The County Echo

URBAN INQUIRY AKHANGEMEXTS. Capt Evans-presided ac a Parish Ccunci! meeting on last. A!so present were W J Vanghan, L Evans.DG Liewheiin, E J Radiord. D Rees, D Cornock. and Capts Howeils and Sym:uons. The Chairman explained the o'j"ct of ths it,iee,ii!a, that of preparing for the Icquirv and to appoint a proposer and seCdnd-'r. To th'ln'Ntqu(-'si-i')n as to the arl'à it W,13 1'e, solved to put in the whole of the par.sh. To Employ Counsel. Mr Cornock asked if it would not !.e better to engage a. barrister to represent the Council at the inquiry.—The Chairman suggested chat. Air Vaughan undertake to engage counsel. L!a.d they done so on the previous occasion Fisbgu<'rd would have been an urban distric at the present time.—At!' Vaugh"Ui intimated bi,>; willingnès; to du all hn co\dd Oll bh",li' 01 the Parish Counsi' gratia in the way of ascertaining terms, &J. It they had counsel there would be no need for them to have a proposer and seconder. Mr C(K'nock then proposed :h..t they en- gage counsel through ,\1 l' Viughan.—The -a, seconded, and the proposal was carried. Mr Vaughan propo-ed t 1111 t the ai-e-A be ca'lHd the Fishguard U rbau District.—Mr L Evans seconded, and it was earned. Mr Rces moved and Mr Evans that three Guardians be fleeted ior t'!<e ut-ban diKtrict —This was carried. Mr Vaughan proposed to bring; the Pro- visional Order into opoa'.ion, if possible, on October Istnextin order to get power over the drainage acheane.—Mr i) Riej eeouded and it was carried. Mr D Rees proposed that there be ijftcen tnembe's on the !Jtban UUUllLjl. CaJ.t Syfu- nio'.s.seconded and it was carried. Mr L Evanasaid that a it was a long time since the feeling of fhepari-h ontn" subject was tested, hea.skcdifit. would notbeasweiitoca.Hapa.rish meeting. Hy so doing they would give ))eoph; who had not t:je opportunity ot giving their views f.t c?uncii meetings a chanCe to air their otjec tions. 1f tuey had ohj-ci')UH at tile IIHoetl/l they wonh) know wnat to expect at thtt inquiry. Farther, they might, knuv if'he teeiing was the aine OJ' whether others were incliuei to fallback. The Uiuurman said they h 1<1 niready had the mandate from the puo;)!e and t' ere was no need to have another parish meeti'lg. Mr Cornock said they were bou'ld to have an inquiry now. Mr E'an.s thought they might as well b'j op!;o.-ed at a paristi meeting as at the inquiry. They woaid tiitt-n k'1oW what to do, and there was such a small attendance of COllrtcdlors that night that he feared they iackod ilHenst in the question, or that they had altered !heir opinions. Hemureiy suggested h.)!di')s: a parish meeting sotftat they might tes. the feeiings of the ratepayers in the matter. The Chairman observed t')at at the previous parish meeting everyone expressed wiUwgues5 to go in 'or urban powers. Peopte, said bhu (Jhairinan, are like a iot of siteep going whichever way they are led going ir'st nae way then another. \Ye must carry iLoitt the best way we c:iii (lauLIitet'). Respecting an alu-'rnative area it was sugg-fsted to have the Pa.rli1.nputary Hurou .h Mr Hewhelio considered 'hat very unfsi because it went too far o;.e way and i tduded too much land one wa/ and too iitttetbeother. iiisc.)ULcntionwa.,th.itif they tnclu.ied :sUC'} land one way tti.-y shoutd do so in iOn'.llhe1', Mr L lva!!s a:,ked if the L')cal Govern- ment Boatd Co.nmittee did not say that it tIHY required another area they would hav' to hoid another inquiry. The pre-eut uppti- cation was for !hu whoie pari&b. Mr Licwhetin said that was owing to the then suggested area being too smaih and th'. Local Government Hoard had no power to extend it, but they cuuhi reduce an area.— Capt t4YllllllunH suggested putting in so:i!e portion of the Cetn in the atterna'ive a'ea. The old boundary was gone over and c-.)! sideredtojs?QaH. Discusaion on the area folL) Ned tor some time, and it was decided to make a bmd stand for urban powers un this occasion. At the close of the meeting Messrs R G LlewhL'!in and cjJKaiiord intimated to the (Jinirtttan and (Jierk t,hat it was their inten t!on,onthe score of econo'ny, !0 convene a spRciat mn-ting of the (Jouneit to rescind the re"\üluti,,1U in favoar of engaging a barrister !o plead the Councils caveat the it.'q'my.

J DINA3 CaOSL. --t r i!) rs li.ive already nnifiicd (.he haying; ot'n'r:- are in :nin8t ot' I lie Buildin!i\1r L \\ri!htms h,u Lad a cargo o: tum" au'i b"icks at Pw!lgwatlnd, and the erection of two cottages has eommenf'e'd. Tiie phu", have been daiy passed by the Dis- trict Conner. To Cu¡n ;1j'¡:or1te,-l\1r B'l1jtmill nf;VS, of St. f.)ilfiieriv of I-Yif;qs, (.Orn lUi,,¡;ioued M.'t)cwi narriRS.BeHcVne.to arrange for a dinner, to which the Gnardia!:s and a few friends are invited, to celebrate his forty years' connection with tbs I-klard of GuarJians. Mr Marries intends asking psr- tnissioutou;-e theBoard-roo'n at tbeSC Dù;.(maeL., \VorkhousH, and the dinner wi!i be heid on a Thursday in August. Tu'ot- \V,H--A special priz well be cSercd at the forthco'niug and sports for a tug-of-war content. Peters contain- ing the full programme will as usual, appear at:ine:A!'iydate. Itianss.—Acting uudpr mediGal advice Air John L'. RosfUMath, iefc on Friday las!, for the Haverford'.vest luflrtnary to uudergo a rathe): cridcal operation. We trust he Hnfferer will soon he restorm K) bethh ForSea.—Ctpt nowell, It lft on Tnesday Ia.bt t\ Liverpo' !o ass!j c.'m- !t and of one of the uue DOITJij;ion !ia-s. Post Omce Hafik.— Au'.antage is bdng 'lkeu of th" new nld¡).ti(ju í;¡ con- nection with thf L'ilst o:n'e s Ivilig b.iuk wliich enao!fs ,Iel'oitor", to withdraw sums un tJ a .61 withunt the usoa! throe days notice. Th'ittti-<abooniaam)))yveriSed. Addit-ionaL— The na.)ue-i of Mrs E I)iivies and Miss E Critmhs w"r-c inadvertently omitted from the lis of those ,vii') contributed soh)S so pleaslugly at Tabor last, week when Mr E Davics, xchoohnast.er, was made tha reeipientof a hauddomu testimonial tor his va!"ab!e Ttie PUt'su eantaint'd f89.ud. Returneù,1r S Kec.'s, S"n3e01. returaed on Monday last afLer a benFíif¡al pc!¡, L¡viflg with h,:J' grandp3.I'lnts, thu YO\lU'8t daughter of Capt W Keynolds. Cihveneu, who w;]t remiin permanently at Dirn. the i-e,)-iii- and iutH!'ior decorat;o]s at Tabjr Cual,)e 1, praYt:['.meetins werL; hetd a'j variom houses ia the phc- Next Sunday a wit! te heid in the absence of the: Pastor at the Chapel. Pojr-law.—According to recent s:atistic8 D¡na has a higher percentage of paupers according, to the population, than Newport a.nd other places beyond. Dinas has 62 and Newport i'l. Egiwyswtw 5 0 Hanfair-Nant- wyn 0 G. UanychHydog 0-9. Me)ine 27. Ne'Vern 18, Whitecbnrch 2.0, Biyvi!3-0, [onington 5 0. Ha itoud I'O. Alc)yl,roue 5 0, LLuifihongel-PHnbedw 0 7 average for district 3 3. Who would h't'e thonght that Dinas h id the largeat perci,it:t2e of paupers. n the St. District Counci) o') Th,,i,,sd-iv )'mt, the ques- tio') of th pottution of a we!t &t Cwmyr- t'glwys was dicu:jsed. Mr F Baucbamp, who resides in th-' hotiow, made a cotnpiaiat that the water supply to a cottage of his was ti'.bie top-)t))];.ion. The Inspector visited the ptice and his repjrt supported th! cum- pbi!.t Mr Dc'wi Harries and (Japt James diS'-red fio'n the in,-pec,,oi-, and the end of a discussion resuited in the (natter being re- ft-rred to the i[;spec[or !0 meet the parish council of Dinas to go into tbs question and rep 'rt at the next meeting'. Visi ors—Among' the numerous visitora to the be.¡,ltb-giving- city J!!ht now tooking its best are Mr T D of Penffx'd, who is on a hoIi,i,.iy visit at fabor Villas, ,Nli- D J Efwards, London, ani Mr Nicholas, Per2gl¡n,of Uardiii, ai; ttoi-bill, Mrs Jones, wife of the Rev Owen Jones, Btrry, and fami!y are at the Cam, Capt Hees. Swansea, ig s avitig witi CapL H.ynol.j, 'Ji!wenen LM: Ali..9 Howeit and Mr St:iO!'3Y Howe'), of Tynycymme.' JLlaH, Porn. &i e also at Garn ln, George and .\1¡ <7fo''g. ul LoncoQ. are staying', the form-at Garden I I u Terrace, and the tatter ar Mr Mortou, of London, id ar, Tanybryfi. The fù",u-oiurr are unl) :J. few of tbe üllny visitors and iL miy tie stid th'tt tb: -iever under more enchanting conditions Llia,, it (",L)--i at the preac)]L Lixic-. Th' beautiful [no)nbt eveni'igs.t'o as charming as tbeg)oriou'y!sunnyboit'duf tbed-ty. A)oog the rod the delicALe p::dul11e from the honeysujkle and nu'nerouj wHd jljra flili the air with deiighifu) fragran'jt-. Indeed, thl't¡II!!bout tbe :-öy Ivan C:Ii-J.! m is worth Ii long journey to view. Pwllpvaelod.- Y¡-iting at Mr and Mrs P,le-,ze Wili:fl. at t,"tj ere. M:' \Va'tersand Mr E-')- ot Manchestet. Off to A'nercia.—After a itoiiday of n teen months Mrs i3owen and her son, who have been staying with Mrs Hjweu, Gat nwen, left on Saturday fast for Amercia wh(jro Mr B.)WCll i engaged. \Ve wi>.jtJ. them a safe journey. B.tptist AssociLit,toll.-T.-j(- Rev J W Maurice, the respe(,.eed pastor of Tabor, leaves this week-end to attend the South \Va!es H.tptist Union at iredegur, and to visithis brother who is very low in health. The reverend pastor last year was very clos'e in the running for the olHce of vice-president. This year he has ibe undivided support of the inini-3t-r.s and others, aud we bop' to ha.ve the pleajure of recording his election to the vice- presidency next week. S: Hrynach's.—In accordanco with his usual custom, the Rev Evaa Wttliams, of the Wetsh Church, Liverpool, a well-known and fStcemcd Fishguardiau, otHoiated nt Dinas Parih Church on Sunday morrting and evening last, in Engiish and Wetsh, and m 6 drawing laugH congregations at each of the services. The Rev Evan Williams is genuine- ly popular at Dinas his sermons are able and .scholarly and rivet undivided attention. Coming Homft—That jocund hearty C-ipt W Richards, ililL Park. has nent a number of postcards to his Sunday scholars and others that he wtll be with them at Chapel on Sunday next. Thugideonauperiatenda.nt has bcua spendiug a holiday at Ebbw Vale and paying visits to other pbced during the las,, unoath. Everyone welcomes the captain. Parish Council.—The Rev. Geo. Morgan presided at tht; Parish Council on Thursday tast a& the Council Schoo). A)so pn S mt, Oapt D Harries, Messrs Edwin Bennett, Dc'wi Uarr!es, Davi'it ilarties (Star), Juhn (Jcorge, David Tho:uas, and the Cierk.—A cotunmni- cation from Mr EAtoii EvAUs, Havcriordwest, was read asking the Parish Council's aid in the church and chapels towards the J nfiratary. The request found unanimous favour and the Cterk was asked to consult with those responsible asking that a collection be made iu August in (he places of worship. It was thought that a guinea ft'out each church, if collected throughout the County, would iotm a substantial contribution.—I.t should be added that on Sunday last the lett-er referred to was read at Tabjr and a collection decided upon. Nothing give the Dlnl'I peopit) reattr delight &uan contributing to a worthy C..LU- such as the L'ttirmiry in which so:uc of th e community find benefit at various times.—A letter was read from Mr Breeze Williams, Suior'8 Safety, drawing the Councils attention to the dangerous state of the (wimh) well at Pwtlgwaelod which is eighteen feet deep. and is situated on the open common a.ud quite unprotected. Further, its opening is leve! with the common and constitutes a gr:Fe dauber to persons or cattle. Visitors have complained of the danger. Several year? ago a colt foil down and was rescued with con- siderable ditEculty.—After discussion it wa.s decided that a committee consisting of the Chairman. Messrs Edwin Bennett and Daniel George, visit the well and have it covered over at a cost of not more than ten shillings. The well will be a splendid one in every respect when covered In all weathers there is an abundance of water in it of the purest kind.—Respecting the wells at Cwmyreglwys the District Councillors (Capt James and Mr M:' Dewi Harries) reported the proceedings at St Dogmaels that day.—The Inspector had reported that both wells were dry, but it had transpired at the meeting that the Inspector had not visited the wells at all, but simply reported on beresay that t')ey were dry, whereas they contained several feet of good water.—The Chairman suggested passing a vote of ceusure on the Inspector but it was eventually agreed that Ciwt Harrier (the clerk) should engage ¡1, mm tn n<e to the welia and expend a cert-tin sum upon them. If necessary to connect an overn )w pipe to the well at Cwm-uchaf as an outlet, and also to cover the well, in accord with a suggestion by Dr Havard at the District Council meeting.— It is not too much to say that the Parish Council of the breezy city i? di"t;nct.ly ou the alert and if anything can be added to make the place more conveL.i'?n!: and accoom- modntiug the Council is retdy to, within reasonable limits, carry it out.—Thus for the convenience of the Clerk, a cupboard has been purchased from the sale at Hetty Gwyn'd place recently—a hi,,toi-il relic of I)IT,oiie days-and renovated and fixed in the acbo.jl- room to hold the books amd documents, sovc tamps, and candles for use in the winter evening meeting:?. For this a biti of l(h. was p:it'ed for pay men'.

Around the Gardens. B\"ADlG(..E! Many complaints are to hand respecting the poor growth of most of the Northern Star potatoes. Weak stalks and slow progress arc the general results. One, more optimistic than the rest though, assures me that the tubers will prove better bslow that the stalks would seen to indicate. Lee us hope this prediction will prove correct. Up-to-dates were up to a week ao very healthy and Nourishing; but during the last few days the stalks have commenced to droop and decay. Probably owing to their rapid growth. Those who would have peas in September and October should sow a few now. One gardener put some down a fortnight ago and they are already eight to ten inches in height. 11 As a matter of fact, the present is considered the very best time of the season to sow peas. Strawberry plants for bearing next year should now be put out. The earlier the better, and if planted now will bear almost a full crop next year. Plants having reached the third year should now be dug up and thrown aside. Hunnera may be pinned down into three inch pots, and these will form the strongest and most productive plants. Is it necessary to advise the planting of plenty of leeks ? Tins vegetable is unan'ected by the severest weather while their value is of the highest especially in this quarter oi t)te rrincipality. So long as the soil is rich they will thrive almost in any part of the garden patch. Draw little furrows one foot apart and two inches deep. The old method was to cut the ends of the leek before planting, but there is no advantage in this practice. One of the most eSective remedies for slugs and snails and other creeping garden pests, Is a sea-gull. It its wings be clipp'd the bird will run about.. under the plants and clear off every slug and inscet therein. They have been known to live seven years in a garden and become a most valuable assistant as a destroyer of the enemy. Peas are very heavy especially the early Gradus variety. The Ne plus ultra is also turning out exceptionally well.

SUCCESSFUL PROPERTY SALE AT HAVERFORDWEST. A very successful sale of farm ptoperties situate in and near the village of \V olfsdale, about foul miles from Haverfordwest, and most of it abbut. tag the River Cleddau, was held at the Swan Hotel, Haverfordwest, on Saturday last. by Mr Wm George Jan¡e(, F.A.I., Fishguard. The lots were put up and hold in t.ue following order, the m:i.;oriLy ,l'eaJi"if.jg trum 2S to :3 years' purchase. Lot, 1. DweHingjhouse, out-buildings, and lauds, kWJWJl a Woifsdale, nuw occupied by Miss Grinit,as on a yea) iy tenancy, at the annual rent of f60. and containing 35.2S8ac:es,wassoIdtoMr J V & Beunett.of Wotfsdale, for .Ci,600. Ijot: 2.—A co'opact sma!i holding known as My. tie Hd). I<jt. fur f24 yeariv reatal and con- nuuug M.2SI acres, was purchased by Mr Bennett t,it 3.—A held of 3.079 acres adjoining went Lo the same purchaser for XS.5. Lot 4-.—TH-ee imids near Weilfsdale village, contauuug s,260 acre,, aud occupied by Miss G was bought hy Mr Renuett for £140. L 5.—A huLling known as Bunkers Hill, 32,006 acres, wiLh no dwelling-house "r o':tbmldlui'" was Il\lrcll!1:<ed by Dr Saunders, oi icf<tb;ukeDock.forft,u.:5. Lo'u 'i —Ati?id.jf6.700acres wenttoMrBeunett lor jLliH. LoL7.—A cjmpact far!u, with dwelling-house and ouLbundm?s, known as Lewestou Old Mi)l. occupied by 'uiss Critiiths at ?j'J rental, and con' tum? 47.6J7 acres, after soale spirited bidding was knocked d)wn to Dr Siunders, Pembroke D)ck, for 11,420. Lot, S.—The farm of Chape! Hill, comprising acres, let at the yearly rental of f50, was bjugilt by Mr Joseph Watts for Mr Math. ns, of Kelts, TreEgarne, for .C 1,675. Messrs. Eatou-Evans and Wiiliams, of Haver- foidwest<, were solicitors for the vendors. 1 derril1 to the above saie the Cardio' Even. rig Express of Tuesday las!, contained thp foiiow- ini! in its editorial cmumn :—A very satisfactory sign of the times is to find the increasing va)ue placed upon agricuttural land in South Wales. A few years ago farms could hardJy be disposed of at any s.ive ruinous prices, but same of the most C:Jll1p,Lent judges in West Waics say that to-day agricultural property ij greatly in demand. For example, a Pembrokeshire farm, occupied on a yearly tenancy on a rental of f50 per aunum, the tenant paying tithes, realised £1,420 by public auction on Saturday and a second farm lu the same coumy, at the same rental, sold for .£1,Hi5. As a mutter of fact, the value of agricultural land has gone up fuUy 10 per cent, during the last haif-a-dozan years. At another .sate of farms aud lauds a week ago at Haver- ford'.vcst several lots exceeded by a good many pounds thb amount which it was anticipated won! d be oifcred.

BOOTS BOOTS BOOTS "W. J\ D V"IE3 & 00. Beg tu :umuu.ucc LLa.t. Lhcy lw.vc opened a Boot<&: Shoe Establishment AT GrOOJDWEC!X (Ol,lou,sitC (-ioedwig Chapel), \Vbcu :i.l] cla'-ises of guuds Cin be ubtaiaei at the luwcst p'ssibie prices. Men's 'md Shoes froru 5s lid. Ladies' „ Ss lid. Chitdren's la 6d. UepaÜs neaUy executetl on the premises at the sllOrtet uoLice.—Not-e the address— Boot & Shoe Stores, Coodw!ck.

m Fishguard Matters at the ? -,û District Council. At the meeting of the District Council on Wednesday of lust week, Flshgu:J.l'd aiL Irs were again very much to the i'rout. First aud foremost came the dra:nabe scheme which even now, though hi the hands of the District Council,does not seem to advance very rapidly. Reference was made to a !c-' tcr from Mr Bath, the ex-engineer for the drainage scheme, oiferiug to attend, with a deputation appointed by that Counci), at the omces of the Local Government Board, to submit the plans for the work to the chief engineer of that authority, aud obtain his opinion upon them. A letter had now, it was reported, been received from Mr Bath regretting that the chief engineer had declined to receive such a deputation or to give any opinion upon the plans until they are finally submitted to the Local Government Board for acceptance and approval. Mr Walters I thought he would not do so. I know they never do it. From the above it would appear that the frequent reference to the Local Government Board and the sanctioning of certain schemes to be presented by certain persons have not been substantiated in practice by any means. Discussions have arisen as to what the Local Government Board would or would not accept, yet at the last moment w hen an engineer and deputation proposed to wait upon that author- ity in order to submit plans it politely refuses. Perhaps the District Council would not now be so much inclined to saddle the delay in the carrying out of the scheme on the Fish- guard Committee as they were at one time. Experience teaches wisdom. LIVELY DISCUSSION. Judging from the report the discussion on the drainage waxed pretty livety on Wednes- day last. Indeed, it may be said to have savoured of the Fishguard Parochial Com- mittee's debates. Anyhow, there are not to be many scruples in the matter of expenditure. Mr Walters moved that an engineer to carry out the Fishguard drainage be forth with advertized for. In doing so, he said he thought that the Council had delayed doing its duty for long enough, and ho thought the time had now arrived when they would have to do the work, or the Local Government Board would take it out of their bands altogether. It would be cheaper for the Fishguard district for them to do it. They had altered over and over again to suit the local people, and the latest development was that the local people had refused to act further in the matter for them. He thought that was really a good thing. He proposed the appoint- ment of a small sub-committee consisting of the Chairman, the Yice-Chairman, Mr J Roberts, Mr J LI Davies, and himself, to secure an engineer. He thought this would be the better plan, as the committee would then be quite independent of any local feeling. Mr Reynolds said that all the members of the proposed committee were a long way from Fisbguard. Mr Walters So much the better they will be the freer from local prejudice. Mr John George thought they should have no committee, but that the whole question should be settled by that Council. Mr W G James seconded. Mr Vaughan raised the question as to whether Mr Bath had not offered, free of cost, to present alternative plans that had been prepared for the Local Government Board. Chairman We have llnished with Mr Bath now. Mr Vaughan But he offered to do it gratu- tiously. Chairman No, not that. Mr Vaugban said that if the Local Govern- ment Board would accept cither of the alter- native schemes that had been prepared it would mean a great saving of cost to the Fishguard people, for they would only need to get an engineer to carry out the work. The Chairman said that they were hoping that whoever they appointed as engineer he would approve and present one of these plans. Mr W G James said he thought the Fish- guard people ought to be consulted in this matter. Chairman But they have refused to act. Mr James I simply ask that the whole Council may act in the matter so that the Fishguard representatives here may have a voice in it. Mr Walters said that he only wished that the proposed committee should consider the question, and recommend the appointment to the Council. He did not think that adver- tizing was the best means in every case. He urged that this was the better course, because then the committee would not be inuuenced by conflicting local interests. Mr Vaughan said he would support Mr George's proposal. Mr Reynolds said he wished to second Mr Walters' resolution as in the end the actual appointment would be made by the full Coun- cil. It was decided eventually, alter a lot more discussion, that the Clerk should be instructed to advertize in an engineering paper for plans for the drainage of Fishguard, eilering a premium of X30, and stating that if the successful competitor carried out the plans the amount of the premium would be merged in the remuneration to be paid to him. THE UHt'ORT. The Sanitary In-pector (Mr D. B. PhiiHps) reported with regard to :t CiHuplaiut ;16 to a nuisance which it was stated had been guing un in some stables at Fist-iguaid. He said it had been found that it wa? due to a. defect in the drains, which had been retm-died, and the expense paid by the ownei ct the property. Since t.he last meeting he bad visited St. David's, Aber- castle, Trevine, Fish?uard, Goodwick and several small villages, where he dealt with nuis- ances he discovered. He found tha.t nearly alt the drains in St. David's were connected with the roadside channels, and, consequently, ,Iol)s and waste water thrown into them found its way to the roadside, causing a nuisance. The inhabit- ants had been warned against the practice, He had also inspected new buildings in the district, and had seen that they were carried, on ui accordance with the Council's bye-laws. lu conclusion, he said: I would be extremely obliged and encouraged if the Council would place me in the same position as the late Inspector withregaid to salary, seeing that my position is now entirely different to that at the time of my appointment. Although comident that I can work the whole district, I feel that by M-avcMinn daily around the district, I sliall soon hnd myself in financial dil!iculnes. My travelling and out- of-pocket expenses take a\vay nearly half my present salary, leaving me but a stnall sum for living wage. Tiusting the Council will grant me this favour to enable me to carry out my duties." A long dicussiou took place on the last clause of the report, in the course of winch general satis- faction was expressed with the eflicient manner in which Mr Phillips had performed his duties, and a desire to put him in a favourable financial posi- tion to be able to properly do the work. It was, however, pointed out that the Council had not yet complied with the requirements set out in a lecent report by Dr Spencer Low, as to the sanitary condition of the district, in the course of which he urged the necessity for the appointment of two Inspectors. In fact a letter was read from the Local Government Hoard asking what the Council had done in regard to these rec'jmmenda- Hons. A reply to the Local Government i!oa.rd was drafted, pointing out the action that has been taken, and with regard to the Inspector's applica- tion it was allowed to st-uid over on the under- standing that the Council was in favour of giving him a bonus at the end of the half year and to appoint him in the room of the late Mr rli,anci,,i, at the full salary, if allowed to do so by the Local Government Board. rENSLADE. The lengthy letter given in these columns last, week fronrMr Liddle was read by the clerk (Mr 'S?Vaughan explained why the Parochial Committee took the action they did, and it was stated that steps were being taken to deal wiLti the matters Mr Liddle complained of. it was decided that Mr Liddte should be informed by the Clerk that this was the c:me. Mr George Another Londoner coming here to Dictate to ns what we 81mll do (taughter).

NEYERN. Obituary.—It is with sincere regret that we record the death of Miss Harriet Louisa (Adie) Fhillips, Dolau, Nevern. which sad event took phce on Friday last at the oa'ly age of 35 year3. Since the death of her parents, Mr Lewis Pbillips and Mrs PhiHips, Cardiff, the deceased had come to reside with her aunt, Miss Phillips. and the attachment between them was one of lasting devotion. n She was one of the most faithful members of Nevern church choir, and the varijus tokens and manifustationa of regret at her early demise were sincere and loyal. The decked wa-j njedicaljy attended by Dis Havard and Rees, Newport. Though in weak health, she attellded the service at. Nevern Church the last Sunday evening before her death. The funeral took place at Nevern churchyard ou Tuesday last at 2 p.m.. nf which representa- tives of the chief families of the neighbour- hood attended. The chief utourucrs were Miss liannah Phillips (nunt), Mrs Richards, St Dogmael, ln; ThotUKs, Skewcii, Mr and Mrs \V HarrieR, 1'l'eudergast, and otbet-s At the house an impressive service was conducted by the KJv J 0 EvaM, vicar, and the Rev T M Ja.ues, rector of Meliue both rev. geutiemen also feelingly ?tli iatin>g in the church aud at the graveside. Beautiful wreaths Werf kindly seut bv tbs Kev J 0 Evans and ,M [:) EV:i,Df'I, the V iear3g; Mrs Uoyd, Satutation Lhe MissHS Dauiei.Trewera Arms the Misses Kees, Sychpant; Mr.3 aud Misa Grifliths, Callister HiU Miss E Rich.udH, The Ivy aud Miss E Williiuns, Prendergat Miss \V?trd, Nevern Mifis 1).tvieti, l'ont. gan-eg aud Airs IIiil House. The hymns F'am carat'r byd," Mas n,I)yfeillioii ndre'u myncd," aud (J fi-viiia-ii U;!ll'¡;<tlelU," were sung under the able leadership of Mr David Owen. The funeral arrangements were entrusted to Messrs John jamea and Son, Court, Neveru. A fuuerat sermon in memory of the deceased will be delivered at Nevern church on S.mdav evening next by the Rov J 0 Evans, vicar.

Some pathetic hcencs wern wit[jedsd last wHek end at WnHstown duriug' the buriat of the victicns of t.bo coiIiHry disaster. I

We hm'e just received a hu'g'e stock of oew picLures from 6!'d. Sptendid value.— Fiahguard Supp)y Sturea.

L HTTgR8Tù. Cycling'.—At rcmhrokfj Dock sports oa Saturday la't, Mr \V "Spociat" took ura': priz* iu tbn OQH-mih: Sci'aLch race, and nrst in the two-mHe handicap. Foresters.—On August 13th the Fu'esterc.' Lodge members assc!nb!e at the Jubih'e Hotel, form a procession and march through the place headed by the Volunteer Hand from iiavertordwest. This will be followed by a substantial dinner at the Jubilee ilotei. Fair.—Last Monday's fair at Lftterston was an unusually a'nall one, due to the hay harvest, There was but a small supply of cattle, and very little demand for the ie'.v on .offer. Yearling sold at from XC) to E8 tv<o and t'n'ce-year-oids £8 to il4. Lambs were in great demand, a large number changing hands at from 7d to 7iH per Ib. Figs, of which there was only a fair supply, so'd a-; foUows:—Suckers, 1-1-! to 21s; porkers, 9.s 6d per score. Flower Show.—Tnis year's Flower Show ha.s been iixed to tuke ptace on Monday. August 21at, catatogut:'s for which llIay be hid frotn the secretary, Mr J Lawrence, Llaindelyn, after Saturday next. A sum of Y,9 2 6d was coilected amongst the employeHS and others and sent to Mrs Margaret Morgan, the widow of the ia.tn Thomas Morgan, of Priskilly Fawr. as a token of deep regret for his untimety death, which occurred on the eveuiug ot the 9t.h uttuuo., as the result, oi an accident in No 13 cutting on the new railway work.

It ? often b?nn proved that t.n'n?s ire act what thêy s('(.<tn. (J ud,re Hob.-rtM hetd nt tfK' r.n'ntford (Juunty (Jourt, on Saturday last, that the smoking of an expensive cigAr was uot evid,mce of iii(3arj,3, becaue the fag" t) wight be a gift:. Similarly, a inan nIigbt in thu elegance of a new suit of clothe, took the picture of wealth and- piping' hot times of prosperity, but perhaps the ta.i)ot's bi)t' remains unpaid. (Jf the rnnny unsavoury C-lses which have .originated at Bath the shndt. action.oecupy- ing' UJe Briato) Assize (Jour!: evt>ral days, is I one of the most st--usational. lu the acdon of Seers v, Keyno!d.s, involvjn a charge of bfackmaitiag', the jury on Monday found that there was not sunicient evidence to prove aduhery a.gaifJdt. the defendant but they awarded plaintiff .€70 dama.gcs fur having 11 been called a bfackmaiter and a forger.

The Explosion at Wattstown. A CKOE.SGOCH MAX AMONG THM KILLED. Among the 12 C workman who were so suddenly hurled into eternity through the terrible explosion at the National Colliery, Wattstown, on Tuesday of last week, Was .Mr David PhiIIips, of LIanou. Croes,;och, whose body was brought home for interment, the funeral taking place on FriJay at Tieti,) burying ground, rear St. David's, tha Rev \V. J. Rees, St. David's, officiating. so i, who was only 26 years of Hge, was engnged to be married shortly. From the reports, it would appear that the force of the explosion was less than might have been anticipated, notwithstanding the length of the roll ot the victims, less b0 far as the colliery was concerned, there being no visible damage at the pic-top. But the disas- ter has caused havoc in many a horns, and it is impossible to help noticing the large number of boy, from fourteen to sixteen years of age, who were among the victims — The heartrending scenes witnessed at \Vatts to'vn during the p-ast week have been painful to behold, some of the cases being particularly sad. In the case ofons family named Gibbon the whole of the mate members of the family —father, two sous, and lodger—were swept away by @ne stroke, as it were, of the mighty wing of the Angel of Death. Another in- stance is that ot a family (Evans by name), whose son Alfred was killed about three weeks ago at the coDiery, and now bis father and two brothers arc among the victims of the dread explosion. The scenes on Friday in the streets of Wattstown, Ynysbir, and Forth, were im- pressive in the ext:eme, as huge processions of mourning coMiRrs passed slowly and almost silentiy along on their wny to Llethr Ddu Cemetery, wuere th'H bodies of twelve of the victims ot the disaster were interred, includ- ing the manager, Mr Meredith. And ag'i.in on Saturday, YVattstown wore its deepest mourning, when as many as 51 victims of the disaster were buried in different cemeteries in the district. One of the saddest, features of the day's inctdents waa that in no less than eleven cases fathers and sons were buried together, while from one Wattsrown street only—Hdlside-terra-ce—there were aa many as fourteen funerals. Practically all the collieries in the Rhoadda Each were idle, and more thun 10,000 people must have joined iu the procession, which took over an hour and a h.t!t to pass a siug!e point.—:Vlany of the grown-up men. as well as the buys, had come under the influence of the revival, and some of these people had made the valleys ring in the morning and evening hours wii.h their leviva,¡ hvmus. Many of the ncigh huuri" chu'-cues have lost some really usr'tui members

NEWPORT PEM. Outing.—Last Friday, Miss who do,lbtle" iacidy remember as a reaident ')!' Goodwick, entert&ined the members of the Good'ick G.F.S. at her residence, Dardre Mouse, Newport:. T.je pa'tv included the foliowing :—Misses A M and N Tuoma.s. F'erneiiS' Honse Miss E's;e \iU'ams. San Rcmo Miss Phebe A Rees. Spring V'i'a. and the Misses Kvans, Gadlys Cottage.—Thov arrived in a brake at the bouse wh'!n immediately lunch was served, after which the happy party was photographed by Mr Charles Edwards, Fishguard. who hftd been especially commissioned ior tho occas'on. Subsequently, in Miss CiaL'ke's beautiful gar Jen the guests were generously supplied with fruits of various sorts. After recreation tea and dainties were provided and a stroll along the beach was then enjoyed. The return journey was made at 8 p.m.—Miss C'arke uuring her residence at Goodwick some live years ag'o was indefatigable in her endeavours in the good work at Goodwick, and it is pleasing to note she does not forget the p!ace. It is to be hoped she will be Ijng spared to continue her good work, School Matters.—At a meeting of the Minor Authority of the School, presided over by the Rev J W Maurice last week, several minor maters were discussed. That hardy monthiy, the coucreting ot the playground, W!t: a subject which occupied a portion ot the time. but the concrete might very well b" let down to gravel because the Couutv Authority, apparently, have an eye to economy in to education, and not bef.jr-' it is necessary. After all, gravel, if rolled in smooth, is not to be sneezed at \\hen children are at pl&y there is an ele- ment of rough and tumble, and concrete would be more likely to cause physical in- jury than a gravel surface, so that the litter ha" it would seem, more than one recom- mendation.—It is gratifying to note that the returns shewed 90 per cent in the attend- ance.—Ho!idays commence at the end of the present mo:.th and continue t.j the beginning of September on his recent marriage, the Rev Scldoa Morgan, vicar of Trinity Church, Swansea, has been appointed u:'jt vi.'ar "f the ne'.v parish of iSt. aad S¡,. Jude's Tne purontge of th-li'slj appointment is in the hands of Mr W N Neald, who gifted the endowment. Mr Morgan is highly esteemed at Swansea and the regret at his leaving is deeply felt "y everyone. lie i& going to a very beautiful sed.5ide resort where the stre=t, for milet:. are aimost dead Isvel the brota :<idew:i]ksashphalted, and road ways paved wÙh wood blocks kept rigorously clean an i nent. Ti)ere :.re railC1:i of sands, the sm ?radualiy receding from the place but large arttflcia.1 lake. have been constructed on the il(-acli and tort;) one ot the chiet attractions. Although sonjewhat nearer the cottou mam:- iactuting centr:;s ti-i--in Black;v'o), SouthporL is more frequ-nted by the leisured th:m by the mi)I operatives. There are fewer nigger and itinerant mu-icians, and altogether the place is more select than the generality of watering-places. It is in every reaped a:j ideal place and, as a town. a parndise compared with Swansea.. Tiie surrounding inland is for the mui". part ;it.: and not so ruggedly picturesque and ii-.Iiv as the environ'uent.s of S'vRusea. Ijivcrpooi, and Manchester Mr" an within eaHy rail distances. There; L; oht' tijing cer tain, the muaicti Cymr-ieg w: n:' ioug"r remind the rev genHemau of his ia!t!ij(-. countree. We wish the Re' 8 ad Mrs Morcan bright success in their L'UJcè\shire home. Some further interesting particulars regarding the Rev Seldon Morgan's prefer- u ment dre gupjj!ied by a friend of the rev gentleman. :\1 L' MorgKn was for two years a cura'e at. :o:1(h!1\}rt., u.nd the parish he takes chdrge of hasf G 000 inhabitants the ccur.h wiii I:iat; GUO !r: Morgctn, too, is a forme'. resident of Southport if not a native. It is also stated on good authority that some little time ago the rev gentleman declined the cffer of the living of St John's Presto:]. The Castle.—Lady Lloyd arrived at the C :at!e on Saturday last, to the keen delight I of everyone. Next Saturday, Miss Lloyd is expected.—Numerous ate the kiudly sc 8 that emanate from the stately pile on the hilt side when the gracious family i-! in lendeuce.-jb,ster Kernes Lloyd nigbt'y conduct;-) a programme of his own. In one of the open windows of the cusLle hs mauipuhtes a splendid up to-tlale graphephjne that gi'e-i :1I the latest songs cf ths day in addition to several old \\1 eli3h mnes incluiing Lind ot my Fathf'rs," whi,:h arc liteJ;ed to most: L,t elitively by a most :tpp!eca':iveandit'u(e who an never tired of encore.' A The Season.—Not for maay y.i"s has tse paucity in the number of visitors bdcu so marked as the present one. Previous seas,-)us have seen q''it.e a pL'tho:<i ol heatth and pleasure ,it-t-kers by thu mmdic of July at thu very talent, but for some Ctu-ie not quite C;IeAr, the llW co:ners are Th" a-ncient and ¡"'yal borough never locked mere a.ttrac:ive, the l'U\'iromeuts rarely si delight ftiHy rfsolendeut in ait the wcaith and bcamty of 1,af ttnd verdure of glorious summer. But the p?"plc need not lo.sn hope fj', accord'.tn to reports irj.'n mo.sL. ut the WHisd -g-J), t:.o holiday season is not wearing thereby h'n- o prosperity that has marked them in resent times. Tradf report from most qll<lrter:s are dintimtly encouraging so tij;.t m.'ney s'ould therefore, be fairly ple.jtiful. Yet, there is a tendency on the part of the classes as well m the maSSèS, to defer the a'mua.l vaeai.ioti until towards the cu'i of summer in order to shorten as t?o saying go.?s, the dtirk d? cf winfe-? Abj'-ysiwyh, [,¡In so-called (J ,¡;.U Gf \Vels'.) watering-places," Tenuy, ;:)wal1eé.l.. and hke pieces are all chniitjg the effects of a Jowly proCfssive holiday f:.ea"on. Local y. most of those with apartments to let are booked to the end of August, so that Lus outiook djes not wear quite the ieaden hue the appearances would seem to indicate. Holidays—The Rev J G and Airs Morris leave this ,vcck for their six weeks' vacation at the \Veli. i'or?hanty.—Ltsb week Mr T Jouki?s clerk to the Parish Council cal?d a Parish mcHtingfor the ptiq'osm;): t?km?tbo dec?iju clerk to the Parish Council called a Parish mcHtingfor the ptiq'osm;): t¡¡ki:J the Liecid m ol the tte of asliJJ dL: clergy a.ud t:.iul:;te:s of tuc vado'ts Cburchct) t') t;;oke up an l1iIrtûry on huh.dt of the Ua.erfvid, W<:ii:jL luiJtLum'y. of °lJÎuiuu LLniL Lhu prijceJut'e WaS i.,iiiij(;cisiiiy, buL tLc wouby cictk opiucd ut.he; wise. Arrivals.-Aiiiong the an'lv.tis tu theif native hc.itL last week were M!'< (Dr) Arttmr Evatit! (nee AH.ss flavartl), ?,lr David Oweu Market-street, and Mr Faru, of L'jndou. Visitors.—Tuere arc a fairly gooll sprinkling of miuisters and their wives and ia.u)iHes in the tcwu. The 'Hev ii T and Mrs Jacob a.nd fAtnHy. of Ctriiitrt!ic-ii, are spe,!Idiljg ttie vaca- tion. There is also a. He\' \ViUbms, Baptist miuistcr, ot; Cardiil, and his uevdy-wedded partncr at Myrtie Cottage. Staying; with ius brother at Dewi Villa, is the Rev E Hichs.rds, of Pouta.rdut.tis. iioiiday seekers are iairly numerous at the Parrog. I Primrose League.—Next Wednesday the Knights and Dames of the local branch of the Primrose League take their annual outing to Goodwiek. St. Mary's Church.—There were large con- gregations at the Parish Church on Sunday last, tbe Rector and the Rev Jeremiah oSciating Sir Marteine Lloyd and several of the honoured family attended. After a very beucflciaj change the Rector returned from Llanirthncy last week end, the Rev T M Limes also left for Lianarthney, after a pleasant sojourn in the towu. Home Again.—Dr and Mrs Rees and family arrived home on Tuesday after a beneficial holiday at Aberayrou. Dr and Mrs Havard have left for Leicester to attend the Annual Medical Conference. The Regatta.—There is likely to be a record regatta on August llth. The Committee is working energetically to make it a big success.

Adgof Uwch Angof. A monument has been erected by public subscriptions over the grave of the late Mr GrifHths, schoolmaster, Croesgoch. It is in the form of an obeligk, enclosed by iron railings and looks very beautiful. The sculptors were Messrs Reynolds & Son, Fishguard. Th¡. coiiectors were Messrs 0 lianies, Torrent \ViUia.ms. Llanoy Wiltiams, Llauou Wticox, Penpark and Rowells, Tr'eviLte.—We append a list of the slIbscriners :— J Thomas, Trevig.T.n. fl Cyfeillion yr amser ?ynt. 10s 6d Duvies Brothers, l(h 6d T Evans, CardiS, 10s 6d Rev W ReynoJds, Hendre, 105 Rees, LIandeioy, lOs Lawrence, Mathry, 10s Williams, Liauoy, 10s Lleweliin, (Glamorgan, 10s T Griniths, Cardigan, 7- 6d HoweHs. Trevine, 6s Miss James, Tydu, 5s Mrs Wilkins, Rhoslanog, 5s Mrs Evans, 5s Miss Thomas, Treysgaw :I, Mathias, TreSynon, 5s W iHiam- Lla:iun, 5s Reynolds, Treglemais, 5s J W Reynoids, Bany Island, 5s D Reynolds, Fishguard, 5s J Evans, St. David's, 5s T E Thomas, Treble, 5s T Richards, Square, 5s W G James, 5s Mrs Philiips, Mathry Shop, 5s H \V Evans, Trevaccoon, 5s W llarries, Tor- bant. 4s Grimths, Castieceulas, 4s Harries, Hayscastle, 3s Griinths, Mabus, 3s Prosser, Han'iiian, 3s Francis, Tregywi, 3s Mrs Jones, Croesgoch, 3s Miss Griniths, Pantyreos, 2s 6d Mrs Morgan, Rhosl:mog, 2s 6d old friend, 2s 6d W Harries, Newton, 2s 6d T Mathias, cwUJrt, 2s 6d Harrier Fcavcidr. 2s 6d Miss L E%iil,, Cwmwdig w..tur, 2- 6d Grimths, Cardiif, 2s 6d William", Dowlais, 2s 6d Griilit.hs, Mabus, 6d Stiuare, 2s 6d Ev;ius, Het\'UH, 2s 6d J Tbu[u;u<, Ma.thry Shop, 2s 6d GnHi.hs, Fiyuontlridiuu, 2s 6d E PoweU, Portb?niu, 2s 6d J Wiicux, Cruesgoch, 2s 6d Dr 'Wiiim.ut? Ncwj.urt, 2. 6d Pincber, Cardie, 2s 6d Mrs (3ri:Ü.,h", Croesgoch, 2s 6d J Evans, Crutjsgctcb, 2s 6d D RuberLs, Pensgwarne, 2s 6d; Mrs Tbuinas, llryuiHllk, 2.s 6d Da.vies, Old Orchard, 6d Mr. Duvics, Haurbian, 2s 6d L Evaus, "Echo," 2s 6d; Miss Francis. 2s 6d; G Tuoruas, Fenian, 2s W R Lewis, Caervoriog, 2s Harries, Trebover, 2s E Madocks, Tregwynt, 2s J Liuyd Lewis, Rhosianog, 2s .Harries, CcU'n:icbc)jLWcu, 2s T H Rees, Tremynydd, 2s B.Ltcina.u, Peuygrues, 2s Wiiiiatus, Letterst-on, 2s DaviMs, scbuolmu.t,mr, Crocsgoeb, 2s Relieviug Uincer, 2s Edwards, Ulma.rch, 2? Thotinis, l'eupark, 2s M Davies, 2s T Evaus, Purthain, s; Miss M J Lewis, Me::urydorth, 2s; M E\-a.ns, 2s M Wiltiams, 2s iluury \1arti!J, PurLuyddu, 2s E Reynolds, 2s J Evaas, Feiiuwym, 2s Miss Evans. Fchuwynt., .s M WHcox, 2s Miss M Pnitlips, 2s D Lee, 2s Morse, Treyarched, 2s Miss Morgan, Ci.1.rtJett, 2s D WiDiams, Llandeloy Is 6d M A Jobu, Is 6d \V Roberts, Penys- gwarne. Is Price, Treviue, Is Richa-rus, irewalit-e! Is \V T Rees, Tygynnon, is J Harries, L!nrhi1in, Is J Witeox, Hank House, Is S James, U!d Square, Is Dewi Haj-ries, Dinas, Is D Harries, Croesgoch, is Mrs \Vi!iia:ns, Ne\i-i),\)rL, Is; Roach, LIanvern, Is D Davies, TreSynuon, is Mrs L Jeukias, Olmarch, is Capt Thuuias, Trevirre, Is E Francis, is M Jatijcs, Is R illteman, Is E Wiiiiaius, Is ,V/ Owen, 2s D Hat.ema.n, Is J Jcukius, Is \V Morris, is Kate Morris, Is W G;-i)'i[.hs, is T Morgan, is M Davies, is J WiiiLuus, is M Hughes, is M Morgan, is D Piliihps, is A Lewis, is W E\-iii.'s, is Peter Wiicox, is E Di\ ies, l.s M L Thomas, Is D PhiUips, is J J Owen, Js Mrs M J Reynolds, Is Mrs Ann itcox, is Mrs M Jenkins, Bryn, is Mis M A Owen, Hryn, Is E J Mathitts, ,Merydortb, Is Henry Joha, Caerau, is a friend, Is J Jenkins, Mountain Hall, 6d Well wisher, 6d W WiJcox, Rank House, 6d Charles, Penysgwarne, 6d Miles, Tregydreg, 6d J Symmous, Trevaccoon, 6d; Price, Temple, 6d Johu PhiIUps, Tre\'inc, 6d J Nicholas, Trevine, Ud D iloweJis, Treviue, Cd W Miies, New House, Gd L Lewis, 6d D Uwen, 6d T Miies. 6d T D.ivies, 6d.