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MAKIUAGKS. Ft;h. 15, at St. Elvan's Church, Aberdare, by the :<'v n:1vid Davies, Curate, Mr. John Evans to Miss II nr«ja ret Price, both of Cap Coch. Kcb 17. at the Parish Church, Aberdare. by the I'pv. David Davies, Mr. John Thomas to Miss Sarah iViiliams. both of Aberannn. Fab. 19, at St. Elvan's Church, Aberdare, by the [:v M. Griffiths, Curate, Mr.W. Williams, Daudo, .j) Miss Ei xaVth Morris, both of Aberaman. Feb. 21, at the Parish Church, Aberdare, by the Pev. E. M. Griffiths, Mr. Richard Evans to Mrs. liwcnllian Evans, both of Aberaman. DEATH. On the 19th instant, at Dare Villas, in this Inwn. Mary, relict of the late Mr Benjamin ritowns. Llangafalech, and mother in-law of the n. Price, aged 84. Deceased was highly re pected, and hud borne a long illness with Ciiristain fortitude.
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BiiR VTA.—Two or three, errors crept into the Utters of Messrs. Bruce and Rhys in our last. In Mr. J truce's second letter the word "operation" appears for assertion, in the second line of thetyhird para- an ph. in the second parnjruph of Mr. Rhys's hcxt letter the words "beb,?re and deserved printed for believedfa/id desired.
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'Of'. SUSPENSION" OF TFCR HABEAS CORPUS ACT. There has not been within our memory any meeting of Parliament which has had such significance and importance since the memora- ble year of revolutions, 1848, as the meeting of last Saturday, when both houses of the Le- gislature were specially called, at the desite of the Government, to pass an extraordinary measure. The Commons were convoked at noon, but before that hour numbers of the members had arrived, thus bearing witness to their anxiety relative to the great event which was to transpire. Sir George Grey rose amidst the breathless attention of the House to ask its sanction to so extraordinary a measure that it is only com- mon justice to believe that the Government felt it to be absolutely necessary. The "speech of the Home Secretary was virtually a splendid bill of indictment against the Fenians, whether American or English, but dealing with them only so far as they existed and worked out their villanous projects in the British empire. Men of all shades of opinion heartily fell in with the views of the Government. Mr. Disraeli, while blaming the Government for some of their past acts, cordially supported the proposal of the Home Secretary. Mr. Bright, than whom no man is more jealous of the liberty of the subject, earnestly entreated that the evils under which he considers Ireland Tiow suffers might seriously be taken into con- sideration, but he, too, heartily approved the extreme power that Government sought to ob- tain. Mr. Boebuck, Mr. Horsman, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer—men of a very different east of mind, and the two former re- markable for their independence of political opinion—and several other members, looking at the subject from various points of view, all agreed that the time had come when the liber- ties of a portion of Ireland should be curtailed. In the House of Lords the same hearty approval of the step which Ministers felt themselves com- pelled to take was manifested; and thus, within a few hours, the Habeas Corpus Act was sus- pended, so far as Parliament could act, and her Majesty's sanction was speedily given. So far as Ireland is immediately concerned we cannot see that she has any cause to com- plain. "Rulers are a terror to them that do ill," and it is against such only that the power of British law is directed. The respectable portion of the Irish community, the vast majori- ty of the inhabitants of the sister isle, can have but the same feeling in the matter that we have; and they feel that it is for Ireland's good that one portion of the charter of our common liber- ties has for a time been suspended. It is quite a mistake to suppose, as many do, that the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act is equi- valent to the declaration of martial law. The Habeas Corpus Act, passed in the reign of Charles II., does not regulate the manner in which persons shall be tried, but the time!of trial. The object of the enactment was to prevent accused persons being kept in prison for an indefinite period without trial; and its main feature was that accused persons should be tried at the next term or assizes. This Act is now set aside till the 1st of September, but ti) prevent any abuse of it it will be necessary that the warrant for the arrest of any person must be signed by six members of the Privy Council of Ireland, or by the Lord Lieutenant or his chief secretary. In fact there is not one safeguard for the fair trial of the accused which is affected by the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. It gives the executive considerablv more power, but the prisoner will not have one atom less of justice. On the vhote, we applaud the decision and firmness of Government, and we sincerely trust that the attitude our Queen and Parliament have now assumed may speedily put an end to this insane and wicked rebellion.
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SnrsI ^ntzlliQtnct. PORTRAIT OF RICHARD FOTHKRGILL, Esa.—We have just had the pleasure of looking at a portrait of Mr. Richer J Fotliergill, the eminent ironmaster, which is about being issued by Mr. W. E. Jones, the well known and talented artist of Merthyr Tydvil. We may state that after experiencing difficulties which other artists had failed to overcome, Mr. Jones received per- mission to bring out this portrait, and we rejoice to find that he has succeeded in producing not only « faith- ful likeness, but a picture which would do credit to any artist in the kingdom. IndeeJ, after the daubs which we have so ofHi had brought out under similar cir- cumstances, it is quite refreshing to see a real work of art, and this fact is rendered all the more pleasing to reflect upon by the circumstance that the artist lives amongst us, and is, moreover, a warm hearted and genial Welshman. In the picture shown us we were not only able to perceive a correct likeness of Mr. Fothergill, but Such a number of beautiful artis- tic results as to make the print highly appreciable even as a work of ait. There is a naturalness and ease about the whole picture which render it altogether pleasing; the lights and shadows are carefully carried out, and the expression of the countenance is calm and life-like. The eyes and month have a pleasing cor- respondence of expression, and there is an absence of that abruptness and disagreement which we often see in pictures intended to represent the most reguNrfeatures We cannot but congratulate Mr. Jones on his suc- cess—not that there is anything unusual in the per- formance of such a feat by our artistic and accom- p1 ished neighbour—and we have no doubt the fame of the artist, and the interest which everyone must feel in possessing a portrait of one of the greatest of the Iron Kings of the present century, will make the picture ncceptable to the general public. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THB VALE or NEATH BAIL- WAY STATIOH.—On Tuesday evening the ad- journed inquest was held at the Black Lion Hotel, before Mr. Overton, coroner, on the body of Daniel Davies, a youth 14 years of age, em- ployed .under the Vale of Neath Railway Com- pany as a number taker, who came by his death, on the 16th ult., under the circumstances detail- ed in the following evidence: —Jacob Hopkins, waggon olerk, deposed that on Friday evening he was on the platform near the office where the men were paid, and saw the deceased hanging on to a broad guage waggon stationed on the goods line. Told him to get down and he then lost sight of him. Witness, in about ten minutes' time, went to the office to receive his pay, and in doing so had to cross three lines ofrailway to jr(;t to the machine house. There were trucks on one of those lines. He did not think it safe to g3 between them and went round the end. In re- turning along the side of the line he saw deceased lying between the broad and narrow line quite dead. There was blood coming from the nostrils 1, he did not notice any other marks upon him. There were trucks on both sides of the line and 2 r engine was in the yard at the time. He believed J,' V had been shunting on that line before. The -ir-eet way across from the end of platform to the .^chine-house would liavj been where deceased v. is found-Thomas Gold.wortby. permanent ay- inspector, said that on Friday last he was in pay utiice and heard that some one had been led. lie ran out immediately and saw the body of deceased in the opaning between the trucks. The duty of the deceased was to take the numbers of the trucks, &c., as th«y arrived and departed and he hid be en seven weeks so em- ployed. It was pay-day and the men were paid at that office, but by some mistake deceased's name had been omitted that week.—Sergt. Mat- thews said he was arrived on the spot soon after the accident, and having enquired into the circum- stances he believed deceased hid been crushed between the carriages in attempting to cross the line.-Charles Bottine, locomotive foreman, gave similar testimony.—The coroner remarked in re- viewing the evidence that it was pretty clear de- ceased came by his d-ath in attempting to cross the line on his way from the pay office, when he met with the accident which deprived him of life. -The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death from a railway truck striking him." THE Rrev. JOHN GRIFFITH. M.A. Rector of Mer- thyr Tydvil, delivered a powerful discourse, at St. Fa^au's Church, on Sunday morning last, in aid of the"Uandaff Church extension Society. Mr. Grif- fith's sermon was founded on the 7th chap. Lake and the 22nd verse. The reverend gentleman con- trasted the frigid character of the teaching of the sage philosophers of old with the mild and chari- table religion of Christ and his disciples. His pic- tures of the poor and his description of the duties of the rich towards them were hit off with a gra- phic skill and eloquent fervour, which must have quickened the feelings of every hearer. Combined with the gift of rare eloquence, Mr Griffith possess- es the boldness necessary to sustain him in oratori- cal excursions out of the old beaten track, and he is never so pleasing to his intelligent hearers as upon occasions of this kind. We had purposed giving a full report of Mr. Griffith's eloquent and power- ful discourse, but we find that our space will not avail us. VESTRT MEETING.—On Thursday a vestry meet- ing was held at the Parish Church for the purpose of electing three fit and proper persons to serve, on the Aberdare Burial Board, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Price, and Messrs. Thomas Wayne and Thomas Williams, and to appoint two auditors of the ac counts. The Vicar of the parish occupied the chair, and Messrs. Thomas and Riches were unani- mously reappointed auditors. The Rev. Dr. Price was re-elected a member of the Burial Board, and as Messrs. Wayne and Wi) tiams had no desire to be re-elected, Messrs. Philip John and Jenkin Griffiths were unanimously appointed in their stead. AT THE GLAMORGANSHIRE QUARTER SBSSIONS this week John Duffy pleaded guilty to embez- zling the sum of fl 12s., he property of Mr. Peter Durkin, his master, at Aberdare, on the 26th of January last. Sentenced to four months' hard labour. EMIGRATION FROM WALES.—A correspondent says :Great preparations are being made at Dowlais for an exodus of the Irish, who are very desirous of getting away to America. In the great majority of cases an Irishman looks Djw- lais and Merthyr as half-way points on the route. It is here that he gets the means required for th<3 voyage, and from here the emigrant party set out for Liverpool, and then for the United States. VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY.—We understand that the direotors of the Vale of Neath Railway Company will, at the approaching meeting, re- commend a dividend on the ordinarv stock and shares of the company at the rate of 5^ per cent, per annum for tne naif-year ending the 31st of January last. This speaks well for the energy and industry of the managing officials, and will, no doubt, have the effect of keeping the share- holders in good spirits. LLWYDCOED PENNY READINGS.—The fifth of these pleasant readings came off with the usual success, on Wednesday, last week. The room was well filled, there being about J 70 persons present. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. Walters, (Cyn- onfryn.) The programme which was gone through with great spirit was as follows; —Lecture on the Penny Readings,Mr. J. Evans Duett Shoot like me," Miss Hiighos and Miss George; Glee, British School junior party; Reading" Y Gof," Mr. E. Gwynne; Song, Mr. J. Jenkins; Read- ing, Mr. T. George; Song, Y Deryn Pur," Miss M. Howells Reading, "Pob peth yn ei le," Mr. G. Morris Concertina Duett, Messrs J. and D Evans Song, Gwenddolen Pugh," Mr. T. Williams Reading," P. put down," Mr. J.Hughes; Recitation, Willie Bach," Mr. M. Jones; Song, "Annie Lisle," Mr. E. Williams; Reading, How to save ones's bacon," Mr. W. Thomas; Song, Mr. T. D. Howells Euglyniou by Gwilym Medi; Song, Gentle Alice," Mr. D. John Recitation, Y Gvmro," Mr. M. Jones; Song, Mr. D. Phillips; Song Home sweet home," Mr. S. Jolliffe; Concertina Solo, "Lucy Neal," Mr. J. Evans Finale, God bless the Prinoe of Wales." A vote of thanks to the chair- man, and to those who had so kindly contributed to the evening's entertainment, brought the meeting to a close. 0 THE PEOPLE'S PAUK.—It will be seen by an ad- vertisement in our paper of to-day that this long talked of place of recreation and pleasure is at last likely to be fdirly in the custody of the Board of Health. If not previously objected to the scheme of management now lying for inspection at the Board of Health Office, will become law. There is much to be done to the ground before it can be considered a pleasant place of public re- sort, and we very much fear that another sumnibr must be passed without the enjoyment of its use. A DIRTY STREET.—" A Traveller writes us as follows Can you tell me why the street leading from Mill-street by Ebenezer Chapel to Mount Pleasant, Trecynon, is allowed to remain in such a beastly state ? I know of nothing more likely to breed disease than stagnant water and poison- ous mud, both of which are abundant enough in the street referred to. If the Board of Health have not taken possession of that thoroughfare, they can certainly compel the owners of it to abate the nuisance it now occasions. There are several other streets in the same condition. How about these, tooP THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT CWMNEOL.—On Tues- day last the adjourned inquest on the bodies of David Richards and Henry Hugljes, two timber- men, who were killed by an explosion of firedamp in the Cwmneol colliery, on the 13th instant, was held at the Swan Inn, Aberaman, before Mr. G. Overton, coronor. Iu the course of the evidence it was discovered that the witnesses were giving very conflicting testimony, and in order to get at the truth the cornoner adjourned the inquiry un- til Wednesday next. THE TEMPERANCE HALL PENNY READINGS on Thursday proved unusually attractive. The sud- den indisposition of a lady, who was one of a party previously announced to take the chief part of the evening's entertainments, threatened to result in something far different from what the commit- tee and the public had been induced to expect— entertainments more than ordinary good. That the public expected this, a glance at the assembled audience sufficed to show. Great disappointment would undoubtedly have been the result had not several gentlemen, Messrs. Bragger, Welsh, Star- key and Calloway, kindly given their services. The effect was most gratifying. The committee owe them a debt of gratitude for their assistance in an emergency and for the excellent manner in which they contributed to the night's enjoyment, espeeially as other persons who had undertaken to come forth in the pressing necessity had neglected to appear. The Rev. Mr Jenkins occupied the chair. The proceedings were in order us follows :—Mr. Bragger sang in admirable style, The death of Nelson Mr Welsh recited "The country Fair." with the dramatic force of a comedian, electrifying the most phlegmatic and provoking the risible faculty of the least mirthful. The quack doctor, and all the itinerant vendors and jugglers that attend fairs, were exhibited to the audience in gesture and tone of voice, in short, with indescri- bable mimicry. The audience were appeased in their demands for a repitition only by Mr. Welsh stating that his voice was gone for the present, and promising to appear again in the course of the evening. Mr. Starkey next read Baron Grogsvvig," from Picwick Mr Callaway sanff "Sweat Mary Gray,' m his usual felicitious manner; Mr A. J. Moms read one of "Mrs Caudle's curtain lectures i" Mr Bragger gave "The Huntsman's Song," and was loudly encored Mr Copeland read « Byron s YVaterloo; Mr. Wt'lsh now redeemed his promise by singing T j;dn't •» How to describe this song after tkL, k. ™ hi. recitation I know not But it u e u t ten whether his recitation or would be d.fficultto teu thig occasiou hi. singing is be^atisfied without a re- the audience would not be aausneu without a re- petition; Mr. Welsh kindly gra l ^ipce of Williams read an effective and pa P „ poetry on the Wreck of the London ,( Mr Callaway sang "I'd throw myself away, and was greeted with loud applause Mr. Kent gavea humorous reading Mr. Bragger sang again accor- ding to promise. God save the Queen con cluded one of the most successful and interesting entertainments of the season. Not only the mu- sical but the reading portion was remarkably good. EMIGRATION TO PATAGONIA.—The fact that a much-respected body of emigrants from this district left for Patagonia a little less than a twelvemonth ago, makes it incumbent on us to give all the reliable intelligence within our reach relative to the now Welsh Colony. We are all the more anxieus to publish facts relating to Pa- tagonia because, very recently, a most distress- ing account from that part, which, however, un- founded, has occasioned a painful feeling of anxiety throughout Wales, has been extensively published. A reliable correspondent writes :— Not only the seventy letters expected from the Welsh Colony in S:>uth America, but also miny additional letters written at it much later date, have been received by the last mail from Buenos Ayrfa but as no two letters were written by the same individual or addressed to the same persous in this country, vary considerable difficulty has been experienced in collecting them together for comparison, and consequently a very undesirable delay has taken place in the publication of the contents of the letters written by the people said to hare bjen starved to death. Now, however, the writer has before him twenty of these letters, and so no of them are exceedingly lengthy. All these letters could not be published in less than t'iirtv columns of your journal—consequently such publication is out of the question. More- over. they relate the same facts, with variations but if you wish to have possession of them, they are at your service. The following is a true summary of all the twenty letters yet collected Very ample details are given of the passage out, of the preparations mude for the reception of the Colony at New Bay, of the journey thence to the settlement in the valley of Ciiupat, of the hard- ships suffered by a few inividuals who unfortu- nately wandered off into the camp and lost their way, of disasters to a small vessel conveying a large part of the seed, tools, and property of the Colony, together with some provisions, (the vessel was caught in a storm, and the cargo lost in consequence;) of the number of farms pre- pared and their relative positions; the inexhaus- tible store of fire-wood the quaatity of food al- lowed to each Individual (every one of the writers quote figures which prove the Colonists to have enjoyed every day more provisions than the British Government allows to the militia;) the quantity of stock left at the time of writing these estimates vary. Some writers say that they had sufficient provisions for two months, others say four months, and yet others six months; the sayings and doings of Senor Diaz, the surveyor paid by the Argentine Government to measure farms for the settlers the ceremonies gone through by the Military Commander of Pa- tagones, (the nearest Spanish settlement — 70 miles distant,) when formally giving them ab- solute possession of the territory on behalf of the Argentine Government, and details of a misun- derstanding which had taken place between some of the settlers and the agent, Mr Lewis Jones. (From later advices, under date December 26th,), there is reason to suppose that this misunderstawi* ing has now been satisfactorily cleared away. All these details can possess very little interest for your readers, but the fact that the settlers had the patience to write page after page full of such details, proves that they themselves never sus- pected the terrible truth that they were surely dying from want of food and water. The Rev Lewis Humphreys, Minister of the Independents in the settlement, in a letter of eight closely writen pages, relates the experience of a party of which he was a member, sent to convey provisions to the pioneers who went first to the Chupat, a part of whom lost their way and suffered in consequence. The relieving party turned up the Valley instead of down, and they consequently travelled at least 30 miles too far and had to retrace their steps. The Rev. wtiter thus describes the hunt for the pioneers. "The valley is very much longer and broader than any I have ever seen before. We thought our friends had gone up the valley, so we started before dawn aud travelled until the afternoon, wheu we reached the end of the first valley. We crossed a considerable hill and entered a second valley, more excellent than the first. We here saw plenty of freestone, fit for building purposes. To wards the extremity of this second valley, 200 farms of 100 acres each have now been marked out for the second company of emigrants. Fear- ing that the pioneers might* havo gone much further up the river, the writer mounted the swiftest horse the party had and travelled 8 or 10 miles onward. He found the second valley to be surmounted by a high range of hills, and that the higher he went, the valley seemed gradually to narrow, whilst a third Valley opened out, broad and to all appearance a vast plain. He turned back, and found that the pioneers were established only 8 miles from the sea, "and that they had been supplied by a party which had loft New Bay several days after himself. All this took place in the depth of winter, and all those who were travelling about were obliged to sleep in the open air. The climate is, however so plea- sant that no one felt any bad results from the exposure. A little further on, the writer says that the settlers were in daily expectation that the Indians would visit them, for the Agent had seen two of the Chiefs at Patagones and had sent them to Buenos Ayres to treat with the Argentine Government as to the amount of subsidy they would requira to keep the natives from stealing cattle, &c. The chiefs had returned, and had been seen at Patagones, where they expressed their satisfaction with the terms offered them at Buenos Ayres. Another letter states that only two natives had been seen by any person in the Colony. Those two natives entered the camp in a friendly manner, and assisted the settlers to carry a few goods. Mr. Humphreys concludes with the remark that everyone will be comfortable after a while, and that the greatest blessing the Colony could have would be a oompany of farm- ers with a small capital each. He protests euer- getically against any more clerks and shopman being sent out, and adds that the ouly people wanted there at present are those who can rough it and be coutent to labour. He also states as do several other correspondents, that Indian corn, barley, potatoes, pumpkins, and fruit trees had been planted, and they were growing so nicely that he writes in a very humor- ous strain about the Christmas dinner he intended to prepare from the produce of the country. Se- veral letters, variously dated from November 20th to Deoember 26th, announce the arrival in the Welsh Colony of a brig sent by the Argentine Government, conveying a large stock of provisi- ons, milch cows, horses, fowls, &c. The num- ber of horses in the Colony at the date of last advices was 303. The Government had "lso made arrangements to despatch a schooner e,'ery month to the Welsh Colony so that constant com- munication might be kept with the Capital. We may therefore hope that news will arrive in fu- ture regularly every month. The Argentine Government has acted very fairly indeed towards the Welsh Colony, and it is much to be regretted that the movement should be open to the attacks of unscrupulous enemies at home.
ABERDARE POLICE COURT.
ABERDARE POLICE COURT. TUESDA.Y.( Before J. C. Fowler and R. T. Roberts, Esqra. ADJOURNED BEER-HOUSE CASE.—Watkin Thomas, landlord of the New Inn, appeared on remand from last week charged with selling beer at an illegal hour on Sunday, the 11 th inst. — David Llewellyn, who stated that he lived at Ebbw Vale, said he was one of the persons found in the house at the time the constable entered, and that there was no beer supplied to any one else except to the lodger who invited him in. James Phillips, who lodged in the house. said he invited the last wit- ness in, and the beer (half a gallon) was supplied to him, which heldid not pay for at the time.—The Bench believing this to be the case dismissed the summons. A DISTRESSING CASE.—-Hannah Harrington, wife of Patrick Harrington, the poor fellow who came by his death through violent treatment on Saturday night last, was placed in the dock charged with stealing a purse containing 8s. 6}d., from the person of Elizabeth Jenkins,wite of Tiios. Jenkins, ballier, on Saturday last. Jenkins said he did not wish to press the case, and she was accordingly discharged. She was then jointly charged with a woman named J nliah Shee with stealing, on the same day, 2^ Ibs. of beef, 5J Ibs. do., and 3tlbs. of pork, the property of James Hill, Mary Rees, and Mary Daniel respectively.- Mr. Fowler observed that circumstances had since transpired which rendered it inexpedient to proceed with the charges that day. He would consequently take Harrington's own recognizance to appear that day fortnight, but Shee must find sureties for her appearance. It would appear that Harrington at this time had not been informed of the sad fate which had befallen her unfortunate husband, and Mr. Fowler at the conclusion of the proceedings in which she was .concerned ordered her to be re- moved by the private entrance, and having follow- ed her out, it is presumed broke to her the news which owing to her condition might, if abruptly communicated, have endangered her life. BEER HOUSE OFFENCE -David Jeremiah, Life- boat Inn, Cwmbach, was charged with selling beer at illegal hours on Saturday, the 4th inst. Defendant did not appear. P.C. Lewis proved the service of summons, and stated that he visited the house at 12 o'clock at noon Oil the above men- tion day and found two men with a pint full of beer before them. The landlord was not present. The servant girl said she drew the beer. Both men lived at Cwmbach anJ were not lodgers. — A fine of 20s. and 10s. 9d. costs was inflicted, or 14 days in default..
FATAL OUTRAGE IN HIGH-STHEET.
FATAL OUTRAGE IN HIGH- STHEET. The frequent occurrence of horrid brawls in the streets has so far disturbed the pf- ace of mind of the public that it is now considered anything but safe for unprotected people to roam abroad at a late hour. The police no doubt do their best, but as policemen are only men, they can be but in one place at a time, and therefore the protection they afford the public is necessarily limited. Since the revival of trade and the increase of wages which followed, druakenness has very much increased in the town, and the ruffianism which at present exists is almost incredible. On Satur- day nights, especially the nights after important local pays, the streets are rendered dangerous almost immediately after day by the presence of staggering drunkards, and from 11 o'clock on, the high road, from the centre of the town to the Cemetery, is made perilous by turbulent groups of drunken, reckles.s fellows returning from th, scene of their degrading orgies. To these roughs the presence of a peaceable man is the signal for a row, or, as they would c.<H it, a "pitch in," and oftentimes men who a few minutes before were rejoicing in an undisturbed walk find themselves surrounded by a gang of heedless and determined peace-breakers. Hardly a week passes without oar being pain- fully reminded of this, either in the police court or elsewhere, and matters have now come to such an unsatisfactory pfitcli. thatwe are bound to ask for an increase of police, or the adoption of some other means to secure greater public safety. We hope we shall not be considered alarmists, but we are bound to give forth an opinion that our town is not sufficiently protected. We want ad- ditional policemen, and until we get this want supplied, we see no hope of having well-protected and peaceful stree'ts. Four or fire policemen who luve summonses -to serve, some scores of public- houses to look after, and a host of incidental calls to attend to, can hardly be expected to watch hundreds of drunken men along the high roads, and, in fact, keep a protecting eye on the persons of peaceful nocturnal way-farers. The only remedy, therefore., for the evil against which we complain is an increase of the "guardians of the peace." In pointing out the necessity of this increase we wish lo record our conviction that ac. cording to its numbers our present police force is as efficient as po-ssi.ble, but the increase in the population and the prevalence of drunkenness have cempletely overpowered its utmost efforts to control the brutal an.d the licentious portion of the community. A most horrible occurrence happened in High- street on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morn- ing last, about one o'clock. Three Irishmen, named Harrington, Crawley, and Donovan, were walking up along High-street, and when near the Old Town Hall the\r were assailed by a gang of ruffians who were following them, and were evi- dently bent on doing any mischievous deed which circumstances wouldl allow of. Donovan ran off down Canon-street, and Harrington and Crawley ran in the direction of Mr. Lindsey's establish- ment. When n«*ar Mr. Protheroe's shop Har- rington was very roughly dealt with, Crawley in the mean time making his escape. As soon as practicable Harnng toii made an attempt to run, but he was closely pursued, and brought down with fearful violence before he had passed the Mason s Arms, a'.id in a minute or two after- wards was found on the ground in a dyino- condi- tion. It will be seen from our police report that Harrington's wti,e Hannah Harrington was brought up on 1 uesday to answer for felonious performances in the Aberdare Market, on Satur- day evening. It is a melancholy fact that, for ob- vious reasons, the unfortunate woman has been kept in utter ignorance of her poor husband's fate until she was removed from the court under circum- stances detailed in our report, and which striking ly illustrate the humane and kindly disposition of the learned sMprndiary magistrate (Mr. Fowler). As correct particulars. of the details of this horrid case are given in the following report of the in- quest, we refrain front harrowing up the feelings of our readers by dwelling any longer upon the subject. We would like, however, to add our strongest wishes that a reward of a sufficiently tempting character to lead to the discovery of the brutes who were guiltily concerned in this base outrage will at once be offered. The Coroner in o'pening the proceedings re- marked that he was sorry to say the present was a more important enquiry than most of those which came before him. From the information it appeared that the name of the deceased was Patrick Harrington and was about 38 years of age; that on Saturd ay night last he was going home to Aberaman iu company with two other persons, when he iret with such violence as re- sulted in his death.. Ho was sorry to say that as yet there was no one in custody. The offence was committed between 1 and 2 o'clock and Harrington expired iir. about half an hour after the injuries he had received. There being no one in custody, their course would bo to go and view the body so aa to. enable him to give a cer- tificate of burial, a.nd they would afterwards have medical testimony which would place them in a position to know the cause of death. It would then perhaps be advisable to adjourn. They would first go and view the body and then take any evidence Si-rgeant Mathews could pro duce beforo them, 'i^he jury then proceeded to view the body, and upon their return the follow- ing evidence was taken: — Patrick Donovau sa,id he was a labourer at the Aberaman iron woi ks. He and deceased lived near. Deceased was: a "butty" of his and he had known him forborne time. He was with deceased on Saturday night last. He came to him about 10 o'clock and stated that his (deceased's) wife was in custody in the police station asked him to accompany him to Aberdare. Witness went with d eceas-?d and a man named Crawley for the purpose of having her bailed out. When they arrived at the station they found that the sergeant was out and were informed that it "ould oa necessary to see him. They consequently went ia search of him aud pro- ceeded through several streets of th e town the names of which witness did not know, Crowley being their guide' They came together along High street to the corner of Cannon street when Crowley said "Come on smarter as there are some men coming after us who ar ebadly inclined.' Upon this they walked on faster. On look- ing round witness saw from four to six persons coming after them, and one of them ran by him and passed on to Crawley and struck him with his fist until he was staggering against the wall. Crawley and deceased then started off in the direction of the Black Lion and he (witness) turned back and to th.e best of his knowledge pro- ceeded down Cannou street, and saw nothing of Crawley or deceased after that night. He heard of the deceased's death the following morning at the work. Witness got home about half past 1 fIe conld not say that deceased was the worse for drink. Heard the man who struck Crawley say in English he would kill Crawley. Tli, words used being "D n you, Paddy, I'll kill you". Witness on being more closely examin- ed stated that he heard the man say something, and Crawley had since informed hÎ;n that those were the words spoken. He did not know the man that struck Crawley. On being a3ked by a juror why he ran away from his friend, witness said it was to protecthia life. The Coroner: Did the man say anything to you to lead you to sup- pose that they were savage? Witness: It waa as mute a thing as I ever saw in the world. I ran away withant speaking. The Coroner: Did you not say any thing to provoke them? Witness: We did not. Mary Phillips, wife of Thomas Phillips, collier, said that on Saturday night l ist she went into High-Street, about one o'clock, near Mr. Pro- theroe's shop. She saw several persons running along the street as if in pursuit of one or two others. She wont to see what became of them and met one of the men returning. Saw a per- son, whom she supposed to be deceased, kicked and beat near Protheroe's house and he after- wards ran away, the men pursuing him. She did not hear them make use of any expressions aud could not tell how many men there were. They all got out of her sight. After sho had proceeded about twenty or thirty yards and when near the Masons Arms she saw desceased lying upon the ground. Did not see him more. He was alone, the other men having run away. She saw no blows after the first. Did not know di- ceased. Sergt. Mathews came up soon after and took charge of deceased. She dil not know who struck deceased. Dr. Jones said he was called to see deceased about 9 o'clock that morniug. His assistant, Mr. Saunders, first saw him on Saturday ».igut, about 1 o'clock. He (Mr. Saunders) proceeded to the Mason's Arms, but before he arrived there the deceased was dead. Witness made a post mortem examination of the body tha morning, and found the cause of death to be a fracture of the base of skull, severing what was called the pneumo- gastric nerve- There was a semi-lunar wound about two inches above the left eyenrow curving backwards, the bone being exposed, but no fracture. On removing the scalp he found a clot of blood at the back of the head, and corresponding w'.th that, the inner table of the skull was fractured. The fracture might have been produced by the same cause as that which caused the wound"; it might have been caused by the kerb-stone. lie examined the kerb-stone where deceased was found and there were marks of blood o:i it. The olot of blood and fracture at the back of the head were produced by a blow from some bluut instrument; it might have been done by a kick with a heavy boot but could hardly be done by a blow of the fist. Tii is being the whole of the evidence produced, the Coroner considered the case to bo in a very indefinite form, and suggested that an adjourn- ment should take plase to enable the police to investigate the matter. The proceedings were then adjourned till next Thursday, at 2 o'clock. Before separating Mr. W. Hodges, on behalf of several of the jurymen requested the cor- oner to represent the case to the Home Secretary with a view of getting him to oTer a reward for frhe apprehension of the parties implicated in these horrible proceedings. The coroner stated that he would represent the case to the proper authorities.
ABERDARE READING ROOM.
ABERDARE READING ROOM. Some time ago a Strang r" drew attention in your columns to the absence of cheerful and at- tractive features in connection with the Aberdare Reading Room. One suggestion which he made seemed feasible enough, and, if acted upon, would no doubt prove beneficial to the institution and to the public taste. His suggestion was the establishment of an elocution and a debating class. I am sorry no one had courage to take the matter up, yet still hope the day is not far distant when Aberdare will have a Reading Room and Library of which the proudest among us neeft not he ashamed. Certainly I agree with A Stranger" that such an apology for a library as that we now have is a disgrace to this rapidly increasing and wealthy town. But my present purpose is not to suggest im- provements, unless I do so by showing what is one great cause of the paucity of papers on the R-ading Room table. I shall not enter into any details of management or mismanagement, but shall confine my remarks to one present evil, ruinous in its tendency, basely dishonest and mean in its auth rs- that evil is stealing pa- pers off the Reading Room table, and I wish it were in my power to hold up the thieves to public aeorn aud contempt. My specific complaint is, then, that the news papers and periodicals are t iken out of the room and never returned—not one occasionally, but with system and regularity. Let m look at the facts as one hears them stated by the subscrib- ers, the readers in the room. To begin with the monthlies: there are "Temple Bar," "Cornhill," All the Year Round," and Once a Week." Last month all four of the above wore carried away. This month i3 only half gone, yet two of the four have been missing more thfiu a week, the other two it would be folly to pronounce s ifc. The absence of these periodicals is a great drawback to the success of the institution. Many of the young members seem interested in them, and are disappointed not to find them. Punch is another that often disappears. Punch is sold to a subscriber at half-price when a week old, but when it contains anything of special interest the purchaser probably falls to get it. The Illus- trated London News" another subscriber agreed to buy when a week old, but so frequently was it missing when required that he withdrew from his engagemont in disgust. Nor are these the only cases; the "Times," for which a purchaser was ready if the paper could be guaranteed to him at the end of the second day, is continually not to be found; the Morning Star," the "Daily Leader," "The Engineer," the Baner," and other papers, are frequently lost before they have been seen on the table. Such systematic plun dering must greatly embarass the committee, and detract from the usefulness of the institu- tion. No language can be too strong to condemn such mean and disgraceful conduct. Is it at all surprising that, under these circumstances, the institution does not flourish ? A largo amount of inherent vitality would he necessary to keep it from languishing white thus coatinudly drained of the elements of its existence. There has long been a reward offt-red for such evideuce as would bring the guilty parties to justice. We hope that at no distant day some unexpected event may reveal tile author of this petty vilify, and bring upon them that social retribution so richly deserved. We feel it would be vain to appeal to common sense or good feelings with persons of such mean and despicable habits. One circum- stance is worthy of note, and suggests the direc- tion in which to look for the offenders. Indeed, there are surmises and suspicions which may not be in the wrong direction. Considerable taste and judgment are exercised in the selection of I papers which point to persons of education. For instance, on a certain day the TimGs" and the Morning Star" contained valuable biographical notices of the deceased Mr. Lincoln both tne papers of that date immediately disappeared. Something similar happened about the time of the death of Mr. Cobden. Indeed, whenever any paper contains an unusual good article, or "Punch" a striking cartoon, it is immediately lost to the Reading Room. This power of selec- tion is not a symptom of ignorance. Somebodv having more sense than common honesty despoils our room of its literature. The missing periodi- cals have generally incribed or stan ped upon them the words "Abrdaro Reading Room." They are lent out to subscribers only after they are a mouth old. But whenever Temple iiiir," Curnhill," &J., of any curreut month, inscribed as above, are seen away from the Readino- Room they are away unlawfully and under suspicious circumstances. G.
DR. PRICE AT WREXHAM.
DR. PRICE AT WREXHAM. LECTURE ON TETK HISTORY" OF THE BIBLB. On Friday evening last Dr Price, of Aberdare, delivered an interesting, comprehensive, and highly instructive lecture upon the above subject, in the Town Hall, Wrexham. Charles Hughes, Esq., occupied the chair. In opening the meeting the Chairman, in the course of a brief speech, remarked that the sub- ject ot the Bible was frequently brought before Wrexham audiences by those who advocated the claims of the Bible society, but to-night they would have another view of the subject present- ed to them, namely, the litprary history of the Bible. III these days of literary research and extended knowledge whenever a new discovery was made, the first question that was asked was, "How will it affect the Bihte ?" He was happy to think that the Bible had so far stood all these tests, and lie believed the Bjok had greater stability at present than ever it had (applause.) Dr Price said: Mr Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—It is known to most of you that the subject of this evening's lecture is the literary history of the Bible, In treating of this subject I shall take it for granted that the Bible is the Word of God that it is true, and that it contains all that is necessary to lead man to secure com- parative happiness here and complete happiness hereafter. But although these points will be omitted from the lecture, there will still be left many questions in connection with the Book, that will prove of a very interesting and instructive character. Such ure-- The period when God gave the Book to mankind through whose hands has it been handed down to us? who translated it ? at what period? and many other points of an equally interesting nature. These are some of the questions I shall endeavour to answer during the course of my lecture to-night. I need not tell you that there was a time when the world was without a Bible, or indeed without a book of any kind, in the general acceptation of the term. In the earliest portions of the world's history, men commemorated an event by the erection of a single stone, or by a cluster of stones piled upon the top of each other. This was done to assist the memory in recollecting the event or circum- stances. The next step was made by the S"ro- Phcenicians, a people of mercantile character who introduced the old square Phoenician charac- tqrs for recording their business transactions I ionzi. These letters were of such a form that they could be cut in a piece of wood or astick, which was the moOe of era plojmg them. The Egyptians, atrare of the advantages of a written language intro- duced the system of the Piicenician. In this couln- try, however, it was employed solely by the priestnood. Some of the old Phoenician characters were retained, but the majority were substituted oy pictorial representations of different subjects. 1 his originated tne Egyptian Hieroglyphics. The ail, howeverj was confiaed entirely to tie priest- hood, and any persons requiring writing to be ex- ecuted or to be read were compelled to apply to the priests for that purpose. Thus it was that the priests were always employed in the drawing up of wills and other such documents, and this is believed to be the foundation of all the Ecclesias- tical Courts of the present day. This, too, would also account for such large amounts of property having, in ancient times, been willed to the Church. (The lecturer here gave an interesting description of several of the hieroglyphic charac- ters, and illustrated the mode of writing by a copy of an ancient monumental stone.) This mode of writing was employed until the year 1614 of the Christian era, and from then till the year 1824 the key was lost, so that the whole of the writings were undecipherable for a period of'1624 years. During the whole of this period the loss was deeply felt by the whole of the people in this and many other parts of the world, the general opinion being that if the hieroglyphics could be deciphered a largo amount of valuable infor- mation would be brought to light. The key was at last discovered in a very singular manner. In the year 1799 luring the disturbances caused by tho invasion of the French army, a body of the French soldiery staying at Rosetta, on the es- tuary of the Nile, discovered a large stone cover- ed with hieroglyphics. They did n not, however, remove it, and when the British army came to that town in 1802 our soldiers came upon the same stone. It was sent to Englaud by the offieers of the regiment, and was ultimately hand- ed over to the Royal Archeological Society. A large number of exact copies of the stone were taken and sent to the learned men of almost every country in the world, with a request that they would decipher the characters if they could. A period of twenty-two years elapsed, and the world was as much in the dark as ever. In the year 1824, Dr Young, a clergyman of the Church of England, was in Paris in company with a friend. The day was wet, and as the two gentle- men could not enjoy themselves in the open air, they, by way of amusement, took up a copy of the Rosetta stone and attempted to decipher It. It was not, perhaps, the first time they had tried, but to their surprise they found that they could read the lower portion of the stone. They found it to be written in Greek—not in the character of the present day,but with the old square letters. They then found that the inscription above was the same as the one below, and was written in the old Coptic language. They then concluded that the one in hieroglyphics was the same in- scription, and after so me difficulty they found the key and deciphered the inscription. Thus the mysteries of the long lost language were again made known, and the hundreds and thousands of inscriptions to be met with in the cities and towns of Egypt were again readable. A vast amount ofvaluableinformation had been revealed by the discovery, and the expenditure of -032,000 which took place in obtaining the information will never be regretted. In all this it appears to us that the hand of Providence has been at work. In those days a great deal has been said by professed- ly good men against the narrative of Moses, as we in the simplicity of our childhood have believed it, and a great amount of oratory, paper, and printer's ink have been wasted in replying to these gentlemen, and to endeavour to prove the truth of the Bible narrative. Now, having found the key to these long hidden treasures, and having unsealed the huge volumes, we can take him for a quiet walk through these remains of ancient Egypt and there we can show him a Bible in stone that confirms evor f iota of what Moses wrote, except the drowning of Pharoah's host in the Red Sea. That is a fact they have forgotten to mention, and I am not surprised at it either. A Welshman has undoubtedly a great love of truth, but I think even a Welshman's pride would overpower his truthfulness and prevent his recording such a fearful disaster as that. Now we have got over the first stage of writing and we enter upon the second. It is evident that the material for writing upon in those ages was unwieldy and consequently a lighter and more convenient sub- stance was sought for. To supply this want, the papyrus, a tree common in Egypt, was employed. When the Liw was given to Moses upon Mount Smai it was engraved upon two tables of stone, but there was no doubt that MOB*S made copies for the use of the people upon the bark of this tree. It had been said that it is from papyrus that the English word paper" had been derived, but I am too much of a Welshman not to believe it to be a derivative of our old Welsh word pa- pur." After the papyms the skin of the goat was employed for writing upon, and then that of the sheep, and finally instead of reading right across the skin the matter was arranged "I iu columns as in the newspapers of the pre- sent day. Some very beautiful specimens of this kind of writing are still in existenc". Dr. Ihlühanan, who resided among I he black Jews of Calabar, and -lio had done them much service, received as a gilt a roll of this nature containing the five books of Moses very beautifully and cor- rectly written. Th" tot-ll length of the roll was 58 feet, and consist* of 33 skins fastened to- gether iu so neat a manner that the joints were scarcely discernible. The roll is at present in the manuscript library at Cambridge, and is con- siderekl to he the best manuscript copy of the Bible we have. Another scheme for writing among the ancients was the employment of a waxcll. on on which the letters were scratched. On being held to the fire the evenness of the sur- face was restored, and the book would serve any number of tunes. This was employed for record- ing business or other transactions which were not required to be kept permanently. (The lec- turer here explained by means of diagrams the kind of rolls, stiluses, &c., for writing, and the different- arrangements employed for carrying the rolls from place to place.) Before proceeding further I would call your attention to the variety of persons whom God has put to work to write the Bible. The great bulk of the Old Testament was written by Moses, David Samuel, and the twelve minor prophets. Among the New Testa- ment writers we find Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Paul, and James. Among this list we see the king and the subject, the rich and the poor, all joining together to reveal the Word of God to man. This is a singular fact, and shows plainly what diversity of talent and diversity of people God can call to do this when he chooses to do so. We shall next proceed to notice in what languages the various portions of the Bible were originally written. A great portion of the Old lestaruent was written in the Hebrew. I believe Moses wrote his portion in that tongue. The Hebrew I now allude to, however, is not the Hebrew used to-day, and would not at the pre- sent period be understood by the Jews. That portion of the Bible written during the Jewish captivity, forgotten their native language, or at ciptivity was written partly in Hebrew and part- ly in the Chn tdee languages. This could be accounted for by the Jews having during their any rate, t,) their pretending to have done so. It is said that for a period of 2,500 years the world was without a Bible of any description At a period of too9 years before the birth of Christ Moses began the OM Testament. The other writers follow, and this portion of our Bible was completed about 400 B.C. Then there was an interval of 460 years between the completion of the Old and the commencement of the New Tes- tament. Including the time occupied in writing I the New Testament the writing of the whole Bible occupied a period of 1587 years, or nearly IGOO years. The books of the Old Testament were collected together by Ezra 450 B.C., and we have every reason to believe that the books of the New Testament were collected by John, This fact, however, is certain, that the whole of the writings were brought together early in the second century, and were deposited for safe keep- ing. When it is recollected that the writings of the Bible extended over a period cf nearly 1600 years, it will be a matter for wonder to consider how the various portion)) were kept free from alterations and, with the rude mode of inf fiSe? s? free from alteration or error, fw ?. r J aPPear reasonable to doubt that our present Bible contains exactly the same membered^ i. thS^H great faofc to ba re^ to keen fit. l 1 taken especial care When tho T intact and free from change, closo he- tl aViWa-S &,vea to Moses it was placed M 11 tl 6 la ^ie Holy Place, and proba- J a I the copies of the Law made by Moses were kept there too. This, for a long period would preserve that portion of the Law free from caange. God also ordained that every king who sat upon the throne of Israel should, with his own hands, prepare a copy, so that by this means the number of copies were gradually increased. In the year 460 B.C., an order of men was es- tablished, whose duty it was to see to the preser- vation of the manuscripts. In this matter they were very particular, and had several very ac- curate methods of detecting the slightest alter- ation that could be made in the copies. They calculated the number of words in each line, and in the whole Bible; they knew the number of letters iu each of the books. So careful were they in these calculations that it was utterly im- possible for au error to occur without its being detected by them. When an error was detected that portion of the roll was at once destroyed. In the year 277 B.C., a translation was made from the Hebrew into the Greek language. This was done so correctly that Christ and the Apostles quo- ting from the translation, and thereby proving its correctness. In the year 1327, we have record of a translation in which a copy of the New Tes- tament was sold for £ 45 6s 8d. In the yaar 1240, three years later a copy of the whole Bible sold for £1185 sterling. Now we can procure a neat and compact copy of the Testament for fourpence, and of the Bible complete for eight- pence. It is not to be wondered at that the price of a Bible was so great in those days for a vast amount of labour and time was required to pro- duce a single copy. A rapid writer oocupied about thirty-two years in completing one copy, and instances are given where the work extended over forty, forty-five, and even fifty years. The lecturer then referred to the various translations that have been made of the word of God; de- scribed the trial of Wickliffe, the suppression of the Bible in England, and concluded with a brief account of the operations of the Bible Society. The various portions of the lecture were illustrat- ed with a number of well executed diagrams, each representing actual events connected with the history of the Bible. The lecture throughout was listened to with evident interest, and Dr. Price was loudly applauded at its conclusion. Mr. T. T. Griffith proposed and M r. T. E. Jones seconded a vote of thanks to Dr. Prioe, which was carried with applause. A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the meetiug to a close.-Denbighshire and Flintshire Telegraph.
DISTRICT NEWS.
DISTRICT NEWS. THE HEALTH or MBRTHTB.—The following is the Merthyr officer of health's return for the week ending Feb. 18th:—Births, 50; deaths, 25; death rate per 1000, 23.8; thermometer, 39.3; barometer, 58.84; rainfall, 1.15. ST. DAVID'S CUPBOH, MBRTHYR.-—OA Sunday evening, the rector preaohed an eloquent and impressive sermon on the necessity of public worship, and referred with considerable feeling to the death of Mr. Loveridge, late a member of the congregation. Death, he remarked, was at all times saddening and impressive, but more especially ao when it came thus suddenly. One day in the plenitude of his health and vigour, in the prime of life, with fairest prospects before him the next and the voice is hushed, and the eye sparkles no more with affection, the hand and the heart are at rest. He trusted that so sad an event would not be without its teaching. This was an intellectual age. Man could weigh the atmosphere of the planets, plunge down into the deep, and bring forth its treasures and its won- ders. Great was the knowledge of man; he could traoe each disease to its cause, and modify its effects but there was one thing he eould not do. He could not say when death would come, he could not prevent its coming. The rector then launched out in a powerful and argamen- tative discourse showing from holy writ that man owed a duty to himself, to God, and to his neighbour in attending public worship either in church or chapel. It was as imperative a duty, enjoined by tne gospel, as any that oould be found. WELSH CORN TRADB.-During the past week the corn trade has shown some improvement, the demand for most descriptions being more lively. There was a moderate quantity of wheat on offer, superior sorts selling readily at last week's rates. Foreign was in pretty fair request, and prices were fully maintained. The following are the average quotationsWheat, Red, 5s. 3d. to 5. 6d. per bushel; inferior ditto, 4s. 6d. to 4s. Cd.; white ditto, 5s. 9d. to 6s.; malting barley, 3-28. to 369. per qr.; grinding ditto, 2 ts. to 29s.; beans, 44s.; white oats, 24s. 6d. to 26s.; black ditto, 23s. to 24 s. Two MEN SUFFOCATED AT CTFABTHPA. W ORKS.-Otl Sunday morning, two men ware found suffocated near the blast engine boilers at Tnysfach works, Merthyr. Owing to their being strangerg they were not identified until Tuesday. One was named David Walker, a native of Brecon, the other Richard Jones, a native of Carmar- thenshire. Both were oolliers, who until lately had been working at Cwmamman, but loigfed at Aheraman, near Aberdare. It is supposed that they had been drinking on the Sunday, and were thus unable to comprehend the danger of the position they got into. In Messrs. Dadelzen and Company's Circular we read There is no great change in the posi- tion of the metal market since our last report. Prices have been well maintained, and an aver- age amount of business has been doae.-Iron H. ports from Wales and Staffordshire advise a steady market without any alteration in the value of manufactured iron. Scotch pig iron continues lively, and prices have advanced to 73s. cash and 74a. one month. A Swansea corres- pondent says: There is still considerable reluo. tance on the part of merchants either to give out fresh orders or to make purchases to any consi- derable extent, and the operations are therefore limited. Notwithstanding the extreme caution which is manifested with purchasers, a better feeling has been evinced both with regard to the continental and home markets than for some time previously, and should the present pressure in the money market be relaxed no doubt orders would flow in freely. There is a report current that two or three large contracts for bars and rails are DOW in the Wolah markets, provided makeri would accept a reduction of 2s. 6d. per ton :upon current prices but such is the confi- dence in the future trade of the district that the terms have not been accepted, nor likely to be. As we reported last week, the opinion of those most conversant with the Welsh iron trade is' that prices will improve rather than deoline; at all events there is at present no reason what- ever for lower rates, as the various mills and forges are well employed, whilst in some placra the principal firms have found it necessary to enlarge their works. With regard to the coal trade, there is not so much business being done as is generally the case, owing to the fact that the dooks are crowded with vessels which havo long since received their cargoes of coal and iron, but which are wind-bound. In fact, the crowded state of our docks for the past three or four weeks has been such as to cause a very general impression to be entertained that in- creased dock accommodation must ere long be afforded. Since the partial opening of ths Llan- elly Extension Line to the south docks, the facilities for the shipment of minerals from the Dunvant district have been considerably in- creased, and a steady augmentation of trade has been the natural result. It is, however, much t& be regretted that this important line is not at once thoroughly and efficiently completed, and the certificate of the Government Inspector ob- tained. The maiden mineral district which this line opens up is such that, when fully developed, a very large increase of trade in the shipping of the port must result. A most eligible site for a. new dock, running parallel with the present south dock exists, and with this the various rail* ways are already in connection. We believe, therefore, that the harbour trustees will soon see the necessity and also their interest to take steps f £ increase the dock accommodation as suggested, lhe monthly meeting of the trustees of the har- bour took place on Monday last, when the sta- tistical returns of the trade of the past month were brought'up. The number of vessels which entered the port were 286, of au aggregate regis. tered tonnage of 46,563 tons, and the shipping rates received amounted to £1,369 9s. 3.d., as against 385 vessels, of 56,832 tons, and £ 1,5IT 153. 3,1. during the corresponding month of 1865. The whole of this decrease was in the coasting and European trade, consequent upon the late boisterous weather preventing the ves- sels making their customary snort voyages. On Tuesday and Wednesday a favourable change took place, when a very large fleet of vessels put to sea. I
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