Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser

PERSONAL. I J Lord Lisbuvne and his party have just returned home to Crosswood Park from a lengthened fishing tour in Scotland. His Lordship had a novel expe- rience during his visit. Commenting on the inci- dent, Modern Society" says that "In Scotland the law has a disagreeable way of lagging, which is irritating jto everybody except the lawyer. It is about three months since we first called attention to the fact that the Earl of Lisburne and Lord Garioch raised an action at Aberdeen against the proprietor of a Deeside hotel, to enforce a contract which Lords Lisburne and Garioch had made for possesion of rooms in the hotel. The case has now been settled out of court, and the Lords have got from the landlord £42 10s. and all judicial ex- penses. This season's spring fishing will long be remembered by the two nobles mentioned,who have got more sport out of the Potarch Hotel than they have got on the Dee."

WIT AND HUMOUR. Arabella Are you really happy in your married life?" Alicia: "Yes, very. We have lots of quarrels and I always win." According to a superstition of the mediaeval church, whenever a cock crows a lie is being told. The reason why cocks crow so persistently in the earSy morning is because the morning papers aretthen being set up. Aai intelligent foreigner is said to have expressed himself aTter the following fashion on the ab- surdsties of the English language When I dis- covei^d that when I was quick I was fast, if I stood firm I was fast, if I spent too freely I was fast, and that not to eat was to fast, I was discouraged, but when I came across the sentence, The first one won the one guinea prize," I was tempted to give up English, and learn some other language. Now, children," said the teacher, we have gone through the history of England—tell me in whose reign would you live if you could ohoose." In the reign of King James," said philosophic Alec because I read that education was very much neglected sji his time." "Count twenty when you are angry, before you strike," said the same teacher. Please, I think it is better to count forty if you can lick the other fellow,' wisely added the caut- ious Harold. A good story is alway worth repeating, this one is from the Liverpool Daily Post—Here is another instance of original thinkers in the follow- ing tale of a Liverpool boy, aged six or thereabouts, absolutely true." His father, a worthy merchant captain and part-owner of his own vessel, was accustomed to take with him his wife and family when bound for long voyages. One day, his small son who had playing about on deck, came to his mother in great tribulation. Oh, mother," he exclaimed. "father said such a naughty word just now. Shall I tell yon what it was 1" No, dear," was the reply; "don't repeat it. But you must ask God to forgive father for saying the naughty words." Nothing more was said; the child ran off to play again, and the mother would probably have forgotten the incident but that when the little fellow WaB saying his prayers that night he wound up with the quaint and wholly unprompted petition;—" Please God. forgjye dear father for say- ing the half of damson."

.01_- IMPERIALISM & HOME RULE. ME. BRYCES VIEWS. On Saturday evening Mr. James Bryce, M.P., was the principal guest at a joint dinner of the Eighty Club and the Cambridge University Liberal Club, which took place in the Masonic Hall, Cambridge, under the presidency of Dr. Henry Jackson, Trinity College. Mr. Bryce, who was received with much cordiality, commenced by remarking that it was a double pleasure to anyone in politics to come to Cambridge, the nursing ground of statesmen, and where the true spirit of Liberalism was felt more keenly than in London. It was an additional pleasure for an Oxford man to come there, because, next to Oxford, Cambridge was the place he most loved. (Laughter.) He associated himself heartily with what the Chairman had said of the brilliant services of Sir William Harcourt —of his tact, skill, and strategical ability. He supposed they were disposed to complain that they did not get much amusement out of the House of Commons. (Laughter.) Frankly, the House had for some time past been rather dull. (Laughter.) Still, the Opposition had not much material to fight, because the Government, which began by giving them measures which it was their duty to opposseemed of late rather to have exhausted its powers of mischief and lapsed into a. condition of listlessness and apathy. The Opposition were greatly struck by the apathy of the Government and the absence amongst themselves of any desire to push forward measures and make their tenure of office effective. He would not comment on the way in which they had been endeavouring to prove in China the falsehood of the pro- verb that a door must be open or shut. (Much laughter.) They seemed at last, after many singular changes from menace to humility, to be settling down to take the course which the Liberals advised them to take long ago, and make a reasonable com- promise with France and Russia in China. (Cheers and laughter.) No wonder that the Government was losing ground in the coun- try. Its Parliamentary majority remained unshaken, but the ground was giving way beneath it in the country. And when the next general election came there would be seen a sweeping change in the complexion of Parliament. With respect to the Liberal party in the House of Commons, it was small, but it was united. They were told that it was not, but he believed it was a united party. In the country the party, to use an Irishism, was positively spoiling for a fight.—(Laughter.) Dealing with the assertions that there were differences amongst Liberals on the question of Imper- ialism, he said there were two tendencies not confined to Liberals—the tendency of those who were sanguine and of those who were cautious. He did not believe that there was much difference of principle. He be- lieved that nine-tenths of the Liberal party were perfectly well agreed upon the general principle that ought to guide our foreign policy. We had great possessions in all parts of the world, We must defend them: and discharge the duties incident to them, and we could not retire from and wash our hands of them.—(Cheers.) At the same time men were obliged to exercise reason- able prudence in choosing places where we should bestow our efforts and as to tthe causes in regard to which we should exert our power. There were places where it was necessary to maintain our Imperial interests, but there were others where there was noth- ing to be gained, where the cost very much exceeded any return the occupied country could make. In fact, there were some places in the world not worth having.— (Laughter.) Each must be judged 011 its merits. There was an Imperialism which was reasonable and recognised that great- ness and power brought certain duties with them. True Imperialism might be known in three ways. In the first place it was prudent Imperialism which exam- ined the value of that which it was asked to take, and which did not look upon expansion as being good in itself, but only good where necessary; and in the second place it was the Imperialism which recognised the rights of other countries as well as its own, and which did not try to abuse its power; and in the third place it was the Imperialism which recognised duties as well as rights, which endeavoured to fulfil the duties it had undertaken, such as those we undertook and failed to discharge three; years ago to the persecuted Christians of the East. Another reason for claiming that difference did not exist amongst Liberals on this question was that the possibilities of expansion were almost at an end—(laughter') —as the world had almost been divided up. Coming to Home Rule, he said they were told that it was dead—particularly by the Duke of Devonshire, who was careful always to keep its ghost, and use it to frighten his own timid supporters (laughter and cheers). He (Mr. Bryce) did not believe that HoEie Rule was dead (cheers). Neither did he believe that the Irish question was one upon which the Liberal Party was substantially divided. There were six points upon which they were mainly agreed, and they were as follows:—(1) It was of no use bringing in a Home Rule Bill until there was a reason- able prospect of carrying it (hear, hear). (2) Local government was not a substitute for Home Rule (cheers). (3) The passing of a measore of local government altered the problem but it did not solve it. (4) And, therefore, when the Liberal Party came to deal with the question again it would not be tied down or bound to deal with it in the same way as in 1886 and 1893. (5) The question was not settled, and they ought to watch it effectively. (6) They believed that the way to deal with that was by conciliation and by con- cession of a measure of self-government, and not by coercion. He thought that when the time came again to legislate for Ireland they would have no difficulty in keeping the Liberal party together to deal with the question. (Cheers.) A subject which would begin to playa part in the elections, and about which they all ought to be thinking, was that of the troubles in the Established Church of England. The evil seemed to be chiefly that the clergy were not observing the promises which they made at ordination to obey the law, whilst another evil was the helpless condition of the laity, who were obliged to listen to and take part in services not authorised in the Prayer Book. These two evils surely constituted a grave case for legislative interference, but what prospect was there of legislation ? All paths seemed to be closed if the present conflict remained and the excited passions continued, and the opposite parties persisted in their attitude. He saw only one resource open—that was to bestow upon the Church independence and self-government. (Cheers.) But the Church could not have independence and self-govern- ment as an establishment. (Cheers.) He believed that they should wait patiently the development of events. In conclusion, he mentioned that amongst the questions which the Liberal party would have to deal with on the first opportunity were the licensing and sale of intoxicating liquors, the question of the land, and thirdly, the improvement and enlargement of education and the estab- lishment everywhere of popular control. There was also the question of the House of Lords.

Can any of your readers give me an account of the Garreg Fawr" at Llanbadarn ? It stands in the middle of the village, and very close to the church gate. It must have had a history, and no doubt some very important village events in the history of the past have been collected with it. M. N. BOOKS PRINTED AT ABERYSTWYTH. To last week's list must be added that familiar monthly journal, Yr Ymofynydd," founded in 1847, which, under the editorship of the hale octo- genarian, Professor Evans of Llanybyther-now the last survivor of the promoters—was printed in Aberystwyth during the years 1870—2. RHOSYN Y GROG. A wyr rhyw un yn mhlith eich darllenwyr pa flodyn yw Rhosyn y Grog. Ebe Dafydd ab Gwilym,— Ai chlaerwyn fin chwerthiniog Ai grudd fel Rhosyn y Grog," ond pe'm blingid i nis gallaf ddyfod ar draws y gair yn yr unlle arall. Ai Blodyn y Gwynt a feddylir (Anemone Pulsatilla), neu Pentecost Rose," Gwelais gyfeiriad at yr olaf yn y Daily Mail" rhywbryd yn mis Mawrth, ond hyd yn hyn mi fethais yn lan a hel yr enw Seisnig hwn i'r clawdd. HAFODUNOS. FUNERAL CUSTOMS IN NORTH WALES. The article in your recent issue under the head- ing, The Domestic Folklore of Wales," contained a reference to a funeral custom surviving in some of the remoter" Welsh parishes," and the writer of that article expressed his desire to have further information as to any of these customs. The custom of placing money on the table for the parson after reading the burial service is a custom which prevails at present in most of the parishes in Carnarvonshire, and is not restricted to the remoter" Welsh parishes; it exists in parishes ahøut Carnarvon and Bangor, and probably about otSier enlightened towns. During my six years residence in Carnarvonshire I have often observed the custom of offerings at generals. After the burial service is read by the parson, the chief mourners get up from their respective seats and pass up in turn towards the table, and there place a coin for the parson after they have taken their seats the other members of the family walk forward, in the order of their relation to the deceased, and do likewise; then the friends and the others present follow their example. When going out of church the parish clerk would have his collection plate or hat by the door, and the pence could be heard dropping into such plate or hat in the same manner as at the parson's table. On one occasion in particular I recollect the spade money." In that case I had taken a little interest in the funeral arrangements, it being the burial of a child of very poor parents—a member of a Ragged School. The usual offerings were made in the church, at the parson's table for the parson, and at the door for the clerk, who was also the grave-digger. At the grave side the latter person passed his spade round those present, and upon my remonstrating with him for such im- position, he replied that he got the collection at the door as parish clerk," and the spade money" at the grave side as grave-digger. What benefits are occasionally derived by accumulation of offices! Perhaps you will allow me a little more space to recount my first experience of the offerings" at funerals. It was at Bettwsycoed, before taking up my residence in North Wales, but, having to attend the funeral of a young cousin, and being thus re- lated to the deceased, I was of course among the mourners, and designated as one of the teulu'r corff." Inexperienced in the formalities of a North Wales funeral, I had to watch the proceedings and follow suit as well as I could when it came to the offerings I followed the rest to the parson's table, and there deposited my sixpence, but to my sur- prise, when reaching the door, a collection plate was thrust to my face, and I found I had no small coin about me; but, tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ascalon," I had no alterna- tive but to drop on the plate a half-crown, thus paying the clerk two shillings more than I paid the parson for their respective services. Perhaps, after all, I did the right thing. REX.

Welsh Manuscripts in the Vatican Library. Sir J. Benjamin Stone, the Parliamentary repre- sentative of East Birmingham, and an ardent antiquarian and photographer, has recently been on a visit to Rome. WhLst there he obtained per- mission of the Pope to photograph some of the manuscripts in the Vatican Library. There is reason to believe that in that library may yet be found many documents that may throw most im- portant light on Welsh history. Sir Benjamin Stone accidentally came across two or three manuscripts of special Welsh interest. One was a Latin poem of some length in praise of Wales. Another was a letter from Pope Urban V. to the Archbishop of Bordeaux, commanding to see whether Alexander Dalby, who had been petitioned by Edward the Black Prince to be made Bishop of Bangor, could speak and preach in the Welsh tongue. The letter, which is dated April, 1366, is in Latin. It describes Dalby as an Englishman by nation, Dean of St. John of Chester, of the diocese of Lichfield," and in it the Pope, not having knowledge whether the said Alexander sufficiently understands, knows, or pronounces the Welsh language different from English, and therefore wishing to be more fully in- formed of the same," directed the Archbishop to inquire whether the same Alexander well, suffi- ciently, readily understands and pronounces the Welsh language, and is able to preach often and intelligibly to the Welsh people." It would be interesting to know when and how the commanded inquiry was held. Alexander Dalby, for the reason that he did not well, sufficiently understand and pronounce the Welsh language," or some other cause yet to be ascertained, did not obtain the promotion for which he was recommendd by the hero of Crecy and Poictiers.

The Rev. John Jones, of Llandrindod, who was 79 years of age on Wednesday, occupied the pulpit at the Llandrindod Baptist Chapel on Sunday morning and evening. Although the rev. gentle- man resigned the Liandrindod pastorate and preached his farewell sermon in September last, his actual retirement has heen deferred until now. His successor, the Rev. J. Gimblett, entered upou the duties of the new pastorate on Sunday. Mr. Jones has had more experience than most of the difficulties and trials inseparable from the build. ng of chapels and the raising of the necessary funds for such purpose. In all he has built three chapels—namely, at Rock, Dolau and Llandrindod. Mr. Jones is widely known as the historian of the Baptists in Radnorshire. In the retirement which he is now seeking he hopes to accomplish further literary work. His next volumn will be a collec- tion of reminiscences, The Rev.. Llewelyn R. Hughes, M.A., vicar of Portmadoc, has been appointed secretary of the Bangor Diooesan Church Extension Society. The Bishop of Bangor has offered the rectory of Llansraog, Montgomeryshire, to the Rev. David Jones, vicar of Abererch, Pwllheli.. Rev. W. C. E. Newbolt, Canon and Chancellor of St. Parl's Cathedral, gave evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Copyright Bill, as to whether the provisions of the Copyright law should extend to sermons as well as lectures. He welcomed the reporter whether he printed his reports in a newspaper or a pamphlet. He did not think the publication injured his rights in the least. Only that day the Bishop of Stepney, who preached extempore, had told him that he could not have published the books of his sermons with- out the newspaper reports. He would not object to the publication in pamphlet form. He would like all sermons published on the ground of being more widely circulated. The Rev. J. Wesley Hughes (Wesleyan) of Corwen, has received and accepted a call to the Liverpool (Mount Zion) Circnit, He will leave Corwen at the end of his second year's ministry in August. Mr- Hughes has been very energetic during his stay at Corwen, and it was chiefly through his instrumentality that the local Free Church Council was established, The Rev. Llewellyn Morgan, Congregational Minister, Colwyn Bay (late of Bangor Independent College), has received a unanimous inviiation from the Welsh Congregational Church, Harlech, to become its pastor. Mr. Morgan it is understood, has accepted the invitation, and will in the course of a month enter upon his new duties. The election of Mr. J. Carvell Williams, M.P., on the first ballot, to the chair of the Congregational Union is alike a manifestation of respect for Mr. Williams and a testimony to the value of the life- long service which he has rendered to the cause of religious equality. It is, moreover, the most practical way of saying that Congregationalists re- gard disestablishment as the only solution of the present crisis in the Established Church. Two years ago Mr. Williams completed fifty years'work in connection with the Liberation Society, first as secretary, then as chairman of its Parliamentary Committee. Mr. Williams is the third layman appointed to the chair of the Congregational Union. Both of his predecessors were members of Parlia- ment—Mr. Henry Richard and Mr. Albert Spicer. Though he bears a Welsh name, Mr. Williams is not a native of the Principality.

Canu wnaf, a bod yn llawen, Fel y gog ar frig y gangen: A pheth bynag ddaw i'm blino, I Canu wnaf a gadael iddo. Ni chan cog ddim amser gaua,' Ni chan telyn heb ddim tanna'; Ni chan calon, hawdd iwch wybod, Pan fo galar ar ei gwaelod. Da ydvw'r gwaith rhaid d'weyd y gwir, Ar fryniau sir Ferionydd Golwg oer o'r gwaethaf gawn, Mae hi etto'n llawn llawenydd: Pwy ddisgwyliai canai cog MeWIl mawnog yn y mynydd ?

Yr wythnos ddiweddaf syrthiodd tren dros bont 70 troedfedd o uchder yn Pittsburg, America. Lladdwyd pedwar, a chlwyfwyd lliaws o bobl. Dydd Mercher nesaf bydd y Frenhines yn bed- war ugain mlwydd oed. Ddoe talodd ei Mawr- liydi ymweliad ag ardal ei genedigaeth yn Ken- sington, er gosod sail amgueddfa newydd. Nid oes neb wedi darllen un Misolvn Cvmreig am fawr o amser heb gly wed son am Miss Florence Nightingale, y ferch wrol aeth allan i faes y gwaed yn ystod rhyfel y Crimea i weinu ar y clwyfedigion a thrin eu doluriau. Dydd Gwener diweddaf cyr- haeddodd Miss Nightingale ei phedair ugain mlwydd. F, Y mae y Llywodraeth wedi methu rhoddi cefnogaeth i gwyn y Cymry yn Patagonia, ac y mae wedi dyfod i'r penderfyniad fod hawl gan Werin-lywodraeth Argentina dros y diriogaeth y maent yn byw ynddi. Yr wythnos hon y mae Cynhadledd Heddwch yn dechreu ar ei gwaith yn yr Hague yn yr Iscldiroedd Bydd yn bresenol gynrychiolwyr o bob teyrnas wareiddiedig. I'r Czar o Rwssia yr ydym yn ddyledus am y mudiad presenol i gyfvngu, os nad ellir terfynu, y gwastraff a'r trueni ofnadwy sydd yn dilyn rhyfeloedd yn mhob gwlad. Nos wener diweddaf gwrthdarawodd dan dren yn Philadelphia, America. Drylliwyd tri cerbyd yn gandryll, a lladdwyd 34 o'r teithwyr. Yr oedd un tren yn sefyll mewn station pan yn ddisym- mwyth daeth tren arall yn mlaen ar yr un llirell gyda chyflymdra mawr a'i daro yn ddeilcliion. I wneyd pethau yn waeth torodd tan allan, a mawr oedd y galanastra rhwng yr oil. Wedi i'r ymladd beidio yn Samoa, ymwelodd y milwyr Prydeinig a maes y frwydr yn Vailele, a chawsant fagnel Americanaidd oedd wedi ei golli yno. Yr oedd gan y gwrthryfelwyr gaerfeydd o nerth mawr, ac amddiffynid hwynt, liefyd, gan ffosydd a phyllau. Bu amryw o'r gwrthryfelwyr feirw, nid am eu bod wedi eu clwyfo, ond o'r dych- ryn a gawsant pan ymffrwydrai y llosgbelenau yn eu canol. 0 hvn allan, nis gall hen frenin Uganda beri chwaneg o anhunedd. Ei enw ydyw Mwanga. Y Prydeiniaid dododd ef ar ei orsedd o'r fath ag ydoedd. Ond, troes yn fradwr anfad. Modd by nag, y mae ei yrfa wedi ei dwyn i'r pen. Nid ydyw wedi ei ladd, ond wedi ei wneyd yn garcharor y mae. Bu brwydr galed rhwng iiiintau y Milwriad Evart a'r anwariaid, dan Mwanga, a hen benaeth aflonydd arall o'r enw Kabareg. Lladdwyd tri chant o'r anwariaid, a chlwyfwyd Kabareg, a chy- mcrwyd ef a Mwanga yn garcharorion. Bore dydd Gwener cymerodd ffrwydriad ofnadwy le yn St. Helens, tref heb fod yn mhell o Lerpwi. Y mae rhan fawr o'r dref wedi ei llwyr ddinystrio, ac y mae canoedd o deuluoedd wedi eu gwneyd yn ddigartref. Lladdwyd pedwar yn y fan, a chlwyf- i wyd nifer lawer yn echrydus, Cyfrifir fod y golled wnaed i eiddo yn y lie yn cyrhaedd tua eioo,ooo. Ymddangosai y dref fel pe bai wedi ei liysgwyd gan ddaeargryn. Nid oedd bron yr un ffenestr yn yr holl dref i'w gweled yn gyfan, ac yr oedd yr ystrydoedd yn llawn yspwrial. Pan gymerodd y ffrwydriad le crynodd bob ty i'w seiliau, a theimlid yr vsgydwad am amryw filltiroedd o bellder. I wneyd pethau yn waeth cymerodd rhan or gas wo -ks oedd yn agos i'r gwaith dan. Dywedir fod yr olygfa yn un o'r rhai mwyaf dychrynllyd a welwyd erioed. yn y wlad. Saethai y gas yn ftiamiau por- pljoraidd i'r nef, gan oleuo yr holl wlad o amgylch am filltiroedd lawer. Cymerodd y tan le mewn gwaith fferyllol, ac y mae yn wyrthiol dros ben na laddwyd rhagor na phedwar. Boneddwr call, pwyllog, a dysgedig ydyw Mr. James l'ryce, ac, fel rheol, y maepob peth ddywed ef yn deilwng o ystyriaeth. Yr wythnos ddiweddaf rhoddodd ei farn ar Ymreolaeth i'r Iwerddon. Nid oedd ef yn credu fod yr achos hwn wedi marw, ac nid yw yn credu fod y blaid Rhyddfrydig yn han- fodol rhanedig ar y pwnc, ond nid gwiw dwyn y mesur ger bron y Senedd drachefn hyd nes y byddo rhagolygon rhesymol y gellir ei gario yn llwydd- ianus. Y mae egwyddorion Ymreolaeth mor wir ac -erioed a'i angen mor fawr ac ni wna dim arall y fcro yn lie Ymreolaeth. Myned o ddrwg i waeth y mae pethau yn ynys- oedd Philippine. Y mae milwyr yr Amecicaniaid wedi blino ar eu gwaith, ac y maent wedi gwneyd cais i'r llywyddion i du-wyn y rhyfel i derfyn am dymor o leiaf. Y mae y fyddin wedi ei gwanychu mewn nerth a nifer gan feithder yn ymgrycb fel y mae y milwyr yn rhy wan i ymladd rhagor. Y maent yn armalluog. Y mae swyddogion y fyddin liefyd yn cwyno fod y driniaeth y maent hwy a'r milwyr yn myned drwyddi yn annioddefol bellach. Mae tua haner milwyr y rhengau blaenaf yn absenol gan afiechyd. Y maent heb newid a golchi eu dillad ers misoedd. Mae'r dwr yn brin, ac nid ydynt yn cael hamdden briodol i huno. Dywedir fod y milwyr wedi llesghau trwy gael eu gor- weitMo. Tua canol dydd Sul diweddaf gwelwyd dyn yn cerdded yn wyllt ar gantel pont sydd uwchlaw y rheiliffordd yn Pontypridd. Tua deng munyd cyn amser y tren neidiodd y dyn i lawr i'r gwaelod, o tua 30 troedfedd o uchder. Cafwyd ef wedi ei anafu yn druenus"a chludwyd ef i'r ysbytty. Wedi dyfod ychydig at ei hun dywedodd mai ei enw ydoedd William Morris, o Gwm Rhondda, ac ei fod yn 40 oed. Ni roddodd un rheswm am ei ymddyg- iad hynod; ond gofynodd i'r meddygon roddi gwenwyn iddo, er rhoddi terfyn ar ei einioes; yr oedd, meddai, eisieu myn'd o'r byd. Y mae cryn gynwrf yn y wlad yn bresenol S oberwydd yr ymgais a wneir i gyhoeddi a gwerthu | papyrau newyddion ar y Sabbath. Y mae gwyr j penaf y Dey-rnas o bob plaid a chredo yn gwrth- j dy.stio yn y modd mwyaf pendant yn erbyn y trais hwn ar Dydd Gorphwys ac addoli. Ni oes un angen na galw am newyddiaduron ar y Sul rhagor na thrachwant diddiwedd rhai perchenogion am ragor o elw. Rhagorfraint ddigyffelyb y gweithiwr ydyw y Sabbath, a gwae werin y wlad panei collir. CHINA. Y mae Ciii-iia-gwiad y te—yn ddiamen y dcyrnas hynaf, eaugaf, a'r fwyaf poblog yn y byd, yn ymddatod. Y mae dyddiau ei hymherodraeth yn cyflym ddirwvn i ben; y mae yn raddol yn syrthio yn ysglyfaeth i -deyrnasoedd y ddaear. Lie y byddo y gelain yno yr ymgasgl yr eryrod. Ar hyn o bryd y mae y Sais, y Jap, y Ffrancwr, yr EIILyn, yr Eidalwr, a'r Rwsiad yn rhodio o amgylch o gylch yr Hen Ymherodraeth gan gipio yr hyn a allant o honi. Gwlad hynod tuhwnt i ddychymyg ydyw China. Y mae ei hanes yn cyrhaedd yn ol ganrifoedd cyn genedigaeth Crist, y mae ei llenyddiaeth yr hynaf mewn bod y mae yn rhifo ei phobl wrth y miliynau ar filiynau; ac y mae ei hadnoddau a'i thrysorau yn ddiddarfod. Ac, eto, er hyn oil wele y mae China yn elafychu i farwolaeth. Y mae rhwymau ei chadernid yn ymddatod, ac y mae ei gogoniant yn myned heibio; ac yn fuan ni fydd ar gael a chadw ond yn unig ei henw. Meddyliwch am genedl gyfan yn marw, ac yn myn'd allan o fod. Druan o China, y mae hi wedi esgeuluso dydd ei iechydwriaeth yn yr amser cymeradwy. Bellach y mae yn rhy ddiweddar ami, ac ni fedr am yr oil a fedd wrthsefyll a throi yn ol orymdaith gwareiddiad. Y mae yn awr yn sathredig dan draed Galluoedd Ewrop ac yn chwareule i'w byddinoedd. Ceidwadaeth ydvw J cyweirnod bywyd y Chinead; a'r wlad fwyaf Ceidwadol ar y ddaear ydyw China; ond y mae'n rhaid erioed, eto, yn y pan draw, i Geidwadaeth, naill ai syrthio i lawr, ynteu symud yn mlaen. Syrthio wna China; syrthio am ei bod yn rhy wan i symud a myned rhagddi. Nid ydyw Japan ond ynys cydmarol fechan yn ei chysgod, etc fe'i gorth- rechwyd gan Japan, oherwydd ni ddarfu i Japan gau ei drysau yn erbyn gwareiddiad. Ac yn awr y mae y teyrnasoedd ereill yn rhy eiddigeddus i adael i Japan ymgyfoethogi ar yr oil o'r ysglyfaeth, ac y maent yn ymawyddu am ran o'r yspail.

DEATH OF MRS. DAVEY. E.The death of Mrs. Davey, of Llandaff, whi"h I occurred at the Deanery on Monday week, will elicit the greatest sympathy in all parts of South II Wales with the veneiable dean and the family. Mrs. Davey was an admirable lady, popular wherever she bad lived—at St. David's College, Lampeter, St. David'«, and now again at Llandaff. Quiet, unassuming, modest in everything she did, she was a model of a clergyman's wife, and her decease, at the net advanced age of siity, comes as a severe blow to the dean.

Birmingham Uuiversity. —— Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the Amc. ;C n iron end steel millionaire, has offeied, through Mi. Chamber- lain, to contribute £ 50,000 to the endowment of the proposed Birmingham University as soaie acknow- ledgment of the debt which the Birmingham of the United States—Pittsbu g—owes to its prototype of the mother country. A i anonvmou donor, who promised £ 20.000 when £ 200,000 was rear-lied, has extended his offer on the same terms to gj7,500.

CRWYDRIADAU CYMRO YN NGWLAD Y MAORI. A mineu gyneu yn troi dalenau rhyw fath ar Gofnodlyfr a ysgrifenwyd gan lane a fu yn gyd- ymaith a mi ar fordaith fechan yn Ao-te-Aroa y' mis Rhagfvr, 1897, dacth ton o hiraeth drosof ar ol per gyfaredd y Tawelfor a gogoniant serenog wyb- renydd Croes y De. Mor dda yr wyf yn cofio fy nghyfaill H. wrthi yn ysgrifenu'r tudalen cyntaf yn mlaen y cwch wrth oleu melyn llusern, ar Hong fechan yn tacio o du i du yn erbyn gwynt croes a llanw gafaelgar, ar hynt i ynysig a orweddai draw yn n!Thyfeiriad tarddle'r cymylau hirdduon. Yr oedd fy mate (oblegid dyna ei swydd, er odid i mi adnabod cychwr salach). yn penlinio o flaen y llus- ern, y llyfrvn ganddo ar y tofft, a mwg ei getyn i'w weled yn amlwg yn modrwyo yn y goleu cynes. Yr oedd fy meistr Cwsg wedi bod yn ddygn ym- ryson a mi ers rbagor nac awr, ac nis gallwn lai na chenfigenu pan rhoes H. y llyfryn o'r neilldu, ac a daenodd ei.wely dan wasgawd y lien a doiai flaen y eweh, ac a droes ar ei orwedd i gysgu. Prin iawn y cafodd efe gyflcu i ddal gafael ar ei hun, oblegid yr oedd yr awel yn dechreu ergydio yn llym, a'r bad yn tori brig ambell i foryn yn gawod trosof. Yr oedd gofyn cael cymorth y Port Watch i drin y rhaffau rhuslyd, ac mi alwais ar y cysgadur; ond nid gwiw ganddo ysgog o'i wely, a'r unig ateb a gefais oedd rhyw Aye, aye"ddiog, yn union fel y gwelwch chwi focliyn yn torheulo ar domen dail yn nghanol haf, gan godi cwr ei glust a gollwng ebychiad boddhaus. Trwy drug- aredd, damweiniodd fod rhwyf o fewn cyraedd fy ngafael, a chyda cymorth hon mi roddais ddiwedd ar ei hun, ac fe gymerodd ei le wrth yr hwyl oreu, tan ddylyfu gen ac edrych yn hurt, Erbyn hyn yr oedd pob rhaff cyn dyned a thant telyn, a'r Cymro" (oblegid dyna enw'r cwch) yn chwalu y crychfor o'i flaen, ac yn gwyro i'r awel nes i'w erchwyn isaf gyraedd y dyfroedd oedd yn sisial heibio yn wyllt, gan godi man gribau dyfrllyd o bobtu, a ymuna- sant gyda fod y bad wedi eu gadael trach ei gefn. Wedi sleifio ymlaen yn gyflym am oddeutu pum milldir yr oedd yr hafn yn dechreu ymagor rhwng y bryniau duon dwy filldir neu ragor o bellder ar yr aswy ac ni bu fwynach erioed genyf ganu Lee-oh," a chlywed y eweh yn troi ar ei sawdl i redeg y tac olaf yn union at yr angorfa. Yn mhen ugain munyd yr oeddym yn saethu trwy ddorau creigiog y porthladd, ac yr oedd swn eras y mor aflonydd yn eu berbyn yn myned yn feinach, fein- ach i'n clyw fel yr oeddym yn llithro ymlaen ar fonwes ddigynwrf yr hafn, nes toddi o'r diwedd ac ymgolli yn ngban newydd y bad can clychau y dyfroedd tawel yn seinio yn fanwl tanom; can a droiai ar adegau yn debyg i sibrwd dynol, nes peri i ddyn dybied fod rhyw hen longwyr, a foddwyd er's canrif gron, wedi codi o deyrnas y gwmon. tan lechu yn nghysgod y eweh, i gynal ymgom ellvll- aidd. Rhyngom a'r gwynt yr oedd bryn uchel yn ymgodi ac fel y nesaom tan ei gysgod yr oedd cerddediad y cwch yn arafu, a distawrwydd per- ffaith yn preswylio ymhob man, oddigerth cri soniarus y Korimako yn y coed gerllaw. Yn mhen enyd yr oedd swn rhaff yr angor yn rhyngu drwy'r fairleader" yn taro bass i gan eos Ao-te-aroa. Toe iawn yr oedd yr hwvliau yn gordoi'r cwch o ben bwygilydd, ac yn gorwedd yn dwt dros y nenbren a raffwyd wrth y mast i roddi i ni ofod hael i fyw tan do. Yr oedd y billy"—ysten a cliauad arni, a ddefnydir yn y wlad hon yn lie tecell a thebod—yn swatio ar y stove," ac H. yn tori tafellau o gig moch a chyllell anferth yr olwg arni, erbyn y berwai y dwr. Gan fy mod i wedi cytuno a fy nghvfaill cyn cefnu ar wareiddiad iddo ef drin y bwydydd, ac i minau drin y cwcli, nid oedd genyf ond taenu y gwelyau, chwilio am y peirianau arogldarthol a rwdlian ymlaen ac ol, gan estyn fy mhen yrwan ac yn y man drwy'r ffenestr agored i athrawieithu a'r ymddangosiad y tywydd. Yr oedd cwmwl yn ymlid cwmwl ac yn cvflymu ar y maes dulas uwchben megys meirchfilwyr wybrenol, ac nid cynt y disgynai llewyrch oerias y lloer ar frigau'r coed a chrib y bryniau, nag y taena rhyw gwmwl digllon ei hugan orddu dros y goleu gwelw. Oddi mewn yr oedd yr olygfa yn wahanol. Yr oedd golc" sefydlog y llusern a grogai wrth y nenbren, a gwawl cynes yr olewdan nes ymlaen, yn sirioli ein cartref bychan, ac arogl hyfryd y danteithion yn peri ini dybyio yn fwyn at bawb a phobpeth. Mi wn nad oedd dichon fod dau diddanach na ni yn y byd i gyd y noswaith hono. Yn mhen dau funud ar ol hel y llestri ymaith yr oeddym ein dau a'n catiau yn ein safnau yn arogl- darthu ei hochr hi, llyfyr genym un bob un, a phobpeth yn ddistaw bach. Argraffiad1740 Drych y Prif Oesoedd oedd genyf fi, hen lyfyr tra hoff genyf, a fy nghydymaeth a'm diddanydd yn ymhob man a fum yn crwydro. Odid y dychmygodd Thomas Durston, pan yn argraffu'r gwaith, yr elai o'r gweithdy bychan yn yr Amwythig i deithio yn mhen dros gant a haner o flynyddoedd wedyn i wlad lie ni thrigai yn ei adeg ef ond tylwvth efyddliw ffyrnig, cynefin a bias cnawd eu cymdogion. Er beiddgarweh dychymyg yr hen Langammarch, prin y breuddwydiasai efe enyd y peidiai y Tui a'i barabl ar frigyn uchaf y goeden i wyro ei ben i wrando ar lencyn o Gyinro obry yn chwerthin am ben ambell i ddywediad digrif yn yrhen lyfr bendigedig. Ar haner nos codwyd y llusern ar y forestay," i serenu tan y boreu, rhag ofn i ry w long neu'i gilydd fyned ar ein traws yn y tywvllwch, a chyn bo hir siglwyd ni yn esmwyth i huno, megys mewn cryd, hyd doriad y obry yn chwerthin am ben ambell i ddywediad digrif yn yrhen lyfr bendigedig. Ar haner nos codwyd y llusern ar y forestay," i serenu tan y boreu, rhag ofn i ryw long neu'i gilydd fyned ar ein traws yn y tywvllwch, a chyn bo hir siglwyd ni yn esmwyth i huno, megys mewn cryd, hyd doriad y dydd. Prvdfe-th, prydferth tu hwnt i ddim ar a welais oedd yr olygfa pan y sefais i graffu ar y lan bore dranoeth. Yr oedd o fewn ychydig i bed war o'r gloch. a'r haul newydd ddringo goruwch copa glas y bryn. Wybr eglur a mor briglas, A Hen gel yn y,llwyn glas." Pettai Dafydd ab Gwilym wedi bwrw ei oes yn n^hilfach ynys Motutapu (Ynys Sanctaidd) nis gallasai grynhoi desgiifiad pe'tach o'r fangre hy: yd. Yr oedd y bryn yn wyrddla.s d'osto, y coed yn ddeiliog a'r Pohutukawa ar y t"'aeth ynafrad o'i flodeu ihuddion. Coed y Nadolig y gelwir yr olaf gan y Saeson, oblegid adeg eu blodeuo ond mae enw y Maori, taenelliad yr ewyn" yn hyfrytach ganwaith genv;. Ni thyf y goeden ond ar lan y mo, a hi yw gogoniant yuysoedd yr Hauraki. Yr oedd yr adar yn canu'n ddiflin, a llais ambell i fwyalchen o'r wlad hon yn chwibianu'n soniarus draw yn y wig. Yr oedd fy nghyfaill yn cysgu yn drwm ac yn Ded-chwymu, ac i ddweyd y gwir goleu, yr oedd i hywbeth swynol yn ei dwrw aflafao i mi y bore hwnw, nas gallaf yn hawdd ei eshonio. Mi bwn- iais ef o'r diwedd, er mwyn i ni gael dilyn ymlaen a r ein taith, oblegid yr oedd rhyw ddeng milldir a'r liu^ain eto o'n blaeuau, a'r ti'ai yn mhen awr neu ddwy. Cododd ar ei eistedd gan ystwyrian ond plan glybu nad oedd ond pedwar o'r gloch. gwithododd hwylio yn bendant, tynodd gwr ei fly need dros ei ysgwydd, troes ar ei ochr ac yn mhen dau funud vr-oedd yn grwnian yn un swp diymadfertb. Ni chlybum ar fy nghalon boeni mwyach ar y creadur blindeiog, ac iawn i'm gyfaddeu. mi es yn ol fy hun am gyntun. Ni chpniateid i mi gan urddas fy swydd ymaelyd yn y badeil ffrio a chwaitbach na llwgu am ddwy awr mi ddilynais gynliun rhagorach trwy gysgu.

REVIVAL OF THE HARP. Considerably more thin a thousand years ago the harp was so generally used in this country that a custom prevailed of handing obout the instrument at social entertain- ments, so that each guest might have an opportunity of displaying. his skill. The Venerable Bede, in his Ecclesiastical His- tory, tells a story of one of these festive gatherings, from which a boon companion sneaked away in fear lest when his turn came he should be compelled to confess his inability to perform his part. If such a test as that were compulsory to-day, the number of rapid exits from the hospitable function, would be quite startling, even if the instru- ment were only a so-called Jew's-harp! When we remember that it was equally popular, although not so early established, in Wales and in Scotland, it becomes really difficult to assign an adequate cause for its gradual disuse in following centuries. Many reasons are cited, but few can be finally chosen. It has always been a favourite with distinguished women of intelligence, culture, and feeling; but time has shrunk the limits of its former sway over the hearts of the people. The constant growth of its costliness may be one reason, and the increase in its weight and size another; but, whatever be the cause or causes, they cannot assume to be of an aesthetic character, and the harp has remained tiue to its own nature thiough- out all the ages of recorded time. There are, however, clear indications that popular favour is veeiing round inthedirec- tion of the country's firt love, and one of these signs is the piollueuioii of a harp at the marvellously low price of c-£:3, and of another at £ Q.—"EXCHANGE AND MART." j

Business Notices. ¡ I.A. (JA1:WlliA.c'\ŒHŒE J. G. WILLIAMS, PRACTICAL CARRIAGE BUILDEIJ, CHALYBEATE STREET, (Near Railway Station,) ABERYSTWYTH. NE^'ar5|AriIfIn(;ES of own Manufacture on SLSXiUS MateiaI a,Kl FmM Rubber Tyres fitted to all Vehicles if required. J. G. WILLIAMS invites inspection of works, which is the largest and best equipped in the county. PRIVATE ADDRESS—13, BAKER STREET. EMPORICM, rp REG A RON. REES JONES, Is now showing a large assortment of MAIDS' and GŒLS' COSTUMES IN ALL SIZES, IK THE LEADIXG SHADES, AXD OF THE LATEST STYLES, FROM I OS, 6D. UP FOR LADIES' SIZE. DAVID HOWELL, GENERAL DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT, 334 35, Daek(UTE St- AD 2, JYJARKET STREET, ABERYSTWYTH. 'Y^TELSH JpLANNELS AND S IIA WLE", CARPETS AM) LINOLEUMS. J. B. DA VIES & SON THE FOUNDRY, MACHYNLLETH. Yi WATERWHEELS & AGRICULTURAL MACHINES MADE TO ORDER. -y- Estimates given for all kind of work. FURNITURE. FURNITURE. FURNITURE. J. L. EVANS, COMPLETE HOUSE FURXISHER CABINET MAKER & UPHOLSTERER, UREA T D ARK GAT E S TRE ET, A BERVSTWYTH. FURNITURE, FURNITURE, FURNITURE. DAVID WATKINS, WORKSHOP: SEA VIEW PLACE. PRIVATE ADDRESS CUSTOM-HOUSE STREET. PAINTER, PLUMBER, PAPERHANGER, GLAZIER AND HOUSE DECORATOR. CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF PAPER- HANGINGS ALWAYS IN STOCK. SHEET LEAD PIPES, CISTERNS, &c., &c. HOLLIEITS COMMERCE HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET & STREET FOR FANCY GOODS AND CVCIJNG ACCESSORIES