Cymro a'r Celt Llundain

Notes and News. A NATIONAL Welsh Dinner will be held in London on the 1st of March as usual. THE recent promotion of Mr. Reginald McKenna has given great satisfaction throughout South Wales. IT would be interesting to know how many Welsh preachers are converts to Campbell's New Theology. Possibly their number might startle some of the old school" theologians. SOUTH WALES Unitarians, especially the Welsh section, assert boldly that Campbell is only following what they, as a sect, have been preaching for many generations. AT a Unitarian church in Aberystwyth some unruly scenes were witnessed lately. The "brawlers" were brought before the magistrates last week, and were fined heavily. THE Llandudno Eisteddfod is going ahead very satisfactorily. The list of musical pieces selected for competition, as published this week, shows that the committee have wisely adopted a considerable proportion of the works of Welsh composers. DR. GOMER LEWIS announced at the Glamorgan Society on Thursday last that J. Jay Williams, Esq., had contributed a hundred pounds towards the Swansea Eisteddfod fund. THE proverbial tailors of Tooley Street are easily eclipsed by the members of the new Welsh Liberal League. It appears that the first meeting of the League was not attended by half a dozen persons, yet judging from the reports they supplied to the Press, one would imagine that it was a gathering of ten thousand at the Albert Y "MYNYDDWR" is a popular bard and eisteddfodwr in North Wales, and on Friday last a purse of gold was presented to him by the inhabitants of Holywell, in recognition of his many services to Wales and its litera- ture. THE East Glamorgan Parliamentary Division, now represented by Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., is likely to be finally ear- marked by the Miners' Federation, and to all appearances-in the event of the seat becoming vacant-Mr. D. Watts Morgan will be the nominee of the workmen. MR. DAVID JAMES WILLIAMS, one of the head boys in the sixth form at Ystradmeurig School, and of Spring Cottage, Velindre, Llandyssul, has just won an exhibition of JE90 a year, tenable for three years, at the University of Oxford-1270 in all. A LARGE number of Welsh political leaders were in London last week holding conferences as to the policy to be pursued during the forthcoming county council elections throughout Wales. The con- ferences were held in private, and a united policy was agreed upon for all questions affecting the welfare of the principality. The London Star says there are only two objections to the Rev. R. J. Campbell's new theology it is not new and it is not theology. THE Rev. Thomas Phillips, the enthusi- astic young Welsh pastor of Bloomsbury Baptist Chapel, who had partly promised to become a candidate for the London County Council, has now decided not to proceed with his candidature. THE Cymmrodorion Society will hold its first meeting of the Spring Session at 20, Hanover Square, next Thursday, February 7th, at 8 p.m. On this occasion a lecture will be delivered on Edward Lhwyd yr Ieithyddwr" by Mr. R. Ellis, M.A., of Jesus College, Oxford. Mr. Ellis has become famous for his researches in the Bodleian Library, where he has brought to light many interesting Welsh treasures. EVERY Nonconformist body was repre- sented at the preliminary meeting of the new Welsh Society at Aberystwyth. But the Anglican Churchpeople were conspicuous by their absence! This is one of the latest instances of the Anglican Church's lack of sympathy with the Welsh National sentiment. If ever Die-Shon-Dyfyddism got a footing anywhere it is in the Anglican Churches of Aberystwyth. THE proposal to suitably perpetuate the Rev. T. Levi's able services to Welsh Nonconformity, and Welsh intellectual advancement generally, is an excellent one. This veteran Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Minister had always proved loyal to the best traditions of his native country, and as editor of the Trysorfa y Plant he is known to thousands of children, not only in Wales, but in London and other big cities in England. A TREGARON female pauper has been provided with a wooden leg by the guardians, and so delighted is she with her new acquisition that she tramps the country habitually for no better reason than that she enjoys her improved power of locomotion. In order to retain her in the workhouse it has been found necessary to threaten to take the wooden leg from her. But why not let her tramp to her heart's content ? MR. EDWIN DAVIES, of Brecon, is probably resolved upon reprinting all the important county histories of Wales. Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, and Rad- norshire have already been dealt with, to the great satisfaction of local historians and others, who found it so difficult and expen- sive to procure copies of any of the original editions. Mr. Davies is at present engaged in bringing out a reprint of Meyrick's History of Cardiganshire," published in 1808, and now very scarce. The reprint is nearly ready for issue, and the subscribers' list will close in a few days. As in the former reprints, Mr. Davies adds notes on county families now residing in the county, a Parliamentary history, lists of lords- lieutenants and high sheriffs, a list of old Cardiganshire wills, particulars of old parochial registers, &c., together with numerous engravings of county seats, ancient buildings, &c. By the unexpected death of Mr. William Davies, the tenor-late of St. Paul's Cathedral -Wales has lost a very charming composer of songs as well as a popular vocalist. Probably no Welsh song in modern days has been sung more often than his 0 na byddai'n haf o hyd," and several of his other productions will be concert favourites for many generations to come. In his early career he possessed a very fine tenor voice, and his country had expected great things from so prominent an artist. For many years he was chief tenor at St. Paul's Cathedral, and latterly he had secured an appointment as professor at the Guildhall School of Music. He leaves a widow and one son to mourn his loss.