The Herald of Wales. — 1888-01-28 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

LIBERAL FEDERATION. 1 ANAUAL MEEIING!  SIR GEORGE TREVELYAN AND SIR N.  HICKS.IP ACH.  The annual meeting of the Council of the South Wales; and Monmouthshire Liberal Pede• ration was held on Wednesday at Pembroke Dock. A large number of delegates wets present at the morning laltting, among those present were Capt. PMes, M.P., Mr Stuart Bendel, M.P.. Mr A. Williams, M.P., Mr A. Thomas, M P., Mr Abrahams, M.P., Sir Hussey Vivian, M.P., Mr Dillwyn, M.P., Lord Kensington and Sir Georie Trevelyan, 242., Mr Dillwyn, IIP, Mr SP. Wills and Councillor Burnie, of Swaneen. Resolutions were passed in favour of the principle of "one man, one vote," and an Intermediate Education Act, for Wales. At the afternoon meeting, a retaindon was carriel urging that no effort should be spared to seem* that he direstablishment snd disendowrnent es the Church 'n Wales be, next to tha seta' ment of the Irish question, the iirstebject of the Liberal party. Speaking in support of ths resolution, Sir UeorgeTrevelyan said that there was a :crusade between Liberal Unionist.' and Conservatives to exterminate Liberal principles and tho Liberal party. It was impossible that the policy of the Government could ever settle Ireland, and every step that was now being taken wnuld have to b. retraced. .ir M. H. Beach's recent speesh, although he intended to be loyal to the Government, was a smashing condemnation of their policy, for which:there wan nothing to be said on the grounds of justice, humanity, and statesmanship. A resolution was passed in favour of the ore man one vote principle ; but ! one which was not on the agCnda, proposing to lirs the swne•voting power to women, was p,,stponed. Another re,.olution was adopted, calling upon the Executive Committee to carefully watch and eid all measures tending to promote the moral and material welfare of the labouring ria.miti. .  M.. Drllvryit aud Mr. Burnie were re-elected president and treasurer of the Federation rerpeelively. A Zgreat public demonstration was held in the evening 7 u the Market Hall, at which Mr. W Dsvies, M P., presided. Replying to a vote of tkink., for hie services in the Literal °olive. and earl:illy in connection with the Irish iineetion7lbovel by Sir Hussey Vivian, M P., and s, evaded by Mr. Arthur Williams, M P., Sir George 'Frevelyan delivered a long speech, in which, rehrring to the Church in Walem' he said that Parliament, in refusing to do for Wake what she wished to do for herseli, was responsible for all the bad blood, the tumult, and the expense that the tithe war was bringing about. (Cheers.) He knew he would be charged with encouraging disorder; he was k not, l owever, encouraging disorder, but minding b business as a Member of Parliament in point g out whit he thought Parliament ought to do. (Cheers.)  Several ejectment decrees were obtained against the Gweedore tenanty on WedneadaT, and another eviction campaign, appears immifeat.  Another abnormal fall of snow has put a stop In Western Russia to all military transport work, which it is believed it will not be possible to resume before the end of February. tederick Slatter, a clerk, was senteneed to six months' imprisonment at Glonseeter, on 11 Wednesday, for embezzling £4OO belonging to his employers. He bad 31. left when arrested.l The Datly Telegraph Paris correspondent says: I —I hear that the French Government has given 'its consent to the promulgation of a promise of a reward for the discovery of Mr Me'lleilPs murderer, althon4h an offer of this sort is against the practice of the authorities hers. This is the first time that such a oonoession has been made.