The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOR D S. Mor.d iy, Feb. ,j. Her Majesty's most gracious answer to the address in reply to the speech from the throne was brought up 1.)' the Lord Steward of the household, and was ordered to be inser- led in the-journals. L ird Brougham laid upon the table a bill for n-^uLitin^ -the Proceedings against Clergymen in certain C.ises. In ren-y to a question from Lord Stanley, The Marquis of Lansdowne said it wtis the intention of the government tn originate several hills in the lords, with a view 'of;i;i!it;ite the dispatch of public business. The nou e Marquis gave notice "that on Friday he will m' move for a select committee to inquire into the operation of the poor l;y in Ireland." The nairman and Secretary of the Xorth Wales Railway Company appeared at the bar to explain why they had tint produced certain papers, in obedience to the orders of the House. They now produced the papers, and accounted for the |del:.y by stating that proceedings «ere pending in the COllrt ot Chancery.. Eventually the parties were ordered to attend on Monday next. Their lordships then adjourned. Tuesday, February Gtll. Lord Camplwll laid upon the table two bills, one for the Amendment of the Marriage Laws of Scotland, and the other for tne Registiation ot Births, Murriages, and Deaths in that country. The hills were severally read a first time. i heir iordshipa adjourned early. I HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mondity, Feb. 5. Mr..T. O'Connell took occasion to address the house upon 1\ t.ie sulject of a paper sent round to hon. members, wliich be nofn-d ivas a br»Rch ofprevilei^e, for it purported ic, be the copy at a letter from the Ijord Lieutenant of Ireland to ifie of State for the I?onu» Department. r i r 11 r Lord J Russell iiitiiimtivl that the document **aa authentic, 4mid W." i'inted by order of het *ty w. J. J'ConDe!! said he "'01'1., in that rase, move the ■tyrin .lot oft!ie li,)Ug,- order that it iiiiujif ha-e time toit -insider of subject, fhe hon. gentleman then j-jw_ .*i On gD« aK i:i condeiuiiiit'o:) of the letter of the Earl at very considerable length, but his motion fell or want rt a seconder. I Russell then moved the Sessional Orders, and sitwTy Mated the reasons for the proposed alterations in the mtide of conducting the business of the session. After some discussion, nearly all the alterations were agreed to. After which, t ^r" P'8t>n Proposed that all speeches should be limited *>n» hour, except in the case of a member bringing forward sn original motion, or of a minister of the crown in reply. Lord .[. Rusi-ll opposed the motion, believing it might in sWe instances lead to public inconvenience and disadvantage. ')"ie thought it would he well if the reporters would exercise a larger discretion than they now did in which cas", the evil wntild soon correct itsell (a laugh). Mr. Hume thought.it would he well to adopt a limit to connne hon. membershy an actual rule. Sir R. Peel said there was too great a tendency to long speeches, hut if hpn. gentlemen would endeavour to condense, an,1 by condensing, they would be sure to improve them, more would be done to shorten speeches than by any rule whatever. He had heard himself speeches from Mr. JtJurke, Mr. Phinkett, and Air. Canning, exceeding an nour in length, which would have been injured by such n ru'e* e sure the adoption of the rule would be, on the whole, injudicious, and hoped Mr. Hnme, who so frequently took part in the debates, would himself set a good example laug^) uxcee^'n £ l^e limited time in his future speeches (a Sir It Tnglis hoped the proposition would be negatived by a very large majority. ^kl ^°^en bad no faith in anything but a positive rule «n the subject. For his own part, he had often intended to ,on, .le?'lon3 before the house but finding that his i P> j course of debate lieen expressed by others •>t»i-.Vire r'j T"1, c'n'nK sn- Others had not, he feared, i l 8 tl)e consequence was that the house was flooded with repetitions. Mr. Newdegate said if the house limited discussion it W0" discussions of great questions elsewhere, and make t.ie house but tho record of the result. lie house then divided, and Mr. M. Gibson's proposition was negatived by a majority of 96 to Tk .Va»* ^r011R', £ UP ^e report on the address. fte Marquis of Granby said that although every one must De anxious for a reduction of the expenditure of the country, yet he could see no distinction between this year and the last which could warrant any extensive reductions in our military or naval establishments. Mr; llanks said he wonld take that opportunity ef asking a questW:1 of the noble lord at the head of the government. In R Herald of that day was a statement that in razil tney had raised their customs duties on English pro- duce to an unlimited extent. He wished to know if this were really the case, and if so, upon what articles the duties i n ,80 raised ? He also wished to ask if anv tariff had TkilkT!CelVed ,within the ,ast y«,r from Portugal "or Spain ? "• EeJitleman then proceeded to reply at some length V T,eecj!.of Lord Faimerston on Friday night. 1 Gibson said it was, believed, true that we were threatened' with an increase of duties, and that the traae between the two countries was not in so satisfactory a mate as could be wished but he believed that this was to be attributed to the course pursned by this country in checking _7?e J?r:'2'llian slave trade. In the course of his observations, "tne right hon. gentleman defended the agitation for reduction <of exjjenditure set on foot by Mr. Cobden, and said it would give the government support when pressed by the army and navy. as they most probably would be when attempting re- trcncitntexta. Sir J. Tyrell said the proposed reductions were nothing out an attempt to take the wind out of the sails of the whole- sale economists. Mr. Wodehouse was convinced that nothing could exceed the iaprudem»-of the free-trade measures. which had been "0 much vaunted by hon. gentlemen on the other side of the house. Mr. Frewen said that in many parts or Sussex, farms were -now vacant, which he Wlieved would not he taken on any term* owing to the free-trade measures of the government. After a few words from Mr. P. Bennett and Mr. Henry, Mr. Hume contended that all the extravagant expenditure of the connny was supported by the country gentlemen, who now asked for relief; but what relief could be afforded them te could not conceive, other than that which must flow from a large redaction or all that unnecessary expenditure. The hon. gentlemen urged the necessity of further parliamentary reform, and as an addition to the 10th paragraph, proposed amendlllcntll respecting the insurrections at Ceylon, the Cape of Good Hope, the distress at the Mauritius, and and at •-British Guiaiw, the equalisation of taxation, &c. He was prepared to divide the house upon the subject if requi.ed to do so, but his object was merely to place upon record his opini'wi of all tbese omissions in the speech from the fhrnna The speaker having read the amendment relating to the insurrection at Ceylon, Mr. Bankessaid he would second the motion, hut concurred with Mr. Hume in thinking that as no notice had been given of his amendments it would not be right to divide upon 1 he amendments were then severally put, and some of them were negatived without a division. Mr. S. Crawford could not understand why amendments should be proposed and not persevered in, and called upon Mr. Hume to divide the house upon the next resolution. Mr. flume left the house to take what course it thought proper on the question. Mr. S. Crawford then cnHfcd for a division, and the gallery cleared, but ultimately the remaining amendiueuts were also negatived without a division. he report was then agreed to. I Sir wm. SomervHif. then moved for a select committee on I ri,h poor hun. and in doing so endeavoured to show that there was no inftnisteiiev on the part of the government in In fj/-» k ,at in<l"ir>' whicb it had formerly opposed. <iefi<?i»tJo r r C0ln.rT1'ttee t>een granted last session, the have rem! ° Y,.ormatl,)n on subject at that time would prosenTtim ,t."eceMa7 to have a new committee at the wS hid^°r"g ^itional means of information Thire w, acquired of the operation of the existing law. re was no intention to create any legislation W tho ™ po.ntmentofthis committee. On t^e contm^ effort far ?Cnvernm!t "hnuJd be directed to speedy legislation as til:!? with the acquirement of the r^uTsite VlTtCn^ !hat 1^islatio" judieious and effective, committed Tt Jl" W^f" mr™ was referre.1 to a select -ssra n,,suai,y w^^wthe -think heVeirwl tk'S 'V a,trV,T the sovernment might menber at the comfnittee walild beat liberty to pursue hi% Ireland wi^t^1'.1 u! aKltaflon the poor-laws in t'rom athree^r^r1^ t0 f e*ces,ive fc«ation resulting the law it^f u,la!1"ne' ? 001 tair.'y att""ibnt:ible to woiibf n,.» k not hcen/°r the famine the poor-rates averai™. r «*ceeded .>d. in the pound, whereas the pound g for Irefc,»d was at present about 2s. 9d. in the Major Rbickall entirely approved of the course proposed to be Ptt-ed by government, although he regretted the prolto- ""°". for a committee Inst session had not been acceded to. Had it been granted, they would have been now in a position to legislate. Mr. Bright was satisfied, until the house could grapple with the land question in Ireland, they could do nothing effectual for the relief of Ireland. tt Mr. Statford entirely concurred in all that had fallen from Mr. Bright. Colonel Dunne supported the government proposition. Atr. Sad lei r complained of the uniust mode of collecting P^r-rates jn Irel;m(j. ,.y 'f 'J' pray deprecated di-cussion at the presest moment, ainking it better to wait until the committee should have "R.tdeitarepom He could not answer all the questions which had I oeenptttto him in the coarse of the debate, but they wonld go On .wid! the committee without any attention of • i8,*at principle upon which the poor law was 'jyVfili (lr the niado in whioh Toliaf was iidininintiTudi tnn.Ji ,1 feared that the^eomtnittee wonld lead to no i memW r8"- Wils t0 number of Irish- SirT'fVn"^ difTere,,t theories to carry out. « ^i dwapproved of the course proposed by the legislation™ ng °"8ht at once to proceed to • emil»tdLa?,e".?,l<J ",e pv'' to be dreaded was, tfie a«J tSn «? 'TOIn Ireland of all those farmers who had capital, l > L n^ue,lt danger of a verj- great proportisn-«f the thaawn-ont of sultivation. from Mr. Grittan, Cm*-ford safd the reason the farmers tfho had ^tK» enl%r:,ting vas because they had no weuiTty for °f that c;ipiuil in land m Ireland. "observations from Mr. St. George, Mr P. -tind Sir W. Somerville, e motion wns then agreed to. ^otue*adjow"ed^ ^>us'ness wa3 l^en ^lsPos(?d ol!, and the r 7W».o; February 8. 10th in.t notice that he will, r.n Morulav. the Hh.h l!I!\t., mOYf! for Ie-dirt" to bring in a hill to alter the "mode I oprf pfim* .numbers of either Hoose of Parliaire it. I> inkes re'v 10 a 1-t bv Mr' •ChLrh <*ve,11"g» said it «as true th.it altera- ■_ ns hna been nude in the Brazilian tariff, but they were BtT V p' i "•>f'ratio.n. «"»I Junuary, 1 } ■■Tff-rl'iJ^ (KaS|k?d •tll"Se :l!t(?nuio"s hai1 heen made if 0; ihe'Sr,MrSiTS for the suI'P^sion ^>rd Pa^mon.-Certiunl^w^t. to contjnn?frk ° rn,w: tn *"• leave to bringTii a bill <r ■on tiM. l«t of Mirrk 2' 1 nc} af !ast •^10" wai,U ^P" the k "• 111 order to jinrit-y its contjr.naiK-e. feltit. n«oo°n" stated the grounds up.in which tJa- tT"SWty t0 %ward hi, present motion. 1, the disaff-v^'kSaT01' had been contemplate! bv i-y the vn-iience of th"e vwa^t.but tiw Splri: which tad led lo the .concoction of tlint insirrei tion w'» s ill existing, and it was theref'o-e, nnsa e to "ithdrdw the powers of t'lat government when so iinch >f the evil spirit which called tliem was stiil ii: •xis'ence. The light hon. bart. then. in reference to the aunt »f hon. members who had cilled the Irish movement n nock insurrection, re^d a letter from Mr. Ma ree, which ha;! ippeared in a Ne v York newspaper, alld had b-en copied in the English newspaper*, frooi ,lid, it appeared that tii-re hail iieen a regular plan of in-urre/tion resolved upon, with in organisation the extent of which was great, anI which was not yet wholly obliterated — which, in Fact, was only in .ibeyanee. Mr..1. O'Connell moved, as an aiflendineet. that a eom- mi tee consisting of 21 members, be formed by ballot, to examine Mich documents as nii-,ht be laid before.it, and to report to house its opinion upon those documents, whether the continuance of the Habeas Corpus Act be a measure necessary to the tranquillity of Ireland at the present time. Mr. Meagher seconded the amendment. Mr. F. O'Connor supported the amendment. Mr. K. B. Roche contended that no case had been made out for the bill. Mr. Magee's leiter proved the lovalty of the Irish priesthood and with such influential guardians of the public li-ace in Ireland, such a measure was unnecessary. Coercion, however, seemed to be the rule of Government as regarded Ireland, and such it appeared it wonld still be while measures of relief were treated as if they could be of no avail whatever. Mr. Fagan was decidedly and strenuously oppased to the motion. Mr. Ii. Grattan said tho n e-. mire wa-s one which he would in evcrv way oppose. Mr. C. Anstey could not agree with the proposition of the rifxht lififi. baronet, cmiiii 11. agree with the amend- ment of the hon. nwmlxr lor Limerick. As to the amendment he considered the -,iq)oitttiieiit of a committee would be fruit- less, and he Vnmild, therefore, reserve himself until the bill of the rv„Vi hon. baronet should get into committee," when he wonld propose amendments suitable to his own views of the question. Mr. Bourke expressed his painful conviction that the Go- vernment was justified in the course which it liaa taken in the continuance of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus which would neither interfere with the progress of agriculture nor the regular commerce of the country. Sir II. W. Barron said he ne.er knew Ireland to be in a more tranquil state than at present. Mr. Moore contended that the fiovernmenthad made out no case to justify the re-enactment of such an unconstitutional measure ns that of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. Mr. M ii ii tz was unable to support the Government on this occasion, thinking there was no justification for the conti- nuance of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. Lord J. Russell admitted that the rase now submitted to the house was not similar to that of last year, as regarded the circumstances by which it was then surrounded but there were strong reasons for continuing the act, and for confiding its administration to a man who had so considerably and so mercifully exercised the powers it gave from the time when it was enacted up to the present moment. In the face of the open avowal of the treasonable M -WS of the insurrectionists it was impossible to mistake the views of the disaffected, and it was not because the precautionary measures of the Govern- ment had been .successful that it was to Iwassumed that there had not been a very imminent danger of a most calamitous outbreak. Mr. G. Thompson should vote with the opponents of a measure which unnecessarily suspended the liberties of the people of Ireland. Mr. Scully mavel in,of finding the :e ,/|ioseu m cue proposi.niii, he .Hue in opposition to the motion of Sir G. Grey. Mr. S. Crawford also opposed the motion. The house then divided, and the original motion was nrried by a majority of*2"Jl to 18. Mr. Anstey moved for leave to bring in a bill for the further repeal of enactments imposing penalties and pains on Roman Catholics oil account of their religious observances. Sir R. Inglis opposed the motion. Twelve Wednesdays had been wasted last session in the discussion of this mea- sure, and after all it was abandoned. He believed its re-introduction would lead to a similar waste of time. Lord Arundel and Surrey requested the hon. member to withdraw the bill. M r, Anstey decliiied to do so, and said that the defeat of the bill last session was to lie attributed to the faint support given to it by the noble lord. Sir G. Grey regretted that the hon. member should have moved for the re-introduction of the bill, but if he would not take a hint from the noble lord, he could not expect he would attend to anything he could suggest Upon a division the motion for leave to bring in the bill was negatived bv a major ty of 43 to 42. The house soon after adjourned.

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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. The following Agents are authorised to receive payments on account of the Pembrokeshire Ileruld ?— Cardigan Mr. Fowler. St. Mary-street. Fishguard .Mrs. Alice Thomas. Milford Mr. Perkins, Cnstnms. Narberth Mr. W. Phillips, Registrar. Pemhroke Mr. John Ormond. Pembroke-dock Mr. Nathaniel Owen. Tenby .Mr. Thomas Thomas. Any Agent receiving for, or any Subscriber who may forward to us, is requested to he particular in stating his exact name and residence, to avoid mistakes. Post-Office Orders to be made payable to Joseph Potter.

THE critiques with which the various journals have honoured the Royal Speech are very nearly of a charac- ter with those annual effusions from the throne,- they are not remarkable for much variety or origi- nality. Indeed it may almost be said that in the last particular her Majesty has gone ahead of the press, for there aresome points which give the speech of 1849 a marked distinction from the majority of its prede- cessors. There is one which, though of a negative character, is yet so very remarkable that it cannot but claim attention we allude to the absence of that part of it which informs us that her Majesty continues to receive the strongest assurances of friendship from all foreign powers. This sentence has lately become such an intolerable bore that one can hardly object to being relieved from its wearisome monotony, even at the expense of a little disturbance with those powers who have hitherto troubled us with their tire- some and never-ending friendship. But there is also far more of actual business in the Royal Address than is frequently to be met with matters of great na- tional importance have stepped forward and pushed asid3 the herd of common places which have gene- rally managed to esconce themselves snugly in the Queen's Manuscript. The contending parties in the North and South of Europe-the affairs of the Pun- jaub—Naples and Sicily-the Navigation Laws-the Estimates, which are to be formed with special re- gard to a "wise Economy"—the continuance of summary measures for the benefit of our amicable Sister Island, from whom we have never yet been troubled with any particular assurances of friendship -are all matters of importance, and worth the public attention. The retiring of her Majesty gave the signal for the production of other speeches, not quite as concise in their character, though doubtless more animated and etfective in their delivery. Almost at once the Lords and Common* were again at it, and never did the noble speakers above and the honourable members below appear in finer trim for the work. The effects of a long and dreary session of eight months have not appeared in any diminution of their talking poweis. Colnmn iftnr nnlnmn| aftpr Slder of the closelv- priiited broad sheet, attest the fact, that so far from the parliamentary interval being a mere restoration of ordinary health and spirit for tne next campaign, it is only the damming up of a powerful stream, which, on the removal of the barrier sends forth its accumulated volumes of water with an impetus that bears everything before it. Suggestions weresecently thrown out of the expediency of bringing the de- bates under some kind of control, by limiting the period of speech-making. The Transatlantic Con- gress offerwi to lend us a leaf from their book, and good hopes were entertained that when the session of '49 was introduced, the cruelty of talking against time would be abolished. One hour, or thereabouts, was to be the modicum. The expediency of such a mea- sure— that of bringing the speeches within certain bounds—has actually been discussed in Committee. But such an innovation an the principles of our glo- rious constitution could not be tole.rated-the attempt was a signal failure. It was agata mooted in the House—hardly a voice in its favour. Lord John c'JI:ld not imagine the possibi.itv of applying a guage to ministerial speeches, and it would he invidious partiality to give some their full swing and deny that bbertj to othf-rs. Sir Robert Peel had heard speeches from Plunkett, Canning, (and, doubtless, from some- body else, whom modesty forbade Us naming) not; -entence of which, he thoucht, c.tuht he spared with- out real detriment to the whole. So members are to talk to thpir hearts' content. It must he granted tbai it would not he borne with that no speeches should, under any circumstances whatever, be allowed toex ceed the limits of an hour nor less unreasonable does it appear that, because on some occasions the attention of the House may be demanded for somp indefinite period, there should be absolutely no check whatever on the license of those manifold smaller ora- tors whose unmeaning volubility is unquestionably one of the chief hindrances to the progress of the public business. The subject, however, has excited what the venerable Duke would call" more or less of the public attention," and this fact will exert, to some extent, a salutary influence on the matter.

— « :— HAVERFORDWEST TOWN COUNCIL. OH Mondav last, a quarterly meeting of this body was held at the council-chamber. The following gentlemen were pre- sent Messrs. James Owen (mayor), J. Ll. Morgan, W. Rees, W. Owen. and O. E. Davies, (aldermen.) W. Walters, John Phillips. J. D. Brown, Walter Reynolds, W. LleweHin, Thomas Madocks, W. Cozens, Henry Phillips, Geo. Parry, (councillors). On the motion of Mr. Alderman Rees, it was ordered that the police be supplied with their annual duelling under the superintendence of the Watch Co.nmittee. CORN MAKKET-HOUSK. The Town Clerk reported that, in consequence of the sop- posed inadequacy of the security, [the tolls being of a flint i- ating nature], he had been unable to obtain the loan ol ^1,(M)0, which the Council were authorised by the Lords of the Trea- sury to borrow on mortgage of the Corn Market-house and corn tolls, tor the completion of the building and effecting certain alteiations in the Water Works. After a protracted discussion on the subject, it was proposed that the following property should be included with the Market-house and tolls 'line in the proposed mortgage, namely, the building ground on the Old-Hridge, demised to Mr. Henry Lewis on the 14th of August, 18:19 the piece of ground u-ted for the deposit of limestones between the old and new bridges, demised to Messrs Madocks and others on the 2Gth of October, 1 B.'JO the culni- yard leased to T. Llewellin on the 2.5th of June, 1829 the Jubilee Gardtn, and the timber-yard late in the occupation of Mr. Jardine. Dr. Morgan suggested that the field in Saint Martin's, near Mr. Prnst's should be substituted for the Jubilee G; r ten arid the timber-yard, since it was the intention of th3 Council to make a road from the Old-bridge along the hack of the Jubilee Garden, coming ont by the Salutation Inn, and it was therefore, in his opinion, very desirable that the property referred to should be kept free and unembarrassed. Besides, the timber-yard might he required for the terminus of the South Wales Railway and that was another reason why he should advise the Council to retain the sole control over it. He then moved an amendment accordingly. Mr. Alderman Davies seconded the motion. The votes being taken the original proposition was carried. The Town Clerk was requested to make application, by memorial, to the Lords of the Treasury for permission to carry the foregoing resolution into effect. On the motion of Mr. Parry, Richard Robinson, son of Mr. Richard Robinson, shoemaker, was recommended to the Master of the Grammar School, for admission on the founda- tion of the school. FISH MARKET. Mr. William Thomas, the l-ssee of the small tolls, com- plained that he w as unable to obtain payment of the tolls troin the fish-women attending the market, who when he demande ) the toll threatened to pitch him out of the Market; and they' were such viragos that they would not hesitate to carry their threat into effect. He wished to know how he was to deal with them. He was informed that his remedy was by action in the County Court. Thomas suggested that he might be permitted to have pos- session of the key of the Market-house, so as to prevent them going into it if they refused to pay. An order was made, granting the application, on condition that the Market be opened i:I proper time every morning. WATKR wuRKS. Mr. James Phillips, ironmonger, and Mr. Samuel James, in rier, attended the meeting and complained that, owing, as they supposed, to the joints of the water-pipes Kiid down in Shut-street not being properly soldered when the water wa« turned on, a considerable leakage took place, and the water which had thus escaped had broken into their hous.t, and had do na mach damage. Mr. J iraes said that his "lore8 had been flooded, to the depth of two feet, where he kept his leather, and had done him considerable damage. He wished to know who was to compensate hiin for his lots. The mayor said that his own opinion was that I he joints of the pipes were defective, although Lew a, who laid them down, said they were not. The parties were dismissed" with a promise from the mayor that the matter should be inquiiftd into immediately, and measures taken to cure the defect. CORN MARKET. Mr. Alderman Owen said, the great object which they had in view in building the new Corn Market- House was, that all the corn brought to market might be deposited thereill, instead of being exposed for sale in carts in the streets, which they completely blocked up. The Market-House was now quite ready for the reception of the corn, but the streets still continued to he thronged with carts. He thought the farmers should be compelled to put their corn in the Market-House. The mayor said he should like to see the street paved before any compulsory order were made in the matter the farmers would then be able to haul their corn into the mar- ket by means of trucks, which should be provided for the purpose, without any difficulty. The subject was then dropped. The rest of the business transacted was of a financial cha- racter, and of no public interest. The meeting adjourned to the first Monday in March.

PEMBROKE COUNTY COURT. Ih's Court was liel,i -if the 27th IIh.7 nt the Town-ball, I'embroUe, b-fore John Jolines, Esq., j'idgeof tleCourt. Timmas firman v. (rn>rf/p T",l ;i(is.I Struck out the defendant did not appear. Plaintiff's costs allowed. 1 o pay in n week, or execution to issue. Mary Thomas r. LevJahv. Struck out neither party appearing. Daviil ■fours- v. (lt>orj<c Thomas. Plaint for £ 14s. 1 1.. for work done and goods sold. David Jones, a saddler, residing at Tenby, proved having done a quantity of saddlery wo-k tor the defendant, who let out carriages for hire at Tenby, to the amount claimed. De'endant: The plaintiff's bill is cor- rect enough but he is indebted to m"fudge: You should have entered a set-off. You hwe now the same remedy ns the plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff. The plaintiff applied tor his expenses, which were refused. William A/rtiyu/is r. Wllatiit Morris. For eoods sold and delivered, £ -2 fls. Hd. Defendant, admitted the debt; he said he was a labourer, and prayed his Honour to give hflii time, as he had a large family to maintain. To pay in eleven monthly instalments. Richard Morwn i\ Joseph Ilently. For rent and occupa- non, X3 Us. The defendant admitted the debt. Judgment for jilaintilF. Judge, to plaintiff: What is the defendant?! Plaintiff: I am told he is a gentleman he is living upon the rent of a larm he has let to his son-in-law. To pay in a month, or execution to issue. ■/ames Me Let i7i r. Richard Sheeny. Goods sold and de- livered, £ 3 fis. ojd. Mr. Lock appeared for the plaintiff. 1 homas Williamson, assistant to the plaintiff, a draper, in Pembroke-Dock, proved having supplied the defendant's wife with drapery to the amount claimed. He had repeatedly de- manded judgment. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant's wife said, her husband was a labourer receiving 4d. per hour at the Dork-yard for the contractor. Mr. Williamson He has 2s. Gd. per day. Defendant's wife: Yes, when he can work. To pay in three monthly instalments. Same r. Thonuts Lewis. For goods sold and delivered. Ilts. Mr. Lock appeared, for the plaintiff. Thomas Williamson proved the sale and delivery of a qn uitity of moleskin, a shawl, a cloak, and various other articles of drapery to the defendant's wife. He had applied for the amount due, but had not been paid. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant said he was a labourer at 4s. per week the fpnners would not employ him in consequence of his having lost three fingers. He had six children to maintain. Richard Ormond v. Thomas (Iwyther. Goods sold and delivered, £ 5 His. 3d. The defendant admitted the debt he said he was a gentleman's servant out of employ that he had been charged wrongfully,and tried at Haverfordwest, through which hc could not get a situation, but as soon as he could he would pay the plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff to pay in eight monthly illstnlnwnts. John Richard J Indite r. Anlhony IiUtnchard Pijhe. For goods gold and cleliverld. X7 3s. Air. Wynn Owen appeared fur the plaintiff. John Richard Hodge: I am a tai'or residing in Pembroke. I havr. worked for the defendant, a clerk' in the dockyard. I made the articles and delivered them, M stated in the bill produced, viz.:—March 6th, 11547, one pair of trousers. £ 1 3s.; 10th, paletot, £ 3 • ivaistceat, 14s.; 2.;th, jarket, X2 2. 29th pair of Albert links, (id. April 1_st, turning a coat, re- making trimings, &c., 1.5s. Total, £ 7 1.5s. I believe the defendant's salary is upwards of £ 100 a year. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs ct attorney to be paid in a month, or execution to issue. Sallie (the administrator of the late William Hodge) v. Same. Balance for work done, &c., 6s. Mr. Wynn Owen appeared for the plaintiff. John Richard Hodge: I am ad- ministTator ot my late uncle, William Hedge (letter of administration put in). My late uncle worked for the plain- I tiff. I know the work was done, which amounted to £ 8 6s. I alsri know that the plaintiff paid £ 8, leaving a balance due of'(> Judgment for plaintiff; to be paid in a month, or an execution to issue. Elizabeth Isaac v..Mm JJewelliit ^Struck off; neither party appearing when called on. William Griffiths v..John JJUl. Goods sold and delivered £ 1 10s. 3d. Mr. Lanriing appeared for the plaintiff. Mr! Parry, on behalf of defendant, admitted the debt. Judgment for plaintiff: to be paid in three monthly instalments. Same v. Charles Thomas. Goods sold and delivered, 1 os. fid. Mr. Lanning appeared tor the plaintiff. Nora Roch I am the plaintiff's niece, who is a grocer at Pembroke-Dock, and conduct his business, I supplied the defendant's wife with barley meal, flour, &c. Judge: Have you a bill made out. Mr. Lanning: No, your Honour. I did not know of this case u itil I enteie I Court, otherwise I v u Id have had one m de. Judge: Plaintiffs run risks in not gning in their bills, as I take it down from the witnesses, and perhaps I may do so for less they in consequence lose by it. Elizabeth Thomas, the defendant's wife, by his orders, admitted the debt. Judo- ment for plaintiff to be paid by three monthly instalments" Same v. William Fu.rU>ng. Goods sold and delivered £ 4 19s. 5d. Mr. Lanning appeared for the plaintiff, and Air. Parry for the defendant. Mr. Parry: I admit the debt, but the mother of the defen- dant should have been credited, and not the defendant. Mr. Lanning: I contend that the credit was given jointly for the whole account all the way tnrongh. Nora Roch We gave credit to Mrs. Furlong and Son, and the defenditnt is the son we credited. My uncle. sent to say he would not let them have goods any longer unless the son came and paid but the son came and paid £1. and told my uncle to let his mother have goods, and he would see him paid. He made no oéher payment, but the oti e- sons did— they paid a pound every Thursday night. 1 heard the defen- dant say what he did when he paid the £ 1. I have not means whereby to ascertain the date. By Mr. Parry: I am quite certain the defendant paid the £ 1. I know tne brother, but I did not know the one that was drowned. I was in the kitchen at the time he said Let my mother have goods." By the Judge: I have known the defendant a long time, hy his coming to the shop. I know the family. I am quite sure this is the one. Wm. Furlong I am a raulker in the Dock-y»rd; and the defendant i" this action. I have resided at Waterloo, near Pembroke-Dock. The last witness mann?« his business. I never had any dealings with the pl iintiff a d i ev r was i his shop until after I had received the summons. I never paid bim £1 in the shop, nor anywhere else. I never re- quested him to supply my mother with goods. What the last witneas has stated, as to the payment of £ 1, is untrue. I have had four brothers within the last 18 months the younger is 1+ yeera of age, one died abput a year ago, in the winter of 1847. My youngest brother is very much like me. By Mr. Lanning: My youngest brother is very like me. I am 24 years of age. I am quite sure I never paid the money. I think the man, the plaintiff, his out of his mind. I am certain I am not out of my mind. I cannot write. Nora Roch, recalled by the judge: There was no one in the shop at the time. I know the defendant. I watched to see if he would pay any money. My unele is not here. Judge: Here is an assertion and a denial. I cannot say which is correct—the uncle should have been here. There is hut one feature in the case, that is the witness Norah Roch is pelf -ctly disinterested. Plaintiff non-suited. Mr. Parry: Will your Honour allow the defendant his costs. Judge: Indeed I am so very undecided in this case that I cannot allow his costs. Lion. Ren v, John Morgan. Struck out; neither party appearing. Willinni Wors/er r. Ioln Phenix. Rent of potato land, 10s. William Worster: I reside at Hill Farm, in the parish of St. Michael, Pembroke. The defendant took a piece ofland of me for planting a sack of potatoes, at 10s. He set them, and at the time of digging he took them homeland the remainder I drove home for him. By the defendant: I pay the rent of Hill Farm. I am the husband of Mary Worster. Phenix: He had no power to let the land, he is only a labourer thore. Judgment for plaintiff; to pay iu six weeks, or execution to issue. James Whit taker e. A. Kilfellen. For rent and occupation. Case dismissed the plaintiff not appearing. John Pt I'cinltarne v. William (Jiblti. Struck out; neither party appearing. Thomas Martin v. David R. Paynter. Struck out no one appearing when called on. The Court then adjourned to Monday, 19th of February. PEMBROKE FARMER'S CLUB.—The third quarterly meet- ing of this effective and prosperous society was held on Satur- day last, and in consequence of a bereavement in the worthy family at the Dragon Hotel, the esteemed hostess of the Lion kindly undertook to entertain the members at dinner, and in justice it must be said, though the notice was short, the ban- quet board was everything that could be desired, and the attendance was excellent. Mr. R. Ormond ably presided, and Mr. Robert Brougli efficiently occupied the vice-chair. The attendance of the members was large, and the interest well sustained by the effective exertions of the presiding officers. The implement of husbandry raffled for gratis by the members-a cultivator of the value of about seven gui- neas-was won by Mr. Roberts, of Loveston. The prizes awarded for the December ploughing match were declared, and the sweepstakes of 10s. each for the best piece of Swede turnips—of not lesrthan three acres-the best cultivated and weightiest crop to win, was awarded to Mr. Roberts. Capt. Child, with his usual honourable feelings, sent a cheque for X7 to the secretary, being the amount of his arrears to the society, accompanied by a request that his name might be withdrawn from the list of meml*er8, as his other avocations precluded the possibility ot his attending. A great deal of conversation took place respecting the best method of planting potatoes, but a great difference of opinion existed one mem- ber observing that he had last year injured his crop by over- dunging, another—an experienced agriculturist whose crops at ways prove the correctness of his method of farming, in contradistinction—stated that too much manure could not be used for the potato, and that the deeper they are planted and the higher they are packed, the greater will be the produce. Planting, however, should bo accomplished in the month of March, if possible. It is anticipated that Sir F. Baring will shortly pay an official visit, as First Lord of the Admiralty, to the several 1 dockyards. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—^The <;uota of drill-sergeants now attached to the Pembroke Dockyard Battalion will be reduced on the 1st of April next by the removal of five or six. The police force, it is rumoured will also be reduced.. FREEMASONRY.—The M.W. Grand Master of the united Fraternity of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ofenglaiid, having, some mourns lInce, UPUII tin petition ot certain mem. bers of the craft, granted a warrant under his hand and seal, empowering them to be formed into a lodge, to be called the Castlemartin Lodge, and to be held at the Lion Hotel, Pem- broke. The It. W. the Provincial Grand Master tor the western division of South Wales, Lord Milford, was lately respectfully solicited to constitute the new lodge, and instal the first master, either by person or by deputy but in con- se<jnej»ce of his lordship having made arrangements for being present at the opening of parliament, he appointed the senior warden of the provincial grand lodge to act in his stead. Accord ingly, on r riday evening Iasi, me oinior v\ araen, Brother Parry, P.M., 474, .V25, and 683, constituted the above named lodge in Jorni, and afterwards installed Brother William llulm as its first master, who then invested the following brethren with the collars of their respective offices, ijaiiiely-Edwird Leach, past-master; William Robertson, senior warden William Rees, junior warden James Bruff Byers, secretary; James M't.ean, senior deacon; George Dawkins, junior deacon 1 homas Alanseil, steward; William Richard Bigg, inner guard, and James Drake Gill, trIer. Some gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood were proposed lor initiation, and other business connected with the craft having been transacted, the lodge was closed, there having existed on the occasion that brotherly love and har- moiiv so eminently characteristic of 1'reemasonry. It was mentioned at the lodge that the H. W. Grand Master, owing to indisposition, and his parliamentary duties, v, as compelled to postpone the time ot hit. installation until luput mid. summer.. 'I'KNBY.-On Friday last, a ball was given by the bachelor tradesmen oi Tenbv, at the Coburg Hotel, which was nume- rously and respectably attended. Dancing was kept up with ^reat bpirit ulltil a late ho r on Saturday morning, and every- thing went off in the most pleasant and agreeable manner. Supper was served in Mrs. Hughes s usual good style. MILFOHI) —On Tuesday 1a-t a lecture on the subject o l eetotalism, was delivered at the '1 abernacle, Milford, by S. Garrett, Esq., of Narberth. The Rev. T. fJoyd took tho e':air.f and the atteiiclar.ce was I.!lr; and respectable. p I I-Ifli, A,, P Match was held,on Alonday )a«t at I'mityr- he.d, in the parish of EgKvyseummin. Tha day being fine drew together a lar^e attendance of spectators to witness the exertions made by the plnu^W.en to carrv off the d:fferent prizes. Twenty-six ploughs started, a ul the plou-ning in the hrst class was first-rate, and would have done credit to many English counties. At two o'c'ock 'he jude^s, Mr. Morg-m, Maesgwrda. Mr. Lewis, Castl -ellv, and Mr. Tho- mas, T recced, entered the field, and carefully walked over 'u • w"en the following prizes were awarded Clas- the first—o winners at any previous ploughing match- for the best:plonghiii!r -20s.. to William Raymond. or the Red Hose; for the second ditto 1.5s., to William Richards, Blaen- pistll for the third ditto 10s., to John Evan, Castle-Lloyd. Class the second-to ptonghmenwho.have not been winners at any previous ploughing match-for the best p'.ouging 20s., tn 1 homas Dav,d \Vestpool for the second ditto 15s., to James Hancock, Rhydyfrane for the third ditto 10s., to John James, Brickstone.

NARBERTH COUNTY COURT. Th; above court was held on Friday, the 26th ult., before Johnes, h-q. ITenry Palmer and John Palmer 7)..John Rorjcrs.— This for £ IO()aS °"e year S interest» dl,e 0,1 » note of hand Stephen Davies: lam a former, living at Danllan, Lam- peter. I saw John Rogers and the Rev. Henry Davies sign this note. lam-hewttnesstothesignatures Judgment for £ 4 los., one year's interest. To be paid in four month ymstatments. Mr. Lewis, attorney for plaintiffs. (,'(td Ttili' iiii., Tlt,),ii,is.Jolin Roberts: Defendant admitted the deht, and said he would pay .is. per month. Or- dered to pay in four monthly instalments Thomas Richards v. Thomas Haines for holding over a cal- lage and garden. Withdrawn. 8 William Darks v. Thomas Rowe. illiam Davies: I live at Reynalton. I am a servant. I agreed with defendant to be a shoemaker tor £ (i. I pai,i him the money. I was with him nine weeks. He told me if I stopped with him for four years he would not shew me the trade. In consequence I left him. He ordered ine out. I then went off. lie has not paid me any of the £6 in return. William Davies, sen.: I live at Reynalton. I am a la- bourer. I went with my son to Rowe. He said he must nave the whole of the money. The same time agreed with him for four years. It was the boy's money. I saw the moneypaid. He was there nine weeks. I asked for some of the money, and I would allow for the meat, but he would not give me any. Plaintiff non-suited. Mr. Lewis for plaintiff, and Mr John Lloyd for the defendant. Anti Philip v. Thomas James, for X2 8s, goods sold.- Judgment for plaintiff, to pay forthwith. Mr. Lewis for plaintiff. Muty Aim <Moryun v. John Salmon, for £1 19s., for goods sold at a sale.—Judgment fur plaintiff, to pay in 10 monthly instalments. Mr. Lewis for plaint if. II. U. Martin v. John Meyrkk, for balance of rent for a garden £ ?,Judgment for plaintiff, to pay in four monthly instalments. James Botrcn v. Thomas Twining, XI 7s. 10d., for goods bought at a sale at Plaindealings, Narberth.—Ordered to pay in six monthly instalments. Mr. Lewis for plaintiff. William GOltg11 Griffiths v. Morris GilJnj, sen., £ i 3s. 3d., for shop goods.—Ordered to pay in five monthly instalments. Same v. William Xichclas, for us. 6d., for goods sold.- Ordered to pay in a month. William lAtwrence v. Thomas Haclge.- This was an action for trespass. illiam Lawrence I am a labourer, living at Minwear. I lived there "21 years. I occupy a house and garden at Minwear. I went from home to the mit) when I returned, aboul 5 o'clock, I went to the garden, and there saw the npple and plum trees all destroyed I also lost a few potatoes. The front of the garden was broken opon for carts to go in. Mr. Hodge, the defendant, sent for me. He said not to lay any fault on him, as it was not his doings. He said it was in Ins-agreement to drive this garden away. I said I could not tell whose doings it was, but it was so done. Ile desired me to move the thatch, as arts would be there next ihorning. I did so. He came there with two carts. They drove off the soil. I value one tree at £ 2. I am tenat to Mr. Miles and Mansel. I showed the damages to Mr. Goode and Wilson. I am quite certain the hedge and gar ien belong to the cottage. I never received any notice to quit, only from Mrs. Crunn. I would not take under X5 fur the damage done. I never paid any rent to any person besides Mrs. Crunn and her family. John Lawrence: I live at Minwear with my father. On the 21st Nov. last I saw the defendant driving away the soil from the garden. Mr. Goode I went to Minwear to look at the premises of tne plaintiff. I also vajued the injury done, which is £ 2 (is. there was no division in the garden. The hedge was one the^hortl<>n" 1 sh°"1(i think 5t had been there 50 years John Miles: I live at Templeton. I am one of the execu- tors of the late Mr. Crullll. I have known this property for ine last 15 years. This property 1 always considered was my aunt s. Cross-examined: I believe the property let to Mr. Law- ■rn,r Wl's t)'e]r8- I never heard there was any claim made, it there had, I certainly should have heard. ict'^Mir 1 1 hve at Slebech. I am head gardener and R'irnn n f ,or the Baron and Baroness de llutzen. The Baron purchased this property front Sir J. Owen. I know Karden in ai«n"f coUaKe and garden he occupies. The was orderc-d lw ,LWnS of,t,le t0 Mr. Hodge. I to tear down {ho 1 ln ett'n8 lhe farm that Hodge was JZJl ZL "?8e -and .tlrive aw«y the soil. I met I would^et th CC nver s' 'e> He said his father begged vls Se t t ,P'g"^Vy U ltil th& killed. That "fe&rss&fta,,?- garden in question Mr* T °T he had no jurisdiction in the case, defendant Pontiff, and Mr. Morgan James for .Jolm (;rijfil/ls Ð..John Price, for 8s. 6d.-Defl"ndant ad- ments. Ordered to pay in three monthly instal-

made^r8 1>?ckYARD.-A new arrangement has been ,L1' Um >'ard respecting the muster of the workmen, for **of carrying out the instructions of the admiralty, wot. ,,ca. *°,'hf different dockyards in a series of minutes witt. their lordships' circular letter, dated the25th ultimo. In the mornino-, the dockyard bell rings for ten minutes, five s after whichr all the men must be at their work the of motuI V L twpnty wh° deposit their tickets—a piece tiniruish: u 81ze of half-a-crown, with eauh man's dis- iiiformn»;^ "f11"1, enf?raven thereon—are recorded tor the before twelw" raptain-superintendent. At ten minutes three „ ne ,Ve-for leavi,'1R <e yard for dinner-the bell rings pie to Quit .wnplT nny Vhe ,ast SOI,nfi of whicJl a,e the Pe°- corded h>r a limn' names of the first twenty are re- when everv In P"rpo"e; At twelve th« l>ell again rings, same ceremony t0 h.aV.e <luitted the >^d. The ing- The establi fltle yard in the even- 'uture to Jie sixty-si^ an'i° ti,a'rent'?es at P?mb'oke ?» ations of director of «-o,.L annu,a,LePtr>' mne- The 8,tu- clerk (Mr RPwn „ (Capt. Williams, lt.E.,) and his is to be reducerl t re 1° 'orthwith abolished, one foreman men. The u er w'lh several inspectors and leading- for this n,, frvants in these cases are to be selected vices of thr. i.a s«Perannuated, so a* to retain the ser- nose who are younger and consequently more afti've. R»Jl«BYr^T0UGH1NU MATCH took place on the farm of Mr. U"? 2n °fNew ln", "ear Tenby, on the 1st inst. There u, .i P'oughs entered for the two classes. The following as the award giveii by the judges:—1st prize, 40s., John Ros- "fr, ploughman to Mr. Freeman, Crickmail 2nd, 32s., Owen Morris ploughman to Mr. Waters, Trefioyn; 3rd,25s., William Davies. carter, Tenby 4th, 18s., Thomas Rossiter, Ploughman to Mr. IJoyd, Trevallen 5th, 12s. 6d., John .bams, ploughman to Mr. Butler, Lammaston 6*th, 7s., 7 ''ham Watkins, ploughman to Mr. Gwyther, Tarr. Second c.asa—1st prize, 30s., George Thomas, ploughman to Mr. Ormond, VV illiamston 2nd, 13s., John Thomas, ploughman t1 Mr. Griffiths, Coachland 3rd, 17s., Thomas Rogers, ploughman to Mr. Lewis, Norchard 4th, 13s., John Beynon, Ploughman to Mr. Greenish, Cleggars; 5th, 8s., Griffith •Tans, ploughman to Mr. Waters, Trefloyn 6th, 6s. 6d.. 'wen Howeils, ploughman to Mr-Griffiths* Conchlnnd. Ine weather during the day was rery wet and foggy, which made » a very difficult task for the judges to decide. As soon as the ploughing was over, the stewards, Mr. Lewis, of Norchard, Mid Mr. Walkinton, ot Tenby, with their friends, adjourned to dinner at the Cobourg Hotel, where they were joined by a number of gentlemen, residents and visitors of Tenby, as well a» tradesmen, who take an interest in the success of agricul- ture. After the usual patriotic toasts, and others suitable to the occasion were given, the health of the host and hostess was enthusiastically drank, and ecouiums of the highest des- cription passed on the very excellent dnner prepared for them. A gentleman visitor next proposed the health of the absent landlords, and he hoped he should have the pleasure of dining with the stewards on the next year, and to find them en- courage by their presence a meeting so commendable, in which as landlords they were much interested. The health of the ploughmen was proposed by an experienced farmer, who expatiated upon the ploughing generally, wtych was ad- mitted by all to be ot a superior character. One gentleman expressed his readiness to select 10 or 12 plpughmen and •natch them against an equal number in any one district in England or Wales for £ 50 or £ 100. There were several good songs sung during the evening, and the company did not separate until a late hour.

CARDIGAN ELECTION.—The writ arrived at Cardigan on Saturday night last, and on Monday morning notice was issued by William Phillips, Esq., mayor, that the election would take place on the 9th inst., at the Townhall, Cardigan at eleven o'clock. The friends of each candidate'are confi- dent of success. The committees ot each party meet dail and are verv active. Various "squibs" are in circulation' respecting the merits and demerits of the respective candi dates. The military stationed at the barracks have been ordered to leave the same on Thursday tilr n brokeshire, where they will remain during the election. It is expected that each candidate, with his friends, will arrive here on Thursday evening. THK LAn: RMV. JOHN THOMAS, whose demise is an- nounced in our obituary, was, for upwards of sixty years, a member and minister of the Calvinistic Methodist Society and was universally respected. He retired from the ministry in consequence of old age. He expired on the morning of the 3rd inst., at the great age of 84. His mortal remains were interred in Cardigan churchyard on Tuesday bst, fol- lowed by ministers of all denominations, and the most res- pectable inhabitants ol the town and neighbourhood. This was the Jargost funeral that has been at Cardigan for some time. A PLOUGHING MATCH took place on the lands of Benja- min Evanll, Esq., Cydigell, Pembrokeshire, on Thursday, the 1st inst., when twenty-one ploughs competed for the prizes. Aftcr a careful investigation, the jurlges awarded as-iblloivs: 1st prize-John Richards, (1f Cyrligell Issa 2nd priz^ W illiam Richards, of Pautyglas 3rd prize—Thos. Thomas, of Gamorah 4th prize- Evan Davies, ploughman to Lieut.- fien. Colby, Pantvderry; 5th prize—James Richards, plough- man to B. Evans. Esq. Cvdigell. The judges were Mr Hughes, Pencelly, Eglwyswrw Mr. Thomas Rees. Boncpth- and Mr. Abraham Davies, iJlaanffos; and their decision cave universal satiataction. Mr. Evans, the proprietor of the land hospitably entertained the visitors. We understand that it intended to have an annual ploughing match, in order to •timulate and encourage good and efficient servants. CARDIGAN.-At the Town-hall, op the 2nd inst., before William Phillips, Esq., mayor, Darnel On-en, a bailiff, was harged with assaulting P.C. Lloyd. while in the execution of his duty. Fined 10s., with costs. At the Petty Sessions, fwld at the Town-ha'l. hrrore C. Rri'!stn,'ke, John frrifiiths, C. A. Pritchard, Thomas Lloyd, William Beech, and D (Vtd Davies, E-qs., a complaint was made against Nicholas /Javws, P.C., or the Cardiganshire force, for committing vio- lence upon the person ot Jane Uroome, who had been app' e. hended in November last, when conveying her to gaol. The case was adjourned for further investigation.

CORRESPONDENCE E. II e do not hold ourselves responsible or the opinions and sentiments of our Correspondent-. SIR,- Having occasion to visit this town for the purpose of investigating the pecuniary affairs of my late father-in-law Lieutenant Peregrine Bowen, I am informed by several in- dividuals here that my name is mentioned in connection with the late will' proceedings, in a manner very iniurious to my character and also, that it is the generally received opinion (by several individuals, residents of this town) that I was the party who introduced the late Lieutenant Bowen to Doctors'Commons, all the witness, "John Wood" on the 2nd of February, 184ft May I be allowed, for the cause of justice and truth, and preservation of my own character through the medium of your valuable paper, to vindicate my character from such foul aspersions, by publishing the follow- ing statement — That on th(f2nd of February, 1818, the day when the late Lieutenant BOlven weilt to Doctors* Commons, in London I was in a town in Yorkshire, which I can at any time prove by abundance of evidence. That on the day of Lieutenant Bowen's arrest (I I th of February, 184B) I was in Yorkshire, 70 miles east of Liver- pool and also, that I have only seen Lieutenant Boiven, to know him, twice in my bje the first time was in April, 1847, and the 2nd of October, 1847. Trusting that you will give this communication a corner in your next, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY SAXDERSON, JUN. Castle Hotel, Haverfordwest, Feb. fi, 18-19. SIR,—Observing in your paper of the 2nd inst., a para- graph headed A dreadful case of Hydrophobia," and which has probably by this time been extensively copied, allow me through the same inecfium of your columns to state, that the facts of the case, if not wilfully perverted, have been grossly exaggerated. It is true that, about three months "go. the landlady of the Commercial Inn had a cai,, which died after exhibiting symptoms which baffled the best veterinary skill that coil ld be obtained. It is also true, that the deceased assisted in administering medicine to the calf, and that on opening the calf to ascertain the cause of its death there ?ms a trianqvlar slate stone found, stiu-k w the guild. There is- no proof that the calf had been bitten hv a mad dog or by any dog whatever, and it is absolutely false that the carcass was thrown out on the Common at Fishguard to he devoured by pigs ,u,d does." It was thrown over the cliff i„to the sea, and no doubt afforded an agreeable repast for the fishes The case of the unfortunate William Po'ok is much to be regretted as he was a quiet inoffensive man and sreatlv respected in his situation The man was evidently labour- ing under inflammation of the throat, and from the diffi- culty he experienced in swallowing, a report immediately spread that he was mad. Men, women, and children col- lected in vast numbers to see this wonderful sight, and the poor fellow, although he declared he was perfectly sane and that he never had been bitten, the fears and morbid curiosity of the ignorant and superstitious prevailed. He was tied with a rope, handcuffed with his hands behind, and actually worried to death, in a land boasting of its Christian and Gospel privileges. A coroner's inquest was held on the deceased, and the only medical man exa- mined was a young practitioner who had never seen a case of hydrophobia before. The jury by their verdict declared that poor Pook had died of this dreadful malady. Whether their view of the case be correct or not, there are many of opinion that the parties who ill-treated and has- tened his death ought to be arraigned for "manstdughter.' I am, sir, your obedient servant, VERITAS. SrR,-A short Jime ago I was summoned before the magistrates for neglecting to send in the Jury List to the Clerk to the Magistrates and was fined with costs. The Superinrending- Constable tried on a scheme to charge me ten pence per mile for serving the summons, and had I not been pretty well awake the same would have been allowed. Those men are paid fifty-two guineas a year, with house- rent, clothing, &c^ &c., making altogether about NINETY pounds for each constable; and I cannot see why they should receive fees in addition to salary. Surely, IF the Superin tending Constables are wanted at all, their fees for performing THEIIt duties ought to be reckoned as part payment of their salaries, as in all other counties. My sole object in making this case public is to prevent others being imposed upon in like manner. Your obedient servant, JOHN BATSON. Green, An^le. Jan. 1849.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Lort Phillips's Fox-Hounds will meet on Monday next, at Blackpool Mill, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Seymour Allen's Hounds will meet on Tuesday next at Lawrenny, and on Friday at Coldblow each day at half- -past 10 o'clock.

LIT ERA T U R E. NEW Music. VVe have received the following new music from Messrs. D'Almaine and Co., Soho-square, London. Song, '• The Last Meeting," the poetry by Mrs. Crawford. music by Linter, is the first of a seiies of songs entitled Legends of Italy." It is in the key of D., and, both as regards the sentiment and melody, well worthy attention. New song, 44 The Bridal Blessing," poetry by Mrs. Craw- ford, music by S. Glover, is likewise in D., and ecjually meri- torious with the preceding. The Robin Goodfeliow Quadrilles are arranged with taste from the ballad opera of "Robin Goodfeliow, by Rkardo Linter. in two sets, and are highly popular. Hamilton's "Multum in Parvo," a com- plete instructor for the piano forte, besides containing the usual routine of instruction has a number of exercises ad- m)rab)y arranged from popular airs, and is what it professes to he, a great quantity at a reasonable price. THR DUBMN UNIVERSITY M.VG.AZINE for February con- tains the following interesting articles, &c.Art and Ar- chitecture The Cross on the Snow Mountains, a Scandina- vian Tale; The Kahylie of Algeria Italy and the Italian Questions; Aytoun's Lays of the Scottish Caviliers The Times and the New Irish Poor-law Ceylon and the Cingalese The Political Tracts of Menenius; The Poet Campbell The Grave, a fragment from the Anglo-Saxon j Tasso at St. Onofrio France—the Inauguration of 1849. CON CREGAN, part 2, is highly interesting, and fully sup- ports the promise vouchsafed by No. 1. Amongst the most striking incidents in the present number are a description of a steeple chase, and Con's Dinner at Killeen's," which we intend quoting in our next. TAITS MAGAZINE, February, is particularly interesting this month. It contains the following Mons. Guizot on Democracy in France Miranda, a tale of the French Revo- lution; Macaulay's History of England Poems by Thomas Aird,; A Day in the Neighbourhood of Loch Skene Con- dition and Prospects of Philosophy in England; State of! Music on the Continent The Pestilence and Sanatory Mea- sures Dr. Chalmers' Posthumous Works Poetry; Literary Register; Political Register; Railway and Mining Summary tor the month Obituary Notices.

AN AD I) RE S S To the Officers and Men of II. M. 70th Regimeut, now at Mil- fordllaven, under orders for the East Indies. [In accordance with the author's request, we insert the follow- ing verses, which will show how very Wttle the true spirit of poetry is affected by a few obliquities in orthography.] A noble band of worlike men, Is call'd to leave fair Albion's shore To meet our enemy's again Where rockets hiss, and connon roar. Our lovely Isle, their native home They leave, our dire'est toe's to meet To make some bold intruder coine To bow beneath a britons feet Brittons united, none can stand Soldier's your courage, none will doupt And when you'r in a distant land Wee'l list to hear your warlike shout, In battles din mid'st grones, and cry's The enemy shall feel your stroke, For Albion conquer's or she dies Her son's are true born hearts'of Oak TTour colour'd foe's, may tell they'r skill' And boast of Army's desperate laree In numbers they may beat you still But can rhey stand, the britcish charge ? Ah no when once they last vour steel Old Fnm|°St ,c,ol!!affeous must give way. Old England's flag wave or'e the field, And you with laurels win the day. With latirels deck'd and honour, crown'd, An :iVe the fie|fl >'<ide alarms: And having conqur'd all around, Milford. °U your sword's, and groundyour arm's. II—— R- THOMAS.

miralty, ann^oundna t^ViV1^ ^°m l!le Board of Ad- January, for the train !f^ j ^ouncl1. 'he 15th pension* to R°0{1 conduct pay, rewards, and privates of this "eom,nu,s,°ned officers, drummers, and afterwards r,nm°?S' W?S ri'ce.'ve(l yesterday morning, and parade hv P i ]K"tet' t0 'he men of tiiis division at afterwa'r.l^ ri'V"e J lenzies, K.H., the commandant; who verriniff tnaf! efse some remarks to them. After ad. Ulw.JL.v I fl 1 ""d 'he ahle manner ir. mhirh tho tliat llip rw it )e Wa(rranut had heen detailed, and stated »arr»ek T* the g,ants wo,,kl placed in .he I)arrack-room, wl)ere every m'!n could read or have them bl ,i ;i y n™»lnp«l for him, he saiik to express no 10 do so, but set about re- their as to become to the rewards which Ilieir gracious Sovereigti had at the of that Board under wltich they served, and to which ul,)ne the corn, ioa ileeret would be unavailing when thev saw their tiictr lnimle °'V ™ Jla^ to'pass lightly from corns to wbi' l^fi 'heir own welfare and the Iloss — r»C t? ',fu' 'e honour to belong. OUPKII AY THANKSG,V'NG.—A petition to the a rla» ,ay'"S 'hat her Majesty will be pleased to appoint Hip ft "Vi'^sgivir.g to the Lord for the preservation of tlio rltls'' 1 hrone amidst the shocks which have marked <■ «v?n«tul year of 181B, and praying also that the duty i ritionil Humiliation may not be overlooked at a time wherl the cho!erit is ravaging some parts of Great Britain, as b<ien placed at Mr. Dobles', boskseller, for signature, lias received the names ot ve/y many of the labouring ass^s as well as others, and those who wish to sign it, sncl have not (lone so, have no time to lose, as we learn •at the petition will, after Saturday next, the 3rd o retiruary, be forwarded for presentation. COOL THICK.—At the Hnlme Cavalry barracks, Ma: c.'ester, on Saturday, a valuable horse belonging to one of the officers (a charger, worth at least iC200 or £ '50) was stolen from the stable. A man entered the bairack-yard in the garb of an officer's servant, and going to the stable deliberately brought ont the horse, in presencr of many of the troopers, and mounting it, rode out at the gate unchalanged by the sentry, and unsuspected by. am- one to be other thnn what hu seemed, He got clear olf with the steed, and neither of them have \vt been traced. — Manchester Examiner. j

MISCELLANEOUS. ,.jl An Anti-humbug Society" exists at Cheltenham, and (fbfe #* members had their allnu.11 dinner on Tuesday. The test V admission is. the unreserved adoption of the motto No humbug." Every city and town in the kingdom ought to have a similar institution. We are enabled to state, there is no foundation whatever for the report, to the effect that some communication had taken place between the ex-King Louis Philippe and the President of the French Republic with respect to the conditional return of the ex-Royal Family to France.—The Times. FINF TNTBOT.—Oo Tuesday last, a ISrge turbot was caught in this Lay by Mr. Rohert Jones, owner of the fishing boat Eliza. It weighed 2I pounds, and measured twenty- eight inches in breadth. This is the largest fish of the species taken here since last summer. It was sold for sixteen shillings to Mr. Owen Thomas, of th;s to iv ri. Cup-iiart-on Herald. The Right Hon. Lady Juliana Howard, fourth daughter of the fourth Earl of Carlisle, died on the 22nd inst. in her 99th year. She had seen five reigns and four coronations and with her sister, the beautiful Lady Betty Deline, had been amongst the most distinguished of the court of Queen Charlotte. A fiat of bankruptcy has been issued against Lord Suffield, t in which he is described as Edward Vernon Harbord, com- monly known as Rarou Stiffield, of Clarges-street, Piendilly, horse dealer. His estates, valued at X200,000, were offeied for sale at Manchester, the other dty, but were reserved. There have been three maiden" sessions at the borough of Buckingham, within twelve months. WHAT'S TRUMPS?—SPADHS.— An enterprising individual sent out 1,200 spades to the new El Dorado, in California* and netted £4,000 by the spec. correspondent of the Church and State Gazette suggests that a subscription he forthwith commenced to raise a fund to form a series of prizes from jMUO, £ 100, £ï 5, £50, £ 30, £ 20, £ 10, to clergymen'of the Established Church only, for the Ivst Essay on the Union of Church and State, in reply to Mr Noel. The dinner ticket of the Newcastle Farmers' Club, whose animnl festival took place on Saturday week, affords a hint which other parties may adopt with advantage. On one side of the card is a lithographed plan of the dinner table, with the seats numbered. Every ticket has also its number SO that the holder knows at once where he will sit at dinner, and all confusion is obviated. A proposal is before the American Congress to appoint » superior gecdogist, with h salary of nine thousand dollars, to examine the gold region of Csliiornia, and that province generally. His report will be a doeuiiieiit of the greatest interest. The ten principal railways pay on an average, the following sums per acre, per annum, for parochial taxes :—London and North Western, X13 6s.; Great Western, Z9 16s.; Lan- cashire and Yorkshire, £ 14 10s. Midland, X7 6s.; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Eastern Countieg." X4 ]28.; South Western, X7 16s. Brighten, £10 lis. Dover, €t-t 6s.—IJeropath's Journal. SOUTH WAIES RAILWAY.—The first martyr to the irre- sistible power of steam, on that part of the line near Bridgend, was a young bull, about two years old, the properly of Mr-C. Porter, of the borough of Kenfig, which was crossing the line' in some portion not railed in, near Margam Moors. The animal was knocked down and cut in twain. The' "Phantom," for so the loeoinotive is named, is working in' admirable style, taking in one hitch thirty-three trams fult oi soil. PUBLIC RETRENCHMENT.—When Sir John Osborne died, now some months since, it was generally reported by the Treasury officially that the post the deceased filled as one of the Commissioners of the Audit board, stated to be a useless office, would not be filled up, and thereby £ 1,000 per annuni would he saved in the public expenditure. It turnsewt, how- ever, that this same- office is not to be abolished, for the government has appointed a Mr. Ross, we believe, on the old salary,—Morning Paper. CLOCK HEARD AT THE DISTANCB OP 300 MILES* he various telegraphic offices along the line from Cincinnati to Pittsburg, were thrown into some excitement lately fron* an incessant and uniform ticking, which occurred in theic various registers. It appears that Professors Walker Locke have connected an astronomical clock with the lint, in such a manner that its beats were conveyed to Pittsburg for determining longitude. That a clock going in Cincinnattt should tick so loud as to be heard in Pittsburg or Philadel- phia, and along the intermediate line, at one and the satne moment, is an item of" natural magic" which a few years ago could be scarcely predicted. WRECK OF THE TrUItESS.-DISGR.-I.CEFUL unfortunate East Indiaman, which went on shore on Simdiy night last, to the westward of Shakspear's Cliff, has become a total wreck, and portions of her cargo have strewn the beach as far as the South Foreland. The consequence ha* been that hundreds of the lower orders, men, women, and children, ha»e lined the shore all da}- long, eager to posses* themselves of floating pieces of the wrecked ship, spicesr cocoa-nuts, or any thing else that came in their way, wherewith to make lawful prize and, unfortunately, in one or twO instances, despite the vigilance of the officers of the custom* and coast-guard boatmen, casks or puncheons of rum haVf been washed ashore, the heads of which have been in, and the contents carried off in the crowns of hats, in boots,. or any available article at'hand; and such a scene ofdrunkel" ness and beastiality ensued as to beggar description-men,. women, and children, lying on the beach, huddled together in the worst state of intoxication, so that many of them have- stood a chance of being drowned by the rising of the tide,, whilst others have been rendered so insensible through the- drink, that it has been found necessary to remove their bodi*?8" on- shutters to the workhouse and other places. It is doubt- ful whether some of them will recover. It is reported tho» one-#r two persons are missing, and it is feared that tn^y were not removed high enough up the beach to prevent ",Pir, bodies being caught by the flow of the sea. This scene..1S likely to have been repeated on Tuesday, by another punched" of rum coming ashore but the coast-guard, arriving in after it hail been broached, succeeded in overturning it 10 the sea—a charitable rescue to many. i 1)1 D>KSTKUCTIVE HURRICANE AT CONSTANTINOPLE.—'N letter dated Constantinople, Jan. 7, we find the following:'? On the 3rd of this month we had here one of those dreaflW hurricanes which are only to be found in the annals of YVest Indies. At half-past ten at night a heavy shower W rain fell, which was rapidly succeeded by a snow storm'! about midnight it blew a thorough hurricane, which Is^'r till daybreak. Never in the memory of man had j a storm burst over Constantinople., Trees were unroot* houses unroofed, chimneys hurled to- the ground. se-er- minarets have lost their kulbfs, or extinguishers, and steeple of the Galata Tower was blown clear oflL Th« 0*^ bridge was broken to pieces, and, floating about .the caused considerable damage to the shipping. The loss« n* been calculated at upwards of 10;000,000 of piasters- other losses ntt English brig, name unknown, was lost at mouth of the Black Sea." jn SINGULAR COACH ACCIDBNT.—An accident occuri^^ Swansea on Sunday last to the mail-coach running bet Swansea and Bristol. The mail had been brought °Pf^,er the coach-office previous to starting lor Bristol, and n?^vinn) had the town-clock struck six (the usual hour f°* -gchmii'1 than off the animals started at full pace, before the-The had mounted the box or the guard taken.-hi*J?ej0p with horses cleared the town without coming into 60 A,;cJj hatt anything, and passed through the Havod gate, w „9 ^ad been left open for the eoach. It was not until the no ujng reached Morriston—a distance of three miles—that any occurred to arrest iheir progress. Here the coach r(, by coming in contact with the bridge. Fortunately were no passengers fn the vehicle, and consequently no in31'^ was sustained beyond the damage done to the coach, ann some of the horses, which were injured to some, extent, JVelshmll71. WHAT GOLD WILL Do.—A Boston paper says, in re- ference to the gold treasures of California, the finding, w these gold mines is of more importance than any previous event for three hundred years. The prosperity of Queen Elizabeth's reign was mainly owing to the stimulus given to commerce by the precious metals hut the field now to be acted upon is at least fifty times greater than during Atlantic Ocein acroa there,wiH bea ™'road »ro«»$ minn* then comnuwjdte by telegraph in A sZTCl:h^lh WjH be taken Canton on the d iv* nn tK »■n a to k°nd°n on the other in J to 'the nH, u gunce ma>' he enveyed from the one will ho -?r ln je ,°rt period of twenty-three days. Tb will be witnessed under five years." r TK »! C,^ISGHAM FAMILY.—Mr. Foster, the edito1, e Stowe Catalogue," throw* much and curious light nP/\ the cause of the Buckingham family embarrassments, whjeft jpear to have begun further back than the public have tK *kn proximate °ne, mentioned definitely* the burning of Wotton, one of the family seats, 28 years ago-. h e ate dukes reception of the exiled royalty of France. Sri century, was also another fruitful so** j *as JV^'ise the magnificence with which the present d« J. uring his father's lifetime, kept up his position as head he agricultural party and lastlj*, the immensity of the M* requisite to discharge his own and his parent's lia^ when his grace succeeded to the title. The contents of Stow were valued to the present duke at £ 245,000, and he P"' probate duty on that sum. After having added £ 10''>^ worth of fresh property, the whole sold at the late sale £ /o,000, though the prices were deemed excellent. recent royal visit to Stowe, Mr. Foster shows, had nothing whatever to do with the ruin which has since followed. COil" trary to the general belief that prevailed as to the overwpetn* ing costliness of the occurrence. >#k«. A AYJiRS THE CAPTIVE.—On Sunday week at Abbey Church, Bath, the prayers of the congregation requested on behalf of former members of the congrega"0 ilpw in captivity in a distant land." Major Lawrence .aI1 his lady, the prisoners of Chuttur Singh, are the capt1* referred to. Mrs. Lawrence had only just recovered frojn'1 confinement when she and her husband fell into the Chuttur Singh, Six of Major Lawrence's children are n° residing with Mrs. Lawrence's mother in Bath. Bowie, son of Dr. Bowie, of that city, is also in the hands Chuttur Singh.. OUHIOVS CiUGTMSTANCE.—A correspondent writes- 1\ short time back a labouring man, residing in the parish o Penlline, was much surprised on seeing the ears and noses o a litter of young pigs, hleeding. He watched them, and To" that the rings that had been placed through their noses ha disanneaiwl an A th„t <L.sh hail hee» eaten away! ft length he caught several rats engaged in feasting upon P'8 nose,'—and the piggies huddled up quietly, during repast, with their maternal parent." THE BATH PLATE CASE.—In the Bail Court on Satur- day, in The Queen on the prosecution of the Goldsmith8 Company r. Horatio J. Warren and Samuel Fuller," an ap- plication was made for a certiorari to bring up the deposition* taken in this case. and also for a Rule to show cause why the defendants should not be admitted to bail. The prisoners I _L.IIJ¡ were committed last week to the gaol at Hath upon a ciiai^ of having in their possession two silver ladles having the marks of the Goldsmiths' Company transposed upon them, by which they had incurred the penaftj' of transportation. '"r* Justice Erie said it was the practice of the Court never to admit parties to bail who were charged with a crime of con- siderable magnitude, unless there was something shown to raise a doubt of the offence being established. There must be something stated in the affidavit to mnlce it probable to his mind that there would be no conviction in order to justify him in granting a rule to admit the parties to bail-Rule refused. PRINCE ALRKi'/r I'. STRANHF..—This appeal case was ar- gued on Saturday, Monday; and Tuesday, before the Lord Chancellor, at great length. At the close of. the arguments on the last named .day, his lordship directed copies of the pleadings and the affidavits to be handed in, and said he would give his judgment or. the motion on the first day of the sittings alter term, which is Thursday, the 8th of Febiuary. ENGLISH M UNIFICENCE.- W r learn frmi the report of the British Association for relieving the extreme distress in Ire- land and Scotland, -recently published, that d')ring-!S47, 11 year of commercial embarrassment and gloom almost without parallel in England, £00:1,000 were subscribed for the relief of the famine in Ireland and Scotland, that a thousand pounds of this sum remained in the hands ot the committee last Christmas Day, and that the other £1;02,000 had tee,, dis- tributed in almsgiving- o.vt:r a period of ahout eighteen month8, r.t it cost of iiule more than £ .5,000 for the entire eaie_of the management and c|istirbution» Scotland receded £ 77,000, and Ireland the rait. 'r.t, k .'1 •. --sf:

Ireland is now awaiting another series of experi- ments. To be told at the commencement of a session that Ireland will form the most prominent figure in it, is merely to be told that two and two make four. At present she is comparatively quiet this must, be granted. Nor is the reason of this calm wrapped up in mystery. She is subject to law on short notice. Thugs in Tipperary, murdering at noon-day Thugs at the altar, instiga'ing the next assassination and Thugs at the editorial desk in Dublin, stirring up priest and peasant by their eloquence, have all been taught to mind their P's and Q's. Still, these very wholesome proceedings do not touch the root of Irish misery. They prevent a certain development of na- tional hatred to the Saxon, but cannot affect any of the causes which originate that feeling. These causes are still the "difficulty." Ministers appear to he tired of announcing any measures of what are called the comprehensive character, for the grander the measures contemplated the more ridiculously have they generally failed in their object. But they will still try their hand at various remedies. Among these, is there to be any Priest Endowment 1 Not a whisper of it in the speech from the throne. Was it deemed impolitic too soon to stir up a nest of hornets, or is to be some vastly clever maneuvering, by which, in a way somewhat similar to the passing of the late Romish Diplomacy RIll, the measure is to become law while the watchdogs are sleeping ? One thing the country may rest assured of—that no species of political jugglery, no thinihle-rigging statesman- ship, will be deemed of too low or degrading a cha- racter, if it may be made the means of accomplishing .i '-he -svernment have set their hearts on, how strongly su^vur both theory and fact may protest against it Dr. Mcllale, by the bye, tells us exactly how Ireland may be renovated. At the dinner lately given him in celebration of his return from Rome, he announced that the Irish Catholic Clergy want no- thing in addition to the contributions of the people save the revenues of the P/otestant Church. This, says John of Tuam, will make everything right. Nay, he has no wish to seize on this at once, but simply to take the several incomes as the different incumbents die off. Then, says he, Ireland will be saved from those swarms of locusts in the shape of inspectors, sub-inspectors, bailiffs, &c., who are the real de- vourers of the fat of the land, and who, like the veri- table locusts, are fastening more greedily on the wretched body the more rapidly it is hastening to death and decomposition

CARMARTHEN MONTHLY MARKET. At this_ market held on the 7th inst., good beef was scarce. The price asked for the best beef was 5åd. per pound; but the buyers did not Seem inclined to puchase at that figure, consequently few sales were effected. There was a great number of sheep, some of which fetched 7d. per pound. The supply of porkers and bacon pigs was rather limited: the highest price was 8s. 4d. per score. A great deal of the stock was in very bad condition, which may aecount for so litttle business having been done. THE WEATHER.—The sun has shown hnnllelf but a very few hours during the last fortnight. Although the weather has been so dull, not much rain has fallen but the dampness of the atmosphere has greatly affected the health of many which is very apparent from the almost incessant coughinc 'I, that prevails wherever any number of persons are assembled.