The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

CORRESPGNDENCEe IiIIfI'W'I8 To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Sirt, The bull of Maescadlawr, whose exploits were so poetically celebrated by William Hopkin, turns out to have been but a poor calf' Thus tradition obtains. If this be true, the intention of the bard was, probably, to hint to the worthy vicar of his parish that his numerous retainers (a long list of whom appears in the song) were but a set of idle loons. Or it may be that the poet humourously employed his satire against those parties whose names are known to us only by his song. This was a favourite custom of the bards and many pieces of sparring between William Hopkin and Darid Nicholas (household bard of Aberpergwm) are traditionally recited and sung by the peasant™ even to this day. Jenkin Traherne, from whose reciting the *ng has ùeea printed, affirms" that this bull was but a calf," ipsissimis verbis, Mi giywais nad oedd y tarw hwn dim ond 110 bach, a Will Hopkin a ganws y canu 0 wawd. Ac mi giywais fod y bwtsiwr yn fyrnig iawn yn dy- wedyd bod rheittach. gwaith o lawer gan Will Hopkin i'w wneuthur na Uunio celwydd yn y modd ag y b"Wnaeth. Yr oedd yn tori character y bwtsiwr. Ilyn mi giywais lawer gwaith gan Nani Hutton. Yr oedd hi yn byw yn y Nantmwth, a mamgu i Edward Thomas sydd yn bnv yn Maescadlawr yn awr ydoedd hi. Yr oeddwn yn rv ieuenctid yn 'nabod rhai o'r dynion a enwir yn y canu. Nani Hutton mi a welais lawer o weithiau, a Thwm ab Ivan. Un o'r Mawriad'' ydoedd Twtp. Mae eu had hwy yma heddyw, sev y mawriad vel eu gelwir yn y plwyv. Y Marged a enwir yn y canu oedd Margaret Lewis, a mamgu i Dwm sydd clerk yn y Llan heddyw ydoedd hi. Morgan yr offeiriad oedd Virtue." Jenkin being asked whether the David Nicholas men- tioned in the song was the bard of Aberpergwm, replied Nage, Dio Lwyn Gwladus (a farm in the same parish) oedd hwnw. Yr un tylwyth oedd y ddau. Ve vu'r bardd Darydd Nicholas yn cadw ysgol yn y Llan. A gwr o'r parthau hyn ydoedd eve. Ve vu hen-dadcu y gwr sydd yn awr yn y Gelli yn yr ysgol gydag ev, a llawer eraill o hen bobl y plwyv. Y Mari Thomas a enwir yn y canu oedd verch i'r 'feiriad; hi briodws yr Emmunds o'r Bontvaen. The parish registers confirm throughout the sayings of this old man. The Rev. Morgan Thomas was vicar from A.D. 1707 to A.D. 1763. The baptism of "fair Mary Thomas" is thus recorded—" Maria filia Morgani Thomas et Tabitha; Jones bap. fuit 24to die Martii 1712-13;"—her marriage thus— "Thomas Edmunds paroehia: de Lantrithyd et Maria Thomas de Langonwyd in matrimonio conjuncti fuerunt vicessimo primo die 7 bris 38." In a different hand, and paler ink, before the worJ. Thomas" is inserted an L., probably to intimate that the maniage was by license also between the words Of Edmunds" and" paTochise," in the same hand and ink, the three letters gen" are inserted above, with a caret underneath. One fact is elicited from this date, that the song was composed anterior to 1738, the marriage of fair Man- Thomas. The death of this lady is thus inserted—" Mrs. Edmunds, mother of the late Colonel Edmunds, of Cowbridge, and daughter of the Rev. Mr. Thomas, of Maesgadlor, and late vicar of this parish, was buried here on Sunday, the 18th day of February, 1798. She then lived with Doctor Sanders at Bridgend." The marriage of Mar- garet or Peggy," who took refuge in Pedair Erw," is also thus recorded—" William Bevan, carpenter, of Croft yr Evail, in the middle hamlet of the parish of Langonwyd, and Margaret Lewis, spinster, living in a certain house called Maescadlawr, were married in this Church 26th day of November, 1751, by me, Morgan Thomas, vicar of Langonwyd." Respecting Nanny Hutton, the subjoined extracts are made from the registers—"Anna filia Bartholomei Hutton et Janse William bap. fuit decimo terlio die 8 bris 1717." Again, 2dus, Bartholomeus filius Jonis Hutton vicc. ibid. et Ceeilite Griffith bapt. fuit U Augusti, 1670." From these two tran- scripts it would appear that Nanny Hutton was the grand. daughter of the Rev. John Hutton, vicar of the parish of Llan- gynwyd, from A.D. 1662 (when the Rev. Samuel Jones, of Bryn Llywarch Vawr, was expelled for non-conformity) to Dec., A.D. 1705. Coed y Pare, Coed y Ceven, Pedair Erw, names of places which occur in the song, are well known by those names this day. Baidan is the name of one of the hamlets or divisions of the parish. A chapel called" Capel Baidan," built by the families of Ceven Ydva and Tondu, is now in ruins. Of Cil- daudy, another name that occurs there, it may be mentioned that it was one of the first-if not the very first—place of dis- senting worship in Wales. The Rev. Samuel Jones, M.A., vicar of Llangynwyd, was one of those clergy who refused to sign the Act of Uniformity (which was enforced the 22d August, 1662), and he established a meeting-house at Cildaudy; and at his residence, in Bryn Llywarch Vawr, in the same parish, opened a school, which was- the first non-conformist school in Wales. The song of Maescadlawr is not composed in the fet- ters of cynghanedd, although every Welsh bard revels in cyng- hanedd as far as possible. The rhyme, in one or two places, appears rugged for instance, in the seventh verse gyllell rhymes with difaeth, but the common Dimetian pronunciation of the word (now spelt cylleZi) is cylle<A. And in the first verse unsut rhymes with Llangynwyd. Now the word sut, i. e., form, man- ner, condition, &c., is pronounced as though written shwd. This sut, in the common salutation, Sut YT IIch chwi? Hew are you ? is pronounced as though spelt shwd, and the. rhyme would be thus to the ear— Llangynwyd unshwd. William, the rhymer of Aber, who sang the humourous history of the terrible spirit which troubled the house of Pentre, in the parish of Llangynwyd, writes thus— Daeth ysbryd berodd arswyd I ganol plwyv Llangynwyd, Er dychryn llu—os bu e'n bod O'r chwerwa' erio'd a welwyd Tl:' names of most of the parishes in Wales have suffered grefuiy from mis-spelling—no parish more so than Llangynwyd. In the return of all the clergy, &c., in this diocese, to Anthony Kitchen, bishop of Llandaff, A.D. 1560 (printed in Browne Willis, LIandaft., A.D. 1718), it is stated—" John ap Morgan, clerke, vicar of Langenowde, in the sayd dioces, is not resydent." In 1662, the Rev. John Hutton, who succeeded the non-con- forming Samuel Jones, writes thus-" Registru Paroch de Llan- gonwyd restauratum (a significant word when we regard the date) fuit Johannem Hutton vicarium anno regni regis ni Caroli 2de decimo quarto Anog.Dni 1662." Another incumbent writes —" Registrum Paroch de Llangonwyd imhoatum fuit pt. me Thomas Edmunds ibidem vicarium 19 die Aprilis anno regni rpginse nostras annae quarto Annog. Dom. 1706." Again—" Re- gister De Paroehia Llangynwyd one thousand seven hundred sixty and one." Browne Willis, in 1718, writes "Hangonwyd." During the incumbency of the Rev. John Parry the word was written variously-Llangonwyd, Llangynoyd—sometimes with a double L, sometimes with a single L, and sometimes Llangynwyd. Carlisle, in his Topo. Diet. of Wales, 1811, writes Llangynwyd Fawr." On the Iron Chest, provided accordpg to the Act 52 Geo. 3, c. 146 (1812) the word is spelt GYNWYD. In Bonedd y Saint, My v. Arch. vol. 2, p. 37, we read— "Kynwyd St.—Llangynwyd Fawr Morg." And this, doubt- less, is the proper way to spell the word, the Church being de- dicated to St. Cynwyd. Professor Rees, in his Welsh Saints, pp. 208-270, says-" Cynwyd Cynwydion, the son of Cynfelyn ab Garthwys, "as a saint of the congregation ot Cattwg, and is presumed to be the founder of Llangynwyd Fawr Glam." Clydno Eiddyn, Cynan, Cynfelyn Drwsgl, and Cadrod, sons of Cynwyd Cynwydion," &c. Within half a mile of the Parish Church, is a farm called Bryn Cynan. Was it ever the property or residence of Cynan the son of Cynwyd ? The present learned Archdeacon of Llandaff addresses the churchwardens of the parish as of Llangynwyd." This is as it should be, and it is hoped that henceforth old St. Cynwyd will have his due, and that we shall no more see such unintelligible, unmeaning, un- translateable gibberish as Langonoyd, &c. Yours truly, Llan. Vicarage, 15th Sept. R. & M. To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. SIR,—Having attended to witness the exhibition of Stock, &c., for premiums given by the Glamorganshire Agricultural Society at Cowbridge on Tuesday last, I felt great surprise to find so small a number of cattle exhibited; there were a few good things shewn certainly, but upon the whole it was a meagre exhibition. It is said that the premiums are too small to tempt competitors to come to the place of meeting from any distance. My surprise, however, did not end here, for at the dinner and meeting I was astonished to find such an extraordi- nary absence of the landed proprietors of the county there was the talented and never-failing Vice-President of the Society, 1\lr. Bruce Pryce, presiding in the chair, it is true, Supported on his left by the High Sheriff of the county, and on the right by the Rev. Robert Knight, and one of the members of the House of Aberpergwm; but where were the Members of Parliament for and connected with the county ? not one of whom was there. It was said that their recent dismissal from a long, and more than an ordinarily laborious Session, fonned a sufficient reason why they should be elsewhere, indulging in relaxation. Well, be it so; but where were the most of those, whose mansions and broad lands form such imposing and important features in the far-famed vale of Glamorgan ? There was a strong muster of farmers, assembled, no doubt, in the full expectation of being cheered by the presence and countenance, and enlightened by the intelligence of their landlords, and of learning something for their mutual benefit. The few, however, who did attend, played their parts 10 admirably well, that the evening passed off most agreeably the Chairman, Mr. Knight, and Mr. Williams, addressed the meeting at considerable length, and communicated much in- formation upon agriculture, which their reading, travelling, and practical experience enabled them to do. They courted and induced discussion, and a very animated one ensued upon many practical poi.its, in which the able SecreUuar of the Society, with Mr. Garsed, and Mr. Perkins, ofTttonknash, joined and the meeting, upon the whole, proved both énter- taining and interesting. The Committee for arranging the amount of the premiums to be awarded for the ensuing year, is doubtless composed of «fficivnt members of the society but I thus take leave, most respectfully, to suggest the propriety of their adding to the amount of the prizes to be competed for, their funds being, I •m told, sufficiently ample for the purpose. In the same spirit Of humility, I venture to suggest to the proprietors of Glamor- gan's fair lands, the great benefit that would result from their chtcring their tenantry by meeting them upon such occasions at the one just past; and by their advice and example, to induce and stimulate them to renewed exertions in the cultiva- tion of the soil. Gentlemen who have great capital invested in mercantile affairs, are ever active and watchful of their inte- rests, and bv their constant watchfulness and vigilance in protecting and promoting that interest, they increase their opulence and influence. Agriculture now cries aloud for help, and if the landowners the legitimate supporters of that totter- ing interest, will not unite every means in their power, and Mtrt their best energies towards its relief, it is plain they will, by and by, feel most sensibly, in the loss of their rents, the Mrious consequence of their negligence. I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, A SMALL FARMER. SepWmbc 24th, 1845. To the Editoi of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. 8m,—Will you, with your accustomed liberality, give in- sertion, if possible, in your next publication, to the following very rare natural curiosity. On the morning of the 18th inst<int, as Mr. Hellicar's ware- bouwmau was perambulating (according to custom) his exten- live bacon and flour establishment in Skinner-street, in this town, he discovered, to his great amazement, in a trap, a purely White rat, with the exception of a delicate line of black, which utellded from its ncse to the extreme end of its tail. It was handed over forthwith to the able hands of our curious townsman, Mr. Chas. Napper, who will doubtless preserve it with his accustomed skill. I have been credibly informed this morning, that it is intended for Lewis Edwards, Esquire's thoice little museum of natural curiosities at Brynhjfrid tieutt, near Newport. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, ZOOLQOYCCS, iStWfM, Septewbej 24th, 1845

VENTILATION IN MINES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST. SIR, You must have felt greatly shocked, in conjunction with your numerous readers, in being obliged to report so many dreadful accidents, and the awful loss of life which has been sacrificed by the many explosions that have recently taken place in the coal mines, caused solely by the imperfect mode in which the coal mines are ventilated. All the explosive gases are much lighter than the atmosphere, and, consequently, they are to be found in the roof or upper parts of mines. There they collect, and there not haying any means adopted to collect and carry off these explosive gases when they accumulate in vast quantities, if through the want of caution on the part of the miner the light is brought in contact, they immediately explode, and produce the most awful destruction to all and everything around, too dreadful to contemplate. It is quite evident that the whole of these dreadful conse- quences may be most effectually prevented by the adoption of several plans; but as it is above all things necessaTY that the cheapest and best method should be recommended, which will be a greater inducement to the mine-owners to put it in practice, and the air in the most remote parts of the mine rendered as pure as the atmosphere, and candles may beburnt, giving plenty of light to the workmen, by adopting the following simple i plan:— All the coal mines are worked by steam-power; and to gene- rate 1he steam it is necessary that large fires should he kept constantly night and day, and there are one, two, or three of these fires constantly guing, according to the size and ex- tent of the mine. First—The ash-pits to these furnaces should be enclosed by a door made air-tight at the bottom of the ash- pit; let a barrel drain be dug, conveyed from the furnace to the mouth of the shaft. This drain being put under ground and well bound round, it will make it air-tight down the shaft; con- tinue this barrel-drain on an iron main, to be connected with the barrel-drain let the irou main ùescend to the bottom of the shaft, then branch off to the several workings. Suppose the iron main to be eighteen inches diameter; then, of these three branches going in dilferent directions, let each of the branches be eeven inches diameter. Theee tubes may be conveyed in a circumbendibus form, and carried under the ground in the tram- way at the farthest extent of the mine let these pipes have an elbow, and the pipe inserted be carried up above the roof of the mine, cutting a dome to allow ..11 the foul air and expansive gases to accumulate. As soon as these connecting pipes are com- pleted, and the passage of them rendered air-tight to the fur- naces, the fires, to support their owh combustion, will immedi- ately draw off the air, foul or not, and it will be consumed in the furnaces. If there are any of the explosive gases they will assist to generate the steam; and as fast as these air-tight tubes exhaust the air in their immediate locality, so will fresh air rush down the shaft, and immediately take the place of the foul air that has been drawn off by the furnaces. This plan will effectually prevent any future explosion, by adopting the necessary pre- caution of so working the roof of the mine that allgases shall pass off to the dome under which is the pipe constantly exhausting the air. The same plan would be equally beneficial to troop ships. By conveying a pipe to the hold of the vessel, and con- necting it with the furnace of the ship's cook-house, the air would be drawn by the furnace from the hold of the ship, and a constant current of fresh air descend down the ship's hold to supply its place. Begging to apologize for having so far tres- passed upon your valuable space. I am, most respectfully yours. JOHN WEBB. Mineral Water-works, Islington-green, London.

A PREMATURE REPORT ON THE ROYAL PROGRESS. Of our amusements ask you V'—CRABBF.. A correspondent of a London print had written fortrans. mission home the following paragraphs Rather sick of reporting the small events' of a Royal Progress—the changing horses—the time occupied therein— the princely toasts and royal welcomes, how refreshing is our present duty—namely, to record the truly Queenly actions, the right royal sentiment of our beloved Sovereign! Here is one added to other traits of character on which to found our love, and give a reason for the faith of loving loyalty that is in us. Her Majesty having been kindly informedfully by those of her own Old English' party, of the nature of the deer hunt (so called) preserved silence on the subject, until the arrival of the whole illustrious spectators of death and torture, thereby proving her wish to avoid everything like a desire to dictate to foreigners in their amusements, however repugnant to her own English and feminine taste. CI Just before the slaughterous work, her Majesty desired Prince Albert to signify through some of his own illustrious kinsmen to the eager spectators, that a little I infirmity of nerve,' a very slight feeling of something like a shock, joined to a tnn ng degree of aversion to seeing pain inflicted, would induce her Majesty to retire, particularly requesting that the whole might proceed exactly as if she were present. Accord- ingly, her Majesty (without her retiring being fully known to the plebeian population without the enclosure, or causing the least sensation, she being supposed to be still within the pavilion,) retired, and amused herself with viewing the beau- tiful and innocent creatures enjoying themselves, and perform- ing their graceful bounds and antics, over the velvet expanse of vivid green, or moving in and out among the forest trees surrounding their pastures. Her Majesty was much pleased with the tame gentleness of many, which, accustomed to the presence of persons about the rural palace, almost allowed themselves to be caressed, and receive the favour of the f royal touch.' Other beautiful ferae naturae, reclaimed from wild- ness, engaged her Majesty's attention. Her Majesty could not help betraying a natural feminine emotion every time the reports of fire-arms close by, in the canvassed enclosure (alias slaughter-house), which she had escaped from, assured her that several of those gay, happy, and graceful animals who were playing about her, butrtng each other in sport, glancing at her and her female attendants, with their bright, fearless, healthy eyes, were at that moment dying in agony, striving to stand again on limbs of which Ihc bones projected —struggling ap, all over blood, rolling those fine eyes in wild terror of the approaching 'Jack Ketch *'of a German deer hunt (!), who occasionally cuts the throat of the poor sufferer by noble' and princely hands—terror strong as the agony of its wounds, at his close contact which it could no longer fly from. What a delicious contrast (to our English TASTES at least) was presented in this scene, to that being acted in the g'een shamble, to which an English Queen had been invitedl May we not presume to add, that this full information of the nature of German royal pastimes would have come very gracefully from her illustrious Consort? Certain we are that his suggestion of HER absence from such loathsome butchery would have been superfluous. Her own fine sense of what the English nation approves in Woman would have instantly prompted an English Queen (the grand example of the sex) to the dignified (yet but natural, but teomaM/y) course she adopted. A yet more delightful office remains for an English reporter to perform. Her Majesty's objection to the barbarous pastime becoming known afterwards, it is confidently reported that a total abandonment of it by ladies is likely to be the result and who can limit the possible humanising, exalting effect which the influence of the sex may produce on EVEN whole Continental society What was the humane Reporter's" authority for this in- tended London bit of news, I shall not enquire; but lamenting its grievous remoteness frem the fact, let us ask the British people, would it not have been a very gratifying communica- tion? I dare to answer for man, woman, and child, almost uni- versally, that it would. Why was it left for a dreamer to imagine ? Why was It permitted for every Hadical news- vender in England, to snatch eagerly at a fresh pretext for abusing Royalty? Why was the sad anomally permitted that men (reporters to public prints) are venting real humane feelings of disgust and pain, at what their beloved Queen sat two hours for pleasure to witness ? I say permitted, as we must hope that the fault, the false taste (to say no worse), is chargeable on those who failed to apprize the Queen of the whole revolting scene she was to be present at, because she might, doubtless, feel embarrassment in retiring suddenly— feel aversion to such a tacit condemnation of her husband's native sports and pastimes." In the manner imagined by our dreamy reporter as above, no such irksomeness would have attended her assertion of a woman's proper feelings and jnst respect to them—to herself—"to her Crown and dig- nity for say what we will, in our loyal desire to approve, civilized nature still says, that a purely voluntary attendance at such a spectacle, is unwomanly, is inconsistent with self- respect, repugnant to English feelings of right and wrong, is subversive of that royal dignity, it is even perilous to Crowns to utterly cast off. As the Sovereign "can do no wrong," we must then assert that the advisers of the Sovereign have done wrong-shameful wrong, in not advising their gracious Sovereign a"ainst such acquieseuce in foreign habits, as would revolf her subjects at home—revolt her own sex- afford a STRONG handle for every deinocraucal foe of monarchy, to revile royal tastes and characters. For judge them as we may as not actuated by really humane aversion, who can deny the fact that there lives not a gentleman in Great Britain with the refinement belonging to that character, who would see with patience his wife, his daughter, or even his son, hurrying away to see beautiful inoffensive animals mangled to death, without the least sport afforded by chance of escape to feast their eyes on the dead bodies, fresh in their wounds, and dying distortions of agony; piled, pur- posely, beside their way to their carriages; their delicate robes brushing the beastly and mournful abominations of blood and filth, inseparable from the slaughter of a great number of large robust animals (" fat deer"), foul as a Newgate market alley, or nearly so, and ten thousand degrees more cruel to the mind Let the Conservative Press speak out—let it vie with the mock humanity of political grumblers, in denouncing really unroyal pursuits and habits Let the spirit of real humanity know no party, in reclaiming to the light old English path, even Royalty led astray. I say, fear- lessly, that no man would endure in his wife or daughter such a taste as thus by royal license," as it were, is presented as an example to the women-the unparalleled women of Eng- land Unparalleled in the general sense of delicacy, modesty, humanity, gentleness, and in acting up to that sense in every rank, almost down to the lowest. Must not her Majesty have remarked, that when she adopt- ed the little riding cap, and shewed fondness for equestrian exercise, all the ladies iu England became fond of caps, and all who could command a horse, mounted, and Hyde Park presented more pretty Victorias mounted cap a pie," than did Shrewsbury plain Hotspurs, allfac-Ilmdes of her Majesty ? This may show how powerful is her example. Let it no longer be said, that she set an example which we, as English people, will not endure woman or child to follow. It is not enough to say, that her Majesty only lent her presence to thencsty, and unmanly, and inhuman spectacle as a foreign one! We do not surely regard her as a foreign Queen an alien all the while! Why, then, are all her habits to be ex- patriated during her absence ? Suppose she had intermarried with a prince of Spanish birth, and had visited Madrid, *would the English people have been doomed to read of their "most gracious" Queen sitting to bull fights with those two really revolting creatures under crowns and petticoats who have lately made themselves odious to us, by enjoying the sight of that noble creature, the horse, forced on against the horns of a mad bull, after its bowels had been forced out, and go, trailing and trampled on by its own hoofs, along with it?—enjoying the agony of the bull, with darts of fire exploding In its neck to increase its madness, that its madness may increase the misery of the horses by more horrid goring—all to increase the pleasure of those Queen ladies. I say, would it be endured in England that the Queen should partake of these pretty joys, these most elegant and feminine pastimes of her •< royal sisters 7" Surely not. Her Majesty s own taste, own English breeding would (let us hope) spare her^ubjecU the pa.uful necessity of asserting their own tastes, and moral, Chrlst.an prejudices in opposition to hers. WouW Prince Albert exalt that negative popularity he enjoys as a very harmless prince Consort into a positive high favour,let him conform himself to, and with all his conjugal influence foster in our popular Sovereign the true Old English character—not the ancient feudal character and taste, but which he at present sees a few steps below him-in that sphere where national character is certainly most truly deve- loped, in a free people under a limited monarchy, the upper portion of the middle classes. Builth, 1)

WELSH LITERATURE. The Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morganwg. Miss Jane Williams, Aberpergwm. The Cambrian Minstrel. Mr. John Thomas (Teuan Ddu). Nationality, independent of the importance it assumes in the common mind, is an object of much interest and instruction to the thinking few, who, raised above both national prepossessions and prejudices, make human na- ture in aU its phases the object of attentive study. This class has latterly greatly increased antiquities are be- coming objects of scientific research; and in order to gratify this growing taste, men— rend the veil of ages long gone br, And view their remnants with a poet's eye." The materials have been found to be prolific, and the search has proved a profitable one. It would appear that the most valuable portions of antiquarian knowledge are those which place us upon an equality with our^jredecessors, and teach us the spirit by which the men of old were actuated and nothing can tend so strongly towards this object as the recital of ancient music for it is an undeniable fact that the character and temper of a people afte most vividly expressed in the airs which they have sanctioned with their approbation. Na- tional music must, therefore, if rightly considered, form a most pleasing and edifying study; and it must be still more attractive to the Cambrian, when it is borne in mind that Wales disputes with Italy the invention of the coun- terpoint. We hail with peculiar satisfaction the efforts of those patriotic individuals, who supply materials for this pursuit, by sollecting the national airs of the principality and particularly now, that a more exalted spirit of inquiry, and a juster appreciation of these matters are extending among us. Miss Jane Williams and Mr. John Thomas are, therefore, entitled to our particular gratitude. It is extremely difficult to note down airs from hearing them sung; and to do so correctly requires a most exquisite ear and refined taste. Both these requisites Miss Williams possesses in an eminent degree; and she has execu- ted her task with a fidelity and a cultivated judgment which but few can hope to rival, even among professed musicians. Her book, from its high price, circulates among persons fully competent to form opinions for themselves we will, therefore, make no further comment upon it, but turn to her less pretending, and, from the low price of his book and his established fame, more popular coadjutor. They have both been labourers in the same vineyard, though without in any way intruding into each other's province for Miss Williams's collection contains but one of the airs in The Cambrian Minstrel; while it is the peculiar merit of the latter to contain nearly fifty aira never before published by either Blind Parry, or Jones, or in the later work now before us; there are, also, many airs of his own composition. We observe with regret that Miss Williams has not substi- tuted songs of her own composition for some rather infe- rior ones in her book; and this regret is heightened by the conviction that the authoress of the elegant Adieu to the Cottage." &c., was fully competent to afford us a poetic, as well as a musical treat. Ieuan Ddu comes before us in the compound character of a collector of ancient airs, a composer of music, and a poet of no mean order; and if Sk Benjamin Hall, the Baptist of Welsh syrens, will adopt our suggestion, he will dub him at the coming Eisteddfod as The Cambrian Lover," for, like his Hibernian patronymic, he is his own poet and musician. The most interesting feature in Mr. Thomas's collec- tion is the poetry. His verses are of the most varied character he has ranged from grave to gay, from lively to severe;" and revelled by turns through the comic, di- dactic, narrative, descriptive, pathetic, and sublime he has ———————— ran Through each mode of the lyre." And if not "master of all," has attained an enviable eminence in each. Intimately acquainted, and, in fact, identified with the national idiosyncrasy of the Welsh, he has given us a most faithful and homely reflexion of the peculiar character of his countrymen. In each of the above departments we have numerous examples, though we regret our limits preclude lengthy quotation; and, from the pressure of other matter, we must content our- selves with briefly pointing out the exquisite pathos of "Morfa Rhuddlan" and "Ty fy Nhad"—the glowing patriotism of Fy Ngwlad" and the Song to Cambria" —the elevated wisdom running through" Howel the Good" —and the pure poetic spirit breathing on the Banks of Aeron." In his love songs Mr. T. is peculiarly happy; witness the Banks of Usk," Nel Pugh and Eliza Lon and, in our opinion, he excels both Horace and Virgil in his description of the powers of music. Amphion made the stones dance out of the walls of Thebes, and Orpheus charmed the furies of the Stygian regions; but The Minstrel Grey" achieved a still greater conquest in tri- umphing over human selfishness :— Wide op'd the doors, and every dome In dulcet echoes told, A master spirit made its home Within that frame so old Then to the hall straightway he's led, Where circling ladies bright Of him whose harp could move the dead Press'd on t' obtain a sight." he ballads are all good. It is long since we have read anything approaching the sublimity of the first stanza of Cwymp Llywelyn," or the vividly descriptive account of the consequences of the fall of our last prince in the fourth and fifth; and had it not unfortunately been in Welsh, we should have given it at full length. In its stead we extract Can Rhyddid," whose only fault is an excess of beauty. "THE SONG OF LIBERTY. I Whom see I approach from the green dewy mountains, By the breezes of heaven with gladness led on: Loud warble her praises o'er meadows and fountains From songsters whose voices and wings are her own. Her eye-beam dissolveth the chains of oppression, At her voice fall the prisons of pride to the ground; From her bosom so spotless the milk of salvation O'erflows for the captives her pity hath found. In the folds of her mantle a nest to repose in The far-wand'ring cuckoo and swallow obtain And the eagle to her from the cloud-car it rose in, For the flight that is boundless avoweth its strain. 0 Freedom thy feet I behold in their beauty With verdure reviving each grass plot they press. To follow thy footsteps Spring makes it a duty And herds in their lowings thy bounty confess. Trees open their bosoms to welcome thy coming, And fishes to greet thee come frisking tow'rds land; In man's habitations the infant's loud humming Proclaimeth the bounty that scatters thy hand: o thou whom the sceptre of justice becometh The crown thou deservest receive on thy head Stretch o'er us thy wings, and the heart that consumeth Shall seek as it fainteth the healing they shed. 'Neath the horns of the oxen thro' green vales that ramble The hares as they frolic no danger shall heed The dogs 'mid the lambkins o'er green" fields shall gambol; On the crumbs of the table the turtle shall feed Nor terror nor trembling man's heart shall disquiet; The voice of the simple to heaven shall rise; And his God he shall hear in the breeze give his fiat, That man shall his likeness no longer despise. The tribes of all lands, like the fcrood of one father, Beneath the same elive in peace shall abide On the red field of slaughter where armies did gather Shall Justice and Mercy repose side by side." We commend these two works to our readers, in the firm belief that our neighbours will look upon them as the brightest flowers in the wreath of Cambrian greatness. B. C. D.

MELIN GRIFFITH FLORAL AND HORTI- CULTURAL SOCIETY. In our last number we briefly adverted to the proceed- ings at the half-yearly show of this society, which, as then stated by us, was held at Wauntreoda on Wednesday week. During the afternoon, the exhibition was viewed by a great many ladies and gentlemen, who all spoke in the highest terms of the various specimens produced. At about six o'clock a capital dinner was served up at the Three Elms, by Mr. Lewis, of which upwards of forty gentlemen partook; and after the cloth had been removed, Mr. E. Evans, the chairman, assisted by Mr. J. H. Davies, proceeded to award the prizes as follows VEGETABLES.—AMATEURS AND COTTAGERS. Peas—a dish. First prize, 5s., to William Lewi3; second prize, 3s., to H. J. Davies. Potatoes—half a peck. First prize, 3s., and second prize, 28" to William Lewis. Scarlet Runners—100. First prize, 38.. to Thomas Haddock; second prize, 2s., to Frederick Lewis. Celery—3 sticks. First prize, 3s., to William Lewis; second prize, 2s„ to Charles Lewis. Turnips—2 bunches. First prize, 3s., to George Lewis; second prize, 2s., to David Evans. Carrots—1 dozen. First prize, 3s., to George Lewis; second prize, 2s., to Thomas White. Parsnips—6. First prize, 3s., to Wm. Lewis second prize, 2s., to Geo. Lewis. Leeks—3. First prize, 3s., to David Evans second prize, 2s., to Wm. Lewis. Onions—a rope. First prize, 5s., to Alexander Jones; second prize, 3s., to Geo. Lewis, Savoys—2 heads. First prize, 3s., to Thomas Thomas second prize, 2s., to E. Jones. Basket of vegetables-6 sorts. First prize, 5s., tc^VVm. Lewis second prize, 3s., to David Evans. GENTLEMEN AND MARKET GARDKNETTS. Basket of vegetables—6 sorts. First prize, 6s., to Frederick Griffiths, Bonvilatone; second prize, 3s., to Geo. Neale, Llandaft'Court.. Celery—4 sticks. First prize to Wm. Davies, Llandaff; second prize to Wm. Davies, Gabalva. Salad. First prize to Wm. Davies; second prize to Frederick Griffiths, Bonvilstone. Dessert fruit—4 sorts. First prize, 6s., to "W m. Davies second prize, 3s., to Wm. Cox, Roath. FRUIT.—AMATEURS AND COTTAGERS, Kitchen apples. First prize, 3s., to David Evans; second prize, 2s., to H. J. Davies third prize, Is., to Ired. Davies. Plums-plate. First prize, 3s., to H. J. Davies; second prize, 2s., to F. Lewis. T T T\ • Currants. First prize, 3s., and second prize, 2s., to 11. J. lJavies. Gooseberries. First prize, 3s., to David Evans. FLOWERS.—GENTLEMEN'S GARDENERS, AMATEURS, & COTTAGERS. Dahlias—18 dissimilar blossom3. First prize, 10s. 6d., to W. D. Haddock; second prize, 7s. 6d., to David Evans. Do.-12 dissimilar blossoms. First prize, Os., to W. D. llacltlocK; second prize, 4s. 6d., to Thos. White. Do.-6 dissimilar blossoms. First prize, 4s., and second prize, 3s., to II. J. Davies.. w Fuchsia—6 sorts. First prize, 7s., and second prize, 4s„ to W. D. Haddock. Green-house plants—8 sorts. First prize, 5s., to W-D. Had- dock second prize, 3s., to Thos. White. Geraniums. First prize, 2s., to W. Haddock second prize, Is., to D. Evans. Calseolaria. First prize. 2s., to W. D. Haddock second prize, Is., to Thos. White. Pansies-12. First prize, 3s., to Fred, Lewis; secottd prize, hi 6d., to Pavtd Eyans. Xose'^av. First prize, 3s., to Thomas White; second prize, Is." Gd., to W. D. Haddock. Devices. First prize, 3s.,toWm.Phe!ps; second prize, 2s., t0 Fred. Lewis. Basket of cut dowers. First prize, 3s., to V» D. IMdock. Eàls:lIns-4 pots. First prize, 3s., to Wm. David; second prize, 2s., to W. D. Haddock. Coxcombs—4 pots. First prize, 3s., and second prize, 2?., tu G. Neale. JUDGES Mr. Thompson, of Wenvoe, and Mr. Mur- rell, of Coedrvglan.

BANKRUPTS. (From the London Gzettes.) FRIDAY.—lidward Jones, sen., Budge-row, City. paste- board manufacturer. Thomas Cotsworth, Salisbury, Wilt- shrre, builder. Benjamin Hornby, Hoylake, Cheshire, innkeeper. George Couper, West Boldon and South Shields, Durham, cinder burner. S°PLla B'irton and Joha Burton, Kingston-upon-Huli, chemists' William Charity, Alford, Lincolnshire, builde'r. TUESDAY.—U. Hughes, Piccadilly, Upholsterer. G. A. Faiue, High-street fi oomsbury, church-clock maker. A. Web- ber, Horndeau, Hants, grocer. /• Rayner, Ifougham, Norfolk, licensed victualler K. Manning, Newman-stieet, Oxford- street, stone-mason. G E. Nooue, East-street, Manchester- squate, engineer J.Gibson, VIotcombe-street,Belgrave-square, oilman. K. Freeman, Edward-street, Portman .square, hosier and glover. J. Warwick Tbreadneedle-streef, and linficld, merchant. E. Barry, Bristol, victualler. W.Jarman, Wigtor;, Cumberland, chemist. James and John Thompson, Leeds, stock and share brokers. H. Shanklin, Salford, druggist. J. Hughes, Manchester, provision dealer. T. Roberts Liverpool, commission agent,

CAUTION.—Unprincipled individual prepare the most spurious compounds under the same names; they copy the labels, hill advrrtisements, and testimonials of the original Suc cedanpum. It is therefore highly necessary to •i^e that the words" rhomas and Howard" arc on the wrapper of each articlc. *Jfc* All others are fraudulent imitation*. For Stopping Decayed Teeth. Price 28. Gd. 1M PATRONIZED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. HIS ltOVAL HIGHNESS PIUNCU ALBlilU', HER KOYAL HIGUNKSS THE DUCHKSS OF KK\T, HIS MAJKSTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA. HIS GHACE THE AKCHBISHOP OF CANTEIIBUUY, And nearly all the Nobility, tlw Bishops, and toe Clergy. Mr. Thomas's Succedaneum, FOR filling Decayed Teeth, however large the cavity. J* It is superior to any thing ever before used, as it is placed in the tonth in a soft slate, witlwllt any pressure or pain. and in a short time becomcs a5 hard as the enamel, and will remain firm in the tooth in my years, rendering extraction unnecessary. It arrests a11 further progress of decay, Lind rcnèers ihem again useful in maslieation. All persons can use Mr. THOMAS'S Sl'CCKU.lNKU.M TH EMS ELVES WITH EASE, as full directions are enclosed. Prepared only by Messrs. TilOMAS and HOWARD. Sur- geon-Dentists, 61" Berncr;Street, 0 x ronl-Street. London. I'rice 2s. Gd. Sold by their appointment by the following Agents: — Atr. Thomas Stephens, drugist, Merthyr Tydvil; Mr. Phillips, Cardiff; Mr. Farror, Monmouth; HIr. Williams, nrccon Mr. Williams and Mr. l'hillips, Newport; and by the Venders of Mediche generally throughout the kingdom, and by all Chemisis an,1 Medicine Vendors or the Pf"prÎP- tors will send the Succedancum free BY POST to any part of the Kingdom. LOSS OF TEETH. Messrs. THOMAS & HOW ARD continue to supply the Lots of Teeth without springs or wires upon their new system of SELF-\ OH ESION, whVh has secured them universal appro- bation, and it is recommended hy \1umcrou, Physicians and Surgeons as being the most ingenious system of supplying artificial teeth hitherto invented. They adapt themselves over the most tender gums, or remaining stumps, withont causing tile least pain, rendering the operation of extracting q,¡ite unnecessary. They are Sll fixed as to faslen any loose teeth wherc the gums have shrunk from the use of calomel or other causes. They also beg to invite those not liking to 1111- dergo any p lir.ful opeT<ltion, as practised by most members of the profession, to inspect their painless yet effective system and III order that theIT linprovements may he within reach of the most economical, they wiU continue the same moùerate charges. Messrs. THOM AS and HOWAll;">, SURGEoN-DENTi»T, 64. Bemers-Street, Oxford-Street, London. At heme from 10 till 4. Those INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT will find THIS STATEMENT OF THEIR SUPERIORITY OVER ALL OTHERS. TO BE ENTIRELY AND SCRUPULOUSLY COItRECT. Their new method of fixing Artificial Tceth has obtained the approbation and recommendation of the following emi- nent Physicians and Surgeons — Sir Jaines Clark, Bart., Physician to her Majesty Dr. Locock, Physician Accoucheur to her Majesty Dr. Ferguson, Physician Accoucheur to her Majesty Dr. Bright, Physician Extraordinary to her Majesty Sir B. C. Brodie, Hart., Sergeant Surgeon to her Majesty The late Sir A Cooper., Bart., Serg. Surgeon to her Majesty H. Keate, Esq., Sergeant Surgeon to her Majesty Dr. Merriman, Physician to her H. H. the Duchess of Kent Sir C. M. Clark, Bart., M.D. Dr. Paris Sir M. Tierney, Bart., M.D. Dr. James Johnson Dr. Chambers, Dr. Conquest And Ilumerous other Membersof the Medical Profession. IMPORTANT CHEMICAL DISCOVERY For Cleanings Gold and Silver Plate, Jewellery, Silver Plated Goods, &0. WITHOUT WEARING OR INJURING THE PKECIOUS METAL IN THE SLIGHTEST DEGREE. The following Letter from Ur. URE, the eminent Chemist, at once establishes the value of this new discovery :— I.-Gold or Silver Plate, however tarnished, is polished nstantaneously, without ttouble. 2 —The loss of the pure metals by friction is entirely a voieled. 3.-Silver Plate, when clcanrd, presents a pure white or virgin silvery appearance, of the greatest brilliancy, and will remain in this state for a much greater length of time than when cleaned with the ordinary Plate Powders. 4.-The mass cf pure metal is not at all injured by this pre- paration, as is the case with the quicksilver mixtures. Plate may be cleaned daily with the SILV0-GAl.V A N1 c CrkaM,and at the end of twelve months will be found not to bave lost a grainof its original weight I have examined the pr paration invented by Messrs. JONES, for Cleaning Silver, called SII.VO-GALVANIC CREAM, ami find it tn be safe, effectual, and instantaneous in its operation. BEtNG FOUNDED ON CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES, itmcrftyre- moves the tarnish on plate, and restores the white silver Instre without abrading Or wearing the prcciollS metal in the SLIGHTEST degree. ANDREW UflE. M.D., F.R.S., &?., Professor of Chemistry anti Analytical Chemist, London, 13, Charlotte-street, Bedford-square, 8Lh March, 1845. Certification of Messrs. RIPPON and BURTON. Gentlemen,— We have given your valuable discovery a fair trial. aud have no hesitation in saying that it is the best com- pound we have ever tried for Cleaniug Gold and Silver WITH- OUT FRICT11 > N OR WEARING AWAY THE METAL, and shall accept the agency for its <ale with great pleasure. (Signed) HIPPON and BURTON, Furnishing Ironmongers. Oxford-street, May 22ù, 1845. This extraordinary discovery must. before many months have elapsed, become of genera) use in the establishment of evety nobleman and gentleman in the kingdom. It is. indeed, remarkib'e that gelltiemcn possessing large quantities of va- luable Plate should so long have allowed the use of such destructive compounds as the ordinary Plate Powders for cleaning and polishing articles rendered invaluable as HISTO- RICAL FAMILY RECORDS of somfe interesting or important event. If any person would test for himselt thetrti-h of these remarks, he has only to observe (he'action of quicksilver when placed in contact with uure gold or silver, it combines with the pure metals, aud ultimately renders them as brittle aspewttT. This result will explain th" numerous accidents arising from the slightest blow or fall, when plates of silver, chased and worked at immense exp nse, are broken into pif-eex like glass; the fragments being considerably less valuable than the unwrought metal, until by a difficult and tedious process the silver is repurified. But this is not the only ev'il arising from the amalgamation of quicksilver with the pure metal. Persons ignorant of the laws of chemistry have encouraged the use of corrosive Plate Powders, for giving a brilliant polish to silver; whereas the silver is not at all polished, the surface being only covered with a coating of quicksilver, which, from its great affinity for oxygen, will remain brilliant only for an hourj and, consequently, before the article po- lished can be again used, will require another rubbing or filing away of this corroded suiface, to be replaced by afresh layer of quicksilver, until layer alter layer of the pure metal is taken away, gradually reducing it to a thin and paltry plate, fitting it only for the crucible of the silversmith. In large establishments, where plate in considerable quan- tity is cleaned, it is customary for persons to purchase the old rags, or wash-leather, which have been used for cleaning plate, in order to sell them to silver or gold refiners, who de- rive no inconsiderable profit from the pure metal contained in these diity leathers or rags. Plate may be Cleaned daily with this Compound, and at the expiration of twelve months will be found not to have lost a grain of its original weight! It is of little consequence whether the article to be cleaned has been laid by for days or years, whether it be only dis- oloured, or tarnished as black as a hat immediately on the application of the SILVO-G A LVANIO CliKA M, the disco louration is removed, and then, with a soft and clean wash- leather a most brilliant and virgin-white polish may be produced. In chased silver the deepest nook and corner, where dirt and corrosion are so difficult to remove, become equally polished with the level surface, by simply using a soft plate-brush. The manner of using it is so simple that a child may, In a few seconds, produce ttpolish, which, in the ordinary way, could not be given by airtxpeiienccd plate cleaner in as many hours. Sold in Half-Pint, Pint, and Quart Bottlei, at Is. 6d., 2,. Gd.. and 4and Sample Battles at Uti. each, by all respect- able Chemists, Silversmiths, and Ironmongers. CAUTION. Every genuine Bottle of this Compound is protected by the Stamp and Address of the only Inventors and H k 6 r S JON15S and Co., LIGHT HOU^E, 201, STRAND, LONDON. ITIOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH, however J large the cavity—Patronised by her Majesty the Queen Dowager, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the principal nobility. Mr. CLARKE'S SUCCEDANEUM for stopping decayed teeth, is far superior to anything ever before used, as it is placed in the tooth without any pressure or pain, becomes as hard as the enamel imme- diately after application, and remains firm in the tooth for life- not only rendering extraction unnecessary, but also making them again useful for mastication. All persons can use Mr. CLARKE'S SUCCEDA- NEUM themselves with ease, as full directions are enclosed—price 5s.-and sold by all respectable Medicine Vendors in Town and Country and can be sent by post on receiving a post-office order. Prepared only by Air. Clarke, Surgeon-Dentist, 61, Grosvenor-street, Bond- street (removed from 53, IIarley-street, Cavendish Square). LOSS OF TEETH.—Mr. Clarke still continues to supply the loss ofteetb, from one to a complete set, upon his beautiful system of Self-adhesion; which has procured him such universal approbation in some thousands of cases, and recommended by Sir C. M. Clark, Bart., M.D. • Sir M. Tierney, Bart., M.D.; Dr. Chambers, Dr. Paris, Dr. James Johnson, Dr. Conquest, and nu- merous other Members of the Medical Profession, as being the most ingenious system of supplying artificial teeth° hitherto invented. They are so contrived as to adapt themselves over the most tender gums, or remain- ing stumps, without causing the least pain, rendering the operation of extraction quite unnecessary and in order that his system may be within the reach of the most economical, he will continue the same moderate charges. Mr. Clarke, Surgeon-Dentist, No. 61, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street, London.—At home from eleven till four. Mr. CLARKE'S TOOTH-POWDER, which has procured him such universal approbation, in some thou- sands of cases, is highly recommended by numerous Physicians and Surgeons, as being the best tcoth-powder ever yet prepared it prevents and eradicates the tartar from the teeth, and imparts to the gums that ruddy appearance, and to the teeth a pearl-like whiteness. Mr. Clarke can say with safety (as it is prepared only by him) that, if analysed, its properties would be found to be of the purest kind. It can be sent by post, on re- ceiving a post-office order! and it is sold by most respectable Chemists in town and country-price 2a, 6d. TWENTY-FIFTH THOUSAND. In ct sealed envelope, price 3s, and sent free, on receiving a post-offic* order for 3s. Gd. "MANHOOD;" TWENTY-FIFTH EDITION. rpiIE CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, with _L PLAIN, DIRECTIONS for its Pkiii-ECT RESTORATION, addressed to those suffering from the destructive Effects of Excessive indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection followed by Observations on Marriage, and the Treatment of Syphilis Gonorrhoea, Gleet, &c. Illustrated with Cases, &c,, BY J. L. CURTIS & CO., Consulting Surgeons. 7, Frith Street, Soho Square, London. I ublished by the Authors, and Sold by Strange, 1, Pater- noster Ko.v Burgess, Medical Bookseller, 2lj, Coventry- street, lia)market; Mann, o). Cornhili, London; Ferris and Si-ore, Choniists to the tj'ioeu. Union-street, Bristol j Need- ham, Gloucester; VVatson, Shrewsbury; Times Office, Hereford; and in Bangor, by Mr. liichard Williams, Chemist, Market-pincc; G .est, Birmingham; Sowler, 4, St. Ann's- sfpiare, Manchester; l'hilip South, Castle-street, Liverpool, Fanning and Co. Dublin; Robinson, (Messrs.) 11, Grecn- side-street, Edinburgh and Sold in a sealed envelope by all Booksellers. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS: "This work, a TENTH edition of which is now presented to the public—ten thousand copies have been exhausted since its first appearance, has been vary much improved and enlarged by the addition of a more extended aud clear detail of general principles as also by the insertion of several new and highly i¡¡- teiesting cases. The hOOK, as has been already stated, in the result 01 very ample and daily increasing experience is a class of diseases, which for some unaccountable reason, have been either altogether over lo iked, or treated almost with in- drilerence by the ordinary medical practitioner. The numberless instances daily incurring, wherein affections of the lungs, putting on all the outer appearances of consumption which, however, when traced to their source, are found to result Irom certain bauetul habits, fully proves that the principle of thi' division of labor is nowhere more applicable than in medical practice. We feel no hesitation in saying that there is no member of society by whom the book will not be found useful, whether such person hold the relation of a Parent, a Preceptor, or a Clergyman."—Sun, Evening paper. The rage for b toks in all departments of science, literature, and the arts, was, we believe, never so prevalent as at the present timc.-Tha unavoidable consequence of thu is that we meet a very considerable proportion of indifferent, useless, and even bad books.— With the force of this prejudice on our minds, we wtth no little reluctance were induced to petuse Messrs. Curtis's work, entitled" M: N HOO U.The scientific views taken by the authors of the source and origin of many of the most distressing effects of certain depraved habits. fully establish their claim to the character of experienced and judicious surgeons.— And the result of our carelul perusal of the work has been, to impress us with a thorough confidence in the talent and skill ot the author", and to satisfy us that those entrusted with the care of youth are not a little indebted to theut for furnishing them with a means of preventing some of the most frightful maladies to which flesh is heir.— Old E71glawl. The multitude of books daily coming from the press, some, nay most of Ihem, of a very questionable tendency, made liS extremely reluctant io take up another. The clear exposition of the source of many of those diseases which prove so fatal to youth, and which are set down by the every day observer as the result ot common causes such as eKposure to cOld, sudden vicissitudes of temperature, hereditary taint, &c., is truly convincing. and extremely satisfactory. And we do not think we go too tar in sayiug, that society is deeply indebted to the authors for producing so useful, so much wanted, so valuable, and so truly moral a book. — Conservative Journal. This is a work that we fear there exists too much need of to cause us to hesitate to recommend it for general perusal Every branch of those irighttut matadics, whether the result of iWlOoral haults or secret vices, is hero, succinctly treated, and, divesteo of all medical technicality, plain and easy directions are given for the best mode to be pursued in all cases, however complicated or apparently hopeless. To the married, as well as the unmarried, this little work alike affords consolation and Cllre in peculiar cases, and we are doing service to society in recommending it to general notice. Essex and Hert, Mercury. MESSRS. CURTIS AND CO., Are to be consulted daily at their Kesidence, 7, FRITH STREET, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. COUNTRY PATlBVTS are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their cases; the communication must be accompanied by the usual consultation fee of and in all cases the Innst inviolable secrccy may be relied on.. The above work sold by Mr. Kichard Williams, Chemist, Market Place, Bangor; at the Office of the" Welshman," Carmarthen; and sent post-paid, in a SEALED ENVELOPE* for 3i.GJ.t by the following AGENTS: Merlin Office Newport. Cossens \fOlllOOU t h. limes Office .Hereford. I). Egville, Chronicle Oifice Worcester Hvans. Hangor. J ol1(n..1 Office. Carmarthen. Just Published, a new and important edition of the "SILENT FRIEND" ON HUMAN FRAILTY. Price2s. 6J., & sent Free to any part of the United Kingdom onreceiptofaPost-ofnceOrderfor3s()d. 0 THE SILENT FRIEND, ^4 MEDICAL WORK, en the concealed cause that fx. destroys physical energy, and the ability of manhood, ere vigour h"s cstahli.I.eol her empire; with observations on the baneful enectsof YOUTHFUL EXCivSSKS and IN'FKC I ION, with Means of Restoration. The influence of mercury on tht skill is pointed out and illustrated by Ten Coloured engravings, followed by observations on M A li- KlAGE, with directions for the removatofdisquatitications BY R. AND L. PEnRY AND CO. CONSULTING SURGEONS, Published by the AOTHoIts, and may be had at their Resi- dence, 19, Berner's-street, Oxford-sireet, London; So!d by STRANGE,-21, Paternoster-Itow H A N V A Y & C0 63, Oxford- street; GORDON, 146, Leaiienhall-street VOWkLL, l0 Westmorland-street, Oublio; LINDSAY, 11, Klin How. Edin- burgh, D. CAMPBELL, 136, Argyle-street, Glasgow INGHAM. 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The perspicuous style in which this book is written, and the valuable hints it conveys to those who are apprehensive of entering the marriage state, cannot fail to recommend it to a careful perusal."—Era. "This work should be read hy all who value health and wish to enjoy life, for the truisms therein contained defy all doubt.—Farmers' Journal. THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM, is intended to relieve those persons who, by an immo- derate indulgence of their passions, have ruined their consti- tutions, or in their way to the consummation of that dcplo" rable state, are affecteJ with any of those previous symptoms that betray in approach, as the various affections of the ner- vous system, obstinate gleets, excesses, irregularity, obstruc- tions of certain evacuations, weaknesses, total impotencv barrenness, Stc. This medicine is particularly recommended to be taken before persons enter into the matrimonial state, lest ill the event of procreation occuriug, the innocent offspring should bear enstamped upon it the physical characters deiivable from parental debility. Price lis, or the quantity of 4 at lis. in one Botlle for 33s., hy which lis. is sived—tlie £5 cases may be had as usual, which is a saving of £1 12s. THE CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE An Anti-Syphilitic Remedy for searching out & purifying the diseased humours of the blood, and certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all ClllalleOUS eruptions, conveying its active principles throughout the body, even penetrating the minutest vessels, rem -ving all corruptions, contaminations, and impu- rities from the vital stream,—eradicating the morbid virus- and radicallv cxpelliug it thmugh the skin.— Price I U. or four Bottles in one for 33s. by which Its. is saved, also in £5 cases, which saves £1 12s. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, Price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6. and lis. per box, With explicit directions, rendered perfectly intelligible to every capacity, are well known throughout Europe to b" the most certain and effectual remedy ever discovered for Conorrhoea, both in its mild and aggravated forms by imrne- diately allaying inflammation and arresting further progress. Gleets, Strictures, Irrigation of the bladder, pains of the 1011lS and kidneys, gravel, and other disorders of the Urinary pas- sages, in either sex, are permanently cured in a short space of lime, without confinement or the last exposure. The above medicines are prepared only by Messrs. R. and L. PEItltY and Co., Surgeons, 19, Berner's Street, Oxford Street, London. Sold by all Druggists, Medicine Vendors and Book- sellers in Town and Country. Messrs. Perry expect when consulted by letter, the usual fee of One Pound, without which, no notice whatever can be taken of the communication. 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Shipping Jwk littelligenrr* BUTP. Dress.—Arrived, the Jane, Bridges, Pugwash tim- h"r..Dinas, Mills, Bristol, light.. Rhondda, Bowen, do do. .Elizabeth, Clark, Waterford, pitwood and ballast.Caintlla» :1ain, PeriZince, ballast.Success, Sims, Gloucester, light.. Marry Ann, Heddou, Y onghdl, oats and balhst.Bucks, Pro- berf, Bristol,liaht.. K iza, Brynon, do., flour.. Herald, Tuckci") tin and rum.Jane and Mary, Jones. Bridgwatrr. ballast. Scoiia, Daxidson, Inverness, sleepers Alert. Canning. Whitehaven, iron ore.Piper, Eroy, Gloucester, sundries..• • Pondarvis, Cogan, Swansea, ballast..Swiff, Camburn, Port Happy, sleepers.Alert, Adamson, Whitehaven, iron ore. Dasher, Uosser, S wansea, bal'nst.. Barton, H ichardson, White- haven, iron ore..Taff, Hooper, Biistol, light..Swift, Tawton, do., do. \nne, Peake, Plymouth, ballast.Catherine, talane, Fowey, iron ore.John and Mary, Squire. Bideford, li ht.. Bracket, Bell, Brietol, ballast..Catharine, Salt, Fowey, iron ore.. Providence, Phillips, Bridgwater light..Kate, Wescott, Falmouth, ballast..Bunbury, Stones, Portsmouth, do.Olive Branch, Bowen, Barry, stonrs.Wiria and Eliza, Brahyn. liatrow, iron ore.Lucy, Davies, Bris'ol, light..Ocean, Wes- ten, Ilymouth, ballast.Piince Leopold, Knose, W«terfi>rd, t.. it tira, ills, el do..Tru.-ty. Field. Bridgwater, light.. Silura, J-nkins, Sciih, ballast. Richard and Jan, Soil), Fowey, iron ore.. Hope, Nixon, Gloucester, ballast, ballast.. Elizabeth, Franee, White- haven, iron ore.. Diana, Martin, do.. do.Klizabeth, Thomp- son, do., do.. Little Bray, Bernard, Fowev, do.Eliza, Clark, Whitehaven, do. Kate, Collins, Waterford, limestones. Jessemine, Bole, Bristol, ballast.Souih Uurham, Frank, Fowey, do..HedAing, Stuart, Gloucester, do. I'almerston, Davies. Bristol, Alfred, Galgey, Waterford. ballast.. John Harvey, Garnant, Hayle, do.Richmond Hill, ltedd, Gloucester, do.. Endeavour, Rowling, Brixham, do.. Eneas, Cashman, Cork, do. George, Huldie, Ban'ry, do.Talbot, Stone, Gweek, do. \dventure, Blacksiiaw. Newport, do. Seaflower, Smith, Bristol, ballast..George, Clansev. do. do. .IClla. Flening, do., do.SirJ. Newport,'Nieholls,Waterford, do.. Undine, M'Kee. Belfast, do.. Dolphin, Fry, Bristol. light Turtle, Hocklen. Bristol, light.. Prince of Wains (s.), Jones, Biistol, general cargo..Lady Charlotte (s.), Jeffery, Bristol, do.Supelb (s)., Kvans, Bristol, general carso. Sailed, the Dinas, Mills, Bristol.. Khondda Bowen.do.. Desire, Baans, Combe.. Providence, Phillips, Weston. all with coal.. Pheenix, Roberts, Glamorganshire Canal, iron..Olive Branch, Brown, Barrv, liglit..Autora, Lewis, Combe, coal. • William and Jane, Bennett, Bideford. Dove, Fitzgerald, Dungarvan. Prince Leopold, Knox, Waterford.. Captive, Cork, Gloucester..James, Carmichael, Barren, Cork.. David Walter, lleed, Waterford.Thomas and Mary, Best. Cork, all with coal..New Minerva, Shilton, Dublin, iron.. Hebe, Alt- well, Topsham, coal..Trusty. Field, Bristol, do.Thomas. Sucken, Stettin, rin..Sophia, Dicks, Cronstadt.Lady Selina, Evans, Bristol.. Taff, M itchell, do.Swift, Taw ton, do.. Dove, Stevens, Gloucester Success, Sims, do Bucks. Probert, Bristol, all with coal..Thomas, Jewill, Glamorganshire Canal, light..Comet, Griffiths, Cork, iron..Diadem, iillwood, Livei- pool, do.. Agnes, Quaylc, do., do..Charlotte, Evens, Water- ford, coal.Landshipping, Cannor, Waterford,iron.. Friends, Beer, Bristol, coal.. John, Poyntz, Youghal, do. Plymoilth, Manning, Plymouth, iron.. Yeoman's Glory, Cooper, St. Ives ..Favonrite, Williams, Bideford.William, Narramjre, Cork William and Ann, Naoll, St. Ives..Hose, Condon, Waterford Celia, Sutherland, Cork. Active, Anthony, S". Ives..Enter- prise, Dempsey, Kinsale. Hygeia, Glover, Bideford.Ayr, Jennings, St. Ives..Mary Nt- [,*can. O'Brien, Waerford. Edward Saule, Howell, 1-ieilforJ.. Bee, M'Carthy. Coik.. John and Rebecca, Salt, Fowey..Tariff, Clements, Plymouth. Eliza. Palmer, Fowey Rliz*, Bevnon. Swans-a, all with coal.. Unity, Symons. Plymouh, iron..Jane and Ann, Walker, London, coal..Mary Isabella, M'Kenzie, Wafcif >rd, do. Hippocampi, Hork, Waterford. do ..Volante, Roda, London, do.. Highlander, Main, L IOdon, do.Triumph, Goldsack, do., do.. Margaret. Reynolds, do., do. Prince of Wales (s.), Jones, Bristol, general cargo..Lady Charlotte (s.), Jeffery, do., do. GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL.—Ani -ed.- Active, Cope, RuV low Pill.Nottingham, Knapp, Bullow Pill..Mayflower, Poole, Whitehaven.. Henry, Tamplin, Whitehaven, Mar- garet, Evans, Barrow..Commerce, Thomas, Balrow-all with iron ore.Jane, Evans, Newquay.Clarence, ClI", Plymouth.. Redctiff. Whiting, Plymouth..Joseph Came, Wright, London.. Mary, Kermyn, Padstow.. Mary, Evans, Penarth.Aglas, Wmdow, Bristol.Flower of Sovern. Miles, Bristol. Dasher, Cumming, Dartmouth..Charles, Howe, Bridgwtter—aH with ballast. Watchet Trader, Ros« r, Watchet.. Cardiff Trader, Rowles, Gloucester..Surprise4 Tasker, Newport.. Friends, Evans, Bristol.. Lady Acland, Davey, Btidc„.John Westley, Bristol.. Friendship, Govier, Watchet..Three Brothers, Browning, Gloucester.Royal Forrester, Fumey, Bridgwater.. Messenger, Ul,tgh,-s. Lon- don..John, Mayo, Gloucester..Castle, Fryer, Bristol..John Georg. Gullilord, Bridgwater.. Fly, Philips, Gloucester.. William, Lawrence, Newport.. Brothers, Bryant, Bridgwater ..Good Hope, Washhourne, Glollcester.. Enrledvour, Gould- ing, Gloucester..Merthyr P^^et,Thomas, Bristol.. Elizabeth, Wright, Bristot.Trader, Vfe, GloucesterKlean >r, Evans, Cardigan.. Providence, Baker, Bristol.. Martha Jones, Bris- tol.. Jane and Eliza, Jones, Portinadoc. • Mary Hughes, Davies, Gloucester..Mary, Mugglewoith, Weston.Union, Prewett, Newport-all with sundries. Sailed.-Amity, Pearson, Bristol..Nympth, Davies, Lan- caster..Martha, Jones, Newport*. Friends, Evans, Bristol. Gleaner, Thomas, Newport.Mary, Aermyn, Maryport.. Susannah, Wood, Liverpool .Jane, Evaus, Lancaster.. Diligence, Rees, Aberavon-a.1 with iron.Cardiff Trader, ROAIPS, Gloucester .Fox, Higgins, Cork.Castle, Frier, Bristol.. Pride, Allen, Watert. rd.. Lady Acland, Davey, Bude..Atlas, Window, Bristol.John West'ey, Bristol. John George, Gulliford, Bridgwater..Flower of Severn, Mills, Bristol.. Brothers, Bryant, Bridgwater.. Royal For- rester, Furney, B.idgwatcr.. Watchet Trader, Rosscr, Bridg- water.Henry, Tamplin, Waterford..Good Hope, Wash- bourne, Gloucester.. Fly, Phillips, Gloucester.. Mars, Guv, Bideford.Merthyr Packet, Thomas, Bristol.Mary, Evans, Bristol..Union, Prewett, Bristol.. Shamrock, tioch-ali with coal. Limerick, Active, Cope, Bullow Pill.. Nottingham' Knapp, Bullow Pill..Surprise, Tasker, Newport..Mavflowe-i, Pool I y, Bute Dock.William, Lawrence, Newport.. John, Mayo, Gloucester.. Three Brothers. Browning, Gloucester.. Mary, Muggleworth, Weston-light. PoRTMCAWL.mued.—Lady of the Lake, Ham, Pll- mouth..J.)hnand Susan, Skinner, Port Isaacs.. Mary Care, Penzance..Tredegar, Crockford, i\I inehead. Fannv, Pols- ford, Porlock.Wiliiaui, Pearn, Milford—ballast..Jane, Davis, Portm.tduc..Limas, Richards, Portinadoc..Lid;iey, Roberts, Portinadoc. PORT TALUOT.—Arrived.—Jane, Quck, Portrcath.Bro- thers, Thomas, Devoran.Fame, Thomas, Hayle..Johanna, Richards, Hayle..Mary, Peake, Hayle.. Friends, Stephens, Swansea..Joseph, Case, Swansea.. Margaret Jane, Griffith, Swansea..Clara, Lewis, Newport..Good Hope. Thomas, Neath..Mary, Parry, Burrow.Triue, Trick, Falmouth.. John and Mary, James, Gilford.Happy Return, 'I'homas. Mnmbles.Dove, Jarman, Barrow.Henrietta, Marshall, Barr.s aple.. Unity, Owen, Borrow..Ear) of Uxhridge, Tile- ma's, Burrow.. Hese, Grtiiitn, Barrow.X rxes, William, Devoran..Gulliver, Bevan, Oxwich. Cambria, Griffith, Hayle.. Eagle, Richard, Aberystwith I're.aunance, SI e- man, St. Agnes.. Dove, Davies, C >rk.. Britannia. Jones, Bar.nouth. Freernantle, Veale, Hayle. Henry Whitlock, Jones, Kidwelly.. Jane, Johns, Penzance.Par. F-Hery, Fowey. Heligan, Trevena, Hayle.Swan, Green, 'fruro, Brothers, Pope, St. Agnes.

LONDON MARKETS. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES of CORN per Quarter computed from the Inspectors' Returns. GENERAL AVERAGE. s. d. g. ,f. Wheat 5.5 6 Rye 3/ 9 Barley 3() 5 Beans j ^ats 22 4 Peas 37 10 DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN. s d'i s. d Wheat 17 0 I Rye 9 6 Barley 8 0 Beans. I 6 Oats 6 0 Peas 5 6 CORX EXCHANGE—MONDAY. WHEAT. 8> s. I s. s. Essex & Kent red 65 — 68 1 White 60 <54 Old Do 63 — 6(5 J Do 65 6(> RYE. *• 8- I s. s Old »•«•••. 35 — 37 I New 38 40 OATS. s. s. s. S r Yorkshire and Lin- colnshire feed.. 23 2.5 Potato 25 27 Yonghall and Cork Cork.white o 2.1. black 22 — 23 Westport 2:3 2-t Dublin 22-23 Black. 22 23 Waterford white 22 — 23 «^wry 22 — 25 a! way t .*22 — 24 Scotch feed 24 — 28 Potato 30 — 3 Clonmel. 23 24 Limerick. 2.5 21 I.ondouderry 24 25 Sligo 23 24 BEANS. S. S. S. Tick now 35 — 37 | Old .small 39 — 41 IIEAS. 8. S. S". Grey. 0 1-5 Maple. 45 47 White 0 — 45 Boilers. 45 4i> SMITHFIELD MARK.E L'S—\1ONDAY. A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock, exhibited and So!d in Smith(ie:d Cattle Market,. on Monday, Sep. 30, 1814, an,1 Monday, Sep. 29. 1845. Sep. 30. 1S14.. Sep. 29, 18* s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts. 2 8 to 3 0.2 4 to 2 8. Sccond quality ditto 3 2 3 4.2 10 3 2 Piime large Oxdh 3 6 3 8.I3 4 3 {>. PrimeScots.&e. 3 10 4 ().3 8 4 0 Coarse atid iiiferiot- Stieel). -3 0 3 2.3 0 3 4. Secolldqualitydiilo 3 4 3 6.3 6 4 0" Prime coalse woolled ditto 3 () 3 8.4. 2 4 G Prime Southdown ditto. 3 0 4 0.4 8 5 0, Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 6.3 t0 4 & Prime small ditto 38 4 0.4 8 4 I() Large Hogs 3 2 310.3 6 4 01 Neat small Porkers 4 0 4 4.4 2 5 Z SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1845. Published by the sole Proprietor, HENRY "WEBBER, at his residence Charles-street, in the Parish of Saint. John the Baptist, ill the Town of Cardiff and County- of Glamorgan, and Printed by him at his General Printing Office in Duke-street, in the said Parishi of Saint John, in the Town and County aforesaid. Advertisements and Orders received by the following, Agents:— LONDON Mr. Barker, 33, Fleet-street; Messrs. Newton; and Co., 5, Warwick-square; Mr. G. Reynell, 42,, Chancery-lane; Mr. Deacon, 3, Walbrook, near the* Mansion-house; Mr. Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane,. Cornhili; Mr. Hammond, 27, Lombard-street; Mr. C. Barker, 12, Birchin-lane W. Dawson and Son, 74, Cannon-street, City Messis. Lewis and Lowe, 3r Castle Cuort, Birchin Lane. MERTHYR Mr. H. W. White, Stationer, BRECON .Mr. William Evans, Ship-street, SWANSEA Mr. John Lewis, G, Nelson Place.. 4Rnct by all Postmasters and Clerks on the Rjad. This paper is regularly filed in London at Lloyd's Coffee House City. Peel's Coffee-house, Fleet-street. ——The Chapter Coffee-house St. Paul's.—Deacon'* Coffee-house, Walbrook.