Am Gymry Llundain. ALBERT HALL.-Mae rhagolygon yr eistedd" fod fawr a gynhelir yma cyn diwedd y mis presenol yn gwella bob dydd. Boed i'r dinas- yddion gadw'r dyddiad yn rhydd er mwyn bod yn bresenol yn yr wyl eleni. Y CORAU.—Gwelir fod chwech o gorau meibion eisoes wedi anfon eu henwau i fewn, ac yr ydym yn lied debyg o gael cystadleuaeth wir rhagorol. CYFARFODYDD.—Lied gymysglyd yw rhag- leni'r cyfarfodydd Cymreig wedi bod yn ddiweddar. Mewn ami i gapel bu raid ad- drefnu'r bwriadau am yr wythnos ddiweddaf a throi y cyfan yn gyfarfodydd gweddi. Y CWRDD TE.OS gosodir o'r neilldu y cwrdd llenyddol a'r ddarlith, gwelwn fod y cwrdd te yn dal ei dir o hyd, a chaed cynulliadau boddhaus iawn yn y Boro' yr wythnos hon, yn ogystal ag yn Barrett's Grove yr wythnos ddiweddaf ac yn Jewin cyn hynny. GWERSI'R DIWYGIAD.—A ydyw ein harwein- wyr crefyddol yn Llundain yn dechreu canfod y gwersi pwysig a ddysgir iddynt yn y cynulliadau mawrion a fynychant ein cyfarfodydd gweddi y naill noson ar ol y Hall, os cedwir y drysau yn agored i'n crefyddwyr ieuainc ? Oni ddengys hyn yn un peth fod mwy o'r tueddfryd crefyddol yn y to ieuanc nag a gydnabyddir yn gyffredin gan ein blaenoriaid ? EISIEU MAN CYFARFOD.-Mae mwyafrif yr ieuenctyd hyn yn rhai digartref yn y ddinas yma, a rhaid yw iddynt fyned allan i rywle i geisio mwyniant bob nos, ond does yr un man ar eu cyfer genym ni yn y ddinas yma ond y cwrdd te a'r cwrdd gweddi achlysurol. Ai nid oes yn y cynulliadau hyn awgrym nerthol i ni geisio gael man canolog lie y gallent gydgwrdd ar hyd yr wythnos am awr gyfeillgar ? Y CLWB.—Bu pwyllgor ynglyn a'r mudiad o gael clwb i'r Cymry yn nhy Syr John Puleston dydd Jau yr wythnos ddiweddaf. Yn ol yr hyn a hysbyswyd i'r cyhoedd, yr oedd gwahanol farnau yn bodoli pa fath sefydliad sy arnom eisieu-y Cymry Cymreig am gael math o sefydliad cymdeithasol ar gynllun y Polytechnic, a'r Sais Gymry yn awyddus am gael clwb moethus a gorwych er mwyn dysgu ein pobl ieuainc sut i fod yn wyr byddigions." EIN MAWRION.Caed prawf yn y cwrdd nad yw o un dyben i ni ddisgwyl ar eraill i wneyd yr hyn a ddylem ni ei gyflawni. Roedd y cwrdd cyhoeddus wedi gofyn i bobl fawr fel Syr David Evans, yr Henadur Vaughan Morgan, a Mr. Peter Jones, Chelsea, ac eraill fod ar y pwyllgor-pobl na wyddant ond y peth nesaf i ddim am y gwir fywyd Cymreig yn y ddinas. Da oedd genym ddeall fod ynddynt ddigon o synwyr cyffredin i beidio derbyn y gwahoddiad. Os nad oes genym ni ddynion digon da yn ein plith ein hunain i wneyd y gwaith gwell yw peidio dechreu ar yr anturiaeth. Pwv DDYLAI SYMUD.—Credwn mai'r unig bobl i gymeryd at y fath fudiad a hwn yw'r Cymmrodorion. Mae'r Gymdeithas yn gref, yn anenwadol, a'i chysylltiadau a rhai o brif deuluoedd pob sir. Cynrychiola bob gradd o'r bywyd Cymreig, a phe'r aent o ddifrif at y gorchwyl gallent yn hawdd sefydlu math o gartref neu Institute canolog i ni, lie y gallai Cymry ieuainc y ddinas feithrin a chadw eu bywyd Cymreig yn ei burdeb ac allan o hudol- iaethau a pheryglon mawr y ddinas hon. Y CVMMRODORION. -Nos Iau yr wythnos ddiweddaf rhoddodd y Gymdeithas hon ei darlith gyntaf am y gauaf presenol. Mr. Brynmor Jones, K.C., oedd y gwr i agor y gwaith, a chaed traethiad maith a dysgedig ganddo ar berthynas yr hen Gyfreithiau Gwyddelig a Chyfreithiau Cymru, a'u dylanwad arnynt. Y Barnwr Vaughan Williams oedd yn llywyddu, a gwyr y gyfraith yn benaf oeddent yn siarad yn y cwrdd, gan fod y mater yn hytrach uwchlaw cyr- haedd ac archwiliadau llenyddol ac hanesyddol yr efrydydd cyffredin. Cyhoeddir y papur yn nghyfres llenyddiaeth y Gymdeithas ar derfyn y tymhor fel arfer. Y BRYTHONWYR.—Ar yr un noson ag y bu'r Cymmrodorion yn cynhal cwrdd caed cynulliad arbenig o aelodau y Gymdeithas hon yn eu hystafell gysurus yn 64, Chancery Lane. Yr oedd yn anffodus fod y ddwy Gymdeithas wedi trefnu eu cynulliadau ar yr un noson. Dengys hyn fod angen mwy o gyhoeddusrwydd ar y naill a'r Hall o'u trefniadau yn y dyfodol. Felly, gyfeillion, gwnewch ddefnydd o golofnau hysbysebol y papur hwn er mwyn sicrhau llwyddiant yn y cynulliadau dyfodol. EILUN-DDUWIAU ELPHIN.-Siarad am Eilun- dduwiau Cymru y bu Elphin o flaen y Brython- wyr am y noson, a chaed beirniadaeth lem ganddo ar ein diffygion cenedlaethol. Daw rhai pethau atom heb eu gwahodd, meddai Elphin, megys angeu a'r trethgasglydd, ond y genedl ei hun sydd yn gwahodd ac yn dewis ei duwiau. A duwiau'r Cymro oeddent y Bardd Cadeiriol, y Parchedig, yr Aelod Seneddol, y Sais, a "Ffug." Ei FFLANGELL.—Miniog yw brawddegau Elphin bob tro yr ymdrinia a'n gwendidau cenedl- aethol, ac nid yw ei fflangell byth yn rhy galed gan mai'r pechodau bychain hyn ydynt wreiddiau ein holl ddiffygion, a dylid ar bob cyfrif eu trin yn arw bob amser. Nid yr awen na'r gyng- hanedd" meddai, a rydd fri ar y bardd cadeiriol, eithr ennill y gadair. Cofnodir am yr ennill yn hir wedi i'r awdl fynd i ebargofiant." Etto am y parchedig," pan beidiai'r pregethwr a bod yn Dduw daw yn llawer gwell dyn." Am yr aelod Seneddol, honai mai hwn yw'r penaf o'r eilunod, ac er ei fod yn fawr ei barch a'i glod yn y wlad, etto y mae fel rheol yn llai na'r llygoden leiaf yn Nhy'r Cyffredin. Dim ond chwech aelod sydd genym, meddai Elphin, y gellir eu galw yn aelodau Cymreig. PANTYCELYN.—Dyma destyn anerchiad a roddwyd gan Elfed ger bron ei ddosbarth
failing cause. The Morning Post says that the Tory fiscal policy has suffered a crushing defeat." There is no need to add another word. The King of Diamonds.-Let no irreverent mind think that we refer to whist. It is not the game of cards we are interested in, but the more earnest and deadly game for material wealth that is being played in that home of surprises, South Africa. The papers state that the Premier Mine which is situated at Elandsfontein, near Pretoria, a diamond, which is larger than any other yet found, has been discovered. It weighs 3,050 carats. The" Kohinoor" only weighed 900 carats in its original state before cutting. Only one diamond larger than the Kohinoor" had been found until now, and that was not considered of good lustre. So that this newly-born king in diamonds is king indeed. The history of the mine reads like a romance. The land belonged to a Boef, and he asked such a high price for the right to explore it that none of the mine magnates of Johannesburg in the days before the war were willing to give. After the war was over he raised the price much higher, but a builder in Johannesburg, a native of Cape Colony, and not a Jew we presume, decided to risk his all in paying it. He has had his reward, and if the stone proves to be of good lustre will probably be one of the richest men in South Africa. But we are afraid that the discovery will throw the settlement of the agricultural districts of the Transvaal to a day afar off. The Golden Sea.-Many of us have often wondered, no doubt, how it was that the little quantity of gold that occasionally came to our possession disappeared so quickly. The mystery has now been solved. It melts away in the rain and is carried from us by the rivers until at last it finds its home in the sea. But the kind friends who consoled us by telling us how and where our gold went have also been good enough to attack the problem how to give it back to us. And it seems that they have solved that problem as well as the other. The ancients spent their energies in hunting after the philosopher's stone, but it appears now that they were on the wrong track altogether. The salvation of this needful world is not to come through a stone, but through a pump. Every ton of sea-water contains one grain of gold, and a process has been discovered by means of which that grain can be solidated. No less a scientist than Sir William Ramsay has examined this process, and has declared it to be one that cannot fail in its purpose. A syndicate has been formed to carry out the project, and during last week shares which had only a face value of twenty shillings have been changing hands at £7°. The presence of the precious metal in the sea may account for the yellow colour of the sand. Wonderful are the powers of science-and the dreams of wealth seekers. A Half Sheet of Note Paper.-Among the many great services of Mr. Gladstone not the least was making the post card fashionable. The present Prime Minister, who in many respects walks in the paths and follows the example of his famous predecessor, has given similar honour to the half sheet of note-paper. He told his constituents in Manchester on Thursday in last week that he had inscribed his fiscal creed on writing material of that dimension. It was a great feat, and quite throws into the shade the achievement of him who wrote the Apostle's Creed on a piece of paper of the size of a threepenny bit. But for a man in the position of the Prime Minister to set the example of using only a half sheet is a serious matter- for the stationers. For all those who follow the example of those in high places will never think henceforth of using more, and will also feel themselves justified in always tearing off the unused half, and keep it for another occasion. Newspaper editors, however, will bless the name of Mr. Balfour for making the half sheet fashion- able, for it will affect a very considerable shortening of correspondents' letters. And yet we notice that one editor expressed the wish that the Prime Minister had made use of the other half sheet and put down on it how he is going to impose the various tariffs he mentioned without causing a rise in the price of the food of the people. Such are the ways of editors. The L. R. C.-The three mystic letters L. R. C. do not mean London Road Car, but Labour Representation Committee, that Committee of which Mr. Keir Hardie is the prophet, and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald the high prkst. It has just met in Liverpool, and has discussed many questions, from unemployment to seats in the House of Commons. It has decided two points definitely,—that the Independent Labour Party and the Fabians are to control its Executive, and that under no circumstances whatsoever will it co-operate with any party except itself. What we should like to know is, how many of the gentlemen who met in Liverpool in the name of Labour had more right to do so than others who were not there. An attempt was made to confine membership in the Committee to bona fide labour men—men who live not by the'sweat of their mind but by the sweat of their brow. But it failed ignominously. Whilst we quite believe in Labour being represented in Parliament, we venture to think that those who are chosen for that honour should be of the labour class, and not those who are only labourers in the sense in which every honest man, from the King downwards, can claim that distinction.
