Welsh Journals

Mar., 1876. BYE-GONES. 23 March 1, 1876. NOTES. OLD WELSH ALMANACK.-The following is the Title-page of an old Welsh Almanack in my pos- fession :— Tymmhorol ac Wybrennol Newyddion ; NKU ALMANAC NEWYDD AM Y FLWYDDYN 178 7, Yr hon yw 'r trydydd yn 61 Blwyddyn Naid. Ymmha un y cynhwysir amrywiol bethau buddiol, Cyfaddas, a pherth'nasol i'r unrhyw. 0 Gasgliad a Myfyriad CAIN JONES, Olyn Ceiriog. Y Deufedarddeg yn Argraphedig. Argraphwyd, ac ar werth yn y Mwythig, gan J. & W. Eddowes, Preintwyr, a gwerthwyr Llyfrau, yn yml y Ty marchnad ; ac yng Ngwrecsam, gan R. Marsh ; yng Nghroesyswallt, gan T.Hotchkis; yn Llangollen, gan R. Parry a D. Jones; yn Rhuthin, gan E. Ed¬ wards, R. Evans a E.Jones; yng N§herrig-y-Druidion, ganT. Jones ; yn SirFon, gan John Hughes, o New- borough ; ym Mhwllheli, gan R. Williams ; yn y Bala, gan R. Edwards; yn Llanfair yml y Bala, gan R. Rynallt; yn Llanuwchllyn, gan J. Williams; yn Nolgelleu, gan J. Lloyd; ym Machynlleth, gan T. Evans aR. Tybbots; yn Aberystwyth, gan W. Morris a J. Jones; yn Aberteifi, gan J. Makeig; yn Pen y Ian, gan T. Makeig; Llangyniw, gan H. Rogers : yn Cilcwm, gan Morg Jones ; yng Ngaio, gan D. Jones; yn Abergafenny, gan B. Rogers; yn Aberhon- ddu, gan W, North a P. Da vies; yng Nghaerfyrddin, gan J. Daniel ; yn y New Inn, gerllaw Caerfyrddin, gan I. Peeg; yn y Bont newydd gerllaw Tyglyn, gan D. Jones ; Pontnewydd ar Wy, gan John Evans ; yn Newport, gan J. Davies; yng Nghaerffili, gan W. Vaughan, ao amryw eraill. [ Pris 8 c. ] _ If for no other reason, the publication of the local names in tha above will be interesting. Wolverhampton. T. QUERIES. SHEEP EAR MARKS.-Is the custom of ear¬ marking sheep—which is prevalent in most of the hilly Parts of North Wales—general in the whole of the Princi¬ pality ? Are the marks known by the, same names in all districts, and is the practice used anywhere besides in wales to such aa extent ? What are the names of all the marks used, in Welsh and in English, if synonymous words can be found for some of the Welsh names, which are curious enough some of them ? When did the practice r6Lln.? Is tljereany collection of such ear-marks either pub¬ lished or in MSS., aa if not, one would think that a full collection would be extremely useful in identifying and re¬ claiming strays. Information on the subject would be gladly received by many besides me. Blodeu'r Grug, EDWARD IRVING AT ABERYSTWYrH. —Edward Irving, the Mystic, whom Carlyle described in his wonderful "Eloge" in Fraser's Magazine, number 61, 1835, as " The Messenger of Truth in the Age of Shams," stayed in Aberystwyth at the house of a Mr Brown for some days when in the search of health, which the ex¬ citement of the Modern Babylon and the malice of enemies had thoroughly undermined. I give some portion of the letters, which any one desirous of perusing in their entirety will find on pages 388 and 389 of Oliphant's Life of Edward Irving, 2nd edition, 1862. Aberystwyth, October 2nd, 1834.—My dear daughter Margaret, . . . I am now got to Aberystwyth, and dwell upon the shore of the sea, in the same house with Mr Cane, who goes out and preaches every evening at five o'clock, and I go out and stand be¬ side him, and ... I am your loving father, Edwd. Ibving. he then resumes the chronicle of his journey— Aberystwyth, October 3, 1834.—My road during the morning was up rough, and in many places, wooded gleap, but after pass¬ ing Rhyadher, where I breakfasted, I cleared the region of culti¬ vation, taking the hill road to what they called the Devil's Bridge or Havod Arms, an inn within twelve miles of Aberystwyth. .... This Aberystwyth is against all letter writing. The house of Mrs Brown was open to me, and a bed prepared for me. Mr Carre also abides under her roof since her son came home. Mr Brown has the felicity of seeing his family joined together in one mind. . . . Since my coming Mr Brown has opened his house at morning and evening worship to those who are godly disposad, where I have had an opportunity of instructing and counselling many of the Lord's people. Dear Carre preaches in the open air at the head of the Marine Parade, where the main street of the ancient town descends into the noble crescent which hath been builied of late years for the accom¬ modation of the Company who chiefly resort from the We=t of England hither for the sea-bathing and sea-air; and he was wont to open the Scriptures farther, within doors, at seven, to those who came to Mr Brown's and . . . Mr Brown departs for his cure at Maddington on Wednesday next week. I find Irving passed on to Machynlleth, Barmouth, thence to Bangor, Flint, Liverpool, en route to Scotland, where at the end of December of the same year he passed away to "that bourne from whence no traveller returns.'' Will any of the Aberystwythites furnish particulars of this Mr Brown, who he was, where he resided on the Terrace, &c. Aberystwyth. Eliola. REPLIES. THE VAUGHANS OF CAERGAI (Feb. 23, 1876)—I find that I have omitted to give the date of Rowland Vaughan's letter in your last p^per. It should be " Prees vltimo 7bris 1641;" and " lawiejs " should be " lawiers." W. CHURCH BELLS (Jan. 5,1876).—On April 11,1799, a peal of Bob Royal, consisting of 5,180 chinges, in tittum courses was rung by the Union Society at St. Chads, Shrewsbury, in 3 hours and 43 minutes. And on Nov. 25, 1799, the same society rang a peal of Grandsire Cinques, on the 12 bells of St. Chads, containing 6,006 changes, "which they cornpleatpd in a very correct and masterly style," in 4 hours and 27 minutes. The performance of the Union Society at Oswestry in Feb. 1800, and at home in Jan., 1800, has already been given in Bye-gones. rfCEOBBES ByBIG. WHERE HEATHER GROWS (Jau 26, 1876.).— As far as two out of the three Welsh counties are con¬ cerned, viz., Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, there is no foundation for the assertion that they are destitute of heather. It is plentiful in the south-western part of the former and in the northern portion of the latter. Gggledd.