The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-22 00:00:00

FINOLA

EISTEDDFOD AT BANGOR.—The next grand provincia,
Eisteddfod of North Wales will be held at Bangor in
the autumn of 1854. The ceremony of proclama-
tion took place on Tuesday in a field in the im-
mediate vicinity of the city. Several hundreds
of persons were present, including many English
visitors, who appeared to be much interested in the,
to them, novel proceeding. In the centre of the field
was a large stone circle, called a Gorsedd, in the middle
of which was placed a single stone of imposing dimen-
sions. Into this circle the principal bard, Eben Fardd
(Ebenezer the bard) entered uncovered, holding a
sheathed sword, and wearing a massive silver medal,
won by him in a bardic encounter at Welshpool. Two
other bards, Clwydfardd and Mewaigg Idris, imme-
diately followed, also uncovered. The graduated
bards and ovates were then summoned into the cir-
cle, all being uncovered, and wearing blue ribbons
round the right arm. The sword was then unsheathed and
placed upon the stone in the centre of the circle, Eben
Fardd pronouncing the words, "The truth against the
world." He then took the sword and pointed it towards
the sun, exclaiming, "In the face of the sun, and in the
eye of day." He afterwards read the proclamation,
which summoned all bards, minstrels,
and others inte-
rested in the promotion of arts, music, and literature, to
meet at the Provincial Eisteddfod, to be held at Ban-
gor, " one year and a day" from the date of the procla-
mation—viz., September 21, 1854. The presidency of
the Bangor Eisteddfod is not yet fixed upon.
NOBLE GENEROSITY.—At the home farm of Ethie a
number of masons and others are at present engaged in
erecting barns and other outhouses. A few days ago
the workmen were not a little surprised on observing
Lord Rosehill trundling a wheelbarrow towards them
from the mansion house of Ethie, and the surprise was
the more agreeable when the contents were discovered
to be refreshments for the men, in the good old English
style of beef and beer. His lordship ordered them to
sit down, and with the joyous elasticity of boyhood
served them individually with the rich viands of the
table of Northesk. Seeing so much humility in one of
the noblest houses in Scotland, the men started to their
feet, and, with three times three, made the homestead
ring to the healths of the Earl and Countess of Northesk,
likewise their noble servitor, Lord Rosehill.—Montrose
Standard.
THE C/ESARIAN OPERATION.—The Hereford Journal
says :—On Monday last a gentleman who was shooting
with Lord Gifford, observed a hare get up, and which
was immediately killed by his, unerring " Manton,"
when on reaching "poor puss it was found that she
was with young. His lordship immediately drew his
knife, and with much dexterity performed the Cwsarian
operation, when three young hares were produced, at
first in almost an inanimate state, but very shortly re-
spiration was observed, and a basket with soft hay hav-
ing been procured, the little strangers were conveyed to
his lordship's residence, and supplied with milk warm
from a cow, given through a baby's tube, and we hear
they are still alive and thriving under special attention.