The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-09
WELSH JOTTINGS.

Sir L. J. Reed. NJ. p, is to receive the
freedom Of the borough of Cardiff.
Rev. l.. Pugh Lewis, of Dolgelly. has
accepted call to become the minister OF
the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church
ut Meath.
Stin another argument for Welsh home
rule is furnished by the astounding fact
that the Bangor corporation have been
put to the enormous expense of nearly
/ f.. 900 In promoting an unopposed bill IN
parliament, empowering them TO borrow
fl+, 900 for the construction Of a pier.
During the past few days the secretary
of the Welsh Calvinstic Methodist Mis-
sionary society (the Rev. Josiah Thomas NJ.
A., LiverpooD, has received f700 towards
the work OF the society in Khassia Hills,
India. $500 from donor whose name Is
only known to his wife and the secretary
of the society. and Zoo left under the Will
of the late w, Williams, Llewesog Hall,
Denbigh.
There is a storm brewing at Wrexham.
The colors Of the Forty-tirst Welsh resi-
ment have sinse 1862 been given the place
of honor In the magnificent pile known as
WreXham Parish church, but recently
they were removed in order to be hung In
LANDAU cathedral. The whole of North
"
should be SO.
The following account was presented in
1896 by Richard Foulkes. a tenant OF Sir
John Myddleton of Oswestry. to his land
lord, and as 1t gives some important pa
ticulars of the wages then paid In North
Wales to artisans and laborers 1t Will be
interesting: Edward Isaac, the carpenter,
" days ut Is ID per day, IL los 4d; Richard
Roberts, ~ days at Is 1873; Gabriel Lee,
David Edwards. Thomas David. Edward
Ambrose and Richard Edwards were paid
lOd day. and Hugh Morris, 10 days at Sd
day. The whole of the work. which al
togther occupied ll6la days, cost to IS sd.
The job done was to erect u fence on the
River Chirk TO prevent the flooding of the
farm.
In the course of his report for 1893 to the
local government board, +. y. Bircham, in
spector for the district comprising North
ana South Wales and Monmouthshire,
states that the Increase In pauperism
which he had to report In the previous
year had continued to augment steadily.
This increase" Mr.. Bircham add. ''is
mainly confined to those unions containing
mining or manufacturing population;
and 1t cannot be a matter Of surprise when
the state of some Of the staple Industries
of the district Is taken into account. The
tin plate trade, for instance, has never
perhaps passed through a worse year than
the one just ended, while the iron and steel
works for the most part can scarcely
claim any brighter record.
1t is only natural that the proposed dis
establishment of the church in Wales
should still receive attention in the Welsh
newspapers, and 1t will no doubt continue
to receive such notice as its Importance
In the minds and hearts of the Welsh peo-
pie demands for IT. The Cymro dis
cusses the situation. and first of all con-
demns the Tory party for their schemes
to waste the time of the government
since the commencement of the session
SO as TO prevent it from bringing its meas
ures before parliament. The Goleuad
looks upon the debate ON the address as
mere waste OF time, and experiences some
trepidation lest some Unforeseen accident
may cause the dissolution of parliament
before the Welsh disestablishment bill is