Welsh Journals

unique treasures of gold ornaments, calciform vases, objects of every kind relating to the Bronze Age, as well as large collections of the Early Iron Age, the Gallo-Roman and other periods. The President expressed the thanks of the Association for M. du Chateliier's kindness. It is often supposed that the name Penmarc'h is identical with Penmark. the name of a parish in Glamorgan, but this is hardly possible. Penmarc'h is so named probably because the headland, Pointe de Penmarc'h, juts out into the sea looking something like a horse's head. The Glamorgan name occurs as Penmarc as early as 1153-83, and Penmark in the thirteenth century (Clark, Cartæ "), forms which either then or now cannot represent Penmarch, meaning horse's head. The local story is (or was) that a human skull, pretended to be that of St. Mark, brought hither by a holy hermit, was buried by him on the spot where the church is now built, but was afterwards discovered. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the General Committe was held at the Hotel de l'Epee; Quimper, the same day. Present — Major Breese, in the Chair, Professor Fleure, Professor Lloyd, Mr. T. E. Morris, Canon Fisher, Mrs. Henry Lewis, Canon Singers-Davies, Revs. Thos. Roberts, Ellis Davies, D. Ambrose Jones, Major-General Sandbach, Mr. E. 1. P. Bowen and Canon Roberts. Attention was drawn to the proposed reconstruction of the Menai Suspension Bridge, and, after some discussion, it was agreed that the Senior General Secretary forward a copy of the following resolution to the authorities concerned That while fully alive to the demands of public security, the Association views with much apprehension any proposal to alter the character of the Menai Suspension Bridge and while not being in a position to be able to judge of the extent to which it has been damaged, as the result of elemental pressure or modern traffic, the Association would humbly point out that it has established a claim to be regarded as an object of unrivalled beauty in its own sphere, and is one of the most remarkable engineering triumphs of the nineteenth century. It is felt that it would be a grievous reproach by posterity if any structural alteration were made in the present bridge, such as would impare its unique beauty of line, or detract from the charm which it has exercised over everyone who has seen it. The Association respectfully asks the Authorities concerned to consider every possible alternative before committing themselves to a fundamental alteration of a structure, so immensely admired, that has served the country so admirably during the century it has been in existence."