The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-02 00:00:00

IRELAN

THE LORD PRIMATE'S VISITATION.
ARBIA4I4 SEl`. 48.—At the visitatiOh:*held
this day fiVfhe cathedral, by his Grace the Lord
Primate, iwspeakinff of tithes his Grace said, the
edncation which' Crergymen received, the rank
which custom had assigned them in society, and
the many unnecessary expenses they-were thereby
forced into, all demanded that-the reward should
be Ample. Nor:could thisl)e considered detri-
mental to the public, when .the whole was ex-
pended in the neighbourhood from whence it, was
derived. The list of absentees would be found
to contain few Clergymen in. its numhers. The
rights of the' Clergy to tithes was: enjoined by
the Scripture of God, and confirmed by the laws
of man. The tithe of the parish was as much the
property of the incumbent as the estate was of
the landholder—nay, even more so. By the.
various revolutions of war, and the forfeitures
consequent on rebellion,- the soil had often
changed masters; but on every mutation, the
property of the church had been held inviolable.
His Grace then entered into a train of acute
reasoning and logical inference to prove the in-
efficacy and even miscbietous tendency of coin-
mutation. His Grace summed up all, by de-
claring Ms decided conviction, that the object of
alt such innovations is,: and the end would be,
the utter subversion' of the ecclesiastical estab-

lishment.
On Tuesday his Grace the Lord- Primate, ac
companied by the Right Hon. John Radcliffe,
Viear-General, held his first visitation in. St.
Peter's Church, for the Upper Diocess of Ar-
magh.. The congregation was more numerous
than we have seen for many years. Many
families of distinction from the country at-
tended, amongst whom we noticed the Count and
Countess, de Sails, Lady Florence Balfour, John
M'Clintock, Esq., &c. About twelve o'clock
divine service commenced, after which a most
impressive and, edifying sermon was delivered by
the Rev. Townley Filgate, Rector of Charles-
town.
His Grace afterwards delivered a most excel-
Tent charge. to his Clergy. He commenced his
address with a striking and interesting eulogy on
the talents, the virtues, and the piety of his
'lamented predecessor, and adverted with great
;feeling to the disadvantages under which he
!Must labour,- from a,comparison of their respec-
tive qualifications to perform the duties of his
important station. He proceeded to comment
with mach ability on the state in which he found
this part of his diocess, the residence of his
Clergy, the exemplary manner in which they
performed their respective duties, and the good
order in which their Churches were maintained.
—The important question now so generally and
mischievously agitated, on the practicability and
expediency of any mode of arrangement different
from that by which the present revenues of the
Clergy were defended and secured, next engaged
his Grace's.consideration : and he took an able
and extensive view of-the diffrent plans proposed
by commutation, land-tax, &c., and avowed it
as his opinion that any of these plans would be
'inefficacious, and finally attended with the sub-
version of the Protestant Church Establishment
in Ireland—a subversion which, in his Grace's
opinion, was the main object in view with the
present proposers of such innovations.
In the evening his Grace entertained his reve-
rend brethren at dinner, at Derepas Inn ; and
about six, o'clock proceeded to Castle-Belling-
ham, where he slept.—( Drogheda Journal.)

THE BISHOP OF CLOGTIER.
The course 'determined upon is that of, depr
vation. It had been proposed on the part of the
Bishop, that he should resign at once all his ec-
clesiastical dignities, in order to spare the author
rities, and particularly the Right Rev. Prelates
who are to be his judges, the pain of a procedure
so distressing, and so calculated at the same
time to keep the unhappy affair still longer fresh
in the public view. But, after every considera-
tion of the. subject, it has been deemed indispen-
sable to take, the course- sternly directed by the
Ecclesiastica-I Law. The Church Establishment
demands the assertion of its purity ; and the stain
which the criminality of an individual connected
with it has so lamentably cast upon the high and
sacred order to which he belonged, mast, conse-
quently, be effaced by open ' deprivation and
punishment, enforced and pronounced in the face
of the country. The necessary citations have
been some time issued, and the charge or libel
has already been furnished to She accused party.
The process, which required the time which has
elapsed, is now nearly completed, and it is ex-
pected that the judicative proceedings will
take place in the course of another fortnight.
The Lord Primate, as head of the Church
and Supreme Ecclesiastic,al Judge in Ireland,
will sit in the Metropolitan Court of Armagh.
The following are the five Right Reverend
Prelates who have been appointed his Grace's
assessors Alexander, Lord Bishop .of
Down ; Dr. Saurin, Lord Bishop of Dromore ;
Dr. Knox, Lord Bishop of Derry ; Dr. Bissett,
Lord Bishop of Raphoe ; Dr. Beresford, Lord
Bishop of Kilmore. It has been stated to us as
somewhat doubtful, whether the Lord Bishop of
Down, owing to peculiar circumstances, will act
as an assessor. In such an event, another Prelate
must, of course, be appointed in his Lordship's
room. No appearance will be entered by the
accused—a circumstance which, however happily
it may operate in.other respects, will necessarily
retard the proceedings considerably. It has been
confidently rumoured during the last few days,
that the lion. and,very Reverend the Dean of St.
Patrick's is to obtain, not the Bishoprick of
Down, but that of Clogher. We believe, how-
that Bishop of
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adteerti
Clogher, as was
originally mentioned ; and that the then vacant
See, Down, will be worthily conferred upon the
excellent Dr. Posonhy.—(Duhlin Patriot)

A 'quarrel took place last market-day at
Frome, in Somersetslnre, between two men ;
when about to set4o, one of them obseryed that
one elie,
his opponent had but and, scorning to
take the least advantage,
t
immediately and gal-
lantly tied his handkerchief over one of hit.. own eyes.

WELSH

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Eiateddfod, or Meeting of
_Welsh ;Bards,
Was held at Brecon, on the 25th and 26th of
September, under the patronage of the Cambrian
Society iq:Gwent.:
Notwithstanding the Herefprd Music Meeting
had been but so, recently held, and that the wea-
ther was exceedingly unfavourable, such was the
interest and national feeling .excited by this
Eisteddfod, that for thirty and forty miles around
every family of consequence attended, and the
town -was all bustle and gaiety.

On Wednesday morning trumpeters went
around the town to proclaim the opening of the
Session, or Sitting of the Bards, who had asSem-
hled in the Town Hall, which was fitted up in a
very handsome manner for the purpose. Sir C.
MORGAN, Bart. of Tredegar, a descendantof the
celebrated Ivon HALL, or Ivon the Generous,
took his seat as President, surrounded by the
rank, wealth, and beauty of the neighbourhood.
Several Gentlemen addressed the Meeting, both
in the Welsh and English languages ; we regret
that our -space will not allow us to give extracts.
Col. Parry Jones, the Rev. Mr. Price, the Rev.
Mr. Williams of Ystrad Micriog, Rev. D. Evans,
&c. entered fully into the merits and utility
of these institutions. The different successful
candidates for the medals were then called up-
on to declare themselves :—First, the author of
the " Stanza on the Rainbow," - who proved to

be William Williams, of Denbigh, but as he was
not present another Bard was invested with the
medal, as proxy for him, by the beautiful and
accomplished Miss Morgan, who had been so-
licited by the Committee to honour them by pre-
senting the ...whole of the medals. The second
was the author, of the Poem " On the Overthrow
of the 'Egyptians in the Red Sea." lie proved
to be Mr. P. Jones, of Liverpool. The third,
entitled the chair medal, " On the Period of the
Regency," was gained by Win. ,Jones, of Dot-
gellan, who being present, was invested with the
medal, and placed in the Bardic Chair of Gwent,
by the venerable Bard of Glamorgan, Edward
Williams, who addressed the Meeting on the
occasion. '

On Thursday morning the trumpets again were
sounded, and by eleven o'clock 'the ball was
crowded, to witness the contest for the Silver
Harp. , Only two candidates entered 61 list
Mr. 11. Humphreys, of Welshpool, and Mr. Wm.

Williams, of Carmarthen, both very young men,
Mr Parry, Mr. Hayter,. of Hereford, and Mr
0. DAvics, were appointed umpires. Each
candidate played twice, and received very fiat,
tering marks of the company's approbation. The
judges awarded the-.prize to Mr. Humphreys,
who performed with great spirit, combining neat=
mess of 'execution with taste and expression.—
Young Williams played .with great correctness
and precision, and with a little more practice
and experience (as Mr. Parry stated) he will
make a most excellent harper; He was invested
with a medal, as a reward of merit.,
Pennillion singing with the Welsh harps, for a
medal, next followed, which quite delighted the
company. Mr. Parry, Mr. Caldicot (High She-
riff for Carnarvon), and Barcld Nantglyn, were
appointed the umpires. Only three candidates
appeared, viz. Hugh Roberts, of Ruthen, Ewan
Jones, of .Corwen, and: :Richard Williams (a
blind man), of Anglesea.
Hugh Roberts sung very chastely, kept his
time well, and followed the harpers through all
their tunes and variations. Ewan Jones was
rather 'deficient in time. The blind man sung
with great spirit, and-- made a strong impression
on:the company, but he was rather coarse, and
did,pot change the metre. of, his stanzas, as Hugh
Roberts did, to whom the medal was awarded.
A silver medal was awarded to the. Rev. J.
Hughes, of Brecon, for the
_Pest Essay " On the
Ancient and Present State of the Welsh Lan-
guage." . The Learned Gentleman read some
most interesting extracts; and gave many speci-
mens 'of the- writings of the ancient Bards. Mr.
Archdeacon Davies begged that the Essay might
be printed at his sole expense..
' The medal given • by: the Cymmrodorion in
Gwynedd, for the beit Poem " On his Majesty's
• Visit to Wales," was gained by W. Edwards, of,
Carnarvon ; and the 'zi,,rpicrldigirin medal was
awarded to . Robert Davis,'e of Nantglgn, near;
Denbigh : hence it will be seen that the whole
of the Priies (with the exception of Mr. Hughes)
went to North Wales, a convincing proof that the
strictest impartiality was observed, as the Else
teddfod was held in the heart of South Wales.

• CONCERTS.
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings MiS
‘cellancous Concerts were performed, under the
direction of Mr. PAttit-y, -Editor of the WelSli
Melodie's:
The principal performers were Miss Willianis,
Master Smith, Messrs. J. Smith, Collyer, and
Tinney, who, one and all, gave the highest sa-
tisfaction and delight : to enumerate the favourite
pieces were to name almost every thing that was
performed, but it was, evident that the Welsh
Airs, whether sung as solos or in parts, went
home- to the'bearts of the company. A Druid i-
cal Chorus on the landing of the Romans, the
Chant of:the Pards on the evening preceding
their reported massacre, in the' time of Edward
1., Owen Glendower's War Song, and the Death
of Llywelyn, were Particularly effective.
Mr.' 0. Davies performed most delightfully on
the Cambrain pedal harp, 'with two rows of
strings. Mr. Parry (accompanied by Mr. Hay-
ter on the piano forte), relieved the more serious
parts by perforMing, on Bainbridge's double fitite
and flageolet, in a manner that drew down re-
peated bursts of applause.
On Friday morning a Selection of Sacred
Music was perfortned at St. Mary'S Church, for
the benefit of the Widows and Orphans of the
Archdeaconry of Brecon, when a most impres-
sive discourse was delivered by the Rev. H. Bold,
and a handsome collectiOn was made. Miss
Williams sung ". Holy,. holy Lord;" Master
Smith, " The, Hymn !of Eve :" " Lord
Remember David ;" J. Smith, " 0 thou that tel-
. lest ;" and Tinney, " Arm,' arm, ye brave," ex-
. ceedingly well; several chorusses were very ef-

fee tively ifeiformed.;" On 'the whole ;the Per
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ante gave the:ltigheit satiSfactiow •
We, caunot ,cl.4ase tilis brief ,sbetch,w, ithout pale:
ing the tribute due to P. Vaughan; Esq. thewna
cretary, anti the'CoMiiiittee. of Managernet'
nothlor.
were indefatigable in their exertions ;
could be better arranged or conducted. The of
n:
banity of the worthy President won the be es,
every one. A premium was offered on Weullthe
day for the best stanzas to be produced of
Thursday,
.complimentary to the Chieitai" p,
Tredegar. It was awarded to the -tecv:r• c.
Evans. Another premium was offered- byf the
Morgan, for the best verses to the memory °
late T. Jones., which was awarded to Alr'hor
Evans, of Berrien. The Rev. J.llellent oes, ttaos,
of Home Britannicx, gave a most exc —to- Sir
lation of the stanzas written in compliment
C. Morgan. we
. The ordinaries and balls were extrerne.Y
attended, and on the whole the meeting (.‘,;71:101
was the fourth held in Wales since the rev' hest,
the Eisteddfodan) was considered to be the
and as long as such assemblies tend to P`"01)..
the literature of the country, to rescue fre°'.slos
livion many valuable records, to encourage tele to
genius, to inspire love of country, Obedie:-thef
our laws, loyalty to our Monarch—mJ -
long flourish.
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