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PEMBROKE BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

CARDIGAN UNION.-THE NON-REMOVAL…

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CARDIGAN UNION.-THE NON-REMOVAL ACT. An extraordinary meeting of the Board of Guardians of the above union was held at the Townhall, Cardigan, on Saturday last, Jan. 30th, for the purpose of petitioning both houses of parliament on the subject of the poor laws. R. D. Jenkins, Esq., solicitor, one of the vice-chairmen, presided, and, in an eloquent, lucid, and argumentative speech, intro- duced the subject for the consiipration of the guardians, con- tending that the poor of this country ought, in justice, to be borne by the nation at targe and commenting on the hard- ships and unequal pressure of the ever-varying and unsettled laws of 8t'ttlement, especially the late act, whidl has heen felt a prolific source of contention and ill-will everywhere. On the motion of Mr. Asa J. Evan«, seconded by Mr, John Jenkins, and supported by Mr. T. Williams, the follow- ing petition was adopted, and directed to be engrossed and addressed to both houses of par'iainent thp. petition to the Commons to be entrusted to D. A. S. Davies, Boq, M.P., the late chairman of the said bo:ird, for presentation, who, as well as the members for the counties of Pembroke and Car- digan, and the Cardiganshire boroughs, he requested to sup- port its prayer:— "To the Right Honorable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the Board of Guardians, of the Cardigan Union. Sheweth, that your petitioners, although convinced that it was contemplated hy the legislature that the act, passed in the last sessions of parliament, entitted "An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Removal of the Poor," was passed for the purpose of affording more immediate and satisfactory relief to the poor of this kingdom, beg respectfully to inform your lordships that the act does operate with great hardship upon many of the parishes in the Cardigan union by the im- possition of great, and almost intolerable, additional poor rates, owing to a dense pauper population, many of which paupers were hitherto supported by other parishes, to whom they legally belonged, some of which parishes are almost en- tirely relieved from the support of any poor, without in any respect amending the state and condition of the poor generally. That your petitioners beg most respectfully to inform your lordships, that your petitioners do not consider it just and right that the entire relief of the poor of England and Wales should be imposed only upon property at present liable to the same, whereas other properties equally interested in the maintenance of the national honor of Great Britain are not called upon to contribute towards the same object. Your petitioners therefore humbly implore your lordships to take into your lordships'' serious consideration the pro- priety of amending the law for the relief of the poor in Eng- land and Wales, by causing parochial settlement to be abo- lished, and by substituting a national settlement in lieu there- of, and likewise by causing the poor of England and Wales to be supported out of the consolidated fund of this nation, by means of an additional property tax instead of the present system of poor rates. And your petitioners," &c., &c. CARDIGAN.—On Monday, the 1st inst,, a very large meet- ing was held at the town-hall, upon which occasion David Jenkins, Esq., mayor, presided. The chairman stated the object of the meeting was to receive subscriptions for the purpose of relieving those poor persons who do not obtain parochial relief, oT whom, owing to the inclemency of the season, he was sorry to say, there were a considerable num- ber and he trusted the wealthy would come forward and render their assistance on the occasion. He felt great plea- sure in informing the meeting that Miss Jones, of Kilwendeg, the Rev. Mr. Miles, the owners of the Priory estate, and the Rev. Mr. Morgan, of Cardigan, had severally contributed several pounds.toward the assistance of the poor and distressed, the money being deposited with the respected vicar, the Rev. Griffith Thomas and he trusted his fellow townsmen would come forward and render their assistance in so valuable an object. The Rev. Griffith Thomas stated that, in his various perambulations, he had visited several houses and he found many persons, he was sorry to say, in want of the necessaries of life he had yestesday considered it his duty to mention it in the church, and he hoped that all his parishioners would come forward to assist the distressed. The rev. gentleman then moved a series of cesolutions, which were all agreed to, and a committee appointed, consisting of the following gen- tlemen, who were to solicit subscriptions in the town:—Rev. G. Thomas, vicar, Rev. Daniel Davies, R. D. Jenkins, Esq., Morgan Jenkins, Esq., David Reece, Esq., and Thomas Lloyd, Esq. We are glal to find the above gentlemen have been assiduous in their labors, and have raised a very liberal subscription, which we have no doubt will be property ad- ministered to those who stand in need. CARDIGAN.—On Wednesday last, at the town-hall, before Thomas Lloyd, VV. Owen Brigstocke, John Griffith, and Thomas Wagner, Esquires, county magistrates, upwards of fifty persons, from the country, made applications for war- rants against one John Bowen, well known in the celebrated long-contending law-suit ot the Selby estate, Davies v. Lowndes, which was settled last term, for obtaining various sums of money from them under false pretences. The magis- trates informed them that it was out of their jurisdiction, and their only course to adopt was by ah action at law. ELECTION OF CORONER..—Great bustle is expected in Cardigan in the election for coroner next week, and Thomas George Nugent, Esq.. is the general favorite, and his success is considered certain, in fact it is almost useless of the other candidates proceeding to an election. A Cardigan correspondent informs us that Rebecca mounted on Black Bess, dressed in a dark shirt and with a national scarlet wrapper round her shoulders, visited Mr. Morris, of Daynold, and ordered him to throw out some corn which had been conveyed from the haggard to the barn, by some of a numerous retinue. The peremptory request was immedi- ately obeyed. It is to be hoped that such misguided at- tempts to force corn to market will not be prevalent, other- wise the county will probably be put to great expense in maintaining police or soldiery. ————

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