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Feb. 6, 1889. BYE-GONES. 3t ing of Gray's lines," The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,' &c. :— "Beth yw mawrfri, uchel achau, Rhwysg a mawredd, bonedd byd ? Rhyw oferedd sal disylwedd, Gwynt a gwagedd oil i gyd, Nad all estyn un funydyn Ar eu heinioes hwy na'uhedd, Holl nyrdd llwyddiant a gogoniant A ddibenant yn y bedd. Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris), 1769-1838, was a master of cynghaneddion, a very clever versifier. Some of his work is to be found in "Corph y Gainc," but he also published a book of his own under the title, " Ffrwyth Awen," and he is said to have left behind him a considerable number of poems in MS., a few of which have appeared in the Brython, andelsewhere. John Jones (Myllin) 1800-1826, was a native of Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire. At Welshpool, in 1824, he astonished the audience with a poetical ad¬ dress of rare power, and gained a prize for his "Beddargraph Die Sion Dafydd." Many of his poems are to be found scattered over the magazines of his day, but they have never been collected. They invariably show great power of condensation, a glowing fancy, and much skill in versification. Perhaps his masterpiece is his "Song of the Cym- reigyddion." The second verse is as follows :— "Rhown fal gwrol ddoniol ddynion, Barch i'n gwlad o ddifrad ddwyfron, Gan goffhau'r hen gampau gynt, A helynt ein gwyr hylon. Coledd yr encilion, Wyr gwiwlwys wnawn o'r galon ; A noddi'n 11awn bob dawn a dysg, Yn hyddysg frodyr hoywlon ; A doed i'n plith heb rith bob Brython Dirion garo'i deyrn a'i goron, A chaiiT serchog, enwog, union Groesaw lion pob llais." Myllin died at the early age of 26, and Wales lost one who might, and probably would, have become one of its leading poets. In conclusion, Mr Williams strongly recommended that the Cymmrodorion or some other society should undertake a collection of the gems of unpublished and scattered Welsh poetry. At the close the Chairman, referring to the very interesting lecture, full of research, which they had heard, invited criticism. m Mr Marchant Williams said in the exceedingly interesting paper which they had just heard the in¬ formation conveyed about some of the poets was certainly new to him, and he looked forward with pleasure to reading the paper hereafter, and he should like to see it widely circulated. They ought to have such papers as that printed, because they contained most valuable information to those who looked at Welsh literature not from a philo¬ logical but from a literary point of view. They re- Quired information, and that paper gave them the information they wanted, and he hoped that Mr Wil¬ liams would on another occasion give them some particulars about other poets whom he had only just mentioned by name that night. The lecture was not too long—in fact the only fault he had to find was that it was not half long enough. He, per¬ sonally, felt very much indebted to Mr Williams for his admirable paper, and he regretted that there was not a larger audience to hear it. There was another meeting of Welsh people in London that night, and though it was not half so interesting or half so important, still it kept many of their friends away, and he believed it could not have been avoided. Mr D. LI. Thomas moved a vote of thanks to Mr Williams, and said a small handbook of Welsh poetry would be very useful, and he hoped that be¬ fore long some literary man would be inspired with zeal and compile such a book of selections as he suggested. Perhaps someone who had heard or would read that lecture would undertake the work, otherwise he feared that much valuable literature would be lost. He wished that a larger number of persons had had the advantage of hearing Mr Williams, but it was their loss and the gain of those who had been fortunate enough to be present. (Ap¬ plause. ) Mr Howell Thomas, who seconded the proposi¬ tion, regretted that the paper was so short. He should be glad to see the paper printed, and if Mr Williams would elaborate the lecture and add speci¬ mens of the poets he had barely referred to, it would be all the more valuable. (Applause.) The vote of thanks having been passed by acclam¬ ation, Mr Williams thanked the audience for giving him so cordial a reception. He had been so busy that he had been able to devote very little time to the preparation of the paper, and the kind way in which they had listened to him was sufficient re¬ compense for the trouble he had bestowed upon it. In conclusion, he proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding. Mr D. B. Jones seconded the motion, which was cordially approved of. The Chairman, in response, said that he was very glad indeed that he had been present that evening, For the lecture well repaid all those who had taken the trouble to come. He concurred that the paper was much too short, and he hoped that Mr Williams would supplement his remarks that evening before the lecture was printed, and that the Cymmrodorion Society would undertake to publish it, because that was just the class of paper they ought to distribute. The present generation of Welshmen had a very faint idea of the genius of their countrymen in earlier ages, and a book of poetry such as that mentioned that night would be most acceptable to all Welsh people. Wales had produced poetical geniuses in all ages, and many were hiving at the present day. (Applause.) FEBRUARY 6, 1889. NOTES. AN ELLESMERE CHARITY.—On August 19th, 1840, there died the Rev. Edward Edwards of Ellesmere. According to the Gentleman's Magazine, he bequeathed £300 sterling to be in¬ vested in the funds, and the dividend for ever