The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-07

upwards of three hundred ladies' and gentlemen sat
down to dinner.
In consequence of the absence of Mr.. Robert Nor
ris, who was 10 preside, Mr.. Thomas Picton was
chosen President, and Mr.. James and D. L. Jones'
Vice Presidents.
At o'clock the assemblage proceeded to the din
ing room, where magnificent dinner was provided
for them ny the proprietors of the hotel After
grace was said by the Rev. Mr.. Davis, the company
partook of the dinner; at the conclusion of which
the benediction Gn Welch) was pronounced by the
same gentleman.
Mr.. Lewllyn then performed some welch airs
on splendid harp which was lent to the committee
by the makers, Lewis & Sons of this city.
The PRESIDENT then rose and sad that as the
Hon. Mr.. Morris was not able to attend he was de-
puted to take his place. Although not Welchman
by birth, he was endeared to that nation because Sir
Thomas Picton, his grand uncle, was Welchman.
He was not an orator but he was good fighter, as
was his grand uncle, who fought at the battle of
Waterloo. As he was not an orator, he could not
give them speech, but would give the first regular
toast for the evening"
St. David's Day-we hail with emotions of patriotic
joy its return Our ferefahers whether in their native
land or in this the home Of their adoption delighted in
achievements of Cambria in the past and is dear to our
hearts to the present and the future
MIR. Llewllyn then played grand march on the
harp.
The PRESIDENT then gave the second regular
toast
WalesTo most o. our native land-to nearly all Of
us the birth place Of our ancestors-we think of thy
past history with gratitude and view thee with emotions
OF delight We rejoice in that firm spirit OF freedom
still more in that good name above all price which thy
moral and religious teaching confers upon thy and
thy daughters, Y wherever their lo' may be cast
MI. K. Jones then sung song, ,"Our Native Land"
accompanied by Mr.. Llewllyn on the harp. This song
was warmly applauded.
~ The PRESIDENT gave the third toast
The United States - The beacon whose star shines
brightly to the world. Ever may she inue as now
source OF pride and elevation to her chdren- home for
the free heart and noble spirit that seeks congena At
Mr.. DANIEL B. JONES responded. He said he was
sorry the President had not called on more impor
tant parsonage than he was to respond to the toast
which he had just then offered. He deeply regretted
that Mr.. Morris, whose forefathers were sgners Of
the Declaration of Independence, was unable to be
present Thomas Jefferson, the great American
statesman, said that his forefathers came from the
mountains of Snowden. (Applause9 Wales has not
only represented herself in the cabinet, but on the
field Of battle. Martha Washington, the wife of that
great commander and statesman who was the father
of his country, was of Wech descent (Great cheer
ing) People should not look upon Wales with con-
tempt because it is small country with only thir-
teen counties; but when the time came for fighting
in this country during that eventfu period that tried
ground. He was glad, Notwithstanding the severity
OF the weather, SO many persons assembled at the
festive board to celebrate the anniversary of st. Da
vid's day. He concluded by giving them the follow
May the tree of liberty flourish around the world and
may every human being parake of it's fruits Great ap
The PRESIDENT then gave the fourth regular toast:
The Welch Ianguage-Preserved in its own richness
and purity through all the changes attempted to be
wrought by tho Saxon the Dane, the Norman,
glory f riehness sa hss and s.al that IL win ever
be heard as it has been, arousng tho OF Cambria
wherever they to the preservation of religious and
civil freedom
This toast was responded to by Rev. Mr.. Davis, in
Wech.
The PRESIDENT then offered the fifth toast -
The President of the United States-n his Office
elevated than any other ruler EARTH for his eva
citizens it is not obtained by the blood of his fellow men,
nor does he have to PROSTATE the happiness Of his fellow
the reward of EQUITY well done, with him.
A Welsh air was then played on the harp by Mr..
Llewllyn.
The health Of the President of the United States
was then drank all standing.
The sixth toast was then gwen by the President
Queen Victoria and the British Empire-One of the
the EARTH We hold in admiration Queen Victoria as the
head of the country of our oreaher and to
our own well remembered land, hut honor her most Of
oil for the bright and chee ing pie which she sets
. wife, patron, Christian, end mother.
Mr.. ATKINSON then sang a song.
The PRESIDENT then gave the seventh regular
The Literary Institutions of waes-Jewes in her fair
diaccm, sparkling and refulgent. May the bright
which has distinguished the past continue vivid and
beautiful to the end OF time
This toast was followed by music on the harp.
The PRESIDENT then gave the eighth toast
glorious portals unfold themselves to the wealth and
worth of the wordbe her onward and her pros
pery equal to the enterprise and worth of her
the benefcent institutions with which she is adorned
An apology from his Honor the Mayor, who was
unable to attend their festival then read by the
Secretary.
The ninth regular toast was then offered by the
PRESIDENT
The sculptors Of Cambria-The works of art in both
hemspheres attest their worth and present of
pride and qualification in contemplating the refinement
and taste of Cambria's sons.
Mr.. WIN. 0. JONES responded to this toast, and
made few neat remarks in reference to the Welch
block for the Washington Monument which, he said,
would be Of the finest that has been presented for
that purpose. The Wech, he said, great sculp-
tors Gibson, who sent the best productions of
sculpture to the Worlds Fair, was Welchman.
Daniel Webster said that he received all in eloquence
from his grandmother, who was Welchwoman.
(Applause.)
The PRESIDENT then gave the tenth toast
The Memory of Washington-While rejoice that the
struggle which gave birth the glorious institutions and
conferred the blessings now enjoyed this beautiful
land, presented front OF many noble heart among
whom in the Declaration Of Independence and elsewhere
recognize some OF cOuntrymen and their ances-
and that in that eventfu struggle every heart
a host-yet Washington to have been sent by the
Kind hand Of Providence itself leader and guide
Mankind will bless, do, and hold in their deep
est affections the name-the endeared name-0
Washington.
This toast was followed by the song Of "Washing
ton" sung and composed by r. Jones, who was ac-
companed on the harp by Mr.. Llewllyn.
The eleventh toast was then given by the Presi-
dent
Our Fellow Countrymen in the WEIGH School, London
Inmates OF institution alike benefcent and exalted
May 1t flourish and its fair branches continue to
give fruits TO bless and cheer those who within the
reach Of its bounteous shade.
M w
given
The Press--A noble power, the tendency OF whose
growth TO force from the soil of civilized e or kill in
their roots everything deeterous TO the happiness Of
BE those who conduct it actuated by noble
motives, and the blessings Of their fellow men, and the
brightness which they shed around them be their reward
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