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NL ALSE j?TESSRS. ROWLAND & SON beg to inculcate a  caution of the highest importance and necessity th"??'"g the public to ascertain that the articles which Soty procure for the toilet, and for which Messrs. R. and have so long enjoyed universal favour and patronage, the original productions prepared by them alone, and Ot te spurious trash vended as GENUINE" by un- pri rlOlPled traders and impostors and too often foisted as ¡mc ? the public. They cannot, therefore, too strongly t)"?s on purchasers the absolute necessity of observing e CAUTION" detailed below, in order to assure t? ?Ives that the articles they procure are those in- ?"?d and prepared by Messrs. R. and Son alone. LOWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL. pr The Numeration of all the virtues of this invaluable ppr'??on would more than occupy the entire of the F¡-ent advertisement; suffice it that this ELEGANT, ltAGRANT, & PELLUCID OIL, in its preservative, »st0ratfve, and beautifying qualities is unequalled over e 1w)e world. It preserves and reproduces the hair, «Ve», at  late period of life; prevents it from turning •frev ?r if so changed, restores it to its original colour; ,8 M from scurf and impurity, renders it soft, silky, ti 1, alossy, and retains its curl and other decora- t|y e (orm uninjured by the variations of the atmosphere ? th eects of the crowded assembly—facts, which are ??'?- ?ly proved by the numerous testimonials which ? be s;ee at the Proprietors. lts value is of course enhanced bv being used at an "tlY Period of life, and to children it is especially re- cOta ^^nded as forming the basis of A BEAUTIFUL HEAD Op ,AIR ^timonial to ?/eM?. 7:o)o?? $ Son, 20, 7fe[MoK- Garden, London. o 23, MMnn Street. Old Kent Road. Qr "JLKMEK,—About Augut. 1839, mv hair began to fall ?  in "o rapid a manner, that in the space of a month UIY a'l ?M almost divested of hair. I tried several pre- ol¡e à'ons for its recovery without the slightest benefit, when ? cl4v Jour circular, in Collin9' Memoranda." caught my tie I Ventured on the purchase of a small bottle of Row- Iju, Macassar Oilafter using which I found my hair was ??.t"n?tore.appfar. and accordingly I purchased a larger Aottle- which, when nnished. I felt satisfied that I had proved 1% jj. own person all you profess as to its restorative qua)ities: ''icj Ort, after two months steady peneverance in its uSP, I £ °°d a head of hair a9 at any time of my life, for to ?" Permit me to offer my thanks. I have delayed writing Vtjvfor ? months (from the time of leaving off the oil) ?t<? '? to test the permanence of its restoration. I find it t?o,M as firm and thick as before it began to fall off, with r., ?y Prospect of itR continuance. I am, gentlemen, yours obediently,—JOHN FOSTER, ? 3s. 6d—7s.—Family Bottles (equal to 4 small) C 10s. ?d. and double that size. 21s. a??. ?TlON.—The words "ROWLAND'S MACAS- S^ OIL" are engraved on the Wranper of each j{eh bottle; and on the back of the Wrapper 1,500 tijj. bottle and on the back of the Wrapper 1,500 containing 29,028 letters—without this NONE ? ROWLAND'S KALYDOR -kil Or1ental Botanical Preparation of singular efficacy to, ??crin? the Skin peculiarly soft and fair, as well as b estowing a delicate roseate hue on the Complexion. Co^^Posed of BALSAMIC EXOTICS derived chiefly ft0 the East, and utterly pure and free from all mineral East, and utterly pure and free from all mineral the f?" mixture, it displays in unequalled perfection «°o,rWi^ admirable qualities. It exerts the most t\? <7eM?p, coo?Mq', and purff1Jinq action on the ? ^d by its agency on the pores and minute secretory eel!.e dispels all impurities from the surface, allays *endency to inflammation, and thus most enectually ilA^s all" REDNESS, TAN, PIMPLES, SPOTS, ?-?pHES, FRECKLES, and all other cutaneous e°tL a.bons so hostile to FEMALE LOVELINESS. Its use will transform theMtoM? tTM?c/o??e?n.?fc? to on" Of clear and ?po?c.Mt??e; while it invests the ]Re HANDS, and ARMS with <7e/<M?/and /?!?-?.< ILI)D P"ly)etuat-s the charms which it bestows to the most aUd <}Ce(^ period of life. In travelling dunne the heat ? d P-t of SU ey as a preservative against the frosts '?ttt "'?! and a safeguard against c?t??tt!?, e/?/?<'? *»a, as a relief in cases of &WM? and .<r?M?. its t i: Q.aYe long and extensively been acknowledged. *???Mxed bv gentlemen who suffer from tenderness ? thn ??R as affording the most grateful alleviation o t e part affected. So!d?half pint bottles, at 4s. Gd. each; and in pints, ?t?s ?o. each, duty included. of imitations, composed of the most dele-   ??* ? '? imitations, composed of the most dele- "Ot\l8 medt('nts. None are genuine, without the ?d ROWLAND'S KALYDOR" on the wrapper. k%vrland's ?o?o. or Pearl Dentifrice 18 a. 'Vh' P' ItIs a "h'tc Powder prepared solely from oriental herbs 0ftlj tnost delightful odour, and of inestimable virtue ?r s?.??thenin?. preserving, and cleansing the teeth.  "??'cates the factitious formation of tartar, and by ?e ?oval of that extraneous substance lends a salu- t?y ?°?? and freshness to the gums. It removes ?t? n surface of the teeth any spots of incipient de- e2LVislies and preserves the enamel, substituting for ^Ucol °?r and the aspect of impurity, the most pure and ?i, Irl-lile whiteness while from its salubrious and dis- '?f?t"- ? qualities it gives sweetness and perfume to the ?eatt'?stowin? at once cleanliness, and the appear- tt)p. ed reality of health. () The price is 2s. 9d. per duty included. 1'lO)allSP'RVE !—To protect the Public from Fraud, T7? ?o?"°????*o"?? of Her Majesty's Stamps have ?th ?'? the Proprietors' Signature to be engraved on ?e 0vernment Stamp, thus- '4 R () IVLA ?YD ? SOX, 20, J?<?!-G?<w, which it'Lfr'xed to the X'?Z.rDO? ? ODONTO. None w'*hout the Stamp. U ft —The principle on which each article is prepared iR ^fitted solely to the knowledge and practice of A. ?, t.\ND & So?, ^0, Hatton-Garden, London,-the trllarnation of their purely vegetable material" neu- "d zes all attempts to separate their component parts, in» »y*Us Proves the imposition of all other articles bear- 1,, R the same names. 4e genuine preparations are sold by the Proprietors, and by Chemists and Perfumers, 411 others are' Fraudulent Counterfeits J NINETEENTH THOSAND. J Published, ?t a .*?Mr? Etirelope, price 3s. (!MfZMM?  fl'ee on receipt of a Post Office 0)-<7er,?r 3s. 6d. M A N H 0 0 0; ?JMt?' the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, vt* hPlaln Directions for its PREMATURE RESTOR A- ltllt(3, addressed to those suffering from the destructive ?pt of excessive Indulgence, solitary habits, or infec- ti?' followed by observations on MARRIAGE, and the '?tp ?'aent of Syphilis, Gonorrhma, Gleet, &c. illustrated *ith ases, &c.'&c. ny J. L. CURTIS and Co., Consulting Surgeons. NINETEENTH EDITION. dic£ jV^jjshed bv the Authors, and sold by Burgess, Me- C ooksel1er, 28, Covcntry-st., Havmnrket; Mann, Cornilill. Strange, 21, Paternoster Row; Barth, hr'idg ? es-%I tr eet. Strand, London Philip, SQuth Castle- M»ee Li"erpool: Pritchard, Chronicle Office, Ches- tff. ^nin and Co., 41, Grafton-street, Dublin Drum- .5, Blair-street, Edinburgh; f?w?-?M Omce, U???; Ferris and Score, Chemist to the Queen, Bristol; Watton, ?-OM!W<- Office, Shrews- tll.,Y; ?'?ct Omce, Hereford and sold in a sealed elope by oil Booksellers.  OPINIONS OF THF. PRESQ. L° th, ^?r!<' an n.EVBNTt! edition of which is now presented 1I.t pr 10.000 copies havin been exhausted since its h at) ince, has been very much improved and en]arg-ed I Prii, ? 4'lllition of a more extended and clear detail of general l¡tl'restS, as ?iqo by the insertion of several m'w and highly ?tt?'?'?S cases. The hook, as has been a)rcadv stated, jsthe ).11" very ample and daily ina!'asin experience 1* i cla of ilisoases which, for some unaccountable reason. I ^v(. ''?1 either altogether overlooked, or treated almost » *1<1 'h ii"'h*fference, hy" the ordinary medical practitioner; no hesiatation in sa!:il1 that there is no member tk '°ci V by whom the book ?'ill not be found useful, whe- ?.? person hold the relation of a PARENT, a rRECEl'- Ott '()?"CI,Elt(;YNIAN.-Sun evening paper. "? ?,sn! of Messrs. Curtis's book, entit)ed Manhood' h,, it. "'I" astonished us by developing a series of maladies. hc'v er, f4. 1 ?l.Inv consequence of the vicious h'it of which it tt t?itq, The ch'ar connexion pointed out between the assigned ta.,q s and the dfl'cts is perceptible to every capacity. We ?yre(;ot'n.nd the work.Ap. Xj Curtis, work, entitled Manhood,' is one of the Itt J now comin before the public on such a sub- > n can lay claim to the character of being strictly it!° ?'1 same time it is fully inteUisibk- to all who at thesame time it is fttllv intelli,-ible to all -,i?ho it*? ih.Ji h,able-Age. t" Tt0 h  's a work that we fear there exists too much need Use to hesitate to recommend it for general t? ?u)t ??P? branch of those fri?htfu) maladies, whether ,"1\.t1 t 01 immoral hahit or secret vices, is here suednf'tly t ;lt(41 ''1'' divested of all medical techn cality and plain jrpctions are iven for the best mode to be pur- i all eases, however complicated or apparent1' hope- Ilp -j. married, as we)) as the unmarried, this little NV 4rk alik, consolation and cure in peculiar cases, ft!? ^'e ar? doing a service to socid) in recommending it to ,.?p''?'e.—Essex and Ilert Mercury. b.ir ssrs. CURTIS and Co. are to be consulted daily at | j^ir Sl(*cuce' No. 7, FRITH-STREET, SOHO-SQUARE, ^°N"tH)\ 0 d. «,Patients are requested to be as minute as pos- I \\St bY¡ the detail of their cases-the communication r '?; an ?''°?'P??cd by the usual consultation fee of t •' anfl ? all cases the most inviolable secrecy may be 0 i I'll^°V° ?'ork is Sold at the Cambrian Office, Swan- i the jourlial Office, Carmarthen, and hy all rcspcct- 4 to %lion, it is sent, post-paid, in a "?velope,for:?.Gd. COMMERCIAL AND General Life Assurance Annuity, Family Endowment, & Loan Association, 112, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON. CAPITAL £.500,000, in Shares of E,50 each. Deposit, JE2 per Share. DIRECTORS, AUDITORS, ETC. Henry Geo. Ward, Esq,,M.P. Chairman John Aylwin, Esq., Dulwich Wm. Bastow, Esq., 20, Surrey place, Old Kent road Robert Bastow, Esq., 20, Sur- rey place, Old Kent road Henry Cornfoot, Esq., Old Palace, Richmond Henry Hind Edwards, Esq., Park Village East, Regent's park I Adam DuffEsq. Morden Hill Blackheath Edw. Evans, Esq., 2, Stones' End, Borough Robt. Meggy, Esq., 38, Great Tower Street Richard Pope, Esq., 11, North Terrace, Camberwell John Richards, Esq., 17, New Bridge st. and Reading Thomas Bush Saunders. Esq. 19, Lincoln's inn fields. AUDITORS. Anthony Peck, Esq., B.A., Catherine Hall, Cambridge. Erasmus Robertson, Esq., Serle st. Lincoln's Inn. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, 8, Moorgate street, City. STANDING COUNSEL. Samuel Warren, Esq.. F.R.S., 12, King's Bench walk. Temple SOLICITORS. Messrs. Elmsliejand Preston, 47.JMoorgate street NOTARIKS. Messrs. Mullins and Paddison. 1, Great James street, Bed- ford Row MEDICAL OFFICERS. Geo. Webster, Esq., M.D. Dulwich. Edward Evans, Esq., M.H.C.S., 2,.Stones' End Borough James Johnson, Esq., M. R.C.S., 6, North place, Gray's Inn, SURVEYOR. Thomas Marsh Nelson, Esq., 3, Charles street, 8t. James's square, ACCOUNTANT, Mr. Henry Valentine Smith, 37, Golden square. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Frederic Lawrance, Esquire. Rates of premium calculated on as low a scale as is consistent with the safety of the assured and the stability of the Company. A septennial division of the profits either in the way of bonuses or in reduction of premiums two-thirds to the assured and one-third to the proprietors. A system of loan upon personal or other securities, provided the party borrowing assures his life for double the amount he receives. Policies which shall have been assigned six months as a bonajide security, not void by death, from suicide, duelling, or the hands of justice. No entrance fee or other charges beyond the policy stamp. All matters in dispute (where no fraud is suspected) referred to arbitration. Claims payable three months after death, or earlier on receiving a discount. A liberal commission to all parties bringing business. Premiums payable yearly, half yearly, or quarterly. Medical referees paid by the office in every case re- erred to them for their professional opinions. Interest at the rate of f5 per cent. allowed on the paid-up capital. I Applicattons for the remaining bhares, Agencies, ana Prospectuses, to be made to the Secretary, 112, Cheap- side, or at the WELSHMAN" Office, Carmarthen. FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secretary. Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills HAVE now attained the highest celebrity as a Fa- JnL mily Medicine. Their office is to purify the blood, drain the system of all impurities, open obstructions, free the passages for the healthy circulation: of all the fluids, improve digestion, go to the root of disease, and impart tone and vigour to all the physical functions thousands, afflicted with almost every possible form of disease, have been rendered convalescent by their use. Read the pamphlet of cures, to be had gratis of all the agents one of whom is appointed in almost every town throughout the kingdom. Cases of Cure communicated by Mr. Sullivan, Agent for Swansea. (TIlE OF A SEVERE AFFECTION OF THE STOMACH. Sni, I have been afflicted, for a long time, with a very severe complaint, and at times have discharged as much as a pint of blood from my stomach. I was under the care of a medical man, and was obliged to leave my work and return to my home, at Landore, near Swansea; and there seeing one of Mr. Worsdell's pamphlets, I was induced to purchase a box of his Pills, and happy am I to state, that I had scarcely taken the whole of them before I was enabled to return to my employment. EVAN DAVIES, Boiler-man at the Copper Works. June 10th, 1843. Cure of Weakness, Shortiteis of Breath, and rain in the Limbs. Sjn —I am anxious to communicate to you the great benefit I received from taking a few of your valuable Pills, called "Worsdell's Pills." A short time ago I had an attack of Typhus Fever; and just as I was recovering from its effects, I had an attack of the Pleurisy; the combined influences of these left me so weak that I could hardly walk, from the stiff- ness in my limbs, shortness of breath, and extreme debility. All my neighbours were of opinion that I was past recovery but, to my own great joy, and the astonishment of all around me, after taking three boxes of W orsdell s Vegetable Restora- tive Pills, I am, under the blessing of God, restored to my usual good health. And remain, your respectfully,—JAMES JONES. Pcnybank, Troedyraur, near Newcastle-Emlyn. Case of Cure communicated by Mr. B. Davies, Agent for Tredegar. RIll -1 have been afflicted for eighteen months with a severe headache, pain in the bowels, and a swelling all over the body, so that I was wholly incapable of following my em- ployment; all manner of medicines were obtained for me, but to no purpose; and at last I was a\^ 0 trj orsdell s Pills. I am delighted to inform you that, by taking ttv-m in daily doses for two months, I was restored to perfect health and strength. I now follow my avocation with ease and pleasure; and I make my case known, in the hope that others will be induced, uuder imilar circumstances, to take your valuable pills. Yours, &c., DAVID JONES, Miner. Tredegar, Sept. 4, 1843. WORSDELL'S PILLS are prepared only by JOHN KAYE, Esq., of Dalton Hall, near Huddersfield; to whom has been transferred from Worsdell, late of Myton Hall, Hull, the sole right and interest in com- pounding the said Worsdell's P'H8) and to prevent fraud, the Honor- able Commission- ? /1 ers of Stamps have ? ("V ordered the wo,d, 11 ) Wm'sdell's Pills ?t<? .J[  -? by John Kaye, to??  be engraved on the Government Stamp, and as a further protection, purchasers are requested to observe that a fac-simile of the proprietor's signature is printed on the direction, wrapped round each Box, without which none are genuine, and to imitate which is felony. Sold in boxes at Is. id., 2s. 91., to 4s. 6d. each at the following Agents: -Carmarthen, J. T. Jones, Blue-st. Newcastle Emlyn, Wm. Jones, printer; Llanboidy, G. Evans, Draper etc.; Lampeter, John Thomas; Llandi- lo fawr, R. Owen: Narberth, Pembrokeshire, William James; Llanelly, R. Chase, Grocer; Pembroke Dock, Thomas Clougher, Bookseller; Haverfordwest, Edwards, Grocer, &c. Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Davies, Book- seller Cardigan, D. Owen near the Church Newport, Pembrokeshire, John Davies; Aberystwith, D.^Jones, Grocer. FOR Rheumatism, Fevers, Colds, Coughs, &c. DICEY & Co.'s Original and the only Genuine DR. BATE MA N'S PECTORAL DROPS. THE most valuable Medicine ever discovered for Colds, Coughs, Agues, Fevers, Rheumatism, Pains in the Breast, Limbs, and Joints, and for most Com- plaints where Colds are the origin. In Fevers it has always been found particularly efifca- cious, and when taken in an early stage of the complaint, has, in numberless instances, prevented its running on to Typhus. There are various Imitations of this Medicine by different Pretenders, all of them utter strangers to the true preparation Purchasers are therefore cautioned to be very particular in asking for DICEY & Co" BATEMAN'S Dnors," and observing that I)ICLIY & CO.'r, is engraved OIl the stamp affixed over the cork. All others are counterfeit. Sold in bottles at Is. lid. each, by W. SUTTOS & Co. (late DICEY & SUTTON,) No. 10, Bow Church Yard, London, and by all the principal Booksellers, Druggists, and Medicine enders. Of whom may also be had, CARPENTER'S SPECIFIC for the HOOPING COUGH, Price Is. qd. CARPENTER'S EMBROCATION for Ditto, (to be rubbed in over the pit of the stomach and- chest,) Is. 9d. the bottle. The above arc the most safe and certain remedies ever discovered for that distressing and too often fatal disorder. Dit. RADCLIFFE's ELIXIR, a most salutary medi- cine used as a general Sweetener of the Blood, and for all eruptions, whether contracted by too free living, surfeits, or proceeding from Scurvy, or humours after the measles, small-pox, &c. Price Is. lAd. the bottle. DICEY & Go's Genuine DAFFY's ELIXIR, in bottles at 2s. and 2s. 9d. each. U- See that DICEY & Co." is in the stamp. DICEY & Co's Anderson's TRUE SCOTS PILLS, price Is. Hd. the box. Ask particularly for DICEY & Co's. BETTON's BRITISH OIL, (the only genuine) the superior efficacy of which is too well known to require any comment. Price Is. 9d. MARSHALL'S HEAL-ALL & STYPTIC, for Chil- blains, Fresh Wounds, Bruises, &c. Price Is. lid. the bottle. Ask particularly for "I.llBIUI.l,j Heal-AIL" NOTT'S PATENT STOVES still maintain their decided superiority over every other. They give out twice the heat with half the fuel, and will burn ten hours without replenishing. Ten years' experience in churches, chapels, private dwellings, warehouses, and public offices fully confirm this statement. They cannot possibly explode or give out offensive gases, as many others do. They are adapted not only for warming the apartment in which they stand, but for the circulation of hot water to conservatories or any distant part of the building.—Orders addressed to Nott's Stove Company, 80, Great Queen's-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, will be attended to. A liberal allowance to ironmongers, builders, &c. W H I TT A K E R' S IMPROVED EDITION of PINNOCK'S CATECHISMS relating to Mathe- matics, &c. Illustrated with Plates and Wood-cuts. 18mo., price 9d. each. Algebra (Two Parts) Geometry Optics Arithmetic Navigation N.B.—Care should be taken to order WHITTAKP.H'S IM- PROVRD EDITIONS of the CATECHISMS and HISTORIES, as from their universal popularity, unprincipled attempts have been made to substitute works of a somewhat similar appearance Messrs. Whittaker and Co. having expended very large sums j upon the purchase of the copy-rights, and having by the suc- cessive labours of numerous eminent writers perfected the various books to the very latest state of science and history, and rendered them, by copious additions, as complete as ele- mentarv works can be, are determined to protect their pro- perty and at the same time to prevent the public from being imposed upon by spurious imitations. Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria Lane, London. HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO FAMILIES. BRITISH HONG KONG TEA COMPANY. fT^HE above Company's Teas for their peculiarly rich I and agreeable flavour stand unrivalled, while the price which they are now offered to the public places them beyond competition. By long usage Tea has become an indispensible Fa- mily beverage, which renders it of the utmost impor- tance that the Public should be supplied with this refreshing and exhilarating article in its pure and una- dulterated state, and at the same time, on the most economical terms. To fully accomplish these important objects, the Hong Kong Company offer their celebrated Teas at the following Prices: BLACK TEAS. 5. d. Good useful Breakfast Tea 4 0 Strong genuine Congou of good quality 4 6 Well adapted for large consumers. Choice Tea, with strength and flavour 50 Imperial Pekin 6 0 This Tea is a mixture of the finest and scarcest Teas cultivated. It is unrivalled for its delicious flavour and exhilarating quality, and nothing superior to it can be imported. GREEN TEAS. s. d. Bright leaf, Hyson kind, fresh and strong. 5 0 Picked Hyson, with choice flavour 6 0 This is a Tea of rare and excellent quality, and is strongly recommended. The True heavy Pearl of Gunpowder of finest quality 7 6 MIXED. Hong Kong Mixture 5 4 Unequalled, for strength and flavour, by any com- bination of qualities that has yet been offered to the Pub- lic at the price.. The Company's Teas are sold in Catty Packages from Two Ounces to One Pound, in the pure state in which they are imported, and are warranted full weight, exclu- sive of Lead and Paper. Each package is sealed with the Company's seal and bears the signature of J. Cassell, their London Manager, without which none are ge- nuine. Agent for Carmarthen, D. L1. Mortimer, Druggist, &c. Llandilo, Robert Owen; Newcastle Emlyn, Wm. Jones, Printer, &c. Narberth, J. Meyler, Grocer and Bookseller; Haverfordwest, W. Blethyn, Upholsterer; Pembroke Dock, Clougher, Bookseller Llanelly, Ri- chard Chase, Grocer, &c. Fishguard, Davies, Book- seller; Newport, Pembrokeshire, John Davies, Shop- keeper, and Thomas Davies, High Street: St. David's, Thomas Davies, Draper; Aberystwith, Griffih and Roberts, Druggists; T. H. Jones, grocer, &c., Frog- street, Tenby. An Agent is wanted in every town where one is not already appointed. Application for the same to be addressed to Hong-Kong, the Company's Cffice, 14A Little Tower-Street London. Franks's Specific Solution of Copaiba. THIS Invaluable Medicine was extensively adopted JL by the late Sir ASTLEY P. COOPER, Bart., F.li.S. and is highly recommended in the public and private practice of Sir BENJAMIN BRODIE, Bart., F.R.S. JOSEPH HENRY GREEN, Esq., F.R.S. BllANSBY B. COOPER, Esq., F.R.S. Members of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, H. A. CÆSAR, M.D., M.R.C.S., Professor of Anatomy in the Cork School of Medicine and Surgery, President of the Hunterian Society of Edinburgh, &c. &c. and many other highly distinguished Members of the Medical Profession, by whom it is deemed the only Spe- cific for the cure of those diseases to which it is more mmediately applicable, and which are particularly des- :ribed in the Testimonials accompanying each bottle. The most delicate persons may take it with perfect lafety, and with great advantage to the general health. Prepared only by George Franks, Surgeon, 90, Black- friars Road, London, where it may be had in Bottles, at 2s. 9d.; 4s. 6d.; and lis. each; and of all respectable Druggists and Patent Medicine Venders in the United Kingdom. CAuTION. Unless" GEORGE FRANKS, Blackfriars Road," is engraved on the Government Stamp, it cannot be genuine. FRANKS may be consulted until 2 o'clock daily. The following Testimonials are selected from amongst numerous others forwarded to Mr. FRANKS: From Joseph Henry Green, Esq., F. R. S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, and Professor of Surgery m King's College, London. I have made trial of Mr. Frank's Solution of Copaiba, at St. Thomas's Hospital, in a variety of cases of discharges in the MALE and FEMALE, and the results warrant my stating that it is an efficacious remedy, and one which does not produce the usual unpleasant effects of Copaiba. (Signed) JOSEPH II EN It Y GREEN. 45, Lincoln's Inn Fields, April 15, 1835.. From Bransby Cooper, Esq., F.R.S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to Guy s Hospital, and Lecturer on Anatomy, &c. Mr. Bransby Cooper presents his compliments to Mr. Geo. Franks, and has great pleasure in bearing testimony to tlie efficacy of his Solution of Copaiba in r.ONORHiiaiA, for which disease Mr. Cooper has prescribed the Solution in ten or twelve cages with perfect ruceess. New-street, April 13, 1835. From R. W. Meade, Esq., late Colonel commanding the Rifle Brigade in the Columbian Service, and formerly Captain in his Majesty's 13th Light Dragoons. Siu,—Having retired from active life, I feel a strong repug- nance against appearing before the public in any character, but mv reluctance has been overcome by a sense of duty I owe to my fellow-beings, and the gratitude I feel towards you. Having served many years in his Majesty's army In India, and subsequently in the Columbian Forces, under the gallant but ill-requited bulivar, I contracted in those not climates a disease which has for years inflicted on me tne most poignant sufferings since, however, I have been for- tunate enough to obtain an introduction to you, and having used vour Solution of Copaiba a few times, I have been re- lieved beyond my most sanguine expectations, and am now entirely free from pain, or the obstructions to which I was so many years a victim. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Walnam Green, Dec. 2, 1835. (Signed) It. W. MEADE. far Messrs. PERRY St Co. have REMOVED their Establishment from Birmingham to No. 19, Berncrs- Street, Oxford Street, London. Just Published, the 13th Edition, Price 2s. 6d. and sent free to any part of the united kingdom on the receipt of a Post-Office Order for 3s. 6d. THE SILENT FRIEND, A MEDICAL WORK on the Nervous Debility, and Disorders arising from a vitiated state of the blood; embellished with engravings, representing the deleterious influence of mercury on the skin, followed by observa- tions on Marriage, the whole pointed out to suffering humanity as a Silent Friend," to be consulted without exposure, and with assured confidence of success, By R. and L. Perry and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. Published bv the Authors and sold at their residence also, by Strange, 21, Paternoster-street; J. Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-strcct; Jackson and Co., 130, New Bond Street, London; Guest, 51, Bull-street, Birmingham and by all booksellers in town and country. THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM, Is a gentle stimulant and renovater of the impaired functions of life, and is, therefore calculated to afford decided relief to those who have weakened the powers of their system and fallen into a state of chronic debility. It possesses wonderful efficacy in all nervous disorders, fits, head-aches, weakness and lowness of spirits, dimness of sight, confused thoughts, wandering of the mind, vapours and melancholy, and all kinds of hysteric com- plaints, are gradually removed by its use. Price lIs. per bottle, or four times the quantity in one bottle for 33s. Sold by all medicine venders, of whom may be had the SiLEXT FRIEND. The Five Pound Cases mar lie had as usual. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, Price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d. and lis. per box, (Observe the signature of R. and L. Perry and Co. on the outside of each wrapper) are well-known throughout Europe and America to be the most certain and effectual cure ever discovered for scorbutic affections, eruptions on any part of the body, ulcerations, scrofula, or pimples on the face, being justly calculated to cleanse the blood from all foulness, counteract every morbid affection, and restore weak and emaciated constitutions to pristine health and vigour. Consultation fee, if by letter, JE1. A minute detail of cases is necessary. Messrs. Perry are in daily attend- ance, for consultation, at their residences, 19, Bcrners- strect, Oxford-street, London, from 11 till 2, and o till 8, and on Sundays from ten till twelve. One personal visit only is necessary to effect a permanent cure. ROYAL FARMERS' AND GENERAL FIRE & LIFE INSURANCE INSTITUTION. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. Capital, £ 500,000. OFFICES, STRAND, LONDON. HONORARY DIRECTORS. Duke of Bedford Duke of Rutland, K.G. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington Earl of Stair Earl of Howe Earl of Stradbroke Earl Ducie Viscount Torrington Viscount Campden Lord Rayleigh Lord Feversham Lord Stanley, M.P. And Seventy-Two other Members of Parliament and Gentlemen. THE Proprietary of this Company exceeds 1,960 in JL number. The share of Public Favour this Institution has ob- tained proves the appreciation of its system by a numerous body of insurers. Every kind of Life Insurance, of Deferred and Immediate Annuities, and of Endowments for Children, may be accomplished at this Office on terms as low as is consistent with security. A Dividend of Four per Cent. is now in course of pay- ment to the Shareholders in this office. A BONUS o one-half the profits on LIFE POLICIES held by Share holders, and effected since the 1st January, 1843, will b given at the end of every Five Years, by addition to th sum assured, or by reduction of premium. e Detailed Prospectuses may be obtained at the office, or will be forwarded, post free, upon application. In the Fire Departments, Insurances are effected at the lowest rates. The usual Commission to Solicitors. Agents are appointed in all the Principal Towns in the Kingdom, and where agents are not appointed, persons in active life, and desirous of being appointed, may apply to W. SHAW, Managing Director. Liverpool, Milford, Bristol,  and Swansea. .??j?gSg? FIRST CLASS POWERFUL STEAM VESSEL, THE TROUBADOUR, JAMES BECKETT, Commander. IS intended to Sail from the Trafalgar Dock, with -L Goods and Passengers, in the Month of March, 1844, on or about the following days, Wind and Wea- ther permitting :— FROM LIVERPOOL FOR MILFORD & BRISTOL. Saturday, Mar. 9. 12 noon. Saturday, 16. 8 morn I aturdar. Mar. 23 12 noon  Saturda?, 30. 8 mom I FROM SWANSEA FOR MILFORD & LIVERPOOL. I Wednes. Mar. 13. 11 morn Wednesday.— 20. 6 morn I Wednes. Mar. 7. 9 morn I I Wednes. April 3. 5 morn I The TROUBADOUR has very superior and elegant ac- commodations. Horses, Cattle, and Carriages, at Shippers' risk. tW, Apply to BRUCE, WAD HAM, & Co., Bristol; WM. MOYSE, Swansea,; DAVID PROPERT, Milford; tlia CAPTAIN on Board; or THOMAS M'TEAR No. 15, Water Street, Liverpool. March 6th, 1844. BRISTOL GENERAL Ck j???STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY ?'W! t C?L?? O?ee 1, Quay, Bristol. THE following STEAM VESSELS are intended io JL Sail from CUMBERLAND BASIN, BRISTOL, and as under mentioned, with or without Pilots, and with liber- ty to tow Vessels, during the Month of APRIL, 1844. FOR CARMARTHEN, CALLING AT TENBY, PHCENIX. Friday, April 5 7 morn Fridai: 12 qafter 1 Friday, April t9. 6?om 1 ¡. nday, 26 11 morn I FROM CARMARTHEN, CALLING AT TENBY, I PHCENIX. Tuesday, April 2. 3.Jafter Tuesday, 9. 8morn I Tu sday, April 16. 4 mom 1 Tuesday, 23. 7% mom 1 Tuesday, April 30 2i after. I FOR DUBLIN. SHAMROCK, Saturdays. Saturday, April 6. 7,morn Friday, 12. 2 after. I Friday, April 19. 7 morn I Friday, 26..il morn I Friday, May 3. 54 after. I Returns Tuesdays. -1 FOR CORK. ROSE, Tuesdays.—VICTORY, Fridays.* Tuesday, April 2. 4.)?fter I Saturday,* 6. 7?morn Tuesday, 9 10.1,morn I Friday, 12 14after. Tuesday, 41after. Friday, April 19. 6mom Tuesdav, 23. 8iorn Friday," 26 11 morn Tuesday, 30. a,after. Friday, May 3 6 morn Return Tuesdays and Fridays. I n_- 0 FOR WATERFOliD. XSUKA CREINA, Tuesdays-OSPREY, l"ridays.- I 1 uesday, April 2. 6 morn Saturday,* 6._ 74mom Tuesday, 9.10 mom t nday, 12. 2 after. Tuesday, 16 6 niorn Fridady, April 19 7 morn Tuesay, 23. 84mom 1",i,. 26.H morn Tuesdav, 30. 3after. I ? Friday, May 3.Setter. return luesdays and Fridays. I FOR TENBY. STAR, Tuesdays.-PI-I(ENIX, Fridays. I luesaay, April 2. 4'after. Fri,la 5. 7 mom T.T;" 9. 10 morit I fnday, — t?. Hatter.  Tuesday, —K}.?morn I Friday, April 1*J oimorn Tues(lay, 3.8 morn Friday, 26 I mom Tuesday, 3?D. 3 rI Friday, Mar ?3 6 mom r KUM TEMJY. PHŒNIX, Tuesdays.—STAR. Saturdays. I Tuesday, April-, Rafter, Saturday, G'after, Tuesday, #n4morn Saturday, — 13. 3morn I Tuesday, April 16. 7 morn I Saturday, 20. 8 morn Tiiesdav, 23.10morn I Saturday, 27. I after. i uesaay, April 30 £ >4 alter. FOR MILFORD, PATER & HAVERFORDWEST, I CALLING AT TENBY. STAR. Tuesday, April 2 41tfter. I Tuesday, 9.i0lnOm ) r Tuesday, April 16. 5imom Tuesday, 23. morn I ay, April SU. .I FROM HA'.E';{i"ËŠ'¡;L;1;1.' PATER, I MILFORD & TENBY. STAR. I rrmay, A])nt5.7?rn Friday — la.jitter. ] Friday, Aprn 19 64morn Friday, lOimoni I I FROM SWANSEA TO ILFRACCMBE. I LORD BERESFORD—Mondays. COUNTY.—Wednesdays. Monday, April 1. 3 morn Wednes. 3.4?murn Monda', 8 3: ,1 .O rr n. I W ednes. 10 '10 inor 1lf.m_ Monday, April b> 3 morn I Wednes. I 41mom Monday, 2: 6jmorn I I Wednes. — 24. 8 morn ) r I L :? v i."VACOM..?E"?6** S'14N"r,??EA. I I LORD BERESFORD.—Monday. COUNTY.—Wednesdays. I Monday, April 1. 7 morn Wedn.s. -3 8 j morn Monday, 8 1] morn >1 ednes. — 10 2 after, Monday, April 15 7 morn Monday,Aprit!.  I"Niond.ty, 24 11 morn Wednes. 12 noun. I J.uonaay, April '29. b alter. FOR SWANSEA. COUNTY PEMBROKE, Tuesdays and Fridays. I LORD BERESFORD, Thursdays and Saturdays. 1 uesday, April 2. 54morn Thursday, 4. 7 morn Friday, 5. 74morn Saturday, 6. 8 morn Tuesday, 9.IOmorn Thursday, — 11. 12 noon. Fridn 12. 2 after. Saturday 1. 3Jmorn Tuesday, 16 5jmorn Thursday,April 18. 6imorn Fnda,. 19. 7 mrii Saturday, — 20. Zi morn Tuesday, — 23. 9 morn Thursday — 2., 10'mor Friday, 26.11 morn Saturday 27 12 noon .d." 30. 4 morn Thursday, May 2 54morn FROM SWANSEA. LORD BERESFORD, Tuesdays & Fridays. COUNTY PEMBROKE, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tuesday, April 2. 64morr. Thursday, 4. 7 morn Friday, 5. 8 morn Saturday, 6. 8 morn Tuesday, 11 morn Thursday, 11. qmurn Friday, 12 1),Tnorn Saturday, 13. 3imurn Tuesdav, 16 6 inorn Thursday,AprillS 7 mom Frid, ?t 19. 8 morn Saturday, 20 8 morn Tuesday — 23. 9Amorn Thursday, 2 5 .10morn I Friday, — 26.Ilmorn Saturday, 27. I morn Tuesday, 30. 5 morn To and from Js li \V rutti U&ft., and LrLiAMUUtiA^ daily, Sundays excepted. FOR CARDIFF. LADY CHARLOTTE. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Returns, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. See separate Bills. The whole of the above Vessels arc fitted up for the conveyance of passengers and goods.—Female Stewards on Board.—Carriages and Horses shipped with care.— Horses and Carriages to be shipped two hours before sailing. Particulars may be obtained by applying at the Bristol Steam Navigation Company's Office, Quay, Bristol; where all Goods, Packages, Parcels, &c., should be addressed :— for Swansea, to W. Terrell & Sons, 33, Back; and G. C* Glasson, 1:2, Quay street :-for Cardiff, to R. II. Johnson, Clare street Hall, Marsh street:—and for Newport, to J. Jones, Rownham Wharf, Hotwells. AGENTS.-—Mr. T. Priehard, Carmarthen Mr. George Hug-hes, Tcrby Mr. IlitcLings, jun., Haverfordwest Mr. Palmer, Milford; Mr. Bowen, Pater Mr. John N;. Smart, Swansea; Mr. Pridham, Bidcford Mr. Martin, Ilfracombe and Mr. J. Clarke, Lynton. NOTICK.—The Proprietors of the above Steam will not be accountable for any Cabin l'assen^ r's Lua", (if lost or damaged) above the value of i'5; nor for any Deck Passen- ger's Luggage (iflost or damaged) above the value of20s. un- less in each case entered as such, and freight in proportion paid for at the time of delivery; nor will they be answerable for any other parcel above the value of 40s. (if lost or damaged) unless entered as such, and freight in proportion paid for the same at the time 01 delivery. Not accountable for any Goods without Shipping Notes All letters seeking information to be post paid. Bristol, April, 1814.
.lEPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS…
lEPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF INQUIRY FOR SOUTH WALES. MAGISTRATES' CLERKS' FEES. I (Cotitinuedf-rotit our last Number.) I There are in Carmarthenshire 14 petty sessional divisions; within some of which there is not the adequate number of resident justices required by law to justify the formation of separate divisions. It is not surprising, therefore, that the same two justices should almost exclusively act together, and that some of these sessions should be held at inconsiderable places, where, except on rare occasions, there is no public attendance whatever. In some, the clerk is a person of scarcely any education, and quite incapable of explaining the law to others, or performing the responsible ministerial duties which attach to his office. It is, no doubt, a matter of high importance that justice should be within convenient reach of as many parties as possible, but it is of still more consequence that there should be no appearance of privacy or exclusiveness in its adminis- tration, and that all circumstances likely to engender suspicion of its purity should be removed. Nothing, for instance, but urgent ieasons of a local nature would justify the holding of petty sessions in any but the place of the largest population, or the greatest amount of business within the district. Yet, in more than one division in Carmarthenshire, the sessions appear to be held chiefly with a view to the convenience of the justices themselves, who have not, therefore, any great right to complain if other, even reprehensible motives, be assigned to them ? or if, in times of excitement, their acts be misrepresented by those who have fallen under the penalties of the law. One ill effect of such numer- ous divisions is, that in some of those which may be deemed the more important, it is with difficulty that the attendance of a quorum of justices can be insured. In the last three years, for instance, at Llandilo, one of the most nnnnlniis tnwns in Carmarthenshire, petty or rr- special sessions were necessarily adjourned not less than 30 times, for want of a sufficient attendance of justices many steps preliminary to the holding of special sessions were consequently required to be gone through afresh, at much expense of time and money to the parties concerned inconveniences which would possibly have been avoided had the adjoining unimpor- tant district, one of those to which we have alluded, or a portion of it, been embodied within the Llandilo division. On the other hand, where the acts to be performed are merely of a ministerial nature, and it is though desirable to consult the convenience of a parti- cular locality, the power of adjournment is one which it is always in the discretion of the magistrates to ex- ercise with advantage. In one of the hundreds in Cardiganshire (the hun- dreds being commensurate with the petty sessional divisions), there is only one resident justice, and in order to find a colleague to sit with him he is obliged to hold petty sessions at the extreme verge, or even beyond the limits, of his division. It would seem also, that in Pembrokeshire (we allude now to the Narberth division) parties are occasionally made the victims of some unseemly dissensions which have taken place a- mong the magistrates, & which have deprived the bcnch of that cordial co-operation which is essential to the dis- charge of its duties. The populous town of Tenby is within this division; it cannot be wondered at, that a party should be dissatisfied at being taken with his witnesses 10 miles, to the thrice-adjourned hearing of a trifling case. Although by no means disposed to extenuate the evils which have been now adverted to, we are still unwilling to believe that no means can be devised for redressing them without trenching upon the foundations of a system which has been so long established, and has been attended generally with such beneficial results as the local administration of the law by justices of the peace at the same time, it is incumbent upon us to state that, notwithstanding the prevalent complaints of local burdens, the appointment of stipendiary magis- trates, either to control or supersede the existing authorities, was strongly urged before us as the only remedy sufficient for the existing evils, or as likely to establish confidence in the administration of justice urged, too, we are bound to add, by persons whose opinions are on all accounts to be treated with respect. Notwithstanding these recommendations, we feel compelled, upon a consideration of the condition and circumstances of the country, to conclude that the necessity has not yet arisen which in our opinion could alone justify so important an innovation upon the established system. The relief for the grievances of clerks' fees has been already suggested, likewise the re-construction of the petty sessonial divisions upon an improved basis, with a view to the convenience of the public. COUNTY-RATE. The increase of the county-rate is a matter of com- plaint. We investigated it as far as we could, in those counties where it was made, the manner in which the rate was expended, and the amount of vigilance ex- ercised by the court of quarter sessions over its appli- cation. Some charges which the justices have no authority for defraying from the county-rate have been imposed upon it, though the extent to which this abuse has been carried is greatly overrated, the justices were themselves aware of the questionable nature of some items of expenditure, but were actuated by a belief that the advantages so produced becoming apparent to the public would silence objection, and afford a tacit sanc- tion to an outlay to which the law gave no warrant. We allude now particularly to the contribution of large snms of money from the county-rate in Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, in aid of local private subscriptions for the purpose of building new bridges. With this exception, the amount of misappropriated funds is probably extremely small. We found, however, some cases of the payment of clerks' fees on the sum- mary convictions of offenders, out of the county funds and it was admitted before us, that in the county of Cardigan an order had been some years ago made by the court of quarter sessions for the payment of such fees, when the poverty of the parties was such as to pre- clude the recovery of them in the proper quarter. Some colour was given to the general allegation of want of vigilance in controlling the expenditure, as also in the selection of proper persons to superintend the erection of bridges and other public works, by the failure of such works almost as soon as they were com- pleted. The cost of making good the injury had. in such cases been imposed on the county, owing to a neglect to take proper security for the due performance of the work. In the county of Carmarthen the justices have shown a disposition to meet the prevailing opinion on this subject, having in the course of the last year nominated from their body a committee of finance to superintend and control the expenditure of the county. There can be no doubt that such a committee, if its duties were discharged with due diligence, would in a great measure remove the suspicions which are so apt to attach to the disposal of public money. IN CARDIGANSHIRE this duty devolves in a great degree on the clerk of the peace, to whom all bills are submitted previous to their allowance by the court of quarter sessions, a check which does not appear cal- culated to give such general satisfaction. There are some other circumstances in the administration of that county's business to which we may here allude, as affording room for alterations which in our opinion would conduce to economy and good management. We think that the payment of a fixed salary to the clerk of the peace, instead of the present mode of re- muneration by a professional bill against the county, would be found beneficial; and wc also think that money would be saved, and the ends of justice better attained, if the quarter sessions were regularly held at one town, as near as possible to the centre of the county. By long established custom they have been hitherto held in a certain rotation at Aberystwith, Cardigan and Lam- peter. We are, of course, aware that a similar practice prevails elsewhere; but it is to be observed that the distance of each of these towns from the centre of the county, and other considerations, add strength to all the objections which are incidental to such an arrange- ment, the effect of which, in the case before us, is to limit more or less the attendance of justices at each place to those who reside in its neighbourhood, and to impart a local character to a tribunal which has the custody of more extended interests. The present mode of collecting the county-rate is such as to render both its application and its amount liable to misrepresentation the convenience of making it in practice a charge upon the poor-rate is sufficiently obvious but when the whole amount of money collected is intended to be appropriated to purposes so distinct from each other, it seems desirable that the party should clearly understand in what proportion his con- tribution is to be applied to the one object and to the other. In some parishes in the metropolis this distizie- tion is duly made, and the receipts delivered to the ratepayer indicate the proportion of the rate which is applicable to the poor, to the county, and to the police respectively. We conceive that there could be no substantial impediment to the general adoption of a plan which, where it has been tried, is supposed to afford satisfaction. It is true, that the required information may now generally be obtained from the periodical publication of the accounts of the clerks of the union, and of those of the county treasurer. We would, however, suggest the expediency of adhering more exactly to the directions of the law, as regards the publication of the county accounts in the newspapers, in addition to which, it might be well to circulate gratui- tously among the ratepayers after every quarter sessions, through the medium of the magistrates' clerks or some other channel, a detailed account of all the items of disbursements in the newspapers, and probably prove in practice a much more efficient check on the expen- diture of the county than any mode of audit that could be devised, while it would satisfy a wish that was very frequently expressed to us by various witnesses who preferred complaints on this subject. We have not thought it necessary to enter upon all the matters of complaint which will be found in different parts of the evidence, and which would naturally arrange themselves under the several heads into which we have divided the matter of this report. The hard- ship occasionally felt by parishes from the strict enforce- ment of the prohibitory order of the Poor Law Com- missioners, the separation of married persons in the workhouses, the want of a cheaper jurisdiction for the recovery of small debts, and of a summary and less expensive mode of trial for the offences of stealing coal, and other exposed property of trifling value, have, together with other points to which it is needless to advert, been in many instances brought under our notice; but, inasmuch as these complaints are neither peculiar to Wales, nor connected, as it appears to us, with the recent disturbances, we forbear to dwell upon them; deeming it sufficient to dilate on those subjects which have had the strongest and most permanent operation on the public mind. There can be no doubt that many of the evils which whether stated in the shape of complaint or not, actually depress the community and retard its advancement, are not such as come within the reach of legislative remedy at all; and, even where changes of the law might be introduced with effect, such means can be of little avail unless seconded by individual energy and by the ready co-operation of all classes in the work of im- provement. In the western portions of the country the existing state of agriculture, on which the population mainly depends, suggests the necessity for an effort on the part of all who are interested in the land to introduce such improvements in the mode of cultivation as may be suited to the soil and the climate, and as may tend, by increasing the produce of the land, to improve the con- dition of the Welsh farmer. It will rest with the owners of the soil to take the first step towards the introduction of such changes as must necessarily prove beneficial alike to themselves and to those who cultivate their lands by a kindly and judi- cious use of their influence and advice, by holding out a premium upon useful enterprises, by seasonable assis- tance in times of pressure, and by all the other means in the power of a landlord who identifies the interests of his tenantry with his own. It would be improper to pass unnoticed, among the causes which affect the social condition of the people, the ignorance of the English language which pervades so large a portion of the country. The facts which have come within our knowledge preclude us from regarding this circumstance in any other light than as a great drawback upon the advancement of the com- munity, and a serious impediment to the removal of those evils which most require correction. Amongst other disadvantages it excludes a large portion of the community from the career of advancement or change of occupation, and it prevents the developement of their minds, by restricting them to those very scanty sources of information which the native language affords. But the means afforded of satisfying the prevalent desire of superadding a knowledge of the English language fall far short of the demand; the means of instruction for the children of the poor, and even of those who may be styled the middle classes, are lamentably small. As to the established church of South Wales-in no part of the united kingdom has so large a proportion of the great tithes been diverted into lay hands. In the diocese of St. David's, which includes nearly the whole of the six counties, the average value of the vicarages is stated to amount to only E137 per annum. In con- sequence of this state of things many of the rural and thinly peopled districts have been left without accessible means of worship or spiritual instruction, while the ministers of large and populous town-parishes have received stipends wholly inadequate to provide them with those requisites which are usually deemed neces- sary for their station, or to the demands which their office involves. Of the very serious evils now adverted to a large class is still in active operation, and the consequences are apparent in that wide-spread alienation from the doctrines and discipline of the established church which is so prominent a feature in many districts of the coun- try. To suggest the remedies applicable to such a state of things would exceed, as it appears to us, the pro- vince of our duty but we have thought it too important to be left without comment, both in respect to its gene- ral bearings on the sentiments and feelings of the people, and on account of the indirect, but not less powerful, influence which may be traced to it in con-I nexion with those disturbances which were the imme- diate object of our inquiry. THOMAS FRANKLAND LEWIS, ROBERT HENRY CLIVE, WILLIAM CRIPPS. London, March 6.
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THE POLITICAL OPINIONS OF JOliN CADE, ESQ., OF As H Fo ltD.- Several orators in the House of Com- mons have taken the trouble to inquire whether or not Lord Ashley's motion deserved the very original epithet of Jack Cade legislation," which so tickled Sir James Graham's fanev but no one seems to have inquired what the principles of Jack Cade really were. As there were no newspaper-reporters in his day to pre-occupy the ground of Welsh Commissions, or frighten King- consorts by producing their note-books in the royal barge, it is scarcely possible to ascertain with com- pleteness and accuracy the opinions of that great agi- tator. Indeed, even with the aid of those gentlemen, it is not always easy to discover the real principles of an agitator, which have rather a chameleonish propen- sity to catch the colours of surrounding objects. More- over, our principal authority for the sayings and doings of Cade is, unfortunately, a poet. But, as lives of Charlemagne, Abelard, and even of the mythological Achilles, are now-a-days unhesitatingly squeezed out of poems, by the process of expelling the juice of poetry, for individual biographies and biographical dictionaries, we see no reason why our hero should be more scrupu- lously dealt with than others. John, or, as he is more familiarly called, Jack Cade, was, according to the authority of Mr. William Shakspere, a native of Kent. He belonged to the manufacturing-interest of his day for in one place he is called Jack Cade the clothier." Perhaps it would be going too far to assert positively that he had any connexion with the factory system but mention is made of a brick chimney" erected by his father. He appears also to have had some concern in the fisheries, from an allusion to a transaction about a cade of herrings" in which he was engaged. There is reason to believe that he entertained opinions on the subject of debts (national and others) not unlike what are preached by the Debt-spongers on this side of the Atlantic and practised by the Repudiators on the other; for he was eloquent in his complaint that parchment being scribbled over should undo a man," and that he "did but seal to a thing once and never was his own man again." There does not appear to be any ground for believing that he was favourable to short work- hours; for his agitation had in view not only to increase the number of labourers but to encourage more con- tinuous labour, and he rewarded his friend Dick the butcher for prowess shown in battle by allowing him to work extra hours. Most likely he was a corn-law repealer, from his frequently expressed wish to lower the price of bread and it is probable he would have voted against the malt-tax, from his proposal to make it felony to drink small beer." He was as anxious for a war with France as Lord Palmerston and as angry with Lord Say and the Clerk of Chatham, for attempting to promote education, as the Dissenters were with Sir James Graham last year for the education-clauses of his Factory Bill. Cade was virulently opposed to the Irish agitation of his day-the Duke of York gives rather a graphic account of their squabbles if there was any Father Mathew in those times, Cade's aversion to small beer may have increased his hostility. At all events, his conduct while master of London shows him to have been fully imbued with the principles of that section of the Orange party known in Down and Armagh by the designation of "wreckers." Other opinions he may have entertained, but here was a stock in trade of po- pular subjects sufficient to set up any agitator in mo- dern times, some agitators have been known to carry on the war successfully with only one idea perhaps merely with something that looked like one.- -Spec- tator. WHITE SLAVES.—The unhappy children engaged in pin making, who are of a far tenderer age than any in factories (as I have seen them working at it before they have reached their sixth year), have to sit twelve hours daily at a table, with their bodies continually bent in the form of the letter C, their eyes intently fixed upon the pin-heads, and both hands and feet in perpetual motion. EXPORTATION OF Hoitsps.-The export season is now in full progress at Hull, as well as elsewhere. What a pity it is that Wales does not improve her breed of horses. With the natural advantages she pos- sesses, a good export trade might be easily obtained.
I PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE,
I PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY, MARCH 28. A desultory conversation arose respecting the Irish state trials, with reference to the extent and character of the discussion to come on, on the presentation, by the Marquis of Clanricarde, of the petition from Ireland, praying for inquiry. It seemed to be the general feeling, that as the verdict of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench is still open to question by writ of error, nothing should be said respecting the subject. On bringing up the report of the ecclesiastical courts bill the Marquis of X ormanby took the opportunity of expressing his dissent to the principle after some con- versation the report was recei ved. Lord Brougham had received abusive letters, in which he was asked why he tried to keep the poor people labouring, when he himself did nothing at all for tjie money he received out of the taxes paid by the poor? His answer to this was, that he did labour.—What he received as a pension was in the way of compensa- tion for not returning to the bar, where he would receive more money than he now did. I FRIDAY, MARCH 29. The Lord Chancellor called the attention of the house to the decision that had recently been given in that. house on the subject of the Presbyterian Marriages and moved the reappointment of the committee for the purpose of legislating on that subject.—Agreed to. The Marquis of Normanby raised a resultless dis- cussion respecting the recent appointment of Mr. Thomas O'Brien to be a Stipendiary Magistrate in Ireland; the gentleman being a quondam Repealer, and author of a turgid letter to Mr. Dillon Browne, the reading of which convulsed the House with laughter at every sentence. And the Marquis of Lansdowne moved for papers rela- ting to the challenging of Juries in Ireland; a motion which was affirmed.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, MARCH 20. We gave our readers the whole of Wednesday's pro- ceedings. On Thursday there was no house. On Friday, Sir J. Graham having moved to discharge the order of the Committee on the Factory bill, Mr. Baillie Cochrane attacked Lord Ashley for his want of perseverence, and Government for their contrivance to gain time. Mr. T. Duncombe was surprised and dis- appointed at Lord Ashley's deserting his post of leader and he moved to add to the terms of Sir James Gra- ham's motion, a declaration that the House intended to mould the new bill in a form which should shorten the hours of labour for women and young persons, and thus preserve the consistency of the House. Lord Ashley vindicated his conduct. He had always avoided taking a debate on any mere technicality or point of form, in- stead of a great and intelligible issue and it would be doubly inexpedient to do so now, as he had ascertained that Government would have a large majority which would be generally mistaken for a majority against the ten-hours principle. He repeated his resolution to uphold that principle, without regard to the effect it might produce upon this or upon any future Govern- ment as soon as he should see the Government bill, he would be able to state what his own course would be, but he could not do so before he saw that bill. Lord Howick acquiesced in the course which Lord Ashley felt bound to take but censured the proceedings of Government, as disrespectful to the House. Lord John Russell followed up that charge more sharply; while Sir Robert Peel appealed to the forms of the House itself to show that it jealously retained the pri- vilege of reconsidering its own decisions. Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. Acland took part with Lord Ashley; Mr. Charles Wood and Lord Palmerston with Mr. Dun- combe. The amendment, however, was not passed, and it was negatived without a division. Later in the evening, Sir James Graham moved for leave to introduce the new bill; which he explained to be essentially the same as the one that had been with- drawn, except that the clause for fixing the time of work for women and young persons was omitted. Mr. Duncombe deplored the opportunity lost: Lord Ashley would never again be able to collect the majority by which he had now been supported. And the question must be left to the Times and the public. After a few more words, lesve was given to bring in the bill. The motion for going into Committee of Supply af- forded Mr. Ewart an opportunity of again moving the resolution condemning exclusive import-duties, which was defeated last week by counting out" the House. It was seconded by Mr. Hume; supported by Dr. Bowring and Mr. Williams; opposed by the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Baring and negatived, by 88 to 24. The House went into Committee and passed votes for the British Museum and the Commissariat Service. Lord Palmerston renewed, for some night after Easter, his notice of a resolution on the Slave-trade Treaties, dropped by the failure of a House on Thursday —————-— ———————
I MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.
I MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. Lord Ashley's Medical Relief Committee quietly con- tinues in the pursuit of its labours "in the Committee Room up stairs." Canada sends corn to England at a fixed duty of Is. Lord John Russell appeared as the advocate of short time, and many of the millocrats will remember him at the next election.-The execu- tion of John Lawrence, for the murder of Mr. Solomons, is fixed for Saturday next.-A meeting was held at Liverpool, on Thursday, to receive Mr. O'Connell, and to express sympathy with the wrongs of lreland. Christchurch elected a Tory (the Hon. Mr. Harris) last week so did Hastings, sending Mr. Brisco instead of Mr. Moore an Irish barrister.It was the Spectator that said-if Lord Howick only had the boldness to do what he has the sagacity and courage to see and say, he might be Premier to-morow. The Catholic population of New South Wales is estimated at 40,000. "We hold out our arms to the Catholics," touchingly says Sir James Graham. Yes, you hold out your arms to them, but, the arms you hold out are 300,000 loaded muskets At Haworth, Yorkshire, last week, a pub. lican, who had a good-looking wife, caught a young surgeon where he had no right to be, and dragged him into the parlour in dishabille, to take the advice of the company as to the proper penalty to be inflicted. Horse- ponds, tar and feathers, and other desiderata had been suggested in succession by the virtuous indignation of the landlord's patrons; when one of them (a lawyer), more diabolicaly disposed than his neighbours, laid down his pipe, and emphatically advised an action for da- mages The recommendation was unanimously ap- plauded, and Boniface gave his disinterested adviser the necessary instructions.^ It is calculated that by the new arrangements that are taking place in the Queen's household, there will be an annual saving of not less than £ 25,000. The judges are of opinion that the Treasury order respecting the property of felons is ille- gal. No person has a right to take property from a prisoner, except it had connection with the case, or with some other felony. The order, in fact, au- thorized the police to commit larcenies on prisoners. -Whitfield once said to a brother who had made a very long prayer—" Brother, you prayed me into a good frame, and you prayed me out of it again.The chaplain of the house of correction, Preston, in making a report to the visiting justices, observes: -It is one of the greatest disadvantages attached to the condition of the working classes, that there are so few places cal- culated to afford them healthy and innocent recreation. A few years ago, when an exhibition of natural curiosi- ties, works of art, &c., was open to them in Preston, the public houses were deserted.
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Queen Christina met her daughters, Isabella the Se- cond and the Infanta, near Aranjuez, on the 21st.; a scene described as very affecting. The Queen-Mother afterwards received the welcome of divers diplomatic gentlemen, including Mr. Henry Bulwer. Next day, a grand levee was held, at which the Court people were surprised to meet several Ayacucho or Esparterist Ge- nerals The Paris papers of Thursday mention that Ministers sustained a defeat on the previous day. An amendment on the Recruitment Bill, reducing the period of service to seven years, was carried, by 170 to 163 majority, 7. M. Thiers, however, voted with ministers; the amend- ment was seconded by a son-in-law of Marshal Soult and the contest seems not to have been of a party cha- racter. FRANCE AND FREE TRADE.-We are about to reap in France a signal specimen of the fruits of that restrictive policy which we are beginning to relinquish. Not long since, Parliament repealed the restriction on the export of machinery: France now proposes to lay enhanced import-duties on machinery, according to the sliding-scale. Every nation, says the Finance Minister, makes progress in civilization in proportion to its mechanical skill; the making of machinery, therefore, must be encouraged and hence his new measure. He professes to follow the example of England, which has! recently acted in so diametrically opposite a direction Many English advocates of protection" or of" reci- procity" will point to the project as an instance of the way in which the liberal advances of this country are met by others it is rather an instance of the way in which—we cannot yet call it our cast-off, but our own past policy, is retorted upon us in imitations; and fiom the fact of the adverse imitation a hope or augury would dedune the probability that our pcrscvcrance in a wiser course would gradually win for us more propitious imi- tation, when we are been to be in earnest.—Sptxiator._