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SWANSEA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 26.

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We refer our readers to the resolutions in an adjoining column relative to the intended Infant School at Morriston. The efforts of its promoters evince the most Christian feeling, and we hope to see them shortly rewarded by the full accomplishment of their benevolent views. The friends and admirers of the personal virtues and literary eminence of the late Rev. Edward Davies, author of Celtic Researches, and several other learned publications, have commenced a subscription to erect a Monument to his Memory in the Church of Bishopston, near Swansea, where lie was Rector 25 years, towards defraying the expense of which the late Bishop of St. David's, Dr. Burgess, the present Bishop of Salisbury, has been pleased, among the first subscriptions, to contribute five pounds. Mr. Davies was born at Hendre-einon, in the parish of Llanvareth, and county of Radnor, and was author of the following literary works 1. Aplitharte, the Genius of Britain, a Poem.—2. Vacunalia, consisting of Essays in verse.-3. Translation of an ancient British Poein, Aymes Prydain Fawr (the armed Oonfetleracy of Great Britain) 4. Kliza Powell, or Trials of Sensibility, a fictitious Tale.—5. Specimens' of an English metrical translation of the Poems, of the more ancient Welsh Bards, and of Dafydd ab Gwilym.—(5. Celtic Researches—7. Mythology and Rites of the British Druids.—S. Series of Discourses on Chnrch Union.—9. Immannel, a Letter on Isaiah vii. 14.—10. Public Dues obligatory on a Christian Conscience; a Sermon against Smuggling.—11. The Claim of Ossiati examined and appreciated.—12. Remarks on the British Chronicle, Brut Tysilio.—13. Thoughts and Conjectures on the Book of Job. The latter two were communicated, a few years before his death, to the Royal Society of Literature, of which, in consequence of his literary eminence, he had been elected one of the Royal Associates. SWANSEA INFIRMARY.—The sum of 351. 13s. was col- lected at St. Mary's Church, Swansea, on Sunday, the 14th inst., after a most powerful and appropriate appeal by the Rev. Wm. Hewson, D.D., Vicar, in aid of the funds of the above most ex- cellent and charitable institution.—The following abstract of the previous residences of the in-door patients received in the year ending 1st of June, 1834, will testily how generally the benefits of this institution are felt. Let us hope that its funds, and in con- sequence its general usefulness, will be increased in proportion to the increase of its accommodations Yea. endiim 1 xt, Jnne. 1834. Swansea. 10 Tredegar 3 Carnarvon l Morriston 5 Abeniaie 2 Cardi"aii l J>ower 8 Sirhowy 1 Clifton' 1 Llansamlet 4 Monmouth 2 Devonshire' 2 AJan^ifeiach • 6 St. Bride's Major • 1 Dorsetshire 1 Loughor 1 Wenvoe 1 Cornwall .1 UYSTERMONTH 2 CORNTOVVN 1 LONDON 5 LANGUIKE 2 LANTWIT-MAJOR I ANGLESEY 1 BARGAIN 1 NOR WAY, #.• 1 MERTHYR AND? ? BRIDGEND 1 DOVVLAIS I BRECON 6 106 HIRWATN 1 CARMARTHENSHIRE 14 Two, WHOSE ABODES ARE not given. GLAMORGAN AND MONMOUTHSHIRE INFIRMARY. IN addition to the munificent donations of the Marquis of Bute and D. Jones, Esq. which we announced last week, towards this intended erection, John Nicholl, Esq. the respected Member for Cardiff, has desired his name to be put down for 1001. A meeting, to take the subject into consideration, is advertised to be holden on Thursday next, when we have no doubt the spirited inhabitants of Cardiff will join heart and hand in the good work. „ %DIF1F —THE ,DINNE>" to be given by the inhabitants of Carditr to the Marquis of Bute, as a mark of respect and gratitude for his unwearied and persevering determination to implove the port and trade of the town; and also for his very great munificence in giving one thousand pounds to build an Infirmary at Cardiff, as well as for his uniform support of every object 01 henevolence," is to take place at the Angel Inn, on Friday, the 3d of October. The subscription list has been closed at 120. Mr. Cubitt, the celebrated engineer, employed by the Marquis of Bute to construct the grand Ship Canal at Cardiff, arrived there on Wednesday se'nnight, accompanied bv two other scientific gentlemen and is now taking active measures for im- mediately commencing this extensive work. COWBRIDGE VESTRY.—The open and unprotected state of the back part of Cowbridge Church-yard has for a considerable time past occupied much of the attention of the more responsible and substantial members of that little community. The evident indecency of its present position has at length induced the adop- tion of such measures as must gladden and joy the hearts of those whose parity of feeling and correctness of principle lead them to treat with becoming reverence all that is connected with God's Holy House. On Friday the 19th inst., a vestry, which was convoked by a previous notice, and which was composed of all the respectable persons in the town, assembled in the Parish Church, to give the matter their deliberate consideration, the Rev. O. Jenkins presiding. After a few excellent preliminary observations on the impropriety of the exposed state of the church- yard, the Rev. Gentleman proposed that it should he efficiently enclosed forthwith, and was seconded in a very neat speech by E. Bradley, Esq. The motion was put and carried nem. con. The meeting then proceeded to view the ground and to determine upon the most economical and effective plan in furtherance of the object of the meeting. Here it was stated that several individuals laid claim to certain "rights of wav" through the ground, which have existed from time immemorial. In consequence of those circumstances the meeting were at a loss how to act, until it was intimated by some one. that the Rev. Chancellor of the Diocese was in the town, when it was unanimously resolved to request his opinion upon the subject. The Chairman and E. Bradlev, Esq. were deputed to wait upon that gentleman, who, with his "accus- tomed urbanity, immediately honoured the meeting with his pre- sence. Pursuant to the Rev. Chancellor's recommendation, who in the most feeling manner, and in his own beautiful style of eloquence, spoke ot the horrors of desecration, and of the neces- sity there was that the things Deo oplimo maxima should be re- garded with the most awful veneration, it was resolved that the parties claiming a right of way should he allowed sufficient ground for free egress and regress, while at the same time the church- yard might be so protected as to preclude the possibility of the recurrence of those nuisances so long and so loudly denounced. The arrangements which are projected will render this church- yard one of the neatest and prettiest in the county, and it is to be hoped that it will never again, ad honores, be disgraced by such i scenes or such appearances as were adverted to in our columns by a letter which we inserted some time since, and which, though characterised by a good deal of spleen, told, no doubt, some severe truths. DArtING BURGLARV.-Some unfeeling scoundrels, late last night or early this morning, broke into the shop of Mrs. Y oods (a widow), near St. John's Church, in this town, and stole therefrom a considerable quantity of goods. A reward has been offered by the Swansea Association for Prosecuting Felons, for the apprehension, if convicted, of the offender or offenders. W THEATRE.—Wehave been highly gratified this week with the original and highly finished performances of Mr. T. P. Cooke. His sadors are perfect—one moment convulsing us with laughter, the next drawing from us the involuntary tear. Jack's song or Jack's hornpipe are equally characteristic and inspiring. His Monster in Presumption is a faithful portrait, thrilling you with sensations of awe and fear, while at the same time he excites your greatest compassion for his unhappy introduction into being. We are happy to find Mr. Cooke prolongs his stay in Swansea next week, for the purpose of getting up some new pieces never acted here. We have only time to say that the exertions of the coin- pany in support of Mr. Cooke have been mast meritorious, and fully deserving the applause they received.-This evening the performances, it will be observed, are by the desire and under the patronage of the Portreeve and Corporation of Swansea, when, we have little doubt, a brilliant house will be the result. A Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England has been opened at Llandovery, under the management of Mr. D. R. Rees.-Our informant adds—"The advantages arising from Joint Stock Banks, with respectable shareholders, conducted upon a liberal and extensive plan, have now become so apparent as to require no illustration. No doubt from the highly respectable and influential direction of the National Provincial Bank of England it must of necessity become the most useful of all these Establishments, and give a facility to Commercial transactions, which, although well known and appreciated in Scotland, yet has hitherto been comparatively unknown in England and Wales." The diploma of THE Royal College of Surgeons was con- ferred on Mr. Lewis Davies, of Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, on Wednesday the 16th inst. THE CHURCH.—On the 9th inst., the Bishop of St. David's was pleased to license the Rev. W. Th. Nicholl, to the Perpetual Curacy of Llanfihangel-Aberbythycb, Carmarthenshire, on the presentation of Earl Cawdor.-On Thursday the 18th inst. the Rev. William Williams, Vicar of Gwenddwr, was inducled by the Rev. D. Williams, B.A. to the Rectory of Llyswen, in the county of Brecon, on the presentation of Mrs. Macnamara, of Langoed Castle.-The Rev. James Temple Mansel, M.A has been licensed, by the Bishop of Hereford, to the Curacy of Mon- mouth.—The Rev. James V. Vincent, of Gorddineg, has been ap- pointed to the living of Llanfairfechan, in Carnarvonshire, on the presentation of the Bishop of Bangor, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Thomas. We understand that this living was held by Mr. Vincent's great-grandfather and grandfather. Wednesday, the 17th instant, was solemnly set apart in the parish of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, as a day of thanksgiving- to Almighty God, for the late bountiful harvest. The day-was observed as a Sabbath and with perhaps only a solitary excep- tion, the labourers were freely exonerated from work, and all appeared in Church as on Sundays. The farmers, to their ho- hour, were all present. BRECON.—We understand that that zealous officer, Col. Love, is to be continued in the command of this district. The Venerabie Archdeacon Davies and his family arrived at 13ieeon on Saturday morning, after a residence of nine weeks at St: David's. We understand that the new Glamorganshire-street chapel, at Brecon, will be opened on Wednesday the 8th October, and that several eminent ministers are expected to preach on the occasion. Joseph Claypon, Esq., of Boston, Lincolnshire, in passing through Brecon last week, liberally contributed 251. towards the erection of the chapel. BRECONSHIRE RACES took place on Wednesday and Thursday last. The weather each day proved delightfully fine, and the Company was extremely gay but our Correspondent thinks not so numerous as would have been the case had greater publicity been given of the time fixed. Many of the equipages on the ground were certainly very splendid.-The following is an account of the sport First Day.—The Breconshire Stakes of 20 sovereigns each, h. ft. with 20 sovereigns added-2 miles. Mr. P. Wilkins names b. m. Lady Harrington, 5 yrs. 9st. Olb. Mr. Webb names br. g. The Major (hafi brerl) 6 yrs. Sst. 91b. Mr. Fuller's br. f. Nell Gwynne, 4 yrs. Sst. Olb. Capt. Boweii David's b. f. Mimic, 4 yrs. 7st. 21b. Nell Gwynlle walked over. A Match between Mr. Peyton's gr. g. Frolic, aged, and Mr. H. Maybery's br. g. Spree, aged, list each, 2 miles, for 100 sovs. h.ft. was won by the former. Spree appeared the favourite at starting, indeed, 4 to 1 were offered. The Ladies Plate of 50 sovereigns, heats 2 miles :— st. lb. Mr. Fuller's br. f. Nell Gwynne, 1 yrs 9 0 1 1 Mr.GMgh'. br. g. Lely, agerl 9 10 2 2 Mr. Ij ler's br.f. by Lasborouoh, 3 yrs 7 2 3 dr. Mr. Williams's ch. m. Dauntless, aged 9 5 4 dr. _Mr. Powell's br. f. Termagant, 3yis 7 8 5 3 TillS was an excellent race and well contested by Nell Gwt/nne and Lely. J A Match between Mr. St. George's b.m. Fatima, aged, 9st.71b. and Mr. Disney's cli. g. The Admiral, 4 years old, lOst, 2 miles, 50 sovereigns, was barely won by the former by about half a head. The Usk Stakes of 10 sovereigns each, h. ft., and only 3sovs. if declared, for horses not thorough bred, with 20 sovereigns added from the fund, heats twice round, and the distance about a mile and three quarters :— st. lb. Mr. Gongh's ch.m. Dandina, aged 9 13 2 1 1 •J''Yray|iery names br■. m. Polly Ilopliins, a^ed 7 9 I 2 2 Mr. VV ebb names br.?. The Major,*} yrs 9 8 dr. Ti ° r|,on,e's Cannon Ball, 5 yrs 9 3 dr. The Galloway Stakes of one sovereign each, with a Cup added n st. lb. Mr. Powell s b. g. Crazy .Tacit, 4 yrs 8 1 1 1 Mr. Cough's b. m. Useful, 4 yrs.' 8 3 2 3 Mr. Williams's ch. m. Brecon Youth, 3 yrs. 6 12 3 4 Mr. Kenedy's b. m. The Abbess, 4 vrs 7 12 4 2 J j 0LA,NARY a* the Castle Hotel in the evening was well at- tended, and the splendid new Ball Room was at night completely filled with the rank, beauty, and fashion of the town and neigh- bourhood, and many visitors from distant parts. On Thursday, the County Stakes were easily won by Mr. May bery s Spree, beating two others. j j A Match between Mr. Kenedy's Abbess and Mr. Cross's Little Robin, was won by Abbess. The Members' Plate was won by Mr. Gough's Lely, beating two others. ° Full particulars of Thursday's proceedings will be given in our next. o ° BRECON INFIRMARY.—Report of Patients to the 23d of September instant :—In and Out Patients Remaining last week, Slnce- Is; ,otaJ 81.—Cared, 13—Remaining 68.— Medial Officers for the week:— Physician, Dr. Lucas-Surgeon, Mr. Armstrong. ° INQUESTS.—On the 17th instant, Mr. Edward Morgan, of L anvaes, in Brecon, aged about 70, died suddenly. Lewis Watkins. Esq. one of the County Coroners, in the absence of the Key. Charles Griffiths, Baihft and Conner for the Borough, held an inquest, when the Jury returned a verdict-" Died by apo- plexy. —Oil the 19th inst. the same Gentleman held an inquest av the Cock Inn, in the village of Broynllis, Breconshire, on the body of John Williams, a shoemaker, who fell from a tree. There was an idea prevailing in the neighbourhood that the deceased went up the tree with the intention of destroying himself. Hence a post mortem examination became necessary, which was per- formed by Mr. North, surgeon, Brecon, whose'evidence adduced that the cause of death was to be attributed to a concussion of the brain, and that there was a considerable extravasation of blood under the scalp. The Jury returned a Verdict, Accidental Death caused by concussion of the brain. BRECON POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Before Hu^h Bold Esq., Recorder, and Lancelot Morgan, Esq., Alderman). Eliza- beth Davies, for drawing beer after twelve o'clock on Saturday night, the (5th of September, 1834 Thomas Morgan, landlord of the King's Head, Kensington, Brecon, for permittinjr drunkenness and disorderly conduct in his house on the night of the 6th of September; Thomas Jenkins, the landlord of the Queen's Head, Brecon, for a similar complaint; and also the landlady of the Ball's Head, were each convicted and fined. John Richard land- lord of a beer-shop, for permitting drunkenness and disorderly conduct in his house, was discharged, on payment of costs. Thomas Lloyd, shoemaker, on the complaint of Ann Branford for an assault, on the 9th of September and George Phillips, shoe- maker, for an assault on Thomas Branford, police-officer. were each fined 5s. Joseph Price, for abusing and ill-treatin:4 the said Thomas Branford, was committed, for want of sureties (after- wards held to bail), to appear at the next Quarter Sessions for theBorongn. William Griffiths, shoemaker, upon the complaint of James Hergerst, shoemaker, for an assault and battery, was bound over to keep the peace and to appear at the Quarter Ses- s^ns Before John Parry Wilklns, Esq. and the Rev. Thomas Vaughan ~Qn Saturday the 20th inst. William Jones was fined one s.nflin? tor assaulting John Williams, of the Cradock Inn, in Jjallle parish. Thomas Williams of Merthyr Cvno^ undpr thp Act of 2Sth Geo. III. cap. 38, was fined five poundslbr deceitful winding of bt) fleeces of wool, sold by him to Messrs Morgan, of Glasbury, which Thomas Morgan, Esq. one of the firm, most generously presented to the Brecknock Infirmary. SCOTCH CATTLE."— Four men, named W. Howells, David Elias Evans, William Watkins, and IK. Llewellyn, were fully committed for trial at Merthyr, on Saturday se'nnight, on a charge of burglariously entering the dwelling-houses and cruelly beating and wounding John Corbett and his wife, and W. Ryan and his wife. The prisoners belong to a gang ot scoundrels who call themselves" Scotch Cattle." ABERYSTWITH RACES — II Ll. Edwards, Esq., of Nan- horan, Carnarvonshire, and C. A. Pritchard, Esq., of Brynoo- Cardiganshire, are appointed Stewards of these Races for the ensuing year, and as the course is improvable, it is in contem- pletion to make some judicious alterations in the ground before the next meeting, for which a considerable sum has been al- ready subscribed. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle and family arrived at his seat, Hafod, on Thursday se'nnight. We understand his Grace intends putting his mansion in thorough repair, and se veral cargoes of freestone have already arrived for that purpose NEWPORT.—On Tuesday se'nnight, Benjamin Hall, ESQ." rT- i Vo*ien(! ft Iliee*in £ constituents and friends, at the Gins School-rooom, which, although the most capacious apart- ment in the town, was crowded to excess. The Hon. Gentleman went through a complete history of the Session, explaining and justifying his votes on the different important questions that had come before Parliament, and was heard throughout with the greatest attention and satisfaction. After he had concluded the following' resolutions were carried by acclamation .u1Si!" cal l'1C votls S'yen by the Hon. Member for the Borough? dnrin^ the last Session of Parliament, and his constant attention to the imtrest of his constituents, entitle, hiai to their cor.iial lhauks and continued confidence. <-««uiiutu 2 entertain an earnest desire that effective measures should be taken by the Legislature to correct existing abuses in our public institutions, and thereby afford that relief which the nation expee e o result from the Reform Bill. lo CHEPSTOW.—On Wednesday se'nnight, the New Inde- penaent Cliajiel in this town was opened ror divine worship. The Rev. 'VITI. Jay, of Bath, preached in the forenoon, from 1 Samuel m.I, Rev. D Lewis, of Abergavenuv, in the afternoon from Romans vm. 17, and the Rev. G. Legge, A.M., of Bristol,'in the evening, from Isaiah xliii. 10. The congregations were full both morning and afternoon and the collection exeeeded the most sanguine expectation of the friends. The tenantry of Lord Bagot (who has large estates in the vale of Clvvyd), some time ago, in their anxiety to give expres- sion to their feelings of respect and gratitude towards his Lord- ship, for his kindness and liberality, came to a resolution of in- viting him to a public dinner. The dinner took place on Thurs- day, in a temporary building in the garden of the Bagot Arms, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire. Three hundred persons were ¡ present, many persons beside the tenantry having united in this expression of respect. At the upper end of the dining-room was 0 exhibited in large golden characters (worthy of appearing in letters of gold), Live and let live." When the Noble Lord's ¡ health was given, he was so overcome by his feelings as to be loarcely able to reply.- Shrewsbury Chronicle. j i

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