NOTES FROM WALES.

WELSH is for the first time this

year included in the subjects for the Queen's scholarship. Thirty-eight of the candidates sitting last week at the Swansea Training College took the Welsh paper.

MEMORIAL stones of the first of the Welsh Intermediate Schools were laid at Aberdare lately by Lord Aberdare.

THE marriage of Mr. J. Herbert Roberts, M. P. for West Denbigh shire, son of Mr. John Roberts of Bryngwenallt, Abergele, to Miss Caine, daughter of Mr. W. S. Caine, M. P., took place on the 1st of August, at Grafton Square Congregational Church, Clapham.

THE REV. J. Hughes Parry has rǝsigned the pastorate of Armenia Calvinistic Methodist Church, Holyhead, and has accepted the call given him from the church in Utica, U. S. A. Before going to Holyhead Mr. Hughes Parry held the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church at Oswestry.

THE marriage of Professor Prys of Brecon, and Miss Mary Parry of Talybryn, took place lately at the Bwich Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Crickhowel.

THE REV. H. Lloyd Jones of Myrtle street, Liverpool, has seceded from the ministry of the Episcopal Church of England and joined the Baptist Church.

BROGYNIN, about five miles from Aberystwyth, the reputed birthplace of Dafydd ap Gwilym, is about to be offered for sale by aution.

THE marriage of Principal Roberts of Aberystwyth College, with Miss Davies, only daughter of the late Mr. Robert Davies, Queen street, Cardiff, took place on July 20th, at the Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, Cardiff.

In consequence of the dispute with respect to the hall for women students at North Wales University College, the following have tendered their resignation as governors of the College:-The Duke of Westminster, Lord Penrhyn, Colonel the Hon. W.

C. Sackville West, Sir Robert Cunliffe, Bart., Mr. R. Davies (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesea), Colonel Platt, and Mr. W. A. Darbishire.

IT is stated that the Rev. John Evans (Eglwysfach), for whose return to Welsh work the Wesleyans of the Principality have been asking for some time past, and hoped to secure this year on his leaving London, refuses to go to Wales, preferring to keep to his engagement as superintendent of Gray's Lane circuit, in Salford.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE, speaking in South Wales recently, said that Welsh Disestablishment would be through the House of Commons next year or the Ministry would not be there. The statement was received with vociferous applause.

LATELY a poll was taken of the coustituents of the Baptist Theological Colleges at Bangor and Harverfordwest as to the amalgamation of these institutions, and also as to whether the united college should be located at Bangor or Aberystwyth. Voting papers were sent to all subscribing members, and they were counted at Swansea by the Secretaries of the

two Colleges, with the result that out of 1,200 voters a majority of 26 was recorded in favor of the united college being at Bangor. The principalship of the Haverfordwest College is vacant by the resignation of Dr. Davies, and it is probable that Dr. Gethin Davies, who is now at Bangor, will become the principal of the amalga-. mated colleges.

Ar a meeting at Bangor lately, Principal John Pryce presiding, it was decided to form a limited liability company for the establishment of a Hall of Residence for Women Students of the University College of North Wales, the capital to consist of 100 4 per cent. shares of £10 each, and 2,000 ordinary shares of £1 each, the latter only to be issued at present. The movement is being taken

PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

We regret to record the sad explosion of gas which occurred Sept. 21 at the Lance Colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal Company at Plymouth, Pa., by which five men were instantly killed and five others seriously injured. Among the names of the dead, we are very sorry to find that of our old friend Mr. David M. Jones, Wilkes Barre, Pa., who was a successful contractor, a man of upright and excellent character and highly esteemed in the community. He leaves a wife and son and daugh

ter to mourn his loss.

The others were: William Jones, miner, 45, Wilkes Barre; wife and two children. John Flanagan, mason, 45, Wilkes Barre; wife and six children. Owen P. Jones, miner, 55, Plymouth;

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wife and several children. Joshua Golightly, assistant mine foreman, 55, Plymouth, through whose negligence the accident happened-all of whom leave families in deep sorrow and mourning.

The injured are: Owen L. Evans, rock miner; John Cummins, mason; Thomas Williams, rock miner; D. B. Davis, rock miner, and James Morgan, miner.

THE Utah Odd Fellows assembled by the thousands lately at Salt Lake City for a short holiday and for conference, at which Grand Master H. F. Evans and Judge Jones, both enthusiastic Welshmen, made excellent and eloquent speeches on the benefits of Odd Fellowship.

NOTES OF THE WELSH IN AMERICA.

IT is reported that the receipts of the World's Fair Eisteddfod amounted to $13,277.75. From this the World's Fair authorities claimed $1,328 as their percentage. The net receipts, therefore, were $11,949.75, which is about $2 000 short of meeting all the expenses.

A PROMISING WELSH LADY MUSICIAN.

Miss Clara Williams, Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wil

liams, druggist, who by her playing and singing attracted so much attention at the late International Eisteddfod at Chicago, has complied with the urgent request of the famous harpist, Mr. John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia), that she should enter the Royal Academy of Music London, for further mu sical study and training. She has already sailed from New York in company with Mr. Thomas, who has undertaken to arrange for her admission to the Academy. Her many friends join in wishing her every success and blessing abroad and hope she will in due time return with honors to her adopted country.

has recently been supplying the pulpit of

REV. DAVID DAVIES, M. A., Oshkosh, Wis.,

the C. M. church at Utica for several Sabbaths, and is now supplying the C. M. church in New York city. He also preached one evening at Remsen to a large congregation. Mr. Davies is an excellent preacher and highly esteemed among his brethren in the denomination.

MR. J. G. DAVIES, one of the staff of the Chicago Hera d, wrote excellent daily reports to his paper of the doings of the Eisteddfod. Mr. Davies is a native of Shawnee, Ohio, and has a good position on the staff of the Herald.

MR. G. T. MATTHEWS, the great tea merchant of New York, and one of the most warm-hearted and liberal-minded Welshmen

who is an excellent literary writer, and Mr. D. R. Jones (Dafydd Rhisiart), who is well known among the Welsh people by his writings and by his many acts of kindness. Mr. John Edwards, also, a most genial gentleman, is advertising agent. We wish it every

success.

CARDIFF.

CARADOC, the great choral leader of Crystal Palace fame, was heartily welcomed by the Eisteddfod at Chicago.

REV. EVAN REES, the most eminent and successful Welsh bard, having obtained at Chicago the ninth time the chair prize, has accepted invitations to preach and lecture in several Welsh churches before returning to Wales

REV. AND MRS. D. PARKER MORGAN, M. A., New York, has returned home from an enjoyable trip abroad, visiting Wales and England. And many friends were glad to see them enjoying the Eisteddfod at Chicago lately.

ON Sept. 13th, at the C. M. church, Chicago, were married, by Rev. J. C. Jones, Mankato, Mr. O. W. Rowlands and Miss Jennie Williams of Chicago, late of San Francisco, Cal. A large number of friends had assembled in the church as a token of respect and good wishes for their future happiness. They immediately left on their wedding trip for a visit to Wales, stopping on their way at Niagara Falls, Rome and Remsen, N. Y. The CAMBRIAN joins with their many friends in wishing them a long and happy life, a pleasant voyage and a safe return to their adopted country.

THE Cardiff Ladies' Choir, under the lead of Mrs. Clara Novello Davies, have given several very successful concerts in Welsh centres on their return. They are to be at Utica Oct 3d and 4th. They deserve a royal welcome by all lovers of good music.

THE COLUMBIAN, the Welsh paper published in Chicago, has done excellent work in connection with the International Eisteddfod. It is ably conducted and deserves the general support of the Welsh people. Its contents are instructive, newsy and interesting. Its editors are Mr. W. Apmadoc, an experienced literateur; Mr. P. M. Evans,

The Welsh Ladies Choir of Cardiff, South Wales, which won the first prize of $300. at the Chicago Eisteddfod, were on their return ourney tendered a reception at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. They also gave a conHall, New York City. cert at the same church, and in Chickering

Henry Ward Beecher was descedded, he friendship for that race is well known to used to say, from Welsh ancestry, and his every Welshman. For this reason Dr. Lyman Abbott, Mr. Beecher's successor as pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, ho returned fro Europe on the steamer which brought the Welsh singers over some weeks ago, invited them to a reception at his church.

They were escorted to the church by Mr. G. T. Mathews and others, who are memof the St. David Society. Luncheon was bers of Plymouth Church, als by members served in the church and the Rev. Howard Bliss made a short address.

Mme Clara Novello Davies, who is at the head of the party, responded and presented to Mrs. Beecher, who was present, a wreath of immortelles, which the members of the Beecher memorial tablet in the church. In choir requested should be hung on the presenting the wreath a noble tribute was paid to Mr. Beecher for his well kno n friendship to the race represented by the donors. Mrs. Beecher responded briefly, assuridg them not only of Mr. Beecher's love for their race, but also of her own.

After this there were selections rendered

by the choir, one of them being "The Bells of Aberdovey," and Mr. James Sauvage, di rector of the vocal department at Vassar ColChurch at Newark, N. J., sang "In Heavenly lege and soloist at the Peddle Memorial Love Abiding," by Lassen, accompanied by his son, Tonzo Sauvage, who is also a Chicago prize prize inner, having successfully passed the musical examination at the Exposition. Mr. G. T. Mathews, the tea merchant of 93 Water St., New York with his usual generosity gave a banquet in honor of the choir and their friends at the Hotel Marlborough.