The Welshman

I THE GREAT MEETING AT SWANSEA. I I [From the I The character of the meeting at Swansea, was the more remarkable, inasmuch as that it was not only the largest meeting ever held in that town, but was the first ever held by that portion of the community, purposely proclaimed by the intrigues of the two extreme factions in the coun- try, hostile to the views of those classes immediately above it. The very first resolution proposed at this re- markable meeting of working men was, "That this meet- mg consider; the corn and provision laws to be unjust in principle, and partial and oppressive in their operation, inasmuch as, by enhancing the price of food, they tend to deprive tlie industrious classes of emyl wymcnl." And j this resolution, striking in itself, was literally introduced by the clear-stated and emphatic record of opinion, that its proposer regarded the meeting as one of those simulta- neous efforts ichich are now making in different parts of the country to hriny thedifferent classes of society tollletitt-r in an effort to remove those obstacles ichich prevent their co-opera- tion, and to remove that unpleasant feeliny which has hitherto too much prcmifcd." The originator of the second resolution likewise ushered in his appeal for universal suffrage in these words :—" Lt- the xcorkmy and the midddle classes unite, and universal snf- fraye will be earned -by moral force alone." Such was the animus pervading this highly-important assembly, of which we may assume that it gives the nega- tive direct to the assertion, or aspersion, that the indus- trial and middle classes are not impelled together on the same flood-tide of national interests. In fact, the true position of circumstances is, the peri- lous situation of the country imperatively calls for the most complete association of these two great classes, who in reality compose the body and bulk of the nation, in contradistinction to the aristocratic ranks, which are an excrescence on the natural surface of society, and the factions in multiform ramification issuing from these, and which are the gigantic obstacle in the way of popular pro- gress. It is this paction between the middle and working classes which must be distinctly understood to constitute the national })(I rf II. This party is distinct from every other designation of party which has ever been instituted in this country. Its aims are the most clearly defined, the least involved, and the most practicable of any ever at- tempted to be reduced to a formulary of action. It enrols under its banner all that liberty can devise of indepen- dence-tll that prosperity can devise of liappiness-all that enlIghtenment can suggest of political philosophy. **•* » How shall a PEEL Government sustain itself against the oryanized opposition of a party, marshalling millions un- der its banner, and intelligent enough to preserve order and union?

CSE OF LORDS.-THCRSDA Y, FIB. 2t. er the prese- taticn of petitions for a repeal of the laws and respectiug Presbyterian marriages, on both which subjects there arose conversations, The Bishop of EXUTER called the attention of the house to a petition containing serious allegations against the poor-law commissioners, and the administration of the law in the Credition union. Two paupers had died in the workhouse under circumstances which called for inquiry. It was alieged that the inquiry had not been fairly con- ducted, and that the poor-law commissioners had sup- pressed the evidence. Lord VV HARNCLIFFE stated the facts of the case, which he cousidtred had beeu got up by the petitioner for sutne reason which he was not called upon to particularise. After a reply from the Bishop of EXETKR, iu which he stated that he did not consider any real answer had been given to the charges made against the commissioners in the petition, the house adjourned. FRIDAY, FEB. 2.3. PRESBYTERRAN MARRI.VGES.—The LoRD CHAS- CELLOR presented a petition from the ministers of the Presbyterian church in Ireland, praying that the marriages ",hich had already taken plaee might he declared valid, and that they idight have the right conferred on them of solemnizing these ffiarfiages in future. Some discirssion took place on the subject, in the course of which the Lord Chancellor, in answer to Lord Campbell, said the bill, which had been introduced in the other house, would be a declaratory one, but afterwards corrected himself, and said that such a meastire would farm, the subject of future con- sideration. Lord LYTTLKTOTN postponed his motion relative to the appointment of a bishop of Jerusalem, aud the house ad- journed till Monday. MONDAY, FEn. 28. Earl of RIPÓN gave notice of his intention to bring in a bill to regulate transactions between principals and factors. A bill for the establishment of Local Courts was read a first time, having becu presented by Lord UROL GIIAM. "TU-KSDAY, MAlien. 1. After the presentation of a number of petitions praying for the total repeal of the Corn-laws, Lord CAMPBELL latd-rpon the table hi. bill for the im- provement of justice la the House of Lords, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Ct uncil, and the Court of Chan- e ry, and entered intu. some explanation of its provisions. The great object of the hill was to pro\i,le that there fchould be one general tribunal of appe;d in all cases, by 'he provisions of his bill he proposed that all the appeals from the Ecclesiastical Courts, from tfie Admiralty Court, trom the Colonial Court. should come to this house, and not go before the Judicial C(ifiiii,ittte. lie should also Mish that the appeals iu cases uf lunacy should also come before their lordships, although he liao /> inm rw ut omit- ted these la,t named cases from the bill. To meet the difficulty of disposing of so much business the house might sit for a portion of the year as a judicial body only, and not tts a legislative assembly. The plan would secure the con- stant aiteudance of an efficient bar to artrne the causes which came on for repeal. It was satisfactory alio to him to state that the plan could be car ried into execution with- out any increase in the Lumber of Judges. The noble lord proceeded to enter into the details of the proposed uew law. The speech of Lord CAMPBFLL cave rise to a discus- siou of considnable lenirtii, in which the Lord CHAN- CELLOR, L't-d CoT'IENHAM. and Lord BROUGHAM took •J art and their lonishl^s aujourued.

TTOISE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, FEB. 2k ?SD:l 1' F?:ji. 2?. Mr. O'CCI-,NF.LL put a qiiestion resl)eetiiia the outrages which had happened in Jamaica. Lord STANLEY entered into some details respecting the history of the melancholy epise, and stated that the matter was still under investiga- tion. The conduct of ti e Mayor of Kingston had been disapproved by the Governor ol "juuiai<a. MARRIAGES IN IRELAND. — Lord EMOT obtained jeavt to introduce a bill for the purpose of legalising mar- itaires in J reland betweeu I're-byteiians and Episcopalians, when soletrmised by a Presbyterian clergyman. A conver- ation arose, during which Cut. RAWDON cautioned the government not to introduce into their n-eamre lor dealing with the general question, which is to he hereafter brought forward, anything that would interfere with the long-re cognised rights of the Presbyterian clergy in Ireland. STRANGERS IN THE Hi)u.,P, Nit-. MUNTZ brought forward his motion, that Strangers in theiraliery should not lie required to withdraw during a division, unless on special inot iou. It was resisted b) Sir. R. PTJ-L, ami lost by JS7> tv 51. Colonel SrnTHORp addressed the house at some length in moving for returns connected with the management of the compfrollership of the Excheiiiit-i-Tite Chancellor of the Exchequer had consulted Lord Monteagle ou the sub- ject of the returns, and that noble lord had expressed his anxiety that the motion should be aecedeil to. COKN LAW IIEUATE.- T be adjourned debate was re- sumed by Mr. JOHNSTONE, who expressed his regret that the government should have broti^ht forward a measure to perpetuate class legislation.—Mr. V. STUART bad atten- tively considered the subject, and had cifiiie to a (lispas- sionate conclusion, that agriculture could not be injured by a repeal of the com laws, while the condition of the country imperatively called for a great change iu our policy.—Mr. ,\GL(ONBY said the extreme distress of the country calied fur allt viation, w hile there was nothing in the measure of her M,;jesl\'s government which hltl out n prospect ct relief. A slidintr *«cale WHS pernicious to the lw-nirt-s, ailil fatal to the manufacturer*. A moderate -fixt,i Iutv, fit,] it ii,c,l but a repeal ot the corn laws could not produce injur y, for time would be requisite to enable any considerable portion of lor. i^n product: io enter into couipetifiou in the home market, while the immediate relief would benefit our dis- It res-e(t HE-,FAGP,' S;titi that the undhohier had. at fivrmer periods, been as much an object of invective as was now the landholder; then the remedy for distress was the sponge, now it was a repeal of the corn litws. He had voted against a fixed duty, and would now certainly vote against this ruinous motion. —-Mr. MORS- I MA remarked, that though gentlemen opposite supported the iroverninent plan, they (lid not approve it. Some re- garded it as sulftcieut t. r ti.e protection of agriculture, and others took it only as an instalment of free trade. (Hear.) Much hatl been said about independence oil foreign supplv hot the consumer, since lie must needs he dependent either on the domestic or on the foreign growers, had better de- pend on the whole world than on this single island. (Cheers.) About four years ago, while the state of desti- tution in the north was such that the Highlanders were starving, large quantities nt corn were released from bond for the mere purpose of being destroy d and it was actu- ally sank in the Thames. No party believed that the settlement now proposed would he perinauent. But the effect of what had taken place was to expose the weakness (If the principle on which the corn laws are founded and the longer the right hon. baronet should cling to it the more signal would be its ultimate defeat. (Cheers.)—Mr. W. COWPRR, though compelled to vote against this motion, was far frllm approving the plan of Sir R. Peel, which had generally disappointed the country, with the exception of the dealers in et)rii.-Sir ROBERT BATKSON would sup- port Sir R. Peel's measure, though he feared, as far as Ireland was concerned, that the protection to home grown oats was rated too low.— Mr. PROTHEROE would fear- lessly vote for the entire and instant repeal of the duty. The present law enacted starvation. He denied the con- nexion between high prices and high wages.—Sir HO-WARD DOUGLAS, being returned without opposition, had a right to assume that the great body of the people of Liverpool adopted his sentiments. We had already opened the door of free trade to other nations. Did France reciprocate witb ,r ? We imported a large amount of raw material from the United States but did they reciprocate with us by taking our manufactures in return ? Why. all the Pre- sidents of the Union, from Washington downwards, in their annual addresses, more or Ie. repudiated the tioc- t.'ines of one-sided free trade. The preasing dreams of Lord Palmerston, about, resolving all the nations of the earth into one community, were wholly unsuited to the actual state of the world "while, if he blotted the word -1 protection" out of our vocabulary, he would bring down imperial Britain from her proud position. — Mr. COMDEX' professed himself the advocate of the labourers. The people understood well enongh th-at high prices did not produce high wag-es, and therefore they hnfl risen against your corn laws at first, and had ever continued, at every public meeting, to call for their repeal. It was pretended that the labourers of foreign countries Were worse paid than those of England • but that was not the case in pro- portion to the value of the labour, for an work- man could do three times the work of a foreign labourer What business had we to be fixing the price of corn ? We did not attempt to fix the price of iron or tin, ot- any other commodity. (Cheers.) It was curious that there were gentlemen still found, and at who wanted to fix the prices of their goods by act of parliament (a latigh) but it was far-from amusing to see such an attempt made by a Prime Minister. He would ask the right hon. baronet, was he prepared to carry out that principle in respect to cotton and wool ? -He paused for a reply.-(Sir R. PEEI. —J have said that it was impossible to fix the price of food by any legislative ensictinciit.vlr. COIJBEN—Then upon what are we now legislating? (Cheers.) I thank the right hon. barontft for that avowal. Will he oblige me still further by not trying to (Ii it' (Renewed cheers.) But supposing he will try, all f ask of him is,—and again I shall pause for a reply, — will he try to legislate to keep vp the price of cottons, woollens, silks, and such like goods ? (After a pause.) There is no reply. ( Cheers and laughter.) Then we have come to this. that we are not legislating for the universal people. (Cheers.) Here is the simple, open avowal that we are met here to legislate for a class against the people. (Loud cries of No, no!" and cheers.) He complained, in passing, that during these debates the house was surrounded by a police fllrce. (Disapprobation.) Refore this question was settled, it would be no laughing matter for gentlemen opposite. Was there to he a sliding ecale for wages ? Was anything to be (Ioue for the opera- tive ? -No the operative was always told that the legis- lature could not regulate the price of labour; that this ,could be adjusted only by demand and supply. He denied the exclusive burdens of thf lawded interests. A facetious gentleman near him had attempted an explanation of this matter, and had declared that the heavy burdens" meant only heavy mortgages. (Laughter.) The country had a right to expect that the right hon. baronet would inform the house what those burdens were to which the landed interest was exposed. When questioned on this point, the right hon. baronet stated that there existed a variety of opinion* on the subject, and that was the only explanation that could "be obtained. He (Mr. Cobden) boldly declared, that for every one burden imposed 0<1 the land, he would he able to show ten «xempti«ns. In France, and in other countries, the landlords paid a much larger proportion to the public burdens than in England. He agreed that corn ought to be imported only when it was wanted but the people ought to be themselves the judges when they wanted food. The landed gentry might be described as in a state of pauperism if they were to go on thus living upon the labourers. Sir R. Peel must be aware that this law would give no extention to commerce; it might suit the corn- dealer, but not the general merchant. The responsibility of the failure would be on Sir R. Peel. for he had sought officc- it could not he pretended that ottice had been forced upon him, either by the people or by the Queen. The right hon. baronet had been re-constructing his party ever since the carrying of the Reform Hiil. He must have known that his party was composed of monopolists in corn, tea, sugar, timber, cofft e, and the franchise. Out of that band of monopolists the right hon. baronet formed the party which supported hi in, and which formed his government. They bribed (laud cheers, echoed back) —they intimidated (con- tinued cheering) -until they got possession of office. Gen- IlPrOcu near him,, tbe Whig opposition, were willing to repeal the corn luw, but they wished to do it gradually, in ) order that the laoded interests might not be suddenly swampt'd after so many years of the old system. Out surely the long continuance of a wrong was no reason for continuing it still further. (Cheers.) Mr. FERRAND rose to defend himself against the many attacks which had been made upon his former speech. rr. Lkothertou particularly had taxed him witti misrepresetitu- tion in stating that Mr. Cobden worked his mill night and day, and had asserted that Mr. Cobden never had a mill in his life. It turned Out that what he had called a mill ought to have been called a print-work. lIe read a letter from Leeds, cOllfirmillg: statements made by him in the former debate. He himself had been accused of assailing the manufacturers in L-t-neral he did no uch thintt; he impeached only those of the anti-corn law leaglie; it was they who ground down their workmen hy the truck sptem. He spoke of a variety of frauds in the manufacture of calico and woollen, which rendered those goods worthless, and ruined the general credit of English commodities in foreign markets. Sitch were the devices of the people who canted about their religion and their anxiety for the poor -¡This speech kept the house in a continual state of excite- ment, alternate cheers and laughter echoing every sentence. The scene altogether was of a very extraordinary kind and it had the effect of entirely upsetting the decorum of the house for-the rest oftbe evening.] Mr. Ferrand's speech called up Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Cobden, in order to explain and Mr. HINDLEY severely censured the spirit and temper evinced by the member for Knaresborongh. Mr. HintMey also went into the general subject of the Corn-laws, though he was greatly interrupted in Ihe course of his speech. Mr. Gill (Plymouth), Mr. Fit Men. and General -Johnson, all followed, but they were heard with great impatience, nor was there anything like decent attention till Mr. YILLIFRS rose to reply. He severely censured Mr Ferranl for the unseemly speech which he had made, and the government side of the house for tile way in whih that: speech had been received. lie also challenged lr. Fer- ra?d to bring bis reckless assertions to the proof, and ¡' vindicate at once his own veracity and the dignity of the house. As to the general argument on the Corn-laws, nothing like a reply had been attempted the government measure itself was a concession to agitation, and an acknowledgment in part of the justice of the repeal of the Corn-laws. The house divided, when there appenreti-For Mr, Vil- licrs's motion, (J0 against it, 3y3 majority, 303. FRIDAY, FEB. 25. Thi-s being the last day for receiving petitions for private bills, the house was occapied a considerable time with their presentation. The Urandling junction railway bill, the Bradford wa- ter-works bill, and several other private bills were read a sccond time. The Cheltenham and Great Western union railway bill, and the Ediuborough and Glasgow railway aniendmetit bill, were brought in and read a first time. Petitions wire prestntnl on the subject of the Corn- laws, Presbyterian marriages, and for throwing open the wdropolitall bridges. let answer to Mr. O'Connell, Lord ELIOT said the question of all amendment of the Irish municipal reform bill was under the consideration of the government, but he not state whether it was their intention to bring in a bill during the present session. In answer to Dr. Bowring, the noble lord stated that the population returns for Ireland were iu a forward state, and would shortly be laid upon tke table. The Speaker announced that the petition complaining of an undue return for the borough of Wareham would not be proceeded with. On the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS, returns were ord. ed of the declared and official value of all British and Irish produce exported for the last three years to the East and West Indies ami (he Brazils. IlT"RDE"s ON A(;Rl( ULTURI,Nlr. '%VA It D gale notice that on the 10th March he should move the appointment of a select committee to inquire into any special burdens affecting the agricultural and landed interests, or into any special exemptions enjoyed by that interest, and to report to the hnu-e their natnre and extent. (Hear, hear.) THE BAI.I.OT.—The same hon, member gave notice that after Easter he should move that in all future electious for members of parliament the votes be taken by way of ballot. (Laughter from the ministerial benches.) The marriages (Ireland) bill was read a second time Ni"- O'CONNI-:I.L expressin g his regret that it was not BitrJe a declaratory act, as it would have saved a great deal of diticlllty and objection. The apprentices regulation bill, the Yan Diemen's Land bill, and the Queen's Bench prison bill, were seve- rally read a second time. In aiiswerto -Nir-T. Duncombe, Sir J. GRAHAM said itwas tb intention of the poor law commissioners to rt'com- mend that the claks of thc board of guardians be conti- nued as returning ofifcers, as there did not appear to be aoy just ground for impeaching their impartiality. On the suggestion of Mr. Leader, the municipal corpo- rations bill was postponed till Friday next. Sir C. NAFIHR gave notice that on Monday next he should move for a return of the number of vessels laden with corn that had arrived at Liverpool from America from Jan. -IS4I to Jan. 1842, with the number of days they were on the voyage. (Laughter.) In ins"er to iNIr. NJ. J. O'Connell, Sir R. PFI.L Said it was his intention to bring forward the question of the importation of foreign cattle, as a part of his general measure tor the revision of the existing tariff, as soon as the corn law measure was disposed of. Sir A. L. HAY postponed his motion relative to the Scotch church till Friday next. CoitN IMPORTATION. — The house then went into committee on the corn importation bill. On the first resolution being read, 1\11". ('lIllISTOl'HEl ;¡¡id, in bringing forward his motion for an amendment in the cftle of duties proposed by the right hon. baronet the member for iarmvorth, it would be unnecessary for him to enter into the general principle of the measure, inasmuch as the overwhelming lrajlJrity of that morning was a satisfactory indication of 'the wishes of the people through their representatives Üat the agricultural interest required more protection. He juluiitted that the right lion, baronet's proposed scale was some improvement upon the existing one, litit he t-hought he had formed much too lilth an | estimate nf r!l{ rnr\tillpnt1 p, 'rh9 price "f wheat abroad, as calculated by the right hon bart., vrtg, j at least 7s. too high. He had ascertained from an emi- nent meicliast at Hull that in 1832 foreign corn in bond was sold at '2s. the quarter as the lowest price, and 41s. as the highest; that ill 1S34 he had sold l.o89 quarters of good wheat ct t!s. the quarter (Oh !) while the hig-hest price in thatrar was 30s. that in 1S35 the price was from 1 is. to egs. Cd. as the highest; that in IS:¡G it aver- aged from ),75. the lowest to :)bs. the highest, and in 1N37 it averaged from 27s. the lowest to 39s. the highest. The hon. gent. then referred to the average ptice in various parts on the continent, and contended that his object in proposing his amended scale was to add such a duty, in audition to freight and other chirge-q, as would keep the price of corn in England at between SGs. and GOs. He admitted that in years of unusual abuiidnuce the scale of I the right hon. gent, might be sufficient protection, but it certainly would not w hen the foreign grower brought his corn illto the Enlish market to compefe with them. He denied that the landell aristocracy were the only parties intereitcd in the high price of corn-the great bulk of the farmers With incomes varying from £300 to t700 per nnntiiu, and who formed an important link between the aristocracy and the peasantry, were deeply interested in the question, and would be seriously injured if the scale of the right hon. baronet were adopted. He bad incurred much odium by the part he had taken in the present question, but denied that he had had any communication whatever with the government on the subject. Whatever the fate of his amendment might he, he would endeavour to comider calmly and dispassionately the proposition that had been put forward bv the government. The hon. gentleman concluded by submitting his amended scale, and no hon. member having risen to address the committee, the chairman (Mr. GIIEKM ) Was about to put the ques- tion, when Mr. F. BARING begged to express his surprise that no member of the government had ventured to answer the statements of the hon. gentleman. He was also sin p ised to find that none of those friends of the agri- cuhural interest, who on the hustings had committed, themselves to no surrender," had opened their lips on the present occasion. (Cheers.) Now that they had got into the details of the measure, he hoped the govrenment would feel it their duty to give some explanation of the mode in which it was intended to take the averages, and of the information upon which he proceeded. It was admitted by all practical men that there could be an additional protection to a considerable airrount by the proposed alteration. The right hon. gent. then entered into some of the details of the government plan, as stated by the hon. member for Tamworth, and pointed out the absurdity of the assertion that enough of corn could be obtained at Elsineur at 28s. the quarter to Int the country. while their merchants were actually sending to Dautzic and paying 3tis. Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE was astonished to hear the assertions maile by the right hon. gent, that the proposed plan of taking the averages would materially affect the price of corn. If it could be satisfactorily shown that any serious effect would be produced by the addition that had been made to the list of towns, that list could be revised and alteri d. Eveu the statement of the hon. member for North Liiicrdoshire.thatthealteration wouldaifectthe aver. ages to the amount of 2s., was beyond all reasonable calcu'ation. He admitted thft it would be extremely injudicious under the present circumstances to throw any additional barriers in the way of their commercial inter- course with the United States, and he should be ready to agree to a modification of the proposed duties on American corn and Hour. The right hon. gent. then referred to Mr. Hubbard's statement, that corn could be imported into that country at 5t;s., while, according to Mr. Meek, it could be introduced at 52s. It was admitted by the commercial classes of the country that the plan of the government would open the market to a great extent, aud keep the price of corn at very much below (iOs. M K. LABOI'CHI:RI-; had not expected that there would be a discussion upon thl:' averages that night, and it would be better to defer it till the returns moved for were laid upon the table. One of the towns nnmed in the new list had, he understood, no existence, and the other had no corn market. It appeared to him that the hon. member for Lincoln had brought forward his amendment more for the purjMise of redeeming some pledge he had unguardedly given than with any serious intention of carrying it. Mr. BANKES had never given a pledge but one, and that was, that he .auld do his utmost to turn out the late government, and lie rejoiced to say that lie had succeeded I in so doing. He should certainly vote for the amendment of the hon. member for Lincoln, but that he feared it would be lonker) upon as a vote in favour of the other side. Lord WOUSLEY was surprised that those who advocated the cause of the agriculturists, had not supported the motion of his bon. colleague. For his own part he would give every opposition in his power to the plan of the government. IN] I. C. WOOD did not think the measure of the govern- ment would he productive of the effects that were antici- pated, and they would have corn still at a price that would place it frequently beyond the means of the poor man. Mr. T. DUNCOMRK said the hon. member for Lincoln- s hire had stated that be was not a pilot bnllooll, and he would give him credit for that statement. They were all aware that Moliere kept an old woman, to whom he read bis plays, and hy what she aid he judged of the impression they were likely to produce with the public. The Rev. Sydney Smith had recommended that every government should keep a foojometer; and, without meaning to say that the hon. member for North Lincolnshire was a pilot balloon, or auy old woman, or a foolorneter (laughter), he must say that, at least, he had launched a little balloon of his own, and whether it was to light on the table or under it, no one could tell but it was evident to all that the hon. member was in the agonies of an uuassisted descent. j (Great laughter.) j Mr. O'Bttirx said it was very hard to rrmomber in that j hoOse all that was said on the hustings. (A laugh.) He i bad always advocated moderation, and would on th it ground support the government measure, and recommended the agricultural members to give it a fair trial. Mr. CHRISTOPH ER replied. Knowin the tactics of the hou. members on the other side of the house, and that they would stop nt nothing to embarrass the government, he should withdraw his amendment, feeling satisfied that, in so doing, he would best discharge his duty to his consti- tuents and the country. (Laughter from the opposition benches. ) Mr. DUNCOMBE said the result of the debate had satisfied him of what he originally thought- that the amendment was mere moonshine and he did not make that assertion upon anything that had been said in that house, but from the statements made at the agricultural dinner at Aylesbury the other day, where it was plainly intimated that the amendment would never be submitted to the ho,,ise. (Cheers.) Sir R. PEEL hoped what had occurred would show hon. members on his side of the house the danger of throwing up pilot balloons and bringing forward motions like that of the hon. member for North Lincoln. (Cheers and laughter.) For his own part he must say, that had the motion of the hon. member been successful. he would not have been a party to carrying it into effect. (HeaF, hear.) With regard to the addition of towns to the shedule, he begged to assure tits house that, if it could be shown that that would improperly raise the averages 55., or even 20; he would at once reconsider it, because he had no desire to do anything of the kind. The committee then divided on the proposition of the government, when there appeared-For the resolution, 306 against it, 104. Mr. E. BULLER, at the suggestion of Mr. Hawes, with- drew the amendment of which he had given notice. The i etiiai ndt-r of the scale was then agreed to, and the house a ijourned at one o'clock. MONDAY, FEB. 28. I The Railways bill was read a second time, and the Van Diemen's Land bill went through committee. The house then went into committee on the Corn-laws. After some discussion, the scale of duties proposed ta be levied on barley was agreed to. That proposed to he adopted in reference to oats was opposed by Ilr. S. O'BRIEN, Mr. RF.DIHNGTON, Mr. M. O'CONNELL, and several hon. gentlemen, who considered that the scheme would be injurious to Ireland. It was supported by Mr. GLADSTONE and Sir R. PEEL, and the committee divided. The numbers were—For the proposed scale, 256; against it, 53. Majority, 203. The resolution was then agreed to, as was that with relation to the duties on rye. With respect to the proposed duties on meal and flour, Lord SANDON moved an amendment to increase the amount of protective duty on foreign flour, as he con. sidered that the proposed scale would work great dis- advantage to the millers of the country. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, after giving the question the fullest consideration, he could not consent to the pro- position. After a few woids from Mr, LABOUCIIERE, who coin- cided in opinion with Sir R. PREL, The amendment of the Noble Lord was negatived without a division. Mr. SMITH O'BUIF.N moved, "That all sorts of grain the produce of the colonial possessions of Great Britain be admitted at all times at a duty of one shilling per quarter. Mr. LA BOUCHKRE considered the proposed duty to be a miserable effort to serve the English landholders. The resolutions were ultimately carried by a majority of 135 to 38 votes, and the scales of duties on peas and beans were also agreed to. The resolution in reference to the alteration of the mode of taking the averages, also received the assent of the I committee, and the Chairman having reported progress, obtained leave to sit again. TUESDAY, MARCH, 1. Sir R. PEEL in answer to Sir C. Napier, said it was true that Emir Pacha had been deposed, and that a Pacha who had been in the Austrian service had been appointed in h13 place. Sir R. PEEL in answer to Mr. SHEIL said that Lord Aberdeen did not admit the entire accuracy of the state- ment made by M. Guizot in the French Chamber of Depu- ties, as to a conversation which had taken place between them on the subject of the French possessions in Africa. On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE:, the Colonial Cus- toms Differential Duties bill was postponed till to-morrow. Mr. DUNCOMBE moved for a select committee, to in- quire into the rules, regulations, and discipline of the seve- ral gaols, and houses of correction in England and Wales; to report what alterations appeared to be necessary in the laws now in force forthe government of prisons, in order to insure a more uniform systom of discipline throughout the whole and further, to report upon the expediency of abo- lishing the infliction of corporal punishment upon criminal offenders. Mr WAKLEY said, the first inquest which he had held within the Coldbath-fields prison was on the body of a black man, who, being destitute, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. In the state of health in which that man then was, to him that sentence was a sentence of death. Another case was that of a man who bad been sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour for stealing a few pounds of bacon. There was, again, such a tlegree of inequality of punishment that he hoped that the house would altogether reform the system. At one session, a man, for stealing n penny out of a letter, was transported for life, and a ruffian, ho had committed manslaughter and who was a notorious thief, had only been sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for twelve months. After a lonjf discussion, tie speakers, in which were Sir J. Grttiiara, Sir C. "Dongl.-rs, Mr. Hawes, Lord Mahon, Mr. O'Connell, Lord J. Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. 'Harford, and Lord Granville Somerset, the motion was put, and negatived without a division. Mr. V. SMITH then called the attention of the house "to the recent Order in Council respecting the emigration of Hill Coolies, and moved for a copy of the instructions given by the India Board to Lord Kllenborough on that subject. Alter some desultory discussion of the question, Mr. SMITH obtained leave to withdraw his motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER postponed his motion on the subject of the Exchftpier bills fraud unt 1 Thursday. The Buildings Regulation bill (No. 2) was read a second time, and ordered to be committed, as was the Borough Improvement bill (No. 2); the Marriages (Ireland) bill was reported, the Apprentices' Regulation bill was read a third time and passed, and the house adjourned.

GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES, ( ( 'ontimu'd from rill 1" fourth patje.) Evan Davies. police sergeant, examined: I went to search Rees's liou.se, on the 19th of Dec., in the morning. He lives in Merthvr. lie was hot at home. III a box up stairs 1 found a musical instrument, (Accordion). I found a life preserver rn(I a hat. After that I went to sejrelt Rogers's house, I found him in bed. I told him searchud p, that 1 was going to take him on suspicion. I 8carchc( awl found this esse exactly as it is IIV, (scissors' case.) I found two life preservers. I asked Rogers whose house it was he said it was his. I search- ed further, and found this w I- and a dark lanthorn. [The Accordion produced, was handed to Miss Williams; she identified it as her property. Miss Williams also identi- fied the music-case, &c.] M-iss Maria Jane Williams examined: I live with my sister, at Ynislaes. [The Thermometer handed to Miss Williams..] 1 left this hanging in the morning room be- fore I left home, in Oct. last. I was present when a policeman tried some keys to the door of iny house, they appeared to fit exactly- They were tried to the French window and two other keys. These keys were missing since the night of the robbery, from the house. [The A ccordion was also identified by Miss Francis Baker. She further stated that three keys were missing from Ynislaes.] Mr. llees Williams examined: <1 heard of the robbery the morning after it had taken place. I went to Ynislaes on the 24th of N ovember. I went to the French window immediately. I observed that a small piece was de- tached from the shutter; the hinges had been forced off. I saw several drops ot wax ou the carpet. SonIc time after when the keys were returned I saw the marks of a chisel on the bolt of the French door. [Mr. Williams proceeded to mention some other marks.] The gun was produced, and identified as the one taken from the prisoner when arrested. Mr. Edward Lewis examined I live at Abcrdare. I remember hearing of the robbery at Ynislaes. On that morning, 21.th of Nov., I went to Hirwain. On my way there, I saw two persons coming on the tram road: one of I the men had a gun and a bundle, and the other had j nothing. The place I saw tHem at, was about 10 or 11 m iles from Y mslaes. The tail of the coat of one of the men was splashed. At that time I had not heard of the robbery. When I heard of it, I went to Cardiff gaol, and was shown the prisoners I identified Rogers directly, as one of the men I had seen. Mary Richards examined: I heard the two prisoners say something about Ynislaes the night they slept at my brother's house. I opened the door, so as to be certain what was going on between them. I heard John Rogers ask another lodger who lived in the cottage of Lord ALliire They were told it was the ladies uf Aberper- gwin; that no gentleman lived there; that they were ladies that lived upon their money. This witness gave her evidence in a very -clear and lucid manner; it almost corroborated that of her brother's. This concluded the case for the prosecution. The Jury, without hesitation, found both prisoners Guilty. His Lordship proceeded to pass sentence:—Y ou have each of you been convicted of burglary. The Jury seem to have paid proper attention to the evidence, and the conclusion they arrived at is safe and clear, and meets with my full concurrence. There cannot be a doubt but that the property found in your possession must have been obtained by dishonest means and it is highly probable they were stolen from the dwelling house of the .Misses Williams. Now this kind of offence is much more severely punished than ordinary stealing. Stealing, under other circumstances, is attended with less punishment; it is productive ot much less evil to society. I have no doubt that this is not your first offence, al- though it may be the first time you are convicted. A very short time ago this offence was capital; the law now subjects yon to transportation for hfe, and there are many who think that a worse punishment than capital punish- ment, as you will have to pass your time in slavery—in misery. I should certainy sentence you to transporta- tion for life, had you offered the slightest violence to either of the inmates of Ynislaes but as your conduct was not characterized by any violence towards the per- sons of those females, the sentence of the Court will be fit teen years' transportation. Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Yaughan Williams. The Court rose at seven o ,clock. TUESDAY, MARCH 1. The Court sat at half-past nine. THE JUKY.—George Lewis, John Morris, Phillip Rogers, George Tucker, J. G. Hancorne, George Howell, John Walters. John Thomas, Thomas Jones, Evan Grif- fiths, James M'Knight, William Lewis. RAPE. Walter Walters, aged 20, roller, charged upon the oath of Elizabeth Thomas, with having violently assaulted and ravished the s'iid Elizabeth Thomas against her will, and put her in bodily fear and danger of her life; and did fe- lot,iously steal one shilling and one halfpenny, her pro- perty. The details of this case are unfit for publication. After a short consultation the Jury found liiiii Guilty.- It appenrs Caiù the Learned Judge) that you met the young girl on a mountain, who, it seems, accosted you hrst. No blame eatrbe attached to her for so doin, ImL it was not a wise thing on her part to accost a young fellow like you; because her question seemed like an intro- duction to further intercourse. As it does not appear that you used any violence to the girl (if you had you would certainly have been transported for life), the sen- tence of the Court is—One year's imprisonment with hard labotir. Evan Williams, aged 25, charged upon the oaths of Lewis Griffiths, of Cadoxton-juxta Neath, gentleman, and others, with maliciously and feloniously killing two cows, of the value of elO each; and maliciously and fe- loniously maiming and wounding seven other cows, of the value of £10 each, of the property of the said Lewis Griffiths. Margaret Thomas examined by Mr. James: I am the dairy-maid at Ynisygerwn. I was in the cow-house on the 22d of January, between six and seven o'clock. There were nine cows there tied iip-tll well to the best of my knowledge. Between six and seven next morning I went there again and found one of the doors open. It was fastened the night before by a link. I observed two of the cows bleeding. I afterwards observed the other seven bleeding. There was a great deal of blood. I threw a great deal of blood away. Cross-examined: I used to keep the key of the cow- house. I mean to say that I locked it that night. I put the key into my pocket. I took it to the house and hung it up on a nail. I was the only person who had the charge of that key. A tenant was at the cowhouse ort that tiight after I left, and had locked it up. I gave him the key. His name is David Harries. David Harries examined by Mr. Williams: I am a labourer in the employ of Mr. Lewis Griffiths. I live in his stables—in the pine end next to the house. I re- member on'the night of 22d January going to the cow- house, about half-past eight, as near as I can say. I saw the nine cows all apparently well, the same as usual. There are three doors to the cowhouse. I opened one when I went in, and locked it when I went out. The other doors were s!.tut. The middle door is fastened with a link, and a staple, and a piece of wood. It opens to the outside. The other door was fastened by a piece of cord being tied to the staple the link being broken. I went to the cowhouse the next morning about a quarter past eight. The first thing I sttw was blood on the dunghill as I went in. I saw the cows. There was blood issuing from every one of them. I made search that morning for foot marks. I and others found one. There was frost on the ground. The person, whoever he was that had been in the cowhouse, had gone over a wall about two feet and a half high, and then he must have leaped about a yard from the wall. There we found the foot-mark. The mark was on tolerably soft soil. That part of the ground was protected in some measure from the weather, by the pine end of the barn. This was about five or six yards from the door I had locked. There was sOllie cow-dung left upon the mark. It was the mark of some one going out of the yard. I axsiste(I in putting some sldtes over that mark. The cow-dung was fresh in appearance. We put the slates over it that morning (Sunday) about twelve o'clock. Cross-examined When I left the cow-house, I put all safe as usual. I gave the key to Joseph Richards to take to the house. The girl that was here had been to the cow-house before me the next morning. There was not a white frost on the ground. I think that the mark must have been made there towards the morning. Mr. Grif- fiths has 4 work servants all about the premises. There is a walled yard surrounding the cow-house. I can only think that it was cow-dung that was on the mark, because the person must have come from the cow-house. I will not swear it was cow-dung. There was plenty of cow and horse-dung about the yard. I do rot know whether the succeeding days were wet or not. A slate was put over the mark to keep out the wet. Lewis Griffiths examined: I reside at Ynisygerwn. I am the agent of John Dillwyn Llewelyn, Esq. I know the prisoner. He did live with his mother on part of the estate. The prisoner, who is a dry-wall mason, has been working for Mr. Llewelyn. In IMO, there was a differ- ence between his mother and Mr. Llewelyn, with regard to the tenement she held; in consequence of that, the prisoner was discharged from lir. Llewelyn's employ. In consequence of what 1 heard, I went to the cow-house and found all the cows bleeding. I made search for foot- marks. I found one within f> yards of the door of the cow-house, as if a person was leaving the place. Since t hen, I compared that foot-mark with another found in the Gawdir wood. They resembled. Since then, two of the cows died. Eight ot the cows were with calf. [Wit- ness then described the nature of the injuries inflicted on the two cows.] Cross-examined: I never had any quarrel with the prisoner. The footmark was outside the wall; the foot- mark was not entire the heel print was very faint; the whole of the toe was very plain. I compared that mark with the mark in Gawdir wood by recollection. On the 2]st January I first saw the mark. Re-examined In the right foot there was one nail missing, and three nails between it and the toe. At the toe the tip was lost. By Mr. Nicholl: I cannot swear it was the right foot. It is impo.e.sibie for-me to swear that I have given a cor- reet account of the work. It was not sufficiently plain for me to swear it; I am not so certain that I can swear it. Roser, Mr. Llewellyn's gamekeeper, was then ex- amine.), and spoke to the facts already detailed. He was rigorously cross-examined. ■William Boyer, police sergea;i!, examined: On the 23d of iinlltrv, in consequence of some directions that I received, I went to Ynisygerwn, and found footmarks there, which I attentively examined. [Witness described the marks.] On Monday, -7th February, I took the prisoner into custody. I found him in bed. I asked him for his shoes, lie pointed to a pair, and said-" These are-the only pair I have." On that day 1 compared the right shoe with the maiks, and they corresponded in every point. [Mr. Nicholl severely cross-examined this wi tness as to the marks. Witness stated that he had taken a copy of the mark on paper from the ground at the time it was first pointell out to him; but he did not produce this copy for which omission he was censured by his Lord- ship, It also gave rise to some severe comments by Nl r. N icktoill Davis, a constable, Joseph Hopkins, David Hughes, a blacksmith, Thomas Yigars, Mrs. Watkins, all having given similar circumstantial evidence, and the case for the crown being concluded, Mr. Nicholl, who addressed the jury for the prisoner, called llees Harry, who said I am a labourer, about GO years of age. I know the prisoner Evan Williams. I remember hearing of the injury done to Mr. Griffiths' cattle. I heard of it on the Suntlay evening. I remember the Wednesday after thatSunday, I was working with the prisoner it was a -wet stormy day. We were working very near Mr. Samuel's house; lie was doing mason work. I remember seeing the tip loose with the two corners sticking out; I do not know what became of that tip; I turned to my work. Henry Williams, the prisoner's brother, was by. Henry Williams corroborated the statement made by the last witness. Elizabeth Jenkins .lived with the prisoner's mother; remembers hearing of the cattle being injured. Cleaned the prisoner's shoes on that Sunday; there was a tip on each shoe. Charles Tennant, EFq.: I remember hearing of the offence being committed oil Mr. Grififth's cattle. About that time, the prisoner, his brother, and another man, were in my employ. I went down one day to see the work they were doing. I recollect going on a stormy day. I saw a bit of iron, a tip of a shoe, on the foot-path. I never heard the thing mentioned, till being here acci- dentally to-day, I heard it. Mr. George Prichard, and several others, gave the pri- soner a very good character. Thisconcluded the defence. Sergeant Boyer was re-called and said, he found a sword in the prisoner's house. His Lordship having summed up the evidence, the jury retlred for about half an hour. The prisoner was then Acnuitted. -RIOT. Henry Simon, charged with being the ring-leader of a riot, at Rumney Works, (the evidence being very incom- plete) was Acquitted. lidnxird IlcIJi was Ac(]H'tt?d of the charge of having killed John llees, at Merthyr Tidvil. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. Owen Jones, aged 2o, Attorney's Clerk, pleaded Guilty to the charge of feloniously stealillg three bills of exchange, the property of his employers, Messrs. Perkins and James, of Merthyr. In passing sentence the learned Judge said—You ha" pleaded Guilty to this very serious charge. It seems that you have been for some time clerk to the prosecutors, who are solicitors in this coun'y and that taking advantage of your knowledge of the premises—of your knowledge where their cash box was placed, (however not being at that time their clerk) you obtained admission 19y means of a false key and took from the cash box, nrony to the amount of 33 shillings, Bills of Exchange to a large amount, but not then due. Probably the expectation of finding a large sum of money there induced you to make this forcible entry. You do not appear to have conducted yourself like an experiment or skilful thief, though there were keys of a suspicious nature found upon you. Your case in one respect is of an aggravated nature. Being a copying clerk you cannot be supposed to be so destitute of education as many of thos-IJJÍserable characters who come here charged with theft. I have considerable doubt whether I ought not to send you outof the country. The consideration that you have not denied your guilt, and that the course you have adopted may have been caused by sinceie repentance, induces me not to carry the punishment to that extent. You are liable to be transported for any term not less than ten and not more than fifteen years. But as the court observes some miti- gating circumstances in your case, the sentence will be Twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. KlizalxAh Thomas, aged 22, singlewoman, pleaded to the charge of killing and slaying her brother, John Thomas, of Clieriton, in the liberty of Gower. The Rev. Williain Collins, and a great many respect- table persons, gave the prisoner a good character for humanity and gentleness of indisposition. His Lordship addressed the prisoner: You have been found Guilty by your own confession. But it appears that you received a good deal of provocation. Somehow or other the deceased was stabbed in the side and died. I hope the knife was lading on the table ready before you, and that you had nM to open it, because that would have given you time for reflection. I hope men and women will take warning by your case. You seem, and you have been a prisoner already six months; and the sentence of the Court will therefore be Three months' imprisonment with hard labour. Catherine Thomas, who, last Monday, was found Guilty of the manslaughter of her step-daughter, was brought up this morning and sentenced to Eighteen calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour.

THE PERIODICALS. Amongst the crowd of these pleasant companions that fill our reading room and require notice, is our old friend the Sportiny Alayazine, which we shall introduce to our subscribers next week. At present all we have time to say of it is, that it appears to maintain its reputation, which is not saying a little and to those who know how great that reputation was, will be considered as it ought to be high praise. The arrears of the other periodicals we will also endeavour to clear off. we w-)M also endeavour to clear on

BENEFIT SOCIETIES.-ODD FELLOWS I IVOIlITES, ST. DAVID'S DAY,&c.&c. I Last Tuesday was a festival for the members of the various excellent societies so generally established in the Principality; and accordingly we have received a cart-load of accounts touching their proceedings, for which we cannot find room owing to our Assize and other intelligence of public interest. The members, as usual met, had their procession, their "impressive discourse," and their excellent dinner, followed generally by toasts, songs, and speeches. ST. DAVID'S-DAY IN LONDON.—The celebration of the 128th anniversary festival of the Loyal and Honour- able Society of Ancient Britons took place last Tuesday, at the Freemasons' Tavern. The attendance of the friends of the society, of the gentlemen more immediately connected with the principality, and of the personal friends of the president of the day, was more than usually numerous. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., was in the chair, supported by the Earl of Powis, Lord Kenyon, the Bishop of Durham, the Hon. Rice Trevor, Mr. H. W. W. Wynne, the Hon. R. Clive, Mr. Sergeant Atcher- ley, the Hon. Hugh Cholmondely, Mr. R. Richards, M.P., Mr. J. Baillie, M.P., &c. Upon the removal of the cloth, the Welsh grace was sung, Clod i Dduw a Vyddo Byth, &c." The usual toasts were drunk. In the course of the evening, the children who are educated and supported by the fund of this institution made their appearance, and a contribution, amounting to a bout X 1.200, was entered upon. The present state of the funds are flourishing

THE W ELSH VIRGIN !—A more daring and impudent imposture than that.practised by the young Welsh woman, who, in the first instance, gave her name Margaret Jones, but subsequently, on being pressed to speak the truth, said that her Christian name was Martha, has never come before the not ice of the public. The story about the attempted seduction, robbery, and the binding of the hands & feet with cords, and afterwards thrusting her into a cab, from wlJl,:h she was bundled out," turns out to be untrue. The girl admitted in the presence of Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., and Sir W. Wynn, that her father was not living at Dolgelley, but at Tyn-twy-path, Llansaintfraed, Denbigh, and that lie rented a farm of a gentleman named liiddulph. Sir B. Hall undertook to write to his agent in that neighbourhood with the view of ascertaining the truth, and in the meantime the yoyng woman was comfortably lodged, as she had heretofore. The name of tile" bdy" .s, as it now appears, Mary Anne Jones, and a more artful "adventurer never forced herself upon the public with the view of exciting their commiseration. Inspector Tedman had traced her pro- gress for the last four or five years, during which period she lived in various situations in and about London. She Ind lived latterly in a brothel in the neighbourhood ot Ge>swell-street-road, and it is imagined that her clothes have been detained for rent. She refuses to state the number of the house, or the street in which she had been living. She acknowledges most fully the deception which she has practised, but still persists in the story that she was bound hand and foot. MINISI KitiAt. DIFFICULTY.—" The Ministerialists themselves are not without their own peculiar embar- rassments. Sir Robert Peel the other day pathetically described his. He has brought forward a measure emi- nently calculated to do that which every measure, to be beneficial, must do-to pass. But he cannot say a word in recommendation of it without stirring up somebody's bile. To content the movement party, it should be represented as forming an era—a great concession; to appease the farmers, it should be represented as no con- cession at all. If Sir Robert calls public attention to the extent of relaxation intended, the county members are all in a fidget; it he observes how little foreign corn will, after all, be admitted—how little it is probable that prices will be affected—the merchants and manufacturers begin to doubt whether the plan is not a humbug. Lord Stan- ley seems inclined to cut the difficulty by not speaking at all. Sir James Graham wishes to avoid responsibility by disclaiming finality. It is very uncertain what bur- dens the landowner may really be said to bear—very un- certain what is a remunerating price to him—very uncer- tain at what price foreign corn can be imported; and in such an uncertain state of facts, it would be sadly dangerous work throwing about principles. And, accordingly the measure seems to have shaken itself into its present shape, no one exactly says how, and is brought forward, will be carried by acclamation, and'will become law, with- out very exactly telling any body why." — Times. CLIMATE ON THE ILHR.-The effect of climate upon the hair is very great. Extreme cold is apt to dry and wither the roots; and, on the contrary, extreme heat to enervate and weaken this important integument of the head. The most extraordinary thing connected with the preceding fact is, that one cowderactillg agent should be endowed with the singular virtues of preserving the hair, in health and beauty, in either the torrid or frigid zone; and it is a question, Whether ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL is most used in warm or cold countries. At the court of Russia, the above delightful conservator of the hair is lauded with extraordinary encomiums; while in India, the consumption of Rowland's Macassar is im- mense,—Sec Advt. The Times last week contained the following cutting rebuke of the unreasoners" at an Agricultural meeting, whose proceedings will be found in this column.— If it is found that by the act of the agricultural party that union can be no longer preserved, those who at present hold back will no longer have any reason for suppressing their entire opinions, and Sir Robert Peel will then perhaps find, even among his own friends and supporters, a pressure for further concession, which will be, at least, as likely to be effectual in increasing, as the farmers' movement in preventing, what has been already- promised. "We trust, however, that the Duke of Buckingham and his followers will keep the peace. It is, of course impossible but that some of those who will be affected by the present change will think and speak strongly about it. This everybody must have expected and been prepared for. But we earnestly hope the good sense of the country party will prevent their commencing any such system of general agitation as this meeting, held under the immediate patronage of the leader of the extreme Corn-law party, would seem to portend. We hope that they will see, not only the fruitlessness, but the mischief of such a proceeding, and not injure themselves and provoke others by adding a fresh element of confu- sion to the already difficult position of affairs. If there were really any question of the present measures passing into a law, the case would be somewhat different. But of this no reasonable man en'ertains any doubt. An opposition is not raise d because it will effect anything, but merely as an expression of feeling. And, as such an expression of feeling, we would put it to the noble Duke how far it is compatible with his professed friendliness to that Government with which in the main he agrees, to encourage demonstrations which can have no result whatever in producing the mitigation which he desires, but only in weakening the Ministry which lie supports. We think that nobleman may fairly be called upon not to sacrifice his good name as a patriot to his credit as a party leader-not to fan and elicit embryo jealousies-to excite interest against interest—to organize country against town; but to exert himself, that what is inevitable, though he does not like it, may pass, under his protest indeed, and subject to his opposition, but with as little mischief as may be to those great interests with which both he and the farmers are bound up; though they may he seduced by momentary irritation into a forgetfulness of their position. They have already, in popular estimation, a character for tinreason, which their enemies make no small use of; and the present circum- stances are not such that they can afford to increase this by an ill-judged and ineffectual obstinacy in resisting what everybody else had acceded to, excepting those who wish to substitute for it a measure still more adverse to the feelings and wishes of tne agriculturists." BUCKS ROYAL AGRICULTURAL MEETING -At a special meeting of this society, held at Aylesbury, on Wednesday, the Duke of Buckingham in the chair, the following resolutions were p1r3 =k' Resolved,—1. That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the sliding scale respecting the duty on corn should be adhered to. 2. That it is the opinion of this meeting that the farmer should be protected to the amount of (iOs. per quarter, whilst the proposed scale of Sir R. Peel's government extends that protection to only 56s. per quarter. 3. That the thanks of this association be given to the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos for the manly, firm, and consistent course he has taken in the defence of the agricultural interest, and that this resolution be entered on the minutes." In the evening the annual meeting and dinner of the society took place, at which the Duke entered at length into his views on the Corn-law proposition brought forward by Sir Robert Peel, which lie said would be greatly injurious to agriculture without satisfying those who called for a repeal. He could not understand how those members of the House of Commons who had been returned to parliament on the faith of their upholding the present law could reconcile to their consistency their support of this new measure. The present protection, he said, enabled farmers to keep an average price of s. a bushel, the new bill would reduce that price to 7s. and it was impossible that farmers could at that price carry on their business and pay their labourers proper wages. -[1 he noble Duke might have said their present rents," but he took care in this way to hint that no reduction in that way could be expected, and therefore he suggested that a compensation for the loss of present profits must be wrung out ot the half-starved labourer.1-11-e said the motto formerly was "no surrender;" but that had now been abandoned, and he was afraid that as the point of the wedge had been inserted, the opponents of agriculture would not rest till they had driven it home. Hf;R MAJESTY AT PORTSMOUTH.—Iler Majesty and Prince Albeit; accompanied by Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg and his sons, arrived there last Monday. From an early hour the inhabitants had been making prepsra- tions to welcome her. Majesty, and flags and banners were suspended not only across the immediate streets through which her Majesty would pass, but throughout nearly the whole of the streets of the borough. The day being, unlike its predecessor, remarkably fine, thousands of persons were out to witness the arrival of her Majesty, and numerous carriages, containing well-dressed ladies and others, proceeded a short distance from the town to meet her Majesty, and follow the Royal coreye into Portsea. Triumphal arches were erected. Upon the arrival of her Majesty at the Lion Gates, which were closed, she was met by the governor of the garrison, General Sir Hercules Pakenham, and the gates were opened upon the demand of her Majesty. The instant she was within the walls, the Royal standard was hoisted, and the guns of the forts and of the shipping in the har- bour and at Spithead commenced firing a royal salute, and her Majesty's reception of course was most enthu- siastic in everywhere. Prince Albert accompanied her Majesty to the St. Vil/cnd. The Duke of Saxe Coburg and his sons, and the Duke of Wellington, also went on board the St. Vincent. Her Majesty then went on board the Royal Gcon/e yacht, where again, upon embarking, the Royal standard was hoisted, and the shipping saluted. After leaving the Royal Georye, her Majesty returned to the Dock-yard, and retired to the Admiralty-house. Much interest (says the <<?M-?c/- Journal) being natu- rally attached in this nmghbourhood to any di,? clo? ?ur,,s which may at ail throw light on the cruel murder of Mr. Yanvorth, at Piff's Elm, and as we arc i.i possession, from authority, of the declaration made by the convict liowen to Mr. Williams, the keeper of the Bristol House of Correction, we are induced to mention it. It was to this effect:—That he (Bowen) knew who the man was who actually shot Mr. Yarworth, but he could not be induced to name him. He also acknowledged that he was well acquainted with Summerjkld, and had travelled with him and been in his company, and also two more known thieves, previous to the 11 th of January in question, the day on which the murder was committed so that there is little doubt that Bowen was accessory both before and after the fact. It is probable that when he gets to the Colo- nies he will let the real state of the case be known. Every inducement was held out to Summerfield before he left England to make a confession of the crime, but he said that he never could confess a crime he had not committed. HORRIBLE CASE.—At the Chatteris petty sessions, Sarah Simpole, of March, was charged with conspiring with Charles Dobson, her brother, and William Simpole, her son, to cause the death of her daughter, by neglect, confinement, and want of the necessaries of life. The father of the unfortunate female (who is at present about 40 years of age, and whose intellects gave way under the shock occasioned by the breaking oft of a marriage with a young man to whom she was attached) died some years ago, leaving her £.500, Dobson being left executor. About five years since she was missed by the inhabitants of March, and it was reported by the prisoners that she had been placed in a lunatic asylum. Nothing more was thought of the matter until a few days ago, when the female prisoner was taken ill, a young female was hired to nurse her, by whom a noise was heard in a dungeon partitioned off from the cellar, and having no window, and the door leading to which was nailed up. The only opening was a small aperture in the wall, through which, it appears, food was occasionally thrown; and the young girl approached it to throw in some potato-parings as she was ordered to do, and hearing a noise she spoke of the affair to her friends, who immediately gave notice to the authorities the door was burst open, when a spectacle truly horrifying presented itself. The room contained notning but two old chairs and a decayed bedstead without sacking, and the floor was several inches deep in filth. The female herself was found perfectly naked, her nails were at least two inches long, and her hair gray and matted, and there were actually holes in her body, eaten by vermin. After hearing sufficient evidence, the prisoners were committed to take their trial.—Cambridge A dvertiser. FATAL EXPLOSION OF A FIREWORK FACToRy.-At 12 o'clock the inhabitants of Lambeth Walk, Kenning- ton, Yauxhall, and the surrounding neighbourhood, were alarmed by a loud report resembling the explosion of gas. In less than half an hour, the ignited factory was reduced to complete ruiin, and the dwelling-house, in front, a sFght building, two-stories high, shared the same fate soon after. In a few minutes the charred body of a lad about 17 or 18 years old was dug out; then the o-,ho:s their names D'Ernst, aged 4.5, the proprietor Mrs. Hampshire, aged t7, who had the care of the pre- mises Whiting, 2fi, an assistant; and Tibbets, 17. On searching the fireplace in the back room, to which there is attached a small oven, it was found that the fire had been recently lighted, .and it is also known that at 20 minutes before 12, the deceased George Tibbets went across the road to fetch a light. In the oven was found all iron dish, which had contained some composition, and which had been placed there in order to facilitate the drying; and from the fact of the youth having been found in a crouching position, it is supposed that the composi- tion in the oven must have ignited while the poor fellow was stooping to light the fire. DREADFUL SUICIDE.—Mrs. Myers, High-street, Sun- derland, threw herself from a third-story window on Saturday last, and was killed. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict of insanity. The deceased was far advanced in pregnancy at the time and the Cesarean operation was performed, that the child, if possible, might lie saved. Hut the effort was fruitless the babe had perished with its unhappy mother.— Gateshead Observer. GLOUCESTER ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING.—A meet- ing called in compliance with a requisition to the Mayor, was held at the Slure-Hall, in this city, on Wednesday evening week for the purpose of considering the measure brought forward by Sir Robert Peel, in the House of Commons for altering the corn-laws; Mr. P. M. Sturge ,uld not have cou,ipr i se(I less was present. The meeting culd not have comprised less than 3000 persons, and the proceedings furnish an instruc- tive lesson of the folly of rejecting the moderate demands of the people. A few weeks ago a fixed duty of 8s. would have been looked upon as a boon for which the people could not have been too grateful, and, had it been granted, popular rejoicings would have taken place from one end of the kingdom to the other. It has been re- fused,—a paltry deception has been attempted to he prac- tised upon them, in a pretended measure of relief, which has roused their indignation to such a pitch that nothing but a total repeal will now give satisfaction; and more than that, hundreds of thousands of the population who but the other day abhorred the very name of Chartism, J have now eagerly adopted its leading principles, and a combined agitation for a repeal of the corn-laws and for a wide extension of the suffrage will go hand in hand toge- ther and keep the country in a turmoil till the one or other or both those objects have been obtrined. Newspapers," say some hundreds of our contempora- ries, are much more pleasant to read, if previousely hot- pressed with a smoothing-iron." gut we feel that it would be in vaiu to recommend such a practice to our readers; for when they get hold of the Welshman they are so impatient to read it, that they must have it "rough and ready they won't stop to iron it, as though it were some old shIrt,

LATEST PARLIA3IENTARY INTELLIGENCE. In the greater part of our impression we jlllb- OM/- :M p 7'PM? OK M'6 pM?- lished the Queen's Speech, ivhieh her Majesty read from the Throne only the day before. Ylius the WELSHMAN at Carmarthen, (at a distance of between two and three hundred Miles from London,) published the sclf-same document the very day the Times did. And in a Second Edition of tlte follow- ing Friday's Welshman, published at nine o'clock at night, we gave Sir Robert Peel's plan for modifying lle Corn-laics occupying two entire columns of closely printed matter. Subsequently, our Second Edition contained the division on Lord John Russell's motion. The arrangements we concluded with an eminent Parliatneniary Reporter in London, at the com- mencement of the Session, will enable us throng''out its entire course to publish THE VERY LATEST PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

I TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. in the length of our Assize reports, together with the mass of Parliamentary and misc ellaneous matter contained in our present impression, the cause, as well as the apology forthe oniission ofthe lighter, and to many persons the more agreeable features of the Welshman will be readily seen and received. Our corres- j.nndents also must pardon the postponement of some favoii and the curtailment of others. We did not publish a second edition last rtiday., for the division did not take place till that morning at two o'clock, and the result having been fort-seen by everybody, but little importance was attached to the instant communication of it. S. E. may subscribe or cease to subscribe, just af he pleases. How many more times shall we state the fact, that the present proprietary have nothing what- ever to do with the late proprietor. ANONYMOUS LETTERS.—Facts unauthenticated by real signatures can receive no attention. AKGUS might surely have spared an "eye" for often- repeated notice touching anonymous letters." Amongst other constrained omissions, is our Weekly Retrospect from our own London Correspondent, M. P. The Rev. David Evans' communication is an advertise- ment. "PLOW-BOY" is a capital fellow, but we can't find room to-day. The Steeple Chase remonstrance, with many other things, next week.

The House divided upon Mr. Villiers' motion on Thursday night or rather on Friday morning, for when the tellers announced that the numbers were 90 for and 393 against the repeal resolution midnight had given way to morning and it was two o'clock. The result of course can surprise no one who knows how true a reflex of the people, the Peel-parliament is, and how admirably the present House of Commons represents public opinion. If the collective wisdom" rejected Lord John Russell's proposition for a fixed duty by a majority of 123, no wonder that the same body ef self-representatives should negative a measure involving the entire cession.of their protection "-money by a still larger number. Let us however be just and unreservedly admit, irrespectively of this general reflection on col- lective wisdom," that those Hon. Members whose views coincided with Lord John Russell's and our own, preferring a moderate fixed duty to total repeal, could not well have voted with Mr. VillierS —in truth they could not consistently have voted otherwise than they did vote. In strictness, it is obvious the majority proves nothing. It is of course apparent that it does not represent the number in favor of the sliding-scale, for Lord John Russell and those gentlemen who ordinarily act with that noble Lord, voted against the propo- sition of Mr. Villicrs; nor is it, we think, much less apparent that the majority does not shew the numbers who are actually opposed to repeal; for amongst the 393 names are those of many, very many members who desire to see the monster monopoly extirpated root and branch, but who at the same time do not think the present season the most fitting for applying the parliamentary axe to its fast decaying trunk. On the whole we arc disposed to think that although the debate terminated in swel- ling out a showy numerical exhibition, and in its course, lasting a whole week, necces- sarily produced some tedium to the public and much repetition, yet nevertheless, like adver- sity perhaps, it was not without its sweet uses. The discussion indeed to which the resolution of the Hon. member for Wolverhampton gave rise must be beneficial; it has served the purpose of thoroughly imbuing the public mind with political truths that ought never to be lost sight of, and it has put the people in possession of the merits of the question as between a class and the community, between the few and the many, between the land- ed interest:on the one side and the public interest on the other. In short, the debate has exhibited right opposed to might, and in the contest, the Corn-law-monopoly we feel assured has received its death-blow for though its abettors, clutching by means of corruption the representation of the country in their hands, may hold out for a season, their fate we are certain is already sealed-linger the monster-monopoly will, but die it must. So far, indeed, as mere parliamentary majorities are concerned, the question of free or of fettered trade, it is true, may be considered as settled, but the settlement goes no further than the narrow pre- cincts of Parliament. For although "a tyrant" majority—a crowd of well-dressed gentlemen, a mob of monopo!ists-ivithin the walls of the House may enable Sir Robert Peel to set upon the sta- tutes for awhile his sliding-scale, the miserable expedient failing to conduce to the public-weal and turning out as it must turn out an arrant cheat, deceiving many, but satisfying none, will have the effect only of rendering the country so thoroughly disgusted with" class legislation" that we shall soon find every honest man's heart and hand raised against it and the injustice which it vainly sought to perpetuate under the Premiership of Sir Robert Peel. Thus our prospects are cheering. We arc now in a state of transition from bad to good; the present presses hardly on our energies and industry, but the future is bright; it is bright because it is full of well-founded hope, of hope raised on the basis of reason and the unfailing law of conse- quences. As the Hon. Member for Cockermouth told Sir Robert Peel a few nights since the sliding- scale will soon be swept away. "These Corn- laws, Sir," (said Mr. Horsman), ARE DOOMEB~ and doomed in spits of tl,,c majority in which the Right Hon. Gentleman finJ" himself. In another part of Mr. Horsman's speech, we find thq n, Gentleman truly declaring that the repeal of these laws has hcen advanced by their friends tar more in one wec h than it could have been advanced by their opponents in years. You have nwde (said the hon. member tor Cockermouth, addressing the Vice- Presideijt of the Board of Trade) the first breach in the works; the first outwork has beer, carried, and after so obstinate a defence as to betray the weakness ot the citadel within. You have sanctioned by your authority the verdict which the public had already passed upon that law. You have exercised the power which you possessed of condemning the- ol,ti 1W; you have not the power to perpetuate Oitie like it its place. But your efforts are not without it,pk to the history of this country, and that you will see tl-flt all the greatest c hanges in our institutions have been precipitated by an injudicious clinging to. abuses that the p.t,,b ic had con- demned. The right honourable gentleman's own career might remind him of this wholesome truth, flighting the battles of monopoly to the last; he has been inadvertently one of the best Reformers of the age, and. as. \t. has been with lum before, so. will, it be. no,w." These sentiments are in perfect accordance with those expressed in c,nr last number, and we are gratified to find that they are generally enter- tained. We repeat then that the cause of the people so far from supplying occasion for despon- dency, is surrounded by much that is cheering. We have indeed virtually achieved a victory. All the 4