The Herald of Wales. — 1887-05-14 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CAMPHILLT. On Saturday, • mass meeting of miners WU held at the Boar's Head Hotel, Caerphilly, the spaelona room belonging to thehotel bei rig densely crowded. The meeting had been milled for the purpose of taking into consideration the dispute now pending at the Wernddu Colliery, and to hear addressee from Messrs. Evans, Showell. and John Jenkins, Llanvabon. Mr. Dd. Franoie. presided, and after some opening remarks, called upon the distriot secretary to read the accounts of the strike which was to the effect that since the Weraddn Colliery has been stepped through the dispute the workmen of the district had contributed no lees than seven shillings per head to support the men at Wernddu. The amounts were accepted as satisfactory. Great almatiafaction waa displayed when it became known that some men from the district had commenced working at the colliery by day wage, as it was thought that this would have a tendency to get the men to swept the masters' terms. The Chairman then called upon Mr. Isaac Evans to address the meeting which he did at some length upon the general position of the miners legislatively and financially. Mr. John Jenkins followed in the same strain. Questions were then put by some of the workmen present, to the two representatives with reference to the proposed amendments in the Sliding Basle, and also with reference to the amendments in the Mines Act, which were answered satisfactorily. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the two representatives, and the chairman, which brought the meeting to a close. The Sliding Scale Joint Committee will meet on Saturday, the 14th inst, to consider thts amendments in the Sliding Scale arrangements, and the amendments in the Mines Act.  It was rumoured in Windsor, on Thursday, that the Queen will attend Ascot ranee on the Cup day.  Dr. iiriffiths, lecturing before the Young Women's Assooiation, at Cardiff, condemned the present fashions in female areas, especially tight lacing. _ _  John Francis Crouch, innkeeper, 75, Frederiok-eireet, Cardiff, was tined El, at the pollee oourt, on Wednesday, for ending beer by retail without a licence. .  _ At a quarterly meeting of the Glamorgan Congregationaliats, held at Landore, on Wedneeday, a resolution was passed condemning the Crime. Bill. Anew hoard school, which cost £1,365, has recently been opened at A'..erllechau, and wil he under the direction of the Llanwouno Soho° Board. A laden ballast truck fell on a labourer named William Everess, at Berry Dock, etrdiff, on Wednesday. The unfortunate moo sustained a severely fractured leg. The Newport Chamber of Commerce decided, on Wednesday, to join with the Swansea Chamber of Commerce in endeavouring to get at the bottom of the grievance anent the short weight cargoes from certain French ports. Mr. Harold Clarke, a well known acootu3tant of Birmingham, was found drowned on Wednesday morning in the Keeper's Pool, Sutton Coldfield, under circumstances pointing to his having committed suicide. Fines of £2O and costs and £5 and outs have been imposed on Mr. Thos. H. Williams, the manager of the National Colliery, Cwtch, Rhondda Valley, and Mr. Edgar Watts, agent, respectively, for allowing men to work in the mines whilst shot-tiring was going on. An enthusimiic meeting in fsvour of dimstablishment and disenclowment of the Church of England in Wales wee held at Rhymney, on Tuesday evening, when the Rev. J. Matthews, of Swansea, delivered a stirring address in support of Mr. Dillvryn's motion. The number of contributors to the Women's Jubilee offering in the county of Glamorgan amounted to 28,932. Swansea subscribed £43 Is. le.; Gower, £27 16s. 65.; Neath,l £7B 165. 65. • Poritarcawe, £24 13s. Id. One ' of the subscribers in the Ogmoro district has at. tamed the patriarchal age of 107. The whole lof the sabeeriptions amounted to £626 10e. 6d.