The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (Fror.i the Standard of Tuesday) There continues much mystery about the Russian manifesto reported to have been received in Paris at the close of the past week. No one is known who has seen it, yet it is still confidently asserted that such a docu- ment has reached the Government, but that the tenor of it is of a pacific character, and entirely the reverse of that which had hitherto been attributed to it. In con- sequence of the favourable impression thus given to this rumoured state paper the Paris journals of yesterday express a strong opinion that the European powers will yet devise the means by which the calamities of war shall be averted. The Presse states that, by the last accounts received from the Danube, both Turks and Russians were con- centrating their armies, and that Omer Pacha was pre- paring to cross that river at different points. Advices from Toulon affirm that there were twelve war steamers lying ready for sea, which could convey 12,000 troops to Constantinople without delay, should such an emergency arise. Some arrests have just taken place at Saumur and Angers, supposed to be in connection with the alleged conspirators taken into custody in Paris and Tours. The trial of the persons engaged in the Opera Comique plot, it is said, will disclose a most attrocious scheme to take away the life of the Emperor Napoleon while seated in the Imperial box, after which an insurrection was to be proclaimed. The Bourse waa active yesterday, and the prices firm, with an upward tendency, the Three per Cents, closing at 72f. 80c. and the four and a half per cents, at 99f.— the new version given of the reported Russian mani- festo imparting a degree of confidence that peace will still b maintained. We have no additional information from the East of Europe. The fleets have no doubt been some days lying off Constantinople, pursuant to the request of the Porte. The Russian force, as our readers arc already aware, has been moving upward on the line of the Danube, in the direction of Widdin; this movement may have for its object a change to less unhealthy quarters than Gortahakotf's army lately occupied, or it may be the result of an understanding with the Em- peror of Austria, to whose dominions a Russion force at Widdin must be inconveniently near, if the Czar and the Emperor have not a common purpose. It is true that such community of design would be inconsistent with the professions of the Court of Vienna, and suicidally foolish but wo must not hastily admit any conclusion founded on the hypothesis that the Austrian policy is either honest or the opposite of foolish. The history of the empire for more than sixty years has been indeed, a tissue of dishonesty and folly."

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The Calcutta screw-steamer has arrived with the Cape Mail, after splendid voyages out and home, bearing date from that colony of September 23. The news from the Cape is unsatisfactory; for though no open hostilities 'had taken place, it was well known that several of the chiefs who had submitted to British authority were dis- contented, and considerable fears were entertained lest troubles should again arise with their former foes. What added to such apprehensions was the feet that orders had been given for the withdrawal of four regi- ments from the colony, whioh would render the colo- nists less able to resist an outbreak should it occur.

CLOSING OF THE PRESTON COTTON MILLS, TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT, On Saturday week, the various mUla in Preston and its vicinity, in which the notices to the hands had expired, were closed, and upwards of fifteen thousand ad- ditional persons are thus left without employment. On Friday and Saturday, no less than 36 mills were closed and if we add the number closed for a few weeks pre- yiqij4y (10), we have a grand total of 46 mills now absolutely closed, and in which there is an entire sus- pension of manufacturing operations. There are yet running four mills, which are under notice to close, so that in a few days the number of mills closed will be upwards of 50, only eight mills in the whole district continuing operations, The number of mill hands at Preston is estimated at about 30,000, and the number who are now walking about the streets of Preston with- out employment is set down at from 20,000 to 2-5,000 persons. The amount of wages paid weekly at the various mills now closed is stated to have been from £.12,000 to £13,000. The immediate withdrawal of so large an amount must operate very injuriously on the trade and general usmess of the town. To enable that large number of F ,° £ e without employment to exist, the Committee of the Operative Union proposes to pay them weekly a sum of jE4,000, and they allege their funds are sufficiently strong to enable them to continue this payment for some weeks. In the meantime dele- gates are to be deputed to visit all the principal towns in the kingdom, to solicit some assistance from the operative classes of those towns, to enable those of Pres- ton to prolong their struggle with their employers and to compel them, if possible, to yield the ten per cent, on present prices. Thus far we have indications of an ob- stinate and ruinous struggle, rendered less likely to be brought to an amicable or speedy conclusion by a strong belief o,n the part of the hands that the masters cannot long afford to keep their mills closed, and a feeling on the part of the pasters, amounting almost to a certainty, that the necessities of the hands, when without employ- ment for a fbw weeks, will bring them to their senses, and induce them to submit not only to the terms now proposed, but to any which they may then think fit to insist upon, This is the present position of the unfortunate misun- derstanding which has arisen between the employers and the employed at Preston, and until either party succumb, or some arrangement is come to, even supposing the Union la enabled to continue the payment of £4,000 per Feek, the business operations of the town must suffer to the extent of £8,000 per week, or in the ratio of the very large sum. of £.100,000 per annum. The prospective loss of this sum, and the difficulties in which it must involve shopkeepers and others, have necessarily caused a great deal of excitement amongst persons in business. PRESTO^, MONDAY, OCT, 24.—A meeting was held this morning, at which r.ot leaver than 12,000 were present. Mr. Cowell presided. He said this agitation would not blow over as others had done, as they had sterling men among them—men with whose aid the millocracy of Breston would be prevented from riding rough-shod oyer the people. The Manchester School had always been getting their livelihood out of the blood, bones, and sinews of the working classes. The people may depend upon it that this agitation would ter- minate jit advantage to themselves, morally, socially, intellectually, and politically. Resolutions were passed never to return to work till the unconditional 10 per cent. be conceded. — ♦

Ix a town like this, where there are but few amuse- ments, and where the dull routine of common-place ex- istence is but seldom broken in upon, a trifling departure from the prevailing monotony is hailed with peculiar satisfaction. It may be that the more quietly disposed, who have perhaps retired to this remote locality from more bustling scenes, with the intention of spending the remainder of their days in calm tranquility, are but little interested in any change that may take place but the aborigines are very differently affecte(I-anything that promises a bit of excitement is seized upon with avidity, and whether it be Cook's Circus, Wombwell's Menagerie, or, still more important, a contested election, draws within its vortex all ages & all classes of the worthy inhabitants. It would be unreasonable, therefore, to expect so mrmcntous an event as the annual appoint- ment of Municipal officers to pass by without producing the usual result. Under ordinary circumstances the election of Town Councillors is not a very lively affair, and being exclusively of local interest, we have usually thought it sufficient merely to record the fact of its having taken place, and the names of the parties elected; and if we arc now tempted to depart from our usual practice and are thus far led away by popular excite- ment," we believe, an excuse will be found for us in the fact that the pending election is likely to be conducted in a way not particularly conducive either to the useful- ness or respectability of the Municipal body, and, there- fore, becomes a legitimate subject for comment. We beg to disclaim, in limine, all party or personal consi- derations in any remarks we may make. It matters but little to us who may be the aspirants to civic dignity. The office is a thankless one, and entails considerable trouble upon those who are fortunate or unfortunate enough to attain the coveted distinction; at the same time it is necessary that the affairs of the town should be duly administered, and the management of public property, charitics, &c., be entrusted to a responsible property, charities, &c., be entrusted to a responsible body and those gentlemen who take upon themselves the duties in question and discharge them faithfully, are entitled to all honour. It becomes, therefore, a matter of some importance that in the choice of members the peculiar qualifications necessary for the performance of their duties, and these only, should have any influence on the votes of the electors. That a man should be thought worthy of being chosen to the office of Town Councillor simply because he happened to vote for Mr. Evans at the last election, or be disqualified because he supported Mr. Philipps, or vice versa, appears to us so utterly absurd that we are very reluctant to admit its possibility we fear, however, from what took place at the last Municipal Election, and the organization alluded to in our correspondent's letter on the subject last week, that we can arrive at no'other conclusion. It is far from our intention to impugn the choice which the electors made last year, we have no desire to underrate the qualities and capabilities of the parties elected, yet it is certatn that these had but little to do with tho result of the election. It was made a party affair of throughout, and the triumph of certain of the candidates was iden- tified with the triumph of a certain class of political opinions. This is undeniable, and we are, it appears, to have a repetition of these reprehensible proceedings at the coming election. Timely intimation has been given of this from a certain mysterious" committee," who have presumed to insult the understandings of the electors by sending them a printed circular, wherein they are requested to record* their votes in favour o. an appended quartette, whose return it is stated the said committee have been:appointed to secure. Who the interesting individuals are who date their manifesto from the committee room," or in which of the purlieus of Haverfordwest their plaoo of business is situated, or by whom they are constituted dictators to the Muni- cipaTJEtectors we know not; we only know that a docu- ment of the sort, emanating from some secret association, has been sent to every elector, and that its contents are conclusive of the fact that the approaching election is to be made subservient to party purposes. We cannot suppose that the candidates nominated in the circu- lar have individually or collectively been instrumental In organizing this notable scheme for securing their election"—that their names have been associated together in the list is merely due to the circumstance that they are staunch liberals and, so far as they are con- cerned, we are bound to acquit them of all participation in the secret doings of the mystic conclave. It would not, indeed, redound much to the credit of any candidate to be mixed up directly or indirectly with such proceed- ings, and to owe his eleetion, not so mnch to his busi- ness qualifications, his integrity, and his independence, as to the possession of certain political opinions. It matters but little to us, as we have before said, who are elected to Municipal honours; but if the annual election is to become the scene of party strife, and if the electors are to be subjected from time to time to the dictation of some knot of political agitators assembled nobody knows where, we think it high time that the public should < vindicate their purity and independence, and repudiate] the impertinent interference of these appointed com- J mittecs," with their freedom of selection. ] — 4 i

THE Millowners of the North and the operatives in J their employ are fairly at issue. Many thousands of the I latter have struck for an advance of wages, and many ] meetings have been held to discuss their wrongs, to vindicate their proceedings, and inTeigh against the tyranny of the Cotton Lords. Had this happened in the age of Protection and restricted competition it would have been easy, of course, to discover its origin in the flat- ness of trade, the dearness of provisions and other neces- saries of life, and we should have been inundated with indignant demands for the abolition of those obnoxious laws which prevented the development of commerce and were the fruitful cause of the discontent that prc., vailed amongst the labouring classes. Now, however, Free Trade has been: fairly tried, and under circum- stances which have given an unprecedented impulse to trade and commerce; our ports have been [freely opened to the importation of almost every foreign produce of domestic consumption—there aro no restrictions on the introduction of food-why is it then that at such a period we hear of widely-spread dissatisfaction and agi- tation amongst those classes for whose especial behoof the Cotton LoTds insisted on a Free Trade policy ? Is it not manifest that the expectations which the Millowners held out to the people have been signally disappointed ? la it not clear that the exaggerated notions taught by their paid agitators, and eagerly taken up by the labour- ing population, have proved as fallacious as the designs of those who originated them were selfish ? The pro- fessed object of unrestricted competition was to secure cheapness and abundance prices were never to advance beyond a certain point, and by throwing open our ports to the corn growing countries of the world we were to ensure a permanent and steady supply. An universal failure of crops was deemed an almost impossible con- tingency—war a most distant probability, and which the growing intercourse of nations, their mutual dependence on each other for their respective commodities—a de- pendence which Free Trade would very speedily demon- strate-would render virtually impossible. All this was as fully credited by the people at large as it was boldly advanced. Those, in fact, who had the temerity to throw a shadow of doubt or suspicion on the statements that were made, or on the motives by which the pro- moters of Free Trade were actuated, were esteemed the enemies of tho p,copk-the upholders of a system by which the great were enabled to sustain their magnifi- cence at the expense of the hard-worked, ill-paid, and badly-fed sons and daughters of laboi\r. AU U'is profes- sional cant, which emanated from the Manchester School, has recoiled with righteous retribution on the heads of the liberal and disinterested Millowners. They ire among the first to feel the result of their own policy —the fallacy of their pet doctrines. A general deficiency in cereal crops—a war which threatens to convulse the whole of Europe, and part of Asia too--a large increase in the price of all kinds of provisions, and a consequent demand for an increase of wages to meet it — "hese are the realization of Free Trade theories. Let it not be supposed that we exult in the lisappointment which has attended the expecta- tions of Free Traders: we do no such thing, We may, indee d, experience some satisfaction from th( the fact that those against whom the most virulert attacks were made, and for whose future prospects net the slightest sympathy was manifested, are not so de- pressed or hampered with such difficulties as they were, -but our triumph is limited^to this. It is no source of gratification to us that the poor man's loaf is just as small as it was before the inauguration of Free Trade, and that butcher's meat is considerably dearer and we leave our Liberal friends the pleasing task of explaining to their numerous adherents the reason why their mag- niloquent promises have turned out so utterly delusive.

HAVERFORDWEST QUARTER SESSIONS. The Michaelmas Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Town and County of Haverfordwest, were held at the Shirehall, on Friday last, before the Rev. Thomas Martin, chairman, John Lloyd Morgan, M.D., William Walters, William Owen, and James Owen, Esquires, and the Rev. Thomas Watts. The following persons were sworn on the Grand Jury Messrs. Richard Williams, tanner (foreman); William Evans, saddler; John P. Emment, druggist; Robert Greenish, draper James Lloyd, draper William Lloyd, ironmonger; William Morgan, painter; Joseph Potter, printer; George Warlow, saddler; John Williams, spirit-merchant; William Williams, druggist; Wil iam Henry Davis, draper Thomas John White, jeweller William Brown, currier; Arthur Warlow Harries, grazier; James Rees Lloyd, ironmonger; William Maryehurch, ironmonger Richard Davies, Hill-street; and Thomas Nicholas, auctioneer. The Rev. Chairman, who we were glad to see, after his late illness, so far convalescent as to be able to re- sume his duties on the Bench, briefly addressed the Grand Jury, explaining to them the nature of the case which would be submitted for their consideration, and the amount of evidence which they should require in order to send the prisoner on his trial. The Jury then retired, and having returned a true bill, Josliua Fi-ancis, aged 19, was indicted for having, on the 20th of August last, unlawfully stabbed, cut, and wounded one Thomas Morgan. Mr. John Lloyd appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wm. Davies appeared on the part of the prisoner. Thomas Morgan: I am a labourer residing at Castle Back, Haverfordwest, and am 19 years of age. I know the prisoner. He is a labourer, and lives in St. Martin's, in this town. I recollect Saturday night, the 20th of August last. I was on Castle Back between twelve and one o'clock that night. I saw the prisoner that night in company with another young man. They were coming from Castle Terrace towards Qucen's-square. I was going towards my own lodgings, opposite the Star Inn, adjoining Mr. Cook's house. The prisoner and his companion came towards me, and one of them said, Let us see who is here." The other one answered, Yes, let us see who is here." They then came on to me. I told them to go on, "It is time you were at home." The prisoner swore, D—n your eyes, I'll fight you. lie pulled off his waistcoat and was going to strike me. I was going towards my own house. The prisoner went in front of me. I went to hit him. He had not struck at me. He ran away and I went towards my lodgings. He came after me again. I looked back and saw that he had something in his hand. He returned immediately. When he came up to me he struck me under my right arm. I felt something pinch- ing me. I ran towards my lodgings. He came after me, and I ran from the door towards Castle Terrace. I hallooed Murder!" Prisoner ran after me a little way and then stopped. I heard the sound of a clasp- knife shutting, He was within a few yards of me. My brother came out and the prisoner ran away. I had ran about twenty or thirty yards from my lodging when my brother came out. The porson who was with the pri- soner cried out Stick it into him." This was after I was stabbed. The shirt produced is the one I wore on the occasion. It is in the same state as when I stripped it off at my lodgings, In the presence of Mr. Heslop, the surgoon, and Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of police. Mr. Heslop dressed my wound that night about quarter of an hour after the occurrence. My coat and shirt were cut in the same place where I felt the pierce. I am positive the person who stabbed me was the prisoner, Cross-examined by Mr. Davies I am the son of Wm, Morgan of Crundale Mountain. He is a time-keeper on the railway. I and my brother are in the employ of my father, who lodges at Castle Back also. After I went out that evening I went to the Old Bridge, I do not remember what public-house I went to first. I had not been at a dozen public-houses. I was going home between twelve and one o'clock that night. The last public-house was the Black Horse. It was not quite twelve o'clock when I left the Black Horse. I had drank two glasses of beer there. I do not know how many glasses I had drank that evening. I do not think I had drank a dozen. I had drank six. I had been at four public-houses besides the Black Horse. I was quite sober. I know Wm. Lewis. I do not know that my father got him the situation in Mr. Condor's stables. I do not sec Wm. Lewis here to-day. Neither my fathor or brother have interfered with that young man to prevent his attendance here to-day. I am working with William Lewis and know him well. The young man I saw with the prisoner was similar in height and size to William Lewis. He had light fus- tian clothes on. I have seen William Lewis in a similar dress, and I believe William Lewis was tho person in company with the prisoner. If I had not since heard that Lewis was the person I should not have been able to identify him, from the circumstance of his stature axul dress corresponding with that of Lewis's. When they came up to me both of them spoke to me. I told them to go on towards the Angel. I did not say, Come on and I'll fight you." I am quite sure I did not challenge Francis to fight before he took off his clothes. He tried to strike me and I ran away. He ran after me. When he came up I stopped, and I aimed a blow at him, when he went before me. He ran back seven or eight yards, and I followed him to the corner, and I went back. He followed me seven or eight yards. When I followed the prisoner I struck a second blow at him, He was in ad- vance of me and I did not strike him. He was a couple of yards beyond me when I stopped. I stopped because I saw the two men together. I never intended to strike him. Other witnesses were called 'who corroborated some of the principal facts mentioned in the evidence of the prosecutor. Mr, Davies addressed the jury in an able speech, and endeavoured to shew that the prosecutor might have re- ceived the wound in his arm from a fall on a piece of glass or spike, being not in a sober state. The learned Chairman having addressed the jury on the evidence, they retired to consider their verdict, and soon returned, finding the prisoner Guilty, with a recom- mendation to mercy. The Chairman, in passing sentence, forcibly pointed out to the prisoner the gravity of the crime of which he had, after a patient inquiry, been found guilty, the com- mission of which, he reminded him, would have been visited a few years since with the punishment of death; but, fortunately for him, the legislature had recently modified the law applicable to cases of this kind, and, therefore, the sentence of the Court was that he should be imprisoned in the House of Correction for the period of twelve calendar months, and to be kept to hard labour.

WESLEY AX MISSIONS.—-The Anniversary Sermons in connexion with the Haverfordwest Branch of this So- ciety were preached on Sunday morning, by the Rev. Wm. Bakewell, Pembroke Dock; and in the afternoon and evening, by the Rev. Thornley Smith, of Plymouth, formerly for several years missionary in Southern Africa; and on Tuesday morning, py the Rev. Richard Roberts, of Bristol. On Tuesday evening the Public Meeting was held, George Phillips, Esq., surgeon, in the chair. The secretaries, Messrs. Thomas Jones and George Hac-r kieton, read the reports; and addresses were delivered by the Reyds. T. Burditt (Baptist), Essex (Moravian), James Williams (Independent), Bakewell, Smith, and Roberts, the Deputation, The Meeting was well attended, and the speeches throughout of more than or- dinary interest. We have not been able to learn the collections on the occasions. A meeting of the Board of Guardians for this town was held on Friday last, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Removal of Nuisances Act, &c. Present: The Rev Thomas Watts, and the Rev. James Fhillips, and Wm. Walters, (mayor), SL Harford, James Owen, and William Owen, Esquires, Several notices were signed, after which the meeting adjourned to Tues- day next. A Petty Sessions was held at the Town-hall on Wed- nesday, before the Rev. Thomas Watts and William Butler Esq., when an order for the removal of Bridget Griffiths from St. Martin ta St. Thomas was made. JllQ, Jenkins was charged with malicious damage to the house of Mr. John Llewellin, Quay. Arranged. BALL AT THE DRAGON HOTEL, PEMBROKE.—I will 00 seen on reference to our advertising columns, that this Assembly, which was to have taken place on the 27th inst., being the evening of the day on which the Public Breakfast was given to G. H. Kinderley, Esq., is post- poned till Thursday next, when a numerous and fashion- able attendance is anticipated. LAUNCH oy THE CJESAR.—It will scarcely be credited tf it is a fact nevertheless, that the workmen have not been paid yet for their unequalled exertions in getting his vessel afloat after her disastrous launch men who were put to such extreme extra efforts, required food equal to thei; exertions, and additional expenses were necessarily, incurred. To meet these the Admiralty arc actually cutting them, down to the lowest farthing, in- stead of dealing with them in that spirit of liberality Cre sPccific'i}}y *cd fo expect. Jt is dishcartning lr\ e extreme, and enough to make the workmen fore-: swear such exertions in future. They zkre, however, an e ightened class of people, and though they may grieve m spirit, they yet know their duty to their Queen and country, and, in trying emergencies, will, notwithstand- 1 l*^v 8 y what Pembroke Yard is capable of aecom- p is mg. It i« to be hoped, hrwever, that a due remu neration for their labours will not he left unlooked after. surety some of their representatives will see, that as the workman is worthy of his hire, their endeavours will not always remain unrewarded. 1 EMBUOKE ROYAL DOCKYARD BATTALION.—Steps are eing taken for furnishing this, in common with the other qrd battalions, with new regimentals. Bv the next issue of clothing, the old ones will have been in wear six years All other corps are allowed new suits c^\en year. This is another proof of the economy of thus arming our dockyards, All appointments sincc'thc first establishment oi these battalions are merely acting orders-not commissions signed by the Queen, as was the case m tU first instance. fu f„ture no ()lie,n'a commissions are likely to be i?Sued to these forces. Even tue present colonel, lieut.-colonel, and others, at this yard hold their appointments only under acting irdeis. The original commissions therefore become the fiiore valuable, i

VESTRY MEETING AT TENBY. An important Vestry Meeting was held in the Vestry- room of the Church, at Tenby, on Thursday last, at 12 at noon, to consider the propriety of levying a rate in aid of building a Chapel in the New Cemetery. It may be as well to state that the present grave-yard has been over-crowded for years Whenever a grave was opened the sexton could only accomplish his task by digging or cutting through the sad relics of mortality of the past generation, the stench of which was frequently so over- powering that he has been compelled to give up his task, and retire to a distance for fresh and pure air, ere he could finish his undertaking. In the beginning of the present year a Vestry Meeting was held, and steps were taken by'the formation of a committee to fix upon a site suitable for a Necropolis, and after many localities had been named, a field at length on the slope of a hill, the property of the Corporation, was chosen—wisely, or not, we leave to future judgment. Upon application being made the field was granted for that purpose, and a Vestry-meeting being called a vote of one shilling in the pound was granted by the parishioners under an impres- sion, founded on the report of the Committee, that no further call would be necessary.. Plans and estimates were prepared, and every thing promised to go on smoothly, until the Committee decided upon engaging the services of a London architect for preparing a plan for a Chapel, which was immediately done, and esti- mates having been required it was found that £500 would be barely sufficient to build the Chapel alone—a sum larger than could be raised by a shilling rate, to say nothing of the walls, laying out, planting, &c. The Committee then proposed to levy another rate, and the inhabitants, looking more to the utility of the building than the ornamental design and decoration, immediately displayed symptoms of restiveness, which led to a spirited meeting. The Rev. W. II. Cox, Rector, took the chair, and opened the proceedings by reading over the notice, and also the minutes of the various meetings of the Com- mittee from the last Vestry. The room having become inconveniently crowded, an adjournment into the body of the Church was moved and carried. The Chairman then stated that the sum to be collected by the shilling rate was not sufficient to defray the ex- penses that would be incurred by carrying out the pro- posed plans for the New Burial Ground and Chapel, that it did not amount to £.500, and that the sum actually collected, when accomplished, from various circum- stances, might be set down at somethiug like £480. That advertisements for tenders for the building of the Chapel had be-n inserted in the Tenby Observer and Pembrokeshire Herald, and to give it as much publicity as possible, and open a field for competition, it had also been advertised in the Builder; but that only two ten- ders had been received, both of them from builders in fenby, Mr. John Thomas whose estimate was £596, and Mr; James Rogers's, £508, and that Mr. Rogers's tender being the lowest it had accordingly been adopted, but the question was, how were they to carry out the scheme that had been agreed upon by the Vestry. Mr. John Smith We as parishioners do not want any ornamental building; we only want one in which the services for the dead can be performed. (Hear.) I should like to know what Mr. Mason had to do with levelling the ground, as Mr. Hughes, of Narberth, had been paid ior doing so. Mr. Richards, explained that the necessity for again taking levels was owing to the site for the Chapel not bemg decided upon when Mr. Hughes was engaged, and when that was done it was necessary to level the ground for the gradients on the approach to the site of the Chapel, and that it did not cost any one a farthing. Mr, Mason stated that he had levelled the road, be- oause he had been required so to do by tho Committee. Mr. J. Smith believed that Mr, Hughes's levels were as correct as if cut from a block of wood. Mr. W. Richards did not mean from what he had said that the hrst levels were wrong, but that tho alteration of the site for the Chapel had rendered levelling neces- sary. Mr. Benjamin Harnos said that he had lived for IS years adjoining the Churchyard, and he was most anxious for a new burial-ground. He understood that a sum of £500 would complete the Cemetery and suitable Chapel^ to perform the neoessaiy service in, and he was quite willing to pay the shilling rate, for he thought it was right to get rid of a nuisance, hut he would not pay a penny more for ornament to make it like a Roman Catholic Chapel. The Chairman only wanted decoration sufficient to make it not like a barn. ^fr' ^lought that the gentlemen who lived jn tho \alias m Haywood Lane wanted something orna- mental to look at, and, if so, they ought to pay for it themselves. ° r The Chairman replied that there was no foundation for anything of the kind. -™r" vS was c°nfident that a sum exceeding £ o°0 could not be wanted if it were not for the orna- mental portion of the design, The Chairman wished to call the attention of the meeting to the great mcreaso in the price of labour and materials since the original plan was laid down, in con- sequence of the "strikes" in England, as well as the Chapel bemg double the size; and that when he stated at that time that about £200 would he sufficient for the Chapel, he meant as derived from the rate, and that he had an expectation of getting another dQ 100 or more by subscription. They were not all builders, and it was very easy to be mistaken, [Interruption, during which Mr. w10?^?3 making some remarks, when] Mr. ,V. Richards told him he had no business to speak. (Contusion,) Mr. B. Harries. I am speaking to the Chairman. On order being obtained, Mr. W. Gibbs did not think it right to waste such a sum of money for building spires, ox steeples, or weather- cocks. (Laughter.) Mr J ?•' Hafnes 8aid there were numbers of persons around him who were of the same opinion as himself, but who dare not speak out there, but they would talk the matter over plaiidy enough among themselves; they all thought it a shameful waste of money to throw away £500 on decorations for the Chapel when it was required for use, not ornament. (Hear.) Mr, Gibbs, of the Norton, was of opinion that a smaller building would bo quite sufficient. The Chairman aaid that all the decoration that would be used was only to mako the chapel not look like a bam, and that it was the opinion of the Committee chosen by the ratepayers at the last Vestry that it should be larger, the size now being 42 feet by 28 ffeet. He had himself been very much astonished to see the vast crowds which attended at the funerals here, so unlike any thing he had seen where he had been accustomed to reside, where only the immediate relatives of the deceased attended, and not mere acquaintances and friends. Shortly after his arrival here, he saw a funeral where there were from 600 to 800 persons present; and who could place these in a chapel like a sentry-box i He wished them to have a decent and respectable place, and not one which would be injurious and discreditable to the town; and every- thing short of that has been done to bring the estimate to the lowest amount. Mr. Phillips (we believe): £200 would do and was quite sufficient, and he was prepared to oppose a rate for anything higher than that. Let the gentlemen sub- scribe. Chairman: It seems to be the opinion that the gentle- men should put their hands in their pockets and give their money to bury the poor man. I have now only to say that I have no moro interest in the matter than any one here, and you are at liberty to aak your Committee any questions you like, Mr. Gibbs, of the Norton, asked if there had been any arrangement about the fees for burials when it should be finished, as he did not think it right that the poor should pay for it now, and then have to pay exorbitant burial fees afterwards. The Chairman The burial fees will be the subject of another vestry: he wished to keep to the matter in hand. Mr. W. Richards agreed with Mr. Gibbs, that the foes for burial ought not to be exorbitant. Mr. John Smith inquired if it was" true that the building of the boundary walls was let for 4s. a peroh, as he thought that was exorbitant. Mr. Mason denied it, and stated that the price was only Is. 2d. per perch, and that the the carting ofmatp- I rials were about another Is. per perch. The Chairman said it was not the question whether Mr. Mason had discharged his duty; he wanted the at- tention of the meeting to the chapel; and as many par- ties thought and said that he had pledged himself that if they granted a shilliiig rate, he would not ask them for any more, he wished it to be understood that he had made no pledge of any sort. His pledge was only his opinion, hut what be gftid might to a certain degree justify the use of the word "pledge," It was his opinion at that time that £ 100, perhaps, more, might be raised by subscription—and he still thought so and; if the money could have been raised by any other means, be would gladly have opposed the committee going to the parish for another rate but as the estimate for the chapel was so much largor than was expected, that was the only thing they could do. It was from one of the committee appointed, by themselves in Vestry that the suggestion came for enlarging the chapel, and from one who knew the habits, of 'the people better than he did it was from Mr. Richards and after what he had seen and heard, he fully concurred with his views, and was sure, from all the circumstances of the case, that it was better to have a chapel of 42 feet by 28 feet than a sentry-box of 28 feet by 20 feet. Mr. John Snath conld not believe that merely en- larging it could raise the estimate to above £500. Mr. B. Harries proposed that there should be no rate at all. Mr. W. Richards said that they were only in the same state now as if they had had to purchase tho ground; they would then have asked them for a rate for building, &c., but the Corporation had given them the ground. (Disapprobatipn.) Mr. J. Hughes: The Corporation could not give us the ground—it was not theirs, it was the property of the 1 1 inhabitants.. (Hear.) T Mr. Gibbs, of the Norton, thought it was a very poor place for the purpose,—i,t was not a desirable site. 1' Mr. J. Smith said that the parish rates now amounted to about 7s. 6d., or nearly Sa, in the pound j and though 1 gentlemen like Mr. Richards could pay them and never miss the money, it was taking away from the po.or man ] the meat for his children. f Capt. Wells asked if all the present rate should not 1 be collected before anything else could be done. He < wished to know how much remained to be collected. < Mr. Thomas, churchwarden, said from £40 to £:50. s Mr. W. Richards asked why it had not been collected, ( and if any one had refused to pay. I Mr. Hughes said he had refused, as the rate when presented to him was not duly signed. ( Mr. Richards and Capt. Wells said they would not t pay a penny-piece for another rate until the whole of the present one was collected | > On examination of the Church Rate Book, the rate was found to be signed by the Churchwardens as re- quired, with the exception that the declaration at the end of the rate for the Tenby Out-liberties had not been signed, being in one rate. The signature to the form at the end of the book was supposed to be sufficient, but was signed by the Churchwardens. Mr. Frederick Dyster proposed that the plans should be sent for, and submitted to public inspection. The Chairman stated that the architect and Mr. James Rogers (the contractor) were at that very time, he dare say, looking over them to see if any alteration could be made, without deteriorating the whole, to reduce the estimate, and that he should be glad to send for them, and also to ask the architect to explain anything that might be required. Mr. J. Smith asked if there was a steeple or spire in the first plans. The Chairman believed there was. Mr. T. Walters said that the Chairman had laid great stress on the rise of all kinds of materials, labour, &c. but, as a working man, he had not found any increase in wages to make building dearer for the last ten years in Tenby. Mr. W. Richards said that, as Tenby was daily rising in estimation as a watering place, he did not want to have a chapel built for a day, but he wanted to see one that would last for a hundred or a hundred and fifty years. The Chairman wished it to be known that the proposed rate-in-aid did not come from him; neither did the proposed alteration in size. They were made by "your" committee, and it was they who thought that the smaller size, the sentry box, would be discreditable to your town, and he agreed with them. Mr. B. Harries I thought nothing about it till last night, when parties came and asked me to come and see if they won't clap on another Is. rate to build a fine church with; and if any of the parishioners of the poorer class think I can prevent it I hope they will support me. The Chairman: You don't mean that they told you that ? Mr. Hughes wanted to know how it was that they went to London for an architect,—that was throwing money away. They had men in the town that he could point out who could plan out a chapel, and build it too but it was never dreamt of building a chapel like that.— (Hear.) The Chairman here introduced a comparison between the cost of the New Hedges School, lately built, and the proposed chapel, in justification of the sum asked for by the Committee. Mr. Hughes asked if the ornaments were not in the specification, and contracted for accordingly? The Chairman said that they would not make more than JE40 or £50 difference. Mr. Mason did not think that the comparison between the New Hedges School and the proposed chapel was a fair one. Mr. B. Harries said that there were a number of work- ing men who wanted to go to work, would the Chairman please to put his proposition to the vote ? The Chairman refused to do so, until the Meeting had seen the plans and fully understood the subject. Mr. J. Smith then moved that the Meeting be adjourned to that day six months, which was seconded by Mr. Gibbs. Mr. W. Richards asked Mr. Smith if he knew what would be the consequence of his motion and told him that, from a new Act of Parliament, passed within the last three months, twenty ratepayers oould send a me- morial to Lord Palmerston, who (under the Health of Towns Act, we believe) would immediately send down Commissioners, and without asking the consent of the ratepayers or any one else, make a Burial Ground on their own plan, and leave the ratepayers to pay for it— and a good round sum it would cost them. What followed until the return of the Clerk, who was sent for the plans, is best passed over in silence, as only evincing a most acrimonious feeling on all sides, and in no way creditable to the parties. After an inspection of the plans and some conversation, a sixpenny rate was proposed by Mr. W. Richards, and seconded by Mr. John Rees. On being put from the Chair, the motion was lost by a large majority, when a poll was demanded by Mr. W. Richards, and immediately after commenced. The poll book was kept open until five o'clock, when the pro-raters were ahead, and then adjourned until twelve o'clock on Friday. At the oloso of the second day's poll the numbers stood as follows :— In favour of the rate 104 names holding 188 votes Against it 47 do. 55 do. The rate being gained by a majority of eighty-three votes. Thus finishing the most exciting struggle whioh has taken place in the "Parish Parliament" within the me- mory of that sage old ohronicler, the "oldest inhabitant" in Tenby. A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE was held on Friday, after the closing of the poll; when it was found upon calculation, that the expenses of the chapel would exceed, by £ 110, the amount from the rates granted for that purpose. It was then agreed, for the purpose of bearing the Churchwardens harmless, that the tower, which would cost about £50, should be left out, until funds by voluntary contributions to make up the amount should be received. The Rector, and Mr. John Rees, became answerable for jE30 each, until the amount was made up. The contract for the completion of the chapel was accordingly signed by the Churchwardens, to be completed by June 1854. MILFORD, OCT, 27.—Arrived-—Chester, Crofts, Llan- clly, Nctrry Genio Speculatore, Dandorich, Liverpool, Smyrna; Double X, Gough, Waterford, Newport; John Miller, Sullivan, Waterford, Gloucester; Cardiff Lass, Davies, Cardiff, Liverpool; Adroit, James, Cardiff, Limerick; James, Rees. Llanelly, Plymouth; Maria. Rees, Swansea, Dorset; Arothusa, Wade, Liverpool, Limerick; Eliza, Jones, Newport, Taragona; Busy, Williams, Neath, Dundalk; Eliza Cornish, Block, Bris- tol, Melbourne. Sailed:—Commerce, Griffiths, Seville, Dublin Puella, Evans, Cardiff, Liverpool; Jane Fran- cis, Wilson, Newport, Waterford Herefordshire, Owens, Bristol, Liverpool; Elizabeth, Murphy, Cardiff, Watcl1-. ford; Express, Connor, Cardiff, New Ross; Sker, Mor", ris, Newport, Waterford; Fairy, M' Allister, Cardiff, Liverpool; Jane, Williams, Newport, Liverpool; Jlliza and Mary, Davies, Newport, Liverpool. SEIZURE OF A VESSEL FOR SMUGGLING.—On the 13th inst., Commander Watts, of the Adder Revenue Cutter, stationed at Milford. boarded a vessel called the Minerva, Capt. Rachford, master, of and from Kilmore, bound to Llanelly, in ballast. In reply to inquiries, the captain of the Minerva informed the commander that he had no spirits on board; but on searching the vessel, about three gallons of whiskey was discovered without a legal docu- ment authorising its removal, and the fragments of several jars which had evidently contained a similar spirit. The vessel was consequently seized, and the captain and crew were, on the 17th inst., brought before G. Rowe, Esq., who, after hearing the evidence of the cutter's men, declined to commit, but remanded them, and desired Mr. Bridger, supervisor of Haverfordwest District, who attended on the part of the Crown, to oomr municate with the Board of Inland Revenue. On the 22nd inst., Capt. Rachford and crew were again brought before J. P. LI. Philipps, Esq., when Mr. Bridger offered no objection to their boing released, and they were con- sequently discharged from custody. The vessel is de- tained at Milford under seizure, in the care of the In- Revenue officer, pending ulterior proceedings. MILFQRD.—We have recently been visited with se- vere gales of wind from the S.E., which in two instances had proved destructive to property and life. On the 19th inst., a schooner, name unknown, was seen go down suddenly with all hands, about 13 miles to the south of St. Ann's. She appeared to be from 100 to 150 tons burthen, and to have all new canvass. She showed a signal of distress a little before she went down, but as the sea was running very high no assistance could be rendered, although another vessel was not more than four miles distant at the time. On the 21st inst., a schooner with white stroke and painted ports was observed to go down about a mile to the westward of St. Ann's, with all hands. She was struck by a heavy sea, which threw her on her boam ends, and she disappeared altogether in about five minutes afterwards. A boat has been picked up at Monk Haven, with the name "Leonora," of Llanelly, Randall, on her stern. She most probably belonged to one of the above ill-fated vessels. FISHGUARD.—A quantity of fine herrings have been caught at this place during the present week. PEMBROKE.-—At the Petty Sessions for the Borough of Pembroke^ on Saturday last, before J. R. Bryant and Morgan Davies, Esqrs., John yAoMMM, a boy under 12 years of age, was convicted under the Juvenile Offenders Act, for stealing a glass the property of Mr. Richard J ones, the landlord of the Bush public-house, and sen- tenced to fourteen days imprisonment with hard labour, and to be once privately whipped.—Sarah John was brought up on the same day before Geo. Dunn and John Adams, Esqrs. county magistrates, on a charge of leaving the service of Mr. William Rogers, of Hogeston Mill. It appeared that the defendant had lived in the service of the complainant last year, and had hired herself to him for another year, but afterwards absconded. The Bench strongly recommended the defendant to return to her service, but she refusing was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment with hard labour. FVN,ERAL OF THE REV. CANON Pinurrs, li,D.—On Wednesday last, the tradesmen of Pembroke closed their shops and suspended business, out of respect to, and for the purpose of attending the fibsequies of, their venera- ble and revered pastor, whose piety, charity, and other numerous virtues will long live in the memory of evory inhabitant of the Borough and vicinity. The funeral was. atttended by the whole of the gentry of the town and neighbourhood, and by the Rev., E. Melvill, Arch- deacon Davies, and Rev. Geo. Harries, Canons of Saint David's. The pall was supported by the Revds. E. Holcomb, J. B. Byers, J. Dalton, O. Leach, F.. G. Loach,, J, Phelps, W, Bowling, and Win. Alien. THE NEW YACHT FOR THE QI'SEN.—It is now stated that the timber advocates have prevailed with their influence, and that the new yacht is not to be con- structed of iron, but is to be built of wood, at her Ma- jesty's dockyard, PEMBROKE. No. doubt the Queen will have. a well-built yacht, for there is no better work turned out at any establishment in the known world than from the Royal dfofkyards oot w-e will still think that it is a mistake to select wood as ths material for a largo$faxiht, when iron is cheaper, moro (Virablc\ drier, safer, and more wholesome. The Admiralty may depend upon it that her Majesty will find out the mistake some of these days, when, in a paddk- wheel wooden steamer, the Royal yacht is passed with case by an iron screw steam-packet; and the country, too, will find out the error, when year by year a considerable sum of money is required to repair, renew, and refit the Royal wooden vessel. The time will show; but we venture now to pre- dict that if £ 150,000 arc spent in a new w ooden yacht for the Queen, within five years the country will again be of an unanimous opinion that her Majesty requires a new yacht, to be constructed of iron.—Standard.

PUBLIC BREAKFAST TO G. II. KINDERLEY, ESQ., AND OTHERS, AT PEMBROKE. Yesterday (Thursday) will be long remembered by the inhabitants of Pembroke, not so much from the fact of the meeting itself, as from the ultimate re- sults to be secured to the neighbourhood from the more immediate cause of the gathering—Railway Communi- cation with the Metropolis. For an Agricultural District such as that around Pembroke, direct communication with the Metropolis cannot fail to be of the greatest im- portance. It will be the means of increasing the value of every Agricultural production, especially will it be advantageous in the disposal of fat stock. It will be the means we believe of fully developing the natural re- sources of the fertile Hundred of Castlemartin. We look forward to sec Pembrokeshire, and especially the Dis- tricts situate in the neighbourhood of Milford Haven, become of as great if not greater importance than any district in the Kingdom. We have, at present, a Railway all but complete to the North Shores of the Harbour (we trust that it will shortly be opened to Haverfordwest and hope that our Pembroke friends will not be kept for eight or nine years in suspense) and through the exer- tions of Mr. Kinderley and other Landowners there is every prospect of another being immediately completed to the South side, as the Act has already been obtained. We have referred to the disposal of Fat Stock. We believe that it will not be many years before all our Stock will be fatted at home, and, indeed, consumed at1 home. We may even go further, and say that it is not at all improbable that in a few years we shall have to import Beef and Mutton into the County for consump- tion. The reason is self-evident. The immense amount of Shipping and other Traffic drawn by the facilities afforded by Railways must and will have this effect. Not only will the County be benefitted but the different Tradors in Towns. The beautiful Watering Place of Tenby will derive considerable advantages from the faci- lities with which Visitors will be enabled to reach it. Tho Towns of Haverfordwest and Pembroke, the two largest in the county, having hitherto been separated almost entirely from each other for the purposes of Trade (Thomas's Cart twice a week carrying all the arti- cles of exchange) are also about to reap a benefit from what has hitherto been a scnirce of inconvenince--the water, whilst the time from the former town to Neyland will bring the towns almost together or within a distance of ten minutes instead of ten miles. But for the present enough of this, we mnstproceed to the more immediate subject before us, a description of the doings" at Pembroke yesterday, and of the pleasant manner in which all went off. A beautiful day, an Oasis, if we may so be allowed to term it, in this hitherto wet month, induced a greater number of persons to be present than there would other- wise have been, The good old Town of Pembroke looked gayer than it has for some time, but we trust had not the appearance it will one day assume. The number of well dressed ladies added considerably to the i appearance of the town, numerous vehicles arriving from different quarters, each freighted with its full eomple- l ment of the fair sex. The all-important breakfast drew together such a galaxy of beauty and fashion as rarely [ meets our gaze, and, of course, an equal proportion of the gallant sons of Cambria. The day (Thursday) being the day of our going to press, renders it impossible to do justice to the scene which presented itself to our view even in the streets of Pembroke, much more will It cur- tail the description we should wish to give of the Town Hall, and the proceedings there. It is with great plea- sure we record that everything went off as it should; and that no exertions were spared either by the Com- mittee or Mr. Jones, mine host of the Lion, to render visitors in all respects comfortable and at home. Every thing was arranged, under the superintendence of W. I Hulinc, Esq., to whom the public must be particularly ■ thankful for his exertions, and the very convenient man- t ner in which arrangements were made. Our friend J ones of the Lion, too, deserves considerable praise for having, unaided, got up the affair in such a creditable I manner; and we can assure our friends that we have never been at a public entertainment where the attention t from waiters has been so good. About two o'clock the company began to assemble, and about half-past two, the chair having been taken by L the Right Hon. The Earl of Cawdor, the Rev. W. Allen, [ Incumbent of Bosheston, said Grace, and the company set to with good will at the viands provided. Ere we go further, we would mention that the Hall, which had been cleared for the occasion, was most taste- fully decorated with banners, emblems, &c., and such > good feeling appeared to prevail, as could but terminate in a happy issue. > Tho ladies and gentlemen present, who could not have numbered less than a hundred and fifty, having partaken of the good things provided by Host Jones, and having tasted freely of the sparkling Champagne l provided in abundance, were then called upon hy I The Noble Chairman, with an appropriate prefaec, in t which he called upon the Ladies to assist in doing honors to the toast, to drink the health of "Her most Gracious f Majesty." Drank with three times three. Band—" God save the Qneen." I Tho Noble Chairman then proposed the health of His t Royal Highness Prince Allwrt," and in so doing alluded to Her Majesty's and the Prince's visit to Milford Haven, > and His Royal Highness having come to view the an- l cient Castle of Pembroke. His Lordship hoped that when he next came he would see carried out the works they were that day celebrating the commencement of. His Lordship also referred to the Prince of Wales, Heir to tho Throue, being to a great extent connected with the Principality..Three times throe. L Band—Martial Air. The Noble Chairman then proposed The Church," with a few prefatory remarks. The Rev. W. Allen, of Bosheston the oldest incum- bent present, returned thanks in an appropriate speech, and in such a manner as pleased all. Band—" Rock of all ages." The Chairman then proposed The Army and Navy." Major Slater returned thanks for the Army, and B. R. Robertson, Esq., for the Navy. The latter gentleman made some very crude remarks with regard to the Eastern Question. Band—" Rule Britannia," The Noble Chairman then proposed The Health of an Individual who would be in the rocollection and favour of all, "The Lord Lieutenant of the County—Sir John Owen. Capt. Childs, as Deputy Lieutenant returned thanks. Band—" Should auld Acquaintance." The Noble Earl now rose, and spoke in words to the following effect:—Before I ask to tresspass upon yo-ur time and patience, I wish to explain the principal reason of our being here assembled. We are met to celebrate the commencement of events of great import to the United Kingdom, but more particularly to the County of Pembroke. We have met of testifying our thanks to our friend who has taken upon himself all the labour, and has so far brought the matter to a satisfactory con- clusion. It is not that we are about to obtain communi- cation with London, Manchester, and the manufacturing districts, which, in comparison with what we shall derive from having, docks accessible in our immediate neighbourhood, is as nothing. You will smile at my sanguine opinion. I do not mean to say that Manchester and London will he dependent upon Milford as a port. We are not to expect our prosperity from that quarter, but at no distant time I believe that there are young men present in this room who will see great things at Milford Haven. We will not depend upon them. We have that in this county which may be developed to an incredible extent. The vast impulse steam communica- cation has given to commerce in this country has de- veloped the advantages of the coal in this neighbourhood, that the coal of South Wales is best suited for steam purposes. Anthracite coal has of late drawn consider- able attention, and I need not tell you that in Pembroke- shire and Carmarthenshire this coal is found in the greatest perfection, and the greatest abundance. It has been tried. It only requires a proper development. His Lordship went on to show that the Victoria aud Albert," where everything of the best was obtained, had beeu supplied with our anthracite coal, and that the <" Great Britain," now about arriving at Melbourne, was also supplied with coal from this county. His Lordship now alluded to the immense vessels projected by Mr. Brunei, and tho facilities they would haye in coaling. The West Indian Mail Company had taken a colliery in the neighbourhood. After alluding to the quantities of coals shipped from our northern ports, & comparing them to what may be expected from this, his Lordship omitting, he said, all other branches of commerce made some statistical comparisons, and proposed the 'health of Mr. Kinderley, and those connected with him, in his endeavours to bring a Railway and Docks to Fennar." Mr. Kinderley, upon rising, said,—Ladies and Gen- tlemen, upon no occasion have I felt so great difficulty in expressing my feelings as I do upon the preset, for the great kindness you have done me. I feel exceed- ingly, too much to he ablo to express it, After further allusions to the compiimont paid him, Mr. Kinderley ob- served he watched with interest the South Wales Railway Bill of 1845, and that nothing could convince him but that Milford Haven, ^ust become the Leading Port At that time it was intended that the Railway should go to Fishguard, and not come here. I was glad to find that it was coming any where into, Pembrokeshire, At that time a Panic seized the market like at present, Railway Shares sufeed, and South Wales Railway Shaies wore depressed, "It is an ill wind that blows no one good-" and during this, depression, Mr. Brunei and the Directors turned their attention to Milford Haven, as the natural and best terminus for the South Wales Railway and so they found it. Jt was a matter of fact, that Milford was twenty-four Hours Sail nearer to America than either Liverpool or Southampton, Its anchorage, &e., all were perfect, and in addition its proximity to the Great Mine- ral Basiq o# South Wales, the greatest either of Coal or Iron in Great Britain. which much command the whole British Navy and fue Mercantile Marine The cargoes. being SA great without transit by vessel, enough for the voyage out and home. The expense at present ¡ is 408., per ton,, whilst here it will but 12s. Mr. Kinder- ley, ?,fter sienja remarks upon the ejects as to Foreign Trade, said that when it was resolved that the Shores of Milford Haven should be the Terminus, it was necessary to decide where the terminus should be, whether this side or the other i it was decided that from the amount already- completed it would be judicious to proceed to the North Side. I about this time secured a Seat at the Railway Board. I aspired to this but for the good of the neighbourhood in which I had settled. Mr. Brunei came down and reported that Neyland was the proper place for a terminus, and was struck with the Harbour, and with Pennar as a place for Docks. I used every exertion I could in writing to my friend to put before him the facilities of the harbour, and he replied that it was the finest harbour, and Pennar the finest place for docks in the kingdom. We never relaxed our endea- vours until we got what we are assembled here this day to celebrate. Mr Kindcrley, after alluding to the ne- cessity of a combination of Docks and Rails, and of there having been contracts closed for the performance of both, concluded with the following adaptation—^ Sink every pit, dam every river, and blast every fur" nace in South Wales. Mr. Childs wished to propose the health of Mr. Myers- The Noble Chairman said that it was necessary first that they should go through the list of toasts proposed by the Committee. Mr. N. Roch rose, and in a characteristic spcech pro- posed the health of the Earl of Cawdor. Earl Cawdor returned thanks. Band-" The Campbells are coming." Mr. Child apologised for having interrupted the t" course of toasts. Mr. Adams, the Vice-Chairman, proposed the health of Viscount Emlyn, which, with Mr. Adams's remarks, was well received. Earl Cawdor returned thanks. Band—Scotch air. Mr. Adams proposed, with deep regret at his absence j Joshua W. Paynter, Esq., and the Corporation ot Pembroke. Thomas ManseU, Esq., responded to the toast. Band—Quick March.. Mr. Adams proposed the health of the Countess Cawdor, which was received with enthusiasm. Cawdor, which was received with enthusiasm. Earl Cawdor responded. 1 Band—" My love is but a lassie yet." Earl Cawdor proposed the health of the Ladies." Band—" The merry maids of England." His Lordship having vacated the chair, the Vi('e' Chairman, John Adams, Esq., took the chair, and Th0*; Mansell, Esq.,the vice-chair, and mirth and conviviality was kept up until a late hour. Among the company present we noticed—Earl Cawdor, G. H. Kinderlhy, Esq., Geo. Dunn, Esq., John Esq., W. Hulme, Esq., and lady, J. Mills, Esq., Rf G. Scott, lady and party, Robert Lanning, Esq., and party, Robert Lock, Esq., R. de Rutzen, Esq., W. H. Landon and lady, Miss Reyncll, Miss Dalt«»» Williamson, Esq., N. A. Roch, Esq., Mr. Jonas Da^" kins, Mr. Briggs, Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Morgan, I'op^ Mr. Harries, Mr. N. Bowling, Mr. Nicholas Mr. 3°/ Rees, Mr. Flutter, Rev. Wm. Bowling, Mr. and M*9' Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. ltussell, Mrs. and Miss Kindei'le)'' N. Roch, Esq., Mr. Walkiagton, Mr. James Hughe.9' T. Mansell, J. Lock, Esq., —Lock, Esq., Jordanston, r' Codd, Mr. Bigg, Rev. J. Phelps. Mr. John Jones, f?; Jones, Mill,sMr. Rees, Flymston, Rev. W. Allen, Cleaver, Mr. B. Roberts, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Huzzy, gan Davies, Esq., J. B. Byors, Esq., Geo. Goode, Mr. James, Major Clunes, John Lewis, Esq., and Part. L. Gibbon, Esq., Major Leach, Mr. Cadwallader, ^I- Trewent, Mr. Warlow, Mr. Morris, J. R. Powell. N. J. Dunn, Esq,, B. R. Robertson, Esq., T. Stokc9' Esq., Lewis Wilson, Esq., Mr. T. Thomas, Mr. John Leach, Esq., T. Allen, Esq., Mr. 13. Jones, Dawkins, Mr. Jones, T. Lewis, Esq., Mr. T. Phelps,J' M. Child, Esq., Mr. Reid, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Roch, llitehings, —- Clarke, Esq., H. P. Goode, Esquire, Lewellin, Esq., Major Slater, Capt. Townshend, S. Williams, Esq,, &c. The band of the Castlejnartin Yeomanry Cavalry in attendance, and executed the different airs in a terlv style. [We regret that our report has been curtailed, the necessity of our going to press so soon after t meeting; we, however, purpose giving a more det^c account in our next.] "eIl SAUNDERSFOOT.—On Saturday, the 22nd inst., bet^cC^ the hours of seven and eight o'clock, some evil disp°sCv person or persons stole from the cabin of the snia<L Ellen Gwenllian, of Saundersfoot, a watch belonging the master, Mr. John Llewellyn, and a quantity of bred The perpetrators of the crime have not yet been discover00^ MR. MOCATTA has commenced an extended survey 0 Milford Haven in connection with the South Railway. Having completed that portion extcn<h»is from Pembroke Ferry to the Carr Rocks, his scientiB acquirements are now in full operation from the latte point down to Newton Oys. I>S- FISHGUARD. WOODCOCK SHOOTIXG. WoodcoC Ii were never seen so numerous in this neighbourly0, as in the present season, Mr. James Gwynne n four on Tuosday last; Mr. Owen Edwardes killed five 06 Wednesday; and a number of other gentlemen h11" killed three and five daily since Monday last. TLNARBEBTH FAIR was held on the 26th inst., the ply of cattle and sheep was unusually largo, the pnC differing very littte from last fair, the demand for not being so brisk as in former fairs, notwithstanaiw? which a number changed hands. The horse fair badly supplied and little business done.

LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Standard of Wednesday.) The German journals think that there are no such difficulties in the present aspect of Eastern affairs but what may yet be satisfactorily adjusted. The Cologne Gazette states that the sanitary condition of Wallaohia and Moldavia was most unsatisfactory. Asiatic cholera was prevalent at Jassv, and numerous persons had fallen victims to it. The cattle sent to sup- ply the Russian army had been attacked with discus, from which many had died. Accounts from Bucharest, affirm that the Turks had possession of an island in the Danube, near Widdin, ind that Omer Pacha's troops were full of enthusiasm. Advices from Constantinople of the 17th inst., re- ceived by telegraph, announce that the French and English squadrons were advancing to Gallipoli. Gen. Prim, of the Spanish service, had obtained a command in the Turkish army. Prince Gortschakoffs reply to Omer Pacha's demand to quit the Principalities had been received by the Ottoman Porte. The Government had prohibited the exportation of corn. Private letters from Constantinople of the same date state that X amik Pacha had been commissioned to leave immediately for Paris and London, with a view of raising a loan of jE4,000,000 sterling.

THE OVERLAND MAIL. The following dispatch has been received by sub- marine telegraph :— TRIESTE, OCTOBER 24.—The steamer Bombay arrived at eleven, a.m., in 120 hours from Alexandria. Our Burmese acquisitions were in a state of war, being over- run by large bodies of armed men, said to exceed 14,000 in number, who occupied fortified positions, whence they attacked our posts with occasional success. They were instigated by the King of Ava. The resumption of hostilities was considered inevitable. Colonel Mackeson had been assassinated by an Affghan at Peshawur. Captain Parker and Ensign Bosworth had been killed in an affair with the Arabs in the Nizam's country. Trade in Calcutta was good. Exchange in London, 2s. Id. The Revolution in China still oontinued. At Amor the Imperialists had had some success, but the patriot army had invested Khai-fungfoe, the capital of Honan, on the Yellow River. The whole country was in a state of anarchy, and trade at a stand. At Song Kono- the Spanish dollar was 6g. 6d. o ° The Constitutional Committee of the Legislative Council of New South Wales had recommended the establishment of the Upper Chamber on the nominee system, and negatived the proposal to make it executive Large quantities of gold continued to be found. Abba Pasoha has limited the exportation of grain from Egypt to 260,000 quarters.

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CARMARTHENSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. (Concluded from our fourthpay e.) The. Court sat at ten o'clock on Friday moring, forth0 trial of prisoners, when there were present John Jo^e [ Esq., Chairman; Right Hon. Earl Cawdow, Right 0° Lord Dynevor, Capt. D. Davies, and Henry LawrcOc *• Esq.D. a The following gentlemen were sworn on the Jury:—W. Butland, Glynmawr; H.Lewis, Hen^ Edward Morris Davies, Llan; John Lewis FbilipP' Bolahaul; S., Bartley, Llandefeilog; H. Phillips, parcel; Charles Morgan, Cwmdwyfran; R. Lewis, Abf gwilly; W. Nicholls, Pantgwyn; R. T. Dixie, Clears; Thomas Francis, Bryn; Thos. Thomas, Gilfa*; Thos. 7homas, Talog; C. Jones, Blaenau; John Grifitt. Abergwilly; John Evans, Alltycadno; D. Morris,$al Clears and W, Evans, AIltycadno,. Esquires. cd The usual proclamation haying been read, the Iear° Chairman addressed the Grand Jury as follows:— t Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,—Oji meeting yoU jlt this season of the year, although I am sorry to say tll tS the Calendar presents the names of a good many prison^ for trial, still I think I may congratulate you, and thro^S you the rest of the inhabitants of this county, upon peaceful disposition and willing obedience to the la^! which has manifested itself not only in tltis part of country, but also amongst all classes of Her Majesty subjects throughout the kingdom. Before I proceed make any remarks upon the cases which will come hC' fore you for consideration, it is my duty to call y^ attention to some of the many statutes which have _bee passed in the late session of Parliament. There is doubt that a great many Acts were passed in that sess}0. relative to the finances of the country, which I thin^ will he deemed hy all who have to pay taxes to highly beneficial to their interest. [The adverted to those Acts,] With regard to the duties <>l this day, it is necessary that I should only offer a few remarks, The cases arc &H of a very simple racter, and you will have no difficulty in dealing them. There may be some of the cases in which the VTK soners may sot up a bona fide claim to the property allege to have been stolen; but unless you are satisfied that i is a true and not a sham claim, you will not heed But you will see if there is such a doubt as ought subject the prisoner to be put upon his trial before »n0' ther jury. Unless there is an entire absence of do?D with regard to the real and bona fide nature of the clai^' you should send the case before a petty jury. The are cases in the calendar of stealing from the pe?s°n' and stealing from dwelling houses; but the others merely small larcenies, upon which it is unnecessary make any remark. I think, however, that it will D right that you should take what the Clerk of the may consider to be a short indictment, so as to bring s0&e business before the Court as speedily as possible. d The Grand Jury retired, and ia a short time returne a true bill against Hwhard Jones, who was indicted for having, on 17th of August last, stolen a lamb, the property of ^°r gan Daniel, of Llangadock. Jl Mr. James W. Bowen was counsel for the prosecutlO f and the prisoner was defended by Mr. J. L. Popkin, 01 Llandilo. Witnesses on both sides were ordered out of court 011 the application of Mr. Popkin. Verdict—Not Guilty. Jacob Phillips, aged 2.5, labourer, was charged wtt- haying, at Trefechan Bridge, in the Parish of Kyffigt the 1st of August, 1853, assaulted Thomas Harris, stolen from his person Is. 6d. Mr. Laseelles appeared as counsel for the prosecuti011' attorney, Mr.: W. H. Owen, Narberth. The prisO»cr was defended, by Mr. Thomas Parry, Carmarthen. "erdict-,Gu.ilty. Sentence, twelve months' imprlsOJl ment with hard labour. George Jones was charged with having, at the Parisli- oi Llandebie, on the 6th of October, stolen two pieces 0 broad cloth, the property of Mr, W; Prosser. Mr-. James Bowen appeared as counsel for the prosc- cution; attorney, Mr. P. Lewis. The prisoner was de" fended by Mr, Benjamin Jones, Llanelly, who address^ the jury in an ingenious speech for him, pointing several disci epanicies which tended to show that prisoner had no felonious intent. The jury, howeVcr> returned a verdict of—Guilty. In passing sentence, the Chairman said—George Jones» you have been convicted of stealing two pieces of broa<; cloth, the property of the prosecutor. It appears tbat you wore well acquainted with the dwelling of the pr°' secutor, as you had resided there- for some time, and had paid for everything that you had there, except for soi»e quantities of beer which it appears you have been in nabit of drinking. It is very much to be regretted that you, a young man, should have given yourself up habits of drinking large quantities of intoxicating liquors, and I may mention this to you, and through you to the rest of the community, that the commencement of _a crimes is to be traced to a disposition to indulge in toxicating drinks. You took the pieces of cloth, as y°* say, with an intention to restore them, but you here know that they were no longer yours until you the debt to the person who lent you the money. showed that you had a thorough knowledge that you done wrong, because you furtively went out hy the bflc* door over the hedge into a field, in order to avoid ener- vation. ou have done extremely wrong-, aiwi it is to hoped that the sentence which will now he passed v,: warn you never more to commit crime, and to avoid drunken habits. The sentence of the court is, that yoU be imprisoned, in the House of Correction for this county, and,kept to hard labour, for two calendar months. Catherine Hay was charged with having, at Pwll-y1"* Arian, in the Parish of Llandisilio, stolen a shawl, tbe property of George Morgan, Mr. James W. Bowen ap- peared for the Crown the prisoner being undefended. Verdict—Guilty, In passing sentence, the Chairman said that it was absolutely necessary, in order to protect property in this country from persons who might t6, straggling about, and that they should not be allowed to tako it away and appropriate it to their own use, that punishment should ensue upon the detection of cri»lC- Hoping that it was her first offence, and in the expecta- tion that she would hereafter endeavour to lead an honcS life, instead of resorting to peculation for subsistence' the sentence- of the court was, that she be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two calendar months. At- torney for the prosecution, Mr. Lucas, of Langharnc.. b Judy Casey and Bridget Doird were charged with, having, on the 30th of July, at Llanelly, stolen two baga of coal and culm, the goods of Thomas Jones MorgaI^- and others. Casey at first pleaded guilty, but Bridg??