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spirit of the Welsh Press, -i. [BY GWYLIEDYDD."] ,T THE NATIONAL ETSTEDDFOD. ^ati°nal Eisteddfod at Swansea, is the lOcipai topic of discussion in all papers. e criticisms of the North Wales prfess dis- the inveterate dislike of the North sliana of the Hwntws." There is no in vn hearts ara°ng them, or anything to Co lJ^ no^on *kat ^wo Provinces j^lla unite under any form of national Home Qle. Xhe Swansea meeting is described as worst that has ever been held—disorder, ^'piessnes*, and s°ctarianism prevailing 'J he following extracts show the 'tans which governs our friends in the *>orth; tlmaner-TIie Swansea Eisteddfod will be jj, inhered as one in which disorder and helpless- enfl re'Sned supremo frun the beginning to the do ■^ve'Tt' ing was at sixes and sevens. We remen;b3r «ny eisteddfod—during the last 6av y,:ars~so badly managed. Tlie committee °ured strongly of sectarianism, and Hwfa vjj-" b< a<ted from tha platform that tlio chair and the crown piize weie won by Indepen- ^'Ministers. The eisteddfod was sill English,as t»uhr Wn *8' Swansea is a drunken town, with Coin 'lou-es eveiy other door. Smoking was 111011 within the building, and many persons e seen under the influence of drink." ymro.—" The Southerners don't know how to e Eisteddfod. Thry should go to the at <5 t0 leatn t-'ie way. There Was everything ansea but order-the worst conducted uieet- fof CVer 'le!d- 'Ie arrangements of the plat- SOtn1 ^ere t')e worst of all. The business would • fituues cotr.e to a s'aricUtill, with scarcely any- ^i^uP0nttie platform. At otlur times there OfH be no room to tuin upon it. The patience Bin crowd failed, and it required 'Mabon' to Allot a ^'ymn *n order to pacify it. The four con- • G 8 wou'^ sometimes act together, witii tHeUrU°S' heldng them, Fnirplay to the colliers, 2 were not to blimo undpr the circumstances." Oenedl.-Il Of nil the cisti ddfodau ever held the flu one was the most noisy and worst con- ^Iie co!er '9 a rough diamond, and liis Self f '188 are 90inet'"ne9 painful. He pushed him- cra i .rwar(^ the ixreine end of iha pavilion, U0 "US everything under his ff-et, and rook j of the be <t seats. He thinks also that tlo H jnd(>e of the singing. He is a fiue fellow, »-Ji0ubt, but he ought to be taught a les-on in IIOIH ™ANNERS. It would be wcrtli the trouble to Ij. the North Wales Eisteddfod in the inidit of hbli nllners of South Wales, in order to teach them to behave themselves. The chief featura of j Ei-teddfod was disorder. It is doubt- 6BM ^l,ere's a conductor living who could control an unruly crowd. • Mabon' was the best." fro Whatever difficulties are met with ^ear 10 5r,'ar wert! concenti at ed at Swansea. Mechanical work, the Goisedd, and the chair- yfi Were flat and dull. The English addresses cf aBjnri9t0Cratic presidents were numerous, long, ^interesting. The pav lion wns constructed tn8tpCOnVen'eilt^' a,1(* ornamenle<^ w'tb such bad jjujf ^at one would think that an enemy of the 'ia^ t>een al lhe wor^- The associated ber 8 were a^s0 destitute of interest. Heavy 4 y°'d reason wro the morning programmes. Of the British Association at Cardiff and lh« ^wansea meeting will f nn the charac.er of k'fctsddfod of the future." ^be contrast between the criticism of the Wales papers and tbose of the South "ery remarkable. The latter. do not appear have observed the disorder and confusion j0 have disturbed the sensibilities of the riner_ Qn contraryj tbey speak favour- y of the proceedings, a^/J congratulate the ^*|Qiittee on the result. They complain— Ulr/l ^one year—that there was too j,P°Q English spoken. "The Swansea J^teddfod," says the Tgkt, was a great jCcess." The Tavian censures the South Daily News for its remarks upon the people, and adds We must re- that the paper is not worth the an<* s'10^" fdriswyn" says that "the ^fcORea Eisteddfod was th^ most successful held. Nolabow or eipense had been red. No town ever acquitted itself better ,a Swansea." J. *HK GREAT CHORAL COMPETITION. (j4 probable that the failure of the a^^von Choir to win the first prize may ^"COQnt for the ill-tempered and spiteful rj^afka of our North WaieS corn temporaries. Qenedl lets the cat out of the bag by Pointing the letters of 'disappointed indi- J^oals. When North and Sou^h Wales "oirg compete," says one of them, English- °nly should adjudicate. Three out of anflc6 iud«es Swansea were Welshmen, 'South Walians." Formerly, the cry was An +i?° many ^Qglish judges were employed. ^°ther coirespondeut states:— I>tese'lfre we'e thousands of excited colliers them i w'10 wouid hava Jost all contr l aver C^_ 8e'ves if Carnarvon had won. The adjudi- ftrsrs kiiew the fiat, and the \ter PfiZ;\ Was giVdl 10 Llatielly in -iurdf,r to pre- *von • ^,n ai,l'Ck on ti e i l ilt'onn if CWi;arvon had A ff Co. Member of the Carnarvon Choir ^is K -ns soul^ernfirs not Writ 'r a wortby reception; and a special thQS .— u lf4jpln6ing is a passion with the pioplfe of South and their enthusiasm is strange to us. They ^aii t° win, and regard the prizi as a secondary Dav- r* Tlie male choir offered Mr. Frangion to sing a solo with them.' Mr. Tom QJ15' of Carnarvon, was paid by the Treorky W for his assistance, and Mr. Bennett Williams alother choir." .a: P, NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD ASSOCIATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE EISTEDDFOD. in he steady increase in the numbers attend- -teddfod, and the consequent acoonmi°datirig so many thou- ^elL0^ a s°ui"ce of best anxiety to friends of the institution. It was ten years ago that the National flijjjddfod Association would meet every tai culi, that might turn up, but they main- a resPectful distance and l«t matters iHere' The following remarks by L!ad- hTi are seasonable and practical:— tola s^'e. influence of tl e Eisteddfod upon the C^'cf ni'8 E,r:>nSer than evor. Poetry had the 4bg.,n? ce itl 1 !en times, and music was nlmost. Wiij^ 1 trom the proceedings. Singing psnillion >eharp was the only exercise of the kind. PrijQse,Snys f'irin an important pint, and valuable Uja are offered for them, b <t cJiorai singing is Prijas1,e^ nt?raction, and for which the highest Wejj. a'e given. Lutle attrntion is paid to the Ui8ie, l^Oguago, and the Welsls character of the Placer 18 di8l,PP filing, and it is becoming al Xlig .enjoyment rather than of instruction. Of from tiie beginning is the great honour bet^'e Eisteddfod. There was crossing of swords Archdeacon Griffiths and Mr. Marchant i* Ca!?ls about the seat of autti'Ti'-y. What Mon e< the National Eisteddfod Associ c'a'ns liiiht, but the arch- t-^irin T' lik0. ntl old eisteddfodwr, main- Jjl that it is the privilege of the Uoraedd. people ,it e at a loss to understand how a of tfUI of Londoners should assume the control ti't, JE-' ei c ,i.leJùfod. If there is a national council to go," I Bilould be rapi-esent ative of the nation. 4l»d e«pnusel"ent wa!! experienced over Morien tr^i.uos' disputing about ceitiin Druidic U .'<»», and there is no wonder tiiat the Gorsedd lDg into disrepute." f0p 6 Tavi'an, after condemning "Morien" roac ing Druidism from the Gorsedd, e the following comments :— s evident that choral singing is the great tteliv lIon of the Eisteddfod. Able addi esims wete 'e«, but only a f ;w heard them but every- tlie singinj. The popularity of the I bee ius '3 unf*vour,lbIe to its development. Sr. literature is forgot en in the sound of •hornj, ,8r,(^ we are aft aid that everything will 'laVe to give way to it. Tbis is one of the of u,e future." 1'h THE LATE MR. RAIKES. 6re Was no public man whom the political hg,t QO'Iformi ts of Wales more thoroughly "'as than the late Mr. llaikes. Ilis name di8]ij eVer mentioned without some term of or insult being associated with it. The aQd Herald re-print from the English ^tetch of his life and labours. The the ^a8 heard" that he was charitable to r io tbe oeighbourhood of Mold_ and that he led a very active life. The Baner says that He knew but little of Walef, nnd had no sym- pathy with its people. He was a violent Tory, and was never better pleased than when belching forth threatenings and slaughter against Radicals and Dissenters. Although dead, we ctnnot help saying that, he was one of the greatest enemies of Wales. Kow that he is gone let him rest in peace!" The Werin (Saturday edition of the Genedl) speaks thus:— One of the most uncompromising enemies of Wales has gone to his resr, one who had a large store of bitterness in bis niture, which he poured over poor Wales. We do not pretend to shed tears over his grave. It is only fair, however, to state that he ppoke well of our country and its literature at the Ruthin Grammar School—his last public appearance."

OUR CHESS COLUMN. .

--SOLUTION TOURNEY.

To Correspondents.

NEWPORT,

8WANSEA,

MERTHYR.

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