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THE WELSH SGORSEDD.
THE WELSH SGORSEDD. An interesting article on the antiquity and rites of the Gorsedd appears in last weak's issue of Nature from the pen of Rev. W. Griffiths, Holloway. Mr. Griffith con- tends that the old Eisteddfod ic ceremony is of great antiquity, and is not a follower of Professor J. Morris Jones on this subject. Indeed, the main object of the article is to controvert the Professor's attack on the Gorsedd, an attack which, although made as long ago as 1896, has been left unanswered by the Bards. It may be remembered that Professor Jones asserts that the Gorsedd is a creation of the Glamorgan Bards of the sixteenth century, and not the old institution claimed for it by some bardic writers Mr. Griffith, on the other hand, claims that the Laws of Hywel Dda mention the "Gorsedd" as an old institution, and as these Laws were compiled in the tenth century, the Professor's onslaught on the Gorsedd is both unfair and unjustifiable. He says:- The bardic literature of the sixteenth century onward, discussed by Professor J. Morris Jones, mentions only the solstices and equinoxes as the proper times to hold Gor- sedd meetings. Did the bards have access only to the later codes, and therefrom take their Gor- seddic instructions ? The Rev. John Griffith in Nature, May 2, 1907, directed attention to the interesting fact that the plan of the May-November Welsh Gorsedd preserved by Iolo Morganwg was accompanied by in- structions applicable only to a solstitial Gorsedd. The full history of this plan has not yet been found out, but we would suggest that the solstitial instructions be- came attached to the May-November plan by quarrying in the wrong sections of the Laws. The Venedotian Code contains the instruc- tions proper for holding a May-November Gorsedd they correspond with the stone- circle plan preserved by the bards, while the bards have failed to preserve a stone circle to correspond with the solstitial instructions. Sir Norman Lockyer found evidence at Stonehenge that the solstitial replaced the earlier May-November cult, and in Welsh bardic traditions we have to this day evidence of this struggle. We have references to the solstitial and the May-November years. They seem to have got mixed up by the blunder- ings of the bards The Gorsedd plan as preserved, and followed in London by the Welsh bards, and the corresponding enact- ments of Howel Dda's Laws, especially the Venedotian Code, represent the older arrange- ment, while the several references in the Welsh Triads to Stonehenge as one of the mighty deeds of the Cymry, the solstitial instructions about holding a Gorsedd, and the great desire of present-day leading Gorseddites to hold a meeting at Stone- henge, represent the newer arrangement that pprevailed until the coming of the Julian year. "In the records of the tenth century there were at least four Gorsedds, suggestive of peculiar administrative power, and on the analogy of the development of institutions in every country it does not require a very great effort of the imagination to see that in the long ago in this country there was but one Gorsedd, from which emanated the directing influence of a whole people."
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Mr. loan Lloyd Powell, a nephew of Mr. Edward Powell, of Plasybryn, Newton, has made his debut as a pianist at Bechstein Hall, in London. He is only 17, and his work is spoken of in very high terms.
Welsh in Ireland.
Welsh in Ireland. In connection with the summer course of the School of Irish Learning, which opened on Thursday, July 1st, at 33, Dawson Street, Dublin. Mr. J. Glyn Davies is giving a series of lectures on the Welsh language and literature. The following is the syllabus :— 1. Elementary Welsh Grammar. (a) Anwyl's Welsh Grammar. (Swan, Sonnenschein & Co.) (b) Daniel Owen's Straeon y Pentan. (Hughes & Son, Wrexham). Hours 5 to 6 pm. every Monday, Tues- day, Thursday, and Friday. 2. Continuation Course. Daniel Owen's Gwen Thomas. (Hughes & Son, Wrexham.) Hours 4 to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday. 3. Medieval Texts. (a) Strachan's Welsh Grammar. (b) Breuddwyd Maxen Ed. Ifor Williams, (Jarvis & Foster, Bangor.) Hours 4 to 5 p m. every Tuesday and Thursday, and 5 to 6 pm. Wednesdays. Fees for Welsh Course: (1) 10s. the Course; (2 and 3) each 7s. 6d. the Course.
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The Welsh Club The annual meeting of the members of the Welsh Club was held on Monday even- ing last at 4, Whitehall Court. The chair was occupied by Mr. John Hinds, who was supported by Messrs J. Prichard-Jones, D.L., Richard Davies, C.C., J. T. Lewis, Tom Davies, and other members of the governing committee. In his statement the Chairman remarked that the Club showed a decided improve- ment since its removal to new quarters, and he hoped that in another year the institution would be fairly self supporting. Lord Tredegar was again appointed president of the Club, and Mr. D. Davies, M.P., and Mr. J. Prichard-Jones elected vice presidents. Sir Marchant Williams was re-appointed as a representative of the country members, and three of the retiring town members were re-elected on the governing committee, with Mr. Adlam Evans as a new member.
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ST. PADARN.-On Saturday, the 19th of June, Mr. John Pierce, third son of Mr. Humphrey Pierce, Stanmore Street, King's Cross, was married to Miss Jane Mary Davies, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davies, Windsor Road, Holloway, at Em- manuel Church, Hornsey Road, N. The bride and bridegroom being members of St. Padarn Welsh Church, a large number of Welsh people came to witness the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. W. Griffith, chaplain. The bridesmaids were Misses Florence Davies, sister of the bride, and Lilian Earthy, Kentish Town. The bride was given away by her father, and the best man was Mr. Humphrey Pierce, The Cottage, Paddington Green, cousin of the bridegroom. After the ceremony many of the friends of the young couple met at the festive board at the house of the bride's parents. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, King's Cross Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pierce, Hampstead; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pierce, St. John's Wood; Miss Steadman, Shepherd's Hill; Mrs. Evans, Plimsoll Road Mr., Mrs. and Miss Evans, Wood Green; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Jones, Camden Town Mrs. and Miss Bottwood, and Rev. W. Griffith. After the festivities, the bride and bridegroom left for Ramsgate, carrying with them the best wishes of their friends for a long life of prosperity and happiness. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH. —The following Scholarships and Exhibitions were continued or awarded for Session 1909-10 by the Senate at its last meeting on the work of Session 1908-9 Open Scholarships Goronwy O. Edwards, 4:01; Ada Burns, 301; T. H. Thompsoon Evans, 251; D. George Reynolds, 251; Alfred S. Benstead, 151; Gwilym Evans, 151; b Henry W. Newcombe, 15J; b Edgar R. Atkins, 151; John Morgan, 101; T. Owen Jones, 101; David Evans (Ffos), 101; A. Victor Porter, 10J Eva F. Kingham, 10J; Dorothy Jones (conditional), 101 Edward H. Evans, lOl; b Stanley F. Thomas, 10t a E. Stanton Roberts (conditional), 10t I a W. A. Burn, lOl; a D. Luther Phillips, 10l; Maud K. Turner, 10I; a,J. H. Tamlyn, 101 E. Archibald Lloyd, lOl; a T. Ivor Rees (conditional), lOl; Richard 0 Jones, 101; a Jessie M. Evans, 101: Percy M. Jones, lOl; a P. M. Young, IOZ a, Cyril M. Green (conditional), 51; May Olive Stephens, 51; Florence P. Owen, 51 E. E. Williams, 57,; aW. E. D. Jones, 51; aD. A. Lewis, 51. Closed Scholarships: Hubert E. Jones, 407; Moses Hoskin, 401; May Wheat, 307; R. O. Hughes (Clarke), 301; Idwal Morgan, 207; John Peate, 201; Thomas Williams, 201; Moulsdale Williams, 207; Mary Ann Hughes, 201 J. Ll. Evans, 20t; A. Decima Jones, 201; D. Morris Edwards, 201; A. Whatham, 157; Margaret M. Gittins, 151; b James C. Carpenter, 151; P. Basil Jones, 101; Gwen E. Taylor, 107; Charles Patterson, 107; Clara Elton, lOl; Alice Cruickshank, 101; T. R. Maldwyn Price, 101 Edith E. Everson, 101 Richard R. Jones, 101; Peter A. Lewis, 10Z; Frances M. Haigh, 61; Elsie Hoskins, 51; Cyril M. Green, 51. Normal Exhibitions: W. King, lOl: a R. T. Harry, ioi; a L. S. Knight, 101; a A. Pinsent, lOt; a L. G. Mather, lOl; E. N. Powell, 51; a M. E. Pryde, 51; E. M. Gearing, 51] a E. Knowles, 51; a L. Gilham, 51. b Increased awards. a New awards. Aneurin Owen, proxime accessit, May Wheat worthy of a Normal Exhibition but disqualified through holding a College Scholarship.— H. Davies.
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