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I GELUWASTAD, £ foei* have I^az^d of my P,ac«' gwenng Wjtij m»w. T-11^ 7earDinff eJ"es» PVideur fri-y ao LlS:h m the skies; j^^tieface. mind nought can e'er ??> thorny'.I1* FL^S to thy summit leads, Were the t;? w?ys that lead to noble deeds. J»!*rda thi Vw* ? 1 did «teps direct *«nkiBBr S])l ,e?' mount, but oft I had to stop, iL.^betop, «umay, that I ne'er could reach l> full 4^ "fleet. 'twas done, so pray v*u,>ted top, what would I not; » "sKghtf?! ur there wa9 seen from that U* £ Would i 'f0'1 «\ St&ca 6az«» and feast with fon j indul- n the biL fs s^eet^f;8li^Jt Nature dolJi kindly bestow ^thingj .v *or U8 whilst here below), a?1 *«cfioed U31n<J» *s pleasing to the sense. «oft u 8T»cef ul ease on verdure r* thoueht. i 8Pread but to allure » birth* noble, did thy solitude give frniL.' in°W deli»iif and ^0^'?s of our busy world, *^ireject for He for all unfurled, ^&d*ch. ei ^s world's vain, silly mirth. MAGGIE GRIFFITHS.

to SIR JOHN T. D. LLEWELYN, BART., PENLLERGAER. r Kulofi!^? oft would pen their famous mea Mr humw 0r S0Qnets rare. Uznble tribute I'd indite Sir T r^bria's men of might, tfnite %ij Yf n of Penllergaer. fr^^thand r"joico to-day, bring forth the wng j. teiyn, x ^tewelyn^* 10 our baronet, Sir John T. D. Ton^ruC'OU8 Qu««n did not forget **e our squire a baronet; Bv TITK? Doer^ts doth declare, t)le deeds for country's weal, «» worthy of the Royal Seal," %ii 11 °* Penllergaer. g-^Wth and* elynr^oic# t0"d*y> blin £ forth the lSew^e« 110 0ur haronet, Sir John T. D. Belov'd he is, despite men's creed, IUs sterling qualities indeed Endear bim unto all. No Worthy cause e'er clos'd his hand, lIe scatters bounties through the land tftite enry urgent call. 4its all Wales, rejoice to-day, bring forth the lnS n ^yn; ^OWelyn?3 t0 °Ur barone' Sir John T. D. We trust that his next rise will be Sir John of Penllergaer M.P. He would with credit stand. To Britain's Senate let him go, He'd do bis best for Wales we know, He loves his native land. Uoite a11 Wale. 1'cjr¡ice to-day, briog forth the 4crwtli and 'LLEWELYN68 L° °UR BARONET' SIR JOHN T. D. Sir John T. D. Llewelyn may Rejotce in his reward to-day; He'H wear his honours well. To him and his good lady we WouJd wish them both tranquility \jDi. Whilst on this earth they dwell. Si^lhaJdatolyn;6i°iC0 t0*day'bring forth the t0 0ur baronet» Sir Jolm T- D- p*? and heirs long years to come ■joy their grand ancestral home Ta beauties rich and rare nanta and neighbours, long may ye Aspect the noble family 0&it# "b° dwell in Penllergaer. aod'tel out ^*day with voice with 0Ur baronet, Sir John T. D. OPt, LaJlSamltt. W. GWYNNE SMITH.

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I NODIADAU CYMREIG. ♦ l Gan MORISN [ Y mae yn an- hawdd i "cldvn or wladgrynhoi ei fedddwl i ganol- bwynt yn Llundain, He yr wyf pan yn ysgrifenu y Ilin- ellau hrn, er ei aliuogi i ddarlnnio yr hyn y mae wedi ei ganfod yn ei bererindodau yma ao aow o ddeutu y brifddinas. Y mae dtber fawr yma y dyddiau hyn yn nghvlch y ffiam- iddwn dan—yr wyf yn ineddwl mai dyna yw yr enw Cymreig ar y dolur a elwir gan y Saeson "Influenza.1' Yr oedd bron I ofn dyfod yma arnaf oherwydd y fflamiddwn. Yr oedd y newyddiaduron wedi achosi i mi ryw haner gredu fod holl breswylwyr Llun- dain ar lawr gan yr influenza, ao nad oedd dim ond ochain ac wylofain i'w clywed o rsaf Paddington hyd bendraw i brifddinas y byd. it Pan esgrnais i ben y 'bus, ger Gorsaf y Great Western Railway, yr oeddwn yn llygadrythu ar bawb a welwn, gan ddysgwyl gweled pawb a chadachau gwynion am eu talcenau, rbwyrniadau o wlanen Gymreig am I en gyddfau, yn pesychu a'u cegau ao yn tisian â'u trwynau! Nid oeddwn yn erfyn llai na myned yn sal fy hunan, a gorfod dychwelyd tua chartref, ar ae! y bryn uwch- ben Afon Taf, yn mhen diwrnod neu ddan. Ond i'm dirfawr lawenydd, oefais Llundain yn debyg iawn iddi ei hun-y miliynau trigolion yn myned, rhai fel hyn, ac eraill fel acw, yn iach a heinyf eu cerddediad, ac fel heb wybod am nag afiechyd na llesgedd. Os oes rhai yn sal, y mae yma filoedd yn eithaf iach a dedwydd, a barnu wrth yr olwg arnynt. Y mae yn eithaf naturio! i Brydeiniwr meddylgar deimlo yn falch o'r ddinas hon. Pa ddinas mor fawreddog a hon ? Pe un a geir mor gyfoethog a bi f Y mae digon o gyfoeth hyd yn nod yn ffenestri ei eiopiau i brynu haner goaseddau y byd. Mor bell yn ol ag amser terfyniad rhyfeloedd Bonaparte, dywedir i'r Cadfridog Blucher, pan yn march- ogaeth drwy Lundain wrth ochr y Duke o Wellington, gael ei daraw a syndod wrth gan- fod y oyfoeth annhraethadwv a welai yn arddangosedig yn y ffeneBtri. Mein Got! Mein Got!' ebe yr hen lew Germanaidd, dyma le am ysbail." Oddiar yr amser hwnw v mae Llundain wedi ymgyfoethogi tuhwnt i ddvehymyg. Yrn ddiddadl y mae yma lawer o ugeiniau o fill- diroedd o siopiau gorwyoh. Y mae pob ffenestr o plate glass, ao yn llawn o'r nwyddau mwyaf drudfawr. Gwelir cannoedd o ffenestri yn Ilawn ° watches, cadwynau aur, modrwyau P wn« w aTyeF o h°nynt a meini gemog ynddynt. Gwna y rhai hyny adlewyrchu goleun,. Y mae yr olygra yn v dydd yn ardderchog. Unci yn y nos, ar ol i'r goleuni nwyog a'r goleuni trydanol gael eu tanie. y mae ffwedd ffenestri y siopiau, o herwydd gwrthdarawiad j tywvllwch y nos, tuhwnt i fedr unrbyw ysgrifenydd i'w darlunio. » m m Wrth sylwi ar y cyfoeth anhraetbadwy a welir yma, teimlir mai da fod y mor yn am- gylchynu Prydain; canys oni b'ai y ffos forawl hono byddai trachwant cenedloedd Cyfandir Ewrop yn sicr o'u gyru i geisio ysbeilio y ddinas ardderohog hon. Yn yr hen amseroedd bu oyfoeth dinas Rhufain yn ddinystr iddi hi. Ymruthrodd barbariaid o goedwigoedd Germani a gwledydd eraill i'r ddinas dragwyddol," fel y gelwid dinas Rufain, ac a'i anrheithiasant hi. Ond wele Llandain yn ddeng mil mwy cyfoethog nag a fu dinas Rhufain erioed, ac felly yn llawer mwy o brofedigaeth i ysbeilwyr na fu oanol- barth yr ymberodraeth Rufeinig. • # Duw yn unig a wyr beth sydd yn y dyfodol o flaen y ddinas fawr hon. Y mae hi yn cynyddu mewn nifer ei phreswylwyr bob blwyddyn wrth yr ugeiniau o filoedd. Wele yn oanlyn rif ei phoblogaeth ar wabanol gyfnodau oddiar y Goresgyniad Nor- manaidd:— 1066. 40,000 1700 700,000-1 1800. 900,000 1889 4,306,921 Y mae yn eithaf sicr na wdwyd dinas mor luosog o breswylwyr erioed o'r b]aen oddiar creadigaeth y byd! Dywedir y gwneir y boblogaetb i fyny o wabanol genhedloedd fel y canlyn Siteson 3,934,368 Gwyddelod 80,778 Albaniaid 49,554 Cymry 28,985 Germaniaid 21,960 Ffraucod 8,251 Dywedir fod yn Llundain, 80,957, yr boll o'r Gwyddelod, ao ychydig o bobloedd ereill, yn Babyddion. Dywedir fod yma ddeng mil ar hugain o Iuddewon; mwy nag sydd beddyw yn ngwlad Canaan. • Pan y gwnawn olrhain yn ol hanes hen genhedloedd y byd, eu deohreuad fel cenhedl- oedd, eu rhwysg a'u tymor blodeuog, wed'yn en dirywiad; ac yn olaf, eu diflaniad o fod yn gymdeithiasau mawrion, gofynwn, wrth sylwi ar fawredd, cyfoeth, a nerthoedd ofnadwy Prydain Fawr, canolbarth pa un sydd yn Llundain, i ba ddyben y mae yr Anfeidrol wedi crynoi i'r Ynysoedd Prydeinig y pethau hyn ? Credwn fod rhyw amcan neillduol mewn golwg gan Dduw wrth roddi y fath gyfoeth i'r ynysoedd hyn Y mae arbenig- rwydd y llwyddiant yn arwyddo fod amoan arbenig mewn golwg. 4 Beth yw y gwaith mwyaf arbenig a gyf- lawnir gan Brydain heddyw, pan yn nghyfnod mwyaf arbenig ei hanes ? Onid Prydain yw y gallu mawr ag sydd yn sefydlu teyrnasoedd newyddion drwy barthau pellenig y ddaear ? Pwy a wnaeth sefydlu teyrnas ardderohog Unol Daleithiau America ? Prydain. Pwy sydd heddyw yn agor tirjogaethau eang Canada ? Plydain. Pwy sydd yn planu teyrnasoedd newyddion drwy gyfandir enfawr A utra.1ia Pryaain. Pwy sydd yn dwyn gwareiddiad i ynysoedd y moroedd drwy yr holl fyd ? Prydain, Pwy a aeth i mewn i India, pob- logaeth pa un sydd yn agos i dri chant o filiynau, ac a sefydlodd yn eu eanol allu llywodraethol, ao a ostyngodd i drefn ao ufudd-dod cenhedloedd mawrion ag oeddynt oyn hyny yn rhwygo eu gilydd ? Prydain. Mi a ddywedaf wrthyt, ddarllenydd, am beth mwy nerthol na dylanwad milwrol Prydain, sef anianyddiaeth-nid yr hon a ddysgodd Plato, nid yr hon a ddysgwyd, oyn ei amser ef, gan Pythagoras, nid unrbyw ddysgeidiaeth a ddysgwyd i'r byd gan Soorates neu Arietotle-ond athroniaeth ymarferol yr Hwn a draddododd Y Eregeth ar 1 Mynvad,' Mab v Saer"—dyna sydd yn j dofi cenhedloedd anwaraidd o flaen baner Prydain! Nid oes dewin a all ddeall a | chysoni golygiadau duwinyddol y gwahanol f dada.u Cristionogol a'u gilydd, ond y mae j egwyddorion sylfaenol yr athroniaeth hono y fath drwy ddysga brawdgarweh i ddynolryw yn aylanwadu ynllesol, er gwaethaf trawsedd a gormes am bell un ag sydd yn camgyfleu i'r anwariaid darycbfeddwl am wir neges Prydain ar hi-d a lied y byd! le, y mae hetyd yn werth sylw mai y wedd Brotestanaidd ar Gristionogaeth sydd yn dylanwadu fwyaf ar y gwledydd. Pa ddylan- wad a geir yn canlyn y teyrnasoedd hyny ag sydd yn gosod o flaen y cenhedloedd Pagan- aidd y wedd Babyddol o Gristionogaeth P Dim. Y mae hyd yn nod y Paganiaid yn chwerthin am ben y chwareu plant" a rydd y Pabyddion ar berthynas y Crewr a dynion a'u gilydd Yr wyf newydd fod yn treulio rhai oriau yn y "rational Gallery," ger Trafalgar-square, yn sylwi ar y darluniau ardderchog sydd yno. Y mae yno ugeiniau lawer o ddychymjTgion Pabyddol yn baent- iedig. Yr wyf yn weddol gyfarwydd i'r arwyddluniau Paganaidd, drwy ba rai y ceisiai y byd osod all&n briodoleddau y Crewr ac Anian. Yr wyf, o bryd i bryd, wedi olrhain yr arwyddluniau hyny i'w sefyllfa ddirywiedig a llygredig nes i ddynion ym- suddo i addoli y lluniau, yn lie y priodclcddau Dwyfol a gesid, ar y cyntaf, eu gosod ailan yn bortreadol drv/yddynt, Wei, yn mblith y lluniau o wledydd Pab- yddol y Cyfandir a welir ar y parwydydd, gwelir haul ieuanc blwyddyn newydd, yr hwn a osodai y paganiaid allan yn farddonol megys baban newydd eni, o dan yr enw Apollo. Gosodir yn ei le y baban a anwyd yn Beth- lehem. Mewn lie arall gosodir yn y darlun yr haul wedi heneiddio, tua diwedd y flwyddyn, o dan yr enw Sadwrn—yn awr yn hen wr, moel, yn dad Apollo, yr hwn a osodir allan yn gorwedd ar liniau ei fam, Anian, a'i Dad yn gollwng i lawr o'r nef golomen wen, gan ei chvfeirio yn ei hehediad i lawr tuag at y baban, Gwelir yr hen Sadwrn yn gwylied, o ben y eymylau, y golomen ar ei thaith tua'r ddaear. I Gosodai y Paganiaid allan fod y Crewr yn henafgwr urddasol yr olwg arno; Anian, neu Natur, yn wraig iddo haul ieuano blwyddyn newydd yn fab i'r ddau. Beth a wnaeth y Pabyddion, wedi iddynt daraw i lawr y gyfun- drefn Baganaidd, ond gosod fyny yn eu lie bersonau hanesyddol y Testament Newydd. Pan, yn hir ar ol hyny, y daeth dyagedigion oyfarwydd ag hanes Paganiaeth 'ac â'i pher- sonoliaetbau i sylwi ar y wedd o Gristionog- aeth a rydd y Babaeth, a chanfod y darlun o'r Arglwydd lesu, fel bab&n, yn y fan lie gynt y safai yr arlun o'r baban "Apollo"; Mairyn y fan y safai gynt arlun o Natur, neu Anian a Duw Dad yn y lie y safai gynt arlun y duw Sadwrn—" tad y duwiau a cbawn i lawer o'r dysgedigion fyned i gredu mai yr hen a'r wedd newydd yw Cristionogaeth, ac anghred- asaut y dystiolaeth am ei Dwyfol anfoniad. Ond yn He. sylwi ar bortreiadau gwaith ysgol fawr Alexandria, yr Aipht, dylasent sylwi ar yr egwyddorion newydd a rhagorol a ddysgai Cristionogaeth bur. Credaf fod Prydain, ac yn enwedig y rhan hono o honi a elwir Cymru, wedi dychwelyd yn ol at egwyddorion boreuol Cristionogaeth. Tipyn o drafferth sydd ynglyn ir gwaitb o dreiddio drrry y ^lT7i^yc\.vriVi n OOA^OCM d:rr.\on y ffordd, ond y mae y byd Protestaiiaidd yn Ihvyddo yn o lew i fyned heibio i'r delwau at Y ffvnenau melus Sydd yn tnrddu o'r graig i maes. Maddeued y darllenydd i mi am grwydro. Fy amcan with ddechreu ysgrifenu heddyw oedd adrodd tipyn am fy mbererindod yn y brifddinas. Gwnaf hyny yr wythnos nesaf os gwel y fflaniaddwn dan yn dda fy arbed.

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BOULANGER'S NEXT MOVE. Off to Florida. [BY "FLANEUR."] The rumour is rather credited that General Boulanger—at last convinced that France declines him as a saviour, that there is no room for him in the Republic, that the Royalists have thrown him aside after using him, that the Bonapartists, having already two pre- tenders, do not want the luxury cf a third, that his henchmen have fallen away and his rank and file becoming small by degrees-intends pitching his tent in Florida, U.S., where the fair VisoounteM, the companion of his exile," has recently, by the death of her aunt, come into posses- sion of a very large estate. Also, that M. Kochefort is on the eve of selling his round- about interest in his journal, the Intransi- geant, in order to visit and describe the most important private galleries of pictures in Europe for the new Art Publication Com- pany, now in course of formation,

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"Ggmrii XOTES AND QUERIES" relating to the past history of IVales and the Border Counties. [Contributions intended for publication in this column should be addressed Editor, Notes and Queries, WEEKLY MAIL, Cardiff." Real namesand addresses must be given in confidence, and JISS. must be written legibly on one side of the paper ønlp.¡

"WEEKLY MAIL," JANUARY 18, 1890. NOTES. "YSGUBOR DDEGWM."—I never heard the name, Ysgubor Ddegwm," or "Tithe Barn," in South Wales, but I recently came across two houses, in different parishes, In Auglesea bearing the name. One is quite close to the parish churh, and the other but a little distance from it. I presume it was to these houses th&t the farmers used in olden limes to convoy their tithes, before the system of money-payment caine into vogue. Llanvaeloff, Anglesea. J. MVFEYDD MORGAN. A CURIOUS LEASE.—Among the muniments of the Corporation of Bridgwater (Me 3rd Report of the Roy. Com. on His. JISS p. 316) is a very curious indenture, bearing date the 8th of August, 1471, by which Master Maurice, prebendary of the prebendal church of Llangonllo [? Llangynllo] in the diocese of St. David's—conveys to Sir Hugh, perpetual vicar of the same church, and Thomas ap Rees up Davyd of the same parish, the said church for a term of five years at a yearly rent of twenty shillings, by them to him to be psid. On the back is written in a contemporary hand a curious set of verses which, as forming probably a specimen of the Welsh-English of the period, are transcribed by the gentleman who examined the munimsnts, and may be found on the pagereferred to above. It would be interesting to know tohat was conveyed to the perpetual vicar for the sum of twenty shillings a year. ERBIN. A STRONG WELSHMAN.-Apropos to the recent strong-man boom it may not be without interest to give in Cymru Fu the following extract from Burke's Romantic Records of the Aristocracy (1851);- Sir Nicholas Kemeys, Bart., of Cefn Mably, was accounted one of the strongest men of his day, and a tradition of him, corroborative of his great strength, still exists in Glamorganshire. The story runs that one summer evening, as Sir Nicholas was walking in the Deer park at Cefn Mably with some guests, an athletic man leading an ass, upon which was his wallet, approached, and, respectfully saluting the company, said ha humbly supposed that the huge gentleman he had the honour of addressing was the strong Sir Nicholas Kemeys. The stranger, being answered in the affirmative, declared himself a noted Cornish wrestler, who had never been thrown, and that having heard from a Welshman, whom tie had met at Bristol, of the great bodily strength of Sir Nicholas, had made this journey to see his honour, adding that, if it were not asking too great a favour, he trusted Sir Nicholas would condescend to • try a fall' with him. The baronet, smiling, assented, but advised the Cornishman first to go to the buttery and get refreshment. The Corni3hman declined with many thanks, say- ing he was quite freth; so they fell to wrestling, and in a moment the Cornishman was thrown upon his back. The baronet, assisting him to rise, asked him if he was now satisfied of his strength. The reply wall, • Not unless you throw me over the park wall I I The tale con- tinues to say that this request was readily com- plied with, when the unsatisfied wrestler entreated that Sir Nicholas would throw his ass after him 0. «*i*, ,,).1, *iawgijr \)VU. place is still shown in the ancient park wall as the scene of the exploit. A fine picture now at Cefn Mably, in the possession of Colonel Kemeys-Tyne, represents Sir Nicholas as of great stature and apparent gigantic strength. He was subsequently killed at Chepstow Castle, in defending it against the troops of Cromwell, having slain many of the enemy with his own hand in the sortie in which he fell." It would be interesting to hare on record any other istories of extraordinary feats of strength performed by Welshmen. SOUTH WALES ANTIQUARY. WELSH FOLK-RQYMES AND DITTIES (ante Oct. 1, Nov. 5, 26; Dec. 10,1887; Jan. 21, Feb. 18, April 14, May 19, July 21, Dec. 1, 1888).-Here are some old rhymes that I have not seen in Cymru Fu Daew'r lion £ a'r hwyiau gwynion Yn mYIl'd a'u cariad bach tua Gwerddon." Hist 'yco' babi ewsg a thaw Fe aeth dy fam i Loeger draw, Ond daw hi itd're' yn y man A llond ei chwd o fara can." Mae'n hwther gwynt, mae'n bwrw gwlaw A ty Bhon Quilt yn ocbor claw f Gwynt a gwiaw cer' ffordd draw Haul a gwres dere 'n nee." "Never mind the weather Mae'r gwynt o Lianbyther." Of puzzles there were a great number. Here Is one to which the answer is Gloves :— "Milgi melyn bolwyn brycb," after the Cadwgan version, and I Didryn didryn rhwng dau ledryn Pump yn gyru pump yo tyou." And here are two others:— Hen ddyn, bend dyn, a dwy g6t fawr A naw eodlii (pocket) yn rahob cot fawr, A naw oath wen yn mbob cod6n A naw cath fach gan bob cath win, 'Mawl cath oedd gan yr 6u ddyn?" Hen deilwr a'i slibwrt yn cerdded yn glio, A gwrddws a chwanen a rhows iddi gic, Fe godws y chwanen ar ei thra'd 01. Fe redws'r hen deilwr a ddrycliws i'm nol." HEN LONOWB.

QUERIES. LLANJUKE."—In an old document, mention is made of the parish of "Llrmjuke," in the County of Glamorgan. Can anyone suggest the modern name of the place meant ? Brown Willis' Survey of Llandaff (1719) refers to Languick, alias Llan- devodock." Can this be Llandyfodwg, near Llan- geinor, or is it Llanguick, near Kilybebill ? Canada. THISTLEBOON. PULESTON, M.P.'s.—The notices in the various printed genealogical works of the family of Pule- ston, of Emral, county Flint, are very meagre. I shall be obliged by particulars of the following members, other than may be gleaned from Burke's Landed Gentry Sir John Puleston, Knight, M.P. for Carnarvon Town 1542-45; ahd for Carnarvonshire from 1545 until his decease circa 1551. He was constable of Carnarvon Castle, and was knighted after 1545. Robert Puleston, Esq., M.P. for Carnarvon 1547-52, and for county Denbigh 15b3 and 1571. He was of Bersham, a collateral branch of the house of Emral. Roger Puleston, Esq., M.P. for Great Bed- in 1584 and 1586; Flintshire, 1588-9; Denbighshire 1593, and Flintshire, 1604-11. He was of Emral, and received knighthood August 28,1617. Sir Boger Puleston, Knight, M.P. for Flintshire, 1689-95, and Flint Town 1695, till his decease in 1697. Of Emral, son of the last named. Dates of the decease of the foregoing especially desired. Leigh, Lancashire. W. D. PINE.

REPLIES. CHAINED BOOKS IN CHURCHES (July 27, 1889).-There is a chained Bible in a country church near Newtown, Montgomeryshire; I believe it is that of Llanuwcbaiarn. Haverfordwest. ENID. "YAT" (Oct. 26, 1669).-1 have beard it sug- gested that this same is derived from "yeat" or and fro." height." The latter derive I tion is, I should tliink, the most prctable, PBNANIN*. Why the majestic rock on the Wre. between Rocs and Monmouth, should be called Symond's has puzzlcu thousands of people for many yeaff "Yat" i said to iiiean ,a,e"; but I have ne4 heard a'gate called a "yaf in Herefordshire. Gloar cestershire, or Monmouthshire. Somebody a feW years ago informed Mr. Waugh, publisher of a Guide to Monmouth, kc that the family of Synioadi4 of Pengethley, in Herefordshire, formerly owned Ewersfield," in Gloucestershire, and exacted a small toll from parties who ueeJ their pnvifct road "near the rock, and that the name thai arose. But Ilewelsfield (which I suppose in meant by Ewerefield") is a long way frcm II Ya" and there is no proof that the Symca<tj family ever had as private the use of any road near the "Yat." I am, therefore,of opinion that tht above "explanation is not satisfactory. Anotbee story is that an old man named Symonds v hermit like, in a cottage near the summit of (it cliff. Some two miles to the west of the Yat rock there is a.large oak, said to be the oldest in tM Forest of Dean, and this tree is called Jack of tbi Yat," though it can have no possible connection with the rock. In a little guide book, A Holiday in the Forest of Dean, Mr. John Eeilcws, 01 Gloucester, suggests that "Yat" never meant gate, and that it was derived from the Celtio word "allt," which signified an eicv&WA place, the "allt" being modernised in height," and height corrupted into Yat..8 just as the country folk of the neighbourhood transform head into" yeud." As to "Symondg," he refers to the ridge of the Cotswold HiH* between Dursley and Tetbury, known ac "Symonds Hall." That this name of" Symcnda,¡i should be applied to both these lofty places in Gloucestershire is a curious coincidence Symonds' Halle" is, it seems, mentioned kit Doomsday Book. Here we have the Hallfl very closely approaching the sound of ÅIl The real derivation of the singular title, however} will probably never be known. We must be satisfied to know that the queer nameis connected with scenery of the most magnificent, character The description of the New Weir scene, in Burke's Sublime and Beautiful, bas been often re-printed. W. B. GBENII 70, Commercial-road, Newport.

EDITORIAL NOTICES. Received with thanks, and will appear shortly; -Mr. ARTHCB MEB, Llanelly (Welsh Child Not menclature); J.E.S." (A Philological Studyjf "DARUM," Pontypridd (Welsh Child Nomen- clature); Mr. W. H. GBEBNB, Newport (Wefah Child Nomenclature). "GWYKFARND DTFED" (Haverfordwest).—See Sept. 17, Oct. 8, 1887; Mar. 24, April 14, 1888, where you will find your magpie superstition !1a8 been already fully treated.

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