The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-30

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BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S.
The Rt. Rev. w. Basil Jones, d. D..
was a genuine Welsh bishop. and as
such was thoroughly popular and en-
joyed the full confidence of his country
men, both within and without his dio-
cese. He was born in 1922, his father
being the late W. Tilsey Jones' of
Gwynfryn, in the county of Cardigan.
Receiving his early education at
Shrewsbury school under Drs. Butler
and Kennedy, he was elected in 1910 to
scholarship in oxford. Here he
gained a good position in the classical
honor list, and a fellowship at Queens
college. He was ordained in lS4S by the
bishop of oxford. His first parochial
charge was at Huxley, Yorkshire. In
1863 he became examining chaplain to
the archbishop of York, and in 1865
vicar of Bishopthorpe, near York In
| 1867 he was appointed archdeacon of
/ York, in 1873 canon of York, and in 1874,
| on the resignation of Bishop Thirlwall
he was nominated to the biShopric of
st. David'S. His diocese includes the
counties of Pembroke, Cardigan and
Brecknock, and parts of Radnor Car
marthen and GlamOrgan. The area is
22I2,I9 acres, and the population 435-
912. Bishop Basil Jones had a difficult
position to fill, for he succeeded a man
OF vast learning, one of the greatest
| scholars of his age, That he filled the
| position with success speaks much for
his natural gifts and ability. Though
| not a scholar in the sense that DR.
Thirlwall was, yet Dr. Basil Jones was
| man of learning and a volumnous
writer. An archaeologist of note, he, in
connection with Freeman, the historian
! wrote an ella borate work on the cathe-
dral of st. David's. His literary work
| in other departments was very consid-
/ cradle, including works on classical.
| antiquarian, eccleciasticO- political, and
| historical topics, besides occasional SER
! mons. He was a contributor to Dr.
Smiths Dictionary of the Bible" and
to the Speakers Commentary" but.
| perhaps, his best known and most popu-
lar work is his Plain Explanatory
| Commentary on the New Testament for
Private Reading" which he brought
cut in coninction with the late Arch
deacon Churton. The late bishop mar
ried in 1855 daughter of the late Rev.
). Holworthy, and in 1866 daughter
of George Henry LuXdale, of Aigburth,
|
was the one hundred and nineteenth h
bishop who had sat in the chair of St.
David.
JOHNES. OF DOLAUCOTHY.
General Sir James -Johnes, V
c., G. G. b., now a Carmarthenshire
squire, is Jenny Hills, one of the
subalterns in Tombs' troop, and an old
| Addiscombe friend of mine" in the re-
Gently published autobiography of Lord
Roberts. The latter gives a stirring
| account of the episode-personally wit.
messed by him-which won for Genera,
Sir j. HillsJohnes his most treasured
decoration. the Victoria Cross. 1t oc.
Cured during the Indian mutiny. wher
his troop of carbineers was by treach.
cry exposed to a surprise attack. 1.-THE
troop" writes Lord Roberts was thu.
left to receive the first rush of the
rebel cavalry; it was composed OF
young soldiers. some of them quite un.
trained, who turned and broke. The
moment Hills saw the enemy he shout
ed, Action front and, in the hope OF
giving his men time to load, and fire E
round of grape, he gallantly charged
the head Of the column single handed
cut down the leading man, struck the
second, and was then ridden down him
self, II had been raining heavily, 81
Hills wore his cloak. which probably
saved his life, for 1t was cut in many
places, as We're his jacket, and eVeI
his shirt. AS soon as the body of tn,
enemy had passed on Hills, eXtricat
ing himself from his horse, got up ant
searched for his sword which he haC
lost in the melee. He had just found /
when he was attacked by three men
two of whom We're mounted He fire.
at and wounded the first man, thei
caught the lance of the second in hi
lift hand, and ran him through th'
body with his sword, The first aSsail
ant coming on again, Hills cut hin
down, upon which he was attacked b,
the third man on foot, who succeeded
in wrenching his sword from him, Hill
fell in the struggle, and must have beer
killed If Tombs had not come to tn
rescue and saved the plucky subaltern'
life" Both received the V. G. Lore
Roberts keeps up his friendship will
his old comrade, and spent his last few
days holiday at Dolancothy befor'
leaving England to take up the dutie
of commanderin-chief Of the Indial
army.
NOTES.
Sir Lewis Morris looks forward to tn,
time when the Welsh University vii
have two thousand students. After, all
this viii not be a great number. Vale
by that time, probably, will have pop
ulation of 100000. AS half of the tw'
thousand are likely to be drafted from
England, the number of students in pro
portion to the population in Wales vii
be one in every two thousand,
Recently, news reched Llantwi
Major, of the death of Mr.. John Bevan
late of Cowbridge, which event tool
place al Nerve, Italy. The deceased wa
about 81 years of age, and lived in Cow
bridge until about 20 years ago, whel
he left for the benefit of his health ant
went to Evmouth, and soon afterward
spent every wltner in Italy. or lat