The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-03 00:00:00

ST. DAVID'S DAY

The Anniversary of St. David fallin

this year, the celebration was postpoped to ye
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DEWI SANT.
Melus rhydd Cymry'r moliant,
I'r enwog a'r anwyl dduwiol Sant ;
Hefyd hir peru cofiant,
A da sUn am Dewi Sant !
Mr. MORRALL then proposed " Oes y byd i'r laith
Gymraeg," Perpetuity to the Welsh language, (loud cheers.)
The PRESIDENT said it was scarcely necessary for him to
comment upon the next toast which he should have the ho-
nour to propose. It was unnecessary for those over whom
he had the honour of presiding to make any remarks upon
the claims upon our gratitude which the clergy of the esta-
blished church demanded. He might be permitted to say
what he had again and again in other places asserted, that
without their assistance learning would be as nothing worth,
and charity but an empty name. (Hear.) We ow- : them,
in short, a debt of gratitude, which it was impossible to hope
to repay ; they were a blessing to society, and the means of
promoting good far and wide among their poorer neighbours,
they were friends to those in distress ; they were the pro-
moters, in the strictest sense of the word, of sound religion
into useful learning. (Cheers.) It was a pleasing matter to
him to observe members of their body present upon occa-
sions like the present ; it was delightful to see them aiding
us in our efforts to benefit our poorer brethren, and lending
their assistance on behalf of the interest of that part of the
country with which we were connected. (Cheers.) He saw
more than one present connected with that part of the
country in which his own interest lay. He begged to pro-
pose, with the strongest feelings of respect and attachment,
" The Lord Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." (Applause.)
The Rev. ROBERT DAVIES responded to the toast. He
was aware that it was sufficiently evident to all present, that
the Lord Bishop of this diocese could not require any eulo-
gium from him ; but at the same time he (Mr. Davies) should
be wanting in respect and gratitude to to his Lordship, were
he not to bear testimony to his high character, and the man-
ner in which he has discharged his important duties. In his
episcopal character, the Lord Bishop had shewn the greatest
anxiety for the best interests of the extensive diocese com-
mitted to his charge, for he had been the means of erecting
more edifices for the worship of God in his diocese than had
been erected in the same time in any other diocese in the
kingdom ; and his constant attention to his clergy, his ready
advice to them on all occasions, demanded from them every
feeling of gratitude. The compliment passed upon the clergy,
he (Mr. Davies) hoped they deserved and would continue to
deserve; and he believed so long as they were placed in the
responsible situation of teachers of religion they would en-
deavour to justifiy the good opinions expressed of them.—
(Hear, hear.)
The Rev. EvAN JONES also acknowledged the toast in an
eloquent address of considerable length.
The PRESIDENT, after some remarks upon the importance
of Liverpool, and the great extent of its commerce, proposed
the healths of the Mayor and the Town Council.
Mr. Alderman GRIFFITHS (vice-president) responded,
and proposed the health of the Noble President, which was
received with loud cheers.
Glee—" Good subjects."
Lord DUNGANNON said he rose with feelings of the deep-
est gratitude to express his thanks for the gratifying manner
in which his health had been received, and, at the same time,
to acknowledge how great an honour had been conferred
upon him by having been invited to preside on an occasion
like the present. He trusted he was not too presumptuous
in expressing a hope that the cause of that compliment arose
from a belief that he had deeply at heart, not only the in-
terests of the principality generally, but the interests more
immediately of those of its members amongst whom Provi-
dence had located him. He could not but feel, however
important and however proud the station might be of rank,
title, and fortune in which it had pleased Providence to place
him, that it at the same time involved a greater degree of
serious and awful responsibility. Connected with the prin-
cipality from his earliest years, connected with it by the
affections of his early years, he trusted to close his
life among his tenantry, and, so long as it pleased Pro-
vidence to spare him, never to be behind in promoting
the interests of its inhabitants. (Applause.) Having taken
great interest in matters of the kind, he was sure he should
not be suspected of offering anything like fulsome adulation
when be solemnly declared, that upon no occasion had he
been more gratified than he was in the result of the examina-
tion of the children belonging to the Welsh Charity School;
there was nothing, if he might be pardoned the expression,
in it of parrotical repetition; they understood the meaning,
and could properly apply it, of every point submitted to
them—a proof that the conduct of the school had been most
most correct and orderly. The noble lord then drew an ani-
mated picture of the benefits which might result to the
children from the excellent education which they received in
that institution ; and said, that it was the bounden duty of
the resident gentry in the principality to support such a
charity. When they saw so much done for the Welsh in a
place like Liverpool, shame upon them if they did not second
those efforts, and give to them at least a little out of their
abundance. He would call the attention of his neighbours
and friends to it, and he had no doubt they would come
forward. The noble lord, having again expressed his thanks
for the compliment paid to him, concluded by proposing the
healths of the Vice-Presidents. (Cheers.)
Mr. BARBER returned thanks ; and, in the course of an
able speech, he earnestly advocated the cause of the Welsh
Charity Schools, and that of the Lunatic Asylum for the in-
sane poor of North Wales. Ile proposed the health of Lady
Dungannon.

The PRESIDENT returned thanks on behalf of her lady-
ship ; and proposed the health of " the preacher, the Rev.
R. Davies, and thanks to him for his sermon."
The Rev. Mr. DAVIES in the course of his reply, sug-
gested that steps should be taken for establishing a scholar-
ship in the Collegiate Institution, for tha education of a youth
of Welsh parents from. the Welsh Charity School. The sug-
gestion was received with great admiration.
The PRESIDENT expressed his hearty approval of the sug-
gestions, and hoped that it might speedily be put into a
train for practical realization. As soon as it was, he begged
to say that he should be prepared to contribute towards it
the sum of X5O. (Loud cheers.) He proposed the health of
Lord Kenyon, who would be glad, he said, to contribute to
such an excellent design.

Mr. BARBER said he had no doubt of it, and the proof of
it was that he had just received Lord Kenyon's annual sub-
scription to the school of ten guineas.
The PRESIDENT next proposed the President and Direc-
tors of the Welsh Charity Schools, to which
Mr. ASPINALL, the president, made a suitable reply.
The remaining toaats were, " The National Institutions of
the Principality," " Our English friends who have honoured
us with their company to-day," " The Fair Daughters of
Cambria," " The Stewards of the Day," which having been
suitably honoured, the president and principal guests de-
parted.

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Oriental on his way to India, when at Cairo, heard that his
brother was expected by that month's steamer fiom Bom-
bay. The two brothers had never seen each other, the one
being born in England whilst the elder brother was in India.
where he had lived 32 years. As the younger Mr. Fawcett
was proceeding across the desert on his donkey he called out
to the groups of travellers he met coming from Suez whether
Major Fawcett was amongst them, and towards midnight a
voice answered to Mr. Fawcett's call, and the two brothers
shook hands in the dark ; they both expressed a wish to see
each other's face; but no light was to be had, and the two
parties they belonged to having gone on, they were obliged to
part again, not having been together more than three or four
minutes.

THE EMPEROR OF THE BRAZIL'S WEDDING CARRIAGE
—Mr.Palliser, of Finsbury place, has recently completed,
and is about to ship, a carriage for the wedding of the Em-
peror of the Brazils. It is built upon an entirely new con-
struction, and in its mechanical action, fittings, and arrange-
ments is peculiarly adapted to the nature of the climate and
the country for which it is intended. It is painted green and
yellow, richly gilt •mounted, and ornamented with silver.
The windows are of plate glass in mahogany frames, and there
are Venetian blinds which act in a nvel manner for the
admission of air. The lamps are of cute glass, beautifully set
off by silver ornaments. In front of the carriage are carved
the by
and tobacco plants, emblematical of the staple
riches of the country; and at the back are the same orna-
with flying dragons and snakes, richly gilt. The
interior Is lined with white figured satin, and the roof with
znents, . .
fluted satin, from the centre of which is suspended a hand-
some tassel', and the sides of the interior arc mrrounded with
spring curtains and festoons.

-ne proceedings commenced in the morning, by the
children of the 'Welsh Charity Schools attending Divine
Service at St. David's Church at half-past ten, ~ccompanied
by the Directors of that noble Institution. The prayers
were impressively read in the Ancient British by the Rev.
Evan Jones. and a most eloquent sermon was preached by
the Rev. Robert Davies. After Service, the annual Exami-
nation of the children took place at the School Room,
Russell-street; Lord Dungannon presiding. The children
replied to the questions given them with great credit, and
proved that the instruction they received was a fundamental
one, &c.

The Rev. R. Davies addressed the children.
Lord Dungannon also delivered an address expresive of
his delight at the progress the children had made, and also
shelving the advantages of religious instruction, as pursued
in the Schools.

The children were after the examination regaled with
Beef and Bread, &c.
We understand that the number of children on the Books,
is as follows:

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The grand dinner, in honour of St. David's Day, took place
last night, in the large room of the Adelphi Hotel. About
eighty gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous entertain-
ment, prepared and furnished in Mr. Radley's well-known
style of excellence. Lord Viscount DUNGANNON was the
president ; and the vice-presidents were, Thomas Barber,
Esq., and Richard Griffith, Esq. Near the noble president
we observed the following gentlemen—James Aspinall, Esq.;
Rev. Robert Davies ; Rev. Henry Jones, Vicar of Northop ;
11. R. Sandbach, Esq. ; J. B. Lloyd, Esq. ; Edmund Moly-
neux, Esq. ; J. G. Bateson, Esq. ; C. Clough, Esq. ; Edw.
Morrall, Esq.; Rev. Evans Jones; Rev. William Hughes;
Rev. George Stokes ; Rev. Mr. Evans ; Cym Morrall, Esq. ;
D. Evans, Esq. : It. W. Prichard, Esq. ; B. Heywood Jones,
Esq. And the vice-presidents were supported by Edward
Lloyd, Esq. ; Ellis Jones, Esq. ; John Lloyd, Esq. ; W. C.
Davies, Esq. ; Ernest Moller, Esq. ; John Hughes, Esq.
H. M. P. Pritchard, Esq. ; William Burgess, Esq. ; J. H. H. Davies, Esq. Mr. George Holden and a party of the singers '
were also present; and during dinner two Welsh harpers
performed a variety of the most favourite national airs.
The PRESIDENT, having requested a buriaper, rose to pro-
I pose the health of her most gracious Majesty the Queen.
He was sure that no loyal Englishman, no true Ancient
Briton, would refuse to do honour to his heart's core to this
toast ; and more especially at this moment would they con-
fer additional honour upon it, because the Principality had
lately received a proof of the royal munificence. Ile al-
luded to the splendid contribution given by her Majesty and
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales towards the establish-
ment of an asylum for the pauper lunatics of North Wales.
(Cheers.) He begged to propose the health of her Majesty
the Queen. (Great cheers.)
National Anthem.—" God save the Queen."
The PRESIDE NT next gave " His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales," and may be in after years take as deep an
interest in the welfare of the Principality as now has been
witnessed in his behalf by his august parents. (Cheers.)
Glee.—" Hail ! Smiling Morn."
The PRESIDENT then proposed the Healths of her Majesty
the Queen Dowager, the Prince Albert, and the rest of the
Royal Family. In proposing this toast he could only express
his conviction, that the illustrioas lady who formed the pro-
minent feature in it must have entitled herself to the esteem,
love, and respect of all classes of persons, religious as well as
political, because she bad, under every circumstance. evinced
a bright example of christian excellence, and had, by her
splendid munificence, been a great benefactor of this country.
--(Great Cheering.)
Glee.—" Sleep, Gentle Lady."
The next toast "The Army and Navy" was received with
loud applause Wand was followed by the glee—" Britain's
best Bulwarks. The next toast was " The pious arid im-
mortal memory of St. David," which was responded to by
Mr. Wm. Davies, the Clerk of St. David's Church, in the
following appropriate verses in the Welsh language:—