The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-26 00:00:00

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On TueSday evening a Meeting of . - :en o s
Wales and the cause of public education as tn d
at Liverpool. The object of the movement pro-
moted by the meeting is to put the people of Wales
in enjoyment of the same means of a liberal educa-
tion
as are already possessed by every other portion
of the United Kingdom. The Rev. Henry Rees
presided, and there were also on the platform the
Rev. D. Saunders, the Rev. J. 0. Jones, and Mr.
E. Pugh. A deputation was also present from the
London general committee, consisting of the Rev. ~_._. z
P. Jones, M.A., incumbent of All Saints', Rother-
hithe, Dr. Nicholas, and Mr. Hugh Owen, of the
Poor-law Board. There was a good attendance. A.
portion of the proceedings was conducted in Welsh.
Dr. Nicholas said that no country could be pro-
nounced completely civilised in which-were notesta-
blished the means of the highest culture, and what
they wanted was to place the Welsh people upon a
platform, not of superiority as compared with the
Englishman, but upon a platform -of • equality.
Wales was not behind other countries in Christian
knowledge, but was ahead of all other peoples in
Europe ; and more than that, he thought he might
say, without transgressing on the bounds of religi-
ous propriety, that they w ere not only well instructed
in that • respect, but equally carried out the princi-
ples of religion in their daily life and conduct. The . .
Welsh were deficient in what the English and Scotch
and Irish possessed, and Wales was the only coun-
try in Europe destitute of the highest means of edu-
cation. It was a disgrace to them that they had
continued in this state so long, and it would be
trebly disgraceful if they continued in it much
longer. The schools they had now in Wales were
less important, as compared with the population,
than they had a hundred years ago. Common school
education in Wales had advanced much during the
past twenty years, and fts. ,:ilat. they were veryinuch
indebted to Mr. Hugh Owen, who was present, and
other gentlemen ; but, taking the middle class
schools, they had fewer this day than they had a
hundred years ago. What they were seeking was
—in addition to the schools they now had being
considerably improved, as they hoped they would
be—to establish two first-class colleges, one in
North Wales and the other in South Wales. They
would require two large buildings,which would cost
a considerable sum, probably £20,000 each ormore,
and about ten or twelve professors. They
proposed raising for this work £50,000 from the "
principality itself, which was not too much for a
nation to do, but it was vastly too much for any
nation to do, unless that nation felt there was a need
for it. Their conviction was that unless they made
an effort and showed that there was an earnest desire
on the part of the people of Wales for these insti-
tutions, the condition of Wales would be the same
for the next hundred years what it had been dur-
ing the past hundred. Mr. H. Owen next addressed
the meeting. He said of the £50,000 they sought to
raise by voluntary contributions, they expected to
obtain £5,000, in sums varying from £5OO to £l,OOO
each, about £lO,OOO in sums varying from £lOO to
£5OO, £5,000 in sums from £25 to £lOO,
£5,000 in sums from £5 to £25 ; and £25,000
in sums of is. to £5. In the course of the next
year they expected to commence one of the colleges,
and the beginning of the work would be some evi-
dence to those who contributed that they were in
earnest about it. When they had built suitable
premises for two colleges they expected to have a
considerable surplus, which would go in part to the
maintenance of the colleges. In addition to that
help they would look to the Government for an-an-
nual grant, and also for payments from the young
men who were to receive education in these colleges,
but they would take care to make the payments re-
quired from the students as light as possible, in or-
der to make the institutions available to the middle
classes in Wales. Other 'gentlemen addressed the
meeting, advocating support to the movement, after
which the proceedings terminated.

University Education for
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State of Trade.

CARDIFF, Oct. 24.—The staple trades of the dis-
trict are in a fairly satisfactory state. For steam
coal the export inquiry continues moderately buoy-
, ant, and the collieries in the Aberdare and 'Merthyr
valleys arc, as a rule,. in pretty regular employ.
Coasting buyers continue to purchase largely of
house coals, and the local and inland sale, which
has been so long depressed, is gradually improving.
For coke and patent fuel the demand remains with-
out change. Scarcity of hands is a general complaint
at both the iron and coal works. The- reconstruc-
tion of the railways in the Southern States will, it
is expected, send important contracts for railway
iron to this district ; but the Alabama claims have
for the moment rather disarranged matters, although
there is unmistakable confidence that ultimately there
willte a brisk demand from the States. The Besse-
mer process is being adopted at Dowlais, and ex-
periments are about to be made on rails coated only
with steel. Increased firmness is evinced in the pig
iron trade, and makers' books are so full of orders
that they do not care about entering into fresh en-
gagements except at advanced rates. The plates
maintain previous quotations, and the tendency of
the market is in favour of sellers.

LEEDS, 24th.—There has been a moderate attend-
ance of buyers in the cloth halls this morning, but
they operated slowly, and the aggregate amount of
goods sold was rather below than above the average.
The market was steady as to prices, and thereports
from the manufacturers and country clothiers show
that they keep well employed, many of them having
good orders for spring fabrics on hand. The export
houses are doing full average business for the season
of the year. Wools command last week's prices.
LEICESTER, 25th.—The hosiery trade has been
active during the past few days. Goods usually in
demand at this time of the year sell readily, and the
manufacturers are well engaged at the warehouses
with orders on hand. In the rural districts busi-
ness is in a healthy condition, and the workpeople,
both in Leicester and the neighbourhood, are well
employed. Worsted yarns are in firm demand at
high prices, and spinners continue well engaged.
Cotton yarns are extremely firm. There is no im-
portant change in wools, but, with a firm market,
rates are very high.

NOTTINGHAM, 25th.--There has been a fair
goodsamo duringunt
of business doing in some classes of cotton
the past week. Mechlin quillings aro
finishing both for the home and foreign markets.
There is also rather more doing in cotton fancy
goods. There is not much doing in plain nets. A
few silk Mechlins and silk quillings are finishing. In
the black silk lace trade there is no improvement,
and the narrow edging trade remains exceedingly
flat. Stocks of all kinds of goods are kept down as
low as possible. The hosiery trade remains in a
satisfactory state. Most lands of goods keep well
in demand. There are plenty of orders for ship-
ping, and the home trade is in a healthy state.
Yarns are very firm, at extreme rates.

T DRINKERS,
following
GOOD NEWS
letter appeared in the Times of the 24th
RDITPOORROTF TWINHE
instant
:
sin, In an article which lately appeared in The Times,
you refer to the practice which largely prevails in Portugal
TOW STHEFOE
of more or less brandying the wino intended for this mar-
ket, and you add, "this brandy is added in order to stop
fermentation, and to retain a certain amount of sugar in
the wine." The apology for this practice consists in the
fact that the appearance of the oidium in 1831 necessitated
a larger addition of alcohol than heretofore for the preser-
vation of the wine.
Now that the oidium has passed away, and the fruit-
bearing of the vine is not disturbed by the appearance of
disease, it becomes a matter of some importance to reduce
the alcoholic properties of port to a minimum of strength.
With this view we have endeavoured to secure ports pos-
sessing lightness, purity, and quality, and wo have just re-
ceived a parcel equal to ah.;ut 1,700 dozen from a well-
known " quinta" of the Lower Douro.
Our correspondent states that " tills wine possesses many
of the characteristics of Burganily—viz., line colour,
great
body, and is silky, soft, and extremely dry, combined with
great flavour.

- It is, besides, a fully fermented wino.
Wo would only further mention that the price is a
por dozen.
We beg to remain, sir, your very obedient servants,
WILLIAMS & Co,
Crosby Hall, 32, Bishopsgato-street Within,
October 23.

AMERlCA.—Southampton, Oct. 25.—The North
German Lloyd's steamer America sailed to-day for New
York, with the German, French, and English mails, 142
cabin passengers and a full cargo, including French jewel-
lery to the amount of £8,500 sterling.