The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-04 00:00:00

THEyrrHITWORTII SCHOLARSHIPS,

A correspondence possessing some interest has been laid
before the Birmingham Town Council. It refers to the
case of Thomas Waldron, who was fortunate enough to
obtain the Whitworth Exhibition of £25, having
gained honourable distinction at the examinations
held by the Science and Art Department at the
Birmingham Midland Institute. The Department
awarded another sum of £25 to Waldron on con-
dition that he would pursue his studies in a college
they approved of. He naturally resolved to pursue them
at the Institute classes where he had gained so much dis-
tinction. When this decision was made known to the
Science and Art Department, however, they replied
through their assistant-secretary that the Birmingham
and Midland Institute was not such a place of instruc-
tion as was contemplated. The town clerk there-
upon inquired in what particulars it failed to reach
the required standard, and the secretary replied by enclos-
ing a programme of the Royal College of Science in
Dublin. This, as may be supposed, created no little
annoyance in Birmingham, and the town clerk
was directed to send another letter asking if
King's College, London, came within the meaning of the
Council minute, and whether the class fees would be
remitted to Mr. Waldron. Another official epistle brought
the gratifying intelligence that King's College would be
accepted as the place of instruction, but that
the fees could not be remitted, as the college
was not under the control of the Department,
as were the Dublin College and the Jermyn-street School
of Mines; also the session was so far advanced that only
half of the local exhibition (212 10s.) could be allowed. Mr.
Waldron, upon this, resolved to go to the Royal
School of Mines, and the Department promised
him free admission, but would only allow him half the
scholarship, and that will not be awarded until he has
come up for the May Exhibition. The Town Council are
very indignant at the whole affair, and intend to have it
inquired into.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., will
entertain the mover and seconder of the Address in the
House of Commons, and those members who fill official

appointments, at dinner on the 15th inst.

CABINET COUNCIL—A meeting of the members
of the Cabinet will take place on Saturday next, at the
FirstLord_of the Treasury's official residence, in Downing.

GRAND BANQUET TO SIR WATEIN

WYNN, M.P.

A grand banquet has taken place at Wrexham, in honour
of the return, for the seventh time, of Sir W. Wynn an nn6
of the representatives for the county of Denbigh. The pre'
parations were of the most brilliant description, and the
attendance was exceedingly numerous. The chairman'
Major Ffoulkes, proposed the toast of the evening in a In°,B
appropriate speech, and rendered full justice to i",
merits of the honourable baronet. Ho reminded
his hearers that Sir Watkin Wynn had been
their member ever since the year 1844, and that maul
Liberals had said it would be a peat misfortune to Wales ii
Sir Watkin ceased to be one of the representatives of Dell'
bighshire. In responding to the toast, Sir W. Wynn W
enthusiastically received. He referred to the r";
cent election, and the energetic manner in which
his friends had come to his rescue when
was so unexpectedly opposed at the last women'
He alluded to the orderly manner in which everything /913
conducted at the last election in terms of great satisfaction.
When they contrasted the peaceable conduct of their mining
population with the riotous disturbances that took Place
North Shropshire they must feel that great credit was fin'
to the constituency. Sir W. Wynn concluded by 641
that he would retire if at any future period they Min
any ono more worthy than himself to be their
d
representative in Parliament. Mr. Mikes, M.P., Pr°o9ied
the "House of Lords," and believed that the toast wen'
always be welcome to those Englishmen who respected the
Constitution. The hon. member in the course of bisd
speech criticised the acts of the now Governerent, an
blamed them for their inconsistency in making It,
i
many small reductions by dismissing clerks, an,
then creating a Third Lord of the Treasury for the benefit
of Mr. Shnsfelel, and raising the income to two thousand I:
year. Captain Cooke proposed the "House of Commons,,
and declared that the component pacts of Mr. Gladstone°
large majority were not very creditable to the Liberal part/.
He was sure that such diverse elements could not loag cling
together. Mr. Laird, M.P., in responding to the toast, re-
marked that the assembly which ho represented '04,1
as yet untried, and ho had no doubt whatever that ,
would do its duty as its predecessors had done, and it would
bo sure to be kept in the right direction so long as there
was such a large Conservative minority as at preson',
existed. The hon. member referred to the difficulties of
position in which the Government was placed, and agree
h
with Lord Stanley that it would belong before the
question was satisfactorily settled.