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Towyn and Aberdove y Urban District Council. The monthly meeting of this Council was held on Friday at the Council Chambers, Towyn, there being present Mr. John Rob- erts (chairman), presiding; Messrs W Jones Hughes, Gwilym Williams, Daniel Edwards, A Tomlin8, W Rowlands, J D Latimer, Henry Evans, J Geufronydd J^nes, Mere- dith Jones, R Pugh, and John Rees, with Mr R Barnett (clerk), Mr. R P Morgan (surveyor) and Mr. Edward Williams (in- spector.) Aberdovey Slaughterhouse. Mr. Lewis Edwards, butcher, 13, New- street, Aberdovey, wrote stating that in compliance with instructions of the Council he caused the drain of the slaughter- house to be examined and the cesspool to be cleaned out. The slaughter house was also thoroughly washed with lime from top to bottom. He had mentioned it to several Aberdovey members, and it was suggested thev should visit the house and see what was really required to be done to comply with the bye-laws.—Mr. W. Rowlands proposed 1 iiat proceedings be taken unless the notice \ras complied with.—Mr. W. Jones Hughes suggested that twenty-eight days' notice be given him to carry out the notice.—Mr. John Rees said they compelled others to keep to the bye-laws, so they should do the same here.—It was decided that the time allowed him to carry out the notice be ex- tended by twenty-eight days. A Disclaimer. Mr. H. W. Steele, Talyarth Hall, wrote stating that according to the report of the previous Council in a contemporary-which presumed was correct—it was stated that a iad was allowed to sleep under a stair in a limited space without light or air." A statement of that kind made public was calculated to injure his character, and he, therefore, challenged the Inspector to nrove his words or publicly acknowledge his error. Failing this, as the Council were practically responsible for the publication of such false information, he regretted he should have to institute a case for libel against it. Mr. Steele appended the c, actual facts," which stated there were two windows three feet by two feet. giving light and air ingress, and GOO cubic teet oi air. The total air space available was over 2,300 cubic feet, no par- tition enclosing the staircase from the back kitchen.—The Medical jpliicer read the In- spector's report, which stated there was no light exccept that coming through the back kitchen window." At the time of the In- spectors visit there was only one window, but another had been put. up by the time he (Dr. Lloyd) went there.—Mr. J. D Latimer sc.id lie believed Mr. Steele was a kr.vver, but he did not seem to appreciate the fact that any statement from the Inspector to themselves was exempt from any liability or a libel action, granted that they were acting in the public interest. If the paper had mis-reported it, then any action would be against that paper. He proposed that the Clerk write stating that the Council did not hold itself responsible for the newspaper reports, that the Inspector's report was open to his inspection, and that the Council hop- ed Mr. Steele would see his way to modify the conditions prevailing.—Mr. A. Tomlins seconded.—Mr. W. Jones Hughes proposed th >t p-fv»«VMsng> be taken under the section if the repairs were not seen to.—Mr J. D. Latimer withorew his p:oposition. in favour of this, which was una:-imousiy agreed to. Ahe-dovey Telephone Poles. ) The Superintendent F'-g'/u-er of +1.('. Port OJice Te4 phone, Nortii District, .'■vrotc on Dece n'oer 21th that the matte of the c"ect:>n of pelfs t A'-ordovoy v*o».:lr* re- e"j,. attention.—The C'erk -M th(, "»1° it"-r T 1 tJie C»r J. T\ Lntimor: I 'h.rk +' ov have get you tM-e. I Dysynni Gas House A letter was read from the Dysynni Gas Company Limited, stating it was time they settled something about the tenancy of the Aberdovey Gas Works cottages They had people who were willing to take thein. but tit)ay were waiting the decision of the Coun- cil before doing anything.—Mr. J. D. Lati- MEF proposed that the Council do IK\I take the buildings as a mortuary. He thought it was not fair to place it just below newly built property.—Mr. Daniel Edwards said he did not think of Mr. Morgan's house when I he brought on the report. It was a matter, lie flcaid, for the whole district, not only one ward.—The question, as affecting ToWyn, was left to that committee. Carting of Refuse. Mr. C. S. Dennis wrote stating his atten- tion had been drawn to ttIe fact that refuse was being deposited by employees of 'the Council on land belonging to the Cambrian Railways (Sotopahy. He was not aware that permission -k&A. -been-obtained but he would be very pleased to give the matter favour- able'Consideration on receiving a formal ap- plication to that effect.—It was decided to take no action in the matter. I Inspectors Report. The Inspector (Mr. Edward Williams) re- ported that he found the drains in connect- ion with Vicarage4ane houses blocked up. They irem-aeared out on the agent's atten- tion being, drawn to it.—The occupier of White Hall, Towyn, had Been in the habit of leaving ashes at the back of the house, which caused the drains to block up, and was a source of nuisance. Instructions had been given to discontinue Me-practice. The, cesspool of Gwyndy, Bryncriig, he found overflowing into a field close by, and the tenant 'had promised to remedy it. Two cottages owned by the Talyllyn Railway Company at Rhydyronen were without eavestroughs.—The report was adopted. Steam Rolling; The Legal Committee had "considered ten- ders from five firms for steam rolling, and it was resolved to accept the tender of the Oxfordshire Steam Ploughing Company, at 2s. 3d. per hour for a 14 ton roller. Towyn Affairs. The Towyn Committee inspected the site of reservoir and leet at Braichjzrhiw, and the Surveyor was instructed frd njake a cul- vert for Nant Esgeiria to oross the highway It was resolved not to ffttrbhase a destructor at present, and Mr E. Jones, wheelwrights' tender of £ 5 10s., for handcart for fire hose was accepted. The Surveyor, in his, state- ments reported that macadam was being carted in readiness for the steam roller. It would not be advisable to roll the streets where the trench for the water pipes had been made, except where absolutely nces-! sai7j until next season, when the ground would be thoroughly consolidated.—The re- port was adopted, Aberdovey Ward. The report of the Aberdovey committee i showed that the members unanimously re- solved that it be placed on record their high appreciation of the good qualities of the late Mr. John Richard, and that their most sincere sympathy be expressed with the family in their great logs. Mr. W. Owen was appointed to represent Aberdovey on the Board of Managers of the non-provid- ed schools. The Surveyor added his sym- pathy to that of the members with the family of the late John Richard. Workmen of his stamp could not be too highly appre- ciated; he had met very few that could do almost everything he put his hand to. It ^as. a heavy loss to lose such au honest, straightforward workman.—Report adopted. Rural Roads. Surveyor reported that an offer by • rurkby to cart a truck load of Tonfanau macadam free to cover a very bad portion of the highway between the village and his house had been accepted. Mr. D. Williams Glanymorfa, did all the carting free for the improvement to Glanymorfa and Mr. Pugh, Cynfal, was cart- ing a truck load of stones to the Erw- goch and Kilpark-road free. The Tanyooed improvement had been commenced, and the men had nearly finished the work ia hand on Ynys and Penmaen-road, the carting for which was being done free by Mr. Rees. fc*>me of the hedges were being attended to. oome of the roads in the rural ward should be rolled, now that they were able to hire the roller so much cheaper. It was resolved that the stuff raised from the channels be offered first to the owner or tenant "of the land adjoining, provided they carted it away free of cost, failing that that the Surveyor G carted away. It was resolved to ask Mr. Wynne to oomplete the work o £ ex- cavating on the side of the highway at Pen- tre Uchaf, after which the Council would put the road in order., Nantbach Footbridge. Mr. W. Jones Hughefl enquired of the Surveyor whether the footbridge over Nant- bach had been put up.—The Surveyor: I have been too busy this last month, but will have it done soon. Financial. The report of the Finance Committee showed that the receipts during the month had brought the balance up to R443 8s. 2d. The payments that day amounted to £188 10s. 2d. leaving a balance of £ 254 18s. ThA balance on the Braichyrhiw loan was R35 12s. 9d. Towyn water works, 9468 lis.; total balance at the bank R759 Is. 9d Footpaths Petition. A petition, signed by several Aberdovey residents, was received, bringing to the Council's notice the footpath leading from Trefri point to the foreshore.—It was re- ferred to the Footpath Committee, which meets on Friday next. House to House Inspection. The Medical Officer presented a report of the house to house inspection of the lower A supplementary report would have to be presented owing to the fact that the Council had no drain testing apparatus.—It was decided to purchase the apparatus. Re-appointments. The Chairman gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the Medi- cal Officer be re-appointed.—With reference to the re-appointment of the Inspector of Nuisances, Mr. Williams wrote stating that he saw on the agenda that his re-appoint- ment would be considered, and he therefore, took the liberty of asking their confidence by re-appointing him. He also asked that the question of his salary should be re-considered which, with the exception of a small incre- ment nine-years ago, had remained the same for the last eighteen years.—Mr. A. Tomlins proposed that the salary be increas- ed by £ 10.—Mr. Daniel Edwards proposed and Mr. G. Williams seconded, and it was agreed that the question be referred to the three committees. Non-provided Schools Management. On the motion of Mr. G. W. Williams, seconded by Mr. A. Tomlins, it was decided that the Rev. W. D. Evans, Congregational 1 minister, be the representative of the Council on the Board of Managers of the Aberdovey non-pfj^vided school—Mr. Daniel Edwards proposed that the appointment of a repre- sentative for the Towyn district be left to the Towyn Colhmittee, with power to act, and this was agrqed to. y < j Disiirfeq,t^ Apparu us The next item was to cojnsiider a motion by Mr. W. ^Jon^.Hughes thai? the Council purchase a distltt&Usg al^aratus.—It was stated that the oost of disinfecting during the past three years for the whole district wad £ ?; exebffcive "of candles, wb&h oost &. e4chs-Mr. J. D. EatiAep prop<»e3, a*M^Mr:' Geufroa Jones seconded, that a committee be appointed to go into the matter.—Mr. R. Pugh: What about. the paper of the rooms.—Mr: W. Rowlands: You leave that to mo {loud. laughter).—On the motion of Mr. Henry Evans, seconded by Mr. John Rees, it was decided to leave the matter for the present. Bye-Laws. It was decided to adopt bye-laws with re- spect to tents, vans, etc., and also with re- spect to providing constant means of flush- ing for waterctoeetB.
MACDYNLLETH.
MACDYNLLETH. A Deadlock.—A curious deadlock has arisen at Maehynileth. Some time ago, the Urban District Council appointed Mr. ) D. Davies Williams as poor rate collector for the town. The Local Government Board declared the appointment irregular, as the Council had no power to make it, the power being vested in the Board of Guardians. The latter authority, on their part, had pas- sed a resolution some months ago, asking the Urban Council to make the appointment, a procedure which it seems, was also illegal. Matters have thus gone on, with the result that the half-yearly poor rate which should have been made in November last, and col- lected before the end of the year, has not yet been levied. The amount outstanding is estimated at between E" and £400. The Tables turned.—At a meeting held at 'Llanbrynmair on Saturday night to consider the nscal question Messrs. D. W. Stable (convener of the meeting) and A. W. Pryce- Jones spoke, in favour of fiscal reform on the lines indioated by Mr. Chamberlaw. A re- solution embodying this policy was moved by Mr. Stable and put to the meeting, when only a few hands were held up in favour of it. The Rev. Samuel Roberts, Congrega>- tional minister, protested against turning a free and open meeting, as it was announ- ced, into a party, meeting, and proposed— That this meeting believes that Free Trade is at the root of our country's prosperity; we are not convinced that any reform on the lines indioated by Mr. Chamberlain is need- ed." This resolution was carried. c
MACEDONIA.'
MACEDONIA. T.HE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. BY HUGH LAW, M.P. A great change has passed over English thought and feeling with regard to the Near Eastern Question within the past twenty-five years. It seems now almost incomprehensible that popular clamour should have raged violently against all, the Prince Consort not excepted, who were even suspected of a desire' to avoid the Crimean War; or that twenty- five years later, notwithstanding the Bulgarian atrocities, a large part of the nation should have enthusiastically supported Lord Beacons- j field in threatening Russia with war failing her.abandonment of the greater part of the fruits of her dearly-bought victories. Few voices are now raised in outspoken advocacy of Turkish rule; and the atrocious | maxim that English interests require the strengthening of the Turkish Empire at what- ever, cost to its subject Christian popula- tions is now seldom heard, at any rate from official lips. There has, however, succeeded a very general feeling of indifference towards the whole subject. "*Whafc are the Macedonians to us, or we to the Macedonians ?" seems now to express the attitude of the majority alike of politicians and people. Had this attitude been consistently maintained in the past it might have been no great matter. Twice over, within a space of twenty-five years, the Christian subjects of the Porte would have been freed had England merely remained neutral; and nothing we can say can now obliterate the fact that if Hilmi Pasha and his troops, if the whole monstrous brood of tax- farmers and zapties and Bashi-Bazouks who make Turkish rale everywhere stink in the nostrils of the world, are in Macedonia to- day. it is primarily to England that that result is due. In 1854 the destruction of the Turkish fleH at Sinone, and the evident superiority of the Russian armies, menaced the Turkish Empire with extinction. "Let us never forget," wrote the late Duke of Argyll, last survivor of the Cabinet which waged the Crimean War, "that it was we— the British Government and people—who rescued Turkey from this immediate danger and this otherwise inevitable fate." "The Treaty of Paris," he continues, "which terminated tho war of 1856, was a concentrated expref;sloll cf llu whole policy on which that war had L'ten undertaken. It made us foremost as a nation in a joint responsibility—by irre- vocable deeds and by definite transactions—for the .very existence of the Turkish Government as fI. Power even pretending to independence." Nor were these- tiausactions entered into under misapprehensions as to the nature of the Government which was thus triven a new lease of life and power over the Christians of the East. General Sir Fen wick Williams, that gallant soldier whose wonderful defence of Kars rolled back the tide of Russian conquest in Asiatic Turkey, in the course of his despatches, which were laid before the Cabinet, denounced the whole mach inery of Turkish government as an engine of tyranny perhaps unequalled in the n;odd." demerit ed the Turkish police as men the "infamy of whc life and character no laiH'naiifc portray." and described himself its "convinced ihat c- Allies who have fought and bled in keep Iho Russians out of these fertile countries could nob allow this triumph to h>' a barren one to the unhappy and oiprf ;n'd Christian, nor to his fellow-subject, the Siohan medaji cultivator." Unhappily the Aliie«, with England at their head, did allow their victorias to bo barren in this respect. Reforms were indeed mooted, and set otit in the Treaty of Paris with all the flourishes of the d.- lomatic draughtsman; but tllA execu- tion of them was left to the Turks. The inevitable result followed. Turkish govern- ment proceeded along its accustomed paths, the Powers made the usual diplomatic protests whenever from time to time something more than usually scandalous occurred, and the subjects of tile Porte suffered all manner of oppression and outrage as before. The respite of twenty years which the blood of jfreneh and English- widiers won for Turkey >a«" absolutely barren of reform. At Tasl more than usually atrocious abomina- I tions in Bosnia precipitated the Russo-Turkish War of 1878. The Turks were utterly beaten, and the Treaty of San Stefano was dictated under the very walls of Constantinople. Again the Turkish Empire lay in ruins, and again England set herself to rebuild it. She did not, it is true, declare war once more in its defence, but her Ministry threatened hostilities against Russia, and the majority' of the nation were undoubtedly at their backs. The well- known lines, which have enriched the language with a new word: We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do, We've got the men, we've got the ships, we've got the money, too, and which are part of a popular music-hall song of that time, expressed the feeling of the man in the street. Russia, after the immense expenditure in blood and treasure which the campaign just concluded had cost her, was in no condition to fate a new Crimean War. British diplomacy triumphed, and the Treaty of San Stefano was submitted to the consideration of the Congress of Berlin. Into that Congress the British representatives went, as is now well .known, bound hand and foot to Turkey by secret agreements. Not, indeed, that the policy of England was ever in doubt. Just as Lord Palmerstori a quarter of a oentury before had said, "We support Turkey for our own sake and for our own interests," so now Lord Beaconsfielcl roundly declared, amidst the enthusiastic applause of Englishmen, that ..1 "everyono onsht to have known that it was the policy of England to strengthen Turkey as much as possible." Ib is true that the Treaty of Berlin, substituted by the Congress for the Treaty of San Stefano, is a very different document from the earlier Treaty of Paris. The Turkish Empire in Europe Was not restored in its integrity, for a new free principality was permitted to be established in Bulgaria, whilst in Eastern Roumelia the direct rule of he Sultan ceased. But what British diplomacy could do to rehabilitate Turkey it did, and the results were considered sufficient to secure the British envoys a magnificent reception on their return to England. It is quite beside the point to inquire whether the policy pursued by English states- men in 1854 and in 1878 was justifiable or not. It does not matter in the very least what view we take as to this. But it kiust be abundantly clear that these transactions and the policy upon which they were founded did inevitably create an immense national responsibility fior the welfare of subject populations living in all and every part of the dominions of the empire which was thus twice over saved and set up again by British intervention. But one particular feature of the Treaty of Berlin requires special notice. The Congress restored to Turkey the I-arger part of those very provinces of Macedonia which have been the scene of recent disturbances and massacres, and which had won their independence, and would, by the Treaty of San Stefabo, have formed part of a greator Bulgaria. Surely this is a fact of tremendous import- ance But for the Congress, in which England took the leading part, there would not to-day be a single Turkish soldier in those, the most considerable, portions of Macedonia. The murders, the torturings, the rapes which are ordinary incidents of Turkish rule over sub- ject.populations-them horrors (and not those only committed since the insurrection, but those also which, since 1878, have been prepar- ing the way for insurrection)—these lie at our door! We cannot evade responsibility for our past deeds. For twenty-five years the people of Macedonia have suffered for our action at Berlin, as for the twenty-five years before they had suffered for our action in the Crimea. If ever one people owed a debt of honour to another, the people of England owe it to the people of Macedonia. At the present moment an opportunity seems, in God's providence, to be extended to England to retrieve the blunders of the past with regard to these unhappy people. Surely she will recognise har responsibilities towards them, and will not be satisfied with paper reforms, the execution of which is committed to the Turk in the comfortable certainty that they never will, and never can, be carried out by him. All the Macedonian peasant asks is the elements ot a tolerable government security for life and property, d the honour of his womenkind. Surely that at least we ewe him whom we have so long treated as a pawn in the game of international interests. Over and above the national responsibility there are, of course, those proper to us all individually. In both respects our honour is surely engaged to protect fellow-Christians who to-day, as for generation after generatiop, suffer persecution for the faith, whose churches are defiled, and whose children are forcibly converted to Islam. Nor can we individually feel without responsibility towards men and women and little ones who are now suffering the vpry extremes of cold, and hunger, and nakedness as they huddle together in the hi ih or under poor roofs of hasty thatch umor. the blackened walls of their homes—people, too, with whom we are united hy the tripU cord of humanity, national oblrjaiiou, common faith.
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Cardiganshire QuarterI Sessions.
Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions. The Court of Quarter Sessions for the I County of Cardigan was held at the Town Halt Lampeter, on Thursday last. The chairman, Mr. J. W. Willis Bund, presided and the other magistrates present were S'r J. W. Sdumper Aberystwyth; Major Price Lewis, Tyglyn Aeron, and Captain Herbert Dayies-Brarus. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury:—Messrs. Daniel Thomas, draper, Aberystwyth, foreman; W. H. Slim New-street, Aberystwyth; J. G. Price, Allt. tyblacca; David Leonard, Llanwenog; Daniel Thomas, Nantybwch. Llangybi: Jno. Da vies, Crugywheel; John Davies, Floriat House, Bryn-road: D. J. Evans, Glasgow House, and Evan Evans, watchmaker, Lam- peter Evan Evans, Lleehwedd deri issaf, Iiianwnen; Thos. Evans, Casfcell-du, Llan- wnen: David Jones, Dremddufach, Silian; Watkin Jones, Gellvgwenin, Silian: Thos. Lloyd, Felindre-uchaf, and J. G. Marsden, Rhydybanau, Ystrad. PRISON REPORTS. THE EVIL OF DRINK. Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bronwydd, reported having visited the Carmarthen Prison on several occasions during the past year, and found, as usual, the management perfect, and no complaints were made by the prison- ers. Mr. H. Tobit Evans, Llanarth, also re- ported that owing to a painful and pro- tracted illness he had not last year been able to visit the prison as regularly as in former years. Continuing, Mr. Tobit Evans, stat- ed that in his last year's report he called attention of the Court to the large number of vagrants sent to the Prison from Cardi- gtanshire as compared with that sent from Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. This year again the number committed in Cardi- ganshire was very large in proportion to that, of the other two Counties. It was to be; hoped that their Constables would continue in their efforts to repress vagrancy. Drunk- enness was very common in the three Coun- ties, but it seems to be more prevalent in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire than ip. ymrt their own oounty. This was probably due to the fact that there was a much larger industrial population in those two couiltw. Whilst vagrancy was an offence comim" chiefly bv persons who were not natives of their county, drunkenness seemed to be the besetting .sin of their own people: and at though 236 persons were committed for this offence last year in the three counties, as far as he knew, no license bolder was sejit to prison for making all these people drunk. When he reflected on the matter, he feared there must be something wrong somewhere: and that unless special attention was called to a particular class of offence, it was pos- sible that constables, especially young re- cruits, would not perform their duties pro- perly. Commenting upon the remarks made by Mr. Tobit Evans, the Chairman favoured the idea that a labour colony should be made as proposed in Lincolnshire, on. the same principle as was now being carried out in Belgium and France. He was quite in sympathy with such a proposal if anything could be done by the Government and not at the expense of the ratepayers. As to drunkenness they would all agree that. not much gotjfl would be done in this countv until the appointment of Chief Constable tiM been made. There was a oonsideraWe difficulty in dealing with the licensed public Fouse. He moved the adoption of the re- ports.—Sir James W. Szlumper seconded, and the motion was carried. POOR PRISONER'S DEFENCE ACT. In accordance with a notice of motion given at the last Court, the Chairman moved that pending the publication of any rules of the Home Office or until the fur- ther order ef the Court he be authorised to take such steps as may be necessary to put in force the Poor Prisoner's Defence Act, 1903, and that the Justices' Clerks for the several Petty Sessional Divisions be ordered to send to the Clerk of the Peace the depo- sitions in all cases comnuttecK to the Ses- sions within seven days' of such commit- ment, and that in default of doing so, no solicitor's costs of prosecution be r, allowed, unless the court specially orders them to be paid.—In supporting his motion, the Chair- man said that he wished to point out. one important thing in the Act, which was that unless the prisoner gave evidence before the magistrates the Act did not apply. Hither- to, prisoners often reserved their defence at the Police Court until their trial, but henceforth they would have to give their evidence before they could be defended. The costs to be allowed under the new Act we— solicitor's fees £2 2s. per day, or according to the time the case would last. It would be unfair and improper unless the deposi- tions were sent ;n good time. The Act pro- vided that a. solicitor got the deposition a day or two before the trial. Mayor Price Lewes seconded the motion, wLic was carried. New Scale of Costs. A communication from the Secretary of the State was read with regard to the new scale of costs. The Chairman remarked that it was a rather important matter to all Petty Sessional Courts. Under the new scale a maximum ancf a minimum allowance would be granted to witnesses instead of a fixed sum, but he feared it would not be carried out properly, and it would give an extra amount of trouble to the Clerk of the Pe ace. He hoped that the justices would try as far as possible to arrive at some uni- form and not excessive fees, as the scale allowe dthem. Acknowledgment. A letter from Mrs. Evans, widow of the lt2 Chief Constable Howell Evans, was read. acknowledging the vote of sympathy pssed at the last Court. Re-appointed. The Chairman moved the re-appointment of the visitors to the Carmarthen Prison, which was carried. PETTY JURY. The followmg veie eiiipiiuellt d oil the Petty -Jury: i- Thos. Rowlands, but- cher, Aberystwyth (foreman): Win. Jones, builder, Bryn-road Evan Davies, Plough Inn; Wm. Jones, butcher. High-street; and Ben Evans, coal merchant, Lampeter: Thos. Evans, Lowtro, Llanwnen: Henry Hughes, Siluin: J.rnkin Jenk'ns, Llanwenog, John oOntsi, L vi amiaw i'; Silian; Thoa. Ltic- j hlfrds, and John Williams, Ffynon-ddrain, Talsarn. Absent Juryman Fined. Mr. Lewis Davies, builder, Bryn-road, Lsutlpete^ who had n ^••xnioned to serve on,, the Petty Jury did not answer, and wes fined t5. Diversion of a Road. Mr. Ernest Lloyd, Solicitor Lampeter, applied on behalf of the Town Council of j C, ¡I">. Hil-frt, J, i f)orl Vict or*" T•!••—1- »iod and Tanyrallt in the parish of St. Mary's CarH gan, as a more convenient road kc >vvn 28 the Coronntion drive had been in .•■le. The Cont allowed the apneal, 'and w*J«ired th *> thy old ro::d be p.'oserl, v Widow Charged with Stealing. ■V.ji'gin't Jones, widow -if the J. Walk1" Jones nit A^orybt yth h.qtmR1, tf ho of co -rnptJon :1. the Carr<'g*->- tSi'r o rnf.m~>rv th rg"), was h- d lior stealing aii darthonwa-o pan. con i taining about 20lb. of butter, value LI, the property of Mrs. Winifred Jones, Ffoshelig, Llandrindod, on November 16th last. The defendant, who is now an inmate of the Aberystwyth Workhouse, appeared in the dock carrying her four week's old child, which had been born in that institution. Mr StanleyGriffith Jones (instructed by Mr. A. J. Hughes, solicitor, Aberystwyth) prosecut- ed and defendant, who was undefended, pleaded not guilty. Mrs. Winifred Jones said the butter was taken from a cart which she left at Newry House, Mill-street. P.S, Phillips ascertained that defendant had left a pan of butter in the shop of Mrs. Re- Decca Jones in Mill-street and taken it away again. Later he found the pan and butter hidden in a back kitchen of a house where defendant was staying. On being charged defendant said that the butter had been sent to her by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jones Pen. rhiw, Gwernogle, Carmarthenshire. In giv- ing evidence in her own defence she repeated this storv and swore that she had never in her life before seen Mrs. Rebecca Jones, nor had she been in her shop with any butter In answer to the chairman she said there was no address or label on the parcel, and she could not say how the railway people knew it was for her. She was not asked to pay anything for the carriage. A verdict of guilty was returnett. In answer to the Chair- man, P.S. Phillips said he did not think the defendant had any friends left at Aberyst- wyth now. She had three children besides the baby in arms. The Bench bound her over in her own recognisances to be of good behaviour for twelve months. No evidence was offered in another charge of larceny against her. Preparation of Depositions. Strong Remarks by the Chairman. Referring to the depositions in the case the Chairman said he had never seen any- thing more disgraceful than the way in which they had been prepared. In the first place it did not appear from them that any- body had any jurisdiction in the matter at all or that the depositions had legally been taken. they contained the words, Before the of His Majesty's Jus- tices of the Peace, etc. and the name Isaac Hopkins appeared underneath. He was told that Mr. Isaac Hopkins was the j Mayor of Aberystwyth, but the depositions did tidfc ghcii- who or what he was. Again, there was nothing to show that the law had been properly carried out at petty sessions. The depositions did not state whether the accused was cautioned; whether she desired to sav anything in her own defence; whet- her she defiimd to call any witnesses; whet- her they wished to have the matter dealt with summarily or not; nor whether the de- positions had been read over to her. He tnight say that there was a note in Stone's that in the absence of these formalities a conviction could be quashed, and he must add that unless the depositions that came from Aberystwyth improved Tie. would take very good care that no solicitor's costs should be allowed, for it was a disgrace to the county that the county should have to pay officials for doing the work when the work was done in such a slovenly way. He could not speak too strongly on the matter, and he hoped counsel would convey the opinion of the court upon the way the just- ices' clerk had one his work. Mr. Stanley Griffith Jones, who informed the court that he was not instructed by the justices' clerk, said he would carry out the wishes of the chairman.