Land of heroes, hail the hour, That tears thy records from oblivion's power. 7. Genius of Cambria, dry the tear, Thy thoughtless sons have made thee weep; Awake thee from thine iron sleep: Thy long-neglected harp again resume,- 6. O day of joy, when those, whose blood Of song and science freely flow, Bearing the ark upon its tide, Whose glorious freight hath storm and time defied: 7. Well may ye speed, who at the helm From Lethe's dull and silent stream: To you belong eternal praise, Who from its darkest depths your country's honours raise. S. R. J. LINES ON THE LARK. THE lark in the morning, she rises from her nest, Hence learn to be at ease, and happiness you'll find; You'll be happier to-morrow than you have been to-day. These lines are merely inserted here to afford an opportunity of comparing them with the Welsh translation, which occurs in a preceding page ED. WALES. GWYNEDDIGION SOCIETY.-The annual festival of this Society took place on Monday the 11th of last month, and was distinguished by the same traits of patriotic feeling, and convivial hilarity, that have marked the former anniversaries of the Gwyneddigion. Several pennillion were, according to custom, sung to the inspiring sound of the harp; and a variety of toasts, connected with the national objects of the Society, were given in the course of the evening*. Mr. Parry, editor of the "Welsh Melodies," was in the chair on the occasion, in the unavoidable absence of the President, Mr. Owen Pughe: and it is scarcely necessary to add, that nothing was omitted in the arrangements of the day, that might contribute to the harmony, whether social or musical, of this laudable meeting. The Rev. J. Jenkins of Kerry, the Rev. Walter Davies of Manafon, the Rev. W. J. Rees of Cascob, the Rev. D. Richards of Llansilin, the Rev. T. Richards of Berriew, and the Rev. A. B. Clough of Jesus College, Oxford, have recently been elected Honorary Members of this Society, as an acknowlegement of their polite attention, as members of the Committee of the Cymmrodorion in Powys, to such of the members of the Gwyneddigion Society as were present at the late Eisteddfod at Wrexham. CHURCH UNION SOCIETY IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. DAVID'S. The premium of Fifty Pounds, offered by this institution for the best Essay on "The necessity of a Church esta"blishment in a Christian country, for the preservation of "Christianity among people of all ranks and denominations, and on the means of exciting and maintaining amongst its mem"bers a spirit of devotion together with zeal for the honour, stability, and influence of the established church," has been adjudged to to the Rev. S. C. Wilks. The laudable objects of 66 * The Editor has been given to understand, that, amongst the number of toasts, his humble exertions were not forgotten. He hopes, therefore, he may be allowed to seize this public opportunity of expressing his acknowlegement of the favour, which it has been his zealous aim, with whatever success, in some degree to deserve. this Society, combining, as they do, the best interests of religion with a due reverence for our church establishment, cannot be too generally or too greatly admied. MISCELLANEOUS LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.-Nothing of any importance has, for some time, occurred in the Principality, that could properly be noticed under this head, under which it is still meant, as originally purposed, to record such events only, as may possess something beyond a mere ephemeral interest. That this rule has occasionally been transgressed is, perhaps, to be regretted; since it never formed any part of the design of this work, -in its present limited size, to encroach upon the province of the newspapers, connected with Wales, any farther than to preserve a remembrance of the really important occurrences of the times, and especially of such, as might have any reference to the cultivation or promotion of Welsh literature. Some notice, however, may be deemed necessary of those religious or political events, that occasionally seem to invite the public attention; and it has always been endeavoured to make such a selection of these, as might be most generally interesting. But on the present occasion no occurrences of this nature offer themselves, if we except the customary meetings of the Bible Associations, and the recent manifestation of public opinion respecting the Queen. The latter subject, as might be expected, has had a popular influence even in Wales, yet by no means to the same extent as in other parts of the kingdom. Indeed, the "friends of the Queen," as they are called, seem to have been almost entirely confined to the southern part of the Principality, where the abandonment of the proceedings against her Majesty has been celebrated, apparently, with much enthusiasm. A few addresses have also been presented to the Queen from the same quarter. The political feeling of North Wales, however, in this respect, appears to have been different; and, indeed, a better spirit seems now to pervade the whole principality. Several addresses to his Majesty, the result, it may be hoped, of that genuine loyalty, which has ever characterised Welshmen, have at length been voted and it is due to the county of Anglesey to observe, that it may claim the honour of having first set the example, at least to Wales, if not to the whole kingdom, of thus rallying, in the hour of emergency, around the constitution and the throne. See the Introduction to the CAMBRO-BRITON, vol, I., p. 4.-ED. LITERATURE. WELSH DICTIONARIES.-Although the Welsh language can already boast of two or three dictionaries of considerable merit, it is somewhat remarkable, that the idea of a Celtic or Cimbric Lexicon, embodying all the kindred dialects of the Welsh, has never yet been adopted. The utility of such a compilation, by which the various branches of the ancient Cimbric, such as the Welsh, Armoric, Cornish, and Erse languages, might be brought under one view, and their analogies compared, could not fail to be productive of the greatest benefit to our researches in each of these tongues, and might even tend, in no small degree, to determine the identity of the parent language itself. Some little has, indeed, been done towards this by Mr. Llwyd in his Archæologia Britannica; but he does not appear to have embraced the full extent of the idea here contemplated, besides that, even upon his own principle, his labours are extremely limited. Owen's Dictionary,-unquestionably the best, with reference to the Welsh tongue itself, from the minute examination which it makes of its radical properties,-takes no notice, however, of its kindred dialects. Dr. Davies's Latin-Welsh Dictionary does indeed, occasionally, compare the Welsh words with the correspondent terms in Armoric and Cornish; but in this there is no method observed, and the attention of its learned author seems to have been chiefly directed to the Hebrew and other oriental tongues. Add to this, that his work, however valuable, is deficient in some thousand words, which are comprised in the later labours of Mr. Owen. As for the other Welsh dictionaries, whatever may be their merit, they are not to be considered as coming, in any respect, within the principle here alluded to. Nor have the Gaelic and Irish Dictionaries of Shaw and O'Brien any pretension to the character of Cimbric Lexicons. The following extract from the Introduction to Mr. Owen's Dictionary explains, although in a more extended sense, the idea, which has given birth to the foregoing remarks:-" A work of the most beneficial consequence to the 'cause of truth yet remains to be executed; and which is a comparison of the various languages of the world, in order to discover the affinity existing between them. This, however, ought not to be a superficial performance; but, on the contrary, the stores of every language should be explicitly brought to view and collated together, so as to display accurately their connexions and similarity of character. The result of such a work would be of the highest value, I conceive, from what I have discovered in the Welsh tongue, and more particularly, as far as I was able, by comparing it with others; and that value of it would consist in establishing most decidedly the proposition, that all languages are derived from a common origin. In addition to this it would likewise shew, which of them has preserved the character of the common parent with the least deviation." The work, above suggested under the title of Cimbric Lexicon, would have precisely the same effect with reference to a particalar class of languages, that Mr. Owen's remarks contemplate as to languages generally. The lovers of Welsh literature will be pleased to hear, that the publication of the CELTIC REMAINS, with respect to which some observations were offered in the last number, is likely to take place under the auspices of the learned individual then named, who has undertaken to perform this very acceptable service to his country. It is probable, however, as the task must necessarily be one of considerable labour, that it may not be completed in much less time than twelve months. The Rev. P. B. WILLIAMS, of Llanrug, Carnarvonshire, is preparing for publication a work under the title of "A Guide to Tourists in the County of Carnarvon," which cannot fail to prove interesting to the admirers of that romantic part of North Wales. A Welsh translation of the "Economy of Human Life" is now in the press, the work of a gentleman, who is well qualified to do ample justice to the undertaking. It will be printed on a cheap plan, so as to answer the laudable purpose of disseminating the very useful instruction, comprised in that valuable little work. The Editor cannot help profiting by this opportunity, to recommend this example to the general adoption of such of his countrymen, as may be capable of the task, and who feel an anxiety for the cultivation at once of their native tongue and of sound knowlege. For, he conceives, that these ends are to be more effectually attained by the translation of English works of acknowleged celebrity and utility, than by the publication of such crude and unediying treatises,a s have too often appeared in the Welsh tongue. For, without the least disrespect to any Welsh authors, it must be admitted, that our modern productions are not, in general, remarkable for the interest of the subjects, of which they treat, |