The Cardiff Times

DEMONSTRATION AT CAIiDIFF. The event, which was not expected till next Btontli, surprised a large number of the residents of the town. As soon as it became kno n, flags were hoisted at the Town-hall, the Castle Keep, St. John's Tower, at the principal hotels, and on several uublic buildings while the private resi- dents also seemed desirous te display their attach- ment to the House of Bute by suspending flags from the upper windows. Duke-street, Angel- street, Queen-street, High-street, St. Mary-street, and Bute-street were gay with hunting. The shipping at the docks were also profusely decorated, especially those lying in the Roath Basin, which had their rigging almost concealed beneath a cloud of flags of all colours. Flags were hoisted at the Low Water Pier and the Pier Head, and all the pilot boats at anchor had their flags hoisted at the mast head. Flags were also projected f, om the fronts of several offices at the docks. Many of the residents of the upper part of the town suspended from their windows those bearing the arms of the Marquis; that from Mr Churchman's, Duke-street, was a magnificent flag, containing the full quarterings of the House of Bute. A similar flag is suspended from the Cathays Lodge. There was a display of fireworks in the evening in the lower part of the town. TREHERBERT. The news that a son and heir h id been born to the Marquis of Bute caused great rejoicings in this neighbourhood, not only among those living on the Bute estate, but among all classes. Flags were hoisted at the Lady Margaret Pit and the Bute Merthyr Pit. The neighbourhood resounded with the continual detonations of cannon. The best wishes are expressed for the noble marchioness acd her infant son. ROTHESAY. On Tuesday morning a telegram was received by Mr John Windsor Stuart, intimating tha.t on the previous evening Lady Bute had been safely de- livered of a son at Chiswick House, Chiswick, London. He conveyed the intelligence to the magistrates, and, in the absence of Provost Mackechuie, who is confined to his bed, Bailies McMillan and McEwen gave orders to hoist flags 00 the public buildings and ring the town bells, in which merry peal the church bells joined for an hour. Immediately flags were displayed all over the town and harbour, and the Castle was profusely decorated. The people were seen in knots congratulating each other on the birth of a son and heir to the Most Noble the Marquis of Bute. At ten o'clock the Town Council assem- bled. Bailie McMillan, senior magistrate in the chair. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Bailie McEwen, it was unanimously agreed to present the following address :— To the Most Noble the Marquis of Bute, Earl of Dumfries, etc., etc. May it please your Lordship, — We, the Magistrates and Council of the Royal Borough of Retheaay, for ourselves and bargesseg, and the community, hasten to present to Lordship and your noble spouse our most hearty congratu- lations on the happy occasion of the birth of an heir to the House of Bute, and to assure you and her Ladyship of our full sympathy in your joy in this advent. We pray that her Ladyship, the Marchioness, may be speedily restored to strength, and that the lives of your children may be pre- served, and especially that your son, whose auspi- cious birth last night we would desire to com- memorate, may grow up a blessing and a prid"to his noble parents, and an ornament to the illus- trious state to which, in the fulness of time, he will, in Providence, be called. And we beg to ex ureas the hope that, though not born in the country of the ancestval house of his fathers, he may ever reciprocate the feelings of affection which, with duty, we venture to assume for him from all boundaries."—Signed in name of, by ap- pointment, the Magistrates and Town Council. On the invitation of the magistratSs and Coun- cil, a large number of county magistrates, clergy, aad others met in the Bute Hotel, at a cake and wine banquet. Bailie McMillan presided, and Bailie McEwen acted as croupier. Amongst those present were Mr John Windsor Stuart, Lord Bute's factor, and the elite of Rothesay and the Island of Bute. The health of the Earl of Wind- Mr was proposed and received with rapturous applause; as were also the healths of the Marquis and Marchioness, and the Lady Margaret Stuart A telegram was sent from the meeting to Lord Bute, congratulating his lordship on the birth of a son and Leir. In the course of the evening the Rothesay band marched through the streets playing appropriate music, and great preparations are being made for huge bonfires on several hills around Rothesay, Arrangement have been made for a magnificent display of fireworks, and for the illumination of Rothesay Castle. CUMNOCK. No soiner had the intelligence reached-Cumnock that a son and heir had been born to the ancient house of Bute than the bells were set ringing, the merry peals of which at once carried the glad tidings far out into the country round. Flags were seen fluttering all over the town. In the afternoon the magistrates, and a large number of the leading inhabitants of the place met at the Dumfries Arms Hotel in honour of the event, chief magistrate M'Coan presiding. After giving The Health of the Oueea," which was drunk with all the honours, he said that warmly attached as they all were to the noble and ancient house of Bute, they had met together on an occasion of great and peculiar interest, both to that noble family and to them- selves also as a community, living as they did in the immediate neighbourhood cf ono of Lord Bute's principal seats, and almost every one of them having intimate relations Ii ith the noble Marquess. He knew well that they all wished well to the the young heir who had just been born. lIe hoped that the Earl of Dumfries would live to perpetuate the namo of Bute, aud to carry it down with honour. He was come of an excellent stock, and not a few of them there had had per- sonal experience of the superior worth of his grandfather, and they were all well aware how studious and wise his father was and trained by such a father, and by a mother of equal worth, he had no doubt but that the young earl would follow in their footsteps, and be a blessing to a wide circle of society. He then gave "The Health of the youthful Earl of Dumfries," which ( was drunk with all the honours, and with pro. longed an 1 hearty applause. Mr C. G. SHAW, factor, thanked them in tLe ( the name of Lord Bute for their kind sympathies f and for the high honour they had just done to the I IOn uf that 01(1 historic house. < Pailie GREY then gave" The Marquis and ( Marchioness of Bute," which was also drunk with all the honours. c AL Dumfries House flags were flying all day, I ] and in the afternoon all the employes on the t estate, to the number of fully 50, assembled, and ] jjfcuufe ligl.fc joyously (he the ygvitihfu ( ] Earl of Dumfries, which was proposed by Mr V. G. Shaw, the highly respected factor on the estate. In all the country round tLere are grea and general rejoicings. AYR. The news of the birth of a son and heir to the Marquis of Bute has been received with great joy throughout the South of Scotland, the Marquis and Marchioness beins held in high esteem. Full particulars as to the special forms which their rejoicings have taken are not yet to hand. We are aware, however, that the hat py event is being celebrated with great eclat at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, and Mountstuart, Isle of Bute the 200 workmen at Mountstuart are no less jubilant than the tenantry. The rejoicings v ill extend over a few days.

THE BUTE FAMILY. HISTORICAL SKETCH. The birth of an heir to the House of Bute, and of a direct successor to the vast landed, mineral, and other possessions connected with it in Scot- land, England, and Wales, is an event of con- siderable interest to all who reside within the districts in which the Bute eistates are situated and when thoe estates are entailed, the event is one even of greater importance, as the heir has usually the power, which the law provides of cutting off the entail, and becoming the absolute owner of the property and wealth in which his father had only a life interest. This was the case with the Windsor estates, the present Lord Windsor, on attaining his majority, cutting off the entail. The heir to the Bute estates will, on attaining his majority, be the posses"orof estates the I value of which lias been increasing for nearly four centuries, and which will place him at the head of the wealthiest families in the country. A brief retrospect of the lineage of this distinguished family, which claims descent alike from the ancient kings of Scotlaud, and from the earliest lords of Glamorgan, whose history traces back almost to the time of the Norman Conquest, seems a fitting momento of this interesting event. The motto of the present Marquis of Bu'e, "Avito viret honore" ("He flourishes in an honourable ancestry''), could not be more aptly applied to any nobleman, In St. John's Church, Cardiff, there are two memorial windows in the north chancel aisle, placed there by the lafe Mar- chioness of Bute, which give an heraldic history of the Stuart famiiy,commencing on the one side with the arms assumed by the son of King Robert II. of Scotland, and on the other with those of Fitz- hamon, the knight who, subsequent to the Nor- man Conquest, obtained possession of Cardiff Castle. Any one who cJaims descent through the noble families whose arms are emblazoned on these windows may well use the motto, Avito viret honore." The Bute family commences with Sir John Stuart, a natural son of Robert Stuart, who ascended the throne of Scotland in the 14th century, under the title of Robert II. King Robert granted to his son Sir John Stuart posses- sion of land in the Island of Bute, with heritable jurisdiction of that county. This possession was confirmed by a charter granted by King Ricliard III., who ascended the Scotch throne on the death of his father, Robert II., in 1390. Sir John Stuart, eldest son, was made sheriff of Bute, heritable keeper of Rothesay Castle, and cham- berlain of Bute and Arran, an appointment which conferred on him large landed property in both places. He rebuilt the donjon or great tower of Rothesay Castle by order of James IV. In 1512 the Chamberlainship of Bute and Arran was usurped by Archibald Earl of Argyle. In 1546 an English force invaded Scotland, plundered Bute and Arran, and took possession of Rothesay and Brodick Castles; but in the following year the Earl of Argyle regained, by force, possession of Rothesay Castle. Subse- quently, during the regency of Hamil- ton, Earl of Arran, the ChamberLinsdp of Bute was restored to the Stuart family, and some land in Cumbrae was given in exchange for that belonging to the Stuarts in Arran. In the Parliament which sat in Edinburgh in 1590—1, John Stewart, the eldest son of Sir James, sat as Commissioner for Buteshire. The son of Sir John Stewart, who succeeded his father in 1612, married the daughter of Robert Hepburn, of Ford, in the county of Haddington, and with her had large landed estates in that county. Sir James Stewart, his eldest son, came to England, and was created a baronet by King Charles 1. He supported the cause of that un- fortunate king, and his loyalty and sufferings in the royal cause are referred to in Douglas's Scotch Peerage. He was also Commissioner for Bute- shire, in the Parliament which sat in 1661. His son Sir Dougal remained at home, but his grand- son, Sir James Stuart, came to England, and was one of the Privy Council to Queen Anne, by whom he was created E;.rl of Bute, Viscount Kingarth, and Lord Mountstuart. He was a very strong opponent to the Union of Scotland with England. He married Agnes, the daughter of Sir George Mackenzie, Lord Advocate to King James VII., by whom he had a son and a daughter. The son became second Earl of Bute, while the daughter married Viscount Garrock, the ancestor of the present Earl of Glasgow. James, the second Earl of Bute, succeeded his father in 1710. He was a gentleman of the bedchamber of King George I., one of the Commissioners of Trade in Scotland, Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire, aud one of the 16 peers for North Britain in the two Par- liaments of that king. He married Lady Anne, daughter of Archibald, Duke of Argyle, and by her had two sons, John, afterwards earl, and James Stuart, who, in consequence of inheriting the entailed estates of his great grandfather, Sir George Mackenzie, of Rosebaugli, assumed the nameof Mackenzie, by which name his descendants were afterwards distinguished. John, third Earl of Bute, was elected one of the 16 peers for Scot- land in 1736-7. He Was made Lord of the Police, Lord of the Bedchamber to His Royal Highness Frederick, late Prince of Wales, Groom of the Stole to George III. when that monarch was Prince of Wales, which office he held after His Majesty's accession to the throne. He was also appointed one of his Majesty's Privy Council, an 1 subse- quently Secretary of State, and Ranger of Rich- mond Park. He was also elected Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, and one of the gover- nors of the Charterhouse. In 1762,bis lordship was appointed First Lord of the Treasury and in the same year was installed one of the Knights Companions of the Order of the Garter. He married in 1735, Mary, only daughter of the Honorable Edward Wortley Montagu, who was grandson of Edward, first Earl of Sand. icli, In 1761, Lady Bate was created Baroness Mount- stuart. Earl Bute had a large family, and all of them, with one exception, distinguished them- selves. His eldest daughter married the Earl of Lonsdale the second the Earl of Macartney the third Earl Percy, afterwards second Duke of Northumberland the fourth married Captain Andrew Corbett; and the fifth became the Countess of Portarlington, The eldest son John, succeeded his father the second was the father of Baron Wharncliffe the third, the Honorable Frederick Stuart, lived only a short time; the fourth was the father of Baron Stuart da Rothesay; and the fifth became Lord Bishop of Armagh, Up to this time the descendants of Robert II. were unknown to Wales. John, the fourth Earl of Bute, was born in 1744. He, in 1766, married Lady Charlotte Jane Windsor, daughter and heiress of the last Viscount Windsor, who had nJarried Charlotte Herbert, daughter and heiress of Phillip, Earl of Pembroke, to whose ancestor Cardiff Castle had been sold by Ed-vard I VI. The Earl of Bute, therefore, by his marriasre with Lady Windsor, became the owner of Cardiff Castle, and in commemoration of that event was, in the year of his marriage, created Baron Cardiff, of Cardiff Castle, In 1792 he succeeded his father, and took the title of Earl of Bute. On the death of his mother, in 1794, he succeeded to the titles and estates that up to that time belonged to her at Mountstuart, and which had been held by the family for more than three centuries. Two years afterwards he was created Viscount Mount-joy in ths Isle of Wight, Earl of Windsor in Berkshire, and, lastly, Marquess of Bute. By Lady Windsor he had several children. His eldest son— John, Lord Mountstuart—died in his 27L!k year from injuries received by falling from his horse. Lord Mountstuart had, however, two years previously married Lady Eiizabeth Penelope Crichton, only daughter and heiress of the fifteenth Earl of Dumfries, One son, John Crichton Stuart, afterwards second Marquess of Eut-, had been born, and a few mouths after Lord Mount- stuart's death, a second son, Lord Patrick James Herbert Crichton Stuart, the father of Lieut-Col. Stuart, was born. Lord James Stuart, as he was called, v-ith his son, Col. Stuart, represented Car- diff in Parliament for many years, and up to the present time Colonel Stuart has been regarded as the heir presumptive to the titles and the estates, except those which could pass to an heiress. On the death of his grandfather, the eldest son of Lord Mountstuart, John Crichton Stuart { became Marquess of Bute. He also succeeded to the titles of Earl of Windsor, Viscount Mountjoy, Baron Mountstuart, and Baron Cardiff. of Cardiff Castle; in the peerage of Great Britain; ilso Earl of Dumfries), and Earl of Bute Viscount of Ayr and Kingarth, Baron Jriehton, Lord Crichton and Lord Mount- ituart, in the Scotch peerage. He became also iceper of Rothesay Castle, Lord Lieutenant of e ;oitnty of Bute, and High Commissioner to the i Jeneial Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He narried, in 1818, La 'y Marian North, eldest laughter and co-heir of George Augustus, third Sari of Guilford. She died in 1841, aud in 1845 he Marquess of Bute married Lady Sophia i rederica Christina Hastings, second daughter of ITraOflia.. first M mania of LWuuwA. hv wkun h* had one son, the present and third Marquess of Bute. John Patrick Crichton Stuart, third Marquess of Bute, was born at Mountstuart, Isle of Bute, on the 12th of September, 1847. He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. His father died within a few months of his birth, and the estates were left in trust, and some portion of the Welsh property—more particularly the Bute Docks—is still in trust. In addition to the title of Marquess of Bute, he is also Earl of Windsor, Earl of Dumfries, Lord Crichton, Viscount Ayr and Kingarth, Earl of Bute, Lord Mountstuart, Baron Cardiff of Cardiff Castle, Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, and Grand Cro-s of the Roman Order of St. Gregory, hereditary I keeper of Rothesay Castle, which belongs to the Crown, and hereditary sheriff of Buteshire. He was admitted into the Roman Catholic Church by Monsignore Capel, at Nice, December 24ttl, 1868, a few months after attaining his majority. He married on the 16th April, 1872, the Hon. Gwendoline Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Edward George Fitzalan, fbst Baron Howard, of Glossop, Derbyshire, by whom he had in 1875 a daughter—Lady Margaret—who, but for the birth of a brother, would have succeeded to the peerages created in 1488, 1627. ai d 1633, all in Scotland, and connecied wi h which there are certain estates, but the English title and estates would have passed to the heir presumptive. Lord Howard, the father of Lady Bute, was created Baron Howard of Glossop in 1869. He was the second son of Henry Charles, 18th Duke of Norfolk, who was the premier duke and the hereditary Earl Marshal of England. The Howards are held to be' of Saxon rather than Norman origin. They came into prominent notice in the time of Ed aid I. During the reigu of that King, William Howard was CLief Justice of the Common Pleas, and held large possessions in Norfolk. In England the estates belonging to the Mar- quess's father derived from the North family have reverted to them. The Marques3 possesses an estate in Bedfordshire derived from the third Earl of Bute an estate in Durham derived from the Claverings, an heiress of which family married the last Viscount Windsor. In Wales he has large estates in Glamorganshire, derived from the Her- berts, Earls of Pembroke, and their representa- tives, the Windsors, In Scotland he possesses nearly the whole Isle of Bute, derived from the Stuai ts, first hereditary sheriffs, and afterwards Earls of Bute. He has estates also in Ayr and Wigton, derived from the Crichtons, Earls of Dumfries,and the families which they by marriage represented. The principal seata of the Marquess are Cardiff Castle; Dumfries House, Ayrshire; and Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute. which, though destroyed by fire a short time since, is now being re-built at a coat for the building alone of £300,000, and it is thought that when completed its coat will be but little under half q. million sterling.

THE GLAMORGANSHIRE DEAF AND IjUMB mission. The twelfth annual meeting of the Glamorgan- shire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb was held on Monday night at the Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, Pontypridd. There was a large attend- ance of ministers and other influential residents of the town were amongst the goodly number of persons who attended. Mr L. G. Lenox, Ynys- yngliarad House, pre ided. In opening the proceedings,the CHAIRMAN spoke forcibly and feelingly of the benevolence and utility of the \\ork to which those who promoted that institution had consecrated so much of their time and energy. (Hear, hear.) The money spent upon the Deaf and Dumb Insti- tution was money well spent, and it was gratifying to find that none of the funds were v. asted or spent in large salaries. (Hear, hear). Tne secretary and the treasurer gave their services gratuitously. (Hear, hear). Every farthing contributed by voluntary help went towards the sustenance of the charity. Mr RICHAKD CORY, hon. treasurer, read the report of the institution, which stated that the 12th year of that mission had now come to a close, and the subscribers to its funds,many of whom had been connected with it from the beginning, would be glad to know that it still prospered. Their devoted missionary, Mr Rowland, had been per- suing his silent work faithfully during the 1 past year, and it was felt that he more than deserved their sympathy and confidence. When it was remembered what a wide held his work covered, ranging from Cardiff to Pontypridd, Forth, Ystrad, Merthyr, Tredegar, &c,, it would be rightly understood that his labour was often very exhausting. But none of his scattered flocks were neglected. Mr Cory went on to express satisfaction at so satisfactory a condition of affairs. The institution hact done vast good in W..Ies. (Hear, hear.) Great as had been the enterprise of the English in phil- anthropic and religious objects, he thought, the Principality of Wales far outshone in that respect any part of England, and parts, too, of Scotland. (Hear, hear.) That liberality was not on the de- crease, but on the increase. (Hear, hear.) Rev. Mr ROBEKTS, pastor of the Tabernacle, moved, in a stirring Welsh speech, the adoption of the report, which was cordially seconded and carried. Rev. Mr Mourns (Congregationalist) followed, and read the missionary's (Mr Rowland) address, which was most interesting, and was heartily ap- plauded. The Missionary afterwards, amid deep silence, addressed the mutes, and a little girl read through the Lord's Prayer. <> A collection followed by which JE4 18s was realised. V otes, of thanks brought these highly interesting proceedings to a close. Mr William Griffiths was appointed local secretary, and Mr Lenox trea- surer. The mutes were entertained at tie Coffee Tavern to tea, &c., at the expense of Mr Gwilym Williams, Stipendiary Magistrate, Miskin Manor, The party returned home in a break.

BATH AND W EST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. A meeting of the committee appointed to make arrangements for the holding of the show in con- nection with the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society at Cardiff in 1881, was held at the Town Hall, Cardiff, on Saturday, under the presidency of the Mayor, Mr Rees Jones. There were also present Mr J. S. Corbett, Col. Lindsay, Mr Stratton, Councillors Stone, Thomas Lougher, Mr Biosse, MrS. W. Kelly, Mr D. T. Alexander, Mr Thomas Donne, Mr J. H. Harding, Mr James Lewis, Mr D. Watson, Mr Jonas Watson, Mr D. J. Jenkins, Cow bridge, Mr W. Skyrme.and Mr W. Thomas. The chief clerk to the hon. secretary reported that the subscriptions pro. mised now amounted to £832 9s. At the last meeting a resolution was passed stating that in the opinion of the committee it was desirable that the sho in connection with the Glamorganshire Agri- cultural Society should be in 1882 amalgamated with that of the Bath and West of England, and the hon, secretary was requested to communicate this resolution to the secretary of the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society. This had been done, and that gentleman had replied that in his opinion the amalgamation would be very desirable. He sent copies of resolutions showing the terms on which a similar arrangement was entered into, with reference to a local society near Worcester. The hon. secretary had also Sent a similar letter to Mr Huntley, secretary of the Glamorganshire Agricultural Society, and a reply had beeu received from that gentleman stating that he would lay the letter before the committee at their next meeting, which would take place in about a month. The Mayor requested the hon. secretaty to write to those gentlemen who had promised but had not yet paid their subscriptions, asking them to do so at once. The hon. secretary was also requested to write to the gentlemen forming sub-committees for various districts in the county, urging them to form committees to canvass each district for subscriptions. This was all the business

THEATHE ROYAL, CARDIFF. This week Messrs Farnie and Reece's remark- ably successful adaptation, Les Cloches de Corneville," has been presented at the Theatre Royal, Cardiff. It is only recently that we were favoured with a vísit by this company, but Mon- day evening's house showed that this will not be allowed to interfere with the patronage of the public. Plauquetce's music, if it does not indicate any lofty genius, has" about it that mysterious charm which always attracts the multitude, and Mr Charles Bernard's company, being perfeetiy orani8ed, ive the piece with all the verve we should like to see it produced. The orchestra has been augmented for the occasion, and is under the direction of Mr Isaac W. South. Much of the suc- cess ot Les Cloches de Corneville depends upon the orchestra, and we do not think thatjnany faults can be found with the execution in this case. Miss Clara Harrington, who possesses a singularly sweet voice, which she manages to perfection, takes the part of Germaine, the innocent found- ling, who, disgusted with her supposed father's (Cfaspard, the miser,) conduct, decides that rather than submit to it any longer, she will enter the service of the returned Henri (Mr Wilfred Esmond). To Mr T. D. Yorke's get-up as the miser no exception could be taken. But in our opinion Mr James Cumberland, as The Bailie- the pompous and stupid bailie, who is continually making mistakes both in his law and in his facts; aud Mr James Danvers, as Gobo, the at- torney, were the most effective and the most amusing characters on the stage. Mr Danvers created roars of laughter when in the fair he temporarily takes the part of the legal luminary. Mr Esmond has a fine voice, his enunciation is distinct, and he contrives to throw into his rendering of his songs the spirit they trequire. Miss Alexina Anderson is the lovely Fcrpo'ette we look for, and the chorus singers keep in admirable time and tune.

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CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATION IN CARDIFF. PRESENTATION TO lll ARTHUR I GUEST. BANQUET AT THE DRILL HALL. LETTER FROM LORD BUTE. SPEECHES BY LORD WINDSOR, THE EAliL OF DONO UGH M OKE, AND MR. L. V. SHIRLEY. On Wednesday the Conservative demonstration and banquet, postponed on account of the death of the Earl of Beaconsfield, took place in Cardiff. In the afternoon a very large number of leading Conservatives in the town met Mr Arthur E. Guest, who came from St. Pagan's Castle, accom- panied by Lord Windsor and the Earl of Dououghmoie, at the Royal Hotel, and there he was presented with t.\o massive silver vases, a centre-piece, beautifully worked, and candelabra, supplied through Mr Spiridion, and an address from the Citn on Working Men's Conservative Association. There were amongst those present; Colonel Hill, Mr Howel Gvvyn, Mr H. Wilt liams, Mr It. Forrest, Mr Archibald Hood, Mr T. H. Elisor, Col. Lindsay, Mr R. F. L. Jenner, Dr. F. G. Evans, Mr E. E. Spencer, Alderman Watkins, Alderman Taylor, Alderman M'Connochie, Mr L. V. Shirley, Mr J. Sioper, Mr Jonas Watson, Dr. Paine, Mr J. S. Corbett, Mr E. H. Capper, Mr J. H. Wilson, the Ilev. G. A, Jones, and Councillor Trounce. Colonel HILL, in making the first presentation to Mr Guest, said he had been desired by some of Mr Guest's supporters at the last general election to beg his acceptance of the plate Mr Guest saw before him, as some slight token of the very high esteem in which they had learnt to regard him, and also of their high appreciation of the very gallant and satis- factory manner in which Mr Guest had fought the battle for the good old cause. (Applause.) Although Mr Guest's name was a household name here, yet the people of Cardiff had not generally to any extent the advantage of personal acquaint- ance with that gentleman; but the manuer in which Air Guest canvassed the borough, the great good temper he had shown at all times, notwith- standing the height to which party feeling on many occasions ran, earned for him the lasting respect of Conservatives, and Mr Guest won the respect even of his political opponents. He had a very difficult game to play, a veiy hard battle to fight. Since the previous election very large additions had been mada to the register, and it was extremely difficult to forecast with any degree of certaiuty the results of the last election. (Hear, hear.) Mr Guest was defeated with honour, not with disgrace—a defeat which in a great measure was to be ascribed to that great wave of feeling which then swept across the country, and which would not do so he (Col. HilJ) believed for some time again. (Ap- plause.) It would not, Col. Hill proceeded, be suitable perhaps on an occasion of this kind that he should refer to the cause of that wave. He would just refer to one point. Trade had been for a long time very depressed, and the idea got into the heads, the stupid heads-he begged pardon for saying so-of a great many people that a c ange of government must necessarily mean a revival of trade, and a great many people voted with Gladstone's party simply and solely on that ground. He did not think the belief had been quite justified. (Hear, hear, and laughter). There was no doubt but the wave of feeling was in a great measure due to the great eloquence and the enormous personal exertions — the wonderful feats performed by Air Gladstone—feats so wondrous as to cause them to be proud of him as a countryman. Mr Gladstone succeeded in stumping his party into office, and now they were there they had not altogether a bed of roses. (A laugh.) A very considerable change was coming over the constituencies at large, and he (Col. Hill) firmly believed that wbeu a general election took place agaiu—and it was not unlikely that it might place before long—there would be a very different result indeed. (Loud applause.) Col. Hill then formaiiy made the presentation, stating that it was the wish of the subscribers that Mr Guest should enjoy long life and prosperity and they also sincerely desired that Mr Guest should aain come forward and contest the borough. (Loud applause.) Mr Aiixiiun E. GUEST, in reply, said he felt in a position of exceptional difficulty, as he had to address them upon a subject which was exces- sively close to his own heart. Whatever he might have to say upon matters political he begged they would allow him to reserve until this evening. With regard to what he had to say theu it was a matter of very great difficulty indeed, for this was the fii st occasion in which he had been called upon to acknowledge the receipt of such a handsome token of regard aud esteem. The task was all the more difficult because he felt unworthy to receive it. (Cries of No, no.) If he could feel that he was deserving of such a handsome present it might ease him considerably. He could only say that during the late contest he did his very best, not only for them—who were so kind to him—but also on behalf of that cause which was not dearer to their hearts than to his own. The causes of their defeat it waa not difficult to ascribe. If there was :1ny gallantry in the fight, he could fairly say that that gallantry was in the manner in which tbey fought it. He was but an humule exponent of their wishes, and energies, and the Seat regret in Cardiff was in his own heart, owever, it would ill become them to be faint hearted (applause) at any defeat. (Applause) He was not in a position to say whether he should or should not come forward ag^iin. He might, how- ever, say that he did not wish himself better luck. Whatever might be the case, whether he was or was not the Conservative candidate at the next election, he was fully convinced that whenever there was a figiit in Cardiff again it would be conducted in the same good tempered manner, and with renewed vigour and increased force. (Applause.) As regards the handsome token he had been presented with, he could only say that he should keep it as one of his most revered treasures. But there was one thing he treasured much more, and that was the expression of friendliness and good feeling and kindness towards him. He did not require, he assured them, any such mark of their esteem and confidence, Colonel Hill had said that his political opponents had not very much to say against him, and, in thanking his supporters for their kindness to. wards him—Mr Guest—and giving him such a handsome mark of their friendship, he could only say that he should treasure it very much, but he should treasure very much more the friendships he had made in Cardiff. (Applause.) The fact that his opponents had not very much to say against him would prove th .t the contest was conducted in a satisfactory manner at the last general elec- tion, (Hear, hear.) Let him also say that,though he might not be their candidate on a future occasion, he would say this much—that, if he was not, he would still be ready, at any moment, to come for- ward and assist them in any other capacity. (Applause.) And when he did thus come forward he should feel that he was no longer amongst strangers, but that he was among the dearest friends he ever had in all his life. (Renewed Applause.) Mr LAUGHLAND read the address from the Canton Working Men's Conservative Association; which was presented to Mr Guest by Mr Thomas John. Mr GUEST. in acknowledging the receipt of the address, which was beautifully illuminated, said that, as a true Conservative, he was glad of the I support of the working classes, and he regarded the presentation of that address as by no means the least important of the presentations made to him that afternoon. He might truly say that some of the best work that II a* done in Cardiff during the general election was done by the wojkiug men. They did it in a hearty, disin- terested, and unselfish manner, and when he said that, all present well knew that when a working man gave up his time it was no ordinary sacrifice. (Hear, hear.) He had watched since the last general election the progress which had been made by Working Men's Associations in this town. It reflected the very highest credit and honour upon them. Now there were Conservative Working Men's Associations started in every ward, aud he was perfectly convinced that they would bear fruit upon a future occasion. (Heir, hear.) He only hoped they would not be dis- heartened, but that they would go on. They knew that it was said by some that there were no Conservative working men, but this had been proved to be an utter delusion, and he was quite convinced that when the time came the Conservative working man would show that he was not only a reality, but a very powerful and potent force. (Applause.) He thanked them again for the honour they had done him in presenting him with this illuminated ad- dress, which would hang upon his walls, and be one of the brightest pictures there in his estima- tion. (Loud applause.) The Earl of IJONOUGHMOBE then called upon all present to drink "Success to the Conservative Cause," which was responded to by loud cheers. The proceedings then terminated with three cheers for Mr Guest. THE BANQUET was held in the evening in the Drill-hall. The hall had been decorated for the occasion with festoons of green leaves, suspended along the walls and from the iron work of the roof. Above the chair- man there was a shield bearing the motto, "De- fence, not Defiance," with the device of the Bible and crown. Immediately opposite the chairman, and facing him above the band stand, was the following motto—"Welcome, Earl of Dumfries." In front of the band stand Mr Guest's name ap- peared, Conservatives were reminded of the chiefs of the party by a line of names extending round the entire hall, executed in uniform style, in white letters on a blue ground, the only variation being under the entrance door, where "Beacons- field was enclosed in a black border. The window drapery bore the Bute escutcheon. Amongst the names honoured as des. cribed were — Salisbury, Richmond, Cairns, Beaufort, Clarke, Smith," Carnarvon, Northcote, Abercarn, Windsor, Cross, Malmesbury, Hamil- ton, Donoughmore, Cranhrook, Wimborne, Giftard, Tredegar, Exeter, Bute, Wolff, Jersey, Gibson, Raikes. The guests, over 1,200 in number, sat at a Jong cross table along the side of the hall, and at 17 other tables placed parallel to each other, aud running up to the centre table. The gallery was occupied by ladies, who seemed emujy interested iu fekV urocmliags. and who I I frequently applauded the speakers. Moat of the tables were decorated with fl,) ers in pots. j At intervals throughout ttie evening Messrs Roberts and Johnston's band played a selection of music, and the Llandatt Orpheus Union favoured the guests with sever al ieci s, nicely rendered. I Lord WINDSOR presided, and was supported by Lord Douoiigiimore and Mr A. E. Guest. There Wtere also present at the upper table Lieut.-Col. I Lindsay, Air Ho el Gwyn, Mr G. C. Williams, Mr J. )- Corbi-tfc.Col. Hill.C.f?., Rev G. A. Jones, Dr. Paine, Mr It. F. L, Jenner, Sir J. Spearman, Mr U. Phillips, Mr W. He.yw )od, Mr Forrest, Air Shirley, Dr. Vachell, 1\[, Egerton Hardy, Mr Ingle lew, Alderman Taylor, Mr J. Sloper, Alder. iii; n iNieCoiiiiociiie, Mr Johnston, M' Sidney Ho.vaid, Mr C. H. Wilii -.ms, Mr J. H. Homfiay, Rev W. David, Mr Thurston Basset, Mr Jonas Watson, Mr J. Ware, Rev Father Richardson, Mr A. Hood, Hev. V. Saulez, Mr Lyuc i Biosse, Mr R. W. Williams, Mr I,ucovicii, Mr Knight, Mr J. H. Wilson, Mr W. J. Goddard, Mr J. Alorir.m Harris, Mr D. Morgan Harris, Alderman W. B. Watkin.s, Mr Adams, Air It. S. Spencer, and Rev. Father Cormack. Among the others present were—Mr J. C. Nicholl, Mr D. Lewis. Mr H. North, junr., Mr Chick, Mr J. Thomas, Mr Venning, Mr.). E. Biid, Mr E. W. N. Corb tt, Mr J. D. Simpson, Mr Oliver, Mr E. M. B. Vaugh.tn, Mr Chas. Ev:tns, Mr R. Travel), Mr Whale, Mr O'Doherty, Mr Bowden, Mr Waterman, Mr lluvley, Mr W. E. Thomas, Mr J. ivl. Flint, Mr J. G. II. 0-en, MrMaddocks, Mr H. S. Spickett, Mr Glass, Air Churchman, Mr J. R;>bson, Mr W. Evans, Mr E. J. Thomas, Mr D. Lewis, Mr H. Cousins, Mr Burt, Mr l'ipe, Mr H. Davies, Mr Hunt. Mr Dobbin, Mr Godfrey, Mr Cridland, Mr Yorath, Mr D. L. Lougher, Mr At. inlorgan, Mr >3. Alien, Mr G. Strong, Mr U. Pride, Dr. Tralierne, Mr Shepton, Mr D. John, Mr Pe-ac-, Mr P. Davies, Mr Jenks, Mr Sargeaunt, Mr W, H. Lewis, Mr Barne°, Mr Holder, Mr Thatcher, Mr W. Evans, Mr J. Laughland, Mr D. W. Jones, Mr T, W. H. Plain, Mr John, Mr Carey, Mr Coleman, Mr J- Day, Mr Pettigrew, Mr T. Richardson, Mr E. P. Lee, Mr F. Hooper, Mr Bothil, Mr Stauiforth, Mr Carr, Mr W. Fletcher, Mr liollway, Mr Cox, Mr Jones, MrS. Hern, Mr Hammond, Mr T. Davies, Mr T. Beames, Mr Maddox, Mr Gerhold, Mr Hughes, Mr Silcox, Mr U. Chappell, Mr Wain, Mr T. John, Mr Coles, Mr Seward, Mr W. R. Harvey, Mr W. Clode, Mr Talbot, Mr Long, Mr Needs, Mr Cornwall, Mr Shaddock, Mr Kene- more, Mr Reynolds, Mr T. James, Mr J. Symmonds, Mr H. Taylor, Mr H. B. Moreton, Mr Powell, Mr Dourey, Mr D. W. Evans, Mr R. A. Blake. Mr Hutchinson, and Mr E. Grogan. Grace before and after dinn er was sung by the Llandaff Urpiieus Union. The noble CHAIRMAN, on rising, was received with loud applause. He said that the toast he had to propose was one that Always came first on occasions of this sort—it was that of Her Majesty the Q -een. (Loud cheers.) It was always a toast drunk with enthusiasm, partly because of the large depth of loyal feeling existing in their breasts, and partly because of the sincere love in w hich Her Majesty was held in the affections nf i er people. It was only two days ago that they were proclaiming in the Tower the 44th year of Her Majesty's accession to the throne, and they would now drink to a long continuance of that life. He ventured to express a hope that in the future, and he hoped that that future was not far distant, she might have back again her Conservative Ministers, whose watch ward was not retreat—(loud applause)—to help her to maintain the interests of her dominion. (Loud applause.) The national anthem was sung by the Orpheus Glee Union. Lord WINDSOR said the next toast he bad to propose was the "Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family." He said that he was sure he need not enumerate the good qualities of the Prince of Wales, because they were well known to them. He would, however, mention one which was in his opinion of great importance. This was Lhe great energy lie dis. played in travelling from one end of the country to the other attending public meetings and taking part in public ceremonies. The Prince, lie believed, intended in the autumn to honour this part of the country with his presence, (Loud cheers.) He was going down to Swansea to open a new dock, and he thought that they might congratu- late themselves on this, not but what they lllight have congratulated themselves more had he been about to open a dock on the eastern side of the county rather than on the west. (Hear, hear,) Still, all they had to say was that if he came to Cardiff his welcome would, he was Quite sure. be as hearty and sincere as that he was sure to meet with on the western side of the county, (Applause.) After alluding to Prince Leopold, and to other members of the Royal Family, his lordship asked them to drink the toast with all enthusiasm. The toast having been duly acknowledged, the Orpheus Union sang "God bless the Prince of Wales." Lord WINDSOR, in proposing the toast of the Clergy and the Ministers of other Denomina- tions," regretted that it had not fallen into other bands, not but that he considered it a great honour to propose the toast. (Hear, hear.) He would not, however, keep them loni, as he was sure they were all desirous of giving a hearty reception to his friend, Alr A. E. Giiest. (Cheers.) He paid a high compliment to the bishop of the diocese, whom, he said, they all venerated and respected, and he was equally certain that all of them would join in hoping that that distinguished prelate might be spared to presideover the diocese for many years to come, (Cheers.) The position of the clergy of England was not at the present moment an easy one, as they had great difficulties to contend with. There was a large party in the country, he regretted to say, who desired to see the Chuich and State disconnected; but he, for one, should consider it an evil day when the Church of this country was separated from the State. (Applause.) The clergy had also local difficulties to contend with, especially in that part of Wales where they had insufficiently endowed livings combined with a rapidly increasing popu- lation, aud the clergy h,d, therefore, the unplea- santness of seeing the people requiring wh:tt they were unable to supply them with. He paid a compliment to the Roman Catholic clergy for what they were doing, and also to all the clergy- men working as far as any body of men could do for the spiritual welfare of that great and populous district. He asked them to drink the health of the clergy of the Church of England, the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, and the ministers of other denominations. The Rev. G. A. JONES, vicar of St, Mary's, responded for the clergy of the Church of England. Tire Rev. Father RICHARDSON responded for the Roman Catholic c'ergy, and referred to the great r ,10^ r t°^ weQt up from the Roman Catholics of Cardiff on hearing that the Earl of Dumfnes had seen the light of day. He expressed a strong hope that the young earl would follow in the footsteps of his father, the Marquis of Bute, who never received on application from the poor but that poor peison received in reply an answer to his letter, directly or indirectly, in a few davs. He hoped that the young Earl of Dumfries would imitate his father in various arts and sciences. He hoped also that the young earl would take the same interest as Lord Bute in the care of the poor children of the Irish residents in the town in providing them with the means of rejoicing, such as they had witnessed a few days previously. Lord Bute was also anxious that the children should receive a religious and moral education in the schools in which they were compelled to go. He also thanked a large number of his friends there for the support they gave him in resisting the encroachment of the infidel party in the town, (Hear, hear.) Mr HOWEL GWYN, in proposing the toast of the Armyj Navy, and Tteserve Forces," said he was happy to think that the soldier of the pre- sent day was not inferior in power to our military defenders of former times, and he was proud to know that in the fwars which had taken place in recent times they had fought with honour to British arm! which displayed the undiminished valour and power of our army. Wherever they might be called, he was sure that our soldiers would always do their duty, and feeling assured that the same confidence might be reposed in the Navy and Reserve forces, he had much pleasure in coupling the toast with the names of two such excellent representatives of our regular and auxiliary forces as Col. Lindsay and Col. Hill. (Cheers.) Col. LINDSAY, in responding for the Army, said he wished that some one actually in the army, and more capable than himself, of criticising the many changes which tho present Government were about to make in the army, had been called npon to respond. After several years' service in the army he could say, for himself, that he could ,ee that the mere change of regimental names, the alteration of uniforms, and the general upsetting of the e¡prit de corps which muse arise, could not in any wa.y enhance the welfare of our soldiers or the strength of our army. (Hear, hear.) It was but last Monday that lie was dining at Willis's Rooms with some of his old brother-officers of the Rifle Brigade, on which occasion they were presided over by the Prince of Wales. In speaking to the usual to .st in the course of the evening, Prosperity to the Rifle Brigade," His Royal Highness took occasion to congratulate those present that no change was made in the Rifle Brigade, that it was to be styled by no new name, and was to put on no new uni- form. (Cheers.) He believed that the cheers which these remarks drew forth would be echoed by every member of the army serving at present. (Hear, hear.) Colonel Lindsay concluded by thanking the company for the honour done him in coupling his name with the toast. t Col. HILL, in responding on behalf of the 'Aux- iliary Forces," thanked the company lTlOt sincerely for the manner in which they had responded to the health of that portion of the service to which he had the privilege to belong. He could assure them that it was the desire of the volunteers, so far as they could, to stand by tl e side of Her Majesty's regular army. The kind manner in which they had recognised the services of the auxiliary forces was, he could assure them, a great pleasure. One of the great points of stability in this country was t: at this toast could be given in all assemblies, of whatever politics, and be trusted it would be long before this toast would be dropped. It would, therefore, ill become him to make anything like a political speech, but he could not look at the name of the Earl of Beaconsfield (applause) without gaining some good maxim from his great life. (Hear, hear.) One of the great characteris- tics of Lord Beaconsfield was his love of his country, independent of private or party interests, and he thought the whole of the assembly might imitate his noble example. (Applause.) Mr A. HOOD, in proposing the toast of "Both Houses of Parliament," said he felt highly honoured in proposing any toast whatever it might be. He was very deeply honoured in being I permitted to propose a toast in such an auspicious and influential gathering as that was, composed generally, he might say, by his fellow working- men. (Hear, hear.) Because he considered him- self a working man in every sense of the word. —(hear, hear)-altliougli he might be an employer of labour, but when he sat down conversing with those he employed lie found that there was very little difference between them—(hear, hear)-and he was happy to say that they never failed to harmonise with each other. (Cheers.) He was there to propose the toast of both Houses of Parliament. (Cheers.) He need not dwell upon the great influence of the Hoslfee oi Lords in this country. He need not refer ta iwuieticent influeuce which tha, HaiMa I of Lords exercised over this country, ilnd he was sure that i.e w is only speaking the wishes and feeling, not only of the present assembly, but the majority of the whole people of this large and influeotial country, lieii he said that he hoped the day might be far distant when there was the slightest approach to the abolition of the House of Lord> (Cheers.) The House of Commons was, as they all knew, a very mixed assembiy. (Laughter, and cries of "Very.") At the same time it represented the feeling oE the country at the time it was constituted. If the House of COlli "ous did not always get on as they wished, it was their OWn fault. The working men had nothing to do but to unite and send s ich repre- sentatives to the House of Commous as woul.,1 not only do what was best for the country, but help to make Great Britain respected aud honoured. abro.id. (Cheers), He had only to look round the room to see the host of names attached to the wails—names which called up vivid recollections of the past and piesent, aud iie hoped of the future also. Tnere was one name among them which had already been feelingly alluded to. It stood promi- nent before all others, and was one that became more prominent the further it receded from their view. That name they had not yet learnt thoroughly to appreciate, and he would say iu the language of the poet, The impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear." (Cheers), That name stood opposite to where they were standing, and that name stood out more prominently tue further it receded from view. He concluded by pL0tj0sing the toast, coupling with it the name of Lord Dououghmoie and Sir Drummoud Wolff. He uiustsay thai, iu the few minutes'conver- sation he had with Lord Donougnmore iu the afternoon, that nobleman made a very favourable impression-upon him, and the next time he had the pie sure of p-oposing tne toast of "Both Houses of Parliamen," he hoped that he would be able to couple with it the name of Guest. (Lou-i cheers) The Earl of DoNOUGHHORE responded. He was hea.-d very imperfectly by our reporter, a con- tinued murmur being kept up throughout his rem irks, which were quite inaudible a few yards away from his lordship. He was understood to say that he responded with feelings of regret because he found himself in the position of having to do two men's work. That was, he said, neither the fault of himself nor of his friend who was to accompany him. It was ouly that morning when leaving Loudon that he received a letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolf, M.P., in which he stated that he was seriously unwell, and that he was unable to atteud there ti!at day. Sir Henry, in his letter, ex. pressed his regret at the misfortune that he was unable to be present. His Lordship went on to say that he felt very gratified that he was able to come here to support his friend Mr Arthur Guest, and to witness itie interesting ceremony it had been his privilege to witness this evening. He thoroughly concurred in what had fallen from the proposer of this toast, and desire! that upon the next occasion up.-)n which duty called him (Jlr Hood) to propose the House of Commons, that he would be able to couple it with his friend Mr Guest's name. Another source of gratification was that ladies were present in considerable numbers—ladies who ruled their homes upon true Conservative principles. (Hear, hear.) He was going to say that he regretted the fact that the Marquis of Bute was not present, but when they considered the cause of the Alar- quis's absence regret was altered to the liveliest gratitude. (Loud cheers.) Referring to the political aspect of affairs, he said he intended to speak with moderation, but it was the duty of every public man to criticise his political op. ponents. Let them look back upon the past. It was not many months ago when a great flourish was made in the country, and we were told that under the late Government everything was going wrong, and unle-s some rapid changes were made the country would go from bad to worse. We had had for 15 months a Liberal administration. They would remember that the Liberals went about the country posing as the farmer's friend. (Laughter.) Wnat had they done for the British farmer? (Derisive laughter.) Tiiey bad repealed the Malt Tax, but what was the effect of that ? Had they cheapened anybody's beer ? Why, no; and he had been told by friends of his in Ireland, who were intimately connected with the subject, that they had taken away opportunities for making good beer out of good old English malt, and he was told that the cost to the brewer of turning out the sa ne quality of beer was very largely increased. We had heard a great deal of the iniquity of annexation in various ptrta of the world. We heard a great deal about South Africa, and the injustice there. Now at the time of the annexation in the Transvaal he liad the honour to be with Lord Carnarvon as his private secretary. It was his privilege then to go into South African affairs, and he found that Liberal st.tesmen thought annexation perfectly necessary, but it was necessary to repudiate that assertion later on. At the time the Transvaal WHS annexed there was in the Treasury the mag. nificent s nr. of 12s 61. The measure was a necessary one, and he was bound to say that he saw no reason to quarrel v. ith the determination arrived at early in the present year, as evinced by the (Queen's Speech, to do nothing towards settling the Trans- vaal question until the Queen's, authority there had been thoroughly vindicated, but instead of vindication the Queen's authority there had been defeated, which had not been retrieved. Gallantly as Sir Evelyn Wood had fought, and loyally as he had carried out his instructions, he was the first man who protested against the action of the Government in a despatch which he wrote to the Secretary of State. (Ap. plause.) A peace had been forced which was disgraceful and humiliating to Englishmen. The noble earl proceeded to urge that our conduct in the Transvaal would leave affairs there in an un- settled condition, and would lead to another out- burst. He ridiculed the idea of the suzerainty of the Queen, and said that our action in that country involved a reversal of the English policy all over the world, for we had deserted the loyal Boers just as we had deserted the Afghan. Thus native races which formerly trusted us would now mistrust us, and he was much afraid of their turning against us. (Hear, hear.) Before concluding, his Lordship said that the Tunis affair would have to be watched very narrowly, as a complication there might seriously interfere with our North African trade. Another question was that of free trade, and as that was not generally adopted, it ought to be considered whether, where this was the case, some alteration might not with advantage take place on the pre- sent custom with regard to nations where prohibi- tory duties were enforced on our goods. (Applause.) As he was doing: two men's work in responding to this tor.st, they must not expect too much of him. He was going to make some allusion to the great leader they had lost, but this had been done in far more graceful terms by other speakers. However, he felt bound to congratulate the Con- servative element of this country upon the appointment of the successor to that great man. (Cheers.) It had been his good fortune to serve under Lord Salisbury, and a more cordial, or a more indulgent, or a more able chief he never wished to serve under, and he was one that enjoyed the full confidence of the great party which had appointed him their leader in the House of Lords. (Cheers.) Mr Hood had said that he hoped the day would be far distant when they should be in want of such leaders. He believed, for his part, that the day was far distant when he should hear anything in this country about tLe extinction of the House of Lords, but at the same time he held that the House of Lords ought to, and must con- sider the opinions of the great House of repre- sentatives of the commonalty of the peop!e. (Hear, hear, and applause.) If this were done, the maintenance of the honour and dignity of this country was assured. (Cheeis.) Col. HILL next said he had been entrusted v. ith the honour of proposing a toast which he was sure would meet with the enthusiastic reception due to it from a Cardiff audience. In a political assem- bly such as that the mention of the name of a great nobleman, who had thoroughly identified himself with the party, would be naturally well received. But Lord Bute had done that for Cardiff which entitled him to esteem and consideration in any assembly, whether it be of the Conservative party, of which his lordship was an ardent mem- ber, or whether it was an assembly of those with whose political views he could not concur.Need be enumerate that which Lord Bute had done to gain that universal respect and esteem ? He thought it was unnecessary to do so. It was well known to them ll. They all kuew how in is boyhood, with a thoughtfulness far beyond his years, he encouraged his trustees in their spirited and courageous enter- prize in carrying out the design of his far-seeing father how in early manhood he did not shrink from depriving himself for a time of the personal power of spending his own wealth that he might use it for the advancement and benefit of the second Liverpool. (Cheeis.) He was also prepared to make further sacrifices, if needs be. (Renewed cheers.) It would be strange if he failed to elicit from a Con- servative assembly composed largely of work- ing men, of whom his lordship had from time to time been a large employer, a cordial response to the toast. Owing to a happy circumstance, Lord Bute was prevented from attending in person that evening, but the letter which he would read to them distinctly showed that he was with them in spirit. (Hear, hear.) The letter was dated from Chiswick to Mr Wyndham Wil- liams, and was as follows Chiswick House. My dear Mr Williams,—Although I shall not be able to join your gathering at the Drill Hal) on Wednesday, I know you will allow me to assure you how heartily I am in sympathy with the members of the Cardiff Conservative Association upon this occasion, and how warmly my hopes follow theirs. I am not going to enter into a discussion of political matters, but I cannot help saying how particularly accentuated my fellowship of feeling with the members of your association is at this moment, when the action of the present Government has inflicted upon subjects of the British Cro.vn, certain feelings which I need not describe, but to which we have not hitherto been a,ccusforned, -Believe me, your truly, &c., BUTE," Colonel Hill, proceeding, said there was only one complaint he had to make of Lord Bute, and that arose from the regard and esteem which he had for him. They did not see enough of him in Car. diff. (Hear, hear,) He sincerely hoped that, when the Castle was completed, his lordship would be often amongst them and receive that personal esteem which was his due, not only from the Conservative party, but the whole community of Cardiff. la conclusion the gallant Colonel asked the company to join in coroially congratulating Lord and Lady Bute on the birth of a son and heir. (Applause.) The birth of an heir to the Bute estate was some- thing in which they all rejoiced, and was an event of great importance to the whole district. Many a fervent wish would be expressed and many a prayer uttered, that the infant Earl of Dumfries might grow up to be the pride and comfort of his noble parents that when after many years of honour and happiness, and usefulness to all the father was called upon to yield up his vast interests to the son, that he might possess both the will and the wisdom to follow in the footsteps of those who had so nobly preceded him. (Ap- plause.) He asked them all to rise and drink, with three hearty cheers, long life and happiness to the young Lord Dumfries, The toast havias been drunk with ruasins «heer% Mr J. S. COBBETT briefly responded. L, V. SHIRLEY rose to propose "Success to the Conservative cause, coupled with the name I of Mr Artuur E. Guest." He said their friend Mr Corbett liad told them how pleased Lord Bute would be to hear of the favourable reception of the toast proposed in such flattering terms by J Colonel Hill in this magnificent assemblage of the Conservatives of C rditf. And he was sure it muot be a source of gratification to all of these to kuow that Lord Bute was—whatever might be said to the contrMy-a true Conservative at heart—(cneers)—and that he had a deep aud per- sonai sympathy with and interest iu what they were doing there tiat night. (Renewed cheer- iug.) He (Mr Shirley was not the per- son, nor uas this the place, to dilate upon what Lord Bute had done for Cardiff, though he couki understand that Colonel Hill would have felt a difficulty in proposing a toast wit out alluding to it. (Hear, hear.) Lord Bute had done, was doing, and, he hoped, would continue to do, that for Cardiff which he oelieved he might say had no parallel in the history of England—if they excepted the Duke of Bridg.vater, (Hear, hear.) They heard on all sides the cry which was made for more dock accommodation in Cardiff. (Hear, hear.) He was not there that night te speak for Lord Bute, but he would say this that Lord Bute himself, and those about him, felt t ie importance of this want as much as any trader at Lie Docks could do. (Applause.) But it -as one thing to feel the need of more docks in this great and flourishing town, and alletlJer to piovide them. (Hear, hear.) When they found a nobleman whose estate had been taxed to the expenditure of two and a half millions of money, chiefly during his minority, they might well understand t.iat before another half million was spent thofw about Lord Bute hesitated, not be- cause tneee was a do bt about the want of the thing,but because they said ho-v long was this drag to Ko on upon one man's purse? (Hear,hear.) Lord Windsor was. in one sense, an owner of docks but he had, with a wisdom that all must admire' encouraged other people to build the docks upon his estate. (Laughter.) Still, as he had said, lie had no desire to talk of Lord Bute on that occa. sion, when, if he understood it aright, they were met to talk politics, but with the exceptiou of the speech of the noble earl on the left of the ctuir- man (Lord Donougbmore), they had heard very little politics. But if they would bear with him for a lew moments, they should have some local politics aud tradition* brought up. (Applause.) He understood that they were met there that night (in plain English) to see whether they could not promote the return of a Conservative member for Cai-diff-(ciidets)-aiiii whether that member should not be their esteemed friend, Mr Arthur Guest. (Renewed cheering.) They were assembled in great numbers, and animated by an amouut of enthusiasm which, it it had been equalled in what were still called the palmy days of Mr Giffard (cheers)—it w.As certainly not less, nor had their numbers diminished. (Hear, hear.) Thus en- couraged, he appealed to them not to let their interest in the cause flag. Let them stand shoulder to shoulder until they had accomplished the object they had set themselves. (Applause.) As they all kllew, he had something to do with the formation of the original Cardiff Constitutional, or Conservative Associatiou. (Hear, hear.) He was afraid that a great deal which they did in the name of that associatiou was misunderstoood, and he might say, without being vain or egotistical, was not appreciated. (Hear, hear.) He could not help thinking that if, when they started that association just prior to 1868., they had stood shoulder to shoulder, and ttiose who called themselves Conservatives, and were leaders of the party in Cardiff, had stood staunch and true, they would never have suffered that defeat they did in 1874. (Hear, hear.) What did they do in 1868 when the Association was in its swaddling clothes ? Why they made a good fight, and ran as near carrying Mr Giffard as they did Mr Guest last year. (Hear, hear.) And wheu they afterwards met they trulv gaid. \V« have been beaten, but we have not been disgraced," (Cheers.) "We have not committed bribery." (Cheers.) We have paid our election expenses." (Cheers.) And "we are ready for the fight as soon as another election comes round." (Renewed cheering.) Well, they kept their organisation alive by mean., some of which did not meet with the approval of some of those who were now their staunch friends. They organised feies in the Sophia Gardens and meetings in that hall when they had Mr Giffard down to address them. They had teu gatherings, and he hoped the days of those gatherings were going to be revived. (Applause.) They continued this till 1874, when they were very fortunate in having a man of the character, the ability, and t e good nature of the present Sir Hardinge Gitfard as tiieir candidate. (Applause.) Well, they had a tremendous conflict, and, though the result was that their esteemed friend was left in a minority of nine in the very large poll of nearly 6.000 voters, their defeat was due en. tirely to the misfortune that some of the voters on their side wrongly tilled up some of the voting papers, wiibh were thereby invalidated. Still he was not going to make too much of that as an excuse for failure, and though they had the mortification to see Mr Giffard out by this small majority, they had the gratifica- tion to find the principles which he professed triumphant, and the party to which they belonged became Her Majesty's advisers in Parliament. (Applause.) They also had the additional gratification of seeing that great man, Lord Beaconsfield, select Mr Gitfard to be a member of that Ministry, though he had not, for some months afterwards, a seat in the House of Commons (Applause.) It would have been im. p )ssible to expect Mr Giffard to have remained in Cardiff. He wanted a seat here, but the majority of the voters would not have him, and he consequently sought a seat elsewhere. He Mr Shirley must confess that, after the election of 1874, he felt disheartened. It was a safe rule, however, when beaten in a conflict, to try and find out how one's opponents had arranged to beat one. He found that they managed to do so in that instance by— instead of relying upon the paid services of lawyers, advocates, and committee men—throwing their heart into their work, and giving their services heartily and gratuitously. Now, if ever they-the Conservatives-were go- ing to carry a member for Cardiff, they must make up their minds to do this. (Ap- plause, and cries "We will.") Then to turn to the eventful year of 1880, their great difficulty was where to find their condidate, but he did think that, in the absence of Sir Harding-e Giffard —for he supposed they never could have a man as good as liim—they could not possibly have found a friend so suitable as Mr Guest. (Cheers.) He must do Mr Guest the justice to say that he possessed one qualification which even Sir Hardinge Giffard did not, and that was, that he was a local man, and imme- diately and directly concerned in one of the most important of the staple industries of this district; and therefore his name, which must be de.ir to so many about here, made an appeal to the sym. patby of the people which that of Sir Hardinge Giffard could not. Now, it afforded him (Mr Shirley) the greatest happiness to know that his withdrawal from a more active part in the pro- ceedings of this association had been the means of evokiug on the part of a large number of the working men of Cardiff that spirit of self-reliance, which was the key-note to success. (Applause.) Every man, now-a-days, could, if lie liked, exer- cise a great amount of political infiueuce. at the workshop, or round the docks, and if everyone of the 1.200 or 1,500 Conservatives then assembled would but pledge themselves, each and everyone, to stand shoulder to shoulder with their fellow-men until their object was accom- plished, the thing v. as done. (Cheers.) He did not wish, in anything he had said, to detract from the merits or advantages which the legitimate use of social position, wealth, and other influences might afford at election times but what he maintained was that these were not things to be trusted to solely. The thing that was to be trusted to was individual energy. (Ap- plause.) However, the auxiliaries he had referred to were most useful, and their political opponents in that borough would not dare to say that in this respect the Conservatives had not afgre;rt advantage over them. (Hear, hear.) He would not coerce any man, but he said that with these advantages, and if they went to the conflict provided with the same weapons as their opponents, they must win. (Cheers.) Victory did not rest with those who sat at that high table, but depended upon the unsleeping energy of the rank and file-if lie might so call the electors without offence—who filled the body of that hall. (Hear, hear.) He believed that two years was a liberal allowance for the duration of the "present Government, wi ich had, to his thinking, sealed its death warrant with the Sun- day-closing Bill. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He yielded to no man in his detestation of diunken- liess, but he maintained that a more tyrannical, a more oppressive, and a more thorough piece of class legislation than this Bill it had never been his misfortune to read or hear of. (Hear, hear, and applause.) He did not believe that Parlia- ment, as it existed now, would venture to pass an Act of Parliament which said that the working man, on Lis only day of rest in the seven, could not be allowed to send to the public-house for his jug of beer. If this were Liberalism, he said, Perish Liber- alism off the face of the earth. (Much cheer- ing,) He found that their representative, Sir E. J. Iteed-(groaiis)-liacl deemed it necessary to telegraph to certain Radicals and zealots that illness prevented him going to the House to support this "most useful measure," upon which Le congratulated them. (Laughter.) He warned Sir E. J. Reed not to cry till He warned Sir E. J. Reed not to cry till he was out of the wood," and he hoped they might 1 claim the support at least of the two noble lords who sat at the table that night, in opposing the measure. (Cheers.) Again he impressed upon all present the importance of self-reliance in prepar- ing for the next coutest. They almost had a promise from Mr Guest to be with them again, :ii.d he exhorted them not to lose him when they had him again. (Cheers.) Let them, when they again had the chance, do all they could to treasure him, to support him, and en- courage him, and then, they might rest assured, they would make him their member. (Cheers.) He had set his heart upon accomplishing this, and to do so he would allow them to make use cf him in any way they liked so long as they worked with Lim. (Cheers.) At all events, if they entertained his views they would never rest day or night until they had made Mr Guest the member for this borough. (Great cheering.) Mr ARTHUR E. GUEST, who responded, and who was received with loud and prolonged cheers, after some preliminary remarks in the course of which he took exception to the ieniarks of Mr Shirley in praise of himself, but said that the present scene was a source of great gratification to him, proceeded to say that he would like to ask them to consider for a few moments what it really meant. The question they had to consider was riot w hether they were advancing to the common good of themselves individually, but whether,they were advancing the good of the Conservative cause and Conservative principles. Only the other day, at a meeting of the Constitutional Associa- tion, one of their revered leaders, namely, Sir Stafford Northcote, had laid it down that the cause of the Conservative party was the cause of Conservative principles, and Conservative princi- ples were, in their belief, principles which it was necessary to maintain, for the salvation of the nation. It appeared to him that that was a fair starting point. It was well to look at this from a high point because, let him remind them, it was ml iw-r-gbable .that rear. shortly they I would be accused by those who politically > differed from them of drinking their own healths. He asked them not to feel ashamed at that. I because they might f drly say that though that s was the case they we e not guilty of doing that f which was one of the m >st abu.ijinable ot vices, nainely, secret drinking. (Applause and laughter.) i Well, the question as not, as Mr Shirley said, a question of whether in drinking success > to the Conservative cause they were not i doing that which was for the common good. Let him ask them to look back a little time. Take the ueriod which lay between the year 1874 an 1 the year 18S0. During that time the Conservative Govern- ment, presided over bv one of the most able statesmen, if not the most able statesmen, of his time, a man whose loss thev all deplored, and whose memory thev revered, whose memory was not only dear to Conservative*, but had received a tribute of admiration and repect m every civilised country in the world, uurin^ tne period of 1874-80 tiie Conservative Govern- ment, presided over by that able statesnu-n, had to pass through a time ot almost unexampled agricultural depression. Through those times the Conservatives safely guided us, as well as through complications in foreign politics. A great change, however, came over the spirit of their dreams. A man of undoubted genius, but a man of most fanatical character, determined to carry on a crusade against the Conservative party, and he bore on his banner the strange device of Peace, Retrenchment, and Iteforii)." He re- membered the words being used, an.1 there were no words t 'o b id to be said of t:.e Conserva ive party, but the abuse was not confined tj the Govern- ment of his country, he also abused that of Austria. In fact, the Government most in favour was that of the most favoured nation—Russia, (Applause and laughter.) With a recklessness of responsibility, not heeding the fact that he mig it have to give an account of his words, when some day he was Prime Minister of England, he heaped the greatest obloquy upon the Conservative c-use, and therefore he thought it was not unfair that they should go back to what had taken place since the present Government had entered upon office. Let them take the fust word-that of peace. There was peace, but t ey were ashanied of it. Before the j-rceeut Govern- ineut came into office, they said it was iniquitous to annex the Irausvaai. But the present Govern- ment solemnly told the whole nation that they intended to uphold the supremacy of the Crown and yet after going to great expense in the despatch of troops to South Africa they contracted a peace, the character of which he ventured to say most Englishmen blushed for. (Cheers.) Then there was the extraordinary spectacle of the fleet at Dulcigno, which had done a great deal towards bringing our power into disrepute; and it Was reported that greater demands than the surrender of Dulcigno to Montenegro were made, but they fell through. He did not think it was necessary for him to say more on that head. (Applause.) As regards retrenchment, we had seen nothing what- ever of that. (Applause.) True, the Conservative Government spent a vast deal of money but we had something for it. With the present Govern- ment we had nothing for our money, which might as well have been thrown into the sea. (Appl .use.) As regards reform. What had been done? An attempt had been made early in the session to so alter the rules of the House of Commons as to admit of an avowed atheist being ad- mitted to the House of Commons. (Cries of "shame.") There might be some other members who held similar views, but no one had thrown them in the face of the House in the way Brad- laugh had done, and he (the speaker) was quite sure the Government would bitterly rue the part they played with regard to Bradlaugh. (Hear. hear, and applause.) Mr Guest went on to say that he thought he bad disposed of the peace, retrenchment, and reform theory, and to argue that as there were internal dissensions in the Government it would soon be broken up. This was received with loud applause, and Mr Guest concluded by a reference to the improved organisation of the Conservative Associ- ation now compared with what it was in 1880. To compare it ould be like a comparison between a sparrow and a bird of paradise. He resumed his seat amid loud cheers, after announcing that letters of apology had been received from Lord Tredegar, Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan, M.P., and others. Capt. CAPPER next proposed the "health of Lord Windsor, the president of the Cardiff, Cow bridge, and Llaotrisant Conservative Association," and in so doing dwelt upon the necessity of re-organisa- tion. If they worked together, they would have Mr Guest as the future member for Cardiff. The CHAIRMAN, in replying. said he was de- sirous of encouraging the Conservative partv. He did not believe the present Government possessed the confidence of the country. This was no idle idea of his own. He could only re-echo the words of their future member—(applause)—and hope that they would do their best to change the present Government. This was the first time he had the honour of addressing so large an assembly. They had doue him the honour of making him president of the Conservative Asso- ciation. and he could only say that he would do the best to forward the inte ests of the associa- tion. (Applause.) He thanked them most heartily for their reception of him that night, and wished success to the association. Mr GUEST proposed the health of the Ward Committees of the Conservative Association," aud remarked that they as members of the Con- servative Association did all they could to further its objects one time and another, but those who undertook the office of committee men were inceasantly at work. He was aware they would give an enthusiastic reception to this toast, and as it would be impossible to call upon all the members, lie would mention the name of Mr Barnes, a person with whom he was per- sonally acquainted, having seen him in London and at Cardiff, and known him as a staunch and excellent Conservative. (Applause.) Mr BARNEa, in responding, stated that although they, as ward committees, did a large amount of work, if they were to do anything effectual it would only be through the support of others. (Cheers.) He thought that the greatest impedi- ment to Conservative success was Conservative indifference. Mr JONAS WATSON, in proposing the health of the officers of the Cardiff Conservative Associa- tion," stated that much depended upon the exer. tions of those gentlemen. Speaking of the present Government, Mr Watson reminded the audience that in past years at various periods they had seen Republicanism rampant among the people, but never haJ it been, as in their day, among the Cabinet. (Loud cheers.) He coupled the toast with the names of Messrs Spencer and Laugh- land, secretaries of the association. Messrs SPENCER and LAUGHLAAD both responded amid a tumult of applause. This terminated the proceedings. The arranomen ts, which were under the control of Mr Spencer, the secretary of the association, were admirable. But towards the end of the evening there were numerous interruptions, aad the speakers could scarcely be heard, so great was the noise made by persons moving about. The catering reflected credit upon Mr Chalk, of the County Club. Mrs Riches, of Upper Station-terrace, sends us the facts of theincidents connecting the "Yeomen of Bucks," written by the late Lord Beaconsfield, and sung at the banquet by Mr Grogan.— The words of this song were given to me in 1839, by Miss Disraeli, the only sister of the Earl of Beaconsfield, to whom he was devotedly attached, and who was regarded by him as one of the most true and gifted of women. During a visit to Bradeuham (which was then the picturesque residence of Mr 1. D'Israeli), Mrs Wyndham Lewis tried to persuade Mr B, Disraeli to write a book, to occupy his idle hours, which were then many, as he spent the greater part of each day wrapped in a fur rug, with a hot bottle to his feet, smoking and reading. No persuasion was suffi- cient to induce him to face the cold wind and go for a walk. Eventually he promised that if we would go into the billiard-room and sing some of our ductts to, as he said, inspire him. he would endeavour to gratify her wish and write'a tragedy. We were so occupied for some time, and upon returning to him he read to us the commencement of The Tragedy of Count Alarcos." We re- peated the serenade day by day, The Yeomen of The Tragedy of Count Alarcos." We re- peated the serenade day by day, The Yeomen I of Bucks being one of the most popular songs in ( our Repertoire, which suggested to him the pas- sage— co Tis music sweeter to a spouse's ear Than gallants dream of." Song-" THE YEOMEN OF BUCKS." Written by B. Disraeli, Esq., for a Church Bazaar held at High Wycombe, in the year 1837. To knight and tJ lady the minstrel full long Kath sounded his harp and devoted his song. But here's to a race not less proud than the peer, And with hearts not less stout than the boldcav-ilier The Yeomen of Bu:ks. Ah, Land of the Chiltern Ah, Land of the Vale Will tlie pons of thy soil from their faith ever fail ? Ko, while Chandos' green banners wave high in the wind Not one gallant spirit will e'er lag behind. Tiie Yeomen of Bucks. And should the dark cloui that now over us lowers, Bring revolt to the State, and bear gloom to our bowers, I know a brave banu that right soon will be seen Astir in their saadies to guard our young Quecn- The Yeomen of Bucks. Additional verses by Mrs ELIZA HUKRT-RICHES. All here, as Conservatives, gathered to-night, While we mourn for our Chief, must prepare for the fight. btronar and firm in his Precepts, so loyal and grand! We will make Peace with Honor," a watchword through our land. Our Queen and our Church, our country and laws Are the sacred trusts of the Conservative cause. When Salisbury's, called to the Helir of the State, The Prestige of our Nation a aain will be great, He was Beaconfield's fast and true friend to the core, And will raise England's glorv, as the eari oJ id of yore, Then hurrah for our Queen, for our country and laws, They're the sacred trusts of the Conservative cause.

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-1 j HOWELL'S SCHOOL, I-LANDAFF. ANNUAL EXAMINATION, The annual examination of the scholars at Howell's School, Llandaff, took place on Wed* day in the presence of Mr Jennings. Mr Dtii Dig, and Mr W. P. Sawyer, of tiiel),apers,Co.i.,pany, who attend, accoriiini; to custom, every tLree years to report to the company on the progress oi the school. The chair was taken by the Rev. Canon Hawkins. There were also present, Sir George Walker, the Rev. Canon Bruce, the Rev. C. F. B. Wood, the Rev. G. Wood, Mr Howel Gwyn, Alderman Evaus, ai d a la'ge number of the parents and friends of the scholars, Mr Wil. liams, organist of Llandaff Cathedral, to whom the musical training of the p -.pils litq been for the last twelve mouths eutrusted, was also present. A short tiiue prior to the last examination Miss Kendall had been appointed governess by the Drapers' Con.pany, and tisis probably has brought about an eutire change in the management of th6 school, not one of the assistant govetnes.-es who had been connected with the school for several years being in attendance. This circum tance caused some surprise, but the examination "all highly complimentary to those at present en- gaged. The progress of students in vocal and instrumental music since tiie transfer of this nart of the curriculum of education to Mr Williams was so evident that all present were surprised at the result in so short a period. The viva voet examination was conducted by the Rev. Mr TholJJpson, rector of Datchet, who has been be examiner of schools for many years, but the re- plies to his questions di,-i not seem to come with the I readiness observed in former years on some sub- jects. This difference might have arisen from various causes. On the whole, the exaJJJÏnatioll cannot be regarded but as one that reflected the highest credit on Miss Kendall and her excellent staff of teachers, although the altered routine now pursued led some to anticipate different results. At intervals the pupils gave several vocal duets, part songs, &c., and also pianoforte solos, duets- and quartettes, which were loudly applauded. The Rev. Ivl r THOMPSON then i-ea i his annual report, as follows I shall now. with your periiiLjfcion, proceed to give my re. port upon the general examination just con- cluded. There has been a variation this year in some important particulars from the system that haa hitherto been pursued. The number of subjects has been reduced, and the quantity in the rest largely increased. Instead of the olle general paper to which we have been accustomed, separate papers have been set in historv and geography as well as in grammar aad literature. And in those subjects, which are common to two or more classes. the same paper has been given to all, with ddi. tional question's for those mare advanced so as to ascertain the grasp which lias been gained by the pupils in the earlier subjects as they progress in the school. The apparent result of these changes haa been somewhat unfavourable, at all events to the younger pupils, as some of the questions have perhaps been a little difficult for them. fhus in some of the classes the percentage of marks haa fallen, while on the whole the school has decideJIY improved. Of the first class this year I can speak in high terms of praise. There is no one very far in ad.. vance of the rest, but the average is higher than it has been for some time past. Maade Patterson is first on the whole, aud especially in the French and Englisu subjects the latter including history, geography, grammar, an 1 literature. Mary L. White is first in Divinity; and Emüy David in arithmetic. The Latin pa; >ers are also unusually good. It is true that they are only elementary, but what has been done has been done well. Mary White is first with the large number of 83 marks out of 88, and Maude Patterson second witl, 70. In the second class iidith Banning stands first in arithmetic Agnes Jackson in t e English sub- jects except Divinity Bessie Jones in French, and Henrietta A. Jones in Scripture. The work in this class is generally good, though not up to the exceptionally high standard of the same class last year. The third class has been rather a disappointing one, and if mi system ?as t<,ld heavily against t.iem. Jhe average has again fallen, and th« fanures especially in arithmetic more numerous than they ought to be. But there is, nevertheless, I believe an improvement since last year, which £ li! better perceived by and bye. In this class j *1r £ 18 first -English, Rosetta Davies and Marion V an are equal in arithmetic, and F. .N n Morgan and Anna Brown equal in French. Adelaide Macdonogh heads the fourth class both in English and in French. Annie Lewis is first in arithmetic. The oihers are some way behind. The arithmetic questions in this class are creditably answered, and Annie Lewis enjoys the distinction of being the only pupil in the school who has got entirely full maiks for her pauer. The French is very defective, and demands careful attention to the elements of grammar. The fifth is the last class examined, as the few children in the sixth are too young to be expected to answer on paoer. Nina Banks is the first by many marks in thit 018088-249 out of 3G9—but there is in it much promising material, from which the upper classes may be recruited. On the whole I see evidence of hard work and slow but steady progress, greater indeed than the marks seem to indicate, The spelling and writing continue good, the latter remarkably so. So also are the Scripture, history, and geography. Mist Kendall may, I think, be congratulated on the improved state of the school, and may thereby be all the more encouraged for the work which lies before her in the future." The Rev. G. WOOD, the examiner of the school in German, read his report, which was very come plimentary. At the close Mr JENNINGS, on the part of thc Drapers' Company, proceeded to distribute tb< prizes to those of the students who had been AUe- cessful in passing tbe "written examination," tc which all the pupils are subjected annually, Before doing so he said that himself and Mt Daniels had been deputed by their colleagues ol the Drapers Company to attend the examination that day and to report to the Company on the state and progress of the school, and it afforded him considerable gratification that, on his first visit to the school, the report which they would have to present would be one of a very satisfactory character. He was himself a Welshman, and one who bore a Welsh motto, which might very well be applied to the school, Without God, nothing; with God, everything." It was also the greatest satisfaction to them that they would be able to carry back to London a report which showed an improvement in the school for the year. With regard to the viva voce examination, he regarded it as a very nervous trial for young girls to go through, and did not ia his opinion afford a test of efficiency. Then addressing the pupils, he pointed out thai some of them were to receive a tangible recogni* tion of their services, while others, perhaps, would be disappointed in not recaivrng such recognition; but he hoped it would be a stimulus to increased efforts in the future in order that they might secure them. The thanks of the governors were due, he said, to Miss Kenriall and the teachers for the high position which the school had attained. The school had been under great disadvantage in having to be carried on during the long illness and subsequent death of their former head mistress but from the examiners' report there was no doubt that there would be a great improvement in the future. Their thanks were ilso due to the local governors for the interest they had taken in the welfare of the scholars, and they regretted that their excellent chairman, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, nor the Dean of Llandaff, were able to be present on that occasion. Mr Jennings then proceeded to d:stribute the prizes, complimenting each recipient on the attention she had paid to secure such a recogni- tion of her zeal. The prizes consisted of verj handsomely-bound Latin, French, English, and German standard work, PRIZE LIST :— Divinity,—Mary White. English,— 1st class, Maude Patterson 2nd class, Agnes Jackson 3rd class, Effie Tozer 4th class, Adelaide Macdonogh 5th class, Nina Banks. Arithmetic.—1st class, Emily David 2nd coiss, Edith Banning 3rd class, not awarded; 4th class; (Annie Lewis) not aw.-irded. French,-lst class, Maude Patterson 2nd class. not awarded 3rd class, Florence Morgrun 4tb class, Adelaide Macdonogh. Latin.-Mary White. German.—Maude Patterson, Music.—Jane Taylor. Dravinj.—Mia Edwards. Needlework.—1st and 2nd classes, Marian Je kins; 3rd class, Annie Page 4tli and 5th classes Lilian Leybomne, Cambridge Certifcat, -Beatrice Furse. At the conclusion, Mr Jennicgs said that h< had the pleasure also of presenting to Mist Beatrice Furse a certificate from the Cambridgi exairdnation for her proficiency in English, and also distinction in French, in which latter subjec' she had passed with honours. Miss Ftirse had been educated at Howell'i Schools, at which place she aunualiy carried off large number of prizes not only for Englisl studies, but for French and German, both oi which languages she spoke fluently, and was frequently highly complimented by the examiner, Mr Thompson, for her general knowledge and her careful grammatical analysis of papers sent to her. On leaving the school she passed a very successful examination in connection with the Cambridge University, the certificate being sent to Mus Kendall as the head governess of tiie school. After sinsring the national anthem, the com- pany separated.

Hit D. AND THE MOHALITY OF WALES. The quat terly meeting of the Nortel Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association %,as held on Tuesday, at Llauidloes, Montgomeryshire. There were about 50 delegates present. The associa- tion resolved to u'ge the denomination to make use of the Burials Act. Mr DAVID DAVIES, M.P., referring to an article in the Goltuad Welsh newspaper, s,id it reflected very much on the uiorality of Welsh yople,au,d he thought the publicity of such an article would not go beyond the Welsh newspaper in question. But a few da\s afterwards ho saw it translated into English in sexeral English newspapers, \Ïtn editorials fairly based upon the statement in the article. He saw it. in an English newspaper that day week, in the House of Commons, and he felt that unless some steps were t iken to put the matter right, he could no longer represent a Welsii constituency. He had writ ten to the editor of the paper to demand the name of the writer, but, as he anticipated, the editor refused to give it. If all in the article was ttue, it was time they closed their association, so lutle had they done during the last 150 years by their preaching. He had heard that an eminent Methodist had written the article, but he would spend the last penny he had in endeavouring to obtain the name of the writer.

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