Wealth of Wales." Chairman, the Rev. Robert Jones, 3. By John Thomas, Esq. (Pencerdd Gwalia), Harpist to Her Majesty the Queen, "On the National Music of Wales." Chairman, Major W. Cornwallis West, Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire. 4. By Professor Cowell of Cambridge, " On Dafydd ab Gwilym." Chairman, B. T. Williams, Esq., Q.C., M.P. With Y Cymmrodor for the past year there were issued to the Members the remaining portion of the reprint of Wyllyam Salesbury's Dictionary, and a large selection of the Works of Iolo Goch, Poet Laureate of Owain Glyndwr, as well as a continuation of the History of the Cymmrodorion Society. Arrangements were made with the Committee of the Birkenhead Eisteddfod for attaching to that Eisteddfod a "Cymmrodorion Section", in connection with which Meetings were to be held, and Papers read on subjects embraced by the objects of this Society. The management of the Section was delegated by the Council to a Committee composed of the following gentlemen :-Professor T. McKenny Hughes, M.A. (Chairman); Mr. Stephen Evans; Mr. Ivor James; Rev. Robert Jones, B.A.; Mr. Lewis Morris, M.A.; Mr. Hugh Owen; Mr. T. M. Williams, B.A.; and Mr. Howel Thomas, who acted as the Honorary Secretary of the Section. At the first meeting of the Section, Sedley Taylor, Esq., M.A. of Cambridge, delivered a Lecture "On the Acoustics of Music." This Meeting was fairly attended; but the attendance subsequently was not such as to encourage the holding of further Meetings during that Eisteddfod. The Council do not, however, doubt that the work of the Section may be resumed at the next National Eisteddfod with the confident hope of success. The Council desire to express their strong sympathy with the efforts which are being made to oppose the proposed alienation from Wales of those Scholarships and Exhibitions at Jesus College, Oxford, which, in accordance with the Wills of the Founders, have hitherto been restricted to natives of the Principality; and they have pleasure in stating that a Meeting of the Members of this Society will shortly be convened to consider the subject, and to determine on the best measures to be adopted for protecting the rightful heritage of the Welsh in connection with the College in question. A Statement is appended to this Report, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure of the Society during the past year. The total Receipts (with the balance brought forward from the previous year) amounted to £206 13s. 8d., and the Expenditure to £197 Os. 4d. There is, therefore, a balance of £9 13s. 4d. standing to the credit of the Society. Signed, on behalf of the Council, 7, Queen Victoria Street, 9th November, 1878. STEPHEN EVANS, Chairman. OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY. President. SIR WATKINS WILLIAMS WYNN, Bart., M.P. Vice-Presidents. The Right Hon. Earl Powis The Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of ST. ASAPH The Right Hon. Lord ABERDARE Sir THOMAS D. LLOYD, Bart., Bronwydd MORGAN LLOYD, Esq., Q.C., M.P. G. OSBORNE MORGAN, Esq., Q.C., M.P. LOVE JONES PARRY, Esq. Mr. Serjeant PARRY, Temple J. H. PULESTON, Esq., M.P. The Very Rev. Dr. STEWART PEROWNE, Dean of Peterborough HENRY RICHARD, Esq., M.P. E. M. RICHARDS, Esq. Captain EDMUND VERNEY, R.N., Rhianva H. HUSSEY VIVIAN, Esq., M.P. W. CORNWALLIS-WEST, Esq., Lord Lieutenant, Co. Denbigh GWILYM WILLIAMS, Esq., Pontypridd CHARLES W. WILLIAMS WYNN, Esq., M.P. Council. STEPHEN EVANS, Esq., Old Change (Chairman) AGABEG AVIET, Esq., Temple BOWEN, J. W., Esq., Q.C., Temple DAVIES, JOHN, Esq., London Road DAVIES, JOHN, Esq., The Treasury DAVIES, The Rev. D. J., Merchant Taylors' School EDWARDS, JOSEPH, Esq., Robert Street, N.W. HAMER, THOMAS, Esq., Wood Street JAMES, IVOR, Esq., Thornton Heath JENKINS, R. HENRY, Esq., Abchurch Lane JEREMY, W. D., Esq., Lincoln's Inn JONES, The Rev. EVAN, Welsh Church JONES, The Rev. ROBERT, B.A., Rotherhithe JONES, WILLIAM, Esq. (Gurgant) LEWIS, DAVID, Esq., Temple MORGAN, Rev. J., M.A., Clapton MORRIS, LEWIS, Esq., 89, Chancery Lane OWEN, HUGH, Esq., Queen Victoria Street OWENS, JOHN, Esq., India Office RICHARDS, BRINLEY, Esq., Kensington ROBERTS, H. LLOYD, Esq., Temple ROBERTS, T. A., Esq., Lincoln's Inn Fields THOMAS, HOWEL, Esq., Local Government Board THOMAS, JOHN, Esq. (Pencerdd Gwalia) WILLIAMS, B. T., Esq., Q.C., Temple Bankers. The IMPERIAL BANK (Limited), Westminster Branch, Victoria Street. Corresponding Members for North Wales. The Rev. D. SILVAN EVANS, Llanwrin Rectory, Machynlleth J. CEIRIOG HUGHES, Esq., Caersws, Mont. Corresponding Members for South Wales. W. DOWNING EVANS, Esq., Solicitor, Newport, Mon. J. M. JONES, Esq. (Ioan Cunllo), Rhydlewis, Llandyssil Corresponding Member for Oxford. Corresponding Member for Bristol. MEMBERS. Aberdare, The Rt. Honble. Lord, Duffryn, Aberdare |