The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

THE EISTEDDFOD. HISTORIC GATHERING ON HISTORIC GROUNE (By BERIAH EYANS). WOTE.-IT should be stated that the review of each day's work was written day by day as iheweeJt's work developed, and conveys the writer's actual impressions at the time they were written} and not in the light of sub- sequent possible developments. COLWYN FBAY, Monday Night. Journeying hatherward from Caernarvon this morning, I noted between Llandudno Junction and Cobtfyn Bay the still evident outl-ijw of the banks of the ancient Conway, "where it debouched into tEo sea at what is now Bios-on-Sea. Imagination carried one's thoughts back to Wiat this beautiful landscape crust have &eea. in those days, when Puffin Mand- horrible Phiiistisiiani to so designate irt—vna a promontory joined to the mainland; when Saint Seleioi had due Hermitage upan it; when wJz-at are bow Lavan Sands was rich low-lying pastoral Tand; when Prince Helyg held his Count ai, Deganwy; osd when the gneftVt Talieein Ben Beardid cconpeltied there at an Eisteddfod- 0ÐIe was inclined to wonder -whether jt was At that Eisteddfod that the King ofWICJsh Bards first declafimed his prophecy:— En Ner a. folaat; Eu. hiaifch a gadwant; Eu tir a gOIL-in.t,- Ond Gwylll Walia. Every Welshman to-day knows it as well as he knows his Paternoster. Even the Anglic- ised <^mro is conversant "with it in its Eng- tab fom:- "Pheir God ti,ey shall worship; Their tongue they Shall keep; TSierr land they shall lose,- All except Wild WaJ.es. Nearly fourteen handmed yeanBiiave paesed anice thai ppophocy ifr-as uttered; for the greater part oftbose fourteen centuries it oas been proved to be literally true, ft is as true this Week's Eis- teddfod, at Golwyn Bay, will prove it so. The Wekit etail worship-their fathe.-s' God, still ppeak in tfaear iacrtiier tongue, and have lost aU iheir ancient posseasaoas—saving only Wild Wales, wWre the continues -and ever wiil-to hoid his own. We been told during the p-ast fev. "(seeks that the day of tine (roraedd and of tke Bis&xLdiod is oveT. If biwso in authority do not voluntarily commit the happy de- I tfpatch., tShen we ehaJl Iraw) a riral organism, eseated, which will transform the rrrteflec- tuai world of Wales. SVrota a ecrmewihat "in- tonate personal experience- of the inner life of the EistecLdfodjc world for soniething over W$uarter of a century, I must candidly ad- mit I entertain more than a reasonable doubt as to the prophecy coming true Threatened institutions, like threatened men, live long Tbese threets, terrible as they are, aN no- thing new. Oh« nrigfet alx»c*?t call$hera &aaxxy annnals. TJney sprout, an<l blossom—' Jrotmever arrivo «± iruita-on. I think it will be found before the week fe over tihat the Goreedd is stronger, and teueirciaes its authority with a firmer hand titan ever. We ilad indicati-ons of this at the meeting Of tihe Goiaedd Eseeutive to-aigkt. It will tebeetoeeribtted that the Ardhdrtod's Gorsedd Beform Bill, aftwr meeting with very con- Bideraible opposition, became Bardic Law on passing its third annual reading At last year's Eisteddfod. The object and in- tent of the 3neasure was to bring the Gor- ttdti more closely into hAmnion-I with modern $BbeHectoal Cocditions, and to give it a ftm "I me of control over- tihe Kistcdtl- fod L There was one part. bowevm, thai doaimg Vith exsnrrotttaonB for Bardic ,icl1, approved in piinoiple, was Wtt for l%s working erst in d^ail to a sub- «**nmittoo of Goraedd experts. A BEYOLTTTLONAEX FEOPOSAL. These met this evening, and submitted to the Executive a. sora&wftiat cevoivtionary pro- posal. Up to the present a single examine tdon ffuecesBftxlly passedeutitke a candidate to eiaiBa Gat the jHTriiegeB oi a. fuM-pi«sdged membar of the Goraedd This was felt to Tee 811 4nomialY in an ogle Vbon, to seeuro de- grees, eonieraed by ofher ksaraed socjcties deman4s a gtaduatrcd course of study, and the successful passing not of one but of a series <yf examinations, increasing in diffi- culty. This, th-, i-s the pri-nedple involved in the tte-w ^ropoe-als "ch n-ow ordy await the sanctnon of tiro Gtosedd Aasociation to bc- eoir,,i incorporated in the recognised statutes of Baxxiisni. They contemplate a three years' course of study, and three successive annual examinations, cornespoTniing rroughly to the matriculation,, intermediate, acnd graduating eKaminAtioas of the youngicr universities. As in the case of-eaadidates for CJndvcraity degiocs, a certifiocte is granted -on passing the n'-aitneuIaiEcn examination, hut no doe- gree is conferred until the final examination ass been successfully passed And the Bards not only decline to grant a Gorsedd degree, out decjiny to recognise any bardic nom-de- plume claimed by an t foir Gorsedd henovrs, m: t;1 me has -finally graduated. 111:116, John J-wies raust remain plain John Jiosies for tihrce years after conmieneing his -,bursc of stady for his de^see; lie will only Tccognificd as Llew LIywAt-h or any etftitr -Iiit-,tiuctive title wlronhe has passed the nigiheet and last of the prescribed examina- riaes. The reply of the Go-s^dd Exoctrtive to- nigirt "00 the-innonymors" d< tract-oirs of th-e Eisteddfod and Gorsedd, W as effective as it was dignified. Ignoring the aspirasfckms couctbcd in general terns it seized upon the only epeaifie cliarge wfcich h assunsed do- finite form-that made in a Liverpool daily contemporary, last Saturday..T&e correo ponden^ of that paper ciialleaged tie Gorsedd authorities to deny ^certain rmeca&n, cha?gv:s of iiieorrpeten<;y, if JtOt eametiting worwe, and pledged himself, if calaed upon, to produce evidence in su-T-t of the ctharg^.s. Tho;) Goroed.d Executive rha now. by formal TcEo- iutiioec, called n-pm ten to produce his proof. It offers hin? a diciiee of alternative ct>urses —lot him eiihor giro "tie 1JC"P in which ka msxlo the cfeargias; fE. if he feswrs publicity, n' 16tlhim jsubirit his -ttiiegod proofs to the Ger- ogdd iEaoordesr, and thetGorsedd will tIlwn ia- etiute & t-horou^h inquiry into the wiheJe matuer. I Ve n t iz-r to predict tE a t-r the names,, nor ot^ber paiticuizrs for id«lti £ ea»tio>H, shot tfee aliegeid proofs ,in pport of tiic vkargcfi, will be >of coarse, every- body will tivcxi draw iris Gwm ecmcln^ious. SIB IVOIt TJ PtRBERT AS A PROCESSOR The first meeting of the "Cy th mr<xb>r icci to-iji^ht was a m«rktd b-iic-osss. Sir hOT Herbert 's&owtid ihiraself thoBrougi 'mas- ] tfr of £ :*> object, cmd proved to iie "Jto-ast.ru- tion thttt >js would have madiP hie i»ark an, ia. Prof-es^ of Welsh History I haw; never hioazd a belter conekp summary of Vv'elth: cast<wa,llLC. tJw genial Major-Generai grave• us .to-jiigiiit As to iie ^artiefqiar myf • will be ini; 11S. 'c-o the desk ability oi njain abject p afctA^i, -tbe perjwti-^i t'ton of the memory <Jf the great' inna .J Wa!<as' the .patlt, th-eiis can be but anc.. word ab(M >t Vv'hht. Mr 'Xl'bOri. I'-UllCT.a., fJ"dÆ..le-1i(!js:<J, sb1e. 'He yxKitcrnkd «ieirs«iv»fe"'t^ ) <k>cal-e';fcyr!i'tie: !<6! ■p.Af'nnan oelebnit-y 'Wntfcrt-cd' wilt I locality, ^Il-Q cosiiended, .too, »fotr ,a t and c'local Art -.of tisciji'\ ftp tfc <z&z'oI c::v^6 ?cT.ii>o]. JiLanj'crwys; 04 on tlie fcocir Hjozs l-lie^cadiajai^tcir.$$; Vijliicb, ^Vfr T)an.:?jl vJenL'Lr..s, is abe-ixt rL-. raiie-nt a. Wvl-i]t Nationalist they make them. For years past, ^Mr Jeaiins has t«:en f-cfitcriir^g the lo'vèo(/f Wales, end of tfiling-s iu the tososi of "his by mapy nwans ;lId methods. One of the efficetive of thern has been to mak<8 a collection of portra: t> of Welih c^rbnti-es, a&d th«se adtcxrn the -.vaL'ts of his modest little seho-^lroora. What the!' you will ask. Well, It-hink I maj vatei-o to sav ihis, that three out of fonr of t8ie elAer child rear im Llcmyrrwys Council SeKooi, pea- sant? childi>en mJhe, caa give pohite-io -map-Y, a w&o prides kiegAelf; :b'Yfu ftn<Swgor.« « courise of Ooftege leulture! 'l. Eo

"■ O AN EVEK'fF-UL DAY. (By BfiRlAU tvAXS.) (OOLWYK 3OT;Tnw43y fagH. This -hap bwB an exe^^tkvnaDy -ftr!l busy day Literally one. JnigM, "}, 1 from early morn till late pn ec,,wy < v • v Eisteddifodwyr of Wales have been fully ectii- pi-ed. Lœ1.g: before last night's dew had from diie graas tidvaiiiw pickets of the Wv-ibJ'. a.rmy jizd cccupku vliiO -b-'ghts of Fta^UUi' Hili ready for bliv Gorssaddf ceiifbraiidair. here, at tite sta^i,, I to iiav-i my fjiowl,- and be done y,i,tn l. iXie one mistj.k'e eoonmitt-ee has made io the fixing ot the week's GcrMcdau ^cci 13i«-.• fI<) It is tin many xci-p.^U aa :5e<ii wtu'a'U'ori ior a Gorsodd. Nowhere' ^an fftte ^ard-s' b--■ rn-ore fully and 1-iteralJy Hygad the A.. (dn¡.< wittily reniaTk^d this- tooraii'g,. the Baidie Bru>tli«nbood beca. brought ueiuw bc-avon. But one was remiaded i* Xw first p:I C'e Scott's ii2iinat-d., -who^dTip^sn-ed "b." t "The way Was lumg, the v,'ind ;-2. cold, The minstrel 'Lniiriii The wiay was ceitaimly :g: at id might harc been oold_, foRtsiiaW^tt wasn't. Many ttie iainsfa-dis,'fnahv nsore viio wouZd tavo 'to be .jt4 .th--m, wei't Infirm arid Q. true tlui-t. The 4htd cdnskl^r,lately provided' veJ&cloB for tKe 'Kard?—-but, a jQvoojtssioa of. mdltor da-rs, puffing and pantlag up the-.steep zig-zag; of tne hill, t'ven iihoaigli the Baoxis ^be cm. tbctti is not aa M4, importajit -peebaps -even !&as tie dis^amce, measured 'both by yaiv-ls "lld by minuttea, Jb«twee>a the -.Gorscdd •toe Eisteddfod Pivvjftjo-u. To foilov/ the Gor- sedd to ft/j.e first and Ijhk-n to ardeift desire to .-g^t to the other is Vo.u? tratfy to human --npitur-c-. H. out either Gofsedd., or t2ie EisVd^I^i.; or from being so v^dliv. »^>3.rafed. I vcinjtunedj;Tr:od?'StIy to poiai. this year on 13ie. occasion^ cl tiho proelaiKr.tiA-ci. once more ienter iny respectful piotesrt.. A iiit. now .h<1,lir.g h-ad. X;Lv gtowl Ito IDQT" ple.aee.iit tffpfas, than ..ad-vcreely- c.-it-icfe-iBg- fli r,omrdiif.ee, which has do te And is doin-g i tit-h cxc. J.Vnt wori. Once more '1tas wisdom be«i jw^j-fied 'ia :hiGr dhiklren. The best ■rcp'ly to the attacks «ipoaa «the 'G^rsicd.d is that pr-tf-^dV#' by the scene on Pl"- I will n'-c*ie-lOaJy one? or ttwo''iuc'idcats. A ROYAL GIFT, Fir It and foremost -mines Mr Wrlghit's v,x-J]oct-iKe and right toy el gift to the Gorsedd, making gcod .a long-felt want. The Archdruid in already wilth most t i tiho essential symbols :of lea&csaMp. Be holds the great- ^wcrard ,of the witrior caief: he bears the golden breastplate of t9a-e pR.rroi, he> tlie golden >haplet wMcii indicates liis eovSereignty. Ii;¡¡; hitherto he has wielded r.o v^ible stcptre. Jl'io-day he did, fort'hie fir.^t time, Uhanksio thstboHght- ful jftieeroKty 41 an En§Sish sdholar, wIkosq studies 1I,a.w: as ital fiudy in-ust .led ■ium to admHrre the a.ortcl.d as th- jrel'le of a civilisa- tion and a culture wliose origin is lost mtba raW. 4,A k«rg bygone ocinturkw. It "!tin > Welshmen, j>e they ) of -the or n-ot, d^te £ ed dcacrijAion Cf tl/Ls scteptre, ViS-cU will jpnefcabaV 1)8 fmrnd in the detaiJcd re-, port of tk. Like all tlhe eriVer '■ittk'trs in GciEcdd Jlegalia eveiy part—and t-,boE-.C wiso faugh a"t the. Gejrsedd would, do well to study tbeee syiitbois, and master tfKr xaeairing The only eth-er f-turre of this -mo-riiim Gorsedd to -vfboach I wCl met is the addition of go many di(P{<higTii?fe^'d;[persotn-a-ges to the r 1-19 TIOA Øf members of th-e Goj eadd, Mr Wright I haviealr^eiady referttd TSte Caantesa tn --wazi euiirlariy honour-cd, and cs "RM-anon" was an Ovate a the GJorsedd. In the B'itrd.ic Robe, :spectially for we further .r>sJ.billt;OOl iLarmon-iKed v*a-in<(ty in the dispiay -of Gorsedd Splendonr. 'The Lord Hayoa of (aldiif projected a sfcrifcinig "toutrEfit ix. his gorgfons robes of office. I'learn en enquiry tiiat it was a-t; "the vfish tof the Welshmen iof Cardiff 11hat Aldenrwia C^i -ipp^Il thus 'hosour:pd tie, though an Esglkimian has always sihown himself in fnilfest sympathy with ais- pinafcior-s and .TrioverR/r-tF at fa-rdiff. In H ("rkrt of T itinufth we have a re- of h typiwaJ Wel-sth faml]ies. As de-nghter of Sir Ivor Herbert, grand- or.. M-rs HeTbert, and graaad-da-ttgliter <X tJie Itrte L ady L-lenovex, 'her tnro ^.euid c,-Mirlcpfl .'itself to On the Htobc-rt side she is dt-fcerd-ed a ax.. \.ruC1 .has, dis- liinguished it stiff in .pa&i ages .in war, J,n stat-snmnshrip, in leaiiiiing, altd in literature in Wales. Sir Ivor Herbert himself as ,afternoon pre- qi -,nt jiis-tified hsw; ,f;r.ll(1w ccmnti-\» p.ctj's eon- fideisoe, JeM Welsh speech tio icss tilrsn his Wei&h BCiEtimf-tffits fully approving him to every Welsh nationail-ist. MR BRODSICK AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE. in jBsfeic« I iThonld m lih-e fame .Lim. tSiat Hon. Larunentoe Brodrick as morning pr:csid.0n.t took .many by piecsaart stir}>risc! • BRe "j::1h,\¡. WeMi tcagne wofc t<han stipertit-'fel; Kis krivm-ledge of Welsh IriMbcry tird tt aditicni, toth nv.de a^d MLppreeiafiive and 'h?is' fiympdlifey mrith 'W«eii, natimr'sOiFTO in its rffxntial aspccts Was, Ind- I Lu I&ld not ihelp ioebiig if the Eis-" teddfod did nothing "but bring tie old nobility <X? W ales ituhd the English nobalaty engrafted on WeMj stack and life, into this close totija witSi the,people with, their institntaons, their aspirations, -and their ddeala of nationalism, it wotdd havfe servod .exeeNcn't aind useful purpoee. It is the separation of tihe old-and tiro UQw-illdbiility, from its peasantry and popu- 1a.ce Avhicfii accounts for much of the mutual M :.k ii-t:<ie rst and? ng tWat exists betrween the clsee and masses of W«s. I ted sure that to tttio great majority of to-day's ai.Hiiienoe Mir Bk's crtibodoiy in the Welsh ns-tiicnalisit cieed came as a surprise end a (pk&flanti ore at that. Tiliere was one incident at the Eisteddfod deserving of more tiham passfing notice. It v.^ll stlaoiid ti-ecoided Un the d^jiJy press that (iiflOord Morgan vlas awarded a prize ,i.n ililie art eNation. But for tSie Book of, Chroniclv r f Wolsfa. kbda thip is hardly sufficient. Clifford Morgan is the little oon of a wark- *i*'g ooB/'ex at Dbbw Yale. One can under- stand (what in^rfcjabkra to (vrt is liiftSy to-be found iin o eoilier's -home under ordinary eonditi-WKs. But Clifford Morgan,, I-Wt YPSX, £ t 1'00 L«md<m Eistoodi-od, wetn not «t>nly a prize in th'-e art 'section for painting, but aiso the h'^hie^t eibcomiuTns Sir Alma 'f'a:a.?'m-().;ho p:tophes:d forr thim a •brililiant fllttHI<' ;f giyeh the opportirr:atiep tSi educa- tWn. N<n-,T, -noto wh?.t -foSIewcd. Wheu gros.t be\: tn:a ÔTffi, the Btcei- "worktrs gf Ehbw T'laile met :,11 eocclaire, And !d(' -an official 1evy" m en all members of their Jocal <ut9ion to furifish tke sdcobs jof ,£'(hi'cíZtlï,'D for !the coUior's boy! .Titcu ja. local <uomiiiittfe was. formed toi^eck .f^rt^Ksr subeicf?'ipt'oiis. The Monmouthshire (Vittity CtHJjjoi- awarded <him a ischolarsfciip of ■#30 ji..Ji33tr. Witdi these r-cssonretes btih^nd Cii^ift-rd Morgan -is ,now at the Colston &cI:-ocJ, Bj'ii.'fi'al, rcec-iving good, general .-cducaltfon •.— «ad attending the Municipal NE cihose-a ,1t(Hl. Wi«vt lhds*; 'the^Etst^dd^o^ done' fbr Wales'? ask fihe .Philistines in ignoranee. Her,- is a.rewer. It has brought tihe Highest ard (the 'in tilie land into close rba al n. has helped Clifford Mmrrgan II to ,:t l:i:t.' frolv on 1,11.0 ladder Qf fbm, We hear monc of ttds boy in years to co-mc. V wider world th-an that Of Wades wJOl hear hi.nir—end have to thank Wr.tes and tùc FiistrdfTfeni ib-v .li-im. | -$:

COLWYN BAY, Wednesday Evening. 'i'heire is an old Welsh saying, "CLU'ilio j y riihell a eimlli ya ag-os, icdic^itusg t'ar.t w-s some of '&ivj boeet things of iio be- caaso they are too el a-?..to us. Point -is lont to ttfiis by the fact t.hat tSho crowd seek the .JJiwteddatd ^Pavilion and the Goxardd' fo-r .thdr cc^-f'-Ttarn.'ir.oit. Much oif tr!1lè besjb of is ftjfter jail, fbund j in what s*3iiv^txnes coate-mptaotisly styled ""skkr I Lot; tu-t- v, (;r. l!l{' Lft-d in "last nigC.it's .i.? xu t-he ^Vel-sh Eib-liogXaphi-eal v; i ;\d i^re. theng'lit even a this > .e;?7d 'Cj-ave Hxun on2 ox :<Y-t place <5 to kok for m alters of genc'al 'rtVMueii A*> !■ i-a 1J» ^-re'te uf ■ ^ho Isst ];t'3 rjie.rtin.<;p A won repaid. !r was en eye-c-prfner bo many i" t-e: u; ^vfC-Saiity of tihe G-?rfvliees vAtvc.'h a Natiosal Tifor&iy mn zc&dkir • ■0 itU-.1 e.. of \veliyli educat^oii Tz e .;•> -v-n iilvr ^rd'-riarv lit- '•at-V-aa- or t j q. P., ei i- fc (n" icsfl0:1 goed for .:wtf Irt!;a;f.nd. ti- < r r'v "TTi^iif iK'nfesi-^ftwusr-i. -<*K> ■• the' hr.d .V/f n -!g^'i!tN' of i* w;a in" w»y h"a.d r-o<i moi> Vn »jf ■titer"Wy'sh l-?a-Kor,a' .f^baa„Vj' by •t^tei ffi-T'r.e tfe T-ViVe 'ti" r ^'e Cojiv'^M Aot ba,s a^oordid' to t3i'.«c« ■hbrarics in Engl end, ^r.e ii. '^Slcr. rand onv- Ko then • opened on,2- ia-- i;i:¡í::{1J:i,¿ relating to \Vales now only eccnnv.lat. d dust:'or y/i.ore Mi-ry d'lspei of jgi.oraiioe -if teabofvK • A (''Si^Ji-iei-icLi i;, 'be rcM, te be o" -hicb W edUttd; <y tl-uai; £ :h.s- tiw hfiiy the '>pH;vs-fu''fi itT; cf working ont-iher own'^aW&tioh:' # Then, ^his roomi»!-»•; i*-t: ifr* '^yrri-m:% £ o''cr.' j we had ttfg/'dif^u'K.siCirr,' iru Wfrva -rrVi- 'rktsbsVilj eorr-■ :>l'o ;<•! 'i(*• bid ti-^ v'pan rnir>r:r read, at the Vj M^-Vy. < .of A-]xrq-ele Ct^nty .fxtoo.]. in .ieh,v>>. ^e :toadc-j p:<u.t:;ca! -»,ti3jpe«t;ieias -for .t]« 'cpeif^pp !<?fi':vsB-|in.ployr-B:4^5fcis '-t>i v.icxrk io^r tlx- ,.pKpil«; .k:vieg- CVia^jtv$'rfi.<*rr. ¡lJ;id,:j1.t't',n;3 J^?iayiag ■•tare ^niiveirteY^ of Wri,Vjs. I?irt J" my 4 initi«i':r.:d by «v» ard ■<&*?■?■■&; r+n'■ th^ We-L-li mKfyxf'sxci prjuc<s. n-lio.* in th» -> own. o-e cc tlie ttro;e-.r v-ornta in 1:, P?rr, v^.Z-ftct WelsSi bovl l-'a*? r.bilitv. and t.hso> applics-4:«rj ;o nia&c «?.*•< r n 4i.rk rn ifc:> fefent^st -ysm f« £ >• ttOD wili?! •K.tffr.cr raws if. orly they be giv^n P, to «liow the AuiT they afe of. [Mr T. Jo< M:ddks*boro^h, wato opened the d:Vcn»?feioTi, Js ote of t £ ie bihst type-s of .the c?ass- Sbrfcy years ago lie \vtont to tl»e Kbit?! of iBnglard es ?ci 'ofKcs to earn fiv<«hlfrl«itgs a week. To- day he owns or controls great i'&ctHstrial onterptistas io four continents. gli it at\I he has retadnedf hds love for WaJrs, and 'his knowledge of hicT Iwagocg* .$t*& -'literal titee. A short tieie -a cf-r<mr. his r,ft- is the co&nane of tfe? 'X'C:1 VVaies ia which ile ttkowed lis wkrit Wales steads to gain indiu-.tri-alh by any gferedt "if d?vo2«tc<m. Anictftcr :Efk Was Sir J Pije'hnrd Jdncs, wiho?o associations willi North Wales a;ie 30 clcte, aa-d-aiac-c is t-o femili* r to us aTi 1;hat nothing h«kx need be said to poxit Abe .moraj of tQie paper. TSien Mi John Morris, of Lswerpoou asd L]e..n?c-:nnr.n aijd ox-lhigh she-rifi of Denbighslriio, eon- tribc-ted E'-s quota to the inte_v.it;" ike giiCfieiing. Mjr Edward John gave us a striking bird's • eye view of the possibility of our Pea-lbuig socc-q would call the dream of Mr \V J. Evans's paper. Mr Evans, in his poro:G- advised us tc. take as our .j-aito, Lot- Wales for the Wielsh," but World foj I. W-elgh. That, seed ill.L TWin, "was a far on the way <to b?ing realised. Tie sh'Vv. d us what WeMiTr.-c^n -hid done and W12:e doing in Russiti., Indiia, Brazil, United States, feouth Affraca^lflj ai 1: of which places trb;y WL-e to-day par cxcellcnce the great ca^ndns of imduftry in no;>e titan dae-dsrcc- -Lioll. It waa indeed an iaspd.rufcion to hear him. :>■■■■ 'IP:!R,n au the- Folk ooZEg nureting In tlie evening, rot Wr*e '^e d^Vhtcd v,f;t]i the ktw. rei»d>?rip_7 by, PC-t-- -t t rvfxsl^yti bf iille delightili} fol £ tlbS '«CK^-ty hes rtocesr'tJy collteek-d/but Sir WjtlTh Pcr'ieoe.give us •so-me d^lightf.-ullv b- "tercstinL. persfeaj reTninisc.?EC.?s" Here I on-e- In fears ago, ha wss on ''Hit to ¡t'un greet inventexr, Edi&y^ I -.fSio, in \!iie eours-e of ,c\-)II,¡Ó:m, fave him an oxStZiiic'tf fhen latent id^-q v'^jieh. hes •r,«ace. cryftta.iaf.rd ii th< 'Ilii-c idi a the to:cc -to spoee »-<e't: .-g. ,cir W-'lDiaai Pinxxsc.; turned n h"i •a./d )'.j,l"¡.d EdifKvi I i v.h.et -roc.- gay is- .1-1-P 1Nl vware '<nnt b • Tv- prw{i35fyl!" Edij^mri TTtr^da- no i-p;y A isontH i:ot" on his rotmn ton e irir l¥;li;;«i :i-eeir«-d H-U1 fir^t \">c 0": 'in this wrrhtry It wr.f th s casual ;,v ,rreen t3te Arncirlcan now.; lrv>seenri*.tk;l v recp^Sd faorzi• tllsv i "Cft, i:qc «uly. tc;er' k.jV.-v.,■ :.t d. wlnee > c,-il, stoaa^tCiep-'h -bei nist tcr th'^ -worTjtL ■ I -.SSde-iShows, iiuixxd 1,H;J.sd «rk(vr'; ehows jiiv ,rrp et? ftnte^t^tiis-rvwsjt ;ac>slo fapjptCaSQh Isj-sne .oasbrly '^bo; vi&art t'h^. E Kkddied was, vjndi>)is *tiU- ¡ powd yVM too-r fx«*?m4»4iiv->e1if grik-; sHOm mu#itou>l txiixipetrition. Amd yet, At to-day's Eisteddfod, too, wt had mora t&aa oao i^adent whictfx K^oWed that tho old eppriit MCI livm violinist, and Uso doai blind pianist. Or take that; of bim litSe boother and sister 'haxpista from Abendare, <wlsere the novice aister, making ther first appearance, took the prize from Iner bixrtber, the proud prise- winner of last year's Eisteddfod, Ox take t!hla harpist at the Crowcaing of the Bacd, tba gnsuidson of the ooanpoaer of our National Ajatihegn, and 4h<e great grandson of the author of the worde ^eteof, giving the hacp aorxenpajri-ment to the soioist sinking the words and maaic 4tia ancestors composed. Yenuy may it yet be said, He that (hath eara <to hoa&r let hear i I^w Tcgid twill pardon me for closing my review ctf the day'a Trork by giving hero the text of the striiiTig verses ho neicited from tJIt(' Eisteddfod piatform to-da.y, amd which eo happily hit <xS the banJic and Kstedd- fod ie situation: — Mia<o hen Eisbedd £ od Qsanru -wen Y n codi ei jph^a yn wtyfedd; Am oosan rai, fe'i gweiwyd hi Yu hynod A^ymgeledd; Ond goreu CyMra rydd yn awr Bi gliu i Urwr i4w GoIetdd. Ili ydyw naaaiaiegJ1 CEmfd a chan, i CD lan ein moeeau; Hi fog-odd bLecnt, hi f aga fwy, A hwy au noddant hi than; Ni fynnai un 'r plazrt wneud team A. mam hen. VViod y Bryn i a-u. EEwy fytmant ffnaeo tipyn bach, Fei pab plant sach yn wasbad; A ph%-o beiau amfbell dro, Mewn gedciau mwyn o gariad, Ond dyna'r fel msue plant pob glwlad, Y.n aiwr, yn dysgu si-arad. Mae'r oem yn dysgu'r ddatfod ddu I bocci ar y hrynian; Mae awen ieuanc Cymru Fydd Yn dod yn thydd o-I ihw-ymnu, Ac xnae gwin mewydd cywion lien Yn dryilipJr hen gostx-elau. Mao Cymru Pu a. CSiymru Sydd, A Ghymra Fydd. yn un-o; Yng ngwyneTi haul, ar fanllawr glan lkmg ngmanol com a cilroc-ro; I gadw 'sSteddfod Cymru'n un, A'r delyn yn ei dwylo. Bkslah Owyntb Evans.

I'llDl! ALA.WS MUSICAL CRITICISM, lhat which was feared has happened: the fei~gS*iri 'choir, which haS proved the proverbial ihowi m ihs side of Welsh choral singers, has again m:d" its presenee felt. The Welsh choir \ro,:lW.npyandGwth<lShad to take second P.-r^rv.. it. was an honourable place. Where t .i. ti ,0aisbed itself, was .in -th-q. Wcl^j item, trial it is moire at home with Welsh eoin- pasa r». music, i j -of the North Staf- |^)ruo.i»rv. Chore of. Mozart's "Requiem and '»(a gather from the remarks "of the -L: that there was about the same yohuue oi tone -displayed as by the Welsh choir. If st), it. i ppea.rs tp nie tnat the piece gtiiierally '.v:; s suny too loudly-more of a command in it fcbwo of appoaL succoms vt the English choir one is dis- V' »'-d tjo c--U.nba.ie to more attention to detail, to better eommand over the choir by the conductor, aiid, especially,- to the fact that it is a choir of stiig-ers w^o are well accustomed to sing together .-er-ct-tfid each othor and the conductor y;, vrhibt the Welsh choir includes many who i-ipe. members only for the time being, and L''

..c THE I '6 North Wales Chron c e" will be on Sale on FRIDAY MORNING witti a xorapfete account jf the T,DDFOD PROCEEDINGS up to ThttrSday Nigijt.. 10 » L._

f-TRTH-PLACE OF THE BJSHOP OF ST. ASAPH. On Sunday the Bishop of St. prcached il W ei'sh and English in the Parish Church of d Though officially not ecnuec. i tod with th ipsri&h (which is. in th) diooas?* of Bottgor), the Bhhop of St. Asaph hats a clews and -with Ufcnyarawddvvy, whcrÐb w?s -tern, 'when his fa'tber. the Rev. W. Tt-d- -,N"as fcdar of the par'-sh, .before his do-, par tare in f,)r For so.:m"\ time Bishopr^diwardb bad bsen looking forward to an 1 opportunity-preach in-the pair.vh where he was- I born, and in the church where h, was christened. krl;ve a few d';¡Js'r:i:î('é' he arrived here en. Sun- i; day morning, and preaohed both, m English and Wti-li to iarge-eotignogxtion 'lie escprea^d iitnireif iis mosvthan j/esv:.e.l vitli: this hearty" fcittgtr.g, tiho "hearty die- vc-ÜHial i-ead-ered by the large nuxubor of fanue.rs with thdr bkkis and daughters who filled the "iaerod edrfioc.

Colonel Sir John Harriugtou, K.C.'B., K.C,M.G., K.C.V.O., and Lady Harrington, aie irtaying nt Cobden 'lie; «I, Capcii iCUlj;,

Mr Rupsrt Eflii, of GlaaFi-yii, Olt.1Iog, htis ;be-t'n appointed by t"ic Council1 as tf& Carnarvi-nihire.

iln /JusIy, 1S.74, Mlio -^Lbtidisd •tti&kifr&k ^sdmifced to..the Home ahd lioSpftal- for liicwr ables., &bi-06&.aMn. LticjuJea. feavfetg- bn llv feias &&r&1 £ .« iand fiu^jrtwg'^ioiR pfestel^Bsa. Rkha^s ■&* home tor uituaids of 3<j yeaitii.

r LLANRWST TRADESMEN LOST ON CARNEDD f LLEWELYN. AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE. Mr Robert WiLianas, Gwydr Iloti-t-, nnd 'Mr G. R. Jones, cheani«b, two well-known Llaiirwab tru.œr.:rCI1 ¡¡.;¡d axi oKoi/iinft- wq¡()oro on Car- neddl .T /ie woljo today week. In a.n interview witli Robsrt Wd.11a.nw on Friday, our repro-. sontativo was furnished with ths Xofiowin>g patrti- cuIctb of hes edvontrunes. "Mr Jcaes and I started fiom Lianrwstabout 7.45 a..m. on 'Thursday with tlbo intention of obuilxng Ca-rnedd Llcweeyin Mountain, Aftar .reaclring Treiriw we wecat up iiyfturwyf, past the Trefriw Cesaaetery, over to Cwm Brwytaog cad: st at ia gkm Farm, where we were re- oeived with true Welsh hospitality, and provided with rofresbmcnta. Here we enjoyed an hour's oonve-rsaiioti with the farmer. We then went up the mouiicajia between CiN-fn iirwynog and il.giaxi and down to Eigiau. We struck to the leit along- '<he n-etw path maoe by the Dolgarrog Alumini-ujn Corporation and reaehod 'die dd bridge which uaed to span Ùi0 Eigiau steect m., The old biidge, however, had fallen amd wo were obliged: to jump over Uie stream. We continued along the old tram track, past a sLojihard'« hut and? on -to tlio oid roiaed bar- near Owin Eigiau quarry. We ware now in boggy land. We then reached a spot near Ffyuncti Li>-ffj-lnt, and! struck the north end of OanllCM Llowoiyn. We aeoeadod the mountain to the left, and after reaoiiisig the bridge elimbedi towards too Cairn on the summit, reaching tite top at 3 p.m. We rested on the simaiir. for An hour and esnjoyod a wonderful cl-oud view and examined stones of .geological intorcsi. We met h ve tourists f-xom IJainfairfeohan, two f whom wenit over to Caniedd Dafy-dd. We com- menced our desoent At 4 p.m. when our troubles began in earnest. We prooeedbd over. the ridge from where the eouruer oould bo seen glopm, down towardis Ogwea Lake audi Capei Cuiig. We ^followed the riclgo and climbed up Pen HeHg", a vory stiff eimb. So steep was tlw ascent that we hod to Garry the dog <¡¡hat. accom- panied us to the top. On reaching tlie summit we rcer.ed ^nd gajoed ait tho sharp depression tc- wards Penllithrig. We then followed the south S(;ro aad after ncax/l.a..Tig the top we found our- selves in a very dangerous position. W lil-e standing there I readjujuxA tho strilp whioh hold my field glwo, which, by the way, had gone through the Transvaal War. Tlie glasses be- came detached and feD down a preedpiee, dis- appearing far below. With the object erf ic- gainicjg the gtasjes wfeixh I grearly Valued, we climbed down a terribly ddficult slope to th srot wiioro it fell. W however, tailed eo :c- üOvo r-t. Here I iiit on a 'large slab and! slipped down, buit providentially I was brought up against a boulder before being dashed doWD 00 low. By tdii-, time was approaching, and we unifortunately became separated, and lost c; < h other. h auroiis that Mr G. R. Jones siij>i>ed over a preo pioe owing to the slippery shale and oniy just managed to grasp tne rook (J; eke lie would have fallen imto the bcl. Y. By a great physical effort lie managed to pull himself up again, and with a final struggle, amidst) ar shower of I(),I()¡ shale regained! his toot- ing on -ehe top. At the same time I descended a usi-r.bly steep slope, and! at last reached a spot covered wrih shifting shale, from •vhere I ds.red net move backwards or forwards., j_"adually by msoiis of my stick I tocceedied m rerrro ring enough of the shale to enable me to gain a firm, spot for onp foot. I then, at sotao perscmaJ risk, jumped)-towards a jutting rook which I fully graced and gained! 'a better footing Arte, a dangerous bit of chmbing I reached firmer ground, where I again found "Mr Jones. It was now -,d-,trk, andl there were chreo irriles between us and parreg Won Farm, the nearest house. We coirdnued our journey -n the diree- tion of Oowlyd Lak-5, but in the darkness the path wa«j r>starally ill definsxl, and eventually be-camo -.nvia:ble. We lost crLir way amd bl-"inder- on, some tiniea up to oar kneeg in togs, oehsr times stambling over boulders "rd £ -tcnes, ofk~i:i irjurmg ourselves £ *sjverely, unbil by c~cflp- teonally good- luck, we Garre-g' Wen at 10 r..m. The faiwily hid not retired so we were p-rovidied with refreshments, and niter a rhi-rt rest, the farmer's sent kindly guided us to I (l.t Brwynog, w-heoos woe; fo?rk>wed the padh prepared by thei Parish Council, acid readied Trefriw safe"7 and Llaarwst about midaighfc eiter a day of stirring adventures.

SUICIDE OF AN OLD COLWYN MAN. SINGULAR AFFAIR AT BANGOfi. Mr J. Pentir Williams, the Coroner for North Carnarvonshire, held an inquest at Bangor on Monday, touching the death of Robert Richard Owen (25), formerly of Mona House, Old (Jolwyn, and employed by Mr R. Edmund Jones, butcher, High-street, Bangor, as assistant. John Owen, Ty'nhefyn, Colwyn Bay, an nticte of deceased, gavo evidence of identification. R. Edmund Jones, butcher, Bangor, said he had employed deceased as an assistant since November last, and he last saw him alive at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, when he was under the influence of drink. He had not been in bed the previous aight, and witness advised him to give up drink, saying it-was a shame that a young man like him should behave ho did At first deceased denied having taken drink, and then admitted having taken some stout. Subsequently witness sent a ycung man in search of him, and witness came to the conclusion that he had gone to Cohvyn Bay, wiiere a young woman to whom he was engaged, was employed. The body was discovered in a small loft over the old brew house at Vaynol Arms, suspended by a rope from a beam. The rope was fastened "round his neck. The body was quite colrl and stiff. P.C. W. Roberts stated that 113 searched the decerned's and found several letters, hav- ing no bearing on the suicide, together with 30 to 40 empty cigarette packets. The jury, of which Mr T. J., Williams, .St. Paul's School, was foreman, found deceased had hanged himsdf.

THE CI-TtiPA C iTi E S. At .St. David's Church, Pentre, Flint, oa Sticdiay evening, the Ilfxrtior (the Rev. W. Le Nicholas', -in the presence df it. large oongre^ gation, -dtdiciatid thfe font which has been piwented by the senior ciiurchwarden, Mr Rifchard Evai?.s, and his two sisters, of Brook- iield, Oakenholt. The aggregate church gathering in connection v/ith the Liverpool and Birkenhead Welsh 'Con- gregational Gryraanfa was held on Saturday even- big in Great George-street Chapel, Mr John Evans presiding. Amongst those who took part in the vcc:wdi! g" were the Revs. John Hughes, Blacnau Fesriniog; Edward Jonos, M.A., Ithyl; and Prin- cipal H.acs, M.A., Bangor.

ú TREFRIW Golf CUJB. The competition for" the Belle Vu-e Hotel Ohailen-ge Bowl was to-day week, when t'he holder, Miss G. IIu.:nx<hrey Jones fail- ed to return a. oa.rd, tlie bowl being won by • f-iiiv. D..Prk» \i'lAI;L ca.-d1 uf 102 18—t54. Miss ran G. Price aVdlVfiss M. Wright tieing foo .aeoprad- plaei vtit'n' ksores of 111 25—86 andi 120 54 reppee! ively. On Sait-urday, the competition The Retle Vue Hoe: (Jhaiknige 'Cup ,M held in ideal golfi nee #oat'he»r, and a \.on close I.021 was fee w-uit. The bolder," Mr Walter 'Smith, alti.catih 1-e-played1 good goli atod returned n.n ejKeileart ctn-d, Jujst failed- to re/axi the cup which, had hHvoo.so,<JÜId huve -mtHs 'property, t5ie cap,-being won by Dr. J. Jolm- stone Red r.ond, of ihe Acrto-n Golf Ci-ub, vv.th tho good sx'-re of B2 15—K>. The following were fcho principal 'hot returns;:— fcho principal 'hot returns;:— Dr.'J.' JCTmsSaao RotJ.nond 60 A. J. Wright 68 Walter Smith 'fholder) 69 Wm. McCau-1 71 C. Coort^r. Morris '72 III Ili S'Mith e. 73 7i N. €. Smi(h.e. 78 The other re-iu'tfl this month 'Are:—'Bogey jCoiniwtie.ion: 1st, C. Cooper "Morris (9), 1 up; '2nd!, E. Clutterbueic 4. down. MisKod FoUr- oi 1st, Mies Lock a$d Xt-r, G. W. liippe, 'W —71; 2ad, Al-ss D. Price and Mr -Wm. MoGaui. 103 '25—78.

< ._> BcHrDER CCUMT^ES OTTCS Wou;4os. Tb«<b■fojift^s' 'ihot"'en Sahwi-dsiy ^t the Water- loo Hotel, E'c-tvV,'s^AOSd„ uhdex, the charge- of M r T. '-worked up tho j 'Lkxlr Bank rrneii <'• tW a. t ';s J.JJ~o;i.nd>s tn«i Jtt.- '¥3»lrtiw*f.' striton ,ar/ci wendr-d j jthoir way to Trpfrivv. wh"re the hfMrtfl'r; followed Iia s'a'e cl.tig«x-Jy, thi^y ag-a ii 1 ntM. Mar Hfiii ?%au»&b j large ;tr: worked vp from Jia Fairy Glen I to PeroUuv«x:M4i>.

I English and Welsh Is I CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, Mood«.y,—-Trad* v, not > 1 a-M »o good as ftt> last Jnterfcet, except n,r prii«i«4 catte, Wiifch made tíuUy lato rates, and end. inferior eorts bjc; a slow were deG.detDy lower. For bo-e'ii and lambs the-_de.nan4 was more active, Qo ticrns;—Beef, 7 £ d, 6d, and 4; t4 5d; lamb, 8ht to 7d. At market; —ICSj (little and' 9372 gh.ee:». SALFORD, Tulsdkl,-At rx;a.rke; HC63 cattle, 14,083 ohecp aad lambs, 93 calve-. ticwis; Cattle, 5^d to 7 £ d per pound; she ed to 7; Iramha, 1 to 8d; caJv, 6d to S< calves were dearer, other stock ratl;er f ./e .L -n BIRMINGHAM, Tuesday.—Ca<fcile P-y; good trodie. Prices:—Shorthorrit,, 6- d tJGII 7 £ d; 7Jd; we-.her sheep, ?i,d to Ci» Iainibs, 7^d to 8 £ d per lb. Pigs far iraJv- biii limited supply; bacons and out-tors, ]Ll., id» porkets 12s 3d to 12s 6d, syvrs, 11a per store. MOLD, Wednesday. — SoaaMer attendan:>_ o» buy-ere. Average supplies cf beef T-ct a similar to last week, making up to 7 £ d p-er lb Heavy suppiies of Irunbs ard fheep m-ct a sehing trade. Pigs a good show artd a capita trade. Dairy and store cattle sr.ld -.vel; aJb» calves. CORN. LIVERI OOL, I'iKj&cLiiy.— Whs at market elos ang, Yery quM. trfKlci <XJnolu<i<;v[ ut rates to Id per cental eteeline. sio-.v de- mand, 5d ixrr sack dechas; Maize, jxxir de- mand; Old Mixed American, 8d; Ss.rvisi»» 5s 6d; Plata, 4s 8 to 4s 9d per cents. lieans, quiet, uodhaaged; Peas, steady, mactive- Oa» and Barley sJoady. BUTTER. CORK, Wednesday.—Small supptv; fair de- mand; pneej steady. Firsts 90s; '-vo-kI- g23- Mild cured; Snjeriine, 99s; fine, -ok-esi boxes, 98. Fredi butter, 1003 to Si WOOL. BRADFORD, Monday.—Values are unchanged and very firm all noimd, all the reirnaining bamg fn-ttdy Lod. Users are inquiring' about lutAire prioes, but topmakeo chai-v aboirll speosda-riv-o ofJor- Tbcco is ooe- ease, {"owcnot, in wimah mennos hava been oo spo-fc raies for next year's delrwry. n oota <vn;o2.AlIy sroag. Wethers &re i-d: to £ d AeartMf thn, 1 a week ago. BANGOR ft/I ARRET, B U i iEH, ctiid EGGii. ± iesh butter, Is 2d' per ib.; eggs, 9 to ID for Is irLfc, Danish, and Canadian butters, Is to Is ad per lb.; beef, Cd to 10d per lb.; mutton, 74 to iOd per iz, lamb, bd 10 IUd I)cr -U, \J. 3d to lid per ib.; pork, 8d to lid per S»-J ham, 9|d 10 is per lb.; bacon, iuu to It iiit pigs, 5d per 10.. FISH, POULTRY. AND GAME —Chit-Kern, 4" bd to 5s bd per coupe; fowls, io od to od each; ducklings, 2s yd to 3s each; rabuits, fx} to yd eacii; tiares, Us od to 3s 6d eacn, pigco;u, la 4d per brace; paitrdgea, 5s por bRiee ^^uion, la 2d to 2, per lb. salmon, Is od to per lb.; salmon trout, Is per soles, is "j to is ad per ib. 4. turbos, Is 2d per ib. btiu i* d0. i halibut, yd per lb.; lemon soks, Ltd per ib.; plaioe, 4d to 6d per ib.; whiting, 4d to 6d per lb.; dabs, 4d per lb.; hake, id ib.; hake, 4d per lb.; skate, 4d par rb. j cod, 4d to 6d per lb.; haddocks, "4d per 10. lob- sten., 3a 6d crabs, 3d to Is ba bate, 6d per pint; prawns, Is per ib.; slump- 5d per pint. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. iotatc-e. tixiw), .4.1,.i. for ls; can-ots, 2tb^ for l-d; tur- nips, Id per lb. j pareaips, Id per lb. jpb5. id p-er Quart;'cabbages, Id to 3d each; cauliflowers, 2d "to 4d each; rlrabarb. Id pea- :b., oe;ery. 3d per stick; lettuce, 'Id each; leeks, Id each"; cu- cumbers, -2d to$d vtg\rtai).e iinirroAvs, iA to btl each grapes (EagSsh), is 6d per iD. j grapes (foreign), 6d to 8d -p-or -lb. i mclUIl5, 4d to M each; tomatoes, 4d to &i per lb.; pr-aj-.e;, 3d each; plums, 3d to 6d per lb. j curranti, 4d per bask est; 2d to 6d pet- bt). pears, 3d to 6d per lb. LLANGiBFNi, Thursday.— Butter, Is Id pel lb.; eggs, 12 for Is; beef, 7d to yd jjer 10.; mutton, 7d to 9d per lb.; veal, 7d to 3d per lib.; pork, 7d to d pea- lb. fat pigs, J per ib.; little paga. 2&s to 24s each- fowls, 1" tid to Si each; ducks. 2s to 2s 4d each. LLANitWST, Tuesday.-Fresh butter, i,>:2d .per lb.; to wis, s to 5s ptsr eotqjto; t'.ueics, ,>'> pw couple; tggs, 10 for Is; potatoes, -4s 6d per cwt.; be.ei, 3|d to Is per ib.; mutton, 7d tc lid; veal, 8d to lid; pork, 8d to KM; iamb, 10d to ls; fat pigs, 5d per lb. PWLLHELI, Wednesday.—Butter, 1-1; eggs, ffe .fxl er 120; fow18, Is 4d to Is 6d each;' dt-cks, 2s 4d to 2s 6d each; beef, 7d to IOd; intittor4 6d to 9d; pork, 7d to IOd; fat pigs, 41d; por- kets, 23s to 26a; spring chickens, 2s to 2s "fei each; goese, from 5s 6d each.

TALYCAFN MART Messrs Robert and Sogers Jot>ai held their annual safe of pure bred' Wiltshire, Southdown, ohro;>shire, and Wel-ii rants, etc., at the aln\-e "le mart on Monday. Messrs John Jones and Son, Dinarth Hali, offered a fine lot of poie bred Wiiisliire raras and ram lambs, the prices aver- aging atoot £ 4 eacli. The same firm -,a loo x) cl pedigteo South down lamb- the top price being £ 0. Mr David Fouikcs Cihered puire bred fKdi- grce Southdown ram lajnbs, which west up to £ ?. Mr Ilumphn^,E3v% Tai'rroeibion, Bangor, had a litre let of Wiltshire raan Iru bred We.!dl rams, the latter running up to £3 Jâs each. SixtyJDllr pure bl..J Wiitwhire alA ram !amf« made up to £4. 100 pu,a bre(l) down rams, L5. and ram la.-n bo, £ 7. PU"2 b:J Welsh ra.ms, £ 2 10-, and ram iambj, £ 3 lûs. Pure fcrKxl Shropshir?-down ram 'latn-be, £ 2 loi 60p WeUh ev.c-rs ?5;\ ero^abred breeding 'ewes 44a. a.!<d (-tore- larnbs, 35s.

gtvUyss, ttttb .t"nfh9. k marriages. QNE3-—ROBERTS.—-September 9th, at tbc Register OfSoe, Bangor, in the presents of Mr D. GriSith Davies^ Registrar, Criflith Jones, Pant Csie-rhun, R&ag-or, to ftbnry Ro- berts, Waenwen, Caeriiun, Bangor. BEATHS. JON3&S.September 9, .Tennio, w.le of Walte- Jones, "iLoiicivor, Ruthin.

__m.- c. lr¡¡nuí';aJ fl:l.rní1¡cd fl.ltd pn.lQaE.1 .i."t..)d J ia, and j I Peuriiyn Road. COLWYN BAY Four doars from tho G.P.O. Tel. No. I6y5 -j —h -d- WAINWRIGKT & WILLIAMS, Monumental-&cuTpt^ra-& Engravers Showrooms A'Nn Wouks PRINCESS RD., OLD CGLIV'V/V Ñlcm:Jr.l:r.,w1!' Grarrit*?, MaAle, Starwanrt i-lat;1. lno iitints 'Cut and Memorials cleaned and vefixeti. Kstliaat- s of all woik seat free Ofl.P1!l'i.cbt..Ôo[ffi. Instance 1\ object.

PENMACHNO, SCHOOL CHILDREN'S TREAT. The managers of the iceo-l school, ori Fri- s to &-au-mpt-aons tea. rIÜ fGbJ.osv.iKg -Ijuik.s pr-osi<kd ot the tables: W-Mrs J-ames, Bryn h'-aiem Mrs Dtsvid Jones, Boi Alaw; Mrs Eieha.rds, -Graianfrrn Mrs Griffitih, Plfte Isa*; Mrs Jones, Islwyn; Mrs JtSr-es, Brya Llewelyn; and Mrs Griffith, Asrt'lvHr-t'erre.ee. ■Subsevjn.i-mtly sports' w-ero heCd in iiho K'd^r.'lniiig field, font- for the y Dr W M. Willuams, C.C. Awards; —.Foot race for standard I. (boys); 0. 'lliigo 'Jonc-iS. bit to,' Standard I. (girls'; 51." B-aviee. DUiardaid II. (bovs); E. "llhaIlis. Do. (girls): Nellie Roberts.' Foot 'iteoe, handicap t^'bovs); 1, Eobert O. liajns 2, 'ihousas pLiioe. Do. -'(g-irls); 1, Aumio Jones; 2. Edith Roberts. Ifigh jump, -Standards IT., V., end VL: -1, Pierce; 2, Ed-ward Ll-oyd; -3, J. G. Jeeies. ^tccMiccds II. and IV.: 1, Jteued'ilSt Jones; 2, Ivor Jootee; 3, -S, Jones. StatKl-e.rd-^ I. i £ «»d- II.: 1,U:dw,rd W^Slwafns; 2, O. 'It.igo Jtasos 3, Eatyr Wiilli-ams. Lhng ih-rrip; 1, Thoman Price;; ^/f-idw-crd Lloyd. &T7, and iEEOtm resre; 1, Koyd; "2, 'Oswald iTsrmxsi 3,'firlv-nse Jonies. -{g6!»ppir!g re.ee; 1, ^Catberifts Wiliir.his; *2, 'Nellie I\obcrts; 3, Jrjfre Pritclrard.

.r r J, Winiams, of Haltyn, who died Wad- '.rteeihry, was for.-some.30. >•«**»,r- ttairmer.? on the 'Duke -of :-jv-k llitJkm- *C.uHv 'Estate. 'Wi r ..V] t. ;v, of ti.v iii:ia 0; rr" ÙCiS at Aberystwyth at the ecd of this nbon Lix.

•.heWore, do not sing u» .-well together. At any I'afB, ihts.English choir-won on its merits, and its ;tcctrt wa,s endorsed bv all who were convrrsant i^h f-fu wasie and whose judgment Was an- ):¡S(. ;:t.'Tle foliowii!g is a summary of remarks d ihsfecedt-nd trmy, perliaps, be road with irifcer- i-it., .The: jtittcs we shall denoto thus; (a) "Re- q and ICvrie" ^-Mbzari); (b) "Trip we gaily;" e). 0. wild West wind." ijh'iir ).;0. 1 tRhymIJ.éyj = (a) A good opening, I b It th-j intonation was faulty in some phrases, y harmony was tiot as clear as < -.tiavf bocn d&sired. Tlio iitos in the fugue Tlte reading on pages Ii "i'-ilS n»t; Oaitee 'jfttr'sf^dfory. Ti-ic zolltcr passages ii A very good start | -sid- £ 1 fctrr- ,r,;gt spirit. The tenor was Sometimes tbift. 'I&ivcrt&aless, tfiw rendering "of tbc piece -ctuiilhe bkia ÍYfk,hd the best rendering 'fc!)-This was sltng better than '^h'e ,.aftnck 'Wff 'clcár, and many of the i -fti6q eff&tiv-. The choir might iioV<e! re ot'ihbl'est"el'Ú()S in the latter ht.fH-isr>. l't tWTIS in I!nt effort. Choir Nw 2 fNorth Staffordshire): '!)) Petter thne asd more' correct intonation purer har- m'on;y-: >o-ds dear &-iid attack excellent. The iftsno ..p;1cswe-ra adrnirable in treatment. ff»V:.4n tncc^llent stk'rt 'wa's made in this light nitiVwr'pp^kn'os and altos \-jcry clear, but the 1 twAoVjs 'Vt^re not ~no -ooo as those of Choir 1, t.fu.'rih Ii )Cer generally.' The intonation was ex- Attack ag?in admirable. vWeet-i Ùrkt., rt1. whole conception of t-hrv ii'-rct. .n: :-öd,t£nd,the rendering was most drorhirtie;. (I'puthport): (a) This choir made an exc»;Reht'start. The -seprano part was espec- ially good rich tone aDd pure. The reading was cOrr^H. ^r-.d the. whole .piece was inoet effective i'ih'8 tr;!i!rig. fc) Tltis piece was not so weU suns 'tb it iyas Hacking somewlwt in finish, yet iherp wore several good points in it. (b) The rtiMr m?.de\ nn ejsceHent start, the ncpranos «nd c-oinbijjiT>« well, but. they went 0111 of tune ot i-.pege ft. The tewra. a-jed ,biK»cs came in too buéry, arid "'p,time'fVas :ntn: steady on pafen 9. T'ae itri:o!«ifei;in also .T,ot viuite satisfactory. This was the least satisfactory effort (-f • < Rto.patili:ig the music ming- "there re no doubt tlt; three afforded an excellent test, being so varied in character. The Mmiart'music, of ccttrse, was, is'it a(w4t^'s,' most esfjoyab le. Who coh'ld not admire the handling of thu Master of his in- sounpartibk melodies? The vVplh piece also con- t-iined in-v phrases of rt-gl beffp!y und not the bcisv appealing portion of at wf-f- ihe accompani- mcnt--which frequently help-d, to height,nntho charm of the vocal pafts. Regarding E]gar's pl,.c; tt T.-r:po3od the severest .-test, arid i\s it is so fashionable now to admire Eigar, it wj-U seem so fas ?rafher; daring to say that, excrpi for about a; :do5.en Vars of reslfy delightful mufic, the piece Hvas isy of an array: of .-Ksc-wds. iind. T3 rhythms; of mc..focly, T-n(, terrifi? power, and choral racit«'ive Tit is :Hn cxcQi!cnt tesfc, bat rltay we be saved from.too- frequent dose* of this kind of mi;sic! The Wild Wicsi Wind, is termbSe indeed if ,1!S nofcy :e.,s tbigi t Sittl;¡"T kind of piece is Complies." "Storm"— si ;? .te*t' piece a4 the- London Eisteddfod. What 'I i-opsibj* it 'w6*tld give an to i'iaVn to 'tknae, I carirtot imagine. 4j. IHE /^AJUf^ Cf'O'RAL SINGTN.G. .n cptnpatitiyn mqst en- (j l'v ililirivtr'd-' >f a high -Staridard throughout. Tho if it, however, was the Dublin Choir's i ;[> fc. tv'iict) i. i Welsh of tho Welsh ,picco by D. n. !b,.i-r'y. Of the euinclailio-i was itcit ;(QUJ >;<»-»*<» yet, -it -wac w.onderfulJy iffdr.xi .les.-iftg IfcliH chair aB nD Irish oBe: I«'±»r;d .rjlaib watrm-beiur.tod from: lth{3 oi:itd- -of t!, &lt4 tkB' shaiwrbck 1 Not ijrl*w" ]fw*i ibwt lrishjneit- also h«ve iearot the df ivP.?tw. of And -possebe the sstoa < (Lq; spirit of song as its p -c>plf. Six choirs sang, and in the following order 1— (1) Carmarthen, (2) Coodpoeth, (3) Dowlais, (4| Dublin, (5) Bangor, (6) Holyhead. PieocB: (a) "CAome, sisters, come" (Mackenxio) 5 (b) "Sea M«deus" (Parry). As was pointed out by Dr. Rogers (a) is a Balsro—a Spanish &noo nit.,sic, and it is fen in- vitation to tho dance. Tho spirit of the dance must bo caught, otherwise the point or tho in- tention of the pieco is lost. No. 1 Choir gave a crisp roedering of (a); voices balanoed well, and the miserable was excellent. The tempo was rather fast, but tho spirit of tho musio was good. An excellent rendering, (b) was also well sung, but there was a tendency to accelerate the time. The entire performance was fine. No 2 Choir: (a) The tone of this choir was not so full as that of No. 1 (a) although the voices were good and sweet. The stringendo part was a little over- done; the intonation was true, but the rendering was sweet, agreeable, rather than convincing. (b) Here the accent was too strong, and detracted from the smoothness. No. 3 Choir: (a) A well- balanced choir; the accelerando and tempi were well done. Some phrases not quite satisfactory. The tone was sweet, especially the soprano, which was a little more brilliant than the other parts, (b) was well sung. No 4 Choir: (a) The spirit of the piece was not fully caught, but the attack and tone were fine. In (b) colour was wanting: the rendering was unconvincing. No. 5 Choir: (a) The tone was good, and the rendering very bright. Balance of tone good; but at the words "Come away" the rendering was not crisp enough. There was here the right spirit and interpretation. In (b) there was a tendency to overdo the accent. Choir No. 6: (a) A slightly slower rendering, and a lack of crispness and colour, and the choir not always in tune, otlior-, wiso it was a fairly accurate though a rather tame rendering, (b) A fairly satisfactory per- formance. First prize was awarded to No. 1, second prize to No. 5 choir. • • • PERFORMANCE OF "SAUL OF TARSUS." The large Eisteddfod Choir, under Mr J. Wil- liams' baton, gave an excellent performance of Dr. Parry's important Work. Apart from some occasional roughness of tone in the upper soprano parts, there was really but little fault to be found with the singing. The soprano part, sung by Miss Laura Evans-Williams at short notice, was well sustained, but Mr Ivor Foster's music probably afforded the best opportunities, and he: availed himself of them to the full. He gave a fine rendering of the solo "Bow down thine ear;" also of the music in the fourth scene, (Rome). Miss Williams' effort in Claudia's Night Song was much appreciated. Mr Lloyd Chandos, also in the tenor part sang effectively throughout the work. There is so much to be written about in the week's work that lack of spaco forbids my noting the most effective and telling portions of the choir's work. » ft In the orchestral department there was dis- appointment only ono orchestra came forward, namely, the Wrsxham Society, and they deserve thanks for their pluck. Tho beautiful overture by Nicolai ought surely to have attracted others. It present.s no very great difficulties. The Wrex- Ham players gave a very nest, careful and effec- tivo performance, and fully deserved the prize awarded to them. The conductor, Mr W. S. Htoven*, it is to be liop -d, will give the .National Eisteddfod the pleasure of hearing his contingent play again in the near future. it" 1iI THE SECOND CHORAL COMPETITION. This proved -an interesting competition, because of the excellent quality oi tone produced gene- rally the gocd concept ion shevm of the pieces, and the taste displayed in their interpretation. The pieces were (a) '"Gwecidi gwraig y Medd- (Dr. Parry), (b) "Deep in my soul" (Elgar). The choirs-sang thus; No. 1, Crewe Glee and Madrigal Society (Mr E. Lowe, conductor). In this performance tho rendering of (a) was lack- ing somewhat in sympathy, but the quartette Was good, and included a male alto. At the end of it the intonation was a little faulty. The last movement lacked emotion, warmth. (b) Here there was a poor start, and, again, a lack of sym- pathy. The voices also were foggy; right colour wanting. No ii: (a) Rather rich voices; olear singing; o°°d tone. The first movement was excellently s'jnS> and with the right feeling and colouring. The sepranoa might have been better in at track. There was a tendency, in one or two places, to sharpen the tone. The performance of the quar- tette was not satisfactory. In the last portion of the pieco there was a tendency to drive too much (I use the adjudicator's own expression). (b) There was much feeling displayed. Tempi well done; colouring good. The voices were in sympathetic accord. No. 3: (a) The voices were richer than either of tho other two. A good tone was produced. Un. fortunately the choir did not sing altogether in good tune. Nevertheless, it was a very good rendering, (b) The theme in this piece was well defined, ar.d the expression was excellent through- out No. 4: (a) Bright voices, producing bright tone, and they wo:r' well blended and sympathetic. The quartette &ss good, likewise the latter part of this piece, (b) A find performance of a piece difficult to -SiTiq The prize was awarded to this Choir (No. 4)—the Cefnmawr Chord society (conductor, Mr G. W. Hughes). The second prize went to No. 3 choir-Trecynon Clio.;r (conductor, Mr Wm. Gwynne). • At the evening concert the principal item was Mr canuta "A Psalm of Life," first produced at the Cardiff Festival, 1895. "PSALM OF LIFE. This short w.ork for solo and orehestra is a very effective piece of writing, and is preceded by an orchestral introduction of eighty-two mea- sures, witieli are opened by the brass in subdued tones. Presently the strings are brought in. to be strengthened by the wood-wind. The theme of first chorus "They wanelered in the wilder- "icas" is introduced by the Oboe, accompanied in short chrrds by the strings. The chorus is dra- matic, and is treated with skill by the composer. The chorus "Oh that men would praise the Lord." irbrrxiuces a fine, bold theme. There are here sora:- modulations which are fresh and nio?t I fill] of dramatic I liY. The soprano solo "Blessed is the man that trust-rtf-h." x,is sung with great, effect by Miss Perceval Anrn, though the phrasing ri:, rr: t ap- p:-al to me in :1 few iMtRncpnlv in this item however. No. 8 Chorus is a fine, dramatic piece of music-; afd so is No. 11—tho Finale—though a short chorus, which brings a measure of bright- ness to a Work which, of course, is written to words which are mostly calling for mournful treatment. Tho chorus was better in attack in this work t^an in "Saul of Tarsus,though the tenors were not partieub-rlv bri«rht occasionally. The orches- tra did its share admirably.