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THURSDAY. I The Social Science Section of the Eisteddfod met this morning, at nine o'clock, in St. George's Hall, the chair buiug occupied by Hugh Owen, Esq., London. Mr. HAHTLKY, of Manchester, then read the following paper. Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—Any observer of the events at present passing in the. Principality can hardly have failed to observe that they give rise to an extraordinary number of problems of a most curious kind. Our national resources iu slate, coal, iron, cop- per, and gold, and the railways that will give facilities to commerce to develope these resources, aud the changes they are likely to make in the country, and in or.rna- tional language, which is perhaps more widely identified with the Welsh people than any other manifestation of our character and country, unless we except our barren mountains and ancient castles. Our mountains are the richest in the three kingdoms, but they want develop- ing. Our castles are the most ancient, but useless for the present age. Still, we should be sorry to see theui levelled to the ground, unless they are in the way of railways and other signs of commercial progress. Our ancient cherished language is every year getting more useless for all commercial purposes, but noue would like to see it dying out; still we must be convinced that if Wales is to rise a* a commercial country, she must adopt AV,tlt,.? is to r i se ,vi the coiniuerei-al laiiguage of Great Britain namely, the English language a language, in the words of Creu- ddynfab, that embraces withiu its own comprehensive- ness the touching pathos of the Hebrew, the gorgeous eloquence of the Greek, the stern impreasiveness of the Latin, the tremulous tenderness of the Italian, the soft blandness of the French, and the rugged grandeur of its own. The Welsh children hbollr uoder great, disad- vantages when they are sent to school in not having any previous knowledge of English, They learn their lessoua as a parrot learns to talk, without any perception or their meaning. Again, the Welsh children, when at home, at plav, or in the street, speak the "Welsh lan-, gnage. They are sent to school to learu their lessons in English, consequently whatever instruction they receive at school cannot possibly take so strong a root m their mind &s it would if it was imparted to them in then- native tongue. Once nlore, what a drawback,—deficiency intheEn^lish language, it is to youngpersonswhenleaviug their country to reside in England. They find a greater difficulty in procuring situations; th ey canuotcommand the Bamo amount of respect; neither are they as well re- numerated for their labour. After learning their trade in Wales, when they go to England they have to learn the latigtiage-eveii the very names of the tools they use. Hundreds of young women leave the Principality every year as domestic servants; though good servants, their deficiency in English prevents them for many years getting much more than half the wages they are worth and it is the exception if there is a place of worship in the Welsh language within their reach. There are at present in goghnd thousands of young men and women who have been religiously brought up, who are without the means of hearing the Word of God from one year to the other in a language they understand, and they may as well be in China, instead of enlightened England, as regards the impression that any minister of the Gospel in the English language can make upon them. Human nature is very prone to vice, and the want of tlut in- struction that they have beeu brought "p to in their youth iu Wales, and which lays at their doors in Eng- land, if they did understand the English language, has been, indeed, the caus» of many thou- sands of the fair daughters of Cambria, turning the day of worship Satv the 001 of pleasure, aadi losing their fair names and. their virtue, and also of Ber. sons committing acta that procure- them admission into. the unproductive eetabliabmettte of Great Britsia,. ta. leave their count?i for their eountry's ?ood. ,h of 1 tf'e greatest it?pb?mee to the We)ah, as a natio?' ?t?,Mof YftArtt pttretfts should eadeuour to teach their children1 EngliMV, if thal want theia to make their way in life1, t and al.,jotW&i' Roy may know the advantages they neg- let t" m: -"If ht!ir time, the nlue they should put on wealth, r,,li the way to sell their labour —whether of the head or thfc hand—to the be«t advantage, and to provide for their presfetafi ffnd future wants; for disguise it, as you will, this is one of the greatest lessons of life, which all parents ought to be MxtMM to teach their children. The Welsh press, and those platform orators, who advocate the Welsh, only for the W etah jnjople, are only advising them to commit a national soicide. They argue that if we lose our language we should lfme our nationality. Has Scotland or Ireland lost their na- tionality by adopting the English?—had Bum., Moore, Scott, Macauly, and others, written in Gaelic, the world won) t never have known them. Weare ofteu asked by strangers if any clever genius was born in Wales. If Bardd Cwag, Ehen Vardd, Goronwy Owui, Twin o'r Niint, it chant besides of our living poets around us here, had written in the language spoken by the million all over the globe, instead of the few in Wales, this foolish question Would never he asked. Reform has of late made great progress in our National Eistedd- fOIl, yet Inncu more remains to be done in developing ■ national talent, and in encouraging sound English instruction. More encouragement ought to b* h'eu to our young poets to write in English, \h>r their ivi;A,) would be read by the million instead of the few, 111111 where there would bo more prize. for English essays. The Eisteddr'od oiat-ors, in many instances, have striven more to make their hearers pleased with themselves for the hour bv praising the country and lfattering the peo- I I-le ttld speakers | who in the plac.: oi wajhing out stain. paint in over with oily speeches, and varuish us with Oes y bvd iaith Gyinraeg," mint give way to truth, and they must tell us our t mlts, whe her it pleases us or not; though people do .not always like to hear the truth, because it is [ • '>t aiways pleasing- 1 heueve toat many of our leading MO the Principility are now cuivinced, when they o'b^vr ^(>w national L')?ni'?M h.tVR?;i?e?w.tyt? ^'isli, that it is a Mv to light against the inevi't«?,«k,ni-'r "f tlli"S5'' alut th:lt w>»W W*t consult tk- vt native land by advising their C:??l try;nvrr ?. ,ra,'u t]" ?'?'?"?.?'"?'. is i"'63?' A "'fe li,lit It (ILV%'IIS ill mens minds until tlu-T it a V"1'f I h.irw the morning tivilij.'1 ?'t'? .)ur).)?f?r"i.tit.h't?)t!«t.? '"tobrtg'.tf? day to en- large our minds and to shine ?")?"?'?'"? and ?u?k? us n.?.n worthy ?)f th.! "!)jO-tA our land ?.?e?t?, aud w?rt))y nf)? w?'i ?td importance to Ill-itaill. The discussion of the previo?a day WM then c0nti!llwd, r as t,) the ùe. method of promoting .Middle O.?.f Edu ition. A nong the speakers were the Rev. i.ugi,' "won, Llniirchymedil; Canon Williams; Dr. Nicholas, Car- muthell; Itev. J. Gritlitti, Neatli CIiii Altiii, Itev. O ven Jones, Manchester; the L-.id fiishop ot (iang.ir, (who came in about the middl.' of the discuseiou, and was loudly ennered); and the Chairman. All the speakers agreed upon this- that the means at pr,nt af!l'lll'o. to the mi.Idle class—that is the farmers and shopkeepers—were inadequate to provide a good, sound, and useful education for their children; but, they differed as to the meausto lie employed in provid- ing a b 'tter system, (ilan Alim advocated what may ;,o tt-r)i)esl tl)e Voluntary System, namely, the establish- ment of good private school s throughout the country; whilst l)r. Nicholas, Mr. Griiffth, and others, ridiculed the present private schools, the conductors of which issued prospectuses, the promises of which were never fulfilled, aud wliiq'i, i:i fact never couUl be fulfilled in uiv private establishment whatsoever. What they re- uoinniended was, that in every county there should be a Proprietory School with a capital of some £ 20,000 or so, to be subscribed in hareR, and which, if the school were properly and judiciously managed, they believed would pay a fair dividend upon the capital, after all ex- penses were paid. It was stated that the middle class Schools must be conducted upon the self-supporting principle, because it was clearly proved by the recent withdrawal and restrictions of the Educational Giant that the Government were determined not to assist in the educating of those parties in the State, who are in a position to pay for it themsel ves, and in this category were inclndod the farmers and tradesmen. This was considered to be decisive on that point. Under these circumstances, and with these facts before them, Dr. Nicholas suggested that in each county a capital of .C2,),000 be raised in shares of S200 each, which he considered would be a sum which would answer all purposes; and also that a school of the kind should be established in every county in AVales Mr. Griffith, in a most able and eloquent speech, ad- vocated the same opinion,substantially, and urged upon the landed proprietors to come forward in the matter, to assist their tenants, as the Welsh tenantry were amongst the best in the worl-1, to give their children education, which, in his opinion, ought to be a classical one, as i foundation. He also thought it futile and il- lusory to expect Government to render pecuniary assist- ance. The Lord Hishop of liangor, in a brief speech, approv- ed generally, of the views propounded by the above two gentlemen; but expressed an opinion that the shares ought to be less than zC200, and for two reasons first, he thought the sum required would be more readi- ly obtained if the shares were less than that; and, se- condly, it would enlist the sympathies of a greater number in the success of the proposed schools. The discussion was a most able and eloquent one, but the above is the gist of the points argued. At the conclusion and at the suggestion, of the Chair- man, It was moved by W. BULKKLRY HUGHES, lisq., se- conded by the Rev. If uot, Ownsf, that the Council of the Eisteddfod be respectfully requested to allow and set apart, in the future, more time for the discussion of Buch subjects as the above, and which were of yital importance to the welfare of the entire community. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Social Science Meeting then broke up. At eleven o'clock precisely, the meeting of the Gen- eral Eisteddfod commenced, the President of the Day being the Lord Bislu.p of Bangor, who was loudly cheer- ed on his taking the chair The Conductor for the day (a most efficient one) was CIvvydfardd, who, in the usual manner, opened the pro- cce,¡¡lIgs, ?'h? Local Secretary, Mr. John WtHi?na, of Bodafon, then read the following Address, beautifully written in ornamental characters "TO THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD THE LORD BISHOP OF BANGOR, "As President of the Third Day of ike National Eistedd-1 fod, held at Llandudno, 1864. Mv Lord Bishop,—It is with feelings of the deepest gratitude the Council avail themselves of this oppor- tunity of expressing their acknowledgment of your kind- ness in consenting to take the presidential chair of this great congress, and extending the patronage of your influential name to the objects of this literary and scien- titic associati Some of the best scholars and most useful ministers of religion in our land have recorded their testimony to the aid they obtained by the encouragement of Eistertil- fodau, which proved their stepping stone from the humble position of peasants to places of trust and use- fulness among their countrymen, whose genius without some such means for the development of their natural powers, for ever would have been consigned to oblivion. White they rejoice in your perfect sympathy with Cambrian feelings and Cambrian usages, and more es- pecially in your cultivation of the ancient British lan- guage, thereby enabling you to teach the common people in their own tongue the wonderful works of God, they cannot conclude without adding their prayer to Heaven that you may long live to fill the high position to which Providence has appointed you, and that you lIMY be richly endowed from the treasures of Divine wisdom and grace to serve your generation according to the will of God. Given under the seal of the Council, this 25th day of August, 1864." His LOHDSHIP then rose and said Gentlemen, Ac- cept my warmest thanks for the honour you have done me in appointing me to fill the Presidential chair on one of the days through which your Eisteddfod is continued. It is with no feigned feeling that I respond to the I hopes and aspirations of the Council, that the revival of this time-honourd institution may be drawing out genius which might otherwise have lain dormant, as well as by exciting intellectual activity, and generally promote the best interests of the Principality. (Cheers) For my- self, I shall only say, that having liveil amongst you in holy things from the very commencement of my min- isterial course, it has been my earnest desire to identify myself completely with my adopted countrymen. It is with much gratitude that I acknowledge the constant kindnea.s which hrus made this so easy, and most humbly do I: trust, that when our earthly nationalities are superseded, we shall be found in Christ, fellow- members of Him by whom the whole family of heaven an-I earth.is named. (Cheers,). His LOIIDSHIP then turned to the enormous assem- blage in the pavilion, and addressed them in au abfo aud. lengthened speech, which, we are sorry to say, want of space preclu.les the possibility of our giving but tlie merest outline. It was with some diffidence, he said, that he rose to address them, surrounded as he ww by aome of the ablest scholars and men of literature which their, native land eould produce. He labwamt too, under the disadvantage of not having been present at tfceiri meetings, being prevented by fro&BCleml engagements, and he had also to follow the aole gMvOetneu and accomplished scholars who had occupied the chair on the previous days. He must say that lie was proud fa be present at a meeting of the Eisteddfod. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was an ancient institution -eo ancient that its origin was lost in the far distance of time. They knew but little of it in iti early child- hood, only when it had arrived at its maturity. One thing, however, was certain, that at au early age it was taken into the service of Christianity upon its first in- troduction into this country. He then referred to the merits of the Welsh bards, who, as a rule, drank in their inspiration not from any local Helicon but from the purer water of Siloa's stream. (Cheers.) It would, perhapK, be invidious in him to mention any particular person, but he could not help alluding to that wonderful tiian who was enthroned on the bardic chair at Aber- ftraw. He then proceeded to draw the attention of the audience to the circumstances under which they had met together on that occasion, and to Eisteddfodau, as they are now conducted by the committee of manage- ment. He w""glad to filld, his Lordship proceeded to say, that a spirit of improvement had been imparted to Eisteddfodau, and that subjects connected with social science had been intrmluced, which, under the blessing of (iod, would tend to Import Useful knowledge, and improve the condition of the people. He then rapidly glanced at the history of the Country, and said that they formed a part of a mighty eiyiiire, and the present oewpnut of the tlnvne \1<1 ilwowled from the line of Twbf, wlwftt hUMi.rt! Will m the li,,iKlel-)itriiig Isle of Anglesey. a jAtsring remark iii reference to the spot in wllic!) t.l.i'y uSHsejiirbted, said tbt in former times (here lnd oeeu it (firy as w.-li as a Ctisliv at Degamvy, and which now was OUii rt little village. Ile then alluded to the love of counti'}', w'lio'l be high- ly e.demised and defended; aud also to the oppistng habits and thoughts of men and nations, which gene- rally proved advantageous in the long ran. He sketched the peculiarities of the Celtic race as compared With the Sax-w, and argued that their union had won such fields as that of the Alula, and that the soldiers who fought ( an 1 triumphed there were urged on to struggle for vie tory by the thoughts of what M'"otd be said and though I of them iu the ty/jaller circle of their friends at. home. After a most, able and patriotic speech, which was often loudly apphvide I, his Lordship ijat down amidst pro- longed and renewed cheering Poetical l-lresses were delivered by Oiv.iitl lViiii tills. U'acnfawr 0, Oethin Jones, Alltud Eifion, and Jlardd t;r.v Adjudication by Professor Griffith on the Geology of Wales; the Cambria ami Silurian Kocksof Xortli Wales --lliigii,ih aud Welsh. Prize, Ten Pounds and a Meda) Only one composition was received, but it was said to contain such itidi-it,3 ai to be fully entitled to the prize The author wit4 AJ r. J. E Thomas, Surveyor, ltliiiyatir. Invested by Mrs. Osborne Morgan. ) Adjudication by Liawdden and Ceiriog upon the ¡,eat elegy to the lamented bard and patriot, Alaw Goch- Prize, t'?1> pounds and a merlal. Best, Mr. John Hughes, ,ationaI Sclvooi-master, Vaenol, near liangor. I (i wa8 invested wiuk tiw badge by Airs. Morgan, the Keetory, Llandndno. Competition on flenuillion singing. Prize, E2. Fiv- competed. The prize was divided between David Lloyd and Edward Jones. Adjudication 011 the "Canon," for three voices, similar in length and character to "X011 Nobis Domini." l'ir.st prize, three pounds; Heci>wl,- one pound tell The realllumo of the succttreful candidate did not tran- I Adjudication by the Rev. Canon Williams and the i'ev. John Owen, Tyullwyu, irfsm the Agriculture of Wales," its present state, aud the best means ft)t- im- proving it, including the application of chemistry, And the use of agricultural machinery. There were three competitors; but that of Dr. Jesse Conway [hvie, "f Holywell, was deemed the best. The essay was very highly spoken of by the adjudicators. The author was invested by Miss Campbell, of the Palace, Bangor. TALHAIARN then came forward and addressed the meeting in Welsh, which caused great laughter and ap- plause. There were no competition for the prize of fifteen pounds offered to the best, and seven pounds to the se- cond best by choirs of mixed voices of not fewer than forty. IteV. NIORRIS WILLIAMS (Nicander) then roee to read the adjudication of Emrys and himself upon the chair suhjec-" John in the Isle of Patmos "-the prize being X20 and a medal. There were seven competitors, but the judges were onauimous in adjudicating the prize to the one signed Uaracle." The learned critique care- fully examined and pointed out the faults of eileh com- petition, and spoke favourably of Baracle's," which was decidedly the best. The candidate, upon being called, proved to be Mr. R. Foulkes Edwards (Rhisiart Ddn o Wynedd), Independent College, Bala. The Chaired Bard was addressed with complimentary englynion by the Conductor and Alltud Eifion. RHISIAD DDU also addressed the assembly in a very appropriate speech. Singing glees: one to each part-" When winrlp breathe soft" (Webb), and Snowdon on Monacalls" (Dr. Crotch). Prize, five pounds. Only one party came forward, and they were deemed unworthy of the prize Adjudication of Ceiriog and Llawdden-Ðlegy to the late lamented Cam Ingli." Prize, two guineas by Melancthon, which the council increased to £ to and me dal. Best, Mr. J. W. Jones (Dyfedon), Rhydlewia, Cardiganshire. Competition—playing on the triple harp Welsh airs. Prize, £ 0 and a medal. Each player to select his own piece Lewis Williams, DowIaM, and John El- D,wie, Bangor, competed. The prize was awarded t? the drat —Mr. Oldfield, Abergele, handing a sovereign to the UD" successful candidate. There was no competition for Lady I aunton s prize of four guineas for choral singing. Mr. J. C. Rowland, School of Art, Carnarvon, said there were no competitors for the prize-ten guineas, offered for the best Historical Painting—the poetical contest between Taliasin and the Bards of Maelgwyn Gwynedd. Adjudication on the extempore compositions given out on TIIPsday-the best upon the Englyn to Dr. Morgan, one of the translators of the Welsh Bible, for which Mr. Thos. Richards, Bangor, offered a prize, was awarded to Mr. Hugh Hughes (Cetliin), Liverpool. Competition-playing on the triple harp Welsh airs. Prize-five pounds. Mr. OSBORNB MORGAN proposed, and the Rev. John Griffith seconded, a vote of thanks to the Bishop for presiding, which was oaried by acclamation. The BISHOP acknowledged the motion in a Welsh speech. There cheers were then given to the ladies, the Con- ductor, Talhaiarn, Ac and the meeting terminated shortly after three o'clock. THE EVENING CONCERT. I The concert of this evening was, by far, the best attended meeting of the whole Eisteddfod. The build- ing, extended as it is, was completely filled, so that there must have been at least 6,000 persons present The first part consisted of singing the Cantata—" rhe Siege of Harlech," which was the first time of its per- formance. The following was the cast of the charactm-.i King Edward—LlewLlwyvo: Ap Minion—Owain Alaw Herbert-Eoa Bradwen; and Cordelia—Miss Edith Wynne. All we can say of this Cantata is, that if it possess any great distinguishing feature or musical excellence, we certainly failed to discover it. There was something like a little spirit in the concluding part, and that was all. Part the second commenced with a song by the choir, "The Fairies," which was rendered very pleasingly, a band of harps accompanying. A solo on the pianoforte was then played by Miss Kate Roberts, who was cheered at its conclusion, which was followed by a duett by Mii-i Edith Wynne and Mr. Lewis Thomas—"Now Moon- light Gems," which was loudly applauded; "David the White Stone was next sung by Mt. Cummings; but if David" was half as dull as the son which bears his name, he would not have been, we should thiuk, a very agreeable or inviting companion. The "Dawn of Day," by Miss Kate Wynne, was of a precisely similar charac- ter, which even this gifted singer could make nothing of. It was encored, nevertheless, or rather Mhs Wynne herself was encoied. The next performance was of a different role, consisting of a trio upon the pianofoote and two harps, the performers being Messrs. J. R Chat- terton, John Thomas, and H. V. Ieivii3. This perfor- mance was loudly encored. "Land of the Minstrel and the Bard" was next sung, very nicely, by Miss Edith Wynne, which was followed by a Welsh song—" Black Sir Harry," by Llew Llwyvo, who was encored. Al r. Ellis Roberts next played a eolo on the harp consisting of Irish airs, and Wall applauded. Chorus by the choir, "Glory to the men of old," which was very spiritedly rendered, and which was encored. "Oh ruddier than the cherry," by Mr. Lewis Thomas, was encored en- thusiastically. Miss Edith Wynne was encored in the "Bells of Aberdovey" but did not respond, as it was becoming late. Mr. Mathews next played the "Carnival of Venice" on the cornet, and in such style as we never heard surpassed on that instrument. This was followed | by a trio, "This magic wore sewf," which was t,wtefully sung by Miss Edith Wym», Messrs. C?mminRs, and Lewis Thomas. A solo on the violin, by Mv. E. W. Thomas, "Nedi Jones," by Mr. John Owen, and "Glan Medd'dod Mwyn," by the choir, brought th» eofleert to i a close. This concert, im poiat of excellence, *w very 8MI and doll, and far bthiad the one which was given go TUESDAY ev
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FRIDAY. A general nieetiii/f held at 9 o'clock this morn- ing in St. George's flaiv (not in the National School- room, as was advertised faifche programme), the Rev. J. Griffith, Rector of Neath, iN filte chair. The business to be transacted was to read the Report, and to appoint members to form- L Council for the en- suing year. The Chairman proceeded to sketch- the proceedings of the Council during the pait year. The Eisteddfod, be said, held at Swansea last year was successful beyond their expectations; it was supported by men of standing and influence; and notwithstanding the accident which occurred there, and which militated much against them, still, after everything was paid, there remained a. respec- table sum as a surplus. It was in connection with this surplus that the first dillienlties of the Council com- menced, for the Local Committee dealt with it in a way which they (the Council) did not expect, and they were compelled to find fault with the lavish manner they squandered it away amongst parties connected with the Committee*. The two Secretaries were presented with J;50; bat wiun the Council remonstrated, Dr. Davies, 0110 of the soM'etaries, said he would return his, and he ti.kJ so; slid Mr. Morris, the other secretary, promised JIMK he would do so too; and votes of thanks to them both wcrtr pvsseil and entered upon the iniiiiitei-- Nlr. Morris saying he would hold his In hand until ho was What other parties would do. After passing a high Cll- lojimn on the ability, character, and high honour of tho then Mayor of Swansea, he said that it was he who L'ave the gratuities but he di 1 so under a misapprehension, which he explained at a nuetiiig which was held in Swansea. At that meeting, he said, it wa? suggested to liim by Mr. MorrU, and hv ?t the tinv: gave him a tut I of doiMtiou* whio'? had been i?'cn ?y the Mayor of Car- narvon, so that he (the Mayor of Swansea) thought he was acti'ig accor.U1;^ to the usual custom, for he per- sonally kih;W hilt little of liow Eisteddfodau were con- ducted. A disgracei'til scene then took place at the meeting, and Mr, Morris denied the Mayor's veracity on the point. The fact was that Mr. Morris, although he promised to do s i, never returned the Souistiut: this, the Council held a meeting at ShreWSoltry, iiii.1 subsequently a most libellous attack was made upon the Council aud hinnelf, as the President, in ;t leading article in a Swansea piper. In this article tliev were a.c ;iecl of having squandered away £ 40 for their own use and he person illy was charged with having receiv- ed £ 10 for his services as President, and £10 as an ad- judicator. Now this was entirely untrue, as ha never received one penny upon any grounds at all, and, so far as he knew, none of th" other members of the Council had. In this same article there vv.,rc, however, some items of truth, but not bearing upon that point, and, therefor. the writer must have been told of what took place at that private meeting by some one who w;ia pre- sent, and Mr. Morris wm there at the meeting. On the Chairman being asked did he over communi- cate with Mr. Morris on the subject of the Slid arti- clt— I I a replied that he did so in a kind, friendly manner, by letter, i.i which he asked him to disown having had auy connection with tl", anicle in question. Tir this communication no answer was reHlned. (Lou 1 cries of I Shame shame From this they could see that dnrinqr the year they I had had great difficulties to contend with, but he was i gl id to say that, after all, the Llandudno Eisteddfod had been tolerably successful, for up to Thursday ninht the receipts amounted to t'.VjO. (Cheers.) He then refer- red to other causes which operated against their eflbrts, aud he assured the meeting that they had exerted them- fieive* to the utmost, and were animated not by merce- nary but by patriotic motives. VI r. I lavies, of Cheltenham, Mr. W. B. Hughes, and several other gentlemen, then made somestrong remarks 011 the conduct of Mr. Morris (who was present in the Hall), and expressed themselves very warmly in favour of the Council, iind faith in their zeal, honesty, and pa- triotism. The Chairman then called npon the Secretary to read the Report, which he did. Mr. Hugh Owen, Loudon, moved, and Mr. Davies, Cheltenham, seconded, that the Report be adopted, which was carried nan. con. Mr. M orris then stood up, and asked permission to speak, which was granted. He began by saying that the £.50 given back by Dr. Davies was not a bona fide return. Mr. Ambrose Lloyd indignantly denied this. The cheque was sent to their Bank, and it was in fact the first money which had been paid in to the credit of the Council. The Chairman said a report had been spread that he and Dr. Davies had acted together to cheat the people into a belief that the 450 had been returned, when it was not; and that there had been a collection between them to deceive both their own friends and the public by produciug a forged receipt. (Shame, shame, and hisses). Mr W. Bulkeley Hughes wished Mr. Morris to in- form the meeting why he had not replied to Mr. Grif- fith's letter. Mr. Morris said he thought of doing so at first but he did not, upon second thoughts. He had the letter in his possession. (Several voices-Read it, read it.) Mr. Morris—It if at my house now but as I shall have no chance in this meeting, it shall be published in the papers. Mr. Davies then moved, and the Rev. Mr. Owen (An- glesey) seconded a motion, in which they thanked the Council most warmly for their exertions, honesty, and disinterestedness, as they were sure that the country owed them a great debt of gratitude. This resolution was carried amidst much enthu- siasm. Several rounds of hearty cheers were then given for the Council, and another round for Dr. Danes, of Swansea. Mr. Ambrose Lloyd then rose and moved, that hence- fortli one-fourth of the members of the Council should be appointed by the inhabitants of the town in which the Eisteddfod was to be held. They would then have persons in the Council who would be locally connected with the locality, the want of which had been greatly felt in Llanduduo. Mr. Francis, of Manchester, seconded the resolution, which was carried ncm. con. The Chairman then announced that the Counoil had ceased to exist, and it was the duty of the meeting to proceed to the election of another Council. Mr. John Williams was then appointed Chairman, pro tan., amidst protracted cheering, the Chairman remark- ing that his services to the Eisteddfod had been such as no gold could buy. Mr. WILLIAMS replied, that whatever his services had been, he had been sincere, and that what he had done had given him the greatest pleasure, and that all he wished was to do good to his country. (Cheers.) When he first became the local secretary it was hinted that he would not be expected to give his services for nothing but all he could say was, that if anybody offered him anything in the shape of a reward, he should consider it as an insult. (Much cheering.) The following gentlemen were then appointed a-i mem- bers of the Council, each name, and especially those of Mr. Griffith, Mr. W, B, Hughes, and Mr John Williams, ot- Bodafon, being received with enthusiastic cheeringRev J. Griffith. Neath, President; W. Bulkeley Hughes, Esq. John Griffith, Esq., London Mr Thomas Jones, Mold; (Glan Alun); J Ambrose Lloyd, Esq., Chester; Mr. J, Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia); Mr John Williams, Bodaf. on- Canon Williams; Mr. Roberts; Rev R. Parry- (Gwalchmai) Dr. Davies, Swansea; and the Rev. W, Jones, Dyifryn. I THE GORSEDD- I The meeting then proceeded to the North Parade, in which spot a Gorsedd was appointed to take place at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of conferring bardic titles upon those who had been declared worthy of the honour. The druidical stones were enclosed by iron railings so as to prevent crowding, the arrangement being an excellent one. Gwalchmai, assisted by Clwydfardd, performed the ceremony of Installation with the well- known and usual ceremonies. The following is a list of the Bards who were invested with the blue ribbon on their arms:-Wiii. I)oivell (Ap- Tudno); 0. P. Williams (Kryr Mon); W. Hughes (Tegerin); Wm. Vaughan Williams (Llygadog); P. Mostyn Williams (fledr Mostyn); Thomas Hughes (Boreufab). The Rev. John Griffith of Neath, was made an Arch Druid (Glan Aerion); as was also the Rev. W. Jones, Dyffi-i.ii (l,laijergi)ed). The following were made OvatesJohn Pugh, Liverpool (Gamaliel); E. W. Lewis (Goronwy y Feni); James Jones (lago Krian)). Edward Stepheus (introduced by Pencerdd Gwalia), Tanymarian, was raised to the dignity of a Pencerd. John Robert Jonea (Uehataw Cerddor) John Roberta (laalaw Cerddor); James Willliams (Eos Cae'r Estyn) John Richards (Isalaw); Evan Williams, LlaDfaethlu ( Mylliufab): Mrs. Price, Gliuitwrch (Mair yr Eyriau); Miss Elizabeth Jane Williams, Bodafon (Mair Mon Cerddes); Miss Sarah Edith Wynne (Eos Cymru); and Miss Kate Roberts, London ( aer Fida). An old man named Owen Williams, then spoke in Welsh his remarks causing a good deal of laughter. Gwalchmai then announced the Gorsedd closed, and also that the next Eisteddfod will be held in Aberyst- with in 1865. k round of cheers were then given for her Majesty, ou iuture Kiug, and Mr. W. Bulkeley Hughes. proceaiob then re-fonned, and escorted the Preti- de ,to the pavillion- The President of the day, (John Willante, Esq., Tret- fog Anglesey) wttt installed into the ohair, amid the KMl.iof the trumpet. Satnoah»Tinjefwo abUiued, I Mr. AMBROSE LLOYD, M Cheats, read the M?owtn? atdr?:— [ [THH ADDBF.Sej I ygwir 1/n trbyn y bUd," "YII wjwpteb haul a lJYfJ04 ooleuni." "TO JOHN WILLIAMS, ESQ., TREFFOS, ANGLESEY. As President of the fourth day of the National, Eie- teddfod, held at Llandudno, 1864. Sir, -The Council, with great deference, beg leave to tender you their unfeigned thanks for the kind manner in which yon have consentod to preside over the delibera- tions ot'this day's meeting They feel much gratified by being placod under the auspices of a gentleman so closely connected with the time-honoured families ef Gwynedd, worthy of the noble stock of the patriotic Sir Grvlfydd Llwvd, of Tre,traie(lit, who WM knighted at Rhuddhn. by Edward I., on bviugiug him the news of the birth of his son, Edivard of Carnarvon, and especially when they regard the high position you occupy iu relation to the commercial and agricultural interests of the Principality, the administration of the laws of the laud in a neigh- bouring district, and your immediate association with the best interests and prosperity of these localities in particu lar. "They rejoice in the patriotic spitit you have alwaya evinced for the amelioration of the condition of your countiy, as well asin the expression of your readiness on the present occasion to ext -ii I a helping hand for the ad- vancement of literature and the fina arts, by encouraging the caterprisillgetforh of native talent- They cannot conclude this address without adding their united prayer that your kindness may he richly re- warded with the choicest blessings of both worlds. Given under the Seal of the Council this 2Jth day of August, 18:J4. Tho who in rising was loudly cheeied, begged to tender his sincere thanks for the kind addreM present. 1 to him. It was assumed (he said) that he was dccendd from Sir Griffith Llvvyd; but he confessed, if lie was so descended, that that was t'te first time for him to be mi.le kllown of it. (Laughter;, ilo hoped it was correct, an.l he felt proud of it; and whether it was tre.e or 11 it, hi hoped he would not falsity the as- sumption by any want of patriotism 0:1 his part. (Hear, hear), lie never undertook any duties with greater pleasure than those of the chair at that meeting. After the a'lle a l.lrjsscs delivered by the Presidents on the previous days, bethought lw would best discharge his dut" v that day by making a very few remarks. H-s could not refrain, lio v.-ver, from referring to one point, vk., the purpose for which they were assembled. le hap- pened to h'¿nr :1.1v¿f.j\iI)Jl ill E iglaod tho other dav, when one gentleman askod anotner. what was the object, of au Eisteddfod ? Oh,"said the other, "it has language which saoul.i be put d nvo." 1I0 would UOt have referred to that conversation, di I lit, not know tliAt many Englishmen who knew nothing at all about the matter, and many renegade elshmen, who, he supposed, were too Iiwy to learn tho language in their youth, and, perliafw were too st.ipid to learn it iu their old age, —(ehe.TJ and laughter),—entertained similar opinions. They wc-e tit met t(.gk!tlier, not to up- hold the language except for patriotic purposes. It was very desirable that the imperial language sli.iul 1 be known throughout the length aud breadth of the coun- try- It is certainly a great nuisance that people cionot speak that language? But is tin re anything in comiee-- with an Eisteddfod, to preclude the possibility of acquir ing a knowledge of English. (dear, heIr), Their object was to promote the general welfare of tha people, and there was nothing so far from their idea, as to throw the least imaginable difficulty in the way of any person, to speak that language. (Cheers). It was a 0 infinio/i to confound the learning of Welsh with the learning of English. They certainly gave prize. for tire best com- positions in the Welsh laugause and he found that at Oxford aud Cambridge they gave prizes for Greek and Latin compositions. But (lid that prevent from speaking English ? They taught their sons Latin and Greek, and their daughters French, German, and Italian; but did that contemplate loosing their Eiiglight Nothing of the sort. Her Majesty had great many subjects speaking other languages besides the English. In the Ionian Islands they had Greek, in Malta Italian, Spanish in Gibraltar, French in Lower Canada, and the Esquimaux he supposed in Upper Canada But were, they to give up those possessions because the people spoke different languages ? Well, then, if it was not- their object to prevent the learning of English, what- was their object! It was to promote a national feeling, and the diffusion of useful knowledge among the people in the language which they spoke. Some 30 years ago National schools were established in the country to teach the children English. They answered admirably in the towns where the children mixed with and came in contact with duoglct Welshmen but in the country districts where only pure Welsh animals were to be found they proved a total failure. The I'resinent then went on to notice the difficulties which Welsh children iu country districts had to surmount in learning Eng- lish and after dwelling upon the different subjects for which prizes had been awarded at that Eisteddfod, he concluded by expressing a hope that that gathering would be an illti8tratioii of the good sound sense of the inhabitants of Wales who supported it. i Loil(I cheers). Tho condutcor for the day was the Rev. E. Stephen, Tanymarian. Poetical addresses having been delivered by the bards the adjudication by Mrs. Biddulph on the Essays on Female Education was read. Thirteen compositions were received, the prize (CIO and a medal) being divided between Homo" and Gouier yr ail." The latter proved to be Mr. 0. Wynne, Brynderwen, Bethesda, who was invested by Miss Hill, Llwynon the fonner did not answer to the name. Adjudication upon the descriptive poem -Solomon consecrating the Temple." The best was "Zadock," who did not coma forward. There was no competition for the "brass band" priM; the Holyhead Band having committed a mistake by at- tending on the first instead of the last day of the Eistedd- fod, were allowed £ .i by the Council towards their ex- penses. Adjudication on the "Historical Poem," Conway Castle. English or Welsh. The prize was divided be- tween Mr. Evans (Eos) of Newport and Mr. Tudno Jones, Llanduduo. They were invested by Miss Jonea, Frondeg. Competition-Female Singer of the following Welah \irs—" Y Fwyalchen ";ttid "'Itoedd mam yn cofleidio." First prize, £ 2, second ditto, £1. Two competed, viz., Jane Owen, Dinorwig; and Margaret Evans, Cwmyglo. The first prize was awarded to the first who saug, and the second to the latter, They were invested by the President. Nir: Ambrose Lloyd regretted exceedingly that there was no separate fund with which they could assist and enable talented females like those who had just sang to qualify themselves and obtain a thorough musical edu- cation. Ilev. J. Griffith had the pleasure in announcing that a lady resident in South Wales had come forward and in a generous manner signified her intention to be- come responsible on behalf of the Northern Principality, for the sum of £ 25—half of the amount requsite to afford a year's tuition at the Royal Academy. (Cheers). He knew the cheers would still be more general and enthusiastic when he announced to them the lady's name. He referred to Miss Williams (Eos Gwna), of Llanfairynghornwy. (Loud cheering). He wished to know if there was any lady from South Wales present who would guarantee a similar sum on behalf of the South. After a short pause, Mr. Griffith again rose, and said his appeal bad met with a ready response from Mrs. Price, Glantwrch. (Great cheering). This we under- stood to refer only to the musical education of Jane Owen, who is the daughter of Mr. John Owen (Glan- marchlyn), Llandinorwig Female performer on the piano age not to exceed 18. Two only competed—prize (" Recollections of Wales," by Brinley Richards), awarded to Miss Annie Phillips, Llandudno, who was invested by the Presi- dent. Pennillion singing with the harp. Adjudication on the principal pryddest, Roger Wilt- liamg"-pi-ize, JL20 and a medal. Only one competition was received, which was deemed unworthy of the prize. pri:'alchmai delivered his adjudication upon the b- stanza on the victory which Mr. Bulkeley Hughes ob- tained over those who wished to usurp his authority M Lord of the Manor of Cemaes, for which Mr. Inglia Williams, of Anglesey, had offered a prize of one guinea. The best was that signed "Talybolion," who proved te, be Mr. John Hvghes (Carwad), of the Old Bank, Chea- ter, who was invested by Miss Martin, of Beaumaris. Hev. J. Griffith said lie would propose at the council that Mr. Hughes be jr se ited with fa medal, which he would do at his own expense, if his request was not complied with. His services to the Eisteddfod, as act- ing treasurer, were indeed most valuable. (Applause.) The stanza alluded to is as follows :— Yn Nghemaes y bu maes yr ymosod At anghyfiawnder ag arfer gorfod, I ddifeddianu ar ddeddfau hynod- ac i'w barch, Ein gwron Llywarch, gorniai y llewod- Adjudication-Part BOng--for men's voices. First prize, E3 second, f2. The two best were Messrs. Jill. Parry, of America, and J. Thomas, of Blaeuanerch. Soug by Mr. David Rosser, of South Wales. J. Passmore Edwards, Esq of London, next addressed the meeting in English, which was well received. Competition.—Buss Singer Y Bardd yn e) &won,. 11 Gruffodii ab Cyuau. First Prize, C2; second, tl Five competed -the best being Mr. Pierce, of Liver- pool; second best, Mr. M. Davies, Ebbw Vale. Rev. Mr. Davies, of Cheltenham, also addressed the assemblage in an exceScull English address, which wm frequently applauded. l Mr J. C. RowMd: iWSvered his adjuthcaatott *fOO tlwIíId in the &hL pa?.) '■ »• .?..tt<ft?
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-=-==.- GRAND NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. WEDNESDAY. (Continued fro)n d Page.) i ,i he Srat hf?rd the gentle nti of ? ino- ?' » IM" ).i-int?t]?g(?et?thcwi)!hre?he f rtl1 his last fslU t<> God's throne. (Lout! I it away, ?"" ??" "way the ?"  ?''e.'t h ?- I beUevt. it he the, sk Nvhich lie bi,kN&tht??i-1 believe it wc.!<) be 2.1 ?, t.. i? v al« "f anil c.n. ,er,t it ijito it Lit ,,), O?nthecrnet? -,tN.t?t<)'?''y Whi?h?.? ?? ?'?<?'' g?ill mtinkiiia, 4(4t,% ? m\et )r 'mn.Lntastiisat?mp?whfc't "-c s(?uletilnes been ?'de ? imt d.?n )Mt;ua? by ?-M. S"? attempts ? ,.nh- .??.) i-r?.n beh.? ? fdmc h? b?? .?\ M'P"?'. bility- An,) ,J" "'? *? ?"t we "? ? J:"s loyal I «jtizen* of thM great empire because we ?s tftn? ° +?• t ?j?.Jity which nature has written on u?t hcarls h.'ld I tut)? as kgit?y as she h? written it on our mountaín and valley*. It is a trite saving, that if .you wish to ¡ Irffuence men, you must begin with them as they ar. tuflriofc ab you wish thera to be You have iu these SMt'??" ? ready instrument for ?.x;d. (11M!, lie tr>) Y?u Li>v ?p 'ken in your addr?a to me of the encou- rMe?'?'? ?t"ch they b?ve given to thy study of WVsh literature. i>ot»k, also, at the stimulus which they ha*# I given to the study of Welsh music. How many f the distinguished artists whom we tdiall have the pleasure of hearing to-night, would never have emerged from ob- scurity but for thw eucourairemtnt given them by these Eist^ddtojau. And, taking a somewhat wider VIO%V kmiing from the pt rtormers to the liste:iers-wliitt an influence for good fuch exhibitions as these must have on the thousand s who throng to tliem. We rejoice that we hav- got rid of spectacles which used to bru- talize and barbarize the masses—ought we not also to rejoice that we can retain speech which humanise and elevate them'( {('heel's.) In this country, where rich are divided from poor by the additional barrier of a double language, where theological ditFereneos often un- fortunately generate the bitterest of animosities, w»; w,int to break down class prejudices—we1 want miuK'tidng to break down party prejudice*—above all, we want .v»n "thing to l>re;ik d»nvu that which it is most difficult, of all t.» overcomo-the "logical preju- dices. (Ch-M.) At a time when our neighbours on the other "I it, of the Channel are maiming and mangling each other in the name of what they oall religion, it is. indeed, a gratifying sight to see the olrrgv of this dioetMe headed by th«»ir Uishop. join hand in ha.id witn minister* of other persuasions in promoting a movement which has for its mai;i ob- ject, that which on;ht to ba the tir-It care of every Christian minister—the instruction and improvement of their poorer hrethreu. The I'oet of old W;t.i t!lt! peace- maker of his time. He knew no enemy but oppression, fahtehrod, and wrong. It U the spirit of the old Eh- teddfixlau, — not merely the Gursudd, the bardic pal- blein or the bardic chair—that we want back among u*. "Calon wrth Galon," Y gwir yn rrbyn y byd," l)uw a dlgdn. (Cheers). T hese are in )tiv^, not of yester- day nor to-(iay. 'I'hey are as fresh and as applicable now, as they were in the days of Llewelyn i[» lorwerth, because they are part of t hose eternal and immutable truths which )tir fathers in tli,,ii- o\vti rti,le. li,,tii IN way strove to inculcate at their Kisfceddfodau, and which we in the midst of our boasted nineteenth century ci- vilization, dare not forget, (Lqul and continued cheering ) Several poetical addresses were here delivered by pareriii kii(I otheri. Adjudication on the Congregational Tune by Owain Alaw. Metre 8, 7, 4 Minor key. Fir-it prize— £ 2, leoond—CI. The feigned name of the first WM \to- lique," aiidthat(if therjec,-tid was" Gilmore." Their proper tiittues did not traiiipice. Competition—Tenor Biiigt,r-of the following \e],h airs l)afydd y Gareg WD," from the Gems, and "Trod y Gareg," from Thomas' Welsh Melodies. First prize— £ 2, second— £ 1, The following competed:— •fivan Williams, Jjfwis lioberts, William Williams, Thos. Roberts, Kobert^JS. The best w.is Kvaii WiHiams, who was invested by Mrs. (Jeneral Hughes. The se- cond was liuWt lteeA, who was invested by Miss Wyune Jonujt, Anglesey. W.JONKS, K-III. (Gwrgant), the conductor of the day, then a.idreised the meeting, and referred to the kind of rivalry which existed some time itg,) between various lections of the literati in Walex, and the happy coalition which was iuaugurated at that Eisteddfod, lie felt it quite unnecessary to dwell that day upon the antiquity or the utility of Kist«ddfodau In accordance with the re- quirements of the proaent age several improvements had been introduced, and their object now was to develope the genius and talent of their countrymen—to cul- tivate music, science, and the various branches of li- terature, and everything that tend to improve the condi- tion of man. (Cheers.) The Hector of Neath read the adjudication of Basset Smith, Ksq., and himself, upon the Kssays on Creuddyn —its Trad tioiiary and Legendary Lore; containing the beat collection of Legendary Tales of Creuddyn aud its adjacent Hundred. Prize— £ o os., by Basaett Smith, Esq" F.S.A., P. U.S., and a medal by the Council. Only one essav was rectived, which, however, was considered sufficiatitly worthy of the prize. The prize was wou by the Rev. R Parry (Gwalchmai). Competition-Prize of jC2 2s., offered by Miss Pugh for the best felaale performer on the. pianoforte. Two competed -the best was Miss Annie Phillips, Penrhyn. The adjudicators were Mr. Chatterton, harpist, and Owain Alaw, who awarded the prize to Miss Annie Phillips, who was invested by the Rev. Dr. Vaughau, who obiervai-Tlxe man who has no music in his soul u said to be a raan in whom you can place no trust; tad I suppose the observation applies with equal force to females. It is something to have clear thoughts, it is something more to ha Ie suitable words to express our thoughts. That may be oratory or it maybe music; but music has something better still -it realises con- ceptions and reaches a height to which language cannot aspire, If the people of Wa'es had lost their taste for music, I should say that while claiming to be a Celtic people they had got the name only aud lost the nature. In Ireland, in Scotland, and in Wales they have that noble old ballad music which speaks from the heart: it is nature, which will have its utterance It might ap- pear from thtiaa observations that I wish to disparage the Saxon charaoter; but I believe by amalgamating the Saxon energy and the Celtic fire you may get an ampli- tude and fulness of humanity you cannot get else- where." (Applause) The adjudication by Liawdden and Ceiriog on the Eng- lish ode was next read. It was to be on any subject, not to exceed 300 nor under 100 lines. I5y a native of W ales, chair Bards not to compete. Prize Ten Pounds and a Medal. This prize was generously given by Miss Con- way Griffith, Gareglwyd. Anglesey. Only one composi- tion came to hand, which was that of Mr. W. liowiiing Evans, (Leo) Newport, Monmouthshire; who was invest- ed (at the request of Miss Griffith) by Miss Williams, of Llanfairynghornwy. Rev. J. KILSBY JONES, London, then rose and spoke m English. lie oomrnenced by relating an incident in the life of O'Oonueil at the time when he was continually annoyed by the ubiquitous correspondent of the Times in Ireland. Heannounceda meeting to beheld, to which he invited this writer, and afterwards afforded him every possible facili- ty to report his speeches, which the correspondent in re- turn acknowledged as a piece of great courtesy. The meeting took place, and CConneU delivered Olle of his inflammatory speeches in the Irish language, but the ohiel could not take notes. (Laughter.) He was glad to find that the English press was 8" well represented on that occasion, because there was a deal of misapprchen- lion existing M to the nature of Eisteddfmlau, which directly tends to reflect upon the soundness of their judgement. An Eisteddfod day to him was a kind of liberty day which » Welshman enjoyed just once a yo;tr- where he ventured to give a full and sometimes uncon- trolled expression of his heart -and might he not add that he sometimes took leave also of common sense. (Laughter) This in fact was the only rational-he llIeant national -inititution of which they could boast of. They had no Derby Day" -tbis was their Derby Day. (Hear, hear.) lhey had no races for men or hordes no train- ing achoola for" Deerfoots'" or Tom Silvers. They had not either the old institution of "Punch and Judy." (Laughter.) Yas, they were so poverty stricken as not to possess one single in.itution ot the kind. (Kenewcd {?ughter.) They hM no theatres, and being "o devoid of all amusement it was minnd th?t they should cherish Md upliold ik national amuaement-the only national in- stitution they had. He had almost forgotten to say that ther had no do exhibitions (laughter) in the Principality --no, nor donkey exhibitions either-for, in fact, they were Dot blessed with a sufficient number of those poor I and ill abused auimals to hold au exhibition of the kind. (Renewed laughter.) The question was often risked him, Why don't you teaeh the people English Why don't you learn Knglish ?" His answer was Why, we are learning as fjist and as be-it we can, (Hear, hear), and already a large mass of the people of Wales were masters of two Iauguages, and he believed with Kobert Hall that the man who kuew two languages was superior to him who knew only one. He had Mtd they had no amusements in Wales; he wished also to tell them another fact, viz., that they had not a single book, original or translated, of au infidel tendency in the Wolsh language (Cheers.) Their exhibition was the exhibitiou of the ta- lent and productinns of the literaiy peosauts of Wales, and if they wished to institute a comparison between the literati of Wales iind those of England let them be sure to compare thela with the corresponding classes in that coun- try. It was from among the colliers, the quarrymen, and the 1aboureruf the Principality that they drew their com- petitors. There was a vast deal of latent talellt, which required oaly to be devoloped t) be krr»wn and apprecia- tes He well rojneinbored the time, twelve yoars ago, when Peaeerdd Gwalia first distinguisaod hirasalf at Abcyrgaveany. Having mentioned an instance of two roup men, who 15 mouths ago, scarcely knew a word of Rnfhah, passing creditably their tiamiuafcioe in Latin and Greek, at the London University, ho went on to observe that they sometimes looked huck with pride to the past history of their oonntry. Now he wished to direct their attention forward — let "the dead bury their dead, "—their country waa to undergo A vast change- a peaceful Saxon invasion WHS now taking place, and would tell powerfully upon the future condition of the people. He welcomod the invader; he was worthy of the country, and the country Was worthy of him (cheers). He mentioned an instance which he witnessed t)71 Monday last, of the respect shewn by an eminent English contractor in this country, (Mr. Righy. Holyhead), to his Welsh workmen, when he iuvited their teachers all to diuner, as from their number he could not possibly then have entertained them all at the saw1 time. He concluded au eloquent perora- tion, ami it behoved his countrymen not to misapply the brains and talent which God had given them, but to make one determined effort to render themselves worthy of the favours bestowed upon them, by contributing towards their fatherland, something cousiderably more endurable than their own fiery temperament (groat cheering). The next was the adjudication of the Rev. John Gri- ffitb and Gweirydd apnhys on the Essays upon Oreudd- yii-it,s history, natural history, antiquities, druidical remains, Gogarth Abbey, Teganwy, Y Faerdref, Glodd- aetu l>enrhyn> &c., and the history of three ancient churcWR of Creuddyn, Prize—7en Pounds, glveu by W H. Heec\ E*i-, F. g, A. (l>endlu',ls) Plas Tlldno, Llandudno, and Medal by the Couucil. Th." best was the Rev. K. Parry, (Owaleh- 0 wa* invested with the Medal by the daughter of tilt d,,I)or--Ifrs. Farraut. Ther, were no competitors for the Cu ora* performance, for which a prize of gelo and a ae&>n<l pr* of £1;> II Iii been offered. TALHAIAHN *?n came f?r?.trd ? adJfO? 'fV.t 1 ing, which he did considerable (liinnmr fv "I  UM illustrated the ?nttea of \Ve)? t??y ?/. ?' (?)ot;ttio!)9 from the oM bardn. .Ili-. G. %VR,4 th('Il Hile,i 1. He caine forward aud *aid— )t is said that if Vo-n «uA I get anything to eat, thenext b(I-it thing is to witn«s»thw n'ect. of good livingupoil those who have. These i>«<vt- itigs have been described aaa kiort of intellectual drufiiCen* lle, and, I may add, where a certain Hmount of abuse of the Saxon is a pleanant pastime. I certainly admire the good humour that prevails here, and can easily bear abuse, given in such an uncommon jolly spiirt; any tin- gliahman will see that you have caught the true idea of j nationality,and that there isadetermiuation thatnodnnco, I althonh here and there a fool, may exist among you nlli legends of King Arthur bear the impress of glorious aspirations among a nation, and the British character therein depicted is full of noble ingredients. Although I cannot understand what has been Saill to you, yet, judging from its magical ell'ects, I should s iy that the speeches were excellent aud since I cannot partake of the food myself, through ignorance of the language, I ixust rest content to look upon its very excellent effects upon you. Tlie worst wish that I can hive for the Celtic race is that the Scotch continue to be sensible, the Irish strivH to by so, and that the W cbb confine their abuse of the Saxon to once av-sar. (Laughter and applause.) I feel humiliated at being ignorant of the language of a people living so ne.trto me, which I alll told contains all the graces an I beiuties of every known and titiktiowit but till ( d" think that when the evil of Kabel shall b-.j annihili ited, and the people of tho world come to us- but one language, that will be English, and I am happy to hear you recommended your people to learn it; and 1 will promise you that when yourEis- teddfodau can produce anything equal to our Milton, Tenuyaon, &c, 1 wid set about learning yours, so that lean study it in its original form. (Applause.) I'he adjudication of Mr. lirinley Richards upon the Glees was read by Mr. John Thomas (t'encerdd Gwa!ia) who expressed regret <»u behilf of Air Kicjar.ls at his inability owing to ill health, of being present that day. !e announced that il Ap El "Wnad" (whose red name did I'.ot transpire) was the hest, and a composition by Mr. Davi I Lewis, of Llaurliystyd, South Wales, the de- cond best. Competition: Flaying on the Triple Harp: Welsh airs. The performer not to be over 18 years of age. Each player to select his own pieces. Prize Three Guineas, kindly given by "Mwyuweu" of Cheltenham. Two competed. PENCKKDD GWALIA felt delighted in doing all he pos- sibly could for the promotion of performances on the triple harp. He was sorry to say the instrument was not as popular as it had been. They established a triple harp scholarship of the value of 50 guiueas last year aud the talented boy from South Wale. who had last played had won that scholarship and waa now under the tuition of Air. Llewelyn Williams, a very eminent Welsh harpist. lie was above the age specified as being the terms of competition, which was IS; awl, seiug that he already reaped all advantage, as it were from the Council, it would be hardly fair to give him the prize, and deprive the others of what he was justly entitled to, according to the terms of the competition. (Hear, hear.) The prize was therefore awarded to John Etia., Davies, of Bethesda, late a pupil of Mr. V. V. Morris, Bangor. The PKBSIOK.VT most liberally came forward and hand- ed the disqualified competitor an equal sum (Three Guineas). Pennillion singing, with the harp, by Talhaiam, Idns Vychan, and lolo Mon. Adjudication by Emrys and Nicander on A Cywydd to 44 the Night," (t5 and a medal),—Best, Mr. John 0. Griffith (loan Arfon), Carnarvon, who was invested by Mrs, Morgan, of Conway. There was no competition in the singing of Catches.n Adjudication upon the Pastoral Dramatic Poem after the style of the Gentle Shepherd by Allen Ramsay. Prize, £ 8 and a medal. Competition Singing of a Duett--Female Voices. Stzbjoct MAY," by Owain Alaw. Best Misses Wil- liams and Owen, Diuorwig. The Vice-President rose to propose a vote of tlunk. to the J'resideut of the day, and also thanked their Euglish bi-ethi-eii for so readily coming forward to address the assemblage, notwithstanding the somewhat biting far- casm innocently indulged in by some. The President i-eturned thanks in an eloquent ntrain, and the proceed- ings terminated by singing the Prince of Wiles' anthem. A good concert terminated the proceedings of the day, when the attendance aga;u was but moderate.