The County Echo

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FISHGUARD NATIONAL SCHOOLS ;> HITHERTO we have abstained from pro- 1 nouncing an opinion one way or the other concerning' the management of these schools. A great deal of correspondence has appeared vtCek after week i:i our columns, and we have endeavoured, as far as it lays in our power, to conduct our journal, strictly neutral throughout. It is evident that -no attempt has been made by any of the writers, to place the matter clearly before the public. We think some- one should have explained to. thç parish- ioners the cause of the delay in forming a proper body of Managers according to the Trust Deeds. It will bo rpmeinbered that on October 2nd a mooting of subscribers to the .National .Schools was convened at the' Temperance Hall for i-ho purpose of elect- ing a Committee of Management. Five gentlemen were elccicd at time meeting, to act with the Vicar and Curate in the 'management. The election was for Fish- guard National Schools," and it is clear, from the conversation we have had with, many of the voters as well as those qualified to act as Managers, that the election at .the Temperance Hall meeting was understood to be for the three schools." But since the above e'ection other Trust Deeds have been found, and it -,I t ;appe t s, these that the electors at the Temperance id all could only elect JSlauagers for the 'ó Boys' School."— So as to place the matter as plain as possible before the public, we may explain that the Boys' School is to be managed by five managers besides the Vicar Ctirate, and to be elected by subscribers to the school of 10s and. upwards; and those

p ^guard national schools o the Editor of the COUNTY DOHa. SI-4--Periiiit me to remind the Rev John jwiands and his sister, Miss E. F. Rowlands, ( at alusf. is not argument and that asser- t L, ill is not M-oof. In their anxiety to gloss ti< er the aciions of their father and to damage OX y reputaton they sacrifice accuracy of '111 atement to gross mis-representation from. s hich a litte earnest enquiry after truth v, lould have fept them free. Sf Mr J. IvoMan is speaks of my charge gainst ,the \ar as,w shameless." and as ¡a I)ui,e I ]]OW l'ejuTte that j < large, and ai prepared to prove it up to •CI lehllt, if oiVJlu M J,, o ( ,t t1 e ■d ;is father's ,,1 t i 1 I ximselt 'own i j ( 1 nay be the i I L, i-I 0 w. i ;aw no such o:tac.^ j, I-" | £ aiipty threats otiM j 1(,, <ul 1h> .afterhehadglvea J, è èlioor e bal n. °K,V:! h he School knows, i ({, { 't/kiiui ■tAVhy did he not cay 0tll x t { when according to ie reprev»it,> th (i of 7he < Western Mail," H J retailied hi" faculties -o a remarkal^le degu, and was ts atittite, ind itady-^<itted asxiQgt men many'years i lis junior ? Again, Mr J„ Ronnds says and Miy* | Rowlands joins him iihiy statemonl:—that 1 I received notice on ascctn- of neglect of dui^ This is absolutely fals<aijd it is disgraceful that he—a minis terof the gospel of truth-should make kyiihout a tittle of evidence to support theiarge. There arc in the custody of the Ecation Department' foj, ectolt yea mastership | Fishguard S^oot, whi nmre on authority of the Vicar, t.1. 1 have not been I guilty of any neglect of (y. This is docu- mentary, evidence whi no amount of special pleading on tho p; of Mr liowlancls c^H r)os-sii>!v se' v In August 5 f affa5> which Ire professed1 -.Jiich circumstantial detail. I !?i :.a reason so as to strengthei/lth s e hav Committee will be a lts Propervalue, I think, by thos^f S'le to make much r s teafues His hearing was rp't'0^'8^ °» S''P 20th last, as j ii know, VrU-n he was in 3 c«e n0dogree certifiiu m Tqo'^ 1 sll0.uk'<•'«>' admissioniiud ,1 <JO™mmen.t v°'m Her she has 1IC fU'alt srer >n,te'esli.f but stating- tto nu M '^S c* by euiiiiiry vr?™sed Goveiieot f eichei's I. i the National ton of beei} jrj communication u th* ^-Ute-ment a hff c lenitW i, ? 'V bi'or th(, p. V.1»taa'0u riwiiiytlm !e'=» to: siiaHs, Mi« ];m,!ar,,g.K,,s. as tlie reas|: .> i. '° Juako tneir tiieii- ,K„ ,,r b tj" lfl il; tu'e intet f! {" 1 oi t-fcj>artit £ I l,at 'n,?"!) l"}?<■<> tWk two stae rho other pomts oiier JetLer I hae with in the first phi of this letter. 1\ K' 't. "'I ..J f l.L Lf speaks of my st Vf^asa" strioo.)f SL^mtx, and passes to retf I "2T* T Wurd» » very fa,- Ixe, notice, lnmyieite,. li(,tio"s, itiid Ila,,fourid those'.ii {act$are ^tiibboi-n tine a DII'O tlie adroitness vith Whioh hat tow out of » difficult Msition hue, Ki t '-r>l'trovcsy as onbno oboctfan I llave > wis-aitnou^j, j ,(hok re&Soti to cotap,ain of bIs recØ; towards me—and hain„ falac.es, I Will t;y toiurvh-eT meiit.—lours, &c \Tf -p Q