The Welshman

CARMARTHEN ELECTION. The Election of a Member to serve in the ensuing Par- liament as the representative of the Burgesses and electors of the United Boroughs of Carmarthcn Hud Llaneily, took place on Friday lust, with all those re- joicings usually attendant np!J1l similar occasions, but without that acrimonious feding and illkasity of dis- cord frequently displayed in CarmiHthen, when elections hare in former years been contested. At an early hour in the morning the bells of St. Peter's Church rang out merry peals as if to inspire the electors with the necessary quantum of hilarity for the occasion, while the town band perambulated the streets playing popular ami enlivening air". At yarious inns and public buildings flags decorated the windows and hung pendent over the heads of the passers-by, while garlands stretched across the streets at intervals denoted the approach of a triumph rather than the selection of a representati ve. As the hour of nomination approached most of the shops in the town were closed, and business was sus- pended, in order that all might witness or participate in the forth coming pageant. About 11 o'clock proceedings were commenced in the Town Hall, (which was densely crowded,) by the Sheriff for the Borough, Mr. Thomas Wilton, taking the chair. Mr. Geo. Thomas, junior, Deputy Sheriff, then read the proclamation and writ. The bribery oath was administered to the Sheriff by E. H. Stacey, Esq., after which the Deputy Sheriff read the various Acts of Par- liament relating to bribery, treating and intimidation. About this time David Morris, Esq., the late member, and the only candidate on the present occasion for the suffrages of the electors, entered the Town Hall, attended by a large number of influential gentlemen, tradesmen, and inhabitants both of Carmarthen and Llaneily. He was received with the loudest demonstra- tions of popular esteem and enthusiasm. The Sheriff then asked if any gentleman had a candidate to propose to represent in Parliament the Borough of Carmarthen, and the contributary Borough of Llaneily. Wm. Chambers, sen., Esq., Llanelly House, said that it had again fallen to his lot to have the distinguished honour of proposing David Morris, Esq as a proper person to represent in the forthcoming Parliament, the United Boroughs of Carnmrthen and Llaneily. (Cheers.) It was not necessary that he should recount to them Mr. Morris's political opinions, as that gentleman's political conduct had been too well-known to need comment. iCh ers.) His past conduct in Parliament was the best, ta? surest pledge of what it would be in future. (Hear, he tr ) They had already 'sent him to Parliament as their representative and his votes had uniformly met with their approbation. (Cheers.) He valued that ap- probation far more than the smiles of Royalty or the flattery of a Court. (Hear.) He was honoured with the people's choice, and he (Mr. C.) hoped that all the representatives that should be sent to the approaching Parliament would be like his honored friend—men of the people's choice. (Cheers.) He should not inflict npnn them a long speech, which would but be tedious to tnem, but h should beg all present to join him in wish- ing, long life to David Morris,Esq. (Cheers) Long may he live to be their representative. (Cheers.) But above all, long may the existence of their political inde- pendence continue. (Enthusiastic cheering.) And he trusted that they might long be enabled to come free nnd unshackled to the poll. (Renewed cheers.) He begged to propose David Morris, Esq. as their represen- tative. (Loud cheering.) Capt. John George Pnilipps, R.N., seconded the pro- position amidst general applause. The Sheriff then asked if there was any other candidate to be proposed. No other candidate appearing, David Morris, Esq., proceeded to address the meeting, saying :—Gentlemen and Brother Electors,—After the expiration of a Parliament of longer than usual duration, I once more stand before you as a candidate for the distinguished honour of again representing the United Boroughs of Carmarthen and Llanelly. (Cheers.) In seeking a renewal of that confidence which I have had the happiness in two successive Parliaments to enjoy, I am perfectly sensible of the responsible position in which I stand. (Hear.) I will not, however, shrink from that responsibility. (Hear.) I appear to vindicate my public conduct and to satisfy you, whom the constitution has empowered to demand that vindication—that I have faithfully, honestly, and diligently performed my duty (Loud cheers.) If I have failed in doing it hitherto, I am entirely left without excuse or apology, for you sent me to Parliament free, unfettered, and dependent upon the exercise of my own discretion. (Hear.) If then, I say, I have been found to have failed, it is my own fault, and I must pay the penalty. (Cheers.) I must now trespass upon your time whilst I briefly recur to the proceedings which have taken place in Parliament during the last ten years, during which time I have had the honour of being your devoted representative-no incon- siderable portion of human existence. (Hear.) "When I had the honour of addressing you for the first time, the Government of Lord Melbourne was upon the eve of a dissolution. There was a serious deficiency in the Exchequer, to meet which the Government proposed three remedial measures, having for their objects the advancement of commercial reform. (Hear.) The first was a proposition to reduce the duty on the importation of foreign wheat to the fixed rate of 8s. per quarter, and on other foreign grain in like proportion. They also proposed a measure for the reduction and modification of the duties on sugar and another for the reduction of the duty on timber. The House of Commons, by a very large majority, decided against the adoption of these suggestions. The Government upon this appealed to the country. When the new Parliament was elected, the Government had to face a considerable majority in the House of Commons, a majority ranging from 80 to 100—being a much larger majority than had been in any House of Commons since the days of Pitt, except- ing perhaps the majority which Earl Grey had in his favour after the passing of the Reform Bill. The Go- vernment then, having been defeated in the House ot Commons, at once resigned, and Sir Robert Peel entered into power, backed by a powerful party. The first mea- sure proposed by the Right Honourable Baronet was the Income Tax, a Tax which may be in principle defended because every man is supposed to pay in proportion to the property he possesses. I, however, opposed the Tax Sftdfltroduced by Sir Robert Peel throughout its <iat»iIJP»gress through the lower House. (Cheers.) I opposed it because 1 considered it to be a tax which should be entirely reserved for a period of war, and also because it was not extended to Ireland. I thought it unfair that any person residing in that country and being possessed of £150 a year should not be equally taxed as a person living in England and having the same amount of property. (Hear.) I also opposed it because I considered it an inquisitorial and unequal tax, (hear,) because tne professional men and the tradesmen, whose incomes are precarious and dependent upon circum- stances, are compelled to pay the same as the proprietor of land, or the person who depends upon interest arising from funded property. (Cheers.) I also opposed it becase I conceived it to be too powerful an engine to remain unchecked in the hands of any Government, since if the machinery was once formed it would be as easy to make the public pay 2s. or more in the pound as sevenpence. (Hear.) I also opposed it because it did not commence at £11)0, so that if a person .possessed £200 a year he should only have to pay the tax upon £ 50 a year. (Hear.) The measure however, in spite of all the oppo- sition it met with, was ultimately carried by a large maJonty. Sr Robert Peel next proposed his celebrated Tariff, by which he reduced the taxation upon the impor- tation of a great number of articles, and amongst otuers upon live cattle. I supported that proposition and my expectations respecting it have been fully justified. Sir Robert Peel npon that occasion distinctly stated that the price of cattle in this country would not beat all affected by the proposed change, and I must confess that I experience shews us that on that occasion he spoke the truth. (Hear.) It pleased Providence to visit Ireland and partially this country also with a mys- terious disease which occasioned the total destruc- tion of the potato crops, and gave rise to ominous signs of an anticipated dearth of the grain crops in this and other countries. Sir Robert Peel, as the first Minister of the Crown, had at that time a serious duty to perform, and a more than ordinarily heavy respon- sibility rested upon his heaii. The measures, however, which he thought it incumbent upon him to propose, had the effect of causing a total disruption of that great party which had borne him into power. I must do the Right Honourable 3aronet the justice to state that I believe he acted from the firm conviction that all his former opinions were erroneous, when he brought for- ward his measures for the grad", ii decrease and ultimate destruction of the duties upon corn. (Hear.) Sir Robert owed a duty to his Sovereign and to his country which were paramount to any mere obligations to party, and he therefore brought forward those mea- lures which caused the dismemberment of his party, but which eventually he carried through Parliament. I supported his propositions throughout. (Cheers.) I voted with him upon every question, believing tuat they had a tendency to promote the comfort of the working classes, and by extending commerce thereby compensate the agriculture interest for any loss they might other- wise be supposed to sustain; (Cheers) thus increasing the general prosperity and securing the happiness of the people at large. (Hear hear.) I now come to a sub- ject which I confess I approach with considerable pain —as it is one on which I differ with some friends whose good opinion I honour and value, and with some of those around me for whom I entertain a sincere regard. I allude to the question of the increased grant to Mavnooth College. (Hear.) That grant was originally proposed by Mr. Pitt, in the reign of George III, and at that time it amounted to £8000 per annum. It was from that time voted regularly every year, and occasional di- visions took place upon it. I however never gave a vote upon the subject until it was proposed to extend the grant considerably. It should be recollected that the College was an establishment devoted to the Education of young men for the Roman Catholic Priesthood, and r therefore feared that the granting an increased sum of money for that object might eventually lead to the edowment of the Roal1 Catholic Religion. I therefore voted against the increased grant upon every occasion in my power. (Loud cheers.) My convictions upon this head have been further strengthened by what has since taken place. (Hear, hear.) Last Session, in the House of Commons, Lord Arundel made use of the assertion that the Roman Catholic Religion would always remain antagonistic to the Protestant Religion until the latter should be utterly destroyed. This, I will observe, is not the raving of Conciliation Hall, but it is the language of a young nobleman, the heir to the first dukedom of the kingdom and the acknowledged repre- sentative of the young aristocracy of his persuasion, and he spoke the general sentiments of the great body of the Roman Catholics. (Hear.) I am not therefore prepared to put a weapon into the hands of the Itoman Catholics for the subversion of the Protestant Religion of this country. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) I now come to a question about which there has been great agitation Juade and respecting which there has been also sotra misconception as to the vote I "ave upon it. I alh to the Education question. (Hear.) In the spri of last year Mr. William Williams, then member for Co- ventry, with great perseverance and ability arising from his attachment to the land of his birth, moved for a commission of enquiry into the state of Education in "Wales. I seconded that motion (cheers,) and had I been adverse to Education, my conduct would have beeM,ve»y> • 'Tl'-nr During the last session orPar- rejected at once. (Hear.) That plan I have no hesita- tion in saying would have acted well in large towns, such as Carmarthen and Llaneily, but it would be perfectly inoperative in the greater part of the country, since in many country parishes there are no resident gentry to subscribe for the erection of the necessary schools, and the provision of adequate funds for their support therefore in those parishes no portion of the grant could be obtained. The grant had originally been £ 30,000, afterwards increased to £ 70,000. Sir ltobert Peel pro- posed that the grant should be £ 100,000, and that it should be equally divided between the National Society, (which was in connexion with the Church of England,) and the British and Foreign School Society which was in connexion with the Dissenters. No opposition was offered to this proposition, and no division took place respecting it. If I am to take the opinion of the country regarding Lord John Russell's scheme I must observe that I presented 147 petitions against, and only 2 in favour of it. (Hear.) There were three divisions upon that proposition, the first of which was caused by Mr. Duncombe moving that previous to the voting of any menev for the purposes of the minutes of Education, a Select Committee be appointed to enquire as to the exnedicncy of adopting these minutes. This was in effect a motion that the Committee should enquire into the merits of the plan, and I voted in favour of so doing. (Cheers.) The second amendment was moved by Sir W. Clay, and it was to the effect that it was expedient that in any plan of Education for the children of the poor in which pecuniary assistance was granted by the State, those children whose parents disagreed from the religious faith held by most of the children of the school should not be deprived of the advantages of a liberal education, but should be educated in accordance with the religions views of its own parents. This amendment I also voted for. The third amendment was proposed by Sir W. Molesworth, and it was that any minute of the Treasury respecting Education which contained no provision for the Education of the children of the Roman Catholics was inexpedient, and ought to be rescinded. This I voted against. (Hear.) These were the only three amendments which were proposed, and I also op- posed the plan altogether, but was anxious that such amendments should be made in it as would enable it to be adopted the more readily by the community at large. (Cheers.) I voted in all divisions which had for their object the abolition of slavery. (Hear.) I voted for the abolition of all useless pensions. (Cheers.) I also voted for the Poor Laws, but against the separation of man and wife above 60 years of age. (Loud cheers.) I likewise voted for the granting of relief to able-bodied persons out of employ (Cheers;) for a Poor Law for Ire- land; for the bill limiting the hours of labour in Factories to 10 hours. I voted for the abolition of Church Rates. (Cheers.) I voted against flogging in the 'Army; in favour of the Ballot; for the admission of Dissenters into the Universities. (Loud cheering.) I voted for the Penny Postage. (Cheers) I voted against both Lords John Russell's and George Bentinck's plan for promoting Railways in Ireland. I also voted for the removal of the ratepaying clauses from the Reform Bill (Hear;) for the Health of Towns Bill; and for the Bishopric of Manchester Bill. I considered that Man- chester was a vast hive of industry needing spiritual instruction, and as the duties of the Bishop of Chester would not allow him to superintend that district, if the bill had not been passed the absorption of the See of Bangor into that of St. Asaph, must have taken place. (Hear.) My name appears in almost every important division in the last Parliament. (Cheers.) I he never hesitated to vote against the Government when I differed from them in opinion, but I have given them general support. (Hear.) I know it is impossible in a con- stituency like this where there are members honestly differing upon important questions to give entire satis- faction; but it is a consolation to me to know that I have received the unshaken constancy of my friends, and I am bound to admit that I have also received much kindness and forbearance from many to whom I am opposed in politics, but with whom I have been upon friendly terms from early life (Hear.) I am perfectly aware how unable I am to serve you, and I cannot but lament my inability to do so efficiently, but I have one comfort which will always solace me, and that 1 is that I have the entire approval of my own conscience (Tremendous cheering.) I thank my friend Mr. Chambers for the handsome and eulogistic terms, far beyond my merits, in which he proposed me, and I cannot conclude without expressing the high and sincere gratification, and the honest pride I have felt at the reception I have met with throughout my canvass from gentlemen of all parties, of which i shall not fail to cherish the fond recollection to the latest hour of mv life. (The Honourable gentleman resumed his seat amidst the most tremendous and prolonged cheering.) The Sheriff having again asked if any other person had a candidate to propose, and receiving no reply, declared David Morris, Esq., duly elected. (Immense cheering.) Mr. Morris again addressed the meeting saying :—I beg to return you my most sincere and cordial thanks for the distinguished honour you have just conferred upon me. Born and bred amongst you, and having been for the greater part of my life engaged in commercial pursuits amongst you, it is to me a source of honest pride to receive at your hands the highest honour it is in your power to bestow. (Cheers.) I accept the sacred trust reposed in me with a full sense of its respon- sibilities. I will kec-p it to tne utmost of my ability, and exert myself to promote your interests. (Loud cheers.) I am gratified by the absence of ;111 that con- tentions spirit which formerly was prevalent in this borough, and I take it as a sign of the triumph of your united efforts to accelerate the improvement of the Borough. (Cheers.) I beg to congratulate you on the prospect that DivineProvidence has given us ofa bountiful harvest, and I hope the result will justify our expectations. I wish you every blessing that can be bestowed upon you, and I trust that you will have health and happiness to enjoy them. (Hear.) I cannot conclude without proposing a vote of thanks to the Sheriff for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. (Cheers.) H. Lewis, Esq., seconded the motion, which was car- ried by acclamation. The Sheriff attempted to return thanks, but the cheering of the assemblage preventing his voice being heard. The usual return was then signed in due form, and thus far the proceedings terminated. The chairing" of the member then took place, and was conducted throughout in the most enthusiastic man- ner. The chair, a very elegant piece of furniture, taste- fully decorated with blue, the Reform colour in this Borough, was constructed by Mr. John Davies, cabinet- maker, to whom a carte blanche had been given as to the design. The procession which accompanied the mem- ber must in every respect have been highly gratifying to his feelings—since it represented most of the respec- table inhabitants of the Borough, and vat; conducted throughout with the greatest order and regularity. THE DINNER. A very large company, numbering about 3.50, sat down to a sumptuous dinner at the Boar's Head Hotel, in the evening. The chair was taken by D. Morris, Esq.,iNI.P., and the vice-president's chair was filled by S. Tar- drew, Esq., Mayor of Carmarthen, the side tables being occupied respectively by Alderman T. T. Webb, E. H. Stacey, Esquire, and Mr. Phil. Jones. The repast was a most sumptuous one, and the viands and wines of an e-xcluisitc character; in fact there was nothing unprovided that could tempt the appetite of the most fastidious epicure. The whole arrangements re- flected the highest credit upon Miss Philipps. After the removal of the cloth, the Chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts in succession, and they were re- ceived with the most enthusiastic cheering. The Chairman next proposed the health of the Lord Lieutenant of the County. 3 times 3. The next toast was the healths of the Lord Bishop of St. David's, and the Clergy of the Diocese. 3 times 3, and prolonged cheering. The Rev. R. B. Jones in returning thanks congra- tulated the electors upon the change that had recently taken place in this neighbourhood with regard to politi- cal excitement. He attributed that change to the wis- dom of their choice in the selection of a representative. (Loud cheers.) He was happy to say that those who had supported Mr. Morris in less prosperous times had remained firm in their attachment to him, and those who had at one time violently opposed him were now luke- warm and indifferent, and those who were formerly luke- warm and careless were now amongst the most zealous in his service. (Cheers.) He was certain that it was not possible for them to enlist on their behalf more fidelity more efficiency or better business habits than were to be found in the member they had that day elected. (Loud cheers.) He rejoiced at the cordiality with which they had just joined in drinking the patriotic toast of the Bishop and Clergy. The Church was fast getting through a fiery ordeal, and would shortly present itself to the public gaze in a more favourable aspect. He considered there had lately been greater Reform in the Church than in the State. (Loud cheers.) Since he had had the honour of becoming a minister of the Esta- blished Church a vast improvement had been effected. They would not now see Rectors or Vicars with 3 or 4 valuable preferments, residing at Cheltenham, Naples or Paris, and receiving the emoluments of their office to enable-them to do so. A change had indeed come over things. (Hear.) With reference to their excellent Diocesan whose splendid address at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Training College, he had no doubt they had all heard or read, it was sufficient to say that a brighter ornament to the Church could not possibly exist. (Loud cheers.) That cheering was not uncalled for, whenever the name of the Bishop of St. David's was mentioned. His enlightened and liberal views respecting Education had delighted thousands. He (the Rev. gentleman) felt the highest gratitfication in listening to that talented address which was truly fraught with momentous consequences .to generations yet unborn. (Cheers.) Such addresses were peculiarly use- ful in the present day, as the Chuich would thereby gain increased strength, and be an instrument under Provi- dence, of promoting the well-being and prosperity of the people of this country. (Loud cheers.) The Chairman proposed the healths of the Dissenting Miniiters of the County." Alderman W. G. Thomas apologised for the absence of many of the Dissenting Ministers who had repaired to the Conference at Liverpool, and begged to return thanks in their stead. As a member ot a Dissenting community he would assert that every Dissenter in Carmarthen was satisfied with Mr. David Morris's conduct and when called upon they would not hesitate to show it, by other means than merely eating a dinner with the member. (Loud cheese.) He considered they ought all to go hat in hand to Mr. Morris and ask him to continue their re- presentative instead of allowing him to canvass the town. He hoped the matrimonial alliance which had been con- tracted between the family of the Messrs. Morris and the Borough of Carmarthen would continue for ages. (Laughter and loud cheers.) The Chairman said that the tcast he had next to pro- pose was one which could not fail to be in unison with the general feelings of the assembled company, and would be accepted by every person present with enthu- siasm. When he saw the magnificent market that had recently been erected in the town, and which was weekly thronged by countless masses, when he beheld the beautiful New Clock which decorated the front of their Town Hall; when he was informed that new Barracks and a new Model School were to be erected, he could not but congratulate them upon the rapid improvement which was taking place in their town. (Cheers.) In Llaneily a similar spirit of enterprise had manifested itself. There the new docks, the crowds of shipping, the .ii i. 10" "1 ontentcd exercise of friendly feeling. He had experienced the splendid hospitality of his friend Mr. Chambers and could testify as to the cordial good wishes for the pros- perity of Llaneily which actuated that gentleman in his public and private conduct. (Cheers.) He was con- vinced that Carmarthen could never prosper if Llanellv declined and Llanelly could not flourish if her neighbour was in a drooping condition. (Cheers.) lIe begged to propose Prosperity to the Trade and Commerce of the United Boroughs of Carmarthen and Llanelly. (Tre- mendous cheering.) The Chairman next proposed the Town Council of Car- marthen, to whose unwearied exertion they mainly owed those improvements to which he had alluded. (Cheers.) S. Tardrew, Esq., Mayor, returned thanks in a neat speech. The Chairman next proposed the healths of two most important officers in the day's proceedings, whose im- partiality and ability had caused the business of the morning to proceed in the most regular and orderly manner—he alluded to the Sheriff for the Borough Mr. Wilton, and the Under-Sheriff Mr. George Thomas. (Cheers.) Mr. George Thomas returned thanks brieflv. The Chairman said it had now become his pleasing duty to propose as a toast the health of a gentleman of large fortune who resided entirely in this county, and expended his property not in idle frivolity but in con- ferring good upon every one, and promoting the agricultural and manufacturing interests of his district. He was an ardent supporter of everything that had a tendency to promote the public advantage. He alluded to his friend upon his right, William Chambers, Esq., who had done him the honour of proposing him that morning in the most handsome terms. Those terms he had not deserved (Cries of yes,") but he was convinced they proceeded from the friendly feeling entertained towards him by the gentleman who gave utterance to them. He always found the most gracious urbanity of manner on the part of the gentleman whose health he proposed towards all classes from the highest to the lowest. (Cheers.) He begged to propose the health of William Chambers, Esquire. (Tremendous applause. ) W. Chambers, Esq. rose to return thanks, and in doing so remarked that it was one of the proudest days of his life to meet so many intelligent and respectable electors assembled together to do honour to their representative. The honour of having his health dtttnk was perfectly unexpected, but not the less appreciated on that account. The commercial intercourse that subsisted between Car- marthen and Llanelly produced the most friendly re- lations between the inhabitants of the two towns, and when the railroad should have more intimately connected them together, he trusted the inhabitants would progress in brotherly feeling and in usefulness to the community at large. (Cheers.) The Chairman next proposed the health of Capt. John George Philipps, who had done him the honour to second his nomination that day. (Cheers ) The Chairman said he had only to mention the name of the gentleman in whose honour the next toast was to be proposed, to ensure for it a most enthusiastic and cordial reception. He (the Hon. member) had asked him to accompany him in his canvass through Llaneily, and it was owing to his affability towards both rich and poor that he (Mr. M.) owed the hearty reception he had met with. He begged to propose the health of Mr. Wm. Chambers, junior. (Cheers.) Mr. W. Chambers, junior, said that he was extremely obliged for the compliment they had just paid him, and was happy to say that in the canvass in which he had the plea- sure of accompanying their respected member not a single individual declined to accede to his request for their vote. (Hear.) There was scarcely a man who if he did not directly offer his support to Mr. Morris, but who wished him success. (Cheers.) Wh&n first Llall- elly was annexed to Carmarthen by the Reform Bill as a contributary Jorough there was but a small majority for a Liberal candidate but now public opinion had so improved, and the conduct of Mr, Morris had so well justified the expectations of those who returned him, that the great majority of the electors were enthu- siasts for the Liberal cause. (Loud cheers.) There was one subject—it was dangerous ground at an election dinner he would allow-to which he would allude-it was that during Mr. Morris's canvass at Llanellv, no application ii-Li i been made to him for drink. (Hear.) He thuught this was right, and that representatives ought not to be badgered to death by persons whose sole object was to obtain drink. (Hear.) Such conduct was a disgrace to any person who wished to be considered a free man going to the poll. (Hear.) Mr. Morris's supporters in Llaneily had sent him a requisition not to give any drink to the electors In that town. To this request he had kindly acceded, on condition that he should be allowed to expend the money which it would otherwise cost him, in the way most desirable for the interests of the Borough, and especially that a portion of it should be given to the poor. (Loud cheers.) In reference to his own exertions he had great pleasure at any time in contributing his efforts in support of the liberal cause whenever called upon. (Cheers.) The Chairman next proposed The Ladies of Carmar- then," and expressed a hope that there was a bachelor present gallant enough to return thanks. 3 times 3. W. Morris, Esq. returned thanks, and observed that I_f>- should take every opportunity of acqupjtmng the ¥ iauies with the honour that had been done to them. The healths of Sir J. H. Williams, W. Williams, Esq., and J. T. Alcock, Esq. followed next The latter gen- tleman returned thanks in a jocular and effective speech. The health of John Evans, Q. C,, the newly elected member for Haverfordwest, was then drunk amidst much applause. W. Chambers, Esq. proposed a toast which he was gratified to give and he was sure would be received with enthusiasm he gave the health of David Morris. Esq., their respected and re-elected representative. (Tremendous cheering.) D. Morris, Esq., returned thanks and observed that it was highly gratifying to him to see so numerous a body assembled together to do him honodj, He regretted the Act which had been passed and Tfhich prevented him from keeping up old customs amongst the electors, but if he did not take the greatest care he might endan- ger his seat. (Hear.) His Sovereign might ennoble him, and honours of all descriptions might be showered upon him, but he appreciated more than all, the con- ciliation of the feeling of so numerous and respectable a party as he saw assembled. (Cheers.) He wished them all health and happiness, and begged to thank them for the honour they had done him. (Cheers.) A few more local toasts followed, after which the Hon. Member vacated the chair and the meeting broke up.

COURTING IN FRENCH HOLLOW. I [From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal] I It is a pity that American fun, like Irish fun, has a patois of its own, which it is not a little difficult to understand. The patois, indeed, was originally part and parcel of the joke but the best joke in the world will not bear a hundred times telling. In a book before us. just published in Philadelphia, called 'Streaks of Squatter Life,' there is a good deal of cleverness, and some genuine humour but it is spoiled for the Euro- pean palate by an impracticable dialect Perhaps the following is the more readable article (with the excep- tion of the Pre-emption Right,' an excellent tale, chiefly in good English, which is too long for our pages), and we give it to show how Jonathan' pro- gresses' in a kind of writing peculiar to American literature Courtin' is all slick enough when everybody's agreed and the gal aint got no mischief in her; but when an extensive family, old maids, cross daddy, and a ro- mantic old mammy, all want to put their fingers into the young ur,?>> tiiilUfcf sweet doin's, and the gal's frac%ii why a fellar that's yearnin' arter matmnotayfs mity likely to git his fires dampened, or bust his biW,: Thus' r? a?oned Tom Bent to a select party of river cronies, who were seated around him upon the boiler deck of a Mississipi steamer, as she sped along one bright night'in.June, somewhere in the neighbourhood of Bayou Teche. The .subject was courting, and on that particular question* Tom was considered an oracle for, besides having a strong penchant for the fair sex, he had run many risks to ingratiate himself in their affections. Tom was now fast falling into the sear and yellow leaf of bachelorism, and although he had vowed unalterable effection to at least one fair one in each town betweeij the mouth and t rapids, he still remained in unblessed singleness. How about that afair of £ {>ur'n with old Fecho's gal in St. Louis, Tom inquired one of tfy'e circle. What, that little French gal?' i?u?ed Tom, with a grin. "Veil, that thar was a alt.11 pe, boys; and though the laugh is agin me thar?L?tttsspd if I don't gin you the sa "c u n,r,t i e. kSU*r*?quared himsej? I for a pHn, wet hi!l:1'Î ?ith a litt?t?prn juice, took a small strip of Mis, eed, and ? out.' I 'That gal of old W&phols ?tir' about the pootyest creatur, tor a foreignnr.er'. a shute arter her eyej jot floated about in her heike a star's shadow on a Massissippi wave, and her n?det was as trim as the steamer Eagle 'sides, her p dies wur the cleanest- shaped fixin's that ever propelled' auythin' human, and her laugh.;(ung like ^chajleuge-bell on a fast trip" it couldn't be beat. She run into my aflecshuns, and I couldn't help it. I danced with her at some on the balls in Fienchtown, and thar I gin to edge up and talk tender at her, but she only laughed at my sweet'nin'. Arter a spell, when I cum it strong about affecsliun, and the needcessity of towin' side and side together, she told me that her old daddy wouldn't let he. marry an American! Ef I warn't snagged at this, I wouldn't say so. The old fellar wur a sittin' on a bench smokin' and lookin' on at the dance, and I jest wished him a hot berth for a short spell. Well, Marie," said I, ef I melt the old man down, will vou cirl in Oh," says she, you so vair strong at de vat vou call coax, I shall not know how to say von leetel no.' So havin' fixed it all with her smooth as a full freight and a June rise, I drew up alongside of the old fellar, jest as he had cleared his chimley fur a fresh draw of his pipe. Old Feelio had been a mountain trader, was strong timbere^ not much the worse fur wear, and looked wicked as a tree'd bear. I fired up, and gene- rated an inch or two more steam, and then blew off at him. "That's an onconscionable slick gal of your'n, mounseer," says I, to begin with and it did tickle his fancy to have her cracked up, 'cause he thought her creation's tinishin' touch—so did I! Oui, sair," says old Fecho, she vair fine leetel gal, von angel wizout de ving she is, sair, mine only von fille,t Well, she is a scrouger," answered I; a parfect high pressure, and no dispute Vat you mean by him, eh ? vat you call s-c-r.r-ouge, eh ? vat is he, sair ? My leetle gal no vat you call von s-c-r-r-r-oii,ge, sair!" and here old Fecho went off into a mad fit, jest as ef I'd called her bad names. I tried to put down his safety-valve," but he would blow off his wrath, and workin' himself into a parfect freshet of rage, he swore he would take the little gal off home and I'm blessed ef he didn't. As soon as I eyed the old 'T < b: -vil-o and fnllpred him. detar- dived into Frerch Ilollov. Jest as he wur about to enter a house built agin the side of the hill, the old fellar heered my footsteps, and turnin' round in the darkness, he shouted-" Ah ha! von sneak Yankee doodel, vat call riy lectel gall voii s-e-r- r-r-oiiglier I shall cut you all up into von leetel piece vidout von whole. You know, boys, I aint easy skeer'd, but I own up that old fellar did kind a make me skeery; they told sich stories about the way he used to skin Ingins, that I gin to think it was about bes to let him have both sides of the channel ef he wanted it, so I didn't darr go to see Marie fur a long spell, One day I felt a strong hankerin', and jest strolled along the Holler to git a glimpse on her; and sure enough thar she wur, a leanin' out of the winder, smilin' like themornin' sun on a sleepin' bayou. I sidled up to the house, and asked her ef I darr cum and sit up with her that evenin'. I told her I was jest fritterin' away all to nothin' thinkin' on her, and a small mite of courtin' would spur me up amazin' and then I gin her sich a look, that she fluttered into consent as easy as a mockin' -bird whistles. I- Oh, oui, you shall come some time dis night, when man peTe is gone to de cabaret", but you must be vair quiet as von leetel rat, vat dey call de mouse, and go vay before he come back to de maison." In course I promised to do jest as she said. I kissed my hand to her, and said aur ravoir, as the French say for good-by, and then paddled off to wait for night. I felt wuss than oneasy until the time arriv, and when it did git round, I gin to crawl all over. I swar I was a little skeercd. Hows'ever, it warn't manly to back out now when the gal was expectin' me, so I started for the Hollow. I think a darker night was never mixed up and spread over this yearth. You remember Bill, the night you steered the old Eagle square into the bank at Miliken's bend ? well, it wur jest a mite darker than that A muddy run winds along through the ravine whar the house stands, and I wur particularly near floppin' into it several times. A piece of candle in the winder lighted me to whar the little gal was awaitin', and when I tapped at the door below, she pattered down and piloted me up to the sittin'-room, whar we sot down and took a good look at each other. She looked pooty enough to tempt a fellar to bite a piece out on her. I had all sorts of good things made up to say when a chance offered, and here the chance wur, but cuss me ef I could get out the fust matter. Whether it wur skeer at the idee of the old Frenchman, or a bilin' up of affecshun fur his darter that stuck my throat so tight, I'm unable to swar, but thar I wur, like a boat fast on a sand-bar, blowiu' some, but/nakiu' mity little headway. Vat is de mattair wiz you, mounseer ?" said Marie you look vair much like de leaf in von grand storm, all ovair wiz de shake Well," says I, I do feel as ef I wur about to col- lapse a flue, or bust my biler, for the fact of the matter is, Marie, they say your old daddy's a tiger, and ef I get caught here, thar'll be suthin' broke-a buryin' instead of a weddin' not that I'm the least mite skeered fur myself, but the old man might git hurt, and I should be fretted to do any sich a thing." Oh, mon amie, nevair be fear fur him; he is von great, strong as vat you call de gentleman cow ?— von bull. But, mon Dieu what shall I do wiz you, suppose he come, eh ? He vill cut you into bits all ovair!" But, my angel," ses I, he sha'n't ketch me, fur I'll streak it like a fast boat the moment I hear steam from his scape-pipe the old man might as well try to catch a Massissippi catty with a thread-line, as get his fingers on me." I had no sooner said so, than bang went the door below, and old Fecho, juicy as a melon, came feelin' his way up tairs, mutterin' like a small piece of fat thunder, anfswarin' in French orfully. I know'd thar warn't much time to spare, so I histed the winder, and backed out. Jest as I was about to drop, Marie says to me-" Oh rntm Dieu! don't drop into de ;?/ and instanter shut the winder. My har riz on eend in a moment—" don't drop into the well!" I'll tell you what, b:)}s, a souse into the Massissippi in ice time warn't half as cold as her last warrfn' made me. It was so etarnal dark, that I couldn't begin to tell which side of the building I wur on, and that wur an all- important perticuler, fur it wur jest three storeys high on one side, towards the Hollow, and it warn't only one on the side next the hill—in course, all the chances wur in favour of the well bein' on the low side. I'd gin all I had then to know which side was waitin' below fur me. I looked up, as I hung on, to see ef thar warn't a star shinin' sompwhar jest to give a hint of what was below; but they'd all put on thar nightcaps, and wouldn't be coaxed from under the kiver then I'd look below, and listen, until I made sartin in my mind that I could hear the droppin' of water, somewhare about fifty feet below me Old Fecho was a tearin' through I'm rrppiu' French oaths, iu an oncommon rapid manner, and declariu' that he knew some one had bin thar, fur he'd been told so. Two or three times he appeared to be a rushin' for the winder, and the little gal would coax him back agin; and then he'd cuss de Yankee doodles, and grit his teeth most owdacioosly. Well, ef I warn't in an oneasy situation all this time, then I'm more than human—my arms jest ♦ stretched out to about a yard and a-half in length, and gin to cramp and git orful weak. I couldn't, fur the life of me, think on any prayer I'd ever heerd -it last, jest as one hand was givin' way its hold, I thort of a short one I used to say when I was a younker, and mutterin' Here I drop me down deep, I pray the Lord my bones to keep I sot my teeth together, drew a long breath, shut my eyes, and let go —Whiz — r-r-r-ip'—bang! I went, as I supposed, about fifty feet and didn't I holler, when I lit and rolled over, and the water soused ali round me; Murder Oh, get me out Oh-o-o-o, murder The people came a rushin' out of their houses with lights, and sich another jargon of questions as they showered at me—askin', altogether, who'd bin a stabbin' me ? what wur the matter ? and who'd hit me ? I opened my eyes to tell 'em I'd fell from the third storey, and broke every bone in my body, when, on lookin' up, thar wur the old Frenchman and his darter grinnin' out of the top winder about ten feet above me! The fact wur, boys, I'd dropped out on the hill-side of the house, and jumped down jestfour feet from whar my toes reached-I had lit on the edge of a water pail, and it flowed about me when I fell over Arter old Fecho told them the joke, they pretty nigh busted a larfin' at me. I crawled off, arter firin' a volley at old mounseer of the hardest kind of cusses and from that day to this I han't gone a j courtin' in French Hollow c(,urtin, F

THE QUEEN'S VXMW,TO SCOTLAND.-The %viole;ir- rangements for the royal visit to Scotland may now be said to be complete. The Duke of Norfolk has been selected as chief officer on this occasion, and the ar- rangements have been made by his grace's instructions. Her Majesty, accompanied by her royal consort and her two elder children, will sail from Cowes on the 10th Instant; the grouse shooting commencing on the 12th of the month. The royal cortige, will consist of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. Earl Grey, two equerries, and one maid of honour. The carriages, horses and domestics will proceed in one of the Inver- ness steamers from Woolwich. The royal yacht will sail direct from Cowes to the Caledonian Canal, and proceed to Fort George, where they will disembark, and travel by land by Ardveritrie, the lodge of the Marquis of Abercorn on Loch Laggan, about thirty-two miles distant. This shooting-box" is calculated to afford but small accommodation, so that in order to procure what more may be necessary a small inn adjoining has been secured, and, besides, some tents will be erected. Prince Leiningen will join the party soon after their arrival, and Earl Grey, after remaining ten days, will be relieved by Lord Palmerston. The grouse shooting in the locality is considered the best in Scotland, and on an average 3,000 brace are killed annually. There is also excellent fishing upon the lake of Laggan. It is understood that the royal party will visit Lord M'Donald at the ancient residence of the family on the Isle of Skye. Lord Panmure at the Castle of Brechin, and several other of the nobility and gentry. This royal visit to Scotland will extend from one month to six weeks. REASONS WHY FATHER MATHEW WAS NOT CREATED A BrsIIOP.-The reason why so admirable a man as Father Mathew was rejected deserves attention. Many reasons were erroneously put forward. It was said that one of the bishops had heard him misquoting St. Paul, and opposed Mr. Mathew solely on that ground others imputed heterodoxy of opinion to that excellent man But the real reason why Doctor Delany was ap- pointed was, because while the virtues of Father Mathew were appreciated as they deserved, his capacity for enforcing discipline over an extensive diocese was doubted by the bishops. The catholic dioceses of Ireland require at the present moment vigorous control. Too many of the priests have become mere politicians. The late bishop was old, and not very strict in his disci- pline. A necessity existed, therefore, for the appoint- ment of a vigorous controlling spirit who would bring into better order the affairs of the diocese. It is be- i lieved that Doctor Delany is opposed to the system of a tribunitian clergy. His influence in the south of Ireland will not, it is thought, be given to the cause of fruitless agitation. He enjoys the reputatiou of being a man of sound scholarship, of fine taste, an enlarged mind, and generous sensibilities. He has also the credit, whether truly or other remains to be seen, of being a man of firmness, who will compel the clergy to a more careful avoidance of irritating topics and ottensive proceedings. -I)aily Neics. THE BUTCHER'S IIORSF--Georgp Cross was engaged to play a violin in the orchestra at the Richmond Theatre; and repeatedly passing his leisure evenings amongst the respectable tradesmen of that town, one of them, a butcher, was so much pleased with his oddities, that he made him an offer of his horse for his Sunday's excursions, which was accepted. On the morning Cross made his first equestrian jaunt, he had not rode more than five minutes when the animal, sud- denly turning from the road, ran up to the iron gate of a large mansion, where he stood so firmly fixed that neither whip nor spur could remove him, till a country- man passing by, led him away. Cross, a little vexed, proceeded on his way, but the quadruped shortly after- wards played him a similar trick. Perplexed now in the extreme, Cross made every exertion, in vain, to detach him from the gate; when, at length, a thought he leane d foi-- quickly flashed o'er his mind's eye," he leaned for- ward, and applying his mouth to the ear of the beast, 4called out in shrill and cook-like falsetto, We don't want anything to-day ?" On which the horse turned into the road, and, at the rate of ten miies an hour, rl"r f>P. Mmicat

MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. The Queen, Prince Albert, and their family have spent the week at Osborne, Isle of Wight. On Tuesday they somewhat unexpectedly visited Portsmouth, and from the poop and quarter-deck of the St. Vincent, flag- ship, witnessed the sailing of the squadron under the orders of Sir Charles Napier. On Wednesday the Queen Dowager arrived at Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. Fridays Gazette contains the appointment of the Hon. W. S. Lascelles and Sir W. M. Somerville as Members of the Privy Council, Mr. Labouchere as pre- sident of the Board of Trade, and Viscount Morpeth as Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Mr. Brooke is also appointed Commissioner and Consul General to the Sultan and independent chiefs in the island of Borneo. The case of the Bishop of Exeter and the editor of the Western Times, for an alleged libel, is postponed the t?e?crM 2'tMM, for an alleged libei, is postponed Peel's motto, says the Morning Post, is not What- ever is, is right;" but, Whatever is to be, is right." A premium of £1000 has been oflered by the Royal College of Chemistry, for the discovery of a method of rendering iron, when applied to ordinary purposes, as little liable to rust as copper. The Commissioners on the Law of Marriage have in- timated that they are willing to receive communications relative to marriages within the prohibited degrees, and that communications shall be deemed confidential if the parties so wish. The English government has proposed to the French authorities an arrangement by which pauper lunatics in England, and English pauper lunatics in France will be maintained at the expense of their respective countries and this proposal will doubtlessly be accepted by the French government. It is stated in an Illinois journal, that the famous Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, has been sold for a Roman Catholic church at the large price of 75,000 dollars. The installation of Prince Albert at Cambridge added to the week's receipts of the Eastern Counties railway about jEoOOO, the expenses being supposed to be about £ 2000. Miss Burdett Coutts has endowed two of the four colonial bishoprics recently created. There are 240 nominations for the Derby, and 173 for the Oaks, of 1849. No great signs of the turf being in a decline The amateur performance on behalf of Leigh- Hunt, at the Manchester Theatre-Royal, on Monday evening, on which occasion Ben Jonson's play of Every TIan in his Humour was the principal piece acted, was very successful The performers were honoured with a crowded and fashionable house, and E440 were received. Deducting expenses, it is betievedthatabovejESOOhas been realised for the object in view. The Madras Atlas expresses disgust at the proceed- ings of a recent public dinner in Colombo, Ceylon, be- cause when the Bishop of Colombo toasted the Bench and the Bar," the compliment was acknowledged, and the band struck up We won't go home till morning." The Grand Dtlke Constantine and his suite," says the North of Scotland Gazette, visited the island of Arran on the 23rd, the next day they ascended Goatfell. The Grand Duke amused himself on the mountain-top by engraving his name in the granite with a geological hammer."—A most harmless amusement for a Russian prince. A curious case, Leary v. Smith," was tried at Monaghan Assizes. The plaintiff, a poor man, sought to recover by ejectment certain lands which he avers were alienated by his ancestors to his prejudice, as heir general, 160 years since Verdict for defendant. The total amount of farming stock, exempt from duty, insured at the different offices in 1846, was £ 56,035,550. During the trial of a man who was lately indicted for forging a post office order, the counsel for the prosecu- tion stated, that a sum of EII,000,000 had passed through the money order office, in the course of the last year. I The women of the Sonderbund Cantons of Switzer- land have formed themselves into a military body, amounting in number to 672. They carry muskets or carbines, have officers, passwords, and, in fact, a com- plete military organisation. During the last session there were ^presented 4203 petitions with 559,977 signatures, against the govern ment scheme of education, and 919 petitions, with 141,717 signatures in its favour. The number of married couples above sixty years of age who are inmates of the various workhouses in Eng- land and Wales, is 574. The advertising space of the Journal des Debats, the Constitutionnel, the Presse, and the Siecle, is farmed by a company, which pays to each of them £ 1,000 per month.-Daily News. An Invention of immense consequence to tile perfec- tion of railway travelling has recently been perfected by Mr. Davies, the eminent coach builder, of Wimpole- street, Cavendish-square, the object of which is to stop a train, though moving at the highest velocity, before it could possibly come into collision with another. The following is an extract of a letter dated 1st May, Cape Coast Castle :—" Captain Winniett, the governor, has returned from a visit to King Dahomy, having suc- ceeded in entering into treaties far beyond his expec- tation. King Dahomy has written a letter to her Ma- jesty the Queen of England, and intends sending her presents, thereby shewing his amicable intention in his negotiations with this country. King Dahoiny's house- hold troops consist of 10,000 women, magnificently equipped and many in armour. Captain Winniett was received by upwards of 20,000 troops, and Dr. Ridgway, who accompanied Capt Winniett on his visit, kept a II comprehensive journal, which he has sent to England for publication."

THE ARTIST AND-THE COUNTRYMAN. I A LUDICROUS EVENT. I The following laughable story, though the circumstance happened some tilne ago, has not, that we know, yet got into print. It will afford some amusement to our readers. At the time when the disclosures of the atrocities of the monsters Burke and Hare painfully engrossed the public attention, an artist residing in the immediate neighbourhood of Soho-square had occasion to advertise for a man servant, who, in addition to the usual requi- sites, "honesty and sobriety," was to be "from the country." One morning, a raw country lad presented himself as a candidate for the vacant situation, and was shown into the artist's painting room. Our readers of course know that this apartment in an artist's house is, in general, very gloomy, the light being admitted only through a small portion of the upper part of one window, whilst all the other casements, if there be any, are kept perfectly closed. Upon being left alone in this dark room (for the artist, whom we shall call Mr. W., was not present), softie feelings of uneasiness began to steal upon the countryman's mind, whose vague and incipient appre- hensions were not diminished by a closer observation of the apartment. The first object that arrested his at- tention was the easel, which unluckily happened at this time to have no canvass upon it to denote its use, and which, to his excited imagination, appeared an instru- ment of torture. Carrying his investigation further, he perceived in the corner of the room a canvass cloth spread over an object which, from its form, evidently could be nothing but a human body. This was what artists call a lay figure—a- perfect representation of the human ure, which they employ as a model when it may be convenient or unnecessary to procure a living model. It now occurred to the poor fellow that he had been de- coyed into the house for the purpose of being burkcd," and that the canvass cloth covered the/body of some wretched victim who had just been murdered and not yet removed. Filled with this horrid idea, he endeavoured to open the door by which he had entered. but found it fastened. Hd.en crept softly to another door, which wa ,1a anHnvered with a curtain. Drawingth.ee aSle, he beheld a spectacle which seemed to offer the venficatlOn of his worst fears. He saw Mr. W. in the ate-room, holding in his hand a large knife, coered with blood, and a Aish full of the vital stre m st.andmg by him. Mi. ? was mixing up ?., and the knife he used was a pa- lette knife When the countryman recovered from the momentary stupor into which this horrid spectacle had thrown him, he determined to escape trom a place which he conceived to be no better than a human slaughter- house. Watching, therefore, the opportunity when Mr. W.'s back was turned, he opened the door suddenly, rushed out, struck the artist a blow on the head which felled him, and then, passing out by another door, made his way down stairs with ail the speed in his power. Mr. W., who happens to be deaf as well as to labour under an impediment in speaking, was not aware of the proxi- mity of the countryman, until he felt the blow which knocked him down. In falling he broke the plate con- taining the colour, which became smeared over his hands and clothes. Mr. W., conceiving that the man had been robbing him, pursued him instantly, down stairs, and overtook him in the passage, where a struggle ensued between them. The countryman, who supposed that his life depended upon his exertions at that moment, put forth all his energies, and having overcome the artist, he ran out into the street screaming Burke and mur- der." In the scuffle some of the crimson from Mr. W. s person was communicated to that of the clown, and gave some colour to the dreadful cries which he uttered. Of course a mob soon followed at his heels, until, over- powered by terror and exhaustion, he sank down in Soho-square. At this moment the artist ran up, and was about to seize him. The sight of his tormentor, steeped in the colours of his trade," and his knife unmannerly breeched in gore," thicw the poor countryman into fresh agonies. He appealed to the by-standers for protection against the artist, who, he said, was in the habit of kill- ing a dozen men every day, and now wished to despatch him. Appearances were against the artist. He was immediately seized, and cries of Burke hini," resounded on all sides. Some of the crowd, in the Height of their -indignation, proposed to sacrifice him on the spot with his own knife but others, more knowing, thought it better that, for the sake of example, he should undergo the ceremony of trial previous to execution-his death, however, with or without law, was a thing determined Nothing can be imagined greater than the astonishment of the artist at being taken into custody under such ex- traordinary circumstances, and unfortunately being, as before stated, afflicted with an impediment in his speech. his abortive attempts at explanation were looked upon as so many proofs of his guilt. He was being dragged off to Bow-street, when some of his neighbours interfered on his behalf, and endeavoured to explain the mistake. With considerable difficulty the mob was persuaded to carry the artist to his own house but it was not till a deputation from the crowd had inspected the premises and tasted the colour, to satisfy themselves that it was not blood, that he was set at liberty.— Times.

WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FoRTH.-On the 1st of June, Mrs. Margaret Day, wife of George W. Day, of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, was safely delivered of four children, three girls and one boy.—New York

LINES Suggested by the death of Mr. THOMAS* JONES, of Brynowen, near Abervstwith, who was drowned while bathing July 16th, 1847. In drenching torrents fell the rain, The lightning danced along the main, The mighty thunder's ceaseless roar, Was echoed from the rocky shore Yet many a rude and fearless form, Kept vigil through that night of storm, And p l t ?ll, And plunged into the foaming wave, Or with swift oars the surges clave But long and wearily they toiled, And still their anxious quest was foiled, It seemed that ocean would not yield, The treasure in its depths concealed. At length they found him,—early morn, To his loved home beheld him borne But ah the rigid limbs betrayed, And livid cheek that friendly aid Too late arrived ;the previous eve His mother's presence saw him leave, As blithe as bird on buoyant wing, Up-floating on the gales of spring, His last fond look on her was bent, His last words spoke his full intent, Ere one brief hour had passed away, Home to return and still there lay Unclosed, the volumes from whose store, He daily drank of precious lore; He had but quitted them to lave His heated brow in cooling wave, And—bounding gaily o'er the lea, Rushed headlong to the treach'rous sea. But soon the emotions of delight, Were changed to horror and affright, A fatai numbness seized his frame, Each sinew' paralyzed became, The eddying waters bore away With fearful force their pow'rless prey He shrieked for succour—none was nigh, But from that hour of agony Intense, the sick'ning thoughts recoil, The gurgling deep secured the spoil, Down sank the lifeless form like lead, The spirit to Jehovah tied. What tongue the parents' grief can show? So sharp, so stunnin was the bloiv J So crusiJgly the weight of woe. ) Descended on them, that in vain. Seek friend or kinsn-t,,ii. Or cheer them with the; perished, The hopes of years so fondly ed. Ne'er had Ke panged a father's cart, Or caused a mother's tears to start, But been to them one source of gladness, Unshaded by a tinge of sadness; And now his richly gifted mind, And thirst for knowledge had combined, To shed a lustre on his name, And presage give of future fame. They trusted that his duteous love, The solace of their age would prove. And thus to lose him had he been By illness summoned hence, most keen Would be, indeed, his parents grief, Yet had it still been some relief, Beside his dying couch to stand, His pillow smooth with gentle hand, To cheer his passage to the tomb, By pointing through the incumbent gloom To radiant realms beyond and know That all affection's self could do, T'assuage his suflfrings, had been done. How may they bear to think upon The dark: dark contrast him.they've lost, On the wild breakers rudely tossed, Imploring aid with stifled breath, In guise to fearful meeting death Where seeking pleasure,—aye to dwell On such a scene as this, might well The strongest mind o'erwhelm; and we, Our tearful, prayerful sympathy Alone can offer them, but he Who wounds, can pour in healing balm, The agitated bosom calm, And with his presence fill the void forlorn, Left by the treasure from their fond grasp torn. Aberystwith, July 29th, 1817.

DEATH OF JOHN WALTER, ESQ.—The well-known proprietor of the Times newspaper died at two o'olock on Wednesday morning, at his late residence in Printing-house-square, adjoining the Times establish- ment in the 74th year of his age. The immediate cause of death was cancer in the neck, which began to exhibit itself about six months ago and, although attended by the first medical aid in the country, the disorder was too deeply rooted to be eradicated. The deceased, who was a practical man, worked in early life as a printer on the paper, and subsequently, we believe, performed all the various duties connected with a morning paper, both manual and literary. Some years since. Mr. Walter came forward and successfully contested the county of Berkshire, where he bad a very fine estate, and for which county he sat for some years. lIe subsequently contested Southwark, but was defeated Nottingham, against Sir J. C. Hobhouse, and again foiled a second time against Sir G. Larpent, and successfully, but was unseated on the ground of bribery. Mr. Walter afterwards announced himself for Windsor, but did not go to the poll. Mr. Walter accomplished one achievement which alone is sufficient to place his name high in that list which the world, as it grows older and wiser will more and more appreciate- Inventas aut qui vitam exeoluere per artes, Quique sui memores alios fecere merendo." He first brought the steam-engine to the assistance of the public press. Familiar as the discovery is now, there was a time when it seemed fraught with diffi- culties as great as those which Fulton has overcome on one element and Stephenson on another. To take off i,,000 impressions in an hour was once deemed as ridiculous a conception as to paddle a ship fifteen miles against wind and tide, or to drag in that time a train of carriages weighing a hundred tons fifty miles. Mr. Walter was early resolved that there should be no impossibility in printing by steam. As early as the year 1804 an ingenious compositor, named Thomas Marton, had invented a self-acting machine for working the press, and had produced a model which satisfied Mr. Walter of the feasibility of the scheme. Being assisted by Mr. Walter with the necessary funds, he made considerable progress towards the completion of his work, in the course of which he was exposed to much personal danger from the hostility of the press- men, who vowed vengeance against the man whose innovations threatened destruction to their craft. To such a'length was their opposition carried, that it was found necessary to introduce the various pieces of the machine into the premises with the utmost possible secrecy, while Martyn was obliged to shelter himself under varions disguises in order to escape their fury. Mr. Walter, however, was not yet permitted to reap the fruits of his enterprise. On the very eve of success he was doomed to bitter disappointment. He had exhausted his own funds in the attempt, and his father, who had hitherto assisted him, became disheartened, and refused him any further aid. The project was therefore for the time abandoned. Mr. Walter, how- ever, was not the man to be deterred from what he had OI\C; resolved to do. He gave his mind incessantly to the subject, and engaged aid from all quarters, with his usual munificence. In the year 1814 he was induced by a clerical friend, in whose judgment he confided, to make a firesh experiment and accordingly the ma- chinery of the amiable and ingenious Koenig, assisted by his young friend Bauer, was introduced—not, indeed at first into the Times oiffce, but into the adjoining premises, such caution being'thought necessary from the threatened violence of the pressmen. Here the wor k advanced, under the frequent inspection and advice of the friend alluded to. At one period these two able mechanics suspended their anxious toil, and left the premises in disgust. After the lapse, however, of about three days, the same gentleman discovered their retreat, induced them to return, showed them to their surprise their difficulty conquered, and the work still in progress. The night on which this curious machine was first brought into use in its new abode was one of great anxiety, and even alarm. The sus- picious pressmen had threatened destruction to any one whose inventions might suspend their employment— destruction to him and his traps." They were directed to wait for expected news from the continent. It was about six o'clock in the morning when Mr. Walter went into the press-room, and astonished its occupants by telling them that the Times was already printed by steam That if they attempted violence there was a force ready to suppress it but that, if they were peaceable, their wages should be continued to every one of them till similar employment could be procured"—a promise which was, no doubt, faithful performed—and, having so said, he distributed several copies among them. Thus was this most hazardous enterprise under- taken and successfully carried through, and printing by steam on an almost gigantic scale given to the world. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBEltr TO THE ST. VINCENT, AND SAILING OF THE SQUADRON. -Portsmouth, July 27.—Soon after ten o'clock this morning her Majesty, Prince Albert, the royal children, and suite embarked from Osborne grounds in the Fic- toria and Albert yacht; she ran up Spithead with the standard flying, and when off Ryde salutes were fired from the squadron and the platform guns. The St. Vincent, Howe, Queen, and Vengeance had unmoored at nine o'clock, and as soon as the yacht approached the signal was made for sailing. The Howe, being the headmost ship, then made sail. The royal barge was hoisted out, and her Majesty and Prince Albert having stepped into it were rowed on board the St. Vincent, steered by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Her Majesty and the Prince were received at the entering port by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier and Captain Milne after a brief introduction of the officers, her Majesty and the Prince repaired to the poop of the St. Vincent, and the signal was then made for the squadron to make sail. The wind being very light, the Avenger was ordered to take the St. Vincent in tow, but before that could be done the breeze freshened, and a heavy press of sail being made on her, she began to move quickly through Spithead; the Vengeance came next, and afterwards the Queen, but from their extraordinary swiftness they were compelled to shorten sail to their topsails, to en- able them to keep their signalled distance. The wind continuing to increase the St. Vincent made good way, and did not shorten sail until about three miles to the southward of the Nab Light, when the signal was made for the royal yacht to close. The St. Vincent then rounded to, and the barge being brought alongside, her Majesty, the Prince, and suite left, and were soon re- conveyed to the yacht. After her Majesty had left the signal was made for the ships to salute in succession. The squadron, under Sir Charles Napier's command, then stood to the southward, to get the ebb tide down Channel and proceeded to Torbay.

AGRICULTURE, MARKETS, &c. (From the Mark Lane Express.) The weather having remained uninterruptedly fine throughout the week, the cutting of grain has been pretty generally commenced in the southern parts of the kingdom. Nothing very definite can of course at pre- sent be known respecting the yield, but the little we have heard on the subject confirms our previously-formed opinion, viz., that Wheat will not be a heavy crop. Whether it will come up to an average yield many well- informed agriculturists appear to doubt; but if there should be no unfavourable change in the weather, every grain would be well got in, which alone would make an immense difference in the future range of prices in that case the new crop would be immediately available, and the existing scarcity of English Wheat would be at once removed. Much will, therefore, depend upon the character of the weather during the month of August. Public opinion is now strongly in favour of a fall in prices, and this is likely to be the prevaling feeing if the weather should continue fine until the harvest shall have been completed the matter may afterwards be more calmly examined, but at present nothing but wet would have the effect of checking the downward movement. The arrivals from abroad have again been liberal this week, more particularly at Liverpool; and the advices from thence describe the trade as having become very depressed. The arrivals of English Barley have been small but having received 12,956 qrs. from abroad, there has been no scarcity of this grain. The business done has been entirely in low grinding qualities, aud these have been sold at such irregular rates that quotations can hardly be given. A parcel of inferior Egyptian was, we believe, sold at 21s. per qr.; but this affords no criterion for judging of the value of sound qualities. In Malt there has been very little passing, and, in the absence of business of moment, prices have remained nominally unaltered. The market has again been scantily supplied with Oats of home growth, and the receipts from abroad have been comparatively moderate: the total arrival for the week, including 32,572 qrs. of foreign, is 34,162 qrs. The pncipal dealers having bought pretty freely about a fortnight ago, appear to have still sufficient to go on with, and the trade has latterly been very far from active. As it has been quite impossible to effect sales of Indian Corn at almost any price, its real value cannot be given, but 42s. per qr. may be considered as an extreme quotation. A cargo arrived at Falmouth, was, we believe, offered on Friday at 36s. per qr., cost, freight, and insurance. s. s. s. s. Wheat, red. 59 to 64 Oats, Engl, feed 27 -31 Black 23 25 Norfolk & Suffolk .59 — 64 Scotch feed 32-34 White 64-70 Irish Galway 23-24- Barley, Malting.. 40 Dublin 25 Chevalier 42 Londonderry Grinding 34-40 Waterford White 23 Irish. Clonmel 34- Scotch. 40 42 Potatoe. 29 32 Beans, Tick new 44-46 Seed, Rape 301. 32/. Harrow 47 48 Irish -1. — per last Pease, Boiling 45 — 58 Linseed, Baltic 48-50 White .1 56 Odessa. 47 — 50 Blue Mustara, white 8 — 10 Maple 40-44 Flour, Town made Malt, Brown 63 65 and best country Rye, new 45-48 marks .50-5;; Indian Corn 3,5 40 Stockton 40 46 LONDON AVERAGES. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wheat..2,760 qrs. E 3 10 d5 ? Rye 6 qrs. 2 15 0 Barley.. 136 1 19 2 Beans.. 180 2 8 10 Oats 176 1 11 0 Peas 7 216 0 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN. Week ending Mav 15. Imperial—General Weekly Average,—Wheat, 7os. 6d. Barley, 45s. 8d.; Oats, 305.. 5d. Rye, 59s. Id.; Beans, 51s. 6d.; Peas, 53s. Od. Aggregate Average of six weeks which governed Duty —Wheat, 83s. 8d. Barley, 49s. 7d.; Oats, 81s. lid. Rye, 65s. lid.; Beans, 54s. 5s.; Peas, 55a, 6d. SMITHFIELD MARKET. The following is a statement of the arrivals of live stock into London during the week ending on Saturday last:—Beasts, 770; Sheep, 3710; Lambs, 192; Calves, 480. At the outports, the arrivals have consisted of about 600 Beasts, 1,260 Sheep and Lambs, and 160 Calves, in, for the most part, fair condition. Upwards of 400 head of various kinds of foreign stock were landed this morning, chiefly from Tvotterdam and Hambro; and the supply on offer here <mprised 784 Oxen and Cows, 1,642 Sheep and Lamlc. and 175 Calves. The quality was by no .means good, arula clearance was not effected, although the importers submitted to lower cur- rencies. The arrivals of Beasts from our own grazing districts fresh up, to-day, were considerably on the increase, and large even the time of year considered but the quality—though there was a slight improvement in it-was by no means first-rate Notwithstanding the attendance of both town and country buyers was numer- ous, the Beef trade, arising from the prevailing hot weather, was excessively dull, at a decline in the quo- tations paid on this day se'nnight, of fully 4d. per 8 lb*- the very highest figure for the best Scots (and which was obtained in very few instances) not exceeding 4s. Sd. per 8 lbs. Most of the best Beasts were disposCa of; but a large number of the inferior breeds left the market unsold. This was decidedly the largest supply of Beasts exhibited on any previous market-day during the whole of the present year. With Sheep we were very heavily supplied, but there was a great deficient in their general quality. The few prime old Downs Ull offer produced last week's, viz., from 5s. to 5s. 4d per 8 lbs, I but all other breeds declined quite 2d. per S lb* without a clearance being effected. The sale for Lanibo -the supply of which was extensive—was in a very d< pressed state, at an abatement in value of 2d. pat S"? the highest figure being 6s. 2d. per 81bs. Ultrves -ore in good supply and heavy inquiry at last week s uCP. sion. In Pigs next to nothing was doing, at pre*10" 5 currencies. A COMPRISON of the PRICES of FAT STOCK, sold in SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, on MONO*. Aug. 3, 1846, and Monday, Aug. 2, I8H. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. July 13, 1846. July 12, 18^- s. d. s. d. s. d. s? CoMse & inferior Beasts.. 2 4 to 2 6.. 3 4 to 3 8 Second quality do 2 8 3 o ,3 104 0 Prime large Oxen 32 36..42 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 4 10 4 6 4??? Coarse and inferior Sheep 3 2 3 6 310 4 1 Second quality, do.3 8 3 10 4 4 4 6 Primecoarsewoolled, do.. 4 0 4 2.. 4 8 o4\? Prime Southdown, do. 4 2 4 4 50 5, i, Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0.. 3 10 45? Prime small do. 4 2 4 6.. 4 8 5 0 Large Hogs 3 8 4 6.. 4 0 4 6 Neat smal4 8 4 10 48 5 0 BUTTER, BACON, CHEESE, AND HAMS. s. s. Cheese, per cwt. S. -j DorsetButter. p. fir. 98 100 Double Glo'ster 60 Fresh Butter, 12s. 6d. Single?itto 48  per dozen Cheshue 56 76 Irish, do, per cwt. Derby. 62 66 Carlow, New 92 — American 54 Sligo 80 — Edam and Gouda.. 48 666. Cork, 1st. 84 Bacon, new. Waterford 80 — Middle.  ;¡â Foreign Butter, cwt. Hams, Irish M Prime Friesland 100 -I Westmorland 88 Do. Kiel. 95 York 98 PRICE OF TALLOW, &c. 1843. 1844. 18 :5. 1846 'lS47-! Stock this day 1,643 16,536.. 12,314.. 8,329.. 6, Price of P.Y.C. 42s. 3d. 41s. Od. 39s. 9d. 41s. 6d. 48s.

LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS.—( Friday, July 30.)-H. J. B('J1:1.r I Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, money scrivener. JLOe' Richardson, Union-street, Spitalfields earthenware dealer. i R. Haylock, Cambridge, chemist.—W. Child, stin-strect, Bishopsgate-street, shoe mercer.—T. Parsons, Maidsto" victualler.-T. Leek, Woodbridge, basket maker. J' Smith, Ashton, Lancashire, cotton spinner.—W. ItJnJel and Braggard, Liverpool, rope manufacturers.—Mi<"ha M'Ardle, Liverpool, groccr.—J. Mills, 4idmartoii, Cllott, cestershire, draper. Aieq. 3. ) E d%var d BANKRUPTS.—Tuesday, Aug. 3.)—Edward Whitbr baker, Brett-terrace, Hampstead-road.—J. PatWndelh general dealer, Leonard-street, Shorediteli.-i. Starket builder,Horseferry-road,Westrninster.-T. W. T. Dow'c law stationer, Took's-court, Cursiter-street, Chance lane.-B. Gage, victualler, Gosport.—J. Bishop, whec. wright, Little Russell-street, Middlesex.—G. E"aJI4, draper, Tottenbaiii-court-road.-W. Levett, tailor, cester. -W. Gooci, brewer, East Stonehouse, Devonshltllc -C. Washington, Mayne, tobacco manufacturer.— Robinson, grocer, Kendal.—R. W. Gardiner, cat et dealer, Lower Hopton, Ilerefordshire.-E. Field, met and draper. Stratford-upon-Avon.—W. Knight, sn8^. broker, Manchester.—W. Clayton, of Langecliffe, 'L-, shire, and W. Wilson, of Preston. Lancashire, ban

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