The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

WEST DENBIGHSHIRE. SIR J. HERBERT ROBERTS' RETURN. MR SAM THOMPSON ON THE CAUSES OF HIS DEFEAT. A large crowd assembled at Denbigh on Saturday to hear the deciaraton 'of the poll. ShortJy after one o'clock in the afternoon the figures were announced as follows by Mr G. H, F.Robertson. Sir J. H. Roberts (L.) 5854 S. Thompson (U.) 2829 Liberal majority 3025 Sir Herbert Roberts, speaking in Welsh, said that eighteen years ago somebody prophesied that he would stay in his Parliamentary nest. Well, he was still there (cheers). All he could do now was to thank the electors who had helped him to stay there for their faithfulness and oouragcand for the splendid victory they had enabled him to win (cheers). The message which that victory sent was "Freedom for the Parliament of the people, freedom for Mr Lloyd George to pass, his great Budget, freedom in religious and educational affairs, freedom in trade, and freedom for Wales to work out her own salvation on Liberal principles" (cheers). Mr Sam Thompson, also speaking in Welsh, thanked his fellow-countrymen, opponents as well as friends-for the way in which he had been received in the constituency (cheers). e'v 0 cons Ihey had been through a hard fight—on both sides. Ile bad not time. Sir Herbert had said that he had flight for freedom; he (Mr Thompson) had fought for fair play for the workers of Wales—for fairplay for the schools and for British trade. He thanked them, and was sure he could say that they were ail as g-ood friends as ever (cheers). AT THE CONSERVATIVE CLUB. In the meantime the .Unionists had carried their candidate to the Conservative CJub. and from the balcony Mr Thompson addressed a large crowd of supporters, who gave him an encouraging cheer. "Although we have not won to-day," he said, "I think we have made a w In good fight. The only way in which we can win is to keep hammering away. Let us start, straight away organising ourselves for the next encoun- ter, when the result, we may be sure, will be different" (cheers). He went on to thank his d supporters in the division. They were not strong in numbers now, but h-e had no doubt that the people of Wales had at last been awakened to the unfair fiscal conditions under which they lived and would yet support the Unionist party (cheers)- Colonel Mesham ca",ed for three cheers for Mr Thompson, which were lieartily given. AT THE LIBERAL CLUB. The victorious candidate was carried by a cheering band of young men through the excited crowd to the adjacent Liberal Club, on the bal- cony of which he shortly afterwards appeared, accompanied by Lady Roberts and his two sons- There were cries again for a speech, and in re- sponse he said: Just one word—I thank you. There is no higher honour in the world than to represent such a constituency in the British Parlia.ment (cheers). For 18 years you have given me your- confidence and support. I have tried to do my duty, and I go baok to the House of Commons with a new inspiration to work for Denbighshire and for Wales (cheers,)^ Mr D. S. Da vies, of Denbigh, also made a short speech. Three ch<"crs were given for the hon. member and for Lady Roberts and their children. Lady Roberts spoke a few words in Welsh, expressing her gratification at the splendid victory and her gratitude to the electors of West Denbighshire for the way in which they had worked and voted to bring it about. EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS. At the close of the counting Sir Herbert Roberts moved a vote of th-anks to Mr Robert- son, and stated that so far as he was concerned —and he thought- his opponent would say the same thing the whole of the arrangements for the election had been perfectly carried out, and every suggestion that had been made. to meet the convenience of the electorate and of the candidates had been accorded the best con- sideration. Sir Herbert took the opportunity of thanking his opponent for the courteous a.nd gentlemanly way in which he had conducted the contest. There had been nothing from the beginning to the end of the oontest, that he had reason bo regret in that respect, and altitouglh Mr Thompson and he were on opposte sides they were not unfriendly in other respects. Mr Thompson, in seconding the motion, said that if ever he contested another election, in West Denbigh or elsewhere, he only hoped that ho wouJd have the courtesy from the officials and others concerned that had been extended to him in the contest just concluded. He would like to reciprocate the kindliness of Sir Herbert Roberts' speech concerning himself, and to say that from the beginning he had tried to raise the contest above personalities, and he felt that Sir Herbert Roberts had certainly done so.

CLOSE OF THE FIGHT AT COLWYN BAY. THE RESULT A SURPRISE. So far as public meetings were concerned, the contest cam e to a. close at CoJwyn iiay, with a crowded and CM th u«-i>a<jtac Unionist meeting at the Pavilion, on Thursday even- ing. Mir Edward Allen presided, and the speakers were Mr L. S. Aanerv, Mr Sam Thompson, and the Hon. Laurence A. Brod- rick. A orowd of a. few hundreds of noci- tickefc-hoiders iiu vain sought an entrance at tlie pier gates, and for more than half-an-hour before the proceedings commenced, thcire was a considerable amount of hustling and doe- order without the entrance, much difficulty being experienced by holders of tickets in gaining admittance in consequence of the crush. The meeting was of a thoroughly orderly character, and Mr Thompson was accorded the warmest of welcomes by the huge assembly. He spoke tixr about forty-five minutes in a. manner that was not a little surpdiLsiag con- 'sidering the extraordinary amount of public speaking he has done during the past few months, and particularly during the laist three weeks. Mr Am cry's convincing address w-ae cheered to tlie echo, but the best applauded sentence of tho evening was that in which Mr Brodrick dwelt upon the excellent work accom- plished by Mr Thompson during his cam- paign. Whatever the result of this contest, said Mr Brodirick, there will be none to deny that our candidate has performed his share of the work with splendid energy and conspicu- ous ability, and, it may be added, in a gen- tlemanly, straightforwajd maillner. As the audience left the Pavilion, the men- acing attitude of tlie crowd outeide the gates created considerable disquietude for the well- being of Mr Sam Thompson and the party leaders, and wh-em some of them appeared, they were jostled a.bout freely. Happily, however, nothing untoward occurred, though on Saturday morning, one or two of the daily newspapers pub! is bed imaginative accounts of how Mr Thompson left the Pavil- ion. It was suggested that in the course of his speech the candidate made a remark to the effect that Mr Lloyd George had not made his a.pj>earance im that Pavilion because there was no back door to it by means of which he could escape. By way of embellishment to the story, it was added that Mr Thompson had subsequently left the Pavilion premises by means of a ladder im order to avoid the crowd at the gates. As a matter of fact, no reference to a back door was moo." by Mr Thompson throughout his speech. The observation was interposed by a member of the audience, and though the candidate amiled art; the remark, it was parti- cularly observed that he made no comment whatever upon the interjection. Equally itll- correct was the remaining part of the para- graph, for Mr Thompson left the Pavilion in the ordinary way, amd drove away in a carriage alisolutelv unmolested. POLLING DAY. The 1482 voteiw residing in the Colwyn Bay district are allocated thus — North Ward, 630; South Ward, 321: West Ward, 428; and Llanelian-yn-Rhos, 103. The polling station for the last mentioned two areas was at the Conway-road Schools; the electors from the South Ward polled in the Council Offices, amd those from the north in the County HuiJd- ings, the following being the respective pre- siding officers and poll clerks:—Mr Joe. H. Roberts and Mr Piper; Mr F. J. Gamlin, RhyJ, and Mr Taiibv; and Mr H. D. Oeborn and Mr W. J. Dunning. Polling went OlD with fair regularity throughout the day. The Conservatives were obviously better equipped with vehicles, though their opponents were adequately provided for in that respect. Judging by the amount of blue colour sported in the streets, one would have thought that, so far as Col- wyn Bay at any rate was concerned, Sir Her- bert Roberts was well out of the running. As the weather was fine in the morning the thoroughfares were as animated in appearance a-s i.n the height of the summer seaison, and it would be no exaggeration to say that four out of five of those who wore party favours at all did not day the Liberal yellow. Motor-cars, carriages of various shapra and proportions, bicycles, and even peramtbujatore were lavishly decked in blue. Prominent among those who kept the Liberal colours fly- img wa-s fi. lady cyclist, wiho threaded her way through the crowds with a yellow card about 4-ft. square, attached to the front of her machine. faring the printed invita- tion, "Vote for Sir Herbert." Apart from the merry chorus singing of crowds of school children, who, by the way appeared to be unanimous m predicting a sorry fate for Mr Thompson, tihero was no Utll- usual noise until late in the evening, when the retimics came im of the polling else- where-. Meanwhile, business had closed with a brisk rush in the po-ling stations. At noon, 226 had voted in the North Ward; 100 in the South Ward, and 200 in the West. so that over a. third of the electorate in the district had jxilled by that hour. At the close, the Liberals claimed to have secured a majority of at least 250 im Colwyn Bay, and they suggested tha.t this figure would have been, much larger but for the fact that the snow which fell at mid-day had pre- vented them bringing in their supporters from the upper levels of Llwydcoed and vicinity. On the Unionist side, it was confidently stated that the Liberal majority did not' exceed 50. NEWS OF THE RESULT. The result was not announced until shortly after one o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, and when the figures wer £ road, the enthusiasm 01 Sir Herbert's supporters scarcely knew any bounds. Their shouting was distinctly heard at Brvn Euryn. Sir Herbert arrived in his motor-car about 4.30 from Denbigh. He was met on the boun- dary by about fifty enthusiastic admirers, who had provided hiilll with a. carriage, in which he was drawn in triumph to the Liberal Com- mittee Rooms, where he was accorded an ova- tion by bet-ween two and three thousands of people. SIR HERBERT'S THANKS. Addressing the crowd. Sir Herbert said: — My friends of Colwyn Bay, I do not know how to find words to thank you. You have helped me to win a magnificent victory, which will leave its mark upon the political history of Wales and the country generally (cheers). Never was I so proud as at this moment. No greater honour could be conferred upon any man than to be returned to Parliament by such a constituency (cheers). The splendid majority is an indication of the strength and earnestness of the Liberalism of West Den- bighshire (cheers). I was glad to see this flag which you have put up, the Union Jack—the Empire surrounded and guarded by Liberalism (cheers and a voice, "And by Welshmen"). I am getting a little tired myself after the hard work,.but my heart is warm, and I tha.nk you all most hear-tilv for helping to do this thing. There are workers in Colwyn Bay on my side who have given influence, thought, energy, and days to the warning of the battJo. He wished to express his special indebtedness to the Liberal ladies of Colwyn Bay for ihe magnificent work whioh they had done for him on this occasion (choirs). Mr GJyn Jones, an the absence of Mr Cro-mp- ton. the chairman of the Liberal Association, thanked the workers of both sexes. Lady Ro- bert* spoke briefly, and the demonstration ended wirth the singing of the Welsh National A nth era. A SURPRISE. None were more surprised over the rAAult of the oontest. than the Liberals of Colw/n Bay. Evidence of this was to be found in the predictions of the numerous competitors, wht tried for the silver cup offered in W L ixvtil Committee Rooms for "the best guess." T1 ue, Mr T. E. Purdy, the cup winner, predict- ed a majority for Sir Herbert of 3015, just ten short of the actual figure, waa in nirl optimistic frame of mind, so optimistic n faofc that he was freely chaffed over it before t.b« result was declared. But, there were \erj few other "guesses" over the thousand ma." r. Local Unionists were of course none the lejw surprised, but all are agreed that, so far Mr Thompson, the candidate; Mr C. C. JViO't, the chief organising agent, and his staff weie oomccrued, nothing had been left undone 1 Lat oould ensure the triumph of the cause m West Denbighshuc.

MR THOMPSON'S PERSONAL MESSAGE. CAUSES OF THE DliFEAT- Interviewed by ono of oua- an i'uetday, Mr Sarn 'fhonipeon d, in answer to a. qiKssuoiir:— "Of course, the eh a pete beat uts. My experi- ence wJiih regtttrid to the a.grixjuluuaj areas ot utua du\~ts;an was tlnute though d. very fcurge proportion of tine farmers are JL.berai.te, they are ooor viniLtid t:ha.t a measure oi tuseai lecurm must come. ritoey really feel tfocjy need it now. Th»y a.re agiiutj-t the Stmiaaii Holdarig's Act. and are quite faAxxurabte to the Connervative iamd. ptunoluaa.) poiioy. Many of tibam uua&nee with tho inamaier in whLeh the Old Atge Pearsons AOT l;.j Leu-rug administered- "I d'id not find that keenness few the DioettUib- litfimient anid Dttsejuutowinerut of tho Obuixh that was supposed to exist ariicn^Vjt Notxxxiiionniiste generally. As a matter erf fact, I was onlly asked two on- tlhireo tones dhiring Die two yeans i Î1;a\o been bafctro the C01Wl.L:tuo6>n.çy for my views upon that question. My reply was against the Liberal vuew on each cocas'jan, teat there WU6 no resent- meld, dhown when. 1 so aiaiswereil. nor was much emthuiiiaain evinced when tlie question was aekcdL generally is the state of feoliny in the dZrvi- tiion. "I feel convinced, however, that a good many of thooe Liberas who hold my vietws refer- ence to fiscal leiioim, and the land question voted agahiBj, me. because they have been ua-uigiit to believe iit is almost A SIN TO VOTE CONSERVATIVE. "I think the niili^cpresentatioin af the. attitude of the Conservative Party towauxiB the Otld e Pension Bill by our oppome»ata the dear bread cry, and; tl carioatunas of the condiifcoiiH of life in Protectionist oauni-tries, Germany else- where, were mainly retsipomsiiblo for the majority againjat mo- However, I am very pfeatjcd over my peraorual expeaienoe of the people of West Denbighshire. I received tihe most hearty sup- port fiom my f r eeds and supporters in the Con- servative Party. Never before, i think, have they worked with such earnestness and enthu- sriaisimi, and I wish through the ooiumna of the 'Pioneer' to express my heartiest titanic a to them all, and particularly to that large number wfhit have written sympathetic letters to me, because I cannot hope to personally to them al] mncti as I should 1ke to do so. I also wish to etxpress my appreciation of the manner lli which MY POLITICAL OPPONENTS behaved towards me tliixwughout the contest; tlhisiy- treated me with kindness and' respect on all oooas.' onw, and, aOthough the result has been far from s&'titaf act cry frorti my point of view, I feel g\la.O\ at the end! of the figirt that I can. say I have not made a single enemy, nor have 1. to my knowtedige, hurt the feelLnjgs of a ssng'le op- pcduerub. Whether I will eevtr my ccnneotion with West De.r:c!:ig!hah:i1"e or not in the future I sihaltt! always look baok with feelings of pleasure to the time spent an. the division and with no regret notwithstandikiig the fact that my edtortB diid not end to satifctfactoniy aa 1 anitaoipated. "1 woiUiki <.t,lbo1i ke to place on record my biffL. est appreciation of the organiiaation and of the work of those who helped to make it so effficuenit. PartaulaiUy do I desire to eocpress my adcmiratioTi of and regard for my election agont. Mr G- C. Mott, who has actedi with siuiah dtevotion towairda me as the oandiiidate and wxxrked 00 very ard'U- onisly oml beiliJaillf of the Conservative causa Ibowt. Finally may I also tender mfyi t thanks to the Ooast, PiœJ.£e¿ for the splendid asiistance it rendered me botlh in the way of ire porting' my speeches at length and1 tin its edtLtonal oolumna. "Tho fuuure? I thinik that if we poreas>t in edtuoaJting- the electors upon the policy in generaS and fiscal reform, and tihe la/id pohcry in partuouilar there are corta.Jify hQpef: of future .ictory

G E\ E HAL 11. Major-General Hugh Jones-Vaughan, who has selected for the colonelcy of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment-, was born at Glanywern. Merionethshire, and is the eldest son of the Rev. Canon Jones, bv his marriage with the e.idest daughter ot" Mr Liston ^aughan. He married Eva, eldest daughter or Mr E. Owen, of Hengwrtucha, Dolgellev. Gen,eral Jones-Vaugh an served with the Lincolnshire Regiment in the Indian Mutiny. was a brigade-major in the Afghan War, 1878-80, was mentioned in despatches, and promoted by brevet, and has been assist- ant adjulant-general of the Western District, and commander of the troops in the Straits Settlement.

MUSICAL NOTES. By Peiev Edwards, Mus. Bac. (Pedr A law). WELSH SUCCESSES. It is gratifying to find the names of Welsh students among the successful once at our principal Musical Academies in London. At a recent performance of the opera "Colom- ba," by Mackenzie, by the RoyaJ Academy students, the title-role was entrusted to Miss Louie James (of Denbigh), who sang excel- lently. The following are winners of R.A.M. scholarships :—Rutson Memorial Prize, tenor, Mr Cynlais Gibbs, of Ystradgynlac'e; West- moreland Scholarship, female vocalists, Miss Lilian G. Richard, of Swansea. In the Ross Scholarship competition, Miss Richard was also commended. MRS LAURA EVANS-WILLIAMS. This singcT did not quite satisfy the critics at the Midland Hall concert, Manchester, re- ferred to last week, but she transgressed in very good company. "In the difficult soprano part, Mrs Evans-Williams did creditably," states one report, "and is evidently at home in the florid style. But, there was hardly sufficient scope of style or eloquence in her The other artistes were also more or less disappointing. "Mr John Harrison failed, for kindred reasons, to make "Cujus An imam" expressive." After praising Mr rrancis Harford s singing, it states: "it would be hard to imagine aiivtliiig more violently antagonistic than his expressive singing of the dotted figure in "Pro pcccatis," and the reading given by the orchestra to the same figure at the introduction and close." It is not my business or purpose to try to defend Mr Harford's interpretation, or that of Mrs Evans-Williams, but it is well-nigh impossible to find in much, if not most, of Rossini's music any of the really religious- ele- mont. The words may be sacred, but the music largely suggest the Italian operatic stage. Who but Rossini would have written such music to "Pro peccatisThink you the great Bach or Handel would have done so? Certainly not; and yet none knew' better than they What really religious music should be. To get the right atmosphere in singing much of Rossini's sacred music, the vocalist wouJd have to infuse religious fervour into it, be- cause it can often only claim beauty and charm as its chief qualities. That this can be done is a matter which some doubt. Can even a religiously-minded singea* make music of a seculaj- character sacred by bringing his or her personality to bear upon it To a cer- tain extent, yes; but it is difficult to do so. and it is just this difficulty which confronts vocalists in presenting Rossini' sacred music. Doubtless, this would account for the lack of "eloquence" in Mrs Evaais-Williams' singing on the occasion above referred to, as well as the shortcomings of her fellow artistes. STEPHEN, TANYMARIAN. It is not necessary to tell the Welsh reader that this Stephen was none other than the Welsh composer who was responsible for what is known as the first Welsh oratorio, namely, "Ystorm Tiber;,as" ("The Storm of Tiberias"). This work has been much praised, as being the work of a real genius,—as no doubt it was, because at the time of composing it he was a young iraii of but little experience in music as an art, and yet he penned a powerful work. He was born in the year 1822, at Rhydy- sarn, in the neighbourhood of Festiniog. Du- ring his early years, Stephen seized every available opportunity of gaining an insight into tho mysteries of music. amd became known locally, as a young man who knew something of the art. Ln 1842, he commenced preach- ing. At the Independent College, Bala, he adopted the name Edward Stephen. His bap- tismal name was Edward Jones, but as there was another of the same name at the college, he chose the distinguishing one of Edward Stephen. It appears his grandfather's name was Stephen Jones—hene: the use of Stephen by his grandson. In 1847, he became a minister at IToreb, D-ygyfy,lcli-i, where he remained for ten years; and in 1856 he took charge of two ohapels at Llaullechid, where he remained to the end of his days. His. oratorio was com- menced in January. 1851, and was finished in May, 1852. The work was published in seven parts. It appears the first edition was rather imperfect, as in a new edition he noted that he had oorrected the fault of carrying the melody or air beyond the range of thi, par- ticular voice for which it had been written that he had changed some of the keys, amd especially taking care to end movements in the original key and mode; that wrong tempi as well as false aceente, in some of the soioe had been rectified, ajid that several other im- provements had been made in the work. Upon its performance at Festuijog a.n English critic who was present wrote about it as fol- lows —The storm in its height is painted in a grand double chorus, the words of which are weU fitted for musical description. The music shows a surprising degree of native talent, improved by the study of the greatest of all master&liandel. The Welsh have always been deemed a highly musical people, and certainly they have shown on this occasion how well they deserve this character. In tile year 1359 lie became editor of a publi- cation entitled Oerddor v Oyssegr, but no nine of his appears therein. He said he was unable to write a really worthy hymn-tune ia fact, he was of opinion it was one of the most diffi- cult things to write this form of music. Hymn- tunes, he considered, such sacred things that but few had the gift to produce them— tunes that wouJd live as long as Snowdon remained: Yet he lived to write the famous tune" rany. niarian," usually sung to the words "Pwy sy'n gyru'r meiit i hede," etc. It is adiliitteci to be one of the most powerful and inspiring hymn-tunes ever penned by a Welsh nan. in 1868 the hymn tune-book of Stephen and e. appeared. Then in 1879 an additional part was issued. This book was issued by the Inde- pendents. and was much praised by them, as well as by all who valued rea'n'y tunc.s. Edward Stephens also composed many anthems, etc.—most of them long forgotten, but th^y were real pioneers of better things to come. As a musical festival conductor, Tanymarian was a power. His voice helped him greatly, but he had the religious feeling and the poet's imagination. He" saw deep into the meaning of the words, and, as a musician, felt deeply too—and he could impart his intensity of feeling to others. He died at his. home, Tanymarian, in the year 1885, in his 63rd year. It is a pity the oratorio "Yctorin Tiberiab" is not sung nowadays- Possibiy many of our younger men have never heard the work but very many other Welsh pieoes., including can- tat-as of hfty years ago, are forgotten. It was predicted by early admirers of Tanymarian's oratorio that it would last goodness knows how long, but the works of musicians greater than cur respected Tanymarian have been swept into the waters of oblivion. Yet one would desire to hear this first of Welsh oratorios again per- formed, and that with the best available talent. It might be found to be really inspiring to twentieth century listeners. Why not? Human nature is much the same as it was fifty years ago. Welsh societies, think of this work! PERGOLESI. In writing the last paragraph I was reminded of the fact that this Italian composer's works are all but forgotten, and yet he was a greater man than Tanymarian, and produced some really fine music during his short life of 26 years. Think of it, only 26! There is an interesting review of his career in the "Muscal News." He was born in poor circumstances, as is proved by his admission into the Ooinervatoris dei Poveri, in Gesu Cristo at Naples- Here he commenced the study of the violin; afterwards he became a pupil of Gaetano Greoo, Professor of Counterpoint. Later on he studied under Durante, and. ultimately, under Franceso Feo. At the ago of 21 he produced several of his works for the first time—mostly Masses. To- wards the end of this year he wrote the inter- mezzo "La Serva Padrona." one of the two works upon which his fame chiefly rests. During the succeeding four years he produced no fewer than nine operas. In 1734 he went to Loreto as Chapel Master. During this time he set to music the "Stabat Mater," for which he was to receive the princely sum of two pounds He set about this work with great eagerness, but owing to other engagements the work had to be laid aside. Alas, it was not until consumption had laid a deep hold upon his constitution that he gave his whole mind to the completion of his task. His old master, Feo, tried to persuade him to abandon the work, but he felt he waa in honour bound to carry out his commission- Fortunately he completed it, and thou laid aside his pen for ever. As Mr Anteliffe states, Pergolesi is recognised as one of the most original and graceful coni- posers of all time, and one of the .most striking geniuses of the age which produced Handel, J. S. Bach, and the greatest of Bach's eons. In spite of the early age at which he died, he did more than any other man to promote the form of opera, which obtained from his own day to the death of Weber. tI;8 operas are almost forgotten at least they are not heard in England, but his church music is practicable even at the present day; and, as Mr Anteliffe says, the intermezzo La, serva Padrona" would be a weloome addition to the small nufber of short musical plays we hear, and even if the vocal parts are not easy they are quite within the capabilities of many talented amateurs. Why do I mention Pergolesi in this column? He had nothing to do with Welsh music. No, but the Welsh musical student must make it his business to know something of the work of this Italian genius as being a link in the chain of music's progress. In a word, he must look far beyond Offa's Dyke if he would make his mind rioh and his musical life a complete <«|J!

ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES AT ABERGELE. (Frum a Correspondent.) Wild soenee Q(f entibusiaem were witnesseU tit Abe* gele on Saturday afternoon, when it became known that Sir J. Herbert Roberts, of Bryag-wenallt, had been returned once, again as the Parliamentary repre. sentative of West Danbighshir?. The message arrived soon after one o'clock, and outside the Libero.! Oom- indiieo lltwms :it Manafon the figures were annonnued by Mr Ed. Williams, The result was received with loni eheering, Gnd the :iews spread very rapidly in all dirooUms. Mr W. J. Evans (tiie Liberal sub-agent far the district) made it known that the victor would arrive in ihe town from Ooi "yn Bay about five The t.,wuspeçple at one made prepaiatioas :0 give Sir llerbusrt a oord'-al weloome heme, and Sags and bunting were tastily procured ¡lDd di!!pmy<X1. The Liberal leaders telegraphed far the Leindduhu Silver Band, wbo arrived about an hour afterwards. Sir Herbert arrived in the wwn about 5.30 jr. hi* ll1011.or car, and was acompaiiied by Lady Roberts, Iù. two sons (Masters David Stowell and John Trovet Roberts), MTS W. S. Oaine, and Mr and Mrs Aithur Lloyd Koberte. Aø; the oar drew up at Minafcn, cheera were raiised by the crowd ùf many hundreds, whicb had gathered. The victOT loft his oar and entered a (Ja.riiagt>, accompanied by hiis two sons and Mr W. J. Evans and Mr E. Williams, J.P. Standing up in the carriage, Sir Herbert briefly ad- dressed he crowd. He saw they had been through a g-reat tight, and had wen a glorious victory—(cheer?)— a victory that wouki leave its mark upon the poliwcaJ history oi North Wales. He added, in Welsh, that his heart was too full of thankfulness to say any more to them that evening, but hoe felt proud of the men IV ho had worked so hard on his behalf, night a.nd day, throughout the campaign and hep.romiæd them that he wouiJ endeavour tQ repay ulieni by duing his ut- most for the benefit at WS OOIIstituency ànd lÃÍ the Welah nation in the House of Oommoms (cheeis). n. wished has hearers (.ne and aJl "Good and trusting Loot thoe victory would mark tho breaking oj a new and better Wi-wn in the histury oJ I h", Princi- pality (kmd cheers). MR W. J. made a brief speech, after whiob LADY ROBERTS thanked the electors of Abergele and district, and the inhabitants generally, for thfdr tirel to Sir Herbert Rober1t5. Sohe S'aid the victory whri.e-h the Liberals l)1 West Denbighshire had scored tihat day WM, i, a oonvincing one (cheers). A procession was then formed ill the following order —Mr W. E. Jones and Mr Smith Gardens); torchlight bearers a yellow banner, inscriood "M:ajt;y for Sir Herbert, 25;" ainother banner, in- scribed "Congratulations to Sir He-roort;" torchlight bearers the Llanddulas Band Sir Herbert's carriage, drawn by a number of Liberal enthusiasts the 10caJ election L"Ommittoo, headed by the Revs. David Morris and Morgm1 Davies and the public-three (leep. The route waa Bridge-street, Market-street, New York, Sea-rood, Pwll Coch-road, Pleasant Piaoe, round past the Qaefcle Hotel, thence along Water- street, back to Market-street, wliere, opposite the cafe, a halt was made. Here again Sir Herbert was heartily cheered, and t.iie hon. gentleman onoo more thanked his 8\1pp.or1:eT!! fur their help and their cordial w6lcome. Proceeding along Ofrapel-street and Llanfair-road, the procession entt:ed the Bryngwenallt Park at tlæ Upper Lodge. and havin* arrived at the imnsion more rous. LIIg cheers wer given I.,} Sir He.Thert., who again voåOCf his dp gratitude and I ha.nks, and batle "Good night" to :I.

QUIET WORK AT LLANRWST. At Llanrwst, polling day passed quietly. The children, however, provided some diver- sion as thej paraded the streets, cheering th respective candidates. Party colours wera prevalent everywhere. Mr. Sam Thompson paid the polling bootlus a visit in the morn- mg, and was accorded a warm welcome, Sir Herbert Roberts arrived in the afternoon, and was also warmly cheered by his oJlow. ers. Tho rural district voters polled in the Courtroom, where Mr C. T. Allard presided, amd about 90 per cemt. of the electors recorded their votes. The urban "district electors polled at the Council School. Mr T. Latimer Jones presided, and 446 voters out of 510 recorded their votes. At Llangerniew, where Mr Twigge Ellis presided, 221 recorded their votes out of a possible 250. At Gwytherin, only one voter failed to record his vote. The result of the poll was made known about 1 p.m., on Saturday, and was received with jubilation by the Liberal candidate's supporters, who were surpris-ed at the extent of the majority.

o THE IMPRESSION AT DENBIGH. A correspondent writes:—When the counting took place at Denbigh on Saturday it is stated that the first few boxes from country dis- tricts eoarcelv coutaToaed any votes for Mr Thompson, but the Cohvyn Bay box gave hira a majority of,over 100, while Abergele g-avo him a decided majority- It was in the IJan- gollen and country districts that Sir Herbert's total pulled up- Several Unionists from Colwyn Bay travelled to ^Denbigh to hear the result, and the im- pression in the county town before the declara- tion of the poll was that il. Wèll3 "a tIght tiling. The motorist who has driven 1T Sajn Thomp- son through the constituency did. a pluoky thing after the declaration. While Sir Herbert Ro- berts wafi speaking from tlie Denbigh Liberal Club he drove his meter car, prettily decorated with blue streamers and bearing Mr Thomp- son's photo in front, right, through tho crowd. His daring act brought forth a ohcer even from t.he Liberals. There was only one carriage in Denbigh on Saturday decorated with tlie Liberal colours, but there were dozens of Unionist oars and oar- ricicpos. t After the declaration Sir Herbert toured through Flintshire to give bis brother-in-law what moral support bis victory oould carry with