The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

SAINT DAVID'S DAY

The anniversary of the Patron Saint of the Principality
occnrringtbis year on Saturday, it was agreed to celebrate
it yesterday-, instead of Saturday, the Ist instant.
On Sunday, three sermons, in behalf of the Welsh
Charity Schools, were preached, in St. David's Church,
by the Rev. Wm. Hughes, Wel.4h lecturer of St. Paul's,
in the evening by the Rev. R. Richards, the rector of Caer-
wys, in Welsh, and an English sermon was preached by
the Rev. D. James. Yesterday morning a most respecta-
ble<congregation assembled in St. David's Church, when
prayers were read by the Rev. B. Morgan, the esteemed
minister of the church, and a most eloquent, impressive,
and truly scriptural sermon was preached by the worthy
Rector of Caerwys, from 1. John, iii chap. 17 verse, in
'the language of the ancient Britons, and the pathetic ap-
:peal made to the congregation by the revered minister,

evidently produced a deep effect upon the minds {of his
hearers. After each of tl►e sermons a collection was
made in behalf of the charity, and about £l6 realized.

After the service, the annual examination of the chil-
dren belonging to the schools't ,olt place, in the presence
of a crowded and respectable audience, amongst whom
we noticed Thos. Barber, -Esq., Jonathan Roose, Esq.,
Rev, R. Davies, Rev. D. James, of Kirkdale, Rev. Wm.
Hughes, Rev. R. Richards, Rev. J. James, mate of St.
David's, Owen Williams, Esq , Rev. Evan Joues, Ellis
Jones, Esq., John Jones, Esq., Rev. Thomas Dwyer,
Rev. Thos. Harris, R.-P.-Davies. Esq., f&c.,.&c.

The children were examined in the usual branches of
elementary instruction, and acquitted themselves remark-
ably well, more especially in Scripture and geography,
with which they showed themselves intimately acquainted.
Indeed, the whole examination reflected the highest credit
on the master and mistress (Mr. Sims and Mrs. Cotteen),
whose care and attention to their charge were highly
spoken of by those intimately connected with the charity,
and the knowledge and aptitude of the scholars prove be-
yond question that they are well qualified for the situations
they fill.
At the close of the examination, the Rev. B. MORG AN
(who presided in the absence of Wm. Jones, Esq., the
president,) briefly addressed the children. He observed
that it must be highly gratifying to those present to hear
the examination •vkich had just taken .place, and the
knowledge shown by the children in the Scriptures, as
the principal object of the institution was to give them
instruction founded en the word of God, on which educa-
tion to be useful must be based, for it must he borne in
mind that they must be trained for eternity as well as
time. He thought, after the answers given by the chil-
dren that day to the questions which had been asked, it
would be admitted that the children had -attained that
acquaintance with the Scriptures, equal, if not superior,
to what might be expected from children of their age.
The mode in whith• they had conducted themselves re-
flected the greatest credit on the masters-and mistress,
and he hoped the children really felt what shey had ex-
pressed. He hopid the children would be frequently
offering up their little prayers, to enable them to practise
their duty to God; to their Redeemer, and to their fellow-
creatures—that they -would live to His glary here, and
finally been') e inheritors of his everlasting•kirgdom.
After singingthe National Anthem a number of prizes
were distributed to the children. who wereregaled with
coffee, buns, and roastbeef.

13127,TeR, OF

TM CAMBRIAN SOCIST

At five O'clock in the evening about one hundred re-
spectable persons sat-down to an excellent dinner at the
York Hotel, Wi!Hannan...square. Tue chair was occupied
by Mr. Thos. ,Griffith President of the Society,supported
on the right by the :Rev. B. Morgan, the Rev. R.
Richards, the -Rev.. Robert Davies ; and on his left by Mr.
E. P. Jones, Idr..J. Parry, Mr. Ellis Jones, =MT. Marsh,
Mr. W. Jones, Mr. Roberts, &c. &c. The Vce-chair
was occupied hy Mr. John Jones ; and during the.even-
ing Mr. John Jones, , chard from Llanwrst,.played a
number of appropriate air& on the harp.
After the removal of the cloth the President gave the
health of The queen, which was drank with throe times
three, and followed by the glee of " God Save the
Queen."
The PRIESIDEVW ,said .hchad no doubt the next-toast
would be drank Jay; all with very great pleasure-7it was
" The Prince of Wales, the 'Welshman's hope." ,The
toast was drank with three-times three, and loud arid
most enthusiastic cheers.
Then followed the healths of " Prince Albert and the
Royal family. (Three, times three.)
The VICE-PRESIMENT proposed the health of ." The
Lord Bishop and Clergy of the: Diocese."

The liev..B. MORC;.:N, on behalf of our much-beloved
-and esteemed bishop and his brother clergy, returned
rtikanks for the honour conferred upon them, and he did
:this with the more pleasure believing as he did that the
toast was proposed and respondeo to not as a mere mat-
terof course but as a real sincere e d cordial feeling.--
(Cheers.)—As regarded the Bishop of the Diocese—that
health and long lifeshould be extended to him, he believed,
.svouid be desired and prayed for by every man who could
appreciate worth, merit, and talent.—(Cheers.)—He (the
,rev.; _gent.) had not long resided iothe,Diocese, but he had
resided, long enough to enable Ivin to say that the Bishop
dwelled in the affections not only of his clergy but also
of the laity. (Applause.) it gave too, great plea-
sure,.to hear the manner in which his lordship's name
was spoken of in public, acid :it was .a high gratifi.
ttion :to hear him spoken at w .such ;terms of en-
dearment.; but it was doubly gratifying for him to
find that he had established a high ,reputation, for
the very Ifaithful manner in which be bad withstood
heresy 'that had lately -spread in the cliurok. (Loud
cheers.) Whilst, however, he acknowledged the errors
which bad arisen in the church, he hoped no one who was
not a member of it would, in consequence, be ,prajudiced
against it, Olear-) He had heard it stated that
our Church =Lust be' rotten at the core or there would
not be such errors in it: Now such an argument might
be raised against receiving any truth at all in the Church,
and they would recollect the parable of the mower in the
Bible, which was an.
ptillustration of the point. Accord-
ing to the Bible it would be found that tares were
sown among the wheat-T—it was in the wheat field
that they were sown ; if there had been no wheat
the enemy would not have sown tares there. So it
might be with the church, if the truth had not been there
our enemy would not have been so very ready in sowing
tares. (Loud cheers.) At all events they were very
much indebted to the Bishop for the stand he had
made against error. (Loud applause.) As regarded
the clergy he believed no diocese possessed a body of men
more pious, more talented, and more devoted to their du-
ties than were to be found in this diocese. (Cheers.)
How highly privileged was Liverpool in that respect.
(Continued cheers.) Of course, in this he did not include
himself. (Cheers.) Therefore, whilst lie thanked them
for the honour done to the bishop and the clergy, he
could not refrain from expressing the high gratification
he felE at the sight before him—to see so many of his
countrymen assembled together in honour of St. I)avid's
Day, and he hopod such en occasion would always bring
together 'Welshmen, in order that they might indulge in
Phe feeling which go peculiarly distinguished them,

namely, attachment to their country—attachment to their
language. How delightful it was to see so many of
them in a strange bend, manifesting that it was impossible
to forget GLOLAD FY NGENEDIGAETH. (Tremendous
cheers.) The rev. gentleman then proceeded to argue in
favour of an alteration in the courts of law and in the
bishoprics ; instead of attempting to abolish the Welsh
language they ought to restore Welsh bishops and Welsh
judges, observing that he was very glad to see a move-
ment starting on the subject. and be trusted, if persevered
in, it would not be long before the matter would be ac-
complished. (Loud cheers.)
The Rev. R. DAVIES, being loudly called for, also re-
sponded to the toast, in the course of which he highly
eulogised the conduct of the Bishop for the noble stand
he had made against what he would call, in the language
of their ordination vows, a damnable heresy

(Loud

cheers.) The rev. gentleman concluded a talented speech
by a strong appeal to the company in behalf of the Welsh
Charity Schools.

The Rev, J. JAMES, curate of St. David's, also re-
sponded to the toast in Welsh.
Harp.—The Bells.
The PRESIDENT proposed the health of the Mayor and
Town Council of Liverpool. (Cheers.)
Mr. WILLIAM JONES proposed the health of the Presi-
dent, after paying a deserved eulogy on him for his
indefatigable exertions on behalf of the society. (Threg
times three.)
The PRESIDENT returned thanks.

Mr. E. JAMES, after speaking at some length in praise
of the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Richards, of Caerwys,
and of the sermon he had preached in behalf of the Welsh
Charity School, proposed the health of that gentleman,
which was warmly responded to.
The PRESIDENT returned thanks.

The VICE-PRESIDENT proposed the health of the stran-
gers who have this day honoured us with their presence.
(Three times three.)
The Rev. WM. HUGHES, of St. Paul's, proposed the
next toast, which was " Prosperity to the Cambrian So-
ciety." After some appropriate and eloquent remarks on
the condition of man as a dependent creature, and on the
compassion implanted in our breasts by the Divine Being,
the rev. gentleman went on to say—We are so connected
in society as to require that our compassion should be
often brought into exercise. No one in the highest rank
can supply his own wants with out the co-operation of
others; thus, all are so linked together as to be impelled
by many motives to assist each other in times of need.
Compassion is a sense of our own misfortunes in those

of others. It is a wise foresight of those disasters that
may befall us which induces us to assist others, in order
to engage them to return the same on like occasions, so
that the services we do to the unfortunate are in reality
so many anticipated kindnesses to ourselves. This
applies to your society. In contributing to it, you
relieve the distressed, •but you anticipate a like al-
lowance for yourselves when similarly circumstanced ;
you give towards maintaining the general fund, others are
receiving from it, but you expect that others will be con-
tributing to the general fund one day, when you are re-
ceiving from it, thus the dependence is mutual, and com-
passion beeames a sense of our own misfcr, nue, in those of
others. A great man used to say, that it was a proof of

a generous soul to receive a small present with one hand,
and if he were able, to bestow a large one with the other.
Your Society does this, it receives your driblets with one
hand, and with the other it amply relieves the unfortunate.
Daily observation clearly demonstrates, the utility of
societies like the present. Nothing at night can make up
for the absence of the sun, or in other words nothing can
give equivalent light, but .ve know in a place like Liver-
pool, that a good number of lamps, placed not too far
from each other, make a very good substitute, thus when
we are in the dark days of affliction, nothing can fully
make up for the loss of health, but an allowance like
the present makes a very good substitute. As Welsh-
men, we are connected by many endearing ties. We
have lisped the same language i n infancy ; we have
been accustomed to the same tender accents from a mo-
ther's lips ; the injunctions of a pious father were conveyed
to us in the same terms ; the gambols of our boyhood
have been identical ; those strains from the pulpit, which
perlaps produced the first religious impressions, we can-
not easily forget; and it is not a matter of surprise, that
while touching appeals in another language fail to reach
the Welsh heart, a few sentences in his own language are
often found effectual to produce salutary emotions of
penitential sorrow and holy resolve. We have been used
to the same customs; we have enjoyed the same pleasing
variety of hill and dale; we have witnessed those sceneries
that enchant the traveller—those lofty mountains, enno-
bled by so many chivalrous acts of the ancient sons of
Cambria. Since we are so united, instead of undermi-
ning, let us give a helping band to each other, and shew
ourselves worthy of the honour of being called the de-
scendants of our noble ancestors. It is said that a Welsh
farmer in the time of Shakspeare thus addressed the im-
mortal writer—

Touch a Welshman, if you dare,
We the ancient Britons are
Who kept our country safe and sound
Before you Saxons trod the ground.

We may borrow the words of an eminent barrister in de-
scribing the Welsh character,—" The heart of a Welsh-
man is by nature bold, and he confides ; it is tender, and
he loves ; it is generous, and he gives ; it is social, and he
is hospitable." Where is the country whose prisons are
so empty as those in Wales? Can any country boast of a
greaterdergee of morality? The bible is the every day
book of the Welsh ; divinity is their table-talk ; their re'i-
gion is pure; theirlympathy great ; and their ht vitality is
proverb. Well did the great prince of Bards sing respect 7
ing the Welsh :

'' Their God they still worship,
Their language remains,
Though theehildren of strangers
DWell on their green plains,
'Yet the mother of mountains still clasps to her breast,
-Of her offspring the eldest, the bravest, the best,"
Mr. J. JONES then read a brief but gratifying state of
the proceedinus of the society for the past year.
Mr. E. :P. JONES, in an eulogistic speech, presented
two handsome silver medals to the two Marshals of the
society, Mr. Thos. Hughes and Mr. John Williams,
bearing the following inscription :---
" Presented by the
Cambrian Society to Mr. John Williams,
As a token of esteem
for his unwearied services as Marshal for
upwards of twenty years.
March 1, 1845."

Mr. MORRIS proposed the health of the Vice-President,
which that gentleman responded to.
Then followed the immortal memory of St. David, the
Treasurer, the Secretary, the Stewards, and the Press,
after which the company separated, at too late an hour fur
us to give a more lengthened report. The evening was spent
inthartnony and good fellowship.