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CLAIM UNDER THE SEAMEN'S ACT, On Monday Messrs. J. and R. Rawhnson, of Liverpool, were summoned before the magistrates, at the instance of the seamen belonging to the ship Kingston (about 12 in number), for an alleged short supply of provisions on board that vessel, while on her voyage to Africa. Before the case was proceeded with, Mr. Rawlinson, the defendant, observed to the magistrates that they had nothing to do with the mat- ter; Mr. Harrison, who chartered th* vessel, was the parly liable; Ihey were merely the owners.—Mr. Rushton said the act did not exonerate them, as it is required that they should supply medicines, provisions, &c.,and in the case of the non-performance of such necessary measures, eompen- sation was lecoverable by seamen,according to the 12th sec- non of the Seamen's Act, IU the same way as ws»ges, and that wis by proceedings against the owner or master.-—Mr. G. Norris,solicitor, who appeared for the defendants, intimated that Mr. Harrison would take the liability.—Mr. Rushton said he could only entertain it agaipst the owners.—It ap peared from statements made by two of the seamen, that they sailed from Liverpool on the 5th May last, for Bonny River. On the outward voyage the allowance of lime juice was stopped, which continued till their seturn to Liverpool. On the homewatd voyage the supply of beef and pork was de- ficient, and their suuar (lib. weekly) was siopp-d. The steward of the ship was called, and he corroborated the state- mentsof the men, but said there was not sufficient at the time in the ship, the articles alluded to having run out. The master who tailed out with the vessel had died in Africa and another had been appointed; no complaint, however, was made against either of them, as iegarded the provisions. II was stated on the part of Mr. Harrison, that there were plenty of provisions on board for a longer voyage. Mr. Ru>hion; Are you prepared to show that the men got them? That is what you mu^ do.—It was stated, tn cross-exami- nallon, by one of the complainants, that the cause of provi- sions running short wa«, that they were wasted by Dyson, the trading master.—Mr. Rushton said the improvident use of the provisions was no answer to the charge; if the men were not properly lupphed, It waa one of those things which the owners must be responsible for. He considered that in the present case there had been sufficient evidence pro- duced to exonerate the owners and charterers from any charge of neglect, and that the matter had originated out of impiovident waste of the provisions. The amount sought to be recovered by the men was £1. 13s. 4d each, beinit at the rate of 4d. per day. The case was adjourned until the following day, in order that the demand made by the com- plainants might be investigated. On the following day the case was again called, when Mr. Rushton announced to th* nun ihat he had conudered th»ir reasonable. Tne object of the men had been very properly to set an example foramen as to the course they might pnr- sue in case of similar neglect. He did not think there had been any negligence on the part of the owners or charUrers with respect to putung provisions on board. There had been great negligence on the part of the person entrusted with gtvrngihem hot; But if tnereTiail'been improvidence that was no answer to the men—they had aright to claim from the owners for the default of that officer, whoever h. might be. He should impose on the owners a penalty 01 £6.13$. 4d. (being a mitigation to one-thud of the amount required under the act), for the non-supply of lime juice, and allow 4d. per day to the men for the short provisions He did not consider either of the masters to btame it was the trading master, and the result would cast no imputation on the parties atiatnst whom the award was made. It would have the effect of compelling a more stiict observance of the provisions of the act than has eitherto been made.

LATEST AND MOSr IMPORTANT FROM AMERICA. Liverpool, Tuesday morning. By the arrival of the New York packet ship, Yorkshire, which made her vovage in fifteen days, we have American news to the 18th January. On that day a division, that to some extent may be regarded as a ttial of strength between the peace and war parties, took plar.e in the Senate. Mr. Allen having moved certain resolutions confirmatory or the threats held out by Polk, was met by Mr. Calhoun with a direct negative and on a division, h. Hotspur Allen's, re- solutions were rejected by a majority of 28 to 23 I In the majority there were 23 Whig senatort, and 5 member, from the cotton growing south, the pacific Mr. Calhoun, Mr. D Thiii ^division has produced a favourable result at New York and was considered the precursor 01 the defeat of the war party on the Oregon question. The debate upon thatques. tion was not to commence in the Senate until the 10th Feb.. so that we shall not know the result until the beginning of March. Fortunately, however, the most sanguine anticipa- tions may be reasonably entertained that the war resolution will be negatived, and time given for further negotiations. A project has been introduced into the Senate for building a steam navy.

Captain Shepherd, of the Royal Artillery, has boenmur dered at the Cape of Good Hope. He was shot by a person named Wheeler Long, an artilleryman, who is in custody. GLAMORGANSHIRE.—SPORTING.—The splendid old crack pack of hounds, belonging to the Rev. William Lewis, New- house, Glamorganshire, have had some excellent hunting this season and on Saturday last, they unkennelled a fine dog 'ox. at Castle Coch, going a head to Cefn Pwldee thence to Cefn Mably and Patk Wood; retreating to Wainvawr, and twice round Machen mountain. He was killed in gallant style, after running a distance of not less than 45 miles, to the de. light of several gentlemen in the neighbourhood. GL'>UCISTER, SATURDAV.— CUAROS or IVIURDKR.~GiovaDni Biptiste Ribeco, and Giamoto Ribeco, two Italians, were brought before the magistrates this morning, charged with having mur- derail Mary AnD Butt, an unfortunate girl, 00 the pravioua Thuisdny. The proceedings appealed to create io<ens« tnterett. Thef«cts of the case may be wleaoed from th* following state meat:—On the evening ol Wednesday w*ek, the uatortuotte deceased aDd another woman were ia the company of tit. prl- joaers, drinking together, at the Bridge Ion near the Dorks. About half past cine o'cluck. the t»o women, the prisoneis, and a man not yet io custody, left the pubtic-house together. The man not io custedy proi eeded to his ,110 company with the deceased. Her companion advised her eot to ga. as there .e.. so many men on board, but she persisted in doion so The a'tipkeeper of the Ntcaragud bark, lying a very short distance irom the prisoner*' vessel, heard cry of "murder" about seven o'clock ou the morning of the death of the deceased. There were Ineral meo 00 Ihe dock of the Italian ship, but an asiiat- IDce was apparently afforded. Re did not see the deceased io the water, but he distinctly heard the cry of "murder." The case at pieseot remains enveloped in the greatest myatery. 1'e magisttatea decided, after rather a lengthened ioquity, tefemsad the prisoners till Tuesday, in older to produce, if poasible, some additional evidenre. Lord Morpeth was yesterday elected for the West Riding of Yorkshire without any opposition; Mr. Ferrand, after all his bluster, not daring to show his face on the hustings. Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Saturn, now occupy conspicu- ous and fa onrable positions in the heavens, for observation. There are twenty-four acceptances for the Hereford Steeple Chase, which will come off next week. A larger field than last year is anticipated, and there is no doubt of brilliant sport. The supply at the Hereford Fair, on Tuesday, was very sma'l. DR. PUSRT.—On Sunday last, the Rev. Doctor preached in his old pulpit, for the first time since his suspension from Oxford. His sermon was decidedly Catholic. INDICATIONS OF TRJ: TIMES.—We well recollect the time when the liberty of the press was shackled, and when our witty friend Punch would hardly have wagged his facetions tongue and equally well do we remember that the name of Paine could not be uttered without bringing about one's head the strong peal of ecclesiastical functionaries but now the times are dif- ferent. A change has come over the spirit of the public dream, and those who still abhor the rabidity of The age of reason," have the discrimination to appreciate the character of the au- thor of The Rights of Man." A few weeks ago Mr. W. J. Fox delivered a series of lectures, in London, in which he com- pared Paine and his great antagonist, Edward Burke; and ou 19th ult. about 100 people met at a supper at the Rising Sun, Mtrthvr to commemorate the reformers birth-day. There were present men of all shades of opinion, and among others we noticed several professors of religion. The evening's enter- tainmentwent off well and very temperate, and able addresses were delivered. Appropriate toasts were drank, and songs of a liberal and political cast contributed to the interest of the MEAIAJS'IW IMPORT VROM AMERICA.—-Some barrels of fresh oorkhave arrived at this port; it is preserved fresh and whole- some bv filling up each uariel with melted lard.—Liverp»ol Timet TThe rest of the world seem, therefore, just as eager to supply us with what we want as *e are 'o supply them with cottons aod hardware* If we have not all of us, therefore, a great abun- dance of good things.it is not from any deficiency of a mutual d"siie amongst ihe industrious classes of different countnea to supply each other 8 wants ] Ihe most melancholy aceountt, both poverty and agrarian outrages, in Ireland, eotttluue *eiU; it < sympathy and alarm of this eouacrr.

Special General Meeting of the Duffryn t Llynvl and Porthcawl Railway Company. [BY oca owsr REPORTS*.] A special general meeting of the shareholders in the above company took place at the Wyndham Arms, Bridgend, on Wednesday last, at noon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of reducing the tonnage on the line, and to consider the advisability of opposing any com- peting line or lines. r Sir Digby Mackworth was called the to chair. The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. and the Chairman having briefly addressed the shareholders on the subjects for discussion— Several sharehotders expressed their opinion in favour of a reduction of the tonnage, as an expedient measure. Much desultory conversation having ensued The Rev. Robert Knight rose and said, be would not occu- py the time of the meeting, by apologising for introducing a few observations, nor should he deprecate any little show of anger which his opposition might be calculated to call forth for he considered himself justified in taking the course he was about to adopt. These meetings were the only opportuni tie a he had of expressing his views, and he had come there for the purpose of doing so conscientiously, to day. He alto gether opposed the reduction of the tonnage and upon this ground—he did not consider that the dividend the company were enabled to make, fairly amounted to per cent.,— the minimum after which such proposed reduction could take place.—The rev. gentleman then proceeded to the enu- merationofthe income and expenditure of the company, dur- ing a past period of four or five years, showing, that whenever dividends had been made, it was only done by omitting to keep up the necessary repairs of the roads, and by borrowed capi- tal. But a new era had commenced at the beginning of 1845. The Porthcawl Company had raised money on bonds of mort- gages, by which they were subsequently enabled to declare a dividend of £1. 10s. per cent, on shares, which they paid in cash. He thought at the time the dividend was larger than was justly due-4 or 5 per cent. he considered nearer the mark, and sufficiently large to satisfy all parties. During the past year, the tiaffic of their company had much increased but instead of a large amount being expended in the repairs and maintenance of the roads, which muat have been neces- sary, a much smaller sum had been so appropriated and he therefore considered the dividend declared on last year also, more than was justly due.—Mr. Knight then proceeded by adverting to a report which he had heard current, to the enect that two new £100 shares were to have been created in the Glamorgan Central Mineral Company, for the lion. bart. at the head of the table (Sir Digby Mackworth). Not only, said the rev. gentleman, did the honourable baronet procure this to be done for himself, hut very shortly afterward h. con- verted them into £ 200 shares. It thia is a fact- Sir Digy Maekworth: It is not a tact. Mr. Knight resumed. A debt long owing by the company was not yet paid off, on which interest was still accruiag. He found also, from the statement of accounts, that the commit- tee, in whom had been placed the power to borrow money, had exceeded the limit, and he had been given to understand that £4,000 or £5,000 had been lent by the Porthcawl Com. pany, to another company; but this was a delicate matter to dwell upon, and he would merely aak how, when, and by whom, such sum was to be refunded to them ? This was a matter of great importance. He would respectfully submit that the last dividend declared by their own company was made on fictitious grounds and eould not have been paid, if the accruing funds had been applied to the necessary repairs of the road, which was in a very bad state. The rev. gentle- man concluded, by stating, as his opinion, that at the present time, it would be short-sighted policy to reduce the tonnage. The Chairman said, that an attack having been made upon him by the Rev. Mr. Knight, he felt himself called upon to state the matter as it occurred.—Sir Digby then went through the whole transaction, referring to the publtc resolutious of previous meetings, in support of his exoneration from the charge and satisfied the present meeting that he had acted consistently and justly. The Rev. M r. Knight expressed himself fully satibfied. A long desultory conversation took place on some minor points, after whieh- t The Chairman stated that the following was the first resolu- tion which would come before the meeting. It was to this effect: That the last annual dividend b. ing the first which mad amounted to 8 per cent., it was considered desirable to h ake a reduction in the tonnage. Thia being put, every share- older concurred, except The Rev. M. Knight, who strongly opposed the resolution. Mr. Hallcombe said the company were now fullventitled to make a reduction in the tonnage, 8 per cent. being the dividend. Mr. Buckland read a statement, showing the amount of traffic on the line in iron, coal, and other produce and pro- ceeded to urge the ad»isability of lowering the tonnage on coal. The present tonnage was one penny; and he consi dered that if it were reduced to one halfpenny, it would greatly increase the revenue, ultimately. At present, there was no profit made on the line by any colliery. He felt essured that the revenue and dividends would be greatly in- creased by reducing the tonnage on coal. It was anticipated that new furnaaes would shortlv be erected on ironworks near the line, which would increase the tra tic greatly in the iron department. The^coal$meroh^^ju^one jjenny per ton for culturist paid but one halfpenny per ton for his limestone; which might be considered a bonus to the landed interest, though limebtone. being taken up the line, was of far greater injury to the road than the coal, which was brought down. The Chairman read a letter, which, we understood the hon. baronet to say. waa rom Mr. Hodgkinson, as the representa- tive of Mr. Jones. It stated that it was the opimonofthe writer, that lower rates of tonnage must be submitted to Some discussion ensned relative to the state of the road from which it appeared, that although some portions of the road were in pretty good repair, yet, generally, it was consi- dered decidedly bad. The Chairman said the company should shew a disposition to promote the trade of the lines, by an immediate reduction of the tonnage. Mr Stoddartwas desirous, also, of seeing a reduction, as he felt assuted, it would be the means of largely increasing the revenue of the company. Mr. Coffin, he said, was likely. if the reduction was made, to bring large quantities of coal down the line; and it was necessary to take immediate steps, while reducing the tonnage, also to remedy the defective state of the road, and increase the facilities of transit. Mr. Hallcombe had heard very much of the bad state of the road, and he was afraid there was much truth in it. It would perhaps be advisable to have the road surveyed, for the purpose of putting it into a state which should be satisfactory to those who used it; but while doing so, it might be impolitic to make too large an outlay thereon, since it was likely they should go to parliament next year, for a locomotive railway. All that he now deemed necessary was, that they should make a temporary horse road. The Chairman then read the secettd resolution, which was That from and after the 30th of April next, the tonnage on coal shall be reduced from one penny to a half penny per ton per mile. Thia being propaoed by Mr. M. P. Smith, and seconded by Mr. Stoddart, was put from the chair, and adopted, the Rey. Robert Knight being the only dissentient. j Sir Robert Price and Sir Digby Maekworth congratulated the meeting on the adoption of this resolution. •J ^airman said that the next question for their con- sideration would be to discuss the expediency of opposing any competing line. The hon. baronet proceed** to remark, that a company entitled the Llynvi Valley Railway Co., was, h. believed, the only company which now comptfed with the ?Tn L'ynvi and Porthcawl Company. That ine was in. tended to cross their road on the top at «ne Point and under it at another. The principal object contemplated ty that line might he the reduction of the tonnage on the Duffryn Llynvi road; and this being now resolved en, one object was reo moved. The next point they had in view, waa to fcvour Port Talbot, because some persons having interests at that port, had joined the company. That railway would cu, this com- pany off from several valleys entirely, which woulc be neces- sary to this company's making a perfect mineral ralway. So far as be had heard, he believed no committee in Parliament would ever sanction a new line crossing an old one.unless the latter could be proved totally inefficient, and not epairable. He had seen Mr. Scott Russell, the-r engineer, and asked his opinion as to the feasibility of converting their prsent road into a locomotive tine and that gentleman had e;presaed a very favourable opinion of the project. Mr. Russel had also drawn a masterly plan of a new or improved harbovr at Forth- cawl, which he (Sir Digby) approved of highly. Ilthis com- pany made a good line. the Ltyn.i Valley line coult not lue. ceed. Mr. Resell declared himself astonished at te remark made by some persons, that their road eould not beronverted into a good locomotive line. The chairman then jroceeded to enumerate certain alterations which it would be tecessary to make in the gradients and curves of the line, &c.. ind con- cluded by calling upon the meeting to decide whetbr it waa not quite necessary to offer the strongest oppositioi in then- power to the Ltynvi Valley and the Og«ore Railway. A Shareholder here stated that Jh. OsmoN provct waa defunct. Thj Rev. Robert Knight observed, after a few remrk. on this company offering strong opposition to the Llynv Valley Company, that a large meeting was expected to beield in Newbridge on Saturday, at which Lord Adare was to restde, having for its object the petitioning of Parliament in^fcour of the South Wales Railway on the coast line, and oppong the projected deviation of that line to the north of the awn of Bridgend- A deputation from the inhaWtants of Hdgend was then waiting in the ante-room, desirous ofconferng with the shareholders on the advisability of uniting in opposig this deviation, on grounds interesting to this company td the public of Bridgend. A conversation ensned respecting the admission ofte de. putation. and after 6ome time— Mr. Cox, of the Gas Works, and eleven other inhaitants of the town of Bridgend, were desired to come in. Mr. Cox then stated to the chairman and meetmg, tat le was one of a deputation appointed to wait on the sharehddes, to desire their co-operation in opp"*ing the deviation i tie South Wales Railway which deviation, if carried into efet, would not only, the deputation considered, be of materia, aid r perhaps ruinous injury to the trade of Bridgend, but *]*i »wy prejudicial to the interests of the Duftryn Llynvi Cor pany. This projected opposition was already well suppose, < and they had received promises of assistance from Sir JJQ ( Guest. Mr. Ta'bot Mr. Nicholls, and other influential get*, men but they especially wished to unite with this compar, feeling assured, that a combination of two such important i terests as might then be presented, would prove a tormidafc < opposition, which could not fa-1 to carry great weight with -Mr. Cox then proceeded to explain various pounds up. 1 which they based their opposition; and concluded by e treating the company to unite with them in opposing tbe i ] tended deviation ] Other membera of the deputation having .poken on th ) Mme subject— Sir Digby Maekworth Mid, that as the present was asp, cial meeting, it could not entertain the matter as a part of itl business. However, he would assure them that the compan; 1 would give the matter their most earnest consideration at t I J *a A ^h are holder' had no doubt thrt th.partie. in the South w«le. Railway Company, who sought the deviation the LlW Valley Company, and certain parties interested at Port la- bot. were united together in this matter. H* deemed itj necessary to give it all the opposition in the power of the t 'deputation having withdrawn. Sir Digby Maekworth' again called attention to the question before the meeting-the ■HS'SfSSr!. CtoMdrf kr he projected course in accordance with the wish of certain ironmasters, who could thereby send their iron to Stafford- shire without any shipment. Mr. Buckland said, iron could not be taken from the works into Staffordshire 80 cheaply by-the line as by shipping it. One third the amount would be saved by the latter mode of transit. Sir R. Price knew that the statement alluded to by the Rev. Mr. Knight, had been given out. The Chairman then read the third resolution, which wis to the effect: That this company oppose in Parliament, to the utmost, any competing line. The Rev. MI. Knight wished to know, since the tonnage was to be reduced, how the expenses necessary to carry out the intended opposition could be met. Had the company tunds enough to enable them to do this ? The Chairman: Yes, I think so. Although Mr. Russell supposes £ 2000 may be required to make the necessary altera- tion of the road, c., this would be only a gradual expen. diture. Sir Robert Price: This is such a ease of emergency, that something must be done. The resolution was then generally adopted the Rev. John Knight, in answer to Sir R. Price, observing that though he did not vote for this measure, he would not oppose it, nor hereafter interfere with its progress. The meeting separated about half-past four.

THE MILITIA. In the flout* of Commons on Monday, Mr. T. Duneombe said, that as senoe misapprehension appeared to exist in the pub- he mind with regard to the mode and time of calling out the militia, he would beg leave to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, the Secretary-at-war (Mr. Sidney Herbert), whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to oall out that body under the existing law, or to introduce a new measure for that purposed Mr. S. Herbert said the Hon. Member was quite correct in supposing that considerable misapprehension did prevail in the publie mind on the subject, which arose from the circumstance of not observing the distinction between "embodying" and "training." The Government had no power to embody the militia, but it had a power to call them out for training, and be yond that, it was not intended to go.j It was,however, the inten- tion of Government to bring in a measure for the purpose of consolidating and amending the various Miiiria Acts, with the view to greater facilities of calling out for training the militia force; and on this pait of the subject he was anxious to say a word with respect to the formation of militia clubs, which he un- derstood was being carried on in many parts of the country, and which offered on certain pecuniary considerations to guarantee to persons drawn by the ballot, to provide them substitutes. He would recommend to persons engaged in, or joining such clubs to suspend their proceedings until they were aware of the mea- sares which would be inttoduced by the Government, which, as related to the mode of raising the militia force, would be found much less otieroas than the present system ot the ballot, which the new Act would put an end to.—•(Hear,hear.) Under tbe.se ciroumatancea, he did hope that all parties interested in this sub. ject would suspend their proceedings until they saw what the Government intended to do. The Queen and the Court are at Claremont. .TA1L ACCIDBNT.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held at t*e rted Lion-inn, Quarltoo, by the deputy-coroner,on the body of Ralph Scboles, a bey eight years of age, who was drowned on Thursday week in a ooalpit belonging to Messrs. Andrew Keowles and Sons. It appeared that the deceased and thuteen other boys, besides a number of miners, were working in a pit in Quarlton, whra one of the men struck into an old mine which has been standing thirty-six years, when the water rushed upon them, and they were driven forward to the pit shaft. The men assisted in getting tlie boys out, and they weip all rescued bu the deceased. Verdict, "Accidental death." GLASOOW Pio-moN TKADS, JANCAIIY 2T.-Notwithstandiog the severe ptessure on the money market, this article has assumed a very firm appearance. Peels tneasutes will, without doubt, cause other nations to reciprocate in their tariffs, and conse- quently we have now opened up an export trade, thus completely removing the difficulty ss to stocks. For iron masters, as well as other manfacturers, their prospects have never had so bright an appearance. For money, one or two Imall lots (under 100 tons)was sold at 80s., but yesterday and Saturday contracts were made to a limited extent by makers at 85s., each and we learn to-day as much as 87s. 6d., say 87s. 6d., four months, was paid. We quote the price, for to-day, at 82s. 6d. cash. C;Iasgow National. CAPITAj. RU* BY THE CI/TDACH HOUWDS.—On Friday last, these hounds met at the Raven Inn, Cwmammam. The huntsman soon cried Tallyho, and it was full cry immediately. On they went at a rapid pace, and Reyuard ki!led near to Llandilo. A gentleman from Pontardawe, who rode a Castle- martin Pony, followed the honnds the whole distance, and was in at the death. The sportsmen, after their day's sport, dined at the Raven Inn, Cwmammam. The dinner was provided by the worthy host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, and it con- sisted of every delicacy of the season. John Arthur, Esq., of Llanelly, occupied the chair,and conviviality was kept up until morning, when they separated.—-Silurian. FATAL ErucT or INTOXICATION.—On Sunday morning, a young man, named Brotberton, who had been employed at the farm-house of a Mr. Atkinson, near Otley, attempted to pay an amorous visit to a servant in the house; to effect which, be broke a window, and, with drunken recklessness, persevered to alarm the family, who, thinking the attack was by a robber, shot Brotberton dead Three Sne iron steamers were, on Wednesday week, launched from the premises of Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Co., Liverpool. The increase of iron ship building is enormous. In the Court of Btnkruoiap- — RiJirmi. proof* »' -1- —— — ol ofr jone Ho* SMr Jotoo was set down as a banker, being proprietor ia a small joint-stock bank but he i. better known an the enterprising explorer of the Arctic Seas. The debts and liabilities are estimated at about £ 10.000., and the assets at nearly £600. Sir John's annual income from all sources is £950. His embarrassment is attributed to losses IUI. faia"*y the fatter* a( itio- pubtitbm. and to debts incurred in fitting out one of his espeditions.

CORN AVERAGES, For regulating the Import Duties on Foreign Corn, from the 6th to the the 12 of Feb., 18tfi, both inclusive. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Kye. Beans. Fea £ 24 *• **• I *• d. 8. d. I 8. d 65 6 1 31 10 22 2 34 1 38 3 36 lQ Duty. I 11 0 I 7 0 I 6 01 8 6 1 4 6 1 6 6

Aa Account of COAL brought down the TYAN-ROAD for the Month of January. COAL. TONS OWT. TONS. CWT. Thomas Prothero 6402 6 Thomas Powell 6612 4 Bosser Thomas and Co. 2166 6 T.PhillipaandSon. 1466 1 Latch, Cope, and Co. 4033 1 W.S. Cartwright 2826 16 The Tredegar Coal Company 4652 12 Joseph Beaumont 977 8 Rock Coal Company 3539 0 Roger Lewis H26 2 Joseph Jones 492 5 John Jones, Victoria 696 6 James Poole, jun 21 0 John Russell and Company M 6087 3 Allfrey, Brothers, and Co- 16 1 Lewis Thomas and Company 488 14 British Iron Company Carr, Cargill, and Company 3006 17 Total 42906 0

As Attout of Coal brought down the Canal for the Week ending Jan. 31st. For Week. From Jan 1st TONS. CWT. TONS. OWT Thomas Prothero. 75 Thomas Powell 26 R.J.Blewitt 660 John Vipond. 400 J. F. Hanson. 126 Russell and Co 100 J. Alllrey and Co Carr, Cargill, and Company 60 Hosaer WiUiMM. 23. 1348

An Aefrount of Iron brought down the Tram-road and Canal for the Month of January. Tram-road. Canal. IRON. [ TONS CWT. TON*, OWT, lredegarIron Company.. 2303 6 Ebbw Vale Company 3167 7 Rhymney Iron Company 2492 18 Cruttwell, Allies, It Co 1028 11 Coal Brook Vale Company 432 13 Skhewy Ditto Total 9424 14 2283 ~0

TAFF VALB RAILWAY TRAFFIC. For the week ending Jan. 31, 1846. « £ d. 143 3 2 Ueneral llerehandis* 133 5 6 W. Coffin and Co. 136 2 1 Thomas Powell Llancaiaeh Branch.. 176 8 5 ) Ditto Lantwit Branch ..36 9 8) 237 1 9 Ditto Darran Ddu 25 3 8) Duncan and Co. 105 6 6 Dowlaia Co 107 1 6 J. Jtdmunds 20 2 2 IiuoleandSon 5 4 10 fi. and A. Hill 12 18 1 €900 6 6

PRICES OF SHARES AT BRISTOL. WSDNSSOAT, FEB. 4. PIue. tAID. PER NHAILB. Bristol and Exeter 70 87 89 Do New 2 61 7ipm. Birming.&GIoneeater. 100 129 131 Do. i Shares (issued 74 dis.) 17 31 33 Do. 4 Shares 3 Bristol and S. Wales Junction 2 I It pm Bristol and Gloucester 30 26 27 Bristol and Liverpool Junction 2| J dis. par. Cornwall 6 1J 1 dis. Direct Northern 2 < t Eastern Counties aver. 14.16.0. 211 221 Do. Perpetual 5 per cento, 1 6.16. 7 7i Do. do. do. 2 4.13.4d. t 1 I Great North of England 100 2121 2171 Great Western. 80 80 83 pm. Ditto Half Shares 60 41 43 Ditto Quarter Shares. 2 £ 14| 15J '« Ditto Fifth Shar«i 20 17 18 <« Great Western A Wyecombe 1 par J Hull and Selby 60 106 107 London and Birmingham 100 226 229 Ditto Thirds 36 87 Ditto Quarters t 26 27 London South W..t.aftr. UI.10 78 80 London and York It I lpm. Manchester and Leeds I 6i 66 pm. Ditto half shares I 1: 22 26 pm. Ditto quarter shares .••« 12 It pm. Ditto sixteenths sj 2 4 pm. Manchester and Birmingham 40 77 79 ex. n. Ditto quarter shares 7 8 pm. Midland. 100 160 153 Ditto new 16 17 pm. Birmingham and Derby 100 120 122 Shrewsbury, Wolverh., Derby, Wd 2 { 14- poi, South Devon 20 I 3 pm. South Wale* I 1* raff Vale 126.16.11 140 141 Di' to Quarter Shares. 2$29 80 Ditto Stock 10 p« 2 pm. 'rent Valley 2 16 16 pm. pita and Someraet 8.10.0 i dis. par r*uh Midland i t dis. W.D. I110-Q l&i 15*

[ADVERTXSEHENT.] CHURCH RATES. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin* Piliol-Henee, I am qualmish at the smell of leek. Fiutllin—I peeseech you heartily, scurvy, lowsie knave, at my desires, and my requests, and my petitions, to eat, look you, this teek because, look you, you do not love It and your affections, and your appetites, and your digestions does not agree with it; I would desire yon to eaiit. You call'd me yesterday Mountain Squire, but I will make you to-day a squirt of low degree. Pite, 1 pray yoa. Pistol-Must I bite? FLuIllin- res, out of doubt, and out of questions too, and ambiguities. Pistol— I eat and Iwear- Fluellin—There is not enough leek to swear by. Pistol—'Thou dost see, I eat. Fluellin—Nay, pray you, throw none away, the skin it good, for your proken Coxcomb. When you see leeks again, mock at them, that's all. P istol~—Good • FtuIllin-Aye, leeks is good. SNAXESPKAR. SCR,—I trust jou will so far relax your propoundsd rule, rela- tive to this controversy, as to allow me a little space this week. I think I do not ask an unfair advantage—and then Fair Play will have the opportunity of answering all at once. I must first 01 all tefer, however, to his little letter of last week. tcannot but admire the dexterity with which he manages to advertise the doings of his party. A few lines of correction of some trifling typographical eirors, gives occasion to advertise the liberality of Doctor Phillips! I do not complain of this; on the contrary, I rejoice that the church party are making such progress in the voluntary principle. Did the poor Dis- senters, however, advertise thus, the sums they subscribe, they would be taunted with the boasting propensity. The thing is new, however, to the Church party, and I therefore would make due allowance for a little ostentation and vanity 1 1 he account. however, of the meeting at which the gift was announced (by a Correspondent, in another part of your paper,) is one of the richest bits I have seen for a long time. Flags and banners, emblems of maitial glory, adorning a working-man's charity school. Ononeofthem "was depicted the Holy Bible!" Carlyle,iu his late magnificent work on Cromwell, pithily remarks on the' "MB of confusions, inextricability. futility, disaster. and dis- comfiture, in which the poor Scotch people involved themselves by soldering Christ's crown to Charles Stuarts." lust as con- gruous as soldering, I conceive, is that of a charity school to warlike banners with Bi,,Jes on them! But, I rather suspect, the criticism was written befote the performance took place, and your correspondent gave you the programme that was tote, for, in truth and verity, he did not give what uas! Can you imagine the 1 ich treat, Mr. Editor, "Lord remember David," followed, the next moment, by that slashing sea song "I'm afloat! (not in thep ogramme). Is not thisreally rich 1 Richer still, however, if public rumour is at all to be depended upon, weie some of the Gamesome vo'untiries on the piano, and the accompaniment TO the Vesper Hymn. Indeed, if the said Mr. Rumour does not tell direct and very diabolical falsehoods, the Gamesome pianist tickled the poor old piano, (which was sadly out of tune, and much beLow pitch,) in a most extraordinaiy style, and gave one of the richest treats imaginable to musical ears. Thatberg himself could hardly have created greater u. tonishment I But, passing on from the m'tsic, the spirit of Robert Raikes is invoked to rtjoice over this union of sacred and profane song—this soldering together of education and war— t ins bible and FLRTG exh.bition! or, rather to be strictly correct. if Rikeshad risen bodily "from the tomb of his forefathers," (I piesume he had no grave of hisown,) it would have "caused his heart to rejoice." Questionable. Raikes cannot appearto answer for himself, I, therefore, doubt the right of any man to make another so undoubtiogly to rejoice in such a mixed medley of sacred end profane doings! but, enough of this-I now return to Fair Play. Fair Play declines my challenge; Ihen-TIIE CONTROTKKSY ra ENDII)-my antagonists are vanquished—and I am victor. He declines entering into the question ia dispute, and here, of course, ends the matter. My challenge is gone forth, and no one wili take it up. MY opponents will not answer me-the). cannot--1 have dared them. Now, then, a few very brief observations upon some very minor matters, and the mam ques ion bemg given up as untenable by all my opponents, all other points are very minor indeed. First.—A Church-Rate Payer and Fair Play are not one and the same person, it is not of the slightest coasequeuce, they are, however, as like each other as two peas among a peck." Second.— Indecent language." I was not aware, Mr. Editor, that you ever prostituted your columns to be the vehicle for •'indecent language." I have never yet discovered it in the MERITS-, and. therefore, it must be pointed out to me before I can apolog'se for it, if I have written it; and, when this is done, I think it will be time for you, sir, to otfer some apology for having outraged public morals by the publication of suoh profligaoy. Third—Misquotation. Fair Play acknowledges that he put mark" for" name''—but, poor man, it was au "oveisight!" Oh yes every man. when he is fairly detected in AP untruth, and when he oanuot oreep out of it, has always a plausible tale :o make for it. My words were printed (no chance of mistaking the manuscript), and when Fair Play quoted them, they ought to have been before his eyes. Thtre could be no overtightin the case, but a wilful one—it is a clear case 01 torgery and lab- rication, and, hit lameexcuseis an entire begging of the question. But, besides this, he acknowledges that he transposed the two members of the sentence:" yes, he did more- hEl wrote certain words of his own—words which I never wrote, and these words he called mine. Let him get out of this nasty puddle as be can. There is but one word in the language—and fAat a littl. .K,M .I„ .1 DU LL.1.! fourth—Steeple House. Fair Play says Trevethio Chmch" has no steeple." 1 say it has. We both assert—and my assertion is as good as his. 1 join issue with him, however, upon t'iis point, though it has no'hing whatever to do with the subject in dispute, and from his ureal storehouse of multifarious" reading, I challenge him to prove, from acknowledged writers of authority upon ecclesiastical architecture, that Trevethin church has no steeple." hllh.-13aplism. It appears that all the uproar on this point was a mtre quibble upon words. My reasoning was, the church party have no fai h in their own baptism, and, therefore, resort 10 the Baptists for a better baptism tor their souls' healtn. No says Fair Play, tot the peison alluded to was not a churchman until after he was baptised. t his, then, makes the case cleater still. He was church in principle, but not in profession, and he teceived the Baptists' bapiism in order to join the church Why The church administers the holy ordinance of bap- tism," hut its ,( ho y ordinance was not sufficiently ''holy." I argue to satisfy the conscience of the party referred to, and, therefore, he sought a still more holy administration of it at the hands of a Baptist. There has been no attempt to controvert this reasoning—it is incontrovertible 1 Sixth.—Fair Play says that the Church of England, or tbe Establishment, is not exclusively privileged to have steeples. 1. say it is and here, again, we have assertion against assertion. the subject is not of the slightest importance in the present controversy, and! rather suspect that he tried to give promi- nence to these trifles tor the purpose of drawing off tbe readers' attention from the main subject: on this head he brings in Scotland and Germany, and 1 wot not what outlandish places. This is but a rt:pe,itlOo of his usual device—wander as far as pos- sible from tbe subject to distract attention. 1 was discussing an English question, not a German one. Seventh.—Act of Parliament. Fair Play sayl, the Church of England does not depend at all upon Act of Parliament, and if tythes, church rates, &c., were abolished to morrow, it would be of no cousequence. I am rejoiced to hear such free-trade opinions in religion from a churchman—let them not be forgotten. But, if this be the belief of churchmen, why all the pious horror that is expended when separation of chmch and state is mentioned ? and why all the persecution that is uow so ram- pant ia Trevethin 1 Is persecution so congenial to the bible and nag sect that it cannot exist wtthout it ? If all that Fair Play says is true, that act of parliament has nothing to do with the rehgron of the church, I would again ask upon what authority did the magistratel act in the Pontypool church rate oroceedinrs ? 1 have before asked for btble authority upon the subject and I ask again. If tytbes and church tates are not necessar\, then 1 ask for what necessary purpose were the poor old colliers' stole of winter cheese, taken from him, and the shoes of the help. less, motberlels, and infant family of Sam Long. Heligiou did not require it, says Fair Play. What did? Was this done then, as a pure and unmitigated act of wanton cruelty ? or was it done for the amusement of the neighbourhood ? Fair Plav alludes to the decision ot the Privy Council" as settling cer- tain pdints. I find no such court mentioned in the bible Before we go to the privy council, we must go to the law courts— the privy council is the last resort; and. therefore, according to Fair Play, the church must have decided to act wrong until the privy council compelled it to act right against ita will. Truly then we have a great deal to thank the church for, even in such a case. But all tnts savours very strongly of act of parliament does it not? Tbe same doctrines" have numerous followeis' in the United States," says Fair Play, so, does it follow that these "fbUowers" arethe Church of England" there ? if not it is beside the question. I am not talking about episcopacy but about establishments, and they are as wide apart as the poles: Episcopacy andestabtishments are by no means necessarily and inseparably connected together. Eighth —The Bond. Fair Play refers me to a grocer at Pontypool for aoexplanatlon. No, Fair Play, such "desperate equivocation' will NO; do. You made the public accusation, and from you, and from you alone, I demand public proof-! want no private information upon the subject. If this be incon- venient for yoa. as 1 doubt not it is-tf you have dared aDony. mously to insinuate that which you are toocoxvardly publicly to R«W,.LTD°THEIP/_I 'J™0' AFFORD YOU ANY relief« your difficulty but I needs must leave you slicking fast in the dirty puddle which you have created for yourself, and in the full en- joyment of the unenviable character of a sneaking, masked slanderer As you decline pioof, you beg the question alto- gether. But you do not deny that the bond was signed volun- I al ily.. and of free will. Well, then, though I deny that any such instrument ever existed, for argument sake, we will take the truth of your falsity for granted—it remains, then, for you to shew how that which was done voluntarily was contrary to the voluntary principle. Please to unravel this knotty point. Ninth—It appears I am Fluellin. Good. With all my heart; so let it be. I object not, hut, if am Fluellin, then "out of doubt, "nd out of questions, and ambiguities." Fair Play is ancient Pistol 1 and 1 have made him eat the leek, skin and all. and sad wrv faces has he made at it. I think, also, that with my good Welsh cudgel, 1 have tolerably well cudgelled his "ptoody coxcomb." I havegiten him a fair portion of "sauce" with his leek. I think, also, that I have compelled him to take «'■groat" to heal his pate. "Leeks is good," ancient Pistol, and I wish you a good digestion of those already administered. When you see leeks again, mock at them, that's all." 1 have another leek in my pocket, which you shall eat" also, if will not believe youiselt. Most heartily do I thank Fair Play for bringing into my mind this pithy and pertinent scene—it is a great relief to turn from this man's wickedness to his nonsense. Again, I thank him for having put such a two-edged weapon into my hands.. Tenth.—Lord Byron's statue wasrefused aniche in Westminster Abbey—it would profane the place. Fair Play quotes, in a con- troversy upon church matieis, from the most libertine of his poems—Don Juan 1 Why did he not finish the quotation? This really IS as queer a m xture. on the part of a churchman, as the bible and banner hodge podge of the school. Byron and re- < ligton bible and banner! Strange men, truly, compose the Trevethin bible and flag sect 1 ( The hear-say falsehoods uttered against the Pontypool dis- < senters are taken out of my bands. 1 expect Fair Play will havetoeat a monstrous laige leek, indeed, on this point; how- I ever, il is now need ess for me to say a word upon the subject. 1 I therefore leave my fiiend, ancient Pistol, to ruminate over his poiridge of leeks and his broken pate in the best moodht4:an. 2nd February, 1846. NO CHURCHMAN. P.S. A South Wales Collier, peihaps. demands a passing remark. He thinks the sooner the controversy is ended the better. If he be a chutchman (and he savs he does not consider 1 himself a dissenter.) lean readily believe him. Weft I a ] churchman, I should heartily have «i>hed it never had been ] begun. He is a churchman in creed, I presume, but a dissenter in practice-II voluntary. I have no objection whatever to the ipreadmg yew"—a very beautiful thing, as alt God's work? I are. I doubt the sarredness, however, aiiictly speaking, of anything th <t is the handy work of man. However, keep the church and the yew tree together, with all my heart, if the one t be dependent upon the other, and a churchman's faith upon J both. All that I object to is. that I. who require neither of them for my Iehglonshould becompelledto pay for them against < my wi^l merely to saye the pence of my neighbours who cannot be religious without them and upon this point, if I understand J the Collier's aigiit he and I are agreed. I am perfectly t willing for my neighbour to use the cburch and the yew tree as J a oeoessary part and parcel of his faith; but as be requirN ] them, let him keep tlltta at his owa cost, and not at mine.

[ADy.au..xUT. ] CHURCH RATES. Xothing extenuate, at aaght set down ia aaliet." Tothe Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin, Sta,—« Fair pisy" plumes himself with having found oat a mare s nest. How he chuekles at the discovery he has milder No lime is to be public >lull hear of it al once—that J UL* »—*nd ,f '•»•» don't make the Dissenters' eirs tingle, I on now w at will. And so out it comes, with a pompees •rrsy of words and misty phrases, the marvellous story. that at lome remote period, several persons, two of whom have been d.stra.ned upon for the non-payment of Chu-ch rates, sugned a bond or other legal instrument, by which they rendered them, selves personally liable for the payment of a iieister's salary, whereby, if the subscriptions of the loclety did Dot amount to the sum stipulated, the minuter ceuld institute legal proceedings hf*salary' ,lgMd ,h" tK>od' *»>e recovery ot I am in pouession of ample meanl of proving. a demonstra- tioo, that II Fllir Play, accusation il a gr.,uil0„ falsehood, and reflects no honour upon e.ther b.s head or his heart-m.nu- factored either by himself or some of hi. p.rty-I care not which -in order to supply the place of a lack of argument in support of Church-rates. rr Is fair argument less congenial to Fair Plsy," than a per- 10011 attack on his opponent,t Are old wives' fables to be palmed upon the public as pureftcn." without contradiciion t Or is your anonymous correspondent gosded to desperation bv the close reasoning of No Churchman aod, like a drowning man catching at straws te prevent his sinking?—for in.tinJt will prevail when philosophy fails." But to retarn to the charge which I have already stated, and to which I reply, that I unhesitatingly deny that such a docu- ment II Fair Play" allude, to in hit tttter ever existed. Could it (II a genuine document) by aay possibility exist, without the koowledge of the parties by whom it is alleged it was signed ? I challenge" Fair Play" to prove tbat it ever was in being j- let him do so if ho ceo ;— he knows he cannot. Let him in hi8 next letter give the name of the solicitor who was employed in tbe business, if he can, when it was executed end the name of any of the parties who signed It. Let us have no flinc bing, Fair Play;" and I will uodeitake, iu a future letter, or befol. any tribunal which may be hereafier mutually agieed open, 10 bring the testimony of respectable witnesses—men of unble- mished character, and quite as capable of speekiog the truth a* U Fair Play" or any OUt of his parlJ-to diaprove the whole affair. II Let u. have a flir field. and no favour." We slull then be upon equal terms, and meet our accuser face to face j- lod if be fails to make good bit assertion, why then he deserves to be stigmatised as a fabricator of fictions, and with bearing false witness against his neighbour. I am. Sir, your obedient servant, A GROCER IN PONTYPOOL, AND ONa WHO ttAt 818M SXlICO UPON.

ABERGAVENNY. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. London, Janesry 26,1846. Sra,—-From seeing a little werk recently published, entitled White's Guide to Abergavenny and its Neighbourhood," I was inducod, within the last four months, to visit that town end while 1 remained there a few weeks, I found the neighbourhood as beautiful es that little work describes it to be. In the summer season, when nature putloO her bettetttre, it must be a most deHghtfut tpot. Dunng myttey, I found thegeatry. to whom I had tbe bonnur of an introduction, to be exceedingly polite and oourteous-, and the tradesmen always ready to oblige, and supply the wants of their castomers. When there, a public meeting was held ia the Town Hall-wblcb hall, by the way, scarcely deserves the name of a Town HIlI-oo some subject connected with the local interests of the place. I found, from the various speakers, thet en amount of intelligence and public spirit is poaaeased by the inhabiiants, not often met with ia couotry towns so remote from the metropolia. One gentleman, on that occesioo, who I afterwords discovered te be a retired tradesman, was really eloquent; he displayed a great knowledge of Ihe commercial .resources of the district, and evidently pos- sessed a highly-cultivated miod. The clergyman of the pan h omciated as chairman, and spoke out, mueh to the gratification 01 his audience. He is a very worthy men, end is highly esteemed by bit parishioners. How strange, that while in almost every village in Englar.. there is a Mechanics' Institute, so few, If ac), are to be tr t with io the Principality—not one evea in Abergavenny. ) .a people appear to be taken up with their groat Welsh society, il c Cumregithion, tn theexetution of one which, peihaps, would confer more extended benefits upon them. Of all the tOIll/OIl in which I have beeo, this leest deserve* to be called a clean tow a it is absolutely filthy heaps of dllt ate sometimes veto, but not often the stieets are generally covered wiih a thick coating of mud, interspersed here and there with pools of water. I did not see a scavenger at work during my stay tbere; and to cross from one pavement to another in wet weaiber, with a lady, would be to lead her ancle deep io mud. And then the ennoyance met with a. the evenings closed, from rude vulgar fellow, stopping up the pathway, and low women, was very grest. Having some desire to spsnd a summer in the vicinity, I point out fhese defeets in the locel menegementefthe place, aod hope they may be remedied. Others, like myself, ere charmed with the beautiful hills and dales of the neighbourhood, but not with the dirly tow". STRANGER.

To the Editor of the Aloumouthshire Merlin. Newport Barracks, 5th February. ot J* ur r,mark> uPon my marching the deserters of the 37th regt. to Divine Service handcuffed, may be reduced into thw one question,—Are deserters to attend Divine Service or are they not? for it is the rule of the service that deserters should be handcuffed, and there is no gaol chapel here for them to attend. Now I am of opinion that every soldier should attend Divino service, unless unavoidably prevented, and I intend, therefore to be very strict in enforcing an injunction so plainly laid down in the Articles of War for our guidance. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T G. A. SPENCER, Lieut.-Col. Commander 37th and Garrison.

CHEPSTOW, FOKBST or DBAN, AND GLOUCESTER JUNCTIOV .iLWav.-A special geoerel meeting of the directois and •har.holdera in ibia railway was held at the London Tavern, tian tor 'k* pu'pnse of considering ihe posi- A c°mP*°y- '"d i's chance of success in parliament. Damn £ l>DU™her ?f ••bolder, were present. E. F. the bomrd o?dir.c?or."hprf^id0#f/%ki;ngb*n,». ,nd eh4irmtD tf tbe meeting havin* be^n «. .1 Tht coD»e°1D« director, had complied wifh ill ?h j"™" '°" "d V'd' the but they understood that it .K utle* RET,IRED of ,hem '> Company, whose Wll h.d £ 1^ ,nt*n"on <»' ">• South Wslea endeavours to obtain permission .«r°W° °UI ,M| ,n ,he,r .tow to Hopp Crib, .^Lpp,y .a.,oC?h,UC, ,,0e f'om CheP- aition would be an expensive matter tbil*0! "d' ••.°PP°" it advisable to suggest an amalffamiti directors)thought Company, but th" wl,h Soum Wales offered to joio the West Midland and H^refoVd /b<,T h*d offer bad been entertained Mr. Ph.!™ u J t wh,cb directors poesested any information aa ^O7K! • peel, of tbe niher company, with whom th*« P°,U,0° .aod «b.U"Tu ^.Krdd,:°r net the company they were negotiatjoff with oL explained that the Gloucester and Hereford Chairman which they proposed 10 unite, wes (although wnb lisment as an independent scheme) reallv an offch"? JD'° P*iT a culpable precipitaocy ia entering into the oionee^ moot, without first having aacerteined the real atand!nl VS?" other line. He should, therefore, propose that tha m not deem it judicious or expedient te consent to ihlSHlV"* ttoa."—Mr. Payne .ecooded the propo.it,on.-iVer.fTw8* from Mr. Sanders, in .upport of the resolution a sh.rehoM esked whs. ihe expenses already incurred mighl'.iS «0 „V what proportion of the deposit would be likely to be returned t The chairman. From £13,000 .Ct4.000.f eapenVe.^ curred. and tbe shareholders will probably receive from 28a. to 30.. per share.- A voice Let's bave il. (Uugh.er).~The Chairman laid he had only now to lubmit the resolutions to the meeting.—Mr. Le* said he would observe that he knew that no company was in a better position than they were to go to par- hamwt, but tb*y were not in a p0s,,i0B to contend with the Grest Western. He would therefore, propose that this com- pany should be dissolved-Mr. S.rutt .,Co„d.d tbe resolutton. The ChttrmM then put the resolution that the company should ttenllpmtid UU#n,inou,|y to. The meeting Waaex OF ra. Sc<m.AND.rThis ,hip h.. become neatly a total y«k, and now I.e. on her beam ends, without any pros- pect o betng floated off. The high tide, have .hrown her higher up on the beach, where she w,l| have to be taken to piece. On I borsday last, purs-sotto adver.iwment, tbe .htp, and all her mM.ri.ls. were sold by pnbl.c auctioa on tbe beach and notwithstanding the unfavourable state of tbe weather, there wa. a large atteodaoce of competitors. Th..L;_ • 'ore wa. Mr. Robert Ev.n., and thre^ oth.r P b* The varioua lot. realised very high prices an!T?k '"i™ ? waa satisfactory, ..evincing th.t there w'a..0 lac"of «p,Sl oJ enterpriw on tbe occasion—Camarwi. Herald P enterpriw 00 tbe occllioD.-Carnønon Herald P WIlliam Augultul Riddell Maxwell, l.t, of the and West Tht"aZr^.rdwa°.n :h wrr^'he^d^r; "1 f country faithfully fot thirtv-one years of CarnTrvo'n Ladv'r P««nt, M.P. for the county Grafton 7t Pa» Th y ^ur*,FcIf0y' dtu*bt" of Duke of J m Vl^rt* '?* W*,ke>ld ,0d ot Long, Esq., H a no ver • sa u rl Lsdy Edward., at St. Gorge's, P»si week th fi' on<jfD' *e 'eo commemorated during tbe with oreat B"R°r.- ,Bd lh« wcond at Machyoyhlletb, great rejoicings and festivities.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. r, 3 BIRTHS. 2°d ,h* «r. Tho»» Herd, ol. On Monday laat, the Mirchiontu 01 Blandford, of a eon. DEATHS On Friday last, at the Hot"ena Bri.tol Mial Mary Ana late.of thil to"n, aged 42.' Gregory! of fhis'to^.Tll0,aa* Evaa«. infant son of Mr. Henry >f Mr. Cossens^of'r Bristol, in her 78th year, Elisabeth, wife Hossens, of Monmouth. *1'in thatcity' and mother of Mr Laat week, at U sk, aged 84, Mrs. Nancy Fullen, relict of the notherofiw i|nV *°licitor, formerly of Bristol, and On thMathews, post-office, Usk. 5 PK.mv, f instant, at Redland, near Bristol, aged 2(5, Mr. E. 'rv_ j1**111!'formerly achoolmaater at Tredegar. January loth, at his father's house, John V. S2RJS?17' ,0n°f Mr-Thomas Morgan, Angel Hotel, r«^f.a«r1CTtVraR^dXT12 Edww"d Gerge Brickdale. Rr^lJ^u a N,mrod. onl7 surviving son of Edwari Wc £ E.I c1 grandson of the late General George On the 6th instant, at Risca, after a severe illness aired 27, jlace?' y°Unge,t ^ghter of Mr. Thome s Morris, of the above On ^ar7-! £ hT?' Mr' Riobard Williams, aged 87. ♦ at Henllis- Moaes Morgan, aged 80, one of fbercarn Z^ « the foal-pTaccid^t. at At v Saturday se'naight. £ years WP°rt' M'" **°rg* Evan*. formerly a ship-broker, aged Lewis aged 60 rear*. ■lulled, on the 20th Nov. last, on board H. M. S. Comus, in Obligado, in the Parana, Lieuc. Charles rohn Brickdale, R.N., agedM. second son of John Fortiseue arickdale, ofNewland, Gloucestershire. «*at week, ia Irele&d, Adjztiral .811 C. Rowley,