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Autograph letter, 24 December 1868, from William Ewart Gladstone, 10 Downing Street, to [Vice-Admiral Lord] C[larence] Paget, [Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet], in which Gladstone discusses the formation of his first government, having become Prime Minister on 3 December.
The letter contains references to Paget's brother-in-law [Arthur Otway, Gladstone's new Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs], and to [Hugh] Childers, [First Lord of the Admiralty]. In a postscript he states 'The Welsh have made a notable demonstration in many of their elections and one which ought to warn the Clergy of what they are about'.

He did not know it was the addressee who wanted to see him yesterday. Would be glad to see him today if EW can make it convenient. Endorsed: 'Mr Davies Cringell. March 17th 1818'.

He is to send up the Report of S. Wales in two months. Begging the favour of a letter by return of post acquainting him whether any material alterations have taken place in the Agriculture of S. W. since he saw the addressee. Various queries. He is now resident at Manafon. 'Come over. Come over'. Franked by R. Myddelton Biddulph, Birmingham.

Would be glad to see him when convenient. On the back of the folded sheet Iolo Morganwg has written some remarks on what he terms 'Authenticity of Scriptures', and inside, with a line through them, are 'englynion' by various poets to the Caerwys Eisteddfod of 1567.

W. B. Popkin, Windsor Lodge in the Parish of St James, Jamaica, to Mr Williams, Stone Cutter, Flimstone, near Bovertown, 'To be left at Mr Popkins, Tanner, Bridgend ...'. Sending a copy of the answer which Mr (David) Richards, Hyde Hall, Trelawney, Jamaica, received from Walter Pollock, Braemer, St Marys, concerning the estate of the late Miles Williams, etc. (John Williams' widow married to one Duncan).

W. B. Knight, St Hilary, to Mr Taliessin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. The Eisteddfod prospects are excellent. How Donatus became the general name for a Grammar and from thence to signify any introductory manual to any art, &c. relating to Julius & Aaron. Franked by the Bishop of Llandaff.

W. B. Knight, St Hilary, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. His satisfaction at learning that the addressee means to answer the effusion in Y Cymmro for this month.

W. B. Knight, Newport, to Ab Iolo. The addressee's excellent letter was forwarded to him at this place. If the writer's communication happens to be with him the addressee is quite at liberty to send it to Mr Price. He goes to Hardwick House, Chepstow, tomorrow. Requests relating to Abergavenny. He rejoices in hearing of the addressee's 'Coelbren' and begs to be enrolled among the earliest of the subscribers.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. The writer's pamphlet has been some days in the press. Wishing to know whether he may insert somewhere the following observation which is almost copied from the addressee's letter.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. His great satisfaction at learning from his brother that the addressee did not consider the reply of Mr Jones to his Remarks as deserving of notice and that no rejoinder was called for on his part. His determination (however) to expose Mr Jones ['Tegid'].

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams. Sending two small volumes as a mark of his regard and thankfulness (relating to Welsh orthography). Why he still thinks it necessary to issue his Pamphlet - his Essay will be out next week. How he had hoped before this to have paid his personal respects to the addressee at Merthyr - reference to calamitous events which obliged him to alter his intention.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydvil. Thanking him for that admirable letter which appeared in the last Carmarthen Journal and also for his poetry in Seren Gomer. Would be glad to take a peep at the volumes of the Myvyrian Archaiology. Will also feel an interest in learning the result of the addressee's letter to Mr Walter Davies.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. Acknowledging the addressee's letter. (Written on a printed sheet announcing the forthcoming publication of A Critical Review of the Rev. J. Jones's Reply to the Rev. W. B. Knight's Remarks on Welsh Orthography. By the Rev. W. B. Knight, Am Cardiff, 1831).

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. His confidence that something will be done for him (in verse) by the addressee in answer to the two shots fired at him from the bardic quiver of Tegid in last week's Carmarthen Journal.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. Thanking him for his letter of the 12th inst. and for the verses it contains. The addressee's Carmarthen letter was very well done. The Carmarthen Journal.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams. Thanking him for his letter and Dr O. P.'s (?) reveries. In regard to any stuff that may appear in the Caermarthen paper he only hopes that the addressee will not condescend to notice any portion of it - he has done with the matter.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. Thanking him for the permission. (Written on a printed sheet bearing the title of the Rev. W. B. Knight's pamphlet on Welsh orthography, Remarks, Historical and Philological, on the Welsh Language ... Cardiff, 1830.).

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. He has literally had no time to write out himself the translation he promised the addressee of the Welsh song that was made for Mr Talbot's election. His hitherto unsuccessful search for a satisfactory solution to the queries the addressee proposed to him when he was at Merthyr.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams (Ab Iolo), Merthyr Tydfil. Hastening to acknowledge the addressee's favour of the 14th inst. The time is now so short, etc., that there would be a manifest hazard in his transmitting the addressee's Awdl to him. The addressee must therefore trust as well as he can to a recollection of the errors which he admits to be such. The word 'wbwb'. He depends on his being at Cardiff. Thanking him for his very acceptable present of Salmau yr Eglwys.

W. B. Knight, Margam, to Mr Taliesin Williams. Welsh orthography. Enclosing for his perusal Mr Roberts of Tremeirchion's Reasons for rejecting the Innovations and Mr Jones's Defence of them [i.e. 'Tegid']. Enclosures wanting.