Monmouthshire Merlin

CAN I Thomas Brown, Ysic., am roddi tir i adeiladu Capel Bryn- Ilyfryd, yn nghyd a'i ymddygiadau haelfrydig cyffredinol i Anghydffurfwyr. TELWCH CHWITHAU, CAN HYKY, BARCH I'R HWN Y MAE PARCH YX DDYLEDUS.— Paul, Rho'wn barch ac anrhydedd i'r hwn maent ddyledus, A theilwng 0 honynt yw gwrthrych ein can; Boed enw Brown, Yswain, yn anwyl a pharchus, Drwy'r ardal a'r gwledydd, gan bawb, heb wahan A minau, eiddil-fardd, a ddygaf lawrwyfen, I'w rhoddi yn nghoron ein noddwr yn awr. Nid gormod galluoedd perffeithiaf yr Awen, I blethu mawl-ganiad i berson mor fawr! Nid ym yn ei ganmawl am feddu talentau I arwain byddinoedd ar feusydd y gwaed, Nac am ei ddeheurwydd yn trafod c&d-arfau, Er gwneyd ei gyd-ddvnion yn balmant i'w draed. Na, na, nid gwaelflodau gwywedig addurna Gymeriad rhinweddol ac enwog ein dyn, Ond blodau byth-wyrddion a'u tegwch ni ehilia Drwy dreiglad yr oesau hwy fyddant yr un. Dwfn gcrfier ei nodwedd ar greigiau 0 fynor, Ei enw fo'n hysbys i'r oesoedd a ddaw, Fel dyn a weithredai yn un a'i egwyddor, A'i galon yn cyson ysgogi ai law Glyn Ebwy sydd heddyw yn frith 0 golofnau, Er prawf o'i ymddygiad haelfrydig mewn Had, o blaid Anghydffurfiaeth a'r holl sefydliadau A fyddo a'u tuedd at wella y wlad. Pa ddyn all ei feio am fodyn Eglwyswr, Am bleidio defodau a chredo y Llan ? Nid yw yn gyfrifol i neb ond ei Grewr Am ddewis ei gredo ei enwad a'i fan, Ond er yn Eglwyswr, nid yw fel rhai mawrion, Am gadw ei arian a'i aur yn ei god, Gan warthus ormesu a threthu y tlodion Er cynhal ei grefydd mewn urddas a chlod. Bydd Capel Bryn-hyfryd yn em yn ei goron Yn tanbaid ddisgleirio hyd ddiwedd ei oes, Ac wedi ei farw, e' dderbyn wobrwyon Am bleidio a noddi cyfundrefn y GROES, Yr Icsu gofnoda y leiaf drugaredd A wneir i'w anwyliaid tu yma i'r bedd, A thry y pliiolaid 0 ddwr yn y diwedd, I'r rhoddwr iawn-galon yn foroedd o hedd. Pan ydym yn nesu at gapel Bryn-hyfryd, Mae tanau ein tclyn yn hwylus i gyd, Ymnertha yr Awen, adfywia yr ysbryd, Mewn awydd am ddatgan ei glodau i'r byd, Ar dafod pob prydydd boed clod i Brown, Yswain, G watwared y creigiau eu canau gwir fad, Eheded yr adar a'i fawl dros holl Brydain, A'r awel ddiango a'i rin i bob gwlad. 0 gapel Bryn-hyfryd, ust! dyrcha ei foliant Yr holl gynulleidfa ddatganant ei rin; Gwrandawydd ac aelod yn barchus siaradant, Am dano—Brown, Yswain, yw testun pob min, Gan wladwr a Christion, fe haeddai ei barchu, Tra cornant yn ymladd a danedd y graig, Tra chwaon ac ednod i'r boreu yn cathlu, Tra llongau yn dawnsio ar wyneb yr aig. I'r Saeson a'r Cymry 'r un wedd y cyfrana Pob enwad crefyddol y naill fel y Hall; A phob rhy w gymdeithas a Ion gvnorthwya Os bydd ei dybenion yn bur a diwall Ei enaid a lona wrth diwygiadau, A r oes yn myn'd rhagddi mewn rhinwedd a dysg; Blodeua yr ardal yn fuan mewn moesau, Ysgoga ein Noddwr fel haul yn ein mysg. Ger Pont-y-gof gwelir ysgoldy ardderchog, Lie dysgir ieuenctyd i ddarllen y Gair, Yn hwn ci haelioni ddisgleiria yn emog Tra macn ar faen yma ei glodydd a bair, Yn hardd yn ei ymyl y saif Ebenezer, Areithia yn hyawdl a nerthol yn awr, A diwedd pob brawddeg yw uehel ddyrchafer Brown, Yswain, am gymhorth i foli'r Duw mawr. Mae'r Twyn wedi fritho a themlau mawreddog, Lie gall y credadyn addoli ei Dduw: Y Tabernacle, a Saron, a safant yn enwog Golofnau 'i dystio 'i gymeriad anwyw; I'r Saeson Wesleyaidd ymddyga'n haelionus, Y mae ei haelfrydedd fel llanw heb draij E rydd at Golegau, a phob peth daionus, A'i wenau a'i roddion groesawa bob rhai. Dymunaf roi diolch mewn cynes deimladau, Dros ardal Glyn Ebwy i'w Noddwr yn awr; Er diolch a diolch hyd ddiwedd ein dyddiau, Nid gormod yw hyny, ein rhwymau sydd fawr; Efe, yn lie gwawdio ac erlid crefyddwyr, A rydd iddynt arian a thiroedd yn rad, crefydd yn uchel yn mhlith ei hoff weithwyr, A rodda i'w fcddwl aruchel foddhad. Cydwaeddwn yn uchel yn awr wrth derfynu, Hir einioes i'n Hyswain pob mwyniant a bri Teg wenau lihagluniaeth ddilyno ei deulu, Dylifed cysuron i'w llwvbrau yn lli, Pan ddelo arch-elyn dynoliyw i'w daro, Boed gwenau cydwybod i'w loni pryd hyn; Tra byddo yr Ebwy i'w thaith yn ymdreiglo Ei enw fo'n anwyl yn mythod y Glyn. Beaufort- PERBDUR, Hon oedd yr oreu yn Eisteddfod Glyn Ebwy. PENNILLION Yn Cyfateb i O Snatch me Swift;, qan Br Calhoii Gicel Hysbysiad am Eisteddfod Twyn Drysiog yny uTlL 0 cipia fi 0 wydd helbulon byd I le na wyr pa beth yw byw mewn pvd I le dedwyddweh, hedd, a chysur gwell, A gwna mewn hwyl yn lion fy unig gell; Ond os mwy boddlon wyt, oruchel ri, I ofid blin fod drwy fy mywyd i, Os gwyntoeud ercli osodwyd i fy rhan, Ac ymchwydd tonau drwy fy nyddiau gwan, Gadewch i'r don a rhued gwyntoedd croes, Yn foddlon wyf—a molaf drwy fy oes. Mor hardd fydd cwrdd a llu o feirdd ein gwlad, A' J1 swyno gan holf sa in telynau mad, A lleisiau mwyn cantorion mawr eu bri, O dewch i'r wyl! gwledd awen a fydd hi; Y beirdd a fu, pe byddent yma 'nawr, Cydunent oil mewn rhyw lawenydd mawr Pob carwr iaith, a defion Cymru gu, o de'wch i'r wyl! ac unwch gyda ni, Gadewch ar ol helyntion maith y byd, A mynweh ddydd i noddi Gwalia glyd. IDLOES.

THE FRENCHMAN IN LONDON.—A Frenchman, newlv arrived in London, impatient io see the town, but fearful of not finding his way back to his hotel, carefuUy copied upon a card the name painted on the wall at the corner of the street in which it was situated. This done, he felt himself safe, and set out for a ramble, much upon the principle vulgarly known as following one's nose." The whole day long he strolled and stared to his heart's con- tent: wearied, at last, he jumped into a cab, and with the ea-y confiding air of a man who feels perfectly at home, he read from the card he had prudently preserved, the name of the street he dwelt in. The cabman grinned horribly. This English pronunciation is sadly difficult," said the Frenchman to himself; "he does not understand me." And he placed the card before the man's eye Cabby grinned more than ever, gazed in his fare's astonished face and ended with sticking his hands in his pockets, and roar ing with laughter. Indignation was manifested by the foreigner; he appealed to the passers by, who gravely listened to him at first, but upon beholding his card, joined, one and all, in chorus with the coachman. The French- man now got furious, swore, stamped, gesticulated, like a. candidate for Bedlam. He went so far as to threaten the laughers a crowd assembled; everybody sympathised with him until they knew the circumstances of the case, when they forthwith joined in the infectious hilarity. Up came tho police, those guardian angels of bewildered foreigners in iJbndon's labyrinth. The aggrieved Gaul felt sure of sympathy, succour, and revenge. He was never more mistaken. The gentlemen' in blue roared like the rest. They evidently could not help it. Compunction mingled with their mirth, but they nevertheless guffawed exceed- ingly. To what extremities the desperate Frenchman might have proceeded, it is impossible to say, had not a gentleman acquainted with his language appeared upon the scene. He, too, laughed violently on beholding the card, and when he had spoken a few words to the French- man, the Frenchman laughed likewise, which was a signal for a recommencement of general hilarity. The address so carefully copied by the foreigner, at the corner of the street, was the fo.llowmg: Commit no nuisance!" Blackwood!s Magazine. HOLLOWAY'» PILLS AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR IMPURITY OF BLOOD AND GENERAL D ^.RANGF.MENT OF HEALTH-—J>;any persons of robust habits frequeu'tlv suffer from dangerous determination of blood to the hea/, benumbed fee ings in the limbs, heaviness and drowsiness arising from the blood being in a bad state the stomach in sucu case,s)s generally out of order, with little or no appetite, huch individuals should take a course of Hoi- loway s L ill s. i housands who had been given up as in- curable by the faculty have been thoroughly reinvigorated in constitution and restsred te the uninterrupted enjoy- nientot goad health, cy this admirable remedy.

WRECK OF THE TAYLEUR. The following letter is from the pen of Mr. Samuel Hadlcy, whose escape from the wreck of the ill-fated Taylcur, as mentioned by us at the time, occasioned much satisfaction to his relatives and friends in this dis trict: — [TO THE EDITOR.] Dear Sir,—As you have already informed your readers that I was one of the fortunate passengers who survived the wreck, I send you a few particulars of this lamentable affair, and which came under my own observation. I was a passenger in the saloon, a square built house standing on the after part of the deck, in which there were about twenty passengers, the captain, doctor, and officers of the ship—altogether about thirty souls. "Between decks" I was informed there were from 500 to 600 souls, passengers and crew. We sailed from the Mersey on Thursday, Jan. 19th, with a fine breeze from S.E., being towed by a steam-tug as far as Point Synas, at which place the pilot and steam-boat loft us. I heard the pilot say to the captain, just as he was leaving, I never saw a ship sail so fast with so little canvas." Soon after this, a squall came on sail was shortened, but the wind increased to a gale. The captain manifested the greatest anxiety and attention, not going below during the whole of Thursday night, the doctor and myself staying up with him. Heavy adverse winds continued during all Friday, on the night of which day it was more moderate. On Sunday morning the wind again increased, and came on to blow what the sailors call "great guns." Our captain appeared very uneasy; whether this was caused by the "head winds," local attractions of the compasses, or the inefficicncy of some parts of the crew, I cannot say. As I had been below but little since leaving Liverpool, I lay on my bed with my clothes on. About half-past eleven, Mr. Thompson, my partner in the state-room" opened my door, and hearing more noise than usual, I mquired what was the cause of the bustle on deck? He said, "wearing ship." Immedi- ately upon this, the carpenter ran into the saloon, and in a hurried manner inquired for the deep sea lead and line for sounding. I began to think something was wrong, and ran on deck. The first thing that met my eye was the dismal rocks of Lambay Island. The decks were now crowded with passengers and crew, who were gazing in silent awe upon that sorrowful spot which was to be in a few minutes the means of hurrying hundreds into eternity. But as the ship neared the frowning cliff, and struck, the scene became one of distraction and terror. Mothers clinging to their infant children, sisters to their brothers, crying for help. The cries of the passengers now became heartrending—some praying, some taking leave of their friends, others running up and down the decks in frantic terror. The greater part of the male passengers were so terribly paralysed with fear, as not to be able to render any assistance in getting ropes or spars from the ship to the rock. When the ship struck, some jumped off and saved themselves, while many others shattered themselves to pieces in the attempt. I saw one poor fellow who tried to get ashore—he jumped off, the concussion was too great, ho fell on his face, and remained motionless. In a minute or o, I saw blood running down the rock, evidently eommg from some part of hIS body. A breaker soon came, and the backwash" took him into the deep. During this tIme the captain was doing all that could be done to get a communication from the ship to the rock. With great difficulty this was done, some ropes and a spar were got ashore, and by these means nearly all that escaped, were saved. In about fifteen minutes after she struck, the after part of the ship began to sink, and as it was going down, a roaring breaker came over that part of the ship, and in 51 moment the house on deck (in which was a great quantity of valuable property, some fifteen ladies, and the head steward), was shivered to atoms, and entirely disappeared, and every soul that was in it, perished. The head steward (the finest specimen of a Mulatto I ever saw) was faithful to the orders he received from from the captain, to remain in the cabin and take care of the ladies until there was a chance of getting them ashore. The poor fellow died at his post. A great number of those who attempted to go ashore by the ropes, hung, for a time, about half-way on on shore, and then dropped into the breakers," where they could be seen for a moment or two combating with the waters, but, with very few exceptions, all who by any means got into the water, were lost. Generally speaking, they were carried with such force against the rocks, as to bo literally dashed to pieces. I quito concur in what has been said respecting the efforts made by the doctor, to save the lives of his wife, children, and fellow-passengers, but who himself perished in a last attempt to take his wife down the spar. I myself was near being drowned with him. I had stopped on board, rendering all the assistance I could, almost to the very last, when the captain advised me to go on shore. At this moment, one of the female passengers that was saved, was near the spar. I placed her on it, and putting one hand on each of her shoulders, jumped on behind, and succeeded in sliding this woman and myself on to the rocks. I distinctly heard the doctor, with his wile, behind me; but just as I landed, the ship lurched seaward, and the spar dropped with its living burden (some twenty souls) into the angry breakers, and I believe every one perished. AH communication being now cut off between the ship and tHe land, not above five men were saved after this. All hopes were now gone of saving any of the vast number of females that still clun" to the wreck. The fore part ox the ship was fast sinking, and now came the most touching scene of all. Every sea that broke over the vessel, carried away scores of human beings, and in the short space of from five to ten minutes not a living being was to be seen on board, except one or two men in the rigging, who were afterwards saved. I ought to say that the captain remained on the wreck until the very last, doing all in his power to save the nassensrers The first and third mates preceded the captaTn in goln! on shore, the second mate staying with ilimP N £ mo°the trying time for those two brave men Thnv 11 ■ a off their clothes, nod ,vc»t in.oX tEl Eg* of swimming to the rocks. The 11 u %P P cceded, though much bruised by beino- m 1 u oy being repeatedly dashed a aiast the locks, which he reached, bleeding'in many tVon Ven1 '1S f sccon(l mate was carried amidst the b> oken pxeces 01 wood, and was drowned. As the force ot the sea was increasing, and the tide rising, it was ne- cessary to find ou way up the clitT. Then, one poor fellow, who had dragged many a gasping form on shore, (amongst the number was the captain) was himself carried back into tne sea and drowned. With great difficulty we got :p the > a' proceeded to a farm house, called the Castle.. Many of us were in a truly miserable condition some with broken arms, some half clad, and nearly all drenched with wet. Here we received the best hospitality the place could afioid, straw being spread on the floor for our beds. We were almost starving. On Sunday morn- ing some few of us went to the wreck, and here the hard- est heart could not fail to be deeply touched. I saw dead mothers, with their children still in their arms husbands and wives fast locked in each other's embranco so that I may truly say of them, Together in life, they were not separated in death. On Sur-diy, a steamer amved from Dublin, aud on the following morning we went on board, and proceeded to that city, where we were received with the greatest hospi- tality and kindness. I am, my dear sir, yours faithfully, Cambridge Mills, Jan. 31,1854. S. HADLEY.

AN ELOPEMENT PREVENTED.—At Wolverhampton po- lice court, on Friday last, Isaac Johnson, coal-m^ter, Sedg- ley, was hound over to keep the peace towards Mr. Stephen Wiliw, nailfactor, of the same place, under the following circumstances, furnishing anotuer confirmation of the oft- quoted adage, The course of true love never does run smooth." It appears that for some months past Johnson has paid his addresses to Mr. Wilkes s daughter, a young lady 18 years of age but though the match was objected to by her parents, the wedding-ring was purchased, with her consent, and the marriage was fixed to take place in Decem- her last. This proceeding, however, became known to the parents, and the young lady was intercepted by her father, on her way to the church, carried home, and locked in her room. The two lovers, however, contrived to keep up a correspondence with each other, and on luesday morn- ing, the 17th of January, about two o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes had their nervous system much shocked b, finding a ladder roared against the house, and Johnson at the top of it, conversing with the imprisoned fair one, at her cham- ber windo w. The enraged father emerged from the house, but Johnson and his companions ran away one of them, however, a shoemaker, named Joseph Evans, shortly after- wards returned for the ladder, when he received a dreadful thrashing at the hands of Mr. Wilkes. On the following day, Johnson called at the house of Wilkes, and made use 1 of Tanguage which gave ripe to the present proceeding?. 1 }.Ir. Bolton appeared for Mr. Wilkes, and the defendant was represented by Mr. Whitehousc; and, after some dis- cuss!071, Mr. Leigh, one of the presiding magistrates, ob- served that the Bench was not invested with the power of match-making; all they could do was to prevent parties bringing ladders to persons' windows at three o'clock in the morning. Tho defendant was ordered to find two sureties in ,t20 each, and be bound in his own recognzances in J640, to keep the peace for six months.

THE ARMY AND NAVY. Everywhere, signs of activity and preparation for the great struggle, are observed. Unusual, indeed, is the show of warlike fervour at the royal shipyards-the des- patch and energy witnessed among officers and men, whe- ther in the launching of noble men-of-war, in the pushing forward stately frames and hulls to completion, or in the gathering together of stout hearts to man the wooden walls" of Old England. THE ARMY. On Friday, the principal military contractors and accou • trement makers had an interview with the Master of the Ordnance, and received orders for the supply of military stores, &c., which were to be executed in the shortest possible time. The army estimates for the ensuing financial year will provide for an increase to the forces of no less than 10,000 men. Of the full colonels in the army, from among whom brigadiers might be selected in the case of an army taking the field, there are 259. Of these, according to a state- ment which appeared in a recent number of the Naval and Military Gazette, 150 are upwards of 60 years of age, the period of life at which an officer in the French army, unless specially exempted, is placed on the retired list; and the remaining 103 full colonels are'between the ages of 44 and 60. The increase of the army and cavalry movements in Ireland, is as follows :— Cavalry, 2,679 infantry, 17,450; artillery, 1,347 to- tal, 21,476 besides recruiting parties of various regi- ments, and 16,750 constabulary and staffs of militia. The 1st Dragoon Guards move from Newbridge to Scotland; 2nd Dragoon Guards, from Dublin to Dundalk; 3rd Dra- goon Guards, from Longford to Dublin; 4th Dragoon Guards, from Dundalk to Longford 5th Dragoon Guards, from Cork to Newbridge 7th Dragoon Guards, from Cahir to England; 1st Dragoons, from Manchester to Cahir; 11th Hussars, from Dublin to Cork 13th Dragoons, from Birmingham to Dublin; and 16th Lancers, from Dublin to Newbridge, with a squadron remaining in Dublin.— United Service Gazette. MILITARY FORCES IN KENT.—The county of Kent now contain; more troops than has done "for several years past. We have endeavoured to give a summary of their numbers, not altogether vouching for their accuracy, as changes so often occur; but we believe we are tolerably correct: Cavalry 830 Artillery 2,224 Sappers and Miners 590 Marines 1,750 Infantry. 5,420 Total 11,824 In addition to which, there are several companies of en- rolled pensioners regularly trained at Canterbury, Maid- stone, Chatham, and Woolwich, and the permanent staff of the three Kent militias, stationed in Dover, Canterbury, and Maidstone. THE NAVY. At Plymouth, on Friday last, the Hon. R; S. Dundas, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, dined with the officers in port, and afterwards directed to be got ready for sea with every possible despatch, the ships Edinburgh, Hogue, and Magicienne. Seamen are entering very fast at Plymouth. The Bull Dog, duly commissioned a week ago, has already nearly all her complement. The screw steam-ship Nile, 91, has been masted. She is to be fitted immediately. The screw steam-ship Algiers, 90, has been taken into dock, to be coppeted. At Portsmouth, the Illustrious, 72, Capt. Harris, has had her jurymasts taken out. She will ship those of a thirty-six-gun frigate, and commence rigging forthwith. The Blenheim, 60, screw guard-ship, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, is to be completed with all despatch, and to make up her crew to full war complement. The Colossus, 80, has had all the copper stripped off her stern, ready for conversion to a screw-ship. She will be quickly got out of hand. Orders have been received for the screw ships Hogue, 60, Captain Ramsay, and Edinburgh, 58, Captain Hewlett, to proceed eastward. The Hogue is fully manned; but the Edinburgh, with a nominal crew of 444, has not so many on board by 100. These ships, together with the Blenheim, 60, screw, Captain the Hon. F. Pelham, fully manned at Portsmouth, are to complete their crews and be ready for active service. They are the best ships we have for Baltic service. A remarkable scene was exhibited at Devonport, a day or two ago, where there was a large number of landsmen at the rendezvous, near the dock gates. The motley group comprised agricultural labourers, masons' labourers, butchers' boys, &c., all of whom appeared desirous to get themselves booked for service in her Majesty's navy. It is stated at Chatham, that the IVIeannee, 80, and the Wellesley, 72, sailing vessels, are to be immediately brought forward for commission at that port. 0 The Majestic, 80, screw steam-ship, built at Chatham, from a design by Sir William Symonds, and launched in June last, is ordered to be made ready for commission im- mediately at Sheerness, to which port she was taken to be fitted with her engines of 400 horse power, by Maudslay, Sons, and Field. The Nile, 90, screw, was commissioned on Saturday afternoon, at Plymouth, by Com. A. S. Booth. She is to have a complement of 850 officers and men. The Nile is one of the three splendid gun-ships designed by Sir Robt. Seppings before he left the office of Surveyor of the Navy. The Captain has not yet been appointed to her. The Vulture, 6, steam-frigate, Captain H. H. H. Glasse, has arrived at Plymouth from Greenock and the Isle of Man, with 91 volunteers for the navy, nearly all of whom are landsmen. She left Greenock on Wednesday, where she succeeded in entering 79 men, and from the Isle of Man on Thursday evening, where she entered twelve men. She has lost no men by desertion. She is or- dered to fin up with coals, so as to be in readiness for sea. The Nautilus, apprentices' brig, Lieutenant-Commander Dolling, has also arrived from Falmouth, with eleven merchant service who have volunteered for her Majesty's service. The spirit aroused amongst the fishermen on the north of Scotland, than whom a more hardy, powerful, and enduring race of men does not exist, and the brave and hardy seamen of the coasts of England willing to serve in the Royal Navy, affords ample evidence that no difficulty will be experienced in manning the ships of the Royal Navy, when their services afo required. A contract on behalf of the English Government for coal sufficient for steamers of the aggregate amount of 11,000 horse-power, has been concluded at Copenhagen, for the Baltic. DEPTFORD, JAN, 31.—To day was fixed for the launch of an additional 90-gun line -of battle ship for the Royal Navy. At a few minutes after three o'clock, Miss Martin, daugh- ter of the Captain Superintendent, drank success to the Hannibal, and immediately after broke a bottle of wine on her bows, to christen the fine ship. The workmen then proceeded energetically with the operations for the launch. At half past three o'clock Miss Martin came again forward to the bow of the vessel, and, with a chisel and mallet, cut the small cord which appeared to hold the ship, and she instantly moved onwards and entered the Thames, amidst the cheers of the assembled spectators, which were again ren ewecl on her being brought up at anchor in tie stream, the bands playing Britannia rules 'the waves," and con- cluding with God save the Queen." The following are the dimensions of the Hannibal Feet. Inches Length between perpendiculars. 217 6 Length on the upper deck. 220 0 Length of keelfortonnage. 170 6 Breadth extreme. 58 1 Breadth for tonnage. 57 Breadth moulded. 56 5 Depth in the hold. 23 11A Burthen in tons, O. M 3,136 39-94 New measurement. 2,658 66 Engine room 1,112 86 The Hanuibal is to be towed to Woolwich, and she is to be taken into the basin to have her engines, of 500-horse power, fitted by the workmen of the factory. The llannibal, 90, screw steam-ship, launched at Dept- ford, a few days since, is ordered to have her engines put on board by the engineers of the factory at Woolwich Dockyard, and it is officially stated by the "authorities, that she is to be made ready for sea in every respect at once. Great stress has been laid upon the ad, a itages Russia would gain by delay, but a short retrospective and pros- pective view of what was done last year, and will be done this year, in commissioning for active service line-of-battle screw steam-ships, must satisfy the public that the advan- tages of delay in entering upon war are nearly ten to one in favour of Great Britain. The present Russian fleets have been the work of years, while during the past year, Great Britain has completed and commissioned the follow- ing powerful screw steam-ships The Duke of Wellington, 131, in February, 1353 the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, in May, 1853 the Royal George, 120, in October, 1853; the Princess Royal, 91, in October, 1853 and the Crcssy, 80, in December, 1853. In the present year, although one month has only just expired, three line-of-battle screw steam-ships have been commis- sioned-the James Watt, 90, in January, 185-1; the Cæsar" 90, in January, 1854; and the Nile, 90, on February 2, 1854 and within a few months the following, now nearly ready, will be commissioned, if required :—The Royal Albert, 131, to he launched in April next; the Marl- borough, 131; the Hannibal, 90, launched at Deptford; the Orion, 90, ready for launching- at Chatham; the Al- giers, 90, at Devouport; the Majestic, 80, fitting at Sheer- ness; and the Irresistible, 80, in an advanced state at Chatham. In January, 1853, tho Agamemnon, 91 the Sansparcil, 70; and the Imperieuse, 50, were the only screw steam ships in commission, as the blockships for guarding the naval ports and the other description of screw steam-frigates have not been included in the above detail of the naval resources of the country. Another screw line-of-battle ship has just been ordered to bè commissioned—namely, the Nile, 91, just converted and fitted with 400 horse power machinery, at Devonport. The Nile is one of the three splendid 94-gun ships, de- signed by Sir R. Seppings, before he left the office of Sur- veyor of the Navy, 20 years since, but only one of those three ships was allowed to be commissioned until la ely. The Rodney, the first of the class, is well known as the finest and most powerful two-decker in the navy. The London is nowin her first term of service, but the Nile has never yet hoisted the pendant. Of this splendid class of 91-gun screw ships we have now five in commission-namely, Agamemnon, Princess Royal, Caesar, James Watt, and Nile. We have also one of 81 guns, the Cressy. ARMAMENT OF MAIL STEAMERS. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Master-General and Board of Ordnance, have decided that a mixed committee of officers, consisting of Colonel Col- quhoun, R.A., inspector of the royal carriage department; Commander Jerningham, R.N., and Mr. Henry Chatfield, should assemble to consider how far it may be possible to carry into effect a plan for arming the contract mail-packet steamers, and to report whether the terms of their contract have been observed by the several companies, as regards the preparation of their vessels for war purposes. They have just presented their report, from which we make the following extracts:— We find that the total number of vessels possessed by these companies amount to 53, whose aggregate tonnage and horse-power are as follows — Peninsular and Oriental Company.—Vessels wood, 11; iron, 22; total, 33. Tonnage: wood, 12,800; iron, 26,449; total, 39,249. Horse-power: wood, 4,086; iron, 7,481 total, 11,567. Royal West India Mail Packet Company.—Vessels: wood, 19; iron, 1; total, 20. Tonnage: wood, 32,612; iron, 2,720; total, 35,332. Horse power: wood, 8,750; iron, 800 total, 9,550. Total.—Vessels, 53; tonnage, 74,581; horse-power, Some of them might be made auxiliary to war purposes; constituting, as it were, part of a naval militia, under a very pressing necessity, for home service, but we should think them better calculated for armed packets and armed troop-ships. We consider that the armament of a packet ship should be especially directed to the object of defence, and that for this purpose it should include, if possible, a pivot gun in the stern. But we have found impracticable, in almost all cases, to fit a pivot gun, either forward or abaft, on account of the sharp form of bow and great rake of stern. The armaments which we propose as being best adapted to the packets generally, are as follows:- First Class Armament.—Two of 8-inch calibre, 65 cwt., and 9 feet long; six of 32-pounder calibre, 42 cwt., and 8 feet long. Second Class Armament.—Two of 8-inch calibre, 65 cwt., and 9 feet long four of 32-pounder calibre, 42 cwt., and 8 feet long. The guns to be mounted on the broadside on truck car- riages. The two foremost and two aftermost may be transported to fight as bow or stern guns; and it is pro- posed to pierce each vessel with a sufficient number of ports to fight the whole of the armament, if necessary, on either side of the ship. We consider that provision should be made for 40 rounds of shot per gun; and that shells be supplied in addition, as follows, namely, if pivot guns be introduced, 20 rounds of shells per pivot gun but if the 8-inch guns be mounted on truck carriages, it is proposed, in that case, to supply 10 shells for each 8-inch gun so mounted, with the usual proportions of grape and casa shot as supplied to her Ma- jesty's ships. The small arms, pikes, and cutlasses, should be suited to arm the crew, and average number of male passengers usually carried, in the proportion of two-thirds of what would be allowed to the same number on board her Majesty's ships, and that the small arm ammunition should be one-half that proportion. To put these vessels in condition to carry and fire the guns assigned to them, it is estimated that the expense of alterations and fittings of ports, with a magazine and shell room, would vary from J2600 to £800; and it is sub- mitted whether the fittings for receiving the packet arma- ment should not, in equity, be at the charge of the com- pany, but for the auxiliary armament, at the cost of the Government. We are of opinion that the armament might consist of two pivot guns, 8-inch, 65 cwt., and four 32-pounders, of 42 cwt. on common carriages; and we suggest that mea- sures be taken to ascertain if, during the present opportu- nity of her repair, the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company might be willing to consent to the alterations required to fit her for the performance of the clause in their contract, so far as concerns four guns and on what terms two other guns might be fitted. Such a mode of procedure would tend to prepare, in turn, for self defence, all the West India mail packets, with disadvantage to the interests of the company. In conclusion, the committee say, we would observe, by way of recapitulation that the two companies have 53 vessels; that 16 ply between Southampton and foreign ports; that five, on an average, are always at home, and fit for sea; that eight may be rendered available for war pur- poses on an emergency, if they can be spared from the mail packet service, within different periods, extending altoge- ther 66 days; thatthey would not make efficient substi- tutes for regular men-of-war; that they might be fitted for armed packets and armed troop-ships that it would be prudent in future that the fittings be executed beforehand that the fittings necessary to the nature of the proposed ar- maments (including magazines and shell-rooms) would cost from jE600 to £800 for first and second-class vessels, if attended to while a vessel is in progress of building, or undergoing a large repair, and proportionately less for smaller vessels. That uns of such calibre be ased as arè common in the Royal Navy (viz., 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. and 32-pounders of 42 cwt.), to facilitate the supplies, and render fittings and ordnance stores transferable from ship to ship. That a store of guns be kept at the port of Southampton or Portsmouth, with a proper proportion of ordnance and gunners' stores, laid apart ready for an immediate call. That it would be advisable to intro- duce a clause in the contracts, giving the Admiralty a right of pre-emption, and possibly to prevent their sale, unless by permission, to foreign power.

COURT OF CHANCERY—LINCOLN'S INN, JAN. 17. (Before the Lord Chancellor, and the Lords Justices of Appeal. WHn BREAD V. SMITH. This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Kindersley. By certain indentures, dated 1815, 1816, and 1817, certain hereditaments, caned" the New Inn Estate," in the county of Monmouth, were limited to such uses as a person of the name of William Rees and Ann, his wile, should appoint, and subject thereto to the use of the said William Rees and Ann, his wife, during their respective lives, and, from and after their respective deceases, to the use of their son, William Rees, his heirs and assigns, for ever. The husband and wife made several mortgages by appointment, with provisos for reconveyance to the former uses, and finally made a mortgage by appointment, dated May, 1832, with a power of sale, and a proviso for recon- veyance to Mr. and Mrs. Rees in fee. Ann Rees, the wife, died in the year 1841 and in 184.5, William Rees, the father, considering himself, under the deed of 1832, owner of the equity of redemption, conveyed the same to a person of the name of Thomas Williams. William Rees, the father, died in 1849, leaving his eldest son, William Rees, who, by deed of the 13th of April, 1850, assigned all his interest to the use of the plaintiff, Richard James Whit- bread, and Ann, his wife, who was one of the daughters of William Rees, the father and Whitbread and his wife, on the 15th of March, 1851, filed their bill against the de- visees and persons claiming under Thomas Williams, pray- ing a declaration that the plaintiffs were entitled to redeem the mortgagees, and that the defendants might account for the profits received by Thomas Williams, and those claim- ing under him. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that, the equity of redemption being reserved to the husband and wife in fee, the deed of 1832 operated as an absolute appointment to the husband and wife in fee, and defeated the estate of William Rees, the younger, and dismissed the bill with costs. From this decision the plaintiifs appealed. Mr. Glasse and Mr. Whitbread appeared for the appel- lants Mr. Campbell aud Mr. R. Hawkins for the respond- ents.—Attorney for the plaintiff, Mr. W. T. H. Phelps Attorneys for .defendant, Messrs. Blount and Davis, Usk. ¡ The case was not concluded JANUARY 18. (Before the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices of Appeal.) "WHITBREAD V. SIITH. It will be recollected that the question was, whether the equity of redemption in certain property, belonged to the plaintiff or the defendant. The case fur the defendant rested upon a certain deed, dated the 30th of June, 1S32 but another deed, which would have had the effect of re- placing the rights of the parties, and make out the claim of the plaintiff, was drawn up on the 1st of July in the same year. The other deed relied upon by the defendant, and executed on the 2nd of July, had been originally drawn on the terms of the deed of the 30th of June, but was altered so as to comply with the provisions of the subsequent deed of the 1st of July. The Lord Chancellor, at the conclusion of the arguments, said that the deeds must be looked upon as one transaction, and that they operated in such a manner as to prevent the defeating 0f the rights of the plaintiff to the equity of re- demption. The decision of the Court below, must, there- fore be reversed, and the plaintiff be declared entitled to redeem, according to the prayer of the bill.

BLAIR'S BOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS -Extract of a letter, written by John Molard Wheeler, Esq Collector ot Customs^ Jamaica, having been handed by Ills brother at Swindon, to Mr Prout for publication. "I know you have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, bul Jet me emphatically tell you. in mercy to any friend who rua) suffer irom ¡..{ont. rheumatic gout lumbago sciatica, rheu- matism or any branch of that ideiy-allicd f tnLy, to re- commend their ..sing them. In this country they are of wonderful efficacy; not only am I persona ly aware of their powers but L see my friends and acquallltan re- unfailing benefit from their use, I would not be without them all any acount If taken in the early stage of disease thy dis; pate it altogether: if in a later, they a'!eviate pain, and effect a much speedier cure than by any other me;:ns w ithin my knowledge/' old by Thomas Prout 2-'0, Strand London; and by all respectable medicine veil ors, throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. Ud. per box In this our changeable climate we would strenuously rc- commend all who suffers from congh, short breath, or hoarsenes. immediately to provide themselves with aiker's Sedative Expecto ant Lozenges, having witnes- sed iu several instances their must, extraordinary success — Tiie relief afforded being almost instantaneous.—Loudon Evening Paper.—See Advt.

A SKETCH I OF THE LIFE OF DAFYDD AB GWILYM: [A WELSH BARD OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.] (Continued from our last.) WE may take it for granted that Dafydd ab Gwilym must have lived in habits of intimacy with the poets of his time, —amongst whom many, perhaps, were to be found not insensible to the charms of the mead-horn; but he does not seem to have been much devoted to it himself, for among those who were, we find it was a custom to impose upon him, when they got him into their company.* Dafydd was equally attached to friendship and the muse —two contemporary poets were his intimate companions, each of whom wrote an elegy on his death. One was Madog Benfras, occasionally mentioned before, who had a soul congenial with that of our bard; and, like him, was a favourite with his fair countrywomen.f The other was Gruffydd Gryg, of Anglesea, a bard of great genius and learning.J Between Dafydd ab Gwilym and the latter, there appears to have been a rivalship for fame, which gave rise to a poetical contention that began in consequence of a poem written by Gruffydd Gryg, ijdiculing our bard for being so great a slave to the charms of Morfydd. This dispute produced several masterly compositions, of which a specimen will be found in the collection of Dafydd ab Gwilym's poems. II After the contest had been carried on for a long time, and excited the attention of the whole country, though each party was unwilling to give way, one Bola Bauol laid a wager with another person that he would effect an accommodation between them. To bring out hig purpose, Bola Bauol went to North Wales, and industriously spread a report that Dafydd ab Gwilym, the Demetian bard, was dead. On hearing this news, Gruffydd Gryg was so affccted, that, forgetting every other feeling in the poignancy of his grief, he composed an elegy, be- wailing the supposed loss of his rival, in the most affec- tionate terms. Bola Bauol having previously spread a similar account of the death of Gruffydd Gryg, in South Wales, returned thither, and was pleased to find it had the same effect on Dafydd ab Gwilym, he having also produced an elegy on his rival. Bola Bauol succeeded according to his expectation; for the contending parties, on each dis- covering the real sentiments of his opponent, and being brought to a delicate dilemma, though they laughed at the stratagem which had created it, from that time became warm friends. Though Dafydd ab Gwilym lived in an age deeply immersed in ignorance, yet it is obvious from his works that he was but little affected with the superstition of the times. He had little veneration for the monks; nor would he bend in the least to the authority of the priest- hood in general; on the contrary, he took every oppor- tunity to show that he held them in contempt and ridi- cule; but when old age had disposed him to more serious reflections, in a confessional ode he acknowledged himself reprehensible for having rendered himself so obnoxious to the ministers of religion. tt Of the latter years of our bard, we have only a narrow account, which states that they were consumed in his native parish of Llanbadarn, where also had been his paternal home. He appears to have survived his relatives, his patrons, and his fair Morfydd. His uncle and kind protecter, Llewellyn ab Gwilym, was assassinated by the Saxon banditti of Pembrokeshire, while Dafydd was young, and the bard bewails this event in a pathetic elegy on the occasion.Still, so long as his generous friend Ifor survived, his home was a retreat to him from all oppression; there he was entertained like the three free guests in the court of Arthur." H Indeed, the poet seems to have felt the warmest affection for every member of the family of that good and hospitable chieftian. (To be continued.)

Y bardd oedd ar dro ymhlith ei gyfeillion mown gwin- dy, lie daeth cwsg yn orthrwm arno a hwythau, drwy y cyfieusdra hwnw, a dynasant ei ysgor cyfrif o'i amner, a bwriasant eu hysgor eu hunain yn ei Ie, i fod yn attebol am y gwin a yfesynt. Yntau, wrth ddeffro, a ddeallodd a ddamweiniasau, ac eb ef wrthynt— Hyllais pan welais, hyllwyr ofer! faith Fyth rygnbren i'm hainner: Hoew fydd gwin gloew gan gler, A chwerw, poen dielw, pan daler t Madog Benfras, of Maelor, was the son of Gruffydd ab lorwerth ab Einion Goch o Sonlli, ab leuaf ab Lly- warch ab Nyniaw ab Cynwrig ab Rhiwallon ab Dingad ab Tudur Trefor, Earl of Hereford. Ar ol rhoi o'r ail rhiain I Fadog het fedw cain, Gwen a roes o gae, ni rydd, Hyd efell 0 gae Dafydd. Dafydd -ab Edmu-nt, 1460. His mother was an Irishwoman,— Gwyddelyn march cregyn cryg."—Iolo Goch. II David Jones, of Lanfair, had seen twenty-two of these poems. Coll. Brit. Poetry, p. 164. § David Jones, of Lanfair's Coll. B. Poetry, p. 173. H The poem, No. 79, addressed to St. Dwynwen, is an admirable satire on the invocation of saints. In it the bard prays that this female saint would be his llatai (love messenger) to procure him a meeting with Morfydd. See the Poems Xos. 64, 149, 154, 217, and 224. tt See No. 245. tt Poem No. 282. 9 Tri Thrwyddedog ac anfoddog Llys Arthur.

=-c.r;DI1" fe< ^ejj by thf Portion of the rate now paid for work done *redcgar "Wharf Company. d i80ftePh^irman said Mr. Knapp was in error as to the J f°r was but £ 300. W1 "erer Edwards would agree with Mr. Knapp's view, if it 0 Jjr *teT1ded to the whole of the new borough. 4 If it atchelor thought this would be wrong in principle. Of wer applied to the new borough, there were portions 4 Jjj. j borough also, to which it ought to be applied. 't *The j ewis said he would second Mr. Knapp's motion, it Board ™lan suggested that the letter from the General 0 This°n luestion be read. 1 letter ♦ ^as .d°ne; and Mr. Rennic considered it proper the The ^his was a reply, should also be read. I an,} Qtj, Vu Clerk read his letter to the General Board, t1 Jjr cemmunications connected therewith. $4 lett' l 'iams said there had been, he understood, a ConSj/ °m Mr. Austin, of the General Board, which he All ered should also be read. Hxent' aPP said there could be no objection to the state- la^e !,y the Clerk to the General Board. As to the the offi lnv°^ved in a separation of accounts, he considered itr. jr cer sufficiently well paid, to combine the new duty, B.8 iou napp concluded by reading his motion, which was all >, °W8 That in future, there be one general rate for Stree1. rP°sos> except the repair and scavcngiug of the Pany 8' a.n<i that inasmuch as the Tredegar Wharf Com- fOr repaIr and scavenge their own streets, a separate rate repair and scavenging* of the other streets now and cleaned by the Board, be made upon the property in the borough." lie <}e' "°atchelor rose to a point of order. Tho question, '.thi(;Illed, was strictly one for the Board of Health, upon Mr Tx ^ouncil could not enter. Wt' ,i w^10 supported the motion, said the Council »h0u]Ol decide whether the motions of the Board of Health CQJJ confirmed, or not. He considered that the Th*7rInecting was really a Board of Health meeting. e Town Clerk concurred with this view; and e Chairman ruled that the motion was in order, le ^r' "ennie said most members at the Board knew that {irjj, opposed to the question, on principle. One of the °fficcrs the General Board had stated that a t^an ^lon of accounts would result in more inconvenience ^th°f W*se" they allowed a separate rate for Pill, VT°uld asked to be separated, would be to relieve 8treei a^0llt £ 130 per annum for the repairs, &c., of the e*pe °f the old borough. The Pill people should not £ fin *° rc^ieV0(^ °f more than their proportion ( £ 130 W +i f"1' the streets of the old borough. Rather than 6 tlie matter continuously before the Board, he would w.^mend the Pill people should have that proportion, Hot amount to perhaps l|d. in the pound; but it would the fnc* k°re- Mr. Lyne would be expecting the same, for {bp ant's on the property represented by him and Mr. and others might with equal justice demand a iminuT»ity- But was it worth while this matter 4ga- be so frequently discussed ? For himself, he was for |,s^a separation of the rates, and excusing a proportion iiyj, e people. F or if it was done, they might as well Ai e the borough into two boroughs. that ■L'avis did not understand how Mr. Ronnie made out tflOn 9 wouid be the proportion to be paid out of the Q Paid for the work of the town. j^neral explanations followed, when ^•■Lyno concurred in the view that relief ought to be i to the ratepaj'ers; and intimated that, as ^eff011 Sa^ • Ronnie, he should ask for the same be r ^'G tenants on the Llanarth property, as would Oo^pan^6^ the tenants on the Tredegar Wharf '^wnsend said the question was not fully under- to<je\ was most complex; and he scarcely knew how fcUtitf ri M'^th it. He agreed that the Pill people were *° re^ef 5 ^ut ^ow was it to be done ? The chief Of hse o drainage, would shortly be incurred on behalf ^aSi°. quarter; the town being drained in some W,lu alreacly > and lie really thought the Pill ratepayers j|r by and by, an equivalent for all they paid. *elief' atehelor said if the Board consented to give the The ]'{ Wou^ be a very unsafe and unjustifiable course. kept i°ai <^ ^ould require the roads of the corporation to be c°*nr>1Q rei)[^r- This was merely a matter between the the anc* the Board—not between the ratepayers and to pi It w°uWbe a cause of complaint, if they had t>avpZ V101-0 f°f the repairs and scavenging, than rate- *Hov„ .XI* °ther parts. The old borough might possibly ttevGr i. same direction. He trusted the motion would and on rejected, would never be ■-fgut forward again. that u,LnnC (J,ifl!ured to the remark of Mr. Batchelor, Com^ 0:11x1 bad that controul over tho roads of the "ipany asserted by him. ■ Llewellin said the benefit might be given to the ill people without much loss to the general funds. It "ouldbo The whole question would shortly have to be settled. He did not think the Pill people were feting properly in troubling the Board so much. They tad made out a fair claim to a reduction to the extent of ;£150; but was the result worth all the trouble that had been taken upon it ? He thought not. Mr. Webb vindicated himself, Mr. Knapp, and others, froIll the charge of unnecessarily troubling the Board. It *4rthc PRILLCIPLE AVhich WAS involved; and instead of themselves, tliey represented the ratepayers After Mr. further general discussion on the subject, Pill peo bi ^en said that he had formerly advocated the be s people's views but considering the amount of relief to othcO small, and the applications which might be made by jJtp I' Owners of property, to be so numerous, he had ^°d his view, and should oppose the motion. «ir Lewis supported his views on the question, advo- Cated by him twelve months ago. );I.Mr. Dowling really considered that the case of their III neighbours had been fully made out. The question had now become one of principle, not of amount; and Whatever the sum saved might be, insignificant or other- wise, it appeared to him that the ratepayers on the Tre- degar Wharf Company's property had an undoubted right to claim it; and he was willing the experiment should be ae. As to the probability of other parties making a similar claim, let each case stand on its own legitimate ground, and be considered as to its peculiar circumstances, as it came before them. The Chairman then read the resolution; and on a tuvision there appeared — FOIt-Messrs. H. J. Davis, Homfray, Jenkins, Lyne, Web, Knapp, Lewis, Burton, and Dowling. AGAINST—Messrs. Llewellin, Rennie, Edwards, Iggul- den, Mullock, Williams, and Batchelor. Mr. Townsend declined to vote. The resolution was carried. Mr. Lyne now required that the same resolution should be adopted in reference to Mr. Herbert's property. Mr. Llewellin thought no objection could be offered. They had just affirmed the principle; and it should be carried out. Mr. Webb did not think Mr. Lyne could bring forward the matter. He was simply a representative in the Couneil and not the representative of the tenants. Mr. Lyne said he made the suggestion as Mr. Knapp had done. He had been spoken to by ratepayers, and made the motion on their behalf. Mr. Williams said, as one of the tenants, he would make the claim. Mr. Webb said Mr. Williams could only be recognised as a councillor—not as the tenant of the Herbert property. Some explanations and a short discussion followed; "when Mr. Williams seconded he motion of Mr. Llewellin. Mr. Knapp moved, as an amendment, that the subject should bo postponed, as there was other business to be I proceeded with. (Laughter.) Mr. Homfray thought the matter had better be settled at once; and Mr. Davis said: What is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander. Let them have it. Mr. Lewis Edwards would move that his roads be also exempted. Mr. Batchelor said the principle should be generally affirmed, as relating to all wh > could make a similar claim. Mr. Iggulden thought, if all these exemptions were made, it would come very hard upon those who really had to pay. On a division, to the effect that the Llanarth property should be placed on the same footing as that of the Tre- dcgar Wharf jPomnany, there appeared for AHE MOTION — Messrs. II. J. Davis, Homfray, Jenkins, ■Lewis, Burton, Williams, Dowling, and Lyne. ■PJ AMENDMENT Messrs. Llewellin, Webb, Knapp, awards, Iggulden, and Batchelor. The proposition was therefore adopted. ar Edward moved-That in future, all streets which fro i0j^re(^ a"d scavenged by the owners, be exempted m t.ie rate of scavenging and repairs, on application hcJLS made by the owners. Af1"' 3^'VImR seconded tho motion. cag "^Tikius and others considered it better to lot each base stand on its own merits, and bo discussed when nght forward. tion "^enn^e forcibly iterated his objections to the resolu- adopted; which, with all respect to those who rJpPPorted it, ho considered a most injudicious on p-or, ,0.Uoxt question for discussion, was the new rate for rp,' ,alr Purposes. said he should want a rate of Is. for the be ,0r0uob; and a 3d. rate for scavenging. This would Mr T10 Wh"ltJ Mr' p'nvnscn(i said this meant a fifteen-penny rate. Town 'V' ^IG CQ,dector, said, on being applied* to by lise £ 968QQ tllat a ^billing rate on the borough would rea- saicl the shilling rate used to cover all Tiie T ,v M'ass au increased amount required ? fore this°T'or'{; sa^ a ra*c should have been made bc- Tho n)^C-110^' !UK^ hence the necessity for an increase, pound • lai1 said the general rate would be 10(1. in the cordino-]va auxiliary rate 2d.; and it was ordered ae- Tiie* was read0^1 !° -^ai^a'rient against the new Police Bill Petition s^nt >S?a^ ortlered to be affixed to it, and the age was U?" *'10 P°tition in favour of decimal coin- The ° oci uP°n. veyance ofara!"G seal was ordered to be affixed to the con- to tho t^le Marshes propertv, at £ 1-19 6s. Sd., In reS7 ^'a'° Canal a,ld Eai,^aV Company. Chairman saidVa^jf.0^11 t7aleS ?ai4\way f«»tpaths, the Write to ^|r rr J lr. i lotliero, for the company, would footpath ir,' J/0" the subject, and obtain a bridge and ?a?y; f'>r tho sw^1'jn/or,th? Patlis. taken by the coni- b^forc the op?ag.c which an order would be taken J unices iorthwith. The statement of Mr. Cornelius Evans's accounts, from Mr. Williams, the accountant, was received. It showed a balance of JE135 16s. in favour of the Corporation, made up of money due and rates uncollected. The Town-Clerk read a letter from Mr. Holland on the subject of model lodging-houses, with copies of plans, &c. The Chairman ably advocated the system of model lodg- ing-houses, which were much required in Newport. Mr. Rennie considered that the question of general drain- age appeared to have been something like selved.. It was, however, a most important matter, and with which they should proceed at once most vigorously. (Hear, hear.) The Town-Clerk said Mr. Ilawkshaw had written him, aud would make the usual charges for his survey, if he were professionally employed. It was recommended that Mr. Williams, the surveyor, bo requested to see Mr. llawkshaw, and ascertain terms, &c. Mr. Lewis said in reference to the late collector's state- ment, that had the money due, been collected and paid in when it ought to have been, the late rate would not have been so heavy. The clerk should be instructed to proceed for the recovery of the sum due, together with £39 which was recoverable out of the sum excused to the ratepayers. Mr. Rennie moved that the Town-Clerk be instructed to take measures for the recovery of the amount due by the late collector. Mr. Knapp said it was but right to state that the col- lector had frequently expressed his readiness to hand over the amount, when the mat er was settled. Mr. Lyne moved that the Town-Clerk be directed to write to the South Wales Railway Company, with a view to prevent the stoppage of trains across the main street. Mr. Dowling concurred with the motion, which was agreed to, and the meeting separated.