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Written at House of Commons. Has recently completed an article for the Contemporary Review. 'Greaves writes me that poor Bangor is quite perplexed - doesn't know what to do'.

Written at House of Commons. Has received two good cases. One involves 'slander in a chapel - Methodist. I defend. So the business is growing steadily. That makes me all the more confermed [sic] in my opinion of wisdom of not going into guinea-pigging until legitimate practise [sic] fails'. Sir Hugh Owen.

Written at House of Commons. Has received two deputations and attended a drawing-room meeting. Hopes to get away the following day.

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. Has received several deputations including a body of Welsh MPs appealing on behalf of the Welsh colleges. 'The Peers ran away from the Pensions Bill'. Hopes that William George will come up the next evening as he has not yet been in 11 Downing Street. Oulines his programme for the rest of the day.

Written at House of Commons. Has received numerous deputations: Landlords, Hotel Keepers and Brewers. Is now going to Hindhead with Maggie and Megan.

Written at House of Commons. Has received many congratulations on his speech, 'a daring performance. Quite the first thing of the kind ever done here. First bold assertion of our separate National existence & first bold attack on the Church right in the front'. Uncle Lloyd's lumbago: 'I tried to pair to get down but can't'.

Written at House of Commons. Has received his very first client - on the recommendation of Tom Ellis - 'Chwarae teg iddo fo. Tom is a brick'. He was responsible for securing Sir Edward Watkin as a client. The Barmouth case; Ellis Griffith has not yet turned up.

Written at House of Commons. Has received glowing reports from Maggie and John Rowland of William George's speech at Bridgend. Has played golf for several hours and has just completed a two hour conference on the report stage of the Old Age Pensions - 'Up to the present my conduct of the Bill has been a very distinct triumph & that is the general impression'. Is to spend the weekend at Carrow Abbey, Norwich.

Written at House of Commons. Has received an interesting deputation of agricultural labourers and is now attending a conference on the Budget. Goes to Ipswich the following day, but does not anticipate success in the by-election. Played golf that morning.

Written at House of Commons. Has received 'a very curious letter' from Rees of the Herald. Refers to Disestablishment - 'Don't think there will be the remotest chance of getting in a word edgeways. We all want to speak - especially those who didn't help us in the Tithe fight'.

Written at House of Commons. Has received a letter from James Bryce MP complimenting him, on behalf of the Treasury bench, on his 'tact & judgment'. Has been highly praised for his speech in the House: 'I distinctly made a deep impression. You could see that the Tories felt quite depressed'. Is to write it up for the Guardian. 'I am frightfully done up. Suffered all the week from excruciating neuralgia - slept not one third of my time - altogether a very anxious week between my National Council amendment & L & N.W. Rly'. Sexton commented, 'By Jove you are getting on - you'll soon distance us'.

Written at House of Commons. Has read William George's letter in the Genedl. The list to the Herald. Has received a congratulatory letter from William Evans, the former Official Receiver. Is attempting to prepare a speech on the Compensation Question, but may be unable 'to catch the Speaker's eye'. Is to go to Birmingham on Saturday, invited by Collins to the annual meeting.

Written at House of Commons. Has put down a new amendment to the Education Bill. Dines with Sir Robert Reid that evening. Most of the Front Bench will attend the dinner. Lewes is to go to Swansea the next day to consult Aeron Thomas.

Written at House of Commons. Has promised to speak at St. Helens on Thursday. The secretary to the St. Helen's Association, a solicitor, could provide useful agency work. The Steam Mills affair: 'Suicide is to my mind a perfectly justifiable escape out of difficulties & anguish. Seneca's philosophy is orthodox on this point'.

Written at House of Commons. Has promised to address the annual meeting of the Free Church Council at Cardiff the following day, but Redmond's Home Rule amendment is also due to come on. Now feels in a dilemma: 'Wire rec[eive]d. Must not disappoint us. Hall will be crowded to hear you'. Would appreciate Uncle Lloyd's opinion? D. A. Thomas has praised his speech the previous day.