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Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Met recently the Diocesan Inspector who examined him at Llanystumdwy School from 1870-3 - 'He remembered me as one of two who answered everything'. The meeting at the City Temple the previous night was very successful; John Williams, Brynsiencyn, made a 'very fine oratorical effort', and Jones Llwynpia 'rather went to pieces'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Matters will be rushed through in an all-night sitting. Stuart Rendel has asked D. Lloyd George's advice concerning a suitable donation to the Disestablishment campaign; Rendel proposed £300. But he has now resolved to pledge £500, though not £1000.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Margaret's speech to the women's group. Has secured an interview with Asquith and Sir Michael Hicks Beach the next day on the National Council question, but, 'Ellis takes the purely whip view of the matter I am sorry to say'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Margaret presided at a temperance meeting at Holloway the previous night and was warmly greeted. 'Nothing more doing in the House this Session I fear'. W. R. Owen has sent him a copy of the North Wales Chronicle containing a statement about tents sent by the government for use at the volunteer camp. Wishes to put a question to Brodrick.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Margaret is speaking at Charing Cross that evening. The Menai Bridge enquiry on Monday night. Is addressing the Liberation Society on Wednesday night.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters: Lloyd George and George. Discusses a possible libel case. 'At present the Welsh MPs are on the warpath discussing Tithe'; Rendel is making 'a very feeble & mistaken attack' on the Bill. Anticipates a debate on Welsh disestablishment in February or March, by which time 'the Parnell scare' will be over. Gladstone will speak on that occasion. Parnell's tactics; he is 'an utter desperado'. Schnadhorst has asked D. Lloyd George to speak on behalf of J. W. Mellor in the Bassetlaw by-election. 'If Parnell resigned quietly today we might win that seat. Otherwise I don't know what may happen. I fancy we shall do well as long as the old man has repudiated Parnell'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Is sorry that Mary is ill - 'She is not at all strong & ought to take good care of herself'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Is planning a 'stunning good if not a stirring speech' for the Free Education Debate: 'I have not unearthed any diamonds in doing so, but cold steel in plenty'. Family news. The speech of Sir John Gorst, the Under Secretary for India, 'in defence of the Indian Govts conduct in the Manipur affair. The most remarkable speech I've heard since I am in this House'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Is glad that William George has written to the Genedl on D. Lloyd George's vote - 'I am not going to follow the thumb implicitly when I know the policy of my party is a mistaken one both on the score of tactics & sound reason'. Sir William Harcourt has praised D. Lloyd George's speech.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. 'Influenza microbes teeming in the House. But a fellow must stick here & not funk'. Anticipates an all-night sitting of the House. 'I am rather chagrined at your lack of appreciation of what I've done this session. I have already spoken 40 times & yet you say I've "done nothing". I can't take part in the Irish Land Bill in Committee as it requires expert knowledge of finance & Irish land. This is not the place you can talk of things you know nothing about - at least not with impunity. You must know more than the average before the average will listen to you'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. His success in the previous night's debate - 'It marks a distinct advance in my parliamentary career. House filled as I spoke & ... emptied when I sat down. Balfour came in especially to hear me'. Has been highly praised.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Has spoken of 'the necessity of providing harbours & piers for fishery ports'. Has 'an editorial note' in that day's Guardian. The question about Hugh Edwards is on the notice paper, but it cannot be asked until Friday.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Had an appointment at the Commons with Palestina Lewis. Gwylwyn. Plans to speak on the Leasehold Enfranchisement Bill the following Wednesday week. Goes to the Oxfordshire election the next day.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Goes to Ferndale the following day to reply to speeches delivered on Saturday by Bryn Roberts and D. A. Thomas. The 'Church party' has decided to support his amendment on the National Council - 'This will frighten the Govt.'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Goes to a meeting in Wiltshire on Saturday, and has been pressed to spend two or three days with Sir Edmund Fitzmaurice. Has a good speech ready. Lord Hugh Cecil's speech on the Education Bill: his vision of what would happen under a Liberal administration - Fletcher Moulton as Lord Chancellor and D. Lloyd George as Minister for Education: 'I don't mind being grouped with Moulton. He has the biggest practice in the kingdom'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Goes to a demonstration at Stoke-on-Trent the following day with Lord Crewe in the chair. There is an agreement between Labour and Liberals in the Potteries '& they insisted on my going down to initiate the campaign. They would take no one else. So Herbert Gladstone pressed me to go'.

Written at House of Commons. Legal matters. Evans's elevation to a judgeship is 'entirely due to the dearth of Welsh speaking barristers on the Conservative side'. Sunday closing in England came on in the Commons that day - 'No chance for it of course'. Is fighting against the Rhyl provisional order. The adjournment of the Sunday Closing Bill has meant that a bill of Herbert Lewis's has come on in the House: 'Jumped up & moved it without knowing anything at all about it. We are now dividing on it. Herbert turned up 2 hours later. Beaten but only by 48'.