not to mince words, my only frank view is that that spirit is entirely responsible for all the present trouble. The ma,nagement seems to me to,apply just or- dinary rules of book-keeping to the con- duct of the Quarry, without the smallest regard for the human side. The sentiments, the feelings, the rights, even the manhood of the men are ignored. That great com- munity of near three thousand men, born in an atmosphere of freedom, breathing r. deep spirit of religion, keenly sensitive of right and wrong, and standing above the industrial average for character and mora- lity, are treated as so many inanimate dig- gers of stone and getters of slate. Every industrial dispute is a tragedy made up cf an infinite number of smaller tragedies, but no dispute of modern times has impressed me so strongly for its intense tragedy as this conflict. It is all so needless and so cruel. One hour's wise handling of the questions at issue, based upon an "Under- standing of these men, should straightway bring peace to these hillsides. But this is unlikely, for the mail1.agement lacks know- ledge of men, and has not sufficient imagi- nation to appreciate the springs and motives which move and animate this won- derful industrial community of deeply re- ligious home-loving men, who have toiled here from generation to generation since the days when Shakespeare moved among living men. I went down to Bethesda as ,itii unbiassed outsider to make impartial investigations. I had no pre-oonceived notions about the rights and wrongs of the conflict. I reserved criticism until every- thing had been done that could be done to bring about peace and concord. But very few days of inquiry served to show me how hopelessly out of touch was the manage- ment with the men. Irritating grievances of long accumuilation that struck me as palpable were airily laughed at as non-exis- tent. That men should be moved by sen- timent, or should have ideas outside the scope of the pay-sheet, appeared to be quite an interesting phenomenon, fit sub- ject for mirth, but scarcely such as a hard- headed business man could take cognisance of. Grievances were "silly sentiment," "rubbish," or a "parcel of childish nonsense. And in this mental attitude towards the men one can easily trace the source of all the friction and trouble and rebellion of recent days. With such an attitude also it is easiily understood why no concessions should be made, for if you do not think a, grievance really exists, you can scarcely undertake to remove it. But as to the genuineness of the men's grievances, I.have no manner of doubt. To have leader after leader discharged upon the trivial1 pretence that they have com- mitted a technical breach of discipline (for which other men are not discharged) is a genuine grievance. To be denied the right of freely using their own dinner hour ior discussion is ai genuine grievance. To be refused any m-odifioatiioii of the objection- able sub-contract or sweating system, when such a system works harshly, and when the men have been led to understand that such a modification would experimenta-My be tried, constitutes ai genuine grievance. All these grievances, however, are of comparatively mrinor importance by the side of the question of the right of delega- tion. This is the great issue in the con- flict. The men ask for the right to appoint their own spokesmen in their own way. The management deny this right, and insist upon vexatious restrictions. The attitude of the management belongs to the begin- ning of the last century. The men are not asking to have their union recognised. They are not asking to elect,a delegate from men outside the employment of Lord Penrhyn. But within that employment they ask for absolute liberty of election. In my opin- ion, their cla.,im is a perfectly reasonable one. Lord Penrhyn appears by a spokes-. man of his own free selection. The men have an equal right to do the same. They are asking for nothing to which public opinion has not given fullest sanction. In fact, they are asking for a good deal less. It seems, therefore, to me that on grounds of public poiify IW men in the suu<r.gu.« that is before them aro entitled to the cordial' sympathy of all who hare :1YY regard for the elementary right of tree representation. APPEAL BY THE COMMITTER. Th* Relief' Committee have issued a cir- ooiar appealing for assistance on behalf cf the old men, widows, and orphans who, tiey state, are already suffering great hard- ship- in consequence of the leck-out. inc circular states that the signatories, who are on the spot, and are sufferers themselves, know full well the justice of the men's c.. use: The circular proceeds: -"Thp- cir- cumstances of the strike of 1896-7 for Be- curing the right of combination are so ia- ln.-iiar to all that we need not enter into them. Lord Penrhyn claims that he has provided for the proper representation of grievances but as the management will cnlv consider complaints that are person- ally made by the aggrieved, it is obvious that compliant* became marked men, ar.Q trifling faults can afterwaaxis be mad4 the cause of their dismissal. Th,^ fact is clear to us all here, and there is no doubt in the minds of anyone in the district that five men who took an active part in that movement have been dismissed from the quarry without any reason whatever being given for their dismissal, and the reasons have been refused to those cf the men who asked for them. i. appears to us tnat the men are deternunea now to remain c'u: till these men are reinstated, and their just rights are granted them; and we, with confidence, appeal to the public ge nerally for support to ena ,!e them to secure these things." xiie circular is signed, on behalf of the Relief Committee, by Messrs W. J. Parry, chairman; G. Ro- berts, J.P., vice-chairman; Daniel Lloyd, treasurer; and' the R-e-v. W. W. Lloyd, general secretary. A CIRCULAR FROM MR YOUNG. is stated that nearly 1000 men have made written application to the manage- ment of the. Penrhyn Quarries to be al- lowed! to resume work, provided they are t assured of protection. To these men Mr 1' Young, Lord Penrhyn's agent, has sent the subjoined circular: — I:> I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, and glad you have written, thus giving me an opportunity of communi- cating directly with you and your fellow- workmen on subjects which are of import- ance to all who were lately employed at the Penrhyn Quarry. I have recently been in communication with other men who are also anxious to return to work, and it has >. vv oecn made clear to me that many of the late employees dislike the proposed sys- tem of fines' for being late or for other breaches of rules. This question has again heen leferred1 to Lord Penrhyn, who has no more desire for the introduction of 'fines' than I have which would not have been thought of had, I not been previously led to- believe that such a form of punishment wculd be preferred by the men. There will therefore in future be (instead of 'fines') a system of suspension (from a quarter of a day upward', according to the merits of each case). For instance, the punishment for being late, not over 15 minutes, a first time would be a 'caution;' the second cffer-ce, a quarter of a day's suspension; the third offence, half a day's suspension; but persistent offenders would be more seriously punished or dismissed. As soon as enough men have sent me their names with addresses, ,and late quarry number, applying for work, you shall hear from me again. For your guidance I enclose here- with copies of the rules relating to the re- piesentation of any grievance, and also a new rule about discipline." There is much speculation in the district as to the results which may follow. There ca.n be no doubt that in agreeing to abolish the system of fines MrYoung has made a substantial concession. If the statement that close upon 1000 men have sent in written applications to be allowed to re- sume work is correct, there is a possibility of an early settlement of the dispute. y The Gwyrfai District Council and the Electric Light Question. At a meeting of the Council held at Car- narvon on Saturday a letter was read from Mr Peterson, solicitor, who represents a London syndicate, stating that he was pleased to understand that the Council had taken a reasonable view of his actions in regard to the electric lighting order. He assured them that he would not prove un- worthy of the trust reposed in him by the Council. As to the suggestion that there should be inserted in the order an under- taking that the work would be commenced within three years from the date the order would come into force he referred the Council to section 21 of the Electric Light- ing Act, 1899, which provided that the work must be commenced within two years from the date on which the order is signed.—Dr Fraser (Medical Officer of Health) wrote stating that there was little if any evidence that any person in the district had been poisoned by drinking beer which might have contained arsenic, and therefore he did not think it was necessary to send samples to be analysed.

i ■Messrs Ogden Limited, Liverpool and London, offer to supply anybody forward- ing to their address six frouts torn off t1¡pir packets of cigarette* together with a postal order for 2 6d. and a photograph of himself, herself, or any relative or friend, n dozen real permanent photographs of the, I subject forwarded. "Te have seen speci- t mens of the photographs, and they arc I beautifully finished and mounted. I

The R.S.P.C.A. in Anglesey and Carnarvonshire. ANNUAL MEETING AT BANGOR. At the Railway Temperance Hall, Ban- gor, on Friday, the annual meeting of the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Branch of the R.S.P.C.A. was held, the Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire (Mr J. E. Greaves) presiding over a representative at- tendance. The Chairman, at the outset, stated that before proceeding to the regular business of Ithe meeting they would, he felt sure, wish some reference to be made to a sad event which had clouded the whole of the British Empire. The nation had lost their Queen, whom They universally loved, and whose demise tnoy greatly mourned, both collectively and individually. The R.S.P.C.A. Society had k-st a gracious and great benefactor, to whose noble influence was due in a large measure the success which it had attained in the past. Though their late Queen had departed from amongst them, her influence would remain a potent force for good as long as the. Society ex- isted. He proposed that a resolution to the following effect should be forwarded t) the Parent Society:—"That the members of the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Crueltv to Animus desire most respectfully to p- proach His Majesty with an expression <A public sympathy and condolence on the death of Her Most .Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, during whose glorious reign rll works of mercy have prospered, and they respectfully express the hope that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to accept their humble congratulations upon his ac- cession, and that His Majesty will be granted long life and happiness." This resolution was unanimously carried. The report of the Inspector (Mr M. Kennedy) for the year stated that as far as possible during the year all fairs and markets had been attended in the district, and special attention had been paid to dl kinds of traffic; also to the transit of ani- mals by water, rail and road, which wns ex- cessive during the week before Christmas. The result of the year's work was that 13 persons were convicted for cruelty to ani- mals. One person wa,s sent to prison; two fined the full penalty of P,5 and costs each one R3 and costs; one P-2 and costs; and so on downwards to as low as costs only. The fines and costs imposed altogether amounted to £ 49 18s 2d. The record by no means represented the work done by the Branch during the year. as cautions were given daily for petty a.nd minor offences of cruelty; and the pre- sence of the officer was always a great de- terrent to thoughtless and evil-dispcsed persons, and thereby prevented a great amount of suffering to animals. The honorary secretary (Miss M. F. Rathbone) in her annual report stated that the usual work of the Branch had gone on steadily and quietly, and, though it was difficult to give actual reasons, she felt in- clined to think that there was a wider and more enlightened interest in the condition of anini-a-4 growing-up in the minds of the public. Market Cars.—There was, she was sorry to say, no progress to report in this matter, as far as regulations by the local authori- ties were concerned. The placards rela- ting to over-crowding had again been posted in certain places, and. on the whole there seemed to be. fewer complaints than there were of over-loading. Bands of Mercy.—A leaflet containing suggestion^ and very simple rules for the formation of these bands had been printed by the Branch, and a copy of the leaflet, to- gether with a specimen number of the "Band of Mercy Magazine," had been sent to every elementary.and intermediate school in the district. Mutilation of Animals for Fashion.- With a view to discouraging the docking of horses, their committee had communicated with the ten Agricultural and Horse Shows in the district, and it had been decided to offer to the committees the sum of Gl each to be added to one or more of the prizes for light horses and ponies, provided that the winning animals were undocked. Five of the Societies had acknowledged the, offer; but, so far, none had accepted it. Mrs Arnold, at .Penmaenmawr, had again got up an excellent entertainment there, by which she cleared £ 7 l"s 6d for the Branch in addition to her ordinary collec- tion. One of their best workers, Miss Hellyer, had to give up her work at Bettws- ycoed, as she was leaving, and it was through the kindness of the Vicar, the R^v Rich air d Jone&, that the collection had been made for 1900. They were also losing the help of Mrs Jenkin Lloyd at Bethesda. but she hoped to find a successor. Their most helpful and energetic worker at Car- narvon, Miss Sillar, had also had finally to give up her post there through leaving tha town; but, in one way, they could hardly regret it, as she and her sister had succeeded in resuscitating the practically extinct Col- wyn Bay Auxiliary, which had now made an excellent fresh start, both in public in- terest and financial support. The balance sheet showed that the re- ceipts for the past year were E170 10s 6d, and the expenditure £ 143 9s 3d, leaving a balance in favour of the Society of 7 Is Id. Mr H. Bulkeley Price moved the adoption of the reports, which he asserted did not convey an adequate idea of the value of the work performed by the Branch, because the distinctive feature of the work was, he might say, the prevention rather than the cure of cruelty. The report set forth that certain convictions were secured during the year, and the number might, to some, look small for such am organisation, but such facts and figures conveyed but a poor idea of the value of the work done. In the first place the agents of the Society acted to a large extent educationally, and they did not desire to prosecute, their idea being to instil into the minds of keepers of animals the aims of the Society (hear, hear). Even when these educational means failed, end the brutal instincts of persons found their outcome in cruelty, then the Society works in a preventive way, and the offenders weTC summoned. For every case in which con- viction was obtained, there wer-3 about a hundred esses where cruelty was prevented. Mr Charles Alexander Reeks, county le- presentative of the Society, seconded, and delivered a lucid and interesting address upon the work of the Society, which he said was maintaining its good work, through the untiring efforts of such workers as Miss Rathbone (applause). Upon looking through the ledgers of the Parent Society he found that throughout North Wales there had been a steady and continued increase in th- amount of support t'-at was 7-Mng ojvori to the work of the Soci^tv (hear. he-^rV He Tr.»nglaa w see that every vi'liage which profited by the is-tt-s of the Inspector of thc Society had contributed its due share recognised the services rendered in promot- I ing the cause of the dumb animals. The Society when it started faced lnmimer.ib'e and apparently unsurmountable difficulties and the cruelty in Loudon at the time was most dreadful to contemplate. The first part or their work was educational, which ¡ was perhaps the mcst important, and in connection with this Branch Bands of Mercy had been established which were doing inestimable good. The Rev J. Hughes, Holyhead, moved the re-election of the committee, which was cgreed upon. It was also decided to give the executive committee power to remit subscriptions to the Parent Society. Mr Assheton Smith, who seconded the latter proposal, called attention to 31 com- plaint which he had received from a lar;y regarding the cruel hobbling of sheep "in the Llanberis district. Regarding the dock- ing of horses, he thought thart the operation could be done without any cruelty and real'ly a horse with a long tail was disad- vantageous. He stated that there. was a great deatl of wanton cruelty in the shoot- ing of birds in the Menai Straits. He did not see any objection to a man shooting say a heron, for stuffing purposes, but when men shoot birds and did not even pick them up, that was wanton cruelty. He should like to obtain the views of the Society re- garding vivisection. Mr Reeks, replying, said that ruel hob- bring of sheep was a punishable offence and placards could be obtained wiTh regard to the practice. He could not a.gr&j with Mr Assheton Smith on the question of horse docking, though the "tail and reins" argu- ment was a very good one. It was a ques- tion that admitted of two opinions, but be certainly thought that the tail had been given to the horse for a purpose—to dis- lodge flies about its body, which were spe- cially troublesome in the summer time. The killing of birds was wanton cruelty, and the Leicester Town Council had obtained powers to put a stop to it in their town. With regard to vivisection, so long as the a,nimals were in a continuous state of anaesthesia, the Society did not in- terfere, but if the animals recovered from their insensibility, it would be the duty of the Society to take action. If no ill-treat- ment occurred, it did not come within the direct lii e of the Society.—Votes of thanks to Miss Rathbone, the hon. secretary, and the Chairman concluded the meeting. We are requested to state on behalf of the hon. secretaryjmd some of the workers for the Carnarvonshire -and Anglesey Branch R.S.P.C.A. that, owing to an un- fortunate misunderstanding of the work undertaken by each respectively, a number of subscribers 'in Bangor did not receive cards of invitation for the annual meeting on Friday, the 8th inst. It wa.s quite unin- tentional, and much regretted, but not dis- covered until too late.

Carnarvon County Court. WEDNESDAY.—Before His Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd. CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. Griffith Williams, a quarryman, residing at Ty'nllwyn, Llanliyfni, sued Mr Thomas Robinson, the owner of the Talysarn Slate Quarries, for compensation for an accident, by which he had lost his right thumb.—Mr Montgomery (instructed by Mr R. Roberts) appeared for the plainfcff, and Mr H. Lloyd Carter defended. Counsel said that the case was first brought before the Court in November, 1899, when His Honour thought that there was no damage proved, as the plaintiff was in receipt of his fuU wages, but subsequently he was dismissed, and the Court made a declaration in his favour. Since his dismissal he had been out of regu- lar employment, and only earned about 8s or 9s a week. Counsel asked the Judge to allow lis 3d a week, being 50 per cent. of his former actual earnings.—Plaintiff said that after the accident he got work at Ty Mawr Quarry, where he earned about 3s 8d a day. He was stopped there about Christ- mas, 1899, and since. then he had been out of regular employment. When he got work he could only earn about 8s a week. —Cross-examined by Mr Carter, the plain- tiff said that he did not apply for work at Mr Robinson's quarries after his dismissal. Plaintiff added that his employer's manager told him before he came into Court that he had better settle the case, as he was keep- ing himself out of the quarry by instituting these proceedings.—His Honour suggested that the case ought to be settled by pay- ment of a lump sum, and he would give judg- ment for the plaintiff for £ 25. WORK DONE. The hearing of a case in which John Ro- berts, stone mason, Ponkyforyd, Llanfae- dalen, sued Henry Owen, Liverpool Housl Ebenezer for balance due from the defen- dant to the plaintiff for work done was concluded. Mr M. E. Nee (Messrs Nee and Gordon Roberts) appeared for the plain- tiff, and Mr Montgomery (instructed by Messrs R. O. Roberts and Davies) defended. For the defence Mr Montgomery called the defendant, Mr Henry Owen, who said that the agreement made with John Roberts was to build at Is 4d per yard, but no mention was made at any time of Is 8d. He had been supplied with 36,000 bricks, and he was not at any time short of materials. The bricks cost him £1 10s per 1000, and if John Roberts' statement was correct to save P.7 10s he had agreed to pay i-43 more for building. He had paid E8 2s 4d for which no credit had been given.- Samuel Ingham, general merchant, Eben- ezer, in reply to Mr Montgomery, said that he had no interest whatever in the matter but was there on being subpoenad and merely mentioned to Mr Ellis Davies that he knew something about the case He had a conversation with John R.ok,.i- -„ 1900, when John Roberts told him tW v, h,d taken it at the rate If ls He was sure of that Richard Hugh^ I gave evidence as to the custom of includiS roughing in the pnee for masonry made building the partly of briok T stone and ment bnck—^ Judge reserved judg-