The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

Y MAEN CllWYF. fa TH EDITOR OF THKI GAZETTE & GUAHUIAN. SIR,-IVill ally of your renders be kind ENOUGH to inform me what has become of the money paid towards erect in "■ a tower, &c., in the neighbourhood of this celebrated stone? I am Sir, your obedient servant, A SUBSCRIBER. Cardiff, September llth, 1839. "## TO THR EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE AND GUARDIAN gIH jn the last number of the Welshman a clvirge is brought against the attendants at the last Church Vestry Meeting at Neath, of lending themselves to a 11 pretty piece of Conservative smuggling," and u get- ting up a snug little plot. Such a charge is both (I) mischievous and (2) false. H ) It is mischievous, because it is an ill-natured effort to revive and foment disputes amongst tho parishioners, and to cast an unmerited slur upon my conduct as Chairman of the vestry, since I have ever shewn myself peculiarly anxious to give due publicity to all parish affairs. It is mischievous, because it compels me,—even at the risk of wounding the feel- ings of some respectable neighbours —to refer to two past contests as having satisfactorily decided the ques- tion of a rate, and rendered any thing clandestine quite unnecessary- (2) The of "smuggling a meeting" being afraid of daylight, &c., is grossly false. For, with re- gard to the notice, the law requires only three days: we gave nine days notice. It would have been legal if only one Churchwarden had signed it-both di(i so. Without the express consent of the ordinary by 1 Victoria, c. 45, t could not publish the notice in church, but it was affixed with other public documents to the church door for thrice the requisite time, and doubtless seen and even approved of by some Dis- senters. With regard to the subsequent ineetiTi,It was held at the accustomed plaee and hour, with due deli- beration, and with open doors. It is true that the day had been altered from Thursday to Friday, but this was expressly to accommodate some of the Dis- senters. I omitted sending for opponents, and shall continue to do so for the future. I lowever, six rite- pavers, representing a majority in value of the landed and household property in this parish, attended, and it our earnest desire to keep theexpenses as low as possible, agreed to a very moderate and reasonable rate. Now, since by law three form a quorum in a Board of Guardians, with the mrtnagelllent uf funds fifty times as large, it did not seem to me that the want of attendance precluded our proceeding to out- ness at the meeting on the 13th ultimo, thus lega.ly and duly convened, and thus respectably attended. I am, Sir. yours, „u r HENRY HEY KNIGHT. Neath, September loth, 1839. TO THE RDITOR OF THE GAZE" rE AND GUARDIAN SIR,—In the Guardian of Saturday last I a letter, signed by «' A Resident in trict," who appears anxious that the Mert ivi should share in the blame attached t° th°so ° end and Cowbridge, by A Barrister, <>r ° to prosecute offenders against the 1 ur"P', ° Jlt „ After bringing forward the cases of ht ^ts ployed on the Taff Vale Railway betw^ ne.ir|y a aud the canal bridge, (which, by the y quarter of a mile distant lVom^ s presses his surprise that the mail HO ARMG TO UIE drag the coach from the Bridgwax f Green Meadow, "through such ail °PP ° mud and dirt;" and concludes by any attention one travel the road, and then say whei • i, whatever is paid to the public Now, without attempting to JuS f tile erst t.,O .UUKTITA in tl,E Merthy, "«'T TTL particular, I must say, with regal a 1 t kcn Dropc>r your Bridgend correspondent hasi no what those view of the subject: had he cons1 jng his at_ authorities have done, instead ot h;u, ,1C tention solely to what remains u ascertained, either by observation oi J boen portant alterations and improvements made, and are now making, betwee roatfs som(> Cardiff: had he known the stateoi.^ of nine months since, or had he acq „torac, virtual who drives those horses wh.cI.. «r the coach through the mud and dirt, have charged the Merthyr authorities with nc„lcet in providing for the public accommodation- Hoping your correspondent will in ™ure v,ew bot1' sides of the question before he makes so grave a charge; and that he will find the road more free from carts', abuse, aud muck" the next time lie travels from the Bridgwater Arms to Green Meadow and trusting you will insert this letter in your next paper, I remain, Your obedient servant, A RESIDENT IN THE MERTHYR DISTRICT. Sep. 12tli, IS39. SUPPLY OF ANTHRACITE COAL TO FRANCE. To the Editor of the Railway Magazine, fyc. Llanellv Railway and Dock Company, 59, Old Broad Street, 2nd Sept. 1839. SIR, In your admirable weekly miscellany of the uit I perceive you state in the article relative to steam'navigation in France, that the coal used is supplied from Belgium and Newcastle. Doubtless, so far such is the fact; but there is also a very large quantity of Welsh coal supplied to loulon, Marselles, and other p'aces in France, from the Port of Llanelly the requisitions for which by our French customers have been up to this time greater than the present means of supply- Thenewhneofraitwny.however. w ill, in the course of next month, be opened into the Anthracite Coal Field, when the general demand will, 0, it is expected, be satisfied by the augmented extent of coal produced. I am, Sir, much yours, JOHN BIGG. ,#I' TIIE "AuloRAL BOHEALIS" has been remarkably vivid and magnificent in the (irmanent; several even- ings during the last fortnight, presenting one vast shifting flame of light from the northern to the southern horizon. Almost every journal in England and Scot- land has noticed its splendid appearance. THE MINING INTEREST will notice with some satis- faction certain resolutions published in our advertising eolllmn. The case i, .simply this :-INlr EN(ii,i,ii, the Editor of tile Vining Iourtial, a we believe, very well known and respected in Swansea and the neighbourhood, published some remarks in his journal, it) which, while he sought in the spirit of a zealous and independent public journalist to protect the interests of the miner and the mining adventurer, he necessarily made some observations which were any thin0- but satisfactory to one particular individual. The"consequenee was an action against Mr ENGLISH, who was adjudged to pay l"s prosecutor, one farthing damages and another farthing for costs: a sentence whicbM 'once shews how ful y justifiedI that gentleman was in all he had said for had there been any unne- cessary personalities, a British Jury would never have awarded against him nominal damages, nor a British Judge reduced the allowance for costs to the lowest possible amount. However, victorious as Mr ENGLISH has come off, he has nevertheless been at considerable expense in preparing and conducting his able and masterly defence; and we are therefore glad that some of tho influential among the mining interest have expressed a wish that these expenses should not fall on the conductor of the public journal, who sought only the protection of their interests, but that they should rather be borne by those whose interests have been so protected. Such desire is highly honourable to all parties, and we doubt not that the whole mining community will join in this testimony of approbation to Mr ENGLISH. CORONER.-The Commons have ordered a ser.es of returns for, I Returns of the N.AMBEA- O CORONERS acting in England and Wales; specifym, T^^LOUNTY, city, borough, or liberty, wherein such coroner has jurisdiction, arid by whom he is elected or appointed. 2^ Tlie number of inquests taken b, KINGLITUD A„<L Wales, st»ti„S IM G»R separately, fo, the four ,E«S tta ..ating tbe amount of fees for taki 6 1^ charge lor mileage (whether to A coroner 3. A charges allowed iu the account of E< .,nOWANCES copy of the .schedule now in COROJIE'R, pursuant and disbursements, to be paid by IT,ED «, ALL ACT TO to the act of 1 Victona,. C'F EXPENSES of holding provide for the payment °F 1 ,C.YX,TLJE jUSTices in Coroners' Inquests, arra G MAgistrates of each sessions held in each C(>ULLTY< OR D D Wales, city, borough, or liberty M E "c,, county, city 1. The number of deputy LLOLIL appointed' borough, or liberty, STF N^IL<TAND breadth of 5. A statement ot the ^ORONER has duties to the district in which each county cor discharge. --1 >« Mnstvn. susiaineu a THE HON-. E. M L. MOSTYN of MOJF severe accident on Monday week. ,t w|ie,ioneol ing the felling of some timber on hi. LJIMDOWU. TBE tho trees fell upon him and LEFFC TL)IGHJ jUST consequence was the fracturi. OF)' HOWEVER, to above the kuee. It gives us pleas state that he is going on as favour< y OXPCCTCDT r ENVIABLE! VERY!—Although the theitnometer is at 98, we are enabled to (east on ripe peaches, melons, new apples, NEW polutoes, bright eyes, ice cream, warm hearted, beautiful girls, and tender WUUQU. Qelictous! very,_Now York JADITOR* Jl1 E R T H V R. THE LATE Nlit WILLIAM CUAWSHAY.—On Tues- day afternoon last, nearly every inhabitant in Merthyr closed their windows, sullie partially, hut the greater part etitil-elv,is a token of respect to the deceased gentleman it being the day of the funeral, as is mentioned in another part of our paper. CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.—We beg to re- mind our readers that sermons will he preached to- morrow at our church, in behalf of this excellent institution. The Rev. Daniel Itees, Incumbent of Aberystrutti, will preach in the morning at eleven. THE REVISING BARRISTERS will hold their court for the parishes of Merthyr and Glyn Ruiiinev, at the Vestry Room, on Thursday next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. REGISTRATION FOR rHE BOROUGH.—There are only six claimants, and 27 objected to, for this borough we therefore do not anticipate that the revising bar- risters will have much trouble this year REGISTRATION FOR THE COUNTY.—The notices of objection served in this phrish are 21. A MEETING of Commissioners of Land and Asses- sed Taxes will be held at the Old Angel Inn, Merthyr, on Wednesday next, the eighteenth day of September instant, for the purpose of hearing appeals against the first assessment of the said taxes. THEATRE.—We have so often lately spoken of the doings of the corps dramatique, we shall this week confine ourselves to the part which the audience per- form. On Monday last they gave Mr Reid iri over- flowing bumper; and on W edoesda y tlley mustered in great strength also to reward Messrs. Davies and Itieliards, the musicians, for tlteir efforts. Last night Messrs. Turner and Cameron took their benefit; and a full house was anticipated. The season will, we understand, be brought to a close next Friday. TUB PONY RACES AT THE \V Als.-These races took place last Tuesday; the cup was not run for, on account of a sufficient tiumber of ponies not being en- tered for it. There was a subscription race for four sove- reigns, with heats, between Tom TourJh and Gromert; Tom Touglt winning, Gromert having bolted in the second heat. There were other races for pots of beer, &c., but nothing particularly worth recording occurred About two thousand persons were present; and the whole sports and amusements went off without the slightest approach to "a row." TO THE EDITOR OF THE MERTHYR GUAKU.AN. Sir,—Having seeing a letter in your paper of last Saturday, written by Mr Richard Thomas, a constable of Merthyr, stating that I apprehended Howell Wa- ters of Llangorse at Dowlais, and afterwards got free,—I beg to sav that I never saw the man, and he was never under my charge It seems to me tnat Richard Thomas, likes to blow his own horn self praise is cer- tallllya great recommendation: Nli- Editor perhaps you will be kind enough to insert these few lines in your valuable Journal. I am your obt &c DOWLAIS POLICE. Dowlais Sepr 12, 1S39

ftloitmoutltjSlurc. We are happy to sav that there is a speedy prospect of the publication of that valuable and interesting MS. the Llyfr L'andaff (or Liber Landovensis), by the Welsh MSS. Society. The indefatigable and learned Mr Roes, Rector of Cascob, (and uncle of the lata lamented Welsh Professor of Lampeter), has laboured unceasingly since the death of the late editor, that there may not be any unnecessary delay in the publication, from that melancholy event; and he has been assisted lately by the Rev. Mr Price, (Caru- huanawc), iu collating the copy from the library of Jesus College, with the MSS. in the possession of Col Vaughan, of Rftg, who has in the handsomest manner afiorded every facility to these gentlemen, who have been into North Wa'es for some weeks, on purpose to accomplish this arduous undertaking which is now satisfactorily concluded. Several exquisite fac similes of the Rflg MSS. have been taken—as also a fac- simile of an ancient etching contained in it, and sup- posed to be a portrait of Archbishop Teilo or St Dyfire; a fac-simile as also been taken from the MS. of St. Chad, (now at Litchfield)—formerly belonging to Llanrlalf-of the Welsh Notes therein contained, aud a portrait of St. Chad himself; in short, no pains have been spared to rcndpr this work as attractive to the unlearned, as interesting to the learned. It will contain an English translation and notes. We under- stand that now that this work is so nearly ready for the press, the Society are about to commence another transcript for publication, but we know not yet what MS. is selected; and we earnestly hope that the labours of this Society in rescuing the curious records of past ages from oblivion, will be rewarded by the continuance of the support they so well merit; and that the donors and subscribers will not diminish their art 1 "lu( contributions towards this laudable object, the neglect of which has for so long drawn upon us tho censure of our more active continental neigubours, who have long expressed their surprise that the Welsh should appear so who'lv unmindful of the valuable literary treasures still existing in the Principality. A MEETING of the Monmouthshire Board of Edu- cation was held at Usk on Tuesday last, which was attended by the Rev. Sir C Salusbury, Bart., W. A Williams, Esq, M. P., I1. Hanbnry Williams, Thomas Rees, Thomas Phillips, Jun. Esqrs.; the Revs. W, Price, W. Crawley, J. Francis, I). Jones, C. A. Williams, J- A. Gabb, F. Lewis aud Thos. Williams, (Lanvapley). I he principal business which occupied the attention of the Board, was the choice of a master for the proposed middle and train- ing school at Newport- Some difficulty was experi- enced in the selection, from the number of applica- tions and the many respectable testimonials by which they were severally supported I he Board, however, after due deliberation, determined to offer tlie situa- tion (snbject to the approbation of the Bishop) to a entleman, who from the recommendations produced, seems eminently qualified for the important task, alld under whose auspices we trust the institution will soon flourish. It is proposed to commence the busi- ness of the school immediately after tile usual Christ- mas vocation. In selecting Newport as the first scene of operations the Board has been guided by no local partiality, nor even by the relative im. portance ot that own, but chiefly by a consider- ation of the peculiar advantages afforded there for the practical instruction of teaching scholars. This important object has been secured by the zealous co operation of the Newport National School Committee, and their determination to en- gage a superior master and mistress, under whose superintendence the future teachers may practice and acquire the art of communicating instruction in the large new schools now in building. The benefit expected from the training school will of course be common to he whole county whi'e the advantages of the middle school will not be con- fined to Newport, as the master will receive boarders on moderate terms, and thus other dis- tricts may avail themselves of the proposed insti- tution. Hereafter the board (It. it receive public sublic support) will doubtless direct its means to other objects and other places, and we trust that in the mean time nojocal jealousy will interfere with the progress of its effect, to promote and im- prove the education of the middle and lower clas- ses in connection with the Cil tircil --Beacon. THE PUBLIC DINNER to R. Blakemore, Esq., M.P., to celebrate the opening of the New Road, is fixed for Friday next, at Monmouth. CAERLEO.V HORTICULTURAL SHOW, we beg to re- mind our readers, will be held on Tuesday next. A very gay day is anticipated. SOCIETY FOR THE EXTENSION OF CHITRCH Ac- COMMODATION.—A meeting will be held at Hereford, on Wednesday, October 2nd, for the purpose of form- ing a society to promote au increased church accom- modation for the people-an object of the first importance in this Christian country aud most devoutly to be wished. "#-1' TREDEGAR POLICE—SEPTEMBER 4. The Petty Session for the parish of Bedwellty, &c., as well as the annual licensing day, was held at the Rock Inn, before Samuel Homfray, Edmund Williams, Joseph Davies, and Summers Harford, Esqrs., assisted by Charles Lloyd Harford, Esq., Magistrate for the division of Abergavenny, when the following cases were brought before the Bench, by Mr I loijia I), Super- intendent of Police: George Morris, hallier, of Tredegar, for assault on John Llewellyn. The case being clearly proved, Morris was convicted in the penalty of 20s. and costs. David Prosser, of Rhymney, for assault on Blaina Edwards. Dismissed. Mary Evans, for assault on Jane Polly. Fined 5s. and costs. Mary Polly, for assault on Mary Evans. Dismissed. Charles Bennet, for being drunk and disorderly. Did not appear. John Jones, for being drunk and disorderly. Fined 5s. and costs. There were several other cases of little or no public importance. The Bench next proceeded to grant the licences, for which there were twenty-two applications, ill ()I* which, with the exception of three, were opposed by Mr T. J. Pljillpotts, Junr., Solicitor, and Clerk to Messrs Harford. The licensing dinner which has ever been renowned under the management of the worthy host, James Treasure, for its abundance of choice VUUDSJ was ordered at half-past four, but in conse- quence of the opposition an 1 cross examination which I arose, as to the proof of service of the different no- tices &c„, the guests could not commence dinner until ten o'clock. Samuel Romfray, Esq., was in the chair, wlj()sL, [)Ieis,,tiitlv LIliivpllc(j tile surj,,)u!idiiig coal- pany, and the greatest conviviality prevailed. Tho next Petty Sessions for the parish of Bed- wellty, will be held at the Town Hall, 1 redegar. -##1' ON THE ERECTION OF A WELSH CHURCH IN LONDON. To the Editor of the St. James's Chronicle. Si,,t,kllow it)c,, to nivself of tl'O medium of your widely extended journal, for the purpose of draw- ing the attention of the British public to a subject which has been long and unaccountably overlooked. I allude to the fact, that there is not a single church in London where the natives of the principality may assemble to pray and hear the Word of God in their own language. It does, indeed, appear almost in- credible that England, who has so often provided for the spiritual wants of far distant lands, should so strangely neglect her own children at home; yet so it is; and feeling persuaded that it is a subject which needs only to be named in order to have its claims attended to, I venture to make this appeal for the immediate erection of a Weish church. Some of your readers may suppose it unnecessary, and allege the smaltness of the class for whose benefit it is intended but such are ignorant of the true state of the case. I speak from personal knowledge when I assure you, that throughout your vast metropolis, in situations of the highest trust and confidence, in the various bank- ing and commercial establishments or behind the polished counter, ministering to the wants of luxury, as well as in the lowest scenes of toil and drudgery in its crowded streets and narrow lanes, may be found hundreds of the sons and daughters of Cambria, rising early and late taking rest, flint they may gain where- with to retire in after-life to the quiet of their mountain homes. Where do these spend their Sabbaths? In what house of prayer do they kneel when they yearn to Bless the Lord for his goodness," and listen to the words of everlasting life in the language they learned in cijildliood ? Aiis%ver, Christian Eijglitid Answer, heads and dignitaries of the Church Established in Wales! In a few Dissenting meeting-houses! lain no Dissenter; on principle, on Scriptural principle, I object to their system; yet I thank them in God's name. I thank them, that when the appointed minis- ters neglected their holy calling, and refused to trim the lamps in the temple of their God, they, with well. meaning, though untaught zeal, stepped forward to pour oil into the empty vessels; and hold up, though with diminished lustre, the Light of Life to my be- nighted countrymen. But we shall by no means excuse ourselves for our own neglect of duty by the plea, that others have done it for us. It may be said by some that the Welsh in London soon acquire sufficient knowledge of English to be able to follow the Church Service in that lan- guage. They know but little of the human heart, and nothing of the warm feelings of the moun- taineer, who would advocate such an opinion. He who having made tho heart of man, knows what is in it, worked not a miracle in vain when He enabled His Apostles, oil the day of Pentecost, to preach to the Jewish strangers assembled at Jerusalem, and who of course must have had some knowledge of Hebrew, the glarJ tidings of a risen Mediator. To each man in his own tongue wherein he was born! Arc there none in London who take an interest in the best welfare of the Cambrians? At the appointed season the Welsh. Bishops repair thither to fulfil their temporal duties are these so absorbing as to make them forget that some, who were once the lambs of their flocks, are wandering near them, sheep having no shepherd? The Welsh nobility and gentry throng its scenes of dissipation and fashion. Have they no thought for the religious condition of those whose fathers, per- chance, ear their ground and reap their harvests ? It is with feelings of the deepest shame at the supineuess of my own countrymen, that I now bring the case before the English public. I will not appeal to your readers by the lower, but too common, because power- ful, motives of worldly policy—I will not ask them whose side the Church Despised Cambrian is likely to espouse when he returns to his native land-to whose schools he will send his children.—whose ministers he will support. I will not call upon them as men interested in questions of curious research, to assist in preserving from decay a language which presents, I believe, the only instance in Europe of one that, on the same spot of ground, has been taught by the father to his children for nearly 3000 years. I will not awaken their feelings of justice, and demand that from them as a debt which I would rather entreat as a grace, bv pointing to the page of history, and reminding them that before their Saxon forefathers swept like a whirlwind over the land, and drove the Christian Briton to the caves and to the rocks, London was the seat of a British Archbishopric. No, I will take higher Christian ground. I will ask them IJCW they will answer to God for overlooking the spiritual welfare of their "own mother's sons?" how, as members of a Church they profess to regard (:wd J"ty) tile P¡"'('st earthly school wherein the human spirit may be trained for its eternal destiny how, I ask, can they refuse to administer her privileges to't!wse whose lot has drawn them away from their" native land? I cannot believe that this appeal will be made iu vain. When I think of the Welsh school, I feel no reason to doubt the sympathy of the Eii"iish public, were it but once awakened. Let but one really zealous individual set his shoulder in earnest to the wheel, and we should soon have enough and to spare. Let subscriptions be set on foot, and application made to the rich of both nations, who would willingly give were they asked. Let the metropolitan clergy be entreated to advocate the cause before their congregations; let the same be done in the large provincial tow, is more or less con- nected with the Principality, Bristol, Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Chester, not forgetting the University of Oxford, where, besides the members of the Welsh College, there are, I am sure, many who wou d wil- lingly contribute to such an object. And, after all, how small a sum is wanted. We ask no proud and pompous edifice, no pealing organ, no -stoned win- dows richly dight." We have not forgotten the simple fanes in our native valleys, where a single bell calls the sobered inhabitants to the house of prayer. But oh let it not be said, that while the Roman Cnurcn, whose first missionary to this land base y stirred up the heathen wolves t scatter the sheep who would not 0 follow a stranger's voice, is raising a sumptuous pile to propagate her superstitious practices, the Church of England turned a deaf ear to the prayers of her own adopted children, the descendants of the pinnitive Christians of Britain.. Perhaps some of your contemporaries will kindly further this object bv copying this letter into their own columns. Living ina remote corner of the island, and. precluded by circumstances from personally engaging in the cause, I am anxious to do all m my power to stimulate others to so important an unc (r a ina. 1 am, Sir, yours respectfully, Sept. 2. A CAMBRIAs IN CORNWALL.

Brcconøt\íre. 4- COLONEL WOOD, the esteemed Member for Brecon- shiie, with his family, arrived at his seat, the Priory, Brecon, on Friday last. THE REVISING BARRISTERS will hold their courts in this county next week, as follows: Ireeastle, Tuesday 17; Brecon, Wednesday IS and Thursday 19 Crickbowell, Friday 20 and Talgarth, Satur- day 21. BRECON Tows HALL.—The repairs of this edifice will cost about £ 230; nearly XIOO of which have already been expended. At a meeting of the Town Council on Thursday week, a rate of 3d. in the pound was ordered, on the understanding that it was not to be paid lP by tho overrer UIILII Christmas, in order to give the parishes of St. John and St. David time to pay up their arrears, the rates of September, ]838, and the last being due from St. John s, and the last rate from St. David's. BRECON FAIR, SEPT. g.-There were but few fat cattle brought to this fair, and they fetched about 7d. per pound. Some good steers sold remarkably well. The horse fair was plentifully sapplied but with the exception of a few good cart horses, they were of a very inferior description; comprising chiefly, small nags and ponies; which were in great demand among the dealers, but at reduccv p 's The p,g fa,r was large, and there was a great number sold, but at much lower prices than usual. LONDON MARKETS. ^change, Monday, Q TM.P qnno'V of 'jSStX Wheat is tolerably i j „ hut small from Kent and other parts, large to-day. bu^ sin jg 2s fc(> he trade tornej wj |asfc day week, but old m^ Barley without alteration, both foreign a e» g00d qualities, but very dull I lie oat tra el peas, and other articles sell for inferior. ^prices. Flour unaltered, readily at las t r(j Seed 9d to Is. per bushel Brown and white WOOL. -The late lower. Caraway w00i were largely attended public sales o co < wj,0le quantity brought by buyers, aw _< disposed of; the assort- forwrmi (10,570 l«M n, Port Philip, inent comprised A«sl" rfc„ree Gf sniiit was mai ,1 New Zealand, and Cape; a oe0rte ot spuit was main- tained throughout the sales, and although tue finer Qualities somewhat declined (being for the most part too short or too tender for combing), the middling or lower flocks, adapted to combing purposes, were well sustained.—We have nothmg fresh to report in the English wool market; if anything, a better feeling, perhaps, between manufacturers and growers to do business, aud coroUiug skins a shade higher, PitEFEIINTENTS.-Tlio Rev. M. B. Thomas, late Cu- rate of Hackney, has been presented to the LIVING of Carew, Pembrokeshire,—Patron, the Lord Bishop of ST. David's; and the Rev. D. W. Adams has been Presented to the living of Haroldstone, St. Issels, Pembrokeshire,—Patron, James Higgon, Esq. THE RIGHT HON. SIR JAMES GRAHAM, Bart, aud lady, have been sojourning in this neighbourhood since the tournament. They are at present 011 a visit to Mr Colquhouu, M.P., at Killermont. Yesterday Sir James, accompanied by Mr Colquhouu, came to town, and visited the Normal School, the House of Refuse,andseverainf our institutions. To day, we understand, he attends at the College as Lord Rector. Glasgoio Constitutional, Sept. 4- PKESTEIGN RACES will shortly take place, audit is with much pleasure we state that the worthy county Member, Walter de Winton, Esq ,has, with his usual liberality, subscribed the sum of .£10 to the race fund LIVERPOOL W ELH BRANCH BIBLE SOCIETY.- Tbe annual meeting of the above society was held at the music-hall, Bold Street, on Friday evening last, the Rev. Robert Davies, M. A. Minister of St. David's Church, the president of the society, in the chair. I he chairman opened the meeting by expressing the delight and gratification it always afforded him to meet his fellow-countrymen on every occasion that could cOL"' contribute to their temporal and spiritual advantage, but on no occasion, did he feel more delight than when he met them to further the objects of the British and Foreign Bible Society; a society which may be said to emanated from the Principality of Wales and brought into existence through the instrumentality of the late Rev. Thomas Charles; a society established by the Providence of God to meet the efforts of infi- dels and papists of the present day; a society found, in an especial manner, to promote the glory of God and the eternal interests of the human race. Mr David Lewis, one of the secretaries, read the report, which conveyed a most interesting" account of the labours of this branch, both in the distribution of the scrip- tures among the Welsh residents in this town, and in the contributions obtained in support of the institu- tion. The subscriptions for the past year amounted to £ 323 Os. 8d., being £ 79 13s. 5jd. more than the preceding year; making the whole, since the establish- ment of the society which has now existed five years, the sum of £1,033 3s.0d. The sum of t2SC) was remitted to the parent society, as a free contribution for the past year. The Rev. Thomas Phillips, one of the agents of the parent society, furnished meeting with most interesting and exciting details of the ope- rations of the society at home and abroad reciting a variety of delightful anecdotes illustrative of the benefits accruing to the family of man from the efforts of this excellent and flourishing institution. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Messrs. John Hughes, Daniel Jones, John Jones, Owen Jones Joseph Williams, and others. The meeting WllS pro- tracted to a late hour. The spacious room was densely crowded by a respectable and most attentive audience, who separated with expressions of deli 'ht and satisfaction with the proceedings of the evening. .1'# FAIRS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. Glamorganshire—Cardiff, Ttiursday 19; Penrice Tuesday 17. Monmouthshire.—Caerleon, Saturday 21. Cardiganshire.—Llaudyssell, Thursday 19. Breconshire.- Pori ttie(ld feelir n, Saturday 21. Carmarthenshire. Llanboidy, Wednesday IS Newcastle in Emlyn, Friday 20; Talley, Friday 20. Pembrokeshire.-Maenclochog, Monday 16. .## THE PASSAGE FERRY. To the Editor of the Bristol Journal. Sir,- The melancholy accident which took place at the Passage on Sunday last, will readily induce you to spare a portion of your valuable Paper to the inser- tion of any plan that may tend to prevent a recur- rence of similar misfortunes. Those who have been in the habit of frequently crossing over the Passage,must have found that, even in fine weather,great danger is experienced in passing over in the small boats, and the danger is naturally greatly increased by having horses and carriages on board, as well as a disregard by the crew to the number of pas- sengers and quantity of luggage taken into the boat; and although I give the boatmen due credit for their skill in the general management of the boat, still, having no regard to danger, frequently for the sake of expedition, they hoist as much sail as they can, to the danger and annoyance of the passengers. Some time since an excellent steam vessel was placed on the sta- tion, and has proved a safe, expeditious, and pleasant conveyance to and fro. But, Sir, I have found 9 times out of 10, the steamer has been at the opposite side to that at which you wish to take your passage, and you are often told that the steam-boat cannot, or will not cross, some excuse or other being made for it It also appears, that on Sundays, the steamer is never permitted to be used, from religious scruples; this I cannot believe, as I am certain that no person of a truly ri'iigious feeling the life or lives of one or more individuals even for the much-desired and laudable purpose of keeping more holy the Lords day; but those religious enthusiasts, if any such there be, should consider that, independently of risking the lives of individuals who are forced to cross on Sundays, they are causing greater labour to the men managing the small boats than is required on board the steamer. MCE the unfortunate occurrence 011 Sunday last, I have heard several plans talked of to render the Pas- sage more secure but, Sir, the most simple and effi- cient I would propose, is to have two steam-vessels of easy draft of water, so that one being on the Aust side, and the other on the Beachley side, there would be a continual safe conveyance for all those who wish to cross. To this plan 1 have indeed already heard two objections: the first is "money;" to this [ answer, that I fcel assured that the money for a second steam-vessel, (there being already one on the station,) would easily be raised in this city, where our merchants and traders are daily seeking every oppor- tunity 01 benefiting and increasing our trade, as well as the comforts of our fellow-citizens and visitors; aud from the very great trade carried on between this city and all parts of Monmouthshire and Wales, I h .;ive NO doubt but that our neighbours on the oppo. site side of the water would readily join III the adop- tion of any plan to our mutual advantage: I should A'so propose, that the fees for crossing the Passage should, in that case, be increased, for certainly no one could or would object to an increased fee if they can cross IN perfect safety. The other objection is, that the Passages are private property, and the arrange- ments I have just mentioned would be objected to by the proprietor; but, Sir, well knowing the humane disposition, the liberality and kind feeling of the noblo proprietor of the Passage, I feel convinced that HE would readily acquiesce in any measure which M'ght prove beneficial to this city and the public in general, and that he would in common with others, contribute for this very desirable object. I have heard another plan spoken" of, namely, a Floating Bridge, but the width of the Severn at the Passage, the rapidity of the currents, and the sands at low water, would, I fear, render this plan impracticable. I sin- cerely hope that a requisition from some of our influ- ential citizens will be presented to our worthy chief Magistrate, for the purpose of his calling a public meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the above or any other plan, whereby the safety of individuals crossing the Passage may in future be pro- tected. 1 am, Sir, your obedient Servant, VIA FOR. THE CORN TRADE AND THE CROPS. The following is the monthly circular issued on Wednesday, by the Messrs. Sturge, of Birmingham: "Birmingham, 9th Month, 4th, 1839. Although the accounts from the different parts of the kingdom have been increasingly unfavourably, as to the probable result of the wheat crop, we have had, by no means, a brisk sale and wo reduce our quotations from the commencement of the month, about 2s. per quarter. The farmers' supplies have also been as large, or larger, than at any time since the harvest of 1838' from whi :h it is evident they must hold more old wheat than at the same period last year. The weather has been very unfavourable for securing the crops, espe- cially the last week, so much so, that some quantity of both wheat aud barley must be sprouted, and the new samples yet offered in our markets are mostly inferior, both in quality and condition and good old English and Foreign will consequently, during the en- suing season, bear a high relative value, unless the weather speedily becomes fine and settled. Orders to a considerable extent (though, probably, not one-third the amount that might have been transmitted in a satisfactory state of the money market), are supposed to have been sent out to the continental ports Snder the conviction that our own growth will a-ain nmve unequal to the consumption; yet, from The inferior quality of the new English, the duty is likely again higher in a few weeks. There is a enceof opinion, whether the lowest dutv T will be 6i. 8RT. or 3s. 8: but its coming below the former rate, unless the „VT I wet weather of the last few days should have £ E™2 neral, and cause a decided advance in price • The stocks of wheat in Gloucester consist of 4,000 quarters of soft in bond, and 12,000 Quarters of hard, and 7,000 quarters of hard free,^ITH VEN little soft. Barley is generally reported near all average crop; but a very considerable proportion must have been rendered unfit for anything but grinding purposes, from exposure to rain; consequently, malt- ing qualities are likely to be scarce, and an increased quantity required, on account of the failure of the ap- 1110 crop, aad the small brijadtU under barley W, I season. Some fine new is re- ported to have realised 48s. per imperial quaitcr Oats arc become extremely scarce; and there are none on our market, except a few inferior foreign; and this state of tilings proves, that had lIottlw importers been in such haste to pay thedutv, it must have come down to near the lowest point. We have but litt!e COIll- plaint of the growing crops of this grain, either in this country or Ireland, except that in the latter they are very late. The last sales of fine Irish were 30s. per 392lbs. at Gloucester, down to 26s. for light and in- ferior black and white; they would now briii, more, were there any on sale. Beans are a deficient crop, and very backward. Of peas, very few have appeared at market; the crop con- tinues to be reported indifferent, and quality in- ferior. .##11"# THE COAL PITS. [The following graphic account of a coal district is from the pen of a well-known writer—Wiiliam Howitt.] I first saw the coal pits by night. As I rode over a hill I suddenly perceived before me, in every direc- tion, strange lights, that only seemed to make the darkness deeper. Melancholy sounds, as of groans and sighings, and wild lamentings, came upon my car, and fell awfully upon my heart. I could per- ceive by the fires that blazed here and there in a hun- dred places that a wild landscape was before me; and Burman, the young man I have mentioned, told me it was full of coal pits; that these fires were burning by them and that the sounds I heard were the sounds of the machinery by which the coal was drawn up, and of the steam engines by which the pits were cleared of water. As we went on we soon approached one of the coal pits, and a wild scene it was. IN two or three tall cressets fires were flaming and flickering I in the wind; on the ground other large fires were burning, and by their light I could see black figures standing or moving about. Around were other paler fires that with a smothered force seemed burning dimlv, and every now and then breaking up with a stream of flame, and then dying away again. The flames gleamed ruddily on the colliers; on their great wailing wheels and tall timbers; and on the immense slocks of coal that stood around. It required day- light and further acquaintance with the place and people to dispel my awe. When these came, and I had looked about me, I discovered many objects of interest. I found that the smothered fires that I had seen were coke fires; that is, fires in which they burn the soft coal to coke or mineral charcoal, in the same way that in the forests they burn wood into charcoal by pulling it up in heaps, covering it up from the air, and letting it burn without flames, by which it is made useful for burning in chafing-dishes, for tiie purposes of many kinds of mechanics, and for the drying kilns of inillei-s, miltsters, &e. I found the pits awful cir- cular gulphs of some yards wide, and of all immense depth; some sixty or seventy yards, others as much as two hundred yards. A terrible place one of these pits seemed to me, far more than those old forsaken ones where I had gone to seek bird's-nests, because those were half concealed with bushes; and these standing wide open to the day, I shuddered to see the colliers go near them, much more to see them seat themselves on a single chain, hook it to the end of the huge rope that hung over this terrible chasm, and suffer themselves to be thus let down to the bottom. These pits were very old fashioned pits. They were not worked by steam engines, which in those days merely drew water, but by which the coals are now whirled up, and the men are WHIRLED down with a fearful speed. They were worked only by a huge wheel, with one end of its axle on the earth, and the other fixed to the beam above. This wheel, which they call a gin, was turned round by a couple of horses; and a large rope uncoiling onewayas it coiled the other round the gin, drew up the coal, and let down the chain for more at the s;i,iie time. At the mouth of the pit a man stood with an iron hook, and as the coal came up piled on a sledge called a canf, and secured by wooden frames called garlands, he seized the ring in the end of the canf and drew thc- coal to land. At one of these pits a girl once per- formed this office, and missing her foot as she ap- proached the pit mouth to hook the load of coal, plunged headlong into the pit and was dashed to pieces. But the most sad of all was, that the person who was the first at the bottom to hear her fall, and who came and found the mangled corpse, was her own father. ON every pit hill as they call it, that is, on the mound that surmounts the pit made bv the earth thrown out in digging it, the colliers have a cabin often built of coal. In this they keep a good fire in cold weather, and here, when they have done their work, they often sit and drink ale and make merry. A rude and uncouth crew they took yet I found them a very honest, good natured set of fellows; and I was delighted to sit on a great coal with them, and hear them tell their country stories, of which they have abundance, and "many a random shot of country wit." One very odd custom they have, and that is giving a nickname to every workman; and what is odder stili, this is said to be the custom in every part of the country where there arc colliers. You might live amongst them for months before you would get to hear their real names. You would hear them calling one another only by such names as these: Stump, Swimp, Drummer, Old Soul, Moon eye, Gen- tleman Tom, Bogard Tom (Bogard is a ghost), Old Strokes, Two Powers, Kettle-bender, and Crack-a- marble. These were names all known to me; and what is as singular, everybody and everything' was called old; mere lads, dogs, cats, horses, or anything that they spuke of familiarly were old. It was a term not expressive of age, but of good fellowship. Many a day did I use to spend amongst these black and honest mortals. I used to climb upon their stacks of coals, that extended far and wide, a sable wilderness, and there I found many a treasure of WAG tails, jests. At IClIgth I mustered courage to goo down a pit-yes, down one of those dreadful gulphs of which no bottom could bo seen, but up which came a thin blue vapour, and a sound of falling waters. I was arrayed in a flannel frock, such as the colliers all weai-, leiit me by ;A i,itboy, and a round crowned hat without brim well stuffed with hay. In this guise a collier seated himself on the chain, and taking me on his knee, we were swung off over the pitmouth. Oil 1 was a terrible moment, and made me sick and guldy. The rope appeared to dwindle to a hair, and below I dared not look, but I thought to what a horri- ble unknown depth I was going! Down, however, we went. Around us gushed water from the bricks which lined the side of the pit, and fell with a dreary, splashing sound, far, far below. Anon, I looked up—the daylight appeared only a small, cir- cular, intense speck, like a star above me; and pre- sently I heard below human voices sounding deeply like echoes. To my vast delight we soon felt the solid ground beneath us. A collier unhooked my protector from his chain and we stood at the entrance of II region of darkness What a wild, gloomy, and strange scene! A black cavern of immense extent was before me, shown by a few glimmering lights. We went on a good way; when, suddenly, I saw two rows of lights burning, one on the right, and tho other on the left. These were the lights by which the colliers were at work getting the coal. The face of the coal where they work they call a benk." One is the deep bonk," the other is the basset 41 bc-iik." Here the poor fellows sit oil the ground, with their sharp picks, undermining a certain quantity of the coal measured and marked out with chalk, or in their language,— holing a stint. Then comes the hammerman with his hammer, and driving his wedge in above, down comes the mass of coal, and they load it on the canf and garlands, and a little pony draws it along a little railway to the pit-mouth, where it is drawn up for use. As the poor fellows clear away the coal, they prop the roof up with pieces of wood, called punch- eons, or the earth above them would fall in and bury them and this it sometimes does in spite of all their care, and they are crushed to death, or are left alive beneath the immense mass to perish of famine before their friends can dig them out. In this black and dreary region, and in this way, are the coals procured that make our parlours so bright and warm, and that cook all the good things in the kitchen. In these underground regions they have ponies and asses that do not see daylight for years; and they have stables for them made of coal. What is more odd, they have abundance of rats too; and nobody well knows how they get there. The colliers think they run down the ropes, but I think they fail in during the night, and their bodies being light and soft, and falling into the water at the bottom, they escape being killed. There they are, however, and so raven- ous that the colliers are obliged to keep their pro- visions and their candles, and corn. for their ponies all in iron chests, or they would quickly devour them They will eat through a wooden BOX several inches thick in a few minutes, with their long sharp teeth so that there is no chance of keeping eata'ble but in iron. They keep cats too; but in spite of all this you would laugh to see a troop of rats come while the colliers- are holing, AND runT AND jump up at the lighted candles by which they are working which they stick with a bit of clay to the face of the coal, and will snatch them down and scamper away in different directions with them burning in their mouths. ..# '4##4' VISCOUNT EMLYS and Capt. Ackland have been named Stewards for the Haverfordwest Races for the next year. IN THE PARISH OF GARTIIEIBES there are four brothers whose family name is Evans, and whose pa- rents have chosen to prefix for their Christain names that of Evan. These four Evan Evanses have, strange to say, married four sisters of their OWQ uanie. -Saloliiau Journal,

UNIVERSITY FOR THE PRINCIPALITY. [From the Rev. J. Bray's Essay on the means of pro- moting the literature of Wales.] The c'Jmrde incorporation of Wales with Eng- land. and the length of time which has elapsed since that incorporation took place, mav have contributed in some respect to divest its literature of a national eharacter; but. that which may have, and has had, I conceive, a still greater influence in producing such an' effect, has been the waut of an university within the principality, where the education of the sons of the aristocracy might be completed withoul the neces- sity ol tlieir resorting to tÍle English universities, and which being filled with Welsh professors in all tho various departments of science and literature, would soon give an impulse to literature, such as might in course of time wipe away the reproach which now lies against the people of Wales, who have lea- sure and opportunity fur literary pursuits. One wonders that it has never occurred to the nobility and gentry of the principality to establish such an university—to give a national tone and character to the literature of their country. One wonders that the spirit of national pride has never actuated them to confine, or at any rate to cradle and nurture within its limits the rising talent and genius of their coun- try, instead of forcing it to seek for nurture out of the country—to be fostered first in the schools of England, and afterwards to be nurtured at Oxford or Cam- bridge, or the universities of Scotland, (whose cheap- ness is not their sole recommendation)—which schools and universities claim to themselves, consequently ail the merit and distinction that may be acquired in after life by their adopted children, as those who. minds they have either imbued with the germs of knowledge, or stored with the golden fruits of scienco. Were such an university established, either for tha whole principality, or for each of the divisions of it, after the model of the old universities, or those more recently founded at London and Durham, and for which a charter could hardly well be refused, (certainly not with a good grace after these latter have obtained one) to enable them to confer degrees in Arts, and also in Theology, Law, and Medicine, it would greatly conduce to the promotion of national literature. The cost of Jiving in Wales being less than in England, numbers from England would resort to its university in preference to going either to Oxford or Cambridge, especially if they were not designed for the Church or any particular profession. Its reputation must depend in a great measure upon that of its professors, but if at its establishment the principality could not fur- nish a sufficient number competent to the task which can hardly be doubted, they might be had from other places-men of ability, I say, belong to what uni- versity they might, would soon be found in every department of science or literature, eager to occupy the professor's chair, were sufficient inducement held out to them. Only make it worth men's while to devote themselves to the arduous P.nd responsible office of the educator, and numbers will soon be found ready to qualify for the task. The principality would quickly supply its own deficiency in men qualified to occupy the professors's chair, if indeed any such de- ficiency should be found to exist. The locality of Wales—the beauty of its scenery would have as many charms and attractions for young men to receive their education at a Welsh uiiiversits as the cheapness of educating consequent upon tho cheapness of provisions would be an inducement to all parents of limited incomes to send their sons to bo educated there. The universities of Oxford and Cam. bridge having since the termination ot' the war, been filled to overflowing, need feel no jealousy at the ab- straction of the Welsh youth, whom the founding of an university there would naturally entice to it; and Wales would lose nothing by educating her sons at home, for all the liberal professions, provided she ob- tained what she has a right to expect, equal privileges with those accorded to any other university of the land. The day for monopoly and exclusive privilego in education, as well as in trade is I trust by gone, and that we are opening npon an era, where merit will find its guerdon, without receiving or requiring any sup- port beyond what it derives from its own intrinsic: excellence. Many advantages may be predicted as likely to result from the establishment of such an university, or two if one will not suffice the wants of the Principality-thong-Ii one would be better than two, because more would be brought together in ono place, and the competition and rivalry be conse- quently greater. I know of no reasonable objections that can be afforded to it, or any impediments likely to arise which perseverance may not overcome. There is abuudance of wealth in Wales to effect the object —it is a consummation devoutly to be wished by those who would promote Welsh-literature and give it what it wants, a national cast. The great objects of science would be likewise advanced, and I trust, it only wants the attention of the aristocracy and gentry to be turned to it, in order to receive its accomplish- ment. "#I####< MUNIFICENT DONATION.—A benevolent indiviclual whose name has not transpired, has offered £ 1,600 to the Vicar of Leeds for the erection of a Church ill his parish, on condition that » PIMTLHR rum be RUI&EII in other quarters.-Leeds Intelligencer.

BIRTHS. August 31st, at the Chateau Verrier aux Paques, near Geneva, the lady of John Wyudhani Bruce, Esq., ot a daughter. On the 2d inst., Mrs. Williams, of Aberpergwm, of a son. On Wednesday last, at Coedycymmar, the lady of y the Rev. Rees Williams, Rector of Vay nor, ot a daughter. On Jthelst, at Gellyglas, near Rhayader, the wife of Mr. Andrew Scott, of a son. On the 31st ult., the lady of Gilbert Harries, Esq., of Llanuwan, Pembrokeshire, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 5th inst., at the Royal Chapel, Whitehall, by the Rev. Charles Grey Cotes, John Cotes, Esq., son of the late Member of Shropshire, and nephew of the Earl ofstamford and the Hon W. Booth Grey, to Lady Louisa Harriet Jenkinson, youngest daugh- ter of the Earl of Liverpool. On Tuesday last, at Merthyr Church, Mr Thomas Price, of Dowlais, to Miss Adah Thomas, of the game place. The Hon, Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, M. P., youngest son of the late Earl Berkeley, to'the Hon. Mrs Talbot. On the 5th inst., at St. Mary's, Pembroke, Lieut. Holland, R.N., to Ellen, eldest daughter of C. O. Lord, H.8q,, AND niece of Sir John Owen, Bart.,M-P-» Lord Lieutenant of the County. On the 5th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Carmarthen, by the Rev. James Thomas, À. W. Cooper, R.N., to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of George Millard, Esq., surgeon, Market-street, Haverfordwest. On the 30th ult., at Discoyd, Radnorshire, Abra- ham Griffiths, Esq, of Llaugunlo, to Anne, second daughter of Mr. John Radnor, of the Dolley, near Presteign. At Usk, on Tuesday, the 3rd inst., by the Rev. T. A. Williams, vicar, Mr. James Williams, grocer, &c. to Miss Elizabeth Prichard, of the Three Salmons Inn. DEATHS. On the 30th ult., aged 77, at Pantgwydir, near Swansea, David Tennant, Esq., for many years an upright Magistrate, and a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Glamorgan. He was a gentleman de- or servedly held in high esteem by an extensive circle of friends, and was liberal in his charities to the poor and oppressed. At Cardiff, oil the 4th inst., aged 44 of apoplexy, Eliza, wite of Mr W. Reed, bookseller, deeply regretted by all who knew her. At Brynglas, near Newport, Monmouthshire, in the 19th year of her age, Lydia, only daughter of J. 1. Cordes, Esq., t, On the 5th inst., aged 48 years, John George Griffiths, Esq., of Llanarth-street, Newport, late of her Majesty's Royal Artillery Drivers. On the 2nd inst., Mr Tranter, aged 53 years, Green- house, Llantarnam. On the 4th inst., at Monmouth, deeply and affec- tionately regretted, in her 22nd year, Lucy, daughter of the late Hezekiah Swift, Esquire. On the 3rd inst., at Monmouth, aged 2*2 years, Mr Thomas Bath, carpenter. On the 1st inst., at Warton, near Bromyard, aged 65 years, Elizabeth, wife of Capt. John Kinsay, and sister of Mrs Goode, Monmouth. On the 4th inst,, aged 80, Mr Thomas Watkins, of the Pulth farm, Llanishen, near Monmouth. On the 2nd inst., Mr Richard Powell, of Mon- mouth, aged 80. On Monday last, at his residence, Danygraig, after a short illness, aged 25, W. L. Elmslie, Esq-, On Friday, the 6th of September, at Nutwood Lodge, Gatton, Surrey, Lady Jemima Bentinck. On Sunday last, at Merton Hall, Norfolk, after A few hours' illness, the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Walsingham. On the 31st ult., at his residence at Lensfield, CAM. bridge, on his 61st birth day, William Wiikins, J&SQ., A.M., formerly a senior Fellow of Caius and Gonvi I. College, in that university. Mr Wilkins was a dis- tinguished member of the London Dilettanti society, as well as R.A, and RE gius Professor of architecture. he was also a fellow of the Royal and other learned, societies.