The Welshman

BELGIUM.—The Belgian Ministry is not yet formed, but the following are the names s poken of as probable by the Brussels papers Chailes Rogier. Justice.—M. II. de Brouckere. Foreign At,.Ait-s.-Colint Lehon. Finances. — M. Laurent Veydt. Public Works. —M. d'lloffschtnidt. War.—General Chazal. The King was expected to arrive in Brussels, from Paris, on Monday. Ro)i t.Lettei-s from Rome of the 13th confirm the intelligence of the discovery of a conspiracy of the Servilcs, for a general massacre of Liberals, on the 17th, the anniversary of the amne^v. Paid agents were, it is said, to have created an alarm among the multitude assembled on the occasion, and to have thrown daggers at the feet of the soldiers, to induce a belief that it was intended to murder them. Fifty malefactors were to have been let loose from the prisons into the Piazza del Popolo, shortly before the firework", in order to occasion confusion. The popular Chief Cicerruacchio discovered the whole on the loth. 'i' People immediately demanded the suspension of the feast, and the Pope having ordered the imrneJÍi\tc I armament of the Na'ion'd Guard, upwards of 2,000 of the most respectable citizens applied to the authori- ties for arms, and succeeded in maintaining public tranquillity. Poiii L'Gai.. We ( The Times) have letters from Lisbon to toe 19th inst. The pacification of the country had been completed, but in appearance more than in reality. The inextinguishable passions of southern politicians fequally intense on both sides) were likely very spceoilv to destroy all the fruits of our intervention; the electoral struggle would not suiiice and it was likely that the battle would have to be fought over again. The jllllta of Faro had submitted to the Queen Vinhaes was in occupation of that town, and a Te Deutn had been sung for the change The Spanish troops would retire immediately from the entire of Portugal, with the exception of two brigades which would remain at Oporto tii1 the close of the two months assigned by the protocol. Concha and 30 officers had arrived at Lisbon from Oporto, to pay their respects to the Queen, and been received with great distinction. An expedition of English and French steamers had been sent to Madeira and the Azores to requite their submission; and one tine steamer, the Terrible, had been despatched to Angola to bring back the prisoners of Torres Vedras. We have received letters of the 19th from our correspondent in the citv of Oporto. The conduct of the Spanish and 1',)rtu,,tie "e troops was admirabh', and no disturbance of any kinJ had taken place since their entrance into Oporto. Some slight excesses had> been committed in the provinces both by and against the patulea, but they were at once suppressed. General Concha returned from Lisbon on Sunday, the ISth. Marshal Sal(laiiia was at Braga, establishing order in the northern provinces. The Queen's Government has ordered the forts and batteries of Oporto to be dismantled, and the artillery and muni- tions of war are about being shipped to Lisbon. SPAIN.I'I,.e -\[ad!d papers of the 21st instant con- ain no news of any importance. The merchants a;:d Capitalists of Madrid had sent an address to the Queen against M. Salamanca's monetary system. The Carlists are still showing themselves, and several little affairs have taken place between them and the Queen's troops, but without any marked advantage on either side. SWITZERLAND.—According to the latest accounts this unhappy country is again likely to become the scene of civil war. The deputies of Lucerne, Uri, Schwytz, Unterwalden, Zug, Friburg, and Valais, have issued a protest that they feel it their duty to make preparations so as to oppose any attempt of the other cantons against their rights and privileges. The Fe- rlpral Diet, on the other hand, has usued a decree for- bidding any officer or subject of the Confederation to enlist in the ranks of the Sonderbund and preventive measures have been taken to this effect. A collision seems inevitable. At Geneva a body of free corps has been enrolled for the support of the orders of the Diet. GREECE AND CON S-I'A.-S' FIN o p I. t.The A Ga- zette publishes a letter from Athens of the llttl instant, in which it is stated that M. R. Scninas, who was Minis- ter of Justice at the commencement of Colletti's admi- nistration, had embarked for Constantinople, and that it was believed that he was entrusted with a mission to arrange the quarrel between the two Governments with respect to Mussurus. The same letter states t h;.t the British Government had again demanded payment from the Greek Government of the interest on the loan, and that it threatened to adopt stronger measures in case of a refusal. John," inquired a dominie of a hopeful pupil, What is a nailor t' A man who makes nails," said Juhn. t' Very good. What is a taitorr" "One who makes tails." Oh, you stupid fellow said the dominie, biting his lips, "a man who makes tails ?" "Yes, master," returned John, if the tailor did not put tails to the en^ts he madp, th* v would be all jackets." "Si ;i, J-.tin you're an honour to your maternal parent. HIGH BAILIFFS OF THE NEW COUNTY COURTS.— A deputation of county high bailiffs, 'consisting of M essrs. Lewis (Bath), Balnie (Gloucester), and Foley (Trowbridge), supported by Lord Marcus Hiil, Lord Duncan, the Hon. Grantlev Berkeley, the Hon. Captain Berkeley, R.N M. W. Busfield, and Mr. W. Finney, Members of Parliament, have had an audience at the Treasury Chambers, and presented memorials on the requirement of a revision of the present very inadequate high bailiffs' scale of fees, when the subject was favour- ably entertained and a desire expressed that all statis- tical information possible should be rendered by the high bailiffs throughout England and Wales, to enable their lordships to give the tuattera full and due inquiry. Visir OF PRINCE WALDEMAR OF PRUSSIA TO BIR- MINGHAM.—On Tuesday forenoon his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia, attended by a limited suite, paid a visit to Birmingham, taking up his resi- dence at Dee's Royal Hotel. The visit was strictly private, his Highness expressing a wish to make a tour of the manufacturing districts incoq. His Highness was waited upon by the Prussian vice-consul, the authorities of the town being perfectly unaware of his visit. The royal party visited some of the most exten- sive manufactories of those articles for which Birming- ham is famed. After spending several hours in this manner, the royal party took their departure in the most private and unostentatious way. Corpnit ORE, &(; IMPORTED.—An account just printed in consequence of the directions of the House of Commons, shows that the net amount of duty paid on foreign copper (exclusive of ore) retained for home con- sumption in the United Kingdom, was E753 5s. 6d. in 1824 and that in 1837 it had increased to Jt:3,467 18s. 8d. the duty being last year £1,ï62 7s. 8d. The duty re- ceived on copper ore, so imported, was, last year, £54,056 Is. whereas in 1825, only 7s. 6d. was received from that source. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND THE "WESTERN- TIMES."—The Bishop of Exeter has given notice of trial in this case, which is an action against the editor of the Western Ti.-n.es for libel, and it will he tried at tne forth- coming assizes. As it is a criminal prosecution, the Bishop will be examined himself, and the greatest in- terest is felt in the result of the trial. Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., Mr. Butt, Q.C., and*Mr. Serjeant Kinglake, are retained on behaif of the defendant, who has pleaded a justification ,-Plymouth Journal. MILITARY OUTRAGE AT CHATHAM.—A most des- perate affray took place on the Military-road, Chatham, on Sunday evening, between large parties of the 62d and 10th Regiments. The quart-el arose in thefirst instance between a corporal of the 62d and a pri vate of the 10th, in consequence, it is supposed, of some heart-burning between the two corps, relative to the manner in which the 62d is said to have conducted themselves at the battle of Moodkee. It is computed that not less than from 800 to 1,000 men were at one time engaged in this conflict; and we regret to state that one poor fellow of the name of Allison, a private in the 60th Rifles, whilst on duty at the main guard, was knocked down by the rush of the soldiers from the barracks to join in the affray, and his skull so severely fractured that his medi- cal attendants declared it impossible he could survive, and from inquiry at the barracks this morning (Monday), at ten o'clock, the report is that he is dead. To add to the catastrophe, the poor tellow leaves a wife and four children to lament his loss, and in a month's time he would have been entitled to his discharge, with a pension. We understand that several other soldiers were also severely wounded. The affray was only suppressed by the arrival of several strong piquets, aided by the civil power. The G2d left the barracks this morning, en roi.te for Maidstone, to proceed from thence by rail to Winchester, to join head-quarters. THE IRISH REFLex FROM LIVERPOOL.—We are happy to say that the Irish paupers are being reeonveyed from this port to their own country at the average rate of about 100 per day, and that the town is, in conse- quence very much less unhealthy than it has been for months past. The select vestry are at present engaged in diminishing the number of inmates in the workhouse, the fever hospitals, the fever sheds, and the lazarettoes by draughting them back to Ireland, and this process will be continued until some of the receptacles for disease are emptied and closed. The reluctance upon the parts of the paupers to return to fatherland is as great as ever, so much so that thousands of them have fled into the interior of the country for the purpose of cutting the harvest, and are, therefore, no longer chargeable or. the parish funds. Many have made their escape from the workhouse, knowing that if they remained there, Ireland must be their destination, and many others have refused to become inn.ateaof the fever hospitals and sheds, knowing that immediately on their being pronounced convalescent they must cross the Channel. The effect of the Poor Removal Bill is now particularly visible in the rapid falling off of the drain on the parish funds. The relief in kind amounted to E56 per day in April last: it now amounts to only £6 8s. 2d. There has been as gratifying a decline in the daily payment of money. The men, women and children relieved in April were 5,,500 in number; now ths-y hate dwindled down to 1,40 i, and they will be less than 1,000 in the couise of a few days more.— Liverpool Albion. EXTENSIVE FAILURES IN LIMERICK.—The Cork Examiner says:—"We have been informed this day that six failures have takon place in Limerick city, to the amount of £ 300,000. It is said that the liabilities of one house amount to the sum of E: 00,000." These failures are said to be all in the corn trade. OLD AND YOUNG ICELAND.—SERIOUS RIOT.— There was a meeting of the Irish Confederation" on Thursday etening in the Musical-hall. The chair was taken by T. F. Meagher, Esq. At the close of the proceedings within the hall large crowds had cohcr-ted outside, who occasionally gave vent to their feelings in loud cheers for 0 jConiiell, Conciliation-hail, and Old Ireland, mingled with groans and other expressions of disapprobation to: Young Ireland and the Confede- rates. On the appearance of Mr. R. O'Gorman, sen., Mr. R. 0. Gorman, jun., Mr. Meagher, Mr. Mitchell, and other prominent members of the Confederation without the onildmg, the groaning became more marked and energetic; these in turn were met with opposite expressions of feeling from the persons who had a:t?'.uled the meeting. At this time the rush of people from the neighbouring streets, and the great excitement that prevailed, were truly alarming. A large pol'ce force was in attendance, but this was indrec ual in quelling the disposition to riot. Each moment the counter demonstrations of opinion assumed more threatening aspects. Stones were ilung rather freely and in the tumult several persons were thrown down and trampled upon. Matters continued in this state until the crowds had reached Saokville-street, when  Ir. It. O' G orn!ai?, blows were generally resorted to. R. O'Gurman, sen., was struck with a stick on the back of the head, Mr. Meagher was knocked down at the corner of Earl- street, and Mr. J. Rogers, of Capel-street, was attacked and beaten hy some persons at the same place. Amidst a scene of general uproar the gentlemen before named, with their friends, entered the shop of Mr. Fau;kn>-r, grocer, North Earl-street, for refuge, when the ho de was immediately surrounded, and the stones flung through the windows, one of which hit Mrs. Faulkner on the head, and severely cut iter. After a short time spent at this place, a (enforcement, of police arrived, which prevented any further attack, and enabled the gentlemen to retire, The groaning howeter, continued for a long time, in the midst of which loud crie.i were given for Old Ii?lT.d.—<f?t(?:'? ??!?;}a/. Enw TO OBYiAT? THE DAGEnS OF THUNDER- STORMS.—Since the mca?s of providing against and obviating the dangerous consequences of thunderstorms are now so well known, and can Le brought into opera- tiou at such a comparatively rtiod?-,r?tte it is somewhat extraordinary that the employment of lightning-conductors has not before this been used more as a public than a private means of protection. By erecting at certain distances apart from each other rods of metal, or wooden masts covered with metallic sheets; by connecting together these various masts or rods with metallic wires ot considerable size,—and by establishing a connexion between this metallic apparatlls and the nearest water, the nearest range cf gas or water pil,;n,mear.s of no difficult execution, and involving hut an inconsiderable amount of expense,—the cala- mitous occurrences which we frequently hear of from lightning might be entirely prevented in future.— Pharmaceutical Times. A PUZZLING METAPHOR.—There was a little old woman in the city of Glasgow, who much admired Dr. I Chalmers, and diligently attended all his sermons, on Sundap, and wcekdays, whether they were doctrinal or practical, theological or astronomical. One day she came in great perplexity. Dr. Chalmers had dwelt much on a ''moral lever" with which he wished to up- lift human nature. What a "moral lever" was, the little old woman could not divine. A friend took the poker, and placed it on the bars of the grate, trying to realise the idea, and malce the imagery palpable. The little old woman paused -iyitised-an(I ,tt the fire burned. She bethought of the indignity done to the pulpit, the subject, the doctor, and herself by so gross a materialization of the moral lever and bursting with indignation, she asked, Do you mean to tell me that Dr. Chalmers would preach a hale hour about a poker r" Currespundeid of the Manchester Examiner. A LIBEL ON THE LADIES-A lady was told the other day by a traveling gentleman, that in a certain country every lady who had a small mouth was provided with a husband by the government. "Ith it pnthuhle ?" said the lady, making her mouth as small as she could. The gentleman added, that if the hdy had a large month, she was provided with two husbands." "My gracious!" exclaimed the lady, at the same time throwing her mouth open to the full extent. The gentleman became alarmed —made his escape immediately—and has not since been heard of.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION. A dreadful explosion took place la^t week in the House of Comrn,)iis, when a niir-li)el' of b;l"s which had been accumulating for months past, were shattered to pieces, and blown io no one knows where. They were of a very dry, combustible nature, and the noise which followed their destruction has been heard more or 1"s: all over the country. It is impossible to calculate the extent of the daiiiage but the following particulars may be relied upon :— IVILI ED.—The Health of Towns Bill, Railway Regu- lation Bill, Electors' Bill, Prisons' Bill, He. &c. MAIMED OR WOUNDED.—The Pour Law Biil,&c. We have not heard whether ministers are insured. There is a report that Lord John Russell has burnt his fingers dreadfully in endeavouring to carry awav the Health of Towns Bill just before it exploded. — Punch. A Subscriber to the Haverfordwest Races" forgets that he must authenticate his letter before it can be inserted. "D." of Builth, is thanked for his communication. Next week it shall appear. The lines respecting Capel Dewi Uchaf are not of sufficient poetic talent for insertion in our columns. ,4c-rt i oli in our cu l ii-,nris. We cannot insert or notice in any way, any commu- nication that is sent to us anonymously but those who choose to address us in confidence will find their con- fidence respected. Neither can we undertake to return any manuscripts whatever. The publication of the Welshman commences on Fri- day morning in time for the Glamorganshire mail, which leaves Carmarthen at eight o'clock.

The Parliament of 1841 is defunct. Its acts were many and important, and they are now the subject of history. At the time of its birth Sir R. Peel had succeeded in constructing and organising what he no doubt, and with some show of reason, viewed not merely as a great and powerful party, but as the preponderating party in the state. The organization of this party had been to the Right Hon. Member for Tamworth the result of the labour of years directed to one grand object. But soon after the first assembling of the Par- liament in which this all but omnipotent party was to put forth its strength, it became manifest to the more discerning of its leaders that all was not right—that there was a hitch somewhere. The truth is, the Country Gentlemen and Sir Robert understood each other but very imperfectly from the first. In the fulness of their hearts, and in the alffuence of their love for class legislation, the former pledged themselves to stand by monopoly to the last; and it had never been a part of the policy of the latter to give his supporters any j insight into his future designs. From the first, tht.re- fore, the light which guided the leader did not .Humine the path of the led. Their meaning was Protection for ever, and no surrender," and his meaning was "Pro".cc- tian as far as it shall be found s"Cc and compatible v.itti prosperous commerce, contented industry, and c1 full Exchequer, and no farther." As in 1S23 when, as second in command to the Duke of Wellington, so in 184-2 he set vigorously to work to introduce and carry measures which he had previously done his utmost to oppose. When the Melbourne Cabinet attempted a small modification of the import duties on some of the chief of our colonial products Sir Robert and his p irty exerted themselves successfully in opposing a c"m T pr- cial reform in limine- and when Lord John Ruisell proposed to substitute a fixed duty of eight shillings per quarter on wheat in lieu of the sliding-scale, Sir Ro- bert led on the attack of the no-surrender party" with such effect that Lord Melbourne was put hors de combat, and Sir Robert reigned in his stead. For the space of nearly five years the latter filled the situation of Prime Minister, and during that time he made almost unceasing war upon the principles and measures which his party—the Country Party-had again and again publicly and solemnly pledged them- selves never to abandon And how did this party act ? To record their conduct will be the task of the histo- rian. Suffice it to say that a sufficient number of them voted with him to enable him to accomplish all that he prevented his predecessors from achieving, and even more In this Sir Robert, if he did not triumph over principle and consistency, triumphed over the party on whose shoulders he climbed into power. But the whole of lii, former party went not with him. It was there- fore rent, torn up, shattered to fragments and the future British annalist will have to record of the Parliament of 1841, which died a natural doitti iri the simmer of 1847, that it witness-1 a dUr-iptitn, a breaking up, and an annihilation ot pa. ties of which history scarcely furnishes a parallel.

Whatever be the lights or shades of Lord J. Russell's past history as a Senator and a Statesman, in whatever light either his friends or his opponents may be dis- posed to view his conduct as a public man, one point we take for granted will generally be conceded in regard to him,—he has never been egotistical. Ile has never courted mushroom popularity, nor had recourse to those clap-trap expedients for 'giving himself eminence and consequence in the eyes of his fellow-men which though, for the notwe, they may serve to tickle the fancy of the million, never succeed in laying the foundation of a lasting fame. For the space of more than a quarter of a century the present Prime Minister has had a seat in the National Senate, and the part which, during nearly the whole of that period, he has taken in the debates of the House of Commons has procured fur him no small degree of celebrity. As well became one who bore the name of Russell, at an early period of his senatorial career he stood forth the avowed advocate of civil and religious liberty. At a time when the Court and the Cabinet, a large majority of Aristocracy, and nearly the whole of the Hierarchy were opposed to the emancipation of Protestant Dissenters from the civil disabilities which the bigotry and tyranny of a barba- rous age bad imposed upon them, as if animated by the spirit which glowed in the illustrious champion of un- restricted liberty of conscience, LORD WILLIAM Rus- SELl., son of the Earl of Bedford, who on the 21st of July, 1G83, was beheaded in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, on account of his generous devotion to the cause of Chris- tian and civic freedom, the present Premier, soon after he entered the House of Commons, declared his purpose of doing his utmost to obtain a repeal of those most obnoxious statutes the Test and Corporation Ac's. How well and how successfully the noble Lord fought the battle of liberty of conscience, the energy he displayed, the talent which he evinced, and the untiring perseverance with which, session after session, he assailed the last strong holds of bigotry and religions exclusivism, are matters of history. But meanwhile the noble Lord took no special pains to glorify himself by specious proclamations. We are not aware of a single manifesto that he ever issued for the purpose of direct- ing public attention to him as the fllture head of a great political party. Compared with him cf Tamworth, one would almost suppose that his constant mm to was the well-known couplet of Pope,— Xor fatne I ask, nor for her favours call, She comes uniooked for if she comes at all. Public dinners, for the mere purpose of enabling him to make a popular display, and keeping hiin prominently before the eyes of the million, he never courted and when, as was frequently the case, he was grossly calum- niated and misrepresented by the Orange Tory faction, he could refer to his past conduct, appeal to those who really knew him, and calmly reply:- Non me tua fervida torrent Dicta, ferox Dii me terrent, et Jupiter hostis." In short, Lord John Russell, notwithstanding the high position which he now occupies, has never been a man of manifestoes." He has steadily, persever- ingly, consistently, and unobtrusively worked his way upwaids from a simple member of Parliament to the important office of chief adviser of his Sovereign. Even when, in consequence of the partial failure of the crop of 1845, and the progress of the doctrines advocated by the Anti-Corn-Law League, in the summer of that year he saw meet to address the well-known circular to his constituents which had the effect of at once bringing Sir Robert Peel to a decision on the question of main. taining intact the laws which not only enhanced the price of food but rendered its importation from foreign states hazardous even to capitalists, all men were for- cibly struck by the straightforward style of that docu- ment. It did not contain a single clap-trap expression. The writer made no pompous appeals to the electors based upon his well-tried services in the cause of the people. The noble Lord well knew that what a whole people demand, no Government can long safely deny. He knew that the triumph ot Free-Trade principles was" a great fact" and his letter to the electors of London contained a frank and manly avowal of his convictions. Well did the Chairman of the meeting at the London Tavern say of the noble Lard; that he could appeal to a long public life of consistency as honourable to himself as it was rare among public men." In the speech which the Prime Minister made at this meeting he thus expressed himself on the subject of religious liberty From the commencement of my public life, I have ever followed that great doctrine of Fox, that acts and not opinions ought to be the sub- Ions t)kiglit to be the sub- ject of punishment,' for I certainly hold that religious opinions form no ground of civil disqualifications. It was upon that ground, and taking my stand upon that principle that, more than twenty years ago, I proposed to the House of Commons to abrogate those civil dis- qualifications that shut out Protestant Dissenters from office and from seats in the Legislature. It was upon the same principle, too, that braving the obloquy which attended the honest utterance of my sentiments, I alway3 gave my vote for removing the disabilities of our Roman Catholic fellow subjects. And I now declare that I know no limit to that principle. What I say to you I have said in Parliament, that there ought to be no disq ualifications for civil offices or for seats in the Legislature on account of religious opinions. It was on the ground cf this general principle that I could neither repudiate nor disavow the alliance which the Liberal Association have made of my name with that of the gentleman (Baron L. de Rothschild) who' now soli- cits your suffrages. There are other questions of great moment which have been agitated since I first repre- sented you in Parliament. I remember declaring in this room that I thought if a weaver in Lancashire pro- duced a piece of cloth, and a husbandman on the banks of the Ohio raised a quarter of wheat, that these two men ought to be at liberty to exchange their products, and that no law ought to prevent that interchange and ihat which I stated her? in 1841 I again proposed in the House of Commons in 1842. And I now assert that in pi-esmriig what I then proposed—a compromise—in supporting what I aftertv.nds saw meet to propose when I saw that there was no roiin for compromi ;e, namely, a t"tai ubrogati >a of the duties on corn, I berved your interests, and did that which was for the general welfare of the country." On the subject of giving and exacting pledges the noble Lord was extremely happy. I have seen in my time the unfortunate results, both to hen. members and to the character of the House of Commons, which the giving- of pledges occasioned. I knew of many who pledged themselves never to agree to theietunral of the R"n.iar) Catholic disabilities tut «-vhc.i t:-»t man the Duke of "WeHingtop hr.c! su.fi<?;«.-nt sagacity to per- ceive that the time had conio when the alternative was either to remove those disabilities or to encounter civil war, those gentlemen preferred the safety of their coun- try to the sacredness of their pledges, and wisely, though not much to their own credit, voted in opposition to the engagements into which they had entered. At a later date too, I have known gentlemen pledge them- selves to vote for the repeal of the malt tax; and yet when the Prime Minister declared that it was impossible for him to dispense with that tax, they saw meet to vote for its retention. At a late date, also, I knew of many gentlemen who came to the House of Commons pledged to vote for the retention of the sliding-scale Corn-Law as essential to the interests of the country and yet when a wise minister declared that the time was come when the Corn-Laws ought to be repealed, these gentle- men voted with the minister, and forfeited their pledges. I think, therefore, generally speaking, that pledges are not often creditable to those who give them, and tend but little to the security of those who exact them. And further I would say, that I consider pledges on the sub- ject of Roman Cath'lic endowment aie peerliarly unne- cessary, because, as far I am acquainted with the matter, there is no intention of proposing any measure to Parlia- ment for suc*ii a i,iii-p.)se. But I do think the Roman Catholics are fully entitled to all the privileges which the rest of the community possess. Gentlemen, ray present position is one of great responsibility—one of great ciiiiiience-uut by no means one of ease or plea- sure. It has been asked poetically is gi-anfletir, what is power, But heavier toil, superior paiu ?' I confess, however, that with that very toil '-with that superior pain '—there are charms in power to which I do not profess myself to be insensible. It is a charm to be able to advance ia any way the prosperity, to pretoote the interests, or to enlarge the liberties of auch an Empire as that of Great Britain. It is for surh objects, pursuing my own conscientious course, taking counsel always from all that public opinion can teach me of that which is just among an enlightened people, but judging of that opinion with the force of my own understanding, I shall endeavour, as I ha.ve hitherto done, to promote the best interests of my country. And as in former days I had the honour of moving and carrying the repeal of those disabilities which affected the Protestant Dissenters with degra- dation, as in former days I had the honour of opening to Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, and to a vast pro- portion of the householders of the country, the possession of the franchise, while at the same time I succeeded in disfranchising Gatton, Old Sarum, and other seats of corruption, so it is in the same spirit that I shall hope for the future to endeavour to subserve the best interests of the country. We ha\e quoted largely from the speech of lh noble Lord, aud we feel assured that the enlightened aId generous sentiments which it contains will find a re- sponse in the hearts of a large proportion of our readers. Of the whole sprcch it ma; be safely A {firmed that it 1, rul rem, and if is plain sailing throughout. His Lord- ship does not blink any of the great public questions that engross men's attention at the present moment. On all lie speaks out his mind; on ail he is candid and explicit. He is never pompously obscuie nor vaguely (iiffu'-e. What he is in Parliament and in Downing Street he is on the platform—a man of business. During the last twenty-two years it has fallen to the lot of the noble Lord to advocate several most important measures which, though now law, were at one time viewed by a n-rnerous 1111,1 powerful pirty as d 'igerous innovations l1t hi" slaunrheot opponents t-enuot hurl t him the rf r;roach 'hr.t his senatorial time is mainly i on tiie avtive part wh'-ih he tfck in carrying s!t,idry '-)r ypars lie had st<enu- ollsIy opposed. In this respect, inimicis jndicibus, toe present premier's character contrasts fatourably with that of his predecessor.

C A R M A R T II E N S III R E CARMARTHEN TOWN COUNCH,.—A meeting of the Council for this Borough, was held on Fiid;,y last, when there were present:—The Mayor, Aldermen T. T. Webb, W. G. Thomas, and C. Jones; Councillors H. Lawrence, M.D., G. D,tvies, C. Biigstocke, J. Adams, Job Jones, B. Jones, and T. Richards. The Mavoi announced that the sum which was to be paid as com- pensation for that portion of the Corporation lands required by the South VVales Railway had been agreed upon by Mr. Geo. Goode, on behalf of the Corporation, and Wilsori, oil belialf of the Company. The pro- posed amount merely required the assent of the Corporation to enable the bargain to be closed. It was arranged that Messrs. T. T. W ebb, Ben. Jones, and Charles Brigstocke, should attend with .Mr. Goode on behalf of the Corporation, for the purpose of making a deiinifr arrangement witli the Oonspmy. The bia for the New Town Clock and bell was then presented. It amounted to £ 204 14s. including about E30 for extra works in fitting the Clock to its proper positif)n in the i "of of the Hall. A further advance of ered and the con idcration of the bill was postponed till the next, meeting. This was all thcbm.it.e.Sh transacted, aud the meeting adjourned for a fortnight. G'.W(MA:< !'HEN POLICE.—On Tuesday, before the mayor and E. H. Stacev, Esq., Thomas Evans, boot and shoemake.. was charged with having destroyed tne win- dows in the residence of Jane Jones, Jackson s Lanp. Jane Jones was sworn and deposed that on the previous Friday defendant, had broken her windows, She held a house under Hannah Evans, defendant's wife, to whom she paid rent, and it was because she did not pay it to defendant that he broke the windows. Mr. Parry appeared for the defendant, and contended that the plaintiff had given no proof of a tenancy, and that the relationship of landlord and tenant did not exist in this case. The defendant had a perfect, right to take down any portion of his own premises, and even to destroy the house altogether if he choose. Case adjourned un- I til Monday to afford an opp(qtunily fur plaintiff's hus- band to appear, he beir.^ from htirue. j Mr. Brunei, Engineer of the South Wales Railway, passed through Carmarthen in a carriage and four on Wednesday, to visit the western portions of the South Wales line. BRITISH AND FOREIGN DI B L F. SOCIETY.—On Tues- day evening the annual meeting of the Carmarthen Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society, was iield at the Town Hall, S. Tardrcw, Esq., Mayor, in the chair. There were present the Rev. Mr. Brown, the de- putation from the Parent Society, Rev, Hugh Hughes, Rev. T. Warren, Aldermen C. Jones and W. G. Thomas, Messrs. George Bagnall, Alfred Thomas, G. Harris, C. Brigs-,ocke, J. Adirns, &e. &e. .Nlr. Bagnall read the report of the Auxiliary Society for the past year, from which the following appeared to be the state of the finances: Balance of subscription, 1845-6 8 13 94 From Gell-street Ward for 1846-7, the other Wards not being yet completed 4 0 2 Llanstephan Branch Society 3 0 0 From the Lord Bishop of St. David's, an- nual subscription. 2 2 0 Penuel coiigregittion 4 0 0 Panteg do 1 10 0 1 18 3 Llanvbree Branch 1 18 3 Langharne, do. 2 0 6 Le?.?y from the late Mrs. Stephenson, of Sterling Park (less duty). 91 10 0 Total JE118 14 81 The Rev. Mr. Drown then proceeded to address the meeting. He congratulated them that durin the past 40 years since the British and Foreign Bible Society had been established, it had been advancing in strength and vigour. During the last two years it had made a greater advance than previously, and the year before last was the most wonderful year that had crowned their efforts with success. Last year the receipts were £ 16,000 more than the preceding year, and £.5000 more than any previous year. The total receipts were £ 117,000, and the expenditure was £ 128,525. This sum was spent in promoting the simple end of multi- plying copies of the Holy Scriptures. In the last year no less than 1,419,283 copies were distributed, which was at the rate of 7, copies of every minute of each hour in every day throughout the year, counting such day as ten working hours and excepting the Sabbath. He would mention as one instance of the rapidity with which Bibles were printed, tm't half a million copies were ordered at one sitting of the Committee, and in a feiv months they were all delivered perfect. Above 25,000 copies were sent last year to British America alone, the orders fir that number having been received in one morning. The Society had great difficulty to keep pace ivith the demands made upon it. The bible was required to be printed in 130 or 140 Foreign languages, and the Society was under the necessity of providing 4500 c ^pies a day for many months in each year. There was a .-reatly increased demand in the Knglish counties, and in Manchester aione 97,"00 copies were sold last year, 14,000 of which were disposed of by teachers in Sunday schools in 6 months. A great increase of sales l-y colporteurs had likewise taken place, and it was sail factory to think that notwithstanding the great dis'" 's in I:-ehnd, the sale of tiihles h"d greatly if!- creased in that country. 45,000 c.o./ias were entrusted to the co'portmrs in that country for sale, and no less tii.>ti 4,1,(1')1) wre disposed of, This shewed that God had not. forgotten to be gracious, as he had sent a desire into the hearts of the people to induce them to purchase the message of mercy. The bread of life was freely sought when the bread that perisheth was scarce. 70,000 Bibles bad been granted to netv schools at greatly reduced prices, .11 some instances the Society had even paid the carriage also The Reverend gentleman then referred to the various foreign stations in which the word of God had been distributed and afforded abundant proof of the incalculable benefit afforded by the labours of this society. After a brief address from the Rev. II. Hughes, a collection was made in aid of the funds uf the Society. The meeting then separated. HORSE STEALING.—On Friday last, Thomas Davies, alias Evans, was charged at Llandilo, before the Ilev. D. H. T. G Williams, J. Lewis, J. L. Thomas, and G. B. Jones, Esq iires, with h.-ning stolen a mare, the pro- perty of David Jones, ot Cilwern, in the parish of Llan- dilo. He was fully committed fur trial at the next Quarter Sessions. We thought horse stealing was an offence which it is imperative to try at the Assizes, and not at the Quarter Sessions. A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE TEETOTALLERS OF CARMARTHEN was held on Wednesday evening, in the Town-Hall, for the purpose of adopting means to pre- vent intemperance and inebriety during the election for the borough The chair was taken by S. Tardrew, Esq., Mayor, and the meeting was eloquently addressed at great length by R. Walkden, Esq., Geliydeg, Alder- man Charles Jones, and the Mayor. There was not a very numerous attendance, but the utmost decorum prevailed. j DISGRACEFUL ROBBERY. On the workmen pro- ceeding to commence their labour on Monday morning il¡J ¡II tLc si:c of the New Training College for South Waies now in course of erection, it was asceitained that ihe wall which had been partially erected oyer the foundation stone, had been violently thrown down during the night, the stone displaced the iron plate covering the coins wrenched oíf, and the coins abstracted and carried otf. The coins consisted of a sovereign, a half-sovereign, a five shilling piece (of the last issue from the Mint) a half crown piece, a shilling, a sixpence, a four penny pitee, a penny, half- penny, farthing, and half farthing, all of them dated 1847. No clue has been as yet obtained to the per- petrator of this foul crime, which is to be deplored not for the loss of the coins alone, but for the dis- grace it entails upon the county which contains a scoundrel so heartless as to be guilty of such a deed. ROBBERY ON SHIP BOARD.—On Wednesday night, or rather about 1 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, a robaery was committed on board the schooner Bri- tannia,. lying alongside Carmarthen Quay. In the morning it was found that the cabin had been entered, and a coat belonging to the mate, Frederick Philipps, as well as nearly all the clothing belonging to a youth employed in the ship, had been stolen. A man was seen lurking in the neighbourhood of the Quay about the time the robbery is supposed to have been perpetrated, and he was also on board another vessel in the harbour. He wore a cap and had on dark clothes. All the lodging houses in town were searched by Inspector George, but no person of ihat description could be found. A person residing near the Quay is suspected, and the police arc engaged in takin steps to ascertain if the suspicions are well founded. ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.—An inquest was held before George Thomas, Esq., coroner, on Wednesday last, on the body cf a child two years old, a son of Mr. Eians, of Bailyglas, near Abergwilly, who accidentally fell into a pond near the house, and was drowned. It seems the little boy went out from the house a few minutes before with his sister, a girl about six years of age shortly after the latter ran back to the house and crying, said her brother whilst pelting stones in the pond had fallen in. The servant maid instantly ran out and found deceased lying on his face on the water quite dead. Verdict, "Accidentally drowned." DEATH BY DROWNING.—An inquest was held on W. dnesduy last, at the Coed public house, in the parish of LlandetVilog, before Win. lionville, Esq., on the body of Joseph Thomas, better known as Joe the M"line, an old seaii an in the employ of Mr. Sharpe, one of the contractors on the South Wales Railway. It appeared the deceased and ]1:" partner (who were boatmen) had moored the boat a short distance from the shore in t .i- afternoon of Mond iy last. aiici "n the following morning (being rather ia«e upon the tide), were obliged to make use of a coracle to reach it; when within a short distance from the boat, the coracle unfortunately filled with water, upon which deceased and his partner jumped into the water and swam for the sliore,, but deceased sank in the attempt. The body was picked up the following day about a mile from where he went, down. Verdict accidentally drowned. W e are inhume., that Mr. Sharpe has kindly undertaken the expeiuvs oi the interment of the deceased, and has given his work- inen a half-day holiday to attend the funeral. SINGULAR DEATH BY HANOI —On Wednesday last, an inquest was h'dd before Geoige Thomas, Esq., Coroner, on the body of John Evans, of Panty derry, in the parish of Llanwinio, who had been found hanging by the neck to a gale of the court yard of his own farm. Deceased was 54 years of age, and had had several attacks of i',Itie,s I-,Ielv. Ke was standing near his gateway about one o'clock on Tuesday, and his daughter Hannah Evans asked him if she should bring any beans fromthegarden. He gave no answer. On his daughter's return he was standing near the gate with his back towards the field, and with his neck-cloth fast to one of the posts of the gate. The sharp narrow top of the post had got between his neck and his neck-cloth which he always wore very loose as he was asthma- tic. The post was under his neck-cloth under his chin. His feet were on tne ground and his back was against the hedge. He was very intirm it appeared, and his daughter deposed that as the post on which ihe gate was hung was a foot higher than the gate itselt, if his neckcloth had hitched upon the top of the post as he was climbing over the gate he could not have got him- self loose without assistance. He was subject to fits, and had one on the previous Sunday. He was quite insellsible when his daughter came up to the gate. He had never made any attempt upon his life, and was a sober abstemious man. His daughter called out for assistance as soon as she saw him, when her brother cut the old man down. He was quite dead and had his hat. on bis head. Verdict Accidentally hanged." RESTORING SUSPENDED ANIMATION AFTER DROWN- ING.-An extraordinary case of Resuscitation after drowning occurred lately. "A youth named Henry Price hating fallen into the basin, City-road, was not got out till, it is supposed, a quarter of an hour had elapsed. He was conve)ed at once to the Wenlock Arms, where two Surgeons promptly attended. A man in the tap-room stated tiiat he could restore the boy, and he was allowed to make the experiment. He closed the mouth of the boy with his hand, and by applying his mouth to the nostrils by strong suction (as if by drawing the breath of the patient) actllally sncceeded in restoring the lad in a few minutes, to the astonishment of all present. This man had previously restored another in- dividual in the same manner. This singular and extra- ordinary case has excited considerable attention and speculation, and led to the conjecture that an instrument might be constructed that would answer in similar cases of IIlIspended animation, and might be applied in a variety of other instances than that just related." Since this case occurred a new Patent Hydraulic Machine has been invented by a gentleman Denied Read for the re- toratÎt¡¡¡ of persons in c,ses of suspended animation.

ELECTIONS FOR SOUTH WALES. COUNTY OF CARMARTHEN. The late members, Col. Trevor, Vice-Lieutenant for the County, and D. A. S. Davies, Esq., have been en- gaged in an active canvass of the County during the past ten days. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the neighbourhood of Cardigan and the Tivy Side was canvassed, and on Wednesday both the hon. gentlemen passed through Carmarthen on a visit to their constitu- ents in the neighbourhood of St. Clears and Laugharne. On Thursday they proceeded to Llanelly and its vicinity. Their canvass has been attended by complete success, and their return will be unopposed. The election is fixed for Friday next the 6th of August at Liandilo-fawr. CARMARTHEN BOROUGHS. On Saturday last, David Morris, Esq., commenced an active personal canvass. Nothing could be more cheer- ing than his reception by his constituents, and the tokens of respect and even affection with which he was everywhere welcomed, showed how utterly futile would be any sttempt to oppose his re-election. If we may judge from the number of his addresses displayed in the windows throughout each street of the town, it would seem that all the voters are of the same opinion, that Mr. Morris is the only fit and proper representative in Parliament. At Llanelly on Tuesday, Mr. Morris's reception was also most enthusiastic. The election takes place this morning at the Town Hall, Carmar- then, and as we publish this impression, the bells announce the approaching additional triumph of Liberal principles in this Borough. COUNTY OF CARDIGAN. Col. Powell, will be unopposed in his election for this important county which will take place on the 7th of August. CARDIGAN BOROUGHS. Pryse Pryse, Esq., is again in the field for the honour of representing the electors of these Boroughs in the tenth Parliament in succession—having already been their member in nine Parliaments. The veteran will be re- turned in triumph, and will thus add another supporter to Lord John Russell's government. The election will take place on Saturday the 31st instant. HAVERFORDWEST EORUUGHS. The election of a member to serve in Parliament for the town aud county of Haverfordwest, and the con tri- butary boroughs of Narberta and Fishguard, has been fixed to take place this day. John Evans, Esq., Q.C., bring the only candidate for the office, will of course be elected. Haverford west may justly be proud of its parliamentary representative. COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. The election of a member for the county of Pembroke will take place on Saturday the 7th of August, when the present member, Lord Ernlyn, will be re-elected. PEMBROKE BOROUGHS. The only object Capt. Child had in view in contesting these boroughs wilh Sir John Owen having been at- tained by the adhesion of the latter to the present Liberal Administration, the gallant Captain has very properly declined to diiiurb the peace of the Boroughs. An address appears iu uur rnptessiou'this day in which Capt. Child renounces his claim to the support of the electors as long as Sir John Owen shall remain a steadfast supporter of Liberal principles. We think the gallant Captain quite in the right., COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. Lord Adare and C. M. R. Talbot, Esq., will be again returned without opposition. SWANSEA BOROUGHS. Yesterday being the day appointed for this election, the day was ushered in by merry peals from the bells of St. Mary's Church, and at 10 o'clock the mayor, T. B. Esery, Esq., accompanied by a considerable body of the electors, proceeded to the Town Hall, and after the writ and the usual precept had been read by the Town Clerk, Mr. C. B. Mansfield, T. E. Thomas, Esq., Glanmor, proposed Mr. J. H. Vivian, as a gentleman who was in every way worthy to represent Swansea and its contributory Boroughs in the ensuing Parliament. No m„n could say that during the four Parliaments in which Mr. Vivian had repre- sented them, he had not discharged his duty con- scientiously, and in a manner satisfactory to his con- stituents. During the whole of this time no hand in the borough had been raised against Mr. Vivian, and he (Mr. T.) had no doubt that on the present, as on past occasions, he would be unanimously elected. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. T.) was a man of few words. If Mr. Vivian's return depended on his advocacy, he would stand but a poor chance indeed but Mr. Vivian depended on his own merits, and could refer with con- fidence to his conduct during the years in which he had represented them. Mr. Thomas concluded by formally proposing John Henry Vivian, of Singleton, Esq., their old and tried representative, as a fit and proper person to represent Swansea and its contributary Boroughs in the ensuing Parliament. John Rowland, Esq., banker, of Neath, rose to second the nomination. As an uniform supporter of liberal measures, and as a gentleman who had always devoted the greatest attention to all local matters, Mr. Vivian was in every way worthy of their confidence. The late Sessions of Parliament had been, in every respect, im- portant ones not only to their boroughs, but to the country generally, for in them measures had been origi- nated, in which further progress would be made during the next session. He might refer to the plan proposed for the education of the psople, and to the measures for sanitory reform. In the consideration of all such ques- tions, Mr. Vivian had uniformly adopted such a course as would be conducive to the interests of the people. The Mayor then formally enquired if any other gen- tleman had a candidate to propose. Mr. W. Stroud, manager of the Glamorganshire Bank at Swansea, begged to put to Mr. Vivian a question which, he was confident, Mr. V. would find no difficulty in answering. The question was—whether Mr. Vivian approved of the Government plan of ed ucation. Mr. Vivian said that he felt the greatest pleasure in answering Mr. Stroud's question, because, as he told them when they first returned him as their represen- tative, that he had no interest to serve but that of the public—his course was quite straightforward. He had voted for or against the various measures coming before him in a conscientious manner, and was always ready to afford his constituents an explanation of every vote he gave. He had no interests to serve independent of his constituents, and although in a borough numbering more than 1400 electors, he could never expect to a dopt a course on all public questions which would meet theentire apptobation of every one, yet, when he differed, he could without hesitation state that he differed conscientiously. Therefore, in answer to the question proposed to him by Mr. Stroud, he would state that he was, and had alw-ajs been a sincere friend to the extension of education, The question on which the country was divided was whe- ther education should be promoted and carried on by the state, or be left entirely to be supported by voluntary contributions. The plan proposed by the Government was a kind of combination of them both—that the state should contribute an amount in proportion to that con- tributed by voluntary efforts. It was thought that if education was carried on exclusively b- nmnev paid out of the consolidated fund, that no ^ufTicient check on the public expenditure could be afforded. It was therefore proposed that for every two-thirds contributed towards education by voluntary subscriptions, the Government should give one-third, or for every £ 201) subscribed the other £ 100, shouid be paid out of the consolidated fund. He should also state that the sum of £ 100,000 had, for the last four or five years, been voted for the purposes of education, but was appropriated in a manner diiierent fiom the grant of this year—that is, it was solely for the erection of sehool-houses. It was however found that while schoolrooms were nu- merous, there was great deficiency both in the number and qualifications of schoolmasters and this year it had been determined, instead of devoting the grant to to employ it in providing a more efficient number of teachers. There- 'oiv, in point uf principle, he cmld observe no difference ftnm the manner in which the grant was employed in this and former years. H,? had therefore acted, under the circumstances, in favour of it, his only object being to render the sum given for the purpose as generally useful as possible. He certainly thought the conditions upon which the grant had been voted, were as liberal as they could well be—it was only required that the reading of the authorised version of the Bible should form a part of the education imparted in the schools. It was not required that the doctrine of the Church of England, or any other particular doctrine, should be taught in the schools in which were educated the children of those di-senting from the established religion. He certainly thought that no person ought to object to the reading of the authorised version of the Bible in schools-of com- bining so much religious education with reading, writing, arithmetic, and other secular education, and thus giving the child an opportunity of gaining some acquaintance with the book which informed htoi of his duty towards God and man. This was in accordance with the plan adopted by the British and Foreign School Society so that no persons are excluded from participa- ting in the advantages derived from the schools, on account of their religious opinions. With respect to the details of the scheme, he did not, for a moment, mean to contend that they were perfect. On the other hand they were defective and required amendment. Several amendments had been proposed in the house, to one of which he gave his most conscientious support. He referred to instances in which Church of England schools had been established in small villages or towns, in which there was but one school. He had voted in favor of an amendment proposed, that in such cases, although the schools were church schools, the children of dissenters might be admitted, without being compelled to learn the catechism or be submitted to any religious test. The question did not in any way apply to large towns, for in them there might be, in addition to the church school, a school for each of the other denomina- tions, but in country villages or to%vn,, as he had observed, the case was otherwise. Any additional questions which any electors might wish to put him, he would be happy to answer. Mr. W. H. Michael begged to ask Mr. Vivian if any measure were brought forward for the extension of state endowinents of religion what course he would pursue. Mr. Vivian said that being himself a member of the Church of England he would not do any thing to undermine the establishment, but at the same time, the case of Ireland, where seven-eights of the people were Catholics, demanded some consideration. He could not pledge himself on that point, for it was impossible to state in what form any measure might be brought before Parlittmcut. There being no other candidate proposed, the There being no other candidate proposed, the declared Mr. Vivian duly elected. The hon. gentleman was then chaired through the town.. The worthy member throughout the whole line 0 progress was received with every possible demonstration of esteem. The procession had a very imposing efict: and the day being remarkably fine, there was an un iiieiise concourse of spectaturs. The whole arrangements of the procession were el* trusted to Mr. Morris, whose conduct on the occasi°° merited the praise of all the inhabitants of the to*" for his laudable exertions to preserve order At half-past five o'clock, the Member and a large number of his friends and supporters sat down to II splendid dinner at the Assembly Rooms. After thl1 etotti was removed, a number of admirable speeches were delivered, and the conviviality of the meeting VIIs kept up until a late hour. In the evening a magnificent display of fire work* took place on the Burrows Square. CARDIFF BOROUGHS. Sir John Nicholl will also be returned unopposed tblt day. MERIHYR BOROUGHS. On Wednesday last Sir John Josiah Guest was re' elected for this Borough by general acclaim. Tbe hustings were erected in the market square, and youthful contemporary says that Water was scarce tI some of the iron works." What a wag Our cof" respondent writes thus Sir J. J. Guest was pro, posed by R. T. Crawshay, Esq., and seconded by D. "1 James, Esq. There was no other candidate, and tbe hon. bart. was declared duly elected. Thrre was r.ù; much interest owing to there being no opposition, an d fewer persons present than we ever saw before. The only perceptible difference in the town being that th1- shops were shut." COUNTY OF BRECON. Joseph Bailey, Esq., of Glanusk, will be elected 10 the room of Col. Wrood, resigned. BRECON DOHOVGHS. J Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, Esq., Lord Lieutenant 11 the County of Brecon, will triumphantly walk over the course for these Boroughs Oil Tuesday next, Sir Charle" Morgan having resigned the contest as hopeless.

David Morris, Esq., arrived at Llanelly, on Thursday last, and was greeted by the usual demonstrations of respect; the result of his visit to the electors waS such as to preclude the possibility of a chance for aXIl opposition against him. LLANELLY TOTAL AnO:TINEXCE SOCIETv.-(From" Correspondent.)—We are happy to observe the very favourable progress which this excellent society 1-4 making in Llanelly and its neighbourhood. The weekly meetings for lectures are held regularly every Thursday and the committee sits on Saturdays. As an evidence of the improving state of things, at the meeting on Thursday the 22nd instant, 16 signed the pledge anØ became disciples of the pump. At the tegular com* mittee of the Llanelly Total Abstinence Society held in tiie Society's rooms, Park St., Llanelly, on Saturday last, it was lesolved unanimously that to prevent the drinking usages generally carried on at election3! The Secretary of the society do write to our respecte" representative in Parliament, and proffer the service 0 this SI)C;cty to carry him in the ceremony of chairing- after his re-election (which this society is happy to calculate upon as certain) and that the secretary do also in such letter request that the waste of food con' sequent upon the usual consumption of intoxicatiog drink at elections may be discontinued by the Honour- able member." This was conveyed to the worthy geD" tieman who very kindly acknowledged the same. On Wednesday evening the members of the Llanelly Chan" her of Commerce met on the same subject, when they resolved to memorialize D. Morris, Esq., as the raenibe' for the boroughs of Carmarthen and Llanelly, and COI' Trevor and D. A. S. Davies, Esq., as the members 0 the county, and request that the usual costly pata phernalia of chairing at this election may be totally dispensed with, as it is great waste of money for nO public or ultimate benefit. These memorials F. J. Brown and R. B. Jones, Esquires, very kindly under* took to obtain signatures to, and we heartily hope thaC the prayer of the Llanelly friends of total abstinence may be a beginning which will be observed and inlitatei by other franchises, so that the corruption at elections by the lavish waste of human food in the shape 0 intoxicating drinks may be eventually totally driveo from the whole country. LLANELLY PETTY SE;SIONs.-Before W. Chsinblerl and J. II. Rees, Esqrs.—David Morgan, Llauellf' licensed victualler, was charged with assaulting P-. James Gahagan, but not while in the execution of h duty. Case adjourned.—Elizabeth Jenkins, wife ° Edward Jenkins, Bristol Tavern, Llanelly, charged "lt assaulting Ann Thomas, of Llanelly. Fined Is. an 6 costs. Richard William Cousens, William Stubbs, an b James Stubbs, all of Llanelly, were charged wit" assaulting John Isaiah Gryles, of the parish of Llanedy* Case adjourned. William Griffiths, collier, Pcmbre)" charged with assaulting Ann Rowlands, of the salle parish. This was also adjourned. Edwin Bowser, grocer, of Llanelly, was charged by Wm. Isaac, one 0 the Surveyors of the Borough, with taking away solue manure, the property of the Surveyors. Allowed to b* settled out of court. The same person was also chargc with assaulting W. Isaac. The parties were allowed to settle this case also out of court.—Sarah Williams. Llanon, obtained an order of affiliation against Rett Jones, of the parish of Llancdy, who was ordei-a to p9* 2s. a week. THE GRAIN CROPS are every where in splendid Cl?° dition, and the whole face of Nature is overspread \\11. luxuriant abundance. A fine field of wheat was cut  Saturday last, near Newcastle-Emlyn, on the farm f E. C. Lloyd Hall, Esq. A large piece of barley half been cut this week, at Llanybyther vicarage, the pro- pertv of the Rev. John Evans, Vicar, M.A. Near C* digan, the wheat is extremely long in the straw, be''nj» nearly six feet in height, and the ears filling v'? astonishing rapidity. In the course of a week reaping will be general throughout South Wales, and according to present appearances the harvest will afford more tbØ an average yield.

-V V' PEMBROKESHIRE. REVIEW OF THE CASTLEMARTIN YEOMANRY CA* VALity.-This fine corps of cavalry having finished their eight days drill were inspected in the exercise flela* Bowett, near Pembroke, on Wednesday last. Th* inspecting officer accompanied by his aide-de-camp' arrived on the ground about mid-day and riding up to the troop was received with a general salute. IIavinB minutely inspected their arms, accoutrements, &c., the cot ps went through a variety of evolutions—the move- men's being accomplished with a degree of precision and .steadiness that alike astonished and gratified every beholder, and none more so th11 the gallant inspection officer. There was an immense concourse of spectators assembled on the occasion, and the day being reina1"* kably fine, the tout ensemble was brilliant in the extreme The orderly and becoming conduct of the trooperS during their sojourn had given universal satisfaction to the inhabitants of Pembroke, who will part with them with the greatest regret. The Colonel after th" inspec- tion expressed his highest approbation of the efficiency and perfection of the corps. In the evening the officer* entertained a large number of gentlemen at dinner, which consisted as the newspapers would say of every deb- cacy of the season. MILFORD.—On Monday evening last some men in the employ of Mr. Scale, Annakell, near Milford Haven, were engaged in carting limestones to a kiln at Priory. In consequence of the work being laborious, and the evenin g closing in, beer was dispensed very liberally. One Of the men was sitting on his cart driving home, but having partaken too freely of the cup he fe ll from his seat and tbe cart passed over his face; the wretched sufferer survivea till Tuesday morning. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of Accidental death" returned. PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY ROADS BotitT).-A gene* ral meeting of the members of the County Roads Board of the county of Pembroke nas held at the Shire-Hull. Haverfordwest, on Thursday, the loth inst. There were present John Henry Philipps, E.^q., Chiirmall, John Mill Harris, Esq., George Rooh, Esq., Jafflf* Iliggon, Esq., The Rev. James W. James, Mr. Richarti Ormond, and R. D. Ackland, Esquire. It was ordered that William Richards, Esq., be appointed Vice-Chair- man of the Board, in the room of John Henry Philipps, Esq., who was appointed Chairman at the last meeting- In consequence of a recommendation to the Board from the Narberth District Boaid, to raise the wages of the constant labourers employed in that district, to tell shillings per week, from the 10th of June last to Michaelmas next, it was ordered that the recommenda- tion be adopted and that the Clerk be instructed to communicate to the Haverfordwest District, that in consequence of the above increase of wages in the Narberth District, it is deemed advisable to grant similar increase in the Haverfordwest District. T'lle report of James James, the Surveyor of the Fighguard and Newport Roads was referred back to him, with request that he furnish an estimate of the necessary expenses to be incurred by the repairs recommended by him, to the next meeting. The repairs of the railing on the road leading from Milton to Hobbs Point, were ordered to be done under the superin- tendence of Nicholas Roch, Esq., and Mr. Richard Ormond. The repairs at Castle Helli Bridge, Spurow" Nest Culvert, Crvgyborion Bridge, Sheepwalk Culvert, Killanow Bridge, and Cambrian Culvert, recommended by the surveyor, were also ordered to be done at All expense not exceeding twenty pounds, under his super- iytendence. The meeting then adjourned. FIRE-On Tuesday evening last about 7 o'clock fire broke out in the iron foundry of Mr. Joseph May- church, Haverfordwest, in conseqnence of a large woodel1 beam which was in close contact with the furnace flue becoming ignited. The accident was discovered by a few workmen who remained on the premises after the others hud left, and by whom measures were immediately adopted to extinguish the tire, and vhich were supposed to have been effectual; but on the following mornin about 6 o'clock when the men came to work, the fire broke out with increased violence in the roof of building The alarm bell was immediately rung tla the fire engine was promptly procured, and after con* siderable difficulty the further ravages of the devouring element were effectually stopped, the damage done being but of small amount. It was a most forWi»tt! circumstance that the lfames did not rekineio at II earlier hour in the morning, as in that case it wou" have been very probable tha t com-iderable dai"8?^ would have been done, there being a large quantity 0 patterns and other combustible articles on the prevail§Co-