The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20


have been fairly filled up, and even the
invalid member, Reese Davies, and 9TH
ers. are to be found back in their
places.
THE TORIES AND THE WELSH
LAND COMMISSION.
The Tory party has never liked the
Welsh Land commission. and ever since
the present government has come into
power II has rather hampered than
otherwise the work Of the commits
sioners. We all know of the home
secretary's disinclination to interfere
for the protection of the witnesses,
who are suffering in consequence OF
their giving evidence against their
landlords and their agents. We now
find another government department
inclined to interfere quite unduly. The
commissioners who, In the exercise OF
their duty, propose to give the coun-
try complete and exhaustive survey
Of the many-sided aspects of the agrari-
an question In Wales. have been urged
by the officials of the treasury, In terms
that are considered to be extremely Of
fensive, to bring their labors to an early
and premature close. This is more than
the patient commissioners can stand
and they have not hesitated to tell the
treasury that they deem such demands
entirely unjustiiiable. One or two of
their members have gone so far as to
threaten resignation. and it is most
likely that the matter will very shortly
be brought under the attention of par
lament. Meanwhile the relations be-
tween the treasury and the commits
sioners are strained almost to swapping
points.
WELSH INSTITUTE FOR LONDON,
Thomas f. Ellis, NJ. p, addressing a
meeting Of the union Of the London
Welsh Mutual Improvement societies.
held in the metropolis recently. under
the presidency Of Sir John Williams.
Bart. delivered one of his highly i.iu-
minative and suggestive speeches. He
hoped the time was not far distant
when London would have some more
concrete and permanent symbol OF
Welsh unity than 1t had up to the pres
ent. There should be somewhere In q
convenient center Welsh institution
which would form meeting place for
Welshmen Of all denominations, classes,
creeds and parties, with a worthy and
characteristic building - worthy Of
Wales and characteristic of Wales
where should be gathered Welsh books,
Welsh pictures and Welsh records IL
Illustrative Of the constant educational
and other public activities of the Welsh
people in Wales and in London. This
at present might appear dream. but
what one generation dreamed Of anoth-
er generation realized, and he was not
altogether without hope that there
might be reared within a few years in
the midst Of London an institute which
should be a symbol Of Welsh unity and
of the living power of Welsh national
ity.
WELSH
The Duke of York l....-.ccepted the po-
sition Of an honorary member of the Hon
orable Society of Cymmrodorion. Be
tween sixty and seventy members have
been added to the society during the last
three months.
Cardiff as a metropolis of Wales would
have been impossible fifty years ago. In
the address delivered by the late Lord
Aberdare-then plain Mr.. Fl. A. Bruce, NJ.
pat the Merthyr Eisteddfod held Sep.
2, 1859, the population Of Cardin at that
time was given as half that Of Merthyr
and Aberdare-a fact which at the present
time is very easy to realize.
The Vicar : stolic Of Wales has given
Father O'Haire. late Of Llanelly, pastoral
charge OF Radnorshire. in which there
has not been a resident Catholic priest for
400 years. The total number Of Roman
Catholics scattered about through the en-
tire county does not exceed 200. Father
O'Haire has already settled down and be-
gan duty at Llandrindod, where he pro-
poses to establish his headquarters.
Pont-y-cymner, although 1: has lost Tom
Richards, and that its celebrated male
choir Is in danger Of being disbanded,
does not propose to allow its musical emi.
nence to be snuffed out. A Pont-y-cyn>
mer Ladies' choir which is now being
formed under the cOnductorship Of Miss
Edwards. q. r. s. G., Of Pantygog is bent
upon keeping the choral fame of the dis
trict unsullied before the world
Fifty years Of service In the employ,
ment OF the one and the same company IL
record not often met with in this rest
less age. but even this record has been
attained by Mr.. William Pr:chard, the
chief manager Of the shops and brewery
connected with the Rhymney Iron com.
pany, and the employees have presented
him with u handsome silver epergne val.
ued at $50. In celebration of the unique
event. Mr.. Prichard came to Rhymney
from Brecon in 1876.