The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-05 00:00:00

THE COURT,

WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert promenaded on the terrace for some
time this morning. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Fanny Howard, took her accustomed airing. In the after-
noon his Royal Highness Prince Albert drove her Majesty
out in the park in a pony phaeton. The Queen was attended
by Captain Seymour, Colonel Wemyss, and Mr. Rich. The
following personages arrived at the castle this evening. on a
visit to her Majesty :—The Earl and Countess of Clarendon,
Sir George Grey, and Lord and Lady Holland.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert
walked in the Slopes yesterday morning. His royal high-
ness afterwards shot over the Slopes and in the Home Park.
In the afternoon, the Prince drove her Majesty out in a pony
phaeton. This morning, the Queen and Prince Albert at-
tended Divine service in the private chapel of the castle.—
Prayers were read by the Rev. Isaac Gossett ; and the ser-
mon, from the 10th chapter of Galatians, 60th verse, was
preached by the Rev. Dr. Short. The Prince walked on thd
Terrace this afternoon, attended by Colonel Bouverie. Lord
and Lady Kinnaird bad the honour of dining with the court
yesterday evening, and the Rev. Dr. Short will be the only
addition to the royal dinner circle this evening. Her Majesty
caused to be distributed amongst the poor of Windsor, on
Friday and Saturday lsst, a good supply of meat, plum-
pudding, and coals. A violent thunder-storm, accompanied
by hail and snow, was experienced at Windsor this morning,
at a quarter before seven o'clock.

LONDON CYMREIGYDDION SOCIETY

The 45th anniversary of the above society was celebrated
on the 23d December ult. Though the old " Fam Gym-
detthos" cannot boast of the splendour of some of her pro-
geny, yet the muster on that day was a sufficient proof that
the lapse of time has not had an injurious effect upon her.
At two o'clock the members and a considerable number of
strangers, of both sexes, assembled at the Welsh Baptist
Chapel, Moorfields, to hear the reports of the judges as to
the prizes offered at the preceding anniversary. The judges
are best known by their bardic names of Caervallwch, Twrog
and Eryron Gwyllt Wallia.

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The business was commenced with a prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Davies, of the borough of Southwark ; and William
Morgan, Esq., (Surgeon Dentist) having been called to the
chair, entered into an interesting detail of the objects of
Cymreigyddion Societies, and then ordered the competitors
for the prizes to the best Welsh readers, to retire into a room
by themselves. They were then called, one at a time, to read
before the meeting, and examined as to their knowledge of
Welsh grammar. Mr. Wm. Owen obtained the best prize,
and Mr. Owen Rowland (Awenydd Mon) was declared second
best. Similar prizes were limited to the ages of 13 and 17.
First prizes were obtained by Mary James and Frances
Evans, and William Fall, a young Englisbman, was rewarded
with a second best prize. Caervallwch then delivered an
elaborate report upon the merits of the Essays received " ilpon
the Evil Tendency of Chartism in the Principality:" Two
possessed considerable merit. Alfred often wandered from
his subject, and Gwladgarwt kept Closer to his text ; but the

Welsh of both was imperfect

Gwladgarwr poss

sed the

greater merit, but on account of the great labour of Alfred,
it was recommended that the prize should be divided betwixt
them. They proved to be Mr. Hugh Williams, of London,
Gwladgrrwr) and Mr. H. Evans, of Cardiff (Alfred).
Twrog delivered the opinion upon the odes received " To

defects of four were pointed out a masterly style. The fifth,
signed " lienadur," was a very superior performance ; but
the adjudicators had not the slightest hesitation in awarding
the prize (430 10s) to " Milwr, ' whose composition was not
only worthy of the prize but of the subject. The judges had
no doubt but that after its publication it would become the
model for the younger bards of Cambria. The Secretary
stated that " Milwr" had not sent his proper name. The
meeting was then addressed by Mr. Dewi Watkins and Mr.
Robert Parry, until it was time to adjourn to discuss the
merits of the fare provided by mine host of the Old Parr's
Head, in Aldersgate-street.
After dinner the President, who had been supported by D.
Lewis, Esq., M.D., Rev. P. Llewelyn, M.A., Thus. Edwards,

Esq., (Caervallwch) Rev. D. Jones, 0. W. Thomas, Esq
Wm. Jones, Esq., Dr. James, and about sixty other ancier
Britons; vacated the chair, and Mr. Dewi "' the Pre
sident for the ensuing year, was moved th,
" The health of her ' -
Welsh --

Vatkins,

The first

the houses, carry the unfortunate inhabitants into their own
territories, and detain them in a state of slavery, This sys-
tem has been pursued for a series of years, and is, to the pre-
sent day, in full operation. The consequence is, that the
national unfortunate natives, who look to Great Brit,in for_protection,
I are kept in a state of constant alarm, and are

tact, hourly
exposed to be kidnapped, as many of their countrymen have
already been. In these circumstances, and in pursuance of
the reiterated application of the colonists, her majesty's go-
vernment has resolved to ascertain the exact boundaries of
the colony, in order both to prevent future question with the
Brazilian government, and to enable it to afford efficient pro-
tection to the natives, living within Our territories. The

commissioners sc. ...6 to execute this duty is Mr. Robert
H. Scbomburgh, a gentleman of great scientific acquirements,
and well calculated for the employment, both by his previous
pursuits and by his extensive knowledge of the colony, to the
exploring of which he has already devoted several years of
arduous exertion. Along with Mr. Schomburgh are asso-
ciated Mr. Glascott, R.N., as assistant surveyor, and Mr.
Walton, an artist. The Baron de Humboldt, who takes a
great interest in the subject, having communicated to his ma-
jesty the King of Prussia, the object of the expedition, and
the region it was to traverse, the Prussian government applied
to Lord John Russell for permission to appoint a gentleman
to the expedition, who, at their•expense, would collect speci-
mens of natural history and plants for their institutions. The
consent of the British government was at once given ; and
Mr. Richard Schornburgh, a younger brother of the British
commissioner, accordingly accompanies the expedition for
that purpose.—Morning Chronicle.