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UNIONIST BANQUET -AT -CARDIGAN.
UNIONIST BANQUET AT CARDIGAN. Speeches by Lord Emlyn, Mr Morgan- Richardson, Mr Harford, etc. St David's Day at Cardigan was ce ebrated by a Unionist banquet held at fhe G-jild-hall in tne evening in connection with the Cardigan Conservative Clut). Colonel Picton Evans, cbalrman of the club, presided, and was upp Irted, among otners, by Viscount Emlyn, Mr J C Haiford, Fa'condale (Conservative and Unionist candidate for Ca diganshire), Mr Ar hur P S^inders- Davies (Conservative and Uni nitgt candidate for Pdmbrokeshire), Cap'ain Jones-Parry, and "Mr J Hotchkis. The positions of vice-chairmen were tilled by Mr G B Bowen (Stradaiore), Mr C Mo'gan Richard. son (Neuadd-Wilym), and Captaip Webley Parry Pryse. The hall wa ssmewhat elaborately decorated, and the catering of Mr-W N Morg-iu, of tiie An,,el qotel, Car ligan, gave every satufaJtion. Toe gue-ts num- bered about 150. Captain Jones-Parry proposed "The Uriionist Cu.e," taxing the Government with the failure of their programme, ani dwelliog on the g >-at importance of tha continuance of the alliance betweeu the Cjoserva- tives and Liberal Uniooists. Viscount Emlyn, who met with an eTthusiasnc re- ception, reop)nded. He remarket he did no-, nimself believe that at, any time in our po itical history nad party politics been in exactly the position in which they now where. Look at the Govern>neni of to-d-ty, 1-ok at any part of their policy, and he iffied the'n to find another par y in such a despicable state before hunting for votes, hanging on to the coat-tail of the Irish p'r y, professing to be the leaders of a party, bu' having no policy whatever of their own, professing to be the hnnd, but beiug wagged in every direction by haif-a-d. Zen tails (laughter and cheers). Taat was no exa^geriti >n. They luokel to their state-men-he hoped they should always look to their statesmen, whatever their views might be—to be thoroughly earnest in carrying ■ ut their policy. Could they hY that honestly of the present Government? Take, first of all, their I,i8h policy. They said their obj ect w is to bring about Home Rule -they were satisfied that that was the onty thing to be done but it appeared to be ch,efly to keep them in office, which, apparently, was of vitl importance (ironical cheers). They said the country was at their back. Why did not they ask the country whether it was at their backs, aod why was it they had never asked the country yet (cheera) ? There was only one thing he could find out that the present Government were determined upon, and that was that upon no accoant, and under no pretence, whttver, would they allow the country to distinctly say -1 Aye or Nay to their Home Rule Bill. He did not think they should be very uncharitable if they assumed that the Govern- ment had a very shrewd idea of what pr -bably the answer would be. They were wise in their generation, but he would suggest that that was hardly the way the constituencies of the couatry shiuld be treated by a Government. The electors had a right when the Con- stitution was going to be toro to pieces to htve what the Government were g dug to d^> di cussud h3- the coontry. It was very ea<y to blame the House of Lords I for throwing out Bills. The Ht)u.e of Lords, he assu-ned, was intended to do something; they were to- tended by the Constitution to see ttiar, no changes were made too rapidly. When a Government came forward with a -most material, a most vital, change, and their Bill w's cast hack in their face they generally appealed to the country. Did the present Government do 80 f Not a bit of it. They had taken the more oudinified method of what he would call log-rolling, and k h:s log. rolling was carried on something in this way:—They ail, We are not going to fight out the House of Lor Is on the question of Home Rule; we will oid" the issue, and we will get returned to Parliament by a section of people pledged to the Dise^t^blishine'it of a Church, by another concerned in th6 liquor traffic, by another interested in the labour question, by another believing in one man one vote." The Hoine Rule gentleman said to the gentleman wno wished to Disestablish the Church, "I will help )on to Dis- establish the Church, and when I have roiled your little log vou must roll my little Home Rule log for me." Then the Home Rule gentleman ;and Disestab- lishment genOeman cane toga he,, and sai.l'oine liquor traffic gentleman, We are very fond of your liquor log. and we will help you to roll that little log it jou c <me and roil our lozs witn us" A more mis- chievous system could not be imagined. It was un. Eng ish, it was not straightforward, it wa- selling the oonlltitaenciee-taking away from the constituencies their right to decide main issues apar from all the intricacies of wire-pulling and lo.c-rol.ing (chaers). The question of H >tne Rule vas quite large enough and quite import»nt enough to deal witb at oue election. But. the Government were ootsitisfied with that. They raved against the House of Lords on every possible occasion, and they said th-y -vere going some day, when they had time and inclination, to pass a resolution condemning the House of Ljrda. It would, no d .ubt, give rise to a v-ry interesting denate. bu when it was dIne he imagined it would be put in the waste paper boilket, and there would be an end of the resolution (cheers). But, not stttisfied with those little questions, Home Rule and the aoolition of the House of Lords, the Government m ist play with the question of the Cnurch in Wale-he said deliberately play wi, h th-i question of theOnurchin Wales. Noboly 00 eitner side of the House of Comm ns believed thare was the slightest chance of the Bi-I coming into law. Why, then, play wi h it? There were many Nonconformists who believed firmly that Disestablishment wis the right course to take. Upon them they snould impress that the Bill W-18 n It a trifling thing, but a matter that should be carefully and solemnly considered (cheers). They would search in vain through the whole pro posals of the Bill to find that any bumm being would be a shil ing a head better off, than any one human beinit outside its pale would be a farthing better Iff. while ministrations would undoubtedly, in a few years, be taken from where they coall least be spared. Lord Emlyn then r"ferred to the new deatb duties, which he described as injurious, not only to landlords succeeding to estates, but, indirectly, to tenant farmers, and, finally, labourers and io conclusion said that the pros- pects of Unionism in those pnrts were bright enough, citing in proof thereof the spirited fight which the young and energetic candidates were making in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Cardigan- shire. Mr C Morgan-Richards m, who was received with loud ap 'lause, also resp mded, aod, speaking as a Liberal Unionist, announced, amid continued cheering, that he was prepared to support and further the can- didature of Mr Harford for Cardiganshire, and of Mr Saunders Davies for Pembrokeshire. He corroborated Lord Emlyn as to the iniquitous character of the new succession duties, and said be should like the freeholders of Cardiganshire to know what it meant to tham. Take the cise of a man who had a farm worth a £ 100 a year. Last year if he died his son would have had to pay something like E8 or LIO, but now would have to pay no less than £ 7-5 in succeeding to the farm. Referring to the proposal which be had written a pamphlet upon and advocated before the Welsh Land Commission, namely, that the Government should lend money at a small rate of interest to the struggling freeholder, he said he did not believe there was a possibility of their getting that measure from a Radical Government. He was not ashamed to call himself a Liberal, but he never was, and never could be, a Radical (cheers). Mr Morgan James, whose name was also coapled to the toast, replied in a spirited Welsh speech. Colonel J R Hovell then submitted the toast of The Unionist Candidates," coupling with it the names of Mr J C Harford and Mr A P Saunders Davies, both of whom met with very cordial receptions. Mr Harford, in his response, regretted the death of the Unionist candidate for Merionethshire, who was a typical Unionist, and proceeded to offer an explanation as te a letter which he wrote at the beginning of his candidature. He wrote the letter with the best inten- tion, and if be hurt anyone he was heartily Borry for it. However he had had the extreme pleasure of hearing that night that Mr Morgan-Richardson would support him, and that the Liberal Unionist party would give him their loyal and hearty support (cheers). Mr Saunders Davies dwelt upon the difficulties of a Parliamentary candidate, and, in a very humourous speech, pictured the candidate's experience as anything but the pleasant one of lying on a bed of rose leaves, which the rush for Radical seats would make them believe was the Parliamentary candidate's lot. Captain Gower gave The Cardiganshire Conserva- tive Association." Mr G B Bowen responding in the absence of Mr Charles Lloyd. Lord Emlyn submitted The Cardigan Conservative Club," to which the Chairman replied. "The Workers in the Unionist Cause," proposed by Mr Eynon Beynon, was responded to by Mr J Hotchkis. Others toasts were honoured, and the proceedings terminated.
SOUTH WALES LIBERAL FEDERATION.…
SOUTH WALES LIBERAL FEDERATION. 1 The Allocation of Tithe. An executive meeting of the South Wales Liberal Federation was held on Saturday afternoon at the Federation offices, Qaeen-street, Cardiff. Mr Griffiths, of Porth House, presided. Mr D A Thomas, M.P., said that applications had been made bv English constituences for lecturers from Wales on Welsh Church Disestablishment; and he thought they could not better spend the South Wales Daily News food, which was specifically ear-marked for an educational campaign respecting parish councils and for Disestablishment propaganda, than bj sending f li ttie use preaching l, ecturers i. nt, o Ea<lao<1. T I: w-B «>. e Cool-J deny that j to the converted in W >les. No ou, t )f the parish most excellent work was d:)ne in reopb, -;ew, no pari I council- aoi, fronm a Liberal point of\. elections r of the United K ngdom h >1 done "0 well at the I rhe as S mth Wa e-. The Government having place "3, measure of Disestablishment firet, the Welsh peop. and t, eir representatives were under a very great I obligation to do 'h.ir du y in retorn. ) < As tnere are many applications from England for Welsh members to address meetings on tbe subject of Disestablish went, a resolution was unanimously adopted, on the mo'ion of Dr Rees Howell, urging all ih- members of the Welah Parliamenrary partf to do their ut-ncst to comply with these requests from English COn8tituer ces. Re pi ii tig to Mr M ses Walters, Mr R D BArnie, M.P., treasurer, said the fand now amounted to between £ 250 and £ 300, collected and uncollected. Mr D A Inom-.s That s a very small tim"unt com- pared with the Duke f Westminster's fund (laoghter). The su' ject of the a-Io-atioo of tithe WIiS introduced by Mr D A Tnomas, who said, in reference to the proposal of a denu'ation trom South Walts, tblit Mr Asquitb Ya,i intin a ed bs wnnld prefer to obtain a statement in writing embodying their vewa before consenting to receive a deputation. He ^Mr Tbomas) A. I .I I- was 80try w ..y Uö annougti ne (iovernment bad made some slight concessions to the views expressed by that Fe,letation and gr,a,(,r disereiiouwag prf,p-sed to be given to the cmnty councils in the preparation of schemes for tbe allocation and distribution of the funds, yet this was far from what the Federation aimed at, nnmely, the nationalisation of ti he, which was 'he principle contained in the Irish Church Bill. His contention was that the Welsh nation W810 made up of individuals, and was not a mAre aggregation of t parishes; and that the tithe hel nizei not to the rarisb, or the landowner, or the iabocrer, but to the Welsh peoole. and shouli be devo-ed to Wales as a whole. On the pro o-itinn of Mr Mo*, s Walters, seconded by Councillor E Tnomas (Cochfarf), it was resolved that a statement be submitted to the Home Secretary, set,, iD,, forth reaontl for the complete nationalipation of the tirhe ant tncient, endowments of the English Charch in Wa e., and ackinz Mr Asquith to receive a depnt ttim from t, e federation. The next item on 'be agenda w*s to reoeivea re- port from delegates npoointed to the j dif conference with the N rth Wileti Federation and the Cynorn Fydd Leagoe in Shrewatuiry." Mr R N Hall (sec), without wishinil to touch on the merits of the case, gave it as his opinion that it evolved upon those members of the execotive who went to Shrewsbury to report b-ck to the executive before anything definite could formally come into operation. Councillor Thomas-If we cannot act wilhout the aatbority of the general commit'ee orollr constituents, then it was not competent for us to aeod oat any reso. lutions without being confirmed. Mr D A Tnomal- We have passed resolations certainly, hat they have gone forth to the public cot as the opinion of the F deration as a whole, but of the ex ecative; and if the F-deration diesirreed with them, it was always competent for it to call a meeting. He said the step which was proposed seemed to be a very serious one indeed, involving as it did the independent existence of the South Wales Liberal Federation. They were there as trustees for fhe Liberals of South Wales, and they should be very carefol and formal in any case they adopted. Here it was proposed to take a step very far-reaching, and be did not think they had any right whatever to take it without consulting their constituents. 0,-uncill,,r Thomas sail he would ask waa 'he matter now under notice more important than the allocation of tithes P Without c'lD8oltinl their constituents -as Mr D A Thomas termed it-they had just passed a resolu- tion upon a subject which threatened to split the Liberal party in Wales in two and surely this was of equal importance witb the proposal to amalgamate with the Cvmro Fyddites. As a matter of fact, provision had been ensured for the whole question of amalga- mation being oisenssed at the proposed conference at Aberyq (with The Chairman said it appeared to him they were beinil asked under the draft scheme to do away wi'h the old Federation instead of to endeavour to strengthen it. Mr Burnie-It tieems to me that the associations which created us are the people to decide whether we should die. The least we can do is to consult them. At this poirit Mr R N Hall read a long letter from Mr Beriah Evans, organising agent of the Cvmru Fvdd League, exE)Ianal ory of 'he steps which had been tak-n with regard to the scheme of amalgamation and the arrangements of the Aberystwith conference. Mr Moses Walters remarked that, so far as South Monmouth-hi,e was concerned, d-legates had already been appointed to go to the national convention at Aberystwitb. Mr D A Thoma". in order to put the discussion in order, said he would move that the report respecting the Shrewsbury conference lie on the table. He took exception to the course a lopted by Mr Beriah Evans in passing by recognised organ sation in South Wales, and "vppaling directly to the various associ -tious w- ich constituted the Federation. With the Soath Wales FtidTation they knew where 'hev were. Whatever its weakness, it was the weakness of the associations it federat d. Under th- proposed alteration of its rules, he bulieved the Federation would put itself more in t,,u,h with I -hour a, d Welsh nationalism. The Liberal Federation had unquestionably materially assisted in bringing about a rf salt which was quite without parallel in the country, namely, the return of 21 Liberal- out of 22 memaere of Parliament all,)tted to the district covered by the Federation. They could h.,r,ily hope to improve upon this. It was, however, proposed to swap horses while crossing the stream. The D sestahlishment Bill was before Parliament, and 'hey knew that in f be not distant future they most be involved in the turmoil of a general election W..s this the time for making changes in their const'tution. In cooclobion the hon. gentleman announced h's inten ion not to pre88 his mo ion to a division at thi- meeting, but to do so at the earliest possible opportunity. On the m)tion of Councillor E Thomas, it was re- solved to defer the consideration of the report to a convenient date p ior to the Aberystwit b Conference. This was seconded by Mr D A Thomas, and carried. In view of the resignation of Mr R N Hall as secre- tary, accepted at a previous mee'ing, it was resolved to advertise for a successor.
WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT.I
WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. Tithe to be Vested in County Councils. The Established Church (Wales) Bill was deposited in printed fo-m on Monday. Broadly, it differs little from the first measure introduced by Mr Asquith last session, except in the matter of the allocation of tithe, which it is now proposed to vest in the county councils. Section 6 provides that, subject to the charges and incumbrances and interests served by the Act, the Welsh Commissioner shall, S8..e as otherwise provided, vest the property transferred to them al follows: (a) They shall, on the request of the representative body, ve-t in that body all churches, not being cathedral churches, and all parsonage houses; (b) they shall vest the burial ground and glebe of any ecclesiastical parish —(t) in the case of a rural parish in the parish council of the parish, or if there is no parish council in the chairman and overseers of the parish and (i.i.) in any other case in the council of any county borough or urban district comprising the parish, provided that where the ecclesiastical parish comprises parts of more than one parish for civil purpose the property shall be vested, as the Welsh Commissioners may direct, in some one or more of the said councils or bodies, or in trustees on bebalf of those councils and bodies jointly (e) they shall vest any tithe rent-charge in the county council of the county in which the land out of which the tithe rent-charge issues is situate. (2) Every church, parsonage house, burial ground, and glebe vested under this section shali be held subject to all existing public and private rights with respect thereto. Under sectioa 17 the Welsh Commissioners shall, out of moneys in their hands, maintain and keep in proper re- pair and condition all cathedral churches, and all such churches shall continae to be subject to all existing public and 'private rights with respect thereto, and shall, if and as long as the representative body so request, continue to be used for the same purposes as heretofore. By section 9 the Welsh Commissioners shall apply the property transferred to them by this Act as follows -(a) Where the property is attached to a parochial b-nefice they shall provide for its appli- cation to some one or more of the purposes mentioned in the first schedule, in accordance with a scheme to be made with their approval by the county council. This schedule specifies the erection or support of cottage or other hospitals, or dispensaries, or convalescent homes the provision of trained nurses for the 6ick poor; the foundation and maintenance of public parish or district halls, institutes and libraries; the provision of labourers' dwellings, to be let at reasonable rents, and allottments technical and higher education, including the establishment and maintenance of a library, museum, or academy of art for Wales; and any other public purpose of local or general utility for whinb provis'On is not made by statue out of public rates. By sub soction (b) of seotion 9, the Welsh Commissioners shall apply all other property in the first instance towards the pay- ment of the expense of carrying the Act into execution, and, subject thereto, to some one or more of the purposes menuoceu u" um. .Uujle ID accordance with schemes to be made by them. So, however, that not less than two-thirds of s:Jh other property shall be applied towards the promotion of technical and higher education, including the establishment and mainten- ance of a library, museum, or academy of arts for Wales and for that purpose any part of the property may be vested in, or appropriated to the use of the University of Wales, or any joint committee of County Councils in Wales and Monmouthshire. In the appl cation of property under the Act, due regard shall be had to the wants and circumBtaocea of the parish in which the property is situate, or from which it is, or haR been, derived, and generally to the ciroomstances of each particular esse. By sect on 16 every County Council in whom any tithe rent-charge is vested shall pay to the Welsh Commissioners the annual amount, .according to the septennial average, of the said tithe rent-charge (ifter deducting the sum allowed by the commissioners for cost of collection, rates, and other outgoings other than income tax), or such leas amonnt s may be required by the Welsh Commissioners for the payments to be made by them in pursuance of the Act. The Act provides power to exchange vested interest for mpensation annuity, for compensation to lay patronig. :ú. t- ?y holders of freehold offices. Lad W
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I I CILRHEDYN. 11 "UMISIX& 10raG MAS. -It is .iti DEATH OF A > ve to annoQnce the deaTt"h oof f l*f»* great regret that we bw Bon 01 Mr A ^w H &ad ThomAs WIlliams, draper, bo deTnanr^tlt, w OR  Mary Williams, Cifr?, ?? ° ?? man had Monday, the 18th .tr, aged 23 y?. been .i.i?for manv months, snffefh. J J*$■ !l8' OD Thurs hy, the 21st, his body wa!? i?. ? '° bu?iag gr?uni attached to C.p?t I*sso  mmia'er, the Rev B D?iee, o&=i.ted, and p? ?'  tribute fO the Uhrisnan principles of the dB That the deceased was universally respected was clesfJjr shown by the large throng that gathered together at biO funeral. N ARBERTH. PETTY SESSIONS.—CHARGE OR CHILD-MURDER. At the Petty Sessions held at the Court House, on Thurs- day, 28:h ult., before Mr R H Buckby, Mr G P Bre-er, atd Mr R G Lewis, two female hawheis El zabeth J. nes, and Catherine Jones, were charged for that tber in the month of February, 1895, in the parish of Narberth South, in the county of Pembroke, feloniously and wilfully of malice aforethooght d d kill and murder a certain male cbild.-Mr Hugh Priee Price, surgeon, Narnerth, deposed I am a medical practitioner, practising at Narbertb. The defendant Catherine Jones about the 6th February was suffering from cold in the head and limbs and buck. She came to my surgery, and I told her to keep herself warm, and gave her medicine and told her to keep in bed till Monday. I did not fxamine ber. Sbe was ill and shivering. On Sunday last, I was shown by P.S. Phillips the body of a male child. I examined the body and tested tbe longs, and found it fall of farinaceous food. It was fully grown child, and, I should say, it had been dead for three weeks or a month during the frost. When the defendant, Catherine Jones, came to my surgery the otber defendant Wlas with her. To-day I have examined the defendant Catherine Jones, and I find she has all the symptoms of having recently gi.en birth to a child. James Wheeler, P.C., 47, stationed at Narberth, said ihe defendants on the 6th day of February were lmn< in a tent near a place called Ballman's Well, in the par?h of Nrbertb South, adjoining a farm called Woodoffice. On ihe 24th inst, I ? '? body of ?S. child about 70 yards from where their tent was pitched. in a ditch. This was the body which was exaauned by the last witness. -Elizabeth Jones was bound in her recognizance of S50, and Benjamin Jones in E50 to appear on the 7th March, J895, at Narberth, to take her trial, and Catherine Jones was remanded to her Majesty's piison at Ctrmarthen. -William Anderms, a tramp was charged for that he, on the 27th February, 1895, in the parish of St Issells, in the County of Pembroke, feloniously did steal one pair of trousers, the property of one Henry Brown, of Brewery Cottage. Saundersloot, of tbe value of 10s. P.O. Alfred Thomas, 34, deposed: Yesterday morning, from in- formation received, I arrested the defendant at Laugharne and charged him with stealing a pair of trousers from Henry Brown. I found the pair of trousers produced in his possession. I cautioned him in the usual way. He said "I stole the tr >oserB because I waoted them very badly. Prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge and was committed for two months' hard labour to Carmarthen. I That line full of clothes, 8) perfectly clean, MATCHLESS CLEANSER'S been used, that is easily seen. I LLANDOVERY. GENEROSITY.—We have great pleasure in announcing that Miss Jones, of Ystrad House, has again shown her usu,-1 benevolence by forwarding £5 to the chairman of the Parish Council at Liaudiieniiot, to be distribated amongst 'he deserving poor and old persons of that parish. Tne parishioners are most grateful, and will never forget the worth) donor. SOCIAL TEA AND CONCERT.—On Thursday, 28th ult, a social tea and concert was held at Cwmsarndda, about two miles from Llandovery by the members ef the Cwmsauddu Baptist Chapel. The tea was held in a house a'joining the Chapel, and an exoellent spread had been prepared. In the evening « concert took place in the Chapel, which was well filled. A long programme, conaist ng of songs and dialogues was creditably gone through. Amongst those who eane admirably were Miss Lewis, the Plough, Llandovery, and Mis. Katie Davies, Butchers' Arms, Llandowery, both being encored. B -ARD OF GUARDIANS.—THE Co OPTATIVE DIPFICMIT —This bo ty fat in the board room at the Workhouse on Friday, Mr R es, T lgarth, presiding. At the p-evione meeting a com. rcmise was effected with a view te getting out of the co-optative difficulty by a proposition of Mr J Walter Jones, Ystrad, that they should re- open the matter agaiu and gi,e a chance to all the ex-ofifcios. At the present meeting Mr Jones was unable to a tend through indispositioo. A short dis- cussiun ensued as to whether it would be competent for some one else to take up the proposition, which resulted ultimatly in decidmg thit it would be. Four names were piaced before the meeting, namely: Mr W P Jeffreys, Cynghordy Rev T Evans, Henllys; Judge Bishop, Dolgarreg; and Sir James Hills-Jobnes, Dolauoothy. The result of the voting showed the election of Judge Bishop, and the Rev T Evans, Henllys, the former receiving 13 votes and the latter 11 votes. EVENING CONCERT.—On the evening oftbe 21st olt, at tbeT iwn-hsll a grand evening concert was given in aid of the Llandovery District Nurse Association. The Hall was cjowded, the attendance including the leading people of the town and district surrounding. An excellent programme had been prepared, and was exeouted in capital style. Miss Barnard opened with a splendid pianoforte solo. Mr F E Chapman (with his fine tenor voice, fairly excelled his efforts in previous concerts in rendering, I'll sing tbee songs of Araby," which was loudly applauded. Miss Booker's singing was also much appreciated. Captain Tudor Lloyd- Harries created a deep impression on all by bis deft manipulation of the violin. He is truly an adept at tbis instromf-nt. Miss Agnes Harford sang her eongs ia a commendable manner, especially "IASersioats," with violin obligato, which was charmingly done. Thie is the 6 at time we bave bad the pleasure of hearing Mr Herbert Jeffrevs sing, and we trust it will not be the last, as be rendered the song "Tommy Atkins" in a capital matner, and deserved the encore be received. The Misses Tyler executed their skirt dancing in splendid style, and were loadlf applauded. The Rev C E Chapman ne-er did better than in his capital recitation. His powers as an elocutionist are too well known throughout this county to call for farther mentipn bere. The vocal trio created a great deal of laughter, but the comic singing of Mr Griamond Phillip* fairly brought down the house" with applause and roars of laughter. An excellent evening's entertainment concluded by the singing of the National Anthem. Considering the purpose for which it was held we rejoice to learn tbaf the concert proved a great success, financially and otherwise.
fc- IF - - - ST. DAVtD'S…
fc- IF  ST. DAVtD'S DAY !N CARMARTHEN. Dinner of the Volunteers. In Carmarthen the chief eHut on St David's Dai "flaø ,the annual dinner of the R fit Volunteers, Han I -companies, let V.B. Welsh Regiment "t 'be Ivy Bu-h Royal Kotel, wht-re between 80 a. d 90 gathered at 'he festive boird under the genial presm.-ney of the mayur ^Mr H Brunei Wnite). The appe^r^nce of the t-bi,8 was much improved by rows ot white hyacinths while -on the mantelpieces were nspartges fe. 011 and in toe window sillw some 6ne arum lilies I was an excellent .;menu, comprising soup, a variety of join's, poultry m- d Rame pastry and blancmange, foliowed "y desaert. The :President bad for his ctoupiers Cuptain Holmes and Lieutenant Norton, with M. Tom Jones, Mansel- -,Street, tissiotirig -t the cross-tahle, t,d supporting him were the Rev J Daniel, Rev C G Bro n, chaplain, Rev X) J Thomas, Alderman T JenkIns, Curtain Turner, Mr H F Pritchard, and Mr C E Davies, cheuui-t, at the cro,-s table, the company including Mr J F v Morris Mr J W Forbes Mr Edward James, dentist TVTr John Miller Mr James John Mr Jonah Davies; Sir E S Alien Mr C A Cooke Mr Daniel Jones, contractor Mr J P Richards, L-mmas-street; Super- intendent Smith Mr E Colby Evans; Surgeon W L "SHoghes Mr John Dttvies, Cl,) t b Hall; Mr H Watkins, Mr James Davies, Towy Works; M< James Morgan, Parade Mr J G Morgan; Mr Cottrell Mr D Jones, Market HRll; Mr James Williums, OfBcal Receiver's Office Mr C H Williams (Mr W S Phillips'); Mr E W Davies, Wellfield-rcad Mr W E Gwynne Thomas, Woodbine; Mr R 0 Jones, Ok House; Mr John Thresh, E-planade; Mr T Conwil E-ars; Mr W Finob; Mr D Ll Jones, Market Hall; Mr JLeonard Mr Franks Mr Go*er Griffith, N. P. Bank ,Mr A B Woodman; Mr Walter Spi rrell Mr E R Williams, surgeon Mr Thomas Ani bony Mr Arthur J Jones; Mr Charles Bioad; Mr E R Evans, Anchor House Mr W 8 Spivey Rev D J Evans; Mr E Collier; Sergeant-major C< oper Bafery Sergeant- Major Ke ley Sergeant -In-tr ucto r Waaks; Col. Serjeants R J Jones and William Lewis; Sergeants A Ll Davies and Thomas Dawes, honorary secretaries; Sergeants W E Williams, C H Carpenter, David Hogera, and Abel Davies Lance-Sergeant J Rogers Corporals Andrews, Crowley and Wbiteoak Lance- Corporal H'itry James; Privates W Moriis (Golden Xiion), D Vnughan George, C W Evans, D R Thomas, W King Morgan; Jack Olive; Trevor Johns D J 33avies, S H Evans, S B James, Hubert Lewis, Xing, Jason Jones, C Galloway, J E Davies, David Eyan., Theo R igars, John Saer, D H Rees, &c. The Chairman gave the first roagt The Queen," which was loyally honoured, Mr E Colby Evans taking the solo of the National Anthem. In giving The Prince and Princess of Wales, and ,the rest of the Royal Family," the Chairman expressed the hope that the Prince would soon be restored to health, and that be would have the pleasure of Beeing his yacht, the Britannia, successful in the great caoe. God bless the Prince of Wales," was then song, Mr IT Conwil Evans taking the solo. The Chairman ithen stated that he had to apologize for the absence of the Rev A Fuller Mills, who jegtetted that domestic affliction pi nented him from accepting the invitation and fulfilling tht promise be bad made. The Bishop of Swansea wrote to say he greatly regretted that a bad cold prevented him going oat to fulfil the pledge be gave to be present at the "Volunteer gathering to support the Mayor. He (Dr Lloyd) wished to got well and fulfil several engage- ments on behalf of the Bishop of the Diocese in the course of the next few days. He offered his apologies to the officers and corps, and wished to tay that in his Ixutnble opinion our citizen army ought to be en- couraged in every way. Twenty years ago he would have been glad to have availed bimeelf of the proximity -of a rifle range. Advancing years made it difficult to find the boll," as he bad found by experience since he came to Carmarthen. When the time came for our Volunteers to have what they ou,,ht to have bad long ago-& large and spacious Drill-ball-he hoped to give what little assistance was in his power (loud Cheers). Mr C E Davies then proposed "The Bishop, Clergy, and Ministers of all Denominations." Before he became a churchwarden he used to think a clergyman's life was a very easy one (laughter), but. since he bad taken office be had discovered that a clergyman had not only to officiate on Sunday, but that be had numerous engagements on week days, and tbit every day in the week there were frequent demands made upon his time. In fact, it wis to the clergyman or the minister that nearly everyone went in time of trouble and need. Therefore, he thought it was their duty to support those whose health be proposed. Mr T Cou-il Evans gave a capital song, Trusty as Steel are the boys of blue." The Rev J Daniel, who reaponded in the absence of the Bishop of Swansea, thanked Mr Davies for bis kindly words, but was afraid they must take what he had said cum grano salis, though he ^Mr Daniel) ad. mitted that it all Christian ministers bad people to support them as Mr D-svieit supported the clergy of St Peter's they would be very lucky. He (tbe speaker) was sure the Rev D J Thomns would agree with him that the toast, from such a gil.thering, was a very acceptable one. The position of the ministers was a very difficult one. We ire all men like you, said be, and it is not possible, whatever we ay do, to please everybody. We thank you for gfving us the oppor- tunity of sitting down to dinner with you, and we assure you there is no class of people who appreciate znd valoe the Volunteer force more highly than the clergy and ministers, as Mr Thomas will tell you. We appreciate the self-denying efforts by which you ba-a xeached such a h gh standard of efficiency, and we sincerely hope you will continue to improve, because the Volunteer force has a great future before it; for should you ever be called oot to defend our country we aball feel perfectly safe in your bands (applause). The Rev D J Thomas, said it was somewhat difficult to speak in such an atmosphe e. He had read about smokeless powder, and he wished that for such an occasion someone bad invented smokeless tobacco (laughter) but, perhaps, they would say that tobacco without smoke was not worth much (bear, hear). It was a source of great pleasure to be there, and be cordially endorsed all that his frend, Mr Daniel, had said with reference to the Volunteers. He was a believer in the Volunteer Force himself, and thought it would be well if t,)t-,y would do all they could to induce young men to join if, as there was nothing better calculated to assist physical development, and to inculate habits of order and obedience, than the force to which they had the honour to belong (bear, hear). Adverting to -what the proposer of the toast had said, he was himself very grateful for the kind way in which he had spoken, becbos6 the work of preaching was not an easy one, as people expected something new, something fresh and inspiring. Sunday after Sunday, and he hoped that the clergy and minis'era tried to do their duty, as they expected the people would do theirs, even to defending their country if they should be called upon to do so (applause)- The Chairman then read the following which evoked feearty laughter Sergeants' Mess Canteen, 1st V.B. the Welsh Regiment, Stag's Head, March 1st, 1895. H. Brunei White, Esq., Mayor and Chairman of St David's Volunteer Banquet. Dear Sir and Gentlemen,- J hope you will excuse my bodily appearance to-night. The spirit is with you but the body is weak (laughter). Hoping you willl all enjoy yourselves, and fancy the -Quartermaster-Sergeant is at the end of one of the tables. From yours obediently, W. EVANS, Senior Quartermaster-Sergeant of the whole British Volunteers. let Volunteer Battalion, the Welsh Regiment. P.S.-Please ask Col.-Sergeant Lewis to sing The 4Dhasitpeake and Shannon. In proposing "The Army and Navy," Mr James John said he did not know why it was they should have chosen a lawyer to propose the toast unless it was that, like the Army and Navy, lawyers were beggars to fight (laughter). The Army and Navy fight for the honour and glory of England, but it was a base slander to leay that lawyers fight for fees. If he were possessed of a knowledge of the military and naval beroea of the past, be could give a string of aianes ef men who had done their duty, and, no doubt, if occasion should arise, there were men now who would manfully do their duty (hear, hear). We had had lately an example of what the England of the East had been able to do. If they asked why the Japanese had been able to beat the Chinese, the answer was because they were ready to fight. Ready, was the watchword of our Army and Navy, and if ever they were called upon they would be ready, as they had always been in the past, to maintain the honour and glory of old England (applause). One word more as to one of the gentlemen who had to respond—Capt Turner. It might not be known to a large number of them that it was Capt Turner's birthday to-day (cheers). They were all glad to see him, and hoped he would be with them on similar oooasione for many years to come. He coupled the toast with the names of Capt Turner and Mr Forbes, and many happy returns of the day" to Capt Turner. Private D R Thomas sang a good old patriotic Bong, "Otd England rules the dbep." Captain Turner, who was the first to respond, thanked Mr John for the kind reference he had made to his (Captain Turner's) birthday. Although he was not born on St David's Day, he was born at one o'clook in the morning on the 1st March, and so escaped being born on the 29th of February for it was leap year <laughter). It was not necessary in a county town closely associated with a Picton and a Nott to say much about the army though he (Captain Turner) believed that in spite of the short service system the army was as efficient to-day as ever it was. We live in a scientific age, and, thanks to the spread of education, there was a more intelligent class of men in the army than there was formerly. It was, therefore, the more necessary that the men should be well disciplined and well led, and without those two things, no matter how large the army was, it was a useless mob. So far &a the English army was concerned, it was a small one numerically, b it when tbey took into account the Militia and Volontee's, 'bey could present the respectable total of n er 600,000. As Mr John had said, the great thing was, t" he ready, and we had had a proof of that in the wnr between Japan and China. Who could have fore- tolri a ft-w \elirs ago that a small couu'ry like Japan would t' in out a well-disciplined, well-led, army an-1 tamt China, with its vast resources would be thoroughly beaten in a few months. This should teach us to be ready, so that if the dogs of warwere let slip, we should be ready, and rmdv 'o strike effectively. As to the Militia, it was n t altogether an untrie d force, and he believed that to-dny II was more efficient than it bad ever been. In the g 01 old days the Militia training was nothing more n, r less than a picnic tor the officers, and -be was g in* to say a month's drunkenness for the men (lau vbter), but he would say-a month's holiday for the t en but we want effici-nt service, and be believed we had it, f'lr now a month's training meant a month's hard work. There was a more intelligent class of men M.liiia anti if trAftrAfi nronerlv thev t o" ing in' u uuo x— —•» I ulgd()'ir:rkLiiœ t;o -ï(j ro-ri-t;- ample of their "fno?s, ani, peak ng from .expenence, he d d n t wish '0 have better men uader him. There had been no serious crime on record since be had been adjutant and be believed that if ever their services were required the South Wales Artillery would be well to the front (applause). He did not know whether he was right in doing so, but be looked upon the Volunteers as an integral part of the Army, seeing that they were included in the Army list," aDd be regarded them as the most patriotic class of men the world had ever seen, as they gave their services and their time freely (ap. pittose). If ever they were called upon be felt sure they would how that what they had learned had not been thrown away. They deserved well of the nation and of the localities in which thev were formed. It was a question in bill mind whether they bad received the support, which they deserved (hear, hear). Speaking of Carmarthen, it was a matter worthy of note that the Volonte r force had been in exis ence five-and-thiity years-half the allotted space of a man's life-and yet t.h..y had no drill hall. That. was no fault of the Volunteers (hear, hear). They had given their time and their talents, and it was the duty of those who could not afford or did not feel disposed to do iBo. to assist the Volunteers, and it waa somewhat of a slur upon Carmarthen that in five-and-thirty years they htld not been able to raise a drillball (hear, hear). Whan there was some talk about it two years ago they were told-" 0, we are very p or we have no rich men we should be glad to have one, but we have no money." He swollowed that tben, but, having resided in the Principality two-and-a-half years, be had come to the conclusion that those statements were incorrect, as they bad sufficient to build ten drill halls. They talked about poverty-the poor we shall have with us always we were told that eighteen hundred years ago—but there were retired gentlemen amongst them who were wor h forty, fifty, sixty thousand pounds (cheers). There were men in business doing a good trade and eorninit good money there was no want of money what they wanted was patriotism, or, to put it in a soldier's phrase, they were tall enougb-they had the money but they were not broad enough they had not the chest (laughter and applause). It was the ready band "nd the willing heart that were needed. There were gentlemen who bad made money in the town and who ought to spend it in the town, and if they had obosea to do so there would have been a drill hall many years ago. He did not speak withoat knowledge, bee iuse he had been adj utant in a district where there were bmall places which had splendid dritt ha it, and therefore be said it was owing to a want of patriotic spirit that tbey had not a drill ball (hear, hear, and cheers). They had now io the civic chair a gentleman of whom all must feel proud—a professional gentleman of good ability and if they would form a committee be woald be able to put them on the right tack towards getting a drill- hall. Even if they could not raise sufficient funds, he (Captain Turner) would suggest the desirability of issuing debentures, so that they might build a good "IRCd which could be used for entertainments, because they bad no place now where they could give a decent entertainment (applause). The only place now was the Assembly Rooms, where it was misery to sit in the best seats (laughter), and if he had to choose between them and a field day in the Long Valley, he would take the Long Valley (laughter). He hoped they would try and make a tfirt, and that before he left he should see the foundation stone of a new drill hall laid. -He knew it was difficult to get money out of Weish people (laughter). Some year? a*o he read a book wtitten by a Welshman, who tried to prove that the inhabitants of Wiles had descended from one of the lost tribes of Israel. He laughed then at the idea, but since be hqd be,n living here he had come to the conclusion that there was a great deal in what that writer said-there was more in it than he thought. (laughier). He hope'd tbev would take all this in good part because be simply wished to see the force furnished with the means of be- I coming as efficient as possible (lood applause). Mr J W Forbes said they all knew what the Navy bad been, and had a shtewd idea of what it is. It it had not been for the indomitable pluck of the efficers and men of the Navy our Empire would not have been extended throughout all parts of the world, as it is to- diy. The Navy had be-n engaged not only in extend- log our Empire in all parts of the globe, but had been discharging a most practioal duty in protecting our com merce, and if it were not for that our Navy would not be required to be so large as it is. Other nations were going ahead, building ships and preparing for war in case of an emergency, and England was going on in the same way. The country bad been voting money for the building of ships and the advancement of naval science, and he believed that at the present time our Navy wa< quite equal to any two navies in Europe (applause). We were still voting large supplies for the Navy, and when be said that it mut be remembered that England could build three or tour times as fast as any ot her nation, so great were our resources and so extensive our dockyards and ship-building yards. We could boild cheaper, too, than any other nation. Eng- land could build a first-class ba'tlesaip of 14,000 tons for E750,000, but America, which came next, could only build one of 11,000 tons for £ 900,000, while such a battleship cost Fraooe or Germ8uy £1,000,000, and Russia required £ 1,100,000. With respect to the votes for the Navy, he remarked that Russia voted only E4,000,000 per annum, France about P-9,000,000, and England about £ 14,000,000; so that we were on the right side, because we not only spent more money but we could build faster and cheaper, and, what was even more important, we bad the very best materials, and, he believed, better men (applauae). Our offi era made it a point, of studying tojmake themselves efficient in every branch of the service, for a naval officer had a great deal to learn he had to be not only a tblorougb iv practical seaman able to take charge of the "hip, but also to take command of a battery in the field, if it became necessary to land a force of blue-jackets. He was speakiog from experience, having been instructor for many years on board the Excellent, 80 that be knew what they had to go through (hear, hear, and applause). They had no reason either to fear, fcr the men had the same pluck as those in days gone by, and if war should break out. be was quite sure it would be seen that they had not degenerated, but that they were as well able to do their duty as those who had preceded them (loud applause). The Chairman said the next toast was in his name, but he did not intend to make any remarks upon it, because he thought most of them heard the excellent speech delivered last year by the Rev Mr Evans, ani which muet be fresh in their mercuries He (the Mayor) asked them to drink to The Immortal Memory of St David." This was drunk in silence, Mr T Conwil Evans leading off with Hen Wlad fy Nhadau," in which thi whole company joined. Mr J F Morris, in proposing "The Carmarthen Volunteers," regretted that the task had not been placed in abler hands, but at the same time be thought the committee had not made an altogether inappropriate selection, inasmuch as he had an intimate knowlege of the Volunteer movement eince its inception at Carmar then. He was a son of one of the oldest volunteers, and he himself had had the honourjof spending se-en hi py years in their ranks (hear, hear). He remember d he first meeting held in the Town Hall, when the move- ment was inaugurated-the memorable review at Gloucester, in May, 1870, when the old 2nd C w mar- then mustered 101 men, excluding officers and t'and- and the shouts which greeted the march past, fo )owed by the message brought by the aide de camp to Cipt^in Brown Edwards from the Inspecting Officer that the Carmarthen corps was one of the best drilled in the field (applause). Turning to the record of the o ps, he said it bad produced more good shots than could be found in the whole of the three counties. Ver, few corps could boast of possessing four Queen's m,.n as they did. The Carmarthen Volunteer movement was a credit to the town that had given it birth, but Captain Turner had suggested that the town had not done its duty bv the Volunteers in not providing a drill hall (hear, hear). Well, they were in luck in having in the chair, a gentleman of known liberality, a gentleman, who, if he were approached in a proper spirit would not show the white feather (Ian ghter) -,and who. with the assistance of the townspeople, would be able to show their respected adjutant that Carmarthen would turn over a new leat (laughter and applause. Carmar- then Volunteers bad had a glorious past, and they were going to have a glorious future, for he felt sure from what he knew of the Volunteers of to-day, the same spirit actuated them as actuated their predecessors. If called upon by their Queen and country to defend their hearths and homes, they would be ready to stand in line with their comrades from other parts, and would:present a dauntless front to the invaders, who dared to tread upon the sacred soil of our native country, and England would find, as in the days of Trafalgar, that her sons were ready to do their duty manfully and nobly, and among them the Carmarthen Volunteers would not ba lacking (laughter and ap- plause). Mr E Colby Evans gave "Simon, the Cellarer" in his usual style. Captain Holmes, who remarked that he was senior officer more by accident than desire, said there was nothing he would have liked better than f)r senior Lieutenant J-nkins to have been commanding officer. Proceeding, Captain Holmes said that tha Carmar hen detachment wis different in one respect, tnat there was a college as well as a town company, and there lid always been rivalry, bat a healthy rivalry, between the two. The college men became Volunteers for the sake of the drill, but the townsmen were enthusiastic Volunteers, many of them because they desired to be good marksmen, and they were all the better if they were, but that should not be the sole aim of a Volunteer. He thought that a commanding officer should be witb and look after the men, and he was sorry to say that, owing to the position he occupied, he was absent half the Volunteer year. Having alluded to the fact that it was difficult to follow a man like Captain Baker, who always did his duty and to whom the improved position of the corps was largely due, Captain Holmes adverted to the subject of the drill:hall, and said it would not only be a boon to the Volunteers but a desirable addi- tion to the pablic buildings of the town. He compared sitting through a theatrical performance at the As- sembly Rooms to purgatory, and, in his concluding remarks, paid a tribute of praise to Lieutenant Cadle, expressing the opinion that while the average efficiency of the men was hõgb, that of the officers was somewhat low (laughter and hear, hear). Lieutenant Norton said he was rather sorry to heir that, because he thought the Carmarthen corps would compare favourably with any other, though, no doubt, they labour under the disadvantage of having one corps in the town snd the @¡her outside. The Rev C G Browne said he had the honour of being chaplain. The office was a sinecure, not of much ue, but more of ornament. He magnified the office, which, though not an arduous one, was one of conei lerable honour and dignity, and he hoped in the course of a few years, to win the medal for long service (!oud applau-e). Mr Tom Jones gave" "The Corporation pf Carmar- then," and said he would endeavour to be brief, for a nod was as good as a cvink to an old soUiijr. Although it had been the fashion for years past to run them down as noodles, there were in the Corporation men of singu- lar ability, and he did not think the people knew the work iha members of that body did, or the efforts they mad-) to meet the public requirements. He instanced Alderman Jenkins, who had not only baen a sucei-oful business man, but since he became a number of the Corporation, had done a great deal of work for the good of the town. He was now taking a great interest, in the School of Art, as well as the Intermediate School, not to ment on the labour he had spent upon the water scheme and other public works (appiause). Mr James Morgan sang in capital s yle "Good Company." Alderman Jenkins, in responding, said he did not know that be could tell them anything new, beyond what they saw in the papers. All their faults were reoorded week by week, but the little virtues they possessed, the public were left to find out for them- selves (laughter). They, as a body, did their best to administer the affairs of the boroagh efficiently, and he thought, with the valuable additions they had lately received, and with the vast amount of legal knowledge they now possessed (laughter), we might safely reckon that we should not be dragged into any serious litiga- tion. We had, as they all know, a most estimable man handling the ribbons of the Corporation coach -a man who enjoyed the confidence and respact of every member of the Corporation, and he thought of every ratepayer in the borough (applause). We were boys together, said the Alderman; we played marbles toge her, and no one reaptets our Mayor more than I do (loud applause). Mr Jonah Davies 'propose i the Town and Trade of Carmarthen." He said that at 10.30 that even- ing he had had entrusted to him a toast, next in importance to the one on which their modern Damostheaes had eloquently dilated on at consider- able length. If he had to go into the history of the glorious past of the borough of Carmarthen, he was afraid be would have to go oack beyond the memory of man in fact, he would have to start from the year of the incorporation, las far back as 1400, when the mayor was elected fourteen years in succession He did not stand there to prophesy, but looking at the noble start which the present ohief magistrate had made in his mayoralty, personally, he would not object if the present mayor were eleoted foorteen years in auocession, and he might at least venture to say that when themonhot November next came round the town of Carmarthen would re-elect the gentleman who now filled the chair (cheers). He (the speaker) loved the old town, and, although he was not a St Peter's Boy, he came there when very young, and though some people had left it they seemed glad to come back. In referr ng to the growth of the town, he was glad to be able to say that not only had a railway station replaced what was once an old wooden shanty, but some of the people connected with the Great Western Railway Company had been down and had almost marked out a site where the new station was to be built (hear, hotr). As to trade, i was, unfortunately, not in such a flourishing condition as one could w sh, hur he did not think it was worse here than anywhere else. With a man of energy and spirit at the head of affairs, Car- marthen would thrive in the future as in the past. He coupled with the toast the name of one of the most genial inhabitants of the town, Mr E Colby Evans (ne-tr, hear). Mr Edward James gave Tommy Atkins." Mr E Colby Evans, in responding, sa!d that it was commonly said that England was a nation of shop- keepers. It could, however, be also said that tradesmen were he backbJoe of the nation (hear, hear). Duriog the p,-st two mon hs toey had suffered in oommon with the rest of the country but tie was sure all would be glacl to know that during the latt few weeks strenuous efforts had been made for the relief of the distressed (cheers). Lieutenant Norton proposed the Donors of Prizes," and remarked, that apart from the intrinsic value of the prizes, great encouragement was afforded to the Volun,eerA to become marksmen, which ;was a most important part of their duty. In the rank s they had 200 efficients, and of these there were 30|mark8men, 50 first class shots, 63 second class shots,aod not one of the Volunteers in tin third class (hear,hear). He was pleased to tellthm that they were the second mest efficient cocp* in the battalion (loud cheers). Mr W Finch sang the Queen's Shilling." Mr E R Evans, in re.pondinit, said that 110 tradesmen of Carmarthen gave prizes, and he thought that spoke vary well of them. With regard to the prizes, he would suggest that they offer a junior prize-a champion me ial, cup, or shield for regular attendance at drill, and general efficiency. He thought that such a prize would tend to promote efficiency, especially among the younger members of the corps (hear, bear). With lespect to the drill hall, he did not think tbey(the tradesmen) could be held responsible for the lack of one. They had not been asked to contribute, but he thought if an appeal was made they would be backed up in their efforts for getting a drill hall. As to the Carmarthen town prize, it was a paltry one, and he thought it ought not to be left to the offioers' wives to contribute, but that an attempt should be made to secure something more substantial. Instead of Sdven it should be twenty or thirty guineas (hf'ar, hpar). With respect to the silver spoons awarded for the highest scores, the speaker humorously remarked that a man was not generally born with a silver spoou in his mouth, but he had an opportunity of securing one if be became a member of thoir Volunteer Corps (hear, hear, and cheers). The Chaplain (the Rev C G Browne) proposed the health ot the 11 President," and in so doin,, said that the president was a gentleman well known, for although they had had many admirable mayors they had not had one who was more respected and valued, and especially by the Volunteers, than the present mayor (Mr White), to whom their thanks were due that evening for having presided and managed the affairs with such tact (loud applause). He made one a ggestioo, and that was that they approach Mr White, and ask him to doff the black and don the scarlet uniform. M A Bagnall Woodman gave, "Knocked 'em ia the Old Kent Road." The Mayor returned his hearty tbanks for the manner in which they had received his name, and said though he had the privilege on more than one occasion of attending a Volunteer dinner, he had never been at one like this. He was very much obliged to Mr Brown for the flattering manner in which he bad proposed his health, and the company fur the way in which they had received it, which was much more than he deserved (" No, no.") He felt it a great privilege to occupy the president's chair at that grand banquet, not only as a lawyer, but as a representative of Carmar. then, especially, as he understood, they had not had one since the year 1700 odd. As Alderman Jenkins had said, when he was asked toaccept the important office of mayor, he r ther shrank from it. Alderman Jenkins hlld described him as holding the ribbons of the Corporation coach, but when he took office be likened the Corporation to a ship with himself at the helm, and said that, if he had the Corporation to assist him he would carry it safely over the quicksands of time (applause). He regarded his position as the highest honour the town of Carmarthen could confer up')n him, and he felt thankful, not only to them, but to the ratepayers and the members of the Corporation. When the time came to select a fresh nnyor, there would be many found fready to take the chair, and fill it far better than he could hope to do it .(Cries of No, no," and hear, hear). Speaking of the Drill-hall, he might say that he had been approached on the matter, and had attended three meetings on the subject. He agreed with one of the sergeants, who said, and said rightly, that the year 1895 would be a bad year for starting in that matter. It would be in- oppertune to raise funds, as they bad other matters under consideration, like the Intermediate School for Girls, for which guarantors bad to be found for L300, and, therefore, he thought possibly it would be better for them to wait until his successor was appointed, and to approach him and ask for his assistance. He said no | one had been more ready to subscribeto various objects I than the people of Carmarthea who had lately oeen asked to subscribe towar is the re ief of he prevalent j distress He again thanked thetn for the kind nanuer io whi "I they bad reoeivel his aod nis wife's name (ioui al, Iause). Mr 1:: < ,lien priposed "The Prass," in appr >3riat^ terms, niter wbi--h Mr J W F )rbe-i oang a song, the company separating after singing the "National Anthem."
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