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THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SWANSEA. T"9:B INUCB8T. On Saturday morning the inquiry was opened into the cause of the above accident, at the Town-hall, before Mr Edward Strick, coroner, and a jury selected from the principal tradesmen of the town, of which Mr Cousens, Wind-street, was foreman. It was understood that the jurv would confine themselves to the formal satisfaction of the law by viewing the body of the driver, William Cole, and then adjourn the further investigation until a future day. But will be seen however from the evidence of the only witfless who was examined that a little more than this was done, and that several very important facts in connection with the inquiry were elieited. Previous to the opening of the inquest, the signalman, John Howells, had been brought before the magistrates at the Police-court, and on the application of Mr J. R. Tripp, who is retained for the prosecution, his bail was extended until Wednesday morning next, when the ease will be proceeded with before the Justices. After the jury had been sworn at the Town-hall, Mr Strick, the coroner, addressed them, and said: Gentlemen, —You are called together to investigate the circum- stances of a most unfortunatefaccident, and one that I think is the most important in its character it has ever fallen to my lot to inquire into. It is probably not so if viewed as to the actual loss of life, but it is so if re- garded as to what the extent of the accident might have been had the train been any other than a coal train. The inquiry will, very probably, take up a very large portion of your time, but, as I have before said. it is a very important inquiry, and I am sure you will not hesitate to give all the time that will be necessary to investigate the facta of the case. The railway company will, I am glad to say, be represented by a gentleman of experience; I mean my friend Mr Tripp. I anticipate that we shall derive great assistance from Mr Tripp in the course of this inquest. The accused will be brought before you when the inquest is thoroughly commenced, because I think it will be far more satisfactory that all the evidence should be taken in his presence. He will have the opportunity of hearing what is said, and will, I understand, have the benefit also of a legal adviser. It would be idle to say that there is no blame attaching to anyone. There must be blame somewhere, and it will be our duty to try to find oat where it is. With these few remarks I shall ask you before I conclude to en- deavour to dismiss from your minds, so far as you can do so, all reports that are current in the town as to the cause of the accident. I do not think it requisite at this stage of the inquiry to take anything more than the formal evidence as to the identification of the body, and then adjourn the inquiry to a future day, on which we will agree on our retnrn, after viewing the body. The jury, with the coroner and Inspector Crockford, who has charge of the case, then proceeded to the house of the brother-in-law of the deceased, in Cawnpore- street, in the hamlet of St Thomas, where the body of Cole was lying. The body was that of a fine young man, who had died whilst in a state of perfect health. There were no marks or discolouration, and it was evident that he met his death by drowning, and not by coming in contact with any of the ruins of the falling coal train. On the return of the jury the following evidence was taken. James Cole, sworn said I reside in Cawnpore-street, in the hamlet of St Thomas. I am an engine driver in the employ of the Vale of Neath Kailway. The de- ceased was 27 years of age, and the body the jury have seen is his body. I was at the scene of the accident when the body was recovered. It has a very few bruises on the shoulder and on the right leg. It was on Friday morning when it was recovered. I first saw it when it was brought alongside the quay before it was t*ken to my house. There is a very severe blow on the right shoulder, but the skin is not broken. There is a mark too above the knee. I examined the head carefully, and there were no marks there. His clothing was very much torn, but this was owing to the coal falling down upon him. He had been in the employ of the Vale of Neath Company about thirteen years; he had been driver about seven years. He was in the habit of driving goods and coal trains, not passenger trains. Be was a married man and had three children. He resided at Neath, and lodged with me when he was in Swansea. He had often driven over the Swansea and Neath line, and over the bridges; he wa? like a spare-hand,' and sent on duty when the other men were off. The train by which he met his death he had driven from the Eastern depot. He had been engaged in that work for the last four days. He had been 4 put- back' for several matters; such as stopping, not having steam for his train. He had been a spare hand for twelve months. If he had not been put-back' he would have been on the main-line. He was put-back' tor what I believe were accidents happening to the engine of which he day charge, and which might appear i have been caused by negligence. For days previous the occurrence he must have crossed the bridge eight or t n times a day. During the four days he lodged in my Juse he was called to go to work at a quarter-past three in the morning. He got his meals at the engine shed during the day. He was engaged on duty the rughs before the accident until about a quarter-past nine at night. He had to make some repairs to his engine he was in the engine shed for about one hour before that. I relieved him on Tuesday at nine o'clock in the morning, and he did not go on duty again until a G tarter-past three on Wednesday morning; the morning of the accidaat. On Sunday morning he went to Neath and came back again on Sunday night. I relieved him at nine o'clock on Monday morning. It is our duty to examine our engines to aee if they are right to take out both night and morning. The deceased was called at a quarter-past three on Wednesday morning. I got up and made breakfast for him. He went out of my house about half-past three o'clock. About half-past four a train goes past the bridge generally, but I know that he had not taken a train across the bridge that morning until he took the train by which he lost his life. On starting from the platform at Port Tennant we can see signals on the New Cut bridge and the Lock bridge. The signals are red and white. I have been engaged on the line ever since it was opened. I had only been driver four days before this accident happened. There are two engines and three sets of men to them. We have two signals, one at the Tank office and the other at the Port Tennant platform. A policeman is stationed at the eastern depot. The policeman gives us the signal to start, and then we pay no attention to anything else ex- cept the bridge. At night the policeman gives us a white light at the fixed signal. Those are the only signals for the starting of the train. We cannot start until the police- man gives us the signal. We start if we get the all right' from the guard. It is then our duty to attend to the bridge sign iis. We can see both signals from the Port Tennant platform. When the policeman gives ua the signal to start we can see the bridge signals whether, they are before us or against us but in the dark or the fog it is impossible for us to see the signals from that point. If the weather is clear we can see the signals all the way round. The bridge signals work with the bridges. The new cut signals work with the bridge. I don't know what sort of a morning it was when the accident occurred. In a heavy train the same that he had it could not be going more than four milei an hour. If there were two guards and plenty of sand they could have pulled up in about 20 or 30 yards. Each bridge works its own signals only. If the driver saw the danger signal from the New Cut Bridge on the lock bridge he could pull up the train in time. We cannot see the signals through the copper smoke about the bridge nearly avery morning. It is the duty of the man on the New Cut bridge to give us the signal by hand lamp, and also the duty of the man on the other bridge when we passed there. They place the lamps on the girder of the bridge. It is the duty of the New Cut bridge man to give the signal 4 All "BpV and that ought to mean that both bridges are all right, because he should not give us the signal unless he had received it from the other man. The inquiry was then adjourned until Friday morn- it eleven o'clock. THE SECOND BODY FOUND. About one o'clock in the afternoon, and soon after tl; • left the Town-ball, the body of Clement I.angstat e man, waafonnd. It was raised by the tide, and t of bis COdt was seen floating against the gates neare B il bridge. It was recovered and placed in a barne, ¡>T\ i luateiy taken to the police station. It (like Coles, «■»« ;ot injured. There Wad not tbealightest scratch upon ,1¡, ace, and his clothing waa not even torn. It is ev;u«»<.T, that he jumped from the train, and endeavoured t ^t»e his life by swimming, and that, he met bis death -owning. The jury were a^nin sum- moned, and th< net at the Police Court. The father of the deceased, Mr Anthony Langstaff. identified the body, and said that his son waf <* single man, and was twenty- four years of age on the 14th of November. A't-_r a k w formal questions to this witness, the farther investiga- tion was adjourned until Friday morning. A SECOND SIGNALMAN IN CUSTODY. Charles Bartiett, signalman at the New Cut Bridge of the YaIs of Neath Railway, was on To-day brought before Mr J. Oakshot and Mr T. A. Williams, at the Swansea Police Coart. charged wita nezlect of duty on the morning of the 29th of November whereby an acci- dent oeccurreii, by which the lives of two persons were lost, and valuable property destroyed. Sufficient evidence was taken to justify a remand, and the prisoner was re- manded. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS. On Wednesday morning, at the Borough Police- court, before Messrs Robert Eaton and N. P. Cameron, John Howells and Charles Bartlett. railway bridge- men in the employ of the Vale of Neath Railway Company, were brought up charged on the informa- tion of Mr W. Batcheior, railway superintendent, that they severally did on the 29th of November, in the hamlet of St Thomas, Swansea, feloniously kill and slay William Cole and Clement Langstaff.' Mr Tripp appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Simons, uf the tirra of Simons an-i Morris, for the defence. Mr Joshua Williams, general manager, Mr W. iiaieheior, superintendent, and other of the railway ulhoriiies, were present. The prisoners having been charged with the offence aD' I having piaaded not guilty, v Mr Tripp opened the case for the prosecution. He id the inquiry upon which the magistrates were ut to ent..r had relation to the recent most de- %bie accident which had occurred upon the line e Vale of Neath railway, between the Eastern dpot on the other side of the Harbour and the station ,he bottom of Wind-street. He did not know "Qat he could bettter describe the general character ifctt accident than by quoting the language of Mr j Joshua Williams contained in a report which he addressed to the Board of Trade within a very short time after the accident occurred, and before the present proceedings had been instituted. The report was to this effect:— Great Western Railway. (Vale of Neath Station Section). Neath, December 1st, 1865. SIR,—I beg to report, for the information of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, that an accident occurred on the 29th ult., at the Draw Bridge which carries the Vale of Neath Rail- way over the entrance to the North Dock at Swansea, under the following circumstances :— About six o'clock on the morning in question, a train of 33 broad gauge trucks (30 laden with coals) drawn by a broad gauge engine, in charge of William Cole, was ready to proceed to the South Dock. The usual precautions were taken to ascertain that the line was elear,and the bridges closed. The signal- men at both bridges gave the signal—' line clear. It appeared, however, that from some unexplained cause the signalman at the bridge over the North Lock gave the 4 all right signal by telegraph, although the bridge was not at the time closecu The 4 all right signal having been received, the train vvss signalled to start, and the driver and fireman, not knowing that the mechanical signal which is worked by the bridge itself shewed the red' light, proceeded, and the wholo of the train fell into the dock, the two men being killed. The guard, who was at the rear of the train, seeing the danger signal at the bridge, leaped off and escaped. The signalman, John Howells, is in custody, and will be brought before the magis- trates at Swansea to-morrow. The description of these bridges, and the principle of the signal arrangements, were explained in Col. Pollard's report, forwarded by you to the Secretary of the Swansea and Neath Railway Company, in your letter of the 14th July, 1863, (marginal number, 2,2u6). The body of William Cole, the driver, has beetf recovered this morning, and the result of the Coroner's inquest shall be reported to you in due course. I am, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN CRIER. The Secretary Board of Trade. (Railway department), Whitehall, S.W. He (Mr Tripp) had the honour to appear on this occasion-on the part of the Great Western Railway Company, who had felt it to tie their duty to institute those proceedings with the view of ascertaining by evidence whether or not the parties who were now in custody were guilty of that negligence which caused the accident. The company under the belief that that were so guilty, proposed to charge them with the crime of manslaughter. They also instituted the proceedings with the earnest desire that there should be that full and strict investigation which the public had undoubtedly a right to require. Now with regard to the crime which was charged against these two persons, he was happy to say that no question of law could arise between his friend Mr Simons and himself; because the prosecution would rest upon this simple and well known proposition—that if a party, by culpable neglect of a duty imposed upon him, whether it were by an act of omission or of commission, causes or conduces to the death of another, he is guilty of manslaughter. With regard to the facts of the case, he should trouble the bench very briefly indeed, because he thought it would be much better as regarded the minute details for them to come from the witnesses themselves rather than they should rest upon any statement of his which from misapprehension might turn ont not to be correct. It might, however, be desirable, he should explain in a general way, the mode in which the signals between the eastern depot and the Wind- street station were worked because he might say at once, that he whofe question of negligence would torn upon the conduct of the parties charged, with relation to the working of these signals and the closing of the bridge. The bench were of course aware that these bridges were worked by hydraulic presses upon Sir Wm. Armstrong's principle, and he thought it would appear beyond all doubt in the course of the inquiry that the utmost precaution possible had been taken by the company acting under the advice of the most eminent engineers, to secure the safety of the public, and to guard almost against the possibility of accident. He would now very generally explain, with the help of the plan before them, the mode in which the signals were worked. There were between the eastern depot & the Wind-street station altogether four signals—he spoke now of telegraphic signals- the first at the tank immediately opposite the engine house the second at the eastern side of the New Cut bridge the third on the other side of the bridge and the fourth at the Wind-street station. In addi- tion to these telegraphic signals there were two me- chanical signals, both of which were worked by the bridges themselves—one being situated at the eastern side of the New Cut, and the other on the western side of the North Dock Bridge. In the course of the inquiry it would be very important to bear in mind that these signals were worked, as he had said, by the bridges themselves in other words, that when the bridge was open the danger signal was visible, and could not be otherwise and, on the other hand, when the bridge was closed then the white signal signifying all right' was visible. He did not know that he need not say any more with respect to the signals generally, but would pass on to speak of the way in which the two prisoners were connected with the working of the line on the day when the accident occurred. They were both em- ployed by the company, as bridgemen—and it was their duty to attend to the bridges and the signals therewith. It might be right that he should state at once that they had been employed by the company in this description of work for a period of more than a year and although he did not himself think it was at all relevant, yet as it would probably be referred to with the object of creating a prejudice, he might further express the terms upon which they were en- gaged. The wages of both men were at the rate of 35s a week- This was for an ordinary day's work, each day being considered to last from half-past four in the morning till half-past six in the evening. During the greater portion of the day the work was of the slightest possible description, and during no part of the day was it at all particularly laborious. Now there was this regulation in existence and acted upon, that at half-past six another person was pro- duced to relieve them, but if they chose not to avail themselves of this relief, but to work of their own accord beyond the stipulated time, they would re- ceive over wages in proportion. Practically they preferred to work over hours and to receive extra wages, and it appeared that instead of 35s a week they had actually been in the habit of receiving from £2 3s to £2 5s per week. This however was en- tirely on their own discretion. On the morning in question it was Howell's duty to be at the North Dock bridge station signal at half-past four in the morning, and it would appear that he was there at that time. The accident occurred at about half-past six in the course of the inquiry the Bench would e.,r e7\fetlce of a statement made by Howells him- SL W ^me at which he arrived and the Pen '1. between his arrival and the acci e 1 he (Mr Tripp) was rightly in- structed wou Rartl°t»ke ^mewhat important. The other prisoner bartiett 8tationedFon the morning in question at the signal on the wegt gide of the New Cut bridge. I be duty of of those men was at the proper time o c ose theae bridges, and it was an undoubted fact that up to the time of the accident the bridge over the or Lock had not been closed at all that morning- e other bridge had of course been closed, as the train passed i over it safely. The train was formed as usua at the eastern depot. Upon its being formed it became in I the first place the duty of the man who was sta- tioned at the Tank office to telegraph to the man at the New Cut bridge to know whether the line was all clear. It then became the duty of that man to j acknowledge the receipt of the question, and then j to communicate to the person in charge of the sig- j nal at the North Dock bridge, and the last named J person communicated m like manner with the man at the station. The instruments which the prisoners worked had only two signals, the one indicating I 1 line clear," the other Mine blocked.' Supposing the I answer to the messages sent from one man to the other to be that the line was clear, that would reach the man at the tank signal, and he would then give the signal to start. But it was the duty— the undoubted duty—of those who were stationed at the signals of each of the bridges to ascertain before the signals were forwarded liiat those bridges were closed. There was a further duty on the part of the man who was stationed at the New Cut bridge, and that was, when the train was parsing, I to exhibit his hand lamp, which would mriicate! according to the colour which was presented to the engine, whether the line was all right or not. If the white light was presented, it would indicate that ali was right if the red light, it would show danger. On the morning in question the train started at a little alter six o'clock; the man at the tank having given the guard and driver the proper signal. The train proceeded, and on its passing the New Cut bridge the prisoner Bartlett exhibited the white light. All that time, beyond all doubt, the red light at the North Lock bridge was visible, con- sequently the bridge was open. The train passed on from the New Cut bridge to the scene of the fatal accident, 1 he chargp against Bartlett, therefore, was that he, being outside of his guaid-fcoase for the t purpose of giving the signal to the train as it passed, and knowing-or it being his duty to know-that the red light was visible, did nevertheless culpably neglect to give the danger signal, and gave the signal indicating safety instead, thereby causing and con- ducing to the death of these two persons. For it would be shown that if the danger light had been ex- hibited at the time, instead of the white light, the driver would have been able to bring up the train in time, and the accident in all human probability would not have happened. The charge against the other prisoner Howells, was of a still more serious character. It was a two-fold charge—he was chargeable in the first place with having neglected to close the bridge, and in the second place, with having, while the bridge was still open, telegraphed to the man at the New Cut bridge that the line was clear. He (Mr Tripp) ought perhaps to mention that for a portion of the time during which he had been on duty, he was not able to close the bridge, there not being sufficient pressure, but beyond all doubt, from about five o'clock to the hour of the accident, a period of an hoar and a half, the' pressure was amply sufficient, and he could and ovgitt to have closed it without delay. If these things were proved, he confessed he did not see how it would be possible to exculpate the prisoner from such a degree of cul- pable neglect, as it would make him amenable to the charge of manslaughter. There was one other fact bearing on Bartiett which he ought perhaps to men- tion, and that waa when the train passed him, the guard who was on the last of the thirty trucks, seeing the danger light on the bridge, asked Bartlett what it meant, upon which Bartlett madte-use of this remark- able expression, 'Oh Lord it's too- late f It would be for the magistrates to place what eonstpuctiion they thought right upon that exclamation. Several witnesses were examined, after whieb the case was adjourned.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. The following Royai proclamation, calling together Parliament for tbe despatch of business on the 1st of February next, is published in last night's Gazette: 'BY THE QUEE»,-««A PBOCLAMATIOK. 'VICTORIA R. Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued t& Thurs- day, the 28th day of December instant We, with the advice of oar Privy Council, do hereby publish1 and declare that the said Parliament shall be further pro- rogued on the said 28th day of December instant, to Thursday, the 1st day of February next; and we have given orders to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain to prepare a writ patent for proroguing the same accordingly; and we do hereby further, with the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal will atfd pleasure that the said Parliament shall, on the said Thursday, the 1st day of February next, assemble and be holden for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs; and the Lords-Spiritnat and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burgbs of the House of Commons. are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly, at Westminster, on the said Thursday, the 181. day of February next. 'Given at our Court at Windsor, this 5th day of December, in the year of Our Lord 1865, and in the 29th year of our reign. God save the Queen.'
BRITISH RAINFALL.
BRITISH RAINFALL. 8m,-—I hare to ask yoor readers'attention for a few moments to a request on the above subject, the import- ance of which in relation to engineering and drainage questions is well known. It is now some years since I began collecting returns of the fatt of rain—with what success I will mention presently, but my main difficulty has been to rind out the persons who keep such records, and one of the most obvious sources of assistance is the Public Press; I now, therefore, ask from each and every journal in the British Isles their all- powerful aid. When the collection was first organised in 1860, scarcely 200 persons were known to observe and record the rainfall; by steady perseverance, and the aid of a portion of the press, the number has been raised until there are now more than 1,200 places whence returns are regularly re- ceived. Still 1 know there are many more, probably hundreds, who have either never heard of the establish. ment ot a central depot to which copies of rain records should be sent, or they have been too diffident to send them. It is of paramount importance to gather these, and make the tables yet more complete. I therefore beg leave through your columns to ask every reader to think for a moment if he or she knows of any one who keeps, or has kept, a rain-gauge or who has any tables of rain* fall (or old weather journal?,) in their possession. And if they do nkow of such persons, I ask them on behalf of science, of my fellow-observers, and on my own behalf, to use every effort to secure their assistance, and to favour me with their names and addresses. We want old records, we want records for th", present year, and from many parts of the oountry we want returns for the future, if a fe-v persons will notify to me their willingness to assist, and to pay 10s 6d for the very cheap and simple gauge now supplied. To prevent needless correspondence, I annex a list of the places in Pembroke and Cardigan whence returns have been already collected for the years mentioned in last column, and shall be very glad of any additions or corrections. Other counties, or the complete list for the whole country shall be sent to any one willing to make good use of it. I may add that an influential committee of the British Association has been appointed to super- intend and assist in my investigations, and that they cordially support my present application. I am. Sir, Your obedient servant, G. J. SYMOWS. 136, Camden Road, London, N.W. The committee consists of J. Glaisher; Esq. F.R.S., Lord Wrottesly, F.R.S., Prof. Phillips, F.R.S., Prof. Tyndall, F.R.S., Dr Lee, F.R.S., J. F. Bateman, Esq, F.R.S., R. W. Mylne, Esq, F.R.S., and myself. Stations. Observer. Period. PEMBROKESHIRE. Tenby (Caldy Island) Mr Fletcher .C 1865- Haverfordwest 60 E. P. Phillips 1849- Kilgerran Rev D. Evans C 1865- Pembroke-dock 30 E. Chevalier.. C 1860- CARDIGANSHIRE. Aberystwyth 12 T.Paul C 1864- Cardigan 18 G. B. Osborne C 1864- „ Miss Parry. Frongoch 855 H. Thomas. 1863- Goginan 290 1863- Lampeter 420 Rev J.Mathews 1855-
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AMERICA. NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (MORNING). The Xew York Times says that the Federal Govern- ment have no ground for demanding the surrender of the crew of the Shenandoah. The American Consul's acceptance of the surrender of the Shenandoah as a war vessel precludes the Federal Government from com- plaining against the British authorities for discharging the crew. The recruiting superintendent of Pennsylvania has been ordered to despatch 450 cavalry recruits to the Department of the Gulf. The Governor of Alabama, in his message to the Legislature, urges the adoption of the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, and the passage of a clause for the protection of negroes. President Johnson has informed the Governor of Mississippi that the Federal troops will be withdrawn as soon as it is manifest that peace and order can be main- tained without them. Measures should be adopted to give freedmen the necessary protection to enable them to assume all their constitutional rights. The Governor of Mississippi, in his message to the Legislature, recommends the negro testimony to be received in the courts of justice, and that measures be passed for the protection of negroes, and for the taxation of negroes to support vagrant blacks. He approved the adoption of a special code for their government. The Governor of Louisiana has called a special session of the Legislature to elect members to Congress. General Fisk has made a speech, stating that Presi- dent Johnson bad informed him that he intended to carry out the late Mr Lincoln's views, and see the freedom of negroes guaranteed. He might not believe » ibeir ultimate attainment, but he meant that they ISi"" a chance. The Freedmen's Bureau snlvoj »e until the Southern States were re- A RA^lEI O°NE8LLY aid justly by freedmen. Cheever's ^n\haf.^ea hel.d at Dr' made denouncing PmiZnt wh,0,h speeches were p0iie^ •«■» States and the upholder of the S6cewiion dootrine. Mr Soddon and ^erenorB and Lubbeok have been ri leased on parole. The United States Circuit Court of Matyl^ has de- cided that the Government tax cannot be deducted from the interest due to foreign stock-holders ot kmerican 3?= .2ft conduct of Spain as a pretext for obtaining a foothold on AlA Mrgo8ofslaves has lately been landed on the north- western coast of Cuba.
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HAVERFORDWEST RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.
HAVERFORDWEST RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. DRILL INSTRUCTOR—SERGEANT-MAJOR RKID. Drills for the week commencing December 11, 1865. K § £ I i • £ at =3 2 •§ •a "g « £ a u, 9 S t 5 2 5 £ & t? u a S H ? H PH on P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P..M P.M. Squad Drill 7.30 Target Practiee. Judging Distance Position Drill Aiming Drill Battalion Drill GeneraIMuster. 8 Blank Firing Target Practice Band Practice 8 8 Orderly Non-commissioned Officers, Colour-Sergeants W. E. Jones. W. H. Morris, and T. Smyth. Orderly Bugler, W Codd. (Signed) X. PEEL, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding 1st Administrative Battalion Pembrokeshire Rifle Volunteers.
SUMMARY.
SUMMARY. THE first Fenian brought to trial, the editor of the Irish People newspaper, has been con- victed and sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude. The evidence, as the presiding judge observed, would have supported a capi- tal charge; but the prosecution had deemed it more prudent to proceed under an Act which has created a new crime-treasonable felony, as distinct from treason—and, by diminishing the severity of the punishment, has made it easier to obtain a conviction. The criminal, an educated and intelligent man, conducted himself with much propriety, acknowledged himself guilty by I British law' (that is, by the law of the United Kingdom, of which he is a subject), and earnestly disclaimed the imputation of having contemplated assassina- tion or massacre. Doubtless he no more contemplated them than those political en- thusiasts commonly have, who have marched blindly towards them. The difficulty in this case is to understand how any man could pos- sibly have pursued such dreams as realities. Mr Bright, naturally enough, is not a little disgusted at seeing two gentlemen of the Conservative way of thinking members for the important manufacturing borough of Blackburn; and, being invited to assist at a dinner of condolence to Mr Pilkington, he re- lieves his mind by an invective against all of that political pursuasion, who are, always were, and always will be, in his opinion, the most obstinate and stupid of their race. As to Lord Russell's Government, he desires to make known that it satisfies him pretty well, but only on the understanding that a Reform Bill shall be introduced immediately, and one which shall be not less agreeable to him than the Bill of 1860, About Jamaica he cannot trust himself to speak-but he does speak, nevertheless, a few red-hot words. On this subject perhaps no man can wisely trust himself to speak, till he has before him materials for a complete judgment. We have not such materials at present: we do not really know either the actual extent of the severities practised, or the evidence (whatever it be) forthcoming in justification of them. Extraordinary severities have been used-that we know-and the burthen of proof which lies on those who have to account for them is heavy; the first duty of the Government is to satisfy' itself on the subject, and its next to satisfy the public, which would be singularly callous to feelings of humanity and justice if it were content to remain for ever in the dark. What the causes are which have made, ac- cording to the Governor, the whole negro population disloyal and ripe for revolt, is a question which must come later. The civilities of the Spanish Court turn out to be worth as little as we supposed. Spain does not by any means desist from her ag- gression upon Chili. So that complication' is not over. Nor have we received the happy news of a pacification with Salhave, the negro chief with whom her Majesty's naval forces have come to blows at a remote corner The^American Government has published, through its Legation here, a general acknow- ledgment, in suitable &nd feeling terms, of the swarm of addresses by the assassination of President JAnco The Central Committee who superintended the administration of the funds co ec ed for the relief of the Lancashire distress have brought their labours to a satieiaC ory termi- nation. Never were thanks ^e" served than those accorded to Lord L)erby for his zealous attention to the relief of the dis- tressed cotton spinners, and Mr. Maclure has fairly earned his testimonial. W 18 Jp^tify- ing to find that the Committee have finished their labours with a balance in hand of nearly one hundred thousand pounds. Its disposal will, no doubt, require some cousidBratiou. There would be difficulty in giving it back to the subscribers, as in the case of the Shef- field Inundation Fund, of which the distri- butors offer to return fifty per cent. Such instances of unexpended subscriptions bear witness to an honest desire to avoid waste, and will certainly beget confidence in the prudent administration of ample funds should any future calamity make it requisite.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE EMPEROR NAPOLBON'S LIFE OF CAcsAft-We understand that a portion of the second volume of this important work is in the hands of Messrs Caasell, Petter, and Ualpic, the Emperor's publishers. J CHRISTMAS BALL.-Tbe annual Ball will be held at the Assembly Rooms on the 28th inst., under the steward- ship of E. T. Massy, Eltq., and Col. Bunbury. AN IMPOSTOR.—At the Police Office, to-day, before the Mayor, John Madocks, Evq.. John Flynn, a tramp, was charged with endeavouring to obtain relief on Thurs- day evening from Mr Superintendent Cecil, he having at the time money and food in his possession. His Worship ordered the prisoner to be sent to gaol for four days. HAVERFORJVWKST FREEMEN.-The Mayor will hold a Court at the Shire Hall on the 20th December inst, at ten o'clock, for the admission of persons as freemen of the Borough. Persons claiming to be admitted are required to attend, and to be prepared with proof in support of their respective claims. DRUNKENNESS AND RIOTOUS CONDUCT.—At the Magis ♦rates' Clerk's Office, on Friday, before O. E. Davies, Esq, and James Bowen, Esq., Henry Evans, sailor, of Fishpuard. was charged with drunkenness and riotous nondnct at Fishguard on the 30th ult. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and 10d; in rieUult of payment in a week, to be imprisoned for 14 days. WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.—The anniversary ser- vices in connection with the above school will be held at the Wesleyen Chapel on Sunday, 17th Instant, when the Rev W. P. John (late of Milford and now of the Isle of Wight) will preach in the morning at half past ten o'clock and in the evening at six o'clock. There will be a col- lection at the close of each service. CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIRTY.-Sermons in aid of the above Society will be preached on Sunday next; at Saint Mary's Church at 11 a.m, by the Rev G. Griffiths, rector of Neath; at Saint Thomas at 11 a.m, by the Rev F. Foster; and at Prendergast, at 6 p.m., by the Rev 3. Griffiths. A public meeting will be held on Monday evening, at Saint Mary's School Room, when the chair will be taken by J. H. Scourfield, Esq, M.P. The Rev Geo. Griffiths and the Rev J. Hughes, Secretary to the Association, will attend as a deputation. HAVERFORDWEST GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIBRARY FUND. -The second reading in aid of the Library Fund will take place on Wednesday evening, December the 13tb. An attractive programme has been issued, which will be rendered by the Rev W. Bowen Rowlands. M.A, G. Leader Owen, Esq, B.A, Mr J. Pavin Phillips, Mr J. E. Thomas, Mr T. H. Wilson, and the Choral Class. Mr W. L. Harding will preside at the pianoforte. The readings will commence at half past seven o'clock. Tickets (6d each) may be obtained at all the principal shops in the town. REFUSING DUTY.-On Wednesday, December 6th, before Thomas Roberts and Alfred B. Starbuck, Esqrs, Charles Hill, Henry Bridges, John Bridges, Paul Long- berg, and Robert Allis, seamen, were brought up in custody of A.P.S. Carroll and P.O. Nicholas, charged by Capt Mills, of the ship Cynosure, bound from Cardiff to Barcelona, with refusing duty at Milford on the 6th instant. The defendants were committed to the House of Correction at Haverfordwest for six weeks with hard labour. SAINT THOMAS'S CLOTHING CLUB, HAVERFORDWRST. -It is with pleasure the managers are able to inform the friends and subscribers to this Charity, that it is in a very prosperous state. About fifty-four pounds' worth of clothing was distributed to upwards of one hundred members in the year just closing. As the number of ap- plioants this year has been nearly double, only half the former premiums could be given. Having witnessed the benefit of clothing clubs for many years, producing as it does habits of care and forethought, it cannot be suffi- ciently commended to the attention of the benevolent and friends of the poor. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—At the Mayor's Office, on Wednesday, before the Mayor, John Madocks, Esq, and J. Marychurch, Esq, David Harries, foul merchant, Quay Street, was charged with threatening the life of his wife and child. The defendant was ordered to find bail to keep the peace for twelve months, himself in JE20, and two sureties in jElO each.- William Jenkins, alias Nixmy, was charged by Supt Cecil with being drunk and riotous at the parish of Saint Mary on the 6th instant. P.C. Codd proved the offence, and the defen- dant was fined JE2. and costs 7s, and in default of payment in a week, ordered to be imprisoned for one calendar month. RIFLE CONTEST -The contest for Colonel Peel's prize given to be shot for by the members of the Haverfordwest Volunteers who bad attended two drills during the month of November, came off on Monday. The ranges were 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each distance; regula. tion targets and scoring. The" eather was wet, and a strong wind from the left prevailed, which rendered the day unfavourable for shooting. The following is the re- sult of the contest 200 500 Total. I Sergt T. L. James (10s). 17 13 30 2 Col-Sergt W. E. Jones (5s) 14 10 24- 3 Corp Andrews (3s) 15 8 23 4 Private R. I. Jones. (2s) 11 12 23 ACCIDENT.—A sad accident occurred on Saturday night last to a young man named John Davies, ofCrowhill- road, near this town, by which he nearly lost his life. It appears that he was standing on one of St Martin's kilns, when he inbaled a portion of the gaseous vapour rising from the fire, which nearly rendered him in- sensible, and caused him to stagger and fall over to the ground, a depth of about eighteen or twenty feet. He was immediately picked up and oonveyed to the In- firmary, which moat fortunately was close at band. The surgeons, on examining the man, found no bones broken, but he was much bruised and shaken, and under their skilful treatment, be is since rapidly progressing towards recovery. DESERTING SERVICE -At the Shire Hall on Tuesday, before Summers Harford, Esq, Thomas Davies was charged with deserting the service of Mr Wathen, of Marioes Court. The defendant said that he bad left his service because the cottage in which he lived was not habitable: there was a large hole in the roof, through which the rain came in,—Mr Wathen stated that the house had been injured during the recent gales, and that it would be repaired as soon as the services of a mason could be obtained. In reply to the Clerk, the defendant expressed his readiness to return to his service if the house were repaired, and his wages were paid weekly. Mr Wathen said the house would be at once repaired, and that he bad no objection to pay the defendant weekly. The case was then adjourned till Saturday week, the defendant agreeing to return to his service, and Mr Watben to repair the house in the meantime. It was understood that the case would not come again before the magistrates if both parties kept their promise. TASKBR'S CHARITY.—A meeting of the Trustees of thig Charity was held at the Grand Jury-room of the Shire- hall on Wedneday last, when the following trustees were present, viz;—Messrs John Madocks (Mayor), James Higgon, William Owen, William Rees. George Rowe John Phillips, J. Lloyd Morgan, and Henry Lewis. A sum of;95 was awarded to seven of the boys leaving the school in the following proportionsTo John Gibb9, jEl; Henry Matbias, £ 1! Thomas Phillips, 15s; William James, 15s; William Prickett, 10s Lewis Pugh, 10s; and William Codd, 10s. Mr Charles Saies, draper, was given the contract for the boys' clothing for the year; Mr Benjamin White to supply the caps; and Messrs George Davies, Charles Moss, John Phillips, and Edward Wil- liams the boots. The number of boys in the school who are educated and supplied with a fnll suit of clothes gratuitously. is for the present year sixty-one, being eleven more than have been on this foundation at one time for some years past. The annual gift of 40s was this year voted to Thomas Evans, of Dew-street. LLANSTADWELL CHURCH.—Through the kind exertions of Miss Humphreys, of the South Wales Hotel, a very fine harmonium, by Alexander, has been placed in the above church. The harmonium has ten stops, and is in every respect a most superior instrument. Through the instru- mentality of the same lady, an altar cloth with the mono- gram I and cushions for the pulpit and reading desk, all of excellent manufacture, have also been pro- vided The funds, by means of which these articles have been supplied, have been raised solely by Miss Humphreys among the visitors at the South Wales Hotel, and her exertions in aid of the objects, which she has so fully and satisfactorily accomplished, are deserving of the highest commendation. We may also mention that another parishioner, Mr George Roch, of Hazelbeacb, has through subscriptions collected by him in the parish, caused the church to be most efficiently lighted. Sixteen handsome lamps have been placed In the church, and now, owing to Mr Roch's liberality, the sacred edifice is sufficiently lighted in every part. Two new stoves, which add greatly to the comfort of the congregation, have also been re- cently erected in the church. THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, WITH ONE HUNDRED IL- LUSTRATIONS.— Messrs Caasell, Petter, and Galpin have just commenced a re-issue of their Illustrated Pilgrim's Progress. When, about three years ago, they announced for publication, in weekly numbers and monthly parts, an Illustrated Bunyein, they promised an edition of the immortal Allegory which, In point of beauty of illustra- tion and completeness of elucidatory matter, would form a lasting monument to John Bunyan, acceptable to every household, and they kept their word. It was this edition of the Pilgrim's Progress, forming tbe-first of Messrs Cas- sell's uniform series of illustrated standard works, that marked the commencement of a new style of illustrated literature. The artists engaged were H. C. Selous, painter of the great picture of the Crucifixion,' and P. Priolo, whose drawings were most successful in catching the spirit of Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress was completed in about fifty-two penny numbers, nearly two years ago, and has from that time been published in a complete volume. The publishers now say that the large demand for the work in its periodical form assures them that a re-issue will be acceptable to the public, and we do not doubt that the announcement of a new edition, in weekly penny numbers and monthly sixpenny parts, will be good news to very many to whom it may not be con- venient to purchase a copy of the work in the complete volume. No. 1 of the re-issue is published In a new and very beautiful wrapper, and we can safely recommend our readers to invest a penny in the purchase of a copy.
CHARGE OF FELONIOUSLY RECEIVING…
CHARGE OF FELONIOUSLY RECEIVING WATCHES. At the Shire Hall, on Tuesday, George James, black- smith, of Prendergast, was charged before John Madocks, Esq, Mayor, and Summers Harford, Esq, with receiving two watches, the property of Mrs Bevan, watchmaker, of High Street, he at the time knowing them to have been stolen. The case, it will be remembered, had been adjourned from the Petty Sessions held on the 29th ult. Mr James Price, solicitor, (who appeared for the prosecution) applied for a remand till Wednesday, as a material witness, named Williams, was unable to attend in consequence of illness. P.S. George Evans. of the Pembrokeshire Constabulary, deposed that Williams was a member of the police force, and that a doctor's certificate bad been received, which stated that Williams was suffering from illness. 11 The case was then adjourned till Wednesday next, the bail for the appearance ot the accused being renewed. I
IRELAND AND THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
IRELAND AND THE CATTLE PLAGUE. LONDON, DEC. 2. 1865. To the Editor of The Pembrokeshire Herald. DKAR SIR,-I enclose a copy of a letter which appeared in The Times of Dec. 1st. Will you be good enough to publish it ? I hope it may have the effect of inducing the Agriculturists, Land- owners, and Magistrates in the County to adopt all the necessary precautions to prevent the intro- duction of the Cattle Plague through the ports connected with Ireland. 0 Yours truly, JOHN HARVEY. To the Editor of Tlte limes. SIR,-In your leading article to-day you assume that the cattle plague had not yet reached Ireland. This would, however, appear not quite so certain. On Sunday, at 3 p.m., one of a lot of 18 beasts was slaughtered on the dock quay at Liverpool imme- diately upon its arrival from Dublin, the inspector pronouncing it to be a very bad case of rinderpest. The remainder of the lot was sent to the cattle- market, and all were killed upon the Monday and sold for food. Quite agreeing with Lord Winchelsea in his re- marks upon the cruelty to which cattle are as a rule subjected on board the Channel steamers, I cannot suppose that this dreadful disease was generated in the short passage from Dublin to Liverpool. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. A. HAYMAN. Liverpool, Nov. 29.'
ROOSE PETTY SESSIONS.
ROOSE PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held at the Shire Hall, on Saturday, before O. E. Davies, Esq, A. B. Star- buck, Esq, J. P. Jones, Esq, and the Rev. P. Phelps. FOWL-STEALING. John Davies, aged 12 years, of Milford, was charged with stealing a fowl, the property of William White, of Robert-street, Milford. The prisoner denied the charge. Martha White deposed that she lost a fowl on Friday night, from a pigscot in the garden. The pigscot had a door which was fastened by a stick. The garden was surrounded by a wall. About one o'clock in the morning Sergt. Cproll come to the house, and her husband went first to the cot, and when he came in, she went out, and the hen was then missing. The fowl produced was her husband's property. A. Sergt. Caroll: About 11 o'clock last night, I was on duty in the new-road in Milford, in com- pany with P. C. No. 2. I was passing up the lane that leads out into a back street, when I saw a person coming towards the road. I stopped and the party stopped, and went in towards the hedge. I saw him change something from under his left arm and put it under the right. I was going to- wards him, and he began his road towards me, and I stopped. I discovered him to be the prisoner. He had something under his arm I asked him what he had, and he said Nothing.' He kept shying off, and I saw he had a fowl. 'Where did you get this ?' I asked. He replied I I don't know.' I said You must know,' and he said he had it in Slaughter House Lane, The fowl was quite warm. There were five fowls in the pigscot, and three were taken. The footmarks near the cot corresponded with the prisoner's boots. The prisoner's father is a butcher. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr 0. E. Davies remarked that it was a melan- choly thing to see a youth brought up on such a charge. The magistrates were bound to punish him, and they hoped the punishment he would now receive would prove a warning to him. The de- cision of the Bench was that he be sent to prison with hard labour for a week, and that he receive 12 strokes with a rod. Mr Phelps: If you come up again, you will be sent to a Reformatory for three years.
A JUDICIAL SEPARATION.
A JUDICIAL SEPARATION. At the Shire Hall, on Tuesday, before the Mayor, John Madocks, Esq., and Summers Harford, Esq., George Thomas, of North Gate, was charged with threatening to cut the throat of Agnes Scholefield, of Barn-street. In answer to the charge, Defendant said I never struck her in my life. Mr. Harford: What are the parties, are you married ? Defendant: No sir: but we have been living together as man and wife for the last six or seven years. I can't live with her any longer, and we are obliged to come here to settle it. Her conduct is bad-she comes home drunk- Miss Scholefield (daughter of complainant): You are a liar. The Clerk Sit down young woman and if I may give you a word of advice, don't make use of such language so early in life. Defendant: That is how she is brought up sir. Her mother gets drunk, and I can't live with her. The Clerk It is very lucky you are not married, and that you can separate. Complainant deposed He has kept me in bodily fear when drunk for several years. He has re- peatedly left me, and he joined the teetotallers for some time. He came home on Sunday morning between one and two o'clock, and burst my door in. while my child and myself were in bed. He swore he would cut both our throats, and that he would saw my head off with a saw. He kicked the carpets up, and broke my things. M r, Harford Let me understand-do you keep an inn or public house, madam ? Complainant A private house, sir. He shoved my child from one room against a press on the landing. I took up a poker to defend myself, and he threatened to cut my throat. I have no malice or ill will against him but I wish him to be tied over not to come to my house. I am really, on my oath, afraid he will injure me. Defendant: I left her three months ago, but she will not give up my clothes. Complainant What clothes have yoa ? The coat on your back I bought of Harries and Evans. The clothes on your back belong to me. Mr Harford: He says you gave them to him, and what have we to do with it 1 Complainant: No. I never gave them to him,, Mr Harford. Mr. Harford: They are on his back at any rate, (Laughter.) Defendant: I gave her all my money. Complainant: You never had any to give- where did you get it ? Defendant: You had two pounds of mine not long ago. Complainant: Yes, I had £ 2 with you after the election. Mr. Harford You both agree most beautifully this morning you both want to separate. (Laughter.) Defendant: I do, sir. Complainant: He said that before; but in a fortnight he will be back, and fall on his bended knees, begging me to take him back. (Laughter.) Clerk Why do you take him back ? Defendant: She will not let me alone. Clerk: I am afraid you are one of those who love not wisely but too well.' Complainant: He wanted me to marry him. Defendant: If we were married I could handle her very well. (Laughter.) Complainant: He is one of the biggest vagabonds on the face of the earth. He wanted to marry me that he might get my furniture to sell it. How was I to live with him if I married ? he earns nothing. The Clerk: He must be a very courageous man to withstand your battery, if this is a specimen of your volubility and conversation. (Laughter.) Defendant: Will your Worships be kind enough to make an order apon her to let me have what belongs to me? ° Mr Harford I don't know: that is a nice qoes- tion, which belongs to Mr Bagshawe's business. Defendant: Your Worships have the power, I believe. I sent to her on Thursday, but she will not give them up. Complainant: He has nothing there,—what is there that belongs to you ? Defendant: I have a lot of books there. Complainant: They belong to my child. Clerk: The magistrates have nothing to do with the question of property all they have to do is to preserve the peace. Any claim you have for clothes or anything else must come before Mr Bagshawe in the County Court. The Bench muit bind you over to keep the peace. Who will go bail for you ? Defendant: My father. The defendant was then bound over in the sum of J620, and his surety in the like amount, to keep the peace for six months. Defendant: She is not to interfere with my friends, she is calling and abusing them continually. Complainant I never do. Defendant: I shall have a polite note to-morrow or the next day asking me to come back. Complainant: It is you who write notes. Defendant's father: I have seen some notes abusing my family. Defendant: Writing anonymous letters abusing my friends. Complainant: No, I did not. Mr Harford That is right--go on-half a dozen at once. (Loud laughter.) The Clerk If you encourage him to come to your house, you must not come to this court to complain. Complainant: I do not encourage him I want him to stay away. Defendant: I am sorry to trouble the magistrates: but I was forced to come here to have it settled. Now it is done, I am satisfied. I am like poor Ned Ellis I am at liberty. (Laughter ) I can now go and get married: it is a sort of judicial separation. (Great laughter.) It was impossible for me to live with her. Mr Harford Then get away from her. Clerk It is very fortunate you are not married, and that you can get separated so easily, without the necessity for a judicial separation. Defendant: Very likely we shall get married one of these days yet. (Laughter.) Complainant: No, never. The parties then left the Court.
TENBY
TENBY THE DAVENPORT RIVALS gave two their moat extraordinary entertainments at tbo Itoyal Assembly Rooms. Ten by. Their performances were still more astonishing than on the first nieht, so much so that one of the audience, who sat blindfolded with the Messrs Maskelyne and Cook, declared that their tricks were accomplished by supernatural means. did think that the only spirits to be got hold of now*a*days, were those liable to Customs or ExoiBe duties. Is it not a question for the Inland Revenue—' The Davenports hawking about spirits without license?' Their rivals, however, entirely wash their hands of the spirits, and rely solely on their own skill, which is great. METEOROLOGY.—November.—The range of the baro- meter has been nearly two inches in the last month. Highest, 30.206, on the 7th lowest 28.260, on the 22nd. The highest temperature, at 81 a.m., was 54 deg. on the 17th lowest, at 81 a.m., 39 deg. on the 7th. The air was entirely saturated with moisture on the 14th, 17tb, and 19th. The greatest dryness observed was the 7th, when, with a temperature of 48 deg., the dew point was 35 deg. Rain fell on eighteen days, amounting to 2.43 inches. Of this 0.45 inches fell on the 2nd, and 0.41 inches on the 25th. The 22nd and 25th were marked by gales of great force but short duration. The maximum temperature of the month was 67 deg. on the 10th the minimum, 37 deg. on the 7th extreme range, 29-1 deg. -FREDERIC D. DYSTER. 9 F POLICB COURT.—December 4th, before the Mayor H. Sanders, Esq, and Rev T. Dunn.—j?. Rowland was charged with neglecting to maintain his wife. Case ad- journed until Friday next.-Eliz-a Jenkins, single woman, was Icharged with neglecting to find and provide suffi- cient food and arparel for her child. Case dismissed with a caution and severe reprimand. December 6th.- Before the Mayor, H. Sanders, Esq, and Rev T. Dunn. -Martin Moore, summoned for refusing to pay the amount of wages due to John Nugent and John Davin, for services rendered as seamen on board the Hills- borough, of St John's, of which the said Martin Moore was master, on a voyage from Gloucester to Carmarthen, did not appear by summons. Two warrants were issued for his apprehension, when he was brought before the Mayor and the Rev T. Dunn, and ordered to pay the wages and costs. MR CADMAN'S COLLIERY.-From time to time we hear Malaprops' and Crokers' stating that the mineral wealth of the neighbourhood is a mere sham, that the coal fields are nearly worked out, and that everything: but 'puff' is exhausted. But at intervals as the I testi- mony of the rocks' is brought forward to support the1 trutk of the revelation, so does it crop up and bear silent. witness to the tautb of the assertion made by the friend* of Pembrokeshire that it still abounds with mineral wealth; that its coal fields are not worked out, and that something else still remains besides 'puff.' For instance a short time since we had occaiion to notice the findiDg of hematite ore in a particular spot in the neighbourhood of Penally; the surprise occasioned by the lnformatiolk had scarcely subsided when it was discovered that almost all the whole of the surrounding land abounded wtih the valuable ore. In our last week's paper we made mention of tho Moreton Colliery in connection with the railway now In construction. We have now great plf" sure in informing our renders that a second and success* ful mining operation has just been made at Mr Cadman" Colliery, Begelly, namely, the sinking of a new pi:, some 60 yards deep, down to the low vein coal,' which i* deservedly held in high estimation. The seam was cot tbrongh on Saturday last, and found to be of the usual thickness. What especially adds to the worth of the find' is that great expectations are rite that by the endt of tqis month the railway (in the immediate neighbour- hood of this colliery) will be so far advanced, that railway trucks will he able to run toKingsmoor; they will thus be enabled to take a return load of this valuable anthracite to all and any of the stations of the Tenby and Pembroke line, and also to the eastward when It i* further completed. We bail each of these fresh dis- coveries of minerals as one more pledge for the material and permanent prosperity of this part of the county* Every one who is acquainted with the proprietor wi" rejoice at his personal good fortune. PENNY READINGS.—Another of these very popular entertainments came off at the Royal Assembly Room* on Friday evening. Tennyson's spirit-stirring poem. 'The charge of the Light Brigade,' was read with sonorous voice and martial emphasis by Col. Curtis,C.B., Mr Gregory pleased greatly in the song of The old arID chair.' The affecting incident of 'A tale of a cotton gown,' as related by Munro, was listened to with the greatest attention when read by Mr Heitland. Mr* Marchant sang 4 The blind girl to her harp,' with great taste—the varied effects of the song were well observed. In answer to an unanimous encore, she gave 4 The lovely harp.' Capt. W. Rees was exceedingly amusin* in Mr O'Leary's courtship.' The unenviable state of an unmitigated land lubber, who though habited kike* Dirk Hatteriok, with all the pretensions of being a salt* suffers the excruciating torments of sea sickness, wbil* he hears the party who are using his own yacht, drink- ing his own champagne, feasting on niceties provided b, his own purse—making themselves merry (with true Christian charity) with bis 'rig out' and his suffering* —was much enjoyed by the audienoe. Miiller'sglee 4 May* day' was fairly given by M rs Merchant, Master F. Mathias, Messrs Mathias and Barnaschone. Mr T. Bee* read Butler's serio comic stricture on excess of dress-* Nothing to wear,' with good effect. A duet, The Syroll and the Friar,' was next sung by Mrs Marohant and 31lr Barnaschone very creditably, and met with a warrD encore, but owing to the great amount of vocal wort which fell to the lot of this lady throughout the evening the recall could not be complied with. Mr T. H. Thom" read 4 The one-legged goose with great humour. Marchant again favoured ,the audience with 4 Break* break.' This very sweet song was much applauded- Mr T. Rees next read the pathetic story of Bernardo del Carpio,' as told in the admirable verses of the melodiou* Hemans, with great feeling. Mr Gregory, who is alway* a favourite, was loudly encored hi a manuscript soo £ r 4 The last farewell,' but owing to a sore throat he not able to comply with the flattering request. Curtis, C.B., read tbe particular phase of the experiences known as 4 Mr Caudle became a Ma*00'. Though the reading was admirable, and a keen humour pervaded the piece, we cannot but feel that the reader is far more at home when panoplied in steel when in the nodding cap and jingling bells. Our of this gentleman's reading may be briefly summed up this—he reads Macaulay's 4 Horatius on the 4 Virginius,' et hoc genus omne,' to perfection. Marchant, Master F. Mathias, Messrs Matbias aou Barnaschone were next encored in Stevenson's £ 4 See our oars with feathered spray.' Considering the party had only one opportunity to practice the glee reflected great credit on all concerned. entertainment concluded with 'God save the QueeO^ the solo being sung by Mrs Marchant. The paniments were exceedingly well played by Miss ley and Mr Barnaschone. After a vote of thanks ha been accorded to tbe Chairman (C.Allen, Esq,) and c^?^ir given for tbe ladies and gentlemen who had given assistance, the proceedings terminated. The room w filled in every part, testifying to the increasing larity of these entertainments. Great praise is Mr Gregory, to whom we believe the audience mainly indebted for the comparatively almofet quiet they enjoyed.
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PEMBROKE FAT CATTLE SHOW.—Through the exertions of Committee and Honorary Secretary of the pembroke Fat Cattle Show, to be held on Monday, the 11th # stant, we may expect a very superior show better a the amount of prizes and number and quality of than in any former years. There are entered to 6°^ pete for prizes about thirty oxen, heifers, and cows, about fifty fat sheep, the whole of which are veiT perior animals, and quite fit for Islington Show x*[ and were it not for the distance many would have sent there. There is also a large entry of fat heifers, cows, and sheep under the bead of Extra some of which are worthy to compete for prizes. whole will be offered for sale by auction after the a* of the judges, and will afford an excellent market the butchers of the principality.
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PIE MB ROKE-DOCK. PEMBROKE DOCK GARRISON.—Sullivan, the longing to the 7th Brigade, R.A, recently tried by oJj| martial, was trumpeted out of his regiment (and :pg of Her Majesty's service) on Friday morning last, previously had his facings, buttons, &c, cut from hi j form. He behaved in the most defiant danced and cheered all the way out of the Fort Square in front of the trumpeters, and in sight o brigade, which had been drawn up to witness his dation. He bad previously been branded with the 4B.C.' (bad character.) After leaving the fortr ^0fO was taken under a strong escort to Neyland, and of thence by rail to Millbank, to complete his sentence five years' penal servitude. -,aking MILFORD HAVEN.—This port seems to be „g»t rapid strides towards the position it should take to other places as regards shipbuilding. This is wondered at, as the whole haven, from Angle ur_oge. Landshipping, is admirably adapted for the p ftpd There is a larger number of vessels under cvef building in the harbour at the present time unjber was known before, and consequently a greater of people are employed. It is a matter of surp' „tile the facilities it affords for the purposes o _0 0f; shipbuilding have not been earlier taken a va an<J but we are glad to find that the Liverpool mere 0{ shipowners are fully alive to the difference non- repairs, &c., here and the prices at home. A te0Jiog ford, or rather Neyland, Messrs Gaddern are ,fttion their premises, so as to give increased ac?0IjjaCjj jleflflrfl Teasels requiring repairs; and at Pembroke u