Dangos 6271 canlyniad

Written at Palace Mansions. Hendrefonion. Rhys and Vincent Evans and Sir John Morris-Jones. Patagonia - 'a pretty kettle of fish'. His meeting with W. J. Parry. The 'fight against the Diggleites on the London School Board. Quite pleased. It will bring me into the London Noncon: fight. It will just suit me to go for Diggle as I have for St Asaph'.

Written at House of Commons. Is leaving for Acton to address the Young Men's Society on Christian Socialism. Has spent the afternoon discussing Disestablishment with Tom Ellis. 'We are in a very serious state. Yn ddistaw there is a strong probability that the old man will retire shortly. It is quite on the cards. The Cabinet will fully believe it'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Has taken great pains to write to Chance; outlines the contents of the letter. 'You might as well not let uncle see this otherwise he will raise all manner of bogies & scarecrows'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Congratulations on William George's legal success - 'You are clearly cock of that walk'. 'Humphreys Owen has caved in & Harcourt has built us a golden bridge. Our bullying has done good in both cases but "more is yet to follow"'. Does not believe Disestablishment will go through Parliament before the dissolution, 'certainly not without proceeding to the brink of revolt'. 'Ellis has lost prestige enormously by his blundering mismanagement of matters this week. He had not the remotest conception that the Government were within measurable distance even of defeat. It was quite a surprise ...'. Incomplete.

Written at The Hotel Metropole, Brighton. Has to return to London on Monday in anticipation of 'a very important division'. Tom Ellis 'feels the humiliation of last week deeply & he was anxious to see me for consolation'. The Disestablishment Bill cannot now be introduced next week. The compensation to be given to the parsons. Family news.

Written at House of Commons. '.. the minor has had another Spree!!! He was as drunk as an owl all day yesterday'. A meeting of the Welsh Party that afternoon when 'an emasculated proposal' to censure the Welsh revolters was presented. D. Lloyd George then moved an amendment. William George should write to him at the College, Knighton.

Written at Grand Hotel Victoria, E. Wessinger, Beatenberg. The fortunes of Lloyd George and George - 'Be exceedingly careful of the cases we now take. Avoid doubtful cases - that is cases where the result is doubtful. ... Greed of sweeping everything into the office would be fatal'. Describes the locality - 'an infinite variety of scenery at every turn - a perfect kaleidoscope'.

Written at House of Commons. Has received the papers on the Borth case. Is preparing for the fight on the estimates. Tom Ellis recommends to William George a voyage to Madeira - 'It is the thing for you to get rid of your throat irritation. ... It will take you three weeks - perhaps a trifle over'. Cannot organize a meeting for T. M. Healy MP at Bangor on Friday. 'So they are trying to get Dick Prichard to fight me. He'll do'.

Written at House of Commons. 'There is nothing that would set you up so thoroughly as a sea voyage'. Is awaiting his turn to speak on the estimates: 'I mean to kick up a row on the Criccieth beach business'.

Written at House of Commons. Has made 'a ferocious attack' on the Board of Trade on the question of foreshores. A local enquiry on Criccieth has been conceded. 'They are very civil to me - all these Ministers - as a result of my outburst'. Encloses a letter from Professor James Bryce MP, the President of the Board of Trade, about the Criccieth Harbour. A committee to enquire into the question of re-afforesting the Crown hills in Wales has been promised. 'I have another "row" on Monday over the Census Report where the Registrar General insults Welshmen by suggesting they made false returns'.

Written at House of Commons. Is to leave for the South Wales Liberal Federation meetings. 'What a fling we had up to the early hours of the morning. We led them a dance & taught [them] they could not trifle with Welshmen now as you could in the past'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Is going through the papers received from Clifton - 'The whole thing has a distinctly "fishy" appearance'. John Prichard deceased.

Written at Bronygan, Cemmaes. Last night's meeting was a complete success - 'I was never in better form'. Would welcome William George's views. At the afternoon conference - 'Tremendous cheering. John J. T. was there & looked blue when he saw that & afterwards when he discovered that I bossed the whole show practically as I did'.

Written at House of Commons. Will come down the following day if the debate ends that evening. But does not expect to be able to speak. Will keep his speech for the second reading. 'All the life is out of the debate after the Tories announced they were not going to divide'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. 'Archdeacon W: ... I read the whole thing out to Willie Lewis Jones. ... He shook with laughter'.

Written at House of Commons. The London and North Western Railway Bill - 'Of course we were beaten but we made a pertinacious protest'. Has put down a vote of censure on the Railway Company 'so we'll get our fling at them'. Carried a motion on a Welsh National Council on an amendment to the Disestablishment Bill at a meeting of the Welsh MPs that day; 'Last Monday I could not carry it but they were afraid of voting against it so now they support me'.

Written at House of Commons. 'The L[ondon] & N[orth] W[estern] Rly people are moving heaven earth & the other shop in order to get us ruled out of order'. The outcome remains uncertain.