The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
at this moment adorn the Royal Dairy
at BalmOral"
THE WELSH KINGS OF OLD.

THE WELSH KINGS OF OLD.
If we accepted without question all
the statements that have come down
to us in manuscripts which pretend tn
throw ligth upon the early history of
our island, we should be forced to the
conclusion that in the matter of dura-
ton the reign of Queen Victoria was
altogether put into the shade by that
of some of the ancient British kings.
In one of the Gwilym Pughe manu-
scripts, compiled from earlier records
i'm the year 1914. there Is list of the
kings of Britain. with the number of
years each of them regned. The list
contains the names of eighty-nine
kings. from Brutus of Troy to Cad
waladr, and the length of time as
signed to some of the reigns is truly
astonishing. Thus Emrys, who pro-
ceded tther Pendragon, the father Of
Arthur the Great. is credited with hav-
ing reigned for eighty-three years. Cas-
WALTON is said to have reigned III
years, whilst, to crown all. the last
king of all is declared to have reigned
for the almost incredible period of 127
years. And of him the chrOnicler says:
"Cadwaladr the Blessed. the last king
of British lineage in the Isle of Bri-
tain. There came through Gods ven
geance excessive scarcity, famine, and
death into the Isle of Britain. Cad
, waladr was obliged to escape into Ar
mOrica, and it was at that time that
Saxbrwaga came into Britain with 400
900 of the men of Germany with him
for the purpose of invading the island.
Cadwaladr was cOunselled by God to
go to Rome. and there he lived virtu-
ously and died holly. And thus ter
minated the reign of the British king
in the Isle of Britain"
PRITCHARD MORGAN, NJ. p.
With reference to the statement that
Pritchard Morgan. NJ. p. was going on
visit to China. and to the rumor that
the visit was concerned with a mission
of Baron Rothschilds. our London cor
respondent. who called upon Mr.. Nor
gan, was informed that there was alb
solutely no foundation for either state
ment Mr.. Morgan, however, is shortly
leaving England, and will visit New
York After that he is uncertain as
to his movements. but the journey,
which will be purely a pleasure trip.
is being undertaken in order to escape
the cold weather we are now expert
encing. Mr.. Morgan is at present very
much troubled with a severe cold, and
for the past week or so has been unable
to take any food.
NOTES.
What wonderful changes have taken
place i'm the eisteddfOd within the last
| fifty years. At the great Abergav-
emmy eisteddfod in October 1858, we
read that the following chOirs were
present. viz: Hanover, consisting Of
ten voices. and conducted by Mr.. Grif-
| fiths; Ebbw Vale, numbering fifteen
voices, and led by Mr.. Williams: Bryn-
mawr. numbering six voices. conducted
| by Mr.. Lewis. and the Abercarn choir,
| ten in number under the leadership Of
Mr.. j. Lewis. Four choirs. with gross
| muster of forty-One voices. One of the
| big chOirs of the present day could sup
| ply thirty such chOirs as those, yet
we are told that choral singing has not
progressed since those days.
Welshmen are good musicians. fair
| ly good poets, and very inferior ar
| tists-that tsays the Bermingham Ga
zette) is what study, experience and
| Professor Herkomer combined lead us
! to understand. The professor is anx-
ious that Wales shall some day produce
a president of the Royal Academy, or,
| at all events, that the aspiration af-
ter excellence in art shall be more real
than 1t has. hitherto been. The Ga
zette adds: We know the capability
of the Welsh. and. like Professor Her
komer, we are prepared to trust them
| to do well If once they can be aroused
1t Is stated that the Ji. Sanese au-
| thorities have commissioned q num-
ber of agents to visit the leading steel