The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-23 00:00:00

BY JOHN HUGHES, M.D.

11. For the best English Essay, Showing that there is
sufficient talent and piety in the native clergy of the Princi-
pality to fill the Episcopal Bench." (Traethawd yn danyos
fod digonol gymhwysder o barth Dysg a Duwioldeb, yn
Offeiriaid y Dywysogaeth, i lenwi y swydd Esgobawl)—
A Premium of £5 or a Medal of the same value.

Two compositions were sent in, but as neither came up to
the required standard, no award was made.
12. For the best Poem (in Welsh) on the " Battle of Bos-
worth Field," (Am y Cywydd goreu ar Frwydr Man Boa-
worth.)—A Medal, value £3, and a Premium of £2. For
the second best on the same subject, a Medal, value £2.
There were seven competitors for these prizes, but no award
was made, as nore were of sufficient merit, in the opinion of
the judges, to deserve the prizes.
There were no competitors for the Gwent and Morganwg
Hirlas Horn, which, with a premium of £3O, was offered
for the best account of the distinguished men of North
Wales.
13.—For the best Elegy, in Welsh, to the " Memory of
the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, of Wynnstay, Bart.,
M.P., Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Denbigh and
Merioneth." (Am y Bryddestawd oxeu, ar unrhyw fester
a ddewiso y Cyfansoddydd, ar " Farwolaeth y diweddar
Benny, clodfawr Syr Watkin Williams Wynn, or Wen-
stay, Barwniy, A. S)—A medal, value £5, with a premium
of £5.

There were twelve competitors. The price was won by
Mr. Griffith William Edwards, of Llanberris, who had on $
previous occasion gained a medal for the best Elegy
on the
death of the late Sir Watkin's lady.
14.—T0 the best performer on the Triple Harp, of the
air called the " Allurement of Love." (I'r Chtrareuydd
goreu, ar y Delyn Deir-rhes, ar y Dan " Serch Dudal.")
A new Triple Harp, value £2l. To be called the Gwent
and Morganwg Harp. [Observe.—The winner of the Gor-
dovig Harp was not allowed to compete for this.]
The competitors were ten in number, named Richard
Pugh, of Corwen; Reece Jones, of Llanrwst; William
Jones, of Beaumaris ; John Robinson, of Bangor ; M"'
Hearne, of Corwen ; Miss Mary Davies, of Liverpool,—s
girl seven years of age ; Thomas Griffiths, of Tredegar
Henry Green, of Shrewsbury ; Miss Jones, of Corwen ; and
Benjamin Rogers, of Liverpool. The judges awarded the
prize to John Robinson, a youth of about 19.
The mayor, at this stage of the proceedings, entered the
Amphitheatre, and was loudly applauded.
15.—For the best Ode (in Welsh) on the " Disastrous
Hurricane with which Liverpool, and other parts of the
United Kingdom were visited on the 6th and 7th of January,
1839." (Awdl ar y Rhuthrwvnt dinystriol a Tmwelodd
Llerpll a manau ereill o'r Deyrnas, ar y 6ed a'r 7fed o lonawr,
1839.)—A medal, value £3, and a premium of £5. For the
, second best on the same subject, a medal, value £2.
Five odes were sent in. The first prize was gained by the
Rev. Thos. Pearce, of Liverpool; the second was awarded
to the writer assuming the name of Ardremydd.
16. To the best Singer with the Harp, after the manner of
North Wales, a'r Datgeiniaid aoreu gyda's °i
trefiz Gwynedd.)—A Medal, value £3. and a Premium of
£2,—To the second best Singer, a Medal, value .£2. [Rhaia
i'r Datgeiniaid fod o nodweddiad parchus, a'n cancan Y°
foesawl ; as amgen, attelir hwy yn v fan.]
The first prize was gained by William Evans, of New-
market; the second by Thomas Edwards, of Corwen.
17. To the best Female Performer on the Triple Harp'
(i's Delynores oreu ar y. Delyn Deir-rhes.) The Mostyn
Gold Harp.
Miss Margaret Jones, of Corwen, Miss Taylor, of Bad
Miss Mary Davies, of Liverpool, and Mrs. Deane, of Co?:
wen, were the competitors. The last named carried off the
prize.
18. To the best performer on the Triple Harp from among
the general competitors, (I'r Telynar neu y Delyttores or
it
ar y Deign Deir-rhes o fgsg yr hull aymreigyddion).
Premium of £5. aril
To shorten the performance, the judges called foll°A6l
those only who had in the previous contests shown dee„,l%,
merit, namely, Richd. Pugh, Thos. Griffiths, Henry Gr''of
and Benjamin Rogers. The victor was Thomas Griffiths'
Tredegar.
oa
The performances concluded, at six o'clock with "r"
Save the Queen." • dr
In the evening the harpers, bards, cantorion, datrnis
and
Thiths oers dined at t York Hl.
morning, at nin he
e o'clockote a gorsedd will be held i tilo:
old Infirmary yard, for the purpose of conferring degree°
the successful bards. t six
The committee offered a premium of £5. for the be°
stanzas on the Mayor of Liverpool, and his noble, and mg
by conduct. They are to be sent in to the committee ul
ten o'clock this morning. -.favor of
Votes of thanks were respectively passed to the 0. Lar—,
Liverpool, to the Hon. Chairman, to Gen. Sir Lovend
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to Dr. Hughes, to the Judges, to the Rev. T. Priee:j4iiains,
Friends of the Eisteddfod in Gwent, to Archdeacon "'
to the Managing Committee, and others.

FOURTH DAY.—SATIIIUDAY.
THE GORSEDD, OR, ORDINATION or BARDS, 3'e. a
This novel meeting was held in the " open r" at the 01
Infirmaiy Yard at nine o'clock this morninga.l 'The follow"
ing gentlemen were present :—Major-General Sir Love rar,rf,
Jones Parry, K.G.H.; the Venerable Archdeacon of Carl.
gan ; Rev. Rowland Williams ; Rev. H. Parry ; Rev.
Jones, Precentor of Christ Church, Oxford ; the Rev.
Jones, Anglesey ; Rev. E. Evans, Christletoni John xf:rd
chards, Esq., Customs ; J. Hughes, Esq., M.D.; Rich
Philips Jones, Esq., M.D., Chester, &c.
A circle, outlined by twelve stones, with a large stone ill
the centre, had been formed. At the altar, or throne, the
Rev. Evan Evans, the Bardic Druid, took his position. 01!
the centre stone (the throne) was a sheathed sword. banded
with a blue ribbon. The Rev. E. Evans, with his right hand,
drew the sword from its sheath, and, slightly advancing, said
aloud, in Welsh, " Who is here that has received the degree
of Bard ?" The Rev. J. Jones, (Tegidd Oxford, and John
Richards, Esq., Bardic Druids, advanced into the circle,
bare-headed, to assist the minister in the performance of his
sacred duty.
By the Rev. E. Evans.—" Who is here that wishes to re'