The Cardiff Times

hlA.SS MEETING IN ROATH CATTFIE MARKET. SPEECH BY SIR E. J. REED. It was computed that there were about 5,000 people at the mass meeting which took place m I e Roath Cattle Market. This place was chosen, it appeared that the accommodation afforded y Moira-crescent, tfle spot originally selected J?r the gathering, would be quite inadequate. Mr Jones presided. la opening the proceedings (which were most ftthusiastic throughout) the CHAIRMAN said they ad asked for a demonstration, by which was ^ant an expression of opinion on the question of Aether the people of Cardiff preferred coercion to in dealing with the great Irish ques- 'on. The magnificent response given by the jJfRe attendance that afternoon to meet Sir Edward Reed—(applause)— was a triumphant ^swer to the question, and he believed a sure ^Rury of the result of the contest, because there ». represented in that gathering before practically speaking, a large majority »> those who would decide the issue. was proud to know, by what ha saw that 'ternoon, that the great heart of the community j. Cardiff was in close touch with those magni- demonstrations which had taken place m **sg°w, Edinburgh, Manchester—(applause)— other places, in glad response to the appeal i had been made to their intelligence and a £ »est convictions by the master spirit of this the man who, above all vipers, was best fitted to solve the great problem us. He believed that what they saw that 'ternoon in Cardiff was a fair indication of what Ohj • another fortnight would be the declared j^lion of a large proportion of the people who representatives to Parliament. (Cheers.) JVtr A. J. WILLIAMS, who was heartily £ proposed:— Mjat tbis mass meeting desires to express its un- Wji contidence in Mr Gladstone—(cheers)—and his i dePJorinK the defeat of his Irish bill, rejoices in j '^termination to settle all the differences between 111(1 Greafc aud make the Irish a loyal (heCy -found among Paper-Disunionists in Cardiff Wh 8a^) captains and one or two lieutenants, but fej were the rank and file 1 (Applause.) He tbl" sure, from what he had seen that day, and Ii&. Ougbout his own constituency—where no man byrttttack him—that they in Wales would stand r Gladstone, and help him to carry through pla^teat business which he bad in hand. (Ap- NM* ALFRED THOMAS, who met with tion° ar^ ovation on rising to seoond the resolu- the h«aic^ that that grand meeting showed that rt. °f the people of Cardiff were beating in cry rn w^th the people of Ireland in their life-loqg "reum* *reet,on>. He described many of the the nl.t affainst the bill as pitiful, and expressed with which he saw that the great «ide ln the Welsh people were on the right MR CJFR8 <IUEST'ON* forv.-ard t 'AGHAN» who was cheered on coming "Ile of th J* Support the resolution, said that was t',0usand» pfoudest days of his life, for he ea-y nf °i Pe°ple gathering together for the pur- tlen who hHog Justice to Ireland, a na- tr?dden had so long been down- the *niTuh hal very few As 8HONJB, SIR be returned for Cardiff, for there was no com- parison between him and his political opponent Mr Brand. (Hisses.) He was proud to say that the Irish party of Cardiff were united to-day as they never were before. There was not a man who on former occasions had supported a Conser- vative but what would now come forward and support Sir Edward Reed. (Cheers.) Sir EDWARD J. REED, who was accorded a most enthusiastic reception, the vast audience waving their hats and cheering, also supported the resolution. They were often charged by their opponents, he said, with having changed their opinions on the Irish question, and this was perfectly true. The first reason for desiring to give Ireland a legislature of its own for purely Irish affairs was that we in this country now for the first time had knowledge of the fact that the Irish people—who bad spoken through 85 of their representatives—wished to have that system. The importance of that fact must not be underrated. It was not in this ancient parliamentary country that we ought to have to assert to-day the extreme desirability nay, the absolute necessity—of statesmen to recognise the voice of a people when asking for something concerning their own affairs. (Ap. plause ) The next reason for the change of opinion was this—that the Irish representatives who were the acknowledged leaders of the party had also in some respects and in some degree changed their views. The voice of Ireland, through its representatives, was to the effect that the people of that country did not ask for separation, or for any disintegration of the kingdom, but that Ireland would be thoroughly content to have such a measure of Home Rule as would enable it to manage its own affairs. He hoped (be went on to say) that on Monday night many of his friends would give a cordial welcome to Mr Parnell—(applause)—for during an emer- gency. if Mr Parnell had not been heartily desirous of actinginastatesmanlikeand honourable manner, be might have caused this country im- measurable difficulties. Instead of that, on every occasion when this subject bad been brought before the House of Commons, Mr Parnell bad spoken in a conciliatory, moderate, and proper manner. Speaking at Portsmouth on the previous night, he bad said that most of the people whom be represented were willing to accept this measure as a satisfactory settlement of the old feuds between the countries, and that being so, the position itself had altered both as regarded the views entertained of it by English Liberals, and the views of the Irish leaders, and the changes had been of such a nature as to bring them together on the subject. There was another reason why they who were Liberals should not give up this contest on behalf of home legislation for Ireland, and that was, that if they did so, they would be playing the Tory game, because the Tories bad been coquetting with the Home Rulers for a long time past. Lord Hartington—(groans)—who they were told was coming here on Wednesday night— though he (Sir Edward) had his doubts about it— to support a man who was neither more nor less than a very bad specimen of a Tory candidate — (laughter) — he meant a bad specimen because he could not be faithful in Parliament to the party desiring to send him there—Lord Hartington, he said, told us so long ago as 1880 that the Conservative party were coquetting with the Irish Home Rule question, and last night at Portsmouth Mr Parnell challenged Lord Carnarvon to deny that last year he was positively in favour ot a Home Rule legislative Parliament for Ireland. Therefore he said that the Conservative party, who were in many instances trying to use a few dissentient and not very clear-seeing Liberals for the purpose of turning real Liberals from their seats, and stopping this Home Rule measure, were the people who would themselves attempt to carry some kind of Home Rule. Their opponents were I making the greatest possible disturbance upon the Land Purchase Bill, for they knew that when that question was taken away, they would have very little left about which to dispute. Mr Glad- stone did not propose the Land Purchase Bill to satisfy the people of this country, but as one of the safeguards for the Irish landlords, and he (Sir Edward) thought that there was not a man in that meet- ing who would say it was either unfair or unnecessary for the Prime Minister, in asking for Home Rule for Ireland, to do his best to take the land question out of the region of contention, which would otherwise be set up within that Irish Parliament immediately upon its formation. It was perfectly right, as Dr. Mullins had said, to make that attempt. What was the attempt ? We had been told that it was to tax the people of this country to buy up the Irish landlords. It was absolutely nothing of the kind it was simply creating a remote liability, as it was thought, ot security that the landlords were to be paid out of Irish funds collected in Ireland, and handed over to a British receiver- general, but from those funds,and.from the pockets of the Irish people, this charge was to be paid. But he never wanted the Land Purchase Bill, and he did not want it now—(cheers)—and since the very people for whose benefit it was proposed did not care about it, all he had to say was that be would not vote for that measure—or for any measure at (1'1 like it — without coming down and consulting his constituents. (Ap- plause.) Their opponents on this question called them—and libellea them when they so called them —separationists. Well, if Mr Brand should stand up in Cardiff and say that he (Sir Edward) ever said a word or performed an act in favour of the separation of Ireland from the United King- dom, there was no language too rough in which to contradict him in order to meet his deserts. (Applause.) Those who in this country were in favour of Home Rule for Ireland were not only no separationists and disunionists, but they were desirous, on the other hand, of making great sacrifices and struggles, in order that this ten- dency to separation which had been going on for so many years might not be continued. He was not in favour of the renewal of such a measure as the Land Purchase Bill, but he was in favour of giving most careful consideration to anything anyone might propose to help to get rid of or mitigate the land difficulty in connection with the Irish Parliament. He stood exactly upon the platform that Mr Gladstone stood upon. They did not bind themselves to this, that, or the other bill; all they asked the people at this time was to say whether tbey would allow the Irish to have for their own purely Irish affairs, an Irish legislation and Government of their own and he declared that that did not involve any element of separation or disunion, or anything of the kind. He hoped that every man there was as good a Unionist as Mr Brand— (laughter)—and he was sorry that either that gentleman, or any other respectable politician, should have to come and stand before that great intelligent constituency with a wrong name, a wrong word upon bis flag. He was told that Mr Brand, in his speech the other night, expressed some surprise that he (Sir Edward) had not spoken more kindly of him, seeing that they had been together in the Liberal party, and sat together for many years. Mr Brand seemed unconscious of the fact that he, in entering upon this contest, Jlad. performed an act which he (Sir Edward) held to be discreditable to the last degree on the part of any politician. He (Sir Edward Reed) put his case on this ground :—he said that if MR Brand, or any of his supporters, could have shown that there were some hundreds—or something like a half—of his (Sir Edward's) former supporters against him, and in favour of these dissident Liberals, then he could not bave complained of Mr Brand entering upon the contest; but he challenged Mr Brand's supporters to show that at the time Mr Guna and his friends invited him to come to Cardiff, there were at least a hundred Liberals who requested this step to betaken, and his complaint wM that itylr Brand had been thrown into this contest without justification. He would tell them more. He had complained to Lord Harting- too of this contest; and he was just as prepared to confront Lord Hartington—for whom he had profound esteem—as he was prepared to confront Mr Brand—(applause)—if, however excellent his motiveg, Lord Hartington should dare to bring disunion and disruption into a Liberal party like that of Cardiff, which he believed to be as determined TO support him to-day as ever. (Loud and prolonged cheers, and a voice: "You can bet your bottom dollar on getting in, sir." (Laughter.) He was told that there were some who thought that be bad been a little hard in some of his remarks upon some of their local friends. (Laughter, and A voice, Not a bit of it.") He was glad, indeed, to find from the reports that on the previous night Dr Wallace ■— (groans)—made a most generous and friendly speech, as far as he (Sir Edward) was concerned whilst Mr Gunn, in private correspondence, had said the nicest things to him, but he wanted to appeal to the constituency on this question—was it not right, was it not due to him—W hen two gentle- men who bad attended most of his meetings, and who helped him in February to go back to Parliament as a member of a Government intend- ing, and known to be intending, to bring in some measure of Home Rule—was it not the duty of these gentlemen, he asked, to have communi- cated with him before they established the breach which NOW existed ? (Applause.) He said that the most common political regard for a member ought to teach a very limited few, when they were disposed to break away from such member, that it would be fair, and kind, and proper, to communicate with him and hear his views, and see if it were not possible to come to an understanding. Instead of that, what bad they done? They had been in close alliance with a class of Tories in that town whom he declared, in the face of heaven, to be the very lowest scum of their party. (Loud applause.) However, he did not wish to be hard on his friends they had done as they chose. (A voice: "Hit them hard. ) He did not, Sir Edward went on, want to hit them at all. He did not want his personal friendship with Mr Gunn, or Dr. Wallace, or anyone else to be. inter- fered with but he wanted his supporters, when the day of polling arrived, to give Mr Gunn, Dr. Wallace, and MR Brand such a political blow right between their political eyes -(laughter and applause)—that when they re- covered from it their eyesight would be a little improved. (Loud abplause.) He had a word to say about Mr Richard Cory—(groans)—and that was this—on his conscience he hoped that Mr Richard Cory spoke hurriedly, impetuously, and without advice, before he branded not only Mr Gladstone BUT the apostle Paul as a. madman. (Laughter and applause.) After pointing out that St. Paul's alleged madness rested upon the assertion of Festus before King Agrippa, and that Paul replied, H I am not mad, most noble Festus, but epeak forth the words of truth and sober- ness," resulting in the King replying, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Chris- tian," Sir Edward asked whether it must not have been in a moment of absolute self- forgetfuloess-wforgetfulness of his own professions, and of WHAT WAS due to the apostle of the religion of which Alderman Cory had been a distinguished ornament—that the latter drew from the history of Scripture the horrible imputation that Paul was mad, And that that was the reason why Mr Gladstone might be mad also. (Applause and laughter.) M? Gladstone could reply, slightly alteripg tbo ,,¥<is of Str Pau), "I am not mad, '0 most noble Richard—(loud laughter)—but T speak forth the words of truth and sobo-ncss." And what, said Sir Edward, were the great words that Mr Gladstone was speaking in the streets ut the land ? That he did not believe in suppresi-ing a people, in putting them under the heel of others, when they had given their voice in favour of a particular mode. of government. And why should not the Irish manage their own affairs ? It was no use to say that they were unfitted, because the very people who said that the Irish were unfitted to manage their own affairs declared in the loudest of all voices that the Irish were quite fit to manage ours. And night after night in the House. of Commons the Irish were governing our affairs. This story about unfitness was just the same as that which we heard before the franchise. The people whom it was proposed to enfranchise were not fit for it; the Tories and the Whigs cried on many occasions, but he did not think that those people were unfitted now andall he could say was that if any of those before him were fair specimens of the consequences of the franchise, they had precious soon—if they were ignorant once—learnt how to govern their affairs. (Laughter and applause. He found, he went on, that Mr Brand was a little annoyed because he had made an occasional personal allusion. Well, it was not meant unkindly. He referred to Mr Brand's Surveyor-Generalship of Ordnance merely because he came to that town and undertook in bis address to attend to all the business of the town just as well as anyone else could do it, which showed that he did not know what a member of Parliament had to do for a town like Cardiff. He would only make this further reference :—' When Mr Brand was Surveyor-General of. Ordnance he supplied certain big guns to the navy, and they burst—(laughter)— and so in a purely political—Heaven forbid any other sense- he (Sir Edward) thought that Mr Brand's present 'great gun would burst also. (Loud laughter and applause.) The resolution was then put and adopted unanimously and with great enthusiasm by the vast concourse. Dr. EDWARDS, in proposing a vote of thanks to 'the chairman, expressed the pleasure with which he attended, not to make a speech but to show his colours, for he was in thorough accord with Sir Edward Reed. Dr. MULLIN, who seconded the resolution, said that Welshmen were again proving them- selves to be, as they had always been, in the front rank of progress and true Liberalism. When the Irish obtained Home Rule—or whatever measure of justice they might get—he hoped that they would not forget what Welshmen had done for them, for the Welsh laboured under grievances as well as the Irish. (Applause.) The resolution was put to the meeting and car- ¡ ried unanimously. In acknowledging it, the CHAIRMAN announced that at 6.30 next Saturday there will be an open- air meeting of Sir Edward Reed's supporters in Canton Market. As the meeting dispersed a large number of working men pressed forward to Sir Edward's carriage and were gratified by shaking hands with him.

SIR EDWARD REED ATi WOOD-STREET CHAPEL. On Saturday evening, the usual weekly meet- ing of the Cardiff Temperance and Prohibition Association was held under the presidency of Mr W. Hill (Paisley), who was supported by the Revs. Thomas Rae (Manchester) and J. Honey, Messrs Richard Coad (Ilfracombe), J. Fergusson, W. T. Raper, Councillor W. Sanders, Lewis Williams, J.P., and Councillor E. Beavan (hon. sec.) The choir, under Mr Jacob Davies's leader- ship, was in its usual place, and rendered some good music during the evening. Addresses were given by the Chairman, Rev. T. Rae, and Mr Richard Coad, and while the meeting was pro- ceeding, Sir Edward Reed, in company with Mr Lewis Williams, J.P., somewhat unexpectedly entered the building, and was received with great enthusiasm, and invited to the platform. Sir EDWARD REED, speaking at the express desire of the audience, said that he had come there principally to show his hearty sympathy with the work in which so many of his friends were engaged in week after week, and to listen to the charming music given by the choir. He would, however, venture to say a few words pertainiDg to measures specially affecting temperance legis- lation. Never before had there been such a desire in the House of Commons to aid temperance measures; but for their labour they had dis- appointment, by reason of the House of Peers re- jecting measures passed by the House of the people. Durham, through 15 out of 16 of its representatives, had asked for the Sunday closing of public-houses. The Commons had expressed their willingness to grant that request by passing it, but the House of Lords, acting on the advice of Lord Salisbury and others, stood in the way of the people and rejected the measure. Another bill which he was confident would com- mend itself to all right-thinking adults was Mr Conybeare's bill for the prevention of the sale of intoxicating drinks to children under 13 years of age. Though modified by the House of Commons to apply only to sale for their own consumption on licensed premises, yet when it reached the House of Lords, Lord Salisbury said that be would consent only to its passage because of the assurance he had that if it became law, the law would not be respected. He asked fathers and mothers what they thought of such a valiant pro- tector of the morality of the children. While having no desire to touch on general politics, he hoped that a merciful Providence would not entrust the affairs of this country into the hands of such leaders who paid no respect to the expressed wishes of the people and the moral elevation of their children. Referring to clubs, Sir Edward said that he was in favour of taxing all such places, whether used by rich or poor. Each club should be properly registered, and subject to police supervision and in dealing with such, the publicans and teetotalers could con- veniently unite. Sir Edward complimented the choir, and wished them success at the Crystal Palace choral competition on .Tuesday weck. After a few words from Councillor E. Beavan, the meeting was brought to a close.

SIR E. J. REED AT THE DOCKS. On Monday, during the dinner hour, Sir E. J. Reed addressed a large gathering of working men at the Pier-bead. There could not have been less than 2,000 working men present, and they accorded the Liberal candidate a very hearty reception. Mr John Cory presided, and among those present were Mr Alfred Thomas, Mr Clifford Cory, Mr S. Evans, Mr J. H. Payne, Mr E. R. Moxey, and Mr R. N. Hall, the Liberal agent. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the meeting1, said that the issue before the electors became more and more clear every day. It was either Glad- stone and justice or Salisbury and coercion. ( Gladstone," and loud cheers.) The gentleman who came there to oppose Sir Edward came under false colours. He passed as a Liberal, whereas be was supported by the Tories; so no one knew exactly what he was. (Laughter and "hear.") Sir Edward Reed on the other hand,was a th orough- gomg, straightforward Liberal, and a wnnme follower of Mr Gladstone. (Cheers.) The whole country was enthusiastic in supporting the Liberal SeyHn:^ar;1,tf.Wu0Uld not be backward m fighting the battle, for they intended to return Sir Edward by a larger majority than ever. (Loud cheers. ) Sir EDWARD REED, who was received with acclamation, said that at the beginning of the present century the English Government turned over a new leaf, and one which proved a very bad one. They swept away tbe Irish Parliament, which possessed far larger Dowers than that which Mr Gladstone now proposed to restore, they swept it away, and told Irishmen that their grievances could only come before the Parliament at Westminster. Many of those present were Welshmen, and they knew that at this moment it was extremely hard to get Welsh questions dealt with in a satisfactory way in the common Parliament, and they would all acknowledge that Irish interests and needs had always constituted much more difficult problems than Welsh ones. For 86 years a bad system had been pursued; it had proved utterly unworkable, and it was but natural that the Irish representa- tives at Westminster were dissatisfied,and desired a great change to be made. (Cheers.) They only wished to manage Irish affairs in Ireland, and to let English, Scotch, and Welsh transact their own business at Westminster. (Hear.) Mr Glad- stone, therefore, wished to deal with the Irish people as the Austrian and Russian emperors bad dealt with sections of their subjects. Austria in Hungary, and Russia in Finland, restored the people to parliamentary freedom, and the result was conducive to the good of the state. (Cheers.) There were only two policies open to be pursued'; one to govern the Irish by the sword and the policeman, the other to govern them as a free people, with a Parliament of there own, to do their work in their own fashion. (Cheers ) He contradicted most completely the statement made by Mr Brand that the Land Purchase Bill meant the imposition of 150 millions debt upon the English taxpayer. The Government Bill only contemplated a liability of £50,000,000, of which sum the taxpayer in Eng- land would not have had to pay one farthing (Hear.) Mr Brand, in coming to 9ardiff, bad, like the boy m the nursery tale, tried to shoot a pigeon, but shot a crow instead. (Laughter.) He tried to destroy the Liberal party, but had only succeeded in destroying the Tory party. (Laughter and.cheers.) The Tories had tried to beat them in three elections and had failed miserably, and now they wes-o tackling on to the coat-tails of Mr Gunn and Dr. Wallace, and were asking the 50 dissentients to take the great Conservative party under their wing. (Laughter.) If they could not get a real Tory, they got a candidate who looked as much like one as possible. (Loud cheers and laughter.) Mr ALFRED THOMAS very briefly moved a resolution approving of the Irish policy of the Government, and pledging tba meeting to support Sir Edward Reed. Mr TAPP, a working nan, seconded the motion, and it was carried against four dis- sentients. A vote of thanks to the Chairman, and loud cheers for Mr Gladstone and Sir Edward brought to a close a very, enthusiastic and .uuaoimoug. meeting. s MEETING AT SPILLSR'S HILLS. "*§ J On Tuesday a. meeting in support of the candi- dature of Sir Edward J. Reed was held during the dinner hour at Messrs Spiller's Mills..° There was a large and enthusiastic gathering j of the workpeople. Dr Edwards presided, and there were ajso present Messrs John Duncan, William Nicholls, E. H. Clothier, Howell Griffiths, S. Evans, W. Lincoln, and W. P. Lipscombe. Sir E. J. RIlED, having been briefly introduced by the chairman, was heartily received. He remarked that at Cowbridge his opponent, Mr Brand, bad stated that he was in favour of a large measure of Home Rule for Ireland. Then what in the name of goodness was' be opposing him (Sir Edward) for ? (Hear, hear.) The struggle, as Mr Gladstone had said, was between those who wished to give real Home Rule to Ireland, and those who said they would do it, but would take care it was only a sham. The whole difference between Mr Brand and himself was that he wanted to give to Ireland a measure of Home Rule of which he (Mr Brand) approved, but the Irish disapproved, and the supporters of Mr Gladstone wanted to give a measure of which the Irish people ap- proved, with which, as Mr Parnell said the previous night, speaking in the name of the Irish people, they would be well content and pleased to have. The Liberal seat in Cardiff had been made safe, and had proved to be saf6, whatever the action of the Irish voters of the borough might be, so he did not come before them to court the Irish vote to secure his return. Some of the partners in the firm of Messrs Spiller stood aloof, and were more or less opposing him.. But they were not all doing so, and he read a letter from Mr J. P. Thompson, one of the most respected members of the firm, apologising for unavoidable absence, from s the meeting: I am convinced tnat the more the Irish problem is looked into and pondered over by our Liberal friends who are at present against us the soonerthey will come over to a policy of conciliation as opposed to coercion, which appears to be the only alternative before the country. For my own part I heartily wish you success in the contest. (Applause.) I trust you will be returned by a triumphant majority to support Mr Gladstone in his efforts to promote such self-govern- ment to the sister country as will put an end to the intolerable state of things we have had; so long ..to deplore. (Applause.) The Irish members were, constantly outvoting the others in the House of Commons. Their opponents admitted that they were fit to govern us, which in fact they were thus doing, and yet contended that they werenotfitto govern themselves. Brand had been left in the- political lurch by the Liberals who hated him for his faithlessness to Liberalism, and the Tories would not accept him as tit to represent them. Misled by a few misguided people, Mr Brand came to Cardiff and appealed to those who, in February, sent him (Sir Edward Reed) by a large majority to support Mr Gladstone. Mr Brand's candidature was an affront to the electors of Cardiff. He (Sir Edward) hoped they would show that if their opponents were unable either in 1880, 1885, or 1886 to beat them with Tory candidates they would not be able to beat them now when they bad as a candidate one who was not honourable enough to stand by either party but tried to hunt with the hare and run with 'the hounds. In visiting Cardiff, Lord Hartington would do him (Sir Edward) a good I act-(a Voice: "Is he going to bring Randy along with him? and laughter)—because the arguments Lord Hartington was using would have no weight. Lord Hartington asked why a Mr Gladstone had not proposed Home Rule before. They might as well ask a man who was fathering fruit in September why hedid not gather Ttin April. (Laughter and applause.) The answer would be, because it was not ripe. Mr Gladstone had not proposed Home Rule before because Ireland was not ripe for it. If Lord Hartington plied the electorate here with such silly arguments he would do him (Sir Edward) a great deal of good. People in Cardiff were not such asses as to ask why they did not do this 20 years ago. They were going to do it now because it was right and if MR Gladstone succeeded in the elections tbey would BET about it as soon as they were over. (Cheers.) Mr NICHOLLS said in granting Home Rule they were only giving what the Irish had a right to r ask. Mr Gladstone bad undertaken a fine work of conciliation by trusting the Irish people, and if they trusted them, he (Mr Nicholls) believed thoroughly Ireland would be more prosperous in the future than she had been in the past. They bad to choose between the Liberal creed. as represented by Sir Edward Reed and MR Brand, who, although called a Liberal, was working into the hands of the Tories. If they returned Mr Brand and his friends which HE believed they never would-— (applause)-they would have a Tory Government and twenty years of coercion. He did not believe the democracy of the country would ever allow such an idiotic policy to be carried out. He con- cluded by moving- That this meeting of worlnng men warmly approves of Mr Gladstone's Pr°P°sal for giving Home Bule to Ireland and pledg63 itself to use every effort to return Si? Edward lteed as member for Cardiff. —(Applause.) „ Mr CLOTHIER, IA ,DNeny seconding, contended that whatever party came into power as the result of the general election, the Irish question must be first dealt with. They wished to do justice to the Irish, but their opponents wished to use force. The resolution was carried unanimously. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, PRISED by SIR E. J. REED, aud seconded R EVANS- Cheers were then given for Mr Gladstone, Sir E. J. Reed, Messrs Spiller and Company, and the chairman. 1 MEETING AT GRANGETOWN. On Tuesday evening, Sir Edward Reed addressed a large meeting of electors at the Clive-hall. Councillor R. ]3ird occupied the chair, and among others present were Mr E. T. Reed, Alderman LeWiS, Mr Rees J ones, Councillor Sanders, Mr Lewis Williams, Mr J. R. Davies, and Mr J. Davis. The CHAIRMAN said he was proud that the Liberal electors ot 'Cardiff were with them. (Hear.) Some LEAR. F -^HERAL dissentients had told him he was I? bad company, but he would not say hard tblngs about them, for after the clouds rolled by next Wednesday they would be all reunited AGAIO- (Hear.) He bad not theslightest doubt that Sir Edward would be returned. (Cheers.) They had a good CAUSE, AM* they were bound to WIN.Y (Cheers.) IN the TTESFEM AFATMGROANS) -had appeared A letter in which it was stated that Mr Moxev *ACS>N AF^OUR <>fMR Brand, and it ALS° S^LD that Mr Alderman Cory had immense WLTH \HUQ working-men. He was astounded that even the Western Mail could make such statements. (Hear.) Mr Moxey had himself said tbe' NIGHT before that he was saturated with LIBERAL feelings. (A Voice •• We heard him," and cheers.) Mr LEWIS WILLIAMS, who next spoke, said that the example of the senior member for the county of GlatOprgan could be followed with utility by the Liberal dissentients of Cardiff. Mr Talbot, at r further consideration, although he 6RST ?PPosed Mr Gladstone's measure, now FVV WAY clear to support it < Cheers ) BE HOPED from what he heard that day as the result of Mr Parnell's magnificrnt speech in the PARK Hall, that many of the recal- citrant Liberals would be won back again to the genuine cause J1™* support their leader AGAR as MR TALBOT had done. (Cheers.) If coercion was really necessary for Ireland, let it be tried twenty measures had »rs" queers,; Sir EDWARD sed the meeting, being received with loud and continued cheers. He said he waS t?* w how to address an audieoce ^e the present one, when he remembered he was there to advocate a con- cession of selfJ w?i k ^Tbjects across the channel. Why should he have to ask tham who had inherited their just rights and privileges to J16 R-1^, extending them to Ire- land 1 (Cheers.) I»et them bear in mind that neither he nor any other member of her Majesty s. Government was opposed by anv of the working-men representatives in the country (Hear.) Their opponents talked of separation, but he would sooner see the greatest of empires split up into fragments than see one frp« nftonle treated as Ireland had been in the past (Cheers.) But this spectre of separation was only illusory, for Ireland contented and prosperous meant a farmer and more prosperous empire (Cheers.) He believed that the voice of the people would be in favour of doing justice. to the people of Ireland, and at the saw0 t,me, clear their own Parliament from the obstruction and drag upon its business which had recently prevailed. (Cheers.) The reason whv the Hartingtons and the Chamber- lains, the "Brands and the Caines—(hisses)—fell NWAV from K^DSTONE was because he was a Minister too great for them. (Cheers.) When the memory of these men was immersed in the sands of time, the reputation of Mr Gladstone would still tower high above his contemporaries as that of a statesman who strove for the best liberties of the people. (Loud cheers.) Mr S. MILDON moved a resolution pledging the meeting to srpport Sir Edward Reed during the forthcoming election, as it fully approved of v.fe on$r Gladstones measure of .self- covemment for Ireland. (Cheers.) Mr Alderman LEWIS seconded, and in a brief speech reviewed the Irish question in detail. The resolution was then put, and carried with acclamation, and the meeting termina.ted:c witb, a. vote of thanks to the chairman. >, MEETING AT SPLOTLANDS. Last night a meeting in support of Sir Edward Reed was held in the Mission-nail, Marion-street, Splotlands. There was a crowded attendance, and Sir Edward s appearance was bailed with vociferous cheering, the entire audience rising in their enthusiasm. Councillor Ramsdale presided, and besides Sir Edward there were also present Councillor Beavan, and Messrs E. T. Reed, W. Sanders, R. Sutherland, Lewis Wil-, liams, J.Duncan, R. L. Price, J. Clarke, D. Thomas, and Vivian. The CHAIRMAN said to some extent their party was divided, but he believed the backbone ot the party, the working classes, were entirely on the side of the great bill of justice to Ireland..(Applause.) After pressing the importance of individual effort on the part of all Liberals in connection with the election, he referred to the grand receptioa accorded to Sir E. J. Reed on Saturday. A print in Cardiff—better known for untruth than otherwise—(" Shame ")—he did not waste much time on the Western Mail, though they often wasted time on him—said amoug other things that they bad M never witnessed a dirtier or more brutal lou than those who followed the Reed pro- cession on Saturday. (Shame.) This was the effusion •—(" Of a lunatic )~and as working men they i would resent it on the day of the poll, and show they were as respectable as those employed on the Western Mail, He intended to support Mr Gladstone and conciliation rather Hhwi IjOfd Salisbury and coercion. j Councillor BEAVAN moved a vote of confidence in Mr Gladstone's ability to settle the Irish difficulty. satisfactorily.. If Mr Gladstone could not settle the Irish question the statesman was not born. who could. They "wanted to give Ireland the jus-' tice and freedom ISho had denied 709 years. L-:t them, therefore, vote for Sir E. Reed. He had served them wdl-(Yes)-and 1 send Mr Brand about his business. (Applause.) Mr R. L. PiUCK seconded, and referred at length to the grievances and oppression under which Ireland had suffered. The cry of separation was thought hollow and absurd. He did not believe in the numerous safe- guards the bill contained, and should hail the day when they were removed. Every argumentthat had been used against the bill carried its own refutation with it. Mr Brand had been described by Dr Paine as a Liberal Conservative. Should be be returned,in six months those who now supported him would give him the dirty kick out." If he had any self-respect, he would never have come forward under such auspices. Mr JOHN DUNCAN, in supporting the resolu- tion, justified the claims of the Irish people for self-government. During Grattan's Parliament, which was in no degree subject to the English Parliament. Ireland enjoyed prosperity. She had never enjoyed prosperity since that Parliament Was taken from her, but had drifted on from bad to worse, until she had arrived at her present condition. Since that Irish Parliament we had passed 85 Coercion Acts, which had been more and more severe as the century bad advanced. When they found the Irish declaiming, generation after generation, against English rule, there must be some good cause why our rule was so objectionable and unsuited to their wants. If a substantial majority were returned in support of Mr Gladstone, his bill would be accepted by the Irish as a com- plete settlement of the Irish question, and they would become as loyal, law-abiding, and peace- fully disposed towards this country as Scotland ;or Wales now were. (Applause.) Sir EDWARD REED, who was loudly cheered, then spoke, recapitulating, almost necessarily, many of his previous utterances. It had, he said, been alleged that as he had held office under the Government, he was obliged to vote as he was told. But when he voted he did not consider himself, but the privilege he had and was again seeking of speaking in the name of the capital of South }Wales. (Applause.) When Mr Brand dared to insinuate that the miserable emoluments of office were important to him (Sir Edward), he could meet him with a statement he would defy him to contradict—thai in asingle weekhecould earn more than Mr Brand could by any means earn in ten years. (Loud cheers.) This was his answer to Mr Brand and Mr Richard Cory. (Laughter and applause.) He had great respect for the latter. He regretted the time he had taken, and he was at a loss to understand how, after the political escapade in which he had figured, he could hold up his head and use the sacred names he did, and minister in the sacred things he bad professed. His (Sir Edward's opponent, lMr Brand, had received a pretty good hint to go. (Laughter.) The hint was given—if at no other time—on Saturday, in the magnificent reception he (Sir Edward) had on his arrival in Cardiff. Mr VivrAN moved a resolution plenging the meeting to do its utmost to secure Sir Edward's returu. Mr CLABKE seconded, and the resolution was carried unanimously. The services of the chair- man baying been acknowledged, the meetingR closed" with cheers for Sir E. Reed and others.

MR BRAND AT CANTON. On Saturday afternoon Mr Brand addressed a meeting at Canton. By the hour appointed to commence not more than fifty persons were present, including a force of police. It bad been in- tended to hold the meeting in the market, but at the last moment an insuperable difficulty pre- sented itself. Care had not been taken to obtain permission to use the market, and as the deputy- inspector was without instructions he refused to give up the key. Mr Harry Cousins attempted to coax the man. He said that he had a letter from Alderman Lewis, but as Mr Cousins did not produce the communication the inspector re- mained firm, and the brake in which Mr Brand had driven; up was moved along to the corner of the street, the people following. Alderman CORY, who presided, commenced by a. complimentary allusion to the weather, and said he liked open-air gatherings because they reminded him of religious services with which he was often associated. He was glad that the Unionists and Conservatives of Cardiff had a candidate who would not resort to low abuse. It had been a severe wrench to him (Mr Cory) to separate himself from the main body of the Liberal party, but Liberals had deserted their colours whereas he was true to them. Mr BRAND remarked that he was not a ready speaker, except when addressing a meeting which was large, enthusiastic, and uproarious. Liberals prided themselves on consistency, but at the last general election Sir Edward Reed urged the elec- tors not to vote for Harben and Parnell, but for Reed and Freedom. Time was a great avenger. (A laugh.) Now Sir Edward was allied with Mr Parnell. t Criticising the Government proposals, the speaker contended that the issue before the country was not clear it was not simply conciliation or coercion. Some said the Land Bill was dead, but Mr Gladstone had declared the measure to be an obligation of honour. If they supported the Home Rule Bill they would also put their, names to a Land Compensation Bill. It was said that there were restrictions, but those restrictions were valueless, and would be set aside by the Irish Parliament. Suppose the Irish abolished the conscience clause, then denominational education would be taught throughout the island. Ireland was to have no voice in our foreign policy, for she would not be repre- sented at Westminster. (A Voice: "Wake up, Davies," the reference being to a gentleman fast asleep under Mr Brand's very nose.) If a separate Parliament were given to Ireland we should have no control over it, and if Ireland were to sympathise with or help a foreign country at war with aPowerwbich wasfriendly to England, we might get involved in a sanguinary war. Then we should have to pay the piper that would be part of the price of the stupendous surrender proposed by Mr Gladstone. It was a question of expediency with the Prime Minister, and not one of justice. He (Mr Brand) would give what was just, but would not go a yard further. He might mention that at the last election, Mr Morley and he were at a meeting at Cambridge. One of the speakers said that Mr Gladstone would never grant Ireland a Parliament, whereupon Mr Morley turned to him (Mr Brand) and said, "Won't he, though?" That showed the drift of Mr Morley's mind at that time. Mr Brand maintained that the Land Bill would increase the taxation of the country, which was already too heavy. He concluded by saying that he was opposed to disintegration, and in order to act on his convictions had gone out into the political desert. (Cheers.) On the motion cf Mr R. FORREST, seconded by the Rev. V. SAULEZ, and supported by Mr Harris, and Mr Jonas Watson,A vote supporting the can- didature of Mr Brand was passed with three dissentients.—In one of a series of little speeches with which Mr Richard Cory interlarded the proceedings, he said Sir Edward Reed was anxious to keep his snug rtipead-(a Voice: "You. have enough )-which the taxpayers supplied. MEETING AT THE DOCKS. The Hon. H. R. Brand addressed a meet- ing of the employes of the Bute Docks at the: Tyneside Engineering Works on Tuesday afternoon. He was supported by Alder- man Cory, Mr J. B. Ferrier, Mr Louis Tylor, and others. The attendance was large, though those present were very far from unani- mous. Mr BRAND referred in opening, to speeches made by Mr John Morley on previous occasions in which he showed his unwillingness to give the police and the appointment of judges to the Irish people. If that were his opinion, how could he consider Ireland worthy to receive a liberal measure of Home Rule when in smaller matters it could not be trusted? Mr Gladstone's bill could never remedy the ills of Ireland. The only thing that could do so was the settlement of the question of the Land Laws- (cheers)-and shouts of dissent) — by the creation of a large proprietary class. This could only be effected by English gold and English credit, by money that would come oti-, of the pocket of the English taxpayer. As long AS the British Parliament was at London, the money thus spent was safe -(hear, hear)—but if they were so foolish as to invest their money witnout the power of getting back the interest from what would be a foreign country and an alien people, they would have to whistle for it. (Cries of "No, no," and cheers.) His oppo- nent said he was not going to vote for the Land Purchase Bill. That was all in his eye, to use a popular expression. He was a member, and a very subordinate member of the Government. (Cries of "Three cheers for Reed.") He had occupied the position usually sought after by members just out of their 'teens. Whatever Mr Gladstone told him todo he would havetodo. (Loud cries of No, no.") The only way in which he could show his determination to vote against it would be to throw up his office, and that he (Mr Brand) would believe when he saw it. They had just had a visit from Mr Parnell-(cheers and hisses)—and he had expressed himself satisfied with the bill. He could tell them that gentleman was only bamboozling them. (Here three cheers were called for Mr ParneII, and enthusiastically given.) For five years Mr Parnell had agitated for inde- pendence for Ireland. He would not stop till he had got that. (Hear, hear.) He now came with soft words, and expressed bis satisfaction at the measure; but it he truly represented the feelings of the Irish members, their whole existence for the past five years had been a living lie, (Cheers were again given for PARNELL and the Grand Old Man,1' mingled with a FEW hisses.) fcThe argument brought forward at the meeting in the Park hall, on Monday, concerning the .American colonies was entirely fallacious. How could they compare Ireland with Amenca.twhich had never been in the posi- tion P that Ireland occupied and had occupied for 86 years ? The American colonies bad been brought up under the tutelage of the Colonial Office, and they HAD merged from that into practical independence. (Cheers.) They had: never been part and parcel of the United Empire AS Ireland had been, and had never paid any contribution as their share PF1 TH§ IMPERIAL "T AXA- tion. Here the meeting got; A little troublesomei and the vote of confidence in Mr Brand had to BE" put at once, It was proposed BY MR Ferrier AND (-seconded by Alderman Cory." NUMBERS did -1101 ¡,"ote, and the result was a slight I JNAJWTY on' I BEHFILF pf the Unionist candidate, MEETli^Cr .AT, flO^TH. f> In the evening Mr 'Brand'addressed a*pieeting: 1 Public-ball, Ro&tb, f ffb? room Wfis fairly well filled. Mr C. H. Williams occupied tho chair there were also present Alderman Cory, Messrs John Gunn, John Andrews, Councillor Waring, Dr. Wallace, and Mr. J. J. P. Burt. Mr BRAND, who was well received, said that the issue at present before tiie countiy was not whether the principle of self-government should be recognised. They must not # think that Mr Gladstone's bills were dead. As soon as he should obtain a. majority he would re-introduce them. (Hear, hear.). The man who voted for the Unionist did not deny the prin- ciple, but he recorded his bebef -fi rst, that they should refuse to have another authority within the United Kindom independent of the Imperial Parliament and, secondly, that they refused to prevent the Irish people being- repre- sented in Parliament. (Cheers.) Mr Gladstone had been making another of his eloquent speeches, in which he said that in this struggle the classes were against him, but the masses were with him. He further said that on all great occasions before, at the time of the agitation for the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Navigation Laws, the Catholic Emancipation Bill, and other measures, it had been the masses that had carried the reforms. How could that be, since at that time the masses so-called were not enfranchised ? (Cheers.) It WAS the classes that had won these measures. They must not forget that the issue before the country at present was not coercion versus con- ciliation. Nothing could be clearer than. the w of Lord Salisbury—(cheers)—when he stii < I that in giving the franchise to the Irish, it was impossible to continue the policy of coercion. (Cheers.) A vote of confidence in Mr Brand was proposed by Mr J. ANDKKWS, seconded by Mr G. DAVID, and carried almost unanimously. Dr. WALLACE said he had a personal explana- tion to offer in answer to an attack made on the Unionist Liberals by Sir Edward Reed. Tbatgen- tleman had told them that the proper coursefor them to have adopted was to have written to him on the subjects of difference, so that they might have come to some agreement. He wished it to be known that when he heard that a committee of Liberals was meeting a committee of Conser- vatives to take steps in the present crisis, he at once wrote to Sir Edward Reed, and told him that action had been taken, and that if it came to any result he should feel bound to oppose him at the general election, (cheers.)

MEETING OF CATHOLIC VOTERS. A largely attended meeting of the Catholic Registration Association was held at St. David's Schoolrooms, Newtown, on Sunday evening, for the purpose of deciding what action should be taken by the members in the present political contest. The audience numbered nearl 1,000 persons. The Rev. Father Williams, V.G., president of the association, occupied the chair, and among those present were the Rev. Fathers McGuire (St. Peter's), Matthews (Canton), and Butler (Tyndall-street) Dr Buist and Dr O'Don- nell Messrs Thos. Callaghan, E. Crogan, Foley, P. W. Carey, Walsh, T. Coghlan, Hartnett, M. Donovan, M. Dwyer, O'Grady, William Sheen, Thomas Courtney, &c. After some preliminary discussion, it was proposed and seconded tnat tne Catholic voters of the town be asked to support the candidature of Sir E. J. Reed. The resolution was supported by the Rev. Father Matthew, Mr T. Callaghan, Mr Councillor Carey and others, and carried unanimously amidst much enthusiasm. It was further decided to at once proceed with the formation of committees, with a view of leaving no stone unturned in order to return the Liberal candidate.

SIR E. J. REED ON SATUR- DAYS DEMONSTRATION. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—I feel constrained to ask you to afford me space in your columns for an, expres- sion of my warm and heartfelt thanks to the many thousands of inhabitants of Cardiff who took part in the magnificent and wholly un exampled demonstration of Saturday last. Never before within the scope of my experience have I beheld such a daylight demonstration of. political sentiment, and I wish to return to all tbosefriends who arranged and took part in it my most grate- ful acknowledgments. In saying this, I do not for a moment take to myself more than a very limited portion of the confidence shown and the honour done I regard this splendid display of feeling rather as a response to that appeal which my. illustrious chief, Mr Gladstone, has made to the people of this country for their sympathy and support at the great crisis of his own career and of the fate of Ireland, and as a rebuke to those who are seeking to injure and degrade both Liberalism and Con servatism in Cardiff at a single stroke -by settingup a handful of Liberals in opposition to thousands of their own political friends, and by seeking to force the great Conservative party of Cardiff to vote against their own principles, in support of these few dissentient persons of an opposite poli- tical creed. The people of Cardiff have manifested their strong disapproval of this unholy and degrading alliance, from which nothing but mischief and political confasion can ensue. After Saturday's demonstration there can be no doubt that the voice ot Cardiff will be heard at the poll in favour of political honour and con- sistency in this country, and of justice and liberality to Ireland.-I am, &c., E. J. REED. Royal Hotel, Saturday Night, June 26th. A THREATENING LETTER. Mr Tapp has received the following threaten- ing letter—probably from a Conservative :— Tapp,-If you interfere with any meetings at the Docks this time, you can expect a bullet through you. I am a lover of fair play for both sides."

SO UTH GLAMORGAN. MR A. J. WILLIAMS AT WHITCHURCH. On Saturday evening a meeting of electors was held on the Common at Whitchurch, in support of the candidature of Mr A. J. Williams for the South Glamorgan Division. A serviceable plat- form was erected under some trees at a little distance from the road, and surmounting it was a canvass banneret bearing the motto, Coercion or Justice," the device being beautifully executed by Mrs Edmund Lewis from leaves of various shades. There was a large attendance of residents in the village and district, and the 'Rev D. Evans presided. He was supported, in addition to Mr A. J. Williams, by Mr F. J. Beavan, Mr W. Davis, Mr T. H. Jones, Mr J. Kinsley, Mr Williams (Llanishen), Rev J. Beavan,Rev W. Roderick, Mr H. Wood, RevD. G. Rees, and the Rev S. Anthony. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said their object in meeting at the present moment was twofold. It was, in the first place, to strengthen, as far as they could, the hands of the greatest statesman of the 19th century-Mr Gladstone—(loud cheers)-in his efforts to do what was right and just to the people of Ireland and, in the second place, to help on the candida- ture of Mr A. J. Williams. (Loud cheers.) He had done his duty to the constituency irf the past; he had represented and not misrepresented them—(A Voice: No one will oppose; him," and cheers)-and they fully intended returning him again to assist the Grand Old Man in the scheme he had prepared to settle the Irish difficulty. (Cheers.) Mr F. J. BEAVAN proposed the first resolution, which expressed their unabated confidence in the present Government, deplored the defeat of the Irish Government Bill, and trusted that the result of the elections might be such that Mr Gladstone would be able to carry on the measure in deference to the just demands of the Irish people, expressed through their representatives. (Cheers.) They would, lie said, cordially agree with that resolution, and could give their adhesion to every sentiment therein expressed. (Hear, hear.) It was upon them that their great leader depended. He told the people of Edinburgh the other night that he did not rely upon the great ones of the earth, but upon the masses of the people. (Cheers.) MR Gladstone's confidence would not be misplaced, and the people would Support him now as they had done in the past. (Cheers.) Mr WILLIAM DAVIES seconded the resolution. He said there had been some talk of Mr Cory contesting the seat, but that gentleman was too low in the standard of intelligence to represent South Glamorgan. (Hear.) Mr Cory said that Mr Gladstone had softening of the brain. Well, he (the speaker) was glad that medical ecience would never be troubled in that respect with Mr Richard Cory's head. (Laughter and cheers.) Mr A. J. WILLIAMS rose to ^support the resolu- tion, and was received with prolonged applause. He met them again, after a short interval of time, to ask them to renew the trust they reposed in him six months ago. (A voice We will," and cheers.) He came there to his constituents none the less readily because he thought it likely that no attempt would be made to dispossess him provided be had their confidence. (Loud cheers.) There was no need for him to express his political opinions, for but a very short space had elapsed since he was busy throughout the district making known in tbe plainest language, and without any reserve, what h sian honest Welshman and their representative would do if returned to Parliament. (Cheers.) He did not think that in the Parliament which oeased that day to exist there was a more honest Radical than himself, (Loud cheers, and a. voice: "You will go back again.") It would have been quite sufficient reward, for all the trouble he had gone through to be their memoer, to be present during the great events transacted at Westminster, and to have listened to the great statesman when he unfolded his poble plan for the settlement of the Irish question. (Loud cheers.) He heard him as he made his last great effort of oratory, and watched him as he saw,one by one, those whom BE had trusted leaving him, and this country and Ireland, in the hour of their need. During that tragic half-hour Mr Gladstone learnt that those whom he had confided in were not trae to their trust. (Shame.) He therefore had to go back to the people and ask for justice to Ireland, and therefore be (Mr Williams) was present that day. (Loud cheers.) Their opponents had, of ;<pourse, AS tbey always did, tried to disguise the ^real issue by raising a number of points foreign f and extraneous to the question. (Hear.) They 'put up lawyer after lawyer in the House of Commontj to juggle with this great question by .debating legal aspects which might suit the, -Divisional Court or tbe High Court of Justice, but which were out of place in the people'S assembly, (Cheers.) Legal quibbles might prevail there, but the case was now jgoini^ to be retried in the High Court of Parliament, where the people's representatives were called upon to I' do justice to Ireland. (Hear.) What were the facts of the case ? They had in Ireland an island inhabited by a generous minded, sympa- thetic, and poetic people, full of high traits of character bad they been properly developed-a nation which had sent soldier after soldier over to England to lead our countrymen to victory as the Duke of Wellington did, a nation which had sent over generation after generation of poets, orators, lawyers, statesmen like Edmund Burke, orators like Richard Sheil, a nation which had tilled our country with the glory of its genuis. (Cheers.) It had done all this and more, for the Irish people had contributed to build up the military and commercial supremacy of the empire, and yet the people of England were now asked to answer their claims for justice by coercion and exile. (Shame.) After reviewing, in a succinct and telling manner, the history of the conquest of Ireland, the national parliaments, and the union, Mr Williams went on to say that the conscience and mind of the country had now thoroughly wakened up, and they fully realised their duty to their Irish fellow-citizens. (Cheers.) They would rise and sweep away the paper-unionist faction, and bring back Mr Gladstone to crown his great career by completing the business he had in hand. (Cheers.) They must all deplore the means adopted by Lord Salisbury—(groans)—to revive religious antipathies when he asked the English and Welsh people if they were going to submit the nearest and dearest rights of the Irish Protestants to the absolute control of their greatest enemies. (A Voice: "Salisbury himself is their greatest enemy." Laughter.) He denied that the Catholics of Ireland were hostile to their Protestant fellow-countrymen, and quoted statis- tics and letters to show that the reverse was the case. Mr Williams concluded by a vigorous appeal for united and thorough support to Mr Gladstone, and resumed his seat amid loud cheers. The resolution was put and carried nem. con. Mr J. G. MARYCHURCH proposed, and the Rev D. Cr. REES seconded, a resolution recording the perfect satisfaction of the meeting with the past conduct of Mr Williams, and pledging themselves to support him at the forthcoming election. The resolution was received with hearty cheers, and carried without a single dissentient. The meeting was on the point of separating, when Sir E. J. REED, who had been addressing a monster meeting at Cardiff, arrived, and spoke a few words to the assembled electors, who cheered him repeatedly, and among others who addressed the meeting were Mr Lewis Williams, Mr John Duncan, and Mr T. H. Jones. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and speakers.

THE GOOD TEMPLARS AND SIR E. J. REED. The East Glamorgan District Lodge of Good Templars held its quarterly meeting on Saturday last at Penarth. The following clause of the District Chief Templar's report was unanimously adopted "That this District Lodge expresses its appreciation of the services rendered to temperance legislation by the late members of Parliament representing our district, viz., Sir E. J. Reed and Mr A. J. Williams, and urges upon its members to give them their support in the coming election." It was also resolved that a meeting of the male members of the order be held in Cardiff at an early date to assist the return of Sir E. J. Reed.

MR A. J. WILLIAMS AT = PENARTH. On Tuesday a monster gathering took pla.ce in Mr Andrews's Tea Gardens, Penarth. It was feared that the large ball, which seats about 800 persons, would not be large enough, and the fears of the committee were well grounded. There were not far short of 2,000 persons who assembled in the open air and listened with the utmost attention to the speeches. The chair was taken by Mr J. P. Thompson. Mr A. J. WILLIAMS said he had come amongst them to ask them to renew that confidence which they reposed in him a few months back, and not to explain any of his past votes or actions. (Cheers.) He would ask them whether he bad abused the trust they had before reposed in him. (Cries of 44 No, no.") Then he would sav, Send me back again." (Cries of "We will," and "Three cheers for Williams.") Having referred to the Irish Question, he said it was rumoured that day that the Tory party were going to spring a candidate upon them at the last as a surprise. They had BEEU^compassing sea and land, and it was stated that they had at last got someone. All SIDNEY BATCHELOR, J.P., moved a resolu- tion pledging the meeting to use all legitimate means te ensure Mr Williams' return. The resolution was seconded by Rev W. G. WILLIAMS, and supported by Mr MCCARTHY and Professor TANNER, and carried.

EFFORTS TO SECURE A UNIONIST CANDIDATE. DEPUTATION TO MR MAR- CHANT WILLIAMS. The Conservative" and Unionists who are pulling the party wires for the South Glamorgan Division are making strenuous efforts to obtain the services of a suitable candidate to oppose the return of Mr A. J. Williams, the Gladstonian Liberal. Having been disappointed by Alderman Cory, they decided to ask Mr Marchant Williams, of the South Wales Circuit, to contest the division in the Liberal-Unionist interest. Accordingly a deputation waited upon Mr Williams at the Angel Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, and the gentlemen composing it represented both Conservatives and dissentient Liberals. Amongst ths principal spokesmen were Mr C. H. Williams, Roath Court; Mr Webb, and Mr Brand, the Unionist candidate for Cardiff. These gentlemen represented the position of affairs to Mr Williams in the most favourable light and pressed him to stand. He replied that he would consider the matter and give his answer this (Wednesday) morning. In the course of an interview with our representative, who waited upon Mr Williams at the Angel Hotel at one o'clock this morning, he said that this answer would take a negative form, and the refusal would be communicated to the Conserva- tive committee early to-day. Mr Williams considered that it was now rather late in the day to enter into a contest in South Glamorgan against such an opponent as Mr A. J. Williams, and, furthermore, he was personally averse to standing for any constituency, as he was busily engaged in helping Mr Richard Chamberlain in engaged in helping Mr Richard Chamberlain in his contest for West Islington. It appears that very few of Mr Marchant Williams's friends were aware of the fact that he was a Liberal Unionist, but Mr H. R. Brand was acquainted with his views, and his presence in Cardiff on circuit suggested the idea of asking him to fight the constituency. The Conservative and Unionist combination are evidently determined to contest the seat, and it is rumoured that if no other candidate can be found, Mr J. T. D. Llewelyn, who was defeated by Mr A. J. Williams at the last general election, will again contest the seat.

MR SPURGEON AND MR ^GLADSTONE'S !\IADNESS." The attention of the Rev C. H. Spurgeon having been called to Aid. Richard Cory's interpretation of his sentiments in regard to Mr Gladstone's sanity by Mr John Williams, Merthyr, a letter was received in acknowledgment by the latter-named gentleman on Monday as folluws "Westwood, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, "Juno 26, 1885. "Dear Sir,—I must be mad myself if I thought Mr Gladstone mad. On the contrary, it is his great ability which made me marvel tijat he could be the author of a. scheme which I still regard as fall of dangers and absurdities.' It was the original scheme which I criticized, aud I am very sorry to see that it is likely to be revived. I was in hope that something betler would have taken its place.- ,#ours very truly, TF C. H. SPCRGEON."

MR CHAMBERLAIN S ADVICE. A Cardigan voter, who wrote to Mr Chamber- lain fur political guidance, has leceived the following reply :— Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham, June 23rd, 1886. Dear Sir,-In reply to your inquiry, Mr Chamberlain desires me to say tha.t he cannot undertake the responsibility of recommending other people how to vote. This is a matter for each man to decide according to his own con- science. He would, however, in the present crisis commend to ycur consideration the language used by Mr Gladstone in a recent speech. "While you value party as a good, effective instrument for the government of the country, you will always hold the supreme ends of patriotic policy to be above the ends of party.—" Yours truly, WILLIAM WOODINGS.

CARDINAL MANNING AND HOME RULE. At & meeting of the Irish National League,held < on Sunday night, a deputation of the League of the Cross attended on behalf of Cardinal Manning, and read the following statement H Archbishop's House, Westminster, June 26th. Rev, and Dear Father,—I am desired by the Archbishop to inform you that the use of his name in Mr Darling's handbills, classing his Eminence with the opponents of Home Rule, is contrary to the trutb. His Eminence has always avoided mixing in politics by reason of the office that be bears, but this mischievous misstatement compos him to put it in your power to say that while preserving the integrity of the empire and the sovereignty of the Imperial Parliament, he has always been in favour of giving to Ireland • the power of administering its own local affairs, as. distinct from the affairs of the empire. You maytyake any use you think fit of this letter.— Believe me, yours very faithfully, JAMES."—A '•resolution was passed heartily thanking^his Eminence for the public contradiction, PF TJIO stp,tement.that he was opposed H- Home Rule.

MIDSUMMER QUARTER SESSIONS. GLAMORGANSHIRE. The tnals of prisoners at the Midsummer Quarter Sessions for the county of Glamorgan commenced at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Wednes- day. (FIRST COURT.) (Before Mr J. C. FOWLER, and Dr MORGAN ) In charging the grand jury the Deputy-chairman said the cases in the calendar were numerous he was sorry to say more numerous than would have been expected after a recent assize at which all prisoners in custody or on bail were tried. He then referred to the circumstances of some of the cases, after which he dismissed the grand jury to their duties. NEW MAGISTRATES. Messrs J. W. Vachell, of Cardiff, and W. M. North (stipendiaiy magistrate of Mertbyr), qualified, and were sworn as justices of the peace for the county. APPEAL AGAINST AN AFFILIATION ORDER. Josiah Rogers, labourer, of Bettws, appealed against a magisterial order made upon him at Pon- tardawe to contribute towards the support of the illegitimate child of Jemima Griffiths, a domestic servant, of Talgarth, of which he had been adjudged the father. Mr Glascodine was counsel for the appellant Mr Abel Thomas and Mr Tennant appeared for the respondent. It was stated that the appellant had been courting the girl, and in February last she was delivered of a child, of which she alleged that he was the father. The appellant denied that he had ever courted the girl or had improper relations with her. Appellant's counsel also pointed out that there was no corroboration of the girl's story. After a hearing of nearly seven hours' duration, the court decided to confirm the order. BILLS IGNORED. The grand jury ignored the bill against John P^ROCT (on bail) for embezzling money belonging to his employer, Gwilym Jones, at Llanwonno, in May last; and the bill against William Jefferies (39), mason, for stealing a brass fuel mould, the property of Louis and Henry Guere.t, at Llaadaff, in June. FALSE PRETENCES. Francis Richard Williams (21), traveller, pleaded guilty to obtaining a dog collar by false pretences from Charles Pudge, at Cardiff, on the 19th May. Mr A. Lewis, on behalf of the pri- soner, produced testimonials as to his previous good character, and stated that he bad no inten- tion to defraud Mr Pudge, but intended to have paid him for the dog collar, and, moreover, be bad already been in prison for a month.—The court passed sence of a further week's imprisonment. THEFT AT MERTHTR TTDFIL. Daniel Flaherty (17) and Michael Clifford (16), labourers, pleaded guilty to stealing some food and a box, the property of Daniel Lewis, at Mertbyr Tydfil, on the 14th May.-Clifford, having been previously convicted, was sentenced to six months' hard labour, and the other prisoner to three months' hard labour. BREAKING INTO A SHOP AT CARDIFF. Sidney Sweet (18) and Thomas Morgan (19), labourers, plea-ded guilty to breaking into the shop of William V. Davies, at Cardiff, on the 27th April, and stealing eight pairs of boots and one dozen laces.—Prisoners having been previously convicted were each sentenced to six months' hard labour. (SECOND COURT.) (Before Mr O. H. JONES.) ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON AT CARDIFF. Catherine Wolfe (30) and Bridget Reynolds (32) were charged with having stolen a silver watch, of the value of L5 10s, from William Jones, at Cardiff, on the 26th May. It appeared that on the day named the prosecutor met the two women in St. Mary street, and they all went to the Clarence public-house to- gether, where prosecutor had his watch safe in his possession. He afterwards left them, and when near the Cattle missed his watch, which had been unhooked from the chain. The police afterwards found the prosecutor's watch in Wolfe's bed. — The jury acquitted Reynolds, but found Wolfe guilty, and three previous .convictions having been proved against imr, she was sentenced to six calendar months' hard labour.—Mr Arthur Lewis prosecuted. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT COWBRIDGE. Walter Jakes, 22, labourer, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide, at Cow- bridge, on the 31st May.—Mr E. F. Griffiths prosecuted.-It appeared that prisoner went to the Cowbridge races, and- got the worse for liquor. On returning to his home be borrowed a razor, and shortly afterwards he was seen stag- gering through the street with a gash in his throat, from which the blood was streaming. The jury found prisoner guilty, but recom- mended him to mercy.-It appeared that he had been in prison some time, and he was now sen- tenced simply to one day. STEALING REINS. Michael Conway, alias Michael Connel (34), a labourer, was charged with stealing one whip, one leading rein, and two pairs of reins, the property of Thomas Sealy, 63, St. Mary-street, Cardiff.—Prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. INDECENT ASSAULT. John Connell was charged with indecently assaulting Ellen Little, in the Newport-road, Cardiff. Prosecutor deposed that on June 15th she was going along the Newport-road about 1.15, when she saw the prisoner, who was standing within West Grove. He ultimately overtook her, and caught hold of her by the two arms. She struggled and got away from him, when he took hold of her again by his right band, and then attempted to indecently assault her. She screamed,?and a policeman came.—Prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to six months' hard labour. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. James Norman was charged with obtaining the sum of £3 10s from James Croom by false pre- tences on March 24th. It appeared that on the day in question prisoner went to the house of the prosecutor, in East-street, and asked him to buy a donkey and cart. Prosecutor offered him L3 10s, which was accepted. A few days later a man [named Thomas Williams came and took away the donkey and cart, saying that they were his, and that he had only let them out to the prisoner on hire. — The defence was that Williams bad agreed to let the prisoner sell the cart if he could get a good offer. Evidence to shew this was produced, and the prisoner was acquitted. FALSE PRETENCES AT ABERDABE. William Thomas (14) was charged with having by false pretences obtained the sum of 6s from John Howard Thomas and others, at Aberdare, on the 8th May.-The jury found prisoner guilty, but he was strongly recommended to mercy, and the court sentenced him to one day's imprison- ment only. A MERTHYB WOUNDING CASE. James Shute (on bail) was charged with having unlawfully wounded Thomas Jones, at Merthyr, on the 26tb April.-The men were drinking together in a public-house on the day named, and a quarrel ensued, during which the prosecutor alleged that the prisoner struck him a heavy blow with a poker.—For the defence it was alleged that the prosecutor received his injury through a fall while struggling with the prisoner.—The jury found prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to two calendar months' hard labour. WILFUL DAMAGE AT CARDIFF. Johanna Donovau (17), a working girl, was charged with having committed damage, to an amount exceeding £ 5, to a plate-glass window, the property of Messrs S. Andrews and Son, at Cardiff, on the 15th June. Prisoner was found'guilty and sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. THEFT OF BOOTS AT CARDIFF. William Thomas (44), shoemaker, pleaded guilty to having stolen a pair of boots of the value of 8s 6d, the property of William Boyle, at Cardiff, uu the 15th May, and he having also acknowledged a previous conviction, sentence of one month's hard labour was passed. INDECENT ASSAULT. Henry William Harris (29), labourer, was charged with indecently assaulting Mary Richards, at Merthyr Tydvil, on the 16th June. It appeared that the prisoner on the night in question found his way into the bedroom of prosecutrix and attempted to assault her. She struggled with him and made him leave the room. and tinally bolted him in the kitchen. Prisoner was found euiliy, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour. PEMBROKESHIRE. THE OUTRAGE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. At the quarter sessions held at the Shire-hall, on Tuesday -before Mr H. G. Allen, Q.C. (chairman), Mr Joseph Thomas, Mr G. L. Owen, and Mr T. R. Owen—John Jackson, a private of the Royal North Lancashire Regiment, was brought up on remand,charged withattemptinp to criminally assault Johanna O'Brien, of county Waterford. Mr W. H. Walters, instructed by Mr James Price, appeared for the prosecution the prisoner was undefended. It appeared from the evidence that on the 6th May the young woman was a passenger from Swansea to New Milford by the Irish express. Prisoner got into the same compartment as prosecutrix, at Carmar- then Junction, and when near Johnston Station be took hold of her, threw her down, and several times tried to assault her. She screamed Murder," and told prisoner she would report him at the next station. Just before the train stopped at Johnston, prisoner said he would not give her a chance to report him, and jumped out of the carriage. Prosecutrix gave information to the guard, and proceeded on to New Milford and then to Wat-,rford. -William Burne, a truard on the Irish express, said when the train was approaching Johnston he heard a female voice shouting Murder," and on proceeding to where the sound came from saw Miss O'Brien, who was ,x,2 in a very excited state, her face being covered with blood.-The prisoner, who made no answer to the charge, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonmen t.

SOUTH WALES UNITARIANS AND THE ELECTIONS. At the annual meeting of the South Wales Unitarian Association, held at Cilian Ayron, Cardiganshire, the following resolution was unanimously passedThat this conference of Welsh Unitarian ministers expresses its deep and earnest sympathy with Mr Gladstone and his Government in the present crisis, and trusts that the members of our community in the several Welsh constituencies will heartily co-operate in the return of candidates pledged to the principles of Mr Gladstone's policy of peace and concilia- tion for Ireland."

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WELLS' CHARITY. A meeting of the governors of Craddock Wells' Charity was held on Wednesday morning in the "Y 'll 0 Town-hall,Cardiff. Present: the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Taylor and McConnochie, Councillors T. Rees, Carev, Jackson. and Waring, Dr. Paine, Mr G. Phillips, Dr. Edwards, MR Corbett,; and Mr Lewis Williams. THE SURVEYORSHIP. It was stated that the dispute existing between MrJBlessley and Mr Aspinall with regard to their joint participation in the surveyorship to the Board had been referred to arbitration. A reso- lution.previously passed, suspending Mr Aspinall from signing or granting certificates, was re- scinded. THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. On the motion of Mr WASixc it was unani- mously decided to hold monthly meetings of the governors in future, and that they should take place on the first Monday in the month. Tvr <- THE CLERKSHIP QUESTION AGAIN. RCN T ^KED if the clerk had prepared his FOR WLTH R^AID to the scale of fees charged BOARD!00 6 AND °THER WORK board. WIS to N?AVKKK REPLLED THAT AS BE did not prenareTho AN EX'P«TE statement, he did not of consulSn J ^°RT' DOT HAVM* HAD AN opportunity MR cZT. N?0VERBORSWITH regard toit. which to TR^NF 1S* very curious manner in RHE first TMTF AT PF1C ,BODJ'' it is not neglected to perform IkwfehaS^ unfair and "ISALTED'for ^TH JS F TH,0R0"JFH1IY prepared from the governors' point ofand Mr the T°UEIV& ME HIS ^STANCE in TOO matter, BUT 3.S X not SEEN ATR W-A meanwhile, I thought it better to leave the whole matter for the consideration of the governors. I challenge you to mention other cases in which I have failed in my duty. T MN 9AEET :'YES> certainly, as you challenge me 1 will do so. Since I have been a governor of this charity it has been decided time after time that a scheme should be sent to the governors. Up to the present I have not received a copy, nor ha.s any of the governors. Mr WARING said he must certainly take the A°Y TO be laid upon anyone, for personally he had no idea that Mr Wheatley himself was to prepare the scheme. It was a V E S"^CE that meeting was held, and f Una^e froJ? Pressure of business to attend to the matter. He suggested that a sub- committee should be appointed to deal with tbe matter. WI"-IAMS moved that the Mavor Mr Waring, Dr Taylor, Dr Edwards, Mr Corbett, and the clerk, should be appointed a committee to prepare a report in accordance with the resolu- tion of the governors ,at the last meeting. Alderman MCCONNOCHIE seconded, and it was carried unanimously. RESIGNATION OF THE CLERK. WHL £ UR £ ?AT!UE °L AN intimation made bv Mr Wheatley to the Cardiff Corporation on "June stant refd' dated the 30th ni- hil r'flsiwn k j governors, tendering his resignation, and conveying to the governors his appreciation of the kindness and courtesy be ANNM^ AT THE 6AME TIME H« on behalf ofih handed over to the Mayor of £ a cheque for the whole of IEASP* HAD made in the preparation deal with THF C ARL^Y LAND' leaving them tc This cheoue AMNAMF T AS TKY mieht choose, J-nis cneque amounted to £ 857 17S 11 heini? TH« exact amount of his profit on the leases after DEDUCTING the out-of-pocket EXDENSES Th<« governors would understand that was now without remuneration of any kind for the work T JDE F the preparation and completion of 21* leases and their counterparts. With I-HAF statement be left himself entirely in their hands feeling sure they would do what was right in thti matter. Mr WARING moved that the resignation bff accepted, at the same time expressing his regret at having to undertake the task of doing so This was unanimously adopted, as was a further resolution asking Mr Wheatley to continue in the office until his successor was appointed. It was de- cided to advertise for a clerk and solicitor to the charity, the remuneration for the clerkship to be E20 per annum, and that for the solicitorship to be settled hereafter according to a determined scale.

NEWPORT CHAMBER OF L COMMERCE. SIR GEORGE ELLIOT AND THE KIGHT CHARGES. The monthly meeting of the members of thit chamber was held on Wednesday at the offices* Mrifcdwin Grove presiding.—The Secretary re- ported that, as instructed by the last meeting, h« had written direct to Sir George Elliot asking him to receive a deputation to discuss the ques- tion of night charges imposed at the Alexandra Dock for the shipping of coal. On the 15th June he received a reply from Sir George's private secretary (Mr Barton) referring him to Mr Adam, the secretary to the Dock Companv. On tne toiiowing day he wrote to Mr Adam, but had received no reply, although two weeks had elapsed. -General dissatisfaction was expressed by members present at this prolonged delay. Sir George Elliot's presence in the town was regarded as a favourable opportunity for an interview, and the secretary was instructed to write again asking that, when the pressure of political engagements was at an end, be would, before he left the town, receive the deputation.—Mr E. H. Carbutt wrote that he had had au interview with the Postmaster- General as to "Newport, Mon. being construed as one word in telegraph messages. Whilst Lord Wolverton could not concede this, he promised that all telegrams addressed to Newport," ex- EEPT^* when handed in near Newport, Isle of Wight, or Newport, Salop, would in future be sent to Newport, Mon. This would in a great measure obviate the use of the word "Mon."— On the motion of Mr A. Mawson, seconded by Mr L. B. Moore, the thanks of the chamber were voted to Mr Carbutt for the trouble he had taken and for being instrumental in obtaining the con- cession.—Mr Hollingdale brought before the chamber the question of the provision of public baths and washhouses.-The Chairman and other members promised to co-operate in influencing members of the town council, but pointed out that the matter was beyond the rules. As Mr Moore observed, it was disgraceful that a town of 50,000 inhabitants possessed no place where. bath could be procured.-The Chairman: WELL, suppose we take up the question and agitate it, and try and do our best ?

DEATH OFTHE HIGH SHERIFF OF MONMOUTHSHIRE. The death occurred late on Tuesday night of Mr Joseph Firbank, of St. Julian's, near Newport. Deceased carried on business as a railway contrac- tor, and was very successful in executing large undertakings in different parts of the coun- try. The illness which caused his death was very brief. It was only on Monday eveniag that it was deemed necessary to call in medical aid but on Tuesday the symptoms had SO rapidly deepened that a doctor from Birmingham was telegraphed for to assist Dr Woollett. The cause of death was paralysis. The deceased was in the 67tb year of his age, and just before his death he was successful in securing a contract for half-a-million, which, of course, nowfallc through. He was a staunch Conserva- tive, and one of the oldest magistrates for the borough and for the county, being the. fifth on the list. In March last he became high sheriff of the county of Monmouth, in succession to Mr E. J. Grice, and would, bad be lived, have attended at Monmouth assizes next month in his official capacity. A former high sheriff, Mr W. G. Cartwright, of Newport, also died during his shrievalty, two or three years ago.

THE FAILURE OF MR H. BARNETT, OF CARDIFF. A meeting of the creditors of Mr Henry Bar- nett, merchant, of Cardiff, late a partner of the firm of Barnett Bros., fruiterers, Cardiff, was held on Wednesday morning at the office of the Official Receiver (Mr T. H. Stephens), Crockherbtown. Creditors were represented to the amount of £ 2,879 12I 10.1. It appeared that the debtor's liabilities amounted to £3,565 4s Id, and the assets were nil. The cause of the failure was stated to be the non-payment of partnership debts by the brother of the debtors In his report, the Official Receiver stated that this was a case which required thorough investigation. The debtor appeared to have been for some time in partnership with his brother. The partnership was dissolved in July, 1884, and all the assets transferred to the continuing partner, who was a minor. The debtor having no proposal to make to his creditors, and the courthavingmadeanorder that the estate be administered in a summary manner, the meeting closed. The public examina- tion of the debtqr was fixed for the 5th of July.

THE AFFAIRS OF A NEWPORT GROCER. At Newport County-court, on Wednesday— before the Registrar-the public examination took place of Henry John Nicholls, grocer, 4-1, Mill Parade, Pillgwenlly. Questioned by the Official Receiver, the debtor said he commenced business in January, 1881, with a capital of £ 10. His takings increased from JE20 to £ 35 per week, but, the profit on the turnover was not more than 5 per cent, His liabilities were JE764 15s, and the assets B172 12s 4d, out of which, how- ever, several preferential claims bad to be met. The debtor estimated that be had lost ESM in troods which lie had supplied to seamen.—The debtor made no offer, and the examination was adjourned.

A WESLEYANEX-PRESIDENT AND LAPSED LIBERALS.' Writing to a Yorkshire elector from Clapham. the Rev. W. Arthur, an ex-President of the Wesleyan Conference, says:—" While I look upon all loyal and good men as bound to vote against Disunion, I look on the Liberals who do not vote against it as lapsed Liberals, fallen from their own principles, and gone down to the serving of arbi- trary dictation, and the setting up of what Mr Gladstone, when speaking judicially, called Anarchical tyranny.' I never voted for a Conservative, but now I am going to do so, though his address contains things to which I dis tinctly object. But he is true to Queen, country, and equal rights. Most carefully have I weighed the pleas of the Ministry for their proposals. The result is, I believe, that whoever votes for them votes for the ruin of Ireland, the weakening pf England, and the beginning of the dissolution of the Empire."