The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-02 00:00:00

SOCIETY OP ANCIENT BRITONS.

The 149th anniversary festival of this society
was celebrated last evening, St. David's Day at the Free.
mason.' Tavern, Gnat Qesse-direet, Liocolces.inn.flelda.
under the presidency of the Earl of Snarwastrav and
FALDOT, who numbered smoapt his more pcominsnt sap
the Earl of Posh, Dyrievor, Sir Wativa
porter.allaaas Wyse, Bark, H.P. Colonel the Hoc. H. T.
Rowley, ILP., the Hoe. C. FL Tracy, ILP., the Hem.
Godfrey Morgan, M.P., Mr. J. 1.. Propert, Major-General
Wood. Mr. Charles Alexander Wood, kc. Doe
honour wee dome to the usual loyal toaste—especial
reference being made to the connexion of the Prime oil
Wales with the Principality from which he derives ha
title ; and in the course of the speeches which followed,
various opportunities were takes to describe the
progress of the society and the satisfactory results whim
had attended the Welsh Charity Schools connected there-
with. Is refereed* to the school it aprired from the
re sectary's report for 1864, that 2,281 a bad been ad-
mitted upon the establishment since tie undatioe, sad
wholly niaistained in the house. Of them I,IH bad been
pat out apprestioss. and premiums from 71. to 10/. bad bees
given with each. Five were pupil tembers, and bad bees
assisted with granta to buy books ; one had been fitted out
and seat to one of the colonies ; 190 had gone to sea, 881
had gess to service or were otherwise provided for; and
62 were as the present establishment in the school-bowie.
711 girls had been admitted upon the establishment and
wholly maintained, and of theme 600 bad been met to aw-
-1 vice or otherwise provided for, 60 had bees pelt
out apprentices, three were pupil teethe,.. lee., and
39 were in the school house of the present establishment.
The children having walked cooed the room sad meg as
ode, written by Mies Florence Wilsoo, and adapted by
Brumley Richards to an ancient Welsh melody, the chair.
mat defrosted a heist speech, in which he expatiated upon
the greet merits of the society, and the lam moose. of
benefit accruing from the establishment of the schools. His
lordship made se Gamest appeal to the compary for • coo-
tinuooce of their support to the iootitution, sod expressed
• bops that the Prince of Wales might be iednoad to
meads at the next, the 150th anniversary festival of the
society. He concluded by mimosa* " Prosperity to the
Welsh Charity School, and perpetuity tote klusioursble sod
Loyal Society of Ancient !tritons." This tout was received
with the most eordiel acelarnatioss. and Mr. C. Shaw, the
secretary, is due coarse, read a list el subsoriptious amount-
ing in all is upwards of 1,0001.

NARROW ESCAPE or MR. W. A NGERSTEIN,
—On Monday evening, between eight and sloe o'clock, Mr.
W. Angentein, M.P. for Gieenerich, and his son were re-
turning le • carnage dame by a pair of high-spirited
horses from a hunting party, and wiles between &ekes-
ham and Southend, Lewisham, one of the horses shied at
something is the road, mid immediately started off st a plop.
A timber weave had been left os the side of the toed at •
very dark spot, agaisst which the horses ran with owl-
'adorable force, although, happily, Mr. Asp/suit and hie
son, together with the sted groom, escaped without isjury.
One of the homes, however, was so much hurt, that Mr.
Green, veterisary surgeon, on seeing it, advised that it
should be killed, which was immediately dose,
Moat THAN IV= AND SHIT= THAN ETlR.—Thig
appalls to the largest snit boa stuck of spring sod ''isms'
patterns ever submitted for public approval. The worldramed
1108. trousers at Antra Webb Hiles; the originators only este.
hieehmea,.7s, Rroolestreet, Henoveraquare. EstabUsiteel OHL
—(Aele eft/eel/set I

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