Welsh Journals

speaker, "that he had been unconscionably long at his lunch; that was really the other alternative." (Laughter). But I know," added Sir John, that some things in the county have taken on greater rapidity than they ought. I notice now, when I go into a church or chapel, that they actually put a trot into the Old Hundredth." (Much laughter). Speaking of place-names in the county, Sir John said he hoped the secretary of the Ancient Monuments Commission would go over to Dyffryn Castell and explore what the castell there meant; also another name, Esgyrllu," which reminded him of an old lead mine where he used to work when he was twelve, and had they not gone bankrupt-he did not know, but, perhaps, he helped to make them bankrupt-{laughter)-he would probably have been working at Esgyrllu Mine till this day. Mr. John Morgan: You have been a good worker. Sir John: You are a journalist. (Loud laughter). Continuing, Sir John said there were lots of curious names about the country. Some of them suggested the use of a spade and the pick, and they might possibly discover what lay underground. Opposite his old home there were two or three Disgwylfas." What was the mean- ing of that? It was the place that they expected the sudden raids from. And below one of them was a farm called Y Dinas," not Y Ddinas," as they made it now. Then at Devil's Bridge they came across a name which had exercised his mind very much, namely, Erwbarfau," or the acre of the beards. What on earth did that name mean? He hoped the Society would draw up a careful list of the antiquities of the county, and also dig in some of them, provided they could find a proper man to direct the work, or else it was much better to leave it alone. There had been important diggings going on at Caersws, and several of the Aberystwyth students had been very well trained there so that they might be utilised to do something in this way if they could be got hold of. He hoped, as Mr. Samuel had said, the Society would not lapse into nothing. They would find by getting a complete catalogue of the antiquities in the county that they were much more numerous than they imagined them to be. The Chief Constable could tell them of some curious names that were still used in the Petty Sessional documents, such as Upper and Lower Moyddin, and he informed him that Tregaron was in the Petty Sessional district of Penarth. Now, where was Penarth ? He would very much like to see these things made clear if possible. Sir John concluded by thank- ing the company for the manner in which they had received the toast of his health. The Chairman gave the toast of "The Press," to which Mr. W. R. Hall responded. The toast of The Host" was submitted by the Rev. J. F. Lloyd, and was acknowledged by Mr. Cast. The proceedings ended with the singing of the Welsh and English National Anthems.