The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

COLWYN BAY SCHOOL QUESTION The meeting convened by the Co wyn Bay Ratepayers' Association, a fortnight ago, at which the controversial question of the pro- posed conversion of the Colwyn Bay Higher E-ecnentary School into a County School was somewhat irregularly discussed, has ,be811 pro- ductive of more good than might be at one timo anticipated. It helped to rcoisa m- terest in the movement, and brought abent the important and fruitful meeting of rate- payers held on Tuesday evening, when the new school scheme -was discussed at consider- able length in a highly instructive ma.nner. Every possible argument for and against the fidheme va.s adduced, and so convincing was the case presented in its favour that some of those who had been its severest critics pro- claimed their conversion, a motion pledging the meeting's support to the scheme being eventually carried by an overwhelming y I majority. Indeed, the only point debated witdi any logical force was the desirability of postponing the meeting's decision until the community had had another oppo.rtiun.ity of considering the matter. Under ordinary cir- cumstances no doubt delay might have been profitable, but as the scheme is now or soon will be in the hands of the Board of Educa- tion the chairman of the meeting did well to press the matter to a division, beca,u.-e it was clear that the speeches delivered had enlightened the assembly as to the right course to 2dopt, and, further, because vny sign of hesitation in accepting the offer now made to the town might hinder materially the success of the scheme in its passage through Parliament. The opposition, if euch it should be described, was singularly ineffective. Of tho whole series c.f facts rvud fignrcs by the advocates of the change iiot-oin-a was challenged. Ihey were, in fact, incontrovertible. It was established beyond reasonable contradict ten that a secondary school would be educationally of great aavantage to Colwvn Bay. The Prin- cipal of Penrhos College emphasised a new point of considerable inLportaiice. Naturally it was not to Miss Hovey's advantage to plead the eoranty school's cause, lor the echoed must recess ar ily to seme extent be in opposition to the interests of her own col- legiate school. Influenced by her warm re- gard for the educational welfare of the young, however, she followed the example of the 1a.t.e Principal of Rydal Mount School, amd cam, forward to champion the scheme in a practical maimer. Miss Hovey's argument igroz to the effect that not only was a county ephcoi accessary to meet the present needs of tho community, but essential to the town's future progress, a.nd she instanced m any amd many cases" which camte to her personal knowledge where people contemplating making their homes at Colwyn Bay had gone to live elsewhere bee ansa they could obtain for their children such instruction as would be given at a county school. The- fact that numerous families have made their homes at Abergele mainly on account of the exist- ence of the county school there confirms Miss Hovey's statement. It was also demons fit-rated clearly that the scheme will rather reduce than increase the local ratepayers' burden. The more Colwyn Bay residents ponder over the scheme the more will they appreciate it.

Paupers and Pensions. An ilium in ating discussion took place at Friday's meeting of the Conway Board of Guardians witih reference to the outdoor pauper's view of the old age p-emsion scheme. Next January the pauper disqualification clause of the Pension Act will probably be removed for good, and, with the object of relieving the local rates, a motion was sub- mitted to the effect that all paupers in jhe union eligible for pemsions. be notified of The change in the Act, and, further, that the Board would discontinue granting relief to them after January 8th, when the new measure came into force. Thereby the pamper would, of course, be forced to accept a pen- sion. The Clerk, however, pointed out that the motion was technically irregular because the actual change had not yet been formally sanctioned by Parliament. Even if that had been the case it was questionable whether the Board couJd deprive a pauper of out re- lief on the soI-e ground that he was entitled to a pension. In the course of the subsequent debate it was officially stated that several aged paupers had expressed their intention to forswear pensions in favour of Union relief. "It stands to reason," remarked the Clerk, "that a person receiving 6s or 78 per week, not to mention relief in kind, from the Guardians would prefer that to a pension of 5s per week." So that unless soane special provision is made to meet this difficulty Union funds will not bewefit from the Pension Act to the extent predicted. mmm i i.ii i— ■ i. ii «

The Great Orme Fatality. ~AnotJier victim h.vs been addoo to the dis- tressingly long list of fatalities to climbers in North Wales. On this occasion it is a young murs,housemaid, who, <m Friday, dipped on the treacherous grassy slopes of ihe,Great Orme's Head, and fell to the Ma-rine Drive below, death occurring1 almost im- mediately. It "was fortunate that there was too more loss of life, for two young chiMretn im the girl's charge might well have met ihe mme tragic end. The younger of them, a Little girl three y-ra of age, appears to have experienced a miraculous escape; though -he fell with her nurse she is reported to havo fractured no bones, and hopes are now enter- tained that she will recover completely from the severe shock, an extraordi-nary thing when it is considered that she a distance of between eighty and a hundred feet. The other little girl happily had the good scsisa to clirrib to a place of safety, where she re- mained until rescued by a, courageous boat- ma.n. It is a eignificaat fact that as a rule these !:■ nil visitors, who apparently do not realise danger attendant upon climb- ing our grass-covered hill-sides. One al- most despairs of discovering an effective method to warn the uninitiated. Notice boards appear to be of little avail. There is good reason to believe that the unfortunate victim i;n this case lest her foothold because her boots were not nailed. Plain boct-soles were obviously never meant for hill but it is remarkable how few novices have regard to go elementary and necessary a pro- vision as a few nails in their foot-wear.

PERSONAL. The Countess of Povvis iefit Lonclion on lotl- day for Pau. She will be followed later by the Earl cf Powia, who is at present staying with Sir John Gladstone at Fa«que, in Kinoarddnshare. Mr Llewellyn Hugh-Jones, of Wrexham, Official Receiver in Bankruptcy for North Waloi, has been appointed! Clerk to tho Justices for the Hundred of Maelor, In succession to Mr R. E. Lloyd, Eilesmeie, deceafed. <:&> Mr G. Ila.mmick, until recently actus; tant to Mr Gan-e, the principal age-nt at Oswestry, hag been appointed cub-agent for Lord Harlech's Welsh estates in succession to Mr H. L. Pigotit, who has beefa appointed agent for Lord Bar- ring ton's Berkshire estate. Lord and Lady Harlech are entertaining Lord and Lrudy Penrhyn, the Earl and CbiMiteKS off Dalhousie, Lord Cecil Manners, the Muses Charlton and Mr Jack Wickham, at Brogyntyn this week. The gentlemen shot over the homo coverts on Tuesday. Mr Balfour, Lord Kenyon, auid the W. Ormsby Gore, M.P., will ho among the party entertained by the Duko of Portland at Wcl- beck Abbey next week, in connection with the meetings of the National Urion of Coii^-t>rvauive Agents at Nottingham. :$> Ovpt. V vvLL-n, 2nd R.W.F., which 13 now m y India, has been appointed adjutant of the 5th .p (Flintshire) Battalion, in succession to Capt. Kington, D.S.O., who has givcin up die adjutancy after hc-loirg it sinos April, 190ó, and who now joins the 1st Battalion. ————— < £ — — The Hon. Mary Hughes was one of the stail- hcld'oxu at tho sole of work opened at tho house of tho Earl and Countess of Plymouth in May- fair yesterday afternoon by the Pnnccts Louise. 0f SehloswJg-Holstem, in ned of tne Gui.d of Aid Poor Gento People."

AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS IN WALES. LAST MONTH'S OFFICIAL RETURN. The monthly report issued by the Board of Agriculture last week gives the io-lowing summary relative to the state Oii^he orops aand agricultural! cccditions in Wole*:— Cnrn Harvest. — In the north t-.e corn orops were generally secured in good con- diltion and aie of good quality, and reports frc,m Montgomery and Flint describe the crops as very good. In the southern portion cif Wales the REPORTS are not quite GO satis- factory, the ears net being well filled in so one districts of Cardigan and Brecon; the con- dition varies considerahly, ranging from bad to very good. Potatoes and Root- — The lifting of potatoes is practically Completed, and many reports refer to the smallness of the tubers. Disease is re.port.ed in several counties, prin- cipally in the north. Mangolds are now being"lifted end are being secured in gcod condition, but are small in size. Turnips and swedes are still in the ground and grow- ing. Autumn Cultivation. The weather generally has been favourable to aiutumn cultivation. The progress of wheat sowing hag varied considerably in different counties. A report from Montgomery refers to the backward stat-c of the wheat sowing owing to tll-B anl condition of the ground, while in Merioneth, Brecon, Carmarthen, and Glamor- gan much wheat has been got in. "Seeds." — "Seeds" are reported to be a good full plant, healthy and vigorous and growing well. Live Stock. Eoth store cattle and sheep are doing well. Generally ewes are in good condition and healthy, though a re- port to- the contrary comes from Glamorgan, fiiost reports refer to a sufficiency of keep.

WELSH CItUSAi)E AGAINST COM SUMPTION. FORTHCOMING COUNTY MEETINGS. 'NATIONAL SUNDAY COLLECTION. At a recent meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Wash. King Edward Memorial it was agreed to invioe the churches of Wales to unite in a national Sunday collection in aid of tho Memorial Fund. This eu^gc^Lion has met with widespread support. The Caivinistic Meih- cdi-t Associations of North aDd South Wales, which met recently, passed unanimous resolu- tions in favour ofdcvoSng special collections on Christmas Sunday to the Fuirxl. The Welch Bishops and the leaders of the Free Churches m Wales are considering this propo;al, and will probably unite in an appeal to their congrega- ticms toO join in the crusade.. Already, quite spoataneouisly, collections have been taken up in several churches. AA such oollœti0:r" w;h.icl1 reach tho hon. treasurer wid be dul v credited to the lespctive denomination,3 when tho result of the National Sunday Collection is published early in tho now year. The following publio meetings have been al- ready arranged on behalf of fhe. fund:—Novem- ber 7 th, meeting of Liverpool Welshmen, sum momedi by tho Lord Mayor, to bo held at Liver- pool. Speakers: Mr Davidi Davies, M.P., Dr. Nathan Raw, and others. November 7th, Newport, meeting eummonod by tho Mayor. November 12th, Montgomery county meeting, summoned by Sir W. Williams Wynn, to be held at Welshpool. Speakers: Dr. Arthur Latham, of London, and others. November 14th, Den- bigh county meeting, erammoned by Colonel Cornwall^ West, to be he'd at the County HaJJ, Denbigh. November 13th, Carnarvon county meeting, .summoned by Mr J. E. Greaves, to be held at Carnavon. Novemer 24-th, Swansea, summoned by tlie IMaycT, Sjx^akers. Lady Aberdeen and others.

HOLYHEAD AND THE CANADIAN TRAFFIC. PROPOSED LARGE EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS. TRAIN TO BE CONVEYED BY STEAMER. At Tuesday night's meeting of the Hoity- hear Town Council, thie CLark (Mr T. R. Evans) stated that he had been that day n- formed by the engineer of the company which proposed to estaiblish the Red Route Line that they contemplated building a pier at Holy- head. All the Canadian traffic would be cairiried as far as Gal way, from whence a railway would be built to Kingstown. They also contemplated building a steamer large enough to convey a train from Dublin or Kingstown to Holyhead to the pier to be erected, which would, connect with the rail- way there. The company wfTe going to expend over XGO,000, aind the building of the pier would afford employment for about 200 men for a considerable time. The statement was hailed with the utmost satisfaction by the Council, as was a later aamounceiment thait it was proposed by the Government to expend between .£60,000 and £ 80,000 in repairing the breakwater.

REGULATION OF SHOPS. GOVERNMENT BILL TO RESTRICT ADULT LABOUR. (By EDMUND G. POOLE.) The bullk of the liegMatioai passed, or pro- jected, during the last few years, could be roungKy cGasBificd undeir the following heads: — Re^triictive Bills, Grandmotherly Bislls, Predatory Bills, or Vindictive Bills. Somo cf the mcesffircs, like the Liceaieang Biol, 1908, have p-i=yxie&ed all those, qualities, while lotfc^rs have been moce leelta'i'.ctod ni scope. The (blCfps (No. 2 )BdM, wliich was irjtroduceid 'by tho Home Secaxtory jiusit be- fctiTe Parliaiirun>eit for the irccees, yspreseafts a tj^pooal poece of GTandmoithcrly" and "Ro eitrictivo" kgisla:tieai, ccd, c-s the Govera- mcmit lis pl-Ddgsod to ptas,3 the Bill (into law bc- fore the end of the present year, it will be of vital interest to many people to consider how it will ,woed thetm. Xha obj-aat of tiba Boul is to lioxitiit the jioars during v etmployoes of both eexeB end all ages iilay work ::1 ehotps; toO secure tliki closi.ng of all dliops Oia Sundays, and for a half-day in each week; aarl- to give the local authon- tiiea ifuirther powees to fix tins hours of closing on uid days; c,3 Avell aa ether minor pro- visions, "ihere is nothlcvg new in this, as it is merely an -.extension of t'he prnanaLpiss em- bodied in the Shop Hours Acts, 1892 to 1904, but tihes Latest development aHonds an ad- miiansjboa illusbriatiion of the Ictngth to which £ ibasto iaterferen-ee with trade and ir.duat.ry can be carried, if oaicu the to reetnet tiie -iiie.ed'oan of conitract beftwieicn employors amd employeeB its .admitted. The exiatang law provides tilir.t no peirson under the ci--e of ÓglltEl0 may be rimipfoyed in la shop for more than 71 hours'.a wcck^in- du'diirg meal t'ionec, while at the same toe re it caifpowers the local authorriibies to fix the hours of c:.oe>ing of ého.p3 for TiefUiil trade in defLmed .aitaas. llhe latsst natu-rne avail-, able Ehaw that the local auttioiiutii.ee have net util'is'ed thei<r powetrs to great eixtemt. Up to the ,cni of 1908 only 223 coders hid been made .im the United Kingdom, affecting 31,605 chops. The fiact is 'J;-¡t ma-ny local authorities have -att-er:-no from tinie to to make the Aeits effective, but they have found tho reaisftian.ee of the shotpbeupctrs, and tho elioppii.ng Cuabiits of the public, too strong for them. to the present Government has stepped anlbo the breach wiiith a coercive anieiaoiire, designed to make tianiy cfoakig (universal, and to put tl>e sannie rceti'ietion on adulit Laibour as is now imposed cei juvenile Ifabour. Let 113 now oonstider tho proviedem of the Bill before Parliament, which ¡;:n;ay be briefly saimanacisicd as follows: — 1. No shop (assistant may be eimployied for moa"e than sixty hours (exohnai.'ve Ic-li meel times in any week, or after oi'cloek in the evering on nuyrc t&.am three -day. in any week. 2. There musrt be oe-rtain specified titnteirv^als for moals. 3. Overtime ann-sit not be woaked on more ruhan thirty daya in any off merei than two hours on any day. 4. All shops, eseicipt a few spocdikd toades, are to be closed not. later than two o'clock in the afternoon oar one weak-day in every week, and the- local authority wili'l haw power to fix the day. 5. All shops, with the enoc.ptdcm -Of a. fe^v ivpeeified tradcis, are to be doeed on Sun- days, special ptrovision beting made for those ishops wlhich are used by Jews. 6. Loclal atuthoffiiitass will have power to .6x the hour for cLosing aEl shops, but cot eiarliiecr (than seven o'clock in the evening. 7. Local authordities will have powei* to oLciM evein the fjpeiciiaily excepted shops, if the oactupoeos of iat leust tv»o~tiiiids of theen approve. 8. A miiifimum eitiandard of accommo.:l:atr.o.n is respect of seating, Tesn/tdltatiiOBi, eaailiftlary coavieniences, is laid dowai, with penalties in oaae of default. The duty of c'llii'()II'IC;; all tucee oiders and rcstrie-Liions is to be thrown on this local authorities, amd the texpene.es ceo to .be mtet out of the nates, viltfii aito graaiit in aid f-rccn the Govermimeait. If any local autliocity fails in its obCcgatitKis the Hocne Secretary will be cm.powec.ed to order eocneanei tJlae to carry out tho work, iand the cost will be recover- able from the local authority. Tlioeie ai'e the provisions of the EiiCl, but they are mixed up with such an eixtca- ordilnary number of exceptions tacid qualiifica- tions as to suggest that the promoters Lice diimily aware cf the complications and incon- voniearoes to wihibli 'they witO. gave rise. The •result is to m ake (b vi helle measure ludicrous ia its itncorueiiitcEoy, ,as a. brief analysis wtH fchaw. Wa may hnet .ask what is the object aimed vet? And weimay iiighltly assume that the only basis for UH) State peatud'atd'oen of adult laibour is to be fouind in the assumption that it* as Injurious morally, plivEiciaJIy, or mtetLe'CituaJily, for ia nj:i or woman to wteck for more than sixty hours in any one week. If that is really the caste—and apart. i1l'Om such cin ::18TItmifJt.iæ1 'the Bill .is without jueit-i- ficatioa of any kimdi—then tlie measure cen- ekffn'us iitself by (the exeeptioais which it per- mits. Leit us take :a very pertiinent cas-e in paint. The Govcffmmemit is itself an employer of 1/aiheur, but, .itncreelilibie as it may iseerai, it doeis (mat i-tself observe the ceeuditicns whiiidh Jt seeks to imipeee oci ,private employers, and, y.th.at is worse, it specially excludes its own employees from tho sgetpe of Ithe Bill. A pert offiieeis for all .practical pnrpoces a shop, wtith ithls differeeice that tha VC.,I, of the post office assistainta, involving it does eorm- getl'cated fina.r.eial transactions as well as telcglraphiic buEtiin'eos, ps much more arduous thm the work of an ordinary chop aasdstant. Yet I know lei an aetu/il tease in I "CL o Govctrnmeirt-appoisntcd lady post-office clerk has had to work for twelve hours ia day, ex- efluding meal times, fcT three months at a time; that is severity-two hours 1)4e,r week v,rllth three or four hours in addition on Sun- day, as egainist the sixty-hour Imaximum Laid cfjwti in this I kmcrw Of another pro- vincial office 'in which the male and female cC. lrks have had to -work ten hours a day, wilfo four hours on Sunday once in every two or three weeks, for foiL,- monlths during the pwt, tsnrmmer, and the houns were distributed âa1 such a way as to cover the complete rotund of the dock with iauterviais for meal times. Moreover, these Government employees all have to week afteir eight p.m. for weeks at a. time wheel it happens to be their It,-L,-tiu for late duty. Of course it wiLl be said 'that post offioe assistants, are, as a rule, only too giad 'uo earn a little extra by working over- time, bu- t the (ElatniQ applies to shop assiat-amfos 6n [private eanpfoymetnt, and it is difficuOt to see. vdliy one ahjould tbe restricted any mcrb than 'the ether. The Government has taken ejpocial paints .to d-cfnc&iu-irate its inconsistency by providiirg lim. Ctiause 22, that peat offico aissl'iilbants, e,t f.hcse plac:& whetre post office busineiss is capried oca in conjunction with other buaxneris, shall etnjoy conditions of omipioymteinft (not less favourable than those to be Isecurcd by this Bill; while a CrlitMe •further on it ie expiviesly g-tipuliated I that the provieions of tfiLe. Bill sJIiall 'not apply to post offices Ipure and simple where no othenr Ibusi- ner:s is carried oem, and wliiich are under ioom- pleie Goveamimemtt eonitrbl. Among the pro- visjoms hvhiicli iaine neit to apply to post offices may be memtdocied tlieoe reiliatclng to aeiajtkig accocitmodaition, venfilEUuion, iatad sanitapy oonveaiicmcies. Tb judge by the loondittitoai of some of the small provincial post oiffices which I have Be-an,, they are just tine places where the proviakeis could be applied with adMamtage. Now Let tos ceansideT scnnk-of the exceptions. The 1TIost; glaringly anccinsasltent of theeei is tlh,a exclusion froim tho sfupposed 'benefite of fttie (Bill, of th- m-eanibecrs of the shopkee.jxtr's fam-i-y. A man. may .-work lids sons amd daughters Etffl dtay and all night if he thifnks prciper to long as thoy do not object, n.n^l thus the tradesman with a family wild be placed at a dEatdnicit admm-ntage as compared Tvtitii IJie tradesman wihio has tp en giage ^assi^jt- ance. Possibly this may be intended as an inducement to people to have large families, buit, it is elfcogefthetr alien, to the principle oi the MI In the siaania •wlay sanaftt (nunal paidehteB are excluded from the openartdcta of (the Mil, as wetll as faixs and bazaare flrofln which no private profit is derived. rmig introduces the further anomaly that hciurs of Labonrr lane to be regulated by the amount of profit which resnlts therefrofm. The tnades exempted from the weekly htalf-holiday and Sunday closing are refreshment houses, in- clltidEkig, of oauxocpubuz-houses, tobaccontBtts, leakers, oonfectioaaefrs, newageeitG, cycle and nacitor shops, dairies; but the bakers and dairymen can only piien before ten o'clock ca Sujndiajy morrtding. Puibdic-horses are also exempt from the prohibition as to employ- metnt (aftor eight o'clock in the evening, but tlirci'ir ,employees may n^it work more than sixty houtrs ifn «my weiek, aind if the ruWrfc is idiivided into spellls tihe re mmat 00 oesteea snÐCíiikd .iinitecvalfe. Aid this will entail end- lees trouble aind imoonvcmicntoe to the Trade. Like muich lof the grandtmctlie'riy legislation wrhich seems to be so much in favour juat 'now, the Bill is altogether illogical.. If 60 hourse of labour par week is the limiifc of hum-rr endnrcunioo, end the Ball could only be j ustified cm eoncc emch absurd assuruptioa, their thajb liimrlb should be P. till tirades, all profesaleeB, and all clas'ses. But if W.3 are net prepared ito admit that pro- pci?iti'cn, and I can hardSy iiraagiue any sane man acaxtpting cjb for a anoamcnt, then the Bill mast be eitoutty reeislted 00 yet another attempt to fetter the dmdivddiiaaj liberty cd' the subject, w.bt.ch iwas never m-ore in jeopiairdy thcu it 1B at Ithø preeemt it rue.

FIFTY YEARS AGO. (Extract from the "North Wales Chronicle/' November 10th, I860). ADVANCE OF RHYL TOWN CLERK'S SALARY. (To the Editor of the "North Wales Chronicle." S r,—As reporters are precluded from being at the monthly meetings of the Commissioners, you arc censequently unable to set forth the pro- coeding-3 of that body. I contend that such pro- ceedings should be duly reported for many rca- sons; and as your paper is ever open to matters affecting public interests, I may, perhaps, he per- mitted to submit a few remarks in reference to that which took place in our Local Parliament at tha last meeting. I havo bccom one of your citizens. I have an interest in your town; you have honoured mo by placing me as a representative of your common interests. I shall keep a watchful eye upon them, and shall not shrink from declaring and upholding these convictions I may entertain, having in their object the welfare of yourselves and ycur town. A business engagement prevented me on Friday last (the monthly meeting.) from being present at the-irrre ti*: town's business was opened by Mr Churton, who (in the absence of Mr Sisson) filled the chair. I myseK was there at 11.40. At the dose of the day's business a gentleman informed me that he was present at 11.30, when he found the clerk closeted, whilst a discussion was taking place whether he wa.s to have an addition to his salary of twenty pounds, which was carried. Such a proceeding bofore the ordinary town's business had been gone through, and at this early stage of the day, I pronounce as totally -out of place, as it must then be well known that but a few Commissioners could then bo present, and consequently the ratepayers' interests unfairly re- presented. I will now ask—what are the pretensions of the town clerk for the increase of salary? It is true that it was held out to him on his appointment to office, that if he performed his duties in a :ti. '.at t.y manner up to the end of the first year, that an increase of twenty pounds was to be added to his salary it is also true that a stipulated- time was then mentioned, that he was to forego keeping his shop, which, I will venture to assert, bring:, him more than his present stipend. Then, Mr Editor, this being the case, I say that the advance, instead of being put down' at twenty- pounds, should have been rated ct one hundred, rs the town clerk had not yet been deprived of this great boon, and it is this circumstance chiefly that has urged my opposition to this claim. I understand that the collector of poor rates for the parish of Rhyddian receives only £ 40 per annum, and his labour is four times as. much as that of our town clerk, having to wait upon every ratepayer personally, his boundary of col- lection embracing, it is said, four square miles, and this has to be traversed four times a year, whilst our own town desk is seated in his fficc, would become the chairman of our board, and the rates brought to him. When an advance of this nature takes place, we should have something more tangible to look at than the mere performance of the town clerk's duties in the ordinary routine. May I ask, has ho given any proof of economy in the various de- pa rtinents appertaining to his offico whether in goods, work, or labour? Has he achieved any- thing unusual in his calculations prior to contracts being entered into, and confirmed for new build- ings, which have been erected for the use of the town during his time of holding office? Has he g.ven probf of groat unremitting attention to his general duties as cicrk to the Commissioners? These when recognised/in a more demonstrative I character, and at a more fitting time than the present (seeing as I do the depressed way in which many of our shopkeepers and lodging-house keepers will be placed through the unproductive season which has now passed away, and which I fear will give use to many blanks amongst the fine buddings that adorn our town. Then will be the time for the town clerk to make his claim; and ho will find the writer of these remarks one of his best supporters in the cause. Apologising for trespassing so 'far, I now con- clude, remaining, Sir, your most humble servant, THOMAS HEALING. George Hotel, Queen-street. THE LATE MR JOHN SISSON. Our obituary of to-day records the death of John Sisson, Esq., of Plas Coch, near St. Asaph. The de-ceased gentleman's life was one continued honourable exertion, for even when a handsome forbne would have enabled him, had he so chosen, to enjoy the quiet of retirement—he pre- ferred to render active service to the public; and alike as a county magistrate, and chairman of the Commissioners' meetings at RhyI, he consolidated his popularity among all who knew him by his great business ability and the suavity of his man- ners. The deceased gentleman died after only a short i:lLC.:3S.

THE CHURCHES. The. Rev. F. S. M. Bennett will bo instituted and inducted as Rector of Hawarden- on Satur- day, the 25th inst., at 4.30 p.m.. in. the Parish Church. At a, meeting of church members of Bethesda. Caivinistic Metjiodist Church, Mold, on Sunday it was decided to give a unanimous call to the Rew. Griffith Parry Williams, of Pontypridd,, South Wales, to boccime the pastor of the church.

NEW DE.>vfs COLLATION. The Bishop of St. Asaph <m Saturday colla- ted the Yon. Archdeacon Wynne Jones, M.A., to the Dry, vacant by the resignation of Canon1 Shad radii Pryoe, M.A. Canon Fletcher, M.A.. as Archdeacon of Wrexham; and the Rev. D. Davies, M.A., as canon-residentiary. Their installation will take place about the 20th inst.

WELSH IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE AT ABERYSTWYTH. The movement set on foot with a view to securing a greater amount of co-operation between tho Sunday Schools of the Church in Wales h-a-s been steadily growing. A meeting to promote this object was held at Aberystwyth, undor the presidency of the Dean of Bangor, who was supported by Archdeacon Morgan, Archdeacon Lloyd Jones, Canon Camber- Wiiiiajrrs, Rev. E. J. Davies (Capel Baiijgor), Miss Beesio Griffith (Po.rtmadoc), and' others. The movemenil -has the hearty support of the Bishops of Bangor and St. David's. The adult scholars in the Welsh Sunday Schools of these two ddoceces during 1910-11 will be engaged in studying- the Epistles to the Thes- ealonians. with the aid of a We'&h CJc«runertai.ry, which will begin to appear in the "Haut" for this month. The needs of scholars over citght and under 16 will bei net by tihe publication of notes of lessons in-Welsh for the seniors in the "Haul," audi for juniors in the "Pert" This is tho provision made for 1910-11. Similar notes of lessens in book form will be issued) for the year commencing- Advent, 1911. A common syllabus was also agreed upon for children under eight, and several small books by the Rev. A. O. Eva-net. Llanfaethlu Rectory, were recom- mended for use in this division. The "Holiad- UT," by the Dean of Bangor, was also recom- mended for use in the older classes. Somo den aeries in the diocese of St. Asaph hav passed rasotlutionra in favour of this move- ment. In the diooese of UandafE there a-re com- paratively few parishes where Welsh ia the iangusage of the Suatfay Scihoqh

MUSICAL NOTES. By Peter Edwards, Mus. Bac. (Ped, Alaw). RHUDTDLIAN TEST CONCERT. Thetnei was soma good simgmng hrce, amd an appfrccdatevie audiiettuce. It was a happy idea to give a ehanco to those who had. not won a. pnzc at oToom" competitions, amd iin thut pmt-:cn of the eveQ'kiig's work, greot interest was takm. The wim&er, Mr Win. Janets, Dy- setrtli, potscer-teB a. balrfltone voice of most agretqaybue y, and it is eympathelic. For the solo, "Load, KlaikHy Light," it will ct oruoe 1>3 umdtarstood that suicSi a voice would fee most suitalbdre'. His pron.umciation amid, phrae>- az-g wftr-e cot ibsyond reproach, nOTerthelesB, tihr* pcrfcdnuiiricei, as a whole, was most praiiso- wonthy. In the ladies' "open" cthallemge oolo com- petition, only three clime forwaarJ, but thcty were all good singers, tabid previous wammieirs jJ1. urnportacit competitions. Not only was the stinging good, but the choice of pisoes afforded plie-asniao to the liteteacirs. They were: "Hyimn to the Almighty" (Sciliubctcl), "April Mom," amd "Trfyinaai'r Saiinlt." The euooeetaful lady—Mrs Leiss—gave an impres- sive rendering off the fiiet-m-aimied piece; there wias ¡"h ,:¡t that ibrciadlth of atiyle which is so en& nti/ii to A. In the sKacccxd-mamed .piece,, MCm OWCEI exhibited heir ability as a young ein^er, and. the piece stilts her. On the. prö- occfe ocoasucEi, ihowciViar, theme was much eiteccato ehowtn iin eodna portficEB, and that, my opinion., detracted somewhat flrcm the veiiD e "CIf the pecfcmtainioe. "Ticlyaiau'r SainJt," sung by Mi-sis Mccteta Davies, was a. good effort, though marred by somewhat care- lees phrasing. The oecilrioci eiearmcinieeng wMta tho word's "CiaoLU can yn caeithiwied," etc., Jjacked the true ning of fceliitog one aaxcitutes with it. Wittth greater attention to this punt, Mias Darvaas wiO do herself moire j-ixftxico, and will be orctoiai toO be acacer the jirise, though EtE-3 aad Mrifes Owen were ne-ar tut this time. G E, -N- ME 'S SOLOS. In the .gentleman's open challenge oomipoti- tiica, there was a now dt:part<urie. One ootm- pefcta?, It tfte close of the preliminary test, W'J) jai: to siubetibi'te apjcther secig. Hjs reaocei for asking was newmees of the first oetng to the atcompiaoiafc, end the foeSiimg that D'c!,IJ\r-km,Q,wl11 stmg would, therefore, be pre- The request we.,3 allowed fee the rea- ccmis:—(1) That the si'ntgrr, evieai in hie ffccib eccig, pratnascd to be. an easy Avininer; (2) It was at his own ri^k tlnat he oang agnc'fn, be- ciau&e if ho sang tihe eeeecd yeng wctrse tliain tho feet—etsjd worse iih2ai tire next ifceElb—he woafd be in dane'gi- of not gaining the prize. ;) was seme gootd stngiaig in this com- pcliitieci e-leo. Tire winner, Mir J. Morxds Joraeis, Rhyl, Eomewhat too loudly, brat !2.B he proceeded one felt that was getting the. grip of the piece. He was espeicieilEy effective iin the 'latter part, where his powerinl vct'.ee enaiblcd hiicn to -reach the oliimaa: wrilth- oat sfnowiing any exheJusitiion,—which lilts rival, tJhe junic-ir singer, showed in the same Etang. I isdniired this tClnoc voice, but he showed liack of fin i:ih in his rentd,eiring. The movement, 2, lacked cohesion, and the m^acGiboso movement was Fiung riather quii&kly, a.nd jacked ei gnc.ty. The thilrtd singelr presented' E-. S. Hughee' welil-lcEKowm eong, "Merch y Carllben." H.eire, again, we had°a rich bari- tone voice, but alithough there, -wis -,t good dcal^ to iad;mir,o dill. the rende-rimg, ilt le.clc.ed fiinrsh. With elt.'L'l ftarther study this sibger to give a good aeeount of w MRS BACKHOUSE. I was pleased to meet this lady at Iilradd- •*a<a: gecd week as acc-onipaniat, es- pca:-a(u.y wheia r.t is tome am jnajad that many or tlie iongs siung bed to be played si:ght. She ,-a dangli:t.e-r cf iMr Joseip-h Willd^mrj, c.natMiie-er, cite., RÙ¡y1. i "ABERYSTWYTH." In true i-Opoa-t off a. recent lecture "upon Wer vh music, 1 aaoftico the reimatrk that one cie/jld uindtergo no moce painful experiecioe, nwaab- Cily, tibaei to hear "Aibefrystwyth" eung in Elr.gl ,and. It wae met its home, the kieltnree ec.L.d. Ifc woui d only be sung by Welphm.cn, cc-id in. Wales, is he-re iit breeithod the cer-no citrnospheDa, amd conid be brou^i-t up in tho &el il beet fitted to reocive iit. ° Jnadgiirg by the ahovei ixmiark, it is ra UJ!1- fcrtrinete thiii:g that- the editors of "Hymns Ane'iecit ,amd Modern" should have ineiVjdrd tuts Welsh hymn-tnn.o in their nrjw ctditieii becaueo at muet be. paraiful to Wel'ih p"c.e arxurkng beyond Wckh territcery to hciar it tiling oat of its "home- "Aberystiwiyith" Las £ ^0 found dies way into otlier tune^books, j.u'ich 'me-an,^ that sti-1 moire pain c» iin eitece 4<>r W-ctiyh Cr^t'cmic.Ts! Xf tili-e cihcjcrf cha<rr<ctei'- li-^tic of Welsh music is "its ecnetiama.1 siiiciajgt.i"—^which I do not deny—is ,3,11 Enxr- irh oongregation so devoid of feeling tflxife iit caninot, as iifc were, wrestle with the ".eimo- tieeial atipength" of a Welah tune? Assu/m- i-g tuxat- tno vigour of the Wc-feh hyirnii "Beith y lbyd?" ctc., icaa be translated uni.o LlngCiLsa, is the imuaie of "Aberystwyth" so erocmtia^y WrfBh that the sing-ing of tit by a,n l'iigaxi congregation should give W^'°I .'•PU^ 'FCUIL'ES should ficod EX> piaoa in ,1 e.L!+a • Genmam tunes thoud be A.L;u to Gexmea etc. A hymn-tune is not necessarily Welsh because -7f? 10nal str™gth" and because it is t,,rl *nn Ut n° 'J1"1"0'' kcy; and thcre ai'c English aT8 fu;I1 of emotional strength" as Welsh ones. I need only mention ono tune to prove my contention, namely Dr. Dyke's "Vox Dilecti," usually sung to tho words:- "I heard the voice of Jesus say, Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Th. htad upon My breast; I came to Jesus as I was, Vveary and worn, and sad; found m Hun a resting-place, T -t, .< lias ma<!° me glad. -Aberystwyth," the fa-st four lines are ■■ung to mournful music, and thcre is a change into t,hj major at I came to Jesus." Indeed at Ss D6 » ".°rc cioi that ». ;i, "r; s "•' 1 '•■'•'l quite certain W1 w'T > translation of the words into t w V.! y s tUTH! AVOuld be as acceptable to c s 1 QcmgrcgatioRs as to English ones, and many Nvc,ild not be alJb to distinguish it from a Welsh tnne. Is not the chief glory of a tune in its adapta- bility to the spiritual needs of various nations Certainly. "Aberystwyth" has, by its excellence, found favour with people other than Welsh, and if it can help them spiritually—as I feel sure it can, then let its strains be heard far and wide' < "LLAWLYFR COR AWL." Mr Arthur Roberts, of Colyton, Devon-a recru- reU-0^- f °/,tho ''Pio"eer''—a'ks for information rcsp.etmg the Rev W. L. Richards, author of the above work. Can any reader of these notes oblige Mr Roberts? "ALUN MA HON." BY CEIRIOG A copy is to hand from Messrs Hughes and Son, Wrexham, price twopence. It is supposed to bo a description of the poet's own life. In the preface it is stated that Ceiriog is the most natu- ral of the Welsh jioets, and "Alun Mabon" is the most natural of tll his songs. Here is a stanza from this little work dealing with music;- "Ccrddorion Ewrob ddont I'ch mysg i roddi can. 'Rwyf innau'n ymfoddhau Ar lais y fronfraith lan; Wrth wrando'r gwcw las, A'r hedydd bychan fry, A gweled Robin Goch Yn gwrando'r deryn du." Etc. It should be read by all admirers of Welsh poetry. < < MR J4MES SAUVAGE. The "Cerddor" for November contains a port- rait of this artist and a sketch of his career. He was born at Rhosllanerchrugog. In a local choir he made his mark as an alto. Later on he came out as a tenor, and, on the recommendation of Mr Sims Reeves, he settled down as a bari- tone. He studied at Aberystwyth under Dr. Parry, and, later, at the R.A.M., where he was most successful. He has sung in grand opera in London and elsewhere. For some years he has taught voice culture in New York. He married Miss Lewis, daughter of the famous Welsh poet Llew Llwyfo. Those who heard Mr Sauvage sing Welsh airs at the National Eisteddfod, Colwyn Bay, will not soon forget the distinctness of his words, and ,it is to be hoped very miny young vocalists will benefit by the lesson they then received in this often neglected but most essential thing.

"FREE TRADE" HALF TRUTHS. (BY S. SKELHORN.) A half-truth, we arc told, "is ever the worst of lies," and "Free Trade" is full of half-truths What it teaches is true in a sense, but it is not the full and complete sense. It has to be balanced by other important considerations which unfor tunately aro nearly alivayi kept in the back- ground. Take, for example, the statement made a short time ago by Mr Ure with referonoe to the re- venue yield from Tariff Reform. If, said the Lord Advocate, we take the programme of the Tariff Reformers as interpreted by themselves, a ten per cent. duty on imported manufactured goods would not yield more than nine or ten million pounds. Mr Ure's estimate is arrived at in this way. According to official returns, tho value of manufactured goods imported annually into this country is about £ 156,000.000. But of these about £ 26,000,000 represents goods re-ex- ported and not retained for home consumption. Mr Ure further assumes that the effect of a ten per cent, tax would be to prevent foreign manu- facturers to the value of some E30,000,000 from entering this country at all. Accordingly, from the gross total of imported manufactured goods he deducts £ 50,000,000, leaving a net taxable residue of £ 100,000,000, a ten per cent, tax on which would yield about £]0,000,000. A GREAT FACT SUPPRESSED. These figures are used by Free Traders to bo- little the value of Tariff Reform, but, as a matter of fact, they show what we lose by postponing Tariff Reform. The important point is that if under Tariff Reform foreign manufactured goods to the value of £ 30,000,000 arc prevented by a duty from entering thi country at all, British capital and labour would seize the opportunity to manufacture them at home. The Free Trader does not mention that at all. and yet it is a. vital point for this reason. All capital in order to produce anything is obliged to pay itself away in wages to labour. If therefore goods to the value of £ 30,000,000 annually, which are now produced abroad, were produced in this gountry instead, some 20 to 25 million pounds of wages which now go to workmen abroad would be paid instead to labourers in the United Kingdom. Hence, according to Mr Ure's own calculations, the ultimate results of Tariff Reform would be not only to increase tho revenue by F,10.,000,000- a sum nearly 200 times as great as that which the present Government expect to derive from a special taxation of the increment in site values-but also to add many millions to the wages of British labour. This proves conclusively that Tariff Reform is not, as its opponents say, a programme put for- ward in the interests of the rich man and the capitalist. It is the very reverse. What does it matter to a British capitalist, so far as his own income is concerned, whether it comes from a railway in the Argentine or from a 'factory in Poplar or a mill in Lancashire? But to work- less or underpaid labourers in any part of the United Kingdom the question is a vital one, and that is why they should support Tariff Re- form. The object and the justification of Tariff Reform is not that it would increase the pro- fits of British capital, but that it would increase the employment and wages of British labour.

TREFRIW PARISH COUNCIL THE FAIRY FALLS BRIDGE. SUCCESSOR TO THE LATE MR W. OWEN DISCUSSED. The ordinary meeting' of this Council was held on Friday evening the Rev. Henry Jones pre- siding. There were also present: Dr. Williams, C. Adamson, D. Roberts, and Robert Evans, to- gether with tUio Cterk (Mr R. E. Thomas). THE LATE MR W. OWEN. The Chairman in moving a* vote of sympathy with Mrs Owen, widow of the late Mr W. Owen>, saidt his dcm. se> was a great less to the Council, as his faithfulness and knowledge of the require- ments of the district proved most valuable as- sets to them. Mr C. Adamson seconded the motion which was adopted. THE FIRE HOSE. A letter, in reply to one addressed to them by tho Parish Council, was read from the Geirion- ydd Council, intimating that the repair of the fire hosts and the provision of a conveyance to carry it, was a matter for the Parish Council and not for the- District Council. Mr R. Evans: A hand-truck would answer the purpose. Mr Adamson: Yes, a small one that can be handled by a single man would be sufficient. It was resolved to repair the fire) hosts and to eeoure <1n estimate for tho cost of hana-cart. PREMATURE OBJECTION. A letter was read, from a lady resident object- ing to the erection of a publio convenience "within 20 yards of her business house door" be- cause, she contended, it would prove detrimental to her trade, especially during the summer months. Mr Davxl Roberts: We will not be allowed to erect one anywhere it seems. The Clerk: The committee entrusted with the- work have not decided to erect one on the spot specified so that the letter can be left dn abeyainco until the committee's report is issued. FAIRY FALLS BRIDGE. The Clerk reported that Mr T. R. Williams contained that t-he, bridge crossing the Crafnant Itiver near the Fairy Falls, in the vicinity of his premises needed The Chairman: it is undoubtedly in a danger- ous condition. y The Clerk: The Footpajth Committee has been requested to inspect tihe. bridge and" submit a re- port on its condition. Mr Adamson I was under the impression that Mr T. R. Williams inte-rided securing' girders at Dolgarog for the purpose of repairing it. The Chairman: The timber underneath the bridge is absolutely falling off. On the inc,tion, of Mr Adamson, seconded by Mr R. Evans, it was decided that the commit- tee should make a special inspection of the bridge and prepare an estimate of the cost of repair- ing it. PRECEPTS. Tho Clerk reported that the- Burial Board re-- quired £ 5 13s 4d for the purpose of repairin.g the cemetery wall and other expenses, while £ 20 would be required towards flie, general expenses. The total precept was therefore £46 13s 4cl. There was a balance to the credit of the Lighting account of JE55 15s 5d and to the recreation ground account of £ 13 10s 7d. In reply to the Cliairman, the Clerk said there was a dee-reas3 in the September quarter in the charge for public lighting of 8s over the corres- pondi ng quarter laat year. On the. motion of Mr Adamson, seconded by Mr D. Roberts, the report was adonted. A VACANCY TO BE FILLED. The Clerk intimated that through the death of the late Mr W. Owen, a vacancy had occurred on the Councii. The usual course to adopt was to elect the next candidate who stood on the list at tho last election, the next in rotation were Mr A. Lloyd Griffith and Mr D. Robrts, Bryn- afon, with 52 each, the Rev. J. Gower being tho next with 50, tho remainder receiving under 20 votes. The Chairman: The Council is at liberty to appoint anyone they like. Mr Adamson Then I propose Mr R. II. Wil- liams, C.C. He was elected regularly at the parish meeting, although he afterwards did not go to the poll. The Clerk: It is only fair that I should re- nt in d you that the verdt.ct of the electors at the last elecaon should have due consideration. Mr Adamson: In this case thero was a tie for the highest position on the unelected list. There- fore, how can. we discriminate between one and the other, while Mr R. II. Williams was duly elcted at the parish meeting, and if he had. gone to the poll he would undoubtedly have been elected'. Mr David Roberts: He is already a member of the County Council, and that cnight to suffice. Mr Adamson: I differ from you. I think it would be to the advantage of this Council to number amidst its membership a representative of the County Authority. Mr D. Roberts: I think we ought to adhere to the precedent to eiect the next highest can- didate. Mr Adamson But two candidates secured the same number of votes. Mr D. Roberts: I think it would 00 to our advantage to have a solicitor a member of the Council, so I propose that Mr A. Lloyd Griffith be elected. Mr Adamson: Mr R. 11. Williams' position at the parish moeitiing was a higher one than attained) by the two others at the poll. Mr D. Roberts: He has quite enough to do on the County Council. Mr Robert Evans: I propose that Mr D. Ro- berts, Brynafon, be elected. Dr. Williams seconded. After some further discussion, on the motixm of Mr -Adaiiioon, gecond.-A by Mr D. Roberts, it was resolved to adjourn the election until the nest meeting. i 1

SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS. The opening meet of t'he season was at Carden, the residence of Col. I lou Ids worth, on Thursday, when there were present the Master, Miss Wil- liams Wynn, Lord Gerald Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Arthur Grosvenor, Lord Harlech, Sir Walter Corbet, Mr and Mrs Hugh Peel, Genera] Sir Savage and Lady Lloyd Mostyn, Miss Rhona. and Miss Elizabeth Mostyn, Capt. and Mrs Rickman, Miss Bell Irving, Captain Holberton, Mr Waleot, Mr Oliver Orrnrod, Mr Hugh Ormrcd, Mr Rooper, Mr Margetts, Major Peel, Captain Walwyn, Captain Owen, Col. Lylo, Mr Frank Cotton, Mr and Miss Nelson, Captain EtheJston, Mr Godfrey Fitz-Hugh, Mrs Itas- botiiam, Major W. M. Dugdale, Mr C. T. and Miss Dugdale, Cel. Rivers Bulkeley, Mr John Howard, Major Wynn, Mrs Mainwaring, Miss Fenwick, Mr Noel Soames, Capt. a.nd Mrs Lam- bert, Captain Kington, Major'and Miss Godsal, the Missos Sited bach, Mr Greenshiclds, Miss Bainston, Mr Kevill Davies, and Mr J. snd Miss St. John Charlton.

FLINT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS. There was a large gathering at the first meeting of the hounds at Pits Newydd on Friday. The "meet" was fixed at the resi- dence of Mr E. W. Griffith, as thai gentleman is leaving the district for the season to hunt with the Belvoir Hounds, of which hunt he is the deputy master. Among those present were: Lord Mostyn, Hon. Miss Mostyn, Col. Howard, C.B., Mrs Howard, Miss Howard, Lieut. Lloyd (Hafod), Col. Mcshani, Col. R. W. Williams-Wynn, CapL: Cole, Major Davies-Cooko, Col. Gregson Ellis, the Misses Bibby. Mr Hughes (Cncrwys), Mr Lane, Mr Fosbory, Mr Charles Williams, Miss Cole, Capt. Conran. Mr L. Conran, Mr John Davies (Denbigh), Mr Rigby, Miss Clough, Mas- to- Griffith, etc.

THE ANGLESEY HARRIERS will meet on Saturday, Nov. 12th Penmynydd Almshouses^ Wednesday, November 16th Bodorgan Station. Saturday, November 19th Talwrn. Each day at 11 15. Major Lawrence Wlvliams, master.

LATE MR EVAN THOMAS, LLANRWST. MEMORIAL SERVICE: MINISTERIAL TRIBUTE. A metmcrial service was held on Sunday] eveming at Sci-oa C.M. Church to the liate Mr Evan Thomas, pecrior deacom of tihie dhurch, who&3 dctmieei was repeated last week. Spec'ial anthems were sung by the congregation during the evening. The- Retv. VV7. Thomas (pastor) officiated, a.rji his preached frerm Actte xviii. 24 and 2.¡J verses. Ho r-enmrked that the chureh had rcocislt&y been deprived of sc-vera! revered and valuable .me-mibetrs, many of whom bad de- parted (furling thei present year, but in thel Î:130-S(tl,g of Mr Evan Thomas they had lost the oldest deacon in the church. He did not know extacWy how long lie had occupied that position, bait the period was a ocmsiderable CEMS and he reihained the position to the last. Tbe text dealt wiith a man named ApoK.be, tmaaiy of vhesa attributes were manifested tin the chaoxiioter of the late Mr Evan Thomas. Not that the deceased was so great a man ar3 Apdlcs, who w as a genius, in the op initial of many tireu of that age, the highest intellect cm the church of that period. It was possible for a man ctt lesser ettiaiinmieints tc be aimtTar to a man cf exceptional intellect; men of leianiLar natures and governed by tiimtikir principles. T!h.c opening phases of their caaeeT was almoot ideoticai. Apouloo arrived in Ephesus impregnated wiith tha tonets of John the Baptist. Very eerily ia ■life he ca.me ill touch with the disciples cf John, who exercised considerable imfLuence over hian. It was poeeiihl-e that they remsed. him to think seriously vriith the reeult that a pireiaichcir with them. But those tenets proved too narrow far hiim, and failed to bring him happilIK6S. So he wande<red from place to place until he readied Ephesns, vQicce he became, uradiar the influence of Aq-u-ila and Priscilla, who oountcrre-.ted the influence of the Baptist, a useful member of the church. Eiaply in his life, while yet a ypuug man, thô la.tc Mr Evan Thomas went to at FfVntLd Galed to his uncle, who was a Baptist, under whose roof the mimiisters, who officiated at Tanyhryn Baptist Chapel, always stayed. He always Emitted that he owed a g'/riaifc deal to the influence of their society, which aroused him to read and study the Scriptures, thiink for himself and stand up for liis prin- ciples. Ha always expressed the. greetest neispceit^ for ihe Baipti&t mi meters he. met at his uaiciie s, who wens prohaibly the means of concentrating his mind in the word c.f God. my did he nctt folierv the Baptists? Why had he clung faithfully to the Calviniisitic Methodist camse, envuremed as lie. was by the B.aptnat .itniluenee? Near Ff'ridd Garw, at Nmtyoalyn, lived the late Mr Thomas Paitry, a deacon of Seictn Chap-el, a man of exceptional merits and attributes with wihoni Mr Evan Thomas lived for three yeors, and bus influence over him during that period fol- io wed him to tlie grave. He passed hie time with Mr Pamry when a boy, etnd was by his side when he died. Another daacon, cf Seiioa Church, the laite MT W. Jones, Bod-, miing, also teraght Mr Thomas a great deal, and these wore the two men he iras so loud oi referring to as the guidiing genius Of his youth, and influenced his mind ill tOO direction it penmianemitly settled, both being zealous Calvinjisitic Methodists. Thus Mr Evan Themes beoamia a. C'aiviniietic Method kliat iof Calvi'niiisit.ie Methodists. He was noted lor his seel to his deinioirtninatiicn, which vents a pienoiaieint feature, in his character. Ho w,as rot narrow-minded, however. He gloffied in the sucoass of a church to whatever de- netminatiiicci it belonged. Apol-ios v.ks a fluent speaker, ctid exorcised a greet influence over his hea<rcrs. Mr Evan Thomas pestaessed a similiatr gift. It was a natural talent; not what he had won by constant study. It was manifested plainly iin his reiadliing publicly of the Scrip- ture, .and im his pr.ayer. He had the gift of betiing able to speak plainly to the point without giving offence. However bitter was his pi. 1, it was always taken with good grace. It was net liiis habit to speak at length, uni/i keeping hittiimg hard, but rather to thrust in .a, word like; a bolt from the blue which usually penetrated th-e tenuis of lid's hearecre. Apdjics v. as potent in the Scriptures. He was well educated at Alexandria, where Pliilo led the school of philosophy. So was Mr Even Thomas. It was doubtfuJ whether there was anyone tin the church who was go fajiniidiar cci Scripture -as he. He could re- cite it verse after verse. He w,as ain adept i'n bringing Object leeocais from the Bible to bear upon a question at- issue, as had been evidenced on more them one oecasi.cn during tihe present year. He read othec books as weiJl, but the wias his f-avourdlbe. He read it diariiy, amid was familiar with it from its beginming to the end. He lived upon it; it was his heme and his retreat. His career was an object (lesson to the rising generation. If he had not devoted himself to the Bible in the early Stages (If his life, he would never have gamed sueh a. knowledge of its ceuiiteiiits. It wias said of Ap-ollfcs that he was wiarm in the spirit, .a man easily aroused. He was aroused by hits sermons, and cm such he was very fluent. He was itil the level of Peter C.Od I U-ul. Some contended that lie was a, more powerful ma,n than edthea*, which proved him to be a powerful chratotr. Mr Evan Thomas po,stseeee.d a temper which was easily airoused. It was not the wiarmtih of temper altogether, but the truth buirued within him. lit was seen in his words amd iin his praivers. It wias surprising, however, to ofbserve how mIld he. was itn his supplica- tions. OfiteJlalt the menitihly meeting he exploded a bombshell which stimulated the im-enibcus to increased activity. He was faithful and honect etnd am earnest worker in the fold, always ready to bear the cross and do his duty. He had, however, bcc-tiii called to his everlasting he,1110, where hriis virtues wetne rewarded.

The fall elections in America, have proved dis- astrous to ex-President Roosevelt and his party. In the next House of Representatives the Demo- crats anticipate the possession of a substantial majority. t