ts expenditure has been greater than its receipts, and, as a
consequence, it has been found necessary to somewhat alter its
rules by admitting a certain number of paying students as
boarders, and also by establishing day classes for the daughters
of gentlemen. In order to fit the institution for this new
sphere of operations it has been necessary to enlarge the
building, and though, no doubt, the effect of this arrangement
will be to increase receipts, the enlargement of the building
has naturally entailed great cost, and in order to meet that
charge I have to call upon you, gentlemen, to do all you can, by
a most liberal contribution to-night, to enable the committee to
meet their pecuniary difficulties. The best proof you can give
me of the real interest you take in the welfare of this
excellent institution will be to subscribe as handsomely as it
is in your power to do. I am informed that a distinguished naval
officer is acting as steward here to-night in gratitude for the
benefit his daughters have derived in their education from a
governess who was brought up at the Princess Helena College. I
have mentioned before that the Queen is its patron. Her Majesty
subscribes L50 a year to its funds, and on this special occasion
she presents 100 guineas. The interest taken by my sister, the
Princess, in its welfare is sufficiently proved by the fact that
she is President of the Council of the College, and I have great
pleasure in stating to you that it is by her express wish and
recommendation that I am here to-night. I will, in conclusion,
again ask you to let me feel by the liberality of your
contributions that I have not failed in my duty as your
Chairman."

The Secretary then read a list of donations and subscriptions, which,
including those from the Queen and 100 guineas from the Prince of Wales,
amounted to over L2060.

The College still flourishes at Ealing, a populous district, where day
boarders are also admitted to the classes of the institution.

NEW HARBOUR AT HOLYHEAD.

_June 17th, 1880._

To possess the best possible packet service between England and Ireland
is a matter of national importance. In the old days of sailing ships the
perils and uncertainties of the passage across the Channel were
notorious. When steamships carried mails and passengers, and when the
bridging of the Menai Strait