The Welshman

EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—Died on the 11th inst., aged 100 years, Mary, relict of Timothy Davies of Maesyrhaidd, in the parish of Llanfynydd, Carmar- thenshire. She lived to see 11 children, 80 grand-child- ren, 107 great-grand-children, and 25 great great grand- children. She lived in the same neighbourhood since she was born, and retained her faculties to the last. PETITION! PETITION!—A Pembrokeshire corres- pondent says—" Essential service to this county would be done by arousing other thousands to follow our ex- ample in Dewsland, and get a petition from each pa- rish, promising to keep the peace, and to become con- stables if necessary. It is impossible to describe the apathy that prevails amongst my neighbours on matters of vital import until the measure is past, and many hungry mouths are looking out for this (fixed police) and magistrates created.—[We fully concur with our esteemed correspondent, and would urge on every parish to be up and doing. These are not times when men can safely or justly stand still.—-Welshman.] Mr. William Edge, master shipwright at Pembroke Dock, has been removed to Plymouth Yard, and Mr. Spillin, assistant at the latter Yard, has Leen appointed master shipwright at the former. FREEMASONRY.—At a late meeting of the Loyal Welsh Lodge, Victoria Hotel, Pembroke Dock, Mr. William Hulm was unanimously elected Master for the ensuing year. The members of that fraternity purpose dining together on the ensuing St. John's day, and it is expected to be an exceedingly brilliant assem- blage. 1 I TO THE EDITOR OF THE WELSHMAN." —tn times of difficulty and distress like tliepreselit, when all classes are suffering so many privations, the substance of what your reporter stated a few weeks back in his account of the Commissioner)! of Inquiry at Aberystwyth" is deserving of grave consideration. Speaking of" the exorbitant amount of County rate," he says-" The recent increase in that rate was particularly noticed, as it averages E700 a year more for the last five years than it did for the last 19 preceding years. Now, considering that this annual enormous addition of £ 700 during the last year amounts to little less than half the whole average annual county rate for the preceding 19 years (the averag e the question— What occasions this extraordinary increase for the last five years ? forces itself upon every one who have these rates to pay, and who, like myself,have but scanty means to pay them with. Further on, your reporter states- "Amongst the items in the county rate the Coroner's fees were adverted to and it is said one of the Com- missioners remarked that of all the offices in the county the office of Coroner is the most useless." This is exactlv my own opinion. According to a rough calculation Co- roners' Inquests cost the County of Cardigan about E260 a year; and will anybody look me in the face and say that by far the greater part of this J:260 a year is not unne- cessarily, uselessly, and vexatiously taken out of the poor farmers' pockets? Looking at the use and object of such an officer as a Coroner with reference to modern and not to ancient times, I have no doubt that 99 persons out of a hundred will say that the office of Coroner (expensive as 1 have shown it to be to the county), is not only, as the Commissioner designated it, the most" useless" but is literally and absolutely worthless to the commu- nity; and that the money paid for these inquests is so much money thrown away. So long, however, as we are saddled with such an useless in- cumbrance, all we can do is to render the evil as little burdensome as possible; and to barricade our pockets with particular sedulity against the lapacity of these "1- 1. anuieni,, uusuiae, allll useless" tunctionarics. In order that the public at large, and especially her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, who audit and allow the Coroner's bills at Quarter Sessions, may have a more accurate knowledge of the duty of Coroners than they seem to possess, I beg to send you the following extracts from a new work published in September last, being A Trea- tise on the law of Coroner, by Richard Clarke Sewell, Barrister-at-law, D. C. L." In chap. 1, of part 2d, Mr. Sewell writes thus-" Whenever an WI natural and violent death happens, it is the duty of the Township to give notice thereof to the Coroner, and the Coroner need not go ex-officio to take the inquest, but ought to be (the coroner) sent for. When the Coroner receives notice of a violent or unnatural death which regularly ought to be from the proper peace ojficer of the parish or place where the body lies dead, he is then to issue his precept to sum- mons a jury, &c." After these extracts I will just ob- serve, that in the upper district of Cardiganshire the Coroner, I believe, never waits till he is sent for by the proper peace officer, but takes his information and acts upon it from any idle fellow who brings him the news of a sudden death for the sake of the reward only. And I understand it is pretty generally known all about the district that any person giving the Coroner information of/a sudden death, whether "violent" "unnatural" or otherwise, shall be rewarded for his trouble and what is still more, I am told that the Justices at Quarter Sessions actually sanction this irregular, if not unlawful practice, by allowing these rewards in the Coroners' bills. Further on, Mr. Sewcll goes on to say-prav mark his words, and Messieurs the County Coroners, I would call your particular attention to them though they may not be very palatable :—" But it is not in every case of sudden death that the Coroner is justified in holding an inquest, but only where there are grounds for supposing that the deceased died by a death other' than natural." And citing a case that came before the Court of King's Bench some years ago, he states as follows.—" In giving judg- ment Lord Ellenborough, C. J. said—There are manv instances of Coroners having exercised their office in the most vexatious and oppressive manner by obtruding themselves into private families to their great annoyance and discomfort, without any pretence that the deceased had died otherwise than a natural death, which was highly illegal." Now, Sir, taking this judgment of Lord Ellenborough as a criterion, I appeal to the experience of the public at large whether nine-tenths of the Coro- ners' inquests held in Cardiganshire are not illegal. Admitting that most of them are cases of "sudden deaths", yet as there is no pretence whatever that the deceased died other than a natural death, so I say these inquests on sudden deaths are, according to Lord Ellen- borough, "highly illegal." Some one, not a ratepayer, may be anxious to know why the Coroner, unasked by the proper and legal authority, will take the trouble of holding inquests that are not only unnecessary, but ab- solutely illegal. I could give a reason for this, and a good one too but as this letter is getting already lengthy I will defer it to another opportunity. Aberystwyth, Dec. 20th, 1813. A RATEPAYER. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Mr. Rowlands, of Sunny Hill, near Tregaron, a farmer and horse dealer, met his death in the following manner on Wednesday the 13th instant. Ho had that day attended Llanwnen fair, and was on his return home at right when he fell from his horse, near Llangibbi, and is supposed to have died instantly. His servant next morning upon not finding his master come home at night, went in search of him & found him on the road a lifeless corpse. The deceased was 55 years of age, and has left 10 children to lament his loss. The Song of the Shirt from Punch" in another column, is full of matter that should be known to every one. It is the production of a writer of genius, if ever thín-o — W-. •. -n<T fortable to commit that Sony to heart i MERTHYR.—[From our correspondent.]—I have no news of importance to convey. I am sorry to say that an awfully sudden death occurred last Sunday about noon, at Penydarran. As a woman, named Mary Lewis, was preparing dinner for her husband and children, and was in the act of taking a saucepan from the fire, she fell down and expired immediately. Mr. Thomas, deputy Coroner, held an inquest on the body, and the jury returned a verdict of Died of apoplexy.Two butter carriers from Carmarthenshire, named David Davies and David Jones were drinking at the Bush Inn, Dowlais, on Thursday evening, when Davies becoming intoxicated, Jones took a purse from his pocket containing E13. After having proceeded a short way together, Davies missed the money, and returned accompanied by Jones, who pretended to search for it at the Bush, and other places, but with no success. At last, suspicion fell on Jones, and he was taken into custody by Sergeant Wrenn, who after searching his cart, found nearly all the money concealed in a bag of oats. The following day he was taken before Sir J. J. Guest, Bart. at Dowlais, and fully committed to take his trial at the next Glamorgan Quarter Sessions. DESCRIPTION OF MERTIIYR.—[From the Times Reporter.] Happily, getting rid of the subject of turn- pikes, it may not be wholly uninteresting to your readers to describe the features of this seat of vast mineral wealth and creative industry. The town itself is a miserably, ill-built, dirty place; but the population seem too busy to mind what their streets or houses arc. It is built on the face of bleak and abrupt hills, and the enormous mining operations and iron works here carried on have heaped up around it gray and smoking mounds of ashes and dross. It is a place where no one would live for choice, except to make money, and in the brisk periods of the iron trade that was made in abundance. Now, however, the trade is as much depressed as it well can be from over-production. Still the work-people get tolerable wages, and are all employed. On the prosperity of this place depends in a great measure the agricultural prosperity of South Wales. There are four sets of iron works here belonging to different firms of iron masters connected with each of which are mines from which the ore is obtained, and collieries which supply the coal for smelting it. The heads of these firms are-Sir John Guest, Mr. Crawshay, Mr. Hill, and Alderman Thompson. At Sir John Guest's works there are 18 blast furnaces at Mr. Crawshay's, 11; at Mr. Hill's, 6; and at Alderman Thompson's, 6. It requires to work each of these furnaces, in coal mining, obtaining the ore, and manufacturing the iron, about 300 men. At Sir John Guest's, the most extensive of these works, over part of which I was politely shown, upwards of 5,000 workpeople are employed in mining and at the 18 blast furnaces. Each of these furnaces (Sir John Guest's) consumes 60 tons of coal in the night and day, or amongst them about 1,100 tons of coal per day. The day before.1 was there (yesterday) 1,028 tons of coal were consumed, and on Saturday 1,452 tons were consumed. The coal costs in getting 3s. 6d. to 3s. lOd. the ton. At these works, which are the largest in the world, about 1,100 tons of iron are manufactured each week. The firm ships annually about 60,000 tons of manufactured iron from the port of Cardiff. The present value of a ton of iron is about E4. The wages paid by this firm at present amount to about £ 3,500 per week, or E14,009 per month. Formerly, when wages were higher and the trade more brisk, the firm has paid as much as A:25,000 per month in wages. The wages the men get are now at the folloll-iii, rttes:-Colliers about Iiis. a week; miners, 14s.; firemen, 20s., on the average; day labourers, 2s. a day; carpenters, 2s. Gd.; smiths, 2s. lOd. fitters, 3s. 4d. This brief outline will give you some idea of the vast extent of these works. The firm has just completed a contract with the Russian Government to supply 30,000 tons of railway bars for the railway line now making between Moscow and S:. Petersburgh. At this extensive firm the truck system is unknown, though this is far from being generally the case here. MERTHYR (TOLLS). The population, being solely a manufacturing one, and one not given to travelling the roads, had not any complaints to make against turn- pikes those who do use the high roads find here that the same vicious turnpike system as elsewhere prevails in South Wales. There are two trusts here, the Aber- nant trust and the Merthyr trust, on both of which there is the usual quantity of extortion and neglect. On the two first miles out of Merthyr on the road to Brecon, there are two turnpike gates and a bridge gate to pay, or for a horse and cart two Gd. tolls and 9d. at the bridge. Trustees of roads here usually contrive, where there is a toll collected for a bridge, to place as many turnpike gates near it as they can, by way of keeping it company. But though those who use the roads here complain of this, as compared with the population, they are few in number, and no one here ever thought of Rebeccaizing these gates. The Commissioners seemed to be aware of this, and did not even adopt their usual measure of announcing that they would make an inquiry by posting hand-bills, but simply advertised in a local paper their intention to visit the town. The clerks of these trusts were called before them and fully examined. — Tunes Reporter. 1

I DEATH, BY DROWNING, OF AN INFORMER AGAINST REBECCAITES. Considerable excitement has been caused in this county by the circumstance of the finding of the body of Mr. Thomas Thomas, of Pantycerrig, in the river Brechfaedd, near Brechfa. It will be remembered that some time since, Mr. Thomas gave information against some neighbouring farmers' sons for a riot and assault upon him, while under the guise of Rebeccaites. On that occasion Mr. Thomas attended Carmarthen in order to give his evidence, and on his return to his home, lie found it in a blaze. On Tuesday morning Mr. Thomas's corpse was found in the river Brechfaedd, which is a very small stream, having a rocky bed. From the previous occurrences that had taken place, suspicion was excited that foul play had been used, and that he came to his death by unfair means. His body was lying in the water, which at no part was more than 14 inches deep, while his head and one of his arms did not appear to have been in the water at all. There was a severe contusion on the left side of his forehead, but this was the only mark of violence. We are unable to lay before our readers the evidence taken at the coroner's inquest, which was held on Wednesday and Thursday, but we may state that we have heard that a blacksmith living at Brechfa has two sons, against both of whom warrants are out for stealing some sheep of Mr. Thomas's. These young men have absconded. On Monday, their father, who was extremely ill and unable to move from his own home, sent for Mr. Thomas in order to come to some arrangement respecting his sons' affair. Mr. Thomas called on him in the course of the day, and left his house about two o'clock in the afternoon. He was never seen alive afterwards. Near the spot where he was found, is the trunk of an ash tree thrown across the stream, at a height of about seven feet from its bed. Across this Mr. Thomas must have passed, and he might have fallen from it, as he had been walking over a muddy soil, and the tree was a round one and ex- tremely difficult to walk upon. The bruise on his forehead might have been caused by the fall from the temporary bridge, A post mortem examination of the body took place yesterday, and after the jury had carefuily examined the spot where the body was found, and taken a considerable volume of evidence they returned a verdict of "Found dead." All the jury concurred in recouinie".iuing a proper bridge to be erected in lieu of the old tree.

I FIRING INTO A MAGISTRATE'S ROOM. I On the night of Monday last, about half-past ten o'clock, as the family of the Rev. J. W. James, of Robeston Wathan, near Narberth, were retiring to rest, Mr, James, according to his usual custom, went into his dressing-room, which communicates with his bed- room by a passage, and faces the back part of the premises. Mr. James, was in the act of opening the window shutters for the pm-pose of ascertaining the state of the weather, when two shots were fired at him, one a ball, penetrated his right arm, and passed through the muscular part between the elbow and shoulder, and was afterwards found in the room. The other charge was small shot which took effect upon the shutters only, and at the same instant, a third charge, consisting of small shot, was fired into the front bedroom, where Mrs. James was, providentially Without doing any other injury than smashing the glass. There must have been at least two persons engaged in this dastardly attempt. The Rev. Mr. James, is a Magistrate, and has not only publicly pronounced" against the popular views entertained in the Principality respecting the commu- tation of tithes, but has taken an active part by com- mitting a great many of the persons who had been ap- prehended on suspicion of having been concerned in the destruction of turnpike gates.

THE RIVAL JOURNALS.—To the great talents and immense genius" of the Majestic" Journal, we have re- peatedly paid the homage of an illustrative line or two. Its leaders have earned for it a singular reputation, and we had thought, until to-day, that they were matchless- matchless alike in matter and in style but whether or not we made a slight mistake, our readers themselves may best judge from the following leader in another Journal, in one which has recently set up for itself at Swansea. Here it is- We know nothing whatever personally of Mr. Foster, the Reporter of the "Times" we differ widely with his opinions upon some subjects and we do not admit the accuracy of all his reports upon the state of South Wales. But he is a highly talented gentleman in his vocation, and his industry and perseverance in searching out ana exposing the causes which produced the late dis- turbances in the Principality entitle him to great praise. For our own parts, we readily acknowledge that to his reports, extracted from the columns of the Times" we are chiefly indebted for all our information upon the subject of. the Toll-bar grievances in Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. Mr. Foster has now bid farewell to this country, and it will give us pleasure at some future day to hear that he has obtained that celebrity In the profession, of which, we understand, he is a member, which attaches to his name as i-he Reporter of the Times in South Wales. We regret tha- we cannot, consistently Testimonial," in any other maimer, than by the volun- teer insertion in our Journal of the above Letter, with the addition of the few editorial words which have escaped us.—ED. S. J.] It is but bare justice to the talented" writer of the above leader to apprise our readers, that, although it oc- cupies but a small space in our closely printed columns, in the Journal itself which gave birth to it and its im- mortal beauties, its dimensions arc by no means incon- siderable it is in the largest type and leaded out, as all leaders of large importance of course should be. We have two reasons for withholding from the Swansea leader the praise which a discerning and enlightened public" of course will not fail to bestow on it. One of these reasons is, that all panegyric on such an exqnisite piece of pen-and-ink performance would be wasteful and ridiculous excess", it were to gild refined gold." The other reason is, that we are sufficiently loyal, just at this moment, to compassionate with the Majesty" (who has now a rival near its editorial throne,) not to give that rival a lift." How the rivalry between the two Journals for the leadership will end, Jupiter only knows! "Majesty," however, we understand, is not down-licirted; he is up and doing too, and has actually got the school- master to teach him some of the lines which occur in the epilogue to the Westminster play that was acted last Monday. It is confidently anticipated that by next Friday he will have learned them by rotc- Invidia insequitur rirtutem, ut semper, et odit. I Sperne metum famse: sola EXi'EitiKNTl A jnonstrat Sperne metum famæ: sola !;xrE"m"'T)A monstr?t Artis quis verus, quis sit iuams honos. I

The letter tllude.I to is one from Mr. Foster, the author of every article in the "Times," on the toll-system, the church, disseut, tithes, rents, letting of land by tender, credit sales of stock, education, magisterial deportment, and many other subjects." It is addressed to the editor of the Bris- tol Mercury" by Mr. Foster, and is expressive of his sur- prise and disgust" at something he saw in that paper's ad- vertising columns.

I MINING INTELLIGENCE. COPPER ORES sold at Swansea, Dec. 20, 1843. MINES. 21 CWTS. PURCHASERS. PRICK. Knockmalion .,130 Vivian and Sons. 8 1 0 Ditto 119 Ditto 7 4 0 Ditto 103 Ditto 5 13 0 Ditto 60 Ditto 3 6 0 Cuba. 55 Ditto. 9 3, 0 Ditto 20 Williams, Foster and Co. 10 14 0 Ditto. 9 Ditto 12 10 6 Ditto 8 Vivian and Sons. 10 0 0 Ditto 36 Sims, Willvams, Nevill, Dmce and Co. 34 0 0 Ditto 10 Vivian and Sons 17 15 0 Ditto 71)1 tt0 13 1 0 Be.irhaven lOG Williams, Fost'r & Co.. 8 6 6 Cron-,ba,ic. 51, Ditt0 5 8 G Ditto 52 Ditto 5 8 6 VineSlag. 30 FrecmanamICo. 1 7 0 Ditto 11 Ditto. 210 0 Chili .16 W-illiams, Foster & Co.. 68 11 0 Ditto 14 Vivian and Sons. 69 3 0 Ditto 7 mtto 67 10 0 Gloucestcrshire. 4 ims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, and Co 19 6 0 Ballymurtagh 43 Pascoe Grcnfeil and Sons 5 4 6 899 COPPER ORES for Sale at Swansea, Jan. 10, 1814. At II. Bath and Sons' Wharf:—Chili, 436; Ballymurtagh, 322 Cuba, 2J5; Bearhaven, 170; Coshcen, 60; Lackamore, 32 Libertas, 2. 1227 At Williams's Wharf:-Knoekmaholl, 365; Cronebane, 63 Prcccosa, 18 446 At P. Grcnfeil and Sons' Wharf:—San Jose in Cobre,268 268 Total 1941

GOVERNMRNT CONFISCATION OF THE PROPERTY OF FELONS.—An official order for the confiscation of the goods and chattels of felons has been issued by the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasuiy. The magistrates are to state, on the back of the warrant of commitment, what money, goods, or effects have been found in the possession of the prisoner, and in whose hands deposited, so that the same may be entered in the quarterly rrturn sent to their lordships by the clerk of the peace, and be duly accounted for to the sheriff. The judges or magistrates, in their discretion, may if they think proper allow out of the moneys taken from prisoners any reasonable sum for their defence, &c. the amount so allowed being specified in the quarterly return sent to the board. TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV DR. LONSDALE (BISHOP OF Li(-EIFIPLT).)-Last Monday a meeting of the students of King's College, London, was held for the purpose of presenting a testimonial of their esteem to their late Principal, the Right Rev. Dr. Lonsdale, recently elevated to the see of Lichfield The testi- monial consisted of 'lire 2 claborately-ehascd silver salvers. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Carmarthen Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday next, at Rhvdygaeau; and on Friday, at Llanstephan—each day at ten o'clock. The Tivy-Side Foxhounds will meet on Tuesday next at Llechryd Bridge and on Friday, at Newcastle—each day at 10 o'clock. The Gogerddan Hounds will meet on Tuesday, at Penrhincoch, at half-past ten; on Friday, at Talybont, at 10; on Monday, Jan. 1, at Eglwys-fach, at a quarter before 9; on Wednesday, Jan. .-i, at Nanteos, at 10: on Friday, Jan. 5, at Cwmrheidol, at 10. The Pembrokeshire Foxhounds will meet on Tuesday next, at Pentroose Mill, and on Friday at Woodston— each day at ten o'clock.

BIRTHS. On Sunday laft, the wife of the Rev. J. T. Jones, of Carmarthen, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., Mrs. Parry, wife of Mr. Thomas Parry, of Carmarthen, of a son. On the 13th inst., the wife of the Rev. Samuel Spurgeon, Baptist Minister, Guernsey, of a sorr. On the 13th inst., at Nelson Terrace, Swansea, Mrs. Turne, of a son. MARRIAGES. On Tuesday, the 19th instant, Res-iioldstone, Gower, Edward Wood, of Cwm, near Carmarthen, Esq., to Mary Catherine, eldest daughter of John Nicholas Lucas, of Stouthall, Esq. On Friday last, at Broadmead chapel, Bristol, the Rev. G. P. Evans, to Miss Sealy. On the 19th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Tenby, Robert Waters, Esq., of St. Clears, Carmarthenshire, to Louisa Mary Lyster, eldest daughter of G. Thompson; Esq. On the 13th inst., at the Cathedral Church, St. David's, Mr. Cobbin, of the A. D. M. P. to Miss Hughes, daughter of Capt. Hughes, St. David's. On the 18th inst., at Neath, Mr. Thomas Thomas, Clerk to the Glamorganshire Banking Company, to Miss Wrentmore of Neath. On the 8th inst., at Zoar Chapel, Neath, Mr. Thomas Rowland, of Brynwith, aged 84, to Miss Gwenllian Jones, aged 18-she being his fourth wife. On the 3d inst., in London, by the Rev. Wm. Russell, Mr. Evan Evans to Miss Ellen Groves, both deaf and dumb. The bridemaid was also deaf and dumb. Their demeanour ap-oeared most consistent, and the whole party were sensibly impressed with the solemn pledge, having been previously prepared by the Rev. W. Russell, and furnished with a copy of the marriage ceremony. DEATHS. On the 10th inst., at Hastings, aged 29, Thomas Eaton, Esq., of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law, eldest son of the late Robert Eaton, Esq., of Brynmor, near Swansea. On the 13th inst., at Aberdare House, Glamorganshire, the wife of E. L. Richards, Esq. On the 11th inst., Henry Williams, son of Mr. Edward Morgan, merchant, Merthyr. On the 10th inst., at Oxford, Geo. William Hall, D.D., master of Pembroke College, and Prebendary of Glou- cester Cathedral, aged 74. On the 14th inst., John Claudius Loudon, Esq., of Porchcster-Terrace, Bayswatcr, celebrated for his nume- rous works on botany, gardening, & agriculture, aged 90.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CARVAIITHKN.—Arrived, the Phoenix (s.), Jack- son: Eliza, Philipps, from Bristol, with sun- dries Three Brothers, Jenkins, from Porth- cawl: Union, Jones, from Cardiff: Welcome. Griffiths Bett and Peggy, Meyrick Fly, Lloyd, from Llanelly, with coals Thomas, Cherry, from Barnstaple, with fruit: Lark, James, from Cork, with ballast. Sailed, the Phoenix (s.) Jackson: Eliza, Philipps: Acorn, Jones, for Bristol: Anna Maria, Morgan, for Gloucester: Friends, Rees, for Cardiff, with sundries Welcome, Griffiths: Eleanor and Grace, Evans Bett and Peggy, Meyrick, for Llanelly: Union, Jones, for Cardiff, with ballast. LLA-, FLLY.-A,)-rived the Emily, Thomas Hercules, (s.) Roberts, from Bristol: Welcome, Griffiths, from Laugharne: Charlotte, Baylis, from Bristol, with sun- dries: Park, Gregory: James, Samuel, from Hayle St. Agnes, Dart, from St. Agnes, with copper ore Go- mer, Williams, from Newry: Ann, Thomas, from South- ampton, with poles: Fair Acadian, Haley, from Ply- mouth Alexander Stewart, Williams, from London: Alert, Otway, from Barnstaple: Nestor, Hughes, from Liverpool, with ballast. 0 Sailed, the Hercules (s.), Roberts Henry, Llewellyn, for Bristol, with sundries George, Hayes Mary Kitty, Evans, for Hayle: Model, Dyer, for Plymouth Emma, East, for Waterford: Disney, Rees, for Bristol: Shan- non, Doyle Tiger, Rossiter, for Wexford: Happy Re- turn, Dewsland, for Barnstaple, with coal. ABERYSTWYTH.—Arrived, the Jane and Catherine, James, from Flint, with ballast: Sincerity, Jenkins, from Newport: Lark, Jones, from Chester: Trial, Clayton, from Llanelly, with coal: Susan, James, from Flint, with ballast: Agenoria, Jones: Friendship, -Hughes, from Liverpool, with general cargo Adelaide, Griffiths, from Dublin, with ballast. Sailed, the Dove, Jones: Albion, Evans: Susan, James, for Flint, with lead ore. BRISTOL.—Coasters Outxcards, the Sarah, Arr, for Porthcawl: Eliza, Richards Anne, Lewis, for Milford Malpass, Jenkins: Phoenix, Lodge: Lord Beresford, Davies, for Swansea Fonmon Castle, George for Neath Disney, Rees, for Tenby: St. Bride, Rogers, for Aber- avon Sarah, Timothy, for Cardigan: Henry. Llewellyn ^onieVi our Snipping 'Correspondents arc remiss.j

COUNTY OF THE BOROUGH OF CARMARTHEN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, f pHAT the next General Quarter Sessions of the JL Peace, for the Borough of Carmarthen, will be holden at the Guildhall, within the said Borough, before JOHN WILSON, Esq., Recorder, on Monday, the First day of January next, at Ten o'Clock in the Fore- noon.—Dated the 18th day of December, 1843. HENRY LEWIS, Clerk of the Peace. NOTICE. THAT I, WALTER JONES, of the Town and Pa- JL rish of Narberth, Saddler, do hereby Caution all Persons against giving credit to or paying Monies to my Wife, Margaret Jones, on my behalf, as I will not be accountable for any Debts she may Contract, and any Monies that she may receive on my account after this Public Notice; the parties paying the same will be held responsible. WALTER JONES. WITNFSS-JOIIN HARRIES. Narberth, Dee. 21st, 1813. PRO BONO PUBLICO. ALL Persons having any demands upon or against -9L CHARLES H.\llRY ROBERTS, are requested to present their claims before the First of January, 1814, at the Office of Mr. R. D. Jenkins, Solicitor, High-street, Cardigan. CHARLES HARRY ROBERTS. Aberporth, Cardigan, 19th Dec., 1843. EDUCATION. MISS PERRY'S PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT iv.i. for the reception of Six Young Ladies as Board- ers, and a limited number of Morning Pupils, will re-open on Tuesday, January the 9th, 1844. Terms.—Board, with every branch of English Educa- tion, and French, which is constantly spoken, £1cO per annum. Morning Pupils, General instruction, and French, C12 per annum. Holidays;—a fortnight at Christmas and six weeks at Midsummer. Castle Cottage, Cambrian Place, Swansea. THEATRE, CARMARTHEN. GREAT ATTRACTION. First Appearancc of Mr. and Mrs. Groves, of the Thea- tre Royal, Bristol.—-Jlrst Appearance of Mr. Lans- dovme, and IAist Appearance of Mr. ALDRIDGE, THE AFRWAX ROSCIUS. On Tuesday Evening, December the 26th inst., will be performed, the play of THE SLAVE. Zamba. by the African Hoscius. Col. Lindcnburgh, Mr. Powell. Capt Clifton, Mr. Edmonston. Matthew Sharpser, Mr. G.II. Lawrance. Zelinda, Mrs. W. W. Dunant. And, for this night only, Fogram, Mr. W. W. Dunant. SINGING. An Address in Defence of the Stage, by THE R OSCI CS. After which, THE VIRGINIAN MUMMY. To conclude with THREE FINGERED JACK. Three-fingered Jack, by the ROSCIUS. Quashee and Tucky, (two npgroes) by Mr. and Mrs. Dunant. There will be a performance during the Assize week. Particulars -see bills of the day. N.B.—Mr. Dunant most respectfully informs the La- dies and Gentlemen that the approach to the Theatre has been newly laid down, and two officers are in attend- ance to prevent thg-slightcst annoyance. Doors open at Six, to begin at Seven.—Boxes, 3s. Pit, 2s.; Gallery, Is.; Season Tickets, JH3. The Season Tickets to be given at the door, and returned under cover the following morning to the party subscribing. Half Price at Nine o'clock. — Good Fires constantly. The Theatre is lighted with gas, and the whole regulated by Act of Parliament. i Leader of the Orchestra, Mr. E. Rjurox; Stage Manager, Mr. CitEW. LLANDILO SAVI NGS BANK. -0 AT the Annual Meeting of the Trustees and Managers of the LLANDILO SAVINGS' BANK, held at the A- SAYINGS' BANK, School-Room, on TurpsDAY, the 20th day of DECEMBER, 1843, JOHN LEWIS, ESQ., IN THE CHAIR, The following Statement of the Accounts of the Bank, made up to the 20th day of November last (as required by Act of Parliament), was read by the Secretary :— LLANDILO SAVINGS' BANK,- 20th NOVEMBER, 1843. Dr. £ s. d. I Dr. £ t. d. To Balance due on the 20th November, By Sums actually paid to Depositors in 1842, including Interest, as per last | Money, including Interest, within the return 15,988 12 0 Year ending 20th November, 1843 1,994 1 S To Sums received of Depositors within the By Sums actually paid for Management Year ending 20th November, 1843 2,196 15 0 within the said Year 44 S 2 To Interest on Monies invested with the Balance on the General Commissioners for the Reduction of the I Account invested with National Debt, in the Year ending 20th the Commissioners for November, 1843 ro 563 1 4 the Reduction of the I National Debt, inclu- ding Interest, on 20th November, 1843 15,283 12 10" Do. on account of Sepa- rate Surplus Fund in- vested with said Com- missioners 1,060 6 0 Do. in the Hands of Lord Dyncvor, Treasurer 366 4 8 ——————— 16,710 3 6 (A) LIS,748 8 4 f 18,748 8 4 The Balance due on 20th November, 1843, brought forward .16,710 3 6 (A) 'o. of Depositors. Total Amount of each Class. 191 whose respective Balances on the 20th Nov. 1843, (including ES. d. Interest), did not exceed. £ 20 each 1,579 17 3 150 Do above E20 and not exceeding 50 do. 4,253 10 11 43 Do. above 50 and not exceeding. 100 do. 3,OS7 9 8 10 Do above 100 and not exceeding. 150 do. 1,224 8 2 6 Do. above 150 and not exceeding. 200 do. 995 18 II Do. exceeding. 200 none 0 0 0 403 Total No. of Depositors. 11,146 4 11 I Charitable Society 937 1 10 20 Friendly Societies 3,517 8 4 424 Total No. of Accounts Total Balance. 15,600 15 1 Balance invested with the Commissioners on the Separate Surplus Fund Account, on the 20th, November, 1813, as above 1,060 6 0 16,601 1 1 (Deduct) Actual Amount to be carrfed to the Surplus Fund Account, at 20th Nov., 1843 49 2 5 TESTIMONIAL TO THE "TIMES." IT has been suggested by some gentlemen who have witnessed with approbation the Reports in The Times concerning the state or condition of South Wales, to record their grateful sense of the solid advantages which the Principality in general has derived from their publi- cation. It is therefore Proposed- That Subscriptions be entered into for the purpose of presenting Mn. THOMAS CAMPBELL Fosnm, the upright and impartial writer of those able Reports, with a PIECE OF PLATE, as a slight Testimonial of the respect and regard which is entertained towards him by the people in the Principality. Mr. Spawforth, the Treasurer, (pro tem.) respectfully begs leave to announce the following Subscriptions and at the same time to inform the friends of their country that additional Subscriptions will be received by him at the office of the Welshman, in which paper they will be all publicly acknowledged. TO THE EDITOK OF THE WELSHMAN." SIR,—As a Clergyman of the Church of England, I have no desire to take any part in politics; but as a friend to my species, and an ardent lover of Wales, my native country, a sense of duty impels me to say that I shall be very glad to see raised, by my fellow-country- men, some Testimonial to the services of the Times. I look upon the Subscription proposed by Mr. T. Edwards, not as an affair to politics, but of morals and philan- thropy. Personally, I know nothing of the writer sent down into South Wales by the Times, but, in my opinion, lie, as well as the Welshman, has performed great and most essential services to my suffering countrymen generally. Some Testimonial, expressive of our sense of such services, therefore, seems to me very proper, and I shall send the Treasurer a Sovereign towards the Tes- timonial, as a beginning. A handsome piece of Plate, with an appropriate inscription, is suggested. The Farmers' poverty may dissent, but the RICH men—in this Town particularly,—I am sure ought not to be back- ward. The Farmers are too poor to do more than show by their nnto the sense of servicc done but tiie poorest can do tltat-five shUli.n^s. wilj sbow111(• ir intention as 1Jnt.:lllea w tlu. Xw.sspu.ijci "l"0,). Dui, h"¡,l- "'On. of us can ever be sufficiently grateful for the services rendered to South Wales by the.Public Press and the part taken by the Times in reference to Tolls, Tithes, and the New Poor Law, entitles it to the highest praise. Wishing every success to the Subscription, I am, Sir, yours truly, DANIEL ROWLANDS, Vicar of Llanllwch. Carmarthen, Nov. 23, 1843." SUBSCRIPTION LIST. £ s. d. William Williams, Esq" -II. P. 2 0 0 H. Williams, Esq., Carmarthen 2 0 0 William Edwardes, Esq., (Scalynain) 10 0 Rev. Mr. Rowlands, Vicar of Llanllwch 10 0 John Davies, Esq., Guildhall Square, Car- marthen 010 6 Wm. Cozens, Esq., Haverfordwest 1 0 0 Mr. T. Edwards, Queen-Street, London 10 0 Capt. Child, Begelly House 2 0 0 Mr. Spawforth 1 0 0 A Friend to Wales 1 0 0 Charles Wordsworth Wisbey 1 0 0 Mr. Waters, Penally 0 10 6 Mr. Thomas Morgan, Dark Gate, Carmar- then 0 5 0 Editor of the Welshman 10 0 Mr. R. Rowe, (farmer) White House, ?r Carmarthen 0 5 0 C armarthen. ?.?. 0 .5 0 Mr. Benjamin Davies, Watchmaker, do. 0 10 6 Mr. T. Wilton, do 0 2 6 Mr. E. David, do 0 1 0 Mr. J. Bowen do. 0 1 0 Mr. J. Rees, do 0 10 Wm. Howell, Esq., Danygraig, Mydrim.. 0 10 0 Mr. Wm.Thomas,draper,Guildhall-Square 0 5 0 Mr. Rowe, farmer, Cwmme 0 1 0 Mr. Williams, farmer, Brisken 0 1 0 Mr. T. David 0 1 0 Mr. John Adams, Dark-gate 0 1 0 J. N. 11 0 10 J. R. 0 1 6 Mr. John Evans, Weaver .006 A Friend. 0 1 0 Mr. William Bonville 0 1 0 Mr. C. Watling Wisbey 1 0 0 Alderman Charles Jones 0 5 0 Mr. Morgan J. V. Williams 0 2 6 Cecil Parsons, Esq., Presteign 1 0 0 E. C. Lloyd Hall, Esq., Emlyn Cottage, Newcastle Emlyn 0 10 6 Mr. Wm. Morgan, currier, Carmarthen 0 10 6 Mrs. Owen Lewis, Aberystwyth 0 5 0 Mrs. Greenap, London 0 5 0 Mrs. Davies, do. 0 2 6 Mr. D. Davies, 82 and S3, Waterloo Road, London 1 5 0 Mr. T. Davies, do. do. 210 0 Mr. J. Jones, do. do 0 10 0 Mr. J. Williams, do. do.. 0 5 0 Mr. E. Powell, do. do. 0 2 6 Mr. G. Owfn, do. do. 0 2 6 W. J. Rees, do. do. 0 5 C A. T., Carmarthen 0 5 0 Subscriptions are receivable daily, at the office of the Welshman, Guildhall Square, Carmarthen, by Mr. SPAWFORTH by whom also the letters and cash of such persons as desire to subscribe will be received. Every Sttbscriber is requested to take a Receipt as a voucher for the payment set against his name in the advertised Sub- scription List. TAYERSSPiTE TURNPIKE TRUST. NOTICE is hereby given, that the TOLLS arising at 1 ( the several Toll-Gates upon this Trust, hcreunder- mcntioned, will be Let by Auction, to the best Bidder, at the Rutzen Arms Inn, Narberth, on Thursday, the 4th day of January, 1814, at the hour of twelve o'clock at noon, in the manner directed by the Acts passed in the third and fourth years of His Majesty King George the Fourth, "For regulating Turnpike Roads;" which Tolls produced the last year, the Sums sd opposite the respective Names of the; said Toll Gates, above the Expenses of collecting them, and will be put up at such Sums respectively, or at such Sums as the Trustees may think fit. Whoever happens to be the best Bidder, must at the same time give Security, with sufficient Sureties, to the satisfaction of the Trustees of the said Turnpike Road, for payment of the Rent Monthly. £ Robeston Wathan Gate. 105 Cater's Hook Gate, from the 13tli of October ) to the 29th September, 1843 ) -i> Yerbcston Gate ) 94 Canaston Gate Be?cllY Gate, from the 13th of October to the i 29th of September, 1843. ? 102 Rcdberth Gate ) And notice is hereby further given, that a Meeting of the Trustees of the said Turnpike Trust, will be held at the time and place above-mentioned, for the purpose of transacting the general business of the said Trust. JAMES SUMMERS, Clerk to the Trustees of the said Turnpike Trust. IIrnrfordwcst, 1st December. 1843. IVORITES' ROSOLUTIONS. AT a Meeting of True Ivorites, held at Talog, on the J.jL 4th instant, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted 1st. That this Meeting deeply regrets the disturbances which have recently taken place in the Principality, and especially those which some time since occurred in their own immediate neighbourhood; they also regret that many of the grievances which it is well known gave rise to those disturbances still remain unremedied. 2d. That this Meeting begs to return its warmest thanks te those gentlemen through whose exertions the tolls at the Water-Street Gate were lowered. They hope for the dawn of better days, and trust that in future the rich and poor will be drawn more closely towards each by bands of mutual interest. 3d. That this Meeting is proud of the opportunity of stating that no disturbance at present exists in their dis- trict, and that all is peaceable and quiet; they hope it will continue so. 4th. That this Meeting is resolved that if they find out that any member of the Lodge has had anything to do with illegal meetings, he shall be at once expelled from the Society, and it is hoped all other Lodges will follow the example of this one. 5th. That this Meeting is fully of opinion that the poverty of this country has been the main cause of the agitation that has existed in the country, and it is there- fore deemed highly injudicious to add a new burden, in the shape of a Rural Police Force. They regret the course that has been taken exceedingly, as it is sure to add to the discontent. 6th. This Meeting is desirous of expressing its sincere attachment to Her Majesty's person and throne, and trusts her reign will be long and prosperous. 7th. This Meeting is also desirous of putting on record the high opinion they entertain of the exertions of Capt. Evans, of Pantykendy, and a few others of the gentry, for their spirited exertions to better the condition of their fellow-countrymen. (Signed) JOHN JONES THOMAS REES, Farmer DANIEL JONES, Do. DAVID EVANS, Do. JOHN DAVIES, Dc-i DAVID DAVIES DAVID DAVIES MOSES WILLIAMS THOMAS THOMAS, Secretary. T')TrrtT JANUARY QUARIER SEBOHM, 1644. ^OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next ??t General Quarter Sessions of the Peace will be held and kept at the Shire-Hall, in the Town of Cardi- gan, in and for the said County, on Tuesday, the 2d day of January next, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon, when all persons summoned to attend as Jurors and bound over to prosecute and give evidence at the said Sessions are required to attend. The Magis- trates of the County are requested to return all depo- sitions taken before them in cases to be tried at the Quarter Sessions to the Clerk of the Peace at least one week previous to the Sessions, and that in all cases which may be heard by them within one week previous to the Sessions, the depositions be returned forthwith. The Recognizances of Prosecutors and Witnesses must be filed at the opening of the Court on the first day of the Sessions. The Magistrates' Clerks and the Attor- the Sessions. The M,, t neys practising in the said Court, are requested in all cases of Appeal to be heard at the said Sessions, to transmit to the Clerk of the Peace for the information and guidance of the Chairman Copies of the examina- tions upon which the order of removal is grounded, and of the grounds of Appeal seven clear days previous to the Sessions. The Court will proceed with the Trial of Prisoners before the hearing of Appeals. COUNTY BILLS. All persons who have any demands upon the County are requested to submit their Bills to the Magistrates in Petty Sessions, to be held on Tuesday, the 26th day of December inst, for the Petty Sessional Division wherein such Bills have been incurred, to be investigated and certified by such Magistrates, and that immediately after such Bills shall have been investigated and certified they be transmitted to the Clerk of the Peace to be examined by him previous to their being presented to the Court at the said Sessions for allowance, and in default thereof such Bills shall thereafter be disallowed. The Court will proceed with the business relating to the assessment, application, and management of the County Rates, at the hour of three o'clock in the after- noon of the first day of the Sessions. RURAL POLICE. In accordance with the order made at the Adjourned Quarter Sessions, held at Aberavron, on the 9th day of November last, and in pursuance of the statutes 2d and 3d Vic. c. 93, and 3d and 4th Vic. c. 88, I hereby give furtl.e notice, that at the hour of two o'clock in the after- norm of the first day of the said next General Sessions, application will be made for the appointment and esta- blishment of a Rural Police for the whole of the said County of Cardigan, or for such Division or Divisions thereof as under the circumstances of the public peace of the County may be then required according to the pro- visions of the said Acts or either of them. BEYNON, Clerk of the Peace. Adpar Ifili, Dec. 12th, 18-13. PELICAN LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICES, 70, LOKBARD-STRKET, & 57, CHARING-CROSS, Established 1797. DIRECTORS. Matthias Attwood, Esq., I M.P. W. Stanley Clarke, Esq., F.R.S. John Coope, Esq. Wm. Cotton, Esq., F.R.S. Sir Wm. Curtis, Bart. William Davis, Esq. J '(' l' ,r D Jas. A. Gordon, Esq., M. D F.R.S, Sir W. Hrygat, Bart. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Rd. Henshaw Lawrence, Esq. J. Petty Muspratt, Esq. George. Slium Storev, Esq. C. Hampden Turner, Esq. Matthew Whiting, Esq. THE Plan of this, Office will be found to comprise all JL the Solid Advantages of Life Assurance. Persons have the option of Insuring upon the Return or Non-Return Systems; and the Tables, which include Ascending and Descending Scales of Premium, have been framed to suit the convenience of all I)arLies. The Rates have recently been reduced agreeable to the most approved calculations, they are also verified be the Experience of the Office during Forty Years, are as low as consistent with safety; those adapted to the RETURN SYSTEM entitle its assured to an equitable participation in the surplus premium, according to the plan detailed in the Company's prospectus. The Assured under both Systems will possess the guarantee of a large Paid-up Capital, and the further security of a responsible body of Proprietors, without being exposed to the liabilities of partnership. Policies are purchased on liberal terms when the object of an assurance is effected ;-or, loans will be granted thereon to the extent of five-sixths of such purchase-mo- nev. Prospectuses and every information obtained on appli- cation at the offices as above, or to the Agents of the Company appointed in every City and Principal Town in the Kingdom. R. Tucker, Secretary. AGEXTS. Carmarthen .S. Awbrev, Bank Bangor Hugh Williams, Wine-merchant Cardiff .G. II. Jenkins, Chemist Denbigh Thos. Gee, Jun., Bookseller Swansea J. Lyon, Watchmaker Hereford J. r. Symonds, Attorney. .A:nb required for other towns in W-tiM