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Tho }3urnie.M difficulty hits advanced a Btaga by the despatch of an Ultimatum to the Kill*; demanding a series of important surrenders from the position he has taken up in referenco to tho iJonibuy and Burroab Trading Company, The report of the Servian advance is con- tradicted, but it is now announced that the Iiiiig has issued bis .Manifesto, This, how- ever, is UlIcolltirllleù, 'lut! Powers have addreajfd a Collective Note to l'rioce A lexander, holding his Government reopen- siViu for any disturbance of the peace. The Priiic., who arrived at isoiia on Friday night, was enthusiastically received by the populace, and, in reply to all address, expressed it to be his tirin intention to make every saoritice for the attainment of the Union. Ollicial correspondence published on Satur- day shows that Germany withdrew her pro- test against the hoisting of the British flag at Lucia liay in May last. It in stated that Admiral Miot, the French commander in Madagascar, is to be re-called for acting against the instructions of his Government. According to present arrangements, Sir Tlenry WoifE will leave Constantinople to- night (Monday) on board the Imogens for Hosika Day. A French paper publishes a telegram from F^ ather Marton, missionary at Zuigon, report- ing another massacre in Annam of 7,000 Christians. Sir William Haroourt on Saturday unveiled the statue to the late Mr. O. T. Rass erected at Derby by bigold constituents, and delivered an addrpss. -Spealcin.-at Peterborough on Saturday night Mr. Childers claimed that the territorial system had greatly improved the condition of the army. Sir R. Cross, speaking at Nowton-le- Willows on .Saturday, expressed his strong opposition to Disestablishment. Some important figures relating to the lead mining industry of England were given by Sir Theodore Martin in the course of an address he delivered on Saturday near Wrex- ham. Lord Londesboroagh has definitely severed his connection with the Liberal party. Colonel Morgan, M.P., addressing a meeting at Abercarn on Saturday, pointed out that, though it was admitted on all hands that trade bad never been worse than it was at present, the iladioal party had Boycotted the Commission appointed to inquire into the causes. Speaking at Poutypool on Saturday night, Mr. J. A. Rolls, M.P., criticised tbe proposals for free education, which he declared im- praotioable. Mr. Cordes, in reply to a correspondent, announces his intention to vote against the inclusion of Monmouthshire in any Bill pro- viding for Intermediate liducation in Wales. An important deputation of coalowners waited upon the Mertbyr Assessment Com- mittee on Saturday in reference to the rating of the collieries in the district. As the result of the interview a reduction of 5 per cent, was granted. On Sunday afternoon, at Llandaff Cathedra), Dean Vaughan preaohed to a considerable oongregation, 1n his remarks the very rev. gentleman referred to the provoking, to political strife prevalent during the preaent orisis. It is generally believed that the financing of the Manchester ship Canal scheme his been undertaken by Messrs. Rothschild. The bi-centenary celebration of there voca- tion of the ediot of Nantes was inaugurated at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday. A London and North-Western passenger train was in collision on Saturday night near | Preston, and live persons were injured. From the statement of the affairs of Mr. Riohard Ittenborough-owner, among other colliery proprietors, of niines at Resolven, Neath—it appears that the liabilities are lc;501000. A lad was hammering a ship's rocket in the street at Walton, Liverpool, on Friday even. ing when it exploded with great violence injuring the lad, a woman, and six boys and girls, aim! blowing out the windows of the adjaoent booses. Two drummer boys at Aldershot were killed on Friday night, and several others injured, by a fall of sand, The five miners entombed in the Eldin Pit have been resoaed, The North Western express steamer Violet went ashore at the entmnoe of Dublin Har- bour on Saturday. No one waainjured. I Dr. Thompson, of the Tyrone Infirmary, baa been presented with the Albert !,I?,ed.. for heroism in removing poisonous matter in a case of diphtheria by suoking it away.

ENGLAND AND BURMAH. The Indian Government has lost no time in accepting tho challenge of the King of Burmah. An Ultimatum has been addressed to that potentate demanding the reception with all bonour at Mandalay of a British Envoy, the suspension of all proceedings against the Bombay and Burmah Trading Company till this Envoy has investigated the case, and, finally, the consent of the Kino to the appointment of a permanent British Resi- dent at his oapital, with a suitable military guard. If the King of Burmah is so in- fatuated as to reject these demands a British army will forthwith invade his dominions. No one who has studied the correspondence between the two GoVerllUlentaoau doubt that tbe I Dglieh rulers of India have behaved with the greatest forbearance towards a weak neighbour, whoso independence they were reluctant to meddle with. But King Tuf.euaw has mistaken courtesy for timidity, and has responded to it, not only with insolent language, but with acts of violence and injustice directed against British subjects. The Bombay and Burmah Trading Company bold leases of the Royal forests on terms which yield the Kino a very good revenue; but His Majesty has inflioted upon them an enormous fine for alleged infractions of these leases, the conditions of which they atliiin that they have loyally fulfilled, bas forcibly pi-evetitedthoir agents from cutting timbt-r, and has arrogantly refused to submit the question in dispute to the decision of an impartial arbitrator. The threat of hostile proceedings may bring the Kino to his senses, or may alarm his subjects and induce them to rise agaiiut him, and put au end to bid reign. But tile probabilities are tbat he will proceed in his headlong courue till .Mandalay is taken by an English army, and, in the interest of civilisation, we sin- cerely hope that he will not give way without resistance, for the overthrow of his kingdom and the substitution of English for Burmese rule at Mandalay is a thing greatly to be desired. As Lord Salisbuuv intimated in his speech at Brighton, the British Cabinet left to Lord Dufkkrin and his colleagues in Council full liberty of action in Burmah, merely promising to endorse whatever decision might be taken by the Indian Government. Lord Salisbury had, however, cleared the ground beforehand by making energetio representations to tbe French Government regarding the intrigues of French adventurers at Mandalay, and obtaining from )1, vr I'iirycinkt an explicit disavowal of complicity in these intrigues, and a frank acknowledgment tbat Burmah falls wholly and exclusively within the sphere of British influence and political control. The risk of European intervention having been thus removed, the English Pniuis .MlNisrtat transferred the management of the Burmese dilliculty to the Vicuaox of India as a purely departmental matter in which he might exercise his own discretion. As the unpatriotic English Radicals will certainly try to make party capital out of the Burmese war, it is necessary to insist on the responsi- bility of Lord Duppkbin, one of the ablest and most brilliant of Liberal statesmen, for the despatch of an Ultimatum to King Tiikk- j Brt*. Wo may also call attention to tbe very oppol'tun blunder made Ian week b"l Sir Charles Uilke, who, hastily and erroneously assuming that Lord SALISBURY would hesitate to speak out to tbe French Government, taunted the Primk Ministbb beforehand with unwillingness to defend British interests iu Burmah," It follows, therefore, by the confession of the chief Radical authority on foruigu affairs, that England has important interests to defend ill Burmah, and is bound to take the responsibility of seeing that they are properly protected. Another dis- tinguished Radical, the Marquess of ltipov, has, however, already pointed out to his friends how they can, without actually opposing the Burmese war, cause a good deal of embarrassment to Lord Salisbury and Lord Duffkhi.v, The Radical kx-Vickroy of brnu, is one of those politioal impostors w hose atfootnt ion of exoessiveconscientiousness is only a cloak for malio, A perverse, dis- appointed, and spiteful lIIan, he seems to take a positive pleasure fit adding to the ditRoulties Lie left to be disposed of by his accomplished successor in the ollice of Indian Viceroy. Utidertio conceivable oiroumstances does it seem possible for him to hold his tongue, and at Ripon on Friday he enlarged, with his usual air of fatuous self-complacency, on his own success in avoiding a war with King Tukkuaw, leaving it to be inferred that Lord Dl'l.'FEltlx is far inferior to him in diplomatic skill and real love of peace. The truth is, in this as in other instunces, Lord Ripon increased the danger of war by his shifty and ignominious elforts to avoid it. Then, again, he is good enough to take us into bis confidence as to what he would do with King Thekbaws country after having conquered. Thank i leaven, he is not likely to have anything to say in the matter. But what is his plan ? He would forin Burmah, he says, into a" buffer State," to prevent col- lisions between England, China, and France. One would have imagined that even this alolr- witted peer bad hud enough experience of Afghanistan to know the mischief of creating 11 buffer States." The buffer theory is the invention of men too irresolute to carry out any policy of their own, and anxious only to postpone tbe evil day when they must make up their minds to do something, its application in Afghanistan has inado that country the theatre of incessant intrigues on the part of Russia, and is now causing India the expenditure of far larger sums or money in the payment of tribute to the Amkkr and the concentration of troops on his frontier to see that he does not play us false than the military occupation of the whole kingdom would cost. Are we to repeat this imbecile performance in the case of Burmah, substituting France for Russia, and allowing free play for French intrigues instead of absolutely and finally excluding them ? As for the danger which Lord Ripon sees in making the Indian frontier co-termiuous with that of China, it is purely imaginary. Mr. Cor.quiiou.v has clearly shown tbat the possession of Burmah would enable us to con- struot the shortest possible line of railway from the sea into the interior of China, and thus to extend our commercial intercourse with that great Empire. The Chinese Govern- ment would welcome the English as neigh- bours, and the trade of both countries would be greatly stimulated. It will probably be well to re-place King Thf.kbaw by some well- affected prince of his family; but the war will be a useless waste of blood and money if, after having defeated Thbebaw, we do not take oare to place permanent garrisons of British troops in the strong places of the country, and, through theagency of a Resident, to manage all the affairs of the State.

LONDON LETTER. LONDON, SUNDAY, [FROU OCR OWN CORRKNPONURNT. I The colhtpse of the Radioal platform is now the general topio of conversation in politioal oiroles. Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Charles Dilke have failed as completely to goad the English people into revolutionary designs as they had previously failed in their scheme for nobbling the Irish dome Rulers. The sole result of all Mr. Chamberlain's fervent speeches is that multitudes of moderate I Liberals are now openly professing an inten- tion to vote for Conservative candidates at the General Election. The Grand Old Man has, of course, to make his effort yet; bat he has delayed it too long. l'eople now know what they have to expect it the RadioaIa come into power, and they also know that a victory won by Mr. Gladstone must mean in the long run the triumph of Radicalism. One must do Mr. Gladstone the justice to My tbat be has written a very sensible letter about the state of affairs in the Balkan Peninsula. Considering that all the strag- gling nationalities in European Turkey look up to him as their patron, he (bows great moral oourage in saying plainly that he de- precates movements like those apparently threatened by Servia and Greece, whose title to intrigue with countries beyond their own borders he is "onable to recognise." Mr. W. S. Blant has, after all, done a very neat stroke of business with the Indian dele- gates. Profiting by hia personal acquaintance with Lord Randolph Chorohill, he oarriedhis ingenuous friends from the East off to the Iftdia Offioe and presented them to the Secretary of State, who received them with that grave and persuasive oourtesy for which be is celebrated, listened patiently to all they had to say. and sent them away converted to a tirm belief in the wisdom and goodness of a Conservative Government. Lord Randolph has thus once more turned their own guns upon the Radical enemy. Mr. Chamberlain will soon be driven to despair if this sort of thing goes on. To have his ideas stolen from him by the audacious Lord lIaudolpb is, by bis own account, an operation he has now grown accustomed to; but it is a far more serious matter to have his dusky Iudian allies seduced from their allegiance aud taught to shun the wiles of the Radical Caucus. "Ruman Nature at Drary Lane is very villainous and gruesome behind the ourtain, but very chirrupy and virtuous in front thereof. The wrongdoers on tbe stage have a bad time of it, inasmuch as they are much hooted and hissed at, while, on the other hand, the sparks of virtue, which, by-the-bye, are very little ones, are fanned by hearty oheers into a feeble flicker. Mr. Augustus Harris has fairly won his way to the imperial purple of stage management, his orowning achieve- ment being ttio London crowd in this pieco. lie bas presented us with a veritable London crowd, photographically true to life, a sur- ging, good-humoured, police-obeying crowd, seething with excitement to welcome as they pass through Trafalgar-square our white- helmeted. liaaa-clot hc-d heroes on their return from Egypt. A marvel of management this, especially to those wbo know how difficult it j is to galvanise even into a show of life a mass of people upon tile stage, more especially when you have to IIppeallo the real critics in a Drury Lane gallery-who know 1, wovs wot"—as units of the genuine thing. This crowd will mark a new era in the English history of the stage, and will even compel mb to brave the draughts wandering about the Drury I.Ake stalls to iii.-tlco a further study of this triumph of stage management, rritom A LODO NKW3 AGEVCY.1 So far as intelligence to hand to-night warns us to the contrary, tUere is a lull ill tbe orisis in the East. The reported descent upon Bulgaria by Servia is still unconlirmed. The Porte, however, rejects as inconclusive the Collective Note, and demands a more infective conference of the Ureat Powers. The chief political event in London yester- day was the demonstration of the Primrose League. Fully ten thousand knights and! dauies were pi-esi,iit, and more than a! thousand dined together. The atfair wa3 n! great success, and the enthusiasm represented a politicalltlver of enormous power. The speakers of last night have not done much to help Liberals to an understanding of the policy of their leaders. Mr. Cbilders, Lord Rosebery, Mr. Trevolyan, anil Nir. balv- Lefevre, who contributed to the solution of tbe problem, are still sullioiently great in the Radical Israel to command notice, but it can- not be oaid tbat their offerings on the last day of tbe week helped to clcar existing con- fusion. The Observer asks almost plteously !f Mr, Chamberlain's programme is to bu that of the Liberal party in the future, But it is rather with the present than with the! future that Liberals and the country me more concerned. Wherever you go livi-ti-iti club, conventicle, or dining ualooii-yoti find inert hopelessly diriareed into the pulioy of the sBveral Liberal statesmen who aro adjuring the electors to return them to power, At present there are balf-a-dozen policies, each more or less hostile to its neighbour, It becomes daily more certain that the Liberal li-aders are losing ground from this hopeless divergence On the other hand, Conserva- tives in the Metropolis are gaining confidence, Lord Salisbury's speeches have beau every- where enthusiastically received, Colonel Campbell Walker, who has been adopted as the candidate for Great Grimsby in the Conservative interest, is a member of her Majesty's lioyal Bodyguard, a gentle- man of commanding pretionce and a good speaker, The work of preparing and distributing the modals for Hgyp. is now nearly com- pleted. Ah'eady oases of the medals have been sent from the Royal Arsenal to the regiments which are to receive them. 'i he Broad Arrow bas something interest- inatosay about wbat it terms Government patronage advertisements. It is not generally known that the Ilatronag(iSoemtary-otherivise the Chief Government Whip-is responsible for the selection of the journals which shall receive Government advertisements. This is not a very exalted duty for performance by a publio functionary who once held in his hands a monopoly of Civil Scrvico appointments, and wbo on this account was esteemed move worthy of polite attention from gentlemen anxious to servo the State than the l'rimo Minister himself. The office, though robb. tl of its ancteut importance, and though reduced very largely to a mere party shepherd, still retains ita diatillguisued title. I remember once during Mr. Gladstone's Administration having occasion to see Lord Riohard Grosvenor at his otlice in Downing- street. The following colloquy passed be. tween myself and the hall porter:—" I wish to see the Chief Government Whip," said I, I" The what F" almostsoreamed the hall porter, whereupon I repeated my request. We've no suoh party here," added the man, curtly. But this is Lord Riohard Grosvenor's office," I persisted. 11 No; this is the official resi- dence of the First Lord of the Treasury." Yes, I know that; but I don't want Mr. Gladstone I want Lord Richard Grosvetior. His lordship has his office here, for I have been in it," I expostulated. We don't know nothing about Lord lichard we only know the Patronage Secretary. If you want the Patronage Secretary," insinuated the man, "I'll give him your card," A few nionienta afterwards I found myself in the presence of the affable Lord Riohard Grosvenor, who was conning the whip about which Sir Alexander Gordon made some reoent confessions. Madame Marie Roze's health shows signs of improvement. She arrived in London on Friday last. Yesterday, after consultation, her medical advisers stated that all Madame Roze requires is perfeot rest. The doctors agree that she has been taxing her nervous resources unduly. Hence brain rest is speoially needed. Madame Roze left London yesterday for Worthing. It is confidently expected that she will be able to reaume her professional dotics in a week or so. This is the first time during her operatio career that Madame Roze has been compelled to dis- appoint the publio, although she has during this period made nearly two thousand ap- pearances.

LOCAL JOTTINGS. CDT PcMDBAaON.] SOMDAT NIGHT. The letter of If A Burgess" in your columns draws attention to a subject which was discussed in your editorial columns years ago. I mean tbe practice of outgoing mayors giving a banquet to their fellows in the corporation and a limited number of their friends. You then pointed out the injustice of paying for tills feasting out of the public purse, and ouggr.-sted--as A Burgess does now—that the meat should be open to all by pay- ment of a reasonable sum, so that whoever had the inclination might have the opportunity of paying, in this way, their respects to his worship. As every year comes round one bears, as vou know, no end of complaints of the method of selecting the guests. Brown, for some reasons unknown to himself or hi. friends, is ignored, while Jones and Robinson are honoured, for reasons which are equally inexplicable. I see that at Brighton this year the order is to be re- versed, and that, instead of the Mayor being the host, he will be the guest of his fellow-towasmon. This i. II It should be, and I hope the change will be made at Cardiff and everywhere else. There are more heartburnings at being left out on these occasions than most of us wot of, and yet the rate- payers have to pay the bill. I have been asked if the clergyman who sent that telegram to Mr. Lewis Williams at the Sorlai Purity meeting on Friday night, which stated that in a Home at Newport there were twenty-two children between the ages of seven and thirteen who had been violated, is "aware of the terrible responsibility be lias Incurred." I cannot answsr the question inyself-perhitpe he will. The matter is In a nutshell, and ought to be cleared up at once. Not a citizen in the Monmouthshire borough should rest for a moment under the stigma If it is not founded upon fact, and if it is I charge the rev. gentleman, in the name of all that Is righteous, In the name of our common humanity, to ootaaunicat* with the proper officials, and hyp them with all hlslndueoce and all his knowledge to bring the wretched authors of these terrible crimes face to face with the justice they have so flagrantly outraged. The accusation is too horrible almost to think of, but the question must not be permitted to rest where it does. I am pleased to be able to congratulate the honorary secretaries-how indefatigable they are all the town can te,tify-upon the opening of the campaign of the Cardiff Intlrmary Saturday Fund. I hope the finish will be equally satisfactory. On Saturday, u tbe first day, nearly £200 was taken, a a in which is creditable to the generosity of the givers. I have been nsked to publish in this column the following letter, addressed to the socretariesby loJr. J. Findlay, and J make noexcuse for doing so, as it speaks for itself. "I have much pleasure in handing you our donation from the New Koatii Dock, amounting to £80, which please place to the credit of your Infirmary Saturday Fund and I may inform you Unit never was money more cheerfully given. The list was handsomely headed by Messrs. T. Nelson and Co., the workmen of all classes, without exception, following suit. The latter would very much lika their best thanks conveyed to the managers and officials at the Intlrmary for the very kind treatment their injured males receive from tbem, and also froui the staff generally of this noble institution. Hear, luwrl Half a dozen Cardiff Licensed Victuallers are anxious that11 Pentlra^on" should make known to the public that they are just now suffering from a piece of inquisitorial officialism which they are far from appreciating. Tiiey-all the publicans in the town, I believe, have been simi- larly served are asked to uuko cate- gorical answers to the following questionst- 1. Tho date your tenancy commenced. 2. The amount of your full rent. 3. The amount you paid for goodwill. 4. If you have a lease, state for what period, and what amount (if auy) was paid for it. 5. Whether you are too do all riipairs, inside and out, or ouly a portion, f am told that the document is purely local, and that those at headquarters" have had no hand in its com. pilttiou. Its author can, therefore, say, with Butittiorne, that it is a little thing of my own." A story, which is too good to go unrecorded, lias reached mine ears. Un "t urday purchaser went to one of the butchers' stalls in the Cardiff Market and asked for a calf's head. "Da you want a or a Tory one?" quoth the knight of the cleaver. 'Liberal, to be sUteo" was the prompt rejoinder The butcher was absent for a slior' thlle,anJ returned with the head, train which he had removed the brains. liut what did you do that for?" indignantly asked the intending buyer. "It is only Tory heads that have brains in lern." And thou ho laughed, the sly dog: but he lost a customer. I see your rrosbyturlo-sporllng contemporary advertises u 1..lIbit coursing mutch Iri the neigh- bourhood of i'.iniug, A.k Ap liwityin if there is a more oiwunlly exhibition In the world than till..0.eI4I10< e\lul.t." effort, 1111180<1 Years ago coek-ih;||ihijf was put down by Old strong Drill ol tll" law, hill it hiI. bctm nlwity* a waiter ot sur- prise 10 III. that uup legislator, have uever IJuPllud rabbit pouramg as cruel, Those who have aecri u c¡}Ct.,Ii"ht Uiiuw no keener interest, was fell In the event than that experienced by the plueky birds, IKit to chase, without ohaiice of cscupu, ft littlu ler!'úl'.strjç!4"11 rabbit to the bitter end is to my Miiininjie of ills worst forms of cruelty ever invented to amuoe |iard,|ioaited and ompty- headed bipeds, f o<l1>I'°'u the polio, cannot put a slop tu Ihld" spurting fixture," but I have satis- taction in tvlleding thai those who will be pre- sent will know In)" opinion of them if they read iheso liuts. Mr, ttdward C'ompton, the prince of comedians, and Miss Virginia Hatoman, one of the most charm- ing and accomplished of actresses, with their ulways admirably-selected supporters, will give the public of Cardiff the boncitlt "for one week only" of seeing sums of our finest comedies acted with a fulness and breadth rarely seen in theso days of comic opera, burlesque, Ltliputian skirts, and Brobding- nsgian legs. "Davy Gitrrick," in which Mr. Couipton so adequately pour trays tho groat uctor who assumes druukenness to disgust lID infatuated and romantic girl, tills the boards 00 Monday, and there will he a change of perforinanct) every night. The plays are sure of a good mounting from Mr. Fletcher, and I look forward to some pleasant evenings during the week if tho exigencies of the ollice will permit. The question II Who is to be mayor?" is an engrossing one at Swansea just now. Two names at lonstaro freely mentioned In connoction with the appointment. One is that of Alderman Tulloch, whoso claims have perhaps been ovcilooked for somo little time whilst the other is that of Mr. IV. J. nees. who is as apt and business-like a gentleman as can be found sitting in Ilia Council semi-circle. There will be, mark my words, II sharp competition folr the honour, but I suppose it will be pretty well cut and dried before it comes to tho public vote. There is II rumour afloat that after the celebration of the 50'Ji anniversary of the Queen's coronation knighthoods aro to be scattered profusely nur.ngst the mayors of the boroughs. The year will be an important one in more than this respect. The new Free Library Is to be opor.cJ and the Vivian Statue to be unveiled, whilst possibly, ere the civic year draws to a close, the extension of the borough boundary and the consequent enlargement of the corporation will be accomplished. It is in con- templitpn also, I believe, to invite the Associated Chambers of Commerce to the town during the year, but this is more indefinite than the other events I have mentioned, and which are sufficient of themselves to invest with importance and clllt the 0I"1orlll term of 1885-6. There is still a go-id deal of talk about the rowdyism displayed by those who ought to have known better on the occasion of Lord Salisbury's visit to Newport. There is little doubt that if the Radicals had had their way they would have packed the meeting, aritt thus marred what all admit was a splendid success. The Hudicallore so In the habit of resorting to the tactics of noise at the meetings of their opponents that the practice of ticketing" a meeting has to be re- sorted to In sheer dofence. Your Radical rowdy can no more listen to his favourite theories being attacked without shouting himself hoarse than he could stand being kicked without an exhibition of his vocal powers. I hope my friends the miners of the colti valleys of the district will not tell me to refrain from being so dashed familiar if 1 (figuratively, of courso) give them a hearty slap on the shoulder, and exclaim In my usual boisterous tones, Well done, my lads, I am proud of you." At p. meeting of the Sliding-Scale Committee on Saturday they consented without a murmur to a reduction of 26 per cent, in their wages, being convinced that the state of the coal trade, and not the II grinding II of the masters, is responsible in the matter. This bring, their earnings to within 10 per cent, of the minimum rate fixed by the existing arrangement. Writing In these commendatory strains I have in my mind's eye the fact that the coillem of the North are at this moment clamouring for an increase of 15 per cent.

THE DISESTABLISHMENT CRUSADE. It is announced that the Soutb WaleeAnnual Conference of the Libtmtion Society will ? held in (4ki\rift Baptist Chapel, Aberdare, on ll u da ne*U wlwn he chair will be ta?n by a. D::tiln 81;(]ha: e?t public meet, in? will be held in the evening attheTempemnce. hall, under the presidency of Mr. Lewis Davis, Ferndale. The meeting will be addressed by Mr. C. H. James, M,P.. and others. We hear that an effort ia being made to induce the Her. Thomas Moore, whose able lectures on Disestablishment and Discndowinent "have lately created considerable attention, to pay another visit to the Principality shortly. His thorough knowledge of the subject make hi, addresses most interesting and instructive, He is sure to receive hearty welcome whenever he comes again.

THE UNIVERSITIES. -I It i, oBchOy anaounœd that Mr. Herbart Herkomer, A.R.A., has been elected to the Made ProfMMfthip of KiM Art 10 MCCtMion to Mr. Ruskin. The Rev. Henry Arthur Morgan was on Saturday elected Master of Jesus College, Cambridge.

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PRESENTATION TO MR. CYRIL FLOWER, M.P.. AT BRECON. I On Saturday evening, at the Breoon Town-hall, the borough member, Mr. Cyril Plower (who low his seat through the operation of the new Redistri- bution Act), was presented by the inhabitant* of Brecon with a handsome testimonial, in recogni- tion of his services to the town since he lias repre- sented It (1880-85). Independent of politics, Mr. Flower has done a great deal In many ways for the interest and prosperity of the town, and universal are tho expressions of regret on all hands at his departure. Mr. Flower Is the Liberal can- didate for South Bedfordshire. The presenta- tion was made by Mr. Powel, of Castle Madoc, The chairman of the presentation committee was Mr. John Morgsn, mayor of the borough; Mr. Will, Games acted as treasurer, and Mr. J. A. Whittle as lion, secretary. To the united efforts of these gentlemen much of the success of the proceedings iedue. Tho presentation wa. m. at a cold collation. The proceedings were very enthusiastic through- out. In reply lo the gift, Mr. KijQwtit said lie could assure them that it was with tho most mingled feelings o! extreme delight and sincere pain that for the iirst time in his life since ho had had the honour of being their representative he found a real difficulty in knowing how to speak. He could assure them that no eloquence, however accom- plished or powerful, could give thuln the slightest notion how deeply lie felt the bonour they were conferring upon him or how unworthy he con- sidered himself of that public recognition of his small and humble serviose. The splendid gift which they had presented to him would be treasured by him and hia as the most splendid possession which was Ubeirip, not only for its beauty and the taste which they had dis- played in its selection, but because it would be before them nø the actual and visible sign of the most precious to them of all gilts and all possessions—their love and their respect. He cjuld only say that they required no present to endear them stiil moro to them, and they required no such testimonial to ensure that for tbe test of their lives they should ulways have the recollec- tion of their kindness, of their sympathy, and of their support. The address, too, illuminated as it was with its golden letters, would have beon more than enough lor them to point to in future years 118 II token or tllo wov in which-in Wales, at ali events — a man is treated who endeavours, f,:o;iPt1s ontdo;ev:rhIII11; ¡ beat of hi. bility to do his duty. Priends .,?d opponents equally respect him and do him more limn justice, and render hilD more than honour; but beyond the stirring address, beyond the super- lative giit, beyond even their generous words, ho had something besides which could never have been taken away, which he could never liavo failed to cnjoy-it wus the inwnoc delight which the pleasures of memory must ever accord to him, recollection, not only of that night, with all its events by tar the inont importunt in his public life, but recollection of R thousand kind- nesses never to lie forgotton confidences never to be bruken; acquaintance, which he ventured to hope might still blossom into friendships, aud friendships which no time, no distance could destroy; and to his opponents in the world of politics ho must reiterate what lie had so often occasion to afhrm, that from his heart he thanked them for their fair and gentlemanlike treatment of him; and for the uniform nnd persistent courtesy which he had always experienced at their hands, an example which ought to be, and he .hoped might be, followod, not only by himself, but by all partisans, however animated and intense the pussion of the hour might be. Iteforringtotim forthcoming Parliamentary elec- tion, tho speaker aid Uiat.it there was one thing m've than another which would strengthen his poMiion in the contest In which lie was about to engagu it was the splendid testimonial which they liau all united in giving him that night, and which he might be allowed tv say was fully appreciated and gratefully acknowledgod by those kind and loyal supporters in South Bedfordshire whom, before long, ha should flops to call his constituents. The memorial of the inhabitants of Brecon and town of Llywell consisted of a very handsome illuminated address and large centre silver flower or fruit bowl, together with a pair of silver com- panion rasea. The three pieces (which were &up- Îioob" ':¡e J:Ir.ieiI\wc¡r) rested on crimson velvet plinth8, and were a splendid specimen of the silversmith's -m.. On the contrc, or largest plinth, was beautifully iin. graved tlie following inscription:—" Presented by tne inhabitants of Brecon to Cyril Flower, K«q„ M.P., as on expression of their deep attach- ment to liitn on account of his personal worth and valuable services. Oct., 1885," The address was in a massive gilt frame (about 2ft. Sin. by lft. 10in.), and was really a work of art in itself. The matter of the address (which was enclosed in an exquisite border, with bir. Flower's monogram on either side) was 6urmountod by all excellent photograph of the Mayor of Brecon (Mr. J. Morgan), in mayoral robes and wearing the hand- some rold chain, the gift of Mr. Councillor Lewis Jones to the Corporation of Brecon, ilenestfi the portrait were the coats of arm, of Mr. Flower, witli motto, "FlorOll curat Dous," IIDd the borough of llrecon, with the motto," Commune burgi sigillum, Brecon," Accompanying the address was u very handsome album containing the names of the sub- scribers. The album was beautifully got up, and on tlie cover was Mr, Flower's monogram in gold.

DEATH OF MR. JOllN WILLIAMS, OF I CARDIFF. It will be with feelings of the deepest regret that those of our readers who knew Mr. John William,, ot Charnwood House, lioutb, will learn of tlie death of that gentleman, which took place at his residenco on Saturday evening. The deceased gentleman was the second surviving son of Mr. John Williams, and was a partner with his brother, Mr. Lewis William's, in their well-known iron- mongery establishment at Cardiff. Mr. Williams was first seized witli an acute pain in the bowels on Tuesday afternoon last, but, though con- tined to his bed, no serious result was then entertained. Dr. i'idiisn, the family physician, was sent for, and on Friday Dr. Vaclieii, of Charles street, was uUo called in. On the fol- lowing day a consultation was held between the two ubove-nained medical gentlemen and Dr, Edwards, but the same evening Mr. Williams suc- cumbed to the complication of diseases from which lie was suffering. He was a gentleman of a quiet, unostentatious disposition, and his uni- foriti geniality won him many friends in every walk of life. His shrewdness and business tact were very generally recognised, nod on several oc- casions he was requested to take a more active part In public allairs than ho was wont, but untillllst year, when lie unsuccessfully con- tested the Koath Ward, he took but little part in such matters. In in the footsteps of his respected fittlier,who was a staunch Conserva- tive. He was a leading member of the Roath-road Wesleyan Church from its cor- mencement. About ten years ago be married the eldest daughter of Mr. Clienhalls, of St. Just's, Cornwall, and by whom ho has had six children. Two of these, with his widow, survive bim. Mr. Williams was 39 years of age. Mr. John WiHi?mf, with Mr. Lidgett, was the mean, of raising nearly £ 2,000 for the Wesleyan SchootOMpc) at Ctth?t), an d he lmd r(?ritly uken In hand the erection of a large Mi..ion Church, to cost. 91,600, at Splotlands. At recent mseting of the Cardiff Wesleyans he brought for- ward a scheme for clearing off the debts of the Wesleyan Cliapels In Cardiff, which scheme was adopted by the meeting. One of the last meetings he attended was one held on Saturday week for providing lectures for the young men in Koath, he himself undertaking to bring three well-known lecturers, personal friends of his, to lecture in the town during the winter. He has occupied all the leading offices In the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and three years since was elected as a representa- tive to the Wesleyan Conference. He took a great interest in helping the needy in a most generous manner, and was one of the most prominent Freo- masons in the town. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, at 2.30; friends to assemble in the Hoath-road Wesleyan Chapel. Pulpit references to the death of Mr. J. Williams were made by the preachers at Roatli Wesleyan Chapel at the morning and evening services, and nlso at most of the pluces of worship in connection with the Wesleyan body in the town. At Roatli- road Wesleyan Sunday School on Sunday after- noon a vote of condolence with Mt. Lewis Williams was passed by the members of the senior Jlible Class, popularly known as Mr. Lewis Williams's class.

THE ILLNESS OF MR. J. STOCKWOOD, COWBRIDGE. We are glad to be able to state an improvement has set in in Mr. John Stockwood's condition. In addition to inflammation of one of the luogs he is suffering from bronchitis.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. We are requested to correct a typographical error in our list of local commissions published on Saturday. It is stated that George Norman Christie, gentleman, has lieen commissioned lieutenant 2ndi Brigade Western Division. This gentleman has I been commissioned into tlie 2nd Brigade IVelth Division But.

Weekly Rrvm OF Bill, OF Saiji and Failchs. -In the week ending Oct. 17, 1885, there were 236 bills of salo in England and Wales, t decrease of 11 over thoee of the corresponding period last year; and the feil- PM"" numbered PA a decttMe of 22. To<*b for U)e portion of year to Oct. 17, IM, are bills of "le M?red fr lacÍ ¡:Sw: 9::O, i:It¿f4 J: faiturm ?Mttttd number 3,5M an inereva of 554. -ExtmctfromSh"e ?<ft? G.uU" II 1100.000,000 in the Court of Chanomy?%nd eetttte?. U. M?. te CM Md Oc., 41. SeMhMmten MM- C.i*xde"It Y- tad It TOOT num. S?' ?S3SKN??? ?"?&" enntalns. A forton, may avail you. (no, ,JfB«E°52 fcjpcfwwY, SiMAieu, March 30th,' »«V-' "aw.ntaan'. Eo^l K.t>m»tto» ?? M?. -?.sr's?&M?

DEAN VAUGHAN ON POLIo TICAL STRIFE. PflOVOKINGS FROM Tim s.uuoz AND PLATFORM At Llandaff Cathearai on .-unuaraiieriioun tne SSrmon was preached by Dear Vmii-han. wiic selected his textfrom Psalm? xxxi., 22 l'/¡"l: shalt hide them privily by Thine own prest-net from the provoking of all raen Thou shalt keep them secretly in Thy tabernacle from the strife o! tongues" (Prayer-book version). In the course of ht. remark. he said the delightful and beautiful promise coutained in the text set before them two lives, au outward and an inward; it contrasted the natural with the spiritual. Of tiaofortner it gave two descriptive particulars, It spoke of the "provoking of all men and of lh¡ "strife of tongues." Oftlialatter it said, in sub- stance, but one thing. It was a life hidden by Goc Himself in the secret place of His own presence Speaking of the life of provocation, the very rev gentleman aid there were platforms, magatinss and newspapers whose very occupation was pro voliing. There were talkers, and speakers, an( writers who, to quote from the Book of Proverbs •' sleep not, except they have done some ",i..chief: whose "sleep is taken away unless they have caused someone that day to full" either frotr his pence of mind or fo his republtinn among I,i fellows Odious, contemptible, disgusting occupation-yet who declined it when it happened to come in his way i" So well was tiiieunderottood that a mUll scarcely adventured into public life unless he felt that he was proof ugninst it. If in no other form, he must at least expect it in the form of misrepresentation. Who possessed the art of so expressing himself by voio or pen that no dis, tortion, no inversion, no displacement or isolation of his utterances should make hinl to have said something quite unlii:e or something the very opposite of his meaning? He gave it as an example of the provocations of life for men who in any sense lived their Ii! in public. It was one of the detestable tilings of politics that such pro- vocations were excused or justified, that the maxim of Divine humanity", "Putting nway lying, speak every man truth witli his neighbour, for wo aro members one of an()thcr; was either avowedly or by tacit consent made to liave no application to that which ought to be the union of all hearlsand hands in the promotion of the highest welfare of mankind. "Give peace Fit homo was u prayer thut might be breathed in tho Xlmi Creator." But when they passed without those doors, when they put their hinds to busi- ness, even if that bttsinesscallcd itfellettariti-, when they took part in the lIIaollgemcnt of local in8litu. tions still moro in days of political excitement, when everyone imagines that upon him and his view and his party Jiangs the life or death 01 Church and S!lIt", what was then the agravation of the Psalij))St, Strife of tongues." From the 18111 of October till the fateful 17th of November, it euch week and each day was to add something tc the turmoil and the ucriuvmy of t lie month that had gone before, who should live through it and be still a Christian ? To the usual provoking of all men additional accentuated and exasperated strife of tongues peculiar to the present crisis, and what would become of themV Would that tho Voice might yet make itself heard which should whisper into the ear of contending factions that memorable question, "Your fathers, where are they ?" Gone from the strife of tongues of their day which predicted all manner oi terrors and horrors as the sure nnd certain consequence, of their little Reform Bills and Catholic Emancipa- tion Acts, and even lesser measures than ttiese-gone from amidst all theso conflicts, which seemed to them pregnant with certain ruio to empire and universe. Yet this earth was OUt habitation, and we must play our parts well anè diligently upon it. But there was another life, above and within this life of provoking and dis. cord of party politics and angry tongues. Tiicrt was the life out of sight. In conclusion, he suid tin-re were words written and spoken In the party lage of the day after the writing and speaking of which a mlin could not say his prayers. Such words written and spoken must be unbecoming and unworthy of a Christian. Let them not imagine that even the most sacred eause-nay. the best of all—demanded orcould palliate violent ncri. monious, least of all unjust or untrue speech." For every idle word that men fhnll speak "-and there was no exception made in favour of words spoken on platforms or published through the printing press lit seasons of political excitement-" they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Let thm not say. "I can say this that which 1 know not to be true, which i half-suspect of being calumny, or suspect of being an in%-t,ntion. because he of whoon I say it is a political antagonist, whom it is my business to supphnt, or a leader of men, who i. public property, and who must take what oomes." By these excuses, by those obliquities of the moral sense of vision, the I)uhlic tone was lowered, and the national character discredited. Deeply responsible %ere the pubile j lurnala whi"h Cuide he opinions of the !n "ltitude, for that to which they give currency concerning men and things, for their selections of topics, for their revelations of crimes, for their tone of morality, for their treatment of indivi- duals, for their estimate of right and wrong, for their random ahotllnntl bowsdr iwnata venture lie daily press of England, in its Metropolis and in its provinces, incurred a heavy responsibility in the sight of God and man. Yet, after all, the re could depute and delegate no responsible lities of their own To t heir own Master they stood or fell.—There was a large congregation.

ST. DAVID'S COLLEGIA, LAMPETER INTERESTING LETTEH I'ROM LORD NORTON Unfortunately prevented by a oudden attack 01 illness from utwnding the ceremony of hyine lb, foundation-etone nf the new CotteM ?uitd'n?t t) Lampeter, Lord Norton addre= the following letter to Mrs. Huford, of Falcon dale, wh(*e guest lie was to have been on the occasion. Thetet.Let represents hie lordship's feelings and opinions in referenco, not only to tho Colleje, but to thu whole subject of Higher Education in Wales. The writti says:— Ham?, Birmingham, Oct. 14. Deu M't. U¡\[ford,-U U wiLb the g?eat?t reg.ret thaI !Hill f,,rew .HII Jut moment W 6" up ad"lt to the fun UUII .1 Lampeter. Your killÙIL" Iu.kiu* iiw, mi J MI. Ja).n'8t in giving .11 JaformaUoJ) 1 d?sli?ett, iny reverent "tr'OIl, and grateful IO\'t fot the PnmhU-.mv ro >st kind recoil»ct.ions (?f the aanitl futiuderuf the Coih-ue ww«* aU •trong illuremenU. Bat --i I 1-?if tho d-P"14 i'l.-t f., Whatever my bt thought of the way to develop UJ^het Education ? W?(? L'.m?" ??u? ?\?" {'h"' f)'t'X clnim. Its havinglakrii <ht ?d In tb nrmt wwk. tu foundation HI private munificence, n.thp( th In looking to Government tup?.rt. it? ekbihiUon ?! NntioHKi Church, wMh th wid", ope/mets (<>a I, give 6t. Oavid's C )1IfC"e tbe iiluhest c1;h. The r"i religions f1i1lk which iU \\a*e» has l?d 1. »o muoli Independent "chOIl <t!u!d. ?t the ?me t4.?. make theembracemetitor aL hi fome National Church action IQ desirable- All c.-nnolbt- el-ier brother*, but the family, if wide and open enough, tnav oover all divi, Mnns ol th<» Christian broiherhoo l in unitad action. I regretted the mwai given for 8;jecial Government aid to h?her education h1 W.?. from UM, p?c?tnt 01 Ireland and Halt's being toiml wjiiiljr 8f'r" from EHR)Md. Both in Ch.?i'. and I,, J) S*X!t? Into.reou 1 ho"e EnK:and and Wai-s will be cosldc one. St. ?"?''?'?'?*"°" '"? "mUattun with the old Universities, seems to m. to .I¡. this naUonal uiriiv, and In t hat view I was exfremefy anxious to take part in its extension and pmptriiy.Vtry 81nçn:IY yuui-9. :> "IITO-.

NATIONAL UNION OF ELEMENTARY teachkks. ANNeAL MKETING OF THE GLAMORGAN AND CAKMAKTHEN DISTRICT UNION, The thirteenth annual meeting of the above association v,tts held utlhe National Schools, Aber- dare, on Saturday last. Mr. Daniel James, l-.l.ien- gwawr School, presided at th morning sitting, and there were representatives present from Llaneily, Swansea, Neath, Mcrthyr.and tho Rhondda Valley. —The first business was the election r.f officers for the year 1886, which resulted as follow.Vice- president, Mr. E, It. Brown, Morriston; treasurer, Mr. J. Thomas, Skewen !!CcrelAlY, Mr. K. Coles, Dafen, Lis nelly (re-elected). Iteports b,¡ the sec- retary and tressuter were read and adopted, the business being principally of a routino nature. At the afternoon meeting tin, chair was occu- pied by Mr. W. Thomas, of Worcester (representative of Messrs. Muffat and Paige), who delivered a presidential address on tlie Dangers of the Nineteenth Century Education." Observing that tho life of the Elementary School teacher was now a particularly 1II,I:ious and labo- rious one, the Chairman remarked that none but those who were fond of the work and had a pre- disposition for it could ever hope to achieve sue cess. With the edicts of the Council of Education and School Boards the teacher soon found himself in a cramped position, and was not sufficiently conferred with as to the c-alibre of his school when a new class subject was imposed or frusli arrange- ments made, and must scarcely venture upon any I suggestions. The Educational Code made one pernicious system of classification applicable to all, causing injury to both scholars and teachers, and ignoring the fact that tlie Utter was influenced to a great extent by his sui rouudings. Mrs. Garrett-Anderson, Miss Sophia Jex-Blake, and Mr. Colt-Williains, Inspector of Schools for Hereford, had borne testimouv to tho disastrous results of over-pressure, and medical evidence proved that ill-health, habitual beadnclte, and othet cerebral affections were traceable to over- strain caused by the School Hoard system. School inspectorship,, as a ruie, were held by the offshoots of the untitled aristocracy, or clergvmeu fnnd of travel and cliange, but lie conteoded that the rank and fiie of teachers, aided by the scholastic prett. should make a formidable stand in favour of future vacancies being • tiirown open to thein. Mr. E. R. B&owk, Morriston, next I"" some pMCUet) sutt?tiona for M educational otm* ::lIfll: a:f dtf:tl'ile and entar?tat 0" area of count, unnjgemem, the pnnetpte that the pr8Hnt etector? ditthcn should form the unit of representation, and that a portion of the departmental power al>outd be vested in a Central Council consisting of the chairmen of the various county boards. Mr. Oaofcot Gimliko, of London, member of the Executive, expre"od his sympathy with Welsh teachert on account of the bi-lingual difficulty. After the termination of the business the mflID- bers partook of tea, and subsequently a social t&eeting followed, for which tlie Aberdare teachers bad made every preparation.

KxeuM AND Amksicak DWTAL NOMttow?-Mf. IL a, -w. Aetoo liooas, RoatiiToad ioppodu ?"?? twills lOÐi d- f- T*4 I=-t1== S?t'ea?. Mtt?X h?SMtSS Amd-n* .0-b )S!?!X fetttmttdd.Md Motmnte Ath tnotttMy. r:=: -=10.06. .f?- 6. 1b- Up!<?« te*trftM*t.MMMt<m) <<ft*tth Ctott?Mott "'ed. Bepa,u8 rornpvt/ efecutrt. vM77 K"ls Cohtouvp of Limssp, Aniseed, aesscs g^reta, fte^«ltk CUsvedvWfe SftO^la.ISA*SA^OI