The Welshman

%TgE BISHOP OF ST. DAVIDS AND THE I a FACTORY BILL. ffrc)m tiie Vorning Herald.] Dr. Connpp Thirlwall, the present Bishop of St. P&vid's—while he is, by universal consent, one of the leading men of the day in the walks of science and literature—-has beea always considered of the liberal owh,jol iu politics and religion. So much so, that when, at the early age of 41, he was placed by Lord Melbourne's Government on the episcopal bench, his promotion vaused no slight alarm in many quarters from a fear that lie would be found wanting in some of the higher qualifications which are required in a bishop of the English Church. We have had much pleasure in perceiving that these Apprehensions have gradually siibsided and that each year has raised Dr. Thirlwall some degrees in the general estimation of the great body of Churchmen. But still we have been agreeably surprised to receive, within these few days, from lips which we should have feared would have been bound in the common thraldom of adoration of capital" and power looms, sentiments so weighty and so truly Christian as the following. At a recent meeting of the National Society, after Bottie preliminary remarks, the Bishop of St. David's said — t. The report had mentioned many cheering and encou- raging circumstances but he must say, he thought the circumstances of the last year had not been altogether of an encouraging description. It was not his intention to enter upon any debateable ground; but he must remind them that since the commencement of the present year tothe period of this meeting, some events had occurred of no small importance in their bearing upon the cause of education. The legislature of this country had lately arrived at a conclusion which—without considering its abstract propriety—he would venture to say, with re- ference to the cause of education, could only be deemed, ven by those who had adopted it, as very melancholy .aotd The IEg islatiire had substantially said that in the case of a large and important class of the population, the work of education-the process of mental and moral culture-niust cease at the age of 13 years. From the age of 13,' said the legislature to this class of its subjects, the ycry condition of your existence is, that henceforth vou become little better than so many parts --so many wheels—of that great productive machine which is necessary unfortunately to our existence, and therefore to yours.' He certainly considered that this -conclusion was most melancholy and alarming, and he wished that those who had adopted that conclusion had betrayed more consciousness of its nature-that they had showed they felt it a conclusion to be regretted and de- nlored. He might venture to go a step further, and say it was a conclusion at which no one ought to have arrived without the amplest evidence and the clearest demon- stration that it was necessary for he thought nothing short of such a conviction of its necessity could have justified those who had practically adopted it. They had heard a great deal about certain occult qualities, and virtues, and properties, comprised in a particular portion of time deducted from labour. But certainly, if any particular portion of the time allotted to labour-say one-tenth-—was absolutely necessary to the manufac- turing and commercial prosperity of this country, he knew another purpose to which that portion of time inighj be allotted—a purpose of equal importance to the individuals concerned. But there was one fact connected with this subject which he regarded as cheering and promising. A large portion of the labouring classes—of those classes who would be affected by the conclusion of tie legislature to which lie had referred—had publicly #xpres->ed a strong interest as to the application of a certain portion of their time. He knew that many con- jectures had been offered as to their reasons for so doing and he thought he was equally at liberty with any other person to form a conjecture on the subject. He ventured to conjecture, and he believed this was the case with a large number of them, that the reason they had been willing to run the risk of abridging some of the Ehysical and moral comforts of life was that they might bave time for mental, moral, and religious culture." These are words most weighty and full of meaning. They tell us with a power which cannot be mistaken, lhat the Twelve Hours Bill is no settlement of the question. Let the House of Lords make up their minds to that. They may think it useless, and therefore unnecessary, to attempt to improve the bill sent up from the Commons. Perhaps it is so. But not the less certain is the doom pronounced on the measufe by the lips of Dr. Thirlwall. Thy days are numbered. Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."

THE "CONSERVATIVE" PARTY. The Times of last Wednesday has another damaging article which will serve to widen the breach. The Kilmarnock eketion-or, rather Mr. Prinsep, the lately returned from India-is the theme of its discourse. The gist of the article is to point out that old party names and phrases will not now do. Mr. Prinsep, after a brilliant dream" of 2-5 years in India, comes to tell the electors of Kilmarnock, that he loves the institutions of the country for their own sake, and will never do aught to. subvert them. What institutions does he love? Since his departure from England, how many of these institutions have been swept away ? After pointing out these organic changes, the Times proceeds :— I' Our political nomenclature is iiisiiiffcient-it is deceptive—it is false. It defines nothing except the tem- porary relations of certain people in a certain house. It embodies no principle but that of parliamentary subordi- nation no policy but that of party tactics. It wants isoul, energy, resolution. It prompts no bold course of action it appeals to no generous feeling it calls forth no manly sympathy. The public ear listens not to them they touch not the public heart. The faith of the people in legislation waxes faint." This change may be discovered in the proceedings at the Kilmarnock election :— At Kilmarnock Mr. Prinsep and Mr. Bouvcrie are heard, as are Messrs. Entwistle and Brown at Liverpool, with cold attention. Mr. Vincent is applauded. Why ? He is a chartist. True; but it is not from any implicit faith in the secret virtues of the charter that the masses hold up their hands and raise their voices. Many of those who hold up their hands for him, and who,had they but votes, would vote for him, know that the charter cannot give them food and raiment, meat and drink, employment and wages; but they know that he is a man with a purpose-a will-a resolution to propose something, and do something, for the cause which he supports that he will not square his vote with the measures of his party, or the pleasure of a minister that he will not litter terms of which ey('ry day disproves his own inter- pretation, or prof( ss a creed which every day induces him to accommodate to the necessities of the times,' or the interests of his political friends.' It is the ap- preciation of this independence—this disenthralment from the conventional formularies of modern politics- which leads multitudes to admire men whose judgment is inferior to their zeal, but whose intemperance they deem compensat.ed by honesty of purpose. Would that legislators knew the moral influence exercised over the popular mind by singleness of purpose and independence of conduct!"

NO GRAND JURIES. I A general impression seems to pervade the public Hiind, and especially that portion of the community most conversant with the administration of the justice of the country, that the time has arrived for the abolition of Grand Juries. The Grand Jury of the last session of I the Central Criminal Court made a presentment to this effect on appearing in Court at the termination of their duties, for the purpose of being formallv discharged. With the opinion thus communicated, the presiding Judge expressed his coneurrcnce. The Grand Jury of Surrey made a similar representation last Tuesday, on appearing in court/with their last Bills, expressed in the- following teriiis:- It is the opinion of the Grand Jury, in the present improved mode of administering the justice of the coun- try, that the institution of a Grand Jury, though at the time of its introduction of great value, is now not only unnecessary, but actually injurious to the public interests. "First: Because the careful investigation of the cases by the committing magistrates, assisted by professional men, who (where the cases are heavy) appear on the part of the prosecution, and for the defence of the pri- soner, has already sifted the evidence; thus rendering another intermediate inquiry wholly unnecessary. Secondly The opportunity afforded by the inter- vention of a Grand Jury between committal and trial for tampering with the witnesses, often causes the evidence gi\cn before the Grand Jury to differ from that given by the witnesses before the magistrates. It is thus fre- quently changed both in its terms and tendency. The bill is, consequently, ignored through a deficiency of evidence; the operation of the law is obstructed; and the guilty party escapes by means of the very insti- tuti"n wl1Ïch is designed to aid in the administration of justice. "Thirdly: The province of the Grand Jury is often abused. Bills are preferred, and accusations made, the grounds of which have not undergone previous in- vestigation by magistrates. Such proceedings are often prompted by an expectation of extorting money from the parties accuscd, or to subject them to expense and annoyance for the purposes of revenge. For these reasons the Grand Jury consider their functions as no longer beneficial". that they are often injurious, and might be safely dispensed with." The Chairman of the Bench expressed, in strong terms, an opinion, that the change alluded.to is worthy the consideration both of the legislature, and the go- vernment; especially as similar views had been recently expressed by other Grand Juries. The institution of a public prosecutor—to whom, or I to his deputies, the evidence in each case should be submitted previously to trial, and by whom the pro- ceedings should be instituted and the prosecution car- ried on-wotild be a "nlutary substit ate for the Grand Jury. The class out of which the Grand Juries arc now taken might be most beneficially associated with their fellow-citizens from whom the Petit Juries are selected. Thus the intellectual elements of the latter would be improved, and the public administration of justice in the Criminal Courts of the country raised in charactei and improved in efficacy.-Globe.

The ATLAS PRjZE ESSAY of LIOO, On the Causes of, and Remedies for the existing Distie^s of the Country," awarded tu S. Laing, Esq., late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, suul which appeared in the Columns of this paper, \\ijl shortly be published i-.i oue handsome octavo volume. 1 he ATLAS PKIZE ESSAYS feeing now completed, may be ;1..d :-it:.ejr collectively sr J Ifp^tatelv, at the .itlas o'tfjea.

THE CIVIL WAR IN SWITZERLAND. The Presse observes, that notwithstanding the ex- treme conciseness of the only telegraphic despatch ) published by the French Government relative to the disturbances in the canton of Valais, it is yet the only authentic intelligence received from that quarter. The journals and private letters received from Switzerland are written in too confused a style to give an accurate account of the situation of affairs. It appears manifest, however, that the aristocratic party of Upper Valais and that of the democracy in Lower Valais commit excesses that are unknown except in a sanguinary civil war. The Journal des Dibats publishes the following cor- respondence from Switzerland, dated Lausanne, 20th inst., at 12 o'cleck :— "The troops of Lower Valais have retreated. Ardon has been captured at 8 o'clock by the troops of the Upper Valais, who are greatly superior in number, and are provided with good arms. The columns of Joris and of Barman, commanders of the Lower Valais retired to Riddes. They cut down the bridges across the Rhone at that spot. There were several men killed on both sides. The troops of the Upper Valais ha, e com- mitted the most dreadful plunder. The 20th in the Evening.—The troops of the Upper Valais have arrived at Martigny this evening. Those of Young Switzerland, much inferior in number, are, it is said, retreating in good order. The victorious troops constitute a levy en Ma?e, and are out of the pale of all legal authority. Under the fear of any possible violation of our territory, the Prefect has assembled the local militia. In order to prevent any unpleasant consequences, the Council of State of the Canton de Vaud has determined to call out the federal battalions and one company of artillery. "The (Jourrier Suisse of the 21st contains the following Bex is filled with fugitives, who are flying from the conflagration with. which Martigny is threatened. A collection was being made in the Canton de Vaud to send bread to the Lower Valaisians, who were suffering extreme privation. The conductor of the mail from Italy, who left Lausanne last night, and who has just arrived here, states that he could not advance further than within half a league of St. Maurice, that the entire population was under arms, and that several wounded had been conveyed to Bex," The Journal des Debates adds, that according to other news, dated the 21st, the Valais is suffering all the horrors of a civil war. The troops of the Lower Valais have been obliged to retreat before the superior forces of the Upper Valais. Several villages have been set on fire, and some bridges destroyed. Madame Barman (wife of one of the leaders of Young Switzer- land) was arrested between St. Maurice and Martigny by a detachment of the opposite party and brought as an hostage to Pisse-Vache, She was strictly searched, and was grossly insulted by some drunken soldiers." The supplement of the Gazette de Lausanne of the 22d instant contains the last intelligence from the seat of the civil war in the Valais. An engagement was fought on the 20th between the forces of the upper and lower canton at the bridge of Triente, and near La Balma, in which many lives were lost. Joris, the chief of Young Switzerland, was said to have been taken prisoner, and the main body of his men had retreated on St. Maurice, bringing with them the bodies of nine in- habitants of that town who had fallen in that action; among them was that of Captain Verra. The troops of the Upper Valais was stationed in the evening of the 20th between Riddes and Martigny, the latter being still occupied by a party of the Lower Valais. Early in the morning of the 21st the report af artillery was dis- tinctly heard at St. Maurice, and the fusilade continued during the entire of the day. Barman still maintained himself at Martigny. In the morning of the 22d both parties were again in presence near Martigny and the baths of Lavey. The forces of the upper territory had burne d a number of villages in their passage. The postcript of the Gazette, however, intimates that the collision was drawing to a close; that after the engage- ment at Triente the troops of Young Switzerland had dispersed, with a determination not to prolong the re- sistance, and that the Government forces were marching to occupy Lower Valais. The Grand Council of Vaud assembled on the 21st, and agreed to call on the Vorort to convoke an extraordinary session of the Diet.

I EXECUTION OF CROUCH FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE. This wretched man, who it will be recollected was convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the murder of his wife in Upper Marylebone- street, under circumstances of great barbarity, suffered the extreme penalty of the law in front of the gaol of Newgate, Monday morning. The defence set up on the prisoner's trial was that of insanity, produced, as it was alleged, by a fall from a horse which the prisoner had suffered while in service in Devonshire, and hopes were consequently entertained by many persons that his life would have been spared. These hopes were strenghened by the fact that the jury, who ultimately convicted the prisoner, were kept without food nearly 48 hours before they were able to agree to an unanimous verdict. Representations were made at the Homc-office, with a view that the Royal clemency might be extended to the unhappy man, but Sir J. Graham replied, that after a full consideration of the circumstances of the case, and a reference to the learned judge who tried the prisoner, he did not consider him a fit object to recommend to the Royal consideration, and the- law must be allowed to take its course. Since the period of his condemnation the criminal has conducted himself with great propriety, repeatedly and earnestly acknowledging the justice of his sentence; but it is a remarkable fact that there has been throughout his confinement an entire absence of all outward signs of remorse for the commission of the dreadful crime for which he was to suffer. The Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordinary of Newgate, and Mr. Alderman Musgrove, the sheriff, have been unremitting in their attendance upon the culprit; and in reference to the above fact it is stated that on his unmoved appearance being the subject of remark, Crouch replied, that ul- though he was fully convinced of the equity of the sen- tence by which his life was forfeited, he was unable to exhibit outwardly any signs of emotion. He stated that lie had been urged on to the murder of his wife by a woman, who persuaded him that the unhappy woman was unfaithful to him. Crouch repeated this several times, both to Mr. Sheriff Musgrove and to the Rev. Mr. Davis, and to the last moment accused this woman of having instigated him to the dreadful crime. In a few seconds the executioner had completed the awful preparations and the rev. ordinary having given the usual signal, the wretched criminal was launched into eternity. A few minutes elapsed before life was ex- tinct, the limbs being dreadfully convulsed for a short period. After hanging the usual period, the body was cut down; and, three casts of the head having been taken, the remains were buried at 9 o'clock last night in one of the passages of the prison.

ADDUCING A FARMER'S DAUGHTER. I On Friday a young man named Thomas Robins, dressed as a farmer's labourer, was brought before Mr. Baillie, the sitting magistrate, at New Brentford, in the custody of the police, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel, consisting of various silk dresses, shawls, body linen, &c., with a number of books the property of Mr. G. Willavyse, an extensive farmer near Newbury, Berks, from whose employ he had abscon- ded on the 7th inst. It appeared that Willavyse's daughter, a girl under 16 years of age, had eloped with the pri- soner, a farm servant of her father, who until he dis- covered their absence, was not aware of there being the slightest intimacy between his daughter and the prisoiier. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, declared all that had taken place between him and Miss Willavyse had been with her own free consent. Miss Jane Willavyse was then called in.- She was a fine-looking girl, about five feet four inches high, of considerable enbonpoint, and 15 years of age. She gave her evidence with reluctance. It was elicited from her that, having consented to elope with the prisoner, she had at midnight, on the night of Tuesday, quitting her father's house by means of her- bedchamber window, and descended by a ladder, which had been placed for her by the prisoner, taking with her, of her own accord, the property the prisoner was accused of stealing. They started on foot to Maidenhead, where they arrived in the early part of the inornin- -,ind rested themselves. They then found that neither of them 'was in possession of a farthing of money, and they were compelled to pledge some of her clothes to procure refreshment Being fearful of discovpry at Maidenhead, they returned to Brentford, walking all the way, upwards of 20 miles, and took a lodging at the Drum, as has been stated. While at Brentford, they supported themselves by pleeging various articles, but the prisoner had got a situation to go to on Monday, as a farm servant, at 9s a week, at a farmer's in the neighbourhood of Brentford. Mr. Baillie said, after the evidence of Miss Willavyse, the charge of felony could not be sustained and he suggested to Mr. Willavyse, the propriety, as his daughter was so young, and matters had gone so far, of arranging the affair. Mr. Willavyse refused to affopt the suggestion, and declared his determination to prosecute the prisoner for the abduction, his daughter being under 16 years of age, which made his carrying her off a felony. Mr. Baillie said, under those circumstances, lie had no alternative but to send the prisoner before a Berk- shire magistrate to deal with the case. The prisoner was accordingly conveyed, on Friday night, by police-constable Smith to Newbury, and on Saturday morning he was taken before a magistrate of Berks, where the charge of abduction was preferred against him. After the examination of several wit- nesses, he was remanded for the production of other evidence on Friday next, and was afterwards conveyed to Reading Gaol.

W hat colour is the grass when covered with jnow ? Invisible green. -1 LUCK IN A LAD."—Sir Thomas ;\Ioore for a long time having only daughters, his wife prayed earnestly th.it she might have a boy. Iler prayers were heard she gave birth to a son-—who, when he grew up, proved but simple. Thou prayedst so long for a boy," said Sir Thomas to his wife, that at last thou hast got one who will be a boy as long as he lives."

OA RMA It THEN, FRIDA Y, MA Y 31. I POLITICAL SUMMARY.—Both Houses having made holiday during the Whitsun-week, we have nothing to add to the parliamentary intelligence in another column; and, although in other respects the week shows no lack of interesting intelligence, perhaps the only salient point in its news that will sccure general attention is the South Lancashire election, the result of which has just reached us. Mr. Brown, the free-trade can- didate, has been beaten by Mr. Entwistle the Peel-ite, and that too by a thumping majority. Thus, the present government, whatever its term of office may be, has got an extension of its lease, and the moral effect of the London election is at the same time completely neutra- lised. That is the plain fact, and it would be impossible to disguise it, even if we desired to do so. Of course, the defeat admits of explanation, and a variety of inge- nious arguments will be employed by our Liberal con- temporaries to soothe and console the suffering Party. One of them, we see, roundly asserts that the defeat of Mr. Brown is owing to that gentleman's avowal of at- tachment to the total and immediate repeal of the corn laws, instead of proposing for la petite Fixed Duty. The Globe believes that had the supporter of a low fixed duty, in the person of a gentleman of landed property, and connected with one of the influential families of the county, or its immediate neighbourhood, stood in oppo- sition to Mr. Entwistle, South Lancashire would not have sent a Tory to Parliament. As it is," adds our comforting contemporary, the monopolists have no reason to crow. They have got the best man they could obtain. They are preserved from absolute defeat; but that is all. They are saved, but it is as by the skin of their teeth." The effect, however, of their saving them- selves, we cannot but think, will stave off, for a time, those great and benign changes towards which England under the disadvantage of a landed aristocracy that coerces the Crown and its Ministers, was before only slowly moving. Of the other elections it is sufficient barely to state the fact, that Buckingham has returned Sir T. F. Fre- mantle, and that Chichester has re-elected Lord A. Lennox. As to Kilmarnock, according to the Non- conformist, the prospects of Mr. Vincent, the complete suffrage" candidate, warrant the anticipation of his success. The latest accounts from Ireland lead us to think it probable that judgment may have been given yesterday, or even the day before yesterday. On Tuesday the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, was occupied the en- tire day with the further hearing of the motion in arrest of judgment; and it was expected that the Attorney Gene- ral would close for the Crown on Wednesday (the 29th.) On the same day Mr. O'Connell appeared in Court and swore an affidavit before the Clerk of the Crown, for the purpose of granting an application for a writ of error. The deponent avers that he believes he is entitled to it, and that if granted, he will prosecute it with all possible speed. Our anti-tractarian readers will be 'glad to see in another column that Mr. Macmullen appeared on Sa- turday, for the fourth time, for his degree, which was vetoed by the Vice Chancellor. According to the sta- tute, Mr. Macmullen cannot now appear again before the expiration of a twelvemonth. The Bishop of St. David's declaration against laissez faire on the sound reason that it puts education quite out of the reach of those who most want it, is another yet more gratifying article of intelli- gence. Descending from Divinity and the Factories Bill to railway communication with London and the South of Ireland, we would here point attention to our first page, adding that we shall presently throw together a few observations on the project in a separate article. The disturbed state of Guernsey is the last item in this our domestic paragraph. The foreign intelligence of the week is not without im- portance, especially the accounts from Constantinople: the Christian inhabitants of Kurdistan it will be seen have been persecuted in the most sanguinary manner by the Turkish authorities in that province. Calabria it will be seen has been the scene of an Insurrection, and a civil war has broken out ia Switzerland. But by far the most impi r a-it news is from Americ i; for we learn that the Bill to modify the Tariff of that country, has been negatived by the dim-eyed adherents of a restrict- ed commerce. The Ilibernia also, as will be seen in our Latest News" column, brings accounts of a riot at Philadelphia.

Arguments to prove that Imprisonment is grievous suffering—a penalty only second in terror to that of death, must be surely superfluous. Equally superfluous, one would have imagined, must be any reasoning to prove that the infliction of such suffering on the inno- cent is an act more akin to the wild cruelty of furious and lawless savages than to the thinking dispassionate legislation of the" collective wisdom" of a people in the highest state of civilization. Yet strange to say, argumentation has been expended through a course of years in the assertion of this truism—stranger still, (in- credible indeed were it not a notorious fact)—such argu- ments have been urged in vain In vain have the more compassionate, both in and out of Parliament, re- monstrated against the visiting the innocent with a punishment too cruel for all but the most incorrigible offenders, the tearing a man away from his home and family, without a tittle of proof that he has forfeited the right of man to their society and its shelter ;—the shut- ting him up within the same walls with felons, without a shadow of evidence of his being a whit less honest than those who incarcerate him—the blasting his cha- racter, which is the foundation of his livelihood, without a stain shewn upon it of his own seeking, the reducing him to helpless wretched inaction, while his family hang upon his exertions almost for life-all this often even in the teeth of proof to the contrary !-proof of his being an involuntary insolvent, a sufferer by actual visitation of God !-a pitiable victim to reverses that no prescience could foretell, no prudence provide against with effect. To assert that insolvency implies fault, even the venial fault of indiscretion, is to deny the existence of human, of commercial casualty-it is to assert that the man who engages to make a payment at a future period of six or twelve months or more, enjoys an exemption for that long period from all possible disasters affecting his solvency-the trader against sudden effects of change in fashions, connections, patronage, profits,—the merchant against winds, warfare, home and foreign securities, the professional man against the fluctuations of practice and personal or mental powers-all, a miraculous insurance against liability to those ills which flesh is heir to." As such assertion is beyond even the effrontery of the most cruel and greedy creditor to make, and the cre- dulity of the weakest to believe, it follows that thousands of blameless men and (to the eternal shame of manhood be it spoken !) icomen also, are at this moment pining in the gloom of prisons-by the law of England! The niggard boon of relaxation afforded to the horrid inhu- manity of the old law, by the new-the limited misery substituted retains the full folly and wickedness of the old, in principle, at least. For why, if innocent, why, if a sufferer, it may be asked, is a man to be thus de- graded and injured ? Why, for weeks, why for an hour, to exchange his own home for the home of felons ? The introduction of Lord Cottenham's bill, by which the pains and penalties of crime are to be re- stricted to criminals — to the fraudulent contracting, or wilful non-payment of debts, will it is to be hoped remove this cursed thing" from amongst us, and the Englishman who now vainly babbles of his house being his castle," cease to bitterly feel that it is really no longer such than he can appease the rapacity of an unreasoning creditor, who cannot find mercy set down in his bond," or forgive a man who is unable to pay, although Providence itself should plead his excuse, through the most clear and palpable evidence of mis- fortune having overtakeli, Iiitit,- But under some of the exccrable enactments of the New Poor Laiv-souiid as its professed principle per- haps may be in the abstract and apart from partial le- gislation—even Imprisonment for Debt stands no longer the monster folly of legislation. Imprisonment for poverty—for old age-for sickness, throws its ugly horror into shade, and the Union prison with the Corn- law in the foreground, eclipses the Debtor's Prison in glaring absurdity, cruelty, and wickedness. It remains to be seen whether when the former shall have been swept away from our code and be only remembered with the torture, with ordeals, and burning of witches—this new monstrosity of law shall be retained, and while the unfortunate debtor walks forth, the still more unfortu- nate pauper shall stay behind, in his not less irksome and degrading prison house, and abide his time of release, not by Man, not by Humanity, and the as- sertion of his natural rights, but by the hand of Death. Every argument that applies to the liberation of the Debtor, applies even more irresistibly to the case of the aged worn out tiller of ths soil, or prematurely worn victim of manufacturing labour. The Debtor may have acted fraUtlcntly-the cruelty consists in not ascertaining this point—in inflicting a horrid penalty without enquiry into his case. But the man with white head and figure bowed down by fifty years stooping over the scythe, under burning suns, or wielding the flail in the barn, and braving evening damps, bathed in the sweat of such labouis-this man carries in his stiffened limbs and rigid features and disabled joints the pathetic proofs of his innocence. His poverty alone precluded the capability of his having deserved bondage by fraudulent contract of obligations. Yet enter ft great Unton workhouse and you see groups of noble peasants" reduced to the condition of slaves in servility—prudent servility to them whosfe discretion, forsooth is to gauge their liberty-whose discretion is to regulate the free use of their own limbs" (as Thomson has it)--groups of men, whose age, instead of procuring the respect due to it according to the feelings and doctrines of all mankind—actually reduces them to a condition beneath that of children or the blind or the felonious captive ever in other's power, never in their own."—Even the debtor had a chance of tiring out the cruelty of his creditor—under the present half measure of justice he has the power of demanding his release after the infliction of his penance (for no crime) but the shut up, insulated, insulted pauper sees no chance in his favour of restoration to that world, that sky, those green fields, those refreshing breezes he enjoyed (as all enjoy) and has never forfeited by any misconduct! The caprice of insolent vulgar authority is his law. In his old age he is to learn a new lesson, a vile, an unworthy one, the conciliating his keeper-the pandering to that caprice and tyranny by servile adulation. His holiday of a few hours in a month or in three is dependent on the discretion of his gaoler! Good God! is it endurable that the fine peasantry of England should be thus Con- demned to the condition of little children, of slaves or criminals ? Will the legislature that abolishes Impri- sonment for Debt abandon the noble peasant" (noble !) to his fate—Imprisonment for Poverty ? Milton.

Is South Wales really to have a Railway ?" is a question which is generally answered undoubtingly in the affirmative and then the sceptic querist is trium- phantly referred to the provisional committee" adver- tised in this and other papers. A provisional committee it may be replied on the catechumen, is a very unsub- stantial thing it is a mere enumeration of names that means nothing, and whose owners pledge themselves to nothing asked by the parties interested to let their names be printed in the papers, they acquiesce for people generally have no objection" to do what costs them nothing and commits them to nothing. Admitting this, still a provisional committee advertised in all the London and some of the Welsh papers is something: if not a beginning, it is certainly something like one. Then supposing that "it is to be, "—amongst a thousand other things to be settled-there is still for decision that frequently difficult and always debateable point the Line. Every town decides that question for itself in a second by the simplest process in the world, but unluckily every town does not agree. For exam- ple, Newport, Cardiff, and Swansea probably think the line advertised in the Welshman to-day the best pos- sible line, while Monmouth, Brecon, Llandilo, Carmar- then, St. Clears, and so onwards, don't know what people can see in that round-about, rugged route, that should make them adopt it. Of course we ourselves are pretty much of the same opinion, and go for a line along the Vale of Usk, in which we see a continuous level sur- face, destined as it were by nature for a railroad. But notwithstanding nature's presumed destination, we suppose the line selected is thought to be the only remunerative one. To reconcile the seemingly conflicting interests, it ht suggested by the Beacon, a Monmouthshire contempora- ry, whose paragraph we subjoin, that as all parties agree upon the expediency of the main line travelling to Usk, there should be a branch to Newport and Cardiff. We wind up now with the paragraph which we have just alluded to We believe we may state with confidence, that the Great Western Company have been induced to re- consider their proposed line. Lord Fitzhardinge, it is understood, will oppose most vigorously, any attempt to throw a Bridge over the Severn below Gloucester, for the purpose of carrying a Railway through South Wales. The manifest injury to Gloucester, as a port—indeed, its annihilation, if such a plan were carried-has determined the Noble Lord to withhold his consent from any scheme, which may act prejudicially against Gloucester interests. On this side the Severn, the Duke of Beaufort will resist any attempt to carry the line by way of Chepstow, coast- wise to Newport—but offers his best co-operation in favour of that plan to which we have formerly alluded, and which embraces Gloucester, the Forest of Dean. Monmouth, Usk, and Newport. We may also add, this line meets with the cordial approbation of the most influential parties in Monmouthshire and Gloucester- shire. The distance between London and Newport will be thus 161J miles. The population directly and indirectly interested, so far as the Monmouthshire is con- cerned, will be Sixty-three thousand but if the Purton and Chepstow line were adopted, then only Twelve thou- sand. It now becomes a matter of question how far the interests of Breconshire and the Northern Mineral dis- tricts are to be sacrificed to the Southern; especially when the latter have the exclusive advantage of the Severn Sea-or whether the advantages may not be shared. All parties are agreed upon the expediency of the main line travelling to Usk. We think a branch to Newport and Cardiff, embracing in their valleys a popu- lation of 152,703, would remunerate the expense of making, and would leave the niain line at liberty to pursue the banks of the Usk river to Brecon, where it must open up a valuable mineral district, develope new sources of produce, and be of the greatest importance to a vast tract of country at present crippled for the want of proper communication. The issue, we apprehend, lies with Parliament, for we have every confidence in believing, the London and Birmingham Company are serious in their intention to contest the advantages of South Wales with the Great Western Company. Thus, there will be two competing Bills, if not two competing Lines, for Fishguard and the South of Ireland."

We particularly wish such of our local readers as are not already in possession of the facts not to miss the perusal of a brief notice in another column of the pro- ceedings of a turnpike trustees' meeting held last Sa- turday at Carmarthen in the Shire Hall here. The ob- ject of the meeting, it will be seen, was a commendable one for the gentlemen who called it had in view the relief from two heavy tolls between Carmarthen and Porthyrhyd. The gates at which the tolls in question are collected have always been felt as a great griev- ance they belong to that class of grievances" which stirred up the spirit of Rebeccaism to such a pitch that it was thought necessary to send for the police and the soldiers to put it down. These gates are known as the Croesllwyd and Whitehouse Gates, and as we have just intimated, they are amongst the most obnoxious of the many obnoxious gates with which an impoverished peasantry have to contend. They are within half a mile of each other and yet because two trusts have got hold of them, the boundary of each being between the two gates, the coal-carriers and farmers are fleeced at both of them. This intersection of the Trusts causes much inconvenience and great expence to the owners of the various coal carts which travel this road in great numbers, as it is the chief road from the coal- pits to Carmarthen. The Croesllwyd gate and toll- house have been destroyed several times by the people, and a strong feeling exists at present in the country against the payment of toll at this gate. The trustees being aware of this feeling, not only from complaints made to themselves, but from the complaints made to the Commissioners of Inquiry, began to feel the necessity of doing something in the matter, and the meeting which was held last Saturday was consequently called. All the gentlemen who took part in the proceedings on this occasion were anxious to afford the relief desired by the toll-payers and thanks accordingly are due to all of them. They have done all they can. That that all" is nothing, is not their fault. They were met by those plaguy things called tallies, vested interests, and the terrible menaces of money-lenders. Threatened on the one side by London lawyers, and attacked in all the varieties of plastic litigation" by Mr. Mansel Philipps, they have been compelled to abandon the toll- payers on the line in question to their fate. What may be the consequence of this obstruction to the good intention of the trustees who assembled in the Shire Hall on Saturday nobody can foresee but that the two gates are grievances" the people who have to pay at both of them of course will continue to feel. Col. Trevor indeed has unreservedly given ex- pression to this opinion in his letter to the Chairman of the meeting in question. We have room for a line or two more, and will devote it to Mr. Mansel Philipps, whose epistolary productions are of that order, that nobody but the most accomplished gentleman of his town and age could write the like of them. What elegance of expression What coherence of ideas How gentlemanly and quiet a tone he writes in How methodical is his style of reasoning How conclusive his argument, for making every poor devil who passes for never so short a distance along the line, pay toll How irresistible his demand to plunge the hand every half mile. into the poor peasant's pockct So much for this man of Swansea's style. His senti- ments appear to be no less admirable. He talks-not in the spirit of a low and ignorant pettifogging attorney-but like an educated Christiah gentleiiiati- he dwells with delight on all the varieties of plastic LITIGATION He likes Litigation! MR. MANSEL PI-IILIPPSTIIL, LITIGIOUS! Was not this person spoiled in the making ? Accident we know has made him only an obscure Swansea gentleman but nature certainly seems to have intended him for at least the most illustrious class of lawyers' clerks. What an ornament he would have been to the firm of Snap, Quirk, & Co.!

LATEST NEWS. I LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Consols for Acc, closed at 99. In the Corn market there is no alteration from Monday's prices. The King of Saxony has arrived at Dover from Ostend. The Herne steamer, on her passage down to Margate yesterday, fell in with the William of Wisbeach, bound for Rouen, with a cargo of iron, in distress. The crew had already taken to the boat, and the steamer picked them up with some difficulty, as it was blowing a heavy gale at the time. The master of the vessel wished to return to her, thinking it was possible to Save her, upon which Capt. Large, of the Herne, manned a boat, and had her put off towards the William but it was obliged to return, the vessel having become a wreck. The Diamond, with troops, for the East Indies, was seen on the Woolsack Sands; but it was thought she would soon be off. DISSENTERS CHAPEL BILL.-There was a large meeting to-day in Exeter Hall, for the purpose of taking measures to prevent, if possible, the passing of the Dis- senters Chapels' bill, introduced into Parliament in the early part of March by the Lord Chancellor, and at pre- sent awaiting its second reading in the Commons. The Hon. Capt. Harcourt having taken the chair amid cheers, Mr. Wilkes proceeded to read letters from Lord Ashley, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, and a number of clergymen who also were unable to attend, when, at half-past eleven, to the moment, Mr. Fox Maule entered the Hall, amid cheers. The Rev. Mr. Blackburn then read the report of the committee, detailing the origin of the bill, the progress it had thus far made, and the views of the com- mittee as to the necessity of opposing its passing into a law. Mr. Maule then came forward, and spoke at great length. The Rev. James Bickersteth, Rector of Wat- ford, moved the first resolution. To day is the birth-day of the Princess Sophia of Glo'ster, who completes her 71st year. THE ETON MONTEM.-Yesterday the grand trien- nial festival of the Montem was celebrated at Eton (the chief nursery for the young aristocracy). This entertainment devitad by the wisdom of our ancestors, consists, firstly, in waving a flag secondly, in collecting money, dubbed salt." This salt is destined to send the head boy, or captain of the Montem—this year Mr. Drake-to college, the amount varies from JE800 to £ 1,800; this year EI,600. The chief feature in the festival is the crowds of noble and fashionable persons that attend it; Prince Albert was there this year. FRANCE.—The National announces, in terms of deep regret, the demise of the celebrated banker and deputy, Jacques Laffitte, which took place on Sunday evening. M. Laffitte had attained the age of seventy- seven years. M. Charles Laffitte was re-elected for the fourth time, on Sunday, deputy for Louviers. Every one was looking forward with anxiety for "the debate on the affairs of Tahiti, which was to commence on Mon- day. The Armorican, of Brest, had just arrived at Brest, from Tahiti, but the contents of her letters were not yet known. Among the passengers was M. Goose, the writer of the first account of the proceedings at Tahiti, which was published in the Debats. He died at sea in the course of the voyage. The Constitutionnel says that it is assured that M. Guizot has protested, in the name of France, against the annexation of Texas to the United States. SPAIN.-Accounts from Madrid state that the Carlist chief, La Coba, who kept the Maestrazgo for Don Carlos since 1833, and two of his oiffcers, had been taken prisoners and shot. General Zurbano had returned to Spain, and would probably receive the command of a division in the projected expedition against Morocco. The Comcrcio, of Cadiz, announces that a force of .j,OOO or 6,000 Moors, provided with artillery, had approached the walls of Ceuta. SWITZERLAND.—By accounts from the theatre of civil war in Switzerland, of the 22d inst., there was a probability that peace would soon be restored in the Valais. The point at issue between the belligerent parties was simply this :-The democrats of Montigny accuse the aristocrats of Sion, or Upper Valais, of con- spiring with the Vorort against their independence, and the latter charge the Lower Valaisians with the committing of excesses which render a federal interven- tion inevitable. This last course, however, is opposed by the majority of the cantons, as an attempt against their privileges, and, if persisted in, may create a gene- ral agitation throughout Switzerland. The Swiss papers of the 24th, which have reached us this morning, confirm the account of the total defeat of the forces of the Lower Valais. Most of the Cantons have called out troops for the maintenance of tran- quility, and an extraordinary meeting of the Diet is spoken of. ITALY.—The Pope has addressed a letter to the Roman catholic archbishops and bishops, calling their attention to the efforts which are being made by various bible societies, and particularly by the Christian society of New York, to produce religious dissent in Italy. A'■ letter in the Times, referring to the state of the coun- try, says:—" It must be admitted that a great and generally spread discontent prevails in Italy, Tuscany excepted, and that if great changes do not speedily take place in the different administrations, events unfor- tunate for this country, and perhaps for Europe, cannot fail to arise." T-TNITF t) STATES.—By the arrival of the Hibernia at Liverpool, we learn that the public peace had been disturbed at Philadelphia, by some rioting there between a body of Irishmen and some native Americans; it commenced at a meeting held by the latter, by two of the belligerents fighting, followed by the whole party turning out, and, a regular row ensuing, matters as- sumed a very alarming appearance; some shots were exchanged, and houses set fire to, and several men killed in the melee. The annexation of Texas still continued to be the absorbing topic of interest, but the treaty had rot made any further progress. The proposed reduction in the tariff had been ne- gatived in Congress, by 105 to 99, and no abatement in the present protective duties can for some time be ex- pected. The Texas treaty is yet before the senate but as it is well understood that it will find no favour there, all anxiety about its fate has ceased. It will be re- jected by a very large vote. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—Mr. Entwistle the Conservative is elected by a majority of 594. Majority by Mr. Entwisle's committee, 594 majority by Mr. Brown's committee, 573. The declaration of the poll will be made to-morrow. In the Manchester districts, the seat of the League, the free trade candidate was in a majority only of about 160, while in Liverpool, where the conservatives claimed a large majority, Mr. Entwisle was in a minority of 190. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 29th.—The Colonial Markets have been closed since Saturday for the Whit- sun holidays: and the sales for the previous week do not amount to 100 hhds., at former prices; the conti- nued prevalence of easterly winds still keeping out further arrivals. e arc still without any assortment in the offices. Several West India ships are reported to be in the C haniiel. -B?-istol Gazette.

CARMARTHEN.—On Monday there was an inspection of the company of the 76th foot stationed here, by Col. Love. Capt. Pinkney, aide-de-camp to Col Love, and Major Grubbe were also on the ground. The inspection took place at Cillevwr. The men went through the various evolutions in capital style.— At the Police Court on Friday upwards of 70 poor rate summonses were heard and determined on. David Protheroe, a pauper, was committed to gaol for 7 days for refusing to work in the Union House. David Morgan was fined for being drunk and disorderly. Elizabeth Jenkins and Elizabeth Richards, on the complaint of Anne Lewis, were compelled to enter into sureties to keep the peace for 12 months. Thomas Stephens, a pauper, was com- mitted to hard labour on Monday for 14 days, for having wilfully broken 2 panes of glass in the Union House. This man refused to break stones, but it seems he had no objection to break glass. John Williams, William Hall, George O'Rafferty, and Ilenry Sims, were committed to the County Gaol as vagrants for 14 days to hard labour. Anne Hughes, senior, and Anne Hughes, jun., were committed to hard labour for 14 days each for an assault on Margaret Jones, of LI.-indo very. --David Evans, farmer, Penlan, Llan- fihangel-yeroth, was committed for trial at the next Assizes for having, in June last, riotously and feloniously destroyed the Llanfihangel toll house and gate.A soldier of the 76th named James Crow, created a dis- turbance in the streets last Monday. He was in- toxicated, and knocked two of the policemen about like shuttlecocks. He has been arrested, and will be tried b,v a court martial. The company of the 76th sta- tioned at the workhouse, it is said, are not to be allowed to remain there any longer. The excuse for their re- moval is that the small pox is raging among the paupers, and the doctors are fearful the soldiers may catch the disease.-Last Saturday Mr. George Spurrell was elected Clerk to the Carmarthen and Newcastle Trust, in the room of the late R. E. Jones, Esq.The old established custom of electing and chairing a Mayor of the Tin Works was revived yesterday, on the occasion of the first box of tin having been finished there since Messrs. Wayne and Dunn have commenced operations. The ceremony was a curious one, and far from unin- teresting. —The Saint David's Lodge of True Ivorites held their annual festival, at their lodge room, in the Talbot Inn, in this town, on Monday last. About 150 dined there. LLANUDAROG FAIR.—There was a fair at Llanddarog on Monday and Tuesday. The show of cattle and hor- ses on Monday was very poor, and buyers were scarce. On Tuesday, pigs went off but slowly. Altogether there has seldom been a fair that has passed off' so fJa tly. A joint meeting of the Trustees of the Kidwelly and and Three Commotts Trusts, called by an advertise- ment in the Welshman, was held on Saturday at the Shire Hall. There were present D. Prytherch, Esq., (who officiated as Chairman,) J. E. Saunders, J. W. Philipps, J. Lloyd Davies, T. Jones, D. J. Edwardes, John Davies, Lewis Evans, Grismond Philipps, J. G. Philipps, R. P. Beynon, J. H. Rees, H. Lawrence, A. Timmins, Esquires; Major Bowen; the Rev. D. Lewis, Cilwen, and the Rev. John Evans, Nantyreglwys. Col. Love also attended. A letter from R. G. Thomas, Esq., apologizing for his unavoidable absence, was read. The notices to hold this meeting of the Trusts were signed by R. G. Thomas, John E. Saunders, and Thos. Jones, Esquires, and stated that the meeting was called to devise the best means of obviating the payment of two tolls on the mail line of road between the town of Carmarthen and the village of Porthyrhyd." When the business of the meeting had commenced, the chairman read a letter on the subject from Col. Trevor. It was addressed to the Chairman, and expressed the gallant Colonel's earnest desire that something should be done in order that the public might be relieved from the payment of two tolls within so short a distance. It further expressed a fear to the effect, that unless the grievance" complained of were redressed, further disturbances might be expected to arise. The Chairman then stated that it would be highly desirable that some arrangement should be come to between the Trustees of the two Trusts in order to obviate the inconvenience of the payment of two tolls, in about half a mile. Several plans were then sug- gested amongst others that the Kidwelly Trust should rent the tolls of the Croesllwyd gate. That gate could then be made clear of the others between Carmarthen and Porthyrhyd. All the Trustees present, (most of whom were County Magistrates,) expressed the utmost anxiety to relieve the toll-payers from this obnoxious toll, and their willingness to adopt any plan to ameliorate the evil. The following letters were then read, one from Mr. Richard Mansel Philipps, a Trustee, and the other from Messrs. Hall, solicitors to the mortgagee of the tolls. Swansea, 24th May, 1844. SIR,—As a gross, and, I believe, illegal act of spoliation is to be attempted to-morrow, by sacrificing the Three Commotts, in order to increase the Toll of the Kidwelly Trust, I will thank you to inform the Trustees that I have apprised the possessor of the Tallies that were Sir Wm. Paxton's, of this intention, which has probably originated with some person already notorious for tampering with turnpike funds. It is probable that the holder of these securities will not communicate with you on the subject, but await the event of this vile device being effectuated, and then apply to the Queen's Bench by information, or some other mode, such as an injunction in Chancery, to protect his interest. If, however, he should not do so, the scheme will not succeed by default; it shall be attacked in all the varieties of plastic litigation. It is most essential to retain the White House Gate, in order to divert travelling along the lower road, which requires only one toll between Porthyrhyd & Carmarthen, and the second toll, on the upper line, insures this result. But if it is expedient to have one payment in this case also, why not remove the Llanddarog gate ? &c. &c. &c. RICHARD MANSEL PHILIPPS. In the course of next month I intend to have the case ready respecting thje doings at Golden Grove, and the transactions with the Llandebie Trust. To Ur. Spurrell. New Boswell Court, London, May 23,1844. Sin, Observing from the newspapers that some plan is in contemplation which will reduce the tolls of the Trust, and as we conclude that the three persons who have signed the requisition for the meeting are the persons who take an active part in the management of the affairs of the Trust, we shall hold them responsible for any act of the Trustees that may reduce the income of the Trust; and should the time come to take any proceedings in consequence of the non-payment of the interest on the Tallies, we shall include their names as defendants to the suit. We are, sir, Yours, obediently, H. and C. HALL. To Mr. Richard Spurrell. The Chairman then said that after the reading of those letters, and the determined manner in which Mr. Mansel Philipps had expressed himself, it would be perfectly useless to attempt the adoption of any plan by which the obnoxious gate could be done away with. If any plan were adopted, the Trusts would be involved in litigation, and a consequent heavy expense would be entailed without benefit accruing to any party. Mr. J. E. Saunders concurred with the chairman and thought that as matters stood, it would be better to wait until the Act now preparing for the consolidation of the Turnpike Trusts in Wales should be passed. The evil woutd be then remedied. Mr. D. J. Edwardes also thought this the best plan, and se,.eral other magistrates expressed the same opinion. After a few observations from several gentlemen as to the dilemma in which they were placed, the meeting separated. TOWN COUNCIL.—At the meeting of the Carmarthen Council last Tuesday, there were present, Mr. T. T. Webb (in the chair) Messrs. Geo. Davies, J. Morse, J. Lewis, G. Phillips, Thomas Jones, E. H. Stacey, J. G. Philipps, John Adams, and Henry Norton. Mr. H. Norton qualified as a Councillor in the usual A good many bills werè passed. A petition from a number of seamen and pilots belonging to this port was read. It prayed that the Council would take imme- diate steps to appoint qualified pilots, and to exclude all other persons from acting as pilot. Many masters of vessels had refused to come into the port in con- sequence of the damage that had frequently been caused to their vessels for want of efficient pilots to conduct them in safety over the dangerous sands in the Bay. Mr. George Phillips said that there could be no doubt the subject was one of great importance and he should move that the Town Clerk write to the Secretary of the Trinity Board for permission to appoint qualified pilots at once. This motion was seconded by Mr. John Adams, and after a brief conversation carried unani- mously.——An application from Mr. Carver for the extension of the water pipes along the parade to his houses was read. The surveyor said the expense would be about £16, The carrying 011. of the pipe was then, it was understood, agreed to. Mr. John Adams said that a bill had been sent in for the work on the wal under the Parade; he understood that wall was not finished. The surveyor said that he had finished so much of it as he had had orders to do, and the bill was for the part so finished. He wished to know whether a coping stone, or an iron railing should be put on the top of the wall. Mr. Morse said something ought to be put, and that very speedily as, at present the place was quite dangerous. Capt. J. G. Philipps thought the wall ought to be extended as far as the gate way opposite Mrs. Nicholls' house it would not cost more than £40. After a short conversation, the surveyor was ordered to make an estimate of the probable cost by the next meeting.- Mr. Morse said that as he understood there was a plentiful supply of water in the town, he thought there ought to be a public conduit in Kidwelly-fach that place was extremely dirty, and was densely populated. The people had a long dis- tance to go to procure water which ought to be at hand for them. The Council ought to act for the benefit of the Poor, as well as for the rich, and he thought that a conduit ought to be provided for the inhabitants of Kid- welly-fach. He should move for it at a future meeting. Morse then asked whether the Committee appointed to ascertain how far he had encroached {\) upon Corporation property by building his houses upon the Parade had made auy report, and if not, when did they intend to make it ? He would continue to call for a report until it made its appearance. Mr. C. Brigstocke said that perhaps Mr. Morse might have it sooner than he wished for it. Mr. Morse replied that he was quite ready to meet the Committee, and begged to assure Mr. Drigstocke that he would do so publicly, and not like a snake in the grass. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Morse after some allusion to the disappointed expectations of those who had been induced to vote for Mr. B., addressing that individual, said, I put you in the council, Sir, and I will put you out of it at the next election. I made you a member of this council, and I shall feel it my duty to unmake you," [Mr. Morse in the course of his obser- vations on the business before the council concluded every sentence, turning to Mr. Brigstocke who was silent and embarrassed, by saying, "There .Sir, do you think that is 'speaking to the ?-} No further business was done, and the meeting shortly afterwards adjourned for a fortnight. ESCAPE FROM GAOL.— William Cox, a private of the 76th regiment of Foot,, confined in the Borough Gaol, Carmarthen, made his escape on Wednesday. He had been found guilty of striking his superior officer, and was put in the gaol to await the revision of his sentence by the Commander-in-chief. It appears that he is what in the army is termed an "insubordinate character," having been twice flogged, rand once branded with the letter D. The offence for which he was committed, was for striking Sergeant Loghlan, at Llandissil, while drunk. He was so refractory that the Sergeant was compelled to use his bayonet. It was supposed that he would be sentenced to transportation,, and the fear of this operated so powerfully upon his mind that he con- trived about seven o'clock on Wednesday morning to get on the top of the wall surrounding the yard of the gaol, and leaped from thence, a height of 18 feet, into the street. His fall was terrific. He fell on his feet, and the concussion knocked several of his teeth out. He, however, made off, though bleeding dread- fully. He was seen in the course of the morning, talking to one of the workmen of Mr. Benjamin Davies, Watchmaker, with whom he wished to change coats, in order to avoid detection. The workman, however, refused, and the soldier then made his way over the parade, and so towards Abergwilly. He has not since been heard of, but an active pursuit is in progress. THE LATE ASSAULT AT LAUGHARNE.—A medical certificate, or something purporting to be one, has been handed to us, impugning the accuracy of the statement published in our paper. Whatever some other people may think of the statement found fault with, the ma- gistrates it is evident arc not of the opinion that it was incorrect "in every" or any particular;" for as may he seen on reference to the proceedings reported in our last number, they punished DaYid, the defendant, by inflicting on him a penalty of Lo, the highct amuunt allowed by law ill eases of assault. [ CRICKET MATCH.—On Monday a match was plye: between the Llandilq club and eleven of the u 100, The day was fine, the play pretty good, and L. an- dilo was victorious by 26 runs—the numbers bel: respectively, 102 and 86. In the second 76th made only 33 runs, while the Llandilo made 68. FERRY SIDE.—A child of Mr. Thomas, of the Fetich between three and four vears of age, was unfortunae; drowned last Saturday. The body has not yet bee found, and the parents are in the utmost distress of Dun. LAMJ»ETER.—The petty Sessions were held at rhyd on the 25th inst. The magistrates present were Dr. Llewellyn. Capt. Saunders, Captain Lewes, and the Reverends Brown and North. Two quarrels between" cooper and two miners at Llanfair-Clydogau were settled and the Cornish men had to pay nine shillings each- Mr. Price's (Peterwell) herd boy was charged by Llewellyn with having chased his cow, thereby causiDff her to cast calf, &c. The Doctor caused his tenant to substantiate his charge, but the woman swore as to the boy chasing the poneys from Mr. Price's land, but could not swear as to his chasing the cow. To* magistrates' clerk was desired to read the act, and" discussion ensued whether horses meant cattle or not. The case having failed, the boy was told by Dr. Llewell to be thankful to the magistrates for having dealt 60 very leniently with him. The great case of the days however, was that of the Pontfaen turnpike gate, farmers having been summoned for non-payment Counsellor Hall of Newcastle-Emlyn was retained b1 the farmers. The magistrates after some conversation amongst themselves, refused to interfere, there being no higher officer present than a common Road Surveyor on the part of the trustees. The farmers are determined to litigate the question at the next Quarter Sessions. SUDDEN DEATH.—Last Monday morning when Susannah Marker, widow, was at her breakfast at the Wern, near Llanelly, she suddenly fell down from hr chair in a fit and expired immediately, she was In her 65th year. The deceased had sent her servan maid into the town on an errand; she had not been long absent from the house, and when she returned she found her mistress a lifeless corpse on the noor it ?P* peared in evidence that she was subject to fits. On tM following morning an inquest was held on the body bt W. Bonville, Esq., Coroner, at the Ship and Castle InD, Llanelly. The jury returned a. verdict of Died in a by the visitation of God." AN ACTIVE POLICEMAN.—A poor young man and a girl, both very civil and apparently in great distress. called at the farm of Tyddyndu near Lampeter who happened to be there but Davies the policeman, whose station was then at Ystrad. He being in his clothes, the man little suspected he was a policeman. and he ask'd for a trifle. Davies persuaded one of thi residents to give him a penny; they not being aware 0 the vagrant act, out of kindness gave him a PenD/l The moment Davies saw the poor fellow receive tb; penny, he poune'd on him like a tiger and handcuff him. The landlord and his daughter begg'd of him to release him but it was of no use; he said had a duty to perform, and he was bound to do it. Off he took him Aberaeron, before a magistrate, his sister crying afte4 him however the magistrate very properly discharge him. TENBY.—A serious accident occurred on Saturday last, to a young lady, Miss Robson, of Penally, who waS thrown violently from her horse, while riding near SI, Florence, accompanied by the Rev. J. Hughes. By tb6 fall her jaw bone was broken, and she received se-çeral other injuries. She was with difficulty recovered froØ the insensibility induced by the shock, and was the" conveyed in a chaise to the residence of the Rev. Burkitt, of St. Florence, where every attention waS paid her, and medical aid procured from Tenby as soo as possible. Hopes are entertained, that, under skilfu treatment, she may speedily recover. A fine greyhound, the property of G. Hughes, EsQ-j of Park House, was shot last Wednesday, by comman1 of the owner, having manifested decided symptoms 0 madness. He had bitten two or three other animals 011 the premises, but the malady does not appear to hafC extended farther as yet. Mr. Hughes, as deputy has given directions that all dogs in the town shall bØ muzzled or tied up whilst any danger of the horrible malady exists. TENBY TOWN HALL.—On Saturday last, Mr. a visitor to this place, was charged by Mr. Coleman, ° Heywood Villa, with an assault. It appeared that tb quarrel producing it arose at a billiard table, where tbd parties met each other, and angry words having passe between them, Mr. Hill struck Mr. Coleman with a cue. making use at the same time of very provoking obse^ vations, which were as angrily retorted by his opponefl • and much intemperate language was uttered on bO, sides. Mr. Hill then repeated the assault, to obtai redress for which the present charge was brought b Mr. Coleman. The magistrates present, Mr. Child an Rev. D. Humphreys, bound over both gentlemen to appear at the next Quarter Sessions. HAVERFORDWEST.—A gross outrage on como: | decency was committed here last Tuesday, about níIl o'clock at night, by two journeymen printers, who, .°11 the occasion of a meeting being held in the Prinii11 Methodist Chapel, behaved in such an indecorous wall ner, hooting, hissing, and keeping on their hats all tbe while, that resort to force became necessary to tu them out. The men who thus disgracefully set at !Ie fiance all respect for the sacred edince which was t n scene of the outrage, and also all regard to the co""°? decencies of life by insulting the feelings of the Pef g decencies of life by insulting the feelings of the p? .?g who attended the meeting, are still retained 111 service of the Messrs. Potter, their employers. HAVERFORDWEST TRUE IVORITES.—The mentbC d of the Dungleddy District Lodge of this ancient .an respectable order, had their annual procession on F? the 24th instant. The weather being exceedingly I1bl caused a goodly number of members from the ne,8< bouring lodges to attend. At 12 o'clock the 'jre^r were marshalled, and immediately proceeded to Pera nl» bulate the principal streets of the town, headed by 9u excellent band of music, and a number of very splen^ banners. The procession altogether had a very 1JJ1{ posing effect, and attracted the notice and admiration °d a vast concourse of spectators, who seemed with the order and regularity that prevailed. On e turning through Bridge-street to the lodge-room, at. Swan Inn, an avenue was formed, when they REL:I. Rd according to the different degrees of seniority of 1I.G order, the band at the time playing God save 1r' Queen;" 150 of the brethren partook of avery stantial dinner served up in good style by the worthy b0 and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Gwyther. The evening ?? spent very convivially, several loyal and patriotic ??g were drunk, and excellent speeches delivered in V, English and Welsh languages, in both of which t ø cause was well and ably advocated, and the whole syst of True Ivoritism admirably illustrated. WELSH HORSES.—[From a Correspondent.]—IN ae! swer to a paragraph I noticed in your last week's P?? respecting the cause why horses for foreign mark. could not be bred in Wales, the person who malt .? such enquiry cannot be versed in horse flesh, as tbe are at present animals in the principality that  money has been offered for than any horse ever sO of out of England. Where were Touchstone, Queen j Trumps, Prince Llewellin, and hundreds of others b?? but in Wales. The Pembrokeshire hunters were al? considered very good, and fetched as good prices .? Northamptonshire as any in the hunt; but a man "? does not feed his animal when young cannot epect ¡if! get him to size and further, he cannot expect that^ entire horse that travels the country, and serves ?jt for five shillings each, is likely to get stock to s foreigners. CARDIGAN.—The scarlet fever has been raging herd with great virulence for some time past. It has numbers of children, as many as six having been b to in one day. The overseers of the roads were ordere" clear all the heaps of muck, &c., from the road-side9 x all parts of the town. This was done last Tuesday There was a fair at St. Dogmcll's on Monday. Iit- not very well attended. Last Monday being d- Monday, the annual Pwnciau was held. The atten(j- ance both of adults and children was extremely n01¡t ous, and the scene was gratifying and exciting In extreme..? FATHER MATTHEW IN WALES.—In a Cardigans .? town, last Monday, the news of Father Matthe ? momentarily expected arrival at the principal Inn, sprtl1 like wildfire, and the Inn accordingly was crowded *tl» visitors, each anxious to catch a glimpse of the ? ??J( water drinker." Some were calling for water,  paying for it at the same rate as ale others were ta jgj a farewell sip of the Cmtur by way of an eternal f? ?J to it before signing the pledge hour after hour PaS^,ci away but no Father Matthew" appeared. At j hour, however, the sound of some "chicle waS j1 bet approaching, and immediately the cry of Matthew is coming" became loud and general, a pb* ^0$ | with four gentlemen in it, had by this time driven ?'?j).< j the door of the Hotel, and when one of them o{ familiarly addressed by the others, by the nanie g( Father Matthew" it was thought for certain th? ,?r real "Simon Pure" had arrived, but great was the :ot. prise of the Teetotallers, and indeed, of all P??f*' when the first thing they heard the supposed F?' ,,d loudly order was a glass of Whiskey and watcr hot) &J»«1 an Haranuah Cigar, and it now became evident th\pe! had been indulging himself pretty freely before. Matthew" was no other than a portly Gent. from ?" the midland Counties of England. ? CoRO?EU's IKQUEST.—A coroner's inquest ?'? s(} before Dr. Richard Williams, at Aberystwython '??,j? last, on the body of David Evans. The deceased blacksmith, Hving at Garn, near Llanddinol, Car(1 shire. He was seen at Aberystwyth late on ?'jr i? night, and nex t morning his body was seen float 11 e 0t night, and next morning his body was seen flo^at' $i* the sea, near Row Fa?r. There was no appear? jf. violence on his person, and £ 2 168, and some od' jjtf pence ? as found upon him. No one could state ".?t)'* came by his deat h-the verdict was therefore Jo I Drowned. ERRATUM.—Some of our papers were struck I ncek before the crrots of the press were CORRECTE' tbe in the first sentence of the second paragraph l('ù(' following our political summary, there  misprint. The sentence should'have stood t i The existing distress is ascribed to six principo 1 —and to three w/?<?' a.nd ?w?o/<'7'y ones, pi ultimate benefit. I I (