LITERARY NOTICES.

"Efangylydd:" History of the Church-the Times-Life of William Penn -Antiquity of the Bible-History of Japan-Explanation of Genesis, chap. i. "Gwyliedydd (Watchman).” The numbers since our last contains Memoirs of the late Bishop of Calcutta-Description of Shipwreck-List of Welsh Books by the Rev. MOSES WILLIAMS continued-History of BangorHistory of Llanarmon yn Ial.

"Seren Gomer," since our last, contains a Lecture, before the Cymreigyddion Society in London, by T. GEORGE, on America-Address to the Electors of Wales-Lecture on Cultivation of the Welsh Language-the Bardic Dictionary-Reform Bill—Address of the Cymreigyddion Society, London, to the Electors of Wales.

We are glad to hear that the Secretary of the Beaumaris Eisteddfod has a second edition of his "Elements of the Welsh Language elucidated,” in the press. His "Comparative View of Ancient Laws" is also ready for the press, and will be printed when a sufficient number of Subscribers can be obtained.

A Poem, entitled "The Natural Son," in the metre of " Don Juan," and embellished with two copper-plates by SIMMONDS, is in the press. It is intended to be published in Cautos, each adorned with one or two plates. Canto II. will be published in October.

Nearly ready, embellished with an appropriate Frontispiece, containing a distant View of Ewood-Hall, near Halifax, "Reflections and Admonitory Hints of the Principal of a Seminary, on retiring from the duties of his station." By JOHN FAWCETT.

Nearly ready for publication, “An Argument, a priori, for the Being and Attributes of God," by WILLIAM Gillespie.

An Historical Account of the Plague and other Pestilential Distempers, which have appeared in Europe, more especially in England, from the earliest Period. To which is added, an account of the CHOLERA MORBUS, from its first appearance in India; including its ravages in Asia, Europe, and America, down to the present time. Ornamented with a neatly engraved Emblematic Title-page.

Just published," The Pronouncing Gaelic Dictionary;" to which is prefixed, a concise but most comprehensive Gaelic Grammar. By NEIL M'ALPINE, Student of Divinity, Island of Islay, Argyleshire.

A new edition of " A Welsh and English Dictionary," to which is prefixed, a grammar of the Welsh Language. By W. O. Pughe, ll.d. F.A.S., in 2 vols. royal 8vo.

We strongly recommend the two preceding works to the Celtic literati; and, strange as it may appear, every Welsh scholar studying the roots of his own tongue, should possess a copy of the Gaelic Dictionary, in which he will find many words once in use in the old British but now obsolete.

A new edition of " Beaumaris Bay," intended as a Guide to direct strangers to the various places and objects worthy of attention, and hitherto little known on the shores of the Menai, and the interior of Snowdonia; exhibiting their former antiquities and modern improvements. By RICHARD LLWYD, esq.

of Chester.

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL NEWS.

ECCLESIASTICAL.

The Rev. H. Burn, S. C. L. has been collated to the prebendal stall of Llangunllo, in the Collegiate Church of Brecon, void by the death of the Rev. D. B. Alan,-Patron, Lord Bishop of St. David's.

The Rev. John Griffith, M. A. late of Llangelynin, has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Bangor to the curacy of Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Richards.

The Lord Bishop of Bangor has been pleased to institute the Rev. Hugh Thomas, M. A. to the perpetual curacy of Llanfachreth, with Llanelltyd annexed, in this diocese, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Henry W. White, M. A. Patron, of the former, Sir Robert W. Vaughan, bart. M. P.: of the latter, G. H. Vaughan, esq. of Rug.

The Earl of Orkney has appointed the Rev. Hugh Wynne Jones, jun., curate of Llansaintffraid, Montgomeryshire, to be one of his lordship's domestic chaplains.

A. T. J. Gwynne, esq. of Monachty, in the county of Cardigan, has, with great liberality, given £20 per annum to the curate of Henfenyw, for the purpose of having an English lecture preached at Aberayron on Sunday evenings. This kind and munificent act of Mr. Gwynne deserves the greatest commendation, for he has by this means enabled many English families and commercial gentlemen staying at the above place to hear divine service in a language they can understand. We are given to understand that it is Mr. Gwynne's intention to build, at his own expense, a chapel of ease to the parish church.

The Rev. David Hughes, to the perpetual curacy of Penmynydd, on the nomination of the Rev. Henry Majendie, the prebenbary.

We have the pleasure of announcing to our Welsh friends, residing in and near London, wishing to have the marriage ceremony performed in the ancient British, that the Rev. D. Jones, of Union-street, Deptford, binds the indissoluble knot. "Yn yr hen ivith Gymraeg." We refer them to our advertiser.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT, AND THE PRINCESS

VICTORIA.

THE recent tour of Her Royal Highness and the infant Princess through the Northern Principality, we hail as an event of no ordinary importance; accompanied by results most beneficially effective and durable, tending powerfully to direct the best feelings of the Welsh to the royal family, whom themselves had appointed to rule over the destinies of Britain: and it is a most gratifying occupation we are now engaged in, in observing that Her Royal Highness has interwoven herself with all that is delightful to dwell on in narration; her dignified demeanour, coupled with condescension; the happiness she evinced on viewing the garlands, and bond-fires, and holiday clothes (in compliment to herself,) of an artless and affectionate people; has

* It may be unknown to some, that on the death of Queen Ann, the casting vote of a Welsh member of the House of Commons decided the question of establishing George I. on the throne, in preference to other families of the royal blood.

done more in preserving inviolate our tiny Principality from that progression towards democracy, on the one hand, which is lamentably stalking on in some parts of the empire; and, on the other, from a wretched inclination to an overstrained system of aristocratical intolerance, a sure sign of slavery and helotism.

But delighted are we in recording a far different state of things in connexion with the royal visitants, and "the people" of North Wales:— here, we behold all denominations of this "people" pressing forward, with that native gallantry which was to have been expected from the remains of a once great and powerful nation, to congratulate the royal ladies on their first touching Cambrian soil and breathing Cambrian air. Let the revolutionist turn aside his cowering eye, for it cannot withstand in this instance the frank and steadfast gaze of "the people; " or rather let him view from a distance the mode of reception experienced by the Duchess of Kent and her little daughter, in North Wales; and perhaps even he may feel one repentant pang, knowing that in attempting to establish his impracticable views, he must do nothing short of annihilating thousands of our countrymen; but if he cares not for the flow of human blood, perhaps self may influence him and his cabal, for were every revolutionist in the empire to advance to the subversion of monarchical rule,-overpowered as our mountaineers would be, as often were their fathers of old,--terrific would be their avengement; but, thank God, so unequal a contest cannot occur, for there are good men to be found every where; inen, whose intelligence teach them that every practicable economy in the public expenditure is necessary, and must be effected; but who would not sacrifice, for the theories of experimentalists, all we hold sacred--our own soil, ourselves, our females, and our children.

To some, this digression may appear unreasonable, but we have really been so carried away from the immediate tenor of our subject, that we were compelled to offer an opinion upon that which we feel to be strongly connected with the recent visit of the Duchess of Kent and the young Princess to Wales; for, if there could have been by possibility, owing to the insidious poison of the destroyer, any prejudicial feeling instilled among a portion, however small, of "the people" of Wales, against the Hanoverian dynasty, we are assured, that a visit of the widow-mother and her child, the embryo queen, coming among us accompanied by so much pageant as was requisite only for the maintenance of respectability, coming totally unguarded, relying upon our reception of them; dispensing charity in our schools and our receptacles for disease and want, to a magnificent extent; we say, that if by possibility the contagion had reached us, the recent tour must have dashed the distorted vision from our mind's eye, and left not one solitary "wreck behind."

We now proceed to abridge from the papers, and from private communications the progress of her Royal Highness and the little Princess from Shrewsbury.

The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria arrived at the Talbot Hotel, Shrewsbury, accompanied by Lady Catherine Jenkinson, the Baroness Lutzen, Sir John Conroy, Lady Conroy, &c. Their entrance into the town, and progress through it, was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. At the Talbot they were met by Viscount Clive and the Hon. Robert Clive, who introduced the mayor, archdeacons, butler, and bather, and the other members of the corporation, when the following Address was read by the Deputy Recorder:—

"Madam, we, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Assistants, of the town of Shrewsbury, in common council assembled, humbly beg leave to express

our high gratification at having the honour to see your Royal Highness and the Princess Victoria, for the first time, in this ancient and loyal borough.

"We most heartily wish your Royal Highnesses health and enjoyment in the beautiful and interesting scenes you are about to visit; and most respectfully hope that your Royal Highnesses will be pleased graciously to accept, on the part of ourselves and the rest of the inhabitants of this borough, our humble but deep-felt expressions of personal respect to yourselves, and of duty and loyalty to our Most Gracious Sovereign and the august House of Brunswick."

Her Royal Highness replied,

"Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I have to offer you my warmest thanks for the sentiments you have just expressed to the Princess and myself.

"We are highly gratified with the reception we have met with in your ancient borough; the inhabitants of which, distinguished for loyalty to our king, have received us, as members of his family, so cordially. It will ever be my care, that the recollection of such attachment be indelibly impressed on the memory of the Princess; as the happiness of her future life must depend on her identifying herself with the feelings of all classes in this great and free country."

Her Royal Highness then desired the mayor to introduce to the princess and herself each of the gentlemen present by name, which being done, several other introductions took place, amongst which were the high sheriff of the county, Sir Rowland Hill, and Mr. Ormsby Gore. Her Royal Highness also desired the attendance of Mr. Cotes, the other candidate for the representation of the county, but that gentleman being engaged at the assizes, her Royal Highness desired her attendants to express her regret for his absence.

The honour of an invitation was then given to the Right Honorable Lord Clive, the Honorable Henry Clive, and to the Mayor, to partake of dinner with the princesses, when their Royal Highnesses again expressed the high gratification they had experienced at the warm testimonies of respect and loyalty which had been so fully evinced by the inhabitants of this town during their stay within it; and through the Mayor, they begged to make known to the inhabitants the high sense of gratitude and delight they felt at their zealous manifestations of attachment and goodwill.

The unaffected simplicity of the youthful Princess, her condescension and affability, and her kindness, won her the hearts of all who approached her. She appeared frequently at the windows of the Talbot, and bowed to the populace, who were assembled in a dense crowd in the street, and greeted her appearance with enthusiastic cheers. The mayor presented her with a box of "Shrewsbury cakes," made by Mr. Pidduck, of which her Royal Highness partook, and solicited her mother to join her. Another cake, the manufacture of Mr. Davies, the king's confectioner, was likewise presented, and elegant prints of the free schools and other public buildings of the town were graciously accepted. Their Royal Highnesses were very plainly dressed. The young Princess looked particularly hearty and well; and seemed greatly delighted with the homage and attentions of her visitors and future subjects. The Duchess of Northumberland, governess to the Princess Victoria, arrived afterwards at the Talbot Hotel, and followed the royal party to Powis Castle.

The cortege then departed for Powis Castle, on the confines of Montgomeryshire, and their first entrance into Wales, they were met by a portion of the Montgomeryshire yeomanry cavalry, commanded by Captain Corrie. The inhabitants of Pool had appointed a committee, and entered into a subscription for celebrating the day, and had erected various arches, and adorned

their houses with oak, laurel, and flowers. A large assemblage of the gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood, and a squadron of the Montgomeryshire yeomanry cavalry, formed themselves into a cavalcade, and met the royal visitors at Buttington. By a well-conducted arrangement, the committee had placed signals in various places, which gave the neighbouring inhabitants an opportunity of viewing the procession. From Buttington the procession moved in the following order through Pool to Powis Castle: Trumpeter.

Committee-two and two.

Gentlemen of the Town and Neighbourhood.
Guard of Honour.

Carriage of Sir John Conroy, Private Secretary to Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent.
Escort.

Carriage of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and Princess
Victoria.
Escort.

Carriages of Royal Suite.

Standards were placed on the steeple and Town-hall, and also on the old tower of Powis Castle. The guns at Powis Castle, taken at Seringapatam, were used on the occasion, under the direction of experienced artillerymen, and those, with the ringing of bells and loyal shouts of the spectators, made the scene a truly grand one. The royal visitors appeared to feel intensely their complimentary reception. About ninety gentlemen sat down in the evening to an excellent dinner at the Royal Oak, provided by Mrs. Whitehall in her usual good style. Major Pugh, of Llanerchydol, in the chair. A fine buck, presented to the meeting by Lord Clive, was done ample justice to. The president read a letter, conveying the thanks of the royal party to the gentlemen, civil and military, who had attended.

A deputation of the corporation and inhabitants of Pool on the following morning (Friday) waited upon her Royal Highness at Powis Castle, and presented an Address to them, which was most graciously received. The following is an extract:

"As Welshmen, devotedly attached to our most gracious sovereign and the illustrious House of Brunswick, we feel the distinguished honour conferred upon us by the appearance among us of your Royal Highness, and, in behalf of ourselves and the inhabitants of the ancient and loyal town of Pool, we most gladly embrace this opportunity of expressing our profound and devoted attachment to your Royal Highness and the Princess Victoria, to which we humbly venture to add our hearty wishes and earnest prayers for the health and happiness of your Royal Highness, trusting that you will be graciously pleased to accept this testimony of our respect with your accustomed favor and condescension."

The answer of her Royal Highness was as follows:

"Gentlemen,-It has been for some time my wish to visit, with the Princess, the Principality. But I was unprepared to enter it in the manner that so cordially marked our reception in Welsh Pool-a reception so loyal to the king, so gratifying to us as members of his family. I therefore seize this occasion to assure you and the inhabitants of Welsh Pool how deeply we feel the attention shown to us yesterday by all classes on our coming into Wales."

In the evening the Treasurer of the schools was presented with a letter from Sir John Conroy, inclosing from her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent a donation of £100 in aid of the schools.

Their Royal Highnesses arrived in Oswestry about four o'clock. They