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NOTES. HINTS TO IIOT'SKWTVKS, A sure and safe w&y to remove grease spots j from silk :s to rub the spot quickly with brown paper. Ihe hid ion will soon draw out the grease. A carpet--particularly a dark carpet—, often looks dusty when it does not need sweep- ing. Wring out a sponge quite dry in water and wipe off the dust from the carpet. This raves much labour in sweeping. Papered walls are cleaned hy being wiped lown with a flannel cloth tied over a broom or brush. Then cut off a thtck piece of stale bread and rub down with this. Begin at the top and go straight down. A Home Remedy for Rheumatism Taleel one cjuart of alcohol, 05 per cent., put into a j bottle, and add two large onions, well crushed, J being careful to save all of their juice. Place'] the bottle, inside the window where the sun ran shine upon it for three days for distiTla- ',ion. Then bathe the limbs frequently and j ub thoroughly, and bandage with flannel. Glass articles can be so annealed by being wiled in water mixed with common salt that I ,h«y will not easily break from sudden, ihauges of temperature. They should be put into cdld water, and after being well boiled the water should be allowed to cool slowly before taking them out. trod.try, porcelain, and stoneware can be made more durable by the same process. lvory ornaments are quickly cleaned by brushing them with a new, not very sharp, toothbrush, to which a little soap is given; then rinse the ornament in lukewarm water.! ,Zext dry the trinket and brush a little, and loatinue brushing till the lustre re-appears, j vhich can be increased by. pounn" some ilcohol on the brush and applying it to the trinket. Should this have become yellow, dry it in a gentle heat, and it. will appear as if aew. A newly-patented composition for the removal and erasure of writing inks froiki paper, clotb, and all other substances without, injury to the substances is made as follows :— To two quarts of water, which has been p" vu csl v boiled and cooled, add four Quncifc < r,{. ti. acid-, and after the acid l;aSjl>eeii oi* ayWed add six ounces to eight. of a ';¡ tiaturated solution of borax and twelve ounces of chlorinated lime. Place the whole in a stoppered quart bottle, shake well occasionally in the course of several hours, then allow to settle, and decant the clear liquid, EDJTOK.

¡ I QUERIES- 174. — To CU:.A:-i CARI'KTB. With what can carpet"? best be cleaned? Bridgend. K i DDBUMINSTKK. 17;j,-To COOK SPANISH ONIONS. What is the best way to cook Spanish onions as a separate dish ? 0. 1. 0. CwniaiHKi, 17G.—UirnhSH M KNTH ron PARIIKS. A few hintll as to what is best to provide for a party in the way of sandwiches, pastry, &e., would be esteemed a favour by Xk\Y l'OKTUNIAX. 177.—'J'OO'JH 1 i> W t;H !i. What is the best tooth powder can makM at home? I should tike to hear what a lady reader who has trie<i hllF to ny. NJTIPOO.

REPLIES. So>A Hl.ANKI'IT. (Query No. 151.) A warm and useful tofa blanket is com- posed of squares of fancy tricot, worked with i two goud contrasting colours, the squares being joined together ui process of working the open crochet tha', surrounds each square. Procure an equal quantity of fawn and of blue double l'erlin woo), a bone tricot needle .No. 7. I'cgin with blue wool with 17 cbain, 1st row-riel, up each stitch of the chain as for ordinary tricot, and draw back in the usual manner. 2nd row-Bring the Ivool to the i-;Igbt (,f the iiet(ile, p,ss it rolnd tl-,e outer edge of the tricot, and j along the front of tbe lltitch on the needle, and tinder the hook towards j the back, and drair the wool through the stitch on the needle, bring the wool to the front of the work, insert the hook in the next perpendicular tricot stitch of last row, pass the woo! to the front and under the hook, and draw the wool through the stitch, repeat from to the end of the row, and draw back as usual. Woik every row the same as the second row til! the tricot forms a perfect square. Then do a row of single crochet all round the souare, the same number of stitches on each side. First row of the open border— Work 1 double crochet on the corner stitch of the square, 4 chain, another double crochet in the same place, 4 chain, miss 3, 1 double crochet on the next, and repeat from to the corner,! where work 2 double crochet with 4 chain between as at the first corner and proceed the same along each side of the square. Second row 1 double crochet under the corner loop of four chain, 4 chain, another double crochet in the same place, 4 chain, 1 double crochet under the next loop of four chain, and con- tinue the same all round, doing an extra loop of chain at each corner. Break off, and fasten off the wool. Work the next square in the same manner, but using fawn wool. When doing the la%t open round, place this square in proper position beside the square already done; where the squares touch catch from each 4 chain ioop of this (when on the second chain of the four) to a corre- spondingloopof the other square. AUNT Mou.m. To Mark Jk)ojs WATERPROOF. A' (Query I\o. lo2.) There is nothing like castor oil for pre- serving leather, It should be applied once a ir-onth, or during suowy weather twice a week. It not only, keeps the leather soft, but maker, it waienproof. For the soles,, however, 1 find good copal varnish th<^ best"applied when the leather ia "thoroughly dry and slightly warmed. If tbes«if?eeis slightly roughed a bit with ntilc the varnish sinks in Letter give two or three coats. I have also dissolved one part ozocerite in two parts cajior oil, and added one part lamp bSack this makes an excellent appli- cation, as the boots will take a thin polish after. Or take salad oil 1 pint, mutton suet 4oz., white wax and spermaceti of each loz. melted together, and applied to the boots warmed before the fire. The following is capital, and is much used by fishermen Melt 3uz spermaceti in a ladle, and add luz, of indiavubber cut into thin shavings. When 11). 2oz. pui-e lard, and 4uz. amber varnish. Mix well, and whilst stili warm apply with a brush, giving two or three coats. It leaves a good polish, and is preservative as well as being waterproof. Carmarthen. FAHMKR. F' OBSKB.AIUSH SAUCE. | (Query No, 153.) (irate a good stick of horseradish fine, Then add half a leaspoonful of dry mustard. one teaspoonful of sifted sugar, a very small pinch of salt, and one table-spoonful of vinegar. Rub them into a paste in a basin then add half pint of cream, stirring it eare- ] fully until it is quite smooth. It is then ready for use, and is very delicious. A CkIItlOG-II UGHF.?. Xeiecastle-on- Tynv. For coid roast beef wash and brushy a stick of horseradish. Soak it for an hour in cold water, and scrape it very! finely witha sharp knife. Mix two tablespoonfuls with half a teaspoonful of salt end a teaspoonful of powdered mustard. Add gradually a quarter of a pint of cream, or instead the yolk of an egg mixed with three tablespoonfuls of olive oil, and afterwards two tablespoonfuls of vinegar; stir in briskly but gradually. Mix well, and serve in a boat. For hot roast bed prepare the sauc,e; in the same way. Before serving put it into a jar, which place in a sauce- pall of boiling water. When quite hot the sauce is ready to serve, but it must not boil or it will curdle. If used cold with hot 1 meat, it will most likely cooi everything on J the plate with it. MAITD S. Sivansea. To PICKXE WHITK CABHAGE. (Query No. 155.) Take a firm white cabbage, remove the outer leaves, sprinkle salt upon it, and leave it for a couple of hours. Wash it in cold water, drain it, and out it into very thin shreds. Make some brine sufficiently strong to Boat an egg, pour this cold over the shred oabbage, and leave it for a fortnight. Stir -every day. Boil as much vinegar as will entirely cover it for five minutes, with spices in the proportion of a quarter of an ounce of whole ginger, a quarter of an ounce of black pepper, a quarter of an ounce of long pepper, s qoa! ter of an ounce of cloves, a quarter of an ounce of tumeric, mixed smoothly with a little cold vinegar, a teaspoonful of mustard-seed, and a piece of alum, the size of a pea, to each pint of vinegar. A elove of garlic may be added, if liked. Skim the vinegar, and pour it hot over the cabbage. Let it remain three days. Drain off the vinegar, boil it, and again pour it hot over the cabbage. Put the cabbage into bottles or unglazed jare, divide the spices equally amongst these, and cover the pickle entirely with the vinegar. Add more vinegar (whieh has been boiled and! allowed to go cold) 84 required, l ime, j TIIHTEEN dayfc. 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J EXILED ONLY TO DIE. j L By" CLTMPITE."] — The death of the ex-Empress of Brazil is I tragically pathetic, for there is no doubt it was hastened by the exile from the country she loved so much. "Beautiful Brazil! they will not let me return," were almost the last words she uttered, and one can guage the depths of her sadness in those words, which ought to melt the hearts of the Brazilian revolutionists. The ex-Empress, who was a daughter of King Bombs, of Naples, had done nothing to deserve the cruel decree of exile. She was no politician, and had en- deared herself to the people of J:io bv her unostentatious charity. She left Brazil in weak health, and the shock was too much for her. One must pity the unfortunate ex- Emperor in his double loss and sorrow.

HOW A FARMER GOT HIS MONEY BACK. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the famous American dargyn.an, used to deliver a popular lecture, callcd "The Wastes arid BurdetJs of Life." He showed that everybody might be well off if it were not for lost time and lost power. If others klwnys kept their promises to us, and we kept ours to them; if we never acted out of whim and pnssion, but always on sound Sense and judgmeut; if there were no bid weather, no foolish mistakes, and no illness to interfere with our schemes, we might not all be as rich us I he Duke of Westminster, but none of us nee i suffer poverty There is wealth enough for all if we would only learn how to get it and keep it. H:-re is a sitnple case to illustrate what we mean :— There is a farmer living near Darlington named Mr. Jojeph Blackett. Lie is a competent man at his occupation, and got along well and successfully. But about fifteen years ngo he was taken ill wit's that common compl iint, indigestion and dyspepsii. It w.is not so bad as to lay him up, but it depressed his spirits, took away much of his ambitinn and energy, and made him more weak and feeble every ytar. "is head ached a gre-it den], and was giddy at lime?, and lie suffered terrible distress after e sting anything like' w hearty meal. Of course, be could not give tha same atteution to bis farm as he once did, and had to trust to others. The foul taste in his mouth sickened him, the heart fluttered and palpitated, the yellow eyes and skin proved the liver to be all out of order, and his nerves were to out of tune the least thing wus apt to irritate and upset him- This was nervous dyspepsia and prostration, and it I all proceeded from the delldly condition of his stomach. He lost flesh until his friends hardly knew him, and bis physician said unless he got bojlter soon lie would be cariied to the grave. These were his prospects when, one day, all acquaintance asked him if he had ever tried Mother Seigel's Syrup for his complaint. n No. replied Mr. Dtttckett; but 1 am willing to, if you II think it would do any good." He was hardly eating enough to keep a child alive when he took the first dose of the medicine, and the beneficial effect of it cheered him up so that he continued It is only n- eessary for us to add that in a few weeks he was so much improved he began I to take hold of his business after his I former fashion, and could eat anything that Ctune in his way. Recently he said to us "Seigel's Syrup cured mo completely, and I have never hit « day's work during the past five veers" This is the point. Therea ier will see at once tliat this medicine not ouly saved Mr. Blackett from further suffering, but put money in tiis from further suffering, but put money in tiis pocket. If it had cost him ten pounds a bottle be would hnvc made a profit by paying that price! For he says himself, Before I heard of Seigel's Syrup it cost me pounds for doctors, but since then I have only paid two nnd sixpence for medical advice. I wish I could speak so loud that all the world could hear my opinion of a medi- cine that cures disease so quickly and so cheaply." Mr. George Hewitt, Ley Greer, Great Berkhamp- stead, Herts, says I had indigestion and dys- pepsia. Seigel's Syrup cured me, and I have never lo,t a day's work since." LC501

TIME IS MONEY. The Merchant's Farewell to Hig Wife. A very original parting between a husband and wife recently took place at the New York docks. The lady was about to make the voyage to Europe alone, like many other fair Americans, while her lord stayed at home to work and supply her with the necessary funds for her tour. After placing hia wife on the Cunard liner which was to convey her to Liverpool, the husband wiihdrew to the landing-stage and addressed a group of men who were loitering about in the following terms: Which of you would like to eikrn a dollar ?" Two or three answered in the affirmaiive, and the gentleman, after selecting his man, gave the following order-, "You see that lady dressed in black standing at the ahip's fide ? Well, that is my wife. She will expect me to stand for at least twenty minutes and wave my handkerchief to her Hit the ship is out of sight. You understand? 1 aw very busy, and have no time to waste iny wife is very short-sighted, so that it will do just as well if you take my plnc^ And if the lady looks through a teldecope. I have thought of that. Bury your face in your j pocket handkerchief, and she will think that I am overcotue by emotion." That will cost half a [ dollar extm All right. Time is more valuable to me than money only do what 1 tell you. You may, in case she looks through the telescope, throw in a few hand kisses at. let us say, three cents, each," The merchant then thrust the money into the man's h ind,and, hurriedly looking nt his watch, departed.

IMPORTANT. — P. Phillips, 43. Caroline-street, Cardiff (established 1860), Advance* Money on Hate, Watches, Diamonds, Jewellery, and other Valuables ai, nSpecMi Lew Hnte of Interest. Ladies and Uentlenien waited upon at their own Iiteideiiuei far A Ivnnces of jK- and upwards. MiJnei's an J Firepivol k>i the Deposit oj Valuables. 9iL £ t>

[ The Land of Golden Dreams. --0- ARTICLE III. HOBBEN ISLAND, THE HOME OF LEPERS, CONVICTS, AND LUNATICS. tbV DR J081 AH WILLIAMS, F,R.G.s,l Ilobbcn Island, the home of lepers, convicts, and lunatics, is situated about seven or eight miles from Cape Town, and is reached by a small steamer which visits the island every Tuesday and Friday. The Government |a for the use of this steamer from £1,200 to £ 1,300 pounds a year, but now con- template purchasing a small steamer and so saving about C700 a year. Anyone can go who thinks proper to do so on payment of one shilling, but a pass must be obtained from the Colonial Secretary's office before ten o'clock on a Monday morning. This pass simply enables people to visit the island only, but does not entitle them to visit the wards, unless they have friends there. In the latter case they call on Dr. Dixon, the surgeon superintendent, and he immediately gives a written order. Many run over to the island for a day s outing. Not long ago visitors were allowed to wander all over the various wards, and many, out of sheer curiosity, were attracted to the lunatio wards. The lepers, I believe, were given a wide berth. This exhibition of poor demented creatures has very properly been stopped, and now none but those who are immediately concerned can visit any wards at all. The Government, however, are perfectly willing to grant permission to anyone who desires in a proper spirit to examine the place. I secured my permit in the usual way at the Colonial Secretary's Office, and then was so fortunate as to meet with Dr. Fiske, who kindly gave me a letter df introduction to Dr. Dixon. I saw the place just in the ordinary way. I mean by that the place was not specially prepared in the expectation of a visit from a journalist or a doctor; therefore, 1 shall be enabled to describe the everyday appearance of Kobben Island and those who have the misfortune to reside there. Kobben Island is almost three miles in diameter, low, flat, and sandy. With the exception of a few trees and shrubs near he houses, there is scarcely any vegetation, save a little coarse and scanty grass. It looks, in fact:, almost a desert. The Government buildings have been knocked up anyhow, and are mean looking establishments. In all there are about 650 people, 120 of whom are lepers, 230 lunatics, 50 oonvicts, and 160 police, warders, and their families. I do not know if it be feasible but should think that the cultivation of the mimosa, kittar-bushes, tamarisk, and baobob trees is practicable. They would clothe the nakedness of the island and might induce birds to go there. A few buck also could be introduced. They would make the place less like a wilderness, and the sylvan retreats might be made into pleasant shady walks. Dr. Dixon seemed to fall in with this idea, and says be shall try the Government on the ques- tion. Dr, Dixon received me very courteously in his office, and spent about two hours or so in taking me all over the place and in giving unreservedly every information I wanted. lie took me to the stores, blacksmiths' and carpenters' shops, the park —for they have what they call a park there—to the church, be cemetery, some of the attendants' houses, and, finally. to the female, the male, and the pauper lunatic wards and the male leper wards. All the houses and wards are lighted with paraiiin. Even in hot weather the heat is not so much felt, for there is always a pleasant breeze playing over the island. As we strolled along 1 said, Now, Dr. Dixon, how about sntkes ? It has heclI said that this place is alive with them, and that they are frequently found in the lepers' wards," Well," said be, I have been here six weeks, and have only seen one; there are plenty of rats and mice, and rabbits swarm here. The snakes are harmless black ones, and keep down the vermin. Occasionally one may possibly find its way into one of the wards, but that is not common." Is it a fact that the oxen can find their way into the yard in front of the lepers' wards, that poultices are thrown out, and that the oxen eat them ?" He replied: "1 regret to say such was the cue, but it is not so now, for I have had a gate put up [this I afterwards saw], and I do not allow the used poultices to be thrown out in that careless way." Again I questioned: It has been said that the lepers are in the last stage of misery, without a gleam of hope; that they are never known to smile, but pass their lives in an aimless, purposeless way, without any amusement or without a cheering word that they and their wards are in a filthy condition; that ventilation and light are insufficient; and that loathsome reptiles can often be seen gliding about." Dr. Dixon's reply was, "Undoubtedly there was some degree of truth in some of the statements. In one of the wards there is an earthen noer, and there is. also a hollow here and there. At one time, and not so long ago, there were accumulations of all kinds under the beds. As for snakes, possibly a harmless black snake may occa- sionally find its way in, and, as there are many on the island, that cannot be wondered at. All I can say is, I have not seen any during the six weeks that I have been here. In fact, I have only seen one that had just been killed. Two of the wards have been condemned by the tiovernment. Sundry improvements are about to be made here, and it is intended to take the lunatics away to a place on the mainland." He conducted me to a long, lofty, well-lighted, scrupulously clean corridor. At the threshold I was introduced to Mrs. Robinson, a cheerful, plump, good natured lady of education and refinement. She accompanied us on our tour, Leading out of this nice corridor was a lefty, spaoious parlour, carpeted and comfortable in appear- ance. Here were three private lunatics. There were a few dormitories on each side of the corridor, and they were one and all ex- cellent apartments, nicely furnished and scrupulously clean. No fault could be found with such even in England. THE LUPER WARDS. In the first ward that we visited there were about a dozen lepers. It was a long and sufficiently wide room, fairly lofty, well lighted, and ventilated. The door stood open, and the beautiful fresh morning air had every opportunity afforded it of frisking round the apartment and penetrating into every crevice. 1 he floor was clean, and the apartment wainscotted. The beds stood well apart, and between each bed was a deal or pine stand (with a shelf in it), sized and varnished. On many of these stands stood a glass of flowers, which gave the place a cheerful appearance. There were also a few pictures on the walls. I think some of the Cape Town people could very well send a few more framed pictures of different kinds, comic and other. Graphics and Jllustrateds and a few papers are there, also draughts, chess, and dominoes. One of the lepers looks after the ward; and to encourage them to keep it clean and tidy, the dootor give* those who are attentive a little grog now ana then. Those who smoke are allowed tobacco. Convicts also are allowed this luxury, and on Saturday afternoons lounge about and enjoy the dolce far niente.' The lepers and, indeed, all others are allowed good diet, with tea and sugar in the evening/ Tubercular leprosy manifests itself in the incipient stage by slight and apparently insignificant smelling of the lobes of the ear. This is the first and invariably the most trustworthy sign that this dread disease has marked down a victim. Eastern or white leprosy does not exist at the Cape. I saw some horrible examples of this disease in an advanced stage. Then there is the anaesthetic form, which is terrible in its ravages. Absorption of the bones and wast- ing of the joints take place. Aged and young suffer alike. The average duration is difficult to stite. Some have been there for very many years—one about 24—others a very few years, yet the latter are in some cases worse thati the former. Thai it is contagious is admitted, yet there is but one church, and in it the schools are con- ducted and services held at different times for lepers, lunatics, and convicts. The schools should be under. a different roof, and the lepars should have a separate place for service and schools. The original cause of leprosy is difficult to trace, but heredity is doubtlessfrequent. The attendants are selected from those in the elementary stage. I did not observe much, if any, offensive smell in the ward, but the doctor told me that in the earlJ morning, before the door is opened, the smell is pronounced. The worst cases were- ¡ in bed the others wandered about the ward at will or oulside t4ie building. In one ward I found four or five lepers at dinner, laughing and chatting away as if they had not a care. The merriest of the lot was manipulating a spoon with the stumps of fingers that remained to him, and extolling the quality of the soap, of which, apparently, they could take their till, for there was a large tin full of it by their sides. Altogether, it is not a sight that many other than medical men would care to see, or, indeed, hear about. I might go on describing twenty individual cases, but Cui bono 7 In one case we find nothing but stumps of fingers and el toes, in another stumps of feet and hands, in another stumps of legs and arms, in another enormous puffy-looking lobes, faces, and lips, in some cases ulcerated, and so on. Suffice it to say that I visited all the wards, includ- ing the one with the earthen floor, and found them clean, comfortable, tidy, and well ventilated, and my impressions are that the patients are well looked after now and well cared for, whatever may have been the case formerly. All the patients that can get out are marched out for an hour or so evsry day by Dr. Dixon, and their dormitories are thoroughly ventilated whilst they er, ;oy the fresh air. My sketch of Cape Town will conoIuJe with some idea of the cost of living he e. In the season-about a month or so hence there will be abundanoe of fruit; at present there is very little. We get some very fair strawberries daily. Houses are expensive; ihe rent of a house that would cost in England E4 per month will be about £ 15 here. Gas, 10s. per 1,000; coal, G5s. per ton; flour, about 2s. 2d. per stone butter, Is. Od. to 2s. per lb.; meat, 6d. and 8d. tea, 2s. sugar, Cd., and tobacco, 4d. or 5d. per oz, Cabs and horses are good, and the hire not more than in England. To-day I hear that goldfields have been found in Ivimberley district. I start for Kiniberley to-morrow, and will soon give you an account of that place.

Baronetcy for Mr, J. T. D. Llewelyn. Among the recipients of honours bestowed by her Majesty at t!» i period of the year is Mr. J. T. 1). Llewelyn, of l'enllergare, who has had a baronetcy conferred upon him. Si. John Talbot Diiivtyn LI. weij n, Hart., has in Li. veins some of the oldest and best of both Webb and English blood. He ii a-soli of the late Mi-. J. D. Llewelyn, of Fenllergare, J P. and D.L b r Glamorgan, and sheriff for the county in 1835, by Em DM Thomrssini, daughter of Mr. Thomas Mansel Tulbot, of M^rgum Abbey, nnd yister of the present Mr. C. R. M. Taibof, M.T. He was born at renllerg:ire on May 26, 1836, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxfordi where lie graduated M.A. in 1859. He was married on the 7th of May, 1861, to Cnroline Julia Hicks- Heacb, eidoet daughter of Si' Michael Hicks-Beach, Hart, M P., of Williamstiip Park, Gloucestershire, and hits issue three 8QM and two daughters. Sir John's popularity is as wide as acquaintanceship with him extends. He is everywhere looked upon as the beau ideal of a. geutieman, anl the zest with which lis has thrown himself into public wovk of nli phases IInd descriptions is now proverbial. He is a man of unbounded energy, and has filled almost every office open to a. public man ia Glamorganshire. He is a magistrate and deputy- lieutenant for Glamorganshire, for which county be was for several years chairman of quarter sessions. Ho was high sheriff for the county in 1878, and for many more years has actively interested himself in Poor-law administration, being for a lengthened period chairman of the Swansea Hoard of Guardians. The interest lie took in the welfare of the working classts was of the decpesr, and he has been president since its formation of the Montnonthshire and South Wales Miners' ref,, manent Provident Society—a socieiv which numbers betwi en 40,000 and 50,000 members. He is a'so it vico-presideut of Ute Koyiil lusti- tution of South Walt,s and president of the Swansea Scientific Society. All jvho have the pleasure of an acquaintance with Sir John know of his staunch Churchmanship. As a member of the fiouse of Laymen of the Cental Council of the Diocesan Con/eri nee for the diocese of St. David's be hAS always taken an active part. in all things pertaining to the Church he !ov< s to well. Hut, though so sturdy a champion of the Establishment, his breadth of mind is so great that, no master what may be sakl by his oppo- nents, he is always reudy with a warm grip of the hand to Nonconformists, and it is not at all unusual to find him lecturing on beltajf of fome needy Dissenting place of worship. His Conservatism is as strong as his Churchman- ship, and many times in his earlier years efforts were made to induce him to stand for his native county. He. however, icaoluiely declined. His refusal only served to intensify the great respect in which he was held, for it was generally believed thnt the reason of Ins disinclination to fight was that he would be forced to take up a position hostile to his uncle, Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., the father of the House of Commons. On the passing of the last Redistribution of Seats Bill, however, an opportunity was afforded him for champion- ing the cause of Conservatism without antagonism to those he held in high esteem. The South Glamorgan Division secured him as a candidate to oppose Mr. A. J. Williams, the present metnber. The odds were too great, vind he was defeated. The Cardiff Conservatives then approached him with a view to his contesting the seat of Sir E. J. Reed on the latter accepting a Junior Lordship of the Treasury. At fiist Mr. Llewelyn withheld his consent, but subsequently acquiesced to the eall of his party. He made an excellent fight, bat was again defeated. Then, on the death of Mr. Yeo, the late member for the Gower Division, he agMn entered the lists, and, though defeated, pulled down the Radical majority grandly. He is still the Conservative candidate for Gower, and has as much fight in him as ever. He is, and has been from the commencement, presi- dent of the Cardiff Conservative Working Meals Club. In all kind of sports he has always taken the liveliest interest. He was president and captain of the South Wales Cricket Club and numerous local clubs, and also president of the Welsh Rugby Football Union. For many years he was master of the Penllsrgare pack of foxhounds, a post which public duty alone caused him A relinquish.

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