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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. I C^n.ir.iwd from lay) HOUSE OF LORDS —MONDAY. Lord Ellcnborough moved for the production of the pipers relating to the constitution of the land transport, "c. rps After a short discussion the motion wis agreed to. Some other business was then dispatched, and their ■Lordships adjourned at an early hour. ill the House of ComiBons, at tha time of private 'V:"3iaess, a debat<rcf some length arose upon the three ii, nloii Dock Bills, which stood for a second reading, '^but whi h were thrown out n 3 division by a large ■••in ijo>i y. A::i a ;t "variety of questions put to Govern- ment. Mr. C. fJd'rkiey inquired whether it was true or not that Lord Liu an bad been recalled from the command of the cavalry in the Crimea? Lord Palmerston replied that it was true, and that it Vas in censequeive of itferences between Lord Lucan and the Co aman kr cf the' Forces, which rendered it impossible for them to act together. TUESDAY. Lord Pan mure moved the secoaed reading of the Army Service Act Amendment Bill. The Earl of Ellenborough complained of the course i otkerl by the nobte Lord in merely moving a measure of *uch importance without a detailed statement of the cou- ditior. of.the army. Ho was not dispssed to oppose the measure under existing circumstance.0, but he could not nelp thinking th; t the period for which this addition to our military forre was enlisted should be limited to three years. The noble Lord then proceeded in a somewhat discursive speech to comment on the vices inherent in "3ur military system, and the mistakes which had been Committed in the conduct of the war. He was dissatisfied ith the "Vav in which the ranks of the militia were filled up,and, instead of the counties, would make the -Pour.Law unions responsible for the proper quota to be furnished to that force, fining them if they failed to make it up. With respect to the conduct of the war, the principle on which the War Departments seemed to have acted was that "f sending out to the seat of war -every available man, taking no care to provide for its efficicncy by maintaining sufficient reserves. The only p jint which he looked upon with any satisfaction was the treaty with Piedmont, a country which he rejoiced to see assuming a new position in Europe. On the other hand, the way in which the proper carrying on the war in Asia had been neglected by the Government was de- Elorable. By a little management Persia might have cen made an useful ally, and an attempt at least should have been made to employ a portion of our available Indian strength in that quarter, which, combined with Persia, and added to the force which Schamyl could bring into the fi Id, would have proved irresistible. The Earl of Harrowby thought that a great mistake had been made in not calling the oppressed nationalities of Europe to aid in our present struggle with Russia. Lord Panmure had not expected to be led into a debate oa the bill, but had no objection to insert into it the limitation proposed by Lord Ellenborough, especially as he fervently hoped the state of things which required an enactment of this nature would not continue so long as three years from the present time. With regard to recruiting, the attention of the Government had been aeriously directed to the subject, and there was no ques- tion that mean" must be found, if not gentle, then by compulsion, to fill up the ranks of the service, so that the war might be carried on with vigour. The noble lord then replied to some other points touched on by Lord Eilenhorough, and concluded by moving the second reading of the bill, with the insertion of the limitation proposed. Lord Malmesbury complained that the militia reg- iments had beeu completely disorganized by the sergeants of the line who had been sent to enlist militiamen for their regiments. In consequence of this system, as well as of the violation of the original understanding on which the force had been raised, an impression now prevailed that the militia as a body had not been fairly treated. Lord Grey quite agreed with Lord Malmesbury in thinking that the departure from the original Understan- ding had had a very pr.-judical effect on the militia. Instead of enticing away men from the militia into the line, the proper way was to increase the army in a legitimate manner, by holding out sufficient indneement to men to enter at once into the regular service. With regard to what he could not help calling the wild and extravagant suggestions of Lord Ellenborough with regard to a Campaign in Asia, he was glad to find Lord Panmure gave them no countenance. With regard to Pol ind, too, and her nationality, he trusted that the present war would not be diverted from its original obj 'ct into a scheme for the restoration of that kingdom. No man felt more for the fate of Poland but the Poles, by their incurable dissensions and divisions, had ruined their country. Af er some further discussion, in which Lords Har- towby, Fi:zwilliam, Granville, Colchester, and Eglin- toun took part, Lord Panmure replied. The bill was then read a second time, and, the standing erdert having been suspended, it was passed through all its stages, a olause limiting the period of service to three years having been inserted on the third reading. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDA*. On the first order of the day for going into Committee of Supply. Mr. Layard rose to call attention to the present otate of affairs, and to the actual condition of the country, which was supposed, he said, to he standing almost on the brink of ruin. He adverted first to the eomposition of the Government, to which was to be confided the conduct of one uf the greatest Wars ever intrusted to any Ad- ministration. 1 hat Government was almost identical with the last; it behoved Partiament therefore to con- sider what the late Government had done and how far those members who remained were worthy of its confi- dence. After glancing at the alleged deficiencies of the late Administration in regard to their diplomacy, the blockade of the Russian ports, and the Foreign Enlist- ment Act, he observed that what was porposed by the prvsenl Ministry was not to be recall incompetent agents, but to #end out a series of commissions; what the country, however, wanted was not commissions, but men, or a man, fit for the emergency. Among the pros- pective measures enumerated by Lord Palmerston nothing was said about the Horse Guards; yet, unless the Go- Temment were determined to remodel that branch of the military administration, and to do away with the syetem ■of favouritism, the country would not be satisfied. Mr. iLayard insisted strongly upon the latter point, and waited upon the G vernrnent, if they desired to save the remnant of our gallent army in the Crimea, to send thither a man of vigour, who would in defiance of of family considerations, cut down abuses with a knife. In spite of the great reputation of the First Minister, the pe:ple of England, he thought, would not be content with what he had done; they were not now quiet, but a storm might arise, and not unless the Government did something, not only thcy,T)ut others would be ship- wrecked. General Peel said he had votod against Mr. Roebuck's motion, not because he denied the question, or because he treated the motion as a vote of non-confidence in the Government, but because he had no confidence in the tribunal, believing a committee of that House to be the tribunal for trying such a question, and that the causes of the evils which had befallen our army were so evident that no committee was required to discover them. Tho war had been entered upon with inadequate means; with such means more had been attempted than any army could accomplish. Lord Palmerston was, be said, the last to find fault with a man who blamed any part of our administrative system, aud he protested against the language he heard fom Mr. Layard, who had talked of the degradation of this country and of it-i becoming the laughing stock of Europe. He lamont.-d the sufferings of the army, and he hrd b'pn aggravated by the want of msnagement on the part of those who had the administration of the de- tails Lut these mis'.akcs had not been confined to the British troops; he had very good ground for asserting that the sit k and wounded of the Russians amount to 35.000 Wl0. Tn se sufferings arose from the physical Ciusein the p. wjr of no man to control. A'ter a brief reply to some of the parts of Mr. Layard's speech, Lord Palmer- ston added that he was satisfied that the people of this coun- try looked more deeply into those things than that gentle- man a ipposed, and that when they saw a Government established in consequence of the failure of two attempts they would feel that men who undertook the conduct of affairs in such circumstances from a sense of public duty, and from honourable motives, were entitled to the ere lit of being actuated by a desire to perform a public duty, and that they would give their support to such men, not f ireing themselves upon the country, but coming for- ward at an emergency. The Government threw them- selves upon the generosity of Parliament and the country, and be was convinced, that with their support, in spite of trifling reverses, they would carry the contest to a suc- cessful issue, and, whether by an honorable peace now, or by force of arms hereafter, place the country upon a proud footing of security. After some remarks by Mr. J. Phillimore, Mr. Warner, dad Major Reid the House went into committee of supply upon the Army Estimates. Mr. F. Peel prefaced the details of the estimates by re- marking that tjUy differed from the estimates of the cur- rent year -frKt. in the increased number of men—namely, 178,646 (exclusive of the troops in India, of the foreign corps, and the embodied militia) which exceeded the vote of last year by 3-5,869 men secondly, in the large aug- mentation of many of the s-jvices heretofore included in the egfia/ntci, and in the creation of new departments, such as the land transport corps. He then stated the manner in which the increase was distributed over the entire army, and explained the various items. The charge for the effective land forces was £ 7,353,000.- an •xc .83 over tho charge of last' year of £ 2,630,000. The •.barge for tho emhodied, militia was £ 3,813,000. The total amount for effective and non-effectivu services was £ 13.721,000. The total strength of the army for the oming year, exclusive of artillery, engineers, and the roops in India, was 193,595 of all ranks, of which lumbar 14,950 would consist of foreigners and this ttrmcd the first vote submitted to the committee, the ;Kussioii of which, embracing various matter connected "ith the prosecution of the war, occupied the rest of tj»e e eni:<g. 1a ifd IMrryerston, in tho course of a general reply to ob- ji't; tons, \inlijated the policy of tho 'iov. nim r.t in the eond K t of hostilities, their main object being, he observed f er pplo the Russian power in the Black Sea, where alone an ffcctual blow could be struck, Laving the 1 nvl frontier of Turkoy to the protection of A istria. lie stai-d likewise, as the reason why the Gsvernment had n«t hitherto succeeded in putting* the Foreign En list- m nt Aot in operation, that tlie language used in thr 4eb-itoe in Parliament had created such a feeling, o in iv^r.iuoq throughout the co.itinant, that persons wh had been prepared to take letters of service in Germany had thrown them up, declaring that they were unable to raise a man. With regard to the deficiencies of the army, he added, they arose not from want pf snpplies, but from want of arrangements for conveying to the men and horses tho things sent out for them those dAlpiencies would be remedied by the Government. „ Mr. Wilson gave explanations respecting the.e p sent to the Crimea, in reply to some severe remarksby Colonel North. This voto, and the next, for the sum of £i,353,80,i, having been agreed to, the Chairman was ordered to report progress. The House then went into committee on the News- paper, &c., Postage and Stamp Duties, when The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the following resolutions —" That it is expedient to repeal the ex- emption of newspapers from postage duty, and to charge on newspapers and printed books and papers transmitted by post rates of postage not exceeding Id. for every four ounces in weight, and for any fractional part of four ounces and -1 That it is expedient to alter and amend the laws relating to the stamp duties on newspapers, the printing and publishing of newspapers, and registra- tion and giving securities in connexion therewith, and regulation of the Duties of postage on printed papers," which were agreed to. The Consolidated Fund Bill was read a seccnefi time. The other orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned at 25 minutes to 2 o'clock. TUESDAY. Mr. Serjeant Shee moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide compensation for improving tenants and to consolidate and amend the laws relating to leasing pov- ers in Ireland. Government offered no opposition to the measure, and leave was given to bring in the bill. Mr. J. Phillimore moved for leave to bring in a bill for the appointment of public presecutora. It was most important, he observed, that every step in criminal pro- ceedings should be taken (as Was-done in every country but England) by a competent" pubiie authority instead of which an unlimited power of connivance was given to the police. The Attorney-General did Rot offer the slightest op- position to the introduction of the bill, and was ready to p 1. admit that if anything ,could. be done to appoint a public prosecutor, consistently with a due regard to expencc and to patronage, which the. measure must extend, it would be very desirable. But the subject, he observed, was one of the greatest possible difficulty, our whole criminal system being almost incompatible with the ex- istence of a public prosecutor, and he feared the subject was not yet! ipe for legislation. After a short discussion, in the course of which Mr. Ewart and Mr. Phinn reccommended a previous investi- gation of the subject by a select committee, leave was given to bring in the bill. Mr. Collier called attention to the state of our trade with Russia, and moved for certain returns. He adver- ted to the peculiarity of our trade with Russia. The landed proprietors of that empire drew their revenues from the products of the soil, for which we were the greatest customers, and those products were raised by the advance of capital by British merchants, the cutting off of which resource would sap the foundation of the Russian power. At the outbreak of the war the rouMe. the pulse of Russian commerce, declined from 38d. to 32d., aft 1 was expected to fall still miich lower; the ruin of the Russian landed proprietors was anticipated and the bankruptcy of the Czar. But if he had failed in our military operations in the Crimea, the failure of our op- erations against the commerce of Russia had been greater. So far from the principal Russian ports in the East hav- ing been blockaded, their exports had been greater than before. The commerce of Russia had suffered no injury; L10,060,000, had gone from this country to Russia in the present year, and the rouble had risen 'to par. Most effect had been expected from the blockade of the Black Sea ports, and those in the Sea of Azotf, and he contras- ted the answer given to questions put irt that house to Sir J. Graham with the facts. We had blockaded the mouths (if the Danube, which ought not to have btien blockaded, and had not blockaded the ports in the Sea of Azoff, which should have been closed; the consequence of which had been that British merchants, who had made arrangements for openiag up new markets for produce hitherto supplied by Russia, had sustained enormous loss, the only parties benefited being the Greek merchants. Some explanation upon this subject, he considered, was due to the public, who were entitled to know the causes of this failure and the patties in fault. With respect to the blockade of the Baltic that had been evaded by the system of and carriage which, with the connivance of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia had organised and brought to perfection. He suggested that Prussia had been thereby guilty of a breach of neutrality which would furnish a ground of remonstrance that we niight enforce a right of search or we might prohibit the importation of Rus- sian produce into this country. The objections to this policy were twofold—one, that it would be ineffectual the other, that it would injure ourselves. He denied the former,and, admitting the latter, he insisted that we must be prepared to submit to the necessary sacrifices of war. Mr. Mitchell concurred in the views and principles enunciated by Mr. Collier. it appeared to him: remarkable that at the end of twelve months of war wa had inflicted so much pressure upon the enemy with so small an injury to our own commerce; and this result he thought justified the mode of aggression which had been adopted by the Government. Mr. J. L. Rictlrdo,; in replying to Mr Collier observed, that, by shutting ovlt tie produce Of Russia, we could so coerccand intimidate, and impoverish the Emperor as compel him to make peace upon such terms as we should dictate^ The whole amount of the exports of Russia to this country was but £ 7,000,000., and supposing the profit to be ten, or even 15 per cent, the loss at the utmost would be only £ 950,000., wherehas the Emperor of Russia with a stroke of his pen shut out £ 6,000,000. worth of corn. Sir. J. Graham explained the causes of the delay Of the blockade in the Black Sea. At present he believed that every port in the Black Sea, except the mouths of the Danube, was closely blockaded. Mr. Duncan made a few remarks, and Mr. Collier having, in his reply, corrected what he considered to be a serious error on the part of Mr. Cardwell, the motion for the returns was agreed to. The report of the Committee of Supply and the report of the Committee on Newspapers, &c., Postage and Stamp Duties, wete broiight up' and agreed to. The House adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock.
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Tua Caiats," terminated as was supposed by the fortunate retirement of Lord Aberdeen, and tho Duke of Newcastle, and the accession of Lord Palmerston to the Premiership, still impends over the fortunes of England. No sooner had we recovered from the startling intelligence of Ministerial failures, arrangements, and re arrangements, and when all things appeared to be getting into some order after the chaos and confusion incident to Cabinet disruptions, than we were electrified by the announcement that Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Sydney Herbert, and Sir James Graham had signified to Lord Palmerston their determination to resign their respective offices. The motive," says the Times, assigned for this resolution, unjustified and unexplained by any cir- cumstances which did not equally exist when Lord Pal- merston formed the present Ministry, is stated to be the strong objection they entertain, both in principle and practice, to the inqairy, by a select committee of the House of Commons, into the present state of the Army, and into the causes of the disasters in the Crimea. According to the same authority, and that of other influ- ential journals, Lord Palmerston's Cabinet will sustain no serious loss by the desertion of such able colleagues, without whoso valuable assistance his Lordship found it impossible to join an Administration of which Lord Derby was to be the head. It is impossible, until we receive more definite intelligence of this last new "difficulty," to form an accurate conception of what is to come next. At present we can only record our un- qualified satisfaction at the happy resolution which the Peelite Trio have taken, i tkro wing up the commissions which they have held so oag, to the detriment of the public service, and the disgrace of English Statesmanship. It will be in the recollection of out readers that, a short time ago, we stated it, as our conviction, that the country would never be satisfied until the Peelite section of the Cabinet was removed from their share in the Administration of affairs. We, at the same time. ex- pressed our belief that an Administration constituted as Lord Palmerston's new-burnished Cabinet was—consist- ing of nearly the same individuals in whom the country, through its representatives in Parliament, had declared, in unequivocal terms, its want of confidence—could not stand. It had within itself the elements of dissolution, and has necessarily fallen to pieces. We do not alto- gether sympathise with Lord Palmerston because of the dilemma in which he is placed by the secession, at this momentous juncture, of three of his Indispensable asso- ciates. His conduct, in reference to the negotiations with Lord Derby, was marked by anything rather than that honest manliness which we are accustomed to asso- ciate with his name. Who doubts but that a strong and vigorous Government might have been formed, with Lord Derby as Premier, supported by Lords Palmerston, :fllonboiough, Malmesbury, Mr, Disraeli, hut for Lord Palmerston's ambition or intrigue ? It is due t, Lord Palmerston's want of patriotism, in not consenting to discard all party considerations, and to act a generou: and independent part, when applied to by Lord Derby that he now finds himself in the pleasant predicament, f being deserted by the very friends of whose presence in the proposed Cabinet he was so tenacious. To feel any- thing like sympathy or regret for the difficulty in which this untimely secesssion of the PeelitA party has placed his Lordship is, therefore, impossible. Ho has fairly earned the fate which has befallen him. The spectacle that England presents to-tne rcst^f the world is, how- ever, of far greater moment than ifPmiserable intrigues and the pitiful cabals of the juggling Coalition which have placed her in so humiliating an aspect. Constitu- tional England! What despotic Government does not at tin moment look upon her and her liberal institutions- with contempt ? In the moment of danger and difficulty, it is said, your boasted Constitution crumbles into insig- nificance—your organisation is a jumble of discordant elements—you have no head, no haf.d, no guide, to direct the movements of your diplomatists and your armies- you are deficient in every requisite which the occasion demands-you have no policy, no unanimity, no common object in view—and you have lost immeasurably, as a. nation, the prestige which you possessed before the commencement of the war. This is the aspect which, it cannot be denied, England Dresents to the r< at of the world. Torn by faction, the sport of dishonest and in- triguing statesmen—the Government tossed from hand to hand-party feelings preferred to the public weal- family considerations thought of great, r consequence thah national interests—political cliques and paltry in- trignes paralyzing the due exercise of vigorous adminis- trative functions—burdened, hampered, and weighed down by tirfese accumulated miseries, no wonder that her armies dwindle, rot, and die, and that where she has not been the langhing-stock of her enemies, she has become the object only of pity to her friends. To whom and to what is all this due ? We say, unhesitatingly—To the Government of Lord Aberdeen, and the vacilating policy which was the necessary result of divided councils and Unnatural combinations. Hardly one of that Cabinet who did not believt himself greater than his fellow -never was there ah administrafion in which there was so much individuality—so little subordination -so little mutual confidence—sb much distrust—a Cabi- net so utterly divided and incapable of combined action when a question of emergency occurred. If there is anything that can reconcile us to the failure of Lord Derby to form an Administration, it is that his want of success was attributable to the tactics of the most pro- minent of the Coalitionists. Indeed, it is all but certain that a Cabinet which numbered amongst its members any genuine Peelite, could never be considered a safe or strong Government It may, therefore, be considered a fortunate circumstance that Lord Derby was baffled in his attempt to form a Government on the principle which he proposed to himself. For, although it is cer- tain that his Lordship would never have countenanced in his Cabinet any who would not have supported him in any measure he might propose, or who might have •t measures of their < w 1, which their colleagues might support or not as they thought proper, yet he would have found that the hollow friendship of such ni2n was attended with greater danger to the stability of his Government and the welfare of his country than the open hostility of his opponents. Lord Derby has im- measurably bettered his position by the disinterestedness and pa'riotism evinced in his endeavours to form a strong Ministry; and his readiness to make sacrifices which nothing but the great ufgency of the occasion could have justified. Had the Conservative party wished to seize the opportunity which presented itself, and urged their leader to accept office at all hazards, and choose his associ t:s from his own political friend3, a Government might have been formed but the dubious position it would have held, in not being able to command a work- ing majority, would probably have rendered its triumph short. However, as we have predicted, and still main- tain, the country will sooner or later be compelled to throw itself on that party of which Lord Derby is the head. It must come to this, and every successive shuffle of the cards renders the event more certain. It is impossible that the present state of things can con- tinue. There must be no more Coalitions, or semblancc of Coalitions. There must be One master mind-a man at the belm of iron will and deterniined spirit, whose heart and soul is in maintaining the honour of Englarid, and prosecuting the war with vigour; not as it has hitherto been carried on-coldly and languidly; but as Mr. Duncombe very properly stated, by using every exertion, in the firSt place, to defeat the army of the enemy, to destroy his fleets, to invade and devastate his country, to burn he cities, to level his fortifications, to blockade his ports, and destroy his trade." This is what the coun ry expects. It does not weigh to a nicety, as Mr. Cardwell would do-, the relatiVe losses that may 1$Sustained—it only demands that the enemy shall be Attacked wherever he is to be found, whether it be at Odessa or Sebastopol. It will no longer be put off by vague dssertirtnS and official reserve, but will know and clearly understand the cuct state of the question-what we are fighting for-what we demand as the sine qm non of agreeing to an honourable peace, and whether the capture of Sebastopol is to be achieved at all hazards. This is what the country will require, and with nothing less will it be satisfied. Experience has taught us that however inconvenient public pressure may be on the Executive, and however it may be at times incompatible with the free exercise of its functions, there are matters of which the country must not remain in ignorance-of which it must demand a reckoning of those to whom its interests are entrusted. When the lives of its sons are freely offered-wben its wealth is poured out with a lavish hand, and its honour, its li- berties, the liberties of other nations too, are staked on the issue of the struggle in which it is engaged —surely its voice must be heard, must penetrate the arcana of the Cabinet, and pronounce the will of the nation in terms which may not be gainsayed. To night, it is said, Lord Palmerston is to make his statement" explanatory of the wonderful and sudden change which has followed the consolidation of his model Cabinet. We are heartily sick of these statements and explanations; they have only served to show hitherto the dishonesty of our rulers and their greed of power. The crisis which is to put a stop to this disreputable quackery—this trifling with the dignity and safety of the nation—is yet to come. Our fervent wish is that it may come before disasters overtake us yet more terrible than those that have already befallen us;
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THE situation of Surgeon to the English Hospital at Constantinople having been placed by the Foreign Office at the recommendation and disposal of the President of the Royal College of Surgeons, has, we understand, been offered by him to J. D. Brown, Esq., Sufgeon of this Town. Mr. Brown has, however, declined, and, we think, very wisely, to accept it. The skill, eneagy, and talent of Mr. Brown would have specially quailified him for the arduous ddties required in so responsible a posi- tion but however gratified his friends may be it this official recognition of his abilities, they will still be better pleased to bear that he has no intention of trans- ferring them to the Hospital at Constantinople. THE ASSIZES for the County of Pembroke will be held in the town on Monday week before the Right Hon. Sir Charles Cfompton, Knight. There are thirteen prisoners for trial, namely, David Thomas for rape at the parish of Camrose Martha Davit's for wilful perjury at Narberth Margaret Gibby, spinster, for concealing the birth of her child at St. Ishmaels; Margaret Gibby, married woman, for assisting the last prisoner in concealing the birth Benjamin Lie well in for stealing bacon at the parish of Robeston Wathen Daniel Salmon for the same offence James Miller for stealing corn at Harroldston West; Mary Mathias for stea ing tools, &c., at Pembroke; Mi- chael Leary for steal'ng hard ware at Newp( t; Ann Jones for stealing a pelticoat at St. Dogmells; Ann Tasker for stealing oats at Stackpole Elidor; Sarah Phillips for a similar offence at the same place. There are also two prisoners for trial for stealing wearing apparel in the Town and County of Haverfordwest. HAVEUFORDWES WESLEYAM CHAPEL.—The anniver- sary sermons in aid of liquidating the debt incurred in the purchase of the freehold of this chapel were preached on Sunday morning and evening, and Monday evening, by the Rev. J. B. Macdonald, of London. Al h ugh the weither wa3 extremely unpropitious the servi es on e :ch occasion were well attended, and the amount collected exceeded JE80. RFLIEF OF THE PooR.-In pursuance of the resolu- tion passed at a meeting held in this town on Thurddav last, (and reported in our columns) the committee on Friday made a house to house collection, and succeeded in obtaini-g ab TJ JE90. On that evening a meeting was held. when £ 5 each was awarded td five districts, and £8 to the sixth, for distributions in money. On M, inday the committee again met, when the remaining monies were handed over to the district visitors to be applied by them in money or kind as under varied circumstance may be deemed most beneficial. In addition to the bJVe, we understand that Mr. WalterReyno'd? ard Mr. Philip White collected the sum of £11 in the parish of Prendergast alone, (prior to this meeting being called), which they distributed themselves among the most de- s.rving in th» parish. WEATHER.—The frost, with which we have been visited for the last six week, still continues, and at the hour of going to press we have a heavy fall of snow. On Saturday last, hundreds of trout and other fish floated down the river in a weak state from the effects of the extreme cold, and left by the water on the marshes, where they were gathered in large quantities. SUDDBN DEATH.—An inquest was held at the Horse and Groom in this town on Saturday last, before Wm. Owen, Esq., Mayor, on view of the body of Mrs. James, the landlady, aged 76 years, found dead in her kitchen that morning. After the examination of Mr. E. Phillips, surgeon, &c., the jury returned a verdict that death had resulted from the bursting of a blood vessel. MR. LAWRENCE LANSDOWN, dentist of Grosvenor Street, London, attends Haverfordwest, fortnightly. His next visit will be on Friday and Saturday, March 2nd and 3rd.-S,e Advertisement. NICHOL'S CKAMTY.—On Wednesday morning a meet- ing was held of the Trustees of this Charity, when there were present Messrs. W. Owen, J. Higgon, G. Rowe, T. Rowlands, and J. Phillips, to whom were allotted equal shares in the sum of L5 14s. for distribu- tion amongst poor widows. PERROTT'S CHARITY'S.—A meeting of the Trustees of this Charity was also held. Present—Messrs. W. Owen, J. Higgon, J. R. Powell, J. Phillips, and Jardine. The negociation with Mr. Mathias for land was given up after some discussion, and the meeting broke up. WE have been favoured with the sight of a letter to a gentleman in this town from the Crimea, which speaks well of the improving state of things, and of the pro- spect of an early attack on Sebastopol boih by sea and land. The writer complains of the non-receipt of articles sent him from this country. ACCIDENT BY FIRE.—On Wednesday, a poor little child, named Elizabeth Lloyd, was accidentally burned to death at Hook in the parish of Langum.
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTS COURT.
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTS COURT. JOHN J OHNES, ESCK, Juite'E. This Monthly Court wals held on Tuesday last. Thomas Philpott v. G. 'Grant Irancui, for zC5 16s. 6d. for goods sold, and cost tif anartnjents. No appearance for the defendant. Mr. John Lloyd attended for the plaintiff, and called Mr. James James, who deposed that Mr. Fraiicis was' Mayor of Swansea last year, and was invited to the in- auguration entertainment given in celebration of the opening of the South Wales Railway at Haverfordwest" on the 28th of December, 1853. ^Vitness engaged apart- ments for defendant fet the Castle Hotel, and saw him at Haverfordwest on the 28th of December. Mrs. Philpott deposed she recAved instructions in' consequence of which she kept three or four bedroom" and a sitting room for the Mayor of Swansea, who came accompanied by hfts Wife, his brother-in-law and his wife, and two other gentlemen. The party slept at the Castle, before which they had tea, and had breakfast the next morning. When witness presented the bill,' Mr. Francis objected to a mistake, which was corrcctcd and he then objected to the charge for the beds, which witness also agreed to alter from six beds to four. There was "no time then to alter the bill, and he told witness to stnd if; to the, Mayor of Swansea. Witness made out another bill and sent it by post, since which she had made three separate applications without being paid. Witness charged 10s. 6d. each for the beds, tnd £1 Is. for th" sitting room, which was rather more than her us' rge. i.' concur: Am I ti understand that defendant agreed to the bill as altered ? Mr. Lloyd Y es. Witness I paid for some beds out of my house 10s. 6d., and for others 7s. I could have made more of my apartments if they had b jen vacant. Robert Moody deposed he was in the employ of the Slaintiff, and on the 23th of December, 1853, saw the efendant at the Castle Hotel. Had known Mr. Francis for several years. He wai then mayor of Swan-sea. Could n6t say who the parties with him were. Witness was present when Mrs. Philpott presented the bill to Mi- Francis, who Said, I do ftbt agree with this bill, and I will take it to Swansea with iVie, and feend.thc money from that place." In answer to Mrir. Philpott's question as to whom she should addresa^t, he said, "To the Mavor of Swansea. That will Arid me." Mr. Lloyd said he could call other witnesses to prove the delivery of the goods but as it was not defended, it was not neccssary. His Honour said he should pot have allowed the. full amount charged for the apartments, had it not been proved that the defendant had acquiesced in the charge, and also that plaintiff paid such prices for rooms out of the house. 5udgment for plaintitffor the amount claimed — £ 5 16s. 9d. Mr. Lloyd asked for the expenses, with the attorney's fee. His Honour Yes you may have an order for them. WiUian Lbyl v. Arthur Harries, fir £1 15s. for goods sold. Mr. Win. John attended for plaintiff, and pre- sented himselt as a witness. Defendant did not appear. Mr. J5hn deposed there was a sale of plaintiff'3 stock on the 28th of December, 1853. Defendant's wife bought two pigs—one for £ 2, arid t'18 other for £ 1 13s. Defen- dant had some goods of his sold at the sale. He had paid Cl on account for the present plaint, and .the bal- ance owing was ti 1.53. Judgment for plaintiff for that am "Hint Payment in six rrtonthlv instalments. William Thomas v. Arthur Harries, for £ 13 8s. 9d. Nlr. W. John appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. G. Parry for defendant, who admitted the debt. Judgment for plaintiff, to be paid in six monthly instalments. Thomas Philpott r. Thomas Powell, for 10s. Mr. John Lloyd attended for plaintiff, and defendant admitted the debt. Judgment for plaintiff, to be paid in two months. James Lloyrl v. Thomas Maynard, for 9s. lOd. Defen- dant did not appear. Plaintiff proved that he sold to defendant goods to the amount claimed. Judgment for plaintiff. Payment in two months. Same v. Thomas Griffith3, for £ 1 3s. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for plaintiff. Payment in four months. George Parrg v. John Hirries, for £ 4. Defendant did liot appear. Plaintiff deposed defendant was a butcher, and owed h'm jE t, for which he gave an I.O.U. Judg- ment for plaintiff. Paymmt in three months. William Hood v. William Thomas, for £ 2 5s. Defen- dant did not appear. Plaintiff deposed he was a farm bailiff, and sold defendant 77 lambs for jE46, for which he had paid instalments of j626, j615, and Z2 Sa., but he had not plid the reniainder. Judgment for plaintiff. Payment in a fortnight. HANDICAP FOR THE HAVERFORDWEST STEEPLE CHASES. Mr Powell's b.m. Esmeralda, aged 12 7" Capt. Ifryse's b.g. Petworth, aged 12 7 Mr C. Ai Harries's Goodlad (late Gaylad) aged 11 10 Mr Horton Rhys's b.g. Royalty, aged il 7 Mr Powell's b.h. St. David's; aged 11 3 Mr. James's b.h. The Don, 5 years 10 7 Mr Lort Phillips's Harry, 10 7 Mr Ackland's b.a. The GreekPrin.ee, aged 10 0 Mr R. I. Phillips's g.g. Bdno Johnny, aged 10 0 Mr Llewellin's Little yeoman; aged" 10 0 Mr Arthur t. Phillips's b.g. Arthur, 6 years. 10 0 SECOND KACE— JKntrjf— Lgmeralda, Bono Johnny, The Don, Currant Jelly, and Gipsy Bess. HAVERFORDWEST -PETTY SESSIONS.— Friday, Feb. 16. Before the Mayor, John Harvey, J. LI. Morgan, Esqrs, and the Rev. T. Watts.—Georgs Thompson was charged with having broken the windows of Mr. Ellis, High- street, on Thursday evening. Mr. Ellis declined to pro- secute, and it was cle$r the fellow had committed the offence for the purpose of being sent to prison, as he would not promise to leave the town if discharged from custody. The Bench expressed their regret that they had it not in their power to order the fellow to be whip- ped.—Fined 40s. or fourteen days' imprisonment. William JtnMns, publican, of Prendergast, was sum- moned for having his hduee open dn the qioi-riing of S nday, the 11th instant. It Was not proved that anv ale w is sold, and defendant Was cautioned and discharged. --The Bench decided on holding the petty sessions in future on the alternate Wednesdays with the Board of Guardians, instead of Fridays. I' ROOSE AND DCN-GLKDDY PETTY. SESSIONS.—Saturday; Feb. 17. Before J. Ll. Mdrgan, M.D:, and James Owen, Esqr!Thc- case adjourned from Saturday last of Capt. Rowlands, for non-payment of wdges to his apprentice, was heard, when the defendant attended. Defendant ^as ordered td pay the wages and the expenses of the SummonS. THE NEW COMMANDANT OF THE SduTH WALES AND MONMOUTH DISTRICT.—Colonel Sir Josias Cloete, C.B., who, as Quartermaster-General at the Cape, conducted the duties of chief of the staff to the army in that country during the several Caffre wars of 1846-7 and 1851-2 and 1853, has been appointed td the Command of the Soiith Wales and Monmouth districts, in succession to Major General Barnard. Coldnd Cloete arrived in Carmarthen on Wednesday, and has since been busily occupied in devoting himSelf to the diities of his command. A ru- rliour had obtained currency that the headquarters of the District were to be removed from Carmarthen, but this, we are happy to learn, is not to be the case. FduTH WALES RAILWAY.—There will be gratifying information for the proprietors. The onerous charges stipulated for in the award of Sir William Cubitt, on which the Chairman, it may be .remembered, was parti- cularly severe last August, have been generally and generously modified by the Great Western. The rates for demurrage, especially, are largely reduced. This concession, which could not have been enforced at law, nor yielded, so long as the reference to Sir William re- mained in dependence or his decision disputed, releases the South Wales not only from pecuniary burdens of no ordinary extent, but opens a larger area and a less re- stricted system in which it may in future conduct its business. Nor can the release fail to knit more closely an interest which should never have been other than one, —Railway Times.
PEMBROKE AND PEMBROKE DOCK.
PEMBROKE AND PEMBROKE DOCK. THE ROYAL MONMOUTHSHIRE MILITIA. This regi- ment is now quietly settled down to the garrison du'.y at Pembroke-dock, and very well, indeed, have the men taken to their work. A Queen's suard Drooceeds from the Barracks to the Royal Dockyard every morning at eleven o'clock, preceded by their splendid brass band; which, during the relief of the different sentries, enlivens the neighbourhood with their dulcet strains. On Sun- days, too, the music accompanies the troops to their dif- ferent places of worship, and has become a great source of attraction at the afternoon and evening parades. For the first time has Pembroke-dock assumed anything of the appearance of a garrison town. The mounting of the daily guard now obtains considerable interest-the marching to Church affocda qiiitdva military spectacle, and the tattoo, reveille, &c., create feelings of the most martial description MEETING fOK THE RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSED.—At a meeting held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday last in pursuance of the following notice :— The Subscribers to the Fund for the Relief of the Distressed in the Town of Pembroke, in the Year 1847, are requested to meet in the Council Room, at the Town Hall, at Two o'Clock on Tuesday Afternoon of the 20th iistant." It was proposed by Mr. Thos. Lewis 14that it is the opinion of this meeting that a considerable amount of I distress at present exists among certain portions of the industrial classes in the town and neighbourhood, and that it is desirable that means be taken to relieve such distress immediately. Proposed by Mr. Daniel S. Thomas and seconded by Mr. Hurlow that a committee be formed for the pur- pose of carrying out the objects of this meeting upon the un ierstanding that the gentlemen forming the said committee do restrict the system of granting relief in accordance with the following resolutions." This was carred unanimously. The following resolutions were then agreed to:- That no relief be granted out of the Ward of Pem- broke That no application for relief be entertained by the Committee unless specially recommended by a sub- scriber; That no pecuniary relief be given; That re- lief be given in kind, but whether gratuitously or at a reduced price be left entirely to the discretion of the Committee That no applicant be relieved who is in the receipt of ten shillings per week That relief be granted t) applicants for relief who are in receipt of parish funds in the shape of firing alone." It was then resolved That the Committee for carry- ing out the objects of the meeting do consist of the Mayor the Vi< ar of the parish the Curate; the Wes- leyan. Independent, Baptist, Welsh C.ilvinistic, and Primitive Methodist Ministers; Messrs. D S.Thomas, Robert Lock, Owen Thomas, Morgan Davies, Paynter, Mansel, Bryant, IL P, Jones, Trewent, T, Lewis, and that five do form a quorini. that the Committee be requested to Collect subscrip- tions, to be addcJ to the flnd already in h tnd, and which now stands in the Savings' Bank of the Town of Pem- broke to the amount of L43 5s. to the credit of the Mayor of Peuibr ike for the time bci'1g and Morgan Davies, Esq., and that they b.3 requested to withdrav the saiuct in such sums as they may doein roquuite.
PEMBROKE TOWN CUUSCIL. :
PEMBROKE TOWN CUUSCIL. The quarterly meeting of the body was held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, the 13th inst. Members present—Messrs. J. Adams, mayor, Jones, Cocks, Geo. White, Jonas Dawkins, Thomas Morris, Morgan Davies, Mansel, and Hurlow. On the complaint of Alderman IIurlow, that there were leaks in the pipe passifig from the reservoir to the town Water Works, it was proposed bv Mr. Jones, and seconded by Mr. T. Morris, that the Water Committee be requested to attend to the sarnie. The several bills fdr articles supplied to the Corpora tion, Constables' Salaries, &c., were next examined and signed for payment. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Jones made a complaint that one of the public lights had "hdt been lighted for nine nights previous to the 3rd February. He (Mr. Jones) proposed, seconded by Mr. Jonas Dawkins, that Mr. Richards, the gas proprietor, be called upon, to Cxplain this neglect before the next bill be paid. Proposed by Mr. Morgan Davies, and seconded by Mr. Mansel, that Mr. Lanning's bill for attendance with the gas proprietor, b3 paid. Mr. Jones proposed an amend- ment, seconded by Mr. Jonas Dawkins, that payment of the bill be postposed until Mr. Lanning be present.— Amendm nt carried. CONSTABLES' CLOTHING. Resolved—That bills be printed and posted in the towns of Pembroke and Pater, requesting the different tradesmen to furnish tenders for supplying constables' clothing. The tehders to be received at the Council Chamber on Tuesday, the 20th instant, and that the meeting be adjourned to that day. At a meeting of the -Pembroke Town Council, ad- journed from the 13th to Tuesday last. There were present Messrs. J. Adams, mayor, Jones, G. White M. Morris. T. Morris, Morgan Davies, Wm. lIulm, and John Jones. Mr. J ones proposed that Mr. Lanning's bill for at- tendance with Mr. Richards of the gas works, he paid. Seconded by Mr. Morgan Davies, and carried unani- ( mously. 1 Mr. Hulm would intimate that, during the time he 1 should attend these meetings, he should watch carefully i that none of the moneys intrusted to the Council should i be carelessly voted or otherwise misapplied. Mr. Geo. White, of the Phter Ward, said-As tho Committee for Lighting the Streets at Pater was not prepared with estimates of the value of property within the streets to be rated and as Mr. Richards would not want or look to be paid till May next, he should be glad (if there were no leglfl objection) if this meeting would defer feigning the rate until some subsequent meeting. especially as the Admiralty had promised to pay for two lights, and the Committee had grounds to hope 'that the Ordnance would pay for one public lamp. He would therefore propose that the making of the rate be post- poned. This was seconded by Mr. Morris, and carried unanimously. Mr. Hulm proposed, that Jfr, Hodge supply the clothing required for the police constables at Pembroke and Pater, accirding to the saitiples furnished and at the a' prices quoted, providing that he supply the tats at Hh and the water proof capes at 5s. 6d., he (Mr. Hodge) not having given price9 for these. Seconded by Mr. Thomas Lewis, and carried unanimously. The Mayor next called the attention of the Council to a very important matter, viz. :The expediency of peti- tioning Parliament in reference to the Pembroke Branch of the South Wales Railway. It was reSolved that a petition be prepared, and that the Mayor should affix the Corporation Seal thereto, and that it be properly pre- sented. The following is a copy of the pe,tition- "To the Honourable the Home of Common* of Great Britain and Ireland. "Humbly Shewetk,—We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and s Burgesses of the Borough of Pembroke in council assem- bled, most respectfully beg leave to address your honour- able House, whereas application has been made to Par- liament by the South Wales Railway CompaiTy for the prospective abandonment of a certain line of railway called the "Pembroke Line," for the formation of which the sanction of your honourable House was obtained in 1853, part whereof lies within the borough of Bembroke. Your petitioners earnestly pray, that your honourable House will refuse your assent to such abandonment, and Whereas one of the reasons assigned by the said com- pany in the preamble of their Bill for such abandonment is, that no steps have been taken for the formation of Docks at the terminus of the said proposed railway. Your petitioners beg leave to assure your honourable House that they are in possession of the fact that the sum of £ 200,000 has already been offered to the said company, as a substantial guarantee, for the formation and completion of capicioifs and efficient Docks at the terminus of the said proposed railway. Your petitioners also further respectfully state, that they consider this their petitioil to be founded upon justice and equity, inasmuch ai the property within the borough of Pembroke Has been niuch prejudiced by the proceedings of the said railway company. In the year 1845 the South Wales Railway Company obtained the permission of Parliament for the formation of a railway, terminating at Hobbs" Point, within the said borough of Pembroke since which time, up to the date of the Dre- sent petition, being a period of 10 years, the said com- pany has had virtual possession of the property within the said borough for their own exclusive purposes that they have made repeated applications, and have obtained y the sanction of Parliament for various abandonments, alterations, and deviations in the said line, thereby pre- venting the owners of property from being enabled to put a proper valuation on the said property,, either ds regards leasing, selling or purchasing, or of otherwise dealing in any satisfactory way with the said property. And your petitioners also respectfully state to your honourable House, that as a necessary result of the vir- tiiat possession of the said property by the South Wales Railway Company, other public companies have been entirely prevented from coming forward and carrying out those beneficial works, which your petitioners have been informed they were prepared to do, and for the completion of which yotir petitioners consider the faith of the South Wales Railway Company to have been fully pledged; Your petitioners also beg. ledve further to remark, and to call the attention of your honourable House to the two following most important facts: that firstly, the line of railway, as sanctioned tiy Parlia- ment in 1853, passes through and near to the principal iron-stone. coal, and limestone veins In the county of Pembroke and, secondly, that the said line of railway offers the readiest and shortest transit from the shores of Milford Háven, between the Metropolis and the great Naval ArSenal at Pembroke Dock, on the south side of the said Milford Haven, as compared with the existing line; terminating at Neyland on the north side of the said Haven, a fact which your p titioners humbly think to be of vital importance to the naval and military in- terests of the United Kingdom, and in conformation of such assertion your petitioners are fully fortified by the opinion of high military and naval authorities, best quali- fied to decide on such important matters. Your petitioners will, as in duty bound, ever pray," &c. NAVY ESTIMATES.—The following, for Pembroke Dockyard are included in the Navy Estimates for the ensuing year, as passed by the House of Commons on Friday last: d6 C ptain-Superintendent (in addition to his pay and allowances as Captain of the second class) -Capt. Smart. 200 Master-Attendant and Queen's Harbour Master, (in addition to full pay as Master of H.M.S. Saturn)—Mr. Martin 50 Master Shipwright—Mr. Lang. 600 Storekeeper—Mr. Chiles, 600 Director of Police-Lieut. Wetherly 250 Surgeon—T. C. Jones, Esq 450 Chaplain-Rev. J. Malet 400 Timber Inspector and Store Receiver-Mr. Bonniwell 400 Boatswain-Nfr. Christie. 200 Clerks—First Class.. 2 „ Second Class 3 „ Third Class.. 6 Total. ll-at from jE80 to £ 450 1,937 Temporary Clerk 110 Foreman of the Yard (senior)—Mr. Edwards. 300 Two ditto—Messrs. Kneebone and Saunders. 500 Gratuity to one of the above 50 Foreman of Snriths- Mr. Venning. 200 Ditto of Millwrights—Mr. Moodie. 150 Two Converters 275 Two Measurers. 300 Seven Inspectors. 9.50 Leading Man of Storehouse. 100 Schoolmaster—Mr. Goode. 110 Allowance for House-rent to Secretary. 50 Ditto Timber Inspector 50 Ditto Schoolmaster 40 Ditto for Stationery for -Superintendent. 25 Ditto ditto Master-Shipwright 20 Ditto ditto Storekeeper 35 Ditto ditto Store-receiver 5 Taxes 68 Postage, Travelling Charges, Dockyard Clock, Chapel Allowance, &c. 200 Wages of Shipwrights, other artificers, &c. 74,336 Hire of Teams. 1,266 Wages and Clothing for the Police. 1,910 For lengthening and widening dock (already voted £ 5,000) 10,000 Constructing two new long Slips, Boat Basin, &c. 15,000 Saw Mills and Engine House. 7,000 Enclosing sea-end of roof 747 Completing berthing at sides of slips 1.500 Clearing mud 1,000 Constructing Gas Works, laying dowh Gas Maines, &c. 2,000 Gas 200 Alterations and reconstructions. 891 Ordinary and particular repairs, painting, &c. 3,337 New Machinery. 5,000 Clerk of the Works—Mr. Millar, Draughtsman —Mr. MacAlpin, Clerk, Foreman-Mr. Ridout, Office Keeper. 833 Allowance to Incumbent for service to the Ma- rines, &c., employed in Pcmbroke-dock 80 Also, portions of the following sums — For the purchase of timber, masts, deals, &c.. 4-47,310 Ditto of other stores 982,418 Ditto of Coals. 460,276 Ditto of Steam Machinery 650,000 For freight and sundry expenses of naval stores 19,300 For training Dockyard Battalions. 11,000 THE WEATHER continues most severe-the cold is intense. On Saturday last the thermometer stood at six degrees below the freezing point. The drifts of snow which fell the weak before last were in rainr placos four feet deop.
PEM BROKE CO UN FY COURT.
PEM BROKE CO UN FY COURT. The Monthly Court was held on Monday last, before John Johnes Esq. lie Charles Bamber Warren. This Insolvent, a Lieu- tenant in the Royal Navy, residing at Pembroke Dock, now on half pay, came up for his first examination, and was opposed by Messrs. Dawkins, Poole, and Eastlake, in person, and supported by Mr. Parry. The Insolvent underwent a very rigid examination on the part of the opposing Creditors, who wished him to set aside a por- tion of his income, amounting to £91 5s. per annum towards the liquidation of his debts. The Insolvent as- serted he was unable to do so, having a wife and five children to maintain. The examination was adjourned to the next court, for the purpose of obtaining a valuation of the effects. George Davies v. Thomas J. Thomas and Thomas Howe. The plaintiff is a publican, residing at Jeffreston. The defendant Thomas was formerly a grocer at Tenby, and the defendant Rowe the comptroller of customs at the same place. The action was brought to recover the sum of £18 8s. Dd., being the balance of principal and interest due on a note of hand for given by the defendant to the plaintiff. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant Thomas had borrowed £ 20 of the plaintiff and given his nfrte of hand for it. Subsequently £ 30 more had been borrowed, through the agency of a person named Richard Harries, the letter carrier, or, as he designated himself, the Rural Post Messenger between Tenby and Jeffreston. For this sum the joint note of the two de- fendants was given to the plaintiff, and the balance due on which was the subject of the litigation in the present instance. On the part of the defendants, it was asserted that the amount of the £ ;0 note had been paid; and in proof a passbook, which had been carried between the defendant Thomas and the plaintiff by Richard Harris, was produced. The defendant Thomas had been in the habit of sending instalments, by Harris to the plaintiff, and on giving the money to the messenger inserted the amount in this passbook, which was signed by the plain- tiff on receipt. There were twenty instalments of 91 entered in this took, and one óf ian, the whole amount, being cast up, at £30, and signed by the plaintiff. But there was a visible erasure in the date of the entry, and in the 0 of the jElO also an interlineation in the head- ing of the passbook, stating that the payments were made on account of the £ 3Q note joint with Rowe. The de- fendant Thomas admitted, in his evidence, that the inter- lineation was made after the first payment to plaintiff, and after his signature, and that he (defendant) made the erasure, having made a mistake in the date, but that no erasure had been made where the figures stood. The plaintiff stated that he had never seen the interlineltion, and would not have signed the book had he seen it, and that he had never rectfivcd £ 10 as entered, but £ 8, and had sent the j620 note tiack to Thomas by Harris. The plaintiff's wife confirmed, his evidence. His Honour, in summing up the evidence, animad- verted very strongly on the conduct of the defendant Thomas, in making the interlineation and era u es, say- ing that it might form the subject of a v. ry serious h" charge, in another court, and cast a very bad aspect on the whole transaction. Compound interest having been calculated in the amount sought to be rec Y red. His Honour reduced it to simple interest, and gave judgment for the plaintiff for jEt3 I Ps. CASTLEMARTIN PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held on Saturday last, at the Town-hall, Pembroke, before George Dunn, Lewis Mathias, John Adams, Henry Leach, Thomas Mansel, N. A. Itoch, Esquirefi, and the Rev. J. Phelps. Elizabeth Lewis and Williatn Lewis, of East Moor, in the parish of Manorbier, farmers, appeared to answer the complaint and information of Richard Robinson, one 6f her Majesty's officers of Inland Revenue, for having been concerned in removing, depositing, and concealing one bushel of malt, in respect of which a certain duty of excise was and is by law imposed, with intent to defraud her Majesty of 4s. This case was prosecuted under the 7 and 8 Geo. IV., cap. 53, sec. 52. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Robert Ord I am an officer of the Inland Revenue. On the 15th of January last I went to the premises of the defendants, at Eastnioor, in the parish of Manorbier, in company of Messrs Thomas Hcan Birt, and Thomas Jones, officers of Inland Revenue. I saw Mr. Birt search a servant girl, and take a bag from her, which I seized, and found it contained a bushel of malt; a sample from which I now produce. The girl was oh the pre- mises when I seized the bag and malt. I saw William Lewis, one of the defendants, who begged of me not to remove it from the premises, but to settle the matter then and there by accepting some small amount, so as to save his mother the trouble of appearing. Mr. Lewis stated that it was steeped, pointed out the tub in which it had been steeped, and that it bad been dried on a hair cloth over a kiln, which was over the kitchen fire. I saw the other defendant, Elizabeth Lewis, who stated that she had rio nialt on the premises. She was in bed up-stairs. The servant girl pointed out to us the tub into which she had put it to steep about three weeks before, by her mis- tress' direction, and that she had attended to it through- out the operation, The other defendant also stated that it bad been made in the house, and ground at Manorbier Mill. Neither of the defendants have an entry for the manufacture of malton their premises. I produce the order of the Board to, institute this inquiry, Thomas Hean 'Birt, another officer of Inland Revenue, corroborated the last witness. William Llewellin, Esq. t am Surveyor- General of Inlarid Revenue, £ jomerset .Hoiise London. I have examined the sample now produced, and having had about sixteen years' experience in the process and manu- facture of malt, I am enabled to swear that the sacharine matter contained in that sample could riot have been obtained unless it had undergone the process of steeping and negation, because that process is essentially neces- sary to coriyert the, starch contained in the barley in its natural state, into the degree of sachanne matter it now contains. By the Defendant t Grown barley would have a mu :ty disagreeaBle taste. The sample is an excellent quality of malt. Sahia Murris: I live at Hill Gate, Carew Newton. I bought four Winchesters of barley, at 4s. 6d. a Winches- ter, of the defendant Mrs. Lewis, on the 9th of Novem- ber last. She delivered it at the mill, It was not worth 2s. 6d; a Winchester; I found it tasted like malt. By the Bench There were some grains of oats in it. Anne Morris I live at East Moor, Manorbier. I am a servant to the defendants. I was going to serve the pigs with the barley when the exciseman seized the bag. He took it from me, and the barley meal. I mix barley meal with water by the pig-sty, when I give it to the pigs. I mix a large quantity at a time. By the Bench We had only one pig and I was taking it down to mix. I was not going to give the whole of it to the pig. By Mr. Llewellin: I told the officers I had steeped some barley by my mistress's direction about three weeks before, but not before it was ground. I did not tell him this had been steeped. I told him it had been dried on a kiln, and that I attended to it by my mis- tress' direction. Mr. Llewellin, by the Bench The barley produced could not get into so great a degree of sacharine by its being grown by the weather. Mr. Llewellin: We do not wish to press for the two penalties in case of conviction, but only against Elizabeth Lewis, the_ owner and proprietor of the premises. Elizabeth Lewis was then convicted in the sum of jElOO, which the BeRch reduced to zC25 and costs. We understand the penalty and costa were paid. Richard Robinson v. Jdhti Rees, for a similar offence. Mr. Lock appeared for the defendant, merely to request an adjournment of the case, on the ground that the de- fendant was confined to the house through a severe attack of the gout, and produced a certificate from his medical attendant, confirming his statement. It was ultimately arranged that the-hearing be adjourned to the 17th of March next, Mr. Lock undertaking that the case shall be then proceeded with without fresh summonses being served on the defendant. William Palmer and William Davies appeared to an- swer the complaint of Joseph "King Martin, Esq., com- mander, her Majesty's ship Sfttlirn, for dredging with boats in Milford Haven, without'the name of the owner, &c., being placed on them.—John Newton I am a sea- man employed in her Majesty's ship Saturn, lying off Pembroke Dockyard. I, with others, was in a boat belonging to the Saturn, at the beginning of the week before last. I saw two boats dredging for oysters off the Dockyard, in Milford Haven. ";1he two defendants were in the boats dredging. I observed on the bow of one of the boats the name of." Betsy" only, but no name or description on her stern; and" the other boat had no name on it. There were one or two women in the boats with the defendants. We went alongside of the boats and asked the names of the parties. They went away a short time afterwards.—Palmer." The name of the owner and the Betsy' were on the bow, where I was told to put it."—The Bench,; "What was the name of the owner on the boat — Palmer Why, W. P, to be sure—W, for William, and P, for Palmer."—The other defendant said, I did not know anything about it—I did it in error."—They were convicted in the penalty of defendant said, I did not know anything about it—I ] did it in error."—They were convicted in the penalty of 6d. and lis. 6d. cost each in default of payment to be imprisoned fourteen days in the house of correction, and were informed, if they Were again brought before the Bench for a similar offence, they would be fined £2. The defendants having stated that they possessed no goods or chattels upon which a distress could be made, were taken away in the custody of Young. the constable, to the Lock-up.—[Superintendent Gedge held a former I commitment against the defendant William Palmer, for an'offence similar to the above, but had not been able to take him, he having kept out of the way. It will now be put into execution.] I Anne Gibbon v. John WarloU>—This was an affiliation case. Ann Gibbon sworn r I am a single woman, re- siding at Lydttey with my father and mother. The defendant is the father of my child, which was born on the 29th of December last, and is still alive. The de- fendant is a mason now working at Dale Point, receiving, I believe, 4s. 6d. a day.—The defendant was ordered to pay 2s. a week from ihe birth of the child, 10s. for the midwife, and 6a. 6d. costs. STEALING OATS.—Anne Taskef and Sarah Stephens were brought up in the citstody of Superintendent Gedge, before J. W. Paynter, Esq., at the office of the Magis- trates' Clerk, Pembroke, on the 15th instant, for larceny, as servants, stealing corn.— George Furlong said I re- side at Stackpole Quay. The prisoners were residing with me as servants. Yesterday, from information 1 received, and from a eause of suspicion, I was induced to go into the granary. I there detected them in the act of tying up the oats now produced, in an apron. The oats are my property. I asked them what they were PC e going to do with the oats, but received no answer. The prisoner Stephens said the apron belonged to ber.P.S. Gedge produced the oats, and proved that the prisoner;) were given into his custody by the last witJle88.Tbe: were then committed for trial at the next nssivte's, aod the parties bound over to prosocut«<
NARBERTH. ^
NARBERTH. NAUBERTTI HIGHWAY BOARD was held at THE A •#( Ilall on the 20th instant. Present— J. L. G- F. ^i Esq., chairman Messrs Roblin, Blathweyt, Davies. Contracts for stones for the several for the ensuing year were agreed to, at priccs faD^jll little from those of the past. The General Meeting take place on the 20th of April next. NARBERTH COUNTY COURT was held on the y' stant, at the Town Hall, before John Johnes, Fifty cases were entered, but the greater part e>r settled out of court, and those which came on for ^0 ing were of no public interest. The next court day be the 24th of March.. {b* THE LLAWHADEN HIGHWAY BOARD was held ( Town Ilall, Narberth. Present—G. L. Phillip9* Revs. J. D. Palmer and O. Phillips, James James, Mr. Joseph Davies, Mr. George Protheroe. and Mr- Palmer. Contracts for the supply of stones for tbe ferent divisions for the ensuing year were agree to. other business of importance took place. The Ge Meeting will be held on the 3rd of April next.
MILFORD. eID
MILFORD. e ID TIMELY BENEVOLENCE.—We have much plc.asur^ 0( stating that the poor, in the town and neighbourho0 Milford, have not altogether been neglected duri present severe weather. Mr. James Palmer, having learned that many of them were suffering from the want of fuel, waited on the inhabitants 0 town, and succeeded in collecting a very sum, through which a quantity of coal was supp^^o several poor families. Bread and flour have. also distributed this week, by the Rev. T. Brigstocke. On Saturday morning last, as Mr. j. Thomas, 0 smack Eclipse, was lowering a boat from the vessel his son, a lad about nine years of age, in her^tb* suddenly broke, and the boat with the boy in it d 8)j» rapidly down the harbour; and there being no 0 1 ^9 was altogether unmanageable and completely mercy of the wind and tide. Mr. Thomas succeeded, by ringing the bell of the vessel, in the attention of the crew of the Royal Charlotte, cruiaer, and a six-oared gig was immediately to render assistance; and, on being informed of j^t, cident, the crew went immediately in pursuit of ei which, after pulling, a mile and a half, they disc° and the boy, below Gclliswick. It was dark at the tl tb' and the boy was nearly up to his knees in water' boat being in a very leaky condition..f. MECHANICS INSTITUTE.—In consequence of THE trenle severity of the weather, the lecture announced^ the 14th instant, by H. S. Morgan, Esq., was till next month. ACCIDENT AT SEA.—On the 15th instant, while Mate of the French brig Jason, Lamaitre master, Brest to Cardiff, was employd on the fore-topsail J, M his foot, unfortunately, slipped and he fell to tbe «.^ of the vessel, and was so severely injured that h* gjjj shortly afterwards. The vessel arrived here on instant, and an inquest having been held, the the poor Frenchman, whose name was Penior J&4 were interred in Hubberstone Church Yard., íød THE WEATHER still continues extremely cold, easterly, at times blowing very strong we have, c°^^ quently a large fleet of windbound vessels chiefly c° %$ iome of which suffered considerable detention from wind having remained so long in the same quarter. 11
CARMARTHENSHIRE. '
CARMARTHENSHIRE. CARMARTHEN LITERARY INSTITUTION. — A SPIOI General Meeting of the Members of this Institution held on Tuesday last, for the purpose of taking the °V riion of the members generally on the question of the Reading Room on Sundays. Dr. Lloyd occupfe'L.^ chair and Mr. John Hughes, surgeon, one of the e Presidents, and who is one opposed to the motiori» tered into a long statistical statement, showing the 8 cial condition of the Institution, and what would he effect if certain members, who were opposed to tion, withdrew from being members. The sense 0 meeting was taken, by ballot, when the following v0 were recorded:—For opening the rooms, 97; f°r opening, 63. The subject will have finally to be se^:r, by tho Committee. After a vote of thanks to the man the meeting broke up. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday night last, as a train was proceeding into Pembrokeshire a man, n**0 David Griffiths, an excavator on the South Wales way, was endeavouring to put on the drag, accidents fell from the train, which passed over both bis legs completely severed them from his body. The unfortu" man was immediately conveyed to the Infirmary, he died a short time after: An inquest was held on eci. body, before Mr. John Hughes, and a verdict of dental Death was returnc d. I „ • SUDDEN DEATH.—On Monday iriorning last named Margaret Jones, living in Cambrian Plar,e» marthen, was found dead in bed. She had retired the previous night in her usual health, and the folio*1 J morning was found by her husband a corpse, AninfliS? i was held before Mr. John Hughes. Verdict—Died. the visitation of God.. POLICE, FRIDAY.-—Hannah Evans summoned Thomas for an assault. Complainant said- that oft previous Friday she was going along Jaekson's-l*1! when defendant accosted her, and asked j was to have her shawl back. Complainant replied. she should have it when she paid her the rent she for her room. Defendant thereupon struck jj a violent blow in the face. Case aldjourrted for on the application of defendant to produce eviden°e rebut complainant's statement. SAINT CLEARS.—THE POOR.—In order to relieve}"^ wants of the necessitous, a subscription was set on a short time sincc by Timothy Powell, Esq., of Iien?c0l1j a fid Mr. Rogers, Saint Clears, which was most su in its results; a sum of about £ 13 having for the purpose. Twenty-one good blankets have already distributed amongst those most in need ofih £ 4^jr and there is now a vessel in the river with a cargo- culm, which, on arrival at the Quay, will be immediate ? discharged, and divided to about a hundred of the necessitous poor, giving on an average to each about f? hundredweight.. THE VICE-PRINCIPAL OF LAMPETER.—Another J?' stance has occurred of the virulence of party which, if not cheeked, threatens to drive all ,&iihj hope, and charity, from amortg Us, to leave in th'eir-r^/V. nothing but a miserable phantom of orthodoxy. Rev. Rowland Williams, Fellow of King's bridge, and Vice-Prindpnl of St. David's College, peter, left the sick bed of his father, at his own desfri» preach$t Cambridge, and before the course was was hurried away to close his eyes in death. It appe that, in his sermons, Mr. Williams had treated the tion of inspiration in a way that was unsatisfactory some of his hearers, and the conclusion was irrrtoediat. reached that his sudden departure was owing, to th<5 tcrferehce of the authorities, who, horrified at his ments, closed the pulpit against him. For all this- was no foundation, but the wish of certain parti$*,L fhould be so. We hope Mr.. Williams will publi*k sermons; and we venture to predict that, alth'owg^ views of inspiration may not coincide with those ?? • calumniators, they will be, found, to be in unison '*l the doctrinal standard of the Church to which he be10tlif It is high time that this malignant spirit werepufc pint weiip.p which makes a man an offender for.a word, 'and; treats him as an utterer or ringleader of sedition blasphemy. What with the cpnstant outcry, Rome, and the lying on the"w.atcl> for offending the spirit of peace and concord seems to have.little P^*C .awing us.-7-^ Ckrieal Journal, Feb- 8" i ¡-
TENBY..1(J
TENBY..1(J A meeting of the Local Board of Health "a! be 011 Monday, when it was proposed that Mr. J. 2°^. Q{ discontinued as collector of all rates under the Boa™^ Health. It was also proposed and carried that Mr- Mends be appointed collector of the above rates in Plft of Mr. J. Hoy. J Five deserters of the Monmouth Militia statlOne keS Pater arrived en route for Weedon. The steam paCert not arriving at tho expected time, the culprits afforded lodging in the jail. -i m- MIRACULOCS JL\D PROVIOENTIAL ESCAPE.—Son1* ble excitement prevailed in Tenby on Sunday in consequence of information be'ng given t the that a man was seen lying in a helpless stste. in on the Lodge Farm. Thereupon a number of proceeded immediately to the spot, and, we re^ add, there found in an insensible state the Myers of Park House. On Friday afternoon las lion rev. gentleman left his home with the supposed inten" frei of going to Saundersfoot via Lodge Farm, Ire bein? quently in the habit of crossing those premises °n way to that place. It is presusned that in cons<fl$''l of the slippery nature of the ground the rev. geritr\e\i must have had a fall and severed one of the minor ves seti' of the temple, occasioning great loss of blood ana In "the sibility it being evident that be had been so during Jnd. whole of the time lying in the place where he was fo Considering that he was dressed only in bis usual wtil f' ing appr rel and the great inclemency of the jj during his exposure of two nights and two V #i most wonderful that he should have been found 8^^ We are happy, upon the latest enquiry, to learn rev. gentleman is progressing m' st favourably r Co erv. t), .'I 'I tbo Tows TIALL.-On Saturday last, Mr. John Tioells, master of a small schooner, was brought bef°r0 magistrates charged with refusing to pay the one of his seamen. The facts of the case were lows:—The defendant agreed with complainant I.^g stated himself to be a seaman) to give him 30s. f°' # run from Dublin to Tenby. During the voya» gale sprung up, and the defendant gave the order which, from sea sickness, he was unable to -bed: rIt, Putting the helm up, the master and crew wentw' After arriving in Tenby with difficulty, the sa^ (Ljgd manded the 30s., which" the defendant, Howells, r?^>reJ to pay, but offered him 2s. 6d; The magistrates 0 the full amount of 30J. with expenses, to be paid, after some demurring, was done. fnifO BONVILLES COURT COLLIERY.—A large number-OT and boys are now out of employment at this consequnce of a reduction of about two shillings j pound having been made in their wages. It that something will soon be done towards a reconciu* as employers and workmen must be sufferers by state of things. ld jn BEGELLY.—On Friday last there was a Vestry h\in3 the Parish Church of Begelly, for the purpose of JJ1!\jel1'S a Church Rate, and also to examine the Churchwaj" accounts relative to the repairs now carrying on g< church, when it was found that the excess of cxpendi^j by the time the repairs were completed, would be twenty pounds. Mr. Theophilus Lewis, of Dawes, posed, and Mr. David John, of Broom, seconded, a rate of three pence in the pound be granted to mee f debt and the expenses for the current year, whicn unanimously agreed to.. ot On Saturday morning last Mr. James Rowland, Cold Inn, Begelly, turned his horses out to w-ate^f* mare—a really valuable animal—was observed to rather freely, and on her way back to the stable ri» down and died without a struggle. s.me of the V øe. nary surgeons will be able no doubt to assign the-call