The Cardiff Times

THE POLLING. KOATII WARD. The polling arrangements at the Metal-street Schoolroom were of a totally different character to those at preceding Parliamentary elections. In consequence of the large number of voters in the parish, the schoolroom was divided off into fivo compartments, which were presided over by Mr Peter Whyte, Mr G. M, JMerrils, Mr F. S. Johnson, Mr G. J. Alexander, and Mr Arthur Roberts. The compartments were only large enough for a few voters, the presiding-officer, and the poll ■clerk?. The voters entered by one door, and left by another, so th" Ii no confusion WIWJ caused. Mr Webber, Mr Beavan, Mr G. A. Edw;,rds, Mr Sessions, Mr Enoch, Mr Phillips, and a number of the leading members of the Roath Ward Committee attended, and received the voters as they arrived on the part of Mr Reed, a simihu compliment being p:id to Mr Guest by Mr Capper Mr J. H. Wilson, and a few others. As soon as the poll commenced a large number-of persons entered the polling place and recorded their votes. This number had never been equalled on any former election. Cabs were use11 by both candidates, :.nd these were soon hurrying to the polling places with the voters. A large- number of Mr Read's friends p eferred -alking quieily to the poll, while the whole effort of the Conservative committee seemed to be directed towards "si ow." Hundreds cf' non-electors appeared with Mr GnestV. cards in their hats. Every cab employed bore Mr Guest's name on it. Mr C. H. i.liams, Roath Court, ■sentliis spledid brake and pair to .h: i,lJg up III r Guest's voters, but many of his friends enjoyed the ride, and after ti.ey had voted rode back- ward an ■ forward in the brake, which, at times, when being driven up to the polling station, appeared to contain a dozenelec.tors, but on a riving at the schoolroom only two or three alighted,the others baing drawn oif again, and brought back4in a. fow miuutes with two or three o'.lu-r voters. The most absurd fiasco of the day was :t solemn procession of tt'e etnployes at the Dowlais Yard. Many of them were Inbuurcrf, residing in lloatb. who had no votes, but instead of allowing these men (o record their votes as an intelii'ent orkin:; man wodld, t1.ev were order, d to asse-i.ble at the Dowlais V.-tid at nine o'clock. Here they were eac i decorated with two of Mr Guest's caiels, and then, headed by a Mr Ford, the manager of the t. iron-ore" labourers, they were ma ched to uil the ward polling plac-ain succe.-sion. A few of them were left at the South Ward n >ne at tile West; a few more at the East, and the remainder marc ,ed to the lioath Poliinir Siation, when three of them entered the p illing ph ce, and the remainder mingled with the crowd,not havi ig votes. Mr E. S. Hill's men. or, rather, a sin:,ll section of their, were brought up in a br.ike to the it oath Ward by Mr Hooper, the foreman. This was the character of the voting throughout the woole of the dny. Men on the Conservative side we e led. to the poll by their employers, or the foreman over them, while the characteristic of the Liberal par;y u as that the working men went by themselves. CANTON WARD. At this ward the proceedings v, ere carried on very quietly. Mr H. Francis Lynch-Blosse was the presiuing officer, along with Mr Richard Rhys Jonts and Mr W. Luke Evaus. The polling- station was at the National Schoolroom, Leckwith- road, Canton, and the voters were those who had been enrolled in respect of property on the north side of the Penarth junction with the Great Western Railway. Cabs, bearing the colours of the two parties, were running along to and from the polling stations, and beyond an occasional jocular remark between the free and independent voters of the Liberal and Conservative principles, ■there was no more forcible "argument" used. Here, as elsewhere, much capital was made out of a sour apple tree," which was to be turned to much account, and was to be made use of in the form of a gallows tree. The followers of the red as well as the blue colour availed themselves of the doggerel, and upon that sour apple tree" Mr G-uest a^well as his opponent, according -to the juvjgplhttjifpd unprivileged portion of the eom- r as voting is concerned, was to hang aaf&^Tssel to the gibbet. Towards afternoon, wien the liquor had had time to ferment," the shouts for the favourites were raised more loudly than during the ea lier portion of the day, but as each party seemed to be confident of success, and as there was no possible means of knowing the state of the poll,' there was not a very convenient peg upon which to hang a "row," and the over- demonstrative individuals evidently reserved their powers till a later hour, then to have them in readiness for any contingency which might arise. GRANGETOWN. At Grangetown, which was for voters from the south side of the Penarth junction with the Great Western Railway, where the polling-station was held in the National Schoolroom, presided over by Mr Henry White, there was a similar absence of quarrelsome people to what there was at Canton. Perhaps the same reasons may be assigned—viz., that each party was assured that they would "run in" their candidate, and beyond a shout of Reed for ever," or Guest for an equal illimitable period of time, there was not any un- seemly conduct that could have been found fault with. The people who are pretty fond of a squabble, and who never lose an opportunity of indulging in their favourite pastime, could not find serious fault with a man for ..shout- iag at the top of his voice "Heed for ever," be- cause the person inclined to demur to such con- duct; could get up in opposition with the cry of "Guest for ever," and by this means the odds were made even. Certainly it would be unfair to comment about a man's personal appearance, or even to hint that it would be difficult to say of what particular pattern that coat had consisted when it left the hands of the tailor unpatched and unmended It would be equally disgraceful to remark that one saw an individual with a gar- ment which reminded one of the vestment that covered the body of that exemplary youth- Joseph—who interpreted the dreams, and became Prime Minister to Pharoah, and brought up the corn, and did many other things which proved he was a good man—we mean the coat of many colours. But, although, we do not by any means desire to make a base insinuation, we might be permitted to say that if the garbs upon which a cert3in oolour was worn formed arty index to the calibre or intelligence of the person upon whom the garments were hung, we should not at all envy the party for whom the units of a certain motley crew voted. To be plain, one could not fail to distinguish between the personal appearance of many of the people who carried the cards of Mr Reed's party, and those who paraded the streets With the blue. This remark does not apply to Grangetown more than to any other part of Cardiff; but c. true it was, and of verity" that if one met an individual who belonged to the rag*tag-and-bob-tail order, that individual was, sure as fate, "a blue." But extremes generally meat, and this may afford an explanation why there are to be found at the end of the Conserva- tive camp a number of dignified aristocrats, while at the other you find the very scum and dregs of —we were going to say society—but it would be more correct to say the local rag fair. SOUTH WARD, The people of the South Ward kept the good reputation with which they commenced in the early morning, The polling station was at the School Board Schools, South Church-street, and the presiding officers were Mr Harry Cousins and Mr Daniel Rees. An abundant supply of police- men was stationed in readiness for any demon- stration, but they were not wanted. There were plenty of "hangers on" to instruct the illiterate into which booth they should enter, and friends of the party to greet them with a smile and a shake of the hand. Cheers and hisses as well as groans were indulged iu, and confidence of success was here, as elsewhere, the characteristic of both parties. The red colour, as Mr Winks once said, proved on more than one occasion, the red rag which enraged wild beasts, but quietness was the order of the day, and by the time the poll had closed anxiety began to be manifested as to the actual result. EAST WARD. The polling place here was St John's National Schoolroom, Crockherbtown, and each schoolroom was used x, as a place for voting. The presiding officers were Mr Alderman Thos. Evans, Mr Lewis Hopkins, Mr R. W. Griffiths, and Mr J. S.ySmitb. There were a larger number of Mr Reed's friends here than at any other polling-station, such as Mr Lewis Williams, Mr J. Cory, Mr J. Duncan, Mr A. Fulton, Rev. W. E. Wink?, Rev. J. Waite, Mr Thomas Evans, Alderman Lewis, Mr R. Davies, and a number of the principal resi- dents of the ward. Here everything was pre- pared when the poll opened, and in a very short a large number of votes were recorded. There was no mob at any time, but a steady flow of voters, which kept the presiding officers and the poll clerk well employed. In on'" compartment alone, that over which Alderman Evans presided, out of 440 voters who could poll, 358 had recorded their votes before one o'clock; in another compartment, 395 out of a similar number and in a third, 300. In the fonr compartments of the Roath Ward, 1500 voters had polled before 12 o'clock, and by two o'clock nearly 2,000. In the East Ward, the same noise and dash was observed among the Con- servative party as at Roath, Conservative elec- tors and non-electors paraded in front of the polling place,all of them wearing Mr Guest's cards in their hats and while the Liberal electors re- corded their votes, and in many instances left the vicinity at once, the would-be Conservatives re- mained to swell the crowd. The Tory fiasco in bringing the men from the Dowlais Yard created much amusement, as when halted in front of the polling station only three or four turned eut to be electors in the ward. The whole thing was a great farce, which was rendered still more ridicu- lous by the procession of donkeys trimmed up with blue ribbons, the foremost one almost concealed under a number of Mr Guest's large posters wrapped round him, and which procession hap- pened to pass almost simultaneously with that of the procession of the men frbra the Dowlais yard, lie donkeys Were labelled as Mr Guest's sup- porters, THE WEST WARD. The polling Place for the electors of the West Ward was at the Town.haU, the presiding officers here being Mr 1. H. Stephens, Mr T. H. Eneor, and Mr E. C. Downing. As at the other wards the polling began early, and continued with but little cessation until two o clock; when the electors for the whole district appeared to have recorded their votes. Only six rotes were "corded here during the last hour. Aa at the other wards a large crowd assembled, aud rmaoned m front of arl^lac? antil 12 o'clock, when of 4?>aS. Here, one or two fights occurred among the Irish, but theywerequickly suppressed. r- THE COUNTING OiF THE VOTES. When the poll was closed at four o'clock, the Mayor and the town clerk remained at the Town- hall, Mr fleed.returned to the Royal Hotel, and there waited the time when the boxes from Llan- trisant and Cowbridge would arrive. The return. ing officers hastened from the several PQlliDg I stations with-their Ballot boxes, under the charge of two polite officers. The check books andstarups were handed uï" bit, the boxes were conveyed to the Assembly-room, where they "remained unaejf the charge of the police. Each box before being removed from the polling stations had the lid closed ppfthw* se&L AtniTn'nionkth».l (mayor and town clerk entered the Assembly- iroom. They were followed by the presiding-, 'officers, whose duties were not concluded until 'they had counted-the ballot papers and ascertained that they were correct in accordance, with the numbers on the counterfoils, and then on the poll clerks' papers. In a short time the two candi- dates with their agents entered the room, and the boxes from Llantrisant and Cowbridge. arrived, the Town Clerk having instructed the presiding officers what they were to do. The Mayor went round to the tables, on which the ballot boxes had been placed, and broke the seals. The voting papers were then turned out on to the table, and the presiding officers unfolded them, connted them in hundreds, with their faces up- wards, and ascertained that the number of the papers in the box corresponded with the number on the counterfoils, and the poll-clerks also secured them with elastic bands, and placed them on the table before the Mayor The accounts were then again examined, to ascertain that the number of papers corresponded with the check clerk's records. When this was done the duties of the presiding officers ceased. The Mayor afterwards called on Mr Sanders, the; election agent for Mr Reed. and Mr R. W. Wil- liams, the agent for Mr Guest, and in their pre- sence went through the whole of the doubtful ballot papers, striking off those which were marked improperly hut where irregularities alone ,occurred, and where the intention of the voter was apparent, the vote w s allowed to remain. This examination occupied some time. The persons iappoiTlted to count the votes for the candidates themselves were then called upon. They were 40 in number, and were seated at 10 tables, ten of the counters being chosen by Mr Reed' agent, and an equal number by Mr Guest's agent: others by the Town Clerk. They Were required to separate the voting papers, placing 'those for Mr Reed in one pile, and those for Mr Gue;t in another, s^par:.ting them into bundles of 2;), but each bnn lie was examined by all to if counters, and any mistakes at once recti- fied, ev. ry votebeingthus counted over four times. Each P 'sm kept distinct records of the votes for the candidates, and at the close compared the mmfbers until they were satisfied that they were ail correct. This done, the town cleJc received the numbers for each candi- date from the counters separately, aud these returns were checked by his clerks until they were found to correspond. During the counting of the Votes Mr Gnest left the room, and returned1 to his hotel, but Mr Reed remained till the close. The total number of electors for the borough,.including Liaut;isant and Cowbridge, is 8,350, and accord- ing to the poll cietkt-' returns, 6,835 Voters re- corded their votes at Cardiff, 379 at Llantrissant, and 136 at Cowbridge, making a total of 7,350 votes. The register of the united boroughs has only increased, since 1874, 1,500 voters. The number of votes polled at the election of 1874 was 5,100. THE DECLARATION OF THE POLL. The counting of the votes was concluded at about half-past eight o'clock. A good-humoured crowd of, perhaps, 5,000 persons waited outside the Town-hall very patiently to hear the result of the poll. When the Mayor (Mr McConnochie) ap- peared on the balcony outside the Assembly-room, he wae greeted with loud and prolonged cheers. He announced that he had carefully gone through the returns and found that 7,350 ballot papers ought to have been placed in the ballot boxes. The number actually counted was, however, only 7,349 but from these the actual returns only gave 7,348. Of these 7,348 votes, 3,881 had been recorded for Mr Reed, and 3,483 for Mr Guest. There Were also 34 bad votes, in several cases no mark being placed on the paper at all, and these made the total 7,348. When the result became known, and the great Liberal majority of 348 was communicated lothe general public by an illuminated transparency, loud cheers were raised, ani repeated several times. Mr Reed's appearance on the balcony was the-signal for another outburst of cheerinsr. The Mayor warmly congratulated Mr Reed on his return as member for Cardiff. Three cheers were given for the Mayor. SPEECHES BY THE CANDIDATES. tMr Reed subsequently was conducted to the Royal Hotel, and appeared in one of the balconies along with a number of friends. There was a very large crowd in front of the hotel, who cheered Mr Reed lustily. He did not attempt to give a speech, as the people were very noisy. He waved hia hat, wishing the assemblage "good night," and retired to his room. No sooner had this occurred than Mr Guest, the Conservative candidate, appaared in the room, and shook hands with Mr Reed, congratulating him upon his success. It was then proposed that Mr Reed aud Mr Guest should go together to one of the balconies and address the people. As soon as quietness 1 ad betn restored Mr Guest said they had fought a gre:it contest in Cardiff, and lie wished to tell them, as one that had been defeated, that he was proud that the contest had been fought with perfect good humour and without a breach of the peace. They knew well that to be generous in victory was a great thing, but there was even a greater thin? than that, and that was to be generous and just in defeat. (Cheers.) He could not that night but recognise the fact that his honourable opponent had passed him in the neld. (Cheers and hisses.) And whilst he acknowledged that fact, and whilst he thanked all those who had kindly supported him, he asked them, as Cardiff men and as Welshmen, to remember that the man who had been chosen that night was the member for Cardiff. He asked them not to forget the fact, and he asked them to remember now and hereafter, as Welshmen, that that was so; and he asked them to treat him honourably as the member for Cardiff. (Cheers.) At the same time, whilst he thanked all who had supported him that day and during the whole of the contest, and whilst he recognised the courteous manner in which he had been met by his opponents, he asked them to do the very best thing for honest men to do under the circumstances, and that was to behave with kindness and cour- tesy towards Mr Reed. (Cheers.) He thanked them very much, and he asked them upon that occasion to behave with credit to the good name of the greatest seaport of South Wales. (Cheers.) Mr Guest then left the balcony. Mr REED, who was then received with tre- mendous cneering, as well as murmurs of discord^ said he was informed in autumn last that it was determined to bring forward a Conservative to oppose him at the next election, and during this contest he had found that Mr Guest on all occa- sions had behaved as a gentleman, and they should now separate, Mr Guest being much more highly esteemed (interruption). Mr GUEST again appeared in the balcony, and said they had done him a very great favour, and he wanted them to do him a greater favour—he wanted them to be fair and impartial. (Cheers.) He wantedithem to hear .with fairness and impar- tialty his honourable opponent. tHe was quite certain that every man there who had any esteem and.regard for him, would be perfectly quiet, and hear his honourable opponent's speech. (Cheers.) Mr REEB then attempted to speak, but the noise continued, and he asked them to give three cheers for Mr Guest, and left the balcony. In a room in the hotel Mr RMSD said he had been Very much impressed with the uniform kind- ness shown by Mr Guest. (Cheers.) He could assure him-althoughl he could scarcely have wished that the result had been the other way— that his success was attended with considerable regret that Mr Gueet. was not returned. (Hear, hear.) Mr GUEST said he had been told that he was the son of his father — (laughter) — but he was proud of his father, who was a- Liberal, and he himself was a ^Conservative, (Cheers.) Although he was ;not a Liberal in politics, he hoped they would allow that he had treated his opponent and behaved towards him with liberality, and in a Christian spirit. (Cheers.) The gentleman who was returned for such a large town as Cardiff could not but remember that he would represent not only those who had supported him, but also an influential body who had maintained the pros- perity of the town. (Cheers.) He thought that he had appeared fairly and honourably, and that he had been a real honourable opponent. (Cheers.) Mr REEB remarked that when it was first stated to him that he was to have an opponent in the candidature for the representation of Cardiff, the gentleman who made ti e communication to him said he was not at liberty to give his op- ponent's name, but he could assure him that that opponent would be a gentleman. (Cheers.) Mr GUEST said he should now leave, and should do so with very good wiil and hearty sympathy, and he was also sure that they would say Mr Guest wa3 a mau worth fighting," (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr REED, after Mr Guest had retired,[addressed a few words to his friends. He said that he was sorry that the presence of a number of young and giddy people in the crowd rendered it impos- sible for him to address the electors in a body as he should have desired to do. He must, under the circumstances, avail himself of the presence of many of his most distinguished friends there, to thank them and the electors generally for the very high honour which they had done him that day, and for having done it in so handsome a manner. He felt that they were that night participators in a great national, as well as in a great local triumph. It would have been sad indeed if, when the country; was replacing many Conservatives by Liberals, even where Conservatism was con- sidered to be in its own strongholds — it would have been sad indeed if Cardiff had failed to return a Liberal, and he should him- self have incurred a responsibility of having been an imperfect representative of their interests, which it would have been impossible for him to shake off. (Cries of "No, no.") Now he wanted to thank all his friends, who had worked as, probably, men never worked before in an .election. At any rate, he had never experienced a like labour which had been sustained here for a prolonged period, aadsustained by gentlemen of every grade and class in society, and by, among many others, the greatest merchants, the most enterprising commercial men in the town. (Cheers.) He felt his position one of extreme honour; and he could say this for himself, that he would earnestly endeavour to do whatever seemed best in their interests. They knew better than he did the extreme difficulty of carrying this seat in the Liberal interest. -(Applause.) Adverse influences were not only numerous, were not only strong, but they were influences subject to great excitements. (Applause.) He was afraid that their energy had iu some degree spilt itself over into the camp of their opponents, because the Liberals had been so energetic their opponents had shared their energy—(applause)—and in the success which, energy always more or less commands. He diq not know how they felt. but helelt that when this seat was carried on the laat occasion by a man so much respefcted and beloved, and so con- necfcedwithCardSfaB Colon elSfcnartwaSjhe felt that upon this occasion they had had a triumph which would ^estimated to equal that of any of tie Liberal trramplo. He felt that all over the country many ft Liberal heart would t^joica at the fact. that they had swelled the majority Of nine m 1874 to a majority of 848 in 1880. (Loud applause.) He had another word to gay, andit was thts: There had been at least one painf nl incident in this contest, which it was impossible he should readily forget. But be "waanotunmindfal of the fact that he was in the proud position of representing the whole of Cardiff, alike those who had opposed him and those who jwaiedti-Mok Be bare that ha ahapM as their member do what they had certainly done most successfully in this contest, namely, comport himself with gentlemanly and Christian feeling towards all. (Applause.) He had said in Mr Guest's presence that he thought he had behaved admirably..He did not know ti at he could put his finger upon any incident of the election as regards Mr Guest himself of which he could complain and he should like to confirm behind Mr Guest's back what he had said beforeliis face—that he challenged their admiration of the manner in which Mr Guest had fought. The number of the majority, although it was reckoned by hundreds, nevertheless showed that Mr Guest, as a Conservative desiring and ambitious to represent this great town in Parliament, was justified in the contest be had entered upon and he f(Mr Reed) thought that Mr Guest would leave the town with their respect. (Applause.) Now it only remained for him to thank them for having fought the fight in the interest of the good old cause as well as they had fought it. Nobody ou this election could put his finger to another, and say that was a man who had carried the election. The men who carried the election were the men who assembled by hundreds and had canvassed the town, and he could assure them'all that he felt under 'much obligation to them for their efforts. (Cheers.) At a time like this, when he might say. they were celebrating their victory, he greatly regretted the absence of Mr J. Batclielor. He could a-sure them that Mr Batchelor's presence with them, and Mr I Batchelor's association, had been most grateful to his feelings. Iniee J. he did not think he should have put into the contest half the cheerful energy which he h; d endeavoured to put into the contest had it not been for Mr Batchelor's support and Mr Bachelor's society. (Cheers.) Of his friend Mr Sanders—(cheers)—he need not say any- thing, because it appeared to him that if Mr Sanders went on all he had been going on, he would be known as the great Liberal organiser of Cardiff. (Applause.) Apart from his official duties, Mr Snndeis had paid him personal kindness, and which he deeply appre- ciated. In conclusion, Mr Reed again thanked those who had assisted him,, and those who had offered him their hospit.dry. Mr SANDERS said he did not profess to be a talker, but he should just say one thing, and that was to inform them of the great pleasure it gave him to return thanks to everybody in connection with the Liberal party for the manner in which they had acted throughout this election. (Cheers.) He had said over and over again that he felt ex- ceeding humbled for the very willing manner in which they had all done-what lie asked them. (Cheers.) There had been nothing but the best of feeling aitiong them throughout—not a single out- break and not a single unpleasant word. He had not met a single person who had refused to t .ke his share of the work, and do what he could, throughout the great co itest. (Cheers.) If ever he w: s proud, it was not after inarching, but it was when he was standing on Tuesday night week by the side of Mr Reed's carriage during the march past. (Cheers.) He said that the request which had been made to them so earnest'y had been com- plied with. He saw men of all classes and of every status in society in onr town marching together in one band to show honour to the man whom they intended to represent them. It was done with such) unity and with such enthusiasm as he did not believe could ever be beaten. That night he was proud of Cardiff, and perhaps they would forgive him it he said he never felt more of pride than he felt this night—this night he felt satisfied. (Hear, hear.) Mr REED: Don't cast a damper upon UP. (Laughter.) Mr SANDERS said he was not going to cast a damper upon them. He felt enthusiastic a week ago, and he felt proud beyond measure of the town he had adopted; and he hoped to be spared to see many of those glorious victories with them in connection with the gentleman before them. (Cheers.) He was sure Mr Reed would do them honour, and he hoped they should, every one of them, strive from I. day to day to help Mr Reed to do them honour. (Cheers.) The crowd in St. Mary-street—or, at all events, part of the crowd—became very demonstrative for some time, but the efforts of the police force were sufficient to overpower them, and by eleven o'clock St, Mary-street was entirely cleared, and the town had assumed its normal aspect. THE ILLITERATE VOTES AT CARDIFF. Since the last election considerable reduction has tnken place in the number of illiterate votes, and these vary in different parts of the town very much. In the East Ward there were-19 illiterate votes in Roath, 24; in South Ward nearly 40 and at Canton 28. In several of the wards all the illiterate votes polled for Mr Guest, but taking the whole of them, the number is far below those who polled as illiterate in 1874, and some of those who required the assistance of the returning officer did so from physical inability, as blindness, or paralysis, or something of that nature. The number of bad votes is alsof small.? £ The proportion of voters to those on the register is also large, and the result of the polling cannot but be regarded as highly satisfactory. From all the returns there is no doubt that nearly two- thirds of the constituency polled during the first half of the dajs. This, to some extent, arose from many of the large works and yards being closed all day, while the employes on the Rhymney and Taff Vale railways were relieved from their labours at 1 o'clock, and this caused the great difference in the returns for the East Ward, where a much larger number polled in the afternoon than in any other ward of the towD. COWBRIDGE. The proceedings on Tuesday were very orderly and quiet. The streets were at no time crowded, and, excepting some singing and a procession of small boys, no demonstration of any kind took place. At the Town-hall the Noting took place very quietly, and it is supposed that nearly all who were qualified availed themselves of the privilege to record their vote, and did so at an early hour in the day. Some voters came from a lone distance to attend. SWANSEA. On Tuesday night, at about 8 o'clock, a vast concourse of people assembled in front of the Soulh Wales Daily News office at Swansea,to learn -the result of the polling at Cardiff. The gather- ing comprised some of the leading men of the town. The Liberal element—although there were many Conservatives present as well-pre- dominated, The anticipatory discussions were animated, but perfect order prevailed. The telegram which arrived with the much looked- for news was received with the greatest satisfac- tion. The cheering was kept up for some time. It was as vociferous as that of the previous night, when Mr Gladstone's victory was announced. The office was consequently besieged with inquiries as to the state of Cardiff. At 9.40 the excitement had nearly subsided. NEWPORT. The excitement occasioned at Newport on the receipt of the telegram from t :e South Wales Daily AetM Office, as to the success of Mr Reed at Cardiff, was immense. Scores of persons waited at the Newport office, and on the receipt of the news ran off wildly, shouting "Reed for Cardiff" The news spread like wildfire, and was soon known throughout, the borough. Crowds gathered at the news-rooms, where the telegram had been sent, to make sure that the gratifying news was correct. The general expres- sion of feeling was, May Newport and the Mon- mouth Boroughs have done likewise." Wherever the news was published in the streets a general cheer ran through the crowd, and often Three cheers for Reed were heartily given. CARMARTHENSHIRE. Our correspondent telegraphs:—The result of tne contests at Cardiff and Haverfordwest was announced at a meeting, held at the "Login," in favour of Mr W. R. H. Powell, the Liberal can- didate, and caused the utmost enthusiasm, MILFORD HAVEN, The result of the electious at Cardiff and Haver- fordwest were received here with intense enthu- siasm. Dr. Griffiths announced the state of the poll to a large concourse of people. Cheers were given for Mr Reed stad Lord Kensington, the suc- cessful Liberal candidates. PEMBROKE DOCK. Hundreds of people congregated in front of the Post-office, at Pembroke Dock, waiting anxiously to hear the result of the Cardiff contest, which was received shortly after 10 o'clock. It soon spread through the town, and the band, accom- panied by a large concourse of people, paraded the streets. Every token of rejoicing was showa at the success of Mr Keed. COWBRIDGE. When the result of the polling at Cardiff reached Cowbridge, on Tuesday night, the large crowd who were assembled in the street gave a succession of ringing cheers. The people then formed a procession, and marched through the town, singing as they went. Mr Rees, the Liberal agent, was caaiied through the town in a chair, and the bells rung. TENBY. •-r The result of the Haverfordwest and Cardiff elections was awaited on Tuesday night with great anxiety, crowds being in the vicinity of the Post- office, Toe Cardiff result was known first,' and when the correspondent of-tIre South Wales Daily Neivs read out the numbers, the excitement was intense. The Liberal band at once turned out, and loud cheers were given for Mr Heed-in fact, the excitement was not greater wheu the hon. gentleman was returned for these boroughs. Soon after, the South Wales Daily News correanondent had the news of the victory at Haverfordwest, which caused still further excitement. On Tuesday a large number of telegrams were despatehed to Cardiff, asking for the result of the polling in the town. The news of Mr E. J. Reed's success was telegraphed to aU parts of the country, and in some places enthusiastic demon- strations of delight were indulged in. Amongst the telegrams received, were the following :— From Colonel STCABT, 25, Wilton-crescent, Bel grave-square, to Mr RELD, M.P. Cardiff. Allow me to congratulate you very heartily." From Colonel STUART, 25, Wilton Crescent, to Mr JOHN BATCHELOR, Chairman of the Liberal Association, Cardiff :— n Please give my very hearty congratulations to the Liberals of Cardiff," From Dr. REYNOLDS, Pembroke Dock, to Mr E. J. REED, C. B., M.P., Cardiff :— "Accept my warmest congratulations. Your friends paraded the streets in-thousands last night when the news of your success arrived." From Mr EDWABD BBIGHIMAS. Sheerneas-kto E. J. REED, Esq., M.P., Committee R&oms, Cardiff:—? Davis's Committee, East Kent, last night desired me to send their congratulations on your triumphant success." I

MR E. J. REED WITH SISCONSTI- TUENTS. T „ On Wednesday evening, a briefly-called meeting of the officers and Canvassers of all the wards was held in the vestry of the Congregational Chapel, Charles-street. There was a very large attend- ance, and upon the arrival of Mr Batchelor, ac- companiedhy MrE. J. Reed, Mr John Duncan,of the South Wales Daily News (who conducted Miss ) Jiesd into the other Jgamteat lihcual^ cheers were again and again given. Mr Reed con- ducted Mrs John'Duncan into the room, and upon the platform and near it there were the chair- man of the Liberal Association (Mr J. Batchelor), Alderman Jones, Mr W. Sanders, Mr G. A. Stone, Mr Rees Jones, Mr R. Bird, Mr E. Beavan. Mr W. P. James, Mr E. R. Moxey, Alderman Lewis, Dr Edwards, Mr G. A. Edwards, Mr T. Rees, Mr A. Ful- ton, Mr'T. Stephens, Mr J. Ramsdale, the Rev. A. Tilly, Mr T. Evans, Mr G. W. Armstrong, Mr T. W. Jacobs, Mr E. W. Shackell. Mr J. Davies, Mr W, T. Raper. The CHAIRMAN (Mr Batchelor) said that they had entered upon this contest with one determin- ation, and that was that they were determined to win, and that they would win without seeking the aid of the Irish section of the community, and without depending too much upon the public- house interest. (Applause.) It was not because the Liberals were desirous—at all desirous—of preventing either those connected with the public- house trade or those oon-uected with Irelmd from being associated with them, but they having separated themselves'from the Liberals in the last election the Liberals had determined that, if necessary, they would carry this election with- out thein. (Cheers.) He trusted that if there were- any Irish gentlemen present, or any gentle- men connected with the public-house interest, trey would understand that the Liberals did not desire to dissociate themselves from them politi- cally. As long as they could have such assistance in carrying Liberal measures in the interests of the country they should be glad of such assistance. (Applause.) Mr E. J. REED. who followed, in the course of his address said that in the midst of the victory which had been won at this election there was one thing that astonished him more than all others, and that was that he had met a few friends who had in some degree been dissatisfied with the victory. That was an unpleasant state of mind to be in, inasmuch as it showed a want of full participation in the pleasure which he felt. There were,perhaps, none more immediately interested in securing a very large majority than he wa^, for it was pos- sible that we might have an election before very long, (Cheers.) So far as he could see, that was not very probable, because the Liberal party had obtained such an overwhelming majority that they would be fully justified in carrying on the duties of G overnmfent for some time to come. notwith- standing the obligation they felt under as to what was right and proper regarding county franchise. Some people said that the Liberals should have had a much larger majority, but he might mention that he had received tele- grams of congratulation from several parts of the country, aud, without exception, these telegrams contained the words "splendid victory" or "triumphant majority." (Cheers.) As regarded making their majority still larger at the next election, he had learnt a lesson. Wheu the poll began on Tuesday morning he did not think it was likely that in this town the Tory party would be able to poll a much larger number of "votes than they had polled at the last election. He knew that the number of voters had largely increased, but he did not believe that the number of voters who were prepared to support Toryism, and particularly the sort of Toryism which pre- vailed at Cardiff-he did not believe that that had much increased. But by some means or other, most of those present knew a great deal better than he did, the Tories had succeeded in polling about 700 more votes than they had polled at the last election. That was a fact which ought to sink into their minds, when they reflected upon the sort of thing that was represented by the name of Toryism in this town. He confessed that on the polling day he was-shocked, in some cases, he was even duin-foundered at the number of persons conveyed to the polling booths ii the different districts of this town. who, it was manifest, had not been under the influence of any public meet- ings, nor of the newspaper so nobly conducted by his esteemed friend, Mr John Duncan—nor, in fact, of any other class of litersture. He was astonished at the number of "unreflecting persons who were brought up to the poll by the other side. He was not prepared to findthe party which had dropped the name of Tory r.nd applied the name of Conservative, bring to their,aidsucil unreason- able, stich extravagant, such brutish fellows as had been brought into this election. Ee was not pre- pared for one thing in any town of England, or Wales, or Scotland—to find any political plrty represented by men who would do that which had been done on Tuesday night, namelv, to throw handfuls of money among the rabble from the windows of the Royal Hotel. (Cheers, and cries of Shame. He felt that however unworthy of the position which he now held. he desired to -avoid anything like false pre- teneions; but he wished to say, as he bad said before, that on the Liberal side there were the religious, the moral, and the truly social forces of the town at work. (Loud cheers.) So far as he could judge, by far the large majority of such per- sons voted for the Liberals. Nov*, it was his con- firmed belief that he had been fighting against influences and circumstances with which he was but imperfectly acquainted, and which he Was very reluctant to believe in, but which he knew now from his own observation to exist. (Ap- plause.) As in the olden times, this contest was a contest of light against darkness, right against wrong, between consciousness and dissoluteness- using the word in its widest sense—and the victory had been won by the right side. Upon the regis- ter of these boroughs there were some 8,350 per- sons. Out of that number there were some 6,000 men who had not been influeneed the one way or the other, who had made up their minds on political affairs; but the other 2,350 were the people we had got to work upon to turn the scale. He did not suppose for a moment that anybody had in any way compromised the freedom and independence of the 6,000 voters. The balance had got to be dealt with. How were they going to influence-to -penetra.te that body ? Although the Liberal party had on this occasion come in by a very considerable majority, still single elections were always of great importance; and tberefore it was for no small purpose that men worked in the cause of civil, religious, and politic .1 liberty. In the times of peace there were influences which could be exerted, and with those means, with those groups of earnest volunteers he had seen around him, he could not but believe that they were not powerless, to say the least of it, to make a great inroad upou the powers of dark- ness [of this town. It only remained for him to express his most grateful thanks to everyone pre- sent—certainly to everyone who had worked in this cause—for their exertions, and to offer his con- gratulations upon the auccees of their endeavours. But he wanted them to be on their guard against false appearances. There were many earnest men in the room who supposed that so far as their sphere of influence, so far as their sphere of op- erations was concerned, there was no ques- tion about the result. Let them not deceive them- selves. He would assure them that although he had no means of judging in the slightest degree how any individual voted, yet he knew that the majority of 348—(cheers)—had been w on by small majorities made throughout the whole extent of the boroug}.. It had not been won-it was not the majority of this place or of that place, and the districts had been disappointed in regard to the canvass. Tiey had learnt a lesson, and the practical outcome of this election was that they must disseminate light aud truth and knowledge among the people. (Cheers.) Mr Batchelor had spoken about leaving the post of honour he now occupied a3 chairman of the Liberal Association, unless they desired him to be there. Now he (Mr Reed) was pleased to know that there were gentlemen among the Liberals eminently, qualified to occupy that position but he knew this also, that were Mr Batchelor to abandon his post, unless compelled to do so by age or infirmity, Mr Batchelor would strike a blow at the Liberal party. (Cheers.) A man who had lived the life of devotion and of self-dedica- tion to the public interest such as Mr Batchelor had, could not withdraw from the post when he pleased. (Cheers.) Having in the past won their respect, Mr Batchelor had pledged himself to stand by them as long as they desired. (Cheers.) That might also be said of Mr Gladstone. (Cheers.) A year or two ago_he (Mr Reed) gave a dinner party at his house in juondon, and he would tell them a story about that dinner party. There were present at it representatives from no less than eleven different nationalities; and amongst those there were the celebrateddiscoverer of the site of Troy, Dr. Schlietnann. Knowing that Dr. Schliemann was going to read a paper at the Society of Antiquaries previously, he attended the meeting, aud he heard Mr. Gladstone-de- liver one of the most extraordinary speeches he ever heard him make, in its completeness and sensitiveness and delicacy of language. He wondered how it was possible for Mr Gladstone to deliver that speech because it seemed equally in- credible that he could have prepared it, and that he could have delivered it without notes as he did. Happening to get into conversation with Mr Gladstone in the division lobby, he asked to be informed as a matter of curiosity how he (Mr Gladstone) delivered that speech, and as to what means of preparation he had adopted. Mr Glad- stone said, L knew that a paper was to be read on a Greek subject: I knew Dr Schliemann, and I knew what his labours were. I thought I might be called upon on such an occasion to speak, and thought the discussion might probably turn upon two points upon which I would address myself." Mr Gladstone added, if you prick me, I bleed. I htive studied so much upon Greek subjects in Greek literature and regarding Greek character, that in my intellectual charactcr I may le said to bleed Greek. subjects." Mr Gladstone had given his whole life to the people of this country, and he must give it to the last. (Cheers.) Mr Gladstone would not shrink from doing eo-Kcheers)—and the same might be said of Mr Batchelor. He was not his own, but the paopie's. (Cheers.) Of his friend Mr Sanders, he might say that Mr Sanders had been the organis- ing secretary of the association. Of Mr Sanders' extraordinary powers of organisation and activity he might say that not the least was his power of carrying their points and their desires without the slightest offence to anyone. All the time they-could retain Mr Sanders they would nèt be wanting in good candi- dates for the representation of this town. He could say for himself that, although no man lived who could appreciate tha privilege and the high honour which they and the Liberal party had con- ferred upon him, he would not have entered upon this contest if they had not such a chairman as Mr Batchelor, and such a secretary as Mr Sanders. (Cheers.) Their opponents were very sad, in many eases very savage-—(laughter)—but they did noi want to aay anything against them. (Applause.) Time was valuable in public aa in private hfe as Carlyle had said, it was the stuff of lite-and he impressed upon them the necessity of not troubling him upon frivolous matters in their correspondence but at the same time he stated that there was no man in the constituency having any public work to ac- complish, having any public work at heart, or any section of the constituency, that was legitimate work for a member of ParliamenfjJKWch he would not most cheerfully attend to. (Cheers.) He was now their representative in ParKament, and he trusted they would never regret their work. (Great applause, during which Mr Reed resumed his seat.) The CHAIRMAN stated that he had never met with a gentleman so competent to conduct electoral matters as his friend Mr Sanders as far as t o men could possibly be in harmony he and Mr Sanders had been throughout. (Applause.) Mr STEPHENS, solicitor, who was called upon to address the meeting, also complimented Mr San- dfly aud pointed.to tfce gr$at neryices he had ren. dered the Liberal party in the matter of registra- tion—services which he did not suppose could be equalled. (Applause.) It bad been said several- times that the Liberal success was to be ascribed to the chapel "screw." (Laughter.) Now, of all screws" there was this to be said about the chapel screw, that it was a nice sort of screw. (Laughter.) It did not make any noise, and no- body knew where to find it. If Lord Beacons- field, for instance, could get hold of it—(laughter) —and knew how to use it, Lord Beaconsfield would be very much obliged. But Lord Beaconsfield would never be able to got hold of it. (Applause and laughter.) He hoped that the ministers of Nonconformist denominations wonld always' stick to their colours, just as much as the ministers of the Church of England stuck to theirs, and as long as there was a Liberal party that they would never be* intimidated or discouraged by ciap-trap nonsense about the chapel screw. (Applause,) Dr. EDWARDS said that although his medical adviser advised him, and his partner in life re- quested hiin, not to take any important part at future meetings, he desired to say a few words upon this occasion. With the exception of which they knew, the contest, he was happy to say, had been conducted in a friendly spirit. In contrast with foruier contests, he was bound to bear testimony to the gentlemanly tone and bearing of the defeated candidate. And althongh he was not desirous of casting any reproach upon Sir Har- diuge Giffard, he could not help saying that in the election of 1874 Sir Hardinge displayed a temper, and repeatedly heaped reproaches upon his opponents. Regarding the great Liberal successes throughout the country, Dr. Edwards said that he believed Mr Gladstone to be a man of unapproach- able excellency as a statesman, and Mr Gladstone had moved the country from one end to the other. (Cheers.) He believed it had been by the earnest, by the manly, by the Christian spirit of England that the day had been won. He felt a conten pt for any class or classes of a community who deluged the country with obnoxious princi- ples. He desired one or two words of explanation regarding some remarks he made at the grand meeting in August last at the Market-hou-e in Cardiff. Without any premeditation, or without consulting those around hiw, he had not hesitated to reply to some remarks which were there made and "that reply was made from the bottom of his heart. He felt then, as he had aLays felt, a most sincere sympathy with all the wrongs and oppressions which the sister country of Ireland had laboured .under. He be- lieved most earnestly that a more frequent inter- course in thejway of tourists visiting the beautiful valleys and hills of Ireland, instead of Switzerland, would exercise a beneficial influence, for he thought that we would thus become more familiarised with the beauties and capacities of the Irish and Ireland than we were now. He thought that instead of setting aside the duties of our position, it became the bounden duty of every Englishman to see that the privileges accorded to Scotchmen and Welsh- men were given to Ireland. He had felt great anxiety as to the words he used in the market- house—as to whether they might not have com- promised success upon the present occasion in any way, He believed, however, that they had come to poll as. a united Liberal party, andj that, without reference to any sectional views or crotchets, they had felt that the cause of old England was in danger in the hands of Beaconsfield, and that if the cause of old England was to be put right, it would be put right by such men as Gladstone, Mr Bright, Lord Granville, and Lord Hartington. (Cheers.) Mr W. P. JAMES proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Reed, and in the course of his remarks said that as a Churchman, he felt assured that if the question of Disestablishment were ripe for discus- sion, the Liberal Government would dissolve, and ask for the decision of the country upon the point, Mr R. BIRD seconded, and read a letter from Mr H. G. Allen, which had been addressed to Mr Stephens, in the course of which the Liberal mem- ber for the Pembroke Boroughs said—" I hope that Mr Reed, who is a most valuable representa- tive for any constituency, and can make his voice heard in any assembly, may succeed in your town. He is a very great loss to this place," The loss to Pembroke, said Mr ..Bird, had been a gain to Car- diff. (Cheers.) The resolution was unanimously passed amid loud applause. Mr REED, in reply, said with regard to the Irish vote that lie would repeat now what he said at the commencement of the contest, which was that he would do whatever he could for the advancement of Ireland, and to help it to an equal position with this country. But he would do nothing humiliating to conciliate Home Rulers or 'anybody else. (Cheers.) One word about the publicans. They had made a gross mistake— a mistake of which they bad already begun to repent. Let them give the publicans time and opportunity for repentance. (Cheers.) He was glad to say, however, the publicans, taken in- dividually, had ndt made a mistake. It had been made by the Licensed Victuallers' Association. Let them repent, and they could not repent of their error too sincerely or too soon. (Applause.) Reference had been made to Pembroke. He had been asked to go to Pembroke Dock on Saturday' to take part in the celebration of the late victory, and he was glad to know that in taking part in such a Liberal demonstration he would be sharing in a demonstration of Liberal victories ia the easternmost and westernmost counties of South Wales. (Cheers.) Mr REES JONES proposed that the thanks of the constituency of Cardiff should be given to Mr Batchelor, the chairman of the Liberal Association; Mr Sanders, their seoretary; and to the proprietors of the South Wales Daily News, for the services they had ren- dered to the Liberal party upon this ever memor- able occasion. The Rev. A. TILLY, who secondedt trusted the new Government would pursue a spirited policy of the rightkind when it came into-power. (Cheers.) Mr Batchelor was one of the truest hearted men he had ever met; Mr Sanders was one of the most able organisers he had ever known and he was sure that no words of his need be said on behalf of the paper or its proprietors, of which and of whom they all felt proud. Mr REES JONES put the motion to the meeting, and it was carried unanimously amid loud ap- plause. Mr SANDEBS in reply said that when he first entered Cardiff Mr Batchelor's name—Mr Batche- lor was then mayor of Cardiff—was the first name he heard. Twenty-six years ago Mr Batchelor was one of the greatest men of the town, and Mr Batchelor had not sunk since tbat time in the estimation of his townsmen. During this election Mr Batchelor had been head, heart, and body at work from morning till night. With regard to himself, he had been engaged at certain work. but he had tried to do his duty, and if there was any speciality in that work he could only account for it in one way, and that was that it was part of his religion. (Loud applause.) In conclusion, Mr Sanders said that he never for one moment uoubted their success, and although he had hoped for a majority of 500, he felt now satisfied, and could congratulate them upon the result of the election of 1880. Mr JOHN DUNCAN, who was received with loud applause, returned thanks on behalf of his father, Mr David Duncan, and brothers. The result of this election had afforded him the utmost gratifica- tion. For 20 years they had been labouring to the best of their ability in the dissemination of Liberal principles, and it was some satisfaction for them to know that amongst the 30 or 32 seats which the South Wales Daily News influenced in a more or less degree, probably there would be not more than three Conservatives returned. Regard- ing Mr David Duncan, senr., he might say that, as they knew, his father's health had prevented him from taking part in the election, but the moment the dissolution was announced to him at Rome, he immediately left for Cardiff. (Loud cheers.) The proceedings then terminated. MR.. GUEST'S DEPARTURE. Mr A. E. Guest, the defeated candidate for the Cardiff Boroughs, addressed a meeting of com- mittee men and supporters on Wednesday after- noon, at the Conservative Central "Committee Rooms, in St. Mary-street, Cardiff. There was a large attenda/nca, and Mr Guest, who was received with loud cheers, thanked those present for the manner in which they had worked for the Conser- vative cause, and for the hearty manner in which they had supported his candidature. He expressed his satisfaction at the mode in which the election had been conducted; and affirmed that on a future occasion he hoped to be able to contest Cardiff successfully.—Mr R. W. Williams, Mr L. V. Shirley, Mr Boulanger, and Mr Carey, ad- dressed the meeting. Mr Shirley spoke of the cause which had led to their defeat by a majority of 348; and said that when he knew that the -great' majority of the Cardiff electors were Liberals, he for one would say, Let us rest con- tent, live at peace with our neighbours, and refrain from entering upon another contest." But in his opiuion they had good grounds for entering upon another battle, when the opportunity occurred, there being no less than from one thousand to fifteen hundred electors who, from various causes, were subject to "influence. The Liberals have not scrupled to use the influence they could bring to bear. and why should not the Conservatives'?—It was stated, in the course of the proceedings,that the Irish vote was unanimously in favour of Mr Guest; and allusion was made by Mr Shirley to some" influ- ences he did not definitely describe, which had been used by Liberals, but which they (the Con- servatives) would not exercise if they could.—Mr Guest was cheered on leaving the committee- rooms, and subsequently left by train from the Great Western Railway Station. POLICE ARRANGEMENTS. Before finishing with the Cardiff election we must mention the elaborate police arrangements iiiade by Mr Hemingway, the chief constable. It is admitted that this has been one of the quietest "election nights" which has been known for some time in the town, and the result is due in some measure to tho large force of police em- ployed, and the excellent manner in which they were placed. In all, there were on duty 50 con- stables from the county, under the command of Supt. Matthfws, and fcO constables belonging to the borouyh force, under the command of Chief Constable Hemingway. The men were posted in the polliug booths during the greater part of the day, but later on they patrolled the streets. They had orders to take away all sticks from the would-be "roughs," and several dangerous weapons were in that way secured. One was a huge stake, about four feet long, as thick as a man's v, rist. Another was of the thickness of several finders, smooth, and heavily loaded with lead. The only incident that occurred during the day was at Catliays, whera a gang of youths attacked a cab. and tried to smash the windows. The police drove them away. After the declaration of the voll, the police escorted Mr E. J. Reed to the Royal Hotel. One fellow, who was known as the leader of a gang of roughs, found his way into the hotel, and wanted to enter Mr Reed's private room, but was forcibly ejected by Mr Hemingway. Later on a noisy crowd of roughs assembled oppo- site the offices of this paper. About 20 constables were formed across the street. Stones were thrown, and two constables were struck, one being so lamed that he had to leave duty. Mr Heming- way cautioned the crowd that if any more stones were thrown the police would charge and clear the streets. In disregard of this stones were again thrown, and several policemen, the Chief- constable amongst the number, were struck. Again the roughs Were warned, and again disre- garded the warning. The riu&taadera of the I crowd began to assume a very threaten- ing aspect, and the police, to nip an impending demonstration in the bud, charged, driving the people down to Caroline- street. They returned,' and a second charge was made, the gang of roughs beiug this time chased into Bute-street. After this the streets, though pretty fairly crowded, were quiet. It was, of course, inevitable that in the process of clearing the streets, by charging the rough element, some quiet and orderly citizens should be incon- venienced. This is a matter of regret; but the Chief Constable when he drove the mob away was firmly convinced that if prompt steps were not taken a. serious responsibility would be in- curred. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF MR REED'S SUPPORTERS. COL. HILL AND THE ATTACK ON MR REED'S PROCESSION. MR STONE AND THE WESTERN MAIL. A large and enthusiastic meeting of friends and supporters of Mr E. J. Reed was held on Satur- day evening at the Comet-street Schoolroom. Mr E. J. Dyer presided. There were present on the platform—Mr G. A. Stone, Mr E. Bevan, Mr Sessions, Mr Jenkins, Dr. Scholfield, Mr Price, Mr G. W. Armstrong, Mr Rams.:ale, and others, the room being crowded with working m"n. The CHAIRMAN, in commencing the proceedings, referred to the polling on Tuesday, and to the perfect secrecy of the Ballot. He also gave the result of the canvass in Roath. He had taken a good deal of trouble, he said, in visiting the electors, although he objected strongly to canvas- sing, and hoped that if Mr Reed was returned— as he was sure that Mr Reed would be—he some measure would be introduced to make can- vassing illegal, and the results of the canvassing of the inhabitants of the streets through which he had passed, gave two to one in favour of Mr Reed as against Mr Guest. (Cheers.) He, how- ever, begged of the friends who were present not to relax any effort until Tuesday evening, when they had succeeded in returning Mr Reed as their member by a large majority. He expressed the pleasure he felt in presiding at such a meeting, and his regret that it would be the last. as the exigen- cies of his position required that in a few months he should leave Cardiff. After an address from Mr Stote, the chairman referred to the two local newspapers, and mentioned that the pa.per which he and the working classes generally read, when they wanted to obtain local informa- tion, was the South Wales Daily Ncics, the pro- prietors of which at the present time were behaving very handsomely. They were giving the public every information respecting the results of ti:e elections all over the country, and he and hundreds of others remained at the office of the South Wales Daily News for hours on the previous evening, where the telegrams of the polling of that day were posted up as soon as they were received. Air JENKINS, a working man, next de- livered an excellent practical address in the course of which he expressed his regret that Mr G. A. Edwards was not present that evening, in consequence of the injuries he had received from the Tory roughs on Tuesday night. He regretted also the absence of their good friend Mr Dunn, L whose injuries were still more serious than those sustained by Mr Edwards, and he was quite certain that Mr Dunn would never be forgotten by the Liberals of Cardiff. Mr BEAVAN next addressed the meeting, and alluded to the straggle that took place at the last election at Cardiff, considering that, as on that occasion, the Tory screw was put on as! tight as it could be, the majority, though a small one, was really a great Liberal victory. The voice of the country was now saying every day with stronger and stronger emphasis that the day of Conservative misrule had passed, and they now must return Mr Reed to Parliament with such a majority that the Tories of Cardiff would not think for some time of troubling them again. The representatives of the town had been Liberal many years, and would remain so in spite of the operation of the Tory screw. Referring to the South Wales Dotty News, he said that the proprietors of that paper were the champions of their cause. Their courtesy, their generosity, their courage had been exemplified on behalf of this great cause in this con- stituency in a very marked manner, and the Liberals would not forget the many privileges accorded to the public in relation to the contests going on in the country. When they compared the unfairness of the one, and the fairness of the other paper, the amount of deception and false- hood, bad faith, and downright lies, in the Western Mail, they could not but give their preference to the South Wales Daily Newt. (Cheers.) The fairness that from day to day they found dealt out in the one, entitled the pro- prietors of that paper to their best thanks, and they would give the South Wales Daily News a hearty vote of thanks when the election was over. (Loud cheers.) "r Dr SCHOLFIELD moved a resolution expressing the opinion of the meeting that Mr E. J. Reed was a fit and proper person to represent the united boroughs of Cardiff, Co abridge, and Llantrisant, and pledging the meeting to use every legitimate means to secure his return by a triumphant majority on Tuesday next, He referred to the dastardly and un-English attack upon Mr Reed's demonstration on Tuesday evening, and expressed his opinion that the contest had not throughout been conducted fairly by their opponents, and this principally arose from that rascally and ungodly paper, the Western,^ Mail. (Loud cheers.) It was the moist abominable paper that he knew of on the fac" of the earth, (Load cheers and shouts, "The most cowardly paper in existence.") They might think these remarks severe, but they were not so severe as the paper deserved. He had taken both papers for some time, and he had at home cuttings that might be useful some day. He thought that they, as men who loved truth and morality, should support Mr Reed, if from no other cause but from the merciless and abominable attacks that had been made upon him by that disgraceful paper. (Loud applause.) SESSIONS seconded the proposition, Un an excellent speech, pointing out wact of true courage in the miserable efforts of the Government in maintaining, *s they considered, the influence of Burlwiil abroad, Mr RAHSDALB supported the ^solution and referred, in equally warm terms as the previous speakers, to the disgraceful attacks in the Western Mail on Mr Reed, and to the liegwhich they had given to Mr Councillor Stone, with reference to some remarks reported to have been uttered by him respecting Mr Guest's nose, when Mr Stone never said that he had a nose, and probably did not know whether Mr Guest had one, or whether it was Roman or any other description of nose. He reviewed the foreign policy of the Government, and contrasted the condition of the country now to what it might have been under a Liberal ad- ministration. He, amid much laughter, alluded to the preparations for an illumination at the Western Mail office to celebrate the election of Sir Ivor Guest for Bristol, who was then to come to Cardiff to assist his docile brother. The resolution was carried amid loud cheers, and without a single hand being held up against it. Mr ARMSTRONG, in proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman, referred to Col. Hill, whose deeds of labour had hitherto been confined to the celebrated battle which had been referred to as the battle on Custom House Bridge. (Loud laughter.) He thought that his name would be associated with the attack upon their procession on Tuesday night, and that in future history he would be equally associated with the battle at the Taff Vale Railway Bridge. (Shame, shame.) It had been commonly remarked to him that the staves used against them on Tuesday were certain implements often used at Col. Hill's vard. (Shame.) He hoped such was not the case, (They were made of the same kind of wood.) Colonel Hill professed to be a gentleman, and he called upon him to act as one. Mr STONE seconded the motion, and mentioned that his friend Mr Ramsdale had referred to the Western Mail office, and to the large gas star that was placed in the front of the building on Friday morning ready to be lighted up at night, so sure were they that Sir Ivor Guest would be returned for Bristol. (Loud laughter.) A car- riage and four grey horses were ordered to convey him from tie railway statim. There was to have been a grand procession. Plenty of blue rockets had been procured and were in readiness, but these were kept ia the back now, and so was the blue fire. There wis 110 doubt that the inhabitants of the town had lost a wonderful sight owing teethe slight accident that Sir Ivor did not get returned for Bristol. (Loud laughter.) Had be been re- turned there was no doubt he would soon have been at Cardiff, driving about in a blue carriage. The Western Mail 1 ad been speaking very kindly about him during the last two or three days, and his friend Mr Kilsby Jones used to sa.y when the Western Mail began to praise anyone it was time for him to examine himself, and see what was wrong in him. (Hear, hear.) And, therefore, when the Mail began to abuse a man he was greatly to be admired. In a report which ap- peared in the Western Mail respecting a meeting over which he (Mr Stone) presided, it was stated that he made so r e reference to Mr Guest's nose. Now he never mentioned Mr Guest's nose. He denied it., and on the following morning the Mail gave him the lie directly, by positively asserting that he did. He had hoped that the reporter for the Western Mail would have been present that evening, when he could have denied it in his pre- sence. He had thought of writing to the H esteni Mail, but they knew that no one could touch black pitch without having your fingers soiled, and therefore lie did not condescend to write to that—(daily liar). Well, he would agree'to pay jE50 to the treasurer of that noble institution, the Cardiff Infirmary, and let the Western Mail select any 12 persons they chose sitting ou the platform or near him at the time, and if they asserted that he mado use of the words imputed to him, he would at once hand the money to the treasurer of the infirmary—(hear, bear)—but if they lost he should expect them to "pay a similar snm to that excellent institution. "(Hear, hear, that's right.) He now gave them the challenge, let them select any 12 persons who were near him. Would the Western Mail accept the challenge? (No, it's not likely.) They would not; no, there was no doubt they would not. They called him a liar, now let them take up the cliallei gV and prove who was the liar. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Mr T, WEBBER then read, amid loudcheerf, the telegraph results of the polling that day, which had been furnished him at the office of the South Wales Daily1 News, and mentioned that two thirds of the members of Parliament had, accord- ing to the London Daily News, been elected, and theLibera.1 majority remained over 50. He had just; seen the canvaesers books for Roath and they gave four to one promises in favour of Mr Reed. He thought that tfaey were very much indebted to the proprietors of the South Wales Daily News for giving the public the information, for they kept them posted up hour Iby hour, and. although requested to do so, they dedKned to with- draw that privilege from the public. All honour was due to tbem, and he proposed that the thanks of the meeting should be given to the proprietors of the South Wales Daily News for supplying them with this intelligence as soon aa it was received by them. Thanks were given to the chairman, the pro- prietors of the South Wales Daily New the deacons for the use of the room, and the meeting separated with three hearty cheers for Mr Reed, MR GUEST AT THE DOCKS. Mr Guest addressed a. meeting of the workmen at the Taff Vale engine room. Bute street, on Saturday evening. The attendance was very small, thefe being only 23 persons in the room, when Mr Guest, along With Mr Williams, entered the place. No chairman was appointed, and Mr Guest offered a few observations on compensation to men v. ho were injured on the railways. He said, when employes of railways were injured while at work, they ought to be compensated,— and that too, without being put to the trouble of employing a lawyer to procure that compeusation. He then alluded to Dowlais Ironworks, stating that his family had carried on that works success- fally for many years, and Cardiff had no doubt benefitted by it. (A Voice But the Guest family get the most profit,) Mr Guest s-ndthe Guest family would be very foolish if they put their money into a concern that did not give profit. (Hear, hear.) Mr CAPPER then addressed the meeting, point- ing out that in last October a circular was sent round with Mr E. J. Reed's name on it, for the purpose of raising £100,000 to be invested in the Milford Docks; aud Mr Reed's argument was that he would monopolise the trade of the Bristol Channel, and take it away from Cardiff and other places and take it down to Milford. Now, he did not want to see the trade of Cardiff taken down to Milford Haven Docks, Mr Reed's heart aud soul was at Milford, and he was, therefore, unfitted for being representative for Cardiff when he had so much interest in another place. -(Cheers.) He also poiuted out that Mr Guest would have more influence with Lord Bute than Mr Reed, and if they returned that gentleman instead of Mr Reed, there would be much more likelihood of the Roath Dock being constructed. (Cheers.) Votes of thanks brought the proceedings to a close.

'COUNTING THE CHICKENS." A correspondent writes:—The old proverb has seldom been verified with greater force than on Fridi.y, when the most elaborate preparations were made at Mr Guest's Central Committee- room, and at the offices of the Western Mail, to celebrate with edat the return of Sir Ivor Guest for Bristol. A large gas star, 10 feet in diameter, was placed on the front of the Western Mail. A large number of blue rockets were pur- chased, as well as blue fire. A thousand torches were ordered, two bands of music en- gaged, and a large torch-light procession, to escort the member for Bristol and the candidate for Cardiff through the principal streets of the town. Arrangements were made for Sir Ivor to leave Bristol before the poll was declared if neces- sary, in order to insure his arrival at Cardiff by the last train.

TORY RUFFIANISM AT CARDIFF. SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT. At the Cardiff Police Court on Wednesday, be- fore Mr R. O, Jones, Aldermen Alexander, and Bowen, Jo'n Caiman, a labourer, was charged with assulting and wounding a young man named Gilead Brock. The complainant said, about half- past five o'clock, on Tuesday evening he was pas- sing the corner of Auckland road, on his way home, in company with a companion; they passed a group of men who were squabbling and creating a disturbance. On seeing him prisoner called out, here is another — Liberal," and rushing at him struck him several blows. Com- plainant then ran away, followed by plainant then ran away, followed by the prisoner. After a few yards complainant stumbled and fen, and then the prisoner came up and wounded him with some sharp instrument on the back of his head. George Ely, the complain- ant's companion, corroborated the statement made by him, Nothing was said to the crowd, who were standing at the corner of the street, before the prisoner struck the complainant several times. Constable James said that he took the complain- ant to Dr. Treharae's surgery, where the wounds were dressed. The doctor said that the wounds were inflicted by some sharp instrument. A knife was found in his pocket, with some small spots of blood on it. The bench sent him to prison for one month, with hard labour.

MR DILLWYN AT K~EKFIG. On Saturday afternoon, the above hon. gentle- man, in response to an invitation, addressed the burgeises of this ancient borough. There was a good attendance of electors. Mr Wm. Llewellyn, of Couvt-CofrzMH, the constable of the castle. pre- sided. Mr DitLWTN thanked those present for the op- portunity given lùm of addressing the electors, and although he had not met them for a long time, ttaid it was not for want of will, but from a desire not to obtrude himself when he had nothing particular to touch upon. Any question or suggestion they might wish to make to him at any time would receive his respectful consideration, just as much as if he had met them before election. It was a source of satisfaction to him to feel that he represented his constituents. He had not been elected because of his influence among them, for he had very little not on the vronnde. of strong friendship, though he was, he thought, friendly with all; but because be believed he represented their opinions. (Hear, hear.) The country was now engaged in the im- portant business of a general election, and it was a momentous question for the electors to decide. The people of this country were capable of governing themselves., and the consti- tution enabled them to have a voice in its ruling. The elections were going against the late Govern- ment, a.nd those who at its head called themselves Conservative and constitutional; but, he asserted, they were neither. He had looked upon their political course with alann, which was one in- tended to increMe the Prerogative of the Crown, at the expense of the rights of the people. (Hear, hear.) He did not wish to diminish the Prerogative of the Crown, but he was very jealous of any step which would have the effect of diminishing the rights of the people. (Cheers.) He saw by tbe papers that day that all down the line—to use a volunteer phraøe-their antagonists were being defeated, and he felt assured that the Government he held to be uncocstitutionaltwoold be changed — (hear, hear) — and that the Liberals will be in the ascendent. He objected to the spirited foreign policy of the Government, which had rjtSult"r1 in « ceneral muaaie uuj ;ntorE«rence with other Powers, with- out strengthening the position of this country abroad. He would ask, in the event of an out- break with a foreign Power, what was their posi- tion t Where were their troops ? They were frittered away in various parts—a great army was maintained in Afghanistan, and he feared that as regarded that country, the late Govern- ment had placed the country in a diffi- culty from which it could not retreat with credit and honour. They had taken a great responsibility, which required an armed force to maintain. He thought that Government should not have interfered with Afghanistan, and the same remark applied to South Africa. They had no right to enter the latter country, and he did not think it would prove any ultimate benefit. The Conservatives had put forth a plea that if England wished to maintain peace they should be returned to power but he thought the Liberal party was more likely to maintain peace. (Hear, hear.) The Money Market was a good test of public feeling, and the Continental Bourses had grown firmer as the Liberal gains were recorded, showing a sense of satisfaction in the commercial mind at the Liberal successes, (Hear, hear.) The great Liberal party had, how- ever, a difficult task before them. He could not say if Lord Beaconsfield would meet Parliament or not. Formerly, in the case of a. re- verse, the party who previously held power did not resign, but the battle of the polls in the country was fought on the floor of the House of Commons. But the last time Earl Beaconsfield was beaten, he resigned at once; and Mr Glad- stone, under like circumstances, took a similar course. In the course of a fortnight the re- maining elections would be decided. He be- lieved that the Tories would not be able to change the reverses, and the Liberals would have a still larger majority than at present. (Cheers.) Then probably Beaconsfield would resign, and Her Majesty would call upon either the Marquis of Hartington, Earl Granville, or Mr Gladstone to form a new Government. They wanted men of character and steadiness, men who would not let off skv-rockets here and there, as had been the case with the last Government. The selection of Prime Minister was not of such moment as the formation of asuitable Cabinet, including such men as Gladstone, Hartington, Bright, Lord Derby, and Earl Gianville. (A "voice, "And Mr DillCvyn, I hope.") To this he dissented he had never sought place, and had never taken a strong course even with his friends the Liberals. He had been a great sinner, and on two prominent occa- sious had supported the Tories, because he believed they were right. The last occa- sion was wheu the household suffrage question was fought through the country. Taking an iedependent course was one not likely to lead to office, and he preferred to advance the interests'of the country and raise the position of the masses, than seek individual honours. He thanked his hearers for the support they bad given him for a number of years. As he had told them, they were going to a new Parliament, in which the old watchwords of the Liberals would, he believed, be maintained. He had throughout his political life maintained those watch- words—" Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform." Peace they were more likely to secure at the hands of the Liberals than the Conservatives. Retrenchment was more safely carried out by Mr Gladstone, who left a large surplus when he went out ot offlee. Reform they were more likely to get from the Liberals than from the party whose watchword was anti-reform. The lines he had indie, ted would be those followed by the Liberals, and under their rule he sin- cerely hoped and prayed that they might have peace at home and retrenchment in expenditure, (Cheers.) Referring to the Unre- formed Corporation Commission, Mr Dillwjm said that if anything affecting their interests in this respect ca s e before Parliament he would be glad to give it attentiou. It had been suggested that he should reco-iitnend those who had a right to burgess qualification to take it up it was a birthright they should esteem, and one which gave them a voting power. The hon. gentleman tlieu sat down amidst much cheering. Mr DILLWYN rose to propose a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding. Mr W, YOBWERTH, of Cowbridge (a burgess), in seconding the proposition, said there were about 100 voters in the Itorough, which was a good help in a contest, and on the last occasion he believed they all went to Mr Dillwyn's credit. He referred to the past services of the Liberals, and said there was further work before them. I:i the past the Liberal party had maintained civil and religious liberty, and he hoped they would settle the burials questior- and give a grant to a Welsh university, (Hear.) Mr LLEWELLYN having acknowledged the vote, three cheers were given for Mr Dillwyu and Mr Talbot. MR DILLWYN, M.P., AT CWMAVON. On Friday evening, Mr Dillwyn gave an address at the Baptist Chapel. He had a warm reception. The reading by Mr Dillwyn of a telegram, giving the result of the Merthvr election, was received with enthusiasm. Mr Dillwyn having answered questions as to the-Sunday-closing Bill of Mr Roberts, and the opening of museums and parks °? rve a^h,a resolution was carried approving ? K Par'iament. A vote of thanks to Mr T. W. Jenkms, mayor of Aberavon, who OCflfllflfiUr tbia JxvAjfe&iuor

THE CARDIGAN BOROUGHS. UNOPPOSED RETURN OF MR A DAVIES. On Tuesday, Mr David Davies, the p p Liberal candidate for the Cardigan district ol boroughs, was elected unopposed. At half-pasj 2 o'clock a public meeting was held at the Guild" hall, when the mayor, attired in his official robel, occupied the chair. His Worship said that it afforded him nrrealj pleasure to declare Mr Davies to ha e beeu dulj, elected. Tlie fact was the best possible retort to the remark so ofteu made by Mr Davies, If I do not give yon satisfaction, turn me out.* Mr Davies possessed every qualification necessary in a member of Parliament to represent that borough. He knew the wants of the working classes, and could sympathise witlt them, as he was a large en.ployer of labou" a practical man, and well up in their commercial Ht« terests. (Cheers.) v Mr DAVIIS, on rising, received quitr hnovatioa, The assembly rose en masse, and cheers and way. ing of hats lasted for some minutes. After thank- ing the mnyor for his kind remarks he remarked that they were, he thought, ovei-eulogistic. ("No. no.") He was proud of the position which he held in the hearts of bis constituents. He ha<l provoked opposition more than an other member iu the United Kin?dam. His constitoeuts at Aberystwith had given him a hint to go aud help to secure Mr Pugh's return for the county. Be had done So with the greatest pleasure,—(cheers) -.and he did not leave the county un i! Mr Pugh" seat was perfectly safe—(cheers)—with hundred of majority. He sent a message to that effect to Mr Gladstone and to the Marquis of Hartington. (Cheers.) He theu went to Montgomeryshire, to assist the Liberal cause there. That, too, looked very healthy before he left there. It was a hari struggle in Montgomeryshire, as two Conservative families had held the county in their hands for years, and had spent as much as £25,000 oa general elections but the Liberals would have a good majority there, so that out of 30 Welsh, ni ember". 28 would be Liberals. (Hear, hear,) One Tory for North Wales, aud one for SouU. Wales. Twenty of the 28 Liberals were clever men, and would make themselves heard in Parlia- ment. (Cheers.) The two Tories could not do, much harm. (Laughter.) Uniess the eew Govern* ment would deal out justice to Wales, there sufficient Welsh Liberal members in Parliament to break its back-bone. Having had Suoh Liberal gains throughout the country, he entreated them not to be too hard upon the Tories, Let bye- gones be byegones let them work harmoniously together 'for the general good of the country. During the time he had been speakisg of his political career lie had said many hara things about Conservative members and theii actions, but he had said uothing against them at private gentlemen. He had worked hard in the county for the Liberal cause, and had used all hit influence to oust the Conservative caudidate. He was a favourite with the farmers because be was 4 good landlord. (Cheers.) Mr Lloyd need not complain of that. Referring to the new Govern- ment, he remarked that such men as Gladstone, Hartington, and Derby were good and moderate men—(cheers)—and had the interests of the country at heart. (Cheers.) Mr Bright was once considered a "Radical, but now had grown so Con- servative that he was willing to enfranchise the women. (Laughter.) The landed interest el the kingdom did not reach more than one twen. tieth part of the revenue, and yet their clamour about their interests was great. After referring to Mr Taylor's motion with respect to the Game Laws, he said he was willing to give the farmed the rabbits and hares on his estate, 88 he did not care for them. He was not an extreme man ia any way, but would vote for the Liberal Govern- ment in all things. In conclusion, he said that Mr Pugh was a better man than Mr Lloyd to re-, present the county in Parliament—(hear, hear)— and they should always go in for the best man, Mr Pugh would be a credit for the county in Par- liament. (Mr Davies resumed his seat amidst loud and prolonged cheers.) Mr W. O. BRIGSTOCKE, who was received with tremendous cheers, said he was pleased to con- gratulate the Liberal party on their great success through the country, which was due to their unanimity and cohesion. The Western Mail saia that the Liberals had no foreign policy, but he could assure them that they had it was to keep the army in a creditable state, the navy efficient, and the highway of the ocean clear for our com- merce. It would not irritate foreign nations, 01 annex territory, it would not effect an al* liance with those conntries whose tradl was war, or bolster up rotten states and kingdoms. The Austrian and German Govern- ments would not find much sympathy, but France and England would be on friendly terms. Thfl former had drunk the dregs of the cup of war and Imperialism sueh as we have been drinking fot some time. England and France together could defy the whole world. He hoped all would do their duty in the county election on Thursday. A vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding terminated the proceedings. Mr DAVIKS appealed to all present to conduct themselves in an orderly manner on the day of the poll. "The Liberal Government's first work in Parliament would be to give the franchise to the counties, and if they did not behave themselves it would be used as an argument against extending the franchise to the cciT*, When Mr Davies cameout to the street he WM received with tremendous cheero. The first nomination of Mr D. Davies was b, Mr Levi James, 40, St. Mary.street, Cardigan seconded by Mr Robert Davies Roberts, Bridp" street, Aberystwith. The assenting electors were James M. Phillips, M.D.. Priory-street, Cardi. gan j Benjamin Evans, High-street Cardigan 1 O. P, Davies, High-street, Cardigan; David Bees, Eurfaen HaD, Lampeter; John Jones. Bridge End, Ridge-street, Aberystwith; Abel Evans, Taliesin House, Lampeter Thomas Harris Jones, Great Darkgate-street, Aberyst- with; John Richard Jones, Market-street^ Aberystwith. The second nomination was by Mr Thomar Williams, draper, 7, Bridge-street, seconded by Mi Robert E, Rees, 38, High-street, Cardigan. The assenting electors were Messrs William Jones, 6, Cattle-street, Thomas Joseph Morris, 18, North- gate-terrace, Rryn Llewellyn, St. Dogmell s Owen Beynon Evans, ox, J-- Cardigan William James, ironmonger, 14..4 15, High-street; Joseph Rhys James, Cardigan John Owen Griffiths, 83, Pendre.

THE PEMBROKE BOROUGHS. We have received the following reports fro* the^ various districts having reference to the abort election:— MILFORD HAVEN At three o'clock on Monday, Mr Davies, the newly-elected member for the county of Pembroke, drove into Milford and addressed the electors from the committee room window at the Commercial HoteL Soon afterwards Miss Davies arrived on horseback, and was lustily cheered as she rode through the crowd. The declaration of the poU for the Pembroke Boroughs was received by a large concourse of people who had assembled outside the post office with loud demon- strations of approval. The telegram was read by Dr. Griffiths, chairman of the Liberal Com- mittee, who in a short speech congratulated the party in the great triumph they had achieved. Cheers were given for Mr Allen, Dr. Griffiths (who had worked so hard for the Liberal cause), and Mrs Griffiths. A procession, headed by the volunteer band, paraded the streets, cheering and singing as they went. The result has taken the Tories by surprise, as they confidently expected a majority of 300 for Mr Meyrick. The Liberals, knowing the great strength of Mr Meyriek at Pembroke Dock, and the extent of the screw put on, were surprised at the majority. WHITLAND. The reception of the news of Mr Allen's which reached Whitland at 10 o'clock on Monday night, was remarkably enthusiastic. Deafening cheers were given for Mr Allen, and there was also prolonged applause on the mention of Mr Powell's success. A procession was formed, and marched through the principal streets, hurrahing as they went along. A large number of Allen's Irienos and 8Upporteza met him at Hobbs Point on Tuesday evening, when an immense procession was formed, and, headed by the excellent band, marched through the streets. Several of the houses were illumin* ated. Mr Allen, speaking in front of the Bush Hotel, said he had addressed them on several occasions, but now he did so as their member. (Cheers.) At this point of the proceedings Mr Smedley announced that Lord Kensington had been returned for HaverforJwest with a majority of 104. This was received with great cheering. Mr Allen, continuing, said he sincerely thanked Mr Smedley, the chairman Mr Road, the vice-chairman and the whole of his com- mittee, who had worked assiduously. They had achieved a great victory in Pembrokeshire. They had Mr Davies as member for the county, Lord Kensington for Haverfordwest, and himself for the Pembroke Boroughs. It w as the first time since 1832 that the county of Pembroke had re- turned the whole of its members as Liberals. He assured them that he would do his best for them, and he expressed a hope that they would have no cause to regret making their selection. He con- gratulated them upon the way in which thev bad conducted the contest, and hoped they would she v 110 unkindly feeling to their opponents. Mi Smedley, Aiderman Hughes, and Mr Henry Barnett also addressed the assembly. TENBT, Tuesday.—Mr Meyriek left Tenby by the 10.40 train this morning. A large number of his friends were at the station, and he told them that it was the last time he should ever contest these boroughs. A few of Mr Allen's friends were on the platform at the Same time. The result of the Haverfordwest Llectiou is anxiously awaited

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